Over the next few ‘pre tribes’ we will be taking a look at the many mysteries surrounding the Tribe – from Pandorex, the virus, the antidote, and more! This week we take a look at the mystery and history of the virus in Tribeworld.
VIRUS
Why?
‘Everybody’s dream to stay young!’
There was always a constant demand to find the perfect solution to reduce, if not stop the aging process. There was in depth research and experiments conducted by scientists and other researchers to be the first to come up with this fantastic new drug and ultimately receive international recognition for doing so.
Where?
A lot of research and funding for such research was conducted by an organisation called Pandorex. This company had a laboratory located on Hope Island, and was surrounded by a tight security system consisting of mines and high security fences. This was because they held the key recipe and equipment for this fantastic new drug that would sweep the world and possibly earn them a fortune. They had to protect themselves against competitors breaking in and stealing their formulas, equipment and research papers.
What?
The virus was essentially one of these experiments of an anti-aging breakthrough drug that went drastically wrong. It ended up spreading like wildfire when people got to a certain age.
The symptoms and effects took over the body really quickly. They would get headaches and body aches, their skin would go wrinkly, hair turn grey, some would end up so sick they would break out in lesions. They would basically end up dying of old age, except they were still very young in years. And the worst part was – it killed all the adults in the world. No-one was immune. And so the children had to fend for themselves.
Who?
Whoever was to come up with this popular new drug would receive worldwide attention and recognition and so the race to get there first was on!
Pandorex had many researchers on this particular project. One that we do know was heavily involved in this was Danni’s father. He was a keen researcher and scientist and won many awards for his work in this field.
How?
There have been few details about how the virus was actually released to the world but there is a lot of speculation on what really happened. We know that Jack and Ellie were snooping in many different places trying to find the answers or any clues on where the virus came from and who specifically was involved and responsible.
Perhaps
The exact story we will never know, you really had to be there. Many of those who did know the full details died from their own invention. Others who know pieces of information are holding it secret for fear of being persecuted forever for being involved by association, and of course here we are talking about Danni.
And so life goes on in Tribeworld. The virus seems to be ineffective and dead itself now, but an antidote would still be able to be used if it did reappear. TaiSan will make sure of that!
All will be revealed as the Tribe evolves. Could it be that the virus was not really as a result of an attempt to stop the aging process? Perhaps it came from man’s exploration of space, OR a scientific experiment which went terribly wrong, OR was as a result of germ warfare???
There are other problems and threats in Tribeworld now which would be more important – Survival is still the name of the game.