Chapter 19

Beta receives the call on the radio:

“Captain Beta, you're listening.

— Yes, you can say soldier.

“The general sent you to bring the girl, here we discovered the captain's Achilles heel.

"What do you intend to do with her?" - Beta asks worried, because he had seen his daughter's fierce look on that girl.

— Hours Captain, this is no time for sentimentality, the general is seething with rage.

"Okay, I'll wake you up and take you there."

Captain Beta turns off the radio and goes to the living room:

- Hey! Girl wake up\, the general wants me to take you to him.

Luna wakes up a little dizzy, as she had dozed off. Captain Beta says:

"I think you'd better tell me what, you know, because the general won't be so nice to you, he'll kill your little captain if you don't cooperate, but first he'll torture you in front of him."

"Is he torturing Levi?" - Luna asks crying worriedly.

— Yes, I heard that the general is seething with rage, so I believe he must have already broken up with Captain Levi, and since this one is resistant, he decided to use you to convince Levi to open his beak.

"Take me there, I want to see him."

"Girl, are you the time-traveling doctor I've been looking for?"

- What?

—I've been thinking during the night, if I kill you, I can save my wife and children, but I won't be able to change anything in the future, because if you don't go back to the past, you won't be able to correct your mistake.

- What a mistake?

— So it was right… You don't know? I'll tell you, but pay attention, because the general once took me to the archives and showed me his friend's diary, asking me if I could translate it, I told the general to give me some time, and you don't know what I found, in the diary's lines of code, a message written in invisible ink, which can only be read in ultra violet light, read:

“ Luna go back to the past and kill Rudolf, because because of him the zombie virus is on the loose...GA 31328 ”

"So you knew all along?"

— Not initially, I just suspected, because what place is safer than under the general's nose, and I was sure when I spoke of your little friend Mike, but I was thinking, when I found the time traveler, what to do, I could kill him, because It's you or my family, like I said, I've been thinking all night, and I've chosen...

Luna is apprehensive.

— I chose both, because I know that if I manage to change the past, I can save my entire family in the future, which is now in your hands, I killed the people in the bunker, because they were infiltrated, at the behest of the elite, and I can't stand them, but I had to continue acting the way I've been acting until now, so that the general doesn't suspect me.

"How will I know if I can trust you?"

“Because your captain dropped this. says Beta, showing an identification plate.

When she sees it, she discovers that it was a small plaque with her name:

- But how?

— You were at least a soldier, and he didn't show you before, maybe because he didn't want you to find out, that means that if he wanted to he could have denounced you as his fiancée, the general would probably deduce that you were the time traveler, because I found out today by the general, that his little captain's bride died. Now tell me what the general wants, because he only gave me the order, in the future, to kill the time traveler, and end the reputation of the captain. But if I really want to save my family, I have to save you. So if you don't want to tell me what this rubbish general wants with your death, at least tell me how to help you get back to your time.

— Okay, I'm really going to need your help, I need you to find a way to get the key to Levi's room in the first drawer, it has an engraved omega.

- Right.

— And I need to be able to go to Atlanta, more specifically where Levi went to high school, because the time capsule is there, in his old closet.

"What about the closet key?" Or we'll need to break it down.

— We can see that right away, because only Levi knows where his locker is.

"And the portal?"

— Well, I remember when I got here, I woke up on a beach.

“I know where your portal is, so what code GA31328 is the location of Savannah Beach, your portal must be somewhere in that area.

“So it's possible we can reverse all of this, give me a second before you take me.

- Right.

Luna quickly writes herself a note, and hides the plastic-wrapped note inside her boot:

“Now I'm ready.

"Come on then, while you were writing I asked one of my men to go and get the key, he'll give it to me on the way, you'll have to trust me."

"I hope I don't regret it."

He takes her by the arm and takes her to the torture room, on the way his soldier passes by them, bumps into Beta, putting the key in his pocket:

"Here you are General, I brought you the way you asked me."

The general sketches a wicked smile:

"And now, Captain Levi, will you give me the time traveler, or will I have to torture your friend?"

Luna, seeing Levi like that, struggles, trying to get out of Beta's grip, to go to Levi:

- Hey! Where do you think you're going? We still haven't finished what we started there in the room\, unfortunately\, we were interrupted - Beta says\, squeezing his arm even more.

