The Promised Valley

The Promised Valley is a short story about my three made up characters. Who all have different political beliefs but are united with one thing, escaping the Truman Show like reality they live in and escape their inching fate.

- Joseph Carili, Aged 17 - Nicholas McCumber, Aged 15 - Kaiser Kuznetov, Aged 19

Chapter One: Peace and Quiet
The night is quiet, as Joseph, Nicholas, and Kaiser all sit near a crinkling campfire, the fire burns slowly as the wind blows westward. The air is cold and crisp, all is peaceful. The three look up into the night sky, the stars twinkling in the perfect dark blue sky, where the Milky Way also spills into the beautiful night sky. Although, Joseph just couldn't shake the feeling this world just doesnt feel right.

Joseph - I feel like this world is just so perfect. Too perfect in a way.

Nicholas - Our world is perfect isnt it?

Joseph - Yeah.. It's like.. no one around us is... special, all mundane

Kaiser - Thats because we're fucking awesome

Joseph - Not what I meant asshat. I just mean, this place has never felt right, and sometimes I feel drowsy like this is just a dream. Nicholas - Take your pills then man. aha.

Nicholas - But I get what you mean... It's like this place was made for us.

Kaiser - You two have been on Facebook too much. Conspiracy theories and all.

Nicholas - Probably yeah..

The three continue sitting by the fire, the crickets chirp as they take turns tossing rocks into the fire. Nicholas looks up into the sky but notices a strange faint outline of a grid, light occasionally pulsating out of the seams of the grid. He looks at it. Puzzled.

Nicholas - What is that up there?

Joseph - What is wha- what the hell.

The three look in shock as the sky slowly starts becoming more white, and looking more like a tv screen than the beautiful night sky, after an hour, 3 "panels" of sky had been completely turned off, making meter long and meter thick patches in the night sky.

Kaiser - Vhat in fuck is that.

Nicholas - Are those... Tv Screens?

Nicholas - The sky... is Tv Screens?

Joseph - The sky is fake! Oh god I was right! Its all fake!

Kaiser - CALM DOWN. Lets think, what the hell is going on here.

Joseph - Its clear that we are living in some simulation, Truman Show shit!

Nicholas - Oh dear. Cmon guys... lets head back to the apartment

As they run back to their apartment, the roads they walk on slowly starts to resemble molding clay, although it felt like the hard cold pavement of the open road. They stare in fear as they witnessed their reality around them melt, and completely collapse. The world started to turn completely white as they run away from the spreading whiteout.

Chapter 2: Wake up call.
Joseph awakens within a strange pod where wires are strapped to his head and where a VR like set up was also attached to his face. He rips off the wires and looks at the VR set, using it to bust open the glass of the pod that kept him stuck. Joseph would only look around as he scans the room for his friends. No luck, they were no where to be seen. In the room was a dim light bulb, a very heavy door, and a one sided mirror. He looks at his clothing. "Virtual Testing Unit #293".