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In 1999, the U.S. government began to implement a plan to control speeding drivers. Top secret operation Dead Behind the Wheel (DBW) was undertaken by the Pentagon in connection with Area 51 and payed for by American taxpayers. The dead, mostly elderly test subjects, would be placed in cars, taught to drive (or a reasonable facsimile) and help control the speed of drivers within city limits in test cities.
Dr. Thorn and Dr. White were the head Area 51 Project DBW brains; they followed protocol only from the Pentagon and Area 51. Using alien technology, they discovered how to re-animate dead soldiers and turn them into a useful source of control over the masses of reckless drivers.
Dr. Thorn, a voluptuous 30 yr old female who loved classic rock and working in morgues, was a knockout by anyones' standards. Her ebony hair and cappuccino colored skin was quite the eye candy for Dr. White, a 50 year old ex- college professor of Biology. Dr. White had been widowed the year before, and his wife was the light of his days before that. Since that tragedy in White's life, he had thrown himself into his working relationship with Thorn and trying to perfect his serum of regenerating the dead, “Chemical 52.”
A section of Area 51 had been reserved for a couple of years now, just for the storage of the deceased and containment of the test subjects, as well as a lab. Mostly the lab that Thorn and White shared was divided in half; Thorn's side was ramshackled with files, paperwork, books, storage of chemicals, all in a whirlwind manner that could only be decoded by Thorn's strange way of storing her items. She was allowed certain allowances, music, a freezer (no beer allowed), and a TV. The music didn't seem to bother White, even though it played nearly constantly. White's side of the lab was medicinal in its composition. The organized, squeaky -clean area that White inhabited most of the time was where the organ donors/test subjects were housed. At any given time, ten pods holding subjects would wait for the time when Chemical 52 would be tested on them. Eleven times before, the dead had been attempted to be reanimated by Thorn and White. White didn't enjoy music, ever since his wife had passed away, it just reminded him of old times which bore much more happiness than his present existence.

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White walked over from his sterilized area to Thorns', and said, “ How is Subject 12 coming along?” He noticed the way Thorns hair waved naturally as she spun around. “Shitty. Subject 12 is responding on some level to Chemical 52, sir, but will not fully animate, “ Thorn said. She looked up at him, as he was much taller than she was, and noticed his handsomeness lie in his distinct intelligence and his strength of character, even in this kind of newfound, experimental field. Behind them as they spoke face to face, Subject 12 twitched in a way that Thorn and White were used to; like watching someone fitfully try to go to sleep.
“What do you say about getting some lunch, and getting away from all these dead bodies for a little while,” Thorn said, with a characteristic sparkle in her eyes. White nodded, and the doctors began to cross the lab towards the door together.
Walking towards a mirror with Thorn, White surveyed his appearance. Something about Thorn aroused feelings he hadn't felt in awhile, but was he attractive enough to sway this beauty to notice him in a romantic way? White was around 6foot7, quite well built with muscular arms and legs; and a tight, perfect chest that most 20 yr olds didn't have. His face bore a scar that went from the top of his brow, down his face, past his left eye and ending at the left corner of his mouth; and he wore black glasses. The most striking thing about Dr. White was his eyes, which were as light blue as a clear day, and they used to work magic on the ladies during Whites' single life before he met his now deceased wife.
The first test subject to be allowed to be on the road was Grady McAllister. Grady was a Vietnam vet and former Area 51 employee; working there until he retired and subsequently died. Before Grady joined the Army, he was a taxi driver, which made him a prime choice for the new road control program. Grady also died intact, so his body could be reanimated successfully, his driving skills were impeccable (even as a member of the undead) and he had a history of servitude with the U.S. Government. What was strange about Grady as compared to most of the other test subjects was that he had memories; he could speak quite clearly and was aware on a level that the other test subjects lacked.