In a small city named Kursk, eight hours south of Moscow, five black cars drove in. Three of them were full of army-trained men, while the two others held Anton, now asleep but faking unconsciousness, and Eva, who was also asleep but did not fake it.
Eva was now feeling a little more awake, from the straight eight hours of sleep, but she was very scared. Outside was snowing, and she had no idea what had happened to her, to her husband, and to Misha. She was forced out of the car, and she saw a run down train station next to her. She also saw Anton, still faking unconsciousness, being pulled out of the other car. She let out a horrified gasp.
Anton looked like he had been run over by a train. Giant bruises overlaid bloody cuts, and his eyes had black rings round them, both from the sleep deprivation and from the beating he had received.
A man told her, "You have come to the attention of a friend of the government. He has invested in many things that the government finds, and he has now seen you. Simply put, the government wants the anthrax you have, and he wants the money. We have decided to set up a giant laboratory and factory for you and your husband to manufacture the anthrax in, as well as other scientists we think have very good potential for inventing weapons. You will also be making pesticides and fertilizers as a cover."
Eva took all of this in. She was becoming more and more confused.
She asked, "My husband and I do not know how to recreate the anthrax virus."
The man simply said, "If you do not learn how again, you will be slowly tortured and then killed."
There was a shout, and Eva looked over. Anton was beaten again for his faked unconsciousness, and he was dragged back into a car. Another guard grabbed Eva, and she was forced next to him. The door closed. The whole time they were moving, Eva sobbed quietly. Neither of them had any idea where they were going to be transported next.
After a few hours, Eva saw a dark, gloomy forest ahead. The driver went around it, and it seemed to take forever. Both Anton and Eva were asleep by the time they reached the giant building. They were forced into the building, which was actually an oversized laboratory. It had a few depressed looking scientists, and a lot of old equipment.
One of the guards told them, "This will be where you will work. You will have nowhere to escape, nowhere to run to. If you try, you will be shot. You will be given housing close by. You are expected to work from 8 to 4, no exceptions. And you will be paid fifty kopecks a day. This is only for buying provisions you need."
They drove past three rows of fences with barbed wire on the top, with only one way out. It was the beginnings of a secret factory, and it was very undeveloped. The village was also very small. About a kilometer and a half away from the factory, four small huts were standing alone in the cold. A large river blocked off the eastern side of the village, and the forest was to the north. It was a very isolated, deserted plain. Anton and Eva had been sent to exile.