"Of Two Bloods"

Chapter 13: Vurbren

Chris P.O.V

<10 Years ago......>

"No day is as good as a Saturday, the sky is blue and clear, with a little bit of wind and almost no traffic," I said while walking down the sidewalk. I was talking to my friend, Des, since we both were in training as agents for a few months. "Am I right Des?"

"No Kidding, we've officially graduated Training as H.U.A's for the New age of Hyperion. Isn't it your brother that's the new Founder?" Des asked me.

"Sean? Yeah, actually he called me a few hours ago to stop by his new office up there" I replied, noticing some large ship being constructed in the distance at what's called the Atmo-yards, or Atmosphere Yards for ship construction.

"Really? For what?" Des asked as he looked at me in curiosity.

"Ah, him and I haven't talked in a long time nor seen each other, so there's only one way to find out'' I said, while stopping at the corner of the sidewalk. "Well, catch you later Des"

"Later" Des happily said crossing the street. I walked to the right toward the Capital building with the words above the entrance saying 'Hyperion Laboratories" in a vibrant blue color. In pure honesty, I never really liked Hyperion Labs during the third Founder. Walking through the entrance, I noticed it was a bit busy with androids and staff going from room to room in different ways. I sighed to myself going to the Receptionist Desk.

"Mr. Javis, right on Time. Your brother is already expecting you and you're already cleared to go up" the female receptionist said. I nodded saying my thanks before entering the elevator, to which the A.I asked me what floor I wanted to go to, in response I told it to go to the Founders Floor. The elevator slowly lifted up, the back half of it was a glass window overviewing the city. The Capital wasn't the tallest, but it was tall enough to give a nice view of the other buildings around itself. The largest and tallest building was the Institute of Advanced Research, or I.A.R for short. It was home to many researchers, and engineers, acting as a mega complex for intelligent individuals across the globe. The Elevator soon stopped, as I turned and exited the door. A couple Androids were standing guard and stopped me for a few moments, scanning me using Facial Recognition Systems. They weren't the best honestly, though a new research project was underway to replace the Androids with better software as well as Self Adapting Software, not only that but a couple months ago they were already looking into new units called the X.E.N.O Droids, which stood for Xenomorph Enforcing Network Observer Droids. I smiled to myself, enjoying the day as it is. The Elevator soon stopped with the steel doors opening, a couple Hyperion Guards at a white and blue double door, which they opened once I approached, closing it behind me. The room had a blue carpet going to a desk where my brother, Sean, was sitting, facing the window.

"Damn, this looks better than my bunk!" I joked out loud, to which my brother got up, turning around wearing a White and Gold uniform.

"Chris! So glad to see you again!" He replied having a bit of a chuckle to my joke as we both hugged each other. "How long has it been since we've last seen each other?"

"Hmm I dunno, about maybe a couple years because a certain someones been getting a promotion as the Chairman of our entire society" I said, sitting down as he sat back down in his office chair. "Gotta say, proud of you man". Sean only smiled happily.

"Thank you. What about yourself huh? How has the program been going?" He asked me.

"I am happy to say I am an official H.U.A. Saw a ship being made at the Atmo-Docks on my way here, looks almost done, what's that for?" I asked him. He had an uneasy look for a moment, before activating a hologram of the ship.