(Location: SIU's counterintelligence room, a giant screen displaying a camera shot of [b]Arckyve[/b] University from a watch tower hundreds of meters away. Rows of computers are located behind the giant screen, all being operated on by random members, specifically those specialized in dealing with cyber attacks. The Director, [b]Crisha[/b], and [b]Arko[/b] are looking up at the giant screen, still showing a close-up of the entire university. Something however, catches [b]Arko[/b]'s eyes.) [b]Arko:[/b] *pointing up at the screen* I see a Purple Cloak vehicle taking off. *The 3 watch as the lone P.C. vehicle urgently drives off, leaving behind the rest of the vehicular squad.* [b]Crisha:[/b] Doesn't look like they're risking to save the other members. *light chuckle* It's difficult to keep moving forward when the rest of your allies are holding you and themselves back, right? "Can't alter an unalterable fate." [b]The Director:[/b]Yep. [b]Arko:[/b] I guess so. *The giant screen then displays the servers of [b]Arckyve[/b] University, courtesy of the specialized counterintelligence members, entering into its database, being met with a glitched red screen with scrambled lettering, numbers and syntax errors, causing the 3 to become alerted.* [b]Crisha:[/b] Oh, there it is. [b]The Director:[/b] *thinking* (Ok team, let's get to neutralizing this malware.) _____________________ [b][u]*Cliche--blam!- opening theme plays*[/u][/b] _____________________ (Back at the mansion, only Cat, Kav, Van, [b]Kaburo[/b], and Alexa remaining. The 5 are looking at the updated live Channel Starseek new footage, who despite having their main headquarters burned down a year ago, they also have a backup HQ, and while the main HQ is newly rebuilt, it is currently going through several tweaks, but digression. The footage displays [b]Arckyve[/b] University from helicopter view, captions read: "Hostage culprits revealed to be Purple Cloaks in disguise", now showing random P.C. members being rounded up and put into either S.S., or police vehicles.) [b]Kaburo:[/b] I'm honestly not surprised. *swiflly tilting his head to the left to prevent his hair from covering his left eye* P.C. are a slimy organization. [b]Cathera:[/b] *adding on* Yeah, and the supposed goal of the Purple Cloaks is acceptance towards [b]erasers[/b], yet what they've been doing for the most of their existence is indoctrinate people into loathing [b]obliterators[/b] and [b]Euchrons[/b]. [b]Kavita:[/b] *heavily enthusiastic* Oh my- *raspy breather* yes, Cat. There's are those few bad [b]obliterators[/b], tisk tisk, [b]Terranova[/b], but come on, spewing and glorifying blatant racism- *raspy breather*.. is so Ancient [b]Arckyve[/b] Era. [b]Vandren:[/b] *sighs as he spins his closed switchblade* [b]Spektrals, wrayths, [/b] and [b]terminators[/b] could not exist at that time. The parents and the child would be eradicated, hell even a few centuries after [b]Terranova[/b]'s rule. *Alexa has a stunned expression, coming to a realization that [b]Terranoviatia[/b] and Earth has some similar dark histories.* [b]Alexa:[/b]We...are not so much different. [b]Cathera:[/b] *turns to Alexa* Lexa, you're pretty "flabbergasted". *giggles* [b]Kaburo:[/b] This planet has some f[b]u[/b]cked up history as well, hell maybe even worse than Earth's. *Excluding Alexa, the other 4 laugh in synchrony.* _____________________ (Just a couple minutes later, at the GB&P, [b]Severaes[/b] and his other 3 freelance hunter companions enter, amidst an active bar, with everyone doing their own thing, whether it's chatting with friends, looking at electronic wanted posters, or sitting alone. Amongst the ones sitting alone, the 4 coincidentally walk by [b]Kizani[/b], sitting in a booth alone, looking at a map with a medium, dark gray cup of a bright red soda. [b]Kizani[/b] looks up at the 4 pass by her, but pays no mind to their significance and looks back down at the map.) [b]Severaes:[/b] Hey [b]Janin[/b]. *Getting her attention, [b]Janin[/b] turns around and walks up to the countertop. [b]Severaes[/b] calmly places his hands on the counter, [b]Quivaro[/b] turns on his situational awareness and observes the bar's surroundings, [b]Tomakoda[/b] takes a seat, and [b]Katchikiya[/b] leans by the edge of the counter.* [b]Janin:[/b] If it isn't the Vigilante Silverliner himself, what's your order? [b]Severaes:[/b] Some information on this name "Saitonia". *Sai's name catches [b]Kizani[/b] as she turns her head towards the 5, eavesdropping on the conversation. Oh how lucky she was to be at the bar.