My edition of "Other hobbies" spun off from other threads on this topic.

[PsyBorg]

Gangs installment 16 permalink

16-5-2043

The scheduled morning meeting was a waste of time since Billy did not show with the information
nor the person he was to bring for it. Alpha-1 had no news from him and Alpha-2 stated he had sent the
document copies to Doc in Argus. The only thing left not completed that needed work was to find a way to
the lower labs or at least get more info on how Marco was teleporting around up here when the technology
should not work.

Alpha-3 and 5 had another tournament that afternoon but had managed to get an invite to a hunt
with a team consisting of the asteroids owner and various members of Omegatons Owners and Legal Department
managers that morning. It was more like a tour to show investors the workings of the resort but an
important meeting none the less. Alpha-4 and myself were left to go snoop around the shops and private
offices and labs to learn what we could.


16-5-2043 Fort Argus mid afternoon

Doc received the messages that Alpha-2 had gotten from the pictures I took. He was on his way to
meet with a contact of his that works for Fire Forge and Action Arms as a networking consultant. His job
when he worked for the Planetary Defense Force Intelligence Department was to encrypt messages in various
codes to keep the robots from deciphering troop movements or strategic plans. He also as a hobby went
thru all the encrypted documents from both WWI and WWII... Japanese, German, American, French, and English
then wrote his Doctorate thesis on those findings.

As usual Doc was always keeping an eye out for followers or things not ordinary to everyday life
since he got involved with all the spy vs spy happenings. He spotted the normal men in dark suits with
the old surveillance gear that had become his normal entourage. He even spotted the Street Gangs that had
started watching them to see why Government personnel were infringing on their turf. The thing that was
way out of place was the man walking around in the P.o.E. Armor.

He had an idea of who it was but it really did not make sense that Marco could be planet side already after
being spotted less then twenty four hours ago on the asteroid. It is blatantly obvious this person wants to be
seen because it is rare for a person to need armor in Fort Argus anymore. Only hunters who are just returning
or are heading out again wear it let alone a serious set like that. This man obviously wants to be noticed.

Doc decides to make a side stop and grab some coffee while he observes the happenings of the
square this morning. While he is at a counter fixing his coffee someone brushes ever so lightly against
him making the cup in his hand rock slightly. Knowing the documents were in the briefcase in front of him
he knows he was not pick pocketed so he wasn't worried. However he got the strange feeling he was just
tagged with something, a bug maybe, a gps chip, something out of the ordinary. He grabs a second spoon
with his left hand and angles it to get a look at whoever was walking away from him so he knew who to
keep an eye on. Easy target. The person who bumped into him was wearing a light blue dress worth a lot
more then the average citizen wears or can buy in Argus.

He heads out to the plaza area where outdoor tables are set in various prime people watching
locations and picks one mid way between where the blue dress and the burgundy armor have parked themselves
this morning. It wasn't long before another person made his way past Doc for a seemingly strange reason.
It was one of the gang members watching the Government people. He asked Doc if he wanted to buy some
jewelry for a very low price. Doc looked at him like he was nuts and was about to send him on his way
when the person handed him a small piece of paper saying a little louder then needed "here is a list
of the prices for the fine items I am selling today". By now Doc's suspicions were peaked and he started
to look around for movement in his direction because this feels too much like a sting.

Not seeing an immediate threat he tries to hand the paper back to the guy in front of him. The
guy flatly refuses and reiterates Doc REALLY needed to see those prices. So Doc unfolds the page then
drops his right hand closer to the pistol on his hip. The paper was not a price list but a warning that
Doc was being followed and now has a gps devise somewhere on him that is transmitting as he sits there.
Reading further there were instructions to go to the mens bathroom middle stall in the same place he got
his coffee from. The last line states to crumble the paper and throw it at the guy if he will do that.

Feeling he was compromised no matter what he did he opted for this way out. He crumbled the paper and
threw it back at the guy telling him to get lost he was in no need of hot items from a street thug. As
he tossed the paper in the guys face he intentionally spilled his coffee making the need to go to the
bathroom valid. Loudly yelling vulgarities at the guy for making him spill the coffee Doc makes his way
to the lavatory.

As soon as Doc steps into the middle stall as instructed a panel slides open above the toilet
and a voice immediately tells him to climb through. Doc isn't even all the way in when a handheld
scanning devise begins a quick search of his body. By the time he is in the small room behind the
toilet and the wall is closed a hand rubs his back near the lower edge of his coat and a slight tug is
felt. The hand crosses in front of Doc's face holding a small gps tracking tag and hands it to the man
who closed the door behind him. That man immediately leaves the room while the remaining person instructs
Doc to head in that same direction.

While he is lead into a long passageway the person now in front of him starts explaining that his
people have been watching the Agents following Doc for a while now. He says they were there for close to
six weeks before Doc first showed up. The lady in the blue dress is a common face in the crowd and the
man in the P.o.E. shows up about every two weeks. Doc is lead out the back of the building and told
someone from their gang will contact him in three days at the apartment he is renting to talk more
in depth about what is happening in Argus in the last ten months. Doc makes a few fast turns to make
sure he is not followed and finds a vidphone to let the contact he was to meet know of the problems and
to cancel their meeting.

16-5-2043 Asteroid private meeting room 15:30 hours

"Trinity Arms is going to be the next biggest corporation to set fire to Calypso with new technology
currently in development along with new weapons and a few surprises with advancement in the Mind Forces".
"I would like to start in two months by unveiling some of the upgrades to implant technology by holding a
huge release to the public party held right here in this club" "Of course there will be full media coverage
by all the news networks owned by Trinity Holding including a simulcast on the Calypso Wide Web".

"That would be great Ms. DeBorg' once rumors of Omegatons failed experiment dissipate as right now
attendance for my events here have stifled due to safety concerns for our customers" "Even the most
steadfast fighters from Champions League have raised concerns over the higher power weapons available already
pushing the limits of the domes themselves".

"Yes but that lot are not exactly known for their incredible minds". "A few pretty pictures along
with a few big words will have them back in lines to sign up for your events". " I'm betting if we use that
Blond news anchor from the E.B.N. in a live interview with these brutes we could even persuade them into
inadvertently promoting the resort". "Take these two oafs that escorted us today, I'm betting if we gave them
free gear to use that no one else has they would crawl all over the domes dung heaps to get that chance"

Catching that snide comment Alpha-3 goes into his country bumpkin persona and states quite loudly
"Hell yeah!! Id crawl through dung to get my hands on a new set of armor or a gun..." "Why hell, Id even
settle for a teleport chip that worked up here just so I can sneak up on people in the last segments of
Champion League events" Alpha-5 Chimes in "Id clean all them domes if I knew I could get a set of that
pretty red armor.. what's it called? Poh? Poo? aww hell you know what I mean".

"Hang around up here the next two months and keep us safe and you just might get your wish"

16-5-2043 Com Room 16:00 hours

Billy finally got back to the apartment and immediately took Alpha-1 into the debriefing room
for a private run down of the nights events. After an hour they emerged. Billy told Alpha-4 to find
everyone and muster for a debriefing immediately. Alpha-1 went directly to the com room with several high
security messages to be sent via scrambled channels.

 

[flamingo]

good stuff ill be reading this in later because i dont have books to read so yea

 

[PsyBorg]

Gangs Installment 17 permalink

17-5-2043

Billy starts the morning meeting by telling the Team the woman he has been with up here has been
murdered. He tells them it was made to look like an obvious murder as if to send a message. He also said
he was able to retrieve her personal items including the laptop she used for various jobs she had as cover.
Alpha-2 was to begin immediate data retrieval as soon as we hit space after break down of all gear here.
Alpha-3 and 5 give a detailed report of that meeting they had last night and it was determined they
would stay and follow through on that part of the mission. Alpha-4 was to assist Alpha-2 on the way back
to Calypso. Alpha-1, Billy, and myself were going to go over all the intel we have to date and see what we
can piece together for our next move once we get back to Calypso. Hopefully Doc's crypto contact would have
some information on what that document was warning Marco about.

By noon we had all the gear packed and down to the hangar for departure from the asteroid. Another
piece of the puzzle was found by Alpha-4 when he and Alpha-3 had begun to stow the gear in the room where
Billy's double agent friend stayed for the trip up here. He had found a small steel box stowed between one
of the I-beam hull supports and a power conduit running between decks. The box had a big label for R.D.I.
on the lid. After closer inspection it revealed another logo etched into the box on the under side with
some sort of electronic chip embedded in the box itself. There were no visible handles, no obvious
separation line between the box and its lid, and most obviously no lock or mechanism externally to open it.
This was one of those new Governmental high security boxes they use for secure documents and items to be
delivered by secure courier companies.

The ship we have been using is one of the older ones that had been converted from one of Earths old
space shuttles so it would take us a full day and a half to get back to Calypso. This gave Alpha-2 and
Alpha-4 time to hack the dead agents computer and sort through some of the data it held. One of the first
files they started to go over contained hiring data and a bunch of forms for legal obligations and several
non disclosure forms. There were also current governmental security clearance forms and a file for items
and things like identification badges, a list of areas that were secured and normal employees were to go no
where near, a detailed layout of the lower labs on the asteroid, and finally some documentation regarding
safety procedures incase of contamination in any of the lab areas.

None of the documents looked particularly out of place, just standard corporate forms and the normal
documents promising not to release any company secrets. However, the last document on evacuation procedures
in the event of a lab contamination had one line that really stood out. "In the event of any type lab
contamination an alarm will sound stating what level contamination and the need to teleport to your assigned
decontamination station". "The coordinates for your personal decontamination pod is 13989-12556-215". "Enter
these coordinates into your Personal Transport and Control chip along with confirming your correct checksum
EF4148B563E1 for secure personal information pre programmed on your chip. This will ensure proper security
regarding your employment while working for Trinity Arms Research and Manufacturing Corp".

19-5-2043

The rest of the trip back to Calypso was uneventful and we arrived back at the hangar in Fort Argus
at 22:38 hours after waiting for the cover of darkness again. Doc was there when we arrived along with a man
who looked more like a homeless person then anyone we would work with let alone allow knowledge of our using
this hangar. As we disembarked from the spacecraft Doc immediately signaled for Billy and Alpha-1 to come
to the hangars control room for a short debriefing.

Doc informed them of the happenings the day the meeting was supposed to happen with his cryptology
friend. He introduced the man he was with as a representative for a group of Lo-tek's based in Argus. He had
that man explain what they knew about certain happenings in and around Fort Argus regarding several of the
larger corporations there including a little intel on Trinity Holding Corp and several of its employees. He
also let them know a little about why they are working the underground aspects of Fort Argus and what they
have done to disrupt certain aspects of the business dealings of these corporations. It sounds so much like
a game played back on Earth in the late 1900's called Cyber-punk. Huge corrupt Corporations, Street Gangs,
Techies, Cyborg implants and all sorts of Corporate and Government covert operations.

As usual the team humped the gear from the hangar to another secure location. This one was supplied
by our new found fiends since we did not have time to prepare for our quick retreat from the asteroid. Once
all was stowed into designated rooms a watch was set along with a few extra security measures and the rest
went to the living quarters for food and sleep shortly after.

23-5-2043

Shortly after the morning briefing on the days duties Billy got a call from Doc on his vidphone and
was told get ready for an encrypted data transmission from an outside source using a specific secure IPA.
Billy took the Vidphone to the com room and handed the phone to Alpha-2 for the download. It took maybe five
minutes to establish the link and retrieve the information.

Over all four image files and one text file were sent. Two of the images were of Billy and the woman
agent. One was from a surveillance camera at the dock entry to the asteroid. Evidently EVERYONE gets imaged
and put on file as they arrive. The second was a still from the videography of the experiment in the dome. The
third is one showing Alpha-1, Alpha-4, and part of Alpha-5 in the corridor near dome four minutes before the
fire. All three had circles around them with question marks and the word "viable" written above them. The
best thing about that is they were in full armor so faces were not visible. Only certain distinguishing
marks on the armor its self could be used for identification. The final image was one of the woman agent
slumped down between some crates in what looks to be the same hangar I saw the pilot, scientist and the man
in the burgundy armor in the night of the fire. The text file was the deciphered code from the message
Alpha-2 retrieved from the images I got from the incident with that pilot.

Attachment:

Marco we have confirmed through sources in Fort Argus the woman is definitely working with the man in the
photos from security. It took some digging but we know for sure it is retired Major General Billy "Scrap
Heap" Ferguson of the United Earth Special Forces 14-2-2009 to 8-11-2028. The order has been passed to
deprogram the woman and retrieve her PTaC, laptop, and any stored data in the two implants she was wired
with at inception.

An assault team is gearing up for operations to recover the Major General from Calypso. Sources say he is
the owner of Billy's Spaceship !!!!!!!!!! located northeast of Port Atlantis. Our people have been briefed
to keep an eye out for him in all areas we have operations working. It is unconfirmed if he has alliances
with three unidentified soldiers in the image from security or not. Investigative services are working on
identifying them and outside security has been hired for Ms. DeBorg' for her stay at the resort.

As far as we know no one at Trinity is aware of any thing we have setup and worked for over the past six
months. I suggest we keep it that way. If MACorp is in anyway linked with these experiments the whole
operation could collapse and we could completely lose Calypso.

I will keep things moving with Ms. DeBorg' and Trinity Arms so we wont lose ground on the research. You
make sure that equipment is retrieved at all costs. If any of that Data, Technology, or Proprietary
information goes public we could have a huge problem as all our people are not in place within Global
Governments yet. We have only eighty percent of Local Governments in our control. Failure to contain this
now will be the end of MA.

24-5-2043 Morning breifing

Alpha-1 informs the team an ambush on the MACorp assault team has been set at Billy's place on
Eudoria. If all goes well that assault will be broadcast over a pirated network television station under
our control. That should divert enough attention away from our activities for a short time. Billy will
be leaving the team and going underground until we can take most of the heat off him for his help with
our plan to bring down the corporate conglomerates behind the scenes on Calypso.

