Chapter 5: You have 24 hours
"WHOA!" Screamed Luke
The dam had already collapsed, with Luke on top, and all the snot begins to spill.
Down below, Doc sees the spill coming towards him and immediately runs away from the massive flood of mucus that followed.
A Snot Trooper sits idly at his post, while reading a newspaper, unaware of the approaching danger.
"AHHH" he screams as he gets swept away by the flood.
Meanwhile, Luke was riding on a huge chunk of the dam like a surfboard through the massive waves of mucus.
"NOSE HAIR!" he screams when he sees a giant nose hair up ahead, Luke quickly jumps over it and then back on the giant dam chunk. He eventually catches up with Doc.
"AHHHHHHHH" Luke screams as he falls right on top of Doc and they are both swept away by the shot spilled tidal wave.
They manage to swim their way back up to the surface gasping for air, but were still stuck in the current leading them outside the Nose.
"WE'RE GOING TO DIE!" Doc yells
Outside:
Matthew feels his nose running and snot coming out and quickly covered his face while making his way to the restroom.
Back inside:
Luke and Doc were floating around inside the snot that was hanging from Matthew's nose.
"So what do we do now?" Ask Doc
"Now we need to get back inside the nose before Matthew decides to use a tissue" says Luke.
Outside:
Matthew finally made it the boy's restroom and immediately begins to suck the mucus back up.
Inside:
Luke and Doc (along with all the mucus) were sucked back inside Matthew's nose.
Outside:
The snot that was hanging out of Matthew's nose had already disappeared and he then proceeded to wash his face.
Back inside:
"Ugh...I don't know about you but I could really use a shower after this" says Doc as he stood up still covered in snot.
Luke(who was also covered in snot) stood up from where he was as Doc past him and proceeded to continue repairing the damaged dam.
Three Hours Later:
After the incident at the Nose, two news anchors, a man and a woman(both brain cells), were sitting at a desk preparing for a live broadcast. As soon as the TV turned on it was already on the news station.
"This is NNN(Nerve Network News) reporting live!"
And with that, the two news anchors appeared on screen. The male anchor was the first to speak.
"Good evening citizens of Matthew, I'm Bob Phleming"
"And I'm Trudy Patella"
Bob then says "Earlier today, a cold tablet stopped a runny nose and he is due to be honored for his act of heroic, selfless bravery later this afternoon, Trudy."
Now it was the woman's turn to speak.
"In lighter news, there was a new arrival of gummy bears in the stomach."
The screen showed two gigantic bear shaped candies, one red and one green, floating around in stomach juice. The screen went back to Bob and Trudy and Bob says:
"They are adorable creatures aren't they? Now we would like to-" Bob was cut off when Mayor Cyte turned off the TV screen.
"I just don't understand, how on earth could the dam burst like that?" He wondered
"Maybe there was something wrong with the pressure valves sir" said Lindsey
Just then, doors to the Mayor's office opened, the one who were entering inside are Luke, Doc, Ami, and Chief Clot.
"Ahh...just the pill I wanted to see, excellent work at the Nose today." He congratulated Doc while shaking his hand
"Thank you sir" said Doc
"Excuse me Mr. Mayor?...we may have a bit of a problem sir" says when he approaches the Mayor.
"I'm sorry who're you?" He asks
"I'm Officer Luke Marrow sir"
"Marrow, now I remember! You're the who caused that massive leg cramp" the Mayor recalled.
"Oh um ...w-well I've already taken full responsibility for that one sir"
"It's true sir he was put on 3-month probation and recently got put back on patrol" Chief Clot says, before looking towards Luke and narrowing his eyes "and I trust he'll keep it that way."
Luke gulp then answers "yes sir"
"I see, so what exactly is this problem we might have?"
"I believe whatever went on at the sinuses maybe a lot more than a common cold"
"What're talking about Luke?" Asked Lindsey
"Right before the dam collapsed, l saw a group germs coming out of the control station and making a break for it in a getaway, I tried to pursue them on foot but then stopped and when I saw a virus on top of the control tower. But this one was different and not like any I've seen before." Luke explains
"What did this virus looked like?" Asked the Chief
"This one was female, had Red skin, long purple braided hair, yellow piercing eyes, long claws on each of her hands, and she was wearing a long black trench coat."
"Sir maybe we should put the city on full alert with lots of liquids and plenty of bed rest, you know just to be on the safe side" Lindsey suggests.
"I don't disagree, but I can't just postpone everything just because one cell said he saw something."
"You think this could be true Chief?" Ami asks
"I don't know if there is a virus or not, but I believe it's no coincidence that the dam just suddenly collapsed and it would also explain Matthew's sudden symptoms" the Chief then turns to the Mayor and says "Sir maybe we should take some precautions for Matthew's sake."
Mayor Cyte pinches the bridge of his nose, then he says "I don't like this, especially with the playoffs coming up, but nothing is more important than Matthew's health."
He then turns toward Luke and tells him "alright officer Marrow since you're the one who made this discovery, I'm giving you twenty-four hours to catch this alleged virus or confirm that there is one and report back to me or the Chief, understood?"
"Yes sir"
"Mr. Doxycycline, I apologize for the inconvenience I promise I will have another officer assigned to immediately"
Doc thought about it for a moment and says "if it's all the same to you sir, I think I'll stick with officer Marrow for a bit, at least until my work release expires."
"Very well your both dismissed, and remember Marrow, twenty four hours no more than that."
"Understood Mr. Mayor."
Outside Cerebellum Hall, Luke, Doc, Ami, and Chief Clot all came out of the building after the Mayor had already dismissed everybody.
"You're really sure there's a virus out there Luke ?" Ami asks
"Of course I'm sure, I mean it's no coincidence that a couple of germs and virus makes a break for it right before the dam collapses" Luke points out.
"You do have a point, and you're certain it was a virus ?" Asks Doc
"Trust me, I know a virus when I see one"
"Well in that case, see whatever it is you can find Marrow and be sure to keep us posted" says the Chief.
And with that, the Chief and Ami begin to leave, but not before Ami turns and looks at Doc, who looks back at her, then smiles and winks at him then turns around and walks away.
Doc appears confused, meanwhile Luke takes out his cellphone and starts dialing a number, then he presses the call button and begins calling the number.
"Hello?" The voice on the other line says
"Hey johnny, long time, no see" Luke greets the other person.
TO BE CONTINUED