Scene opens — The team moves through the dark halls of the abandoned military base, their footsteps quiet, weapons drawn. The walls are covered in peeling warnings and flickering lights. The sound of humming machines gets louder the deeper they go.
They reach a sealed metal door marked:
"AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY – LEVEL O-1 ACCESS"SUBJECT A-01: LOCKED RECORDS
Liya (quietly, eyes on Aran):"There it is again… Subject A-01. Same code that keeps flashing wherever we go."
Shaggy (turns to Aran):"You gonna tell us what that means now?"
Aran pauses. His expression stays unreadable. He doesn't answer.
Liya (stepping forward, more serious):"Aran. No more avoiding it. No more secrets. What is Subject A-01? What does it mean? Why are they hunting you like you're not human?"
Silence.
Aran finally speaks… quietly.
Aran (flatly):"I don't know."
Shaggy frowns.
Shaggy:"That's a lie."
Aran (eyes cold, voice lower):"I said… I don't know. That's the truth. Not completely."
Liya steps in front of him, gently but firmly.
Liya (softly):"Aran, please. If we're walking into hell, I need to know who's walking beside me."
Aran finally looks at her. His eyes — filled with something deep. Not just pain. But warning. He speaks slowly, almost whispering.
Aran:"...When the time is right... you'll know who I really am. But once you do... there's no turning back."
Liya's expression tightens. She steps back. Shaggy stays silent. The weight of his words settles between them like fog.
Suddenly — the door in front of them slides open.
A massive underground lab. Cold. Dead. But untouched. Monitors blink, machines still alive, as if frozen in time.
They enter carefully.
On the far wall — rows of tanks.Inside: rotting bodies. Failed test subjects.
Each marked:
SUBJECT A-02SUBJECT A-03…SUBJECT A-10
Liya (horrified):"They were experimenting on people..."
Shaggy (gritting her teeth):"Or making something worse."
Aran stands still. He doesn't speak. But his fists clench. He knows this place.
Final shot:
A corrupted audio log plays from the lab speakers. A woman's voice — fading and glitched.
"A-01… Aran… he's not like the others. He… survived. He became the virus..."
"—He doesn't know what he really is yet."
Aran turns away, face hidden by the shadows, as Liya and Shaggy stare at him in growing silence.
TO BE CONTINUED...