Firewall

Title: “Firewall”

By Lance Young

**All communication logs decrypted and compiled by unknown source.** NSA SUSPECTED

[TEXT MESSAGE — 10:42 PM, May 3]

REYNA MILES (Sent):

It’s done. Encrypted drive is in locker 614, Union Station. Keycard under planter, east entrance.

UNKNOWN (Received):

Payment?

REYNA:

Half now. Half when I’m clear.

And no more surprises.

UNKNOWN:

You knew the risks.

[EMAIL — 11:06 PM, May 3]

From: Reyna Miles <reyna.m@brightcorelabs.com>

To: j.baxter@protosystems.net

Subject: RE: “Valhalla” sequence

Jason —

I got it. Everything. Full download of the Valhalla protocol, Phase II. I took care of the access through dead terminals in lab.

You've got 12 hours before their system reports the anomaly.

Re-reroute the first wire. Then fade.

Reyna

[VOICEMAIL — 11:32 PM, May 3]

CALLER: Jason Baxter

TO: Reyna Miles

Transcript

"Rey, it's Jason. Holy hell. You actually pulled it off? I… listen. I just sent $500k to the Cayman shell account, and I'm destroying every document on this end. But Reyna — someone followed me after our last meeting. I'm guessing internal. Don't go home. Take the tunnel we discussed. I'll have an exfil plan sent by morning."

[INTERNAL MEMO — BRIGHTCORE LABS, MAY 4, 6:14 AM]

RE: URGENT — Network Breach (Level-5 Protocol)

To: Director Natalia Chen

From: SysOps Triage Center

Encrypted Header: [TOP PRIORITY]

Early scans indicate unauthorized access of Project VALHALLA restricted documents.

Fingerprint: MILES, R.

Terminal Location: Decommissioned QA Lab 4D (off-line).

Action: Lockdown recommended. Surveillance report under analysis.

[TEXT MESSAGE — 6:33 AM, May 4]

JASON BAXTER (Sent):

Tunnel's been breached. Someone was there. Had to get out in a hurry.

Watch your back.

REYNA (Received):

Did you bring them to me?

JASON

Of course not. They know someone from the inside helped.

REYNA:

My ID was flagged.

They're coming.

[RECORDED PHONE CALL — 6:54 AM, May 4]

INTERCEPTED AUDIO: BRIGHTCORE SEC OPS > "MILES, R." CELL

AGENT #1:

"Reyna. You need to report in. We have some things to talk about about what you accessed."

REYNA:

"I didn't access anything I wasn't cleared to."

AGENT #1:

"We've got you on tape at 4D. Why would you access a dead terminal at 2:13 AM?"

REYNA:

Why would a dead terminal have active logs?"

—click—

[EMAIL — 7:12 AM, May 4]

From: Natalia Chen <n.chen@brightcorelabs.com>

To: all.admins+executive

Subject: RED LEVEL INITIATED

All exits closed. Miles is rogue.

She has classified Valhalla materials in her possession.

Containment is now a matter of national security.

Alert Homeland contact if she attempts exfil.

[TEXT MESSAGE — 7:20 AM]

REYNA (Sent):

They've barricaded the building.

JASON (Received):

We have 40 minutes before they triangulate your last known location.

DO NOT use your badge. They'll be tracking it.

Use freight elevator shaft — level -2. I left a duffel.

REYNA:

There's a retinal scan on B2 now.

And Chen's in person.

JASON:

I'll provide a diversion.

Make it to the garage on the fire alarm.

[INTERNAL COMMUNICATION — BRIGHTCORE SECURITY CHANNEL 6]

TIME: 07:26:34

COMMANDER KELLER:

Initiate false fire alarm. Bring target to northwest stairs.

Secure garage only on confirmation of visual contact.

Chen wants her alive — for now.

[TEXT MESSAGE — 7:34 AM]

REYNA (Sent):

Jason, they knew about the garage.

Someone is feeding them live.

There's a second mole. Could be you.

JASON (Received):

Rey — no.

I've been assisting you in escaping.

REYNA:

Prove it. Where's my last way out?

JASON:

Dockyard. Warehouse 17.

