Generation Legacy Issue #13 "Genocide" - Part 1

[Shalimar]

"It would have been helpful if you guys had waited, I was able to get some stuff that you guys could independently prove, but it would have been nice to have a little more warning. The UNJE are really quite good at discrediting people. I mean the story went out and less then 2 minutes later there was some guy saying I was the self-procalimed daughter of Bishop and an Elite supremicist. Thats really interesting since the only people who knew that Bishop is my biological father were with the UNJE. I just learned a day ago myself, and he learned it at the same time. I don't think the good guys should keep files on everyone just so that they have ammunition to shred people in the media."

"The independent proof that elites were man made is nanites. The nanites stabilize our bodies and make us heal faster so that we don't die when we are affected by the virus. The person that I talked to didn't know that Cardinal was going to make so many people into elites, actually I belive they didn't know that it was possible to transform everyone so quickly. Can you get CNN to have people test that out and prove that the elites have nanites? You should test multiple Elites I think." Kelly suggested.

"I do want to respond to the people who are questioning my motives in this, I know that its just going to get worse, that they are ging to say that I'm crazy since that the easiest thing to do. I hope that Paragon will do the right thing and admit whats going on with Overseer since deep down he is a good person, and a hero, but I wont count on it."

 

[Tokiwong]

"It would have been helpful if you guys had waited, I was able to get some stuff that you guys could independently prove, but it would have been nice to have a little more warning. The UNJE are really quite good at discrediting people. I mean the story went out and less then 2 minutes later there was some guy saying I was the self-procalimed daughter of Bishop and an Elite supremicist. Thats really interesting since the only people who knew that Bishop is my biological father were with the UNJE. I just learned a day ago myself, and he learned it at the same time. I don't think the good guys should keep files on everyone just so that they have ammunition to shred people in the media."

“Well we gave some people prior viewing of the interview, to give them a chance to intelligently respond to the issue at hand,” Rachel replies, “We felt a balanced response was the best way to approach the issue. I suppose William Cartwright*, found this information on the net, which if so, means that someone is spreading your secrets to the world.”

* William Cartwright is the critic in question from the broadcast; he has his own show on CNN of his own particular commentary focusing on elite affairs. He is an advocate against elite supremacy and Pantheon in particular after his wife died in a blast in Madrid, Spain at a state building.

"The independent proof that elites were man made is nanites. The nanites stabilize our bodies and make us heal faster so that we don't die when we are affected by the virus. The person that I talked to didn't know that Cardinal was going to make so many people into elites, actually I belive they didn't know that it was possible to transform everyone so quickly. Can you get CNN to have people test that out and prove that the elites have nanites? You should test multiple Elites I think." Kelly suggested.

“I don’t think we have those kinds of facilities at our disposal, but I will have someone look into the issue. Maybe you will subject yourself to such a test, as perhaps a show of good faith?” Rachel responds.

"I do want to respond to the people who are questioning my motives in this, I know that its just going to get worse, that they are ging to say that I'm crazy since that the easiest thing to do. I hope that Paragon will do the right thing and admit whats going on with Overseer since deep down he is a good person, and a hero, but I wont count on it."

“You want to respond… well Cartwright would love to have you on his show, but I am not sure if you are ready for the kind of debate Cartwright might put you through. He does his homework, he has tons of contacts and has worked quite closely with the UNJE in the past, not exactly impartial, but then again who is these days?” the older woman counters.

 

[Aenion]

Jun Min answers before SARAH does, “She left; she is in London right now.”

SARAH adds, “That is correct, I believe she went to the CNN office.”

“I know she did,” Jun Min stands, “I can’t believe she is doing this.”

"Sh-she just left? Just like that?" Karen asks, still trying to process what exactly Kelly had done. What might happen and what her friend was trying to achieve, "I don't always agree with the UNJE but why... why go to the media like that and throw it all out in the open like that? It's only gonna make people panic and do stupid things..."

I don't always agree with the UNJE, but they're our best shot at surviving Overseer... I thought I was her friend, why didn't she talk about it first... and now she's run away again, if she really wanted people to work together she should be here, not giving interviews to CNN...

 

[Mimic]

Gadget sighs, “This isn’t going to end well is it?”

"I hope I am wrong but no, its not going to end well." Gilden replies with a sigh. "We have been in worse situations though, we have survived those and we will survive this." He says trying to be optimistic.

 

[Hammerhead]

"The players? Well, we have the United Nations Justice Elite, facing off against the bad guys from another dimension, Overseer. You know, it occured to me that Overseer probably has his own army of thugs too. There's Cardinal, the enemy of an enemy. That doesn't make her a friend, but we need to figure out much we can afford to work together. And Tommy McKain has his own little plan, since he's apparently split from his mother, and it's not a plan for the benefit of all mankind, let me tell you that. Plus, the Eternals, who knows what the hell they really want, and maybe someone else too."