Alpha-2 says the examination of the DNA samples have been completed and there is not good news
on that front. The DNA samples we acquired were from a similar experiment on the asteroid several months
before the one Billy was involved in. The DNA was from a more recent breeding of Atrox on the asteroid.
The sequencing chains have been generically enhanced to produce a larger more aggressive Atrox. Alpha-2
states "but thats not the bad part". There were remains from a new version of nano bots introduced into
DNA structure itself. Up until now the nano technology has only let us manipulate existing cellular level
tissue and structures. So far what we have learned these new nano bots are able to restructure the DNA
strands by removing or reintroducing naturaly produced Stem cells contained and produced right in the
body of the Atrox and needs no further introduction from outside artificially grown cells.

This introduction of the nano bots was not done at this DNA level but somehow introduced in the
previous generation where the natural production of new nano bots is made using the higher iron and
naturally occurring heavy metal content in the Atrox cellular makeup. Luckily these nanobots were not able
to reproduce in their normal evolution because of the fine line between raw material use between
reproduction for themselves AND the manipulation on the cellular level. They basically ran out of parts and
worked themselves to death.

24-5-2043 Asteroid Ms. Deborg's room

"Gentlemen, today you will not be with me". "You have a job to do for me while I take care of some
personal business". "Our nice scientists tell us we need a blood sample from a few of the Atrox left in
dome four".

Before she could finish Alpha-3 goes into his Jethro routine and says " That aint no problem". "Ole
Bessie here been dying for a taste of some Atrox blood". "She can bring one down long before it can get to
us".

Ms. DeBorg' begins to laugh a little "My dear warrior". "If only it were that easy". "No.. the blood
that is needed can not be tainted with Adrenaline". "You get the honor of being the first hunter to take it
from a live Atrox, un-harmed , at rest, and completely un-agitated". "We cant use tranquilizers as that would
completely ruin the samples taken" "No my brave friend, YOU will have to find a way to just walk up and stick
one with a needle without it even knowing you were there"

After a pause Ms. Deborg' says to them "Oh I just wish I had a camera". "The look on your faces right
now is priceless". "Its as if I can see you de-evolving back to infancy from contemplating this dilemma" "Just
PRICELESS".

Once she clears the room and Alpha-3 and 5 are able to speak again they look at each other and say
simultaneously " IS SHE F#$%ING NUTS!!!!!"

Within three minutes two men come into the apartment with a fairly good size case. They tell Alpha-3
and 5 to have a seat and pay attention to what they are about to be taught. The gentlemen asks if they have
current implants in use or loaded and dormant. They are instructed to remove them immediately and insert
the pair already loaded in the inserter tools in front of them. While they are completing this task they
are instructed they can not wear powered armor while these implants are installed. The power systems
interfere with the phase alignment for the coupling of the two implants and this has caused accuracy problems
when teleporting. There have even been reports of users stuck in walls alive and irretrievable due to
power surges completely frying the coupling circuits.

Once they had inserted the new implants and regained consciousness they were each handed two unmarked
chips with the only identifying marks being matched serial numbers. They were told under no circumstances do
these chips get mixed with any others we are able and trained to use. Next they are handed four canisters
that look similar to the old style military smoke bombs used as markers for aircraft retrieval of insertion
teams in jungle environments. They are told these will essentially shut down the Atrox sensory receptors that
make their sense of smell so strong.

Next they are fitted with a harness containing several pouches. In one pouch a set of goggles that
have a H.U.D. built into them connected to a mini computer sewn into the harness. In another pouch a small
forearm mounted keyboard also hard wired to the sewn in computer. In the last section is a holster custom
fitted to carry a pneumatic syringe shaped like a pistol along with a pouch holding several high pressure
canisters to operate the syringe and a protective case holding five empty viles that inserted onto the
syringe.

Now they are set up with the equipment for the mission instructions were then given on the teleport
systems abilities and use. They are instructed the teleports can be as close as one meter with 95% success
at hitting the EXACT coordinates entered to a 80% success rate within ten meters of inter planetary teleportation
providing you are sure of the area you program to hit is obstruction free within that ten meters error
coefficient. The power use or decay rate of the implants is minimal for distances under one kilometer but
begin to get larger the farther distance traveled. Maximum proven distance of twenty one thousand kilometers
has been achieved using the current power source for the implants. New technology has already broken that
distance by a factor of ten but is not available for this level of security clearance.

They were instructed on the programming for the chips and use of the targeting system and were left
to practice one to five meter teleports within the apartment for thirty minutes to make sure the procedure
is committed to memory. Always the comedian Alpha-3 thought it would be funny to tp from the living room to
the bathroom to relieve himself. Shortly after he ported and began to use the facilities he was auto ported
to the Labs below the resort. He looked up to see himself standing next to Alpha-5 in the middle of a
laboratory with the two men from earlier, a woman behind a computer control panel, and three others in
lab coats. Standing there stunned in front of every one in this position all he managed to say was "Id wave
but it seems my social hand is on a previous engagement" as he put his business away trying to look tough
and un-affected by what just happened.

 

[Timmy]

Gangs Installment 17 permalink

17-5-2043

Billy starts the morning meeting by telling the Team the woman he has been with up here has been
murdered. He tells them it was made to look like an obvious murder as if to send a message. He also said
he was able to retrieve her personal items including the laptop she used for various jobs she had as cover.
Alpha-2 was to begin immediate data retrieval as soon as we hit space after break down of all gear here.
Alpha-3 and 5 give a detailed report of that meeting they had last night and it was determined they
would stay and follow through on that part of the mission. Alpha-4 was to assist Alpha-2 on the way back
to Calypso. Alpha-1, Billy, and myself were going to go over all the intel we have to date and see what we
can piece together for our next move once we get back to Calypso. Hopefully Doc's crypto contact would have
some information on what that document was warning Marco about.

By noon we had all the gear packed and down to the hangar for departure from the asteroid. Another
piece of the puzzle was found by Alpha-4 when he and Alpha-3 had begun to stow the gear in the room where
Billy's double agent friend stayed for the trip up here. He had found a small steel box stowed between one
of the I-beam hull supports and a power conduit running between decks. The box had a big label for R.D.I.
on the lid. After closer inspection it revealed another logo etched into the box on the under side with
some sort of electronic chip embedded in the box itself. There were no visible handles, no obvious
separation line between the box and its lid, and most obviously no lock or mechanism externally to open it.
This was one of those new Governmental high security boxes they use for secure documents and items to be
delivered by secure courier companies.

The ship we have been using is one of the older ones that had been converted from one of Earths old
space shuttles so it would take us a full day and a half to get back to Calypso. This gave Alpha-2 and
Alpha-4 time to hack the dead agents computer and sort through some of the data it held. One of the first
files they started to go over contained hiring data and a bunch of forms for legal obligations and several
non disclosure forms. There were also current governmental security clearance forms and a file for items
and things like identification badges, a list of areas that were secured and normal employees were to go no
where near, a detailed layout of the lower labs on the asteroid, and finally some documentation regarding
safety procedures incase of contamination in any of the lab areas.

None of the documents looked particularly out of place, just standard corporate forms and the normal
documents promising not to release any company secrets. However, the last document on evacuation procedures
in the event of a lab contamination had one line that really stood out. "In the event of any type lab
contamination an alarm will sound stating what level contamination and the need to teleport to your assigned
decontamination station". "The coordinates for your personal decontamination pod is 13989-12556-215". "Enter
these coordinates into your Personal Transport and Control chip along with confirming your correct checksum
EF4148B563E1 for secure personal information pre programmed on your chip. This will ensure proper security
regarding your employment while working for Trinity Arms Research and Manufacturing Corp".

19-5-2043

The rest of the trip back to Calypso was uneventful and we arrived back at the hangar in Fort Argus
at 22:38 hours after waiting for the cover of darkness again. Doc was there when we arrived along with a man
who looked more like a homeless person then anyone we would work with let alone allow knowledge of our using
this hangar. As we disembarked from the spacecraft Doc immediately signaled for Billy and Alpha-1 to come
to the hangars control room for a short debriefing.

Doc informed them of the happenings the day the meeting was supposed to happen with his cryptology
friend. He introduced the man he was with as a representative for a group of Lo-tek's based in Argus. He had
that man explain what they knew about certain happenings in and around Fort Argus regarding several of the
larger corporations there including a little intel on Trinity Holding Corp and several of its employees. He
also let them know a little about why they are working the underground aspects of Fort Argus and what they
have done to disrupt certain aspects of the business dealings of these corporations. It sounds so much like
a game played back on Earth in the late 1900's called Cyber-punk. Huge corrupt Corporations, Street Gangs,
Techies, Cyborg implants and all sorts of Corporate and Government covert operations.

As usual the team humped the gear from the hangar to another secure location. This one was supplied
by our new found fiends since we did not have time to prepare for our quick retreat from the asteroid. Once
all was stowed into designated rooms a watch was set along with a few extra security measures and the rest
went to the living quarters for food and sleep shortly after.

23-5-2043

Shortly after the morning briefing on the days duties Billy got a call from Doc on his vidphone and
was told get ready for an encrypted data transmission from an outside source using a specific secure IPA.
Billy took the Vidphone to the com room and handed the phone to Alpha-2 for the download. It took maybe five
minutes to establish the link and retrieve the information.

Over all four image files and one text file were sent. Two of the images were of Billy and the woman
agent. One was from a surveillance camera at the dock entry to the asteroid. Evidently EVERYONE gets imaged
and put on file as they arrive. The second was a still from the videography of the experiment in the dome. The
third is one showing Alpha-1, Alpha-4, and part of Alpha-5 in the corridor near dome four minutes before the
fire. All three had circles around them with question marks and the word "viable" written above them. The
best thing about that is they were in full armor so faces were not visible. Only certain distinguishing
marks on the armor its self could be used for identification. The final image was one of the woman agent
slumped down between some crates in what looks to be the same hangar I saw the pilot, scientist and the man
in the burgundy armor in the night of the fire. The text file was the deciphered code from the message
Alpha-2 retrieved from the images I got from the incident with that pilot.

Attachment:

Marco we have confirmed through sources in Fort Argus the woman is definitely working with the man in the
photos from security. It took some digging but we know for sure it is retired Major General Billy "Scrap
Heap" Ferguson of the United Earth Special Forces 14-2-2009 to 8-11-2028. The order has been passed to
deprogram the woman and retrieve her PTaC, laptop, and any stored data in the two implants she was wired
with at inception.

An assault team is gearing up for operations to recover the Major General from Calypso. Sources say he is
the owner of Billy's Spaceship !!!!!!!!!! located northeast of Port Atlantis. Our people have been briefed
to keep an eye out for him in all areas we have operations working. It is unconfirmed if he has alliances
with three unidentified soldiers in the image from security or not. Investigative services are working on
identifying them and outside security has been hired for Ms. DeBorg' for her stay at the resort.

As far as we know no one at Trinity is aware of any thing we have setup and worked for over the past six
months. I suggest we keep it that way. If MACorp is in anyway linked with these experiments the whole
operation could collapse and we could completely lose Calypso.

I will keep things moving with Ms. DeBorg' and Trinity Arms so we wont lose ground on the research. You
make sure that equipment is retrieved at all costs. If any of that Data, Technology, or Proprietary
information goes public we could have a huge problem as all our people are not in place within Global
Governments yet. We have only eighty percent of Local Governments in our control. Failure to contain this
now will be the end of MA.

24-5-2043 Morning breifing

Alpha-1 informs the team an ambush on the MACorp assault team has been set at Billy's place on
Eudoria. If all goes well that assault will be broadcast over a pirated network television station under
our control. That should divert enough attention away from our activities for a short time. Billy will
be leaving the team and going underground until we can take most of the heat off him for his help with
our plan to bring down the corporate conglomerates behind the scenes on Calypso.

Alpha-2 says the examination of the DNA samples have been completed and there is not good news
on that front. The DNA samples we acquired were from a similar experiment on the asteroid several months
before the one Billy was involved in. The DNA was from a more recent breeding of Atrox on the asteroid.
The sequencing chains have been generically enhanced to produce a larger more aggressive Atrox. Alpha-2
states "but thats not the bad part". There were remains from a new version of nano bots introduced into
DNA structure itself. Up until now the nano technology has only let us manipulate existing cellular level
tissue and structures. So far what we have learned these new nano bots are able to restructure the DNA
strands by removing or reintroducing naturaly produced Stem cells contained and produced right in the
body of the Atrox and needs no further introduction from outside artificially grown cells.

This introduction of the nano bots was not done at this DNA level but somehow introduced in the
previous generation where the natural production of new nano bots is made using the higher iron and
naturally occurring heavy metal content in the Atrox cellular makeup. Luckily these nanobots were not able
to reproduce in their normal evolution because of the fine line between raw material use between
reproduction for themselves AND the manipulation on the cellular level. They basically ran out of parts and
worked themselves to death.

24-5-2043 Asteroid Ms. Deborg's room

"Gentlemen, today you will not be with me". "You have a job to do for me while I take care of some
personal business". "Our nice scientists tell us we need a blood sample from a few of the Atrox left in
dome four".

Before she could finish Alpha-3 goes into his Jethro routine and says " That aint no problem". "Ole
Bessie here been dying for a taste of some Atrox blood". "She can bring one down long before it can get to
us".

Ms. DeBorg' begins to laugh a little "My dear warrior". "If only it were that easy". "No.. the blood
that is needed can not be tainted with Adrenaline". "You get the honor of being the first hunter to take it
from a live Atrox, un-harmed , at rest, and completely un-agitated". "We cant use tranquilizers as that would
completely ruin the samples taken" "No my brave friend, YOU will have to find a way to just walk up and stick
one with a needle without it even knowing you were there"

After a pause Ms. Deborg' says to them "Oh I just wish I had a camera". "The look on your faces right
now is priceless". "Its as if I can see you de-evolving back to infancy from contemplating this dilemma" "Just
PRICELESS".

Once she clears the room and Alpha-3 and 5 are able to speak again they look at each other and say
simultaneously " IS SHE F#$%ING NUTS!!!!!"

Within three minutes two men come into the apartment with a fairly good size case. They tell Alpha-3
and 5 to have a seat and pay attention to what they are about to be taught. The gentlemen asks if they have
current implants in use or loaded and dormant. They are instructed to remove them immediately and insert
the pair already loaded in the inserter tools in front of them. While they are completing this task they
are instructed they can not wear powered armor while these implants are installed. The power systems
interfere with the phase alignment for the coupling of the two implants and this has caused accuracy problems
when teleporting. There have even been reports of users stuck in walls alive and irretrievable due to
power surges completely frying the coupling circuits.

