Truly Madly Deeply Zombie [Completed]

Chapter 94 - Emergency

POV Herschel

Time: 8:30 AM (Wednesday)

Pareho kami nagkatinginan ni Sienna sa sinabi ni mommy. Stella is very loyal to General Regalado. It is very highly unlikely na magiging traitor siya.

"Stella is a traitor? Paano po nangyari yun?" naguguluhan na tanong ni Sienna kay mommy.

"Not really a traitor, but she is the reason kung bakit nakapasok si Doctor RE sa Aquinas Island. May mga kasabwat din si Doctor RE na military personnel. They are remotely controlled parang mga soldier slaves."

"Mom, is Stella being controlled by Doctor RE just like those military men who stole the naval ship years ago?"

Tumango lang si mommy. My father already discussed with me about a new nanotechnology that can control humans like robots. A microchip can implanted in to a certain part of the brain and someone can easily control these people like a remotely operated robot.

Z bots. Sila yung mga remotely controlled humans...

"I was the one who introduced Stella to Jorge. Assistant si Stella sa RAD, but she is more on officeworks. When Jorge saw Stella sa isang party, I knew it right then and there that Jorge was charmed. Kaibigan ko si Jorge. Ilan taon na namatay ang asawa ni Jorge and I think he deserves someone new."

"Mommy wala naman kaso yun dahil biyudo si General Regalado."

"Jorge is lonely at si JC lang ang kasama niya. It's not bad kung magkakaroon siya ng panibagong pag-ibig. Everything is history. Jorge hired Stella as his personal assistant. No issues if you will ask me. They have been together for five years now."

"Anong nangyari, mommy? Bakit nagkaroon ng microchip implant si Stella?" 

"A few weeks ago, bago magsimula ang zombie apocalypse, Stella disappeared. Nang makabalik siya, wala siya naalala sa mga nangyari. She asked for my help dahil alam niya na may mali sa kanya. Hercules discovered a brain chip implanted in her head. We were able to successfully removed it and analyze the microchip. It seems na capable ito to alter one's thought and will."

"Kung natanggal na po ang brain implant, bakit po niya pinapasok si Doctor RE sa Aquinas Island?" tanong ni Sienna kay mommy.

"It seems that Doctor RE has an exceptional IT Tech just like Harold Greer. Siya din ang nagcocontrol sa mga Z-Bots. Hindi na din ako magtataka kung ang IT Tech slash hacker na ito ang nag cocontrol din kay Doctor RE."

"Mommy, ano nangyari kay Stella? Why did she allow Doctor RE to get inside the headquarters?

"Che, she threatened Stella with videos of her affair with the general in exchange for a safe passage papunta sa Floor 23 and a meeting with me and the general. Alam mo naman na bawal ang magkarelasyon sa Aquinas Island unless they are married. Both of them will be removed from their jobs," sabi ni mommy at biglang napatingin sa akin si Sienna.

She must have realized that my work proposal to her is indeed a wedding proposal. Hindi kami pwede magtrabaho pareho sa RAD kung hindi kami kasal.

"But Stella is a good person. Alam niya na masamang tao si Doctor RE and she does not want to put me in danger. She declined the offer and raised this issue to me and Hercules."

"Mom, what made her say yes? Paano nga nakapasok si Doctor RE sa Aquinas Island?"

"Plan A is to use Stella's brain implant to control her in a secretive way. Plan B is to use their Z bots. May ibang military sa Aquinas Island na tauhan ni Doctor RE. Most of them are controlled by the microchips in their brain. We already have Z bots soldiers at hindi kami aware."

Tama si Kio. Kaya may sabotage during the zombie apocalypse two, may mga tauhan na si Doctor RE sa Aquinas Island...

"Son, nang malaman ni Doctor RE na useless ang brain implant at matigas ang ulo ni Stella, they forcibly took her. It was Jorge who said yes to Doctor RE provided that all of the people will evacuate the island. Jorge is confident that Doctor RE will only bring chaos kaya nag decide siya ng drastic measures."

"And dad volunteered to be there kapalit mo?"

"Yes, alam ni Hercules na kaya ko gumawa ng cure para kay Doctor RE. Kapag nangyari yun, maghahasik na naman ng lagim si Doctor RE. Your father wants to buy us some time."

"He is delaying the cure? For what?"

"Your father is hoping that you and Kio will be able to communicate with Harold without raising the suspicion of the Resident Evil doctor. Siya mismo ang nagrequest na maiwan si Harold sa Floor 23 kasama nila ni Jorge."

I see. My dad needs Harold to get hold of Kio, JC and me...

"But Harold's hands are tied! Kaya ba hindi siya nagrereply kay Kio dahil may nagbabantay sa kanya? Yung hacker na sinasabi mo?"

"Kapag nalaman ni Doctor RE na nag send si Harold ng call for distress, they will kill Stella and Jorge. Kapag may military na pumunta sa Aquinas Island at sumuway sa utos ni Jorge, they will surely kill all of them. Ikaw, si Kio at si Harold lang ang inaasahan ng daddy mo."

Dad wants me to stop Doctor RE together with Kio. He probably asked Harold to stay para macontact kami secretively. It is understandable na hindi ito dapat malaman ng ibang tao. Once malaman ng head ng Air Force at Navy Team na nasa Floor 23 si Doctor RE, they will not hesitate to nuke Floor 23 and kill all of them.

"Mommy, ilan ang tauhan ni Doctor RE sa Floor 23?" tanong ko sa kanya.

I can see from my mother's face na hindi niya gusto na pumunta ako dun, pero ako lang ang pinagkakatiwalaan ng daddy ko.

"Total of twelve including one hacker and Doctor RE."

"What exactly daddy wants us to do? He can just let Doctor RE die or turned into monster?"

"The evil doctor made an ultimatum that she will kill Stella or the general if that happens. They also set a powerful bomb that can destroy that whole headquarters kung mamamatay si Doctor RE. You have to infiltrate the island undetected. Kio is the only one who can help you."

Tama si mommy, any attempt to access the island will raise the suspicion of Doctor RE. Harold must have concealed my attempt to dock in the Aquinas Island. Siya siguro ang nagpasabog ng drone ko. Kung di niya ito ginawa, a controlled missile can easily kill us. 

I guess we need to be heroes this time...