Colossus By Design: Season 2 - Log 147

[July 9, 2166]
[Main Meeting Hall]
[Global Union of Divisions Headquarters]
[Antarctica]
[Open Territory - G.U.D.]

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It has been a busy few days for the Global Union of Divisions and the people that work and live under its laws.

The Da'at Yichud have agreed to form a working relationship with the G.U.D.'s various branches; the Axis Alliance has been outed and is being pursued; a new threat, or perhaps an old one, has been discovered during the investigation into the aforementioned terrorist conglomerate. All around, a stressful week so far for everyone involved.

A meeting has been called up after the latter was recently brought to the attention of C.D.F. General Rico Rasczak to address that issue and all the other important items; political representatives and field operatives have been recalled to Antarctica from their assignments in order to begin a debate on all of the previously outlined noteworthy undertakings.

Those physically present consist of representatives from the Da'at Yichud, the Governance Council, the C.D.F.'s leading officers, and the leading researchers in the G.U.D.'s R&D branches; the rest are present via holograms.

At the podium is General Rico Rasczak, who is acting as the head speaker for this meeting.


(Gnl. Rico Rasczak): Thank you all for coming on such short notice. I'm aware you all had your own assignments and plans, but this meeting is urgent and requires the attention of all parties.

(Dr. Wei Ho): Jiro, Anna, and I were going to meet Hargrove until we were interrupted, so this had better be good.

(President Tori Bott-80): It will be, Wei. Don't worry. Please continue, General.

(Gnl. Rico Rasczak): Very well. I'd like for all of you to turn your attention to the screen behind me.


The holographic projection activates after the general's comment.

On it are several images taken from the video feeds of the Synthetics that were present at the investigation into the Axis Alliance's former headquarters, along with some analysis reports conducted by the research personnel who were present with the investigation convoy. Upon seeing these images, many members physically and holographically present begin to murmur and whisper among themselves; the general of the C.D.F. patiently waits for everyone to finish up their conversations before speaking once more.


(Gnl. Rico Rasczak): Okay, now that we've had a good amount of time to process everything we can begin again. The investigation team reported back to me yesterday over COMMS with these images and their analyses. They've codenamed these creatures "Aggregates", due to their nature as an advanced colony form of what was once believed to be the formerly extinct Scuttle Crab.

(Dr. Anna Maximoff): But they most certainly aren't anymore.

(Gnl. Rico Rasczak): Precisely. I'll let you take the stage for this one then, doctor.


The General of Militia for the Civil Defense Force walks over to his seat near the front and sits down; Dr. Anna Maximoff's communicative hologram disappears from its seat and reappears at the podium.

The presentation screen shifts from images of the Destroyer Aggregates and the initial reports by the investigation team to archived files on Bagan, the advanced P.E.M.F. that was thought to have been terminated by the Oxygen Destroyer many years back; its appearance on the holographic screen prompts some clear signs of anxiety in the audience, even those whom aren't physically present.

Despite the passage of 20 years, the effect this creature had on the world remains prominent.


(Dr. Anna Maximoff): I realize that we're ALL still sore somehow about Bagan all these years later, but his role in this current situation is of utmost importance. After receiving the initial reports from the investigation team, my colleagues and I looked into the issue further and verified that the conclusions they came to were sound. The next stage in the evolution of Bagan has arrived, and it has taken on the Oxygen Destroyer as its latest and greatest weapon.


The crowd, upon hearing this statement, is sent into a flurry, discussing quite loudly without regard for order for the meeting's debate as a whole. However, this is to be expected when such a controversial and sore topic needs to be addressed so directly. After patiently waiting for the majority of the heated debate to be had, Dr. Maximoff's hologram nods to General Rasczak.

The General puts his fingers to his mouth and gives one loud whistle that's amplified by his microphone, hurting the ears of almost everyone present but serving the purpose of silencing everyone to allow the good doctor to continue.


(Dr. Anna Maximoff): We don't know exactly how this happened, but it's undeniable what the result is. Somehow, Bagan has lived on and used the Oxygen Destroyer that killed it to evolve into a new form that's predicated on forming more advanced colonies from lesser beings. We have no information on whether it still has the same psychic abilities it once possessed, but we're in no position to deny the possibility. We've decided to codename the new evolution as a whole as "Destroyer".