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Battledogs (2013)
Attention,
ladies and gentlemen. For your own safety, we'd like to remind you not to leave anything unattended today. Your attention, please. May I have your attention, please? Yeah, honey, I should be down in just a moment. The plane just landed. You gotta be kidding me. Restricted items? That's ridiculous. Sir, I need you to calm down. I know what I'm allowed to bring in. I've read these rules and regulations a million times. I missed you so much. You're my angel. What do you mean, flight's delayed? I don't care about seeing the port. Well, that was Big Ben in Europe. Who cares? What's going on? Can someone tell me? Babe, you need to chill. Let me speak to your supervisor. So why did you even bother coming? Run. Surround the perimeter. Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! When did it happen? Started around 8:30 this morning, Mr. President, and it's still happening. Contact General Mooning at SOCOM. He's already been sent in, sir, along with detachments from the 75th Ranger Regiment and the 24th STS. We've also contacted USAMRIID. All units, I want every entrance and exit sealed. No one gets out. That means every damn tunnel, doorway, skyway and jetway. Major Hoffman, sir, there's been an attack on JFK. What's the chemical agent? Well, we... we don't really know, sir. The Army's dropping in men. But, look, sir, the reports coming in are unbelievable. There's a chopper standing by right now to take you to New York. Okay. Well, you hold down the fort, Rog. Thanks, man. ...deemed a suspicious person. 24-23-5. 7-8-3-5. Code 6. Colonel Falcons, come in. Yes, sir. We don't know what we're dealing with yet, so I want you to use gas only. Keep the casualties to a minimum. Yes, sir. Take us down. Gas detonated, General. Good. Standing by. Let them go! Let them go! Let them go! Let them go! Let them go! Let them go! Let them go! Name and age? Listen to me. This... This is my fault. Name and age, ma'am? It doesn't matter what my damn name is. I was bitten by a wolf. I want you to calm down. Listen to me. My name is Donna Voorhees. I'm 28 years old. I... I was bitten. I know. I know everybody who was bitten. I want you to take this. It's gonna keep your heart rate down. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa! What do you want? What do you want? You can't do this. Get down. I'm an American citizen! I have rights! On the ground now! Get down, or we will shoot you! Hands up! Now! On the ground! You don't understand. It... It was before any of... Tag him. Get him inside. Let's go, people! Keep it moving! Did they kill it? No, of course not. Now take this. Your right arm, please. This is your microchip. It's for your safety as well as ours. Now just hang in there. Next. Keep it moving. Let's go! Let's go! This ain't no parade. Come on. Keep it going. Keep it going. On your feet, sweetheart. I'm sorry. I think the pills... I said up! Ohh! Get your hands off me! Stand down, Corporal! Did you hear me? I said stand down. Are you okay? All right, come on. Let's get you someplace where you can lie down. I see you mistreating these patients again, Parkins, and I will have your court-martialed so fast your head will spin. Do you understand me? Yes, sir. We need to keep these people calm, keep their heart rates down and keep everybody safe. Come on. Thank you, Captain. You okay? Um... All right. Steady as she goes. Here we go. Okay. Lay back. There you go. Just relax, okay? Look at that. So you're a dog lover, too, huh? I was. I have some mixed feelings now. Yeah. I'm, um, a wildlife photographer. Oh, yeah? Mm. That's neat. What's your specialty? Well, uh, don't worry, 'cause you're gonna be back at it soon. We're gonna get this thing under control, and we're gonna get all you people here back to your lives, okay? Can you cure it? Well, to be honest with you, we're in the dark. And I'd be lying to you if I said it wasn't gonna take some time, but, uh, the first thing we gotta do is find out where it came from. Like a... Patient Zero? That's exactly right. It was... before... th-the... the airport... my bite. You okay? Name and age, please. You can call me Susan if it makes you happy. Sir, we're just trying to help. Great. Then you can start with these damn restraints. Hammond. Carl Hammond, 33. Your arm, please, Mr. Hammond. You get off on this... huh? Locking us up in here like animals, experimenting on us. I'll bet you're all excited, right? General, Major Hoffman to see you, sir. Thank you, Captain. General Mooning, sir. Major Hoffman. It's been a while, sir. It has, indeed. Still working with terrorists? I beg your pardon? Key suspect of the 2001 anthrax attacks was a USAMRIID scientist, was he not? That's right, sir, and I'm the one who reported him. You trusted a man with all the poison in that place, and people died. We can't have that here. You understand? Yes, sir. I trust my men with my life. You know why? They've earned it. Well, sir, maybe you