Vaga could only sit in stunned silence as the scenes on the monitor played out in his mind. As if he were there. ######
Diary 3
The doctor sat holding the new Nick in his lap.
" The goal of this project is twofold. The first is to disarm our enemies. The second is to repair our country's damaged environment. Both are done through the gift of auto cellular evolution. Not only does Nick's body automatically process radiation and turn it into ATP, but his immune system automatically destroys viruses and cancers of all kinds." Once again that insane light came into the doctor's eyes.
" When they learn that the U.S. will rise from the ashes of any war that befalls us and can easily clean up the damage our enemies will have to surrender and ask for peace." Tussling Nick's hair the doctor laughs.
Project EDEN Video log: Death of 0.
Nick lay on a dolly screaming as in pain. " So much. Why Daddy why did you bring me back. I can feel it all. WHY!"
As the boy screams his features seem to harden as his skin melts. Slowly his legs flow into the floor and take root cracking the tile floor. A great tendril grows from his back. Pulling the boy's body along it breaks through the ceiling into the second level of the complex. When it was twice the height of a man dozens of smaller tendrils sprouted from it. Each brimming with multicolored leaves. As his face began to harden the pain seemed to fade " It's time to sleep.Good Night dad. " As he said the words he closed his arms across his chest.
What was left was a small tree with the torso and head of a boy growing out of the trunk, and a broken man hugging its base crying his eyes out.
Project log: Presentation of progress with subject one.
At this point an overweight man in a military uniform stood before the camera. " Hello Mr. President. I hope you find this informative. Today we have for you subject ONE. He is a direct genetic decent of our prototype but with full control over his own cells. "
The camera paned over a clear plastic dome. Inside was what looked like Nick, but when it looked into the camera there was no humanity. It smiled and a thousand razor sharp teeth filled the screen.
The mans voice returned. " Don't worry that's not the finished project. We are using it to determine what limitations to put on the next version. I'm also happy to report that our genetic marker system took. "
The camera zoomed in on a tattoo of the #1 on the boys chest. The child for his part sat still and continued to smile as the camera with those teeth. " I'm going to cleanse all of you filthy humans off the planet." It spoke directly into the camera.
Chuckling the man in uniform adjusted his tie and wiped away some sweat on his brow. " We tried a visual memory imprint with this generation to imprint the importance of restoring nature but it is not working out. The Three's will have a vocal one. I'm proud to say I'll be both the voice of reason and their genetic donor. I was thinking something from the bible. "
Diary 27
The doctor sat in front of the web cam visable older and with a bandage over one eye. " The bombs dropped yesterday. We lost the parts of the complex where the defective numbers 1 and 3 were being kept. I fear they may have gotten lose. I need to go now. "
Security footage 1933287342874Vaga stepped from the tram. He wore nothing but a ripped sheet. Dozens of solders trained m-16's on him as he waled into the passage.
Security footage 1933287342875 Men and women pushed against the tram doors to escape the thing comings down the hall. As the tram leaves the station bearing dozens of people Vaga exited the tunnel chewing on a child arm. A single tentacle shot from his shoulder into the last guards head.
Smiling he tapped a few buttons on the control and walked up to the platform to watch the tram slowly return to him. As the door opened the people inside screamed. The tape cut off.
Journal 47
Doctor Henry West lay on the dolly that would be his home for the rest of his life. Breathing through tubes he hacked out a laugh. " He let me live. That demon used my sons face to get in and he let me live. I don't know why but he did. "
Journal 50
Henry looking closer to the end then before stared with his one good eye right into the screen. " I know now these are no journal. They are my confession. I couldn't let my son go and the world will pay the price. The thing I unleashed in his place is a horror unimagined, but like Pandora I have hope. He let me live. That shows he still might have some shred of human compassion. So as my other journals have been a confession let this one serve as a will."
With his Remaining arm Henry grabbed the camera and brought it in so that his face filled the entire screen. " Listen well my son. If you have a human soul and can hear this then know I love you. If you can find it in you to forgive me then please I beg you to use you gift; your curse' to help what ever of this world is left recover. They will need you for we did not stop making monsters at just 3. "
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With that the camera cut off leaving Vaga and Cedric staring at the blank screen. Then Vaga fell to his knees and just pounded the floor until the cement began to crack. ( OMFG I hope this was clear. You know its hard as hell to write a video in third person being watched by our characters. So any comments would be nice.)