DAY 0
"Commander! Welcome to our field test of Weapon Z!"
"Thank you, Ivan. Skip the formalities and get to it."
"Bring out the test subject!"
The body of a fallen Rocketeer was brought out in a reinforced glass container.
"Commander, are you absolutely 100% sure we should do this?"
"Can we do this? Then yes, we should do it. Engage the nanoids!"
I don't like this at all. Bringing corpses back to life is dangerous territory. One wrong move, and BAM the whole world is crawling with zombies.
The corpse was covered in fine grey dust, which settled into the cadaver. It jittered and writhed as if it were electrocuted, and eventually stopped moving. It opened its eyes, lifted its half-rotted head and looked around. It begins staring at the scientists.
These nanoids are designed to reanimate a corpse and provide it with a basic neurological system. They take control of the muscles and provide sensory input. They link together to form an electronic brain. They can't possibly be hostile, right?
"There we have it, our first reanimated specimen! Break out the champagne, Ivan!"
Scientists cheer as the zombie starts to kick the glass box it's in.
"Sir, the zombies are programmed to react with aggression to anyone who threatens them."
"What defines 'threaten'?"
The zombie cracks the glass box it is in. The glass starts to shatter.
"Oh my Arceus... EVERYONE RUN FOR THE HILLS! IT'S HOSTILE!"
I knew this sort of thing would happen! I just knew it!
"I'm staying to fight this thing! Anyone who leaves me is terminated immediately!"
Half the scientists, and the Commander, fought the zombie as it broke out of its containment.
The other half made it out alive.
Silly Rockets. Never play with forces you cannot understand.