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Waking up to the heat of the day streaming across the room in a bright line, the sun landing on my face was making it mightily difficult to stay in bed. So I throw my legs to the side of the cot and begin the slow and dull start to my morning.

Being currently in the great lands of the Pharaohs for a class on Egypt I didn't really need, but helping the people in this area was something I enjoyed, I honestly don't know why I bothered staying here.

The days are too hot, and the nights too cold, I would give anything to have my computer and a heater for a month.

I look over to my pack of Cigarettes and find I have one left, well there is a small gas station right up the road.

After slipping on my pants and shoes, I started my trek to the local gas station, feeling slightly weird as I do.

Heading out, I see the group is already up and about, no everyone can sleep in so late, whatever time it was, likely just after noon as the sun was still high in the sky.

Nodding to Michael that I was up, he came over.

"Finally awake I see?"

"Yea, yea. On my last cig as well, so walking over to the station to get another pack, you need anything"

"Nah, all good, take a bottle of water as well, its a hot one today."

I nod grabbing the bottle of water while starting to walk. 

I wasn't more than 50 feet from the small camp we made beside the town, when I hear the engine of the car become a little louder.

No many people around here with a vehicle driving around I thought.

I look up and see the Jeep was approaching quickly, a sandy windshield preventing them from hearing me.

I try to get out of the way but the more I panic and try to move, the more it seems my legs are sinking into the sand.

I look up to the see the jeep, now less then 10 feet away from me.

Everything seemed to slow, the driver, now with his head out the window sees me, and a look of horror is crossing his far, tries to stop the jeep, but couldn't.

The jeep, with only one working headlight from the looks of it, as one seemed to be broken, with bits of glass still holding onto the glue of the light itself.

And finally, the sound of my body hitting the bumper, then hood of the vehicle, before my face and chest bounced up enough to be sent into the air with the rest of my body.

It happened much quicker than I suspect it felt to me. But it was at this point, I blacked out.

Thankfully, it seems I was spared the worse of the death itself, as I only found myself floating in nothingness.

In the nothingness, I felt a warm but was unable to tell from where.

"Hello?" I say more so just to hear myself than anything.

"Ooh, I thought you would take longer, hard to tell with you. But I guess we can begin." I hear a voice say just before an old man appears before me.

"Ah there we go! I am the one you call a God. While there are many more of us than you may have thought there would be, I am here to help you with your transition."

"Ooh ok, straight forward, Didn't expect all this to happen, I mean I was nearly in the middle of a desert and I was run over, who would have expected that."

"Surprising most people around here, but disregard that, onto the onboarding process."

"Onboarding? didn't I die, what else is there?"

The old man laughs a little "That ol' Question heh, well due to helping the people of that particular town, you helped almost no one and thus it had little effect on this situation, but one of your friends learned to fear traveling outside of the country because you died in Egypt. Thus they spent the extra time going to more classes and actually went to help the world is one of its most major events in the future."

"Wow, I guess I did some good then?"

"Not really, as you weren't the one to do the good, but without you this effect wouldn't have happened as your friend would have explored most of Europe and wrote a book about it, Instead of doing more classes, but this effects you in a weird way, you total effect was neither good, nor very bad, so we are stuck currently in a situation."

"Well, thats not completely confusing or anything."

"In this vary particular instance, we would reincarnate you into a world, that would have Positives and negatives."

"Ok, can I know anything about this world before I go?"

"No, as well, I will need to take into consideration what you would like for this world as well to see if it is possible."

"Ok, well dealing with that temperature in Egypt really made me not want to be effected by it that much. So something to resist it would be nice."

"Ok, this isn't alot, but I am making it a mild Resistance not complete, anything else?"

"I guess knowing everything I know now would be good as well, I mean I do like to tinker so something along those lines as well?"

"Easy, Keeping your memories is fine, and you will have the ability to make anything you think of that may have been possible in your previous world. Honestly this still doesn't feel like enough, so I will also give you an Abundance of life to ensure you can live in this world!"