Once they had inserted the new implants and regained consciousness they were each handed two unmarked
chips with the only identifying marks being matched serial numbers. They were told under no circumstances do
these chips get mixed with any others we are able and trained to use. Next they are handed four canisters
that look similar to the old style military smoke bombs used as markers for aircraft retrieval of insertion
teams in jungle environments. They are told these will essentially shut down the Atrox sensory receptors that
make their sense of smell so strong.

Next they are fitted with a harness containing several pouches. In one pouch a set of goggles that
have a H.U.D. built into them connected to a mini computer sewn into the harness. In another pouch a small
forearm mounted keyboard also hard wired to the sewn in computer. In the last section is a holster custom
fitted to carry a pneumatic syringe shaped like a pistol along with a pouch holding several high pressure
canisters to operate the syringe and a protective case holding five empty viles that inserted onto the
syringe.

Now they are set up with the equipment for the mission instructions were then given on the teleport
systems abilities and use. They are instructed the teleports can be as close as one meter with 95% success
at hitting the EXACT coordinates entered to a 80% success rate within ten meters of inter planetary teleportation
providing you are sure of the area you program to hit is obstruction free within that ten meters error
coefficient. The power use or decay rate of the implants is minimal for distances under one kilometer but
begin to get larger the farther distance traveled. Maximum proven distance of twenty one thousand kilometers
has been achieved using the current power source for the implants. New technology has already broken that
distance by a factor of ten but is not available for this level of security clearance.

They were instructed on the programming for the chips and use of the targeting system and were left
to practice one to five meter teleports within the apartment for thirty minutes to make sure the procedure
is committed to memory. Always the comedian Alpha-3 thought it would be funny to tp from the living room to
the bathroom to relieve himself. Shortly after he ported and began to use the facilities he was auto ported
to the Labs below the resort. He looked up to see himself standing next to Alpha-5 in the middle of a
laboratory with the two men from earlier, a woman behind a computer control panel, and three others in
lab coats. Standing there stunned in front of every one in this position all he managed to say was "Id wave
but it seems my social hand is on a previous engagement" as he put his business away trying to look tough
and un-affected by what just happened.

Have you thought of making these into some sort of book?

 

[PsyBorg]

Have you thought of making these into some sort of book?

Once er twice. I cant legally publish this as for profit as it more then likely breaks the EULA of the game its written about. You know all that mumbo jumbo we never read hehehe. I managed to retrieve the in game pictures that go with this story here. I just have to figure out where they go in the story line as It was all done on Office 97 for school which I no longer have nor would it work on win 10 if I could get it so I can open it and see. I just have the folder they were all linked from.

I have a complete realm designed for D&D from back in the 80's I have added to over time. I was thinking of writing about that. Its pretty close to what Avatar is or at least how Pandora is. Probably one of the reasons I am hesitant as I am sure someone's pantie's would bunch up over the similarities. But Its D&D so there are magics and alignments with nature, good, evil all that stuff. I even started to draw out some of the wild life from the planet Its based on.

I also have a few shorter two page stories that were school assignments I will post at some point too.

 

[PsyBorg]

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24-5-2043 Late afternoon at the labs on asteroid

"Very good!!!" "Thats what I like to see, a true soldier always walking around with his gun in his
hand" "Enough playing around with your toys its time to go to work" Two of the lab technicians step forward
and begin to take measurements of Alpha-3 and Alpha-5's body as if they were getting new suits tailored.

Strange thing is the lab techs were even measuring their finger sizes and doing a laser scan of their inner
ears. Next they were lead over to one of those eye machines usually found at the eye doctors. Only this one
was fully computer controlled and measured size and shapes of the optic nerves and mapped the locations for
later use.

"Now that our business is complete it is time for you two to go play with the Atrox" Then quickly both
soldiers found themselves in dome four with only the gear they were given earlier.

27-5-2043

Four of the lotek gang members were volunteered to go to Billys in place of the team to help
facilitate the initiation for Bravo Team to take out the assassination squad that was watching Billy's and
waiting to ambush him. Word was radioed ahead to Bravo Team to dig in and prepare a counter attack on the
invading death squad. The plan was for two of the four lotek's to teleport to Billy's just short of the gate
to get the attention of the visitors. Next the one in Billy's armor will port in and finally the last in
Alpha-1's gear. It is assumed that the timing we dictated the loteks to arrive would force a night attack
by the assaulting forces thus giving the camp the advantage in battle.

All of the camps security measures were brought online except the main route into camp just as was
done when Alpha Team first came to Billy's. Bravo Team was dug in at the tree line set to take out any
retreating forces the main defenses did not get. It was shortly after lights out that the assault started.

No one was expecting what was to happen but luckily the security systems do not have to make decisions
on what to attack. Shortly after 22:00 hours an extremely large herd of Cornucuada's stampeded right thru the
security perimeter. This set off every automated defense mechanism from the northwest side of camp straight
line through to the south and out into the open plains to the east.

It was not certain this was planned or not but either way people on duty were sent to reload the gun
turrets and reset security sensors that were tripped. With people in various areas completing these tasks a
second wave of attacks were started. It seems the stampede was NOT part of the attack to take Billy out but
just a very strange coincidence as a whole clan of Feffoid Warriors came hot on the heals of the Cornucuada's
complete with a Clan Warlord. Naturally they set off the camps defenses which made them turn their focus on
attacking what was attacking them. Needless to say any of the personnel that were in the process of reloading
the turrets turned and high tailed it back within the confines of the camps fences for protection.

Bravo Team was holding position through all this as they did not want to give away their positions o the assassins
sent for Billy. The only problem was several turrets were now down for lack of ammo and the perimeter fencing
would not hold up to an all out assault by a whole clan of Feffoids on a rampage. Shortly after the Feffoids began
their attack at the fences two men walked out of the woods up to one of the disabled gun turrets set up a camera
and retreated back into the woods. Things just got really really strange after that as if this whole evening wasn't
incredibly off kilter already.

The people inside the camp in the towers and all along the fence line now with those not actually on
duty had begun to slow the Feffoid attack and whittle the numbers to a controllable few. Bravo Team radioed
in to be on alert as the main assault would obviously come next because of the heavy beating the camp has
already with stood not to mention the men setting up that camera a few minutes ago. Several of the old school
military inhabitants at Billys had brought reload drums of ammo to the two working turrets inside the gates
keeping them fed and were also smart enough to have water hoses spraying the barrels to cool them as best
they could to keep them from jamming and stopping the guns.

Then the Atrox came!


Fort Argus: Tamburos, Sinclair and Westinghouse LLP offices 22:30 hours

"Having the Cornucuada herd run through their defenses was shear genius Marco" "I had figured the
Feffoid would make a big enough mess to attract the main event" "How long ago was the new Aggregate Aerosol
deployed?"

"The Aerosol was set off an hour ago." "I can only assume it has affected the Cornucuada as well
as the Feffoid because one could not plan such a perfect attack as we are watching in such uncontrolled
conditions" " This Video will make the Perfect promotion for both our products when they are ready for
the market" "I rather like the Feffoids attacking in complete clans like that as opposed to a rogue Atrox"
"It seems like a more believable natural act of aggression doesn't it".

Billy's Camp 22:35

The order is given to move out to take out the Atrox before they over run the camp. As Bravo Team
breaks cover to join the fight several Atrox Old Alphas Crash through the tree line behind them on their
way to the excitement at the fences. Bravo two is snatched instantly by one of the big Atrox and is
literally sawed in two by the massive beast. As his dying scream fades into the noise of heavy weapons fire
the whole of Bravo Team turns to fire on the monster. It wasn't clear at that exact moment but something was
very different about this particular Atrox. Even with five remaining members concentrating as much fire
power on it as they had it took an awful long time to drop this old Alpha. It was almost like it was feeding off
the energy that was being shot into it.

As soon as the first Old Alpha dropped the Team turned to focus on the others attacking at the
fence line. Only two of the smaller ones were left along with three more larger Atrox. Bravo leader gave the
order to focus fire on the closest of the larger beasts. As they began the shift to attack, the Old Alpha
that was directly at the gate snatched one of the smaller Atrox and swallowed it whole. One could only assume
the smaller one inside had begun to dig its way out because the larger leaned its head back and gave a roar
so deafening it drowned out the sound of the cannons inside the main camp.

This larger Atrox lost its balance from the pain and holding its head so high during that roar it
fell over into the main gate pushing a section of the perimeter fence down that was over twenty five meters
long. With all the noise of the fight and that Old Alphas roar the Team did not hear the next wave of large
Atrox join the battle until one of them had grabbed Bravo Leader and carried him off through the gate. With
the fence down and most of the people in camp either dead or barricaded in the buildings it was obvious the
camp would be over run at this point.

Fort Argus: Tamburos, Sinclair and Westinghouse LLP offices 23:22

"It should not be long before we start to see the true results of our experiments with the Aggregate."

As they all sat watching the carnage played out before the camera several people whos job is to study video
intently watch for signs of change. One points out that the battle seems to be slowing and several of the
Atrox have backed away from flesh bearing things and have begun to ingest metal from fencing, weapons on the
ground, even the shell casings from the huge cannons that are now dormant.

"Good! Good! it is starting." "Enhance the feed on one of the smaller ones that have begun ingesting
the metal. "They will show the first signs"

The smaller monster that was chosen had fallen next to the large one now dead that ate the younger
Atrox earlier. Only its back feet were moving in a kicking motion as if it were trying to slice open the
larger Atrox. It had a strange shine on its skin and under the enhancement it was hard to see but it almost
looks as if there is an electrical charge over the entire body of the animal. The claws on its feet looked
shiny like they were polished to reflect the light as it passed in and out of the shadow of the larger Atrox.
Then the strangest sight happened as the small Atrox kicked the skin of the dead Alpha. Sparks flew as if
someone had drug an arc welding rod across metal to start the process of melting metal to join it.

Before the light had subsided from the sparks the stomach of the big Atrox exploded in a bath of red
meaty blobs that instantly covered the Atrox lying next to it. Emerging from the now gaping hole the Atrox
that had been swallowed crawls thru slipping on the flesh and sliding on the liquid oozing from the hole it
had created to free itself. Before it was completely through the opening it ducked its head down and ripped
the throat from the remaining smaller Atrox that had made the sparks not five seconds before.

Billy's Camp 23:40

Now down to two men living and one severely injured Bravo team is ordered to retreat to the Bunker
where Billy normally lives. As they dodge their way through the Atrox that are either not paying attention
to them or are busy fighting other Atrox Bravo Two ducks just in time to avoid the Atrox coming at him from
the top of one of the dead Old Alphas. The beast did what was natural to it and went straight for the wounded
soldier. As soon as it had passed him Bravo Two started dumping blp rounds into the back of the creature.
Much to his surprise the creature was not even flinching. Several of his rounds seemed to simply reflect off
thick hide of the beast.

After seeing this and realizing there was no way to save his comrade, he turned to make his way to
the bunker. As he and the last remaining man of the Team reached the door he turned to fire a few laser rounds
at the Atrox that was eating his friend. That was when he saw the reason his blp rounds bounced. The Atrox
had turned enough that his complete side was visible. Including the metal jaws it was using to shred what
was left of his Team mate.

Billys Bunker 23:58

Among the screaming and confusion all who saw what was left up there had agreed on two things. First,
there was no way to win this battle face to face with what ever these beast had or were becoming. Especially
the larger ones. Fear was spreading that they may even be able to penetrate the bunker. Second, they knew
there was no way they could let those monsters leave the camp like that. The dilemma was what to do to stop
them.

Several of Billys most trusted people at the camp knew all the security functions of the camp AND had
authorization to use and control them. The decision was made to set the self destruct for the entire camp and
the area outside that fell within its protective layers.

Fort Argus: Tamburos, Sinclair and Westinghouse LLP offices 00:00

"There!" o you see it!!!" "The experiment works!!!"

Just as a bright flash of light floods the room and the video terminal goes dark

 

[PsyBorg]

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28-5-2043 00:03 hours

A loud call from the com room erupts as Alpha-2 starts to realize what was being sent to them. In all
his years as a soldier NOTHING sent icy shivers up his spine into his brain like what he is witnessing. Still
stunned as EVERYONE in the apartment scrambles into the room Alpha-2 is flat out speechless and can only point
to a monitor that has begun replaying the data stream in full size and full motion. Taking into account the
time it takes to upload this through a pirated satellite without being intercepted all in the room know that
what they are watching has already happened with not a thing they can do to stop it. At first all was
unalarming as they watched the wave of Cornucuada's get shred by the turrets. It really wasn't too bad when
Feffoid started to enter the screen... until the first shot and they turned on the camp that was unprepared
for a second assault so soon after what seemed to be a fluke attack.

It wasn't until the fences came down and the first Atrox showed signs of what was to come did the full
realization hit of what we are up against. By now six of the high security scrambled and encoded channels had
lit up with high expectations that all ten would soon be screaming too. It was a simple call in Alpha-1's mind,
all were put on hold until communication with the bunker at Billy's was contacted and confirmation of the
attack along with a Sit Rep of what is left can be analyzed.

00:18 hours

Amongst the now massive amounts of communication looping through the pirated satellite a transmission
from Omegaton Defense Contractors offices and MACorp Headquarters had been intercepted by another sleeper team
roused to step in to take Bravo Teams place.


Omegaton Industries
Defense Department
Bureau of Planetary Affairs.


To: Marco Brenaman Logisitics and Support MACorp LLC.
CC: Traci Hammond Rockwell Field Service Manager Omegaton West Developement corp.


It seems the product developed under contract # 165-34458-18 showed more then acceptable performance
during the field trials this evening at the testing grounds. All video has been acquired and is being analyzed
for further directives in its deployment. Preliminary discoveries have lead to a possible alternative
deployment tactic and will be held for review at a later date.

All primary objectives were met during the course of the field test with success and several
secondary objectives met or at least partially satisfied. Sanitization of the testing area is unnecessary at
this time and has been effectively completed by an unforeseen happenstance. It seems some sort of fuel dump /
storage area was detonated during the final stage of testing resulting in a complete burn off of any viable
resources we had hoped to recover.

