Bison and Charlie arrive in room 14 of the 9th Basement. They are greeted by a soldier. He had been scoping the room since the Intruder had escaped.
“Lieutenant, Major,” the soldier acknowledges.
“What have you found?” Bison asks. The soldier holds up a small glass cylinder in front of him. Inside it is a single strand of hair.
“We believe it is the Intruders,” the soldier states. The hair is wavy, blonde and about twenty centimetres long. “Seeing that Major Jordan has brown hair and Mr Chambers has short hair.” Charlie takes the cylinder from his hand.
“We need to get it analysed immediately,” she states.
“Unfortunately it will have to wait til the morning,” Bison advises. “All the lab workers have gone home for the night.” Charlie has been caught up with all the commotion throughout the day that she had lost track of the time. “First thing tomorrow we will get the hair analysed. Meanwhile go home and get some sleep.”
Charlie obeys and makes her way out of the Tempest for the night.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Break Out (6)
Running through the hallways of the Arraign Asylum, Kaylan leads Trey towards his freedom. Kaylan had short circuit the main power grid and broke into the institution. To get into the building he simply smashed a window. To reach Trey’s room he destroyed every robot in his way until he knocked down Trey’s door. As they ran through to the exit they pass a junk yard of robots. Trey scans each one quickly remembering how one would tazer him when he screamed in his dreams, other robots that sedated him with drugs when he raised his voice. A sense of joy went through him as he saw the deactivated machines that kept him locked up for the past five months.
As they are about to reach the broken window Kaylan had entered from Trey gets knocked to the ground. Kaylan turns around to see Trey lying bruised behind him. Towering over Trey is the Tusk Alien. With the power grid down the Tusk was able to break down his sealed door as Kaylan had broken down Trey’s.
“You’re in my space human!” the Tusk mutters at Trey. It clasps its hands together and raises it above its head ready to strike. Kaylan charges towards the Tusk and in one quick move tackles the huge Alien to the floor. The ground quakes as the Tusk falls. The Tusk is triple Kaylan’s size yet it cannot push Kaylan off it. It throws some punches at Kaylan from the ground but Kaylan blocks the attacks. He grabs the Tusk by the head and in one quick move snaps its neck.
Trey is shocked at what he just witnessed. Kaylan gets up and walks over to Trey.
“Shall we go?” Kaylan asks as he takes his hand and leads him out of the Asylum.
***
Reiken waits for his brother outside the Arraign Asylum walls. He did not assist Kaylan in the break out as he knew his body’s limits. If he had gone into the asylum and was attacked by an android he was defenceless. He would have most likely been killed. So he waits, not knowing whether the stranger Kaylan was going to free his brother.
It had been twenty minutes since Kaylan had jumped the large wall that surrounded the Arraign Asylum. Reiken was starting to get worried. Reiken heard something coming from the other side of the wall: it was Kaylan.
Kaylan and Trey had reached the wall, the last obstacle in Trey’s escape. The wall was three metres high.
“What now? You don’t expect me to climb that do you?” Trey asks panting, he is out of breathe from all the running.
“Just trust me,” Kaylan replies. He picks up Trey in his arms as if a groom was carrying a bride over a threshold. He bends his knees and pounced. In one giant leap, Kaylan jumps over the wall holding Trey in his arms. Once Kaylan lands he looks at Trey as they exchange glances. Kaylan smiles and puts him down. Reiken approaches his brother.
“Are you all right Trey?” He asks concerned. Trey looks at Reiken and hugs him.
“Thank you,” he whispers. He lets go of his brother and turns to Kaylan. “And thank you.” “My pleasure,” Kaylan smirks. “It was fun… Now let’s get out of here.” The three jump into Reiken’s car as they head to safety.
As they are about to reach the broken window Kaylan had entered from Trey gets knocked to the ground. Kaylan turns around to see Trey lying bruised behind him. Towering over Trey is the Tusk Alien. With the power grid down the Tusk was able to break down his sealed door as Kaylan had broken down Trey’s.
“You’re in my space human!” the Tusk mutters at Trey. It clasps its hands together and raises it above its head ready to strike. Kaylan charges towards the Tusk and in one quick move tackles the huge Alien to the floor. The ground quakes as the Tusk falls. The Tusk is triple Kaylan’s size yet it cannot push Kaylan off it. It throws some punches at Kaylan from the ground but Kaylan blocks the attacks. He grabs the Tusk by the head and in one quick move snaps its neck.
Trey is shocked at what he just witnessed. Kaylan gets up and walks over to Trey.
“Shall we go?” Kaylan asks as he takes his hand and leads him out of the Asylum.