could trust your men to use a little common sense when handling the contagious. They've been provoking them. You play football, Major? Sir? Junior year in high school, our team finished dead last in the division. Our coach would come in after every game, slap us on the back and say, "We'll get 'em next time." Next year, in came this real mean son of a bitch, kicked our ass every day, and you know what happened? No, sir. We won the state title. You see, that coach understood the need for discipline. We're not talking about football players here. They're casualties, 236 of them, another 150 in body bags. I'm highly aware of that, sir. And are you aware of the capabilities of these creatures? Yes, but... You know if one of them bites you in the arm, puts the saliva in you, you end up here. If it happens to tear out your throat or chomp down on an artery, you end up in the ground. I regret having to infringe on their civil liberties. I do, but our duty is to defend this nation and our citizens from all threats. And that is exactly my point, sir. The calmer we keep them, the better it is for everybody. I'll be sure to brief my men on the proper security procedures. That's my job. And you concentrate on your job, fluffing pillows and changing bedpans. Yes, sir, and I'm also heading up the CDC search for a cure, and I'm reporting directly to the President... You can oversee all you like. Just remember your rank here, Major. Heh. Relax, Hoffman. We're in this together. I'd like to start with the airport, sir. If we're lucky, perhaps some of the surveillance cameras picked up the first... Report. Falcons, come in. Where'd it go? All right. There's no bullets unless it's completely necessary. Remember they're human beings. Man, how'd this happen? Oh, my God. Sweet Jesus. That's enough, Colonel. I said that's enough! That is a human being, remember? That man just killed four people. Remember that, Major. I... I couldn't help... You know, I should... I should report you. Colonel Falcons, come in. Falcons here. Tell me you got it. We got it. Good man. Bring it downstairs. Right away. You killed four of my men, Mr. Hammond. Who's there? I'm sorry. I didn't mean to kill 'em. I understand. Don't like it, but I understand. Self-preservation, the instinct of every living organism on Earth. A computer, on the other hand, lacks instinct, and yet we rely on them to fight our wars. My point is we depend too much on technology. Human error can be just as dangerous, sir. Oh, don't get me wrong, Falcons. There's a time and place for machines, but at the end of the day, it's boots on the ground that win wars. What do you want from me? I want you to serve your country, son. Bring him in. W-What in the hell is going on in here? Let's see how tough you are. Administer the serum. What's that for, sir? Let's see what these things can do. Ooh. Oh. Mr. Hammond. I had a feeling about him. Count yourselves lucky, men. You're witnessing a new era, the most significant advance in warfare since the Predator drone. Put it down. Transmission occurs through saliva, not by blood, so anyone with a nonlethal bite wound becomes immediately infected, and as soon as their heart rate spikes, they become feral and lash out at anyone in their way. You believe there's a cure? Theoretically we can synthesize one if we have antibodies to use as a blueprint. If we can find Patient Zero, they may have that blueprint. Excuse me, General. Could I, uh, have a word with you, sir? Of course, Major. Uh, in private. Excuse me. I just saw a man in the coroner's office who had his throat torn out. That was Mr. Hammond's work, the man you chased down earlier. He attacked again, and we had to act. Both men were killed in the process. Well, I'd really like to see that surveillance tape. Of course, Major. Meanwhile, I'm gonna go down to the airport. With any luck, perhaps I can identify Patient Zero. Excuse me. Major Hoffman, Dr. Ellen Gordon, CDC. Nice to meet you. Would you please look for any signs of anxiety or erratic behavior among passengers in the security footage? That seems to be the primary indicator of an impending morphosis. Start in Customs. Witnesses report seeing the first attacks here. Okay. Thank you, Doctor. Thank you. General. Mm-hmm. We don't want to keep you from your work, Doctor. Yes, sir. You see, Colonel? Men like Hoffman, all they want is reassurance that we're all on the same side. But, sir, are you sure we want a cure? It'll be produced on a mass scale. Only if its discovery got out. I'd be more than happy to keep Hoffman quiet. He's just doing his job. He just wants to understand the canines' origins and behavior. I want to see if they can track a target. I think this little excursion of his may present us all with an opportunity to get what we want. Like I said, cooperation. Major Hoffman, USAMRIID. What the hell? Major Hoffman. Max Stevens, Director of Border Customs and Security at JFK. Would you, uh, come with me, please? One of those things got into the surveillance hub and destroyed the place, so security cameras are useless, but I got something better. These haven't even been made public yet. We're the first to install them after Dubai. Check it out. Wow. Oh, yeah. That is incredible. You can see every hair, every wrinkle, every detail. And this, this happened before the attack? 41/2 minutes before. Unfortunately, this was the next. See, the system only takes an image every five minutes, so by the time it took this one, the outbreak had already started. Every detail. Could you go back to the last image? Wow. Recognize her? Yeah, it's that wildlife photographer. Think there's any chance the camera survived? You kidding me? That's professional-grade Japanese engineering. That thing is built for the field. It'll take a licking and keep on ticking. You have it? Yeah. I got it. Come on. SLR's a good camera. There's 10 times the resolution of most point-and-shoots. Of course, most people don't realize that. I can't tell you how many things get left behind when people are trying to make a flight, as if it's worth losing 2K on a laptop. This is like my own Fort Knox in here. Let's see. Photography. Ah, here we go. Eh, hardly a scratch. Thanks. Need another look? I got it. Then you have your mission. I get this done, you'll keep your word, right? Absolutely. Your family will be transferred from Wards to a private facility. Look at this. You see that? That's the day before JFK. Heh. It happened before. Huh? Look, that's what she was trying to tell me. She got bitten before she got to the airport. General, Hoffman here. I think we found Patient Zero. Her name's Donna Voorhees. Time to go to work. Now! We know she came in on Canadian... Stop! I don't want to kill you. Okay? I don't want to hurt you. Just you stay calm. Now listen to me. There's still part of you that's human. You understand that? Good. So you're the one who's in control here. Okay? Okay? You stay calm. No! General, Hoffman's still alive. Could you do me a favor and find out everything you can about Donna Voorhees... where she came from, where she went, who she might have come in contact with? What are you looking for? Well, I need solid evidence that she was bitten before she walked into that terminal. Gotta make sure no one else was infected. You got it. All right. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah, it's a black wolf. They're very rare, most common in North America, uh, the result of domesticated dogs mating with feral wolves. Early Canadian settlers, they thought they were wolf men. Okay, so we have this wildlife photographer... Right. So she goes to Canada. She takes a picture of a wolf. Obviously she gets a little too close. Bites her, and she gets back on the plane. She travels back to New York, ends up infecting the whole damn airport. I uploaded an image on the, uh, system mainframe. If I'm right, it should be our girl. General, I put a call in to the White House... Let's not jump the gun, Hoffman. Wait. Wait. What? We need to get our facts lined up. If you're right about Voorhees, the President will be the first to know. But, General, there's... I think it's time we called the White House and let them know that Major Hoffman can no longer be trusted. Mr. Taylor. Yes, sir. Get DOD on the line. Get me Secretary Woods. Right away, sir. Find this girl. Yes, sir. You kidding? They ain't never letting us out. They want to study us, make us turn canine. They want to tinker with us, and before you know it, they'll want to breed us. This is a risky play, General. Great risk yields great reward, Mr. Secretary. Our forces are overextended and underfunded. The potential edge these creatures provide could ensure our national security for decades, and the applications are limitless. I certainly hope you know what you're doing, Chris, because if we lose control of this thing, it'll make smallpox look like a bad rash. We are taking every precaution. What about the CDC and USAMRIID? Dr. Gordon and her people are in line for now. But Major Hoffman, on the other hand... Do we have the image yet? Yes, sir. Putting it on-screen now. Have you guys seen this woman? Perfect. Mr. Compassion. That way? Target located. Tranquilizers only. We need her alive. Out of the way! Subject just headed north into the park. I want the whole place on lockdown. She's about 300 yards out in front of you, headed into the trees. Take it around the back. We'll cut her off at the other end. Right! To the right! Get us close. Ho ho ho. Gotcha! Hit her with the nets. Hit her. That's enough. General... Patient Zero. Donna Voorhees, four weeks ago, she chartered a plane from Vancouver to a remote part of Iquani National Park. It's in the Yukon. 