* [b]Janin:[/b] *sudden remembrance* Oh yeahhh, he's came here several times, usually with mutual friends; 2 guys from that planet [b]Offtopica[/b], who also used to work here. The first one, Owl, left, leaving behind a mechanical arm or something as a message or a present, and the 2nd, [b]Pyrus[/b], is still on [b]Offtopica[/b], but last I heard from there, it was nearly blown up by [b]Terranova[/b]'s army, so I don't know if he's still alive. [b]Quivaro:[/b] "Lost On No Indication." [b]Janin:[/b] I'm curious: Did Sai commit an unforgivable crime or something? [b]Severaes:[/b] Present him, I'm unsure, but there's been word sneaking in of his future self, who has long established himself as ruler 8 years from now. He wants to come to this timeline and establish himself as ruler here. [b]Janin:[/b] Why would he want to rule in 2 different timelines? Doesn't really make sense. He doesn't really strike me as a ruler type. He's kinda more of your role; getting unethical to ensure morality. [b]Katchikiya:[/b] *pretty much repeating what [b]Janin[/b] said* Committing acts that are considered evil, but for righteousness. [b]Tomakoda:[/b] Despite many subcategories for villains, I think it narrows down to only 3 main types; those who are flawed, the ones who didn't intend to be evil, but have to because they were wronged, or that going the good, lawful route didn't work. The villains who were manipulated and brainwashed into committing various atrocities, and the pure evils who have no respect for the lives and well-being of others and just want chaos and suffering. [b]Katchikiya:[/b] We all know which type [b]Terranova[/b] is. [b]Severaes:[/b] *nodding* Yep. I could have just detained those 2 P.C. members, but it was either me dead, or them. [b]Quivaro:[/b] Moral compasses, *lightly shaking his head* so unique, yet complex. [b]Severaes:[/b] Anything else you know about this "Saitonia" [b]Janin[/b]? [b]Janin:[/b] *shaking her head* Nope. Not even where he lives. [b]Severaes:[/b] Well thank you. We'll come around again. *As the 4 depart, [b]Kizani[/b] follows the 4 with her eyes as they exit the bar, showing that she was either too shy to add any more information, or something more secretive. As [b]Kizani[/b] takes her eyes off the entrance/exit door, [b]Janin[/b] then focuses her attention on her, wondering why she seemed interested, or possibly eavesdropping, in [b]Janin[/b] and the 4's conversation.* __________________ (Several minutes later, at the main building at [b]Arckyve[/b] University, the General and the Delta Trio, accompanied by several random S.S. members, are surveying every floor level for any lingering threats. [b]Yaoni[/b], located on the 2nd floor and armed with her S.S. SMG, is alerted by a cybersect crawling under the door of the server room to escape it, but it isn't fast enough as [b]Yaoni[/b] quickly grabs it, in response, the cybersect flails its legs while letting out a robotic whir.) [b]Yaoni:[/b] *hint of uncertainty* Hey team. I found some cybersect. *The rest of the squad proceeds to [b]Yaoni[/b], also joining in on observing this unknown robotic insect.* [b]Yaoni:[/b] It came from this room. *pointing towards the server room* *Tony gradually opens the door and what bestows upon the S.S. squad startles them, making them draw their weapons. They've come upon dozens of cybersects crawling around, some even still tampering with the supercomputers, flashing red lights from all the malicious data inserted into them. One cybersect however, spots the squad and fires a narrow, red energy beam from its mechanical mouth, nearly hitting the General.* [b]General:[/b] *sternly* Let's get to work with these robobugs! Minimum damage to the university's property as possible! *[b]Yaoni[/b] tears apart a cybersect with her hands as the rest of the S.S. attempts to wipe out the rest of them, luckily not too many. They manage to kill all the cybersects in 16 seconds, the General stomping on the last one. A computer falls off a desk, but [b]Yaoni[/b] manages to catch it, carefully placing it back on the desk.* [b]Tony:[/b] Got them mechanized creepy crawlers. *relieved* Damn. Surprised they weren't super fast and teleportin' everywhere. [b]Ashe:[/b] Those specific cybersects probably weren't the most advanced form. It's like whoever summoned these things wanted it to be easy for us to kill. *The squad notices that the lights on the supercomputers have turned from red to white.* [b]Yaoni:[/b] Coincidence? Or the SIU? I pick the latter. Their counterintelligence expertise is impeccable. _____________________ (Back at the SIU HQ, in the counterintelligence room, signs of progress in neutralizing the mysterious malware is shown. But suddenly, a dark red screen is displayed, followed by morse code that reads: "- • - • - • - - - - - - • - - - - - • • - • - • - • • - • • • • • • - • • • •" [b]Crisha:[/b] That's morse code, isn't it? [b]The Director:[/b] *reads the code for a few seconds before calling out to the counterintelligence team* Specialists, you also know what it translates to? [b]Male Counterintelligence Specialist:[/b] Yeah, it translates to: [b][u]*Continuing Below*[/u][/b]