Bloody Mary - An Epidemic (Book 1 of the "Bloody Mary" Series) #Wattys2014

Chapter 24

July 23 2030

[Angela's P.O.V]

Today is the day that we would be taking a small airplane out to scout the area and see if the cure is working. If it is, good, if not, that's not good.

After a quick breakfast, and the hi-def cameras were placed on the belly, and underside of the wings, we boarded the small single-prop airplane.

It was a lot smaller than the plane we used yesterday, but it was more comfortable with leather upholstery, cup-holders, and carpeting. Ted, David, and I took our seats and strapped in. David hadn't gone yesterday because he was feeling ill. Now today he was here, and he said that he was feeling a lot better than he had yesterday.

The captain who was flying the plane yesterday was flying this one today. Dr. Noah was also up front in the cockpit because he actually had an Aviator's License. He could help fly this plane with the captain.

Shortly after taking our seats, the single-prop coughed to life, and we were on our way to the runway. A quick pause, and then the plane started accelerated forward; much more slowly than yesterday's jet. The nose pitched upwards and we were in the air.

We were scouting the area and watching the live feed from the cameras to see what was happening close to the ground. Currently though, we were flying over farm land so there wasn't much action.

As we got closer to cities and roadways we could still see blood coating the ground. There were many cars that were randomly positioned on the roadways, and a few people walking aimlessly. The cameras zoomed in and we could see that their clothes were soaked in blood. That didn't tell us though if the cure had worked.

As we neared the city of Rotterdam there were rivers that had a slight tint of red. Now we know that the rivers are polluted with human blood. The animals might have the disease too. I wonder if the researchers have taken that into account and have done testing on it.

I walked to the front of the airplane and peeked my head into the cockpit. "Dr. Noah, if humans' blood is getting into the rivers, will the animals get the disease?"

He looked at me, and said, "We've tested the animals and found that they can get the disease, and it's not hard for them to contract the disease. With this cure, it's also safe for use on animals. They should be cured from the disease if they come in contact with the cure."

I smiled, "Okay, thank you. It's bad enough that the majority of the human population has the disease, but it's even worse if the animals contract the disease. It's nice to know that the cure can also work on the animals."

"Yes, it is. Now please go take a seat. We'll be getting lower to the ground than we are now." Dr. Noah informed.

I walked back to my seat and strapped on my seat-belt. "Ted, as it turns out the animals can get the disease, but with the cure it's also safe for them. So technically we're curing everything on the earth."

He had a small smile on his face. "That's good. Not the part about getting the disease, but being able to be cured."

I smiled back. "Yes, it is."

The plane dipped lower to the ground and we were just skimming over the tops of some of the lower buildings. There were people walking down the sidewalks, which were still stained with blood. There hasn't been a rain shower since we got here, and judging by how much blood we saw in North Carolina alone, it'll be a while till the rain washes away all the blood.

The people looked civilized for once. They weren't bloody, and their clothing looked fresh and new. A few cars drove slowly down the bloody road, probably inspecting the bloody city of Rotterdam.