12 days ago, she flew in from Yellowknife. She passed through a full body scan in Toronto before she boarded Canadian Airline flight 323 to JFK and landed at 8:05 A.M. Anything off the body scan? No. I'm, uh, checking. I'm waiting for it to upload. Her body underwent complete transformation... skeletal system, organs, DNA, everything... mutating into a canine form, at which point she began attacking those around her. Within 23 minutes, 236 people had been infected with the virus. What we rendered here is a simulation of the antibody detecting, then attaching itself to the lupine antigen. This is what should happen. If the wolf host passed the antibodies into the subject, then the composition should be identical. This is what we actually observed from Patient Zero's blood earlier this morning. She doesn't hold the antibodies. No, sir. We've been wasting our time. On the contrary, sir. She's invaluable, for research, observation. What are you doing? Put her down. What?! Whoa, whoa, whoa. General, this is way out of line. She's a threat. Oh, that's right, Hoffman. You have trouble spotting threats. Perhaps we should let her live long enough to carry the virus out of this place, like your USAMRIID scientist did. This is different. She's an innocent civilian. I'm warning you to stand down. You have no authority here. No? What about the President of the United States? You're only making things worse for yourself, Major. The White House is not gonna listen to someone they believe to be infected. I told them you contracted the virus while searching the airport. What is wrong with you? General, please, listen to me. You don't want to do this. She is our only connection to the wolf host. Believe me, we need her alive. General Mooning. What is it? There's a Max Stevens outside from JFK, says he needed to speak to Major Hoffman. You know this man? Yeah, I do. Then bring him in. It ain't right, rounding us up in this prison, treating us like a bunch of damn lab rats. No one is going to help us. We have to take matters into our own hands. We outnumber them 10 to 1. It's time we do something. What is it? Ah. Whoa. It's her. Uh, Major Hoffman had me do some, uh, legwork on Ms. Voorhees, and, uh, well, I... I got something better. I have a full body scan of Ms. Voorhees from Toronto. May I? Yeah. Thank you. She's got the host DNA inside of her. A tooth. A tooth from the host could contain the antibodies. She's bradycardic! Don't touch her. You're crazy! Curable lupine won't be a threat. You want to use those things as weapons? Can you imagine training them... the heightened senses and strength of the animal, the intellect of a man? We need a cure, yes, but locked in a vault in the Pentagon so our enemies can't use it against us. Sit down, Mr. Stevens. We don't need her. You turn those creatures loose on the battlefield, and that virus will spread around the globe like wildfire. Anybody who's attacked will carry the virus out with him. Not if each bite carries with it a neurotoxin, an injected neurotoxin that only our wolves are immune to. You're gonna make them more deadly. You can't just let her die. She'll talk. She'll talk to us. And we need to confirm the link. We could be wrong about the tooth, just like we were wrong about the antibodies being in her blood. General, please, listen to me. She's our only connection to the host. She can tell us where she last saw it, where it lives. If you kill her, we'll have absolutely nothing. Go ahead. She's not breathing. Give me one milligram of epinephrine. She's V-fib. I'm gonna have to shock her. Clear. Clear. Clear. She's stabilizing. Get the tooth, now. I have to cut into her arm. The teeth is lodged beneath her tendons. Then do it. Scalpel. General, we need to go now. Hey. It's okay. What the hell are you doing? It's okay. Shh. Just trust me, okay? Don't move. My name's Brian. We're here to protect you, Donna. Good. We're gonna take care of you now, okay? It's gonna be all... I'll be damned. Get QRF rolling, priority one containment. Mayday, mayday. This is an emergency broadcast from Wards Island. Patients have breached the compound and are infiltrating Manhattan. They've taken canine form and considered extremely dangerous. I don't care how bad this sucks. We've got an IPO bake-off on Friday, and I need you on this pitch. One more complaint out of you, you... Got it. Mr. President, we need to get you to a secure location. We've lost containment on Wards Island. What happened? Canines have escaped, sir. They're sweeping south into Manhattan. No, sir. No, that is not true. He only wants you to think we're infected to keep us out of the way. Now, look, you have to trust me on this. Look, sir, he has taken matters completely into his own hands. No. Mr. President, no, sir. Don, with all due respect, I will not turn myself in. You just hung up on the President. Yeah, well, New York City's being torn apart as we speak. I can't just sit around and do nothing. Okay, Donna. Donna, here. I want you to keep this on. It's gonna monitor your pulse. Whatever you do, don't let it go above 150. Look, we'll explain all this to you later, okay? Monning's probably got a hit squad on the way as we speak. We gotta get off this island now, all right? Let's go. Let's go. Come on. Get down. Why are they trying to kill us? You may have the cure