The morning mist still lingered about with the reeking smell of alcohol and motor oil.
"NO STOP, IM NOT GOING." a young boy in ragged clothes pulled away from an elderly man they stood in a long line.
They stood outside a large metal building with the words sleeper system in big bright neon words, It was like that to catch your eye.
This was the only nice looking building in the entire city and for good measure.
The people that stood in this line looked dazed, zoned out their skin gray and dry their clothes dirty and torn.
Two guards holding specialized rifles all metal that didn't shoot normal bullet but more like ray guns costuming as traditional weapons.
They wore red suits with gold accents
"What's going on." One pointed aiming the tips of his gun at the small child who now stood motion less staring down the barrel of this gun.
"Nothing sir, I'm sorry just fell out of line." The old man grabbed the boy by his arm pulling him back into the line.
"Filthy Dregs." the other guards yelled spitting on the ground near the line turning and walking back towards the front.
Next! The words were monotonous at this point like a summoning moving the line as if trained like animals.
A teen cloaked in dark colors moved out of the never ending line walking up to the glass front door where the two guards holding weapons stood
"Spread your legs, and arms don't make any sudden movements." The guard who spat near the line earlier said pulling out a small metal pen looking object he clicked it towards him
Beeeeep. The pen went off the guards pulled up there guns one motioned for the other to check the boy
The boy looked up seeing the fives regular patrolling drones with one now looking down towards him with a red beam pointing down at him.
The guards patted him down felling something under the cloak he reached in pulling out a small metal square with a screen face.
"Can a kid not have hobbies." the boy replied being pulled by his cloak and pushed towards the door where he smiled opening it "See you later." He waved at the guard who tried to hit him on the way in
Inside this building was gorgeous tiles of metal layered across the wall in bright colors plants that you couldn't find anywhere in the entire city decorating the floors in pots and some even hanging down from the ceiling.
("So this is where all our payments go to.") he thought walking towards the counter
a woman wearing glasses and hair tied neatly to the back in a bun wearing a white button up shirt revealing more than it should sat
She looked up with disgust in her eyes she slid a piece of paper across her counter that landed on the floor.
The boy and her made eye contact before he sighed picking up the sheet
"Bastard." He whispered looking onto the page reading (FLOOR 4 ROOM 12 Dr Mender)
He walked towards the stairs that were next to an elevator that had a sign saying NO DREGS in big bold red letter
He stoped in front to look at the elevator smacking his lips hopping up the stairs and walked to his designated room
A white door with a plate that said DR. Mender he pushed it open
A man sat he was mostly bald but had grey hair around his head sat in front of a large machine with a big screen and cords flowing from every end.
Lie down boy DR. Mender said motioning to the bed that rested on the other side of the machine
He lied down on the bed putting the headband on that was connected to a cord that connected it to the big machine
Beep beep beep…. Beep beep beep red lights flashed like a siren
Stay here Dr. Mender said running out of the room
The boy sat up pulling the head band off walking over to the machine he pressed a few buttons the machine churned and pushed out a vial and filled it with a pink smoke
"Perfect." he smiled grabbing and closing the glass bottle
He ran out looking left then right, seeing two guards talking to DR. mender they made eye contact panic shot through him
The boy took off down the left hall with the guards not to far behind him he bumped into a girl who stuck her black haired head out to see what was going on
A gold star pendant with diamonds outlining it dangling from her neck.
"Sorry sparkles." he said continuing his run he turned seeing guards coming down right in front and now two more coming from the right
He was trapped and he knew it and had to make worst decision he could he closed his eyes filling his longs with air.
The guards were too far to notice but he had to act quickly.
Exhaling blue fog that looked like pink fog that was in the vial he stole his eyes glossed over he turned behind him where a glass window sat he jumped out overlooking the city.
The ground came fast people shouted as he fell he landed with a crash creating a crater in where he landed he looked behind him he was back in front of the building
The same guards that patted him down pointing their guns at him now
Hehehehe he chuckled pointing at the device they took from him that was now in the pocket of the front guard glowing
He pulled it out of his pocket and the words read "DEACTIVATED."
"SHOOT!" the guard yelled but just as the device said the guns were now deactivated giving the boy chance to run
He turned a corner into an alley looking at his hand still holding the bottle seeing a small leak of pink flowing from the side of the bottle he pulled it to his nose inhaling it
And with a smile and a tremble down his spine he shout out "No wonder they wanted it locked away." He placed a piece of specialized tape that dissolved sealing the bottle
Walking over to the dumpster pulling a phone taped to the bottom.
A message read: N45 logos dr
The message was short and to the point and he took off walking into the distance.