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Chapter Five: Retribution
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Calypsa hears Katherine over the comms, but she was not the one who called for her. She then responds, somewhat bewildered, “Attack me, sister of mine, well half-sister? For what cause? Well, I’ve already explained once, but I guess that you simply weren’t listening. I am an agent of the Council of The Nameless One, the legislative body forged by the manifestation of the Universe itself. However, as with most things, its a little bit more complicated then that. My client, Matthew Cooper, is defending Samul Tyron, head of the current majority clan on this planet, in court tomorrow over charges of murder. Should Samul Tyron, the current primary leader of Hesperia, be convicted, the Goldus Kux Clan, a faction sympathetic to the OGA cause, will come into power and we will lose this planet. We cannot let that happen. They will stop at nothing, and I mean nothing, to have Mr. Cooper withdraw his defense, as he is the second-best lawyer in the quadrant. They’ve threatened his family, him, and anyone close to him. So I’d appreciate your help in this matter. Innocent lives depend upon it.” Calypsa resumes looking over the Samul Tyron files in her hotel room, keeping her sniper rifle nearby to watch for any threats.
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As the OGA ship fires one more blast at Apollo’s shields, a small crack is temporarily formed. A small, spherical device slips through this momentary breach and proceeds to the docking bay doors. It then bumps gently against them repeatedly, as though knocking.
Meanwhile, a similar device is slipping through the streets of Hesperia, following behind Katherine and Malice…
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Apollo opens the door and grabs the device, holding onto it as it buzzes around the room. “Andaluza can you crush it?! This thing is made of something strong but it weighs nothing!”
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Andaluza grabbed the device as well and tried to crush it, not making much more than a dent. “Wow, Apollo, you threw together a team and you chose nobody with superior strength?!”
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The small sphere opens, releasing a swarm of microbots. They separate into sub-swarms, some going into adjacent halls, others into the ventilation shafts, and still more into the cracks in the floor. As some make it to the wiring, they begin to cut through the power systems.
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Apollo threw the device into one of the capsules and locked it. “Perhaps you haven’t heard of Jack Monroe. He can kind of tear it apart.”
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Andaluza watched them fly around. “Uh oh. You threw in an empty shell!”
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Apollo flew down the hall and aimed his hand at the microbots, destroying a few clusters with electrical pulses. “Andaluza! Any means necessary, they’re cutting the power!”
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Andaluza nodded and began electrocuting the nanobots the same way Apollo did. “Would it kill you to teach me how to do a powerful field? Nevermind that, just use what the book said!” Andaluza took a deep breath and created a storm-force breeze to blast the nanobots back. The microbots went flying out of a few vents and crashing into the wall, unmoving. “Do something else!”
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A small swarm of microbots make it to the primary power conduit, severing the lights and cutting off the automatic doors. The shield energy begins to drop.
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Apollo continued blasting and knocking on the microbots. “That’s it! I’m done with them!” Apollo’s eyes started losing their color, fading into electric blue. “Get down!” Apollo’s arms and feet turned bright blue and a sudden wave of electricity was released, frying the nanobots and some exposed wires. He then passed out cold.
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Andaluza smiled and began fixing the wires. “Soon enough the shields will be back up to 100%. Things at 50%, Faye, help me with this.”
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The OGA hoplite opens full fire on Apollo’s base, bringing the semi-fried shields down to 25%. The Gunslinger’s ship then comes out of cloaking, firing a quantum splicer torpedo at the shields and opening a large enough hole for the Gunslinger’s ship to slip through. The Gunslinger’s ship lands on top of Apollo’s base, and deploys a strange tube device, which fires out, creating a breach in the base’s wall and sealing down upon it. The small battalion proceeds down the tube, deploying a portable wall and creating a strong front. The Gunslinger proceeds throughout the base, the hallways eerily dark from the microbots cutting the lighting power, and proceeds quickly from room to room, until he finds Faye. “Hello. Come with me, if you value your life.” The Gunslinger holds up his revolver to her head, and pulls out restraints.
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“Shit apple pie with Carmel source”, Pandora said standing still in the pitch black room, she didn’t fancy dark places especially when a spider can sneak up on her.
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Katherine stood quiet as she heard Calypsa, “Alright then, next top is the meeting place, though….” Katherine suddenly stops walking and sliced the spherical object following Malice and her. “Who is following us? I don’t take kindly to surprises, or stalkers.”
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