***
Reiken waits for his brother outside the Arraign Asylum walls. He did not assist Kaylan in the break out as he knew his body’s limits. If he had gone into the asylum and was attacked by an android he was defenceless. He would have most likely been killed. So he waits, not knowing whether the stranger Kaylan was going to free his brother.
It had been twenty minutes since Kaylan had jumped the large wall that surrounded the Arraign Asylum. Reiken was starting to get worried. Reiken heard something coming from the other side of the wall: it was Kaylan.
Kaylan and Trey had reached the wall, the last obstacle in Trey’s escape. The wall was three metres high.
“What now? You don’t expect me to climb that do you?” Trey asks panting, he is out of breathe from all the running.
“Just trust me,” Kaylan replies. He picks up Trey in his arms as if a groom was carrying a bride over a threshold. He bends his knees and pounced. In one giant leap, Kaylan jumps over the wall holding Trey in his arms. Once Kaylan lands he looks at Trey as they exchange glances. Kaylan smiles and puts him down. Reiken approaches his brother.
“Are you all right Trey?” He asks concerned. Trey looks at Reiken and hugs him.
“Thank you,” he whispers. He lets go of his brother and turns to Kaylan. “And thank you.” “My pleasure,” Kaylan smirks. “It was fun… Now let’s get out of here.” The three jump into Reiken’s car as they head to safety.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Break Out (5)
Back at the Tempest building Liam, Bison and Charlie along with several soldiers are at the murder scene searching for clues to find out how the psychics were killed. Liam walks past the corpses and into a separate room with Bison and Charlie following. The three walk into a large wide open room shaped like a metal dome. Liam stands in the centre of the hollow dome, bends down and lifts up a small piece of the floor revealing a number pad. He types in a code and the floor beside him begins to open as a pod elevates from the ground. The Pod opens revealing nothing inside it.
“Just as I thought… the Intruder stole the psychic’s Core,” Liam states.
“It killed eight psychics,” Charlie says. “I thought psychics could read mind. Some even have telekinesis… How could anyone manage to kill eight psychics in the same room?”
“Psychic’s are incredibly powerful beings. Some can even take over your mind and inhabit your body,” Liam explains. “But some people have ways of blocking psychics from using their telepathy on them. And though telekinesis is powerful, skilled warriors know how to attack without getting affected by that ability.”
“Yes Charlie,” Bison ads. “Both Liam and myself are immune from psychic telepathy. We both have chips implanted in our brains to stop the psychic waves.”
Charlie stares at her Lieutenant. There is so much she does not know about him. Bison’s earpiece begins to beep. It is an incoming call from a soldier.
“Go ahead,” Bison communicates.
“Lieutenant, come to the 9th basement, we have found something in room 14 where the Intruder escaped,” the Soldier replies.
“On my way,” Bison says as he ends the transmission. He turns to Liam. “My Unit has uncovered something downstairs. Major Jordan and I will check it out.” He and Charlie exit the room as Liam resets the Pod back underground. Liam heads back to the room with the dead psychics. He approaches a soldier.
“Have you found anything?”
“Well from what we can tell each psychic was killed a matter of seconds after the other,” the Soldier explains. “Whatever did this knew what it was doing.”
“Any ideas on who or what did it?” Liam asks.
“Not as yet. The video surveillance for this room cut out this morning shortly after lockdown began. And there is not a single fingerprint or DNA sample in the vicinity.” Liam acknowledges the soldier and exits the scene, he has other matters to deal with.
“Just as I thought… the Intruder stole the psychic’s Core,” Liam states.
“It killed eight psychics,” Charlie says. “I thought psychics could read mind. Some even have telekinesis… How could anyone manage to kill eight psychics in the same room?”
“Psychic’s are incredibly powerful beings. Some can even take over your mind and inhabit your body,” Liam explains. “But some people have ways of blocking psychics from using their telepathy on them. And though telekinesis is powerful, skilled warriors know how to attack without getting affected by that ability.”
“Yes Charlie,” Bison ads. “Both Liam and myself are immune from psychic telepathy. We both have chips implanted in our brains to stop the psychic waves.”
Charlie stares at her Lieutenant. There is so much she does not know about him. Bison’s earpiece begins to beep. It is an incoming call from a soldier.
“Go ahead,” Bison communicates.
“Lieutenant, come to the 9th basement, we have found something in room 14 where the Intruder escaped,” the Soldier replies.
“On my way,” Bison says as he ends the transmission. He turns to Liam. “My Unit has uncovered something downstairs. Major Jordan and I will check it out.” He and Charlie exit the room as Liam resets the Pod back underground. Liam heads back to the room with the dead psychics. He approaches a soldier.
“Have you found anything?”
“Well from what we can tell each psychic was killed a matter of seconds after the other,” the Soldier explains. “Whatever did this knew what it was doing.”
