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All That Remains: Part 1
"911. What's your emergency?"
"We need the police! Now!"
"Okay ma'am just calm down. What's the problem."
"They just fell out of the field."
"Who did."
"There's so many of them... They're all over..."
"Who ma'am? Who's all over."
"I don't know! They're coming up to the house. They're covered in blood. Oh my god its Mikey! He has no arm!"
"Ma'am I have units en route. Just stay on the line.
What do they look like?"
"There's so many! They're covered in blood!"
SMASH!!!
"Ma'am what was that. Are you okay?"
"They're trying to get in the house. Where are the f___ing police!?
Tom! Tom get back here. What are you doing? Don't go out there. They're coming in. NOOO!!!!"
---unintelligible screaming---
"Ma'am, what's happening?
Unit 5 be advised subjects have entered the house.
Ma'am? Are you there? I can't get a response. Ma'am?"
Date: August 18, 2009. Time: 1500. Location: Classified.
"That gentleman, was a 911 call that came into the Caldwell, Idaho Sheriff's Office this morning at 0600. Similar calls have been flooding 911 call centers all over the Northwest. Local mayors asked for National Guard assistance at 0900. By 1100, the National Guard was activated and on-site all over Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, and Montana. The Caldwell contingent, the first on the scene, was last heard from at 1332. Gentlemen the President has asked me to figure out what the hell is going on and how to stop it. I've asked you here because you are the best that we have in each of your respective fields. Now gentlemen, any ideas."
Around the table sit four men, Dr. Link Talbot D.V.M., Dr. Carl Greer M.D., Dr. Edwin Steen M.D., Dr. Kenneth Rich M.D. The man speaking to them is General Clayton Abernathy, Hawk to his men. His men. The best of the best, they have to be, they're Joes.
The four sit in stunned silence as they ponder what they just heard.
"Sir, is there anything else you can tell us?"
"Negative Talbot. Right now I want to hear your gut reactions, what do you think this could be?"
"You say this is happening in several rural areas. It's possible it's some form of Mass Hysteria." suggests Rich
"It could be a new form of rabies. There has been increasing Lyssavirus activity in that area." Talbot interjects.
"Perhaps it's a biological attack. We have solid intel suggesting that Al Qaeda and Cobra have been dealing in bio-terrorism as of late." Steen says.
"As of yet we have neither confirmed nor denied any of these possibilities gentlemen. However, those are all theories that were thrown out by the Pentagon. But I'm not asking you to
regurgitate what the armchair generals at the Pentagon think. I'm asking you to think outside the box. Tell me what I don't want to hear. What the President won't want to hear."
"Hawk, let me see if I'm understanding this. This call comes in at 0600 and in less than 8 hours all hell's broken loose. You call us in and you expect us to tell you what's happening from a simple recording. Is this correct." Greer asks.
"That's correct Doc."
"Well f__k me."
"Excuse me?" asks Hawk.
"With all due respect Sir, this is a real s__t-fest. I mean based on that call alone it could be anything. But if you really want to know what I think..."
"I do." interrupts Hawk.
Doc pushes away from the table and makes his way to a white board. He grabs a marker and starts, "Let's see what we know, shall we."
The four nod in agreement.
"The caller says that an unknown number of assailants have 'fallen' out of a field, we can assume she meant stumbled. She describes them as being 'covered in blood' and Mikey apparently has no arm. Why are they covered in blood and where's Mikey's arm? These people could be in shock from some farm machinery accident. The caller doesn't seem to be worried about the assailants but rather herself and Tom. As is witnessed by the sounds of breaking glass and the woman calling Tom back when he went to go outside. That seems to rule out an accident since most folks would offer help. Although something obviously painful happened to Mikey. So why is our caller scared? We learn that from the end of the call. The screaming. If I'm correct it sounds like there are animals attacking in between the human screams. "
"I'd agree with that." Talbot says.
"Thanks doctor. Well the caller makes no mention of animals. Only the bloodied assailants."
"You forget people are animals Doc." Steen says.
"Actually I'm quite aware of that fact Lifeline. That's my point. I never thought I'd ever say this and mean it but..."
At that moment a very determined courier, briefcase cuffed to his wrist, bursts into the room, snaps off a salute, whips the case onto the table and opens it.
"What's the meaning of this Lieutenant?!" Shouts Hawk
"Sir this just came from the Joint Chiefs. I was ordered to bring it directly to you, and only to you, without delay." Replies the Lieutenant undeterred.
"Well what is it?"
The courier hands Hawk a very full looking folder labeled "TOP SECRET S-CCO." Opening it Hawk's jaw drops immediately, gathering his composure he pulls out a chair and takes a seat. He continues looking through the file.
"Doc, if you would continue what you were about to say."
"Well Hawk, gentlemen... What I was saying... I can't believe I'm saying this without anything more to go on than a recorded 911 call... I think we're dealing with something viral, something that turns men into monsters. Perhaps dead men… Hawk... Damn... I think we're dealing with zombies."
"Doc you can't be serious..." replies Steen sarcastically.
"With all the wildlife out there it's more likely some sort of rabies..." replies Talbot.
"There could be any number of psychological reasons for this behavior..." says Rich.
"Gentlemen."
The three doctors continue to toss out ideas as Doc listens shaking his head
"GENTLEMEN!"
The three squabbling doctors immediately snap to silence at the outburst from their commanding officer.
"Gentlemen, I'm afraid Doc may be right. Take a look."
He tosses the file on the table and all but Doc reaches for it's contents. As they peer over the documents and attached photos Rich begins to pale, Steen looks on in utter disbelief, and Talbot breaks out in a cold sweat. Doc lowers his head into his hands.
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