Solar Warden

Omega protocol Part 86

"It works. We are cutting through the door. I estimate to be done in one hour," Newman informed Knight.

"Perfect, then we only need the Gray. I check with the Captain." Knight switched to Icarus communication. "Captain, the door is approximately in one hour open. Then we need the Gray."

"We have him. Kelsey is still analyzing. Ryan can secure the facility from the other side. Soon we should have the cameras back," came the reply from the Captain.

"Affirmative, I send Ryan," Knight turned to Ryan. "Major, you are good to go. We still have no cameras. Best you use drones."

"We are on the way. Caine, Newman let's go." Ryan went to Samuel. "Do you see any success with the prisoners?"

"No, I cannot tell if the can read the stuff I showed them in their language. Maybe they just don't respond or won't speak like the Gray. But they seem not to be aggressive or trying anything to get away. Even the EEG is not bothering the one. From it we assume they can read what I showed them," Samuel replied.

"Then it does not make sense to continue. Get your gears. We go back and help Max securing the facility,"

"Yes, sir." Samuel close his laptop and put it into his backpack, then walked with Ryan to the bikes. They drove away to the shuttle. Ryan needed a weapon. He left the microwave rifle and his HK at the cave for the others.

Arriving at the shuttle Owens was there with Taylor guarding with the other pilots the shuttle area.

"We go back to the facility maybe we need a pilot again. There is still a ship to capture." Ryan did not command Owens, yet. It was obvious he would choose him with having already experience flying an alien craft.

"My MG is read," Owens replied which had the weapon in his hand.

"Sure you want use it. Against the armor it is useless and for indoor there are better weapons," Ryan suggested.

"So you recommend what?" Owens had his favors which meant nothing for the engagement conditions.

"The HK with high speed ammo, I guess you don't like, so the microwave rifle does fit. Also the alien rifle is an option where we have plenty at the cave," Ryan replied and went to the shuttle. The others of the team followed. It was a fast choosing. Samuel, Newman and Owens took the microwave rifle for different reasons, while Ryan and Caine the HK for indoor use with primary high speed ammunition. Newman added five drones to avoid any surprises. They went out. Samuel and Newman activated the follow mode for three drones. The other two they stored in the trunks of two bikes. Five minutes later they were on the entrance of the facility.

This time Owens and Ryan went for the door and checked the entrance out. They went for the corridor and secured it. Then the others followed now with five drones.

"I send now the drones to give us an overview and finally secure connection to Kelsey. So we can reduce the signal strength," Newman told and opened his laptop.

"If they have radio receiver in here this won't stop them from listening," Ryan noted.

"Yes, but they use a different encryption. So we can assume at least a delay," Newman sent the three drones on automatic survey.

Samuel also opened his laptop. So both had a drone to control by themselves. First they checked the ground level. Then after finishing the top part they went down till the closed power generator doors. The drones spread out do relay the signals with minimum strength. Then they connected to Max.

"It is all clear on our side," Newman informed.

"I found a strange device which seems to transfer data. This could be a wireless communication device, connecting the two facilities. The scans could not find any frequency. But there is also one in the hangar it seems. Can you check this out? I want both disconnected when I activate our control of the network." Max had already disconnected the one on her side and let it work with a dummy network which simulated the real one. So she could analyze what the thing does.

"Of course. I report back when we are there," Newman told Ryan what's up. He had the probable position of the device marked on a virtual map they had now. Ryan and Owens took the lead. Newman reported back as they reached the destination in the hangar. After some instructions, Newman started to scan. It took not much time to find it. Comparing it with the video feed, Max identified it as the same. Newman started a longer analysis and finally decided to plug it off while scanning it. It did not help much to determine how it functioned.

He connected to Max, again. "I turned the thing off. My analysis did not come further than yours. It is sending and receiving data. But I don't think it is a data storage. I only have the theory we already had with the quantum communication of the Gray. This means the link should be dead since I fully unpowered it. I will take it for further analysis to the ship. If this really is what I think of, this would be a breakthrough technology which could give us the possibility to communicate to Earth on any distance in real-time." Newman was exited.

"Yes, I read the report. But we could not figure out the other devices we had. I don't think with these it works better. Even if we get the device I have, powered to the Icarus, it will be difficult to impossible figuring out how this works when it is a quantum effect with entangled particles. You know scanning it directly will probably destroy the entanglement of the particles. I open now the doors and connect the network to the Icarus. Then we figure out how we continue." Max typed some commands into the laptop which activated the link to the Icarus and the camera feed. Then she informed Diaz. They opened the generator doors first on their side. As there was no one they opened the other. SW-3 moved with the still unconscious Gray to the lift and then brought him to the cave.

Newman was now with Max in the control room, checking out the working device.

"I think we should take our chances and hack them. Sooner or later they figure out they are not on their real network," Max suggested.

"Right. With the assistance of the Icarus this could work. I'm not the expert for this. So I will check with Owens the spacecraft and send you Samuel to assist. At some point we have to decide, if we try to get it powered to the Icarus or if it has more use here," Newman packed his stuff to go up.

"Yes, but with the dummy network it should not matter where it is. So you have to get the portable power supply and adjust it for this," Max replied.

"True, I will try after the work with the spaceship is done. I guess you, Samuel and me will then fly with Owens up. Till later." Newman was on the move.

"See you," then Max called the hacking team on the Icarus. It was quite some work to do.