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Chapter 10: The cure is on its way.
At last, the phone rang, and the liberating call came. Albrecht answered it immediately. "Yeah?" "Hey, Albrecht, I got the antidote. Do you want to bring in the subject, or do you want me to put it in some vials for ya?" A smile came across Albrecht's face and he seemed relieved. "Yes..Ehh..Put it in some vials, I'll take it to him." Sarah sat in front of the television, but overheard Albrecht's conversation. "So were going to get it to Eric?" She ran out of the office to get the antidote. Albrecht just stood there, wondering how they would get the Crow to take the antidote. A few seconds later Sarah's head appeared in the doorway. "Are you coming or what?" and she took of again. Albrecht now followed her to the lab. Outside, thunder and lightning came every few seconds.
"Ah, good, you're here." Gene was still wearing his lab coat. "I've put it in three vials for you, that should be enough to cure an elephant, but you never know right?" Gene smiled and started putting the vials in a little black wallet. "I can make some more, if that should be necessary." Without waiting for an answer, Gene left the room, but came back a minute later with some empty test tubes. "Isn't necessary Gene, but thanks." Albrecht had already taken the wallet with the vials and he and Sarah walked towards the door. "How's the limp?" Albrecht turned around and saw Gene standing with his glasses low on his nose. "It's hell Gene. It's hell." "You be careful all right? Would be a shame to lose you." Albrecht walked to the door again with his head down. "I will." But Albrecht knew this night might very well be his last. He had to stop the Crow, no matter what. And what if Shelly had failed, and she couldn't handle the Crow? Then it would be up to him to save the city. He laughed at that thought. He wasn't a hero, never was, although other people thought so. He just did what he had to do and nothing more. The title 'hero' wasn't for him, he thought. Now he had to look after Sarah, and he didn't know yet how to tell her she couldn't come with him to save Eric. That would be the most difficult.
Instead of going back to the office, Albrecht went to the helicopter-hangar of the police station. He told Sarah to wait in his office, but he might as well said that to a brick wall, because she didn't listen and followed him. The hangar was filled with armed men. Some were running to the choppers, some were guarding them. Albrecht could just get hold of one to ask what was going on. "Were going to that madman we saw on the news sir. He seems to be the cause of…well…of whatever is going on. We got orders to stop him at all cost." "Wo-ho-ho..You're saying you're going to shoot at him?" "Indeed I am sir. Now let go of my arm, or I will have to remove it for you." Albrecht let go of his arm and walked over to the hangar-chief. "Charlie. You've got to let me have a chopper." The man just looked at Albrecht very calmly and continued writing a rapport. "Do I look like a rental service?" Albrecht got angry, but hid it well. "Look, it's a matter of life and death Charlie. I can save a man's life and all of ours with it. You just have to give me a chopper with a pilot." Albrecht's eyes were practically begging and his tone of voice wasn't any different. "Albrecht. I just can't okay? I don't make that decision, the big bosses from upstairs do." Albrecht got really angry and started pointing at Charlie. He wanted to go berserk, but he held it back and just walked away, still followed by Sarah. Funny enough, she hadn't said anything since they went for Eric's cure. Probably she felt the pressure of Albrecht's task, and she obviously was worried about Eric.
"So I can't come?" Sarah had tears in her eyes. "No Sarah, I won't let you take that risk. I might get killed, and we can't have you dieing too." Albrecht had just decided he would go alone to stop the Crow. He would just go to the building and somehow get the cure to Eric. Hopefully he would get here before the choppers. The Crow seemed invincible, but he too would die when they shot him too much. Albrecht now knew how he would get the Crow to take the cure, or rather, how he would get the cure into the Crow. He went to the weapons room in the station and took a rifle. Not the sort of rifle that shoots bullets, but one that shoots darts. He put the vials with the antidote in the darts and loaded them into the rifle. He also took a handgun, just in case. He said goodbye to Sarah and went outside. He could already hear the choppers take off and that made him anxious. He knew he had to hurry now, and so he did. He got in his car and raced to the building.
