Across the Threshold: Cold War Prelude 01
On the building roof
"Null what?" Mordecai asked confused by what the entity had said. {Null Chaser,} the entity restated {A hero who is destined to halt the destroyer known as G Zero.} "What..." Mordecai said in complete confusion before shaking his head. "Hold up! You're not making any sense! Are you talking about me in particular?" {Yep! You have the same DNA as him and his metadriver as well.} Mordecai "What!? All I have is the F.U.Z.O.R. Verdtrus gave me." {That is the hero's Metadriver.} The entity said {I was sent here to help bring Null Chaser into existence!} "Wait! That's why you are here?" Mordecai asked raising an eyebrow. {YEP!} Mordecai facepalmed, sighing "Look buddy, did Verdtrus set you up for this?" {No, I was sent by my creators, the Worp tribe.} The entity furrowed his brow as he said that. He cocked his head and asked {Where is Verdtrus anyways?} "Don't know." Mordecai said, putting a hand to his chin "he's possibly killed by those guys he was working with. Look we need to get to the authorities, they'll know what to-" "To do what exactly?" a voice called out from behind causing the reptilian being to spin around revealing Omnidec and the other requiem knights. "What the j(censored)?" the reptilian said "Mordecai?" Louise said catching the reptilian's attention and causing him to shout "WHAT THE J(CENSORED)!?" The garudan woman moved towards her patient as Flip tried to stop her, only for the humonculus to be stopped by Tarrot's arm on his shoulder. Louise imediately started to examine the blue reptilian, then she said "Mordecai, are you okay?" "Yes! Yes I am, why are you here?" "They forced me to help these guys." "Mordecai!" Omnidec called out causing both to turn the interloper. Omnidec walked up to the reptilian and said "Do you know anything about this Null Chaser Guy?" "No." Mordecai said "I don't, look I'm just here to help fix the F.U.Z.O.R." "Well we'll leave you guys alone as soon as the F.U.Z.O.R. is complete. I promise you that." He turned to the entity and asked him "You, who are you?" "I have many name." The entity said, "though I think you can call me Voidmond for now. It's what my friends call me." "Well that look is not suitable for you." Omnidec said gesturing to Voidmond's body. "I think you need gain your own look." "Well in that case, excuse me!" Voidmond then rushes towards the edge of the building and jumped off before anyone could stop him. "Is this a good idea?" Tarrot asked. "Nah," Omnidec said, "A humonculi from the future coming in to help us in our time of need, I don't buy it." He turned to Twin Drake and said "Follow him." The draconic humunculi flew off after their new companion almost imediately. Tarrot looked back to Mordecai and Louise. "What about them?" "I'll be true to my word, don't worry." Omnidec said. He lifted the necklace and noticed it starting to rust. "(Censored). Just like before." The necklace turned into rusted dust before blowing away in a small cloud.
Back at Shiro jack's Office
"An they saw your Noid forms!?" Shiro Jack exclaimed hands on his desk. Kafe sighed and said "Yes and, unfortunately we have more problems than that." "These people call themselves the Requiem Knights." Bartch explained "We have reason to believe that they are connected to the Red Dragon army due to satellite images of their leaders meeting near the border of your country." Shiro placed his hand on his brow. "Oh no! OH CREATOR NO!! This is a nightmare!" He then faced Chiros and asked "You. Why did show up in the museum in the first place?" "Well..." Chiros started, "I can't explain. A man told me to." "What?" Shiro said "Who?" "It's hard to explain..." "That's not an answer!" Shiro exclaimed. "He looked like a tall human in armor but he was in a white glittering coat." Chiros yelled "He warned me that something is big coming and that I should go to Museum to protect some breastplate!" Shiro Jack sat back, quiet for a few minutes only to respond "That doesn't make any sense!" "Regardless," Chipp said "we need to be ready for tonight just in case if the requiem knights take another shot at ... it's the White Breastplate of Ord, right?" "Yes." Bartch said. "Good then!" Chipp said and turned to Chiros. "You need to get back home. I bet your parents are worried about you." "Hey I want-" Chiros started but Kafe stopped him with a hand on his shoulder "I'll take him, I know his mother well." As soon as the two left Shiro turned to Scott and said "Well, nice to know you're on our side now, Scott is it?" "How long did he had the noid symbiote?" Scott asked solemnly. "Ever since your rampage." Shiro answered, "He consumed some of your contaminated blood and started to feature symptoms of the noid curse." "And the boy?" "For three years, his father had helped us track down the noids, and keep them from causing harm. Surprisingly, he was infected with the noid virus and had passed it to Chiros when he was conceived." Chipp's eyes widened and asked "Scott is that even possible?" Scott just shrugged. "It's possible, It's a first for me." "Regardless the Auction should be up by tomorrow night, right?" Chipp asked. "Yes." Shiro answered. "I think we should move the breastplate over to a safe location just in case if the Requiem Knights make a move towards the Museum." Shiro furrowed his brow and stated "That may not be necessary, there are hundreds of security sensors, I doubt that they would try to rob a museum in broad daylight." "With all due respect," Chipp stated crossing his arms "One alone was able to stand toe to toe with your associate by himself if Scott was not here." "With all due respect," Shiro respond "even if I can request for the Breastplate's removal, it could take a long time just to move an artifact from one place to another." Suddenly Bartch's phone rang causing the sirian to check it. "It's Matt." Batrch said leaving the room. "If you want to protect the device," Shiro said, "I suggest that you should attend the auction tomorrow night." "Fine." Chip said "Can you set up something with the museum?" "Yes that I can do." Shiro said picking up the phone. "Hello, can I speak with the director?"
