Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd in the Apocalypse!

While it was true I was aware of the Senator's existence, I wasn't fully aware of the full context of the clinical trial she went on—but if there were really more people that underwent the same treatments as her, there could be more of her out there… or in the best case scenario, she was the one who had the worst luck or the best depending if what she attained was real or not.

Still, Admiral Burke did mention that she was one of one—and if anything, they probably tracked down everyone else who was involved in the same trial just to see if they obtained the same regenerative ability.

Kaley pointed to another set of folders, "What are those? Journals?"

Ilana scratched her head, "I would assume so but it's from different people, dead and alive."

"What?"

"It seemed like some of them wrote on their personal laptops or tablets to gather their thoughts and for those who had already passed, this could be a memento for their relatives. There are entries from Jennifer and Rachel as well—though the Admiral's and Ella's were kept private for obvious reasons."

I chuckled, "So they really allowed us to take a peek?"

"Something like that… I actually didn't do much hacking, more on talking to the right people and having proper exchange."

"Does the Admiral know though?"

"That's what I'm not sure of. Technically, leaking government files among others is still very illegal and could cost us our heads, and if they included the Admiral's personal files besides the Senator's, which also technically counts as personal files, we wouldn't be talking here today."

"That still doesn't answer if—"

"Maybe 50/50? He kind of knows to some degree but he just put trust on the people he put in charge of it."

"Hmm… Then what else is in there?"

Browsing around, I was surprised to see files regarding the people evacuated to the island of Hawaii but I quickly beelined to the records regarding Kadena Airbase, a US base in the Okinawan Prefecture.

From a simple list, I fished out a few names from the existing locals—and even from the deceased and missing—and unfortunately, the names of my extended family members weren't there.

While I was 100% sure that they'd be alive to this day, I was hoping for the tiniest bit of info from them—like if they were allied with the said groups—but they either flew under the radar or holed up from the safety of our mountain.

Still, the names I fished out from the list were great acquaintances, but not so far as to call them friends—though if the situation called for it, I wouldn't think twice about absorbing them into my fold.

At this point, Kaley and Ilana were just watching the same screen as I did—though Kaley would glance at my face—though after finding crumbs of nothing, I just didn't find the motivation to look through everything else that was left to look at.

Ilana turned to me slumped on my bed, "You done?"

Kaley bitterly smiled, "It's with his relatives in Japan, he hasn't found news of them ever since…"

Ilana turned to me again, "Umm… then why haven't you asked me to look into them yet?"

I sighed, "Sure… Try…"

"You— Now's not the time to doubt my abilities, alright?"

"I mean… It's not like I'm doubting you or anything but that place they are in is just fucking weird. It's like it has this built-in jammer that—"

"You have any pics of them or anything? If we can't get a hit on their name, we could always try to see if anyone else caught a glimpse of them. I mean, if they're all like you, they should be dropping in to save some people in distress once in a while, right? Someone might've just caught something, you know?"

I stood up and thought positively, "That's actually a great idea, I have some in this album right here…"

It didn't take long before Ilana started browsing through my photo album, but it also didn't take long before her eyes widened from what she saw.

"Holy— Who's this chick?! She's hot!"

"Aoi./Aoi-neesan…" Kaley and I said at the same time but with differing expressions.

"Jesus fuck— Those tits on her too!" then she turned to me, "Who's bigger?"

I rolled my eyes, "Almost the same as Kaley's but her nipples are inverted. Happy?"

"VERY!"

Kaley rolled her eyes, "I bet she doesn't know how to use 'em…"

I chortled, "Jealous, much?"

"You're each other's firsts, I'd be lying if I didn't say I wasn't jealous. But— Does she— Did she have any partners besides you? She should've, right?"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

I shook my head, "Ah… About that… You see—"

Ilana cut in, "Whoa! Who the fuck's this giant?! Is that his beard?! He's taller than Quinn! And who's this Daddy over here?! Oof~ I'd get lost in these woods and HIS wood any day!"

I almost facepalmed, "That's Old Man Kaiseki and that's Mashiro-san, my not-actually uncle. Also, he's married and with kids. Don't even—"

"Fine, fine! It'd take a while to gather pictures from that place and whatnot but who among them frequents the… the mainland the most? So I could run their face in my program first?"

"If we're talking about actual errands, it's almost always between Aoi and Arashi-san from my last visit though Eikiji-kun would always sneak out if he gets bored running up and down the mountain looking for bugs. Mashiro-san would always go fishing with Aibara-san but that's different from going to the main cities."

"Hmmgh~ So your adoptive brother and the hot step-sister you fucked, right? Want me to include that brat in my search?"

"Sure… If anything, he'd get caught in the city's CCTVs more…"

Kaley looked at me weirdly, "Hold up, why would he sneak out while—"

"While the zombies are roaming the Earth?"

"Yeah?"

"Because he can, that slippery motherfucker…. You thought I'm a lubed fucking eel when dodging blows? Try him on for size and he'd literally run circles around you. One reason is that he's still a runt but he's a runt with fucking legs and lungs. Imagine going up and down the mountain several times a day just because."

Ilana cut in, "What the fuck— I already got a hit?"

"WHAT?!"

Ilana pointed at one of the pictures taken in Kadena Airbase—the one included from the Admiral's files—and hovered her pointer to this fucking runt peeking from one of the cargo units:

"That's… that's him, right?"

"What the fuck— When's this taken?!"

"Calm down— Three months ago—"

"Can you— No. I fucking checked each name—"

Ilana quickly searched through the list, "Nope. No Eikiji Ishiyama— Ah— No Eikiji Yamamoto there. Huh. But that's clearly him, right?"

Kaley trailed, "So, that means…"

"The motherfucker definitely sneaked out and sneaked in the Kadena Airbase…" I trailed as I pinched my glabella.

"You— Y-You okay?"

At this point, I didn't even know whether to laugh or cry so I just fucking did both. No one, I mean, NO ONE could fucking imagine the frustration I was feeling by not hearing or seeing them all this time—and even though they could definitely take care of themselves, I just wanted proof that they were still alive.

So yeah, it didn't take long before I started laughing like a maniac because one giant weight came off my shoulders, even if coming upon it was due to fucking luck.

I could've looked through the shit we stole myself and come upon the same image, but yeah, Ilana rolled a crit or a Natural 20 and solved one of the biggest problems weighing me down. However, Ilana was definitely looking for a reward because the motherfucker started taking off her clothes at 3 fucking PM and beckoned us both to ravage her in my bed.

"Seriously?"

"Seriously. I found the kid, right?"

"Yeah—"

"So~ I did ask for a solo session but as I did a spectacular job, I'mma need you both to fuck me like there's no tomorrow because I need to get back to my own pad. This place is cozy and all but nothing beats your own place, no? And I have duties to fulfill."

Kaley stopped midway from taking off her shirt, "You're leaving already?"

"I already overused my paid leaves, ya know? We'll look through the rest of the files later, I just really want to get fucked good before I get more boring sex over there."

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I had to say it, "You can always work remotely, you know?"

"Pfft— Don't tempt me."

"I am tempting you—"

"Don't ruin this good thing, alright? I'm now in charge of making sure the thingamajigs of the dam are working well because those dumbfucks don't even know how to open a .zip file, ya dig? Besides I could always drop in then and again if you aren't that neck-deep in pussy."

"Alright, I was just—"

"Enough talking, I want to lose feeling in my legs before dinner, got it?"