Sci-Fi

I don't really read science-fiction, I enjoy the TV shows like Star Trek, Stargate, Firefly, not so much Battlestar Galactica but I won't get into that.  For me, sci-fi has always been about aliens, spaceships and space battles.  I really can't say where this dream came from but, at the time, I had been considering what to write for a sci-fi story even though I didn't know where to start.

The world is heavily controlled by the government, all major cities have security checkpoints for entry and exit, to the extent that they feel more like prisons.  The rest of the world is more of a wasteland, you can live there but conditions are harsh.  The government, in an effort to further solidify its control, creates the Warlock program, the purpose of which was to create super soldiers: faster, stronger, more intelligent.  The program fails, the test subjects either ended up dead or insane, so the government has them all eradicated and shuts the program down.


In to one of the cities come a man and a young boy.  The man has no memory beyond waking up in the wasteland and eventually meeting the boy.  His only clues to his past are the strange metal wristband welded to his arm and the strong desire to protect the boy from harm.  The boy is something of an unknown, there doesn't appear to be anything special about him and yet the man feels compelled to stay by his side and look out for him.


They are not long in the city when they come under attack from a sniper.  The man's wristband lights up, instinctively warning him and allowing him to avoid being shot.  It soon becomes apparent to them that their attacker is a Warlock and so they now have to try and escape from his pursuit and avoid the government, who are eager to clear up their mess and any witnesses.


So no aliens and no spaceships but still plenty to work with.  There is the origins of the man, his wristband, what his link with the boy is and, most importantly, what does the Warlock want with them?  I have thought about it a bit and developed a few ideas but, at the moment, would rather work in genres I am more familiar with.  Still, it's always good to have other ideas floating around.