WELCOME: "Deadly Contact" was actually written a long time ago, back when I was in sixth grade. Based on Babylon 5, I thank you for reading this story, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Like "Eclipse Of Time", "Deadly Contact" is written through dates. We now go to 2266 on Earth to see what has become of Earth from 2010. It also enlightens the subject on why the Prophecy occured so quickly. Then we catch up to 2282 with the time on Irisma Mir Delenn Sheridan from "Eclipse Of Time".

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DEADLY CONTACT MINI-SERIES

"What is past, is also sometimes the future."

--Ambassador Delenn Mir Sheridan, Minbar, Yedor

Table of Contents

Deadly Contact

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Chapter One: June 21st 2266

Chapter Two: October 23rd 2266

Chapter Three: October 30th 2266

Chapter Four: December 30th 2266

Chapter Five: December 31st 2266

Deadly Contact #2

The plague returns

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Chapter Six: Introduction:

Chapter Seven: July 4th 2282

Chapter Eight: July 5th 2282

June 21st 2266 7:21 AM, Nezlenn Fursdri takes out his journal and begins typing about his day, but the title of the journal is labeled: Deadly Contact. Nezlenn is in tremendous pain, but with his pen in hand he begins writing.

'Our government's main idea is to create a virus so deadly that contact with the virus would commit death to its victims. It took twelve years to create the virus and ten years to finally control it! The location is far up in the North Cascades Mountain Range where nor man nor beast could reach it. Located in the Baker National Forest, there is only one road that goes up to the secret buildings. Even though it is high up in the mountains the plant makes its own electricity from the High Baker Dam, which runs into Lower Baker Dam Lake. I found out all this through the U.S.D.I. and in partnership with the U.S.G.S and U.S.F.S.'

'Yes I finally work there, it's a hard job, but it pays well, but to cut to the chase I have to say that I am very upset with this project, even my partner Merr Casio, a 22 year old Russian international scientist believes that the United States has gone to far. So we are going to drive to the North Cascades Highway to the High Baker Dam River to take samples of the melt water. When we got up to the gates, it was locked, but a guard came to our aid. He ask us what we need, I stepped out of the car and said that the U.S.G.S. wants to talk to the boss of this problem that he and his government is creating. So the guard lets us in. When we arrive at the office and the boss met with us. He welcomed us but told us we had to leave for a leak of V.B.D.1061 containers. I tried to ask what it was, but he would not tell he said it was confidential virus. So as we were instructed, we left, but we stopped at Lower Baker Dam Lake to take samples of water.'

'As we tested the water it seemed normal, but I wanted to see what the entire lakes Ph level was. So Merr and I got our wetsuits and breathers, and dived into the cold water of Lower Baker Dam Lake. The current was strong, but we kept swimming. As we swam on I notice a large structure. As we approached the structure it was apparently a large 12,100-gallon barrel drum of the toxic virus. On the side of the barrel it read V.B.D.1200. Shocked, I knew we had a problem. There was a hole in the barrel, worried, I looked at my Ph level at it read highly acidic, I looked at Merr and told her that we need to get out of here.'

'As Merr turned around she cuts her wetsuit and also herself, I yelled to Merr to get out of the water. As I turned I also scrapped my face on some sharp mettle. So I got to the surface as fast as I could. When I finally got to the shore I called for Merr but I heard nothing. When I called again I hear my name from my truck, as I walk towards the drivers door she looked in good condition so when I sat down in my seat she would not look at me. So I asked what was wrong, she looked at me and said to me to look at her leg. When I looked I saw something that I wont ever forget! Her leg was covered with a very bad case of eczema, plus the skin was shaped as if it was burnt then healed. When I pulled down the mirror my neck was covered with the same rash as of Merr's leg. When I looked back to her she knew what I was thinking, we need to leave now!'

'When we arrived in Seattle my boss ask what happen to us in a panic voice. I said that Lower Baker Dam Lake has a chemical called V.B.D.1200; I said that the shore had no high Ph level, but when we reached the bottom of the lake it was highly acidic. The boss thought for a while then decided to have us take an anti-virus shot and for us to take the rest of the day off. As I was driving home the virus seemed to have stopped but the rash has not subsided. I was sure embarrassed of what I looked like, but when I got home I got inside closed my windows and paced around till the pain was strangely gone—for now, but would return. When I got into my bedroom I was extremely tired, so I went to bed and slept.'

