Plan 9 Page #4

Not important.

I have worked out

eight drafts before this.

And the variables seem

to rule them all out.

So my ninth plan

seems flawless

and is what I believe

to be true.

Shortly after dusk,

a centralized hub

of an unknown form of

kinetic energy formed here.

After its formation,

it sent out a shockwave

or pulse

of the energy.

I thought that the

energy in this wave

would cause

any living thing

it came

in contact with

to have

a heart attack.

Because it's waveform

is so similar

to that seen

on an EKG.

Or heart monitor

for those of you

not in the medical field,

I was sure it would

stop someone's heart.

I was wrong.

Instead, only recently

dead humans

seemed to be affected

by the energy.

And to make

matters worse,

these recently dead humans

are being controlled.

And you came up with this...

from data

I gathered.

And stories

from your people.

One. Not every dead thing

has been seen

walking the streets.

Only humans

who seemed to have died

within the last month

have been seen.

Two. The living dead

are focused

only on exterminating

living, human beings.

They don't harm each other

or do anything else

that doesn't result

in killing someone,

thus they are

being controlled.

The only logical conclusion

is that the energy wave

is causing this

to do that.

The energy must be very well

manipulated and structured.

A code within the pulse

that embeds itself

in the deceased's body,

giving it instructions

and an agenda.

Something way beyond

anything mankind is capable of.

Or at least

that I'm aware of.

Mankind?

Yes. Whatever did this,

it's not from here.

-Japan.

-Kelton, think up.

There was a meteor

sighting earlier today

by Jeff Trent,

but we had no reports

of it landing anywhere.

X factor filled.

It landed here.

Now because

it's waveform

is so similar to that seen

on an EKG.

I am positive

that the resurrected

are being controlled

through their hearts

by the central hub here.

Similar to how our own nervous

system controls our bodies.

That's why only the

recently dead have been seen.

Their hearts need

to be intact

in order

for the energy to work.

If you've damaged

the heart enough,

you sever the link.

Okay.

So shoot 'em

in the heart.

Indeed.

For the bigger problem,

we need

a much better solution.

what bigger problem?

A few hours ago, there was a

second blast of kinetic energy.

I was able to calculate

the time it seemed to take

for the central hub

or nervous system,

to charge up

for another wave.

The second wave

traveled four times

the distance

of the first wave.

The dark side

of this tale

is that this is

only the beginning.

The second wave reached the river

surrounding the town of Nilbog.

And there will be

a third wave.

Perhaps many more.

I'm guessing

that once again,

the third wave

will travel

four times the distance

of the second wave.

Luckily it won't reach

the neighboring towns.

I think

this will continue

until it travels

the entire planet.

-What? No way.

-Way.

This alien nervous system

was sent here for a reason.

Extermination of mankind.

I need a bigger gun.

The third wave,

now what happens

to all the people

the zombies just killed?

If their hearts

are still intact,

they will rise

to join them.

I need two

bigger guns.

The important fact

is that we have 20 minutes

before the next pulse hits.

All right,

so here's our problem.

Somehow those things

got into the back room.

That's where

they got Sammy.

It won't be long

until they get in the front.

So what you're saying is

we're all going to die.

Quiet. Someone

important is talking.

Look, I don't know.

Best thing

I can think to do is...

To arm ourselves and

fight our way through them

when they come in.

But what about

my daughter?

I don't know. Just keep

her hidden. I'm sorry.

All right, let's arm

ourselves the best way we can,

okay?

Hey, you'll be okay.

I just need to know

if Paula's okay.

She was all alone

when I left her.

I'm sure she's gonna

be all right, man.

Danny, we live

next to a graveyard.

It's gonna be okay.

Well, what a shitty day this

turned out to be.

I have to ask,

I still don't see

how you know all this, Lucy.

It just so happens

that I'm a genius.

Particle physics and

electromagnetic spectroscopy

are my primary points

of interest.

What are

the chances of that.

About 23.5 million

to one.

So we destroy

the central hub

and stop the wave

from spreading

past the town's borders.

Yes, that should do it.

Now how to destroy it

is behind me.

I would guess it would be

prepared for such an attack,

given that everything

it appears to be doing

is so perfectly planned

and organized.

You mentioned

that this energy wave

could have killed everyone

with a heart attack.

Why not just do that

instead of this

resurrecting thing?

My guess is that it only

wants some species dead.

Not all.

It would need a food source

if it were to conquer.

From the looks of it,

it's down near the abandoned

elementary school.

Damn.

Here, baby...

Take some of these.

Got your favorite

juice for you.

No, no.

Don't chew.

Just swallow.

That's a good girl.

Just like when you had that cold

at grandma's house.

Here.

One more.

What a big girl.

That's my baby.

The next pulse will hit

within the next five minutes.

Well, then, let's get

ready to go in three.

Do you know

how to use this?

Pull the trigger and send

out a fraction of lead.

Causing pain

and if you're lucky, death.

And I don't want one.

You're a strange girl, Lucy.

My grandmother was buried today.

My god,

you're right.

I'm sorry, I'm...

Are you okay?

In all commotion,

I never called my grandfather

to see if he was okay.

He would have been

within the first blast.

But I just kept working.

I knew his chances of survival

were...

let's move out.

Well, what's done is done.

I just have a problem

with hiding from my feelings.

But he might still

be out there alive.

Not likely.

He's probably

just still out there.

-Hey, Kelton.

-Yeah, Larry?

We're gonna go

blow up something alien

to stop the dead

from rising

from the graves.

Yep.

Just had to say it

out loud.

Jeff, hurry.

What did you do?

What did you do?

What did you do?!

I thought it was

the right thing to do.

Come on, kid.

Come on, kid.

Come on.

Come on. Hey.

Hey.

Everything's gonna be okay now.

Poor kid.

Here they come.

Move.

The hell...

This is gonna

complicate things.

I saved her.

You killed your daughter.

You didn't save her.

You killed her.

No good.

No, Becky. Bulletproof glass.

Ricochets hit us.

That's new.

The ones who were alive before

the first wave just got smarter.

On the other side

of the laboratory,

there's a sewer.

You should be able to use

it to get to the school.

Larry, what the f***

are you thinking?

We make a hold.

Give the rest of you guys

time to get to the sewer.

That's suicide.

We stay here,

we all die.

He would be right on that.

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