“Any ideas on who or what did it?” Liam asks.
“Not as yet. The video surveillance for this room cut out this morning shortly after lockdown began. And there is not a single fingerprint or DNA sample in the vicinity.” Liam acknowledges the soldier and exits the scene, he has other matters to deal with.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Break Out (4)
Trey lies resting on his bed with his eyes wide open. He is warm with his arms wrapped around him, but is anything but comfortable in his strait jacket. He cannot sleep, every time he closes his eyes he is afraid of his dreams. No matter how tired he is, he attempts to remain awake. His room is brightly lit, which benefits him in fighting the slumber.
The lights begin to flicker. Trey sits up on the side of his bed. The lights turn off and his room is lit by the small light of the moon coming from a tiny window above him. He gets up from his bed, moves to his door and places his ear against it. He can hear noises coming from outside his room - yells of his fellow prisoners reacting from the loss of power. Something starts pounding the other side of the door; Trey feels the vibration as a shock and backs away. The thuds keep coming becoming louder.
‘Did the Tusk Alien escape? Is he coming to kill me?’ Trey thinks as he begins to panic. He braces himself for the worst. One last thumb against the door and it crashes into the room. There in the doorway stands Kaylan. He enters the room.
“Trey Waters?” Kaylan says. Trey does not reply. Kaylan looks at him, he knew he had the right person. Trey shared the same eyes as his brother; the bright blue irises almost glisten in the dimly lit room. Kaylan puts his hands on Trey’s shoulders and grasps his attire. He rips off the straight jacket with ease allowing Trey to use his hands. Trey stands there naked from the waist up and looks at Kaylan confused. Kaylan turns around and heads out the door while Trey remains stationary. Kaylan re-enters the room and takes him by the arm and directs him out.
The lights begin to flicker. Trey sits up on the side of his bed. The lights turn off and his room is lit by the small light of the moon coming from a tiny window above him. He gets up from his bed, moves to his door and places his ear against it. He can hear noises coming from outside his room - yells of his fellow prisoners reacting from the loss of power. Something starts pounding the other side of the door; Trey feels the vibration as a shock and backs away. The thuds keep coming becoming louder.
‘Did the Tusk Alien escape? Is he coming to kill me?’ Trey thinks as he begins to panic. He braces himself for the worst. One last thumb against the door and it crashes into the room. There in the doorway stands Kaylan. He enters the room.
“Trey Waters?” Kaylan says. Trey does not reply. Kaylan looks at him, he knew he had the right person. Trey shared the same eyes as his brother; the bright blue irises almost glisten in the dimly lit room. Kaylan puts his hands on Trey’s shoulders and grasps his attire. He rips off the straight jacket with ease allowing Trey to use his hands. Trey stands there naked from the waist up and looks at Kaylan confused. Kaylan turns around and heads out the door while Trey remains stationary. Kaylan re-enters the room and takes him by the arm and directs him out.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Break Out (3)
Liam, Bison and Charlie scurry through the hallway of the 27th floor of the Tempest.
“The Intruder stole another Core,” Liam says as he rushes. “The first one was taken from Alia’s post. There are only three more in the building. I have two and the other one is kept by the psychics… I still have mine.”
“What is so important about these Cores?” Charlie asks. Liam ignores her question so Bison answers.
“The Cores are batteries. They are like the sun. Each one is powerful enough to give energy to the entire country… And they never fade.”
“That in the wrong hands could power million of deadly machines,” Charlie thought aloud.
“Yes thank you for that Major Jordan, I had not thought that the Intruder would use the Cores to power machines,” Liam said sarcastically, he has little to no patience for her.
The three stop at a sealed entrance. Liam inserts a key followed by a numeric code and the door opens. They take one step in and all freeze in disbelief. The room was trashed: blood was smeared on the walls and floor, tables, chairs and computers were smashed and scattered - there had been a struggle in the room. Lying on the ground before them are the bodies of eight brutally murdered psychics.
“The Intruder stole another Core,” Liam says as he rushes. “The first one was taken from Alia’s post. There are only three more in the building. I have two and the other one is kept by the psychics… I still have mine.”
“What is so important about these Cores?” Charlie asks. Liam ignores her question so Bison answers.
“The Cores are batteries. They are like the sun. Each one is powerful enough to give energy to the entire country… And they never fade.”
“That in the wrong hands could power million of deadly machines,” Charlie thought aloud.
“Yes thank you for that Major Jordan, I had not thought that the Intruder would use the Cores to power machines,” Liam said sarcastically, he has little to no patience for her.
