The Virus Part 4
Posted By: monitor101<wasup1989@hotmail.com>
Date: 3 June 2003, 6:17 AM
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(UNSC Dropship Vector 12 en route to UNSC cruiser Gladiator orbitng New Bisson 11, 0945 hours)
Containment
Holmes stared in a mixture of disgust and fear at the pool of liquid that was once Hennings. Taylor sat next staring down at his former comrade sobbing. Wilkes stared eyes wide open. The seven Marines stared in silence besides Taylors sobbs, too dumbfound to realize what had just happened. The only on who knew the truth was Johnson who fought back a smile.
"Sir what the hell's goin on back there?" the pilot asked looking back behind his shoulder.
"Get captain Dallas on the horn ASAP," Holmes broke the silence.
"Pilot tell the captain that he should contact the ONI Biological Weapons division," Johnson said.
"What are you saying that he died from a disease?" Holmes looked at him.
"No sir I'm saying that he died from a virus and a highly deadly one at that."
"UNSC Gladiator this is Vector 12 we have a situation on borde tell captain Dallas that a Marine died from a...virus and that he needs to contact the...one moment what is it called?" the pilot said.
"ONI Biological weapons division," Johnson hollered over the rush of the engines.
"Tell him he needs to contact the ONI Biological Weapons division-"
"Tell them that we have a hot patient on borde," Johnson cut him off.
"Tell him to tell them that we have a hot patient on borde...right..dunno ok will do over and out."
"Sir we need to stay in the air captain's orders," the pilot said.
"Alright" Holmes replied.
The Marines and the two pilots stayed in silence for one hour but the pilot periodically called and asked how long it was going to take.
"This is Dr. Kenneth Webber of the ONI Bioweapons division you are to land at docking bay C pad 7 from their your Pelican will be icolated and all men will wait until futher instructions over and out," a voice said over the Pelican's com link.
The pilot tried to argue but the Dr. killed the link. The Pelican docked.
Holmes looked out through the cockpits view port. The entire docking bay and landing pad was covered with plastic bubble coverings. Several men in what looked like space suits were about with mops, vacums, and hundreds of containers of bleach.
When the Pelican docked the troop bay door pened and several people flooded in with hoses that sprayed bleach instead of water. The people holding the hoses unleashed a shower of bleach on the troop bay. The Marines all blocked their eyes. When the bleach stopped the Marines were hustled out of the Pelican and they were told to strip. They did so and their armor and clothing was incinarated. They were given thin paper t-shirts and pants then latex jumpsuits. They Marines had no say in what was going on because it was all happening so quickly. The ONI spooks immediatly gave the HEPA suits or "space suits". HEPA stands for High-efficiency particle-arrestor filter. THe HEPA suit used a filter that sucked in air and trapped biological particles in the air and purified the air in the suit. The space suits were fitted on and then the were sprayed with bleach from head to toe.
The Pelican was soaked in bleach and scrubbed over and over. The remains of Hennings were picked up off the ground and double body bagged. He disappared in the tangle of endless bubble hallways
"Sir did any of your men make contact of Corporal Hennings?" an ONI spook asked Holmes.
"Yah Taylor did," johnson butted in pointing to Taylor who just stood there.
"Right sir lets go," the spook said. With out waiting for an answer he and four others made Taylor walk with them towards a bubble hallway and out of sight.
"Where the hell are you taking him?" Holmes demanded to another spook who was saw the whole thing.
"To be icolated and sir please don't make contact with over people," the man siad.
"Okay but tell me one thing what thehell is all this shit?" Holmes demanded again.
The spook took no notice and walked away. Holmes was furious when two men came up to him. One was holding another HEPA suit that was covered with a plastic seal.
"Sergeant Holmes I'm Dr. Webber I'm a pathologist and this is Dr. Brooks he's a molecular biologist we're the heads of this ONI operation," the man on the right said.
"Yah hi ya mind telling me what the hell is going on?" Holmes shot a menacing look at Webber.
"No time to explain sir you'll here all about in the captain's debriefing sir please follow us."
Holmes said nothing and moioned for him to lead the way. The three men left the scene and Holmes left his men. He quickly changed into the other suit and discarded his other one which was incinarated as well as his paper clothing (he was supplied with new ones). He stood in the bubble corridor in front of the captain's quarters, ready to learn the truth.
To Be Continued...
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