Chapter 3: The Simulation

The young man approaches and opens the indicated door; inside the room, a large ship-shaped capsule opens, displaying its shocking technology that does not surprise John, since he knows nothing else.

"Go ahead! Make yourself comfortable, I'll do the rest," says a metallic voice that presumes is recorded for that purpose. Ready for anything, John sits in the great simulator; and a helmet immediately descends and covers his head.

"You will travel in time. You will go to war ten years ago. Your mission will be to infiltrate a Russian base and discover the next attack they will make on the capital of the world, Neo Genoa - he explains and continues - The rules are simple and the options too; if you die you will go back to sleep, if you pass the test you will be able to go out to earth. You will have at your disposal, two laser weapons, and some explosives. Once you have discovered the enemy's strategies and their next attack, you will immediately report to the army chief in Neo Genova, and return to this reality from where then yes, you will be able to surface.

"And if I am eliminated, will I go back to sleep?"

"Your own father, so ordered"

"Do not even think about it! I'm not going to be a part of all this!"

"Then I'm afraid you'll never leave this laboratory." Think about it, if you want to know more about yourself and about the future of humanity. Think how exciting that adventure will be. The ship in the port is safe, but it is not sailing. You could stay safe like that ship, but it would be boring, don't you think?

Those words are the most appropriate, especially for a young man of his age eager for adventure and to know his origin.

"Okay, I don't think I have a choice, he says convinced that it is the only thing he can do."

-If you cannot survive this test, it will mean that you will not be able to do so in the post-nuclear world that awaits you out there.

"Okay, I'm ready. Anything else?"

"Yes, some tips: Remember that this is an infiltration mission, you have to make as little noise as possible if you want to stay in the game. To shoot, relax your arm and focus your mind on the target, stand up and then pull the trigger.

"I don't need you to explain something so basic to me."

"Okay, let the simulation begin, close your eyes and relax."

A great tunnel is drawn in the mind of John, who after going through the white light that almost blinds him, wakes up on the side of Dracov Mountain, a roller base.

The snowy landscape is the first thing you see, yet you don't feel cold. Proceed with caution. The base in the distance is barely visible behind the heavy blizzard. He crosses a narrow old metal bridge, and sees two men standing guard at the guard post. He takes cover behind some rocks to avoid being seen, and when men are within reach, he puts them to sleep with non-lethal shots. One of the guards has a tablet in his jacket pocket that John activates. As he suspected, there was the map with the plans of the enemy base, and according to what he verified, to access the place, he must enter through a ventilation duct. Another guard stands in his way and without hesitation puts him to sleep. He climbs the stairs and after tearing off the heavy grate he sneaks through the duct and covers it again. Progressing with difficulty and being careful to make noise, it crawls on the corrugated steel sheets that prevent it from sliding quickly. The voice of one of the men comes from a conduit. Talk about the upcoming attack on Neo Genova, by means of a nuclear missile. John, it's only twenty meters from the hangar; He stops for two seconds to catch his breath, and when he looks, he discovers that a robot of approximately five meters is housed there, heavily equipped with weapons unknown to him. When he reaches the end of the chute, and steps down into what turns out to be a bathroom, he hears footsteps behind the door, and waits. When they walk away, he opens without making the slightest noise and walks to the elevator.

According to the plans, it is supposed to be in the main basement, where the area is monitored by security cameras that little by little it is discovering as well as about thirty armed guards. As he can, he manages to avoid the cameras and stealthily, he manages to infiltrate without being detected towards his destination. .

From the hall you see two doors. He cannot be wrong, it would be the end of the adventure and he would return to his dream forever. She goes from one door to the other, waiting to hear the slightest sound that indicates that the Russian commander is behind her. Suddenly, a slight throat clearing alerts him. The surprise factor favors it; He walks in and points at him forcing him to surrender. He looks around and sees that the man who is alone in the room immediately activates an alarm that he purposely ignores. It is a strategy to allow yourself to be apprehended and reach the hangar where the robot that keeps the missile that will attack Neo Genova is. The alarms sound alerting the soldiers who capture him after a slight struggle. "Perfect" he says to himself, "now they will take me to where the robot is" ... And he is not mistaken.

Once there, the Russian general, mocks his adventure, his adolescence, his lack of intelligence, threatening to take care of him later, and already determined to carry out his plan of destruction, he climbs the robot without noticing that John has freed himself. Powerful, the robot generates earthquakes with its steps; in front of John is like Goliath in front of David, but John does not use a wave to defeat him, his fists, although guided with intelligence are not enough before a tremendous mass of steel, however the explosives thrown with mastery inside the giant's orbits, they cause it to explode into a thousand pieces, so that in a very short time the fight ends.