WASTELAND

Keshi-sama: Once again, my uncontrollable imagination has spawned a new story. So alright, here- we- go!

PROLOGUE, The Rain of Hell

Chiyo looked up at the sun, covering her eyes from the intensity. 'This will probable be my last look at the outside...' she thought sadly. 'I wonder if everyone will be okay.' She looked back at the entrance to Facility 18 outside of Tokyo.

B-day was bound to happen soon, and only the wealth of the Mihama would save her. The conflict between the Republic and the Coalition of United Countries had finally risen to its peak, and nuclear weapons were being prepared for use. The Human Preservation Company had created machines that would freeze their inhabitant's body completely, perfectly preserving them in time. Unfortunately, these machines were hard to produce and were only available to the wealthy.

To even this out, the HPC created underground fallout shelters to protect the masses.

Chiyo was one of those few lucky enough to gain a place in the Preservation Chambers.

She had moved back to Japan shortly after the formations of the Republic and Coalition. Japan was the only non-western country not under the control of the CUC yet, and Chiyo wanted to get away from Order 9: "To protect the security of this great Republic, any and all non-Republican born inhabitant of this Republic will be subject to imprisonment, interrogation, and execution."

She had taken the last plane out of the Republic after O9 was announced. Three days after arriving, the nuclear affirmation took place. Originally, Chiyo had wanted to go with her friends into the HPC bunkers, but they told her that the Preservation Chambers were safer and, despite her protests, they signed her up for one.

Now there she stood, waiting for her pod while everyone else huddled together in unreliable bunkers.

Chiyo's thoughts were interrupted by one of the staff workers calling her name. Within twenty minutes, Chiyo was safely asleep in a Preservation Chamber, unaware of the chaos that was about to take place.

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Keshi-sama: And so does our little heroine's story begin. ^Probably the shortest thing I have ever written. Reviews are welcome!