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not comfortable, it had been a safe haven as well, and that in itself did provide her mind with comfort. Kala turned and looked at the door. Should she go back in and forage for supplies?
    Rational Kala was still a little behind, so emotional Kala made the call. No, we’ll set out now, get away from that stink hole. Well, a lot of the stink was from me. That wasn’t my fault though. Besides, there's dead people in there. The dead. Another shiver rocked through Kala and she knew this one was not from any cool breeze. How many are there? How bad is it out here. Kala looked down the sunlit tarmacs, searching for any movement. She didn’t see anything, but if there was a small pod that had already found her in the hangar, the airport must not be secure. They could be anywhere.
    The airport was a good half mile walk, and it would be hot. I’ll need more water when I get there, and food. That’s fine, there’s a ton of vending machines in there, I’ll find food. Kala picked up the heavy fire axe where she had leaned it against the side of the building. She was damn fortunate to find this gem, they weren’t used as often now, fearing civvies or kids would take them and hurt themselves. She hefted the axe up and over her good shoulder and started walking. She walked just next to the tarmac, keeping her feet on the cooler grass and off the scorching asphalt. The airport loomed out of the heated mirage around her. Off in the distance, she didn’t know how far, she thought she saw moving bodies. In fact, the little moving shapes were popping up in the distance in all directions. Is it the heat or are those the dead? She had no idea, the heat mirage caused everything to be blurry and unreliable, and while she was recovering, her mind was still very ill. She couldn't trust her own senses.
    “If they come, I will deal with them,” she said, squeezing the handle of her axe for comfort. The mid-day sun burned down on her as she walked, and the airport grew nearer. “It’s going to be okay, Kala, you’re going to be okay.”
     

Chapter 4
     
    Cumberland Lake area, Kentucky. The female Apis mellifera was born only two weeks ago. She didn't have a name; she didn't have a personal identity. Her identity, her life, was her home and her family. Today, however, something was different. Yes, something was very wrong. Wrong had never registered in her before. The only things that did register were instinctual, part of her core, knowledge that was passed into her tiny body through her mother, through their mother. Today however, there was confusion. She was staring at the many hexagonal cells in front of her, each of them containing a small, white creature.
    All around, to the left and right, above and below, her sisters were working diligently, systematically, responsibly, feeding their young. They cleaned their living spaces, keeping their abode pristine. Several times, one of her sisters stopped next to her, observing her sickness. If she was ill, they would remove her from their home. Disease in these close quarters was not only deadly, it was an extinction level event for their community.
    Not knowing why, in fact, not knowing anything, she turned away from the great wall of cells and crawled away, down through the long corridor, where the tiny light of day beckoned her to the opening. She continued to march forward toward the exit, ignoring the scores of others moving in and out, over and around her. They all had a purpose. Not her. She was guided only by the light. It was not her goal, it simply attracted her. When she finally reached the bright spot of light, she looked out into the wild, away from her home. She had never been out there. That didn't cause her any hesitation. With no destination and no fear, she had therefore no trepidation about leaving.
    She dove from the entryway, free-falling hundreds of times her body length before finally catching herself on the light morning breeze. She rode the currents, coursing