Longorian Genocide

Further details have emerged from the shocking tragedy that has befallen the Longorian Race on the surface of Titan and scattered throughout the universe. S.H.I.E.L.D and S.W.O.R.D confirmed today that the viral cotangent that killed the entire population of Longorians was more than likely man made and manufactured on Earth.

S.W.O.R.D Director Brand has sent regular communications back from the desolate planet and revealed the true extent of the horror that greeted her and her crew on arrival.

‘When we docked the contagion alarms were clean. There was no aggressive threat to our physiology's and so we kept to our enviro suits to be certain and entered the complex. What we found there will stay with me for the rest of my life.

The virus attacked the body exceptionally quickly and caused complete organ failure in a matter of hours, side effects including bleeding skin, eyes and all orifices. The deaths would have been exceptionally painful and relief would have been almost impossible as the virus augmented  the nerves system responses. Their deaths would have been agonising.

We ran the samples as soon as we made contact and found a match within hours. We are 96% sure that this virus was man made and engineered specifically to attack the Longorian physiology while also being completely harmless to humans.

Titan

We scoured all the base and ran detailed scans of the surrounding crashed ships to reveal no life signs at all.  In amongst the approximately three and a half million dead we also found and identified Ambassador Jimmy Warren. He died with his wives and litter. We believe he was one of the last to die and tried to nurse them till help arrived though inevitably he watched his loved ones die before him helplessly.’

The Longorian race and Ambassador Jimmy Warren have sometimes been the butt of jokes and have perhaps lost some off the awe that perhaps they were due because of their close resemblance to  rabbits. We should never forget the sacrifices they made for us and their understanding reaction to fears that they would drain our planetary resources. They came with an open hand to help us fight a war and we rewarded them with a killer virus that robbed them of their dignity, futures and lives.

Gary Franks.