Infected

Chapter 4

"AAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"

It was maybe 7:57 when everyone was jerked awake by the loud noise coming from one of the bunks. Xia, Mikayla, Tristan, Leo, and a few scientist including Dr. Kuznetsov ran towards the bed where Gage spent the night. Everything looked fine, but upon closer inspection they saw that the arm Gage was holding yesterday seemed to have some type of... Jet black "armor" to it. It covered his whole right arm and a small part of his back, it looked like some type of armor encased his hand, and it was stiff and immobile as if it was in a cast. Dr. Kuznetsov looked at it and then proceeded to look at Leo and Mikayla.

"Hmm... fascinating", The doctor exclaimed, "It seems like your body has learned how to co-exist with the Infection."

"So will we by affected as well?" Tristan asked a little freaked out about what was happening.

"No, not to O negative types", Dr. Kuznetsov explained, "just to AB negative people, but it'll vary depending on the individual's genes. The drug modifies the Infection in people with O negative blood, while people with AB negative blood will turn their completely wipe the Infection from your bodies or... in Gage's case force the Infection to co-exist with one's body, binding to what they can to sustain it's life."

"So will I ever use my arm again?" Gage asked still in shock.

"In time you will, but right now you should just rest and let your body and the Infection acquaint themselves to each other. As for everyone else... go get something to eat, so you can start your day."

With a sigh Gage laid back down in bed hoping that this nightmare would be over sooner than later, while everyone else went to go get some food. He couldn't believe his luck!!! He had an useless arm and all he could do was rest, that really put a brake on his plans for anything. 




"It could be worse I guess", Gage stated aloud under his breath, "all I can do now is rest and hope for the best."

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Everyone ate silently as they thought about Gage's condition. Well actually Mikayla and Leo worried more than Tristan and Xia did, but it never made the topic of having that "stuff" on them any better. Even though gloom and uncertainty loomed over the table, Mikayla wondered about the sudden voices in her head. She wanted to tell Xia about them, but she didn't want to scare her friend any more than she was.



As they all ate, Leo decided to break the silence. "So, what now?"

"No one knows except for the fact we're gonna be "observed", Xia explained.

"Yeah seems bloody weird to me", Tristan replied, "but they do what they need to make sure we don't turn." 



"And they're gonna train us for something", Mikayla explained softly, " I heard them talk about that."

All four of the teens looked at Mikayla, bewildered at what she just said. Before yesterday they were all sure, last time they checked, she couldn't speak a lick of any foreign language.

"How the hell did you do that Mikky", Xia asked flabbergasted, "You've never spoke Russian, let alone another language in front of me!"