Wide Awake - The Story Untold | BTS ff

Telling the story

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Welcome back to you who have followed and welcome in to you who just arrived.
We're in the deep dungeons of Area 51 and it's time for some answers. I hope you enjoy!

Albrights pov.

He had been working in the US Airfore for years, since early days. Always the dedicated airman, the hardworking cadet and the responsible officer. He thought that the US Air force, NASA and all other governmental areas were totally open and working for the benefit of the American people. Defence, space programs, development, technical advantages. No gain, just supervised work on solid ground, thoroughly based on scientific achievements. Little did he know about greed and loopholes, little did he know about the order of power. That every thing was for sale.

He thought everything was public. Until he met Jung Hoseok and his lovely wife Ah 're.
She had been supervising medical advicer at the department of physical ailments due to longterm space travel. She had been monitoring the effects of human hibernation, a life long passionate focus for research. Something that had been highly questioned for a long time, but more and more the need for keeping people alive had speeded up the process and hibernation for 10- 14 months had been used at several occasions .
Albright actually met her after she was supposed to be retired . 10 years ago. But her research continued with the support of Space Development Foundation.
Jung Hoseok , a couple of years younger, was working on a project closely connected to the research of his wife. Very restricted. But still confirmed solid since he was still on government property. He had special admittance. In his prime he had been key adviser on matters connected to Astro Physics, his major .
Their daughter Ha Ri served as medical officer on long term assignments , vessels bound for Mars but other destinations as well. One happy family!

So why did they transfer to Area 51? It happened one late night at the Marin Air base.
Ah re and Hoseok were still working on something Albright couldn't see. He was on a late night shift, checking security in the building, he had taken a special interest in security since the amount of attempted breakins had increased.  Checking the surveillance monitors he heard mrs Jung shout . She rushed up, with a stressed blush on her cheeks.
" Hoseok-ah" she shouted, ignorant of Albrights presence.  Hoseok turned up, a bit concerned about the colour of her face.
" I think I've found them"
Albright stiffened. Who had been found? Was he to barge in and speak about violation of military restrictions? Did he even know what they were talking about? What if it was
all legit? He made himself audible to them but without any success. He coughed, banged a door but no effect, they were deeply involved in front of the screens.
" Michael, can we trust you?" Hoseok suddenly turned to him with an unexpected question.
Albright looked at their faces, something new had appeared , it was a glow, a kind of insanity almost. They looked ...happy! He had to make up his mind and once he did, none of them could any longer stay. The transfer to Area 51, the noncommitting department, was already an option for the Jungs. What Albright saw that day changed his world.
Once having realized the significance of their findings, he signed his resignation the following day. To his surprise , there was nobody even trying to make him state his reasons. He realized that he had been protecting the older couple and even if nobody spoke, he was considered untrustworthy but not illegal.

Very shortly after the transfer to the desert base, something terrible happened to Ha Ri. The vessel she was on had a very mysterious accident on a newly found planet called PX47.
The only thing rescued was the black box and a droid called Cellular. The use of humanoids was not  standard on every flight and Cellular was one of a pair, prototypes. The wreck was left on the planet, filled with scratch marks and blood. Cellular had his log removed and was reprogrammed. The man in charge and paying for the entire humanoid project was a man called Samuel Holler, that made a spectacular political career with a special interest in the space programme. He seemed anxious to get new vessels going immediately. For some reason, the black box disappeared.