Code: Z.E.R.O. - The Outbreak

Act 6 Ch. 2

The Reveal

"What do you mean you already know?" Garcia questions. We all look at Carlos. "Fools, I was the one who greenlit the project." "But these things are dangerous! Why would you ok this?" Jordon questions. "These things are a menace to society!" I jump in. "Don't you think I know that?" Carlos laughs, "I created these things to kill everybody on this miserable hunk of rock you call home!"

"What?!" We all stand in shock, except for Kevin, he looks a bit nervous. "And your friend there knew about it." Carlos points at Kevin with a sinister grin. "You knew about this?" Dom questions, sounding betrayed. "I... um..." Kevin stutters. "You what?" Garcia snaps and holds his machete to Kevin's neck, "You better start talking Doc." We all stare at Kevin with betrayal. He's sweating. "H-he made me do it!" Kevin stutters. "What do you mean he made you?" I question. "H-he took me from my family... and threatened to kill them i-if I didn't do what he said... He made me and the others create these... these monsters for his plan to over throw humanity... I'm sorry... but you got to believe me!" Kevin begs for our forgiveness. "Garcia," Jordon breaks the silence, "Drop the machete." Garcia complies. "T-thank you..." Kevin thanks us for our mercy.

"Aw, now isn't that sweet?" Carlos mocks, "Too bad I already... killed your family." Kevin drops to his knees and sobs. "You... You bastard!!!" He pulls out one of his laser pistols to shoot him, but he drops the gun and falls to the floor. "Kevin??" We turn to look and see a dart in his neck. They tranquilized him! Suddenly everybody else start dropping to the floor. Jordon, Garcia, Dom. I feel a sharp pain in my neck and start feeling dazed. "You won't... get... away... wi-" I drop. Everything starts becoming blurry. "Oh, I've already have." Darkness.

I feel myself starting to wake up. I can barely open my eyes. Everything's still blurry but I can kind of make out what's going on. "Just put them in the back, and make sure they're tied up! Put their weapons in the front!" I hear a voice. They sound muffled but I can make it out. I close my eyes for a second and suddenly I'm being dragged. I think... I open my eyes slightly and see some people putting things in a van. They look like people. I knock out once again.

I come back to reality once again, my head is throbbing. I still can't see. Suddenly, I'm getting picked up. Where are they taking me? They throw me onto a hard metal surface. Ow... I must me in the van now. I hear them slam the doors behind me. Everything still sounds muffled. I try to get up but I don't have the strength to. The darkness hits me once again.

I can feel my strength coming back. I try to get up, but fail. Somethings restricting me from moving. My eyes open slowly, and reality stops being blurry. I can see! "Ugh... what's going on?" I lift my head. "They've tied us up and locked us in this room." I hear a familiar voice. I look over, it's Jordon. "Yeah, they're keeping us in here to decide what to do with us..." I hear Kevin jump in. I look around, everyone's awake. "Glad you finally came to, sleeping beauty." Garcia jokes. "What are we gonna do?" I ask. "There's nothing to do, they took all of our weapons. We can't do anything..." Dom hangs his head.

"There's gotta be something we can do." I protest. "We need a plan." "Do you have any? Because I sure as hell don't." Garcia questions me. I try to think of one. "I've got nothing." I sit there and hang my head in defeat. My chin touches something on my vest, my syringes! "Guys! They didn't take my syringes!" I exclaim. "Really?!" Dom pops his head up with hope in his eyes. "Do you have any Agility left?" Kevin asks me, hoping I do. I take a look for green on my chest. My heart drops when I don't see the color I need. "I... don't..." "Fuck!" Garcia bangs his shoulder on the wall, bending a metal tile. It has a sharp edge. "Guys, I may not have the syringe, but I do have a plan."