School was usual, the kids talked about the latest showing of Govman from the night before, Jack did his lessons and then walked home. He never liked riding the bus because he really didn't even like the kids on there anyway, and he'd rather walk and visit Carl on his way home. Carl was a friend of Jack's father from way back. Carl dealt with people's home tech like for kitchens and personal appliances. Carl and Jack's dad were the two to go to if someone needed something fixed. Mainly because no one was as good as them and not a lot of people have an education outside a very specific job.

Carl ran a tech-shop that was on the way to Jack's home so he'd stop by for a few minutes. Jack walked in and Carl looked up from his metal table that was his small workstation and cashier desk. He smiled, "Jack ol' boy what cha in for?" he asked every time Jack came in, "Pops needs another Nitro-cumilator-matron.....thiny. I don't know he just wanted me to pick up somethin from ya.", Jack replied. Carl chuckles, "Of course..." he said then stepped through the back door as Jack followed, "So learn anything at school?" Carl asked. Jack watched Carl look for what his father wanted, "Besides what's going on, on with the kids?... no... They're always louder than the Teachmotrons." Jack answered. Carl continued to look for what Jack's father wanted, "Ha, I told them that those things were completely useless... Ah here it is." He says then pulls out a box with green lines all over it from a shelf. He steps up to Jack, "I do declare this is what cher dad is lookin for." He says handing it to Jack. Jack takes it and looks at it, "...What is it?" he asks, "Oh something that you couldn't pronounce for a while. Just make sure your dad gets this in one piece... Cuz I'd like to see you again." He said jokingly. Jack smiled, "Yeah well I guess I should go then." He said then heads out. Carl got back to what he was working on his table, "Stay out of trouble ya hear." He shouted out to Jack. Jack waves his hand in acknowledgement and walked off.

Jack looked at the box, examining it with curiosity, "What on earth could this thing be for?" he asks himself then looks up to see a military truck in front of his home, "What is going on?" he asks himself. Having a bad feeling about what's going on he snuck up to his house and saw his dad on his knees in the front yard. Two soldiers stood over him with their guns pointing at him as loud banging noises come from inside. Jack snuck up to some bushes and looks through to see a large man in a black trench coat step out of the house. He walks up to Jack's dad and pulls on his hair back and says something to him. Jack was too far away to hear but he saw his father not say anything and the man threw him down. Jack flinched at the sight of it, he never thought anyone would treat his dad like crap. Suddenly from behind him, "HEY YOU!" and Jack looked to see a soldier grab him by his shirt and he drops the box he had. The soldier dragged Jack to the man and his dad, "I found this kid spying on us." He soldier reported and the man looked at Jack. His eyes were covered by cybernetics but small dots moved to where apparently he looked at. The man smiles to show that his mouth was also replaced with more cybernetics, "A child you know?" he asked in a computerized voice. Jack's dad looked at his son for a second then the man looked at the soldier who then pointed his gun at Jack's head. Jack was terrified and his father flinched, "Just tell me where the processor is and the boy will live with you as well." He said. Jack's dad didn't say anything and the man looked at the soldier and the soldier pulls the trigger. Jack's dad shouts "NO!", but the bullet only went in front of Jack. Jack began to cry in fear and the man leans in to Jack's dad, "Do you really want to scar this child even more?... Now... Tell me where it is.", he ordered. Jack's dad looks at him, "I don't have it." He said and the man growls and straightens up, "Then you are useless." He says pulling out a bolt pistol and points at Jack's dad's head and pulls the trigger.

Jack jumps awake hitting his head on a bar that's holding up a slab above him. Jack then plops back on his slab holding his head, "AAAAHHHH!!.....What the hell?" he shouts and then there's nothing but laughter. Jack looks to see Victor on the hunched over laughing uncontrollably. Jack is surprised by his presence, "What the hell are you doing here?" he asks and Victor slowly stops laughing, "I'm your new cell mate. You were out for quite a while man... but that waking up was priceless. Oh... man I wish I had a camera on you at that moment. Hooooo....that was rich." He says. Jack rolls his eyes and places his feet the floor when a sharp pain shoots through his abdomen, "Ahg... Why do... What the hell did they do to me?" he asks. Victor finally gathers himself and looks at him, "Hell if I know man, but everybody has felt like crap after waking up. You're the last one to get their ass up." He answers leaning against the wall. He then points at Jack, "But they really decorated you man.", he says and Jack looks down to see all sorts of scars on his chest and stomach, "WHAT THE HELL?!" Jack shouts and jumps up feeling the scars. Victor grabs his shoulders, "DUDE!... Just chill out... everyone's got something... on them." He says trying to calm him down. Jack looks at him, "What... how long..." Jack tries to asks but he doesn't know which one to asks first, "They did this for some reason... guess it's what the next step of our training is." Victor explains letting go of Jack, "and you've been out a week longer than I have. And you're lucky I like you or I would have killed you from all your groaning and moaning. God you sound like a bitch sometimes." He says walking over to the window wall. Jack looks at him, "... So what do we do now?", he asks since Victor has been up longer he must have been told something or seen something that would tell them what's the next step. Victor looks at him, "I think we train some more." He says look out and watching a huge metal crate move towards their cell and connects with it. The window wall opens and robot arms reach in and grab both Jack and Victor and pull them in.