Authors Note: This is a remake of a one of my previous fanfictions, AL0NE. This prologue is meant to be a teaser stylized as a form of television broadcasts. Other chapters will be released soon.

Prologue: CTOS Innovation:

September 23rd, 2017;

"Okay, so, now, we have our next bit of news, coming from... Chicago. I believe this is about the ctOS operating system. We have Jackson Hao here to tell us more."

"Thank you Mindy, now, a black-hat activist has leaked several files from the ctOS system. Now, this information has not been confirmed my official sources, but it is believed to be for some kind of security android. The file, titled Watchers, contained several lines of code from cameras, weapon chips and police identification systems. The possibility of security androids is supported by the fact that ctOS systems have been inactive for a long period of time. This information has stirred up a load of controversy, but no ctOS official has confirmed this data. Now, on back to Mindy-.

October 4th, 2017;

"-and in further news, we have been updated on the Watchers situation in Chicago, I believe Jackson Hao has more info."

"Thanks, Mindy, so, a ctOS administrator has actually confirmed the leaked files relating to the possibility of robots nicknamed Watchers. Daniel Baxter, a high ranking official has given the information directly to us. Now, he has stated that the main reason that the ctOS system was flawed was because security was extremely low, allowing activists like DedSec to breach ctOS hard-points. The Watchers is a project supposedly designed to prove as an obsolete security system to protect these hard-points and prevent hackers from breaching these areas. The Watchers are equipped with lasers and the police's crime prevention system. The release date for these androids are unconfirmed. Baxter has also mentioned the possibility of public release, allowing wealthy businesses to buy them. We'll give more updates once available, now-."

June 12th, 2019;

"CtOS, safety for you, and your families. Now with the ctOS' worldwide release goal near completion, we have began focusing on security innovations. We are now proud to introduce to you, the Watchers. They are human-like androids created specifically to stop people with criminal intent from trespassing, or harming. We know that this- kn- th- huma-, "

"We will not idly stand by while you try to hide and cover up your lies and secrets. We will take action and we will show the people that you are not the protectors you think you are. Be warned, we are powerful, we are strong, we are DedSec. And nothing will deter us from stopping you from corrupting a great Nation."

October 31rd, 2019;

"Jackson Hao here with some breaking news in Washington, D.C., and more importantly, the robotic Watchers stationed there. The owner of a wealthy business in Washington, Robert Collinsworth, recently bought a Watcher to protect his business after a robbery. Moments after he bought it, it suddenly went into a rampage, killing two people and hospitalizing five. CTOS has stated that this was caused simply because of tampering and will not happen again. While ctOS is trying to protect their new inventions, the government has forced ctOS to begin recalling all of the Watchers."

February 2nd, 2020;

"Jackson Hao here with breaking news. Could the United States of America be experiencing the apocalypse they never foresaw? Washington, D.C., the area where the first Watcher malfunctioned, has been taken over by these androids. The President, Daniel Cheinings, has not yer been found. Currently, the border of Washington has been closed off and given a shoot-to-kill order for anyone in sight. If you are a citizen of Washington, please remain indoors until further notice. If you own one of these Watchers, please immediately dispose of them."

November 29th, 2021;

"THE CITIZENS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES/AREAS; State of Illinois ARE INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN INDOORS AND AVOID CONTACT WITH ANY SUSPICIOUS FIGURES. EFFECTIVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE."