The Mildew from Planet Xonader

Here at Bentan Labs, after more than 2 years of non-stop

research into chemical, biological and mind power sciences,

We have finally discovered the ultimate

weapon with which to protect our way of life.

Stacky Morte... the future of ecological warfare.

The weapon that will give America the power to

deliver even greater freedom to the wider world.

All of this wouldn't be possible without the help of our

sponsors, and of course our founding father: Edison Carter.

Remember to avoid Lab 3, Lab 2, and the meeting room until further notice.

The project manager, Dr. Matthew Kane, and his personal

team are presenting Stacky Morte to our sponsors.

Please stay in your personal lab and continue

with your work until this meeting is complete.

Bentan Labs wish you another great day.

So, how long you've been at it today?

About 90 minutes.

Jesus

Tell me, Roger. What exactly do you know about bio-electric fields?

Just the basics really. All living cells emit a magnetic energy that...

The strength of the field has shown to be

greater in people of higher intellect like me.

Developing the power to manipulate the field

is the next step in the evolution of man

Don't you think?

If you say so. Seems pretty unlikely to me.

But you have raised the eyebrows of some very important people.

Edison Carter?

I just connected the surveillance cams to the satellite uplink.

He isn't too impressed with your mind over matter experiment.

So he can see everything going on here?

Pretty much, yeah.

How positively Orwellian.

Dick!

Dave Hardy, please report to the Media Room. Dave Hardy, to the Media Room.

Fucking asshole.

The scientific name for this strain of mold, is Stachybotris Morte.

We call it Stacky Mort for short... I mean...

It's the end result of 2 years of funding and a very powerful weapon.

One, which will usher in a new era of ecological warfare.

Chaos gentleman, where order is needed to keep our enemies strong.

We unleash chaos.

Unstoppable destruction.

What is the delivery system?

Well... let me bring in the man responsible for the system.

This is David Hardy. One of the most important members of our team.

David, would you explain to our guests the concept of the delivery system.

The Stacky Mort is suspended in a serous gel,

and placed in a cylinder like this one.

Get the cylinder with the eco-system you want to eliminate...

remove the lid and over the course of few days the gel evaporates and...

And what is the effect on humans?

We haven't done any tests yet. That's not really our forte.

Congressman Blankenship.

President Blankenship.

I pee like a racehorse.

Because I'm hung like a racehorse.

God fucking bless you Ronnie.

What do you think, sergeant Brisco is so intent on

I'm sure I've have no idea.

Do you mind?

Anybody else want some coffee?

Get me out of here!

At ease Sargent.

I'm afraid I haven't introduced you properly.

Colonel, this is Dr. Roger Bolton, research specialist.

Nice work doctor. It seems to be everything we've been hoping for.

Glad you approve, Colonel...?

“Need to know.”

Colonel “need to know.”

Great. Well, you can call me Dr. Know it All.

Are you insulting the Colonel, civilian?

You say civilian like it's a disease.

Come on, you have to forgive Roger.

He's full of juice but he's also full of genius.

That's not all he's full of.

At ease, Sargent Brisco.

Come on folks, we're all friends here ya know.

Hello... sergeant. Congressman Blankenship.

We've already met sir.

I know that... I know that

Just trying to lighten things up here.

Rhodes see if you can scarf up a soda or something.

That stuff will kill ya.

So they got you working concessions huh?

What happened here?

Ow! Who does that?

Oh come on Jules, that didn't hurt.

Can you make yourself useful and help me with this?

I would be delighted.

What are you doing?

What?

You don't put feta cheese on crackers, that's for the salad.

And you're supposed to tilt the glass when you

pour champagne. Keeps it from going flat.

Says the drunk.

You know if I drank half as much cheese as you ate ...nevermind.

No could you repeat that?

You heard what I said.

No I didn't.

So you're talking to me?

I wasn't planning on it. I wasn't even supposed to be here

but Carter personally requested I make an appearance

You deserve to be here. Your theories on genetic

manipulation made all of this possible.

Dr. Peterson's work was based on your work, everybody knows that.

Where the hell is Dr. Peterson?

I don't know.

Here you go guys, another friend for your sicko group

Look I don't know what Carter's plans are, but all this is starting to freak me out.

Interesting stuff that mold.

A little creepy though.

Well a lot of money went into that creepy stuff.

We could've used it in 'Nam.

The damn jungles were so thick you couldn't see 3 feet ahead of you.

That mold could've made all the difference in the way things turned out.

I've seen my boys mutilated

Blood-soaked

Missing limbs

Scalded by napalm crying for their mommies...

I apologize. I should have asked first.

Any problem with me smoking in here?

Other than your health?

Listen son, if I can survive knife fight with a Cambodian Mountain Jaguar.

Then this little cigar ain't got a chance.

It's a Cuban.

Anyway, I'm not happy to be here I want nothing to do with military programs.

I was here one week as an adviser to you.

Best advice I ever got.

Stop it I'm not talking to you.

Fine talk to the cheese since you love it so much.

Jules? What the hell are you doing here? I thought...

Dave?

Hey Hardy, can you hear me?

What just happened?

I don't know.

He's gonna be fine.

What's going on?

Too much coffee.

What?

He's fine, just took a spill.

Go on back and keep schmoozing the goon squad.

Go easy Roger.

You'd do well to listen to Ms. Young. This has to go smoothly.

Keep in mind these people are in charge of funding our

entire project. Which includes your salary, by the way.

Help celebrate

Well it's a little early to be celebrating Matthew.

The compound needs fine-tuning and the control agent?

Well, we've had mixed results.

Well that's true. But Stack Mort has exceeded all expectations.

And that's what these bigwigs want.

So who are these so called VIP's?

The gentleman in the dark suit is Congressman Stu Blankenship.

He's head of the House Appropriations Committee.

And the skinny guy next to him is Mr. Rhodes, his assistant

That's the Colonel. And the young man next to him is his assistant, Sargent Brisco.

Matthew you might want to wring that out.

Why do I have to sweat so much?

What are you so worried about Dave for?

I don't know. He's always been so nice to me.

He even asked me out once

Wait, what did you say?

That is none of your business.

Alright gentleman, if you please follow me...

Come on Roger

To be continued.

Are you with us Mr. Carter

Oh yes, wouldn't miss this for the world

I propose a toast

What about Dave?

Dave's fine. He had enough to drink

Something wrong with the psychic?

He slipped. Hit his head on the floor.

Unconscious?

Trust me, life's better when he's silent.

Matthew, speech

I guess its no secret that we've been busting

our proverbial butts working on this.

And even though there's more research in the picture.

I think we're at a point where we can say that Stacky Mort is a resounding success

and an important addition to our arsenal of freedom.

To freedom.

To Regan

Not much finesse for a politician.

Probably STD's from banging Congressional Aides.

By the way, what was Dave talking about when he hit the floor?

He's probably surprised to see me here. I told

him I want to cut ties with this project.

Fear of commitment?

I'm just not comfortable having my work hijacked for weapons research.

So what else needs to happen with this Mold?

We're working on an effective control agent.

Still in the experimental phase.

Are you all right Congressman?

Ya know, it's the damnedest thing.

It feels like a swarm of fire-ants have been dropped into my underwear.

Fire ants?

You got a sink in here?

There's one right back there Congressman.