Chapter 2
2.1. Orientation
"We're in Area 51?" James had asked Peter in shock.
Area 51 in Groom Lake, Nevada was about 900 miles away from his home in Pheonix, Arizona where he was taken from.
"Yes and our room is located about 2 miles underground," Peter replied.
"What is going on here? Why are we underground for some simple drug testing?"
"They lied to you. Well for the most part. There is testing of experimental substances but most aren't even of terrestrial origin. And that's only part of the story. You'll be doing much more than that."
" I didn't sign up for this. Get me the hell out of here," James started getting upset.
"You're not going anwhere buddy. They own you now, just like they own me and others like us."
"Who's they?" James asked with a terrified voice.
"The shadow government. They find loners like you that won't be missed in the outside world and then they trick them with a job hiring opportunity posing as a government employer."
James was listening in disbelief. He started panicking.
"This can't be real. I must be hallucinating."
"Calm down James. You're in shock which is normal. It's a lot to take in," Peter was trying to calm him down.
It didn't help. James started having a panic attack so Peter injected him with a needle containing a sleeping agent.
2.2. More Questions
James woke up 2 hours later. As he was waking up he saw Peter again.
"You're still here. I'm not hallucinating, this is all real isn't it?" James asked.
"I'm afraid so," Peter responded compasionately.
"How many of us are there down here?"
"There's about a hundred of us on Level 1-3 as far as I'm aware of. Level 1-3 are reserved for Security clearence 1 and 2 personell. We're on Level 1."
"How many levels are there?" James asked with great interest.
"Who the hell knows. It could be a hundred for all I know. The higher Security clearence you have the more you know. I was promoted to Security clearence 2 last month."
"So I have Security clearance 1 I suppose?"
"Yes. Not only are you severly limited in movement but you're also completely dispensable."
"Well that's comforting." James said jokingly.
"The good news is you can move up the ranks. But you're never be truly safe."
"So what can I expect to experience here, Peter?"
"You're in for a ride of your life. You'll experince things beyond your wildest imagination....it will blow your mind," Peter concluded.
