Chapter Five

***********************

Loma Prieta, California. Haynes research and Facility base 2

Dr. Bernard walked emotionlessly across the hallway in the underground ward and across the many rooms of experimented people, those who weren’t test subjects yet and those who were already subjected to some substances. He stepped into the elevator and the security behind him pressed the number 1 for the first floor.

He inhaled, the elevator dinged and he walked out with the security following him behind swiftly and with full alert. Bernard was going to meet up with someone; someone whom he felt would help in his so called research.

He wasn’t the type to be so careless as to tell just anyone what exactly he was doing. He even made sure he “Took care” of some of his workers who seemed like they knew too much after they resigned, he was that careful.

Already by the door to his office were two military officers standing at high alert

“You can go now Alan, I’ll take it from here” he said to the security guard as he walked into his office and closed the door, a man wearing a military outfit was already seated opposite an empty seat where he was supposed to be.

“General Jackson, a pleasure to see you and apologies for keeping you waiting” he let out a soft smile as he took his position on the empty seat and stretched out his hand towards Jackson for a hearty handshake.

“It’s been a while Bernard, I see you haven’t given up” Jackson said tonelessly and with no expression on his face

“A scientist never gives up till he finds the truth, or solves the mystery that leaves a big question mark on life’s unexplainable research” Bernard leaned back comfortably in his seat.

“You know I could get this place shut down right?” Jackson threatened as he crossed one leg on the other

Bernard swallowed down hard at the truth, after his last facility was destroyed by his rogue test subjects, many other scientist working with him were found dead. The CIA sanctioned any research that had to do with human experiments, but a anyone with a brain like Bernard’s won’t just let his time go to waste.

“The last time was just a simple mistake, and it won’t happen again. My security is top notch now and I have emergency plans in case it does, most of my dangerous test subjects are kept below ground so it’s safe” Bernard tried to sound persuasive

“why do you keep doing this? Wasting time, wasting lives. All for what Bernard” Jackson raised a brow with his eyes keen Bernard’s facial expression.

“I told you that I found something, something that won’t just be useful to me but also the U.S government and you are in the military so it will also be useful to you” Bernard leaned off his seat

“And what exactly will the U.S government need from a sanctioned mad scientist?” Jackson scoffed as he teased

Bernard remained silent at the remark but smiled it off, “I’m glad you asked, you see this mad scientist….” he emphasized on the word

“He has come across something that hasn’t been in existence for centuries…A werewolf. And with its power I can create a perfect weapon. The perfect killing machine, just think about it. No one will dare mess with the united states when they find out what we have on our hands” Bernard got up and walked towards a standing drawer behind him, he pulled a file out from it

“I don’t know what you are talking about, but I know enough to fucking counter that werewolves don’t exist” Jackson spat with all confidence, he wasn’t moved at all. in fact he was convinced that Bernard was losing his fucking mind and all these experiments including the building was just a waste of time

“Oh but they are” Bernard answered, and one could almost hear the enthusiastic sound in his voice and how his face lit up. He truly had laid his hands on something, and it interested him so much.

“I’m a military man, a man who believes in true power and values. I don’t have time for you to waste convincing me about a goddman fairy tale” Jackson got up from his seat

“Bernard, you have sixty days to shut this hell hole down or I’m blowing it sky high” he picked his cap on the table and placed it on his head.

Before he turned to leave Bernard dropped an opened file in front of him, in it was a picture pinned right into the file. It was picture of a man with talons for nails, hair growing from his cheeks and his eyes were bright red.

“Do you see this? Do you see that I’m not wrong” Bernard shook his head as his eyes focused on Jackson’s who was trying to process what he was looking at.

“Still doesn’t prove shit, I could get a copy of this right from the internet. I could even make his eyes glow like fireworks if I wanted to” he added with a sarcastic smile before groaning in annoyance and walking towards the door

“Then I’ll show you!” Bernard yelled and Jackson stopped abruptly in his steps, “Follow me” Bernard gesticulated towards the door and Jackson stepped back for him to take the lead.

Bernard walked out of his office and Jackson followed beside him while his military officers followed swiftly behind them as they entered the elevator. Bernard was eager to show Jackson what he had been working on, not just to stop this place from being shut down again but this time by the military but to get Jackson to support him and offer him the amount of security and cover up he needs if things go wrong.

“You had better not be pulling my leg Haynes” Jackson exhaled deeply as Bernard pressed the number two on the elevator and it closed

Bernard remained silent, he was sure that saying anything else wouldn’t convince Jackson till he had seen it with his own two eyes. The elevator dinged before it opened and they were in the underground ward.

They walked out of the elevator and the security there opened a small white gate for him to walk into the hallway, Jackson didn’t seem uncomfortable at the sight of humans who weren’t what they used to be dashing towards their properly secured door in an attempt to come out and possibly claw his neck out.

Bernard stopped in front of the last ward at the end of the hallway, from the small glass on the door they could see a half naked man facing the wall, he looked normal. Well not too normal but he definitely didn’t have talons or hair in his cheeks.

“Colton, you have a visitor” Bernard said, he hoped he would turn but he didn’t. he looked at Jackson who already was justifying his facts in his mind that all these was just a shit show

“Face me colton and I promise I would get you a deer for dinner” Bernard said jokingly but the man didn’t budge

“Alright Bernard I have seen enough” Jackson shook his head, “You haven’t seen anything yet, Alan!” he called to the security by the door and the man came running towards him

“Yes sir” he answered

“Unlock this door” He ordered and Jackson’s expression furrowed into confusion already

“what are you doing? Didn’t you say the most dangerous of your experiments are down here” Jackson held him by the arm

“if you believed that then why can’t you believe he is what I tell you he is, but since you don’t I’ll have to show you” Bernard snatched his hand away from Jackson and walked into the room the minute Alan opened the door.

“Now look at me you son of bitch, you’re already making me look stu…” he couldn’t finish the sentence when the man threw himself at Bernard and they both landed on the ground

The security immediately brought out his taser and stuck it on his neck, the electricity shocked him enough to let him fall off Bernard but it wasn’t long till he slapped the taser away and charged at Alan

Jackson was engulfed in fear, his officers already got in front of him with their guns

“what are you waiting for!? shoot!” Jackson yelled and they opened fire on him, the man let go off and Alan and was now charging towards them, the bullet didn’t seem to be having any effect on him

Standing right in front of them with rage and murder intention, Bernard stuck a syringe in his neck and he yelled in pain before crashing on the floor. He howled and the color of his eyes changed to red, hair grew from his cheeks and talons grew from his hands.

Jackson’s eyes widened in surprise and he walked towards where the man was lying and groaning in pain in between Bernard who was holding an empty syringe with his lab coat and hair rumpled

“Do you believe me now?” Bernard gritted

“What the fuck was that?” Jackson’s eyes were fixated on Colton, he couldn’t believe what he was looking at . All those years of living and working in the military and he has never come across anything like this.

“A werewolf, but to me a killer”