"Cool, thanks. That all sounds good, what does the abundance of life do exactly?"

"Since this will be something completely different from your previous world, its best not to ruin the process. Best to just learn yourself! Anyway, we do both thank you and don't thank you for your deeds in this world and hope you are able to survive!"

With that, I saw nothing, and my head swam with drowsiness. 

I guess I was waking up? 

Opening my eyes and look around, and ooh boy, guess I was really starting from the beginning.

I lay in a cradle, swaddled in a blanket. I was a baby, no older than 1.

And with that, I went back to sleep.

Upon waking up again, I am being grabbed into a women's arms, likely my mother from the way she is smiling.

"Aww just look at him, the spitting image of his father"

"pffh..." A man sputters before saying "Heavens I hope not, have him look more like you. How I got you with my looks was a miracle, I don't wish that on my son." he says in a joking manner.

"Ahh come on honey, you are just fine! It wasn't just your brain I married."

The man just grunts as the women set me in a small play area in from of what seems to be a small couch.

Taking in the surroundings, we seem to be inside some kind of fully metal house?

No windows so hard to tell what the planet is like for now.

While thinking of this I see a flickering light from the edge of my vision, turning my head I see what seems to be a tv. 

"Hello Citizens of the Stack, this is your leader Clara Oberson, bringing you the latest in information from the stack."

Ok, so the news.

"We had 2 death recently, may their warmth be spread amongst the rest of us to help in these trying times, be sure to check the Link on your pads for the service. And onto lighter news, we had a new member join us, and while mother and child couldn't join us, We were provided a picture to share. They sure are cute at this age, be sure to show some love if you see them out and about!"

With that, a picture of a baby came up on the screen. Likely mine as I see I have dark hair and I doubt there was another baby born if they are only reporting the one.

"Finally, we will be closing the Cafe Decks from the second stack tomorrow for cleaning and refurbishing, I know we are all excited for that right! Well, with that I will leave you, have a wonderful time in the stacks."

"Pretentious bitch, I can't believe they forced us to at least provide a picture."

"Markus dear, please do not curse the Esteemed Leader in front of very impressionable new born."

At this, the man flinched a little and got up to go to the women, "Sorry my beautiful ruby, you know I hate that women. I will work on getting the language in check." He smiled at the women and pulled away.

"Well, how about we take the little one on a walk, spread the love a bit?" The women seemed to beam saying this.

"Sure sure, I will get the packs, just make sure to bring a bottle, I don't want you feeding him, how you have been, out in public."

I don't remember being feed, must have been mostly asleep if so, I thought.

After getting everything together, my mother picked me up and my father handed a backpack to the women and the started to the door.

As soon as we were outside the house I can instant see what I had hoped wasn't it, the Metal ceiling, likely hundreds of feet above me.

We were in some kind of metal cylinder with stairs lining all the level, going both up and down.

"Off you go boys, head on down to the mine I will meet you down there!" And old Gruff man said before walking towards my parents.

Well, a mine, that can only mean we are on a planet thankfully and not in a space ship.

"Hey Jake, come to see the baby?"

"Aie there, haven't seen one in a few years and terribly miss the little buggers over at the school 2 floors down. Just you wait, this one will be loud and lovable in now time!" The old man seemed to laugh at saying that.

"Well, with the Group all meaning to have children soon, I am sure they will open that school back up, we are expect 56 this time. Enough for two different classes."

"Well, I will let you parade the little one, got hard working ahead regardless. Hop to..."

With this he seemed to power walk down some stairs to catch up with his people likely.

After showing me off to a few groups, my parent returned to our apartment/home, hard to tell what its called. 

But they seemed to be beat, and just fed me before laying me in my bed.

My mind was racing on what this new world might mean for me, but I left the thoughts to drift away as I drifted to sleep.

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