Find blue van. Plates: 6YV-2931.

Contents of van: passport, cash, burner.

REYNA:

If you're lying, I swear to god—

JASON:

Just get there.

[VOICEMAIL TRANSCRIPT — INTERCEPTED CALL, 8:02 AM]

TO: NATALIA CHEN

FROM: UNKNOWN (UNTRACEABLE NODE)

"Think you this is about a lab rat stealing code? This is much deeper, Chen. Miles did not steal Valhalla — she recovered it.

Ask yourself why Phase III was never documented.

You're in possession of a weapon, not a cure."

[EMAIL — 8:17 AM, May 4]

From: reyna.shadow@protonmail.com

To: redacted@protosystems.net

Subject: You have 3 hours

I've secured the Phase III files in a cold storage vault.

In case something happens to me, the encryption key is dropped.".

Make the rest of the payment.

Finish it.

[TEXT MESSAGE — 8:22 AM]

JASON (Sent):

Phase III? What the hell, Reyna? You told me it was defensive code.

REYNA (Received):

It's a biological trigger.

Genome-based override. Global reach.

If Chen employs it, she doesn't need soldiers — she just shuts people down.

JASON:

That wasn't the deal. You told me—

REYNA:

I lied. We both lied.

Now choose a side.

[SURVEILLANCE AUDIO EXCERPT – WAREHOUSE 17, 8:44 AM]

SOUND: Footsteps. Breathing. Distant sirens.

REYNA: (whispers) “Jason? That you?”

JASON: “Yeah. We’re almost done.”

REYNA: “Where’s the van?”

JASON: “About that…”

[THREE GUNSHOTS. SHUFFLING. MOANING. RADIO CHATTER.]

[EMAIL — 9:08 AM, May 4]

From: Director Natalia Chen <n.chen@brightcorelabs.com>

To: Secretary Ortega <gov.ortega@doj-gov.net>

Subject: Contained

Our internal issue has been resolved.

All Phase III protocols are secure.

Reyna Miles was neutralized attempting to flee custody.

Evidence destroyed in ensuing fire.

Recommend closure of file: Valhalla / Internal Risk Flag

—

[TEXT MESSAGE — 9:12 AM]

UNKNOWN (Sent):

Package retrieved.

She was faster than we anticipated. Left us with a farewell present.

UNKNOWN 2 (Received):

How bad?

UNKNOWN:

Bad enough to out Chen.

Time to go public.

[LEAKED DOCUMENT HEADER – 10:02 AM, MAY 4]

Subject: Phase III: Behavioral Override Genome Sequence

Source: Anonymous

Tag: #BrightcoreLeaks

Views: 4.2M in first hour

Shared By: @GhostRatOps

[PHONE CALL TRANSCRIPT — UNKNOWN SOURCE, 10:15 AM]

REPORTER:

"Are you saying Brightcore had a DNA weapon they could activate remotely?"

WHISTLEBLOWER:

“Yes. But the woman who tried to stop it was killed by her own partner.”

REPORTER:

“Who are you?”

WHISTLEBLOWER:

“Call me. Firewall.”

[END TRANSMISSION]

[EMAIL — 10:24 AM, May 4]

From: Natalia Chen <n.chen@brightcorelabs.com>

To: CyberOps Internal <cyber.red@brightcorelabs.com>

Subject: URGENT: Contain "#BrightcoreLeaks"

Pull all flagged posts. Engage Meta, X, YT.

Send NDA takedown orders.

This is a coordinated attack.

If it continues—shut the grid. I’ll take the fallout.

[TEXT MESSAGE — 10:37 AM]

UNKNOWN CONTACT (Sent):

Phase III protocols decrypted.

We have proof it was tested on 47 subjects.

Unregistered. Unconsented.

All terminated.

RECIPIENT:

Jesus. Send everything to the ICC. And Reuters.

UNKNOWN:

Already did. Also sent a copy to Reyna’s sister.

She was a nurse in one of the trial hospitals.

RECIPIENT:

She’ll talk.

[SECURITY FOOTAGE TRANSCRIPT — BRIGHTCORE LABS, 11:04 AM]

Camera 17C — Access Corridor to Server Vault

Visual: Jason Baxter swipes into the vault.

