A New Leader

Part One : Old Places

Hades... The new Hyperion base. I looked up at it in awe, it looked nearly the same as Helios had. I can't believe that it only took a few short years to build one almost just the same and even get a new president, people barely knew them.

The president was always in secret but went by the name of The Big Bad Wolf. People didn't know what they looked like, sounded like, or even what they identified as. They would use a voice changer when making announcements over the intercom and would hide amongst the other workers, total secrecy. Maybe that was a good thing, they were a lot better than Handsome Jack was, they were more concerned on fixing Pandora and protecting endangered life on the desolate planet.

My feet kicked up dust as I walked towards the loading docks, I was picked specifically to meet the president of Hyperion through an ECHO message from their guards, I wasn't sure why they went through the worry of going to the post office instead of just coming to me. That kinda made it more sketchy than it already was, I'd be the first person to actually meet them face to face and live to tell the tail. They were a great president but also relentless, the kind of kick ass and take names person. As much as they loved Pandora they had an issue with people who wouldn't listen to them. Maybe that was their one fatal flaw.

I was greeted by a man who was dressed rather relaxed for a Hyperion business man, but he seemed to have a professional demeanor regardless. I realized that this was serious by the Hyperion tag presented on his coat and the bright yellow Hyperion logo labeled across the side of the ship. He opened the door me and let me in to the back of the ship, I guess the president really wanted me to feel comfortable. The man climbed into the front seat and turned on the ship, it shook a bit before we made our way off the landing strip.

"Rhys? Am I correct?" He asked, looking in the rear view mirror.

"Yes, you are." I smiled up towards him.

"Good... listen and listen good," his voice changed, "the president keeps everything they do regarding their identity a secret for a very good reason, they have told me that you are not allowed to disclose any details about themselves, is that clear?" He cocked a brow.

"Crystal." I replied, feeling slightly worried.

It only took us an hour to land on Hades, there weren't that many people entering or exiting the building and many seemed to be enjoying themselves. It was a lot different from when I worked on Helios, this new president may have been a hard ass but definitely knew how to take care of their employees.

I followed the man as he yammered on about the history of the space station if you could even call it history. It's only been in service for about a month, but they have done a lot of good and changed the name of Hyperion so maybe there's some historical aspect. We continued to walk through the large corridors and past windows that looked down on Pandora, it looked a lot better from up here than it used to.

After a short elevator ride the man walked me to two large doors and stood, waiting for something. I heard the lock click as he geared his attention towards the door.

"Go ahead... they're waiting for you." He jiggled the handle of the door before it opened.

"Thank you." I shook his hand before walking in.

The office looked just the same as Jacks aside from the giant busts of his head and yellow "throne". Instead it was a black and blue chair that was spun around to face the giant four paneled windows that now looked down at the moon. I cleared my throat, trying to see if they were even there or possibly asleep.

I made my way through the open room, coming closer to the desk. The chair seemed to move to the left a little, I stopped, trying not to alarm anyone. There was a quick sigh before the chair fully spun around and I was faced with the small and chubby features of a women, a deep scar running down her cheek.

I stepped back, her short green hair done in curls and dark eye make up accenting her shimmering blue eyes that hid behind the thick frame of her glasses, my conscious began making me think she could be the daughter of the president. She was dressed in a grey worn out cardigan with a Hyperion shirt on underneath, I looked at the pocket watch pinned to her cardigan... it looked so familiar. She pushed her glasses up her nose and examined me further.

"Rhys?" She asked, standing up from the desk.

"Yes... Am I in the right room? I'm supposed to be meeting with the president." I replied, standing up strait.

"You're in the right room, you're speaking to the president, sir."

"Y-You're the president?" I stuttered.

She walked closer to me, her bright red sneakers catching my eye almost instantly. She inspected me, looking up at me as I had about a foot and a half height against hers. She couldn't be serious, she looks like shes fifteen and belongs at some loud concert.

"Come, sit." She waved her hands along before sitting back in her chair.

I went and sat in the chair in front of her desk, she began to pull out some papers and scanned her eyes over them quickly. Nodding her head and flipping through them, I sat there awkwardly waiting for her to say something.

"You worked for Hyperion before?" She asked, looking at me as if she already knew the information and she was just trying to reassure the question.

"Yes, a while ago."

She placed the papers down on the desk before looking at me with a very content look, she seemed very collected and calm as any president I'd ever seen.

"The papers also say that you were embedded with an echo eye and cybernetics including a brain modular and even a cybernetic arm." She leaned forward, looking me up and down.

"Yes, but I removed them."

"I know." Her words as sharp as the corner of her glasses frame, "that's why I brought you here."