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In the age of bio technology, few could remember when
people actually had to see a doctor for anything other than
getting their gene implants. Those few that were not
geneticly perfected at birth turned out to be the safest, as
there were many flaws in the procedure that remained
unregulated. Approximately three months into the pregnancy,
a gene sample was taken, modified, and set back into the
unborn fetus. The engineered DNA took over the original
cells, perfecting them as they went. This provided immunity
to all diseases that were epidemical or inconvenient during
the 20th and 19th centuries. The one disease that was the
closest to killing off the human race, AIDS was finally
conquered in 1997, fifty years ago. Now, researchers were
trying to improve DNA splicing techniques, making all people
of a superior intelligence. The US government supported
this research, as it could prove important to the recently
reformed military due to small uprisings in neighboring
countries, in addition to the failing capitalist economy,
which was finally being changed into a cross between
communism and democracy, the people have complete power, but
the industry is run collectively, providing huge expansion
capabilities. The US has not taken this system yet, but
like the metric system did in 2014, it will eventually prove
good enough to force a change. The thing is, the human race
has to live to see the switch between governments.
As I flipped through the channels on my personal
entertainment system, I saw a newsflash simultaneously on
all four channels on my holographic head-mounted viewer. At
my age of 73, I had escaped being engineered, so I had to
often visit the few health doctors left, even though they
predicted I had at least 40 more years ahead of me thanks to
modern medicine. The news flash was preceded by the
standard date and time, for reference purposes by all who
were affected by it.
"April 24, 2047, 13:41. This is a government news
bulletin, file under tape section 53-C9, viewing mandatory."
the computerized voice stated "All northern residents of
country 349, formerly called Syria, should report to the
nearest government information office immediately, as it has
been invaded by neighboring 219, formerly several countries
combined." the computerized announcer rambled on about
details, including the fact that several computer banks and
a large quantity of bincolishan-b, a genetic engineering
substance, had been stolen in the raid. I wondered about
what was going to happen, as 349 was trying to make the
perfect human. I wandered to the information office, to see
if there was anything that I could do to help the situation.
As I walked, I got his strange feeling in my stomach, almost
if there was some chemical residue somewhere. Little did I
know about what else had happened, what the government was
hiding.
I walked in the information center, and was shocked by
the sight I saw. Government workers were running in circles
trying to do something with one hand while they held their
bio masks in another. Alarms were wailing, but I did not
have the synchronization glasses needed to view the cause.
One of the workers ran up to me and asked both whether I had
been bio engineered, then asked me to try and help them, as
I would not be affected by the problem and have two hands
free.
"Okay, see that console over there, just do what it
says to do, preferably fast!"
"Sure, but just what is the problem?" I asked.
"Tell you later!"
I ran over and the computer told me to find a red knob
and turn it clockwise, then type a set of instructions into
another console. I did so and then some alarms stopped, the
oxygen emergency supply turned on, and the workers took off
their bio-masks.
"What was that all about?" I asked with a note of
concern.
"There was a sabotage in the bio plant, all engineered
people will be affected by the vapors, syntoms may include
nausea and sudden heart failure, with little warning. We
are not completely sure however, as this has never happened
before."
I thought to myself "Wow! This could be extremely bad!
Bio technology's dangers finally revealed!" I walked out
and saw a panic before my eyes. Most of the people had
abandoned their hover cars and were running around, doing
nothing but screaming randomly. Every now and then, one
would fall down, clutching their heart. I ran out and tried
to stop them, but hey simply ran past, ignoring me and the
few other older people. There was an explosion, and more
engendering chemicals rained down on the crowd, the people
that were standing then had convulsions, threw up blood, and
then collapsed, leaving only the old people to try and
reconstruct the country, as this also happened in other
cities around the nation, proving that the grass isn't
always greener on the other side of the fence.
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Copyright (c) 1993 David Thompson