The three stop at a sealed entrance. Liam inserts a key followed by a numeric code and the door opens. They take one step in and all freeze in disbelief. The room was trashed: blood was smeared on the walls and floor, tables, chairs and computers were smashed and scattered - there had been a struggle in the room. Lying on the ground before them are the bodies of eight brutally murdered psychics.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Break Out (2)
10:05PM Reiken Waters is waiting at the Century Bridge as instructed by Virge. He has no idea who he is waiting for or what to expect. But he knows Virge is reliable and well connected. Whatever Virge has planned will be of benefit for freeing his brother. The bridge is deserted and dimly lit. Though the city is relatively new the bridge is a structure over 150 years old.
“Reiken Waters I presume,” a voice states from the shadows. Walking into the light on the bridge a young man appears. Short brown spiked hair with tanned olive skin he peers at Reiken. His features are sharp with cheeks that almost cave in.
“Yes, and who might you be?” Reiken asks.
“My name is Kaylan and I am here to help you break your brother out of the Arraign Asylum,” he replies.
Reiken looks at the young man up and down, he cannot be older than 19, and his physique was quite slender. Reiken has his doubts about Kaylan, but remembers that Virge would only send someone he knew who could do the job.
“Let’s go,” Reiken says as the two head towards to Asylum.
“Reiken Waters I presume,” a voice states from the shadows. Walking into the light on the bridge a young man appears. Short brown spiked hair with tanned olive skin he peers at Reiken. His features are sharp with cheeks that almost cave in.
“Yes, and who might you be?” Reiken asks.
“My name is Kaylan and I am here to help you break your brother out of the Arraign Asylum,” he replies.
Reiken looks at the young man up and down, he cannot be older than 19, and his physique was quite slender. Reiken has his doubts about Kaylan, but remembers that Virge would only send someone he knew who could do the job.
“Let’s go,” Reiken says as the two head towards to Asylum.
Episode 3 - Break Out (1)
Unaware of the chaos that occurred in the Tempest, Trey Waters lays on a couch as a psychologist assesses him.
“Do you regret what you did Trey?” asks the psychologist as he sits with a pad in his hand waiting for Trey to answer. He is a novice psychic, unable to clearly read minds but can sense a persons aura.
Trey faces the ceiling with his hands on his chest. “Yes.”
“What specifically do you regret?”
“It doesn’t matter,” Trey replies with a monotone voice.
“Why not?” asks the psychologists.
“You’re not going to let me out of here no matter what I say…” he states.
“I am here to help you recover Trey. For you to get released you need more than just regret, you need to be rehabilitated.”
“It won’t matter, we’ll all be dead soon.”
The psychologist writes on his pad. “I assume you are referring to your theory that the world is going to end with a drill blowing up the earth’s core?”
Trey turns to his side and faces the psychologist. “It’s a vision… I don’t expect you to believe me.” The psychologist senses Trey’s emotions. He knows Trey honestly believes in his vision.
“You’re not going to get any better by holding onto this dream,” the psychologist states, “and you’re not going to recover until you can acknowledge what you did was wrong.”
“I tried to kill the Mayor… yes I understand trying to kill someone is wrong… but maybe if I succeeded the future I see might not occur. So if you ask me what I regret, it’s that I did not succeed in killing him.” Trey lies back onto his back and does not say a single word for the rest of the session. The psychologist writes notes: Trey Waters is not going to be released anytime soon… Little does he know that tonight will be the last night Trey will spend in the institution.
“Do you regret what you did Trey?” asks the psychologist as he sits with a pad in his hand waiting for Trey to answer. He is a novice psychic, unable to clearly read minds but can sense a persons aura.
Trey faces the ceiling with his hands on his chest. “Yes.”
“What specifically do you regret?”
“It doesn’t matter,” Trey replies with a monotone voice.
“Why not?” asks the psychologists.
“You’re not going to let me out of here no matter what I say…” he states.
“I am here to help you recover Trey. For you to get released you need more than just regret, you need to be rehabilitated.”
“It won’t matter, we’ll all be dead soon.”
The psychologist writes on his pad. “I assume you are referring to your theory that the world is going to end with a drill blowing up the earth’s core?”
Trey turns to his side and faces the psychologist. “It’s a vision… I don’t expect you to believe me.” The psychologist senses Trey’s emotions. He knows Trey honestly believes in his vision.
“You’re not going to get any better by holding onto this dream,” the psychologist states, “and you’re not going to recover until you can acknowledge what you did was wrong.”
“I tried to kill the Mayor… yes I understand trying to kill someone is wrong… but maybe if I succeeded the future I see might not occur. So if you ask me what I regret, it’s that I did not succeed in killing him.” Trey lies back onto his back and does not say a single word for the rest of the session. The psychologist writes notes: Trey Waters is not going to be released anytime soon… Little does he know that tonight will be the last night Trey will spend in the institution.
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