Gen Z Revolution

Five years ago, all of Gen Z were banned from the US for rebelling against the government’s norms. From there Gen Z had to fend for themselves and find a place to settle in. Originally they were all going to go their separate ways and move to other countries. But a young girl spoke up and suggested they should create their own civilization. This young girl is named Vixie, she was 17 years old at the time.

Some people thought she was delusional. A man, maybe in his twenties, said, “How can we start our own civilization? Where would we even go? I’m not listening to some kid.” A young boy then steps forward, “I think she has a point though. We can finally live in a place where we can live by our own rules. Yes it may take some time, but I think it’ll be a life-changing experience.” He rests a hand on the man’s shoulder.

The man brushes his hand away and crosses his arms, “You do what you want to do. I am going off on my own.” He starts to grab his things and head away from the group. “But where are you going?!” The young boy exclaims.

“Back to the US. They can’t kick me out. I won’t let them.” He stomps away. Vixie rolls her eyes, “They can.. They literally just banned us. They’re the government but pop off.” She murmurs. The young boy laughs, “Yeah.. he isn’t going to make it out alive. I’m Dawson by the way.” He extends his hand out. Vixie smiles and takes it, “Vixie. Nice to meet you Dawson.” He smiles, “Right back at you.”

Vixie sighs, “Thanks for backing me up earlier. You’re really nice.” She says while crossing her arms. Dawson scratches his head, “Well I really do think we could create our own place. Our own rules and everything.” Vixie nods, “yeah.. it’ll be tough. But we can do it.” She sees something in the corner of her eye. “H-hey where are you all going?!” She says while looking past Dawson.

Dawson turns and sees a pack of people leaving. A woman sighs, “I’m sorry. I don’t think I can start something that huge. I’m just going to move with my family somewhere else. Wish you the best of luck though.” She grabs her items and begins to leave.

Dawson pinches the bridge of his nose, “Okay! If anyone else wants to leave. This is your chance. If you want to stay, stay with us.” Once he says that, about ¾ of the people start to leave as well. “W-wait! T-that’s a lot of people leaving. What the hell!” Vixie exclaims. Dawson shakes his head, “Just let them go. If they have this mindset at the start, they wouldn’t be a help later. More supplies for us too.” He reassures her. Vixie lets out a breath, “If you say so.”

She turns around and faces the crowd, “Can we all form a circle?” She shouts. Everybody’s head turns and follows her directions. Vixie and Dawson stand in the middle of the fifty-thousand people. Oh dang this is a lot of people. Vixie thinks while taking a deep breath.

“So all of you here, you want to come together and make a new civilization?” She asks with her loud voice. Everyone nods and says yes. Vixie smiles, “Good that’s good. Um.. well, where could we start exactly? Does anybody have any ideas?” She looks around the crowd, searching for any ideas.

A young teen stands up, “Hey! I was in class a few days ago and we were actually discussing this abandoned state. I think it’s called...Iofrein?” They say. “Wait.. Kai??” Vixie exclaims. Dawson looks at her with a confused look. He whispers, “There are thousands of people here and you somehow know her? How?”

“They are my younger cousin. Huge coincidence that they are here.. well kinda. Oh by the way, it’s they/them They’re non-binary.” Vixie says. Dawson nods, “Oh sorry.. and okay...” He sighs.

Kai runs to the center of the circle and gives Vixie a huge hug. “Oh my god I’ve missed you so freaking much. We haven’t seen each other in months.” Kai says. “Missed you too Kai.. you okay?”

Kai shrugs, “I was.. until we got kicked out. I didn’t even have time to grab all my things. I only was able to grab the things near me. My phone, a charger, and a beanie.” They show their items in hand. Vixie sighs, “Same here. I got my phone, a book, and a photo of the family from Christmas.”

Dawson comes into the conversation, “Hey.. I looked around and some people brought lots of things. And if we travel to Iofrein, those things will just slow us down. I doubt anyone has some huge transportation for us.”

