Alpha Orion
They were genetically more advanced than humans, stronger, faster, and built to withstand pain, and no amount of human ordinance or weapons of warfare would guarantee survival if the worst came.
He knew a time like this would come, where the savages would march into the West to kill and wreak havoc.
He reached for the telephone receiver, thumbing it off the cradle, and jabbed in the numbers with hands that trembled just enough. "Dr West," he said when the voice answered. "Tell me you have good news."
A long, reluctant sigh came down the line. "I'm sorry, Chancellor. The serum cannot be stabilised without what I asked for."