Gaius Kenmore

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Causing Miner Problems

Gaius:

I stand tall and firm in my place at central control. I relax my body a bit as Claudius so smoothly takes the weapons console.

"I believe the headquarters to the north will be most impacting. It seemed to process and be a place for the overlords. It is probably held in contempt.

"I see another delivery contacting area let's hit that too." It looked like a steatite station of sorts to speak though. Perhaps to yell orders down at the slaves.

I leave the transportation of course and the weapon shed for the fight to follow out of the hit.

Claudius ponders the name. I did like the fact he picked something to relate to 'Charon'. I wonder if we would have a fleet based on the theme soon enough.

What would our brother think I wonder?

"Tantalus will serve us well then Claudius. I'm sure there are many 'Tantalus' in this prison here...."

Let's hope they are just as convincing...

Tiberius sends out the speech to our 'potional' pawns in this game. He gives alot more then I thought he would, I was very honor he gave them a chance , more so then Claudius would have I'm sure. I held no affection for these creatures but they were a inporent part to be given a chance I hope will benefit us in the future then just wiping them all out.

Tiberius gives the word after the speech and Claudius fires at the targets. They are destroyed and chaos ensues on the surface. I hold firm to my place not thinking of failure.

((Shall we part ways now Commander?)) I verify as the last target is hit with the overseers inside. I do not think anyone had time to call out..

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Causing Miner Problems

Gaius:

I bow my head pleased I was not met with much insult over my message. The commander even will allow the prisoners to evacuate. I was glad he was in charge and not Claudius. He sees they have use. We're all alone here and cant be so unmindful. I hope the prisoners are intelligent enough to take our message and act on it to hurt Michael though. If they are too prideful or resent us, they will be useless in the fight.

"Yes Commander. "

It was time for us to part - and I would work with Claudius now. I try not to feel awkward yet I just had thoughts of how much I valued Tiberius over Claudius.

He hesitates to use the central control so I go for it first and begin. ;)

"We shall we swift in excuteing the objective. What would you call this hive brother?"

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Causing Miner Problems

Gaius:

I slay a hybrid as it tries to escape. Though my body count is not as high as my brothers ;)

I sense for more minds but it seemed clear now, just our brothers. Was it that simple.

I feel great hope this can be DONE.

We go back to the bridge and hear the next stage of the plan from our Commander.

I am asked to give the message to tell the alien prisoners. I feel its due to my words in the debate.

((I would tell them..))

I hesitate not wanting to sound too 'compassionate' to outsiders yet I know manipulation is key.

(( to fight for their freedom, though the guise of stirring up their anger over any injustice they might feel. That now was the time to act and fight back. No matter how they feel about us, we both are against the King and can win this fight here , right now. Many might be hopeless if they see a show of power..that we have the hive they may be encouraged to act and rid us of the rest of the hybrids below. Perhaps firing to show we are in control after or before..a speech.. may show them there is a chance.))

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Causing Miner Problems

Gaius:

Before any of us an enter the projection room the Commander makes 'adjustments' and the door is closed. I tilt my head 'listening' to what could be happening inside the room. I start to hear screams as the hybrids think Tiberius has mutated and grown in number like 'the infection'.

(Hybrid): "SO MUCH GREEN MAAAAN!" I year a shierk of terror as their own simulation is turned on them.

((Ready Commander.)) I nod at his orders and wait knife ready to grab the nearest one when the doors open.

The fear was strong already. It would be a quick death for them once they exit.

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Causing Miner Problems

Gaius:

Tiberius tells us the swine we're harmless, I'm not sure why the hybrids believed it to 'scare' us. I watch them run behind me not sure where the 'hybrid minds' we're coming from talking about monster pigs.

Its down to only a few hybrid left, the commander traps them without escape. I sense the hunt was near finished.

Quirinus grows playful trying to call forth a hybrid to challenge us and stop hiding behind beasts.

"I don't think this lot die with much honor."

I shake my head at the weak fearful minds.

I slowly approach closer walking to a closet with a stunner ready.

One runs and I get him. Another I hear shout to hide in the simulation room..

A program was playing...

The door flashes with light.

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Causing Miner Problems

Gaius:

I smile curves on my lips as the plan so far goes smoothly. I look at the hybrids laying on the ground.

Pathetic.

The commander tells us to disable the ship’s transport system then to go on the hunt for the remaining conscious minds.

Claudius will get to put those swords of his to use, think what I may about our debate. He does use the sword well.

I ready a stunner and a knife in my other hand for close combat as I let the more technical man disable the shields. I rush down the hall taking on a close range hybrid. Stunners fire around us and I cut down into the hybrid's gut to rid myself of him and dodge behind another hall.

Scorkpede's are released from their sticky yellow gooy chamber in the farm area. These modern hives are so flitty they carry animal life!

I use I too had a long sword now to swipe at these creatures from afar. One bites into my leg and I shove the blade though its red bug eye. It shierks and I keep stabbing till it stops moving. My hands are covered in oozing yellow goo (hopefully not toxic) it smells like ...fruit or honey. Sickly sweet.

