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- [July 4, 2166]
- [Axis Alliance Headquarters]
- [Australian Outback]
- [Open Territory]
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- The Australian Outback. Despite many years of technological and societal advancement, much of this arid open stretch has yet to truly be colonized and settled. It certainly doesn't help that the conflicts during World War III left much of the interior unsuitable for Human habitation until terraforming could be improved in the future by the Union Aerospace Corporation. Although one would think that enterprising parties would take advantage of this opportunity to expand into the middle of the Australian island, there's not much demand to do so by the public; the Outback remains as wild and inhospitable as before.
- However, the Axis Alliance have managed to survive thanks to the efforts of Vandal Savage and the resources funneled into creating a safe zone from Ned Landerz at his position on the executive board for Goliath Super-National Bank.
- Unfortunately, an information leak that was taken advantage of by the Global Union of Divisions a few days earlier has compromised this position, necessitating the abandonment of this compound to a newly secure location.
- Currently, everyone at this site is finishing up preparations to move out; equipment is packed up, DNA and surveillance evidence is scrubbed and destroyed, and careful measures are taken to ensure that as little as possible can be traced back to the Axis Alliance. As well, everyone who isn't one of the Loyalist Mimetics or has certain powers has to wear an environmental suit so that they can safely traverse outside of the safe zone.
- (Mary Stoker): Is that everything ready?
- (Jay Garrick): Just about, sweetheart. We've got Dr. Savage's research materials stowed away, and anything that we could think of that could be traced to us has been taken care of.
- (Mary Stoker): Good. Dr. Savage, how are your Destroyers? Are they safe?
- (Vandal Savage): They are, ma'am.
- After being updated by her two most trusted comrades, Bloody Mary walks over to the Loyalist Mimetics and Storm Covenant to meet with their leaders, the Gorgon's Head A.I. and Cevat Lockhart, respectively.
- The Loyalist Drone carrying the hivemind A.I.'s container turns around to face the leader of the Order of Homo Novus, as does Cevat Lockhart.
- (Gorgon's Head): I briefly overheard what was going on with the F.E.V. mutant over the COMMS. The Separatists were the ones that likely subdued him.
- (Mary Stoker): That sounds about right. It's unfortunate that you can't keep them under your control anymore.
- (Gorgon's Head): They made their choice. They aren't as effective without my guidance.
- (Mary Stoker): Cevat, have you or any of my own people heard back from Hayden?
- (Cevat Lockhart): Only a few messages updating us on their progress with the Kree's replicators. They're still working out the kinks.
- (Mary Stoker): Very well. We'll contact them again when we reach the new location.
- After confiding with the leaders of the other factions in their Axis Alliance, Blood Mary sends a message on her datapad to everyone in their former headquarters' vicinity.
- At this signal, everyone begins moving out; vehicles ferry most of the individuals present away, Storm Covenant members mutate and trot alongside the vehicles, and the Loyalist Mimetics latch onto the single Mimetic Colossus that they've managed to construct as it overshadows the rest of the Axis Alliance nomads.
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- [Director's Office]
- [Director's Section - Hayden Station]
- [Union Aerospace Corporation Extended Colonization Beta]
- [Viking 1, Mars]
- [Open Territory - U.A.C.]
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- Inside of Director Samuel Hayden's personal office, the big man himself is at his desk; he has several active holograms being projected from his table. On them are several detailed blueprint scans of theoretical models; the most prominent figure is a scan of the pseudo-virus that permeates the bodies of members of the Storm Covenant: the Forced Evolutionary Virus, or F.E.V.
- (Director Hayden): Hmmmm.......... what can I do with you?
- The Director swipes the F.E.V. analysis away and brings another one into the centre of the holograms. This one details what looks to be an emaciated Human, possible just a skeleton, with what looks to be some armour around its main body and rocket pods on its back.
- (Director Hayden): Maybe. Let's see what else we have.
- The Director swipes one last time; he brings another hologram to the centre of the projections. This one is different from the others in how undetailed and conceptual it is. In fact, it looks to be an artistic rendition of some kind. But what kind of art piece could intrigue the Director of the Union Aerospace Corporation so much that he would lump it in with the schematics and theoretical models he normally associates with?
- It appears to be a rendition of Hell, one that's quite alien in terrain and stylization.
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