The Johnson Virus

The Johnson Virus

23-9-2003

Dear diary,

I finally got some time to work on my project in the basement. Those damned students and colleagues kept bothering me for ages! If things continue like this, I won't be able to show the world my discoveries before christmas. I also got a letter from my ex's lawyer today. The bitch wants me to pay her! I should use HER as a guinea pig instead of those squeaking rodents. Ahh, doesn't matter, I'll deal with her in time. For now, I need to focus on that project. Yesterday, I completed all preparations for this long but useful experiment. I finally got that sample of the venom of the Black Mamba! It's perfect. Only that will already cause flesh to rot and limbs to fall off. I WILL discover a new biological weapon! One that will be infallible, without a cure. I'm sure that some African warlords are willing to pay good money for it.

24-9-2003

Today I mixed some of the venoms and viruses together. It looked rather nasty, it had a sick colour. It has one advantage though, it has no scent. This will make it even more dangerous than it already is! I couldn't wait to test it. I grabbed one of those white experimental mice from the cage and it seemed to know what I was up to. The little fucker bit me right in the finger! It gave me great pleasure to inject the substance into it's damned little body. I got disappointed though. It died too quickly, even before it's skin started to erode. This isn't what I was trying to archieve. I don't want to people to die quickly, but I also want people to suffer! Not only that, it should also be contagious. Then, my virus will really be dreadfull and people all across the world will tremble with fear as they hear the name of THE Johnson Virus. My virus!

26-9-2003

My ex wife came to visit me yesterday, offering an agreement so we won't have to visit court and arrange things "like adults". I almost kicked her out of the door. She demanded 10% of my income! Not only that, but she had an attitude and she wasted my time. I know now for sure that she will be a test subject. Just you wait bitch...

The progress on the project is slow, but satisfying. Today I infected 2 more mice and 1 of them stayed alive long enough to lose a limb. It fell right off! I infected the bugger and after a few minutes, it stopped squeaking. I got disappointed again, thought I lost 1 more useless rodent. However, it was still alive! I checked for it's heartbeat and I still heard something. Then, I discovered something great! When I touched it, it felt really warm. I checked it's body temperature and it kept rising! It was at least 5 degrees Celsius higher when it died. It must have felt boiled alive! The flesh also started to show symptones of decomposition and the mouse lost a leg. I feel that I start to get closer and closer, but it's not good enough... Yet.

29-09-2003

I updated the Johnson Virus and made it work slower, but even more effective. The test subject of today died in 2 and a half hours and lost all its limbs. The skin fell off on some places and the flesh behind it even started to rot away. I guess that a human subject will take longer to die, which is good. There won't be an antivirus anyway! I also arranged a place hold a captive human being. The basement of the empty bar across the street will do. I already placed a camera and made it empty. Now I will be able to see the whole basement through the camera. I only will need to arrange a protective suit and I will need to find a way to quarantine the basement. I don't want to let the Virus escape yet!

This brings me to the next step. I will need to find a way to make it highly contagious. I was thinking about a bacterium that could spread it. Bacteria are hard to kill if you modify them well! I will need to change their whole structure to get the result I want, but it needs to be done. I will start on it tomorrow.

1-10-2003

Today I formulated a plan to kidnap my wife. I will just invite her over to "make a deal for our coming divorce. Then I will drug her, inject her and leave her in that basement for my pleasure. I only will need to buy her some booze. It will work, she never left a bottle of booze untouched! Fucking bitch. She was always drunk if she wasn't crying. I never thought it, but I can't wait to hear her voice again. Filled with pain, despair and agony.

I also started to work on that bacteria I was talking about. I mixed some parts of the Ebola and Influenza virusses together, along with some other minor virusses. These virusses are highly contagious and I have high expectations of it. Now I will need to combine it with the venom I made somehow and all will be well.