The hybrid who released them got away. I shake my hand free of goo disgusted. Though my mind's eye I see another hybrid try to intimated us by releasing 'pigs' from the pen.

I am less excited about this 'command' now it is full of dirty wildlife!

I push though tracking the last of the hybrid's down though the annoying distractions of the alien/animals.

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Causing Miner Problems

Gaius:

I was relived to hear Claudius was fasting. Then I wont blame any 'situations' on that factor ;)

I nod to Quirinus and then look at Claudius after his warily offer.

"I would like that."

I get up to prepare for the big mission ahead. The sooner we work together the easier it will be for the big moment.

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Causing Miner Problems

Gaius:

I listen to the Commander answer me about supplies, then food gets brought into it.

"May you find the way around it Hypnos."

I give him a nod trying to be ..civil with him since we are working together.

I privately ask Claudius ((Are you fasting?)) I ask wanting to know if in anyway he might be compromised.

I am disappointed that no news was found on 'Project Never Land' but that must be for another time. This mission meant no more distractions. I nod when I am given word to prepare for battle as I raise from my chair.

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Causing Miner Problems

Gaius:

I try not to question Claudius's response back, I feel it will be a very unsettling mission together due to our debate. Thinking about the debate makes my mind wander back to Brazen Torch and Aelius. I stop myself and try to press on. Tiberius tells us more of how we will get the first hive. The hybrid will be fooled as we are not on Reign Storm. My mind travels back to ..home. Again I press forward to leave them in the past.

"Will this mission be strictly to destroy targets or will there be any salvaging for ourselves in supplies from any of these areas?" I ask thoughtfully to just how much of a wake of decay we would be leaving.

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Causing Miner Problems

Gaius:

I was still a bit tired, trying to get used to my non-wraith body. Staying up and slaving away on the report took a toll. I still hold off eating, fearing what I was told. Everything was still so strange and once the report was done I was back without distraction and only my thoughts.

I hear Quirinus's shout out who 'owes me one' for part of my report helping him in his research.

I hope we made Tiberius proud and help pave the way for victory.

It was time for the meeting once again and I sit down ready to hear our commander's plan.

The three main targets; the cobalt mining world, Malevolum, and the Tulco system asteroids. I listen carefully and became wide awake as this was life or death for us all now.

I nod listening to the plan, feeling more confident as Tiberius weights in angles for how we can secede and capture the single hive on the cobalt world.

Then I hear the next part that requires me to work with Claudius... how I wish it was Quirinus.

It is true now we are both on the same side under Commander Tiberius but our fighting was fresh and I worried for offending him. Surly he thinks I am some alien sympathizer like 'Michael'.

I look to Claudius with a nod.

"We'll do our best, I'm sure?" I say in a question more so then a statement as I address Claudius himself rather then the whole panel.

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 Tulco’s System.

Tulco is the yellow planet closest to the laser beam / force field that protect its south side. 

The northen side is protected by the industrial space station and patrol ships. 

There is a high security Stargate on the station and a life signs detector to alert any carrying the Atlantis virus.

The station is protected by two orbiting circler laser arrays that have lethal mode to zap boogies or a non lethal artifial sunlight  dome to protect onto the station and surrounding space. It also can project UV light. 

The ringed planet  - to the top of the page -  outside above the protected area is reserved for higher quality, political prisoners / hostages with value to not be beaten to death in slave labor. Prisoners are kept isolated and encouraged not to be spoken too or interact due to secretly reasons. Most who are sent there never are heard from again. The ‘prison’ is run by AI robots with security monitors in a living area. Its considered not a very desirable ranking job since you can never leave once you ‘work’ there either to lessen the chances of ‘secrets’ getting out further.

Its called Farrgo 

The redish orange planet right of the city is a personal mine planet that used to belong to a bat like alien race Michael conquered. Its not mind by kingdom  prisoners but the blind aliens that are now enslaved for many generations and are at ease with it. Tulco’s personal work takes from this mine and its used to test new explosives and weopans since the  surface is unlivable. (the bat aliens live underground)   Its called Gorgo

The planet to the left that is yellow is unlivable and has noxious gasses used in some posions, chemicals and fuels. People live on the station / ship above it doing experiments. It too used to belong to a people group but they destroyed themselves and the planet fighting the King.  Its called Yarlo

Below the laser shield line is the many small unlivable planets, asteroid pieces from fallen worlds that was destroyed, now used for mining and prisoner labor. Its less taken care of since its just the common prisoners. There are work systems and labs constantly producing the supplies and bringing in fresh labor from hovering ships and plants latched onto the small planets and asteroids. 

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Be Prepared

Gaius:

I frown at the news of how bad the other planets are, then we're going to make the ones that are competent in disorder. What will be left?

I try not to think of such things..

Hypnos will find a way to make the food safe then it would be a worry.

We are allowed rest at least but I can not sleep much without thinking about how hectic everything is and how life has changed so drastically.

When it's time to research I find my task a bit out of my league. The 'Kingdom' was so vast and wide, full of aliens and technical terms I have never heard of.

