Project: Daedalus (Issue #2)

[Elementor]

"Wow this is the longest plane ride I have ever been on,"

 

[Agamon]

Screaming Eagle listens and whispers something back to Jersey Devil with only slight glance back at the passengers. A short reply from JD ends the conversation. "Almost there, buddy," he replies aloud to Kiro.

Only a few minutes later, the city of Dallas can be seen below. The large Texas city whisks by as Jennifer makes a request to land the aerodyne. An affirmation later, the craft sets down in a huge walled complex. Two more aerodynes and a helicopter sit near your own landing area, and a number of buildings line the area, and a huge, windowless structure with large metallic doors can be seen behind them.

As you exit the craft, 6 armed guards wait along with a thin man with brown, short-cropped hair and a somewhat casual attire. He smiles as everyone disembarks. "Jen! Andy! Long time, no see!" he says in a slight New England accent.

"Good morning, Calvin," Jennifer says with a smile.

Calvin looks at his watch. "Uh, afternoon, actually. Close, but no cigar."

"Ever the perfectionist, hey, Cal?" Andrew replies as he approaches the man. "If you want to nitpick, we were here only three months ago."

"Yes, but three months is such a long time," he says with a grin. "And you guys only come on business. Breaks my heart, it does," Calvin says.

"You're starting to sound more and more like a Texan, Cal," Barrett says as he wheels out of the aerodyne.

"Barry! The hell happened to you?"

"I walked into a door," Barrett replies with a smirk.

Calvin looks over the rest of the group. "So, these are the self-proclaimed lab rats, hey? Pleased to meet you, folks. I'm Calvin Greene, welcome to the Dallas Elite Correctional Facility. Me and my buddies here," he says jerking his head at the guards, "are here just make sure that this end of the investigation goes smoothly. I'm also obliged to let you know that, in accordance with the law in the state of Texas, any inmates that attempt to hold you for ransom will not be negotated with."

With that, he smiles once again. "Alright, it's lunchtime, who's hungry? We can grab a bite to eat before we begin, if you like."

 

[Mimic]

Miguel's laughter dies away quickly as he notices the two members of American Freedom whispering to each other.

"Hmmm...." he mutters to himself as he peers at the two elites wondering what they are discussing.

As Miguel walks out of the aerodyne, his frown deepens as soon as he spots the 6 armed men. Miguel glances around, looking for potential escape routes whether this is just out of habit is unknown. Once Cal is finished speaking, Miguel will widen his stride so he is walking next to Screaming Eagle.

"This isn't looking good chica, just remember that we are here under AF's protection. It would be very bad PR for your little group if it got out you guys knifed us in the back. Also don't forget my promise..." Miguel says lowering his voice so only Screaming Eagle can hear.

Once he is finished talking he will slow his steps in order to fall back to the end of the group.

 

[Calinon]

"Right on, more food," Tyrone says with a grin. "Another few days of this and I'll regain that thirty pounds I lost over the past few months. And if we get taken hostage by someone here, it don't speak real well of your security now does it."

Tyrone eyes the big building and arches an eyebrow. "Hey, bubba, we aint going in the big scary ass building, right? I know at least three people in there that don't really like me."

 

[Agamon]

"This isn't looking good chica, just remember that we are here under AF's protection. It would be very bad PR for your little group if it got out you guys knifed us in the back. Also don't forget my promise..." Miguel says lowering his voice so only Screaming Eagle can hear.

"We've done no such thing," Screaming Eagle says in a low voice back to Miguel. "The armed entourage meets everyone that comes into the facility, even us. It's only a precaution. And I had hoped we'd moved past the threat stage of our relationship. We're trying to help you, young man, don't bite the hand that feeds you." She punctuates the statement with a momentary scowl.

Calvin looks back at Tyrone as they walk. "Nah, I think we'll stay away from the actual prison itself. Not the happiest place on Earth, if you know what I mean." He glances over to the building. "Let me tell you, it ain't worth being on the wrong side of the law if you're an elite in this country. They still don't have any proper methods of containing a lot of us, so some of their methods are...well, let's just say you don't want to ever find yourself locked up in there," he adds in a more sober voice.

 

[Calinon]

"Us, huh? What special tricks to you do?" Tyrone grins over his shoulder at Max. "Oh, and that's the door, by the way," he says, nodding at Max.

 

[Mimic]

"We've done no such thing," Screaming Eagle says in a low voice back to Miguel. "The armed entourage meets everyone that comes into the facility, even us. It's only a precaution. And I had hoped we'd moved past the threat stage of our relationship. We're trying to help you, young man, don't bite the hand that feeds you." She punctuates the statement with a momentary scowl.

"It's my experience that the hand that feeds either wants something from you or its the one that slaps you across the face, and I got the scars to prove it."

Calvin looks back at Tyrone as they walk. "Nah, I think we'll stay away from the actual prison itself. Not the happiest place on Earth, if you know what I mean." He glances over to the building. "Let me tell you, it ain't worth being on the wrong side of the law if you're an elite in this country. They still don't have any proper methods of containing a lot of us, so some of their methods are...well, let's just say you don't want to ever find yourself locked up in there," he adds in a more sober voice.

Miguel raises his voice so everyone can hear. "You should talk to Biogen about elite containment, they have some very innovative ideas."

 

[Master_Pugs]

"Innovative... interesting choice of words..." Kiro mutters with a shiver at the memory of waking up months ago. He had went his entire life believing he was normal... then the flashing light that night, it must have been him. Waking up and feeling atrophied, so weak... who would have thought much of his agility and strength was based on his being an elite? Would his father still greet him with open arms now that he was impure, now that he'd used his powers all those times. Was it giving in to temptation to use them or was it just using every tool at hand... He had to speak to his father... Kiro chews his lip as he falls in line beside Aaron

 

[Deva]

Keeping her thoughts to herself, Sarah walks with the others in silence. She crosses her arms over her chest as they move toward the buildings, her mind going through everything she knew about the Correction Facility.

She scoffs at the name. Call it what you will, what went on inside these walls to contain the elite had nothing to do with Correction. Every cop in the country new the stories of these types of Facilities, and none of them were pleasant.

 

[Elementor]

Somewhat overwhelmed, Aaron drinks in the sights around him as he follows along in the procession.