“How many come in the helicopter?”
“Almost are always three plus the pilot. Anyway, it’s almost impossible to sign this site, so we skipped the step of commu- nicating. As I said before, they arrive, dismount the load and are given a report specifying the supposed evolution of the work we do here.”
“Who is the person responsible for handing the report?”
“Here no one is boss, but the person who gave them the docu- ments signed was the lady we buried at the bottom.” He paused. “When I give the news of the cure, they forget everything.”
“Colin, concentrate! It is not the cure, supposedly immunity is not infected. The capsule represents acquired resistance against the infectious agent Z airborne viruses.”
“Got damn! I cannot believe it! We are about to silence the world turn off their lights, to stop all human activity!”
“Are you sorry?”
“No kidding. Your arrival here is the best thing that ever ha- ppened to me in life.”
“Perfect. Tell everyone approaching. It’s time to give final
instructions.”
Colin raised his voice asking pharmaceutical chemists to be lo- cated in front of it. Finally, they would come out of doubt about their destinations.
“As everyone knows, at any time the helicopter will arrive with supplies of toiletries and food. I have not spent one more bullet is because they acted in the right way. I do not care if at this point believe that the idea of global pollution is successful or not. I do not want allies, except Colin, who will go with me next to the shipment. For the effort and behavior not only I spare their lives, but they remain on the list of survival. They are privileged to not consume the capsule Z. Any attempt to contact will be null. For now, they come into the cubicles that were assigned to them, and Daylet will be responsible for opening the doors when the heli- copter is in the air.”
“Why Daylet?” He asked one of them.
“That I would answer herself. Again, when the helicopter has taken off. Any stupidity will be answered with a shot or a click on my watch. Is that clear?”
The black bangs girl was the first to answer yes, and within minutes, each of them was locked, as usual. Daylet magnetic keys kept in his pockets, took a deep breath and asked without camou- flaging trouble;
“What will happen to me?”
“It is a pity. So young and handsome.” Rachel scoffed.
“It was easier when you pointed with the gun. Now you go and do not know if I’m infected or forgive me as you did with others.”
“I do not know, kid. But you already imagine how your face
would look with pale eyes behind those huge glasses? I am loo- king for red bangs on your wrist.”
Daylet began to mourn.
“And okay, Rachel. No more torture.” Colin interjected.
Propellers sound was heard overhead, and Rachel leaned out
to confirm whether it was the air transport.
“Hey listen! You take to survive, okay?” Colin said her friend.
She approached and hugged him tight, and the wealthy chin on his shoulder, he said:
“You’re a jerk, you know?” “I know. Take care.”
They hugged again as if there is some pending between them.
Then they separated, and Colin, as a precaution, took him
three cylinders with gas content sleeping zombies
The helicopter touched down, and then, one of the soldiers asked what were those boxes. Colin replied that it was the drug that made them immune to the virus.
“Seriously? Already you have ready the medicine?” “Yes, “replied without showing nerves.
“What about the report?” He asked the very serious military.
In that, Rachel became visible and after the question was speechless.
Suddenly the military burst into laughter and said he was joking. Who needed a report when they had the cure? He climbed into the helicopter and shouted:
“Hey, guys, these geniuses damn they succeeded!
From inside the device holding heard. They immediately noti- fied the president and this, in turn, got in touch with Frank. It was time to return to Washington.
Colin helped dismantle the food, and instead settled boxes.
“Wait. I do not recognize this one woman.”
“You are kidding? You really do not recognize this woman?” “Do not.” The military remained serious with his eye on her. “Is my girlfriend!” Colin said patting him on the back to
Rachel.
The man laughed again, but I doubt assailed again.
“And the others? It is rare that they are not all here to celebrate the news.”
“Let’s talk clearly.” said Daylet. “Capsules represent the im- munity Z virus in any of its forms, but we say it is to prevent contamination by air. No hesitate to consume. The same com- pound we are developing as a vaccine to convince people that in case of infection fluid exchange not run the risk of becoming. It will go on sale in a few months, forcing governments to buy the same product, but with gold label. It is the only way to repair our economy and escape being the most indebted country in the world.
They were impressed. She smiled and raised her eyebrows at Rachel. He not only spared a difficult question, but it was so con- vincing that even saw the vaccine in their ideas. The intention of Daylet was saved at the last minute, so I smiled again and stared at the clock.
“Well my mother told me to study medicine! And I told him that not for all the money in the world would be near a corpse. Look now! I’m not rich and I am surrounded by dead.”
Everyone laughed.
For Rachel, was the moment of greatest pressure and, somehow, was grateful. They boarded air transport, and ordered a piece of paper and something to write with. He wrote a few words and put his watch in the note. The helicopter lifted into the air. Rachel looked out and saw the girl with tousled bangs by the
force of the propellers. He waved and threw the package. Daylet went to pick it up immediately; The message read:
«The virus load put it in your mind; what you inject into the neck was water. »
“Goddamn bitch... in danger of extinction she said with a re- lieved smile rubbing his neck.”
