The Bunker

A Massive alien spacecraft has been hovering over downtown since yesterday

and similar ships have been spotted across the world widespread panic is escalating after the

sudden appearance of alien spaceships,

unexplained sightings and strange activity over military bases

have fueled anxiety about the aliens intentions

despite efforts by world leaders to reassure the public

the situation remains tense

protests have erupted across the globe demanding that the us

China and other world powers

form a delegation to make contact with the extra-terrestrials.

My fellow Americans

I want to assure you that our top priority

is the safety and well-being of each and every American.

No Michelle,

I need you here we got to all be together.

If this thing gets out of control... - Half the fucking world is shut down.

Ben, watch your mouth.

Is this just another government job?

Yeah.

Will you be safe?

Aren’t I always?

They don't matter what matters is that you're here with us

your family.

Have to go do this.

You a always put yourself and your career

ahead of us every time.

I hope it was worth it.

Hey... Don't worry about us.

Alright. We'll be okay.

The thing I want you to know is

I am very proud of you and I know your mother would be too.

I miss her.

I miss her too.

I gotta go, dad.

Tell Ben I'll be home soon.

Love you. - I love you too, sweety.

You remember that you are...

Doctor Riley.

Don't let anybody push you around.

Atta girl!

Have we made contact?

Life support systems online.

OK doctor.

Welcome to your new home.

Your teammates are working from identical bunkers spread across the country.

They've all been designed to keep a person alive in isolation for twelve months.

It's important to show you this first.

Okay Dr. Riley.

This is the comms room.

A closed network that allows you to communicate with your team.

None of you are allowed to contact the surface unless authorized for an emergency

from this moment on your team are essentially cut off from the world.

What is that thing?

That? That's gonna to keep you alive.

The travelers have been sending high altitude craft to probe our nuclear and military facilities.

Their aircraft emit a high powered beam to scan our installations

that can penetrate nuclear submarines been submerged three hundred meters and military bunkers buried

five hundred feet under a mountain, it's like nothing we've ever seen.

Are they radioactive?

It's a little more complicated than that

the beams seem to have a hostile purpose.

They Jack our brains.

Or destroy.

We shared the best technology we can build, to shield you from there scans.

Go on Dr. Riley have a seat

go on.

Let's give it a whirl.

One: Power switch, two: Secure the head panels

three: Swing the torso panels in.

If this alarm goes off they're scanning for you

you got exactly thirty seconds to get in this chair.

If you do not follow these procedures to the Jeep.

They're in your head

okay

so one.

Switch.

Initiating test mode.

Two: Head panel

initiating tests mode

three

whatever... these things are

initiating test mode.

Is that right

no.

Pull the torso panels in until they're secured

you have to do this fast and you have to do it right you got it?!

Yes! - OK cool.

Follow me.

Test mode complete.

So this is why we brought you here

you've got quite the reputation as a microbiologist.

Someone up top has placed a lot of faith in you.

Door.

After you.

So this is your lab.

You'll be working remotely with your team to create

a biological weapon to neutralize the travelers.

Some politicians hope we don't have to use it.

So I'm here to make a weapon?

Travelers aren't here for peace.

This is the bathroom. We're stocked with twelve months of rations.

Power and maintenance is there.

Everything you need to know is in here.

Your project leader major Lawrence will be contacting you soon.

Good luck doctor Riley.

Wait!

Hey.

What if there's an emergency how do I get outta here?

Bye for now Dr. Riley.

I'll be in touch.

Lockdown mode initiated.

Welcome to project "hatchet"

the Earth is facing first contact with an alien

civilization which have been designated as the travelers

we have had no contact with the mother ship,

but in the last 48 hours dozens of small scout craft have been spotted across the globe

these scout craft have been probing key military facilities

which has led to 57 deaths

all by suicide.

It is imperative for your safety that you maintain proper maintenance of your scan chair.

Our contacts in China claim to have recovered the remains

of a traveler at a crash site outside of Guangzhou.

And shared limited samples and details about the species.

One: The travelers are humanoid

two: The travelers are unable to breathe our atmosphere

and must use the respiratory filtration system to survive.

Three: The travelers share and 98.7 percent match to human DNA.

Two teams of scientists will develop a biological weapon

this bio-weapon must be capable of infiltrating the

traveler's breathing system and destroying their lung tissue.

The bio-weapon must kill travelers without harming humans. Mission brief concluded.

Team introductions will commence tomorrow.

Good morning everybody.

Logically, Frank Lawrence is retired army,

who for the last decade is civilian GS 15.

Some of you are familiar faces.

Some of you are not.

As you by now know, we're the contingency plan, in case he didn't

come here just to shake hands.

Now, you all been given your specific briefs and assignments, so...

Please, introduce yourselves.

Hi I'm Dr. Denise Cooper,

I did my primary work at MIT and my pioneering work in mecanosynthesis.

I'm working on the nanotech delivery pots

and I'm the proud mom of a twelve year old boy.

Hello I am Dr. Jaques Bisset,

and I actually don't have an accent my parents are French and cursed me with this name.

Worked in Nano engineering at the CNRS in Paris.

And now I live in an underground bunker and fight aliens with all of you.

I am bio-weapon's team leader Dr. Sam Ellis,

my background is in molecular microbiology which I studied at Johns Hopkins.

I look forward to working with all of you

I am Dr. Finley Barlow

second in command of the bio-team.

I have degrees in bacterial allergy from Harvard.

I am working with doctor Ellis on the bio agent

and I do hope that Dr. Riley catches on quickly and doesn't slow us down.

Finley, we wouldn't all be here if we weren't qualified.

Hi, it's nice to meet you all.

I'm Dr. Michelle Riley I've been doing advanced research with

pathogenic microorganisms at new Mexico state which is

where I did my doctoral work. - Hold on.

No no, hold it, hold it

no, they ask us to save the world and they sent us a professor

from new Mexico state.

I was about to say that for the last two years I've been doing research with Sandia Labs at DARPA

good, because we don't have room for amateur mistakes. -There are no amateurs on this team.

Now everybody, unpack your shit, get your equipment ready, we start work tomorrow!

Dr. Riley.

Don't let anybody push you around.

Music...

Dr. Riley?

It's Dr. Ellis

can I join you on your monitor?

Erm, sure. Just a second.

Dr. Ellis.

Dr. Riley.

I wanted to apologize for Finley's behavior.

He's a long time colleague a decent guy and a

great scientist, but he has a shit personality.

Thank you Dr. Ellis

please.

Call me Sam.

Sam, I know researchers like Dr. Barlow very well,

they're elitists and they don't believe I

belong in the same room as them

and that's fine.

You absolutely belong here

and also because...

Well... Can you keep a secret?

Wouldn't be here if I couldn't.

I selected you for this project.

You did?

Yes!

I was blown away by your research at white sands and your publications.

I've been following you.

Your work for a few years now.

I wanted a woman like you.

A scientist like you on my team

So, where's your bunker someplace close to El Paso?