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Chapter 43

  Intern’s Log: Oh God, The Bears

  Date: [Unknown – Definitely Too Late to Stop This]

  Intern ID: Reynolds, J. (I have survived the Good Boys. Now I must survive the bears.)

  So.

  It has been months since I first arrived at Project Canid, where I was subjected to:

  ? A German Shepherd who is waiting for his moment to take over.

  ? A Boston Terrier with a deep love for explosions and psychological warfare.

  ? A Labrador who refuses to let anyone stop fighting.

  ? A Malinois who can be anywhere, at any time, just to mess with me.

  ? A husky who has already hacked this log before I finish writing it.

  ? A coyote-mix tracker who has been studying me like prey.

  And all of that?

  All of that was just the warm-up.

  Because now?

  Now there are the bears.

  And I do not think humanity is ready for this.

  Phase One: The Russian Uplift Program, Or "Why Are We Like This?"

  Project Canid?

  That was an American mistake.

  But the uplifted bears?

  That was all Russia.

  ? Two thousand highly intelligent, genetically enhanced ursine soldiers.

  ? Designed for endurance, brute force, and battlefield adaptability.

  ? Originally created to be deployed in extreme environments.

  ? Problem: The Russian scientists never made any females.

  Which means:

  ? They have no long-term future.

  ? They have realized this.

  ? They are very, very angry about it.

  And now?

  Now they are no longer listening to orders.

  Phase Two: Bandit Made This Worse

  So when the scientists fled and the bears took over the lab, you would think that would be the worst-case scenario.

  But then Bandit showed up.

  Because of course he did.

  ? He stole the lab.

  ? He took command of the entire bear population.

  ? He somehow convinced them he was their leader.

  ? Which makes no sense, because he is a raccoon.

  And now?

  Now the bears aren’t just angry.

  Now they are organized.

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  Which means we are all in serious, serious trouble.

  Phase Three: The Bears Are Not Just Smart. They Are Planning.

  Here’s the thing:

  The Good Boys were dangerous, but they were predictable.

  ? Chips wanted control.

  ? Stubby wanted chaos.

  ? Cairo wanted access.

  ? Nemo wanted a fight.

  But the bears?

  The bears do not want revenge.

  The bears do not want chaos.

  The bears do not even want war.

  The bears want a future.

  And that?

  That is so much worse.

  Because a future means a plan.

  And a plan means they are thinking long-term.

  And if they are thinking long-term…

  That means they are not just a rogue military force anymore.

  They are a civilization waiting to happen.

  Phase Four: What I Have Witnessed So Far

  ? The bears have built settlements.

  ? The bears have taken over abandoned Russian military stockpiles.

  ? The bears are developing a form of government.

  ? The bears are training younger recruits—not just for combat, but for infrastructure.

  ? The bears have created a written language.

  Let me repeat that last one.

  The bears have created a written language.

  That is not normal.

  That is not supposed to happen.

  That is something a species does when they are preparing to outlive their creators.

  And if they are already here?

  Then we have passed the point of no return.

  Phase Five: What Comes Next (And Why I Am Terrified)

  The Good Boys were a controlled project that got out of hand.

  The bears?

  The bears are building something new.

  ? They are adapting to human weapons and tactics.

  ? They are claiming land.

  ? They are refusing to acknowledge human sovereignty.

  ? And they are watching.

  Because here’s the thing—

  They do not need humans.

  They do not want to be part of our world.

  They are creating their own.

  And when they are ready?

  They will decide whether or not we fit into it.

  Final Thoughts (We Are Not in Control Anymore)

  ? The bears are no longer an experiment.

  ? The bears are no longer a failed military project.

  ? The bears are a rising power.

  ? And Bandit is playing his own game, using them for his own purposes.

  I do not know what happens next.

  But I do know this—

  The era of human dominance is over.

  And the Ursine age has begun.

  End Log.

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