Part 288: The Black and Red Project
The group made their way back up the stairway. They walked through the small corridor and made their way back into the living room. Jack looked for Sebastian who was holding his mother’s hand, as if nothing was wrong. The doctor also made notice so far they had been in their company for nearly three hours and Sebastian hasn’t spoken a single word. He hasn’t cried nor moaned nor even laughed. Jack made a mental note to ask Desmond about it later.
The stranger walked over a far cabinet and opened it. Inside rested a black and white TV, complete with an ancient VCR. He clicked it on and then placed the tape into the machine, activating it. Shanna came over to Locke, asking him what happened down there and he said he would tell her in a second, he wanted to watch the tape. The screen filled with static snow for a second, then came up on the screen with unique words. It read;
THE BLACK AND RED PROJECT
Established; 1979
Dharma Corporation
Hanso Foundation Funding
Then the screen disappeared to reveal a young man with amber hair, and sideburns that suggest this tape was indeed filmed in the late 70s. He was standing in a office similar to Dr. Candle. He smiled and began to speak, in a soft German accent.
“Hello, my name is Dr. Fritz Gruber. Welcome to the Orientation for the Black and Red Project. Before you are informed of your instructions, a brief history on the project.
The drug you are holding your possession is called Desonium. It is the antidote to the rare Gratus plant that grows on this Island. It took a total of five years to manufacture a method to create the antidote when our researchers based upon the history of the Gratus plant. It is a special tree that exudes an airborne particle, that by our DNA specialists have determined, only affects children between the ages of 1 and 2. Symptoms of this infection include but are not limited to, pigment change and struggled breathing.
Our research began when we compare various animals DNA to the Gratus plant and we found that Carcharodon carcharias or commonly known at the great white shark, exhibited the only natural immunity to the plant. Further research yielded that it was possibly due that the Gratus plant is capable of existing and flourishing, not only in open air but underwater as well.
The Black and Red Project began as a way to test the results of the Gratus plant on children between the ages of 1 and 2. A select group of children that have been abandoned by the world will be brought here to the Island. These children will be divided into equal groupings, male and female. One group will be giving a black cloth to do with whatever they wish. The other will be given red cloth. It is our hope they will function as tribal entities.”
“Black and Red faction,” McKay whispered.
“Huh?” Desmond asked.
“Hold on, please, let’s finish the tape.” Tony listened in.
“One group will not be given the Desonium. The other group will be given it. The group that receives the drug must be ingested ever 12 hours. The higher the saturation in the blood stream, the better. You job is not to administer the drug to the designated group; merely manufacture the vials. Another group from Station 2 will be along and it’s their job to give the drug to the subjects.
The group that is not given the drug, you must avoid at all costs. Without the Desonium drug to filter into their bloodstreams, past tests show they will have a psychotic break. They may also exhibit various savage tendencies, such as violent outbursts, sexua and possibly even cannibalism. If anyone of the secondary group that is deprive of the Desonium, you can feel free to use your own descrestion about how to deal with them. If the prospect of killing this particular child does not sit well with you, you can feel free to lock up the Shark Tank and allow the representatives from Station 2 deal with them.
Thank you for your volunteering to our unique project. The Desonium must be given to the core group for a period of ten years. You replacements will arrive in a five year time span. Should you need to leave the Island for safety reasons, please log it in your control book. Thanks again and from all of us at the Dharma Corporation, good luck and God speed.”
Desmond slowly turned off the old VCR and click the TV to close. He slid the cabinet back closed. He turned to see the group for their reaction but it wasn’t what he expected; complete silence. Jack slowly closed his eyes, and rubbed his face. “That’s what you meant,” he whispered, “About your son turning into an animal.”
“Yes,” Desmond whispered, stroking Sebastian’s hair.
“So without that Desonium . . .” Shanna checked her notes,” They become savages. Man, that’s just like . . .The Black Faction.”
