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- [Unknown Date]
- [Underground Atlantean bunker]
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- Progress continues to be made on the gigantic turtle shell, as it's now fully-formed with a head and limbs, though the creature that would one day become the Gamma is not yet active.
- Hephaestus, though the head of the project, is nowhere to be found in the project bay, and is instead seen surrounded by a large gathering of refugees in the refugee grounds, listening intently to his tale.
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- (Hephaestus): *narration* You all remember my presentation of Irys. He was to be the next step in the cleaning of our ever expanding society.
- As Hephaestus speaks, he reminisces on the early days, with a young and relatively harmless Irys being ferried around the globe, leading and directing Gyaos to sites of major waste deposits.
- Crowds cheered wherever the brilliant scientists went, for they too believed that their cleaning creatures were nothing but helpful.
- (Hephaestus): *narration* What I could not foresee was the hidden thirst my creation had, what dark forces whispered to it, what kind of indoctrination it went through.
- Hephaestus now reminisces on a later point in Irys's life cycle, when its head crest started becoming more elaborate, with large fleshy sacs forming on its core body. The curious creature begins to intrude more and more on Atlanteans' personal space, until one fateful day, whilst in Hephaestus's lab, the worst was to come.
- (Hephaestus): *narration* Somehow, something was sending signals we could not detect that were covertly changing Irys's behaviour gradually. And then, without warning, it would strike its first, but certainly not last, blow.
- Irys, with barbed tentacles raised, hovers over one of the Atlantean researchers and, without warning, sends its barbs into her body, draining her of all fluids. The other scientists flee and set an alarm off, leaving Hephaestus in shock at what he just witnessed.
- After draining its first victim, Irys now turns to his creator, intent on absorbing him as well. However, knowing just what has overcome his invention, Hephaestus quickly grabs a weapon and begins to blast at Irys, damaging it and causing it to flee.
- (Hephaestus): *narration* I saw what he became. I never intended for it to turn against us. I only wanted to show up Zeus for his actions against me. But, because my negativity and anger seeped into its creation, I had ultimately seeded what would allow it to be seized by such unknown dark forces.
- Throughout Irys's life cycle, deep in outer space, the unmoving body of the Epsilon resides, its middle neck and head still absent but slowly growing back with every passing moment.
- Its body glows in regular pulses, with such signals resonating and correlating perfectly with several lights pulsing on Irys's body during various moments in its life, until one large golden pulse sounds off on the day of Irys's ultimate betrayal of its creators.
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- (Hephaestus): And, when it fled, it continued to consume and grow in size and power, using the Gyaos to its own benefit. And the rest you all know.
- The crowd begins to disperse after being given some thought-provoking insight into their situation. Now satisfied with having been able to tell his story, Hephaestus heads back into the project bay to overlook his latest creation.
- One of his engineers runs up to him, apparently with urgent news.
- (Hephaestus): What is it, Hermes?
- (Hermes): Hephaestus, the vessel is nearly complete!
- (Hephaestus): Excellent. Soon, our planet will be saved. However, Atlantis will not see its renewal.
- (Hermes): Why?
- (Hephaestus): There are not enough of us to sustain our society. We will eventually disappear, and other civilizations will rise up and take our place. Until then, we must make sure that our vanguard will safeguard them, maintain the balance. Let the others know that the final phase will take place soon.
- (Hermes): Yes, Hephaestus.
- Hermes runs off to inform the other Atlantean crew of the final stages of the plan.
- (Hephaestus): Let us hope you and I can finally make things right, Gamera.
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