Outside, Bartch exited the front door and placed the phone on his ear. "Hey Matt, anything new?" "We found their base." Matt said. "What?" Bartch asked. "They've sent someone came in with a message but when we arrived at the meeting place, their leader proposed an alliance but Beowulf shot him the head and now they've ran off." "Wait, Beowulf did WHAT!? HOW!?" Matt sighed and said, "Well we brought him along because we believe that he would be a valuable asset to in case things go south." Bartch face palmed and groaned, "Well I think the only reason that things gone south is because you have brought Beowulf. Do you know why he wanted to make an alliance?" "Maybe he just got sick of playing villain." Matt answered. "Regardless, what can you-" Bartch started but stopped when he saw a delivery van stop in front of the building through a window. "Bartch?" Matt asked "Sorry, I saw a delivery van, anyway, did you find anything a the meeting place?" Matt responded"Chase and Kate are working on it right now."
Outside, Bartch exited the front door and placed the phone on his ear. "Hey Matt, anything new?" "We found their base." Matt said. "What?" Bartch asked. "They've sent someone came in with a message but when we arrived at the meeting place, their leader proposed an alliance but Beowulf shot him the head and now they've ran off." "Wait, Beowulf did WHAT!? HOW!?" Matt sighed and said, "Well we brought him along because we believe that he would be a valuable asset to in case things go south." Bartch face palmed and groaned, "Well I think the only reason that things gone south is because you have brought Beowulf. Do you know why he wanted to make an alliance?" "Maybe he just got sick of playing villain." Matt answered. "Regardless, what can you-" Bartch started but stopped when he saw a delivery van stop in front of the building through a window. "Bartch?" Matt asked "Sorry, I saw a delivery van, anyway, did you find anything a the meeting place?" Matt responded"Chase and Kate are working on it right now."
In the Requiem Knights former Home Base around that same time....
"Alright," Beo said "Do you have a map of the city?" "Yes." Katie said pulling up a map of New Forma. She points to G'hoot street, "That is G'Hoot street, it's considered an unsafe area." "Why?" Beo asked. "Bombardment during the Great Reptilian War." "Uh..." "Look, can we just discuss this later " Chase said out loud, "We need to figure out where these guys are." "Well anyway this is G'hoot street, and there" Katie said pointing towards a the sewer system which connected to where they are now. "is Where we last met them. We can utilize a drone to scan over the surrounding neighborhoods, that thing has got have some range, right?" "Normally Yes but we need to figure out what that amulet is first. Shoot this sort of thing is Bartch's area of expertise, not mine. Matt?" "Ahead of you." Mark said phone in his ear. "I talking with him see what we are dealing with." Matt moved outside as both Chase and Beo looked at each other, then at Katie. "We should spread out just to see what these guys have planned." "I'll go check out the lab." "I'll check the back just in case." Beo started but Chase place his hand on the draken's shoulder and said "We'll go check the back. Someone needs to make sure you don't run off." Katie gave him a look under her visor but Chase said "Calm down! I'm just keeping an eye on him! Come on old English guy!" "Who said you can call the shots?" Beo said hands on his hips, "Last I recall, isn't the lady in charge? To keep birds like you from pecking my eyes out?" Chase looked like he wanted to punch the draken in the face as he balled his fists but he breath in and out deeply, saying "Come on!" He walked towards the back and Beowulf followed, smug in the face. Katie stopped the draken and warned him "Look pal, I don't know what your deal is but you are as much of a suspect as Verdtrus' group, so don't think you're in the clear yet." "I'll keep that in mind." Beo said leaving the room.
