*Shimizu Hada's POV:

It had been about five months since I've met Robin, Beval, and Gaia. I have to say, they were the greatest friends that I've ever had, well actually, they were the only friends I've ever had.

We did almost everything together, for example: sometimes we went jogging at the park, one time we visited China town and had some really delicious food, we sat near shore of the bay near the Golden Gate Bridge at nighttime, and so many other things.

Beval became more popular in school and people were actually talking to him, even if he was an experi-baby.

People just liked him all of a sudden, mainly because he and Mina were crushing on each other and everyone knew it.

Beval and Mina were becoming closer and closer, I would not be surprised if they started dating before the summer. She hung out with us a lot but still made time for her own friends. Her friends were a little freaked out about her liking an experi-baby, but soon they learned to accept it. Even though Beval became more popular, when it came to our friendship, it was as if nothing had changed.

Gaia turned fifteen last month on January 8th, and Robin's fifteen birthday was up next, two months away on the 15th of April.

Robin was doing better with her behavior in school and participates more in her classes.

I later found out that Robin makes clothes and has a passion for fashion, she kept it a secret and decided to tell me a week ago. She even made us some nice-looking winter clothing, which I thought was very thoughtful of her.

The date was February, 20th, 2019.

It was winter time, my favorite time.

The snowflakes looked like little people dancing in the wind, and not to mention the freezing cold temperature that numbed the tips of your ears and fingers so much that they turned red.

Winter was a time for change, a time of joy and a time of laughter. The snow looked like a sparkling white blanket that covered a whole piece of land and the snowflakes landed on the ground so gracefully you'd thought they were ballerinas. The scenery was so beautiful, especially in this beautiful city of San Francisco.

We were a little over halfway through freshman year of high school and everybody was doing great, well except for me.

Now don't get me wrong, I wasn't stressing or depressing or anything, it's just the fact that even if we were having a beautiful winter, I still felt like something was wrong. I felt like something bad was about to happen, but I didn't know what.

I did remember months ago, in the early fall, some drunk homeless man was talking about how America and the rest of the world were going to call a genocide on experi-babies and place us in camps to exterminate us. Even though I tried to tell myself that it couldn't happen, I felt deep down inside that it was possible.

The way people thought of and treated experi-babies was sad. And it was all because of a few bad apples in the whole tree....well, several bad apples in the tree.

The discrimination against experi-babies even happened outside of the U.S., it happened all over the world. I wasn't going to be surprised if an extermination did happened, but at the same time I would've. If it did happen, that would mean so many lives would be taken, and family and friends would be separated. People who don't deserve it.

If it did happen, what would we do to prevent ourselves from getting taken to those "F.E.M.A camps"? Would we hide underground? Would we wear contact lenses for the rest of our lives and try not to use our powers? Many people already knew that we had powers, so it was no use keeping it a secret.

I tried looking up some conspiracy theory videos about the extermination of experi-babies, but I couldn't find anything.

I didn't even trust the media that much anymore, I felt in my gut that something bad was going to happen but at the moment, nothing bad was happening. That was the scary part. Everything was so cool and calm and nothing was going wrong.

Maybe I was just going crazy, no, maybe that guy was going crazy. Maybe he was wrong and the whole thing was false.

It was 4:00 pm on that cloudy winter Sunday. I was with Robin at Mission Dolores Park, taking pictures of the palm trees blowing in the 30 degree wind. I even took some pictures of Robin.

She had the most beautiful smile ever and her red hair blew gracefully. She didn't complain once about it being so cold which was odd because Robin hated the cold.

As I was taking photos of trees and bushes, Robin asked me a question.

"Hey Shimizu, what'chu thinking about?" she asked as she kicked snow around.

"Well, a lot of things actually" I replied as I placed my camera down on a brick wall.

"I knew you were thinking about something, you're pretty quiet."

"Oh really? I didn't mean to be so quiet" I said as I rubbed the back of my head.

"Are you thinking about that drunk homeless guy and what he said?" Robin asked rhetorically.

I was silent for a minute, hesitant to reply.

"Y-yeah, why?", I admitted with a chuckle.

Robin sighed. She walked over to a nearby bench and sat on it.

"Come sit" she said, patting the bench, offering me to sit with her.

I knew she called me over to talk about the situation, and for some reason, I was absolutely nervous to talk about it.

"You don't seriously think the government would do something like that right? Put us all in camps? I mean, let's be real about this whole thing."

"I wouldn't put it past them. Society treats experi-babies like shit. The older experi-babies struggle to keep a job because they are constantly judged, ridiculed and hated because of their powers."

