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THE OAKWELL 100
Chapter Eleven
Dr Christian Alexander looked at his notes on his computer he knew he was getting closer to finding the vaccine. Deep in thought he never noticed the lights flickering on and off, he glanced from his computer to the microscope and back "I wonder" he said aloud to himself quickly typing up his idea. Spinning round on his swivel chair he noticed a man standing in the middle of the room
"Who the hell are you, how did you get in here?" he stuttered out quickly glancing at the alarm button.
The yellow-eyed demon saw the doctor glance at the alarm button "Trust me doctor you'll never reach it"
"What do you want?" Christian asked nervously
The yellow eyed demon moved closer "To stop you from finding a vaccine"
"If I don't find a vaccine the boys will die"
The yellow-eyed demon cocked an eyebrow "That's the point, I want them to die"
"You, you're the one that created this virus?"
"I can't take all the credit but yes I'm one of its creators" the yellow-eyed demon replied smugly.
The doctor lurched for the alarm button but before he could touch the button he was thrown back against the wall "Nice try doc"
The doctor found himself advancing up the wall and along the ceiling; he looked down into the man's yellow eyes before the smell of burning flesh assaulted his nostrils, "oh my god" it was his flesh that was burning, he was on fire. He screamed out as he was engulfed in a ball of fire.
Having fallen asleep at her desk Dr Walker woke up to the sound of the fire alarm. She looked outside her office door and saw soldiers running down the corridor, jumping up she followed them to the lab where Dr Alexander was working. As she entered the lab Colonel Henderson pushed her back out of the room "Dr Walker, trust me you don't want to see this"
She looked over his shoulder but saw nothing "What happen, where's Dr Alexander?"
"There's been a fire, Dr Alexander's dead" Colonel Henderson didn't go into the gruesome details that the doctor's body had been burnt to a crisp
"O my god, how did the fire start?" her face paled suddenly her knees felt shaky
"We don't know" Colonel Henderson replied he noticed her pale face and that she was trembling "I think you need to sit down" he led her into another room and sat her now on a chair before going to get her a glass of water
Having just heard Dr Chan came rushing into the room to see Jackie looking shocked and pale "Jackie, are you alright"
"I'm just a little shaky, I'll be fine in a minute" she didn't know how much she was trembling until she took the glass of water from the Colonel.
There was no time for grieving the boys needed a vaccine, he hated doing this to her "Jackie I'm sorry but it now down to you to find the vaccine"
"Me, there must be someone else more qualified than me?" she stammered out "I don't have Dr Alexander's experience"
"It could take days to find someone else let alone fly them here and those boys don't have days left, you're our only hope"
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Guy Harrison's secretary walked into his office, he was half way down his third cup of coffee of the day
"You've had an email from Dr Chan of the Lincoln Medical and Research Centre" she handed him a printed copy of the email "It's not good news I'm afraid"
Guy Harrison took the email from her and read it "Can you get me the telephone numbers of the next of kin for each boy starting with Mr Winchester's number please"
She had already anticipated that her boss would ask for the numbers "I have them already" she handed him the other sheet of paper she was holding.
"Thank you, can you close the door on your way out please" Guy Harrison asked her
John Winchester had spent the night at Scott's place in a leather recliner chair while Scott worked on hacking into the CIA database. John woke up with a stiff neck; he rotated his neck muscles a few times then glanced across at Scott who was fast asleep over his keyboard. Getting up he walked back up stairs to the kitchen. There were used plates and mugs everywhere; he was looking around for a relatively clean mug to make some coffee when his phone rang.
"Hello"
"Mr Winchester this is Guy Harrison CIA"
"So you've decided to phone me back at last, I know you've been avoiding my calls, I want to know about my sons?" John shouted angrily down the phone
"That's why I ringing you I have some news, I would have preferred to have done this in person, I'm sorry Mr Winchester a vaccine as not yet been found and unfortunately both your sons die yesterday. Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss" Guy Harrison received silence from the other end of the phone "Mr Winchester, are you still there?"
John legs when from underneath him grabbing the worktop he slumped down against the kitchen cabinets. He couldn't fight back the tears he had lost the only two good things in his life and now he had nothing left of his beloved Mary. He was truly alone for the first time; no parent should loss their children not even one as bad as him. He shakily climbed to his feet walking out of the shack he climbed into the impala. He needed to fill the emptiness he felt inside and dull the pain he was feeling, there was only one way he knew how, he pulled the impala into a tavern car park, walking in he found a booth and ordered whiskey after whiskey until his phone rang
"Hello"
"John, its Bobby though you were going to keep in touch?"
