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force , you want to assign. A big machine has been set in motion and we should step aside to let it do its job."
    Brown stepped towards his car. "The flaw in your theory is that these people are not dead. It's a more potent strain of the African Sleeping Sickness." He placed one foot in the doorway of the sedan. "I would be open to hearing your whole theory over dinner, if you promise to leave Hellion on a leash."
    Before Pink could answer, the waiting journalists pushed and crowed their way in front of her and called out questions, which all blurred together. The General closed the door and tried to get one more glimpse of the only protester who could turn his knees into jelly as his driver pulled away.

 
     
    Chapter 4
     
     
    Prometheus stood in the warehouse at the front of the empty wall, where Jennifer had drawn a large timeline of events spanning from ancient Greece to the modern day. To see thousands of years into the future made him feel overwhelmed and fulfilled at the same time. Other living dead walked through the building extinguishing the candles. Behind him, random beams of light from the just rising sun streamed down from the broken windows, illuminating the scattered small groups of zombies, who discussed what they learned in the history class, taught by Jennifer. Their voices echoed around the open space, reminding the Athenian of spending a day at the forum. A raven flying from rafter to rafter echoed in the background as Titus approached. He stared at the timeline, along with the Greek man. "Having my eyes see this far into the future, provides some aid to overcome the fact that I am dead." He pointed to a section of the line labeled, "Fall of the Roman Empire ." "We lasted one thousand years. Given the time span of all other great societies," he paused in thought, "what is the vernacular the good Jennifer spoke… oh yes; I hope I use this in the correct form. The Roman Empire rocked."
    Prometheus responded, "It is interesting the class of slave no longer exists. I am glad to hear the teaching of the Greek philosophers has lasted to this day and the stories of Homer have been preserved in these written books."
    Constance approached and joined in the conversation. "I remember Father reading to my brothers and me about the adventures of Odysseus." She focused on the Greek. "I am so astonished to find the lost city of Atlantis not only existed, but also to meet a man who actually visited the metropolis."
    " When I paid them a visit it was not a lost city. As impressive as it appeared to my eyes, it stood as a simple village, compared to the magnificent city where we now stand." Prometheus glanced at another section of the timeline. "I hope to someday see a performance of a play written by the good William Shakespeare."
    Gunnar walked up and pointed to a spot on the timeline. "I would have liked to meet this Genghis Khan. I feel the two of us working together could have greatly angered the Romans." He held up and rotated his hands analyzing the rock star leather and metal studded wrist cuffs. "I wish, I could have also met the previous owner of this body. He appears to have been a brave warrior."
    Prometheus continued to stare at the wall and speak to his fellow undead. "So many events that I could never have imagined during my life. Two great wars, machines that can fly and the honorable Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon. Our descendants have accomplished greatness and achieved heightened times of sorrow. My eyes are filled with joy in the knowledge of what our people have done with their time on this planet, which I am surprised to learn is in fact , round."
    A man wearing a t-shirt and jeans with streaks of dried blood down the back of his neck stepped up on a small crate, held up a magazine and spoke out to those close enough to hear his voice. "This magazine came out four weeks ago. I know this, because I recognize the picture on the cover and remember buying it at the grocery store while I was