Chimera
by M. W. Huffman
What seemed like a simple program glitch on a revolutionary mining machine turns out to be more serious. Far more serious. The machine, called BARD-P1 is hijacked by a hacker who has no idea what he is about to unleash. The machine punches through side of a cavern that is over five miles deep. The tunnel fills with a fog that is from an unknown origin. In an attempt to clear the tunnel they use large fans to vent it into the atmosphere. Within days workers start to become sick and die. The CDC, (Center for Disease Control) and a special agency created during the height of the Cold War, the Deadly Virus Containment Team (DVCT), are called in to identify and stop the spread of the virus. In the beginning it is identified as Ebola but soon mutates into a chimera. As millions are dying, the virus continues to spread. The two agencies work furiously to determine the exact makeup of the virus and its origin. Unknown to the two agencies, other forces are at work to keep the truth from being discovered. It is a frantic race against time to find a cure and stop the spread before the entire earth’s population is decimated. There is nonstop action that will make even the most optimistic person stop and think about the dangers of the world we live in. One small accident could determine the fate of the planet.