The story starts in the past, in 2050, in the time when people were on the surface, living a normal life, no wars, no danger, everyone felt safe in their homes and the technology that surrounds them from almost every angle.
Until that day, august 24th, when the world as we know has changed forever, When for unknown reasons, all the animals in the world are no longer the same, they are no longer small for some and no longer not able to think for other, animals can speak now and defend themselves against humanity.
At first, it was a danger for both humans and animals, and the reason comes to the fact that the reality of both of their worlds will never be the same again.
It did not take long until it became a war between them, animals wanted to live on the surface, and so were the humans, they began fighting for their lives, animals attacking humans, humans attacking animals, it was a riot, none of both teams accepted peace over war, humans wanted to go back to the life they had before, and the animals refused to go back to being properties for them.
After almost 100 years of fighting, the war has ended, humanity has lost the surface for it now belongs to animals.
In the beginning, humans called them animals, but after the realization that these creatures are no longer animals, humans now call them mutants, as they are now the rulers of the surface.
And now, the humans that no longer can fight against the mutants are hiding underground, in places they call burrows, they no longer can survive on the surface, maybe it just was never meant to belong to humans in the first place.
2207, June 28th, Kipo Oak, a young girl at the age of 7 was living a normal life with her father, she goes to school like any other girl.
Many reasons made this one particular girl special, and one of the biggest reasons is that she is more intelligent than her surroundings, she is obsessed with the outer space that she studied so much about it, and also because her father, Leo Oak is a scientist, and her mother who is a scientist too, but according to what she has been told by her father that her mother, Song Oak, lost her life when kipo was born.
At the age of 10, Kipo was wondering so much about the surface, saying that she has never seen the stars, the sun, or the beauty of a summer night, she never felt the coldness of the winter or the heat of playing in the spring season, all the whether she had in the burrow was warm but wet.
Whenever she wandered off in her mind thinking about the surface, she always had her father next to her, he used to sing for her and tell her all the wonders of the surface since he was up there before.
Leo always felt happy whenever she did, her smile dreaming about the surface life was all that he asked for.
Kipo is lucky to have such a father.
But is all that Leo tells her about the surface true?
Kipo was excited about her 14th birthday when her father got her a big and beautiful present, it was a big wrapped gift in a box, Leo was excited to give her this present because he knows how much she will love it.
When the time has come to dinner, Leo called Kipo for he was ready to give her his big present
Leo : so....it's your birthday...I got you a big present!
Kipo in her mind : probably something cool but weird.
Leo was looking at the ceiling and trying to remember.
Kipo : dad?
Leo : mhm?
Kipo : what's on your mind ?
Leo : I can't remember....how old are you ?
Kipo : daaad !
Leo let out a small laugh.
Leo : I'm just messing with you....so do you want to open it?
Kipo : yeah!
Kipo opened the present, to find inside it a telescope.
At first Kipo seemed confused, until he said with a big smile filling his heart.
Leo : one day you will need this....happy 14th birthday Kipo.
Kipo : wait....you mean one day I can go up to the surface?
Leo nodded.
Leo : one day.
Kipo never felt so excited in her life, she now has a telescope, she is now able to see the most beautiful thing she ever dreamed of observing, stars.
After they had dinner Kipo stood up and said
Kipo : ehm... since it's my birthday, I want to give you a gift too.
Leo : pretty sure that's not how it works...but ok...
Kipo then went to her room to grab a small box, she then gave it to him, and he opened it with somewhat of excitement on his mind, it was small but very meaningful, it was a bracelet that said
thank you, dad
.
Leo shed a tear when he saw that gift, his own daughter just thanked him for all the years he did his best, to make her happy.
At that moment Leo didn't speak, all he was able to say is "thank you Kipo", then they hugged for almost 4 minutes before going to bed.
After they went to bed Leo silently started crying from happiness, little does Kipo know, he did not cry because of what was wrote on that gift, he was crying because that box had two bracelets, it had another bracelet that said
thank you, mom
.
