April 22 2284
Planet: Vega
Faction: (English translation) Amchiru Frontier
ACR science headquarters
"Markus!" A man with dark grey hair and a white suit says while entering a science lab.
Another man with long grey hair stands at the other end of the lab in-front of a machine. He doesn't turn to other man and instead continues his work on the machine.
"Is anyone with you" he replies.
"No"
The door slams shut.
"Then don't call me Markus. Zach, I don't want to ever hear someone call me that name again. The mission is over" The man at the machine says angrily.
"Okay well, Micheal. Are we finished with the alpha transfer" Zachary asks.
"We? All you did was hand me a gun Zach, that's been your only recent contribution. But yes "I" am done with the alpha transfer"
Zachary starts walking towards Micheal while smiling and looking at the floor. Zachary laughs.
"You know I've done plenty for this project"
Micheal finally turns around. Revealing he wears an eye patch on his right eye. He takes the eye patch off and tosses it in-front of Zachary. His eye is fine.
"You've done plenty for yourself Zach"
"Oh come on. Lighten up. Why are you so angry? It's finally time to initiate this project into motion, you should be grateful"
"Zach I just completed an AI"
Micheal starts walking around, due to his growing anxiety.
"Not even just an AI, but the galaxies first artificial life form. Not even just an artificial life form, but a weapon, so far beyond comparable to bombs we dropped on earth in the 2200's."
Zachary walks by Micheal as he speaks.
"But that's not why I'm angry, I'm angry because all that, that weapon, will be leaving today with my daughter who has no idea what kind of weapon she holds"
"Aspen will be fine. Do you not have any faith in your own creation?" Zachary says as he picks a holographic photo on Micheals desk of a young girl with wavy dyed black hair.
Micheal stares at Zachary.
"I simply don't want my daughter a part of this project, I never did. She doesn't want to be a solider"
"Mike. I gave her the freedom to leave the military. She wants to become an explorer and I support that. When the time comes to initiate the beta transfer she will be at the heart of a nebula, her dream come true. She will even get to document a new spatial event and she will go down in Frontier history for it. We're doing her a favour, it's like present really"
"I understand how you got there, but Zach...if the wrong people find out Aspen has that AI, if the Legion finds out, they will hurt my daughter. By that chance I am terrified for her, and angry at you for manipulating her into that situation. And what if something goes wrong with Alannah and the beta transfer, she could die"
Zachary puts his hand on Micheals shoulder.
"She graduated at the top of her class, in piloting, combat, and astronomy. That is an elite pilot, a elite and dangerous pilot, going out on her own. If anyone tries to hurt her, that's pirates, the Legion, myself even, anyone, they will immediately learn that death...is a girl"
Zach takes his hand off of Micheals shoulder and walks out of the lab.
Micheal looks angrily in the distance, and then looks to the left.
YOU ARE READING
Eletric Blue
Science Fiction"Run and die or fight and die trying. What will you chose when the reapers breathe is visible on the window" ~ Aspen Grey'und
