Neo-Manhattan 3025

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It was the year 3025. The bright Neo-Manhattan and its holographic billboards glowed against the chilly autumn air. It was a century after the breakthrough scientific advancement event, that had gifted humanity a world free from the grip of every disease. Now, humans could invest their energy and intellect into space exploration. Space shuttles routinely pierced the skies, ferrying citizens to exoplanets and the newly settled lunar colonies. Life, by all accounts, was flourishing. 
 

Then the yellow tide began. 

It started low, with a faint ochre tinge in the community aquaponic farms. Within days, the change was undeniable. The waters of the meticulously controlled ecosystems had transformed into a viscous, saffron-hued liquid. The news spread and the population, even though advanced, could not be calm. Panic rippled through the boroughs as news feeds displayed the horrifying reports from across the globe. First were the farms, then came The Great Lakes, the mighty Mississippi, and even the glacial melt in Alaska. All succumbing to this bizarre discoloration. No cause was found. The scientific teams were studying all the samples, but in vain. 

Dr. Lena Hanson, a microbiologist at the North American Research Institute, was working on one such sample, running a spectral analysis, when her brow furrowed in disbelief. The molecular structure was unlike anything she had ever encountered. "This.. This isn’t a chemical pollutant; it’s… organic?” she spoke out loud. It was acomplex, self-replicating organism, yet utterly alien in its composition. "Anything, Lena?" Director Miles Corbin's voice broke the silence and startled Lena. His holographic projection flickered out of the comms pod."It's like a fungus, Director, but not of terrestrial origin. Its cellular structure incorporates elements we've not even theorized about, unknown metals are coating it, complex protein chains in its secretion… and something else, something… disruptive to water molecules." 

"Disruptive how?" Asked the Director. 
Lena zoomed in on a section of the analytic readout, "It's altering the hydrogen-oxygen bond. Weakening it. If this continues… the water will cease to function as water." The Director, through his holograph, looked distraught by this new information. And cut off the comm without a parting salutation. He had to, the implications were catastrophic. Earth, the blue planet, facing dehydration on a planetary scale. They needed to work fast. 

Within hours, the Global Crisis Council convened at the UN headquarters. Director Miles had informed the newfound information to the scientific heads of other countries. It was a race of who will fix it first, rather a fix-it-asap kind of a situation. Theories flew thick and fast, microorganisms from space travels, biological warfare by extra-terrestrials, or even a bizarre evolutionary phenomenon. But Lena's analysis held a chilling weight. 
"We believe," she stated, her voice steady despite the tremor in her hands, "that this is a deliberate act. A biological weapon." 

The room fell silent. Biological warfare was a relic of a more primitive age, a horror humanity had collectively sworn to never revisit. But the evidence was mounting. The speed and uniformity of the contamination pointed to a single, widespread source. 
The council had no other ideas than to agree to the information at hand and then Lena was tasked with finding the source and developing a countermeasure. 

She assembled her super team, Dr. Kenji Tanaka (still brilliant, just relocated), a bio-engineer, and Jax, an interplanetary travels expert with a knack for the unconventional. Dr. Tanaka and she would work on reverse engineering the organism and Jax would visit the affected areas, finding the points of entry of the organism and identify if he had seen anything similar on other planets. 
Their initial investigations focused on DNA sequencing by Dr Lena, enzyme analysis by Dr. Tanaka and Jax calling his friends on other planets to ask about similar incidents. The spread was too rapid, too pervasive, time was running out. Then finally they found a lead. It was Jax, who had a friend on Planet Qti, who told him about a similar organism that gripped their waters before. Jax requested her to send as much available data on the action plan that was mapped to tackle that situation. Meanwhile, Jax unearthed a series of anomalous energy signatures, detected just days before the first reports of yellow water. They originated from a remote, uninhabited region of the Patagonian ice sheet. 

"A landing site," Jax concluded, pointing to a thermal anomaly on the satellite imagery. "Something big came and landed on our planet and powered down quickly. How did anyone not catch that! How is that even possible? What year is it? 2025? We have all types of surveillance, and still!" Jax blasted in anger. 
Lena standing next to him, felt a cold dread grip her. An alien presence. On Earth. Spreading this silent, insidious plague. “Why? They want to eliminate us?” Lena spoke low and shook. 