Again congratulations to you and your team as success in this matter is of the utmost importance in
the fight against the robot invasions back on Earth.


Best Regards,
Simone DeBorg'
Senior Administrator
Trinity Arms Research and Manufacturing.

Fort Argus 06:30 hours

Alpha-1 steps from the com room and begins to fill the remaining team members on what the new orders
are. Bravo Team and the remaining forces at Billys will stay secure in the bunkers for now but will be
monitoring all satellite and C.W.W. transmissions regarding the assault on Billy's. We will be stealing
transmission time during peak viewing hours from E.B.N. to transmit the whole attack to jam up whatever
future plans for this new bioweapon is. Hopefully this will draw enough of a public uprising to force local
governments to respond at least in the public eye. With all that pressure whoever is behind this will have
to pause for a short period at minimum we hope so we can regroup and figure what our options are and what our
next move will be. Alpha-3 and 5 are to complete what they were doing before stealing the technology given
them and returning to Fort Argus.

Dome four 06:43

After spending half the night dragging the smaller Atrox to the turrets at the end of the dome
Alpha-3 and 5 finally get one of the larger Atrox isolated where they think they have a shot at obtaining
their objective. Having had much practice now with using the new teleport chips to move the Atrox where
they wanted the brave soldiers were now standing less then one hundred meters away from a lone Atrox Provider
arguing which one was going to stick it with the gun. Finally using one of the vial lids as a coin it was
determined who would port in and deploy the chemicals to lessen the Atrox's sense of smell and who would
stick it to get the blood.

It was Alpha-5 who won the prize. He gave his last Chemical bomb to Alpha-3 to set off along with
his last one to ensure it was effective. Alpha-3 programmed coordinates fifteen meters farther then the
Atrox was from them simply because it was now nosing the air in their direction looking for its herd.
Alpha-5 was to count twenty seconds and port right next to it with a preprogrammed port away five seconds
after the first port. All that was left was to press the keys to make the jump.

Knowing that this Atrox was large enough to eat either one of them in one bite there was a slight
hesitation in starting the attempt. Finally Alpha-3 looks at 5 and says "If I dont make it tell Mom I love
her" " Oh and YOU can have my Ex's pussy........cat" With a stupid grin on his face he hits the button to
activate the port and away he goes. The gas deployment went off without a hitch. The port out however did
not. It seems his stubby fingers had added a digit in the out going port coordinates resulting in an error.

After he realized he let the words "Aww Shit" leave his mouth vocally he realized he now had an Atrox
Provider staring at him through the haze of the chemicals with the strangest look in its eye. Seeing the
confusion of the predator gave him just enough time to delete a number from the coordinates he entered.
Then the familiar Whoosh of a teleport completing as Alpha-5 ports in. As soon as Alpha-5 materialized
he looked for the position of the nearest of the four little arms the Atrox has on its upper body to get
the sample from. As he sticks the Atrox he see's Alpha-3 still standing there. Seeing this Alpha-5 also
vocalizes "Aww Shit" as he pulls the needle from the Atrox's arm. The gas most certainly worked to confuse
the Atrox olfactory senses, however it did NOTHING to confuse its hearing nor its sense of feeling. As
Alpha-5's porter started the auto second port the Atrox lashes out in his direction giving Alpha-3 the
chance to start his escape.

Eudoria 10:00 hours E.B.N. broadcast.

At 12:20 Eudoria standard time the national news broadcast will be interrupted and the COMPLETE
recording of the attack on Billys will be run. It will be a hijacked feed so we are not sure how long it
could be before the E.B.N. over rides it or shuts it down completely. IF it gets to run full length a
statement that has been written will accompany the video telling who is responsible for the attack and why
this new threat is so important to survival on Calypso. At the same time five sites on the C.W.W. will launch
the video along with the narration and the report afterwards for as long as they can before they are shut down.

E.B.N. 12:37 hours live news

This just in from the Planetary Defense forces! There has been an attack on Billy's Spaceship After
world late last night. This footage was shot from security cameras at the facilities storage area. The video
that was streamed earlier was edited to make it look like the conspiracy they described had actually taken
place. The Department for Planetary Safety and Defense has decided to stop any panic and potential for
disruptive and malicious attacks on local governments by showing the COMPLETE video footage of the attack
that took place last night to show what really happened not an edited version used during the hijackings of
E.B.N.'s transmission satellite.

It looks to be that a small detachment of robots has been stationed in the contaminated area for
months. This attack is the first major assault to any established Eudorian community since we arrived here
from Earth. Planetary Defense Council member Jan Whelper states the Defense forces have been searching the
zone and have even set up detection equipment in space to aid in finding this threat. Unfortunately these
measures have not produced much in the way of finding where this threat stems from. He also states that a
very important military figure from the robot wars back on Earth has died in the attack. Major General Billy
"Scrap Heap" Ferguson who also lead the first expeditionary missions to Calypso may have been the one to
sacrifice himself by blowing up the fuel dump to prevent these new mutated Atrox from leaving his compound.
Memorial services and full military honor guard will hold posthumous award of the Planetary Defense Ministries
Platinum Star for Military Excellence in the line of duty for the Major General. The ceremony will be
Thursday starting at 13:30 hours at Moon Lake south of Nymphtown.

The video is Extremely graphic and not recommended for viewers under 17 years old. The video will
run in its entirety as the event took place and be rerun with commentary by surveillance experts to point
out significant parts of this video pertaining to the new threat we now face from our robotic invaders.

Fort Argus Alpha detachment HQ

As the video plays through for the first time everyone on the team watching sees what has been
added and what was taken out to make this attack look like something other then it really was. The people
we are fighting against have added footage some how to make it look like a small contingent of drones lead
the attack from the woods where the two men came out to set that video camera up.

Alpha-2 states that our video experts say the drones used in the new version of the attack were
real robots but the area they were showed to be in has been edited by C.G.I. techniques to match the
surrounding area outside of Billy's. Alpha-1 adds that this video confirms our suspicions that our
Government is controlling and experimenting with robot technology here on Eudoria. Now all we have to do
is connect the robots at large on Eudoria with whomever is behind this terrible plan.

 

[Grifflyer]

You should seriously consider publishing this, it's excellent!!

 

[PsyBorg]

You should seriously consider publishing this, it's excellent!!

Thanks for the praise mate.

I cant legally publish "For Profit" because the game devs are protective of it and as you will see as the story goes on we probably are not on best of terms.

that said.. its here and on two other forums so technically it is "Published" hehe.

Writing is one of those I do it for me things. More so now with the internet being as vile as it is. I got no place in my life for griefers and kiddiots just out to be mean because they have crappy lives or want to feel tough but cant in real life. Maybe at some point if I ever come up with something important to say.

 

[PsyBorg]

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1-6-2043 E.B.N. news flash

In the wake of the attack on Billys spaceship !!!!!!!!!! last week many Calypsonians have come to
the area seeking souvenirs, fame, trophies, and even scientific evidence from the attack. Although the entire
area has been severely burned out by that vicious explosion several discoveries have been made. Some of the
more relevant finds have been the mechanical parts that seemed to have grown onto the Atrox before our very
eyes. Those unfortunately have been seized by the Planetary Defense Forces for further study.

However there is one discovery that has not been thought to be a threat and has been let through
the net of security tightly holding the attack site in its grasp. A large green egg has been found several
hundred kilometers from Billy's and has been deemed not anything pertinent to the investigation. The local
explorer who found the egg wishes not to be identified at this time but was quoted to say "Making an omelet
is most certainly out of the question but I am open to suggestions as to what to do with this egg". More on
this story on the evening transmission of E.B.N. news or a station interruption on any breaking news regarding
the now famous Eudorian Egg.


2-6-2043 Asteroid main complex private office 09:00

"Mr. Jacobs, Chancellor Whelper is on the secure line for you". "Thank you Elise you can transfer the
call to the board room please".

2-6-2043 Asteroid laboratory meeting room. 09:00

Alpha-3 is standing outside the meeting room bored out of his skull waiting to be summoned like the
menial servant this mission dictates him to be. Alpha-5 is bored out of his skull sitting in the tiny
apartment they have been assigned to by MACorp for their employees. He is watching a talk show while waiting
for the nurse to come and change the bandages on the wounds he suffered getting the blood sample from that
Atrox.

Six hundred and eighty four stitches were required during a four and a half hour surgery to reconstruct
the arm that was nearly chewed from his body as payment for the missions success. He is told that the doctors
have used a new procedure along with the nano technology being researched here to repair his arm. At best
guess they tell him it will be fully functional within the next two weeks or so due to the accelerated restructuring
the nanobots will contribute during that time. Normally the arm would have been lost, or at best case only usable
with computer controlled electro-mechanical prosthetics. This being one of the "Perks" of working for MACorp
research and development securities and acquisition division.

2-6-2043 Alpha detachment HQ 09:00

As the team assembles for the morning sit rep to get the days assignments Alpha-1 pulls Alpha-4 aside and
asks him if a meeting can be arranged between Alpha team and Doc with our new found friends in Argus some
time before the days end. Alpha-4 heads off to make the arrangements. Leaving three of the team available for
other duties we are informed that a liaison from Charlie and Delta teams will be joining us in Argus to coordinate
a larger effort to find and stop what happened at Billy's from becoming all of Eudoria's fate. Alpha-1 tells us things
on the Asteroid have become.... Complicated.. and that our two team mates up there are going to be staying for
longer then initially expected.

News of Alpha-5's injuries have gotten back here leaving us all a little worried and anxious to end this without
suffering any further losses.

Further into the meeting it is brought up that our guys on the asteroid have been able to get us a bit more
information on the teleporting devises currently used up there and of the stronger ones used by other more
authorized players in that game. The intel suggests that the technology is vulnerable to many outside interferences
which may be used to our advantage at a later time. More news on the new mind forces experiments they are
doing would be beneficial also but access there is extremely limited at this point in time.

2-6-2043 Fort Argus Lotek's HQ 18:48

A discussion held during this meeting has reveled the identity of the woman in the blue dress that bugged Doc.
She was the female double agents contact that works for the not yet corrupted investigative services who are
also looking into the happenings in and around Fort Argus. This includes several of the local officials who have
been looking the other way when it comes to the operations of the larger corporations now rooted in Argus. It
is decided that she will be "detained" at some point during the following day by our friends.

2-6-2043 Alpha detachment HQ Fort Argus 21:30

Alpha two got his nightly transmissions of orders from our leaders. One of the messages contained the data
key needed to open the courier box found on our ship after we had to leave the asteroid. It seems the company
that required the secure delivery does not truly exist and the receiving corporation is only existent on paper.
The delivery address is to one of the vacant houses on the north side of Treasure Island. The package was lost
along with its courier on the way back to the asteroid after a missed delivery.

My assignment was to get that box open and determine what the contents are and what relevance does it
have to what the double agent was working on. Maybe it will hold a key to figuring out what had been used on or
done to those monsters that attacked Billy's. I head off to the storage room in the apartment to retrieve the box.
While on my way down the hall I pick up part of an audio transmission from within the communications room
where no one seems to be at this particular moment. I run and try to get the recording gear set to that particular
audio stream but only manage to record the last parts. The only thing that made the file was "That package is of
EXTREME importance to the success of the last phase of this project" "It must be acquired very soon and very
quietly" "If they figure out that was part of our experiment then this whole facility could be lost to them" The only
reply was "Yes Mr. Jacobs we fully understand" "Please let the chancellor know we will not fail".

Not two minutes after I got that downloaded to a file our contact from Bravo surveillance contacted us and
informed Alpha-1 that the package they refer to was that Atrox Egg that was found west of Billys after the attack.
Bravo team has dispatched two members of Delta Team to intercept that acquisition if possible. It was asked to
what level the mission was to be enforced. Alpha-1 told them if we could not acquire the Egg to track it and whoever
takes possession should we not get there in time. I let all this happening return to Alpha-2's responsibilities and
continue on with my duties and the box.

3-6-2043 05:18

It was getting to be that time of night where you cant focus fully on what you are doing but are not
yet totally drained or bored enough to lose interest in what you are working on so I headed out to the kitchen
area to grab some coffee and to step outside to assess the coming day. Through the night I had managed to open
the package without setting off the security devises used on those currier boxes and retrieve the contents. It
was probably NOT the best of my ideas but I had gone ahead and loaded the unmarked mind force chip the box held
into my own neural implant.

At first I was not sure if there was an incompatibility between the two devises or if the chip was somehow damaged.
My implant seemed to get very warm even thru my skins surface near the area it was inserted in the base of my skull.
It almost seemed that the chip itself had added power to the implant that now held it. I accessed the sub processor
thru the optical H.U.D. that is standard on all implants. The only new directory was named "Mythos". Seeing this was
going to be easy to decipher with no further security imbedded I navigated and opened the directory which immediately expanded into five sub directories all having ancient Greek and Norse mythological names. Thor, Loki, Hermes, Thanatos, and Orion were the names for the directories.

Having no further instructions or obvious paths to follow I started at the top directory and tried opening each in that
order. "Thor" was locked and required an encrypted security key to open per the screen that expanded upon accessing
that subdirectory. "Loki" denied access requiring me to add a second chip to initiate the operating system.

"Hermes" went directly to a three dimensional spatial mapping system with input areas for what was labeled the X,Y,Z coordinate system need for navigation and a required power field. It also had a HUD overlay that showed current coordinates, available power, maximum AND minimum distances able to be used along with a ping command.
Obviously I enabled the ping, what was going to happen I wake up a few days later with a bad headache and a hole
burned through my neck?.

All that happened was exactly what it sounded like, an expanding sphere radiated 1.5 km from where it showed me
to be out to 68.7km before the ring changed color and went another 46km further before fading out. A few calculations flashed down a scrolling window on the lower left of the H.U.D. and the results gave me power ratings available at present, power usage for minimum distance, maximum distance currently available and power consumption for a maximum
possible transport.