"But you also have to keep in mind that experi-babies have something humans always thought was impossible for a person to have or do. Therefore, some of them take advantage of their powers and cause great harm. That's why we are so hated, because some of us don't know how to act right. But it's not always like that. Gaia is an experi-baby and her neighbors love her, people also love her singing. Beval is an experi-baby and Mina loves him, girls like him and everything. People respect them because they never used their powers against others in violent ways. So they aren't hated," Robin debated.

"So what? They are still feared. Me, you, Gaia and Beval are still feared in school. Beval is only popular now because it is widely known that Mina likes him. People still verbally bully me in school, but it's only when you're not around. Us being "liked" doesn't take anyway the fact that experi-babies are discriminated against and feared for reasons that is out of our control. Having these powers is out of our control. A few people may love us, but overall, society hates us, they are afraid of us. But the question is, why? We didn't ask to have these powers, they were given to us by...I don't even know anymore. I would've said it was the U.S. government but it doesn't make sense, why would they give us these powers, then try to exterminate us?"

"You're asking some really good questions Shimizu, but I don't believe that the world is planning for a genocide of experi-babies. What would they be trying to gain if they did that? They have no reason to do so and-"

Next thing I knew, a guy in his early 20s came from behind a tree and stood in front of us. He was a few yards away.

Robin paused and we both looked at him for second. It took me a while to realize who he was. It was the homeless guy from months ago.

He looked cleaner, not drunk and not as dirty anymore. Maybe he got himself together.

"Is there something you need?" I asked in confusion.

"It's you! You're that homeless guy from months ago!" Robin yelled as she pointed at him.

"Yes, but I am not homeless. I was just going through a lot at that moment," he answered back.

"Well, get lost freak! We don't have time for your craziness!" Robin scowled at him.

But he didn't leave, he actually said something that sent chills down my spine.

"To answer your question kid, they are trying to reduce the world's population."

Robin looked at me and I looked at her.

"What?", she responded, more annoyed than confused. "Dude just go away. How did you even know we were here?!"

"No Robin, he may have the answers that I'm looking for" I responded, holding my arm out across her.

I was less concerned about the fact that he knew where we were and more into the fact that he may have had answers to those claims he made months ago about "extermination camps".

"Please excuse my friend" I told him. "Tell me everything."

He sighed.

"You see kid, they're trying to lower the population, which is part of their plan of population control. That way, there will be fewer people. Fewer people will mean that they will be easier to control," he explained, with every little emotion.

"Population control?! How will they do that? Why would they want to do that? Is this just some conspiracy theory?!", I responded, intensely trying to understand.

"A conspiracy theory? No. It was at first, but not anymore. They have been planning this for a while now, especially since the world is becoming overpopulated. They tried many things to reduce the world's population, for example: bringing out diseases like: Ebola, Aids and H.I.V. to name a few, and making it seem like they were just a cause of nature when in all reality, they were actually man-made diseases. Even the crack epidemic of the 80s was all part of their plan. That was when they brought drugs into poorer neighborhoods for people to destroy themselves and others. It all didn't work, so, this is their final solution."

As the man was talking I became more and more interested, and even started believing somewhat in what he was saying. He continued.

"Their plan was to inject millions of babies and children with a chemical that will give them inhuman abilities. In case you didn't notice, the number of children being experimented on is growing tremendously. That way more people would be placed into extermination camps and killed. You might be wondering why babies and small children? They are easy targets. Further more, some experimented people are using their powers for mischief and evil. That means it won't be hard for the media to manipulate the people of the world that experimented people are a danger to the human race. Look at how our very existence and humanity is a political debate all over TV, open for criticism and blame. The media will put a lie out there and say that experimented people are planning to get rid of "regular humans" because they feel as though regular humans are useless and inferior. Governments all around the world will lie and convince their people that the chemicals injected into the babies and children will not only give them powers, but will also brainwash them, wire their brains into thinking that "Regular Humans" are useless and in need of extermination. So therefore, people will have the mindset of  "they need to get rid of you before you get rid of them"."

"What?! That can't be. Some of the people that were experimented on are currently babies and little children! How can they plan to exterminate "regular humans" at such a young age? I refuse to believe that!", I argued back. Robin was standing next to me, trying to make sense of it all.

"Okay, this is just too much! None of this crap makes sense!" Robin spoke in annoyance.

"It will soon. Trust me."

"You're crazy! A freaking lunatic!" Robin shouted at him. "And if you think we will listen to you then you have another thing coming!" Robin yelled at him as she walked over and got in his face.

I didn't want to believe him either, but something in my gut told me to. I wanted to know if all he was saying was accurate, if everything he said would come true. None of that sounds like something someone would make up off the top of their head.