Few seconds he was imagining his destination if Rachel really had injected the virus. Then he looked up, but it did not define military helicopter detail against the afternoon sun.
Chapter 13. The bullet that killed the world.
After several hours of flight, the helicopter requested permis- sion to land within the gardens of the White House. The president himself was looking forward to the immune product. They were the first to lose Rachel and Colin. At the ceremony, the president and his bodyguards snapped a military salute as the first lady pa- tted praise with a beautiful smile on her lips. President lowered the greeting and told them to show him the contents. It was stunned when observed capsules. He could not help smiled satisfaction and passing the view for each of those present. He made a stop at Rachel and frowned.
“Doctor Hayes! What a surprise to have you here!”
“You know, sir, the best work with the best,” she said preten- ding at all costs.
At that moment, he ran up the president’s daughter. He gra- bbed her leg to head back to look good in the eyes. Fear in his eyes because running times reflected. The father gave him a smile of those that mean that eventually everything would go well.
My daughter has suffered panic of the undead. It is no secret that we have prepared a bunker, but every morning when I told my little girl that would go with her mom to a safe place, she insisted on keeping us together. I felt frustrated, finished useless. Who would guess, the United States sunk the dawn of my presi- dency? But, at last we have the solution to this disaster.
“Be swallowed with water?”
“It’s recommended you, sir,” said Colin.
One minute, one of his men returned with a pack of water
bottles. The president took one of the
capsules, and first lady charged the girl in his arms. The father brought the drug to the mouth, but, at that time, Colin stepped forward and held hands with the president ... ice cream, mainly Rachel remained. They spent endless seconds in this gesture that left everyone speechless. One of the bodyguards reacted immediately and grabbed the gun without removing it from the case. Rachel’s heartbeat reverbe- rated so loudly that exploded as air balls in his throat.
“Sorry, sir, but the drug has not been tested in children.”
The president shook his head indicating aside follow him to discuss his reaction. Once inside the office, the president said the capsule between the thumb and forefinger. He watched as one discovers that hypothetical high-energy charged particle before the Big Bang.
“I imagine that you have proof that this works, right?”
“Exactly, Mr. President. As understood, the situation is ex- treme. Effectiveness indices completed successfully markers on our computers. We streamline the phases to the point of testing the drug in ourselves. Our team is witnessing effectiveness. We did the right job. We experience with the virus exposed in the environment. Nobody died, nobody was transformed, no one fell asleep. But when happening so fast we skipped standards neces- sary in the development of a new drug, and one of them is to monitor possible adverse reactions in children,” justified Colin enlarging the lie.
“We have two options, and the two I prefer the second. We can spend weeks gathering three hundred children and subjecting them to drug tests following the procedure to the letter, or fully trust his work, and we end this nightmare immediately.”
“Let’s end this immediately,” interjected Rachel. “I’m sure that there are not fifty children in the state. In addition, the monitoring provisions take months. And we have that time.”
That said, the president’s family took the capsule polluted be- fore the eyes of Rachel and Colin.
“Well, now we must ensure that the drug is distributed by the world ‘he assured her president.”
“But airports are closed,” spoke first lady.
“We have naval airports,” said the president with a smile. That’s right! We have the best aircraft in the world!”
They took up the matter, and in a matter of minutes, the Pre- sident of the United States of America outlined a plan by the Secretary of Defense to carry out the mission of transporting the capsule Z to every corner of the planet. Such a plan was an- nounced to the UN. A spokesman for the White House issued a statement in direct transmission and in all directions. Finally, they had manufactured and ready for export the drug that made them immune to the virus Z. Humanity paralyzed. World TVs conveyed the message of salvation. The communiqué also announced that in two hours would air the president with a speech and would be released the leading minds who had achieved such a feat.
It came the moment of truth. The time was necessary to set the conditions and prepare equipment. The privileged group of reporters and technicians were ready to broadcast live the most important event of all time. Each inhabitant was awaiting the start. The set was prepared in the same garden where the heli- copter had landed with the drug, and that was symbolic.
Rachel motioned for Colin to follow her. He asked for the bathroom, and the first lady indicated the way. The distinguished retired woman, Rachel went into the bathroom and filled with rage. Colin knew he did not expect anything good. He took a deep breath and when she went to the ladies’ room, the first thing he saw was crashing Rachel’s hand in his face. The blow came at full speed, and so hard that the impact sounded like a wet hammer.
“You’re stupid? It had to have been killed since you came to the laboratory Daylet cigarettes! But I can do now. What do you say?”
