Colossus By Design: Season 2 - Log 62

[February 28, 2166]
[Archives of Atlantis]
[Atlantis Ruins, Seafloor, Chinese Ocean]

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A Mimetic Drone, a common variant of the Mimetic line of Atlantean-grade artificial intelligence.

Originally designed as a substitute for human labour, the Mimetics rebelled against their former masters but were eventually subdued and put into storage; their creation was valuable for later projects decades down the line. However, in the modern day, they've reawakened from their slumber, clearly not friendly with the inhabitants of current civilization.

The recon team of Civil Defense Force soldiers and their elite squad leader fires upon the Drone; it de-materializes into a cloud of flying metal and hard-light particles that the bolts of plasma from their guns simply pass through.

The cloud moves swiftly around the small hallway, reforming into its bipedal form right in front of Private J. Lenkins and pouncing on the poor rookie; the Mimetic Drone tries to claw at the rookie squad member's face, but the rest of the team all fire their weapons point blank into its back, quickly exposing the hard-light structure underneath. After taking significant damage,the hard-light within the unit spontaneously explodes into a burst of yellow light, scattering its metal pieces around that section of hallway.


(Pvt. Lenkins): OH GOD, MAKE IT STOP!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!

(Sgt. S. Sarge): Lenkins, get the fuck up. It's dead.


The rookie ceases his cowering, looks around with embarrassment, and gets back up to his feet.


(Pvt. Lenkins): I, uhhhh..... I meant to do that.

(Cpl. Sevchinko): Sure, Lenkins. Sarge, was that what killed our guys?

(Sgt. Sarge): No. Not alone.


As the Sarge finishes speaking, the ceiling above the squad crumbles; over a dozen more Mimetic Drones tumble out of the vents above and surround the recon team. All of their facial plating opens up to let out loud screeches, hurting everyone's ears. After their bout of screaming, the animalistic machines leap at the squad.


(Sgt. Sarge): OPEN FIRE!


The whole team fires their weapons on the Drones, destroying some of them whilst the others manage to get in close and swipe at the soldiers; despite their equal strength to the units, all but the Sarge are overwhelmed. Thus, she's left to fight the off the rest of the Mimetics on her own.

She does quite well, being physically larger and stronger than the human-sized units, and is able to easily collapse their structural integrity with only a few strong hits each. Soon enough, the entirety of the ambush has been eliminated. Unfortunately, Private Lenkins was lost in the fray, and Sevchinko, Smiley, and Sharkface sustained some minor injuries. The Sarge gets down on one knee, closes Lenkins's eyes, and briefly hums something to herself.


(Sgt. Sarge): Find peace in the void of the universe, Lenkins.

(Cpl. Sevchinko): Ma'am, what we do now?

(Sgt. Sarge): Well, Sevchinko, I think we'll have to--


The Sarge quickly stops talking; she now aims her gun down the hallway, as do the remaining members of her squad. The vents down the hallway burst open; dark black metal pieces and blue hard-light particles rise out of the openings. The mass of metal and energy forms two large bipedal beings, larger and somewhat bulkier than the Drones fought earlier: Mimetic Warriors.

As the two Warriors assemble themselves, a small gathering of more Mimetic Drones comes out of the open vents; they have no need to reassemble from their cloud-based form due to the size of the opening. The Warriors transform their right hands into pronged weapons, and the Drones open up their facial plating; instead of a screaming sound, they emit a deep yellow glow instead. Behind the group, out of the doors on the other side of the hallway, an even larger Mimetic steps out that dons much more ornate white armor plating and a crimson hard-light interior. The machine steps through the gathering of Drones and stands between the Warriors.


(Mimetic Warrior 1): HUMAN SIGHTED!

(Mimetic Warrior 2): YOU WILL SUBMIT!


The Sarge points her weapon at the Mimetics, as do the other members of her squad.


(Sgt. Sarge): Like HELL I will, you mechanical freaks!