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Learning to Breathe

Chapter Fourteen: Quarantine? What Quarantine?

"Why can't we leave?" Bryan whined to one of the technicians. Regan, Mitch, and he had been under quarantine in the med lab for several hours.

"We can't risk getting everyone else sick too." The older man replied. "You'll just have to stay put until the virus runs its course."

"So, spots and fever are stage one?" Mitch asked.

"Correct." The tech answered.

"What's stage two?" Mitch asked.

"You'll see." The man replied.

"I want a cheeseburger." Bryan commented.

"You'll wish you hadn't when you get to stage three." The tech shuddered. "I'd better make sure we have enough buckets." He mumbled as he walked away.

"Yes, Agumon, that would be great!" Bryan shouted.

"What are you going on about?" Regan asked.

"Don't you see him, Mimi?"

"Oh lovely." Regan said. "He's gone."

"I think I'm going too…" Mitch trailed off before suddenly jumping out of bed and shouting "Can you smell what the Rock is cookin'???"

"Well, if you can't beat 'em." Regan shrugged as she let her mind wander.

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"I hope we don't have to chase them down." Kristen said. "I mean, in the labs we were in isolation cells, but there's nothing like that here and if they get loose…"

"Calm down." Zartan said. "I'm sure that the medics have this under control."

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"Why aren't these things penetrating?" The medic shouted as he continued to fire the tranquilizer gun at Mitch.

"Take this, Undertaker!" Mitch shouted, grabbing one of the darts and tackling the man.

"I want to take a nappy now…" The tech commented before passing out.

"We're free!" Bryan shouted. "Come on, Agumon, let's go rescue the others!"

"Where's that dirty coward!" Mitch shouted, following his brother out the door. "I'll get you stupid monkey!"

"Go on." Regan smiled from her bed. "Have your fun, boys. I have bigger fish to fry." She got to her feet and calmly exited the room, but going the opposite direction of the boys. Not once did she notice the alarm sounding in the background.

Yikes! The kids are loose! And who does Regan think she is? Stay tuned for more details.