Phase 1: Revived into Dystopia

**Phase 1: Revived into Dystopia** is a saga in the dystopian science fiction, *Project: Tr!dok3n*. It ran on March 10, 2015 to May 25, 2015, with chapters and illustrations published to DeviantArt, using the special tag: #Phase\_1\_rid. This follows Tr!dok3n's resurrection as a cyborg 30 years after he was brutally beaten by the future chairman of a megacorporation, Zeeko World Security. Chronologically, this main series resumes with the second saga, following the first appearance of a new character that can shapeshift.

## Summary

30 years after being beaten by Florence and his gang, an unknown boy becomes a cyborg courtesy of an organization called Nexus Labs. After a series of successful tests, the cyborg gets registered under the name **TRDOK3N** (True Regenerative Droid-like Obstacle Killer of 3rd Nexus), or **Tr!dok3n** (Try-doh-kin) as preferred. While learning of his new surroundings, he learns of Zeeko World Security, a police megacorporation that is run by Zachary H. Florence, the same man who presumably killed him. Meanwhile, a man who formerly distanced himself from Florence, named Antoine Sladerik, evades a SWAT mission to seek a new chapter in his life.

## Full Plot

In 2014, a young man was protecting a young woman (presumably his girlfriend) from a rowdy teenage gang led by Florence. When Sladerik, Florence's friend backed out on shooting the young man, Florence proceeds to intimidate the teen girl for rejecting his advances. The young man insisted he should be killed in order to spare the girl's life. Irritated, Florence and his gang followed through, much to the girl's horror. The young man's last words, "That's it, kill me..."

In 2044, this young man gets up from bed in an innovative institution called Nexus Labs. He is addressed as Workbot #3 as a project build. Working with Dr. Acewood and Dr. Shibaro, his latest agenda with his building team was to test a mini-generator implanted on his right wrist. This generator turned out to be a powerful component that allowed Workbot #3 to explosively hit any desired target with the help of a clench of a fist, as explained by Dr. Plotts, another scientist working with him. After meeting with the members of his remodeling project, including a self-inserted member named Lawrence, Workbot #3 becomes dormant once more so he can be modified further as a cyborg. Dr. Acewood was originally the leader of the project and intended for Workbot #3 to be a regular cyborg who would conform to the rules of the Obedient New Earth. Dr. Plotts argued that it was a good thing that she and the other supporting scientists are adding their own ideas, in the possibility of Workbot #3 contributing to the world in "some unique way". Lawrence proposed a tattoo design that could cover the powerful generator on Workbot #3's arm, and much to Dr. Acewood's annoyance, Lawrence becomes an official member of the remodeling project, in spite of stealing information in curiosity.

In the main headquarters of Zeeko World Security, an elderly Zachary H. Florence had returned from a press hearing about the progress of Workbot #3. He had a hunch that he supposedly killed him years ago, only to find that Nexus Labs had used his body to make a cyborg out of him. He feared his becoming as a cyborg would decrease his chance to fully rule the Obedient New Earth with Zeeko.

In a meeting featuring a foreign innovation company *SciCorp*, Dr. Acewood and his team present their nearly completed cyborg project, whose components include a Taser Arm system, night-vision mode in bionic eyes, and a mini-generator that can encourage forceful physical impact with a fist-clenching gimmick. To help measure and preserve Workbot #3's energy from using his components, Lawrence and a representative of SciCorp suggested a glowing wristband to compliment Workbot #3's physical appearance. To close the meeting, Dr. Acewood proposed the official name change for the cyborg as True Regenerative Droid-like Obstacle Killer of 3rd Nexus Technology. To make it shorter, it became **TRDOK3NT** (tur-doh-kent).

Elsewhere in the North American Union, 30-year-old Antoine Sladerik was to help his SWAT team neutralize a threat led by a hacktivist in a gorilla mask, Igor Arganto. During a helicopter ride to Atarom, Sladerik reflected on his experience with Florence when they conversed about the boy who played "Spider-Man all by himself", and assumingly stole Florence's love interest. Sladerik wanted nothing to do with the boy but was insisted by Florence to join his gang. The infiltration to the booby-trapped department store was partially successful, after Arganto angrily fired at the surrounding law enforcers. Sladerik snapped emotionally, as his time as a SWAT member reminded him of his past. This made Sladerik flee the operation and drive away using a parked car owned by a homely boy.

