Ajax stood a head taller than his father. He had wide shoulders and massive frame packed with muscles. He seemed that he could destroy anyone in a fit of rage if he wanted to. He was dressed in the typical solider uniform for his rank, going to the research facility was not a request but an order. From his father and the higher ups.
Ajax stood in front of Head Researcher Beliz with his father to the side. He had a forced smile on his face.
"Hello Head Researcher Beliz," Ajax said with false enthusiasm and warmth. He didn't want to be here, he was doing fine before his father told him to pack everything up.
"Family bonding" that was what he heard his father tell him over the phone before he got ordered to go. Ajax hated the idea since the words left his father's mouth. He knew that there was no way of fighting it, his father had a significantly higher position in the military and an order like this was but a small part of the power he could wield.
"Hello Private Ajax," Beliz said same still face he gave the general. Beliz sensed Ajax's reluctance to being here. Beliz understood his frustrations, he was brought here against his will, by his father no less. "Just right when you are free," Beliz thought to himself sympathetically, "You're back where you started."
Beliz gestured to two of them to follow him back to the facility. As they turned around the helicopter started back on and fly away, disappearing behind the thick foliage of the forest of protection. Ajax still walked forwarded turning his head to see his last hope of escaping leave him behind with his father.
He grumbled underneath his breath, which was rewarded by an quick elbow strike to the ribcage by his father.
"General Rad..." Beliz was beginning to ask General Rad a question but was quickly interrupted by General Rad.
"Look Head researcher Beliz," General Rad said with a firm but kind voice, "We are going to be in the facility for an unforeseen amount of time, I think we can drop the formalities early don't you think? Just between the two of us."
Beliz nodded his head to show that he understood and continued with his original question. "Rad, how was the trip over here?" Beliz asked.
Rad put his arm around his son's shoulder and let out a hearty laugh. "I was a good ride, no bumps no nothing," He said with a smile, "Except for this son of a gun, he kept complaining the whole ride here."
Ajax kept his mouth shut as he didn't know how to defend himself.
Once they made it to the front of the research facility, he sent a message to prepare two rooms in the living quarters from his tablet. "We have made a significant amount of progress since you have left Rad," Beliz said as he guided the two of them to his office, "We have been able to collect blood samples so that we can study the DNA and see how the infection has bonded with subject zero."
Once they were in Beliz's office he guided the two of them to sit on the couch that he slept on. They sat done comfortably, ignoring the fact that it was a tad bit warm. "Anything to drink?" Beliz asked courteously as he set his tablet and stylus on his desk.
"I would like water, thank you," Rad said with a great smile across his face.
"Water," Ajax grumbled under his breath.
Beliz grabbed his tablet and sent a message to one of the staff to get two glasses of water. Right after he sent his message the door to his office shut loudly with audibly locks clicking into place. The lights in his office changed colors to a soft yellow and were blinking slowly off and on. Alarms blared loudly throughout the facility waking up those that were.
All throughout the facility doors were automatically shut closed and locked in place at every intersection and entrance leaving some researchers stranded in hallways by themselves. No one without authority was allowed to move.
A calm, automated announcement was made over the PA system.
"Warning! One of the staff members has been infected! Initiating Emergency Quarantine Protocol!"