Preparing to visit the site, the three packed their bags with essentials, handheld meters, tactical medicine kits, sample ampules, and of course ammunition. Their transport was a defense grade atmospheric flyer named The Peregrine that sliced through the Patagonian skies faster that any intra-planetary vehicle. The three seated inside, with Jax as the pilot and Dr. Lena as the co-pilot. Dr. Tanaka handled the in-flight analysis. Soon they arrived a few miles away from the site. The landscape below was a desolate expanse of white ice, infected by the strange irregular patches of sick yellow. As they descended, the system announced the external environment as toxic, the air was heavier, low on oxygen and with a musty, alien scent. “I can’t believe this thing has depleted the oxygen levels on our ice shelves,” said Jax. “Put on your oxygen marks both of you,” signaled Dr. Tanaka, as Jax and Lena got off the ship and Dr. Tanaka stayed back for analysis. The twogot off the plane to start their investigative adventure. 

The landing site was a crater in the ice, the edges yellowed and melted. They walked about half a mile towards its center. A few minutes later, in the middle, Jax spotted something gray. “What is that?” he exclaimed. Bothbegan running toward it. There lay the remnants of a vessel, twisted, metallic alloys that defied earthly engineering. It was clear the landing had been abrupt, perhaps even a crash. “This isn’t even aerodynamically sound, what the?” exclaimed Jax. “I’ll go first, you stay clear in case anything happens,” replies Lena. She leaned in toward the vessel and what seemed like a red button and pushed it with a hand-probe. A strong hiss sound echoed, almost piercing their ear drums. Lena started coughing and moments later, Jax too. It was some kind of a gas that their masks were also not able to stop. 

The gas was intoxicating. “My head is spinning,” shouted Jax and Lena fell down to her knees. Dr. Tanaka saw Lena and began analyzing the emissions from inside the plane. The analysis would take a few minutes. After minutes of violent coughing, Jax managed to straighten up. He walked toward a crouched Dr. Lena and creeped up behind her, positioning himself right behind to her posterior. Dr. Lena was surprised by the sudden touch on her back side and exclaimed, “Hey Jax, what are you doing?”  She turned around and realized that Jax was under an influence. She pressed her comms button and spoke out loud to Dr. Tanaka, “the gas, stage 2, arousal, disoriented,” and the comm cut off. Dr. Tanaka panicked, the analysis in his machine was still not complete. “Oh come on! Before there’s a poisonous stage!” Dr. Tanaka shouted at the inanimate machine.  

Jax again grabbed Lena’s behind with his hand, squeezing her soft buttock with his one hand. Just as Lena was about to yank his hand off, she felt a heightened sense of arousal too. The gas effect was more accentuated on her as she was closer to the leak. She started enjoying Jax’ touch. She pulled Jax down, both of them were now crouching down on all fours, with Jax engulfing Lena with his huge body. He bit the nape of her neck as both of them ground to each other in a complete sense of trance. Jax’ hands roamed over Lena’s body touching her everywhere, grabbing her soft chest while plunging his stiffness in the crevice of her round buttocks. Lena moved her hips to align herself to the length of his long stiffness. The arousal continued for a few minutes, with both of them glued to each other. The effect was not wearing off. Their gratification kept increasing, as an embarrassed Dr. Tanaka was watching in his own panicky way. 

Then it was about to happen. Jax and Lena were not able to kiss because of their masks. Dr. Tanaka spotted Lena unbuckling her oxygen mask. “Oh no! Lena no!” Tanaka exclaimed, “What do I do, oh my, they will die.” With no other option left, Dr. Tanaka turned on the plane and move just above where Jax and Lena were. He lowered the claw grip cables from the plane and grabbed both of them with precision and flew off. Jax and Lena were still under the influence of the gas and but the flight did help wear it off a bit.  

Dr. Tanaka landed the plane and both Jax and Lena were admitted to a sterile medical facility near the main military camp. Doctors took their vitals and blood samples. The gas had no other bodily effect, explained the physicians. “So, it was just preventing them to enter the alien vessel by intoxication,” thought Dr. Tanaka.  

Jax and Lena recovered after a few hours and asked Dr. Tanaka about how they were there and not at the ice wall. “Well, umm.. You both were intoxicated under the gas,” said Tanaka. “Intoxicated? As in dying?” asked Lena. “Well, uh, no, as in you both experienced high sexual drive and uh.. Started making out.. Aggressively..” continued Dr. Tanaka. “WHAT?” both Jax and Lena shouted at the same time. They looked into each other’s eyes and then looked away. “Tanaka, nobody can know about this!” said Lena. “Lena, Jax, I’m sorry. I had to disclose the nature of threat to the physicians and the military. Everyone already knows,” replied Dr. Tanaka. Too embarrassed by the situation, Jax and Lena did not talk the whole day. 

