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this is the preface to the book I'm currently working on. I've gone through and edited it, but I may have missed a few things here and there, so please try to ignore those. Let me know what you think on the idea of it and if you would be interested or not.
If you steal this idea, be aware it's been copyrighted already and I keep records of my writings, so please don't be cheap. This is your only warning.
When the news coverage first started, the world was promised a cure for all the ailments God had thrown at humankind. AIDS, HIV, H1N1, the avian bird flu virus, mad cow disease, along with many other assort diseases that had troubled the human race for many a year.
How was this achieved, asked the world. Simple, said the scientists. By splicing human DNA with the DNA of animals that had either a natural or man-made resistance to the disease. By the media it was called The Cure, but by the man who made it, Dr. Hammond, it was known as VAC. 142. Because out of the 142 test subjects that had received this drug, all had been cured. The Cure was distributed to all pharmacies nation wide and was handed out like the common flu shot to persons of all ages. And for a moment, the world was peaceful.
Years went by without incident; the old became older, and the young grew up. Rumors arose out of quiet small towns of a side effect appearing amongst some of the younger recipients of the drug, but no attention was paid. No cause for fret when only a few minor bumps and rashes were appearing. Why would there be? A cure had been made!
But then, the first recorded incident occurred. A baby, born to a couple that had received the anti-AIDS shot when they were kids, had given birth to baby boy with scales. At first, doctors played with idea of it just being an extreme form of exima; just a dab of the cream to cure it and all would be well. The parents were given a years supply and instructed to apply everyday. The world moved cautiously along. Then a second baby, this time a girl, was born with the same skin condition, and again it was to parents who had received the anti-AIDS virus shot as kids. Doctors were puzzled, but simply instructed the parents the same and sent them on their way. However, this newborn died shortly after and the parents blamed it on the doctors for their lack of action taken. The news demanded answers for this strange side effect. Just another coincidental baby born with a severe case of exima, the doctors claimed. But now skeptics began to appear and worried young couples began to slow down on plans for a family. But things were only going to get worse...
At the end of the Twenty-First Century, a baby-boom occurred that would change the world forever. Babies were being born with strange mutations and side effects. All to parents who had received the same anti-virus drug as kids. Parents who had been given the anti-bird flu virus shot where having babies born with feathered wings or beak-like mouths, sometimes even big, round, bird-like eyes. Children born to parents with the anti-AIDS virus shot were now being born with sharp teeth or an extended spinal cord that formed an oddly shaped tail. Parents and doctors alike panicked. Some wished to keep the births secret and off record, others caused such an uproar that the world watched in fear of an epidemic. Baffled, experts didn’t know what to say in response to the event, while skeptics had too much to say. "This miracle drug has cursed us all!" was the common response from normal people who hadn’t been given the drug at all.
Panicked no one knew what to do. The children, aside from their appearances, seemed fine and in peak health and they grew the same as any other child did. S.E.C.A., Dr. Hammond’s company which had produced the drug, gave out a statement that within the next three generations, the genes for these traits should be completely wiped out. But at this point no one knew what to think any more. For the next ten years after that, children were born with these strange conditions and attributes. Many parents didn’t wish to keep the child, and so orphanages specially-made for these kids were created.
Some traits were thought as beautiful by some and ugly by others. And some traits became so desirable that a couple of doctors sought out a way to turn the trait into a plastic surgery that could be given to those who desired it most. Curiosity took hold of the surgeons and asked for rights to be able to use the still-born children with these traits as experiments to see how or if a transplant could be done. Uninterested, the governments passed the right, and much to the horror of people, the experiments began.
As the VAC Children, as they soon came to be known as, grew older, a segregation of sorts began to arise in most cities and rural areas. They weren’t allowed to eat at the same places as normal people, play at the same playgrounds, or even hold most common jobs. Schools began to separate VAC students from normal students, and most private schools didn’t accept them at all. Colleges began to close their doors to VAC students before the oldest of them were even ready to start looking, and some Scholarship programs followed in suit soon after. The segregations became so massive and accepted by all without the affliction that a bill was pressed on the government to make all those born and related to VAC Children should be put on to reservations where they wouldn’t have to be seen by the public eye. For two years the bill was pressed onto the government, and for two years was rejected, mainly because of the Civil Rights Act still in place from so long ago.
Then, an event occurred in the year 2152 that would change the world. Dr. Hammond, the founder and creator of VAC. 142 and S.E.C.A. was assassinated right outside of his company headquarters. Since there was no will to be found, his company’s co-founder Dr. Jacob Renolds, became the new CEO of the company and the owner of Hammond estates. Many things began to change quickly, and much to the shock of the community, S.E.C.A. soon began to support the segregation bill for the VAC families. The company had never given any comment on the bill before, and many employees were told not to answer any questions giving their opinion on whether to pass or drop the bill entirely. But now, Dr. Renolds claimed, in respect to his fallen friend, he wished to come out publicly and announce an apology to everyone for their mistake made. He said that by supporting the bill he was righting a wrong that they had all taken part in. “After all,” Dr. Renolds had said in an interview soon after the announcement, “if we continued to torment the children by allowing them to be bullied in their schools, and subjecting VAC families to be stuck with jobs that they can’t put bread on the table with, then wouldn’t this be better for them in the long run?” Two weeks after the interview, the bill was passed, and construction began on the VAC Reservations.
Stores, houses, hospitals, even malls were build on these reservations, all with the intention that the VAC’s would never have to leave these reservations and come out into the world. Funded by many donors, mainly S.E.C.A., the great walls around these 12 reservations were finished one year ahead of schedule, and on June 13th, 2159, only eight years after the bill was passed, the VAC Reservations were finished, and all who were afflicted or related in anyway to the afflicted were moved in.
