Fenrir's Fangs

[[Chapter 1-A]]

[1200 hours, Mon 16, 2023] Francis Ryan's Command Center:

   "Deploy S.A.R.S. Team 2" Francis looks up from his monitor, confronted with the young face of a Corporal. The boy stammers slightly.

   "B-but Sir. Special Applications Recon Squad, Team Two, is a designated high-risk Bio-Hazard investigation squad.. and-" Francis interrupts.

   "And... what?" he returns his gaze to his personal monitor.

   The boy clears his throat, "-and, what's been documented in this report would be classified as a Conventional Terrorist Threat, warranting the deployment of a conventional team, such as Team 7-"

   Francis, clearly annoyed, approaches the Corporal, "Did you even thoroughly read this report?" He scowls.

   "Umm... Sir?"

   "Don't give me this bullshit! I've known Rick since he was 3! He was born in the US you know... if you even remember what that was..." He paces back behind his desk, seemingly lost in thought, "He... doesn't overreact. There is a serious threat here, and he is well aware of it, If you thoroughly read through his report you would have caught an important fact..." He pulls out a printed copy of the report, and hands it to the soldier. Pointing to a section, he orders the Corporal to read it tot him.

   "...TEST SUBJECT DELTA-PHI-KAPPA-22A HAS BEEN RECORDED ON SECURITY CAMS THROUGHOUT THE COMPLEX..."

   "Now, you should be well aware of the fact that Station-12 is a highly classified research center, dealing primarily with high-risk biological compounds... Test Subject Delta-Phi-Kappa-22A is the end result of a host infected with Parasite M (II) with a OO blood type, who is summarily injected with a tissue sample of another host, also a carrier of the Parasite M (II), only with an AB blood type..." he returns his full attention to the boy, "in other words, you don't want to **** with this thing... deploy Team 2 now..."

   "Sir, yessir!" The Corporal salutes and leaves Francis to his own thoughts.

   What are you getting in to Rick... *sigh* I'm not losing you...