Chapter 119

It was already near in the morning and Hiro didn't even feel sleepy and so as Samuel who was now feeling better after his high fever. Even though he was now feeling better Hiro couldn't help but to get worried because maybe anytime soon it will get back and also because he was the United States President for Christ sake.

And now he is wondering why, how, and where did he get such a sickness. That is when it hits him and remembers such a thing and how fool he is for not remembering such a thing considering that it was his idea. That is right there are monsters that are in the wall which just camouflage in it. Monsters who eats the energy of people that was inside of the building or an uninvited guest and they are the one who is in charge for it and maybe he was seen down there as he and Slasher was getting the prisoners down there and he just hopes that those monsters couldn't even talk so that they can't report it to Dr. Vega of what they have seen.

'What did you do tonight?" Samuel asked as he notices that Gunner on the other side was sleeping soundly and he could tell that he was somehow tired because he seems to be in a deep of sleep.



Hiro sighs and out his hands to the back of his head and took a deep breath before answering him. 'We do what he had advised earlier and that is to put some bombs in the generators which I seem to have a potential in getting the prisoners out there but it also have a great risk in putting it," he answered which makes Samuel tilt his head as he gets curious about it.



'What is that kind of risk?" he asked as he take a stand from his seat to get a glass of water for his throat was kind of feeling dry right then.



'The risk part is that the prisoners might get lack of oxygen and some might get seizures which will lead to death and since there are hundreds of them and just a four of us—we save them as many as we could from that time because their globes will just open and that would be Gunner who will be the in charge in the floating office and lastly we just have to face the reality that we can't save all of them," he said which makes Samuel turn his head to him as soon as it sinks in to him.



Samuel had two glasses of water which he had immediately takes it and get back to his chair as soon as possible because not that he is now feeling better—he still is feeling dizzy somehow and Hiro immediately notices it.



'I bet you are hungry wait for me here and I'll get you some," he said and Samuel didn't refuse because he was feeling hungry and in order for him not to be a burden for them and help them first thing tomorrow he needed to gain some energy.



Hiro gets him a ration pack and opened it get the disposable stove and heat the tin can with a meat in eat and prepared him the electrolyte juice powder and stirs it to be water which he had also prepared and that would be a great meal for him in order to regain his energy. He prepares it into the table and gestures him to come near him.



Samuel slowly takes his stand, prompting Hiro to approach him and assist him, for which he thanked him.

'Dig in," he said as soon as Samuel takes his seat and that is when he felt weakness and he prays that it won't last long.

Hiro placed the chocolate bar next to the tin can for it could help protect the cells from inflammation, improve the brain function, and boost the immune and cardiovascular health and thankfully it was a dark chocolate can also give: cardiovascular support.

'How are you feeling right now?" he asked as Samuel takes a chunk of the food that was in front of him and nodded.

'I am feeling better but whenever I stand I am getting dizzy but don't worry I will not be a burden to all of you I will regain my energy back from eating this," he said and Hiro smiled at to what he had said.

Hiro took the foil out of the chocolate bar that he was holding and smiled. 'You are not a burden because you have already sacrificed so much in your country. You are the President of the United States and right now they are counting on you," he said as he took a bite of the chocolate.

A small laugh escapes for his lips as soon as he heard that statement. 'Maybe right now they are mourning my death because my team haven't sent a message to them and I don't know how many days has it been," he bitterly said which was understandable because Hiro knows that he had a family waiting for him and it is sad to imagine what they were doing and thinking right now.



A tear escape from his eyes but still he takes spoonful food into his mouth as he was determine to survive and he immediately wipes his tears away using the back of his hand for which Hiro immediately averted his gaze because he knew the pride of the man seeing them cry and especially in front of a man too. He could feel the pain too as he couldn't help but to look at him from his peripheral vision.

'What should we do now?" He heard him asked which makes him turn his head on him and placed his hands to the table as he pressed his hand and sigh.



'The bombs are now in their places and it couldn't for how many days much longer now and those bombs are not going to adjust just for us therefore we save as much as possible by now and since these two have not yet regain their energy maybe I will be getting in charge for this time," he said and Samuel also wanted to volunteer himself and Hiro already saw it coming so he shook his head and stops him from insisting himself. 'No, you stay in here for a while because you have to rest and if you want to help then make sure you are already ready and could get hold of yourself," he added and with a heavy heart Samuel nodded and sighed for he surrendered upon insisting himself and realized that he was right in the end.



