February 10, 2048
5:57 AM
I'm still using Earth time since there is no established Venusian time for us to use. Besides, a day on Venus lasts about 5,832 hours. We lived about a whole year in one Venusian day. We were given schedules, so we could balance our work-sleep life. Unfortunately, those of us who worked for the government, NASA, or any quaternary sector of the city had larger schedules than those of average careers, like a teacher or a farmer.

I’d have so much to do that I’d have to create an agenda for it. Frederick, however, is going by his gut instead of scheduling any work he has to do today because he thinks he has “the best memory on the whole planet.” In middle school, he barely passed the History exam because he couldn’t remember the dates of certain periods of time. What a buffoon. Things settled pretty easily after a year (Earth time) of being on this planet. However, I can’t say how long and tedious it felt. I couldn’t even explain our new government system. An oligarchy. Who came up with this bullshit? If anything, it felt more like a dictatorship because of the new economic system. But… in a way, it was understandable.

When we began to live here, resources were limited, to say the least. They evenly distributed assets among everyone, but since it was a mixed market economy, some with a higher social or political stature were granted access to the luxurious life of the higher class. Luckily, I was one of those people, but as I stated initially, that meant more of a workload for us. Hey, we spent more money than an average citizen does on the daily. What? Did you think taxes didn’t exist anymore because we live in space? That’s a funny joke.

I’d better get along. I have about a whole day of work ahead of me. Literally.
Almost forgot, I got to wake up Frederick. He couldn’t be a light sleeper to save his life.

While he’s preparing for this morning, I guess I should explain all the other stuff NASA did. First, the city itself was built into four domes, each one containing a certain aspect of life. We lived in the middle dome, which was for higher class citizens and military operations. Everything that was confidential from the public eye was held there. There wasn’t an hour that passed by when you didn’t see some government official walk in and start conversing with the general. It’s the center of research in a way to see how we can hone the powers of Venus, such as recently where they discovered the geothermal energy of volcanoes could be used to power our cities, aside from electricity. There has been some rumor going around that once you reach a certain age, the government uses you for human experimentation. Very far-fetched and overexaggerated. Why would I live in a city like that?
Next is the housing region for those that had normal jobs. It was located above the center of the city. I rarely ever traveled there, but what would be the point? I don’t belong there and I don’t know much about it. As far as I can tell, that’s where all the “boring” people go.
Then there is where all the government buildings are. This is where we entered the city in the beginning and it was confusing at first, but you don’t usually go to the government if you have a problem. Normally, you’ll do it yourself. People aren’t really interested in your problems when they have to worry about keeping the lights on in their homes. This is also where you received your personal pay and then were forced to check it in the bank. Never know when a hacker just decides to take your money. Maybe they should stop doing it digitally. But hey, it’s not like they would listen to me. Finally, there was the agricultural portion of the city which was used for farming. Once again, another portion of the city that I don’t give a crap about. As long as I’m fed, I don’t think it should matter where it comes from.

...

“Alright, I’m ready, Teddy,” Frederick grinned as he pulled on his grey coveralls and zipped it on in the front. Teddy rolled his eyes, “Finally. You took forever.” Frederick smirked, “I have to keep the beauty of this family alive.” The younger brother sneered, “Riiiiight. Beauty…” Frederick chuckled and pulled his brother out the front door. Teddy looked up at the dark yellow clouds outside the dome. “One thing I miss about Earth is the blue skies. Yellow is exceptionally ugly,” Teddy spoke. Frederick retorted, “You think everything is ugly.” Teddy glanced over before looking away and walking away silently. The older brother’s eyes widened and he ran after the quick male, “Wait! Is it something I said?!”

...

Teddy rubbed the sweat from underneath his chestnut hair, “It’s so extremely hot here.” Frederick glanced over and tilted his head, “That’s odd. It’s supposed to be cool here.” He glared at his brother, “I’m talking about the suit, dimwit.” Frederick pursed his lips, “My wit is anything but dim.” The suits were anything but comfortable. Frederick looked up at the large silver propellers that rotate briskly before them. To think, the maintenance and repair of these four massive fans are what kept this city alive. If anything were to happen and they would malfunction for the tiniest bit, the whole population would be at stake. Teddy sighed once again and turned away from the extensive blades, his eyes drifting down. Frederick frowned, noticing his brother’s sulky mood, “Something wrong, bro?” Teddy sat down on the steel workbench and kept his blue optics glued to the floor.

“I want them all to die.”
“Die? Who is ‘them?’ Who do you want to die?” Frederick asked worriedly, his cerulean orbs imprinted with unease. “Everyone. Humankind isn’t worthy of receiving an achievement such as this. They should have received the consequences of letting the Earth suffer. They are the true enemies. They need to die,” His brother grimaced and Frederick couldn’t help but step back a bit. “But what about us? Are we going to stay here and die? And Hazel? What about all of the other innocent people in this city?” Frederick whimpered. Teddy’s cold eyes met his brother’s soft ones as he muttered, “ We’ll steal the emergency space conveyor and leave. We’ll bring Hazel with us. We also have to gather a ton of supplies to support all three of us for years.”

Frederick silently looked away and Teddy sighed, "If you don't want to do this, Frederick, I will leave you here to die." The older brother mumbled, "It's not that I don't want to do it. I'm just afraid that it won't work." Teddy smiled wearily and stood, pulling his brother into an embrace, "It's alright, Fred. I've been planning for the past 3 years. I made sure that everything is full proof. I couldn't bring myself to leave you here with all these idiots.” Frederick tightly hugged back, a few drops escaping his eyes, “I’m just scared. I’m sorry.” Teddy smiled and joked, “You were always the crybaby of the family, but it’s alright. If you stick by me and Hazel’s side, we’ll all get through this together.” Frederick nodded in understanding and smiled before questioning, “But, wait, how are we going to get rid of the city?” Teddy’s smile grew dark and a sinister look formed in his blue orbs, “We’re going to make some bombs.”

Frederick looked over and his eyes widened, “Bombs?!” Teddy nodded and grinned maliciously, “Bombs!” Frederick looked away and sighed, “Bombs…” The younger brother smirked, “Hey, you don’t have to help me build them.” He pats his brother’s back and walked away as he walked back to the elevator that led to the surface, “Or help me test them in an open field.” The older brother’s eyes widened and he ran after him, “Wait, test them?!” Teddy smiled at Frederick as the metal doors slid closed and the steel box slowly moved up. Frederick exclaimed, “Oh, this is going to be so much fun!” Teddy grabbed him by the shoulders and agreed, “That’s more like it, Frederick! It’ll be so much fun destroying a whole population.”

A sudden low grumble interrupted their conversation. Frederick whimpered, “But can we get lunch now?” Teddy smiled, “Sure, you big hungry bear. Hazel is meeting up with us, so we can discuss our plans for the city.” Frederick nodded and they started to walk out until Frederick intercepted, “Wait, when are we going to leave?” Teddy only beamed, “Tomorrow.” Frederick glanced over and smiled nervously, “...Okkkkay then…” Teddy purred, “Besides, we can enjoy the screams of children and the massacre of a whole population later.”