Сергей Редькин – The Queen of the Two Moons (страница 4)
“We’ll jump to the other side and destroy the virus,” Peter said simply.
P.S. I am finishing this while Peter and Marco are getting ready for the jump. Peter said that the jump changes you a bit. I’m not sure what’s going to happen on the other side, but I hope my blood can do the trick. I guess we’ll have to figure this one out as well.
Chapter 3: The Dolion Project (Present Time)
Dolion
My world is dying, and I’m the one who decided to step up107 and do something about it. As far as I’m concerned, the end justifies the means108.
Lizzy
The other world feels weird. Whenever I forget I’m in a different place, the two moons in the sky remind me that I am far away from home. I, on the other hand, feel like the same old me. No change.
Marco
Losing a loved one is never easy, but, unfortunately, it happens all the time. However, getting another opportunity with the exact replica of the person you lost is something that not many people have a chance to experience in their lifetime.
Peter
Seeing my daughter after all these years is the best thing that has happened to me in a long time. Even though it was devastating to learn about my wife’s demise109, I can see her every day in my daughter’s eyes. That gives me energy to carry out110 what we set out to do.
Dolion
In my world, it’s not easy for anyone to do anything without me not knowing about it. When I got the intel111 of the portal’s security breach112 and those three appeared in my world, I knew they were up to something113.
Lizzy
Ever since I found out about my blood being unique, I’ve been having this strange feeling that my body doesn’t belong to me anymore. Like I am a vessel114 to hold something that isn’t mine. All I have to do is to be extra careful and be ready to give back what was entrusted115 to me.
Marco
The plan that was proposed by the scientists who work with Peter is simple. Use Lizzy’s blood to destroy the virus. The logistics of it… isn’t. We don’t know how much blood we need to create the destructing antidote. The thought that we will probably need all her blood leaves me in a state of hopeless despair116. I have only met her recently, but I don’t want anything to happen to her.
Peter
I know some people who can help us mix the formula that can obliterate117 the deadly force of the virus. We must find a way to deliver our potion118 to the vault where Dolion keeps it. Unfortunately, we don’t have any contacts for that, so we will have to do it the old way and break in.
Dolion
It’s funny how everyone thinks that the most precious things must be stored in some vault somewhere in the ground to be protected. Sometimes the best way to hide something is to keep it in plain sight119.
Lizzy
I have to say that I was very relieved that they didn’t need all my blood when they were creating the elixir. On my part, the whole process was like donating blood in hospital. A few days later, I think I saw Marco crying happily when Peter’s white-coated associates announced the completion. Men could be so sensitive sometimes. It made me feel warm inside though.
Marco
Lizzy will live! I don’t know why but I don’t really care about the rest. I feel like she and I are two pieces of a puzzle that were thrown at each other in a game we do not yet comprehend. I must do whatever it takes to keep Lizzy safe and yet it feels confusing. Am I betraying the memory of Beth by caring about Lizzy?
Peter
Everything is ready. We have our formula at last. We know where the vault is and there is a way to create a diversion that will allow us to get in. It’s not going to be easy with the security detail120 he surrounds himself with, but Dolion will never know what hit him.
Dolion
I hear that our guests have been busy creating some concoction121 that allegedly122 can destroy my virus. I suppose if they knew exactly where the virus was, they could do some harm. Fortunately for me, they only think they do.
Lizzy
I’m so angry that they didn’t allow me to go with them. I didn’t come all the way just to be pushed aside at the decisive123 moment. Men could be so presumptuous124 about their physical superiority125.
Marco
I’m so happy that she stayed behind. Some things should be done by men.
Peter
I had a strange feeling that there was something wrong with the fact that we could get to the vault relatively easily. Things went a bit too smoothly. Dolion’s famous security turned out be a few untrained men who did not care much about the vault. Before entering the vault, I made up126 a reason for Marco to go back and asked him to take the vials we had found in the security office back to our laboratory. I had to make sure that Lizzy would be taken care of in case this was a trap.
Dolion
As I thought, the prey127 went right into the trap128. Not all of them, unfortunately, but the mastermind129 of this rebellion130, that fool Peter, was eliminated by my trusted sniper as soon as he and his team entered the empty vault. Apparently, he never read Bias of Preine who once said: “Omnia mea mecum porto131.” All that is mine I carry with me. Well, in my case, it is
Lizzy
I knew the mission was dangerous. I thought I was ready for anything. I was so happy to see Marco back, but I understood that it was Peter’s decision to make sure I would be safe. When the remains of Peter’s team arrived and we learned that he was dead, we knew there was only one way to stop Dolion. To stop him would mean killing him. Only this time,
Marco
I guess we are back to where we started. If it takes both of our lives to accomplish133 it, so be it. I really hope it won’t though.
Dolion
I don’t have much time before the virus starts affecting134
Lizzy
We finally got some good news. There are still some people who aren’t happy with the way things are in this world. Lucky for us, some of them are in high places. We got a hint that Dolion carries the virus himself. It is in him, literally135.
Marco
We know where it is, and we need a new plan.
Dolion
There is one thing I must do before the other world meets its new ruler, though. I need to find that girl Lizzy and get
Lizzy
I guess we’ll have to roll with the punches138 at this point. I know that Dolion is looking for me. If he wants me, it’s me who he’s going to get139. I’ll make sure he knows where I’m going to be. I’ll meet him and I’ll finish him.
Marco
I am not comfortable with the plan. Lizzy acting as bait140 is way too dangerous, but it seems that we have no other options.
Dolion
She is either very stupid or very smart. Lizzy is coming right into my hands by herself. It’ll take a second to kill her, but I am curious141 to know what she’s up to. I guess a quick chat won’t hurt.
Lizzy
On the day when the formula was ready, my father told me that while it disintegrates142 the virus almost instantly143, my blood does the same trick in a matter of a couple of hours, but, in its pure form, it might even kill the carrier along the way. Because of some mutation, which apparently affected only some women, there is an element in my plasma that dissolves any types of pathogens as if it was acid, unlike in average people’s blood where white cells do the job of attacking invaders such as bacteria and viruses. When he told me that, I realized that I could not remember the last time I was sick. Like ever.
Had I been protected from the viruses all my life? Then, he explained to me that it would take a few drops to initiate144 the process.
So, I’m a deadly weapon145 now. Never thought that I’d be able to say
Marco
The meeting has been set up. It breaks my heart that I won’t be able to be with her.
Dolion
I’ll get what I want very soon. I’ll have two days before the jump. It will be enough to make the antidote for myself and for all the necessary people on the other side.
Lizzy
I may never see Marco again. I’ve decided that tonight we will spend the night together and will become one. An inseparable146 union of two souls from different worlds that will live for eternity147 on a spiritual level even after their physical shapes cease148 to exist. I’m ready.