it's the spring of December 2021, before the apocalypse began. as ellie arrived at this so called 'safe zone.' she's sitting on her school bus, not really unfazed. she looks at the bus window.... all she sees is demonstration, deaths.... Ellie: sigh. she then listens to her casete tape. As she saw people getting mutilated by the U.S army.... during this time ellie is 12. she arrives at her 'school'