Amy lays down on the floor, adrenaline draining out of her, leaving her body heavy and cold. She tries to speak........ but she just can't find the words.
Jeb claps Amy awkwardly on the shoulder.
Jeb
Happy Birthday, kid.
Amy rolls onto her side, curling into a ball and staring at nothing as the van rocks unsteadily beneath her.
Amy
......... thanks.
After a long drive, Amy finds herself back in the shadow of the Tower, its smooth gray walls rearing up against the sky like a monolith.
Amy
Home sweet featureless concrete brick.......
Cassidy pulls the van up to the main entrance and waves their ID badges at the security cameras. A moment later, the heavy door grinds open to let Amy and her teammates through....
Inside, a group of armed guards escort them to a plastic- shrouded room where several doctors stand ready .
Dirk
Congrats, Amy, you survived your first mission.
Amy
Is that.......... uncommon?
Cassidy
My experience? Fifty - fifty.
Jeb
Yeah, after that it's more like sixty - forty.
Amy
Oh.....good.
Dr. Galloway
Everyone line up , let's get through this as efficiently as possible.
After the doctor checks Amy over for bites , she moves to the other side of the room , where the scientist she rescued is fidgeting nervously.
Amy
We didn't really get a chance to talk about what with all the.....................you know.
Amy
Anyway, I'm Amy.
Shannon
oh! umm , I'm Shannon. Shannon Fox . It's nice to meet you.
Shannon
And..... thank you for saving me. I'd sort of given upon being rescued.
Amy
Of course........ I wish we'd come sooner.
Amy
Brynn said we lost contact five days ago. Were you really trapped in that lab the whole time?
Shannon
Five days? Wow, it....... felt longer.
She stares into the space for a moment, then shakes her head.
Shannon
It doesn't matter, it's all over now.
Amy
Hey, I was wondering......... was there anything weird about the zombies at the lab?
Amy
There were so many of them, and they zeroed in on us so fast........
Amy
Did they get exposed to some chemical that made them extra sensitive?
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