"Hey, the reason why we had so many problems with the 15th was
because the Controller has been destroyed!"
"Really? When did this happen?"
"Like 3 days ago."
"Damn, news gets here slow!"
"So what are we going to do now?"
"A faction called the Union is going to govern us for now, but what is really cool is that the surface has been unlocked! Some of the civilians in the 1st layer have already gone to the surface! Supposedly the surface is safe now."
"What are they saying about the surface?"
"I don't know, they left today, so we probably won't know until tomorrow."
I heard mysterious voices. I opened my eyes, but could barely see. Everything was real blurry.
"Hey look! He's awake!"
"Where am I?" I asked.
"You're in the 15th Nature Protector," said one person. I had no idea what that is. I got out of the bed.
"What is this place?" I asked.
"You're in the dorms of the 15th," said someone.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"It's me, Michelle, and this is Phillip," said Michelle.
"Oh, hey," I replied. I stood up and rubbed my eyes. My eyes focused and I saw the two people in the room. Michelle was blonde with gray eyes. She had pale skin, which was kind of new to me. She was also short, about 5'5". Phil had blonde hair too, and gray eyes. He was about 5'6". Both of them looked up at me, since I was so tall. I had to tilt my head a little bit because the ceiling was low.
"Where is my AC?" I said.
"Some workers are retrieving it," Michelle said, "They should be back by now."
Michelle and Phil went out the door, and I followed, nearly hitting my head on the top of the door post. We went down the hall, and went up some stairs. The stairs led to the top level, which was where all the runways were. I saw a red AC in the distance.
"Hey! It's my AC!" I said, pointing in the direction it was in. I ran to it and Michelle and Phil followed. They were kind of slow.
"That AC is in bad shape, the radiator is disconnected from the generator, so it can't cool it down, and the hydraulics for the left leg is completely smashed, oh, and of course, your boosters have been cut off from the energy distributor," said Michelle. I didn't understand any of that, all I saw was my AC wrecked.
"Hey, you missed that the VMGS energy capacitor is damaged too," said Phil. Who are these people? Mechanic gods?
"How did you all know that?" I said.
"It's standard education, you should have it too, oh yeah, I forgot, you're not from here are you?" Michelle said.
"From what I've been hearing, I think I'm from the surface," I replied.
"You came from the surface? No one lives there!" Michelle said.
"What are you talking about? There are like 12 billion people on it!" I said.
"12 billion people on the surface? That's impossible!"
"Well, there is, and I don't know why you people have no idea people live on the surface already," I said. A worker started running towards us.
"Hey! Stay away from the surface dweller! He's dangerous!" yelled the guy. What the hell is he talking about?
"What?" said Michelle.
"The survivors of the 1st layered came back! They've been slaughtered by the surface dwellers!" yelled the worker. He began to pull out a gun. Phil ran as fast as he could away from me. Michelle was still standing there deciding whether or not she should run.
"Are you dangerous?" asked Michelle.
"Only in an AC, but not when I have a broken arm and a mild concussion," I said. The runway worker came up and pointed the gun at me. He looked like he didn't know how to use one.
"Get off of the 15th!" said the worker.
"Where the hell am I going to go?" I said,, walking slowly towards him. He was short, and so he looked up at me. I looked down and struck fear in his heart.
"I, I d-don't know," stuttered the worker. I walked up to him until I was right in front of him. I grabbed the gun out of his hand.
"Buzz off," I said. I dismantled the gun, kept an important piece, and gave it back to him. He dropped the parts and ran away.
All the people here are midgets! They're scared of me, and I'm normal height. I can't wait to see the look on their faces when they see the people who are tall.
"Well, you're merciful," said Michelle. Maybe she has a thing for me, but I'm not into her, I already got enough girls to worry about. I looked at my wrecked AC to asses the damage and what I need to repair.
"I need help repairing my AC," I said.
"That's easy, I can get it done by tonight," Michelle said.
"Wait, you can get it done tonight? My mechanic can barely do it in 2 days!" I said.
"It's not that hard, you must have the worst mechanic in all of Layered to have to wait 2 days," Michelle joked. Layered must breed some excellent mechanics. Michelle and I walked back to the hanger so that she could get in a construction MT. On the way, we talked. I needed to know more about Layered.
"Wait, Eric said that the 1st layer immigrants were slaughtered, what was that about?" Michelle asked.
"I don't know," I replied. Wait, these people are short, pale, and blonde hair. Civilians were the first immigrants. Layered is underground. These clues came together to form the answer, the D-types that I escorted slaughtered them!
"Wait a sec, I think I know who," I said. I told her the whole story.
"Oh my God! Are all the people on the surface like that?" Michelle asked.
"No, not usually. Those were men that were given orders to shoot at anything," I said.
"Alright, but you're ok, right?" Michelle asked.
"Yeah," I said.
