Decades have passed since the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl
rocked the world. Heavy radiation contamination required a 30 kilometer
exclusion zone around the power plant. As
the decades passed the radiation cooled enough for people to venture into the
exclusion zone for short periods of time. It was risky business, but adventure
seekers could not resist.
Emery was less an adventure seeker than an avid hunter of
information. He wanted to see how the area existed without people. He brought a
reference book with him to help with wildlife and maps of the old city and a
light snack.
The area was eerily quiet. Animals stayed far away from
Emery as he slowly walked toward Chernobyl. The wind was his only companion.
The air had strong static. His skin tingled. Emery worried he might be exposed
to too much radiation, but he was assured a day trip to the area would not be
dangerous. He decided to sit in a grassy area and check his reference book on
the subject.
Before long Emery was lost in the book. His whole body
seemed to change as the static grew. Satisfied it was nothing, Emery put the
book away. As he stood he realized he had a problem. The static in the air was
not radiation. In fact, Chernobyl was never a nuclear plant accident at all.
Chernobyl was the first TG Incorporated manufacturing plant. The secret was
hidden for decades. TG dust covered the area and turned Emery into a woman.
When he left the exclusion zone authorities rushed him to a debriefing
where they told him the truth, changed his name to Eliza, and warned him never
to tell anyone the truth about Chernobyl or he would be sold into prostitution.
Of course, Eliza kept her mouth shut. She also could return to the exclusion
zone to monitor the level of contamination without any additional risk. She
became the leading scientist on contamination levels surrounding Chernobyl.
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