Hiro had already decided to himself that he will be the one to get into their first move. He knows a little knowledge in electronics and also by the help of the invisible sheets he had to cut in little pieces in lengthwise and had it cover to the wirings that he will be using in case of any cases emergencies for which it would be the perfect sketch of plan that he could have it think of. He observes that whenever Dr. Vega gets into the room he always uses the elevator so he will be getting those wires near into it and that would sent him to electric shock. He gets a roll of electrical tape and two wires whose ends have been twisted together. He first, laid the twisted part of the wires onto a strip of electrical tape. He wraps the tape around the wires tightly five to six times, making sure to cover up all the wire and at the end of it is not covered up and that is when the electric shock will be sent.



'What is that?" Samuel asked as he just looked at him in his busy situation and as much as he wanted to help he just couldn't because he doesn't want to interfere what he was doing.



'Electric shock," he answered as a smile escapes form his lips as he showed it to him all done.



Samuel doesn't know what that is for but he believes it will help them in the future and he just has to trust the people that are now with him. He was the President of the United States yet he feels helpless because firstly he had been feeling weak and had gone to fever and now he was better but he was feeling dizzy and doesn't even know what to do now. He promised to himself that he will not be a burden to them and he would help as much as possible considering that his family is also waiting for him so he had to survive for the lease and the people who are also relying on him.







IT WAS already close to four o'clock in the morning, and the Vice President takes her nap for only about twenty minutes, following the Lieutenant's advice, which was pretty good because she didn't feel anything, whereas she was used to taking a nap for an hour and then feeling even groggier afterwards.

'Had a best nap Ma'am Vice President?" the Lieutenant asked for which she had nodded his head and get herself a glass of water and she was feeling of needing to pee.

'The comfort room is out there," the Lieutenant said as he pointed out the right direction which she had turn her head to look at where he was pointing into like he was reading what was running through his mind.



She said her thanks and immediately walks herself to where the comfort room is which she believes that it was them who had it only built and she does not have to be surprised because it is what the soldiers have in the area and she shouldn't be picky. As soon as she get herself inside she was surprise of how tidy the inside is unlike from the outside and from what she had imagined the comfort room is littered from what's she had seen from the movies but she was completely shock of the things inside were as clean as it could be which also makes her smile because men could be very conscious too when it comes to hygiene.

When she was done to her business and was now already outside she had herself ready for what is coming next. She had herself a cup of coffee as she enters to the tent which had the soldiers prepared for her and she was thankful for that and her things were already inside even though it was just a pack of bag it was still a good thing that she had bought clothes with her. She decided to get herself on her leathered pants which were elastic inside and along with it she had paired it with combat boots which also the Lieutenant had it lend for her. She wear her white shirt which she feels comfortable with it and had grabs the cargo jacket along with her and get out of the tent.

She threw the disposable cup in the waste and walked over to the Lieutenant, who now appears to be pretty busy of what he was doing. He was currently telling his men to prepare themselves, and she now realizes that they are on their way to Dr. Vega's location. She had to admit to herself that she was already nervous of where they are going now but she had to take it in because it was her full responsibility and had pledge to the people of United States of her being the Vice President of them all.



'Are you ready Ma'am Vice President?" he asked and she doesn't have a choice but to nod her head and look at him with full of determination in her eyes and his eyes say the same way as she was too.



She believes that even he felt the same way she did, but it was his responsibility to serve given that it was his manifesto commitment to the home nation. As much as she wished she had supernatural powers to safeguard everyone, she realized that not everyone could be saved, and even heroes couldn't save their families or loved ones in the end—not everyone is perfect.



'Ready," she said and he assists her to get into the chopper.



As they flew she couldn't help but to observe that somehow that sky was dark considering that it already near in the morning so as the time goes by they should be now at least a ray of light or it slowly shows by now but then she couldn't even see where they are going. She looks at the pilot and they seem to be just calm or it was herself is the problem that she couldn't see anything in the air. She had been in the plane and even though it is night she could stills see something in the air.