After we finished the repairs, we took a transport so I could be taken to the more populated areas of Layered.
"Really? When did this happen?"
"Like 3 days ago."
"Damn, news gets here slow!"
"So what are we going to do now?"
"A faction called the Union is going to govern us for now, but what is really cool is that the surface has been unlocked! Some of the civilians in the 1st layer have already gone to the surface! Supposedly the surface is safe now."
"What are they saying about the surface?"
"I don't know, they left today, so we probably won't know until tomorrow."
I heard mysterious voices. I opened my eyes, but could barely see. Everything was real blurry.
"Hey look! He's awake!"
"Where am I?" I asked.
"You're in the 15th Nature Protector," said one person. I had no idea what that is. I got out of the bed.
"What is this place?" I asked.
"You're in the dorms of the 15th," said someone.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"It's me, Michelle, and this is Phillip," said Michelle.
"Oh, hey," I replied. I stood up and rubbed my eyes. My eyes focused and I saw the two people in the room. Michelle was blonde with gray eyes. She had pale skin, which was kind of new to me. She was also short, about 5'5". Phil had blonde hair too, and gray eyes. He was about 5'6". Both of them looked up at me, since I was so tall. I had to tilt my head a little bit because the ceiling was low.
"Where is my AC?" I said.
"Some workers are retrieving it," Michelle said, "They should be back by now."
Michelle and Phil went out the door, and I followed, nearly hitting my head on the top of the door post. We went down the hall, and went up some stairs. The stairs led to the top level, which was where all the runways were. I saw a red AC in the distance.
"Hey! It's my AC!" I said, pointing in the direction it was in. I ran to it and Michelle and Phil followed. They were kind of slow.
"That AC is in bad shape, the radiator is disconnected from the generator, so it can't cool it down, and the hydraulics for the left leg is completely smashed, oh, and of course, your boosters have been cut off from the energy distributor," said Michelle. I didn't understand any of that, all I saw was my AC wrecked.
"Hey, you missed that the VMGS energy capacitor is damaged too," said Phil. Who are these people? Mechanic gods?
"How did you all know that?" I said.
"It's standard education, you should have it too, oh yeah, I forgot, you're not from here are you?" Michelle said.
"From what I've been hearing, I think I'm from the surface," I replied.
"You came from the surface? No one lives there!" Michelle said.
"What are you talking about? There are like 12 billion people on it!" I said.
"12 billion people on the surface? That's impossible!"
"Well, there is, and I don't know why you people have no idea people live on the surface already," I said. A worker started running towards us.
"Hey! Stay away from the surface dweller! He's dangerous!" yelled the guy. What the hell is he talking about?
"What?" said Michelle.
"The survivors of the 1st layered came back! They've been slaughtered by the surface dwellers!" yelled the worker. He began to pull out a gun. Phil ran as fast as he could away from me. Michelle was still standing there deciding whether or not she should run.
"Are you dangerous?" asked Michelle.
"Only in an AC, but not when I have a broken arm and a mild concussion," I said. The runway worker came up and pointed the gun at me. He looked like he didn't know how to use one.
"Get off of the 15th!" said the worker.
"Where the hell am I going to go?" I said,, walking slowly towards him. He was short, and so he looked up at me. I looked down and struck fear in his heart.
"I, I d-don't know," stuttered the worker. I walked up to him until I was right in front of him. I grabbed the gun out of his hand.
"Buzz off," I said. I dismantled the gun, kept an important piece, and gave it back to him. He dropped the parts and ran away.
All the people here are midgets! They're scared of me, and I'm normal height. I can't wait to see the look on their faces when they see the people who are tall.
"Well, you're merciful," said Michelle. Maybe she has a thing for me, but I'm not into her, I already got enough girls to worry about. I looked at my wrecked AC to asses the damage and what I need to repair.
"I need help repairing my AC," I said.
"That's easy, I can get it done by tonight," Michelle said.
"Wait, you can get it done tonight? My mechanic can barely do it in 2 days!" I said.
"It's not that hard, you must have the worst mechanic in all of Layered to have to wait 2 days," Michelle joked. Layered must breed some excellent mechanics. Michelle and I walked back to the hanger so that she could get in a construction MT. On the way, we talked. I needed to know more about Layered.
"Wait, Eric said that the 1st layer immigrants were slaughtered, what was that about?" Michelle asked.
"I don't know," I replied. Wait, these people are short, pale, and blonde hair. Civilians were the first immigrants. Layered is underground. These clues came together to form the answer, the D-types that I escorted slaughtered them!
"Wait a sec, I think I know who," I said. I told her the whole story.
"Oh my God! Are all the people on the surface like that?" Michelle asked.
"No, not usually. Those were men that were given orders to shoot at anything," I said.
"Alright, but you're ok, right?" Michelle asked.
"Yeah," I said.
After we finished the repairs, we took a transport so I could be taken to the more populated areas of Layered.