AN: This is the beginning of my newest fic! :) I hope you enjoy this one because a lot of time and thought has been put into it by me and my beta (brittanaisendgameforever).
Now, let's set the scene shall we?
Years ago, the world was dying. It was over populated and there wasn't enough resources to go around. After years of taking the earth for granted, people finally realized something had to change.
In order to control population, and to assure only the strongest people survived, they started genetically screening infants. Those who showed any sign of physical or mental imperfections were killed. Soon, even the newborns who carried imperfect genes, but were asymptomatic, were not allowed to live.
Now, humans are obsessed with the idea of creating ideal bloodlines and it isn't only newborns that are being killed. If anyone of any age starts to develop an imperfection they are deemed a 'defect' and are erased from society.
Those who are allowed to live are granted rich lives. Poverty does not exist, famine does not exist, and crime rarely occurs because there is nothing to fight for. In the eyes of most, life is perfect.
The survivable parts of earth have been broken down into large cities. These cities provide a safe area for people, who are fortunate enough to be granted life, to thrive. Each city has a leader and these leaders make up the world government. The leaders make most of the decisions for their own areas and the world government only comes into play during times of crisis.
There are rumours of rebel groups that live outside of the rich cities, in the areas that have been destroyed by the generations of abuse the earth has taken. It has been said that, every once in a while, a newborn or a defect is saved and sent to live with these rebels. Some people believe this, but these beliefs are punishable by death. Those who have the courage run from the city to start over. Some make it out, others don't. These are the people that consider life in the city to be corrupt but the majority of society ignores what they know to be true.
Most people live prosperously, ignoring the murder, the discrimination and the truth. This is the world Santana Lopez was born into.