The problem was still not solved. The defense forces decided to eliminate the alien vessel all together by bombing it. The researchers were against it as it harbored no solid solution. An interplanetary commander called Director Miles and gave insight on fighting the yellow organism. The solution that he suggested was to investigate the alien vessel again. No one believed him, especially Jax, but he insisted that he was 99% sure, that the solution is in there. Lena agreed to give it a try, while Jax didn’t. Tanaka was neutral on the situation. 

The three planned the mission again. This time, Jax asked Tanaka to get off with Lena, out of fear of the gas. But Lena objected instantly, “Hey, no! I want you.” Jax stared at her. Lena immediately rephrased, “I mean, I want you there since you’re an expert in spaceships.” Lena blushed. Jax gave a smirk and they both walk toward the alien vessel again. This time, Jax approached it first and with primitive methods. He pulled out a moderately sized wrench and slammed a window of the vessel. Lena was rather shocked seeing that. “It’s3025! Who uses brute force these days?! Just press the button to open the door!” exclaimed Lena. Jax cracked the window open with one more blow and with a smirk looked back at Lena, “The button? You want to experience the gas again huh? So eager for me to come close to you?” 

Lena blushed and shouted a nervous "no, I didn’t mean that.” With the window open, Jax climbed in and finally unlocked the alien vessel’s door from inside. He offered Lena a hand and she climbed in through the entrance door. They started searching the vessel. Seemingly average tech and build, nothing too different from human technology. Jax went left and Lena went to the right, exploring each room, nook and corner. Lena exhausted her side of areas and went to help out Jax. “Hey Jax, there’s nothing there. Did you find anything here?” Lena spoke as she entered the room where Jax was. Jax was facing some shelves and as Lena approached, he purposefully dropped a jar full of tablets. The jar fell and shattered to a hundred pieces and the white tablets in it rolled and scattered around the floor. “Damn. Don’t touch them Lena, they are poisonous. There’s nothing on this ship. Let’s get out of here.” spoke Jax, as he hurriedly pulled Lena from the arm, dragging her out. “But wait Jax, we have to take samples at least,” hushed Lena. “There’s no time, I’m feeling the gas releasing again. Now unless you want me to feel you in and out here again, we better get going,” added Jax. Lena was embarrassed by the statement and complied and they both got off the alien vessel and started marching back to their plane. 

Then something happened. As they jumped over the yellowed, infected edge of the ice crater, a tablet that was stuck on Lena’s shoe from the smashed jar a few minutes earlier, fell off and dropped right onto the yellowness. Lena couldn’t believe her eyes as the sick yellow cleared off the pure white ice. Tanaka saw the same miracle from the plane. Jax however, brushed it off, “It’s coincidental. It’s nothing,” as he kept dragging Lena back to their plane. Lena was not convinced and had an idea in mind. She marched back to their plane with Jax not leaving her wrist at all. When inside the ship, she started acting as if she was dizzy. “Oh my, my head. It’s spinning. Jax hold me.” She grabbed Jax’ arms and acted weak in the legs. Jax looked at Tanaka and said, “She was fine all this time? Must be the gas again,” as he pulled her up and straight, stabling her. Lena leaned on Jax’ body and started running her hands all over him, face, chest, arms, back and then his privates. Jax twitched and was taken by surprise. Tanaka went to the other room. Jax reciprocated by pulling Lena close to his body and touching her around. Lena pushed Jax back into a seat and sat on his lap, running her hand down his pants, rubbing his length. WHACK! STRAP! With a sudden movement, Lena strapped Jax to the seat and handcuffed both of his wrists to the arm rests. “What the?” exclaimed Jax, “Let me out, you crazy!” 

Lena shouted and called for Tanaka who was surprised to see an aggressive Jax strapped on the chair. Lena then told Tanaka about the jar with the tablets and that Jax tried to destroy it. Both Tanaka and Lena informed the military about Jax. Soon, troops arrived and arrested Jax and the miraculous tablets were retrieved from the alien vessel and used cautiously to clear off the yellowness from around the planet. 

Weeks later, it was discovered that a couple of friendly extra-terrestrials came to Earth to provide the tablets for the upcoming yellow plague, which was spreading in water dominant planets across the galaxy. These aliens were kidnapped and killed off by Jax on Earth, as he himself was the leader of the biowarfare. Jax was now in the highest security prison. Dr. Lena and Dr. Tanaka were awarded with Earth’s highest honors, for saving the planet. 

Dr. Lena after the award ceremony went home and finally rested in her bed after weeks of struggle. She turned on the TV and a surprise awaited her. The screen played the video recording of Jax and her sexual encounter outside the alien vessel, when they were under the influence of the toxic gas. “How is this here? The angle looks like it was recorded from our plane?” Lena thought. She sighed and watched the video a few times over enjoying her personal time, unknown from the consequences that awaited her.