In the dense, primal forests of Earth, nestled beneath the verdant canopy, a peculiar phenomenon was unfolding. It was the year 300,000 BC, and something was about to happen that would change the course of life on this planet.

A group of visiting extraterrestrial beings had descended from the stars and made their way to the smartest animals on the planet, chimpanzees. With a gentle touch, they administered a mysterious drug to Robert and his fellow chimps. This elixir gave them immense thinking powers, unrivaled by any creature on Earth. However, since it did not modify their genes, these powers would last for just one generation and would not pass on to their offspring. Aside from the elixir, the aliens also gave them a bioengineering fabricator. The fabricator allowed them to manipulate DNA and create any creature they could dream of.

The group of elevated chimps, now possessing increased intellect, convened in the heart of the jungle. Despite the increased brain function, they still wanted things that they wanted before, and could not imagine things too far beyond their former capability. They pondered over the patterns of plant growth, believing that there might be hidden secrets waiting to be uncovered. They understood that a higher level intelligence might be able to understand and harness these patterns, they could secure a steady source of food for themselves. In their newfound wisdom, they debated creating a new species, one with the capability to unlock the secrets of what we would call agriculture and thus food abundance for all chimps.

Two factions began to form, one sought to create the higher intelligence species, hoping that they would create a better world for the chimps, led by George. Another group, led by Robert cautioned that a higher intelligence might want things that chimps don’t understand, they might have interests that are not alined with chimp-kind. They at lease agreed that the new super intelligent beings would be called humans.

George, the chimp who did not believe that humans would choose to do anything destructive reasoned that “Humans and chimps would share the same goals, humans would be able to create food abundance through their superior intellect. They would be able to produce so much food, they would not possibly be able to consume all of it, and thus share it with the chimps”

"You see," Robert began, his eyes stared thought...

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