Prologue1

This story is set five hundred years into the future. Where humans and robots live in harmony. In 2508 the worlds population was still struggling to recover after a nuclear explosion caused by the sun destroyed everything on earth, many scientist predicted that the sun would cause a universe wide cosmic blast. Only a small population of humans survived. I was one of them. I am a migrant form another Domed city which was destroyed by infected robots. So Many people including myself had to migrate from the domed city of Salus to Monad our last saviour. 2

Tyler3

Salus was an industrial city, many common household objects where created by the citizens, many of the companion bots where first designed by Salus citizens. All the citizens travelled together on the one hover-ship. Of the three hundred many died, by the time we reached Monad only fifty had survived. Most of the immigrants where given jobs, housing and money, some where less fortunate, they where put up in the immigrant district to wait to become a fellow citizen. I became a worker in the intelligence bureau. My job was to destroy all robots infected with the Rino virus. This virus took over the robots control system so they would not respond to commands and begin to feel human emotions, most robots turned on their masters and ended up going on a killing spree and I was the one to shut them down. 4

Let me introduce myself. My name is Tyler, I am 22 and have just fled Salus and became an immigrant in Monad, like I said before I work in the intelligence bureau shutting down infected robots. I have been in Monad for only a couple of weeks. 5

'Tyler! Where is your Entourage'
'They are on their way'
'You should be following then not them following you'
'Sorry Captain'
'You will be next time. Now where are the case files'
'Here' As I handed over the case files. I saw the regents granddaughter watch over the Captain's Shoulder. Arna head of the operations division for the intelligence bureau. She is my boss.
'There a missing articles'
'No...it can't be, there all there'
'There is no identity to the infected robot please explain?'
'There should be in section 42'
'No there isn't'
'It's number is 24005698'
'Well you may go. I want you to come in early tomorrow'
'Yes Captain' I turned my back Arna and the Captain and went home. I lived in a small one room apartment, in the immigration district. I am waiting for my claim to become a fellow citizen to be passed.6

Arna7

Another office bound day. I was going crazy going over this paper work. I was pleased when I found incorrect filing of case files. (I know how exciting)
'Russ we need to head down to the Intelligence Bureau to sort out these missing files'
'Yes Ma'am' We drove to the Intelligence Bureau.8

I am the head of operations at the Intelligence Bureau. I never worked hard to get where I am. My grandfather is the Regent. Everyone thing was set out for me before I could talk. My parent died when I was 3 months old. My grandfather took care of my since then. Now I am bitter and lonely. 9

'Kyan one of your men didn't file their paper work properly'
'So you came here, you could of just called.'
'I thought it was time for an inspection'
'Oh right this way. Way I see the case file?'
'Here you go' I handed over the case file to Kyan and sat down.
'Tyler Smith should be here in a minute'
'Good Kyan' Tyler Smith walked through the door slowly. His hair was the deepest shade of brown. His eyes where the deepest shade of blue. Something about him kept me intrigued. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't turn away.
'Tyler! Where is your Entourage'
'They are on their way'
'You should be following then not them following you'
'Sorry Captain'
'You will be next time. Now where are the case files'
'Here' He delectably handed over the files, like they where his pride and joy.
'There a missing articles'
'No...it can't be, there all there'
'There is no identity to the infected robot please explain?'
'There should be in section 42'
'No there isn't'
'It's number is 24005698' He remembered the numbers exactly like he was a computer.
'Well you may go. I want you to come in early tomorrow'
'Yes Captain' He walked away slowly. Ruby. The name of his entourage. She was endanger I could tell.
'Why does he have to come in early tomorrow. I didn't not ask you to punish him.
'Sorry Ma'am'
'Leave. Get out of my sight. I'll sort out the rest of these' Kyan walked through and out sight. I didn't want to work but had. I felt as if I was drawn to Tyler. I had to see more of him. He intrigued me.10

Creed11

'Yes...no...of course...I will...ok...look I can't sort it out yet...where busy...fine' I slamed the phone down in anger.
'Creed, here are the maps you wanted'
'Thank you Mona. You may leave' I took the maps from Mona's hands and looked over them. A population immigration was not possible, the remaining numbers of the earth's population are here. In Monad. This could not be, the numbers were just not adding up. First the Rino virus starts to infect the robots and now this, what else could go wrong. 12

My name is creed. I am chief of the security bureau. My job is to protect the fellow citizens from the outside world and sometimes the inside. We have had many recent attacks on our Domed city. Many leading to power outages, further out breaks of the Rino virus and many innocent deaths. 13

