Samantha's POV

Samantha was pinned to the ground, screaming her head off. She watched as two large robotic dogs escorted her parents away. They were built like doberman dogs yet they were mechanical and were programmed by the government to keep order in the poverty stricken city dwellers in world's population had almost been entirely wiped out by a plague-like disease. Since the population was dwindling, the government had to control the people more strictly.

Now the earth was mostly a barren wasteland and a single country remained. It is controlled by the government using an interesting method. They use dogs as a sort of police force. Some are full dog, others modified with machine parts, and some are even fully mechanical. Man's best friend is being used against them. Dogs are ripped from their owners and sent to camps where they are trained to control and intimidate people.

Samantha watched as her parents were guided away from her. The dog pinning her to the ground had forced her to stop screaming by placing a metallic paw on her throat. "Citizens 306 and 357 are being transferred to the criminal housing unit because of the violation of code 46, stealing. They stole bread from the government food unit. Citizen 643, Samantha, is to be sent to Canine Camp A4 to be employed as a caretaker for dogs and housed in the camp since status is now orphaned." The lead robotic dog said in a gravelly automated voice.

Samantha struggled but soon two more dogs appeared, one was a half mechanical boxer and the other was a beagle mix with a single robotic paw. The full robotic doberman like dog released his grip on her and stepped off of her, letting her stand. The dogs surrounded her and began to walk forwards, forcing her to walk. She began to move but looked desperately down at the beagle, who was almost full dog. "Hey! You haven't been programmed, so you still have empathy. Can you help me out here?!"she said.

The beagle kept his gaze forward and said in a monotone voice, "No. I enforce the law. The law states that orphaned kids must be given a government job and housed in a government facility."

"My parents aren't dead, so I'm not an orphan. And I'm a teenager, not a kid!" Samantha replied.

The dogs resorted to ignoring her. After about a half hour of silently walking, they arrived at the towering iron gate of the Canine Camp A4. The gate connected to a chain link barbed wire topped fence that encircled the whole facility. Multiple buildings dotted the enclosed area and a variety of dogs milled around the doberman robot walked over to a scanner that scanned his red glassy eyes. He stepped back and the gate swung open, allowing the group to enter the area and then the building.

The building was pure white and lined with chrome. On the inside, the walls were plain white and the room smelled sterile and the air was unmoving. A man stood behind a desk in the front room. He saw the group and said, "She is to be housed in section 6 to take care of the section 6 canines."

The lead robotic dog nodded and led Samantha onwards. The three canines led her to section 6, which was as bland as the rest of the place. They escorted her to a room that was sealed off with a silver door that was marked with a number 6. The half mechanical boxer opened the door and nudged Samantha into it. "Get changed into your assigned clothes and prepare for training at 6 o'clock."the beagle said before shutting the door.

Samantha looked as the door was slowly shut. She caught a brief glimpse of sympathy in the beagle's eyes. She was then left alone when the door was sealed shut.

She turned around and surveyed the room. Like most, the walls were white. But the floor was a gray cement instead of the white tiled floors that were in the rest of the building. A small brown, dusty desk was located in the corner of the room. A cot and a dresser sat on the other side of the room.

Samantha found clothes in the dresser. There was only one variety of outfit and that was a pair of jeans and a plain black t shirt. She changed into the clothes and sat on the cot, head in her hands, feeling defeated. She had been captured by the government and her parents were in prison. Also, now she had to care for the dogs that would be taught to do the same thing that happened to her to other innocent civilians.

Just then, she heard a hiss and the door opened.

This story was inspired by an amazing you tube video called, Eighty Six.