*BREAKING NEWS: A certain street at Stellenbosch, Western Cape has been identified to be experiencing urban odour pollution, with source unknown. The inhabitants are currently in distress about their welfare and health as they call on the government to assist in eradicating the stench. A woman was found dead at ...*
It seemed the smell from the animal laboratory has started emanating into the surrounding communities and it is affecting them in various ways. Since the two men had discovered the place and fell in through the subterranean entrance, the opening had been a leak for the smell to ooze outside.
The beasts and monsters were still trying to understand their environment, so they weren't curious about the outside world yet, but the stench already found its way into the nooks and crannies of the street and communities.
Orion, at the hospital picked up the note Chase had dropped and read the details. He was determined to know the people behind his parent's misfortune and avenge his father's death. He read the address on the note, he was to meet them and he planned towards it.
The next day, he took a cab and got to Martha's destination. He knocked on the building door and waited for some time till someone answered, "Who is that?".
The peephole on the door opened and the door lock clicked, "Hey! It is you. Come on in".
She offered Orion to sit while she tidied up the sitting room of shirts, pants and shoes. She came back to the sitting room and asked, "What do I offer you? Soda, Beverage, Wine or Alcohol. Just name it" Martha asked.
"I am good, Ma'am. Don't bother" Orion replied.
"You are not a gentleman" Martha said acting disappointed.
"Okay ma'am, water is fine" Orion responded embarrassed.
Martha lit up, racing to the dinning to get water.
Chase came in towel drying himself, "Oh, you're here". Martha appeared with a bottle of water, Soda and a cup.
"I brought it for you just in case". "So, I guess you're Orion Lace right? I am Martha Bornfield and I used to be your mom's boss, I am sorry for your dad's loss".
"I know you, You were the one in the CCTV during the shoot-out, you hired my dad".
Martha looked down.
After some moment of discussion, Orion decided to leave and return to the hospital.
24 men and 13 women were seen sitting around a round table in a well-lit large room enough to host 200 people. The men again were in suit, same as the women, but this time with a frown, wrinkled expression. As usual, Jayden the FBI agent gave the briefing.
They were concerned and worried about something. After the breaking news, the men belonging to this organization had been restless, frantically calling each other for an emergency meeting. The meeting was today and they were all present, earlier than the time fixed. Some were still on their way, while some sent delegates. They all had concern on their faces and questions. Even the rich get scared.
"So we got intel information that our animal laboratory had been breached. The specimens are coming out of the tanks and the amniotic fluid smell is disturbing the neighbourhood. Soon or sooner, they would find out about that place and that's a hell of a trouble".
"I thought we had that place shutdown and every operation suspended"? A woman asked.
"Yes, we did. And it was locked down. But there is no way we can completely destroy that place, because those specimens are close to immortals in comparison to humans. And there is no way we can discard those fluid or completely eliminate those waste without trouble or causing unrest" Jayden replied with some expression of irritation.
"What do you mean? Can't we just blow up the place?" Another woman barked at Jayden.
"We should blow up a city from the underground because we want to end an operation and cover our tracks. So much of a logical solution from the prime minister of Human affairs" Jayden hissed.
The room got heated with arguments. The President of the country who had been silent the whole time raised his hands and the room became silent. He stood up and spoke.
"I want to welcome everyone here today. It is a pity we are meeting for an emergency but this is a threat to national security and humanity. We all know what the project is and what it is capable of. And each individual here consented and contributed to its progress till it got to that stage. We discovered that what we've created is not just a mistake but a threat to humans, that was the reason we shut it down".
The room agreed.
The president continued, "Now we got intel that two men went in and that place was discovered. At least, we should be happy they couldn't make it out alive, it would have been a disaster. Now, our concern should be What is our next line of action. Because we can't stop the smell now. People will ask the source of the smell. We can't send armed forces down there, they would be dead in seconds. So what can we do?".
A man, well-built with bald head raised his hands to speak. "What if we electrocute the whole place, by sending high voltage to the place, frying everything, beast and machines to death. Since the fluid is everywhere on that floor".
The room buzzed in unison.
Another man stood up and said, "Well, nice idea. But it is going to fry the country's power supply too, which is another problem. And a loss of 15 billion dollars in infrastructure".
"Well, you got better ideas? Prime minister for works and power" The bald man clapped.
"We have no choice than to come out clean to the public and admit to our action, then maybe we can recruit armed forces to fight those beasts or people fight for themselves" Jayden said.
"What! That's an apocalypse". The whole room screamed.
Orion left Martha's house and was seen playing the conversation from his recorder.
He listened to the whole conversation and decided on what to do.
'I will report them and submit this at the police station'.