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- [May 25, 2166]
- [Sanctum of the Da'at Yichud]
- [Dohány Street Synagogue]
- [Budapest, Hungary]
- [Colony State - British Super-Nation]
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- Jiro Ifukube, the man out of time. He was thought to have died nearly three years ago after an audio recording was found waiting for one of his colleagues; it indicated that he intended to leave this world the same way the late Dr. Laura Reed did, as a volunteer source of untapped potential towards the ever-growing prowess of the mighty Keizer known as Gamera.
- However, to the shock of one Agent B.J. Blazkowics, the former Project Warmonger director is alive and well within the secret chambers of the mysterious Da'at Yichud.
- (Agent Blazkowics): How are you--
- (Jiro Ifukube): Alive? Simple, really. I did indeed seek out Gamera, hoping to make my last moments count. Unfortunately, after his unstable transformation into his current state, he wasn't in such an amicable mood, and thus my plans were cut short.
- (Agent Blazkowics): Then why haven't you returned after all this time?
- One of the individuals beside Jiro Ifukube pulls off his hood, revealing an aged Yiddish man with glasses, almost as old as the Japanese genius, a man who's well over 160 years old by this point in time.
- (Set Roth): That would be because of me.
- (Agent Blazkowics): S-Set Roth? I-I've heard of you fro--
- (Set Roth): From the tales your mother told you, no doubt. She was a good one, intelligent, full of life. Promising young scientist, but the rules were rules. Now, Shapiro informed me of your purpose here, to form an open channel of communication between our two groups, yes?
- For several moments, the young agent takes in everything that has been revealed to her. An ancient vault belonging to a secretive Jewish sect that has been utilizing stripped down Atlantean technology for generations. A supposed dead man and key aspect towards victory over the P.E.M.F.s years back, suddenly revealed to be alive and well. The man responsible for rejecting Blazkowics Sr.'s marriage to her lover and one of the most important officials in the Da'at Yichud hierarchy, present and tangible.
- As the G.U.D.'s representative is processing everything, many of the robed sect members quietly discuss the intent and purpose of this visit from an outsider. Set Roth sees how difficult of a time their guest is having with everything she's just learned and gives a short whistle. Upon hearing this signal, all of the other members, save for Set himself and Ifukube, file out of the main chamber and leave the three individuals alone.
- (Set Roth): Better?
- (Agent Blazkowics): I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around all this.
- (Set Roth): Well, allow me and Jiro to help put this all in context. Jiro, if you would?
- (Jiro Ifukube): Of course, Set. Set Roth and I were friends back in our early post-secondary years, but we drifted apart for many more after that. When I returned home from my unsuccessful attempt to integrate with Gamera, Set contacted me, telling me that it was the perfect time to explain everything.
- (Set Roth): It was at that point, 2 years ago, that I inducted my old friend into our little sect as a scientific advisor and personal colleague. Together, we started working on cracking the secrets of our ancestors' technology once and for all.
- (Agent Blazkowics): I think I understand, now. But you know why I've come. Your people recently contacted us, Maksym Skala specifically. He said it was time to share secrets, and the G.U.D. is hoping to understand why.
- (Jiro Ifukube): Of course, of course. Obviously, my old friends will be quite surprised to find I'm still alive. But we'll cross that bridge when we reach it. Come, Ms. Blazkowics.
- The three head through a door behind the altar holding the Ark of the Covenant.
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- [Unknown Warehouse Location]
- [Unknown Global Location]
- [Unknown Territorial Affiliation]
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- In the greenhouse set up next to the abandoned warehouse serving as the main base of operations for the Axis Alliance, Dr. Vandal Savage is hard at work producing batches of the Velocity-9 formula that Jay Garrick, otherwise known as Zoom, uses to enhance his speed to extreme levels. Speak of the devil, and he will come.
- The black speedster races into the building, which would ordinarily scatter every loose object nearby. However, the good doctor is quite privy to his former student's speed antics and has weighed down everything appropriately.
- (Zoom): Doctor...... where is the next batch?
- (Dr. Savage): Jay, must you really insist on using that distorted voice with me? We're old friends.
- (Zoom): Perhaps. But I quite like these mannerisms, as does Mary.
- (Dr. Savage): Ah yes, the charming young leader of our group. She's your muse, is she not?
- (Zoom): Indeed. I push myself harder and harder because of her, and I'm better for it.
- (Dr. Savage): Indeed.
- Dr. Savage finalizes the heating of the chemicals; a tube is hooked up to the abdomen of one of the doctor's "Destroyers", as he has taken to calling them. From it, a slightly viscous green fluid flows out; the small creature is a little uncomfortable as it's extracted but is otherwise unharmed. Finally, the ingredients mix harmoniously to create a dark red fluid, Velocity-9's last stage.
- Before the doctor can do anything with the vial, Zoom quickly grabs it and injects it into himself; he screams happily as blue electricity courses all over his body and his speed grows as the Velocity-9 takes effect. This action seems to leave Vandal Savage somewhat unamused.
- (Dr. Savage): It will take me at least another day to make another batch. Just because you need to attain higher speeds doesn't mean you can just take what you want from me like an addict.
- (Zoom): I'm fine, doctor. Besides, we both know that when I open the rift for Him, nothing else will matter.
- (Dr. Savage): Yes...... nothing at all.
- Dr. Vandal Savage watches his former pupil leave, then turns his attention to his little helping aid; a slight hint of inspiration is in his eyes as the creature cuddles up in the palm of his hand.
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