The Virus Part 5
Posted By: monitor101<wasup1989@hotmail.com>
Date: 10 July 2003, 11:09 PM
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Author's note: Alright everyone the Virus is back in action. I'm sorry for the delay and for saying that I was going to leave fan fiction but now I'm back and kicking. For those of you who don't now the story so far I suggest going back and reading the other chapter's or email me and I will gladly give you the low down. Well I hope you enjoy you've never had a ride quit like this!
"We must not forget the real threat that Virus's pose to mankind. They could kill us all if there was to be an outbreak. If you sign that document that allows biological weapons to be used in war we would all die. If an outbreak were to occur then it would be the down fall of mankind. ICBM's and biological weapons are the two greatest threats of man kind and would make the Apocalypse a reality."
-Dr. Barry Heckler, during the UN biological weapons agreement conference, year 2260
"Mankind carry's within him the seeds of his own destruction"
-President Richard Nixon
Revealed
(UNSC cruiser Gladiator orbiting New Bisson 11, New Bisson galaxy, 0950 hours, 2550)
Holmes was increasingly uncomfortable in the space suit and scrunched up between the two guards armed with M6D pistols and Dr. Webber and Dr. Brooks. Holmes thought he was going to suffocate when breathing the artificial oxygen in the HEPA suit (acronym for High-Efficiency Particle-Arrestor filter, a suit that uses a filter that is mounted on the waist which sucks in air and traps biological virus particles thus purifying the air). The air was thick and dry. Holmes thought he was going to choke on his own lungs.
He looked around at the bubble coverings on every wall and people in HEPA suit walking past. "You guys did this all in an hour?" Holmes asked amazed.
No one answered they entered the Captain's quarters. Captain Dallas was sitting behind his desk looking at them. They were separated from the Captain by a plastic wall that was three inches thick that ran through the middle of the room.
"Now what the hell is going on here Sergeant you say you found a Virus and in response ONI sends 50 spooks from their Biological Weapons division and set up shop in under and hour? What the hell happened give he the details?" Dallas demanded.
Holmes nodded and began. He told them how they had found the dead Covenant body and how Henning had died and how Taylor had touched Henning and how Taylor was taken away to be put in isolation.
"Well sounds like the shit really hit the fan. Now doctors tell me what the hell is this Virus where does it come from and what does it do?" Dallas demanded.
"Yes sir the Virus Sergeant Holmes and his men found it known as Deforma virus (from the place the mutated strain was found on New Bisson 2) or Ebola X. Deforma is a mutated strain of Ebola. Ebola was first found about 500 years ago 200 years ago it was cured and it was thought that it would never be seen again and Ebola was lost out of knowledge for a long time until 20 years ago it popped up on New Bisson 2 in the Deforma river valley. All viruses and diseases are rare these days due to the dawn of super medicine hell the last strain of the cold was around 30 years ago and that was a deadly strain. But Ebola X is one of those rare diseases that have found a way around the age o super antibiotics and medicine. But how it can kill can be told by Dr. Brooks," Webber said.
"Captain Deforma is a very nasty and deadly killer. The strain that Sergeant Holmes found was thankfully only airborne for the first two minutes of after the host dies. But it can be transmitted by skin to skin contact and body fluid transfer. The strain they found is known as Ebola Deforma strain 3 (there are 6 known strains). Ebola Deforma is a mutated strain of Ebola and a flesh melting bacteria known as Deforma which can only be found on New Bisson. These two particles over time mutated and naturally formed Ebola X. These two particles have formed a naturally made recombinant virus or a chimera so you might call this Deforma chimera"
"When a person gets exposed to strain 3 nothing happens at first the virus has just entered your blood stream and is working its way through your body. Deforma particles have little tentacles all over them that allow them to swim through the blood stream faster than cells flow. The first viruses are attracted to cells by chemical messages that they let loose to tell which a virus is and which a fresh cell is. They immediately attack the cells and in about a second the cell is full of virus particles. Viruses need living cells to replicate. The Deforma virus particle is a tiny nugget of protein smaller than a cell or a bacterium. The virus protein is surrounded with a membrane. That surrounds a core of genetic material. Now most viruses consist of RNA or DNA and Deforma bacteria consists of DNA and Ebola RNA the two have some how mixed causing a very very strange type of genetic code. The ribbon like molecules that are the master software code that directs the activities of life. The virus uses its software code to take over a cell and directs the cells own machinery to make more virus particles. The virus keeps the cell alive until it is full of virus copies and then the cell explodes and releases hundreds even thousands of copies of the virus. After 1 minute and entire arm is full of viruses then another then all the limbs then organs begin to break down with virus and the heart slows. By now the virus will have traveled up to the midbrain and quickly working its way up and attacks the brain cells and brain tissue. A little before this the person will have complained about heat and would have taken of clothing. Now later they will throw up their organs and cough up blood and tissue. They will collapse and experience seizure like symptoms and have convulsions. Next the virus has done its work but the bacteria will take full effect and the person's skin will bubble and melt off. They will bleed out of every orifice or hole in their body and their insides are almost completely melted. Now their eyes will melt and their skin will be liquid as their insides liquefy and they are nothing but a pool. Their blood will make a small pool which will begin to evaporate (your body temperature will be over 200 degree F). When the bacteria starts to take effect after the person complains of heat their body temp will be at 110 and brain damage will occur and their speech, coordination, and thinking will be slow and slurred. So as you can see Deforma is not a pretty thing," Brooks finished smoothly.
Holmes and Dallas were amazed at the credibility of Deforma. They were left speechless after hearing Brooks little speech. Long seconds of silent thought followed.
"Right well this is not good if this bug gets out we're all screwed so lets get this thing going," Dallas said.
"Sir with your permission we would like to have full authority over the matter of isolation protocol on your ship?" Webber asked.
"Yah course you guys are the experts just don't give my crew a scare and don't put this burden on my shoulders," Dallas said.
Webber and Brooks nodded and left with Holmes still in the middle of the two guards. They headed down through the corridors back towards the cargo bay. Holmes was pissed that he had gotten into this mess and was going to get his men out.
Little did Holmes or the other Marines know Taylor was pinned down surrounded by sound proof walls. Two ONI spooks stood over him, one with a silenced M6D.
"The blood test proved he was positive he's infected he's a carrier," the one with the M6D said.
"Yah well our orders were to kill him we don't want to let this bug get out so shoot him they'll burn the body," the second one said.
Taylor couldn't see their faces through their suits. He was burning up inside. Taylor looked at the man with the pistol who walked up to his head and placed his foot on his neck.
Taylor tried to scream but choked as the man put a lot of weight on his neck. The man drew the M6D and squeezed the trigger. The 12mm slug smacked into Taylor's head and a geyser of blood, brain, and bone sprayed up. Taylor died instantly the round went right through his head. The virus inside of him had no where to go and began to die. The two men picked up his body and hurled it into an incinerator and Taylor's body ceased to exist.
To Be Continued...
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