Scene opens in the underground facility.
The camera pans across the quiet base — dim lights flickering, Keira asleep in the corner, wrapped in a warm blanket. Aran sits on the edge of the medical bed, bandages across his torso. He's weak, but his eyes are sharp. Focused.
Shaggy and Liya stand near the table, examining maps and enemy schematics.
Shaggy (curious):"Aran… we need to know. Those soldiers… the drones... they weren't random scavengers. They were organized."
Liya (serious):"They were targeting you. Not us. You. Like they were trained to."
Aran doesn't answer right away. He lowers his gaze, shadow falling over his masked face.
Liya:"...Why are they hunting you?"
Shaggy (firm):"And who the hell are they?"
Silence.
Suddenly, Aran flinches.
A faint mechanical voice echoes in his mind.
"Subject A-01... status: unstable. Kill order active."
Aran (whispers):"...Subject A-01."
He grips his head. The voice fades. He breathes heavily.
Flashback fragment — blurry and loud.
White light. Straps. Scientists. Screams. He's chained, infected, but still alive.
"Inject it again.""He survived 100%. He's the key.""He's not Aran anymore. He's Subject A-01."
Back to present.
Aran slowly looks up, calm but distant.
Aran:"I don't know... who they really are. Or why they want me dead now."
Shaggy and Liya exchange a look — they don't believe him, but they don't push him either. Not yet.
Shaggy (muttering):"You're hiding something..."
They turn to the map. Zones of infection spread across the globe. Red lights blinking.
Liya (looking grim):"This isn't just about one city anymore… this virus — it's spreading again. Quietly. Underground."
Shaggy (shocked):"You mean… this isn't over?"
Liya:"It's the start of something bigger."
Shaggy:"But how? We nuked the city. We burned everything. It should've died with the outbreak."
Liya (coldly):"Unless someone wanted it to live."
Aran speaks up.
His voice is slow… burdened.
Aran:"If this virus spreads again… there won't be a second chance. There's no cure. No escape. If I don't stop it now…"
He pauses.
Aran (distant):"...It really will be the end of the world."
Camera pans to a nearby monitor.Unknown coordinates begin flashing.
Liya (looking):"That location… it's not infected yet. But it's marked for 'cleansing'."
Shaggy:"That means they're planning to release it there next."
Final shot:Aran walks toward the war table, still weak but standing tall.
Aran (quietly):"...Then that's where we go."
TO BE CONTINUED…