"So, Captain, where do you want me to court you first?" says the General.

"General, it's a sin to cut off such a pretty little face, don't you think?" says Beta meanly.

— I already told you that I don't know anything, leave her free, otherwise I'll break you all when I leave here. Levi says boldly.

— General, you don't need to torture him anymore, I discovered something interesting about this girl. Beta says.

Levi looks worriedly at Luna, and the general asks:

"What are you talking about Captain?"

— She confessed to me to be the time traveler, this is the key to open her time capsule. says Captain Beta, taking the key out of his pocket and showing it to the General.

Luna struggles, and says:

— No, I don't believe it, all that soft talk was just to confess to you.

— Great, you did a good job, Beta, while the capsule is in this time, there will be no danger of the portal closing, but to guarantee that I won't be followed, we have to eliminate this girl and I'll take the capsule.

“I know where the capsule is. Levi says.

"Look who's opening his mouth?" says the general.

“I'll take you where the capsule is, but you have to take it with you for her time.

"I can't risk it, tell me where it is."

— Come on general, let him go, the way he's all broken, he's no match for me, only he knows where his locker is, so we won't waste time, better than arguing, and you knowing the girl is the probable cure for the zombie virus, it is more interesting to take it, when you get there if it is not useful, you can discard it.

— Yeah, you're right, I'll be the only one to have the cure, and I could be rich draining it, you're very smart Captain Beta, if it's not useful I'll have other uses for it.

“Thank you general.

"Let go of the captain and let's go." Now tell me where?

“Atlanta. - says Beta

The general, takes the radio and asks someone to bring him his private helicopter, when they arrive at the skyscraper, the helicopter was descending, they go up, as soon as it lands,

Beta with Levi handcuffed to him, and the general with Luna.

It was about three hours of travel, more or less, Levi guided where his school was, and they went down to the court, when they heard the noise of the helicopter, several zombies appeared that were in the vicinity of the school, because as it was far from the area where it was located the elite's base, they didn't mind killing some of those zombies:

— Captain, we need to release Levi, because if he remains attached to me, I won't be able to fight.

—Okay, let him go, in the state he's in, he won't be a match for you, but we have to keep him alive, so show us your locker, you'll come with us too, girl. — says the general, taking Luna by the arm, and pointing the pistol at her head.

Beta takes a machine gun from the helicopter, and eliminates all the zombies in the way while Levi, and the general accompanied by Luna, follow behind Beta.

Upon entering the school, they find some more zombies in the hallway, which go after them, Beta cuts their necks with his machete.

"And then, Captain, which one of these cupboards is it?" asks the General.

“None of those,” says Levi.

- As! Did you take us to the wrong place?

— No, my locker is on the second floor.

"So what are you waiting for or do you want me to blow this woman's brains out?"

“Calm down, general, you don't want to kill humanity's second chance, and the chance to get rich. Beta says.

“Of course not, but go ahead.

They go to the second floor trying to avoid the zombies they find along the way, the few that try to attack, Beta cuts his neck with his machete, when they reach the closet:

— This is it, General — Levi takes off his sign and takes the key to open the closet, and opens it calmly.

And when the general sees it, he doesn't even believe he got what he wanted, he takes the time capsule and points the gun at Levi saying:

"Now what are your last words, Captain?"

Luna takes the time capsule from the general's hand and runs away, he is distracted, trying to hit her, Levi takes advantage and manages to take the gun from her and points it at the general's head:

— Now general, what are your last words:

- Your…

- Too late. —he shoots the general twice in the chest\, who falls dead.

He points the gun at Beta, who raises his hands and says:

— Calm down, little cap, I'm on your side, I'm also a good guy, I had to do this to get you to manage to enter this airspace and get this capsule, I also have a lot to lose if your loved one dies, and with my farce we managed to do the same. we needed and we have a helicopter, now it will be easier to locate the portal.

"Good right, I have to find Luna, to return her in her time."

"I'll help you, Captain, where do you think she might have gone?"

“I don't know, but from what I know of my fiancée, it's likely she went to the lab.

- Levi takes the baseball bat he had in his closet\, it would have to be enough to defend himself.

— Take my machete, I have this little baby. says Beta, showing the machine gun.

