Virus's End (A KP Story)

Chapter 7: The Sacred Tree

One week later...

John receives a message, detailing some personnel near the Garden have reported some disturbances with the local Plantix and Figs population.

John, seemingly knowing what has happened, rushes towards the Garden as soon as he can.

The facility seems to be disturbed, no signs of Plantix's ot Figs for the matter. Something has gone sour, but sure isnt a lemon or some junk food from Abble's Cafeteria.

LLDF Solider's POV:
"Hey! Stay back! Or we will use extreme force!"

Plantix's POV:
"Watch it there. Stepping into a predators territory shall make you think twice on the decisions you make."

The plantix hisses at the LLDF Solider, seemingly a Staff Sergeant judging by the rank.

John's POV:
"Hey! What's going on here?"

John's voice startled some LLDF recuits and some Figs's.

Staff Sergeant LLDF Solider's POV"
"Should have known HC will send you. So. What your going to do then? Sing them a lullaby to calm their nerves?"

The Staff Sergeant and some other soliders laugh at his remark. Some Plantix's being more angry about his words.

Figs's POV:
"Watch your to-"

Staff Sergeant LLDF Solider's POV:
"Spare me another of your Shakespearan quotes. Your cryptic words don't faze me."

John's POV:
"What's the matter at hand?"

Plantix's POV:
"Everything was fine till this one walked in with a axe!"

The Plantix points towards the Staff Sergeant, "Jamie" being on his label.

Staff Sergeant Jamie's POV:
"Look, I just needed some firewood, a couple of swings can't hurt, you know? You sound like a goddamn Climate Change Activist. Yet, Global Warming was the least of our concerns at the time Goo-Brain. "

John's POV:
"It was, till we fixed it. A Simple Ozone Projectile Electro-Magnetic Field in the Mariana's Trench was the easiest solution. We kept it secret so the Media can make some easy and big buck off the common people. "

Jamie seems shocked by this while the Gootraxians seem confused.

Staff Sergeant Jamie's POV:
"All the governments in the world kept it a secret?! You must be lying!"

Jamie prepares his Gorilla Arms Mk3 to hit John so hard that his upper torso will fly 5 feet, presumably.

John's POV:
"The CIA needed controversy. You wouldnt know since you were a little kid when your father told the stories. Pitiful actually. Your mind was just like everyone else, consumes whatever the Media offers. "

Jamie holds in his anger from John's words.

Staff Sergeant Jamie's POV:
"What about you? You seem unfazed about this information."

John's POV:
"Might as well say since Goverments and the CIA fell with the war. I was experimentally programmed on at Area 51. I was a former CIA Agent, the best that you would say without cybernetics. So they decided to bring me back to life. Tweaked a few things about me to make me better. Anyways, lets get to the matter at hand."

Staff Sergeant Jamie's POV:
"No.. it can't be... your lyi-"

John cuts him off.

John's POV:
"Stick your questions up with High Command and, do not cut or harm the tree. You will start another war on our hands if you do, and trust me, you'll easily fall with that fat ego you have ever since your dad vaporised into ash in the 1183rd deployment zone in the First Wave, and I'll know since I fought alongside him, did his duty better than you ever did, what a disgrace. "

Jamie realises that John is not to be messed with, he starts tearing up, crying about his dad and those insults that hit too close to home.

Jamie signals his hand to his squad to retreat back to the exit. Trying not to show his tears to everyone.

Plantix's POV:
"Dang. You scared him. I'm surprised that you know about our connection. "

John sees Jamie crying quietly as he walks past the Window, afraid to look up.

John's POV:
"Well I know that if the tree were to be harmed, you all will go berserk and attempt to kill every single human in sight. You guys were a menacing force in the Revolution. 1500 dead, 500 captured, but left 2500 infected and 1000 dead, a amazing feat. You guys dealt the most damage to HC. "

The Plantix gives a smug look, seemingly prideful of his kinds feats during the Revolution.

Plantix's POV:
"Yeah. Well thanks for your efforts! See ya!"

John smiles and waves goodbye to the Plantix's and Figs as he leaves to Abble Cafeteria.

'Can't their just be one problematic, humanity-ending drama once a month and not a once a week?'

John thought as the seemingly devoid hallways beamed with Plantix's and Figs chatting, dating and having fun with others and each other, the vision that the soliders died for during the Extraterrestrial War, a vision of a paradise, filled with peace and harmony everywhere.