Kogi state,
28/3/2030.
1:00pm.
"Okay everyone. Get out. Let's take a rest. Stretch, jog, walk... do whatever you want but don't go far," said Dayo, not looking up from the 1 o'clock news on his Celo.
The two children climbed down from the hovercar. Dayo had parked the auto by a park. It was peaceful, wide, and flowing with green. There was an ice cream shop, a watering fountain of a woman pouring water from her gourd, a gift shop, and a slide. Some kids rode their hoverboards and bikes and others took pictures.
This is perfect for me to disappear. Hopefully, they would leave without me, Temi thought.
"So how much further can you see from here, Alpha?" asked Temi.
"A few metres. Please, don't go far you two. I need to reboot and clean up the virus spikes Third sent me the other day," replied Alpha.
"How long will it take for you to reboot?" Ire asked.
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Ovic Inc.1/4/2030.8:00am.It was silent. Just the way she loved it.She prowled the lab searching for records of Reborns. Third ran her fingers over the smooth crystal desk and a four by five index boxes glowed blue.It's a combination, she thought to herself and grunted in frustration. What on Earth was the combination?The beeper fused into her wrist beeped. The Creator needed her. She glanced around the room with a keen eye noting the white clean environment, the inbuilt clear shelves containing vials of different chemicals, the dormant robots and robotic arms, and an old fashioned blood bank(?)Her wrist beeped again. She grumbled under her breath and exit the room. As she strolled the hall passage, Third felt the watchful gaze of someone on her. The alert in her blared warning signs. Something was wrong.Kogi State
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“One. Go, go, go, go,” Alpha urged.All four doors bursted open and its passengers ran out and into the station. Elijah noticed that all four of them were males with different attires. Not one looked like the other. They ran, alarming people as they did. As they ran past the checking point, everywhere glowed red and train station AI reported presence of terrorists. Fear gripped the people walking about the station as they let out screams and ran for their lives.The gates that led to the train slowly began to close. Desperate for safety, Elijah yelled to the other two to hurry. Temi went past first, followed closely by Ire. Elijah sidled in as the gate closed shut behind him.“Where is Dad?” Temi asked as they were about to climb in the train.The three kids spun and searched the crowd running into the train for the Doctor.“There!” Temi shouted, pointing to a figure at t
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