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Chapter 10: The cure is on its way.
At last, the phone rang, and the liberating call came. Albrecht answered it immediately. "Yeah?" "Hey, Albrecht, I got the antidote. Do you want to bring in the subject, or do you want me to put it in some vials for ya?" A smile came across Albrecht's face and he seemed relieved. "Yes..Ehh..Put it in some vials, I'll take it to him." Sarah sat in front of the television, but overheard Albrecht's conversation. "So were going to get it to Eric?" She ran out of the office to get the antidote. Albrecht just stood there, wondering how they would get the Crow to take the antidote. A few seconds later Sarah's head appeared in the doorway. "Are you coming or what?" and she took of again. Albrecht now followed her to the lab. Outside, thunder and lightning came every few seconds.
"Ah, good, you're here." Gene was still wearing his lab coat. "I've put it in three vials for you, that should be enough to cure an elephant, but you never know right?" Gene smiled and started putting the vials in a little black wallet. "I can make some more, if that should be necessary." Without waiting for an answer, Gene left the room, but came back a minute later with some empty test tubes. "Isn't necessary Gene, but thanks." Albrecht had already taken the wallet with the vials and he and Sarah walked towards the door. "How's the limp?" Albrecht turned around and saw Gene standing with his glasses low on his nose. "It's hell Gene. It's hell." "You be careful all right? Would be a shame to lose you." Albrecht walked to the door again with his head down. "I will." But Albrecht knew this night might very well be his last. He had to stop the Crow, no matter what. And what if Shelly had failed, and she couldn't handle the Crow? Then it would be up to him to save the city. He laughed at that thought. He wasn't a hero, never was, although other people thought so. He just did what he had to do and nothing more. The title 'hero' wasn't for him, he thought. Now he had to look after Sarah, and he didn't know yet how to tell her she couldn't come with him to save Eric. That would be the most difficult.
Instead of going back to the office, Albrecht went to the helicopter-hangar of the police station. He told Sarah to wait in his office, but he might as well said that to a brick wall, because she didn't listen and followed him. The hangar was filled with armed men. Some were running to the choppers, some were guarding them. Albrecht could just get hold of one to ask what was going on. "Were going to that madman we saw on the news sir. He seems to be the cause of…well…of whatever is going on. We got orders to stop him at all cost." "Wo-ho-ho..You're saying you're going to shoot at him?" "Indeed I am sir. Now let go of my arm, or I will have to remove it for you." Albrecht let go of his arm and walked over to the hangar-chief. "Charlie. You've got to let me have a chopper." The man just looked at Albrecht very calmly and continued writing a rapport. "Do I look like a rental service?" Albrecht got angry, but hid it well. "Look, it's a matter of life and death Charlie. I can save a man's life and all of ours with it. You just have to give me a chopper with a pilot." Albrecht's eyes were practically begging and his tone of voice wasn't any different. "Albrecht. I just can't okay? I don't make that decision, the big bosses from upstairs do." Albrecht got really angry and started pointing at Charlie. He wanted to go berserk, but he held it back and just walked away, still followed by Sarah. Funny enough, she hadn't said anything since they went for Eric's cure. Probably she felt the pressure of Albrecht's task, and she obviously was worried about Eric.
"So I can't come?" Sarah had tears in her eyes. "No Sarah, I won't let you take that risk. I might get killed, and we can't have you dieing too." Albrecht had just decided he would go alone to stop the Crow. He would just go to the building and somehow get the cure to Eric. Hopefully he would get here before the choppers. The Crow seemed invincible, but he too would die when they shot him too much. Albrecht now knew how he would get the Crow to take the cure, or rather, how he would get the cure into the Crow. He went to the weapons room in the station and took a rifle. Not the sort of rifle that shoots bullets, but one that shoots darts. He put the vials with the antidote in the darts and loaded them into the rifle. He also took a handgun, just in case. He said goodbye to Sarah and went outside. He could already hear the choppers take off and that made him anxious. He knew he had to hurry now, and so he did. He got in his car and raced to the building.