Just as he mentions that, a huge honk is heard nearby. Everybody’s heads turn and see a teenage boy driving a U-Haul truck. The boy hops out, “Someone ask for a truck?” He hits the side of the door. “I’m your guy.” He smirks.

Vixie laughs, “Thanks. We actually needed this. Who are you exactly?” She says while walking over. The boy runs a hand through his hair, “Names Nathan. Nathan Roosevelt. What is yours?” He shakes hands with her. Vixie smiles, “Vixie. Vixie Cruz. Nice to meet you.” She looks at the truck, “Can we store our items here?”

Nathan nods, “Duh. That is why I am here, at your service.” He goes around back and opens the doors. He then yells out, “Hey! You got items you aren’t able to hold onto? Put them in here. When we arrive wherever the hell we are going, you can get them back.”

The crowd full of Gen Z stand up and start to put their things inside the truck. Parents, little kids, and teenagers everywhere. God what has the world come to. Vixie thinks while observing the groups. There are like fifty thousands of us. Will we be able to handle this many of us? She takes a deep breath. I hope so.

She feels a hand on her shoulder, it’s Kai. “Vixie.. you okay there? You look worried.” They ask. Vixie shakes her head, “Just a bit overwhelmed with what’s about to come. I mean thousands of people are here, and we are going to make our own life? Did I make a mistake by suggesting that? W-what if we fail?” She rambles.

Kai shakes her shoulders, “Hey hey hey. Calm down. Everything is going to be okay. You’re strong and intelligent, you’ll be fine. And you have that Dawson guy, he also can help. And of course you have me. I am here, we are all here.” Kai points towards the crowd of people.

Vixie sighs, “Thank you.. that helped me calm down just a bit.” She laughs.

“Wait... yo..you have a megaphone? Bro why didn’t you say so before? These two were yelling their lungs out. Give me that.” Nathan says while taking the megaphone from the guy’s hand. “Hey Pixie, got you a microphone.” He hands it to her. “It’s Vix- you know what, never mind. Thank you.” She grabs the megaphone and turns it on.

“Hey can you all hear me? Is this better?” Vixie says into the megaphone. Everyone nods and gives thumbs up. Vixie nods, “Good.. okay. Here is the game plan. If you have any input, please let me know.”

Vixie clears her throat, “Okay so we will be making our journey over to Iofrien the first thing tomorrow morning. So we will camp out here for the night. Is everyone okay with that?” Everyone once again nods.

Dawson taps her shoulder, “May I? Just for a second.” He asks while holding the megaphone. Vixie nods and hands it to him. He clears his throat, “Anybody disabled and any young children can ride inside the U-Haul when we travel. I know there are fifty-thousand of you, but you will need to take turns or squeeze in. Everything will be better once we arrive in Iofrien.” He hands it back to Vixie.

“You heard him. Disabled and young kids will ride in the truck. But not all at once, since there is such a huge number of us, we will need to take turns. People will also take turns driving.” She looks at Nathan for his approval, he did bring the truck. He gives a reassuring nod. She turns back to the crowd, “Tomorrow at seven am we will start our journey to Iofrien. Estimated time it will take until we arrive will be around.... a week? But if you’re in the truck, it’ll be shortened to five days.”

There are many groans in the crowd, but overall everyone accepts the circumstances. It’ll all be worth it at the end, right?

...

It’s already getting dark and it’ll be too difficult to go looking for family and or friends. So everyone just stays where they are and sleeps there. Kai, Vixie, Dawson, and Nathan decide to stick together through the night.

“I know we just met, Dawson and Nathan. But will you stick by Kai and my sides during this journey? It would be a great help.” Vixie asks the two boys.

Dawson nods, “Of course I will. We are all in this together, don’t worry I am here to stay.” They look at Nathan. He smirks, “nah..” He laughs, “I’m kidding! You should’ve seen the looks on your faces! Hilarious! Don’t worry, I’ll stay and support you guys. No need to worry.”

“Thank you all. Now. we have a long day ahead of us. Best to get some sleep. Good night.” Vixie says while rolling onto the side.

“Good night.” They each say while slowly going into a deep sleep.