So, this is quite confusing and might take a lot of time to explain, but I hope it will be worth it. This is an idea for a novel that I may write. (Actually, by "may" I mean "will.") I might make some changes to it before I begin, and I would love your opinions!
SETTING:
The time is ambiguously in the future, and it has a rather post-apocalyptic feel to it. Details in that respect are still to be figured out.
The main character resides in a small village that is essentially isolated from anything and everything. They are surrounded on all sides by forest, and they are all afraid to venture in because there are rumored to be strange creatures lurking there. Also, being a village strongly rooted in tradition they are afraid of change.They are aware, however, of an outside power, which they call The Government, that occasionally sends them supplies and food, and also provides their area with electricity. Power runs from dawn until dusk, at which point it is entirely shut down. Due to several reasons that will be explained later, people are beginning to suspect that The Government is slowly crumbling, and the villagers fear that it will cause their downfall as well.
BACKGROUND:
How the village came to be, exactly, no one knows. (or maybe they do, and I just don't yet ) Their history is confusing and full of rumors and mysteries. But most people are content to go about their business, and forget that their world is falling apart around them.
However, this false sense of security comes crashing down when they have visitors one night, once the lights are out. People that they call The Soldiers entered the village on horseback and grabbed children off the streets. Not too many, probably less than five. Any attempt to stop them resulted in being killed. They simply vanished, with no communication, and no way to know who they are and where they went.
Despite their complete fear of these unknown people, the lives of the villagers eventually go back to normal....until it happens again a few months later. The villagers now live in constant terror of the Soldiers returning, and they do. But no one ever knows when. And, of course, there is still the question of why.
PLOT:
Cue the main character! I don't have a name for her yet, but she is thirteen years old and lives with her mother and considerably younger sister. Her father was killed by one of the Soldiers a few years back, and she is still scarred emotionally because she was there at the time. Her family is somewhat poor, although not as bad as some. Like the rest of the village, it is getting harder and harder to survive from day to day. One day, she hears talk of a deal that she can make with a friend. (No, I'm not sure what this is yet.) She has the opportunity to make a considerable about of money, and though it is risky, she decides to sneak out at night to make this exchange...or something. But during this time, her sister sneaks out to follow her, and...the Soldiers return. Her sister gets taken.
MC decides that she needs to search for her sister. But no one has any way of knowing where they went, or even if they're still alive. So, she decides to wait outside every night, until the Soldiers come again...and be taken herself.
And....HERE'S where it gets tricky. The original idea I had for what they would discover will not work at all. I'll tell you what I know and any help for what's left would be awesome!
It turns out that the Government is a super-advanced science and technology facility that has done genetic testing on various things....hence the strange creatures that inhabit the woods. They are running the Villages (Yes, there are actually more that one.) but they have grown so obsessed with their work (?) that they are disregarding the welfare of the villages. The Soldiers bring the children, including MC, to the facility for testing of some sort....
And who knows where it goes from there? Not me. I'm still working on it. But please PLEASE let me know what you think!
Thanks for reading!
~Devan
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