Prologue In New England, Europe, After the great fall out of 2129. The world has become a much different place. We have run out of oil and the reserves so the whole world has started to run on steam again. Down in old England they have run out of room. The city's are tight and crowded and steam shoots out of the ground, covering everything in rust and occasionally parboiling someone stupid enough to stand on a steam vent. So one day the rich and powerful decide to build a beautiful new city. And they did. They built it right over old England all the rich and successful moved there while the less desirables were left behind. New England stretched about a hundred miles wide and floated on a giant platform. it's Chrome and Bronze buildings shined as all the steam was released down into old England. The city itself blocked out the sun over old England, leaving it dark all the time. Now filled with heat from and steam from both its own steam vents and that of New England, Old England couldn't take it anymore. The two cities set into war with each other. Most of the battles took place in great ben as it was the connection point between the two cities. But New England often dropped troops any where they wanted to in this old destroyed city. Bloody battles went on for days at a time. One man, Joven, became king of old England after he lost his arm in battle to protect his family. And now he has a beautiful new robotic arm, one filled with many gears, steam releasing out from it every ten minutes or so, and instead of a hand a sword jutted out of the end. Joven sent many raiding parties up into the sky around New England to raid plunder and destroy. These flying machines made of old boats and parts of planes soared the skies. They are Old England's greatest weapon against New England, but in this time of war joven neglected Old England's other problems, and thus the city slipped into crime and chaos. This story, however, is not about the cities or the lives of the people there. It is about one boy named Zim and his very special talent.
Chapter 1: The Birth Of The Boy Marcus was one of the greatest captains of the old England army. He had his own ship and his own crew. He was the best. He had one eye because he had lost the other to the war. He was a large man, broad shoulders, 6'7". His arms were hairy and he had a tattoo on his right arm. His last time out he found something hidden in between the two cities in the under workings of New England and he took it with him. He was a strategist and he was good at it. He loved maps and he always knew where to attack. His first mate was a woman named Jessica. Jessica had long puffy red hair. She was a small woman, maybe 5' tall. She was skinny and petit. She was also known as the cruelest pirate in the old England army. She never missed a shot and she never showed mercy. After being Marcus's first mate for 3 years they fell in love and 9 months later they found them selves in the old England hospital. Jessica lay in the hospital bed smiling at Marcus holding baby zim in her hands. Suddenly the building shook as New England paratroopers landed on the building and started to storm it. Marcus gave Jessica the treasure he had found and he ran out of the room. "I love you Jessica!" She winced, knowing it was a goodbye. She pulled out a gun as she heard the bear of a man kill a few people only to get shot down. She looks over at the robot that had been her doctor. "please take Zim. Give him this and tell him it was his fathers" she hands him the envelope with the treasure in it. "Now please run" The robot floats off using steam to stay up. Carrying the baby it escapes out of a window. As the people break into the room they stand at gun point with Jessica. "where is the boy" Jessica smiles. "go to--" Jessica is shot to death in the room. The robot extends its legs that were folded up and looks at baby Zim. "It will be alright. I will keep you safe little one."