The bunker

12:00 am
Winter bunker B
located somewhere in the Mexican desert
May 16th, 1998
“This is Doctor Rodriquez. B-540A is secure. No strange behavior is reported. I’m signing out.” Doctor Rodriquez left the subject. It couldn’t be seen in its steel container. He left the room. Leaving the large metal safe in the room. A white man with brown hair and blue eyes met him in the doorway. He spoke in a British accent.

Doctor Rodriquez: “What’s going on Ezekiel?” Ezekiel looked at him and smiled. He put his hands-on Doctor Rodriquez’s shoulders, and looked at him.

Ezekiel spoke brightly. “Your wife is giving birth!” Doctor Rodriquez’s eyes widened. He walked quickly to her room which was in the bunker. Ezekiel followed him. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of their footsteps in the concrete hallway. The lights were starting to flicker, and the sound of the backup generator turning on could be heard. Doctor Rodriguez stopped in front of an oak door. He opened it. The air was tense. A woman laid on a medical bed. She had milky brown eyes, dark brown hair, and light tan skin. A nurse tended to her as Doctor Rodriquez, and Ezekiel put on gloves and put on medical masks.
Doctor Rodriguez walked over to the woman. He sat next to her.

Doctor Rodriguez: “Are you alright, Liliana?” Liliana managed to smile, she kissed his head gently.

“I’m fine.” Liliana said. Ezekiel stood behind, as he looked at the medical equipment. Unlike everyone else. He had darker thoughts in his head. He was here to get something.
Ezekiel: How is she? The lights continued to flicker, until the room went dark. Ezekiel stood there. His eyes could be seen glowing a faint red in the dark. Doctor Rodriguez looked at Ezekiel. He stared at him. His attention was moved, when the Lilliana’s cries could be heard. The lights turned back on, and Ezekiel and Doctor Rodriguez went to work. Doctor Rodriguez sat in front of Liliana as Ezekiel sat by her side. The beeps of Liliana’s, and the baby’s heart could be… Ezekiel looked at the heartbeat monitor. It went quiet. He looked at Liliana.

“It’s heart. It stopped.” Liliana immediately started crying. Her wails echoed throughout the room. Dr. Rodriguez slumped over. His face was expressionless. Ezekiel walked over to Dr. Rodriguez.

Ezekiel: WE STILL MUST DELIVER THE BABY! Doctor Rodriguez looked at him. He stared blankly at him. While Liliana cries could be heard as she proceeded through labor. Ezekiel slapped Doctor Rodriguez across the face. Doctor Rodriguez’s eyes widened. Ezekiel moved in front of Liliana, Doctor Rodriguez rushed to her side. He held her hand. As he fought the urge to cry. The labor was intense and visceral. Doctor Rodriguez felt broken. He kept holding Liliana hand until the labor finally ended. Ezekiel held the baby. And he looked at Doctor Rodriguez with a sympathetic expression.
Ezekiel spoke softly.
“It’s a boy.” Ezekiel held the infant that was covered in blood, and bodily fluids. It laid limp in his arms. Doctor Rodriguez got up quickly. He snarled.

“GIVE ME THE BABY!” Liliana cried quietly as Doctor Rodriguez took the baby from Ezekiel’s arms. He carried the baby as he ran through the halls. The lights were still flashing. And he could only hear his feet clicking against the marble floor. The door opened behind him. And Ezekiel came running after him.
Ezekiel: What are you doing? Doctor Rodriguez looked back at him.

“I’M BRINGING MY SON TO LIFE!” Doctor Rodriguez ran to the containment room. And he opened the large metal door. He moved inside. As Ezekiel came up behind him. Doctor Rodriguez faced the containment pod. As he stood in a room made from nothing else except steel and tempered glass. The sound of a pistol clicking behind him could be heard. Ezekiel spoke with an edge in his voice.

“GET. OUT OF THE WAY.” Doctor Rodriguez turned around. He still held the stillborn child in his hands. Ezekiel pointed the gun at him. It was a Ruger LCP pistol. A silencer was placed on its barrel. Doctor Rodriguez turned around. And he looked at Ezekiel’s face. Ezekiel’s upper face was covered in darkness. The darkness stopped at his nose. His eyes looked like two glowing red circles. Doctor Rodriguez gulped.

Doctor Rodriguez: Ezekiel… Ezekiel pointed the gun at his head. Doctor Rodriguez moved out of the way. He held the stillborn baby tightly against his chest. Ezekiel walked over to the containment pod. He entered a six-digit code into a keypad. And the metal pod opened. Ezekiel smiled as he looked at the tempered glass that was beneath it. Inside of the glass was a black fluid like creature. It moved slowly into a humanoid shape. It was completely black. It scratched its hand against the glass. Doctor Rodriguez pulled out his tape recorder. And he spoke softly.

“The containment pod was opened by Ezekiel. Ezekiel looks strange. I was going to attempt the bonding process with B-540A. So, I could save my son.” Ezekiel looked at a red button. It read.
DON’T OPEN. THE CREATURE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. Ezekiel moved his hands over to the button as he smiled. Pressing it. The glass opened slowly. Smoke entered the room from vents in the ceiling. And alarms could be heard. Ezekiel looked at the smoke. As Doctor Rodriguez sat there. Ezekiel turned back towards the glass cage. He stared at the creature. And the creature stared back. Ezekiel formed a smile.

Ezekiel: “Hello.” The creature looked at him. It leaped suddenly at him. Ezekiel moved backwards, dropping his gun. He tried to hold the creature away from him, as he kept stumbling backwards. The creature simply phased through his hands. And the lights went out. Doctor Rodriguez uttered a small prayer. As the backup generator turned back on. A large white creature, with golden eyes, and black highlights stared at him. Yellow tendrils came from his back. And they moved along the floor. Scratching the walls, and the marble floor. Creating a loud screech. Doctor Rodriguez backed up. He picked up the gun that Ezekiel had earlier. Ezekiel moved closer to him. As the smoke and the alarms confused his senses.

Doctor Rodriguez aimed his gun. And he fired. The bullet disappeared into the creature’s flesh. The tendrils tore the gun from his hands. And threw it. Another one picked up Doctor Rodriguez by the leg. As the white creature moved towards him. It opened it’s set of yellow fangs. And it took the baby from Doctor Rodriguez’s hands. It moved it towards its mouth. Doctor Rodriguez screamed. As the creature put the baby’s head in between his teeth. He was about to bite down. Until a black shadow like substance moved out of the creature’s mouth and body. Enveloping the baby, and moving it away. A shadow like figuree that stood slightly smaller than the white creature that enveloped Ezekiel looked at him.
It’s eyes were red. And it was covered in black. Red highlights were scattered along it’s body. And a red line could be seen spiraling down it’s right arm. It looked like a black shadow. A shadow walker.
The black creature looked at the strange form of what once was Ezekiel. It extended its hand, and clawed Ezekiel in the face. Sending him through the wall. It held the baby. And it looked at Doctor Rodriguez. He stiffened. Doctor Rodriguez spoke intensely.

“WHAT DO YOU WANT, YOU DEMON?!” The black creature tilted its head. And it enveloped the baby. A distorted cry could be heard as the shadow walker disappeared into the baby’s body. Doctor Rodriguez held the baby. The blackness disappeared. And it looked at him. With its milky brown eyes. Doctor Rodriguez carried his child. And walked to Liliana’s hospital room. He carried his son. His son Henry.

Ezekiel climbed out of the bunker. To the dark night of the Mexican desert. He walked along the sand. Enjoying the feeling of power, that the white creature gave him. As he snickered. Knowing that he’ll meet the child again.