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Everyone passing by Tesla wondered what was going on. Sean was laying on the ground practically in shock with his mouth hanging open. Zane was leaning over him his face as pale as snow. Jo looked worried but determined while Carter looked the worst of all. His face was pale, he was staring at the school like it was a ghost and was clenching the car side mirror so tight it looked like it was going to crack. In the background Fargo was pacing back and forth, Allison was watching Carter worriedly, and General Mansfield was talking over the computer to Henry who was explaining the situation.

"Two hours…" Sean repeated hesitantly not believing what he just heard. Slowing his breath he looked Zane in the eyes, "Tell me everything."

Zane POV

"Two hours…" Sean uttered paling. "Tell me everything."

What am I going to say? Should I tell him that his girlfriend is probably going to die? Well mine is and I'm handling it fine…I mean Zoë is in there too. But I don't really love her like Sean loves Sam…I mean I just like her as a friend. Ok I'm going to tell him everything except for the part about it being my fault…

"Ok calm down Sean," I said slowly. "There is a virus located in lab seven where Sam met Zoë about half an hour ago. It is contained just in that lab so only the people in that lab are affected but it could be contagious. That is why everyone is still in there…"

"Then why is there only two hours left," asked Sean questioningly looking very defeated.

"Well General Mansfield said that if we don't find a cure or information on this virus he will get rid of the problem," I replied raising an eyebrow.

Sean looked shocked and stuttered, "What…?"

"He plans on setting off a nuclear bomb that will neutralize the virus and totally destroy it, hopefully," I stated monotonously.

"Hopefully?" exclaimed Sean looking quizzical.

Whispering to Sean quickly, "Yes hopefully, there is no way to guarantee this will work and even then Sam and Zoë and everyone else would die. We need to find a way to cure and destroy this virus ourselves so I need your help and Sam's help too. Will you help?"

"Of course…" Sean said his mind on Sam inside the building scared out of her wits.

Sam POV

Snapping my cell phone shut I looked up to see everyone's pale face. "Ok the virus is contained and they are hoping it is not contagious, but it is airborne so we are all infected by their standards," I said playing with a pencil absent-mindedly.

Zoë started pacing back and forth looking up to glance around now and then. "How did this happen?" she asked looking at me directly.

"I don't know!" I shot back angrily, "It's your experiment…" I continued faltering towards the end. "Never mind… it's not your fault…your experiment couldn't do that…they were just simple chemicals," at this point I started muttering to myself.

"Sam!" Lucas exclaimed shaking me by a shoulder.

"What?" I questioned back.

"Calm down, we will get out of this…we always do," he replied not really looking much better than I was feeling.

"You're right," I finally calming down at least enough to realize that I had to be strong for Zoë and her friends. "Now let's look at this problem logically."

Zoë POV

Thinking fast I said, "Ok we know that somehow a virus originated from this lab at the same time we were here doing our little experiment," pausing to catch a breathe when Sam's cell rang again. Continuing without her I said, "and that it was airborne but they were able to contain it to this lab,"

"And now we have two hours to find out what it is and how to cure and destroy it…" Sam solemnly finished apparently repeating the conversation she just had on her cell.

"What?" we all exclaimed.

"Why two hours?" the teacher, almost forgotten, said from her corner.

"Because in two hours General Mansfield is going to blow this school sky high with a nuclear bomb," Sam said trying not to scare us too badly I guess but failing miserably.

Everyone including me gasped.

Jo POV

Ushering the last of the kids out of the auditorium, I sighed thinking about poor Sam and Zoë and everyone else still stuck in the building. "Everyone's out!" I yelled to Carter who was helping me organize the evacuation of Tesla.

"Let's go help Zane and Sean," Carter said pulling me away from the door in to the school before I did something rash.

"OK," I replied letting myself be pulled away.

"Hey Zane, tell me you have good news," Carter called walking over.

"Actually we do," said Sean answering for Zane who was focused on his work except for the occasional glance at Jo. "We found a way to keep constant contact with the people inside the building by using… Skype!" Sean continued avoiding using Sam's name.

"Skype?" I asked.

"Yeah it's a way to talk over the internet…" Sean said before I cut him off.

"I know what it is but why is this good news?"

"It's good because then we can show Sam what we found so far and then she can help us hopefully solve this," said Zane finally coming into the conversation sounding harried. "Ok this should do it…Sam?" Zane called.

"Here," replied Sam before moving over for Zoë to come into the shot.

"Zane," Zoë breathed, "I can't believe you found a way to talk to us," she said sounding awed.

"Um…yeah…can talk to Sam again. We need to find a cure." Zane replied almost exasperated looking over at me for support. I just shrugged my shoulder, I mean he's the one dating her not me. And why does he act like there's something more between us. I was jerked out of my thoughts by Zoë's reply.

"Yeah here she is," Zoë said sounding annoyed.

While Zane, Sean, and Sam were having a conversation about the virus and what they were going to do, I walked over to Fargo who was arguing with General Mansfield.

"There are people in the building still!" Fargo exclaimed.

"I don't care," Mansfield replied, "Five lost lives is better than a whole town gone."

"What?" I screamed fuming at his comment.

"I am going to have GD set off the neutralizing bombs in ten minutes so get off the premise now," Mansfield replied not even blinking an eye.

"You can't!" yelled Zane who had come up behind me.

"I can and I will. Evacuate now."

"What about the people inside?" Zane asked still yelling.

"Causality in the name of science and I am now initiating all of the locks on all the doors going into the school so I am sorry but no one is getting in or out," Mansfield replied.

"They are children…" I muttered breathlessly.

"Ten minutes," he said before signing off and leaving the screen black.

Zane ran back to his computer and started yelling at Sam. "Disable the neutralizing bombs. There are four of them strategically placed all around the school." He then started explaining how to disable them.

"Ok we'll try," Sam and Zoë said together running off in separate direction.

After nine minutes and three bombs disabled, there was thirty seconds left.

Thirty

"Did you get them all?" Zane asked. "No," replied Sam lowering her head in defeat. "We can't find the last one. Get out of here now all of you. There's nothing left for you to do." A tear ran down her face, "I love you, Sean," she said before the screen went black.

Ten

"What are we going to do!" yelled Carter.

Nine

"There's nothing left to do," Sean replied looking on the verge of tears.

Eight

Everyone looked at the school in silence.

Seven

Jo's head dropped as tears spilled out her eyes.

Six

Zane closed his laptop and dropped his head finally defeated.

Five

Allison held Carter back from running into the school to save Zoë.

Four

Fargo looked on in silence planning his way to resign.

Three

A cry escaped Jo who suddenly found herself in Zane's arms.

Two

Everyone turned and ran.

One

BOOM!

Sorry for any spelling or grammar errors. And sorry for another cliffhanger(but I sure do love them!) : )