She turn her head to see the Lieutenant and ask her the same thing but she had witnessed that he was already sleeping which makes her curious because just earlier he was so alive and was ready to combat and also makes her question herself of where he had taken guts to be sleeping by now considering that he should be fully alert of what is to come now. She had the urge to wake him up by shaking his broad shoulders but he didn't even budge and not even winced because a normal person would be totally distracted to their sleep if someone is bothering them but his case was different he appears to be somehow like a dead person and now that she had realize that his lips were turning pale and was slowly tuning into purple. She took a step back when his nose was running and bleeding with blood—she gasp and covered her mouth with her hands and she almost lost her balance.

She instantly gets a hold of herself as she holds the handle of her seat and walk where the pilots are and she was having this bothering feeling and her hear was thumping so fast. It was like there were hoses running through her system.

'What is happening?" she exclaimed out the top of her lungs as she makes her way to the pilot and it seems to be getting further away going there but she keeps on moving but it seems like she is not even moving even though her feet was keep on walking.



Something wasn't right in the place and as she looks back to where the Lieutenant was sitting he was still there and his skin was getting skinnier and his face were getting mottled with blue and purple patches. Out of the blue she looks at her hands and she was surprised when her hands were full of smudges of blood and ask herself of where the hell it came from. She averted her eyes to where the pilots are and called them again and again but they didn't seem to budge or was like they didn't even hear her screaming but she was already shouting at the top of her lungs. Still she couldn't see anything from the outside it was all pitch black and nothing more. She run as fast as he could just to get out of her place and then she had made it she was completely now near where the two pilots are. She was about to grab the shoulder of the other pilot when her eyes caught something there was a small mirror like where she could see the face of the pilot and she was taken aback when she realize what horror is now in front of her.

The pilot's eyes were stitched and so is his mouth but it was moving and something like he was struggling and there her eyes roamed slowly to their hands and notice that their hands were holding the joystick but what makes her eyes widened is that their hands were already cut off from their body.



She wanted to scream but there is no voice coming out of her mouth. She was losing her mind and as she turn her heels on she then realizes that she was not wearing anymore the clothes that she wear before getting into the chopper. She was wearing the clothes that she had always too when she was in the White House. There is something wrong and she was about to run to get herself a parachute to glide outside and she doesn't care anymore of what will happens next all she wanted to do is to get the hell out of the chopper but before she could even take her moves she shouted in shock when the Lieutenant was now in front of her but his eyes were closed and it was stitched just as the same as those pilots but he was smiling at her.



She caught herself in the table in beads of sweat and could hear murmuring sounds away from her direction and there she found out that it was just nothing but a nightmare. She wipes the sweats from her forehead using the tissues in front of her and took a deep breath as she could still feel her heartbeat racing. She immediately took her stand and she almost lost her balance and maybe it was because she had just woken up the reason of why she is feeling dizzy. Before she even feel down to the ground and was ready to hit it she felt a warm hands in her arms and was assisted to stand and gestured her to take her seat which she did. She didn't yet know who is the person had help her but before she could even turn her head to see who it is—it immediately speaks up.



'Are you okay?" the Lieutenant asked in a worrying voice as he gets her a glass of water for which she gladly takes it from him and nodded her thanks.



She slowly drank the water and when she was already had calmed she took a deep breath and took a tissue again and wipes her forehead and so is to her mouth.



She turn her gaze to the Lieutenant who looks worried about her but she swears that dream really looks real and still she was thankful that it was all a dream because she couldn't with stand that kind of situation and thinking that they are now going to Dr. Vega's place she feels uncomfortable because it was like a message to her. It was like a warning that she doesn't know if she would follow what her instinct is telling her or not.

'I just have this bad dream," she said and he look at her and then back to the coffee that he was now holding.



'We all have and right now maybe we are stepping into it in any seconds right now," he said and those words started sinking slowly in her mind and even though she wanted to back out she had no choice but to get into it.



She sighs and said, 'Maybe we should postpone this day," she said which makes him to turn his head on her and arched his right eyebrow.



'What are you saying and why?' he asked out of curiosity and somehow there was something in his eyes and was hoping that he could hear anything form her. May it is sounds weird but he had the same feeling as to what she is feeling right now for which he just wanted to hear coming for her.



