Chapter 1

A chapter

            He stirred in his sleep.

            A large beach waved in front of him. Exotic plants stood hauled in the background. Eyes glowed behind the sloped leaves.

            It was night. he towered over the spectacles of sand that cowered under him at the edge of the beach, Where land and water met. His body moved mechanically, as if not soothed by the humanly natural sights. Before long animal surrounded him, biting and hissing, prancing around in a rhythmic pace.

            Then it was over. His eyes snapped open met by a flush of reality. Questions poured into his head. What could that have been? Is that what land was like, animal attacking you in the beauty of moonlight? It was nothing like what the teachers had taught him of, poisonous air, dead things, and collapsed civilizations, aside from the vicious animals. That had never been mentioned, or was that just a vision of his fear collecting into a seeable image?

            Before long he grew tired of asking himself un-answerable questions, and leaped out of bed.

            The metal floor clanged under the patter, patter of his feet. He quickly undressed and threw on standard issued submarine cloths, a gray shirt and plain pants.

            He walked into the bathroom part of his quarters and grabbed his toothbrush. He looked up and saw his reflection. Blue eyes, matted down black hair, and a thin wiry body.

            He sneered, laughing at himself, brushed his teeth, and headed out of the quarters.

            Commotion rushed past everywhere. Women carried their babies to the infirmary for checkups, men rushed to their jobs, and students squirmed around to get to school.

            He joined the student’s, but soon split off following his own path. It took him longer to get to class, but allowed him to avoid possible injury. The ceiling loomed 20 feet above him separating the living area from the garden area. Huge varieties of plants grew on the surface level, which was flat faced specifically designed for this purpose on this submarine. The submarine hadn’t been underwater since its departure 200 years ago.

            He was born on this ship and would probably die on this ship. His father had died from an accident before he was born and his mother had died during his birth so he had no family aboard.

            He passed by a large entry that led to a room where workers processed solar energy into fuel.

            His eyes eventually focused back on the hallway before him. Plain white walls seemed to emanate a crazy aura, both bright and ugly.

            There were few people in this hall wandering around, but other than that there was no major traffic. He turned to the left and right and was met with two doors. One that was locked, the teacher entrance to the school, and an emergency exit from the packed hallway filled with kids waiting for a day of learning.

            He opened the emergency exit and joined the crowd of children waiting for the gates to open.     

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Sylvana]

So they live on a submarine, and from what I got out of it they never saw land? I like the idea, I find it creative and unique. It's definitely different from other things I have read and I wouldn't mind to read more. The chapter itself was written well.

[Tess]

Wow, that's really good . Keep writing! :)

[AK]

Awesome first chapter! It got me hooked on immediately. The idea is really good. I feel sad for your persona, no parents at all:(
Keep writing!