The cursor now flashed in the X coordinate box waiting to be filled in. I was almost positive that this chip was not a
multi-functional devise as this was tried many years ago and found to be to unstable to combine usage of various
chip combinations. I thought about it and remembered I still had my teleport chip loaded in my implant. The only
thing was that my chip and skill levels only allowed me safe teleportation within 1.6km from point of origin. This had
to be an amplifier of sorts was the only viable answer. I will experiment more at a later time after I dig through the other subdirectories I have yet to explore.

 

[PsyBorg]

Gangs Installment 21 permalink

3-6-2043 12:00

Doc sat in the warehouse all dressed up in a very finely crafted Zero Legend business suit nervously
waiting the next phase of todays mission. He could hear all the work being completed on the far side of this
warehouse. The local gangs that had helped him before were now quickly building an office space complete with
communications and surveillance systems built in. Doc was staying as far from the dust and dirt as he could
yet still be ready the moment the target appears in the square.

The look outs have been posted in their usual spots so no one is the wiser. It has been reported that
the man in the red armor has not shown up yet this morning like he usually does. The sadly obvious government
employees in the old school suits and wired communications gear are back in the square and doing what they
always do.



Asteroid hangar area 12:00

Alpha-3 straps into the seat of the private spaceship of Jon Jacobs setting the stainless steel
briefcase chained to his arm on the floor next to him. On the ship with him is Simone Deborg' and two other
hired guns that were to be back up security for this mission. A meeting had been arranged between Ms Deborg'
and the glory seeker that was fortunate to have found the Atrox Queens Egg. Judging by the added security
on this mission Alpha-3 is not sure if "Fortunate" will be the optimum word to describe this unknowing
stranger. Luckily Alpha-5 was able to send details in a coded message to be passed on to our Teams waiting
on the planet to assist as needed.


Alpha HQ Fort Argus

After a few hours nap following the morning sit rep I got back to work on the new MF chip I have been
working on. I had not told the Team any findings other then I was able to load the chip after circumventing
the security devises on the courier box it was in. Earlier at breakfast I had a short spark of usable thought
about the chip. I was re-picturing in my head the display and the error messages I received when I tried to
access Loki. It had told me a second chip was required. Looking back I remember that I already had an old
style Teleport chip locked into the tool for use and that allowed Hermes to boot up and load correctly.
Thinking this thru more as I began to fully wake up, I realized the new implant wanted a second tp chip
inserted to boot up Loki.

I grabbed my coffee and headed to the nearest auction house that had storage facilities and retrieved
the two matching lesser teleport chips I had there. One I had bought months ago before I looted the minor one
that I am currently using from an attacker gen 04 out near Akmuul, and the other I had removed from the broken
implant of someone who no longer "Needed" the chip. A quick repair of my inserter tool and back to HQ I went.


13:38 Warehouse near Argus square.

Word has come that the man in the red armor has been seen after he arrived at the Argus telepad a few
minutes ago. It strangely seems that within a minute of his arrival our Lady friend soon appeared in the
square leaving one of the shops with several bags as though she has already had a busy day of shopping done.

Time for Doc to make contact. He went out the far side entrance of the warehouse so not to be viewed
by anyone at the square. As he approached the edge of the building he paused to light a small cigar near the
corner of the building so he could do a quick assessment of where all the players in this charade were. He
wanted to be sure he was not spotted immediately by anyone playing this game.

As usual the man in red armor took a position leaning on one of the planter walls in the square, only
today he did something different. He removed his helmet which immediately spurred interest from the crowd. A
rising wave of sound came as Everyone in the square instantly started telling each other who had graced them
this day with one of his rare public appearances away from his private island. Several of the younger members
of the population gathered enough courage to approach the man to ask for autographs and "screenies" (pictures
for us old folk) Some were even brave enough to reach out to shake hands or to touch the legendary armor so
rarely seen in public.

Doc took this as his cue to approach the woman who had bugged him before to lure her away from the
crowded square and out from the watchful eyes that are always there. Being the suave and to the point man
Doc approached the lady immediately reaching for her hand giving it a quick subtle kiss while stuffing his
identification tag in her hand and sitting down as though this was a planned meeting between old friends or
new lovers. Doc leaned towards her across the table and suggested after she read the tag that they discretely
leave the area and head to the shops near the old warehouse. If she agreed to that he would fill her in more
as they walked away from the crowd. He then set the bug she used on him in front of her, only it was inside
a ring box like he was proposing or something.


Corinth Hangar north west of Hadesheim 14:30

The two "security" guards are dismissed to check the hangar and surrounding area. Ms Deborg' tells
Alpha-3 to remain on the ship with her for a moment. Once the goons and the pilot have left she informs
Alpha-3 that the case he is carrying is holding a large sum of Peds. That money will be used to acquire a
VERY rare and EXTREMELY delicate Atrox egg. Once the money has been removed he is to clean the inside of the
case with a special disinfectant then to treat the case with the instant foam only in the lower half of the
case before the egg is placed in there. After the egg is placed into the case he was to close the lid and
seal it again with the new lock mechanism that is in the small gear bag she now hands him. Once it is sealed
he is to finish filling the case with the foam through the one way valve on the top edge. At NO point before
this was the case to be moved. The last thing would be to plug the large weapon cell into the power converter
and plug that into the cases climate control system.

Once that deal is complete she informs him... ANYONE NOT her including the two security goons and the
ships pilot that get within ten meters of that case are to be shot immediately. No warning NO quarter. They
have been instructed on what to do and where to be and are fully aware of the consequences should they not
follow within strict accordance.

The pilot peeks in the cabin and relays the area is secure they can move to the hangar and into the
awaiting vehicle. Alpha-3 thinks to himself.. "Vehicle" these were outlawed long ago for security reasons.
They only come out during special historical celebrations of major events in Calypso's history. Today is NOT
one of them.


Alpha HQ 14:30

After stopping for a quick lunch break near the square I made it back to the apartment and immediately
got back to working on what I thought would wake up another part of this devise in my head. I removed the
Minor teleport chip from my implant and inserted the two lesser ones. I immediately got an error message
stating two of the same chips could not be used. After I cleared that error Loki automatically booted and
configured the two chips including balancing the decay equally between the two. It then asked to confirm
this configuration and restart Loki. I gave it permissions and almost instantly Loki came back and the H.U.D.
flashed the message "Start evasion mode Scenario 4 now?" not knowing what that was I canceled the action and
waited to see what happened next.

A welcome to Locally Operated Kinetically Implemented teleportation series III screen popped up and gave
several new menus to choose from. I highlighted the expand menus selection and many submenus tabbed from each
main menu selection. Options ranged from setup and power usage, to balancing and matching new chips, to evasion
and escape parameters, oh and of course a "Ping" option. The "ping" option was harmless last time I used it so
it only seemed obvious to start there. The bad part was I did not pay attention to which menu it fell under.
As soon as I activated the ping there was an instantaneous flash of light inside my head so to speak and a
feeling like riding on a roller coaster began only much more intense. Once the blinding light was gone and
the feeling of movement began to subside I found myself outside of the apartment and half way down the street
with the message stating maximum heat exchange reached flashing in the H.U.D. just as I felt the area where
the implant was get really hot for a few seconds. By the time I felt that the H.U.D. changed and asked what
to do next.

Quickly retracing what I did I now saw that the "Ping" command fell under the evasion and escape menu.
At the bottom of the menu was a new tab "history" I opened that and all the information for the last three
teleports was there in graphical form three dimensionally. It showed I had made four jumps in the course of
five seconds it also included tactical data regarding solid structures, any people or animals in the general
vicinity and statistical information available for upload to another system. I also saw that "Ping" stands
for Programmed Instantaneous Navigational Gate array. It seems I now have the proverbial "get the hell out of
dodge" chip.

Enough work for the day. I decided to do something else since there is a slight disorientation factor
that comes with using that mode of teleporting. Not to mention the walk back home.


Warehouse office 15:00

After all the introductions were done and a brief who is playing what roll in this scenario chat Doc
asks the lady agent what her involvement in the goings on around Fort Argus are. She states the standard I
cant tell you anything speech and wants to know more of who Doc's friends are as there are a few in her
department that have been inquiring about their doings as well.

Impatient as a five year old the street gangs leader takes offense to this game and the fact that his
people are on a "watched" status for an undetermined reason at this moment. He begins to get loud and agitated
towards the agent who manages to sit quietly back, watching and assessing the man now nose to nose yelling in
her face. In one swift move she sticks her thumb in his mouth pressing his tongue down hard while squeezing
with her other fingers. A quick twist of her wrist spins the man over on his back stretched across the table.
Calmly she leans back into his face suggesting he not treat her that way as she IS a trained professional with
legal permissions from the government to exercise whatever she feels necessary to complete her mission. Right
now he was interfering with that and she was not happy.

Of course every one of the gang immediately pulled out some sort of weapon and tried to make clear
that what she was doing was not beneficial to her health and well being. Her only response was to ask if it
were necessary she remove their leaders face to prove she takes her job VERY seriously. Doc steps in and gets
between the gang and the agent and reaches down to her hand to get her to release the leader. He states clearly
that the toughest kid on the block routine is not helping him get what he needs as his mission is far more
important then either the gangs pursuit of government downfall or the agents need to know everyone's business.

Being put on a second shelf like that both the Agent and the Gang kind of stepped back to inquire what
Doc had that was so much more important then what they wanted.

 

[PsyBorg]

Gangs Installment 22 permalink

3-6-2043 17:30

Alpha-1, Alpha-4, and myself walk into the warehouse meeting room where Doc, the gangs leader, and the
lady agent are already seated at a table discussing the minor dealings around Argus and filling in blank areas
as to what the complete picture is. It seems there are several layers of issues happening around Argus each
holding its own significance in the future of Argus. None of them relating to the future of the human race on
Calypso.

Introductions were short and sweet, no time for pleasantries there was important business at hand. Doc
filled us in that the lady agent was in fact our dead double agents handler. She was under the impression the
double agent was working on a political coup to gain power in Fort Argus. That all went south with the
shooting in the office complex that we had witnessed. Alpha-1 gave Doc the nod to fill the handler in on what
we knew. The handler informs us she was waiting on a package from the double agent and more information
regarding the alliance that contracted the coup back here in Argus. MACorp, Jan Whelper, and Mr Jacobs were
all brought up in the conversations, but each faction here had different reasons tying them all together.

There was surveillance video from all three factions at the meeting regarding the players and it was
all beginning to fall into place as one big story. A timeline was established and video documentation matched
to what was stretched out over time with most of the gaps in information being filled in by one side or the
other. Now that a complete picture has been established of the past it was time for them to logically decipher
the future that MACorp and partners in space were building for Calypso and its inhabitants.

4-6-2043 08:00 East Hadesheim inside the old exchange building.

The report came over the radio that the area was secure and the client was approaching with only one
other with him. It was asked what course of action should be taken. Ms DeBorg' stated to stick with plans for
the complete deal as no harm must come to the Egg. As the two men approached the door one of the security told
them to hold position as they were to be checked for weapons or detection and tracking equipment before
entering to complete the deal.

Cleared to enter the two men cautiously entered the exchange to make their mark on history. As they
passed the threshold and into the main hall the second man pressed the little button embedded in his jacket
lapel activating the signal predetermined to bring the news team transport within range to cover the story AND
to ensure the two walked away still breathing and a touch more rich and famous.

As short introductions were made the sound of small hovercraft arriving outside could be heard. Before
anything could be said or done the radio came alive with a message there were media personnel coming out of the
woodwork with cameras and lights and huge microphones all shouting questions long before they even made it
through the doorway into the hall.

Quickly realizing nothing could be done Ms DeBorg' immediately played to the press completing the business
transaction for the Egg as professionally and expediently as possible. After a quick exchange she informed the
media that she would not answer questions and that she did not want to take away from the new now famous
and rich hunter beaming for his moment in the spotlight. Directing the news people to the hunter and friend
Ms DeBorg' grabbed Alpha-3 by the arm and made haste for the vehicle awaiting them just outside the rear
entrance to the exchange.

4-6-2043 09:00 Alpha HQ Argus

Alpha-2 had been monitoring radio traffic on all local bands and coordinating teams to converge on the
drop area for the Egg but had been too late in acquiring a location. Finding out only after a news broadcast he
switched from a tactical acquisition of the Egg to full out search to intercept prior to its leaving Calypso for
the security on the asteroid.

All local and private hangars were a buzz with media trying to find the where about and the destination the
Egg was headed for. An interview of the buyer of the Egg would surely net the reporter a jumpin stature not
to mention possibly promotion to a network anchor position if only for a short time.

An incoming transmission from Delta teams surveillance crew stated they now had an unauthorized vehicle
being tracked by satellite headed north west towards the Corinth hangars. The closest team was Charlie companies
training squad out on an extended navigation trek twenty five kilometers southwest of Corinth hangars. To have
that squad intercept meant a swift march thru the edge of the ice banks across the marshes and into Corinth.

That means a training detail would have to trek thru an area infested with big Aramax, sporadic Neconnu, and
worst of all the larger Atrox that roamed the plains between the ice banks and the beach area near Corinth. IF
they managed to avoid all that this team of newer recruits would have to plan and execute a tactical mission
to recover the Egg while avoiding any type of media coverage or other unknown threats not researched prior.

After a quick consult with Billy and Alpha-1 on a secure channel it was determined to let the Egg go to the asteroid
as we still have Alpha-3, and -5 in deep cover up there. Alpha-2 was also told to make plans to send Doc and myself
back to the asteroid as investors interested in acquiring this now famous Egg from Mr. Jon "ND" Jacobs himself.

4-6-2043 13:40 Alpha HQ Argus

After finding out that ALL transportation to the asteroid has been booked solid for the next three days I decided
to continue research on the implant. I had enquired about us taking our own ship but was informed the hull
identification numbers were on a watched list by several government and private agencies now after the exodus
we made the day of the test in dome four. All the better as I was not much for undercover spy vs spy work. Id rather
face what was needed head on and either complete the mission or deal with what ever circumstances arose in its failure.

Back to the implant. Having worked thru both Hermes and Loki sections of the chip and for the better part becoming proficient in its use it was time to back track to Thor. Going by the logical patterning within this devise connecting
with ancient mythos I thought it out and determined Thor was regarding thunder or lightning. Taking thunder and
lightning further I tied in Thanato's in the use of lighting as well. The first deduction ruled out thunder and made me
focus on lightning more. Lightning is massive amounts of electricity in a focused release. The old style nerve blasts were electrically based and were in an accepted standard for Mind force use. I decided to retrieve my old nerve blast chip from storage and see what else I could produce using this new implant.