Time spent inside: 6 minutes, 32 seconds

Exit Status: UNKNOWN

Note: Video cuts out to static at 11:10 AM. No exit recorded.

[PHONE CALL TRANSCRIPT — 11:19 AM, REDACTED SOURCE]

SPEAKER 1:

"Jason went dark. He was supposed to meet me. Never showed."

SPEAKER 2:

"Chen doesn't leave loose ends. But he might have triggered a kill switch."

SPEAKER 1:

"What kind?"

SPEAKER 2:

"The type that eats networks. Not humans."

[EMAIL — 11:41 AM, May 4]

From: info@truthchain.net

To: Global Press Distribution List

Subject: BREAKING: Brightcore DNA Weapon Confirmed

Attached:

– Internal memos released by Brightcore executives

– 43-page leaked report describing genome-specific behavior override triggers

– Trial hospital reports cross-referenced with Phase III results

– Whistleblower audio recordings

– Financial link between Brightcore and DoD subcontractors

Brightcore's Phase III was not a cure. It was an enslavement device.

Truth will out.

— TruthChain

[TEXT MESSAGE — 11:59 AM]

REYNA'S SISTER (SARAH MILES) (Sent):

She knew.

She knew they were going to kill her.

I'm going to say something.

UNKNOWN JOURNALIST (Received):

We'll keep you safe.

Everything goes on air tonight.

We already have the video from the warehouse. She was unarmed.

[INTERNAL SLACK LOG — BRIGHTCORE LEGAL TEAM]

@gen.connors: Chen wants complete damage assessment.

@mgreenfield_esq: Doesn't matter. DOJ just launched a criminal investigation.

@t.hartley: SEC is freezing accounts. Investors already withdrawing.

@gen.connors: Reyna died a traitor to them. But to the world?

@mgreenfield_esq:

A martyr.

[SATELLITE SIGNAL CAPTURE — 12:21 PM]

Source: Unknown uplink from abandoned Russian relay station

Signal Tag: F-WALL_MAIN.exe

Payload: Self-replication broadcast with embedded Phase III decryption toolkit

Reach: 42% of global telecom networks before suppression

Content Preview (Header):

"If you're reading this, you're immune. Or already triggered."

[TEXT MESSAGE — 12:42 PM]

UNKNOWN (Sent):

They never caught her backup.

UNKNOWN 2 (Received):

Who has it?

UNKNOWN:

Jason. Unless Chen already found him.

UNKNOWN 2:

If he lives, we locate him first.

[EMAIL — 1:06 PM, May 4]

From: j.baxter.vaultkey@protonmail.com

To: reyna.shadow@protonmail.com

Subject: You were right.

Rey,

I always thought I was the one with leverage.

Turns out you were the firewall.

I made one last backup. Buried in an offshore AI-scrambled safe. Requires your voiceprint to open.

They can kill me, but they can't silence what's coming next.

Hope you find peace, wherever this ends.

— Jason

[INTERNAL MEMO — HOMELAND SECURITY, MAY 4, 2:04 PM]

RE: VALHALLA EVENT FALLOUT — CONFIDENTIAL

Phase III breach established.

Public trust eroded. 12 live protest sites. 3 turned violent.

Global health partners demanding independent analysis.

Interagency task force activated. Chen under surveillance.

Recommend we prepare for whistleblower protection program.

Miles' sister to be featured on Nightline.

## [TV TRANSCRIPT — 8:00 PM NEWS, MAY 4]

ANCHOR:

Tonight: explosive revelations regarding biotech giant Brightcore.

New revelations show DNA manipulation experiments were being funded for covert military purposes.

Whistleblower Reyna Miles passed away during what Brightcore describes as a "containment incident."

But sources now suggest that she might have been assassinated.

More after the break.

[CLOSING TEXT — UNKNOWN ENCRYPTED SERVER — 12:03 AM, May 5]

File Name: firewall.reyna_final.log

Content:

Audio clip starts. Reyna's voice.

"If you're hearing this, I didn't make it. But I don't regret what I did.".

They wanted a future without consent.

I’d rather burn that world down than live in it.”