Hypnosis / Mind-Control / Brainwashed

The year is 2240 and the world’s governments have crumbled throwing society back into the feudal days of Kings and Emperors. City states grew out of the rubble and they were fought for and fought over constantly. Technology had brought the world to this place in time and now it was being used to defend or attack the city states. Powerful force fields were erected around each city protecting it against attack and allowing its citizens to live in relative safety from attack. Every few months the city states would gather at a common area and battle it out for supremacy; they thought it was more civilized to send in a few gladiators to do battle than to risk most of the lives of their citizens in an all out battle. The gladiators that lost would then be given over to the winning city to be used as slaves or worse! Schools for gladiator training were all over the cities and every boy was encouraged to join one of these schools. Several girls protested that they were not allowed to join and they were told that they were the seed of the future and that they were not going to be risked being turned over to the other cities because of a lost battle. I was born into this society and was expected by my father to be a great gladiator hero like he was and like my brother. My mother thought otherwise and would try whatever she could to protect me and keep me from joining one of the gladiator schools.

It was a Tuesday like any other day is sunny California, the Santa Anna winds were blowing and of course the fear of forest fires was high, I was stuck in traffic as I made my way to work. I had landed a fantastic job working with the Department of Defense as a data analyst, my hard work in school and my ability to learn languages paid off with this job. I tuned in my radio to the news station trying to see if they would tell us why the traffic was so backed up, at this rate it would take me two hours to get to work. The reporter was talking about some accident that had happened at the Malibu turn off as well as the usual road repair that was closing down the lanes. Traffic moves slow but steady so I managed to inch my way past the accident and though the lane closures. Finally the speed picked up and I was cruising nicely, I made my exit off the hi-way and headed towards Los Angeles. The office building was located in south LA which I thought was funny seeing that most of the illegal’s lived there.

It all started when my sister went to University I was one year older than her and had not bothered to continue with my education. I was having too much fun doing nothing and living at home for free! Our parents are rich, my dad has a successful import business and my mom owns several beauty salons and spas. They are seldom home and I get the run of our house all day alone. Dad has tried to get me to go to work for him but I’m just not interested and mom just nags me for not doing something with my life. Karen my sister is the ambitious one always trying to be the best and usually succeeding at it. My only ambition was to surf the net, play video games and watch T.V. till I got bored, despite my relaxed life style I was still fairly fit for I ate the right foods and took all the vitamins that I needed to stay in good health. I was not a muscle bound jock by any means but I was no wimp either, I tried to be fit for I was shorter than most guys my age standing only 5’5”. I was bugged in school and maybe that was the reason for me not wanting to continue my schooling. Karen was the same height as me and she thought it was no big deal to be short, it was easy for her to say that she was a girl and cute. A short guy gets no respect and is usually always the last one to get a date.

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