Chapter 2

2109,

Allama Iqbal Airport,Lahore, Pakistan: -

Shahood's plane to Australia is about to departure in one hour. His father hugs him for one last time. Shahood is sixteen years old right now. He is about to set off to Australia for higher education. One last goodbye, his walk up the stairs, his try to find his seat and then the wait. The entire time, he feels an unknown fear lingering over him. The fear of being alone. He never has been away from his family before, but now is the time for change. The change is important, even he knows that. For his good fortune.

2110,

Melbourne, Australia: -

One year has passed since Shahood went to Australia. World tensions had always been high, but nobody suspected it to be even higher to such an extent that events as drastic as this would happen. It was feared decades ago that fresh water reserves on the planet would evaporate eventually because of global warming. Although, humanity got rid of global warming. Water, the one basic human need, became the next cause for future wars. Because of the growing population, fresh water was ending. Larger countries attacked their smaller neighbors to rid them of their water supplies. Water wars had begun. Rivers in Pakistan flow from India and India stopped the supply. Pakistan did raged war on India and everyone closer to the border couldn't survive. Shahood's parents in Lahore couldn't escape from there. No land was annexed from Pakistan after the war except their coastline, and the future of the people remained uncertain.

2111,

Melbourne, Australia: -

Shahood sits in Patrick's class peering out of the window waiting for the lecture to end and suddenly a scream wakes him up from his thoughts. Patrick is screaming at Shahood for not paying attention, but Shahood said nothing in his own defense. The laughter of his classmates laughing at him and then a tour to principal's office. All of this is just like another Thursday for Shahood. He takes a lot of time to go there and when he does; he doesn't go inside. He listens to Patrick's conversation with Bill about some invitation. Shahood knows Patrick is going there. Shahood disguises himself as a soldier and hops on Patrick's private plane. Shahood doesn't have a plan. All he knows is that the killers of his parents might be there.

Caribbean: -

When the plane lands, Patrick gets off first. Shahood, as a soldier, leaves with the rest and stands close to other soldiers, but during investigation, he is caught. He tries to fight back by taking a gun from another soldier's hands and aiming back at him, but Shahood is outnumbered. When he is in danger and is caught. Patrick notices his presence through his powers.