In the room where Moredcai had worked, Chase and Beo examined over the various files left scattered on the ground. "What is all this?" Chase said to himself. In front of him are the blueprints titled 'NULL Unit'. It held the specs to what it seems to be a basic humaniod frame with some form of a port in the chest, with details, explaining 'AI core is to be plugged in to utilize the NULL unit's capabilities, however it can be controlled by a basic modular brain unit inserted in the skull.' "Found something?" Beo asked causing the garuda to jump. "What the heck is this?" The garuda asked pointing to the blueprints itself. Beo's eyes widened in surprise and he snatched the whole paper out of Chase's hands. "Hey!" Chase started but Beo asked "Do you have any idea what this is?" gesturing to the blueprints, "This a road map to a basic NULL Unit." He rolls it up, saying "There must be more here right." Chase grabbed his gun's holster and said "Hold it! Don't move!" "Oh what? Here to lecture me again?" Beo said turning as Chase raised his gun in his direction. "Hey, Wait! What are you-" The shot flew past Beo's head as it fries a blob of blue goo before it shrieks in pure agony. "What the-!?" Beo said before the goo scurries away. "WHAT THE J(CENSORED) WAS THAT!?" Beo exclaimed as Chase lunged after the blob. His body crashed onto the table as the blob flew towards the door, squishing as it hops from place to place like a basket ball bouncing on court. "GET THAT BLOB! " Chase yelled out leaving the room. "Geez what is that!?" Beowulf said following the garuda.
In the previous room, Katie was looking over some discarded magazines. "Hmm didn't know they were mostly Quaz trek fans- WHAT THE (CENSORED)!?" She said right as the blob scurried past her and through the door. Chase rushed out of the door with the garuda demanding "Did you see a blue blob hop by?" Suddenly both the catira and garuda heard Mark yell from outside and both ran outside to see Mark with his back against the wall with eyes wide open. "What was that!?" He asked. "Don't know." Chase said before firing a few shots at the blob. "It could be the Requiem Knight's parting gift." The blob hopped around a corner before a screech was heard. Chase lowered his blaster but became wary as he approached. Reaching the corner he notices two things. The first one is a smoldering eye mark burnt onto the ground and the second thing is a gun next to a series footprints moving away towards a dead end. Picking up the gun Chase said turning to Katie, "We're not alone." From the roof tops Voidmond sat perch eyeing the garuda. "I like that bird man." Voidmond said to himself before leaping off the roof.
To be continued
In the room where Moredcai had worked, Chase and Beo examined over the various files left scattered on the ground. "What is all this?" Chase said to himself. In front of him are the blueprints titled 'NULL Unit'. It held the specs to what it seems to be a basic humaniod frame with some form of a port in the chest, with details, explaining 'AI core is to be plugged in to utilize the NULL unit's capabilities, however it can be controlled by a basic modular brain unit inserted in the skull.' "Found something?" Beo asked causing the garuda to jump. "What the heck is this?" The garuda asked pointing to the blueprints itself. Beo's eyes widened in surprise and he snatched the whole paper out of Chase's hands. "Hey!" Chase started but Beo asked "Do you have any idea what this is?" gesturing to the blueprints, "This a road map to a basic NULL Unit." He rolls it up, saying "There must be more here right." Chase grabbed his gun's holster and said "Hold it! Don't move!" "Oh what? Here to lecture me again?" Beo said turning as Chase raised his gun in his direction. "Hey, Wait! What are you-" The shot flew past Beo's head as it fries a blob of blue goo before it shrieks in pure agony. "What the-!?" Beo said before the goo scurries away. "WHAT THE J(CENSORED) WAS THAT!?" Beo exclaimed as Chase lunged after the blob. His body crashed onto the table as the blob flew towards the door, squishing as it hops from place to place like a basket ball bouncing on court. "GET THAT BLOB! " Chase yelled out leaving the room. "Geez what is that!?" Beowulf said following the garuda.
In the previous room, Katie was looking over some discarded magazines. "Hmm didn't know they were mostly Quaz trek fans- WHAT THE (CENSORED)!?" She said right as the blob scurried past her and through the door. Chase rushed out of the door with the garuda demanding "Did you see a blue blob hop by?" Suddenly both the catira and garuda heard Mark yell from outside and both ran outside to see Mark with his back against the wall with eyes wide open. "What was that!?" He asked. "Don't know." Chase said before firing a few shots at the blob. "It could be the Requiem Knight's parting gift." The blob hopped around a corner before a screech was heard. Chase lowered his blaster but became wary as he approached. Reaching the corner he notices two things. The first one is a smoldering eye mark burnt onto the ground and the second thing is a gun next to a series footprints moving away towards a dead end. Picking up the gun Chase said turning to Katie, "We're not alone." From the roof tops Voidmond sat perch eyeing the garuda. "I like that bird man." Voidmond said to himself before leaping off the roof.
To be continued
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