"Beginning"

Chapter 1

“Is this a dream?!... am I just dreaming this?! Am I hallucinating or something?!”

Is what I said while 30 armed men in black operatives were chasing me down a cold rainy night on a rain forest nearby a facility. As I ran, I only hear the sounds of deep barks German Shepherds in chains of the men that are chasing me, rustling leaves as I ran.

“Doctor!!, you cannot hide and run forever!”

Says the man in the front. I think he is the one who organized this search... for me

“Doctor! Whatever you do, You cannot run the mess you have already been! There will be serious—”

“CONSEQUENCES!”

Interrupted by the other man beside him. The one who has the leash of the biggest dog I have ever seen, growling at me with white foam under his pointy teeth ready to pin me down.

“Even if you ran away from us, you will be hunted from the rest of your lives! You have seen things the rest of the world must not know!!”

Oh... now I remember, I have classified information regarding to a foundation I was in, though I forgot the foundation’s name since i was more worried on how will I escape them. I have no time to think!

“The foundation will always track you and find you wherever you go! Even if you’ll go to the other side of this world”

Says the 3rd man in black.

“Nevertheless!! I am determined that running away is the best thing to do at this moment!!”

I shouted.

“Don’t make us release these military-trained K9 to pin you down!!”

Says the black operatives.

“BRING ME ALL YOU HAVE GOT!!”

I shouted nervously.

“Then you leave us without any choice”

Says them while releasing the K9s from their hands

“(grrrrr...!!)(Baaarrkkk!!)(rrrrrrr!!!)”

“Aaaggghhh!!!”

I shouted to the top of my lungs for assistance even though I know its worthless, since we are in a quarantined zone in a dark rainy and stormy forest.

After hours and hours of our chase, without rest, I am growing tired, but knowing K9s are my opponents, I still ran even I reached my limit. I have to get out of here, for my sake and for the sake of the world. After many hours, I finally lost the operatives chasing me. The rain stopped. I think its 11:45 pm at this very point. I am a researcher conducting researches on a certain foundation you know. I can tell time even without looking in a clock.

Since I have no energy because of the chase we had, I was craving for food and water

“Thirsty.... Thirsty”

I mumbled as I drink the dew after the rain................wait.... there is no dew in the night... then how come why am I holding a leaf with dews on this night? These does not make any sense? This defy the laws of science and nature. I knew something is not right here.

I soon came to realize, I was out from the forest. I was no longer on the forest. But even so I am still not on the nearby safe point of the city.

“I recognize this place, its my home,  my house. But, my address is on the South East Pacific?”

Of course I settled in, to my surprise, even the inside is like my original house. The house when my family was still alive. It was a bit creepy though since the picture frames were very accurate, I don’t know where did they get those?. But still I was happy to see those again. It made my pain and tiredness go away.

When I was reminiscing about my past, joyously,  I was to late of the realization this was a trap, rather, a set-up by my foundation.

“Hands up where I can see them!”

Says a man with a lab coat holding a weirdly shaped gun. I know this man, in fact, he is my best friend, Dr.  John Weber. While saying those lines, more black operatives, I say I think there were more than a hundred, started appearing behind his and my back. All of them yearn one purpose, to take me down.

“John?! You’re with them? I thought you are with me!”

I say after a tear fell feeling hopeless.

“No Luka, I thought you are with me, with the foundation.”

“The Foundation is brainwashing all of you guys!!”

“No Luke, snap out of this, you need to accept the fact that they are gone. Move on. This cruel world will always get cruel and cruel. There is no solution to this. We are, with the foundation, are here to ,at least prevent things and events like you experienced in the past and the present, to other people. I am here Luka, your friend, I will help you out and hear you out!”

He says while putting down the..... Nuclear Ray Gun! Now I remember, those weapons were only given to Level 4 Personnel.

“No John, look, let me explain, the foundation----- aagh!”

A blow from a gun fired right through my forehead.

“What the?! Why did you do that!!?”

John says to the black-armed man that shot me.

“ I was still hearing hi---”

Boom..  a gun fired again hitting him, John, in the face.

“John!! No!!”

Says me as I crawl to him carrying him on my lap. But, I was just thinking, why did I did not die? After that fatal shot in my head. True, I feel I am about to past out, but still, its something I don't know and understand.

“John ! Stay with me!”

I cried holding my best friend’s cold corpse on my hand.

“Sorry Doctor Reyes, if you had cooperated with us, this would not happen.”

“You Monsters! I will never forgive you!”

“No hard feelings doc, I was just ordered, by the council”

After that I was shot again, this time, in the forehead. As I laydown weak, still holding my best friend, knowing this will be my last breathe, i thought ‘heh, this life was not half bad I guess’, simeountanusly closing my eyes. No light, only darkness filled me.

“........ yes............ reyes........ter reyes.......doctor reyes.......DOCTOR REYES”

Gathering my breath , i jumped from a hospital bed. I did not even know why am I here.

“Thank goodness!! Doctor Reyes! You are alive!”

I recognize her, she is my junior in the foundation. A Level 2 researcher named Jessica Sanchez.

“Of course I am alive?!, What kind of saying is that?!”

I said, while thinking why she said words to me, I mean, why would I die? Right?.

“But... you were just...”

“ehem!”

Jessica was interrupted by the guard beside me.

“you were just... uhmm.. ahh... slipped”

I said,

“Slipped?! What do you mean slipped? Why would I? OH by the way , where is Dr. Weber? We have a certain project we are about to finish”

I was shocked when the medical doctor came, and said,

“ Dr John Weber was killed 3 days ago while conducting a research on the prestigious revived Megalodon”

“What?!”

I said. I mean, I know Dr. Weber even when I just started working here. A tear fell in my eye.

“Oh... well”

My junior interrupted

“ A Normal day on the site, right Senior?”

Her tone was a little nervous, I know she was scared hearing the news, She is just being positive for my sake, in order for not me to worry. I need to protect her, my junior, just like Dr.  Weber did to me.

“Well, us personnel in this site in the foundation are front liners after all, Dr. Weber knew death will come inevitably. Let us just honour him. We living, shall continue his will.”

I said with a positive attitude in order for her to not worry.

“Thank you for delivering  the news Doc!”

I said.

“ So when will be I dispatche?”

“oh right, that is also one of the reasons why  I came here. You will be ready to be dispatched by the next our. We thoroughly searched your body and it came out healthy and no damages  after your ..ehem... ‘slip’..”

He says with a slow tone, especially when he said slip.

“Oh, thank you doc!”

I said...

“Have a nice day, well if you excuse me, I have other patients waiting for me”

He says with a small laugh.

After he got out of the room, my junior asked me..

“ So what will you do? Doc?”

I answered...

“well of course, continue my research about the anomalies and my notes in every one of them, and experiences and every detail”

I said nervously,  but I do this everyday, something is bothering me even though I always do this,  everyday of my life. Well it might be gone with time... “but for now, let us enjoy this short amount of a bright and sunny day ,while we still can”

End of Chapter 1 and Introduction

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