'Creed we have a security breech'
'Ok Mona' Mona is my entourage. I followed Mona down to the lab, where we had been protecting the city from it's creator. Proxy.
The lab was a mess by the time we had arrived.
'CREED' Yelled Simus
'Huh...WHERE'S THE PROXY!'
'Gone sir' Simus answered cowering
'You fool' I wanted to beat him, see him crumble, but I could not hurt a fellow citizen.
'Sir the proxy awoke'
'I bloody well know that'
'What shall I do sir'
'You can start but shutting up'
'Yes sir'
'We need to plan a projected escape root'
'Yes sir'
'I want that done now. We are also on highest security level. Gather all peace corps and the defence bots' I picked up my coat and walked out of the lab. How could this happen. First the Rino virus now the escaped proxy. I left the Bureau and retired to my house. I had a wonderful family. My wife Violet and two children. Tino and Mia. I sat down at my piano and played. My wife and children where out shopping for furniture. "The proxy has escaped, Monad is now no longer a safe place to live and I just sit here playing piano. What a coward Creed. Save your city" I thought to myself. I again picked up my coat and left. 14

I Must of fallen asleep in my office. How did I get here? This place is a mess.
'Mona'
'Yes Creed'
'What happened'
'Nothing happened' What was Mona going on about, this place was a mess.
'Creed wake up'
'Huh' my head hurts
'Thank good I was here and you weren't driving'
'What'
'You didn't even make it to the car. Had you been drinking'
'No Mona I'm just tired'
'Lets take you home Creed'
'I shall think so. What happened to me'
'You feel off the balcony'
'I did'
'Yes but something saved you. It was to fast to see. You can analyse the footage when you are are feeling better'
'I feel fine Mona'
'You don't look fine. My orders are to take you home'
'Delete orders'
'These orders have been given from higher up'
'Fine take me home' The car speed on, with me in the back seat. I did not have time to travel home, be alone when I knew there was a monster out their killing fellow citizens, but that monster must of saved my life. I tried to work out what happened, the last thing I remembered was walking out of the door and on to the street, my car was in front of me. I got in and then...everything stopped. Like someone pushed pause, then I remember waking up on the street.15

Tyler16

Every day I wake up. 5:32 A.M, get dress, eat 22 dried wheat flakes, 20ml of milk in one bowl, half a glass of juice (luxury). Load my gun, 13 shells. Leave the house at 6:14, arrive at base by 6:45, assigned case and out on patrol by 7:29. But today was different. I was not at home to wake up, I was in an affected zone. This was not right. How had I got here. Blood trickling down my face, burning pain in head. It's dark very dark. I can't see what's in front of me. I hear noises. Some thing's coming. My clothes are in tatters. I must get to work.
'Argh me leg' I screamed. I struggled to my feet and walked out on to the street, if I stay in the light I might be spotted by someone. I stumbled to a light and fell to the ground. Any moment so one will walk past. Any minute, any minute, any minute. I began to feel light headed, the world around me became a black hole, the happiness that I once felt was drained out of my. Maybe my time was up.17

Arna18

'Russ stop the car'
'Ma'am I have direct orders'
'AND I SAID STOP THE CAR'
'Yes Ma'am' "Russ pulled over to the curb and I scrambled out as fast as I could. I ran over to the man sprawled spread-eagled under a street-lamp. My mind threw the question at me: had he died? What happened to him?"
'Call for help this man is seriously hurt, in fact he may be...dead'
'Yes ma'am'
'And Russ'
'Yes ma'am'
'Stop with the ma'am my name is Arna not some formal shit like that'
'Yes ma'am, sorry Arna' I pulled him up over my shoulder. What happened to this man. I laid him in the car and contacted the bureau. What had happened here. This man was from the intelligence bureau. He wasn't assigned to this area.
'Russ watch him'
'Yes Arna' I left him with Russ. What was his name. Tyson, no Tyler, that's it his names Tyler. I walked around the alley looking for any sign of a clue. But nothing. Could be the HumBots.
'Arna he's waking' I ran over to the car, he slowly opened his eyes.
'What's your name'
'Huh'
'YOUR NAME GOOD DAM IT'
'Tyler'
'Tyler who'
'Smith'
'What happened'
'I don't know' He face was hidden deep with in his hands.
'You're lying'
'I'm not, please don't hurt me' In that moment when I looked into his eyes I saw fear, the fear of a child.
'Lets taking back to the medical facility'
'Yes Ma'am'
'Please don't call me that' We drove Tyler straight to the medical facility, there we kept him locked up.
'Excuse me ma'am'
'What do you want Russ. I told you to take Tyler to the medical facility. I also want an investigation into this'
'Yes ma'am but the regent wants to see you'
'Russ, tell him I'm busy and don't call me Ma'am or I will have you shut done'
'Sorry Arna you must go'
'No I don't. What does he want from me anyway'
'I was only told to bring you to him'
'I'm busy Russ' By now I was getting fed up with the Regents silly little games. My grandfather is the Regent. I lost my family when I was two, so my grandfather became my sole guardian. I was always alone as a child. My grandfather was too busy with work to even notice me. I guess that is why I seem so bitter.
'Arna you must go'
'Fine' I gave in. If I didn't do attend I would be in more shit then I am now. My grandfather now resides in the Room of Everlasting Light. He is kept alive by the gods that watch over us.
The corridor leading into the Room of Everlasting Light is dark, dank and somewhat spooky.
'Enter Arna'