I looked at Robin. I knew she thought he was crazy and to be honest, I wanted to think so too. But what he said: the government painting us as bad people so they have a reason to get rid of the population sounds crazy, but sounds possible.

For months I have been questioning and thinking about the thinks he told us when we encountered him.

"It will be like the holocaust all over again, but this time there is no real dictator" the mans voice played in my head as I thought about all that he said months ago.

I snapped out of my thoughts and looked at Robin, she looked more concerned than confused.

"Robin. Think for a second. Just try and understand what this man is trying to say. Give him a chance", I pleaded to her.

Mentally, she was torn, didn't know what to think.

"Can you please explain more?", Robin sighed, angry, yet trying to hide it. "What's the point of getting rid of us?" Robin asked as she scrunched her face up.

"To bring down the world population and prepare for a New World Order. They want to have a reason for the population control and control the masses. What better way to do that than to get rid of the "bad people", the experimented."

"A New World Order?! How? That can't happen. It's just a stupid YouTube conspiracy theory. No country could agree with that. Our laws are too conflicting," I debated, starting to believe that guy was a loony after all.

Robin just crossed her arms and sucked her teeth in disbelief.

"No, it's very real. It has been talked about for the longest time and they have finally picked the time to do it. A good portion of the world is experimented which means they will try to take out hundreds of millions of people, even those who are publicly against the extermination."

I still looked at the guy as if he was crazy, but more and more I was starting to believe him. And I hated that.

"Like I said, the goal is to lower the population. But to about two or three billion. Once the New World Order is in effect, there will be a one world government and a one world leader. But beware, this leader will seem peaceful, like a hippie, but trust me, he really isn't. Some conspiracy theorist refer to him as "the dictator of the world". The Bible refers to him as "the Beast" or "the Antichrist". Even Nostradamus himself prophesied about him. He will make it seem as though everything is all right and the world will finally experience "peace". But that peace will only be temporary. You see, they plan to spend five years exterminating the experimented people. Afterwards, there will be about three years of the New World Order and "world peace". But then, there will be four years of World War 3. "

"World war 3. Okay dude, I've heard enoug-"

"Don't get it twisted!", the man interrupted Robin. "Their intentions are not to take us into war, but somehow, someway, it will happen. Countries will experience conflict."

"World War 3 though?", I asked in confusion and minor disbelief.

"Yes. World War 3 will be so brutal with so many nuclear bombs being dropped everywhere, it may cause the human race to go extinct. Albert Einstein even once said: "I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones". That means that World War 3 will be so bad, that if the human race doesn't go extinct because of all of the nuclear bombs and missiles, the human race will be in such bad shape that we will go back to the stone ag-"

"I'm sorry to interrupt and everything, but who is in charge of all of this?" Robin asked with an attitude.

"W.E.A. and the United Nation's. And yes, the U.S. government is part of the United Nations and yes, they are extremely involved in this. They are all working together to prepare for this."

"What?! W.E.A exist?! How?!" I asked in shock.

"I swear Mizu, you are so gullible and naive", Robin mumbled under her breath as she face-palmed herself.

I shushed her and continued listening to the guy.

"The debate of the existence of W.E.A. was just a distraction from the fact that W.E.A. and the U.S. government, along with the United Nations as a whole are working together and are responsible for these two things that will happen: the extermination and the New World Order. Together, they will choose someone as the dictator of the world. Anyone who goes against this dictator, which means: publicly protest again him, talk bad about him, try to kill him, or even make up a plan to try to kill him will be put in jail or tortured to death. But because everyone will love him, it will be rare for someone to do that."

I'll admit, I was really starting to believe him. It was all connecting together, it was accurate, and it made sense. It was too much into detail for it to be a lie.

"What is the name of the dictator?" Robin asked him, feeling as though this was all a joke.

"I don't know, but another thing I should tell you is that: wearing contacts or changing your look will not fool anyone. The F.E.M.A officers can tell you're experimented on by looking through their specially designed sunglasses. If you appear blue through them, you're part of the experimented."

"That's why they wear those glasses all of the time", I realized, talking to myself. "Okay, so what should we do?"

"There is nothing you can do that I know of. Moving out of the country is not gonna help, so don't even bother doing that", he stated, shrugging his shoulders.

"How do you know all of this?" Robin asked, wondering how he knew so much. "And how did you know we wear contacts?!"

"Because, I am a conspiracy theorist" he answered.

That was the spark. My belief dropped, completely went down the toilet.

Me and Robin, irritated, turned around to leave but he continued.

"But, I am also a 21-year-old experi-baby."