“No, Shanna,” Tony whispered, “It’s exactly like The Black Faction.”
“Who is the Black Faction?” asked Isabella.
“The group of kids mentioned in the tape. I don’t know if they were the actual kids when this tape was created but they exhibited all the signs that Gruber guy said-“
“SON OF A BITCH!!!” McKay screamed as he grabbed a glass ashtray and threw it down the hallway, shattering on impact.
The group jolted from the outburst of the Australian. He took a few moments to catch his breath. Tony held onto Marita as he turned to face his good friend. “McKay, are you all right?” he asked.
“It all makes sense, Tony,” he huffed, “Those Black Faction kids . . .they attacked us because it’s what they were bred to do. They were withheld that drug on purpose, just to see how they would react. They were animals, killing and raping at will.”
“Seriously?” coughed Desmond,” You actually . . .saw this Black Faction from this experiment?”
“Yes, we did,” McKay sighed, sitting down and covering his face with his hands, “Those kids kidnapped one of our own. We fought to get him back and we had to defend ourselves in the process. That resulted in the deaths of all of them. I mean . . .we had to. They were animals . . .they . .couldn’t be reasoned with.”
“McKay, we did what we had to do,” Tony got near him, “Don’t let the guilt wash over you now.”
“But that’s just it, Tony! THOSE KIDS DIDN’T HAVE A CHOICE!!!” he screamed at the top of his lungs.
“NO, THEY DIDN’T!! WE DID!” Tony grabbed his friend by the arm, “We HAD . .to get John back. There was no other option. You said yourself that they couldn’t be reasoned with. Sometimes the only way to take care of a vicious animal . . is to kill it.”
McKay shook his head. He agreed with everything his blind friend told him. He just didn’t have to like. “Tony,” McKay raised his head, “If Black Faction was denied the drug, that must mean that Red Faction was given the drug.”
“I was thinking that as well.” The Blind doctor leaned up, “Didn’t Alexander say they were guarded by French Foreign Legion soldiers?”
“Yes, but he said . . .they left.”
“We naturally assumed they were eliminated by the Liberation. What if . .they left because the experiment was over?”
“The saturation of the drug.” Jack piped in, “The tape said that it would take ten years to be fully integrated into their system to offer a resistance to this plant. If they were given the drug by the soldiers, at age 2 . . .then they would have left them when they were 12 years old.”
“It’s amazing to see all of this falling into place,” Tony smirked.
“I got a question,” Shanna raised her hand.
“Shanna, this isn’t High School,” McKay chuckled, “If you got a question, you don’t have to raise your hand.”
“Okay, okay,” she smiled, “But if this Gratus plant is not affecting the adults, it only affects children?”
“That’s what the tape said,” Marita replied.
“So, if Ethan kidnapped Aaron and kept him here for a full year, he would need the drug?”
Everybody went silent. They were no enthralled by the shark tank and learning the past secrets of the creation of the Black and Red Faction’s, they had completely forgotten about the baby in their midst. Aaron was only a few weeks old. They remembered Ethan doing his best to kidnap Claire and realized, it was because they wanted her baby. Could his plan have been all along to place Aaron among Black Faction? The more Tony thought about it, the more he realized that was probably true. “Sayid, do you think the others kidnapped Andra from Danielle and gave her to the Red Faction?” he asked.
“That was my understanding.” The Iraqi replied.
“Then he was planning on kidnapping Aaron and what if he was going to give him to the Black Faction? To even up the number?”
“Then the tribes would be at equal odds with each other?” Jack blinked, realizing what his fellow doctor was saying.
“This man was truly a monster,” Locke whispered.
“It sounds like your history on this Island is almost as elaborate as mine,” Desmond sighed, “I pray that you now are kind enough to share it with me and Isabella.”
The group looked at the couple and their son; eager to hear their story. Jack nodded his head, realizing it was only fair. The doctor then defaulted to their Island specialist, Locke, to tell the story. The bald man gave his warm smile and sat down.