4-10-2003

Everything is going well and my plans are ripe for execution. I called my ex wife and invited her for dinner and a little talk on Friday. I also promised her to bring her favorite booze, Martini. This won't be hard. The only thing I need to do is act friendly until I can drug her. The prospect of seeing her screaming in pain will be a big help.

I also completed the modification of the bacteria! It is a combined mix of the Ebola, Influenza, some other virusses and the torturous venom. It's deadly, painful, effective, irreversible and dreadfull. It now really deserves the name Johnson. Since it's now perfectly edited, I, Edward Johnson, am proud to present the world the Johnson Virus. I tested it today and injected a mouse again. I've put it in the cage with all the other test subjects that still lived and the result was amazing! In only 10 minutes, all the other mice started to show the symptones of the Johnson Virus. Decomposition of the skin, a rising body temperature, losing limbs, dying of the flesh and finally, the death of all the subjects. I'm very satisfied with what I've accomplished the last few days and the only thing I will need to do now, is to make more of the virus, kill my wife and find suited customers.

6-10-2003

It was wonderful! Wonderful to see! And everything went according plan! She came over and we had a (meaningless,) talk. I even promised her to pay her 12% of my income as a compensation! It's great to be generous in times like these. It's not like I will have to pay anything at all anyway! At dinner, I gave her a glass of Martini and like the wretch that she was, she wolfed it down. The drug worked perfectly and when she was unconscious, I undressed her completely and carried her over to my car. Once I got her and my equipment in the trunk, I drove over to the abandoned bar and put on my suit. I don't want to take risk. There's no cure and I don't know how agressive the virus is yet. After that, I've layed her on the basement ground and checked if the room was really quarantined. It was. Meanwhile, the drug was losing it's effect and she started to move a bit. That was the sign for me to inject her with the virus and quickly leave the room. I sealed the door shut from the outside, got out of the suit and made my way home!

Once there, I put on the monitor and even now, I can see her. It is 30 minutes ago now that I've injected her with the virus and I enjoyed every minute of it! Right now, at the moment of writing, she lost her first leg! She stopped screaming some minutes ago, but it was a pure bliss to hear her beg for her life! Sweat is pouring from her face and I could see her skin decompose! She's laying on her back now, naked, powerless, as she dies a hundred deaths. She can't bring out any words anymore, the only thing she can do is moan and wheeze. I can see the ground under her getting wet and red. She's also losing blood. One of her arms falls of right now! She opens her mouth to yell, but she can't! She's fighting death now. I will stop here, since I want to enjoy the last moments of her life to the fullest. One thing is certain, the Johnson Virus will be a powerful weapon!

7-10-2003

I assembled all her stuff and brought it to the basement, where a bloody corpse is laying on the ground. Her face shows the signs of pain and suffering, as far as possible. Even now, I'm still in a fuddle from last evening. I dreamed about her screaming and dissolving and I never slept so well. Not only that, this is the start of something huge. I only need to erase all traces for now. That's why I've put all her stuff in that basement and set it on fire. The building was primarily made of wood and had enough of flamable things inside. The fire danger was the main reason that the bar across the street was closed in the first place, so no one will suspect that I was the cause. Even if so, they won't be able to prove it, all the evidence went up in smoke. Right now, I can focus on finding contacts and developing more of the virus. I also made a videotape with the death of my ex wife that will prove the true colour of the Johnson Virus...

10-10-2003

Good news and bad news. I've made contact with a dealer in arms and was very interested in the news I've brought him. Of course, I've sent him the videotape and I will hear of him soon. I have no doubt that he will be overwhelmed by the effectiveness of it. That's why I already prepared a suitcase of twenty samples, ready for sale. The formula however, won't be for sale. It will safely remain in the vault behind the painting. This will guarantee the dependence of customers.

The bad news however is that one of the samples I've prepared has gone missing. I franticly searched everywhere, but I couldn't find it! It couldn't have been stolen. Nothing seemed to be forced and you can't find any clues that a human has been here except for me. The small window of the basement was left open however. I suspect that some small animal came in and took it with it. I will try to find the sample tomorrow. Maybe nothing will happen, but the consequences might be fatal if I don't find it soon! Fortunatly, the samples are wrapped in reliable material. I just hope the thing that took it, won't be able to open it, or I'm in for a rough time!