I took a quick run to storage and got very excited again and decided to go to the warehouse as I could not wait to load the nerve blast chip in anticipation of what could unfold. I was no sooner through the door when I began removing the two teleport chips I was working with earlier. Practically throwing them into a case and grabbing the nerve blast chip to load
into the insertion tool I started to notice it was strangely quiet for a large warehouse specifically one I was just in a few
hours ago.

Someone should have been here if only to monitor the new communications gear we had just set up this past week.
I did not have any weapons with me so I went ahead and loaded the Nerve chip so I would at least have one shot if I
needed to defend myself. Again the implant got warm and an error message appeared. I cleared the error fast knowing
a new operational system would automatically boot and set up the chip. I was correct as I now had access to the Thor
section of the chips programming menu. Not knowing what if anything was wrong or if I was not safe I did a self made
crash course on what Thor was and how it operated.

The menu system was the same from the other sections along with directory formatting so finding the information
within this structure was easy. I ran a short diagnostic on the chip which gave me the list of capabilities the chips new
structure could do. It also gave me an optimization tool which I understood would "condition" the chip to enhance its performance through the new implant. If I was correct the new setup boosted the chips power from fifty thousand
megajoules to over one million at double its normal range. It also gave the option to add and optimize a second matching
chip prior to booting Thanatos's electro harmonic oscillating pulse emitter. I opted to stay within Thor and tabbed to the
firing sequence menu and pre-charged the chip in anticipation of the need to use it.

Ready to at least protect myself I went into by the book mode for a tactical situation inside where there could possibly be multiple threats. I used the personal com we all carried and alerted Alpha-2 who did a fast screen of communication here
at this facility to find unauthorized computer access in the main com room. He advised to hold position and wait for further orders while he contacted Alpha-1 and Delta team who were on a recon just outside of Argus an hour ago.

4-6-2043 Asteroid hidden lab

As Alpha-3 rounded the corner carrying the case holding the Egg he saw that at least twenty five people had gathered
for the arrival of his team and the Egg. Alpha-5 was there and saw Alpha-3 long before anyone else had been quiet
enough to realize they had entered the room. Quick glances between the two was all that was needed to fill each other
in on what each had learned and what to do regarding that information.

Jan Whelper, Jon Jacobs, Ms DeBorg',and the complete legal staff from Tamburos, Sinclair and Westinghouse LLP were
there for the arrival of the newly acquired Egg. Many of the isolated scientists working on the project were also there as several initial procedures need to be done immediately to the Egg to ensure its viability for the project.

Alpha-3 was instructed to bring the case to a sealed chamber where he was to separate himself from the case and
then punch in the security code to unlock it. Playing nervous and dumb as expected he did the opposite of what was instructed. He punched the security code to unlock the case first but used the incorrect code on the first try. Another
look to Alpha-5 and he knew to proceed as ordered. Stating his nervousness and apologizing profusely he unlocked
the cuff connecting him to the case. He then punched in the correct code, tilted the case lid and removed the security
devise from it and stepped away as the door closed. The case was spun around on the revolving pedestal into a
cleanroom to be disinfected and cleaned prior to any of the scientists handling it or the Egg.

 

[PsyBorg]

Gangs Installment 23 permalink

4-6-2043 shortly after 17:00 Argus Warehouse

It had taken over two hours to get a response team to the warehouse. By then I had done a complete
recon of the facility and determined what the situation was. There was only one person in the warehouse that
was not authorized to be there. Several of the employees that were authorized were locked in a storage room
inside the com room. Alpha-2 ensured me that all outside transmission both in and out going were blocked and
old recorded transmissions were being looped into the com room to make it seem as though it was still active and
access was not restricted.
As soon as the team arrived I informed them of the situation and who was in the communications control
room. That person was the man in the P.O.E. armor we have been watching on our daily activities in Fort Argus.
His name is Zachurm Emegen the new owner of a land area known as Treasure Island almost dead center of
Amethera, Calypso's second continent to be discovered and inhabited. The question was, what is his involvement
in the happenings way out here in Argus, and why has he infiltrated our communications room.

Not knowing how well he was armed or what his purpose was here it was decided that the com room be
surrounded and a low level nerve agent be released in that room after which power would be cut to the lighting
system. When everyone was in place the order was given to release the nerve agent. The man in the red armor
slumped over in the chair like a drunk uncle at a wedding reception. The lights went out and the team moved
in to secure the now sleeping intruder.


5-6-2043 Asteroid Lab shortly after midnight

By now most of the celebration was finished and most of the non working guests had gone. Only three
scientists remained to follow through with the testing of the Egg. Alpha-3 was relieved of duty but had stayed
along with Alpha-5 as interested parties to what was going on. Both were allowed to stay due to their
involvement with the tests and acquisition of the Egg itself. Ms. DeBorg' would come back to the lab hourly for
a report on what progress was made. Elise, Mr. Jacob's personal assistant stayed as well and was in constant
contact with him.

Shortly after three a.m. the scientists cleared the Egg as a viable entity for the program. It was
determined the project should go on as soon as possible. The Ok was given to proceed with the first phase and
introduction of the nano bots was completed after the Egg was submitted to an ionization process designed to
slow the metabolism and growth development inside the Egg. An order was given to set the Egg up in a sealed
container to help slow that process and call it an incubator. It was then to be set in the main hall where
every patron to the asteroid had a chance to view it. The media leak would work in the experiments favor so
with it being publicly accessible there would be less chance of problems and prying eyes then if they kept it
hidden away. With the slowed metabolism and development that Egg could potentially NOT hatch until the
following year. By then all the excitement and media attention would die down and the experiment could continue
after an announcement that the Egg just wouldn't hatch no matter what the scientists did. It would fade to an
exciting moment in history and no one would do more then say "Gee, I wonder what ever happened to that Egg?"


5-6-2043 Secure facility under Billys Spaceship !!!!!!!!!! 03:48

Delta team had taken charge of Zachurm Emegen A.K.A. "Deathifier" and transported him to the facility
where Billy and the remaining members of Bravo team were based. Billy was more then happy that this had come
to pass as he was quite bored living under ground just monitoring communications and coordinating operations
of the four teams now involved and active in this growing scenario.

It was determined to bring Deathifier there because he had a relationship with Billy shortly after the
robot wars had chased us to Calypso. His father had served with Billy back on Earth and in the initial securing
of Port Atlantis and Twin Peaks early in our migration here. If anyone could determine his involvement Billy
would since he was as close to family that Zachurm had on Calypso. But that would have to wait as the effects
of that nerve agent however mild took several hours to wear off with memory loss as a side effect taking up to
three days to clear at times.

5-6-2043 Fort Argus

Having one more day before heading to the asteroid I spoke with Alpha-1 and was able to go to Fort Fury
for the time left before departure. I wanted to test this new chip implant using Thor but determined indoor
testing was not a good idea. There were rumors that Gangs of Feffoids had been massing and attacking Fort Fury
on a regular basis and a call had been put out by the towns officials for available hunters to come and help
thin out the population before they organize well enough to over run the small settlement.

I determined that would be a very good way to learn Thor under real life conditions and to kind of
stress test the implants abilities. A quick check of the auction at Fury before I was off for the hunt
reveled a matching nerve blast chip with a good starting price. I added twenty ped to the active bid and hoped
for the best for its acquisition. It would be nice to have a matched set to run Thanatos after a complete
testing of Thor.

I routed through my storage and dug out the five thousand units of Force Nexus I had mined
over the weeks prior to getting involved with saving the world. Starting to get excited over a hunt with a
new weapon I decided to buy the Vibrant Sweat needed to mix with the Nexus to make more Mind Essence used
to power the implant and associated chips. Several new arrivals were in the town square trying to sell the
small amounts of sweat they had managed to collect after learning how that is done. I approached a few standing
in the same general area and offered to buy what they were selling slightly higher then they were asking to
help them get a start on Calypso.

BIG BIG mistake! NEVER say in public you will do this. I was immediately swarmed by new arrivals trying to sell
their wares. Most were polite and patient several had pushed ahead through the small crowd to gain position
and two were flat out rude jumping in line and interrupting everything I was trying to do. I made it a point to buy
from the few that my original offer was extended to along with a few of the less aggressive of the crowd. I had come
up with almost three and a half thousand sweat which was probably more then enough to experiment with. I bought
another one and a half thousand at slightly less then what I originally offered just to thin the crowd out a little bit as it
was approaching mob proportions.

How did so many newcomers get this far out in the frontier and NOT be prepared as they should especially with the
attacks that have been happening here. Ill bet some profiteer is escorting them here under big promises of wealth and prosperity then dumping them here after payment.

I converted the sweat I acquired along with the Force Nexus I had into a nice stockpile of useable Mind Essence. After a
brief tutorial on what it was and how it was used for some of the new arrivals who had stayed around to chat after I was
done with buying sweat it was time for the hunt.

I had hunted Feffoid out here long ago in hopes to get rich from selling the weapons and materials they tend to horde.
As you see, my involvement with Billy and Alpha Team proves I was not successful in that endeavor as the rich people
rarely if ever leave the comforts of the asteroid with all the fanfare and parties and clubs. I did not bother taking armor
for this trip as I knew the area well and there was not much threat of major injury fighting what lived around the edges
of Fort Fury. Most likely this new implant has boosted the nerve blast chip enough that it will take one or two shots from
it to drop most anything out here.

I decided west and a little north would be a good place to start as the hills not far from the Fort made a nice area for
Feffoids to gather and trade amongst themselves. This also was a place that was fairly well hunted and usually there were
fellow hunters who could aid me if needed through out the hunt. In fact I can almost guarantee several followers once I
use this implant because any change in technology here ALWAYS gathers great interest. It is most certain that I will get many offers to buy this new equipment and probably a few will be more then tempting offers.

5-6-2043 Mid day news broadcast E.B.N

Breaking news has been released from the Asteroid. Owner Jon "ND" Jacobs is the person who has bought the Atrox Queens Egg and has now put it on exhibit in his private club on the asteroid. In a very short interview Mr Jacobs stated he has put
the Egg on display for free and will not be charging anything for the public to see this new piece of Calypsonian history. He would not disclose the amount paid to acquire the Egg but stated the investment into the phenomenon will most certainly
be a great investment in his asteroid as many people who would normally not be found up there will come if only to say they saw the Egg.

Businesses' on the asteroid should benefit from this as well because most people will not waste the trip and cost to get there and not SEE the whole facility. Hopefully this will attract more inhabitants of Calypso to return here more frequently to see and use more of the asteroids many attractions and features. Who knows maybe even invest in apartments up here for vacations
or even move here permanently.

5-6-2043 13:30 west of Fort Fury

It was not long before I came across a lone Feffoid wandering across the open plain headed straight for the Hills
I concluded would be the best place to hunt. A quick check of the H.U.D. told me the chip was charged and the Feffoid
was already in range and was locked in by the tracking software. It was hard to tell the maturity of this particular
Feffoid due to the extended range on the chip. Its range was twenty five meters longer then the range of my
Justifier MK II and not having a scope to look thru I just could not tell.

After a deep breath and a look around for cover should the attack fail I activated the chip. I felt implant get warm again
as the air around me gathered the charge of static from the are I was standing in. In a few milliseconds the chip was
charged and had fired in the direction of the Feffoid. A blinding ball of energy was released and it traced a path directly
to the Feffoid. I knew it was a hit because the ball intensified near the area the Feffoid was grew extremely bright in a
flash and the compression from its discharge actually hurt my ears. It took a few seconds for my eyes to focus again to
recharge the chip before doing anything else. I used the Thors tracing feature to acquire the Fefoid for the next shot. I
got a no target selected error and realized the Feffoid had literally went up in smoke.

Even more excited then before I ran to the spot where the ball of energy had discharged confirming exact location by the charred ground and the thin layer of primitive glass on the ground. There was nothing left other then the charred ground
and a blob of metal embedded in the ground. After chipping the glass and dirt off the molten blob I determined it to be
a chunk of melted gazzurdite that the Feff must have been carrying to make trade with others in the area. I thought to myself that this is not a productive way to hunt if everything was going to be disintegrated into a melted mess.

After looking through the program a little further I found a section for the automated controls of the chip. It seems that a
minor power sacrifice along with a slower firing rate could let the system calculate mass and distance factors and have it
adjust power needed for maximum damage yet not total destruction of the target. It also seems this can now be used on electrical components to disable not destroy working systems. In other words hunt robots but leave the electronics intact
and salvageable.

On to the next target.

 

[PsyBorg]

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6-6-2043 Fort Fury Early morning.

After an hour or so out in the woods picking off the odd Feffoid that were wandering about I decided
it was time to head back to prepare for my flight later on. The new chip preformed flawlessly. I had only
missed when testing the extreme range of the chip un aided by computer targeting. When the Tracking software
was used it seemed impossible to miss. I only managed to disintegrate three more in the course of the test
but over all was VERY impressed with its capabilities. I only wish I had the time to test it on a few Bots.

6-6-2043 12:00 hours Billys hidden complex.

Billy had swung by the mess hall and grabbed food for both himself and his charge. Almost before he
got into the room Zachurm had started to greet him as if he had not seen him in many years. As he set the food
onto a mobile table next to the bed Billy greeted him back and asked how he was feeling. Zachurm hesitated a
second or so and replied he still was not sure. He also calmly asked where he was and how it came that he was
here with Billy now.

Billy took a deep breath and started out with his usual "Well". He had decided when he heard who the
man in the red armor was that he would not hold anything back from him. Billys first response was to ask
what Zachurm remembers to this point and he would fill in the blanks. Zachurm remembered up to the point of
being in Argus when he was swarmed by the crowd and asked for autographs. Billy picked up a slight hesitation
told him point blank that was not all. "Why were you in that office?" "What was your reason to be hacking
through someone's security systems?" "That's not your normal pursuit of something fun to do"

Zachurm knew there was not much he could keep from Billy nor could he flat out lie because the bond
between them was real, just like being a family member. He told Billy flat out he was looking for the woman
double agent. She was supposed to meet him in Argus over a week ago with information and a package that
contained new technology that really should not be out in the general public. He also told Billy that after
his father had passed he had left the Planetary Defense Forces to seek a more meaningful job then just soldier.