'It sounds weird I know but I just have this bad omen of my dreams that we shouldn't be riding right now and have it postpones and maybe we could get on our move first thing tomorrow. I know . . . I know it is such a waste of time and maybe," she groaned and placed her hands in her face and brushed her hair and shakes his head slowly. 'No, we do it today maybe I am just hallucinating things up and that was just because of my dream and that is why I am being hysterical—let me just calm myself first," she said and that had alarmed him somehow because he also had a bad dream too and as much as he doesn't want to tell it someone else's because no one would ever believe him because he was such a big man to tell anything about that and to believe.



He swallowed and places the plastic cup to the table which is now half empty. 'Maybe we also have the same dreams too. Have you dreamed of us being in the chopper?" he asked which had caught her attention and immediately turns her head to him and they are now facing each other.



'We have the same dream?" she asked and he just shrug his shoulder unsure if they are.



She had told him what she had dreamt and he was taken aback of what she had told him which was complete opposite of hers but it was still the same. Complete opposite because from his dream he had seen her with stitches between her eyes and also to her mouth and from what she had dreamed he was the one who was stitched. They couldn't help but to be in shock of how similar their dreams are and maybe it was a message for them not to continue and to abort their mission for now.

He looked at his surroundings and all of the soldiers were getting ready and as well as those General's which are in command. He looked at his wristwatch to see the time and it was already the time for them to get into their feet and averted his eyes to her which was also looking at him already with eyes that was speaking of what they are going to do. What are they going to say and yes it is weird to tell it that it just came from a dream but to say that they are having the same dream? It is totally different.



'Wait for me here," he said as he took his stand and finally decided to talk to one of the General's which is General Cormac, he was the one he was close too unlike the other two old men.



She just watched him leave and even though she wanted to stop him it was too late because he was already heading his way to one of the Generals and if she wasn't wrong his name was General Cormac.



'General Cormac," he called his name which makes him turn his head for whoever had called him and smile was written into his lips as soon as he learned who it was. They were close because General Cormac had always see him as his son because he just lost a son and a wife which is why he had busied himself to his work so his mind would be occupied by something else and not be able to think of them.



'Hey, good to go?" he asked as soon as he gets into his direction and now they are already facing each other and he could somehow tell that there is something wrong because he could read it in his eyes and maybe because he had known him for such a long time.



'Maybe we should abort this mission for now and had it go first thing tomorrow," he said which makes scrunched his forehead and go even near to him.



The two Generals were also just behind him so they had have him heard of what he just said and now they walking where their direction is and he could tell that he will be rewarding such a statement and he had prepared himself for that already. He doesn't even know he had to do such a thing but maybe it is good for him because he will not be put to ease unless he had already done it and now there is no going back.



"Son, what exactly are you saying and why?" he wondered aloud, and before he could respond, Brigadier General Edison spoke up.

His eyes narrowed. "Hold back the mission?" Who are you to say so? Who are you to tell someone an arrangement?" he exclaimed, which was understood because they had arrived prepared for this expedition and here he is making such a hasty fool decision out of his mouth just because of that dream, but he had to withstand it because he had already let it out.

"Not only me, but also the Vice President," he said, wanting to shoot himself for not being a man because even though he wanted to hand it to himself under direct authority, he couldn't do it because the one who was now standing in front of him was his step-father.

Three of them looked to where the Vice President's direction that was also looking at them already and Edison shook his head for disagreement. 'She is not in charge in here—we are. We have no idea what happened to them there. We don't confirm what else will happen to them, so if we waste another day on account of your obscure reason, we might not be able to meet up with them all," he said which really makes sense because what they are going into is the President and the other team who is now and maybe waiting for them to be rescued and time is ticking and every minutes and seconds really counts because in that seconds a lot is happening.



He was put to silence and even though he wanted to say something but in the end he decided to shut his mouth and even though he would tell the reason why they will just look at him as a fool who sees the destiny and guidance in dreams. As soon as the two generals were out of their sight, Cormac on the other hand tap his shoulder and nodded his head with sympathy in his eyes and he just smiled at him weakly and nodded.



'Get on with your things, son, we are moving out," he said and he just nodded his head and turn back on his heels with a heavy heart and the Vice President already knew the answer for which she had stand from her seat and prepared herself even though in full of doubt but she h=just hopes for the best and have nothing to worry about because it was just a dream.



'What could possibly go wrong?"