12-10-2003

After two days of desperate searching, I've finally found out what happened. More or less... The neighbours must think I'm crazy, walking with that protective suit all the time. Still, I fear that it won't help me in the end. I found a dead crow near the bushes in the back garden. I don't know how, but after very careful examination, I found the sample back in the stomach of the crow. It has broken! The bird must have been lying there at least for two days before I found it! Still, I couldn't find any other dead animals nearby. If there is no further contamination, I have been very, very lucky! Still, it's a reminder to seal the virus away safely and not to leave anything open.

14-10-2003

The dealer made contact with me and was begging me to sell the virus to him; He is willing to pay any price. However, I got other things to worry about! One of the neighbours suddenly died! A healthy man around the 40 died with the symptones of the Johnson Virus. And he was living next to me! His wife and kids are also dying at the moment of writing, so I have no doubt it is the work of the Johnson Virus... The doctor came and noticed ant bites on his leg. The diagnosis is that the man died by ants, but I know better. The doctor himself is a dead man too. If things continue at this rate, the whole city will die in an awful way! At the moment, I curse myself for not wanting an antidote. I just wanted to make the perfect virus and now I got to face the consequences. The rest of the day, I've been working on an antivirus. I'm probably the only one in the world that will be able to find a cure. If I fail, the world might die horribly. I concluded that I would need to examine some ants, if I want to be succesful. It's the first thing I will do tomorrow morning.

15-10-2003 - 11.03

I simply refuse to get out of this protective suit anymore if I need to leave the house. Next door, the rest of the family also died last night and showed the same symptones. As soon as the doctor report came in, the news of the death of the doctor that came yesterday, became known. All around the neighbourhood, people are warned to stay inside when possible and to be careful with everything. Now I know that there is no stopping the virus, if I won't find a cure fast. I caught some ants today and I will examine them. Results will be known in the afternoon. I start to be afraid of other people. Everyone could be a carrier at the moment; There is no stopping the Johnson Virus. The only thing I can do is press on and pray.

15-10-2003 - 16.32

I've ran a few checks on a few ants and I came to a painful conclusion. The ants are carriers and will probably spread the virus by biting their victims. Since ants form whole colonies, there is no doubt that there are at least millions of ants in the city that threaten the health of everyone near. Although this is bad news, there's also hope. If these ants can survive the virus, I might be able to copy their resistance against the virus. I can only pray I will succeed.

17-10-2003

It's over now. Just a few minutes ago, I've been bitten by an ant. The little fucker crawled up my leg when I was making breakfast. Until then I was unable to make an antidote and now it's too late. I guess that this is my punishment for making something like this and murdering my ex wife. I'm also responsible for the deaths of more then 1000 people right now, and the millions that will follow. If anyone will read this, I'm sorry! I'm so very sorry! But I'm afraid no one will actually read this or that it will matter. My death is coming too. I already feel sick and nausious. My skin is itching and I feel really hot. As I look at my leg now, I can already see it turn black and red. I don't want to end up like this! I was supposed to earn millions and live a happy life... But again, this is what I deserve...

I prepared myself for my last deed. I've seen what the Johnson Virus does with living things, except ants. I don't want to suffer for hours, while my limbs fall off and dissolve away. This gun will save me hours of suffering and will bring me peace and harmony although I won't deserve it. I checked the gun already and made al preparations. I can easily do it, once I'm done writing. The only thing I have to do is pull the trigger. The only thing I need is a little courage. At this moment, my legs are starting to burn instead of itch and I saw the first part of my skin coming off! As I yell in pain, I realise this is only just the beginning. I feel even more nausious and hot and a haze is coming before my eyes. Enough writing now! I need to do it quickly, before I can't do it anymore!!! Farewell, you who read this and sorry...