He said he had scored high enough and had many recommendations from his superiors to move into the special
forces within the PDF. During that transitional period he had been head hunted by Defense Departments Bureau
of Planetary Affairs. He went through many more months of intense training to lead a very covert and special
"Black Ops" type mission. He did not realize however that he would be the sole member in this operation.


6-6-2043 Asteroid Laboratory Office

Elise called a meeting to get the next phase of the testing moving as to not lose time during the incubation of the Egg.
At this meeting were the five lead scientists, Elise, Alpha-3 and Alpha-5, Ms DeBorg', and of course the Lawyers. Elise
gave a quick overview on what has been done and what is necessary in the future to complete the task on schedule.

The Science team was to continue with the experiments in dome four refining the aggression and repellant formula's
that have been started and tested to date. The Legal team was to continue with patent rights, property acquisition, and
any further matters concerning the media and what will and will not be released to the public. Ms. DeBorg' will facilitate
and coordinate all matters planet side now to clean up the media mess the video from Billy's has created and play that out
to benefit the program.

The security team headed up and coordinated now by Alpha-5 will move planet side to tie up the loose ends down there
that could possibly become a problem down the road. The main focus is to find the people that survived the dome 4 experiment and make them disappear, second is to recover the MF equipment that was taken from the R&D departments security storage facility. Finally Elise will coordinate with Deathifier to finalize the use of his out back area for breeding and genetic enhancements of Calypsos creatures for future use as live stock to feed the growing population.


6-6-2043 Mr. Jacobs private office

In a private meeting between Jacobs and Jan Whelper with unidentified personnel somewhere in deep space passed the Asteroid orbiting Calypso, the following conversation was intercepted over secure scrambled satellite repeaters hacked by Billys Team. Although the video feed of the transmission was coded in a way they could not unscramble the audio feed was perfectly descrambled and could not be more clear. The following is the transcript of the conversation.

Mr. Jacobs: "Good evening gentlemen" "This meeting has been called to work out the final plans for the conversion of Calypso
as a main jump point to further acquire more distant and profitable reaches of space" "Mr Whelper is here with me to provide answers regarding the securing of Calypso and to answer any questions regarding containment of projects that have leaked to
the public"

Unknown 1: "I must say before this meeting starts that we are happy to see progress beyond initial expectations of our original plans." "However we are also GREATLY disappointed with security and secrecy of the over all operations specifically regarding
your Asteroid Mr. Jacobs." "When we included you into our project you assured us the complete lack of exposure that keeping
your asteroid as a viable business would be to us." "It seems that is not entirely possible for you to be able to do."

Unknown 2: "We are most unhappy with the lack of security you have provided even though the underground facilities on your property are the perfect place for us to go on with our studies and protocols for the over all plans." "This business with the Egg
out in the publics view is not the type of conditions we were expecting to be working under."

Jan Whelper: "Gentlemen understand the overall picture of what that Egg means and holds for Calypso in the public's eyes." "At some point word of its finding would have hit the press regardless of how well we control it to date." "You are well aware of the pirate media transmissions that are popping up all over Calypsonian intranet" "Mr. Jacobs disposition of the Egg is pure genius!" "Hiding such an important item out in the open like that not only dispels some of the conspiracy theories evolving down there, but
also takes the asteroid from its scrutiny involving such conspiracies"

Unknown 2: "Regardless of what Mr. Jacobs determines as necessary any further changes or even the slightest of deviations from our scheduled plans WILL be communicated to us PRIOR to any changes and we will make the decisions over practicality and impact for the project" "For the lack of security we will be sending our own specialist to clean up and over see ALL matters regarding the project"

Mr. Jacobs: "There is no need for further security or yet another person to slow the project even further here." "My people have found the leak and have silenced the flow of information outside our organization." "My security team is heading to Calypso within the hour to pursue the lost items that the agent we found had stolen and sent to the planet" "In fact one of my allies on Calypso has infiltrated and hacked a secure facility there and has gained much information on those disrupting our operations planet side." "Adding a strange face into the security pile would only set it back many many months and could force our adversaries into hiding for a time which will all but stop the project from being completed."

Unknown 1: "O.k. Mr. Jacobs." "We will further trust you to regain control of your assets." "Understand this, as another failure on your part will no longer be tolerated." "Be sure your team is most trusted and very efficient and effective in their ways." "If Calypso is not secure and back under your control we WILL be replacing you and your people with ones we know can and will handle our interests in a more secure and professional manor."

Un known 2: "Now, give us the report on the standings regarding further space exploration concerning the general public"

Jan Whelper: "MaCorp has been slowly releasing into the media a steady stream of information guiding the public to support further space exploration." "They have been using information released to the public that Earth has in fact repelled the robot attacks" "Adding to that we now have full control over Calypso in their eyes as we are releasing and testing less and less our new robot technologies here on Calypso" "Our only concern over the robots is the conclave that had been sent to explore the outer reaches and begin the terraforming of Akil."

Mr. Jacobs: "We had pushed the idea of testing robots here on the asteroid in one of the domes." "Concerns that would be too obvious we made them are strong." "I however do think one dome of robots under private invite only restrictions would help over all." "If I were to keep it on a private invite only and leak that I import robot parts and reconstruct them here we could get away with more robot experimentation then the few random robot attacks we have formed on Calypso." "It would definitely make for more stable and controlled research then before." "Not to mention that it would be a major fee to get the invite to hunt a dome
like that." "This would enable us to recover most if not all of the costs to produce the robots." "it would also allow for more experimentation on the higher level or structure robots we are now testing."

Unknown 2: "That is all well and good Mr. Jacobs but you are avoiding the main reason for this meeting." "Which is to make sure you understand how important your roll in this project is." "Also how important for your future it is to protect the project and your involvement with it." "It would be sad to see you in the same position as Billy for disrupting the project and its completion." "No more needs to be said regarding this as your loyalty to us in the past has proven you will stand up to the task and produce the results we expect."

With that ends the conversations.

6-6-2043 Underground facility at Billy's

As Billy reads through the transcripts a look of concern ripples across his face then returns to its normal stability. He mumbles something in regards to inquiring about this in the morning and hands the transcripts back to the coms tech for retransmission to Alpha-1 and his team.

 

[Quinlan Sauter]

This is absolutely amazing!!!! looking forward to the next installment!!

 

[PsyBorg]

Thank you mate. There are only a handful of segments left and I still need to go back and add the in game screen shots where they belong.

for now Ill have to be cognoscente of passing time. My copy of Cyberpunk 2077 just arrived and I am going to start the download soon as I am off the forums.

 

[PsyBorg]

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7-6-2043

Fort Argus warehouse facility.

Alpha-1 and Alpha-4 begin final check of the gear before it is loaded onto the transport to head for the flight to space from the Corinth hangar the travel agency arranged for the team. I had already packed and checked my gear and was removing the chips from the implant and making sure all the chips I was bringing on this trip were at full repair. I only wish I could find more documentation regarding the level chips this implant is able to control. An assumption that it is only limited by the users capabilities could prove fatal if they were to exceed that limit. I do not worry as of yet knowing only two other people even know I have
and am using it to research its functionality and limitations.

About an hour before scheduled departure Alpha-1 received an intercepted transmission from the Billys underground facility. He debriefed us on the transmission almost laughing because we were headed to the asteroid to slow down anything we could up there and the rest of our team that is embedded now as part of the enemies security is on its way down to the planet to hunt us down to stop us from interfering with their plans. Almost comical Alpha-1 said.

During the debriefing he decided that this trip would be a great time for a direct assault on their underground facilities on the asteroid while they were planet side hunting for us. The final plan would be worked out while we were on route to the asteroid later this day.

7-6-2043 Asteroid hangar area #2

Ms Deborg' was giving a final briefing on what was to happen planet side when the security team arrived. She states "From the intel we received from inside we have coordinates for a main facility that needs to be neutralized" "Our security team will be outfitted with a new Mind Force weapon system like no other in use today". "This will be a direct assault using as much force as possible to show our strength and tactical advantages so this will make our enemies rethink their ability to hinder any progress we make in the future" "No one or thing shall be left standing when this assault is over and a clear message WILL be made that any future interference will be met with similar or worse repercussions".

Two men enter the room with a small cart carrying several Payne Inc. neural implant inserters along with several other cases holding Mind force chips to be used with the implants on the mission. The security team is handed manuals for the system and are told to start reading certain sections pertaining to the use of the weapons for this mission. To finish the meeting Ms Deborg' hands a file to Alpha-5 holding information on three targets for termination and confirmation before the missions end and return to the asteroid facility is conducted.


7-6-2043 Billy's underground facility

Late in the afternoon Billy again heads off to check on his long time friend Zachurm in his room. This time Billy brings a small file with him in hopes of helping Zachurm's memory to return faster. In the file were old pictures of Billy and Zachurm's father both military and personal. There were also pictures with Zachurm as a child on vacation both on Earth and at Billys property on Calypso.
Right now those were all merely phycological in nature as Billys true need for Zachurm's memory return was not for personal but of survival's nature. Billy needed Zachurm to remember who he worked for, and what his mission was that made him breech a secure facility like he had even though the risk for capture was high. Billy knew that there was a big probability that Zachurms handlers had known he would be captured and had intended for this to happen anyway as a way to draw out their enemies.

When Billy enters the room Zachurm is awake and sitting at a table ready for his return. Zachurm had had some memory return through the course of the night and early in the day so he had began to write things down. Before Billy could say anything Zachurm had gotten out of his chair and handed the papers to Billy saying he would probably like to read that as soon as possible. Kind of puzzled now for not knowing how much of this is really Zachurm and how much is the training he received or even if this is part of his orders.

Billy looks at the papers and nonchalantly sets them down on the table without reading a word. Billy did this more to see Zachurms reaction then anything and quickly worked past the moment by handing him the small file he had brought with him.


8-6-2043 00:40 30 minutes till arrival on the asteroid

Alpha-1 calls everyone to a small storage room stocked up and made into a team room on the small freighter that had been chartered for this mission. As everyone is making their way into the room Alpha-1 starts to unroll a paper map onto the main table in the room. Usually all intel is projected onto a white board from a vid terminal but obviously freighters do not have a need for such technology. On a makeshift easel next to the table there is a chunk of old card board with a timeline drawn across it divided into fifteen minute increments and in some sections down to five minute increments.

Once everyone was in the room Alpha-1 told me to secure the hatch and for everyone to grab their coffee and pay attention as the timing of this assault is critical to its success. He starts off pointing to the huge map drawn on the paper he had just laid over the table. On it was a complete layout for the club on the asteroid, a smaller break out with all the shops and the main observation room, and finally the sub basement of Beta West one of the four apartment complexes on the asteroid.

Various markings and notes were hand written on the drawings as if the person who did the surveillance drew all of this by hand. Alpha-1 told us to take five minutes and study the drawings and then he will proceed with the tactical breakdown following any questions regarding the drawings. He then walked to the door and left the room without another word. We all kind of looked at each other strangely since this wasn't his normal demeanor in meetings like this.

We all studied the map for the time specified and Alpha-1 still had not returned so we began to talk over possible tactics and scenarios regarding what we were there to do. Most was speculation as we had not been given direct instructions of what was to be done. There were several places on the drawing that showed passages traveling in non standard directions in relation to the buildings layout, several false walls were also highlighted, and two sets of stairs with only coordinates labeled on them as it seemed there was no hall or passage leading to them.

About the time we started discussing the stair features Alpha-1 returned with two of the ships laborers who had wheeled two huge boxes down the hall from the freight elevators to the door. Alpha-1 stopped them from entering the room and dismissed them like bellhops at a cheap hotel. He designated Alpha-4 and myself the ones to bring the contents of the containers into the room and stage them where they can be opened and inventoried without spatial constraints.


8-6-2043 01:00 Hangar bay one second level asteroid

Ms. DeBorg' calls Alpha-5 into the control room for the bay and closes the door. She instructs Alpha-5 to take a seat at the small control panel and to look at the display terminal on the console in front of him. She asks him to read back what was on the screen and acknowledge that he fully understands what is there and what it is asking him to do. She then asks if he is sure he can carry out those instructions should the need arise at any point during the mission. Alpha-5 Stands and faces her with a stone cold look on his
face and acknowledges his orders and confirms his answer to them.


8-6-2043 Billy's underground facility 06:00

Billy sits in the briefing room waiting for the tactical operations officer to arrive for the morning meeting and notices a look of concern on one of the younger members of Delta team. Just as he was about to inquire what was on the young soldiers mind the communications operator came into the room asking permission to interrupt the meeting. Billy calls him forward and takes the message from his hands and sees it is a coded message and is for secure viewing only. Billy passes control of the meeting to the Delta member to make him focus more on what needs to be done and not the possible outcomes of their operations.

The message needed to be deciphered using an old code developed back when Earth had originally colonized Mars in the early years of space exploration long before the robot wars. This code was used now as only a handful of people left alive even knew of it from family members of times long past. As Billy worked through the code he was starting to get a picture of what was about to happen and who it involved. It seems that a special sweeper team is on its way from the Asteroid to take out the new warehouse facility in a very forceful manor to set an example for others who would think to oppose the people demanding this measure.

The message also states three targets for termination with extreme prejudice. The message specifically states the time of the assault on the facility and the means of which it will be destroyed. Billy heads back to the meeting to consult with the Team Leaders and probably a video conference with his superiors.

 

[PsyBorg]

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8-6-2043 08:00 Billys private office.

"According to the message that attack is scheduled in under eight hours!" "We don't have information on who or where the attack will come from, it could be from our own people for all we know" After a slight pause Alpha-1 responds that his people are part of that team coming down here and there is an alternate plan in place. He tells Billy that he needs the demolitions teams lead tech to prepare the building as soon as possible this morning and to make it look like a massive gas leak destroyed the building. Our people are "cleaning" that warehouse of sensitive material and will be gone within the hour.

