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” Your kidding right?” Jane put down black rimmed glasses. ‘ This means we will have to send out a security detail right away. If the integrity of the perimeter is breached the animals could drift out into the dead zone and their immune systems could be compromised if they digested the bio-engineered plants. ” Jane pressed the inner edges of her eyes to stop the tears from falling.
Five days with little sleep was finally taking its toll. Her move to close the park to the CIDs and evacuate all personnel to prevent a takeover of the forest , her plan, was slowly cracking into dust. As a last resort she contacted Eco-City International on the underground net which had been running since most governments started censoring the WWW in late 2020. They sent a team of five members.
After the reserve was evacuated of park personnel, she opened up a secret part of the bio-sphere that covered the jungle’s atmosphere. The size of the hole the team dropped through in the early morning hours ,was miniscule. An error of one centimeter this way or that and they would splat like bugs on a windshield. It was a feet first dive into a two by two foot opening. Any larger and it would have been detected by the RND, which would have meant instant vaporizing since there was a sensor system surrounding the edge and top of the bio-sphere.
All Eco-City members made it safely into the jungle.
Pete came to life this time in 3-D. You could put your hand right through him but just looking at him you could barely tell the difference between his 3-D image and Ahmed.
” My sensors are showing that a life form is approaching. Do you want me to take evasive action? “ Pete said.
” No Pete.” Said Ahmed. “We are expecting company. “
Jane looked out the peep-hole. It was Ju Li drenched in sweat with Sam following behind.
” Open the door Pete.’ Jane said. Ju Li came bounding in.
” The humidity must be a hundred and fifty percent.” Sam wasn’t far behind dragging a stem of bananas.
” This ought to keep our energy level up, fresh bananas for one and all.” He slammed the cluster on the table. Everyone grabbed a couple jamming the extra in pockets. Food that is not genetically altered was next to impossible to buy. The structure of most altered food had little taste and rotted within days. The avatar reached for a banana. Jane watched as the hand went through the last banana. Then was caught by the edge of his last finger which knocked the fruit on the floor.
” I felt something. ” Pete said.
” Look Guys, Pete nearly grasped that bananna, he is evolving just as NAVP said this type of life form would.”
” Catch this.” Ahmed threw the TX43 at Pete. The laser slipped into his palm forcing Pete to accidentally set it off. The laser bounced off the ceiling and walls until Pete opened the door and was released into the waterfalls.
” Well, well, well.” Candy said, ” we have a new recruit.”
” That’s up to Pete, “ Sam said, ” So, Pete are you up to the fight?”
Pete put out his hand toward Jane the person he had the most familiarity with. She hesitated then thrust her hand towards his grasping it with a firm handshake. It felt to Jane like Jello hardening.
“Ok , Pete, let’s try you out.”
” Now, down to business. Jane pulled up the latest red line data map.
To be continued…
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