Project: Daedalus (Issue #2)

[Agamon]

"Cool about time we can leave, I'll pass on the plane trip amigacho. It seems my point of destination has been unexpectantly vaporised or something." Miguel says putting his last cigeratte in his mouth and starts to walk towards the door.

"Later all."

"Hold on, Miguel," Howe says. "You may not be returning to Mexico City, but we will be sending you back to Mexico."

 

[Deva]

"Gone?" Agent Mathers says, a look of confusion on her face. "What do you mean gone?"

"We do not know any more than that. They left to investigate it. Are we finished?" Max says impatiently.

Agent Howe seems somewhat disturbed by the unusual news, but answers nonetheless. "Yes, we've concluded here. Thank you for your cooperation. You are now free to go, though someone may be in contact with you in the future, as testimony against BioGen will likely be in order. But that can be dealt with another time. We'll escort you to the airport; I believe Screaming Eagle has personally seen to it that you receive passage home by areodyne. If you're ready?" he says, motioning to the door.

The announcement that they were finally going home left her numb. It seemed like a lifetime since she had walked the streets of New York, and in some ways it had been. She was a different person now, who wasn't after everything that had happened. Still, there was no denying the eagerness she feel at the thought of going home.

As Max rises, he looks about. "Where is Doctor Kalam?"

"She is to remain in custody, here. Though she helped you in your escape, that doesn't negate the fact that she assisted in the process of your testing." He turns to the doors. Outside, you can see two vehicles have pulled up, apparently waiting for you.

Sarah wasn't surprised at that statement. "Good," She said coldly as she rises from her chair. She turns to Aaron and offers him her hand again with a little smile. "What do you say, ready to go home?"

 

[Elementor]

Sarah wasn't surprised at that statement. "Good," She said coldly as she rises from her chair. She turns to Aaron and offers him her hand again with a little smile. "What do you say, ready to go home?"

Looking up at the kind woman, Aaron just offers a quiet, "Please?"

 

[Mimic]

"Hold on, Miguel," Howe says. "You may not be returning to Mexico City, but we will be sending you back to Mexico."

Yea, yea, yea. Relax, I'm just going out for a quick puff. Keep your shirt on G-man.

 

[Master_Pugs]

Kiro will continue to hold the door until everyone is through and will then fall in behind silently.

 

[Agamon]

The group files into the two vans, which leave the facility and make the half hour drive to the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. Agent Howe's phone rings and he speaks quietly with someone, a short conversation where he does more listening than talking.

Upon arrival, the terminal isn't a buzzing as one might expect. There are a few people walking around, but most in the terminal are gathered around monitors, some glaring at the screen, some staring in shock, a few even sobbing at they're witnessing. On the monitor, there is what looks to be a press conference by the UNSAC. Speaking is Dr. Stockov of Justice Elite, "...tragedy comes at a time when other various occurrences across the globe, of an unknown origin transpired. But to the best knowledge of the United Nations Scientific Advancement Committee, these two events are not related. At this time we are not pointing any finger at any suspects despite early reports to the contrary, what has transpired today is an attack on the livelihood of free people’s everywhere in the world. Despite the emotions that run high, cool heads must prevail, and for that reason alone the United Nations has initiated a State of Emergency, and granted executive powers to select groups including the United Nations Armed Forces and the Justice Elite Agency.”

Dr. Stockov pauses as she adjusts her glasses, “It will take time to assess the extent of the damage, and the world will support the Mexican citizens in any way we can, to get them through this tragedy. Among them is a proposal that until this State of Emergency is abated, registration of all elites worldwide will be mandatory if only to maintain some sense of order, and uniformity. Certain Military Powers will be forced to disarm during this forced armistice, and certain governments may be dissolved entirely, so as to deny terrorist groups, both privately funded and government sanctioned will be forced out into the open.”

“At this time, I open the floor to questions…” she says as the room erupts into a flurry of various questions.

A buzz erupts from the crowds of people around the monitors as they start to disperse throughout the terminal.

"Unbelievable," Agent Howe says, shaking his head. "Who destroys an entire city?"

"Terrorists, likely. Pantheon?" Agent Mathers answers.

"If Pantheon has that kind of power at their disposal, the UN had better work harder at shutting that sect down. They can't allow something like this to happen again." He stops and turns to the rest of you. "Wait here, I'll get the tickets." He walks to the ticket counter and speaks with woman behind it.

Moments later you hear a shrill, "Aaron!" A man and woman run up to the group and the woman leans over and hugs Aaron, tears in her eyes. "Oh, Aaron!" she says, kissing him and hugging him once more, letting go only long enough for his father to embrace him as well.

"We're so happy your okay, son," he says, smiling at the boy.

 

[Calinon]

"Mutant registration... no freakin' way..." Tyrone says. "That sounds like something from an X-man comic. Good bye normal life to any elite outside the USA. If the US doesn't follow suit."

"Hey, would you look at that," Tyrone says with a smile as Aaron is mobbed by his parents. "Finally, something good happened today."

 

[Mimic]

Miguel is oddly quiet on the trip over, in fact he doesn't say anything to anyone, he just stares out the window watching the scenery move by. He ignores anyone who trys to talk to him.

"Hey, would you look at that," Tyrone says with a smile as Aaron is mobbed by his parents. "Finally, something good happened today."

"Yea, whatever." Miguel says coldly. Ignoring any response he wanders away from the reunion.

 

[Deva]

"What do you expect," Sarah says quietly next to Tyrone. "Back during the World Wars they trucked all the Oriental and German citizens to camps, even those that were born here in the US. Something like this happens, people get scared and they have to have someone to blame. Might as well be the Elites. Just means we walk around with a target on our back, which we should be use to after the last two days."

With a soft smile she watches Aaron and his parents, the reunion only making her that more anxious to get home.

 

[Elementor]

Moments later you hear a shrill, "Aaron!" A man and woman run up to the group and the woman leans over and hugs Aaron, tears in her eyes. "Oh, Aaron!" she says, kissing him and hugging him once more, letting go only long enough for his father to embrace him as well.

"We're so happy your okay, son," he says, smiling at the boy.

A happy but muffled, "Muvm!! Dabd!!" can be heard from beneath the smothering parents. Once they let up hugging just a little, Aaron's eyes light up as he tries to relate everything that has happened since he was last at home. "You shoulda seen it!! Tyroc is so cool. He's all like WHOOSH!! And his mama wants to meet me and stuff. And Sarah is like a cop and stuff and all the bad guys are real scared of her cause she can make em stop thinking and stuff! When I woke up in that lab and they were doing all these killer experiments on me and stuff and I was so scared and Doctor Jaya helped us escape and stuff, and they were trying to like kill us with helicoptors and robots and guns!" and so it continues until someone shuts him up or he reaches the present with his quickly rambled on story.