"We are also preparing a statement for the media regarding this accident and will have it ready to air on the noon news broadcast" "Timing here is critical as this needs to happen before that team arrives but after they hit point of no return during trip from asteroid" "They are coming via space freighter so it would not be viable to send it back since that team is not its only cargo" Alpha-1 states the importance of this to be investigated and its cause HAS to be determined a public works accident involving a gas leak.


8-6-2043 North hangar number four asteroid terminal 08:00

After distribution and repacking of gear we all grab the small carry packs holding our gear and head for our respective rooms in the apartment complex on the asteroid. Some of the team casually walk thru the hangars passageways others use teleporters at the receiving entry where all the hangars passageways converge into the main facility. We have to be very careful not to be seen and avoid surveillance equipment we have mapped from prior missions to the asteroid.

Within the hour the team has reformed into two smaller sub teams each with the same orders and gear. One team will be the main team to do the mission the second a back up should they fail or be deterred. A short briefing was held to confirm each members duties and the timeline things need to happen. Shortly after 12:00 hours the mission will start. I grab my gear and head to the main teleporter for the domes. Once there I do the normal stand at the repair terminal to fix gear, then buy ammo and get ready for another hunt. While I am at the terminals I enquire where most of the action has been for the last few hours and how many people seem to be working the domes. I say hello to several people I really do not know just to look like I fit in and happen to be the average hunter up here for private hunts of specific creatures. I see that no one has noticed I have purchased a decent quantity of the seismic bombs used for mineral detection even though I carry no mining gear.

After a few more moments studying to see who may be watching I determine I have not been compromised and head to the dome I was assigned. During prior missions I knew there were two cameras at either end of all domes that were set to monitor the teleporters incase they should malfunction and people could not leave the dome under emergency situations. I begin to work my way to the back side of the one at the end I arrive in.

A few odd kills for the camera to see I am hunting fairly close and I will move out of view before starting my job during this mission. Once past the camera I hang around a quiet area with no disruptions and monitor the local radar to make sure no other hunters are close before unpacking gear. Once that is done I take careful aim and shoot into the distribution panel that feeds power to the camera watching the teleporter. Once the smoke starts to roll from the panel I watch for the halon system to deploy and prevent fire from spreading. This will also trigger an automated shut down of local controls for the camera, the teleporter, and the gun emplacement next to the teleporter.

We estimated there would be approximately ten minutes until a maintenance crew would show up to do repairs. I gather several of the mining bombs and tape them together in a cone shape then secure them to a small dish shaped piece of metal I brought to direct the bombs blast effects in a single direction to make them more effective. I quickly climb the small tower and place that devise along with a detonator directly under the guns drive system. This will stop it from rotating and hopefully set off the ammunition to totally destroy its ability to take out anything that should happen to get within range later. After that I climb down and get to the teleporters keypad control circuits and begin to wire it to stay in direct link with the main facilities teleporter once activated by remote transmitter. This will make it so anything getting near the teleporter will automatically be sent to the main complex where all the shops are. Alpha-1 will be doing the same at the other end of this dome only setting the teleporter to take its occupants to the hangars main area where all tunnels meet. After that is accomplished we wait until the power is restored and the rest of our plan will go into effect.

8-6-2043 North space base hangar facility 10:00

Alpha-5 instructs the team to unload all gear and set it down by the piers end and he will check on the transportation that is arranged and should already be here. He calls Alpha-3 and instructs him to let someone else grab his gear and to follow him to the loading area. It is at this point that Alph-5 tells him that their mission will be to take out the rest of this team at the warehouse before it is destroyed and make it look as though something went wrong and they were lost to the explosions and fires. He told Alpha-3 that other bodies were going to be placed along with the team to make it look like he was killed as well.

Once that is done they will meet up with Doc and Billy to complete the last phase of the mission.

8-6-2043 Warehouse facility 11:00

Delta teams demolition squad has arrived at the warehouse to set up the explosions to make it look like a flaw in its construction caused the gas main to fracture which in turn will set off an explosion that will completely destroy the entire facility. Several bodies from "other places" have been brought in to add to the plan to make it more realistic by having casualties from the explosion.

The plan is to have the leak fill the main open area with the gas by causing a break in the line below the floor. The gas will then be ignited remotely from the office area and the explosion should destroy any evidence it was man made long before any fire crews will be able to stabilize the area. After all is setup the team leaves the area with only the leader there to finish the task of setting off the explosion.

8-6-2043 Warehouse facility 11:26

Alpha-5 and company arrive at the ware house and move into position for the assault. He gives Alpha-3 a direct order to leave the area and proceed with his mission to locate the other targets stated in the mission briefing this morning. Once Alpha-3 is on his way the order to take the building is given and the team moves in. Alpha-5 charges the chip already inserted in his implant and prepares to fire. Thirty seconds into the initial assault the team notices the lack of people here and almost simultaneously stop
dead in their tracks as they realize it is a set up. As they turn to face Alpha-5 for instructions he discharges the chip that is loaded in his new implant.

The air quickly fills with static as it does in a thunderstorm just before lightning strikes. The panic sets in as the team feels the air charge knowing this is their end. Being trained soldiers they instinctively raise their weapons to take out the threat only a split second too late. The metal in the weapons act as lightning rods giving the current that has now built up a path to follow to ground. Seven simultaneous lighting bolts rip through the team as Alpha-5 fires the new "Thanatos" program from his newly
acquired weapon system. It takes about 30 seconds for Alph-5 to recover from using the chip. When he is able to refocus himself he sees that the entire team has been neutralized. The weapons have melted in their hands and the bodies lay there smoldering but other wise intact. Alpha-5 turns quickly and draws a bead on the demolitions team leader with his Ml-45 as he hears him enter the warehouse behind him.

After a fast identification acknowledgement they realize they are on the same side and the two prepare to complete the mission and destroy the entire warehouse facility. The team leader sets off the co2 powered air hammer to crack the main gas feed into the building and quickly heads for the nearest exit. Once he and Alpha-5 put several buildings between them he dials his cell phone to trigger the relays in the phone circuits to turn on power to a computer terminal which produces the spark needed to set off the gas explosion. With a massive compression followed by a loud detonation and lots of debris falling around them the mission is now complete.

Alpha-5 uses his communications gear to tell Ms DeBorg' that phase one of the mission is complete and all the "Loose Ends" have been taken care of. He is now proceeding to phase two.

 

[PsyBorg]

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12:00 E.N.N. Broadcast

Breaking News this morning as a huge explosion rocks Fort Argus downtown section. Fire crews are working furiously at this moment to contain the fire. Initial speculation was a retaliation attack between rival Tech Gangs and Local Officials who are waging an on going battle over the governments lack in creating jobs, and its control over local media. The Gangs say the officials there are suppressing the real information about Earths current state and how bad the robot war is really going.

One of our local affiliates has tried repeatedly to send in undercover reporters to see how much of what these gangs are saying could be true. Several attempts at interviews regarding this with the local officials has lead to several journalist licenses to come under review. More on this as the story unfolds.

12:00 Asteroid hangars.

I meet up with Alpha 1 to hand over the four cans of the spray the scientists were sure was a deterrent from last weeks problem in dome four. "This Spray will draw at least one third of the domes population to the area it is released at". "My guess is that you have approximately three minutes before the first creatures make their way to ground zero". "I suggest you set a can at the back side of the teleporter and release it there twards the center of the dome". "That should draw any of the attacking creatures directly into the teleporter".

The two teleporters in dome four are set to send anything that makes it there to the Main Shopping Complex if they are north of the dome and the Main Control Room where the revive terminals are from the south of the dome. The last two cans are for the Daspilator dome north. That televator will be hijacked once the confusion stemming from dome four commences. Alpha 2 will hack the system while all security for the asteroid is deployed to contain the Atrox. He will set the teleporter there to send any Daspilator making it to the teleporter to the coordinates inside the Underground Facility after disabling the gun turrets.

I am ready to grab my flight to Crystal Palace and head back planet side to meet up with Billy after retrieving Alpha-3 and 5. You guys are scheduled to go down in a sealed shipping container within the next two hours so any unresolved part of this mission must stay that way until a new plan can be arranged. I have checked on the container and all is set. It is on level four dock seven. There is a secret panel near the rear of the container on its roof to the starboard side. The container has been sealed by the Planetary Commerce Department after its inspection earlier this morning. The code for the hatch is the same as the Argus facility
that should be totally destroyed by now. I wish him good luck and success with his part of the mission and head to the hanger for my departure to Crystal Palace.

12:15 Lunch meeting in Jon Jacobs office on the asteroid.

"Phase one on Calypso has been completed" Ms Deborg' informs Everyone at the meeting. "They have suffered a few casualties but are able to move on to the next phase" "I assume MACorp can release a public statement within the hour regarding the neutralization of the Militant group responsible for all the disruption on both Calypso and the Asteroid?"

Jan Whelper asks. "Am I correct in thinking the rebellion that has been hindering our plans will subside after the assassinations we
agreed upon have been taken care of?"

Unknown 2: "I would hope for your sake this is true" "After all the extra time and cost to contain this problem I expect to be moving on with OUR plans by the end of the day" "We will be sending someone to take over coordination on the Asteroid as Ms. DeBorg' is much needed back here with us to develop the next phase of operations back on Akil"

"So far all is going as planned down on Calypso." "It should be a matter of a few hours until the mission is complete." "I was informed earlier there has been progress with the Eggs development"

Jon Jacobs states to change the tone of the meeting. "I was informed today the latest scan has shown growth and was really
hard to get an accurate measurement of how much due to the amount of movement within the Egg."

Unknown 1 "Good!" "Then everything finally seems to be falling into place" "Maybe our doubts in you have been misplaced and some form of reward be made for such an important success" "Inform us later with the final results of the assault on Calypso." "We should have further plans to move ahead by then."

With that the main part of the meeting is done. A quick overview of the state of the Asteroids daily functions is given with no real attention to the happenings in dome four. Everyone at the meeting kind of sits back and take a deep breath to finally be on top of things.

The alarm bells ring indicating a breech in one of the domes security measures and all active security personnel are to gear up and head to the main control room AND the shopping complex's exhibit area.


12:36 Beta complex north telepad.

Alpha-1 sees Alpha-2 as he materializes at the telepad, the injuries he sustained were not life threatening but will keep him from performing the hijacking of the teleporters in dome twenty and seventeen. He quickly leads Alpha-2 into one of the vacant shops in the lobby area of the housing complex to tend his wounds. From what he could gather the maintenance crew is fully trained with security protocol and tactics.

It seems after repairing the main control panel they did a sweep looking for any breech in the dome. It just happened they caught Alpha-2 just as he was stowing his gear to leave the dome and knew he was involved in the problem in dome four. He also learned that Alpha-2 had completed his part of the mission and released the attractant just after the first blp round caught him in the shoulder. By the impact of the third round he had managed to teleport out leaving the security team trapped at the telepad only to be able to go where Atrox would soon be massing.

They decided that Alpha-2 could talk Alpha-1 through the last phase of the mission via secure com gear they have been using on every mission on the Asteroid. Alpha-1 having stabilized Alpha-2's wounds sufficiently to keep him functioning moved out to secure the main transportation control room three floors below where they were now. It is a low security section of the complex so taking over a technician and a coordinator should not be a problem for Alpha-1. He did have to get there fast as word will get out and a secure lockdown of all the Asteroids main centers will surely follow.

His duties there will no doubt take a few minutes more then if Alpha-2 would have taken but the entire team has done cross training for just such a situation. He is not at all unfamiliar with what needs to be done but will need confirmation and guidance so steps will not be over looked and jeopardize the timing of mission critical stages.

Alpha-1 had just opened the stairwell door to the floor where the control room was as the alarms started to sound. He was not sure if the doors between him and his objective were electrically sealable for such a low level security stature or not so he had grabbed the pulse generator tool to force the magnetic locks if necessary from the blood stained gear bag Alpha-2 had carried back thru the teleporter.

As he hit the first door there were no locks present. A good sign so far he thought as he crashed thru to the next hall. Two doors to the left is his next nav point with no one in sight and nothing to say there may be problems. A quick stop at the corner for a recon of the door and area close before he passes thru shows no deterring features there. The next point will be to the door of the control room itself fifteen meters down this corridor with a right hand turn into a ten meter entrance way.

Another stop for recon shows a slight problem that was kind of expected in the planning for this mission. Through his tiny mirror he used to look around the corner confirmation of a gun turret above the door had been made. Alpha-1 calmly reaches in the
gear bag removing a ball of ten seismic bombs taped together for just this situation. The only factor determining success here was how close and how fast Alpha-1 could throw the ball of bombs to the gun before the auto targeting mechanism could acquire the movement and fire. Hopefully the explosion will take out the gun AND disable the locking mechanisms on the door itself.

The old North American sport called Football came to mind as he threw his "Hail Mary" at the gun. One second.. Two seconds... Thump as the ball hits the ground with no gun fire to set off the expected explosion. A few seconds pass for Alpha-1 to sort the confusion created from the unexpected lack of response. At this point a million things race through his head. All the what ifs and whys effecting this situation were now running through his mind.

Enough of this he thinks to himself as he steps around the corner shoots the explosives and rolls to the far side past the corner on the other side of the passageway. Boom!!!! Shrapnel flies past as the door obliterates from the over use of explosives stacking in a pile along the far wall after impact. A quick check for injuries and Alpha-1 sticks his head around the corner to assess the situation.

Still smoky from the blast he cannot get a good look into the room. Hearing no screams of pain nor shouts of angry people ready to defend themselves Alpha-1 is again puzzled. Raising his Ml-45 to the ready position he charges the room. Empty. Nothing. Zip. Nada. Just a huge trunk of wires disappearing into the wall.

 

[PsyBorg]

Ok with tomorrow being Christmas eve and me traveling but not exactly sure on departure times I will drop the final two posts tonight. Keep in mind this was a class assignment that was spread out over one semester and it had to end some way. The end might be blunt and may be a let down to some or if you are like my teacher rather thought the end was creative and a good way to end under the constraints of the class. He did however suggest at some point revisiting it and continuing on to see how it evolved.

I also have the pictures off the cold dead hard drive and will go back and reread the story to try and remember where they originally fit into proper sections. So if you are following this maybe go back thru at some point and check them out.