I will now be numbering the parts by days rather than parts so that you can get an idea of how long this story will span. I'm planning on having Jacobs be stuck in this environment for quite a while. I also plan on exploring the possibility that the outbreak in Africa has been going on long before Chris showed up and has been a series of outbreaks rather than one, which would be why the BSAA would be there anyway.

I'm flying in a cargo plane above Zimbabwe and I'm loaded down with gear, ammo, and several guns. Basically, the plan is for me to jump out of the plane with a parachute on and land in the middle of the savannah. Great plan except the fact that I will be several miles from the edge of the each town I'm supposed to recon. My job is to set up camp there, then look for survivors and determine the state of the threat, if it is a small outbreak in a town or so, or if the whole series of villages has gone to hell. Having read up on all data available, the hypothesis is that the infection is a variation of the T-Virus that still allows the infected to have some coordination and ability to communicate and use tools. When I asked why I was being sent in alone, I was told by Gary "Because one man can move more quietly and quickly than several, and we don't want to endanger any other lives that have no experience with these types of situations. Besides, you probably wouldn't want some government tool slowing you down anyway."

Of course he was right, but I made sure I got plenty of hardware to cover my back. I'm loaded down with a tan plate carrier loaded with magazine and gadget pouches, two hip holsters, one for my standard Mk23, with a suppressor and LAM, and the other on my left hip for a Heckler and Koch silenced MP7 with 4.6mm hollow tip rounds. I have ten loaded magazines for each, five in my vest for easy access, and five more along with boxes of bullets in a huge assault pack on my back. Overall, I probably have a total of twenty clips worth of ammo for each. Then I have my primary weapon, a Heckler and Koch G3A3 with a collapsible stock and an adjustable 1.5-9x scope. Suitable for almost any range. This is also fitted with a suppressor. I have ten loaded magazines for this as well with another ten mags worth of ammo boxes in my bag. A full load of MRE's, a camelback to be setup on my vest after removing the assault pack, a tool kit, the GPS devices, and a tent. All of this is in a bag attached to me by a bungee cord while I'm strapped with a parachute. I look at the red light and feel the wind rushing past me from the open bay door. The light goes green, and I jump.