Truly Madly Deeply Zombie [Completed]

Chapter 67 - Floor 23

POV Savannah

Time: 11:00 AM (Sunday)

Hindi na lumabas si Sienna at si Herschel sa kwarto. They are probably resting right now after their hot love making. Nakaharap kami ni Jordan sa laptop ni Kio while checking the of the security cameras.

Kio volunteered to cook dahil stressed siya. Wala pa rin kaming contact kay Harold Greer or sa military sa mga oras na ito.

"Savannah, we can't afford to be complacent sa security ng hotel. Hindi natin alam kung may tao or zombies na pwede pumasok sa compound," sabi ni Jordan habang tinuturo sa akin ang lahat ng security camera inside and outside the Crimson Hotel.

"I think Che and Sienna are resting. Hindi nakatulog ng maayos si Che kagabi dahil siya ang look-out. We can take turns."

"Si Che na ang bahala sa gabi. Shen will surely accompany her boyfriend, so you have no choice but to stick with me. Do you still have the Glock guns with you?" tanong ni Jordan sa akin.

"As you requested, lahat ng guns ay andito sa living room. Bakit ang dami mong baril? Di ba nasa Strategies and Planning department ka?"

"Che asked me to prepared several guns in advance. Akala nga niya, two months ago magsisimula ang zombie apocalypse. Di ko alam kung nabanggit na niya kay Sienna, but he continued to spy the twenty third floor together with Kio."

Floor 23. Ang legendary at hidden floor ng Aquinas Island. Kung hindi pa nadiscover ni Che ang existence nito, hindi ako maniniwala na may Floor 23 ang Aquinas Island headquarters.

"Paano kung mahuli kayo? Di ba classified ang existence ng twenty third floor?"

"Lahat ng gamit na micro-robots ni Che at may self destruct feature. The only person na capable na maka trace ng micro-robots pabalik sa kanya ay ang daddy niya. Six months ago, Che's father talked to him. He knew about the espionage game that he is playing. He must have discovered one of our micro-robots. Che is intelligent, but his father is on a different level."

Hercules Rivera is a world known scientist, physicist and engineer here in Aquinas Island. Imbes na magtrabaho sa mga kilalang companies, mas pinili niya magtrabaho sa Aquinas Island dahil kaibigan niya ang daddy ni Jordan.

"Nagalit ba ang daddy niya sa kanya?"

"Not really. Sir Hercules is cool with it. He even discussed with Che kung ano ba ang misteryo sa loob ng twenty third floor. He trusts his son."

"What mystery are we talking about Jordan?"

"Aquinas Island is one of the state-of-the art military facilities all over the world. The twenty third floor or Floor 23 is only used for classified experiments. There are only few people who have access inside this underground floor including my father and Che's father."

"Parang pang extraterrestrials experiments? Parang Area 51 ang peg na may touch ng Ancient Aliens?"

"Hindi ko alam, pero it sounds that they are working on out of this world stuffs. Di na ako magugulat if they have already discovered alien beings."

"Jordan, baka anak ka ng alien na nakuha ni General Regalado sa Floor 23?" biro ko kay Jordan, pero bigla niyang kiniliti ang tagiliran ko.

Ganito kami magbiruan noong high school pa kami and he knows my weakness. Alam niya na wala akong lakas kapag kiniliti na niya ko.

"Mukha ba akong alien, Savannah?" sabi niya na di pa rin tumutigil sa pagkiliti sa akin.

Wala tuloy akong choice kundi mapahiga sa sofa. Sinubukan ko itulak ang kamay ni Jordan, pero mas malakas siya sa akin.

"Tama na, suko na ko!"

"Nope, alien ako di ba? Kailangan ko magparami ng lahi to invade planet earth at ikaw ang gagawin kong---"

Bigla kong tinakpan ang bibig ni Jordan bago pa siya makapagsalita ng bastos. More than five years had already passed pero parang kahapon lang, naghaharutan kaming dalawa sa kwarto niya.

"Ituloy mo na ang kwento mo about sa Floor 23, baka kung saan pa tayo mauwi," naka ngiti ko na sabi sa kanya and he just pulled me up para makaupo ng maayos.

"Let me continue about the brief background of the twenty third floor. It seems that most advanced military facilities are developing complex and lethal viruses. Hindi para maging biological weapon, but to produce a cure. Sa military ng Aldridge City, this is done specifically inside the said floor. Ang mommy ni Che ay dating nasa ganitong department, but she transferred to RAD Team," pagpapatuloy ni Jordan.

"That's not a mystery at all. Military men are all fishy, full of secret shit and lies. That's why, I don't trust one," biro ko uli sa kanya.

"Gusto mo ba ipagpatuloy ko ang kwento ko or gusto mo ipasok kita sa---"

"Go ahead, please continue," sabi ko sabay takip uli ng bibig niya.

"After the first zombie war, nag focus ang mga scientists sa buong mundo para pag-aralan ang zombie virus. My father and Che's father discovered that the original Z Virus, the basic one without the advanced zombie complexities, was formulated inside the fabled twenty third floor."

"Jordan, ibig ba sabihin, scientist ng Aquinas Island ang nag produce ng original Z Virus?"

"Yes, it is extremely possible. May chance din na galing ang Z Virus sa ibang bansa, pero similar lang ang strain na nasa twenty third floor laboratory. Sabi ng daddy ni Che, my father already investigated all of the scientists na may access sa twenty third floor. No one seems to have any connection with the Z Virus. No one fits the profile of Doctor RE."

"Jordan, they are probably keeping this as a secret. It will be a great scandal kapag lumabas ang balita na may similar strain ng Z Virus sa lab ng Aquinas Island. Aldridge City Military officials will be put into grave danger especially your dad."

"Sav, I am afraid that someone from Aquinas Island is connected with Doctor Resident Evil. Malaking gulo ito lalo na kay daddy at sa daddy ni Che," mahinang sabi ni Jordan.

Kaya pala masyadong secretive si Stella at si General Regalado noon. 

Kaya pala may duda na si Kio sa mga higher officials ng military. Doctor Resident Evil may be connected to Aquinas Island...