"As for the leg, it's your decision, but I won't even pretend to understand it. By the way, I'd like to confirm something I heard...is No Return real? And why did it stop?"

 

[KentArnold]

"I-it's ok Timothy, I'm glad she's alright," Karen mumbles absent-mindedly, turning away from the monitor, she looks at him before continuing earnestly, "I really hope the American government can track your 'brother' down."

"SARAH where's Kelly?"

He began to pay attention to the issue at hand, "Geeze, as if we don't have enough problems already. What next, Paragon saying he's gay and he's sleeping with Bishop? Just what we need, a worldwide panic attack."

He is obviously being a bit sarcastic with that comment.

"I think I'll let you guys handle Kelly, right now I need to go vent some anger before I blow up at someone. Unless there's anything else you need my help with ..."

 

[Tokiwong]

"I think I'll let you guys handle Kelly, right now I need to go vent some anger before I blow up at someone. Unless there's anything else you need my help with ..."

Jun Min looks less then amused with Tim’s joke, “I have nothing more for you. I need a break, seriously. Well I am heading to my place for some much needed relaxation, I hope Kelly is okay. I hope Jean will be okay too… what a long day.”

SARAH replies to Karen, “Yes Karen she did just leave, just like that.”

Ryan

Mr. McCallister stays silent for a long time, “No Return, yes it was real. I don’t know why it stopped, I was out of the loop at that time, but not a moment too soon, I suppose. If they are smart they won’t go down that road again.”

Tina blinks, “So is that bad or good?”

Cafeteria

Gadget frowns, “I really don’t understand what she is doing. I am trying, I really want to believe her that she will make everything better, but I just don’t see how this is going to make everything better.”

Danger Girl walks in, “Hey guys,” she then pauses, “uh, what did I miss?”

 

[Shalimar]

"I don't know, I sort of feel ambushed by you guys. I gave you the story with the understanding that I was working on getting you guys the proof, and then you put the story out before I get you that so it makes it very easy for the UNJE to try and spin things. All you had to do was wait a few days and you'd have had the proof to run with Can I trust that you guys wont ambush me again like that?" Kelly asks the CNN exec wide-eyed and innocent.

"Yea, I'll take a test, but you guys should really do it with a couple elites, if its just me people might say I staged it or something. You can also give me a lie detector test with one of your interviewers asking the questions, I'm sure that doing it as a live interview would get a lot of people to listen, or at least watch. I wonder if there are any elites that can do the whole lie detector thing? I doubt it, most of our powers run to the martial, maybe a telepath, but then that relies on the telepath being truthfull."

 

[Tokiwong]

"I don't know, I sort of feel ambushed by you guys. I gave you the story with the understanding that I was working on getting you guys the proof, and then you put the story out before I get you that so it makes it very easy for the UNJE to try and spin things. All you had to do was wait a few days and you'd have had the proof to run with Can I trust that you guys wont ambush me again like that?" Kelly asks the CNN exec wide-eyed and innocent.

"You can trust CNN to get the news to the people," she replies, "that is the best I can offer."

"Yea, I'll take a test, but you guys should really do it with a couple elites, if its just me people might say I staged it or something. You can also give me a lie detector test with one of your interviewers asking the questions, I'm sure that doing it as a live interview would get a lot of people to listen, or at least watch. I wonder if there are any elites that can do the whole lie detector thing? I doubt it, most of our powers run to the martial, maybe a telepath, but then that relies on the telepath being truthfull."

"Lie detector tests, this isn't some trite syndicated talk show, this would be a serious debate of ideas. As far as testing other elites, we fully intend to explore that aspect of the story. I am sure people will listen anyway, Kelly," Rachel responds.

 

[Samnell]

Mark

Paragon shakes his head no, “No I prefer that you focus on your duties and responsibilities as the leader of Legacy. Any failure is mine, not yours, Mark. The business of public relations can be a nasty sordid business and I don’t think you are ready for that sort of moral ambiguity.”

Mark nodded, reluctant but relieved, "If that's how you want it, sir. I'm ready to help if I'm needed."

“You have Genocide to focus on, let me shoulder this catastrophe, Miss Mitchell has made her choice. For good or ill she believes in what she is doing, we just have to do our best to try and keep this whole situation from falling apart,” Paragon finishes.

"There's one more thing," Which sucks. "The plan to go public with my drug problem. I haven't had a chance to tell all of my team yet. I think they deserve to hear it from me and not CNN, but I don't want to mess up their game right before Genocide. Is there any way we can delay that until I have a chance to tell them? My- The- What Jun Min did is holding so far."