"What?!" Me and Robin both yelled at the same time as we looked back at him.

"How do you know that term?! Have you been spying on us?!" Robin asked in an angry, demanding tone as flames came from her hands.

"No. I know that term because the powers that were injected to me by the experimental agency of W.E.A. was the ability to be Psychic. That's how I know that your friend Gaia and her male friend's sister Isabella made up that term as a shorter way to say "people who were experimented on. I even know your numbers and where you guys live. But trust me Shimizu and Robin, I'm no creep."

He wasn't some crazy, obsessed conspiracy theorist, but yet, he was more than that. He was just like me and Robin, he was an experi-baby, an intelligent one if that.

"You knew my name?! And my friend's names?!" I shouted in shock.

"Who are you?!", Robin asked, freaked out.

"Danny. Danny Abbasi," he replied with a small smile.

Danny was a South Asian 21-year-old with dark caramel-colored skin and short, dark brown straight hair. He had on a black coat and a casual yellow t-shirt with light blue jeans and sneakers. He was about 6"0 tall and was of an average weight.

"Where are you from?" Robin asked.

"I'm from here. But my ethnicity is Pakistani, if that is what you are asking", he answered.

I wanted to ask him so many questions, but I didn't know where to start, so I just asked the first question that popped into my mind.

"If W.E.A. is real, then where is it located? I must know!" I asked.

"Well, they are scattered all over the globe, hidden from the public. Each of them are very hard to get to," Danny replied.

"When will all of this happen? Will there be signs? Propaganda? What?" I asked him aggressively.

Before Danny could answer, he got a notification on his phone. He looked at it.

"I'm sorry, I have to go" he said apologetically before he started walking away.

"Wait! Can you please tell us when all of this will happen? When will they start doing this?!" I yelled out to Danny.

He stopped dead in his tracks and turned around.

"Soon, it will happen very soon."

His face was filled with worry, with a hint of fear. He slowly turned back around and continued to walk away.

The way he looked at us let us know that it was gonna happen sooner than we thought.

That look was enough for me and Robin to wanna run back to her house.

Gaia and Beval, our parents. my little sister Hikari, Beval's parents and older sister Isabella, and Gaia's Parents and older brother Thomas, whom recently came to visit from college, were having an NBA party over Robin's house. They watching the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Lakers.

"We gotta go! We gotta go back to your house and warn them!" I yelled to Robin before I started sprinting.

She said nothing and just sprinted along with me. I'm pretty sure she got the message.

When I say we ran for a good twenty minutes, that's what I meant. We were winded by the time we got home.

Robin took her key and opened her house door so fast that it almost slammed into the wall. Gaia, Beval and everyone else were watching the game in the living room, eating popcorn, drinking soda and having a good time....until me and Robin purposely got in front of the TV to get their attention.

"Guys, move out of the way, I'm trying to see the Lakers get their butts kicked," Beval demanded with frustration as he leaned to the side to see the TV.

"Beval! Gaia! We need to talk. Now! We saw the guy again!" I shouted in fear. My adrenaline was up there, I was panicking. I was sweating like crazy and I was trembling.

"What man? Are you talking about that homeless man we saw a while back? What craziness did he say this time?" Beval sarcastically asked as he crossed his arms.

"He isn't homeless, he is an experi-baby like us!" Robin shouted.

"What?!" Gaia and Beval yelled out at the same time almost getting up from the sofa.

Everyone else was pretty confused, they were mumbling to each other and looking at me as if I was crazy. That's when my mom got up and walked over to me.

"Shimizu, you're blocking the television and you and Robin look scared. Are you alright? What happened?"

My mom's content tone somewhat calmed me. She touched my forehead to see if I was hot.

Everyone including Gaia and Beval were very concerned. I decided to shout out the problem.

"W.E.A., the U.S. government and the United Nations are planning to get rid of all experi-babies and place us into camps to kill us. They are doing this for population control to gain world peace and a new world order and-"

"Shimizu, Shimizu you are confusing everyone, please, sit down," my dad said as guided me to a chair. He, along with mom sat next to me.

Everyone else was dead silent and looking at me. That was my chance to explain.

I said it so fast the first time, nobody really understood what I said, so I decided to say it again.

"Listen, in case you didn't understand what I was saying, I said that W.E.A and the United Nations are planning-"

Before I could finish, the NBA game was interrupted by an Emergency Broadcast System on the television. Instead of it immediately showing what was wrong, it showed U.S. President Jones at his desk preparing to give a message to the American people.

"Oh no," I whispered, afraid for the worst.

On the inside, I began to emotionally break down at the possibility that I, along with my friends may be torn apart from our families forever.