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 authorised 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 tho 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 habitated. 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 aquisition 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 personnal 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 developement 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 accessable there would be less chance of problems and prying eyes then if they kept it
hidden away. With the slowed metabolism and developement 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 wouldnt 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 scenerio.
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
revieled 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 aquisition. 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 paitent several had pushed ahead
through the small crowd to gain position and two were flat out rude jumping in line and interupting 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 aggresive 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 newcommers 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 aquired 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 involvment 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
garantee several followers once I use this implant becuase 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 exibit 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 aquire the Egg
but stated the investment into the phenominon 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. Buisnesses
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 permanatly.
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 are the Feffiod 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 aquire the Fefoid for the next shot. I got a no
target selected error and relised the Feffoid had literaly 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 primative 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 maximim damage
yet not total distruction of the target. It also seems this can now be used on elecrical componants to disable
not destroy working systems. In other words hunt robots but leave the electronics intact and salvageable.
On to the next target.