And from here, our story begins.
If you steal this idea, be aware it's been copyrighted already and I keep records of my writings, so please don't be cheap. This is your only warning.
When the news coverage first started, the world was promised a cure for all the ailments God had thrown at humankind. AIDS, HIV, H1N1, the avian bird flu virus, mad cow disease, along with many other assort diseases that had troubled the human race for many a year.
How was this achieved, asked the world. Simple, said the scientists. By splicing human DNA with the DNA of animals that had either a natural or man-made resistance to the disease. By the media it was called The Cure, but by the man who made it, Dr. Hammond, it was known as VAC. 142. Because out of the 142 test subjects that had received this drug, all had been cured. The Cure was distributed to all pharmacies nation wide and was handed out like the common flu shot to persons of all ages. And for a moment, the world was peaceful.
Years went by without incident; the old became older, and the young grew up. Rumors arose out of quiet small towns of a side effect appearing amongst some of the younger recipients of the drug, but no attention was paid. No cause for fret when only a few minor bumps and rashes were appearing. Why would there be? A cure had been made!
But then, the first recorded incident occurred. A baby, born to a couple that had received the anti-AIDS shot when they were kids, had given birth to baby boy with scales. At first, doctors played with idea of it just being an extreme form of exima; just a dab of the cream to cure it and all would be well. The parents were given a years supply and instructed to apply everyday. The world moved cautiously along. Then a second baby, this time a girl, was born with the same skin condition, and again it was to parents who had received the anti-AIDS virus shot as kids. Doctors were puzzled, but simply instructed the parents the same and sent them on their way. However, this newborn died shortly after and the parents blamed it on the doctors for their lack of action taken. The news demanded answers for this strange side effect. Just another coincidental baby born with a severe case of exima, the doctors claimed. But now skeptics began to appear and worried young couples began to slow down on plans for a family. But things were only going to get worse...
At the end of the Twenty-First Century, a baby-boom occurred that would change the world forever. Babies were being born with strange mutations and side effects. All to parents who had received the same anti-virus drug as kids. Parents who had been given the anti-bird flu virus shot where having babies born with feathered wings or beak-like mouths, sometimes even big, round, bird-like eyes. Children born to parents with the anti-AIDS virus shot were now being born with sharp teeth or an extended spinal cord that formed an oddly shaped tail. Parents and doctors alike panicked. Some wished to keep the births secret and off record, others caused such an uproar that the world watched in fear of an epidemic. Baffled, experts didn’t know what to say in response to the event, while skeptics had too much to say. "This miracle drug has cursed us all!" was the common response from normal people who hadn’t been given the drug at all.
Panicked no one knew what to do. The children, aside from their appearances, seemed fine and in peak health and they grew the same as any other child did. S.E.C.A., Dr. Hammond’s company which had produced the drug, gave out a statement that within the next three generations, the genes for these traits should be completely wiped out. But at this point no one knew what to think any more. For the next ten years after that, children were born with these strange conditions and attributes. Many parents didn’t wish to keep the child, and so orphanages specially-made for these kids were created.
Some traits were thought as beautiful by some and ugly by others. And some traits became so desirable that a couple of doctors sought out a way to turn the trait into a plastic surgery that could be given to those who desired it most. Curiosity took hold of the surgeons and asked for rights to be able to use the still-born children with these traits as experiments to see how or if a transplant could be done. Uninterested, the governments passed the right, and much to the horror of people, the experiments began.
As the VAC Children, as they soon came to be known as, grew older, a segregation of sorts began to arise in most cities and rural areas. They weren’t allowed to eat at the same places as normal people, play at the same playgrounds, or even hold most common jobs. Schools began to separate VAC students from normal students, and most private schools didn’t accept them at all. Colleges began to close their doors to VAC students before the oldest of them were even ready to start looking, and some Scholarship programs followed in suit soon after. The segregations became so massive and accepted by all without the affliction that a bill was pressed on the government to make all those born and related to VAC Children should be put on to reservations where they wouldn’t have to be seen by the public eye. For two years the bill was pressed onto the government, and for two years was rejected, mainly because of the Civil Rights Act still in place from so long ago.
Then, an event occurred in the year 2152 that would change the world. Dr. Hammond, the founder and creator of VAC. 142 and S.E.C.A. was assassinated right outside of his company headquarters. Since there was no will to be found, his company’s co-founder Dr. Jacob Renolds, became the new CEO of the company and the owner of Hammond estates. Many things began to change quickly, and much to the shock of the community, S.E.C.A. soon began to support the segregation bill for the VAC families. The company had never given any comment on the bill before, and many employees were told not to answer any questions giving their opinion on whether to pass or drop the bill entirely. But now, Dr. Renolds claimed, in respect to his fallen friend, he wished to come out publicly and announce an apology to everyone for their mistake made. He said that by supporting the bill he was righting a wrong that they had all taken part in. “After all,” Dr. Renolds had said in an interview soon after the announcement, “if we continued to torment the children by allowing them to be bullied in their schools, and subjecting VAC families to be stuck with jobs that they can’t put bread on the table with, then wouldn’t this be better for them in the long run?” Two weeks after the interview, the bill was passed, and construction began on the VAC Reservations.
Stores, houses, hospitals, even malls were build on these reservations, all with the intention that the VAC’s would never have to leave these reservations and come out into the world. Funded by many donors, mainly S.E.C.A., the great walls around these 12 reservations were finished one year ahead of schedule, and on June 13th, 2159, only eight years after the bill was passed, the VAC Reservations were finished, and all who were afflicted or related in anyway to the afflicted were moved in.
And from here, our story begins.