June 21st 2266 7:59 AM, Merr Casio takes out her diary. 'As I was driving home after talking to my boss I felt much better. When I got home I got lonely so I figured to call Nezlenn Fursdri because at least I wont be stared at. But maybe I shouldn't call, he needs to get his rest and so do I, so I slept—somewhat.'

June 21st 2266 10:21 AM, Nezlenn awakens, still in pain, he decides to continuing writing. In his mind he knew that their discoveries needed to be shared with the world, and if he was to die from the V.B.D 1200 virus, he would lets the world know. 'At 10:21 AM I was awakened by a sharp pain, when I got up to see if my conditions have improved—they didn't, the virus had covered my arms, half my back, my neck, and half of my face. When I thought of going outside I changed my mind. When I was about to get breakfast a knock at the door interrupts me, so I went to the door, I put on my jacket to cover my virus, then I asked whom it was. Merr said it was she, so I let her in, when she walked in; her legs were covered with the virus. When I took off my coat, she almost fell over. She couldn't believe that it has spread so much. I told her that the pain is unbearable and I wished it would stop.'

Merr Casio looks at Nezlenn Fursdri, the virus has claimed most of his body. "So what's happening to us?"

Nezlenn exchanges looks and sits down on a stool. "The virus is killing us."

Merr Casio goes to the telephone. "I am going to call my boss."

Nezlenn quickly rises off his seat! "NO," says Nezlenn quickly, "don't call! He will probably probe us to get some of the toxins."

Merr Casio looks at Nezlenn. "It would be suicide if we don't!"

Nezlenn sits down. "We will have to take that chance!"

Up in the North Cascades, Mr. Saulran walks slowly to the boss of the Mount Baker Chemical Plant. "Have you removed the VBD 1200 toxins?"

The boss nods, nervously examining the fellow for weapons. "Yes Saulran, the toxins have been removed and hidden away."

Mr. Saulran smiles, the type of smile that can make milk curdle. "That's good; we can't let this be traced back to us—since we have investigators from the environmental services."

The boss nods. "Yes that is true, and in other account—this new virus technology in the form of a liquid is not deadly, but unbearable I believe!"

Mr. Saulran smirks as he looks down at Baker Lake. "God forbid if anyone finds the chemicals—they will resent it!"

As Nezlenn looks at Merr, they both make up their minds. Nezlenn looks at the virus covering his body. "We won't say a word, we will keep quiet about this until the time is right."

Merr disagrees. "We should bust the Mount Baker Chemical Corporation now!"

Nezlenn shakes his head. "If they knew we knew, we'd be dead...Merr, these are business men were dealing with, let us make silently, then at the apex of your death we will have enough proof to bury the project so deep that the corporation will drown in their own plague of demise!" Merr nods and smiles.

October 21st 2266 Nezlenn takes out his journal, this day is important to him, enough information was gathered and now the price has been paid, the North Cascade Baker River Dam Planet has been shut down, but Nezlenn himself also has paid the ultimate price, he no longer looks Human, the plague was disfigured him so badly that it hurts just to breathe. As Nezlenn continues to write of his success, his mind wonders. 'When time goes on so does the future. The North Cascade Baker River Dam plant closed down. Why? Because they ran out of time and money and lies. Merr is 97 covered with the virus. I am covered 97 of the virus. Our human lives seem to be over. The doctor says that we have only nine months to live. New life has been found, not on Earth, but on a different planet light years away. I have had a bad life, but a new transformation would under go in a few weeks. But that's another story.'

Nezlenn pauses for a second and then continues to write the word 'we', but stops and gets up to fix himself a cup of tea. As he sits down again he continues. 'We were told that we can join the U.S.O.D.I. or A-51, but we turn them down. We will not become a scientific project. But late one night Merr and I received a legal notice from an advance race called Minbari, the notice stated that we could live on their planet; Merr said we have no choice. Once we are dead the U.S. government will take our bodies and take the poison out. The ones who offered us said that we could be delivered from our virus only if we under go a chrysalis or a painful transformation. That did not bother me; I have been through enough pain. So we figured we will get on their ship headed for Minbar. We asked how many people went through a chrysalis, they said only one person, Satai Delenn, and she has the equipment to perform this transition.'