“Science fiction is something that could happen - but usually you wouldn't want it to. Fantasy is something that couldn't happen - though often you only wish that it could.”
— Arthur C. Clarke
Story so far from "Operation Chimera":
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
a local, Boyd Brooks, sights a falling meteorite and follows it to its crash site.
The crash site reveals the meteorite was a Space Capsule from Soviet Union era.
Brooks loaded it onto his truck and brought it back to his garage in his salvage yard.
But that was the beginning of the nightmare.
Three days later, Truth or Consequences is under quarantine.
Several members of its populace are dying from a mysterious virus. Boyd later shows up at the Sierra County Hospital, his body covered in red spikes, and eyes now turned red.
It was revealed he was sought to sell the capsule by posting it online but unknowingly became the first to be infected by the parasite.
It was at this time that those infected by the parasite began to be known as "Roaches".
A week later, the parasite infected the majority of the town's population though government officials were able to successfully contain it for the time being. At the same time, Rainbow Operator Eliza "Ash" Cohen arrives at the now ravaged town, the National Guard holding position against the virus. After assessing the situation, she asks Director of Team RAINBOW Dr. Harishva "Harry" Pandey codenamed "Six" to allow Team Rainbow to engage the threat and requests additional support from other Operators to assist in controlling the pandemic.
Rainbow was later ordered to enter the town to help prevent the government from using a nuclear weapon to stop the parasite.
While Rainbow was unable to stop the town's destruction, they were able to rescue Dr. Ellen Mackintosh who had been working on a possible cure after taking blood samples from Boyd.