in your arm, and if the General has his way about it, no one will ever know it exists. Okay, look, we gotta get off this island and get that tooth out of your arm, all right? Now stay low, and go. Go! Have a unit sent to Wards. Tell them to arrest Major Hoffman and Dr. Gordon on sight. Yes, Mr. President. Oh, my God. General, They're heading southbound, heading right toward Central Park. We've contacted the Secretary of Defense. We've been told to shut down the bridges and quarantine the city. Good work, Simms. What about the tracking system? We're loading up their GPS signal. I'll let you know when it's up and running. My God. The wolves are gonna tear the city apart trying to find a way out. Our people aren't gonna let that happen. This is all my fault. If I'd have just come clean in the beginning, none of this would have happened. It's okay. Like hell, it is! People are dying. Get this thing out of my arm. I will. Got a secure place in mind? University. It'll have everything I need. So how the hell are we gonna get there? One of those. Isn't this electric? Come on, stand back. Now what? We zip-line. Okay, well, here goes nothing. Relax, Major. I don't think I can do this. You'll be fine as long as you're not connected to the ground. Oh, boy. Just do what I do. Are you sure you're gonna be okay? I'll be fine. Great. She photographs killer wolves. She bungee jumps. Anything else you want to tell us about yourself? No way. Let's go! Get to the boat! Come on. Taylor, shut down the fences at the northwest corner, now! Yes, sir. Cut power to zone two now. Okay? Yeah. We got company. Marine craft on the starboard side. Shut down your engines immediately, and prepare to be boarded. Move up next to them. Stay down. Hold on tight. Stay in front. Hang on. Turn! Damn it! Hold on. Mr. President, Manhattan's quarantined, but the canines are still spreading across the island. Why is the gas ineffective now when it worked at JFK? JFK was an enclosed environment, sir. They're out in the open now. Mr. President, they're moving into Central Park. We need to give our troops an answer. We have a go. Lethal force has been authorized. Talk to me. We lost her, sir, west of Roosevelt Island. Ah, don't worry. I've got her. I'm on my way. Sir, we just received authorization from the President. It's about time. Light 'em up. I got 'em. Headed south through the trees, coming at you. Okay, men! Here we go. Stand by to fire! Fire! Wait. F-Fall back. How long before we get to the university? Oh, about 15 minutes from here. We don't have that much time. Can I ask you a question? Why did that wolf bite you? I saw your pictures of the black wolf, but why did it bite you? You ever look a predator in the eyes? As a matter of fact, I have. I guess I wanted to know how close I could get. Well, you got about as close as you can, 'cause now you are one with him, literally. I gotta get us a ride. Get out. Go. We have a visual on the pack, headed south on Fifth just below us. Permission to engage? Copy that. Permission granted. Holy... They're on West 37th, headed towards Broadway. Okay, Brian, you better start talking to me. What did you mean when you said that our guys wouldn't let the wolves pass the city boundaries? After JFK, the powers that be decided that if the virus ever spread into a populated area, it would be too great a risk, so they put an operation in place to eradicate it. How? They can't be serious. Damn. Hold on! Go! Go! Go! How did they find us? The chip! What chip?! The tracking chip in your arm. Every patient got one. Here they come. Come on. Hold on. Hold on. I'm going to try to lose him. Oh! Oh, my God. Whoa! No! Let me go! Get the girl in the jeep and the doctor. No! Come in, General. Go ahead, Colonel. We got the girl, sir, and the doctor. Hoffman's dead. Get 'em back to Wards. Yes, sir. Colonel Falcons, make it quick. The city doesn't have much longer. The canines have made their way south into southern Manhattan. It's only a matter of time before they make their way off the island. The 1918 influenza pandemic killed an estimated 90 million people in just over a year. Now, if we do not contain this lupine virus, it could infect the entire United States within 72 hours, within two weeks, the entire Western Hemisphere. You're talking about one of the greatest cities in the world, killing almost 2 million people, our citizens, just... just wiping them out. Sir, if we don't act, this virus could wipe out the entire human race, and without a cure, eradication is your only option. Sir, the operation would be quick and efficient. We take out all bridges and tunnels surrounding the city, effectively sealing it off, then deliver the payload, a series of fuel-air explosives detonated over the island. Sir, if we're going to act, now's the time. Heavy is the head that wears the crown. I pray that the souls of these brave Americans be at peace... and that history bare the necesity of this greatest obligation. Do it. They're pulling out. Patient Zero, you've led