This news hit Davis like a ton of bricks. All this time, he had been dreaming about meeting his family. And now so suddenly and so unexpectedly, he had been told that they weren't alive. His eyes filled with tears and his expression became a blend of sadness and fury.

"How did they die?" He finally managed to ask.

"Well it's a long story." Mr. Contraire said. "Some people witnessed my Helpers taking you and they told this to your family. Your family thought themselves too smart and attacked the Control Tower. But they were no match to my armed Helpers and got killed."

"You...k.....killed them?!!"

"Don't blame me, boy. They asked for it themselves. Now you may go."

Davis didn't move.

"I said.....go!" Mr. Contraire snapped.

Davis slowly rose from his seat, shaking and trembling all over. Where would he go now? He didn't know the answer.

"Follow me to the exit." A Helper spoke standing at the door.

Davis silently walked behind the Helper. As they got out in the gleaming sunlight, the Helper whizzed back and the door closed. The entrance was guarded by a few Helpers. Davis sat on the footpath. His stomach growled.

Hunger.

How could he get some food? He didn't have any money. And besides, nobody would be generous enough to satisfy his stomach. Across the street was a supermarket. He could get eatables from there but again, he didn't have any money. Stealing was the only way. This idea would never have occurred to him, but right now, his life mattered the most to him. He got up. The street was deserted. He started to cross the road but as he reached the middle, he collapsed down. He didn't have enough energy to walk.

"Are you feeling okay?" He heard a voice. As he turned around, he saw three figures coming his way. They also seemed to be about his age. They helped him get up and soon, the three of them were sitting on the bench.

"So you were also taken by the controller?" One of them named Kyle asked.

"Yeah." Davis replied.

"Us, too." Another one named Artie said.

"He told me that my family has died." Davis said.

"That happened with us, too. Our families got killed in the Anti-Controller Rebellion." Other one, DeWayne said gloomily, "How did yours' die?"

"They also went against the controller. But his armed Helpers killed them."

"Nobody can defeat the controller. The Control Tower is secured by god knows what technology, and his Helpers have huge weapons." DeWayne said.

"Let's stop this talk about the controller. I don't want to think about that cruel man anymore. I'm feeling really hungry." Artie said.

"We don't have any money. I'm starving." Kyle said.

"I think I can help." The four of them turned around and saw a man standing behind. "I'm Parker, the owner of Parker's Pizza and I can give you a job."

The four victims accepted his offer and soon they were in Parker's car, driving to their new workplace.