He began to tell them everything that happened from the crash on the Island to the Polliwog to the reuniting with the people of the tail section to their battle with the Liberation. It was almost an Epic fable.
Almost.
The stranger walked over a far cabinet and opened it. Inside rested a black and white TV, complete with an ancient VCR. He clicked it on and then placed the tape into the machine, activating it. Shanna came over to Locke, asking him what happened down there and he said he would tell her in a second, he wanted to watch the tape. The screen filled with static snow for a second, then came up on the screen with unique words. It read;
THE BLACK AND RED PROJECT
Established; 1979
Dharma Corporation
Hanso Foundation Funding
Then the screen disappeared to reveal a young man with amber hair, and sideburns that suggest this tape was indeed filmed in the late 70s. He was standing in a office similar to Dr. Candle. He smiled and began to speak, in a soft German accent.
“Hello, my name is Dr. Fritz Gruber. Welcome to the Orientation for the Black and Red Project. Before you are informed of your instructions, a brief history on the project.
The drug you are holding your possession is called Desonium. It is the antidote to the rare Gratus plant that grows on this Island. It took a total of five years to manufacture a method to create the antidote when our researchers based upon the history of the Gratus plant. It is a special tree that exudes an airborne particle, that by our DNA specialists have determined, only affects children between the ages of 1 and 2. Symptoms of this infection include but are not limited to, pigment change and struggled breathing.
Our research began when we compare various animals DNA to the Gratus plant and we found that Carcharodon carcharias or commonly known at the great white shark, exhibited the only natural immunity to the plant. Further research yielded that it was possibly due that the Gratus plant is capable of existing and flourishing, not only in open air but underwater as well.
The Black and Red Project began as a way to test the results of the Gratus plant on children between the ages of 1 and 2. A select group of children that have been abandoned by the world will be brought here to the Island. These children will be divided into equal groupings, male and female. One group will be giving a black cloth to do with whatever they wish. The other will be given red cloth. It is our hope they will function as tribal entities.”
“Black and Red faction,” McKay whispered.
“Huh?” Desmond asked.
“Hold on, please, let’s finish the tape.” Tony listened in.
“One group will not be given the Desonium. The other group will be given it. The group that receives the drug must be ingested ever 12 hours. The higher the saturation in the blood stream, the better. You job is not to administer the drug to the designated group; merely manufacture the vials. Another group from Station 2 will be along and it’s their job to give the drug to the subjects.
The group that is not given the drug, you must avoid at all costs. Without the Desonium drug to filter into their bloodstreams, past tests show they will have a psychotic break. They may also exhibit various savage tendencies, such as violent outbursts, sexua and possibly even cannibalism. If anyone of the secondary group that is deprive of the Desonium, you can feel free to use your own descrestion about how to deal with them. If the prospect of killing this particular child does not sit well with you, you can feel free to lock up the Shark Tank and allow the representatives from Station 2 deal with them.
Thank you for your volunteering to our unique project. The Desonium must be given to the core group for a period of ten years. You replacements will arrive in a five year time span. Should you need to leave the Island for safety reasons, please log it in your control book. Thanks again and from all of us at the Dharma Corporation, good luck and God speed.”
Desmond slowly turned off the old VCR and click the TV to close. He slid the cabinet back closed. He turned to see the group for their reaction but it wasn’t what he expected; complete silence. Jack slowly closed his eyes, and rubbed his face. “That’s what you meant,” he whispered, “About your son turning into an animal.”
“Yes,” Desmond whispered, stroking Sebastian’s hair.
“So without that Desonium . . .” Shanna checked her notes,” They become savages. Man, that’s just like . . .The Black Faction.”
“No, Shanna,” Tony whispered, “It’s exactly like The Black Faction.”
“Who is the Black Faction?” asked Isabella.