There seemed to be a cloning 'nursery' on ever major city, yet some are considered 'more quality' then others..

From a limited view of what I could understand these 'clones' were recycled DNA combinations from 'original' hybrid family bloodlines. Billis, Tork ect

They had genetic programed knowledge of various of tasks and so did not have to be taught these skills. I understand why Tiberius wants to stop this. He is producing many at high rates.

I see only in the last decade a changed happened to allow 'modern' cloning of newer hybrid's together to make ' unique DNA stock and more 'individuals' without genetic knowledge but to learn the skills and invent new skills.

These clones seem more 'people' and thus must be more useful!

This came from a single nursery on Los Lore. Unfornatenly it did not have a gate address so I can not suggest it.

I also find 'female' clones DO exist but are in few numbers, apparently they only came from Ophelia's nursery and were just like the males, Siv instead of Snip, Billie instead of Billy.

They are gone now.

I decide to not just pick one nursery and instead gleam to a source. I wasnt a scientist nor did I want to ask Hypnos for help to find a chemical ingredient. With the keen eyes of a solider evacuate a big T logo was on the bottom of every cloning site. It was for the 'best' quality products used in build of the machine. I find much resources come from something called the Tulco system but it is very high security and I find little but a promotional video showing factories.

On the map I see there are PLENY of targets outside their laser shielded area. Including many mining asteroids run by the prisoners Tiberius mentioned. There were so many mines and may prisoners. There was 4 space gates among the area of mines to transport prisoners I suppose so it would be easy to pass into. Yet there were risks with it being near a large populated capitol.

I find the 3 labs that are not TOO close to the laser board yet still very large and oldest among the prison mines and add them to the end of my research.

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Be Prepared

Gaius:

I try not to react and stay neutral as Tiberius gets upset I called Michael our brother. He tells me Michael wont be able to do much to us but he comments as to my thoughts of our missing brother's being threatened. He tells me Michael used hostages before and would not again.

"I see, Commander."

I lower my head keeping quiet now. I would just need to focus on my task and not ..think back to them.

Hypnos asks what Tiberius wanted of him next. I take a deep breath feeling worried at what ..posion he would make that could befall more of our siblings. I was pleased to hear he was only going to help secure safety for the food supplies and not make anything truly damaging again right now..

"Will we...forage commander?" I ask feeling like it was such a savage human task.

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Be Prepared

Gaius:

The commander gives me charge over the investigation into which worlds are key in the cloning process. I hope I can come with a result that makes the most impact. It already felt so daunting.

When our meeting ends with questions I do have one.

"Commander what do you see our brother doing in retaliation once we complete these two attacks?"

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Be Prepared

Gaius:

I dip my head in a nod towards the commander when he responds to my question of concern. A part of me wants to be optimistic that maybe just maybe Queen Saturn would be... real.

But if she is.. what would she think of us? Abominations.

It was hard to be positive though this situation.

"I hope, for good results Tacitus."

I listen to the Commander further on his plan to weaken our brother's kingdom even more so then his last strike. I shift in my seat trying not to feel unsettled at the dead females. It just makes me yet again think of Nala's demise. I try to tune out my worries and focus on the plan..the future.

The Commander was very intelligent. He finds away to make use of the aliens AND uphold to Claudius's dislike for them. I knew they had a use for us. I was quite fine with that use being from a distance.

"Do we know where to strike first?" I ask the Commander wondering if this is intell from his time awake or would we have to first seek out this information.

How soon and when is what I wanted to know. I needed to busy myself with this work and think less..about our brothers elsewhere on another path...

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Be Prepared

Gaius:

I wasnt sure how Quirinus could go into Michael's room like that..

I sure would not want to try to dig around there. It was worst then I could think of.. so much worst.

I pity our brother bearing witness to such a thing with his naked eye.

A freezer..of...Queens..

I felt sick.. I remember the Commander telling me our parents had been taken. Whatever could he be doing with them. His disrespect knew no bounds.

I was still sickened but at least, they would have a peaceful rest at the next star.

"The sooner the better, they waited long enough." I shake my head, how awful.

Tacitus graces us with a even more surprising find. I try not get hopeful that 'Queen Saturn' is even alive..after the amount of heads in every Hive.

I shutter.

"Could..this be deception? I bring up, would not Michael lay many traps for wraith to hear and see and find??

"Do you know of any Queen Saturn Commander?" He was older and wiser and if she was a powerful queen worthy of trust she must be known.

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Be Prepared

Gaius:

I attend the Zenana still feeling the loss of our other brothers left behind. It was hard to be enthusiastic for what is too come now. I listen to my Commander and try to focus on here and now and not look back. He wants us to report what we've explored. I do not think I've done much of that. Too much thinking.

One of our other brothers bring up a simulation machine used for training. It can make holographic fantasies a reality. I'm sure its used for abomination madness.

Yet tempting to go back to happier times...

"I noticed.. much non organic material on thee new hives. ..Alien technologies.. integrated." I add in as it is expected of me yet I did not put much passion in my report like before.