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 signifcance in the future of Argus. None of them releating to the future of the human race on
Calypso.
Introductions were short and sweet, no time for pleasantries there was important buisiness 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 informes 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 tieing them all together.
There was surveylance 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 logicly descipher
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 appraoched 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 causiously 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 personel comming 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 realising nothing could be done Ms DeBorg' immediatly played to the press completeing the
buisness transaction for the Egg as professionally and expediantly 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 beeming for his moment in the spotlight. Directing the news people to the
hunter and friend Ms DeBorg' grabed 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 aquiring a location. Finding out only after a news broadcast he
switched from a tactical aquisition 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 abouts and the
destination the Egg was headed for. An interview of the buyer of the Egg would surely net the reporter a jump
in stature not to mention possibly promotion to a network anchor position if only for a short time.
An incomming transmition from Delta teams surveylance crew stated they now had an unauthorised vehicle
being tracked by satelite headed north west twords the Corinth hangars. The closest team was Charlie companies
training squad out on an extended navigation trac 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 treck 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 ares 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 aquiring this now famous Egg from Mr.J
"
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 numers were on a watched list by several government and private agencies now
after the exsodus 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 becomming proficiant in its use it was time to back track to Thor. Going by the logical patterning within
this devise conecting with aincient methos I thought it out and determined Thor was regarding thunder or
ligtning. Taking thunder and lightning further I tied in Thanato's in the use of lighting as well. 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 electricly 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. Practicly 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 specificly 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 automaticly 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 optmization tool which I understoood 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 oscilating pulse emitter. I
opted to stay within Thor tabbed to the firing sequence menu and precharged 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 tacical situation inside where
there could possibly be mulitiple 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 positon 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 Asteriod 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 realise 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 aquired Egg. Many of the isolated scientists working on the project
were also there as several initial proceedures need to be done immediatly 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 seperate himself from
the case and then punch in the security code to unlock it. Playing nervous and dumb as expected he did the
oposite 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
appologising profusely he unlocked the cuff conecting 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 pedistal into a clean room to be disinfected and cleaned prior to any of the
scientists handling it or the Egg.