“The group of kids mentioned in the tape. I don’t know if they were the actual kids when this tape was created but they exhibited all the signs that Gruber guy said-“
“SON OF A BITCH!!!” McKay screamed as he grabbed a glass ashtray and threw it down the hallway, shattering on impact.
The group jolted from the outburst of the Australian. He took a few moments to catch his breath. Tony held onto Marita as he turned to face his good friend. “McKay, are you all right?” he asked.
“It all makes sense, Tony,” he huffed, “Those Black Faction kids . . .they attacked us because it’s what they were bred to do. They were withheld that drug on purpose, just to see how they would react. They were animals, killing and raping at will.”
“Seriously?” coughed Desmond,” You actually . . .saw this Black Faction from this experiment?”
“Yes, we did,” McKay sighed, sitting down and covering his face with his hands, “Those kids kidnapped one of our own. We fought to get him back and we had to defend ourselves in the process. That resulted in the deaths of all of them. I mean . . .we had to. They were animals . . .they . .couldn’t be reasoned with.”
“McKay, we did what we had to do,” Tony got near him, “Don’t let the guilt wash over you now.”
“But that’s just it, Tony! THOSE KIDS DIDN’T HAVE A CHOICE!!!” he screamed at the top of his lungs.
“NO, THEY DIDN’T!! WE DID!” Tony grabbed his friend by the arm, “We HAD . .to get John back. There was no other option. You said yourself that they couldn’t be reasoned with. Sometimes the only way to take care of a vicious animal . . is to kill it.”
McKay shook his head. He agreed with everything his blind friend told him. He just didn’t have to like. “Tony,” McKay raised his head, “If Black Faction was denied the drug, that must mean that Red Faction was given the drug.”
“I was thinking that as well.” The Blind doctor leaned up, “Didn’t Alexander say they were guarded by French Foreign Legion soldiers?”
“Yes, but he said . . .they left.”
“We naturally assumed they were eliminated by the Liberation. What if . .they left because the experiment was over?”
“The saturation of the drug.” Jack piped in, “The tape said that it would take ten years to be fully integrated into their system to offer a resistance to this plant. If they were given the drug by the soldiers, at age 2 . . .then they would have left them when they were 12 years old.”
“It’s amazing to see all of this falling into place,” Tony smirked.
“I got a question,” Shanna raised her hand.
“Shanna, this isn’t High School,” McKay chuckled, “If you got a question, you don’t have to raise your hand.”
“Okay, okay,” she smiled, “But if this Gratus plant is not affecting the adults, it only affects children?”
“That’s what the tape said,” Marita replied.
“So, if Ethan kidnapped Aaron and kept him here for a full year, he would need the drug?”
Everybody went silent. They were no enthralled by the shark tank and learning the past secrets of the creation of the Black and Red Faction’s, they had completely forgotten about the baby in their midst. Aaron was only a few weeks old. They remembered Ethan doing his best to kidnap Claire and realized, it was because they wanted her baby. Could his plan have been all along to place Aaron among Black Faction? The more Tony thought about it, the more he realized that was probably true. “Sayid, do you think the others kidnapped Andra from Danielle and gave her to the Red Faction?” he asked.
“That was my understanding.” The Iraqi replied.
“Then he was planning on kidnapping Aaron and what if he was going to give him to the Black Faction? To even up the number?”
“Then the tribes would be at equal odds with each other?” Jack blinked, realizing what his fellow doctor was saying.
“This man was truly a monster,” Locke whispered.
“It sounds like your history on this Island is almost as elaborate as mine,” Desmond sighed, “I pray that you now are kind enough to share it with me and Isabella.”
The group looked at the couple and their son; eager to hear their story. Jack nodded his head, realizing it was only fair. The doctor then defaulted to their Island specialist, Locke, to tell the story. The bald man gave his warm smile and sat down.
He began to tell them everything that happened from the crash on the Island to the Polliwog to the reuniting with the people of the tail section to their battle with the Liberation. It was almost an Epic fable.
Almost.
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