us on a merry chase. Time to get that tooth. I'm gonna make it my personal mission to see to it that you are charged with everything you deserve, Mooning... mutiny, torture, murder. History will remember you as nothing more than a common thug with a gun. That's a sacrifice I'm willing to make for the country I've sworn to protect. There won't be a country to protect! If the pack breaks the city boundaries, the infection will spread out of control. There will be no stopping it. They won't get out of the city. I promise you. You've got 10 minutes, Doctor. This isn't gonna hurt you. It's gonna be okay. I know. I trust you. The antibodies. I have to close. The antibodies, Doctor. You've got five minutes. The canines are heading for Brooklyn Bridge. Donna, put pressure on this. Ticktock, Doctor. Whatever happens, I know it's not your fault. How long for the antibodies to react to the virus? Recognition varies, depending on the virus. We've never done anything like this before. Wait! The vial, Doctor. Donna. The vial, Doctor. We have the cure. Move. Sitrep? What's going on out there? Let's go. They're not going anywhere. Lift exploded, sir. Hoffman. Donna. Donna, can you sit up? I don't know how we're gonna get out of here. Brian. You okay? Thank God. I've got it, Brian. It worked. Great. Yeah. All right, guys. Come on. We gotta get out of here. You're not leaving the island with that tooth, Hoffman. You got 10 seconds to come out, or we start shooting. Kill us, and you'll never find it. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9... All right, Mooning. All right. You want the cure, you got it. Just let the women go. You first, Hoffman. Heh. Get back! Where's Mooning? Dog food. You still got the tooth? Got it. All right. Let's get off this damn island, huh? Ares Command, Stallion is rolling. Stallion is airborne. Time on target... one, two minutes. We need to get to USAMRIID to replicate the cure. Can you fly? Well, it's been a while, but I think we should be okay. Sit down, and hold tight. You okay back there? Ohh! We're not gonna make it. Hold on! Brace yourself! Situation update? Over. Ares Command, this is Stallion One. IP reached. Commencing bomb run. T-minus six minutes. Brian! I'm gonna recommend to the FAA that they have your pilot's license revoked. Valkyrie Flight Control, proceed to targets. You are cleared to engage. Good copy. Inbound to targets. Primary in 30 seconds. Valkyrie Flight, tally-ho. Engaging targets now. Control, two direct hits on target. I say again... two direct hits. Valkyrie Lead, Manhattan Bridge locked. Firing. Secondary target engaged and destroyed. Chew on this, you mother... Ares Command, this is Stallion One. Commencing weapons check. What goes around comes around, huh? No. I guess I deserved it. Don't say that. You're gonna be okay. Let them know... Let... Let everyone know... I'm sorry I didn't... I'm sorry, too, Donna. We have to go. Target Quebec bravo locked. Firing. Oh My God. We're too late. They're just taking out the bridges. We can still save the city. We just have to let them know we have the cure. We gotta go now. Control, where's our air support? Razorback 6-4, hold position. Good copy, Valkyrie. Proceed to target whiskey India. Wards Island Bridge locked. Firing. I've got the tooth. Let's go. Target Romeo foxtrot kilo locked. Firing. Ares Command, this is Stallion One. We are weapons hot. 9-0 seconds to release. Stallion Two, weapons hot. Stay down, Doctor. Hello, NORTHCOM, come in. Identify yourself. This is Major Brian Hoffman calling you from Wards Island. I have an EAM for the President of the United States. I repeat... I have a vital message for the President. We need to abort the mission. 60 seconds to drop. I have the antibodies for the lupine virus. We need to call off the bombing now! Move way! Coming through! Get out of the way! Sir, we have an authentic emergency action message coming through NORTHCOM. Well, patch it through. Ramp down. 30 seconds to drop. Identify yourself. It's Hoffman, sir. We have the cure to lupine in our possession. Brian, where are you? I'm on RFK Bridge. We have the cure to the virus. Over. 20, 19, 18... How do I know you're not just trying to save your own ass? You know me well enough to know that I'd give my life to stop a contagion. Mr. President, please. We scraped the antibodies from the canine tooth that we dug out of Patient Zero's arm. 10 seconds, Mr. President. You lose us, and you lose the cure. Five seconds, sir. 3, 2, 1. Abort. Damn! I already dropped it! Package released. Impact in 1-3 seconds. Stallions One and Two, return to base. All stations, sitrep. Ares Command, Razorback. All bridges are secure. Containment status green. We've contained it, Mr. President. No contagious made it off the island. How bad is it? Eastern part of the island was hit, but it was already evacuated, sir. We expect minimal casualties, sir. How about Hoffman and Gordon? It's been a hell of a day. Yeah. |
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