John hiccupped "Yeah"
"John, are you drunk?" Bobby's tone was a disapproving one
"Yes I'm fucking am my boys are dead; I think I've got a right to get smashed out of my fucking skull" John throw the phone at the wall and ordered another whiskey.
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Dr Jackie Walker rubbed the back of her neck, feeling the tension there and in her shoulders. She couldn't believe it was now down to her to find the vaccine; she had looked through Dr Alexander's notes that had survived the fire and found nothing useful. She remembered him telling her where the other two vaccines had gone wrong, So she used that as her starting point mixing some chemicals together she hoped it would work, time was becoming an issue another two boys had died since Dr Alexander untimely death. Vaccine in hand she walked down the corridor and into ward number one.
Dr Gray turned as he heard her enter "For what it's worth I've a new trail vaccine" she injected the trail vaccine straight into Sam's arm and looked at her watch
She threw the used needle into the bin "A good three hours before I analyse Sam's blood for any signs of improvement."
Dr Chan opened up his journal and started typing
Sept 16- an unexplained fire broke out last night in the laboratory were Dr Alexander was working. Due to the secrecy of our current mission to find a vaccine for the Oakwell 100 we have sealed off the lab until an official investigation can be performed. Three more boys have died Bradley Summerton 14. Craig Robinson 18, Stuart Rowley 17. I fear that if Dr Alexander's assistant Dr Jackie Walker does not come up with a vaccine in the next 24 hours the boys' lives will be lost. I hope and pray that she will come through for them.
Dr Chan saved his journal and closed his laptop
Three hours had passed and now Dr Jackie Walker looked down the microscope at a sample of Sam's blood. There was no change in Sam's CD4 T cells count, no improvement at all. She put her head in her hands and wept. After a minute she wiped her eyes she knew she didn't have time for emotional weaknesses, she was a doctor she needed to get a grip. Leaving the lab she walked back to the ward. As she entered a male orderly was wheeling a body out on a gurney.
"Philip died a few minutes ago" Dr Gray informed her
Her heart sank she felt like a total failure "I'm sorry it didn't work,"
Putting a comforting arm around her he tried to reassure her "Don't give up Jackie, I have faith in you"
Dr Walker looked around at the boys; she knew their lives were ticking away turning on her heels she went back to the lab she only had hours left. Sitting at her desk she starred at the wall in front of her trying to remember everything Dr Alexander had told her, every discussion they had together about the virus and the vaccine. She started again she knew what didn't work all she had to do was figure out what did.
Back on the ward Dr Gray rechecked Dean's wound, the antibiotics had for now stopped the infection from spreading but there was no improvement. Dean's breathing was loud and ragged; he was struggling to breathe even with the help of the oxygen mask. Dr Gray looked up at the clock it was ten O'clock, Jackie had been in the lab for four hours
One O'clock arrived and Dr Walker walked back onto the ward holding a syringe in her hand, she once again chose Sam and injected her vaccine into his arm. "I've prayed to god that this is it, we have run out of time, if this doesn't work...." she didn't finished her sentence Dr Gray knew what the consequences would be
"Jackie you've done your best, we can't ask for any more" Doctor Gray could see she was emotionally and physically drained how the pressure was taking its toll on her
It would be another three hours before they could test Sam's blood; so they sat for a while and listen to the heart monitors and the ragged painful breathing of the boys, Dr Gray checked Sam's temperature it had dropped to 102.5, they did know if it was the vaccine or the ice that had reduced his temperature.
Dr Walker took at sample of Sam's blood and left for the laboratory, this was it, it was now or never. Dr Walker took a sample of Sam's blood and left for the laboratory, this was it, it was now or never while Dr Gray continued to keep the boys comfortable waiting for Jackie's return. It seemed like hours but in fact it was only minutes when he heard footsteps running down the corridor and Dr Walker running back into the room with the biggest smile on her face
"Jordan, it worked Sam's CD4 T cells are up by 20 points" she couldn't hold back her delight
"I knew all along you could do it" crossing the room he kissed and hugged her
"Here start injecting the boys with the vaccine while I go make some more" she handed him the vaccine and quickly left the room.
Dr Gray stretched his tired back muscles, it had been a long night but the boys were improving their CD4 T cells counts were up which meant that their immune systems were getting stronger. Hopefully now the worst was over but he had no idea that this was just the beginning of a new nightmare.
TBC