“Forgive me, Rachel, is that imagined that girl turned into one of those things and I could not stand.”
“Imagined? To her? The daughter of a madman who mani- pulates us at will and there are hundreds like him. Because of the hierarchy the world sucks. Since the Earth began to split, humans raised their inequities and began to kill each other. How much more will be expected to clean the scourge? It’s now or never. Man has to be exterminated.”
“And we?”
“There’s an us, bastard! Every time I close my eyes and see how you beat to put up his hand to the president, I want to kill you. I thought I could trust you.”
“Love, if you can trust me. I do not know; it was a boost.”
“A momentum ended with everything I desire. You put my life
at risk. You really have never seen a zombie?”
“I’ve never seen one up close. We have long been locked up in that laboratory.”
“Noticeable. Well, let me tell you that the streets are full of children’s shoes. Abandoned car, empty houses and human corpses to the bone. There is no turning back.”
“Listen, I’ll do whatever. You ask.”
“I greedily, Colin. I greedily as did Donovan when he tried to disconnect my daughter; as did Miller when he gave me back; as you did when he grabbed the hand of the president. They’re all imbeciles.”
“Excuse me, Rachel. It was a boost. She’s an innocent girl, God!”
“My daughter was also an innocent girl!” screamed.
“What I have to do to regain your trust? We are in this toge- ther, and I want to go all the way.”
“For now, concentrate on what you say in the speech. Focus on the technical part and remind them that the drug will be sold, it will help with credibility. People today suspicious of things given away. I manage to convince everyone that the capsule is salvation.”
Different chains, the event was about to be brought to all countries and in all languages. Otherwise things would be orga- nized more formal way, but in the case of the shield that pre- vented the virus kill you and then bring death, made no sense to take the issue further. In addition, the Americans were in the red. There were few places with electricity. Solar panels, covered by dust, not working, and wind energy had been paralyzed for lack of spare parts. He had to accept that the owners of the streets were zombies.
For the first time in the history of modern man no matter how you wore, you wore brand, model and year of what was the car. No matter if you were an entrepreneur or beggar. Face of virus you back after a lapse of death was the same for everyone. The same eyes colorless, smeared bodies feces, urine and blood, with a detached piece of rotten meat and clothing. The virus broke with social classes and by destination or chance, devoured the over- night to the first power of the world.
The awaited moment came when the president made an appea- rance and the microphone, spoke these words:
“A few years ago-when people were dying slowly, and treat- ments accounted the most valuable of all-time high costs, a woman, presented the ultimate cure HIV, AIDS. Today, in a world where the undead have taken over our streets, have separated fa- milies, have turned this nation into a stinking nightmare, and not have an immediate response, the virus caused the almost total disappearance of our people forcing us to survive with the li- ghts off, fear nailed guts and faith in the hearts absent; He has returned to say enough is enough death, enough of blood and horror. Today, that same woman adds to the success of a team of professional chemists who do not rest until they get immunity. We offer our condolences and joined the pain of those who lost loved ones. Even for those isolated cases outside our country. The world lives in fear of being wiped out by the plague. But that fear
ends today. Finally, we have the formula that prevents still reason we enjoy and can articulate words without shuffling, live in a new era of salvation against the worst human catastrophe ever lived. Ladies and gentlemen then present to a woman who already saved us once, committed to lifelong medical doctor, responsible for our children safe, which will, again, of this country one economic, political and social power, without the virus to wipe off the face of the earth to people of other nations as it did with the United States. Without further ado, I give you the brilliant Dr. Rachel Hayes.”
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t was not by chance that people on the planet shook with applause. The transmission came every person against a device capable of receiving audiovisual signal. The world was paralyzed waiting.
While the speech was happening, the military deployed five aircraft carriers in order to serve as a naval airport. The leaders of all countries signed the agreement electronic monitored from the White House. The procedure was strict, without the risk of having to set foot in the United States. The protocol developed by Defense Secretary was the fastest and effective. The planes of different nations would come, would collect the package and would return to their country of origin.
To expedite the process, delivery would be by continents. The order of the aircraft was distributed as follows:
The first was identified by yellow lines and representing the Asian continent. The town where I would land would be Shanghai, China. From there, the government would be responsible for dis- tributing the packages. Because of the density of population and land area, it was agreed that this was the first aircraft to carry the capsules to over 4.46 billion people.
The second aircraft would receive the ship that arrived from Africa, and identified to be in the naval line number two blue stripes. The return would be in Lagos, Nigeria, and was supplied with 1196000000 capsules Z.
The third was identified with white lines and represented Oce- ania. It was a long way to bringing you the drug at its 40 million populations. His destination was landing around Sydney, Australia.
The number four aircraft carriers identified as red lines and would be back in Moscow, Russia, with more than 744 million carriers of the virus capsules for the European continent.
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