[ WP ] Mankind has succesfully deleted every trace of the year 2016 . You , a historian in the year 2416 begin to wonder why there are no records of the year 2016 ever happening . When you begin to investigate , what you uncover , sends chills down your spine .

Hands stretched over the laptop and heart pounding, I initiate contact. 
 
 All my searching, all my questioning, was coming to a head; I had found one of the few people still alive from the year-that-never-was and convinced them to talk to me over Anonynet. Yet, somehow, a niggling feeling in my gut told me that no mystery this large would, or even could, have a clear cut answer. Before I can descend too deep into thought, a message springs onto the screen; `` hello''. I type a greeting back, careful not to reveal my identity; regardless of how secure Anonynet was, there was always the possibility of a routine packet check uncovering my interest in 2016. I hit send and, seemingly instantly, a message shoots back- `` I do n't have long... they suppressed it'' 
 
 I at first wonder what he means, before the realisation hits me. 
 
 `` the whole year?'' 
 
 Seconds tick over, yet I could have sworn an eternity had passed me by before his answer comes up; `` yes'' 
 
 I brush my chin and adjust my glasses as I receive another message. `` they burned every book from that year. Deleted all web pages and data created from January 1st at 12AM to December 31st at 12AM. Swore us to secrecy'' 
 
 My brow furrows. `` What happened? Why?'' 
 
 `` I'm not certain, I was just ten. But some people... some people were n't around afterwards. And others acted differently.'' 
 
 Differently enough that the world would overwhelmingly vote in favour of the Unified Earth Government becoming the sole governing force of Earth just five years later? I'd buy it. 
 
 I wait a few minutes before realising that the other end has stopped responding and shut the laptop lid. I start to stand up before freezing in place entirely. A tingle runs up my spine; I'm being watched. A grating metal voice echoes out of the black; a Watcher drone. They know. `` CITIZEN. YOU HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF EXTRAHISTORICAL ENQUIRY PERTAINING TO YEAR 2016. SENTENCE: RE-EDUCATION. ANY ATTEMPT TO RESIST WILL BE MET WITH LETHAL FORCE.'' 
 
 With heaviness in my heart I raise my hands above my head and accept the handcuffs applied to me by the drone.