After showcasing his components at a robotics convention, Workbot #3 is officially registered under the name **TRDOK3N**. The cyborg himself suggested the pronunciation as *Try*-doh-kin, and his preferred spelling included an exclamation mark, making **Tr!dok3n**. The scientists including Dr. Acewood agree. The day after the robotics exhibition, Tr!dok3n was unexpectedly tested by Nexus' physical therapist, Coach Ige, who had a slight doubt of his future ambitions. In assurance that he would support the shuriken-bearing cyborg, Coach Ige provided the meaning behind Tr!dok3n's shuriken symbol; an individual who is mentally, physically, and emotionally fit to do anything.

At Zeeko's headquarters, Florence was introduced to Sladerik, who was taken by Zeeko's masked officers. In exchange, Sladerik was confronted by a silent cyborg built using the body of an unknown college student, dubbed **Z-Ro** (Zeeko Robotic Organism). Florence was mad that Sladerik was reluctant in fulfilling the revived boy's wishes to be killed, so he declared an invasion on Nexus Labs, in order to find the cyborg and kill him.

Prior to his official discharge, Tr!dok3n is gifted with a pair of shoes that can glow with every step, and an energy band that measured his energy, courtesy of Dr. Plotts and Lawrence. On the way to meet Dr. Acewood for his release from Nexus Labs, Zeeko's masked police intruded through windows and other pathways, all to seek Nexus' latest cyborg creation. During his first encounter with Zeeko, Tr!dok3n had met Dr. Plotts' stepdaughter, Shannon, who happened to attend the exhibition days ago. After a successful fight with Zeeko's minions, Tr!dok3n was officially discharged.

One of Igor Arganto's hacktivist members, Jerome Ertik, had left Atarom to find a new start in his life. After his encounter with Sladerik from a long drive, he was then approached by Abby, an employee who works with Zeeko. Right then and there, Jerome was offered a position to program robots to intimidate the anti-Zeeko crowd. At the same time, Florence was introduced to a robot resembling a gorilla that can fire radioactive missiles at its targets. Mr. Kyle, Zeeko's renowned scientist, christens the robot as **ARGN-1**, or Aggressive Radioactive Great Neurobot.

Using forbidden currency given by Dr. Plotts, Tr!dok3n modified his get-up with a striped hoodie jacket to compliment his dragon shirt from Coach Ige. While seeking a new home, he met a man named Keith, who believed that Zeeko is simply doing their job, and nobody should be fighting back. In spite of disagreements, Tr!dok3n decided to settle in Keith's home until he could find himself a job. He was then offered by Shannon to hang out at a skate park, where he gets into a fight with bullies. This fight ended with Z-Ro's arrival, with Florence's intent via the latter's watch to berate Tr!dok3n for his luck in becoming a cyborg. Eventually, ARGN-1 had been dispatched, scaring everybody in the skate park. Arriving at the scene, Tr!dok3n attempted to save some victims in a building wrecked by Zeeko's gorilla robot.

Waking into an office owned by Keith, Tr!dok3n felt the need to apologize for meddling with Zeeko's intentions. However, Keith decided he was in the wrong after he himself was nearly killed by Zeeko's police for secretly questioning their motives. He personally resolved by encouraging the shuriken-bearing cyborg to allow others to help him, whatever goal he has in mind. Tr!dok3n also exchanged his feelings about life with Shannon, whom he hung out with at a mall. On a visit to a public restroom, Tr!dok3n encountered Sladerik, who decided to reject his task of killing him so he could help fight Zeeko. Using Nexus Labs' new upgrade on Tr!dok3n's energy band, the cyborg can interact with Shannon and other with a Nexcom communication application. In this way, Tr!dok3n can be alerted for Zeeko's whereabouts and monthly check-ups. Tr!dok3n gets into a fight with Zeeko's henchmen, then was aided by Sladerik. Once he spotted ARGN-1, the shuriken cyborg pursued another battle. This fight led to a nearby water tower, which successfully killed the Zeeko Robot. At the headquarters, Jerome learned the robot's DNA and chip implant belonged to Igor Arganto, who pleaded to be destroyed from Zeeko's control.

Since that fight with a Zeeko robot, Tr!dok3n was asked to return to Nexus Labs for a final physical tune-up. He leaves Keith's home in good terms, believing he can get by with potential enemies as a cyborg.

## Other Facts

* This saga describes Tr!dok3n's first days after he was killed years ago.
* This is the first saga of the entire series.
* A chapter in this saga hints the first appearance of a new character who can shapeshift into anyone he desired. He makes his official appearance in the second saga.