"No, it's better to save bullets, because we don't know what it's going to be like out there." says Levi, returning the machete to Beta.

They go to the laboratory, Luna had run exactly there, but at the moment there were no zombies in the way, when entering she blocked the door with the tables in the room, to prevent anyone from entering, she believed that Beta would help Levi, so he did that to distract the general taking a risk, but now he thought about the possibility that Beta was lying and betraying them, so he decided to block the door of the room as he could to prevent him from getting in with the general, he would fight in any way he could to to avoid, from the general using it to go back in time, and he took the opportunity to take a sample of his blood and put it in a steel ampoule, which he finds in the laboratory, sealing it afterwards, now he would have the vaccine for the zeta virus, and a blood test, which could be the vaccine for the zombie virus and exchanges the letter he had written before the trip for a new one and locks the time capsule again.

Meanwhile, Beta and Levi finish off the zombies on the way, and manage to find the laboratory:

"So, girl, won't you open it for us?" Beta asks.

"I won't open it if I don't hear Captain Levi's voice."

— My love, it's okay, Beta didn't betray us, let's get out of here. Levi says warmly.

She removes everything she had put on to block the door:

“I can't believe you've considered the possibility of betrayal on my part. - says Beta making a face, pretending to be disappointed, when he sees her leave.

— I don't know, because you told the general about me being the time traveler. - she says hugging Levi

— It's okay now my love, let's get out of here before they discover us and it's too late. - says Levi kissing her.

— I did it to bring us here, you saw how long the trip is, and another thing this airspace is guarded, even with zombies on land, to protect the area around the elite base, we wouldn't be able to enter without authorization and without the code we would be blown up in the air, I heard the code that the pilot spoke when we were arriving, to be cleared to go down, it's alpha, bravo alpha, we'll have to use it to get out of here with the helicopter.

"Then let's go, because I can't stand to stay here another second." - says Luna holding the time capsule

"Wait, before we leave." — he puts the chain with his nameplate on Luna and gives her a kiss.

"What's this for?"

“Because when I see this in the future, I'll understand. Levi says, looking into her eyes.

— Come on captain, we don't have time for you to be dating.

They leave, the pilot had been bitten, and there was no helicopter nearby, and now how would they do it, they wonder:

— Damn, why didn't I bring my equipment with me, it would be easy to control this helicopter, now we'll have to find the pilot and get the key out of him. - says Beta, insulted with himself.

“We're going to have to lure the zombies here, but how do we do it? Luna says.

— We could go to the cafeteria, and get some pans, I believe that would be enough to attract some zombies nearby. says Luna, without thinking.

“But putting her in danger is not an alternative. Levi says worriedly.

"You're right, so how can we do it?" Luna says.

"Which way is the Dining Hall?" I'll go there and you two stay in the Helicopter so you can protect her with this. — says Beta, taking out the machine gun, which was hanging from his body and handing it to Levi.

— Beta how will you protect yourself without the machine gun. Levi asks.

“I just need this. says Beta, showing his machete.

"Beta machine gun, wouldn't it make enough noise to attract the zombies?" And you could protect yourself with it. Luna says.

The two look at each other, they were so worried about protecting her that they hadn't thought of this alternative, Beta gives a hearty laugh and says:

— No wonder you created such a deadly virus and have the antivirus in your body, right, doctor? You are very intelligent, even in a tight case you have a cool head to think about, you are doing better leader than me and the captain combined

“Take back your machine gun. — says Levi giving the gun back to Beta

"And you keep this machete in case you need it." says Beta, handing Levi the machete, then looks at Luna. "Doctor, try to stay alive."

“Okay, come here you disgusting zombies. shouts Beta, firing the machine gun upwards.

All the zombies in the vicinity appear and go up to Beta who, shoots them with the machine gun, and close to the Helicopter, the pilot appears, Levi gives a direct blow to his head before he could reach them and rips his head off with a single blow, his body falls inert, he goes to the body and takes the key:

— Beta come, we already have the key. Levi yells.

— No, I'll take the zombies away, so they can start the helicopter, go and take Luna, before it's too late

"But, Beta, are you going to die?" Luna says worriedly.

“It doesn't matter, I know you'll save the future. shouts Beta, running and firing a few more shots into the air.

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