Following a routine mission into outer space, I was on my way home. As my space pod entered the Earth's atmosphere I was nearly hit by a airplane. Geez, that was close. A little too close for my liking.

When I landed and got out of my pod, the strangest thing happened. The jeep that was supposed to pick me up and take me back to the space station kept on driving. Even weirder was the fact that there was nobody in the vehicle.

I waited for the jeep to return but it never did so I started walking. I tried to flag down a pickup truck that was heading my way but he nearly hit me instead. "Watch it buddy!" I shouted. The truck backed up and when I looked inside I was shocked to find nobody inside.

As luck would have it I stumbled upon a motorbike. I didn't see anyone around so I decided to borrow the bike to get back into town. When I tried to kick start it, I was immediately thrown to the ground as if I were riding a bucking bronco.

I could hear the sound of cars, trucks, and helicopters but didn't see a soul as I entered the city. Where was everybody? As I passed by the gas station I noticed a car filling up. There was nobody pumping the gas. I ran over and knocked on the window. The window came down and again there was no driver. I decided to go to the police station to report my concerns.

When I arrived at the police station there was nobody there. I looked around and saw a few police cars but no officers. A siren went off startling me. It was a police cruiser with tinted windows. Before I could utter a word I was being pushed by the car. Soon more police cars started to gather around me with their sirens blaring. I decided to make a run for it.

I was able to evade the police cars by taking short cuts through some alley ways. I was hungry, thirsty, tired, and desperate to find a safe spot to sit down. I had a sandwich and a can of pop that I quickly finished. I would have to find a store to get more supplies.

I climbed through the basement window of an abandoned factory. I could hear cars driving by so I was careful not to look outside. After I ate I took a look around the warehouse which looked like it had just been evacuated. Out of the corner of my eye I spotted a laptop computer. The power was still on and so I picked it up to take a closer look. 

I tried hitting every key on the laptop but the screen was frozen. All that appeared was the face of a man. It looked as though he was saying something but I couldn't find the volume. Eventually I was able to turn up the sound. ".....the machines are rebelling against society. Do not resist. Find a safe place to hide and we will come get you." Machines? Rebelling?

The volume on the computer began to rise even though I never touched it. CRASH! A car had driven right through the factory window. At the last possible minute I was pulled out of harm's way. Sadly the Twinkie I was going to have for dessert wasn't so lucky. My heart was pounding and I was sweating like a pig.

"C'mon, let's go!" It was the guy from the video. "Who are you? Where are you taking me?" "I'll explain it all when we get to our hideout. For now stay quiet and follow me. Shh! I think I hear a truck. Run for it!" I continued to follow this stranger through a dark forest because, well, what other options did I have?