The Hacker Files: Providence

Something Strange

8:00PM, 12th of November, 2241
DedSec HQ

It's been a while since Ethan and Sara got married. Everyone has been preying on providence's first move. None have happened so far... The only thing odd is Sara. One day she began acting more calm and put together than normal. Usually she stresses over everything and gets emotional quickly, but she's been a bit colder recently. Ethan hasn't taken much notice to it though. Artemis and Sam have been together a while and are the perfect match. They fill the things the other misses. Sam fills Artemis' emotions for example. Nathan and Melody are dating but still keeping it hidden. Tun3s has tried making things right with Melody but she just won't listen to him. Now Melody finds her comfort in Nathan since she doesn't want it from her father. Speaking of father, Dr0ps has been helping Artemis out a lot. Since she stopped her assassin job, she still left some enemies behind who Dr0ps decided to take care of. He has always been a family man after all. The Order has not made much contact. Every now and then they find eafle feathers here and there, which they tske as an update that he's still on board. He also uses it to freak people out. Often when people turn around and oook back they spot a feather that wasn't there a few seconds ago. Even traitor assassins have a sense of humor. After Sara saw Shawn after years she had to retake therapy again, since it really did a number on her mental state. A doctor said she approached psychosis in the moment she beat him up. She needed the help, since her mental state worsened by a lot. She's been... Different now. Now that you got the recap of what has been going on, we can return to our beloved DedSec

Ethan was playing call of duty zombies with Artemis (yes, really) as Sam walked in "What in the hell? Artie, you play video games? How did i never find out?" She was laser focused on the game as she spoke "Forgot to mention it. During my days in the ICA i had the requested every mission that my hideout would have a console to play games on. Because of my talents, they agreed." Ethan was also focused buy surprised "You were in ICA?! When?" Artemis thought "I started at 16 and stopped when you killed The Detective. I kind of had the start of my existensial crisis then...." Sam hugged her from behind as she played "To me you're my sweet Artie." Ethan smiled to himself "You two remind me of me and Sara when we met. All lovey dovey." Artemis gave a galnce "Aren't you still?" He smiled "Kind of." The two finished the game and put down the controllers "You're full of surprises Artemis. More than i could imagine." Artemis gave a soft smile. She still hasn't learned expressing emotions. She does it usually though. Sometimes she can be a bit empty on the outside. Sam kissed her cheek "Looks like you can never stop getting better." Ethan looked at the clock "Wonder what's taking Sara so long..."

In therapy was a man wearing a dark gray suit with a white collar shirt. He had naturally white hair and red eyes. He also wore glasses. That man was The Baron. He spoke to another man. He was african-american, wore a black suit with a red collar shirt and a black tie. He had green eyes and black shirt hair. He was The Agent "How is the serum working?" The baron had a slight german accent "Surprisingly well. She has mainly forgotten everything. She remembers some core things like her death, love for Ethan, hatred for Shawn and so on. She has already accepted Providence as her side. The thing is it is a risk keeping her with DedSec. We should make her the constant officially.." The Agent seemed undertanding "I see. Call everyone around, live. No vr meeting. Shawn too if you see fit. We can get rid of the two leeches." The Baron nodded and walked into his room "Sara. Let us go. Your new future awaits." She stood up from the couch. Her eyes are usually Turqoise-ish bright blue, but now they are a dark blue, yet bright "Do i become the constant now?" The Baron smiled "Someone's enthusiastic. And yes, you do. You'll make a difference. Come on, let's go." The 3 left the building as The Agent left a providence dove on the waiting room table.

A few hours later Ethan walked inside the building "Sara?" He didn't see her in the waiting room. He saw something worse... He noticed the providence dove and a phone under it. He grabbed the phone. On top of it was a post-it note with a phone number. He unloked the phone and called it. The Baron answered "Ethan, i persume?" Ethan spoke "Look you fucker, i don't knoe eho you are, but whatever you are planning to do to Sara, do to me. You lay a finger on her and i'll call one mob boss i know to blow up one city at a time until you're dead, you understand?" The man chuckled "Mr. Rivers, i have no hostile intent towards your wife. Quite the opposite. We erased most of her memories and made her the constant of providence. Can you defeat us when your enemy is someone so dear to you?" Ethan took a deep breath "I'll fucking find you. I'll get a cure and get my wife back. Count your days you motherfucker. You're gonna see me very soon, Mr. Providence representative." The Baron laughed on the end a bit "Right." He hung up. Ethan looked through the phone, but it was useless. He threw it out of the window "Gotta tell the others." He ran out of the building to his car and headed for HQ. Once he arrived he ran to Sitara "Sitara! Sara's mind was erased and Providence made her the new constant." He gave her the dove. She looked worried "What?! Why would they?" Ethan sighed "They think we'll be scared to attack since our enemy will be someone we all love. And it's true..." Sitara groaned "Fuck!" As the 2 panicked a phone rang in Ethan's pocket. He answered"Hey, it's Ethan Rivers, kind of a bad time to call-" A man interrupted. They had a contradicting, nasally and deep voice "This is about our common enemy Rivers. Meet me at the colrdinates i texted you in 30 minutes. Don't be late. Providence is an enemy of both of us." The call ended. Ethan loond confused "Some guy knows about providence. I'll take Artemis and Dr0ps with me to see him. Could be anyone." He went to get the two as Sitara looked down "Oh, Sara please be okay..."