Colossus By Design: Entry 0124 - The Dirty Secret

[February 13, 2146]
[South American Wasteland, former South American continent]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Freedom of Justice squats beside his teammates, Tzar Bomba V2 and Blade of the People, and looks back at the Alpha; he pays extra attention to the creature that lies crushed in the giant's palm. The Canadian Warmonger receives a communications hail from Director Jiro Ifukube, whom is still working at the excavation site a short distance away.


(Director Ifukube): [COMMS] Thomas, are you there?

(Thomas Scott): I'm here, sir.

(Director Ifukube): [COMMS] Do you think you could come over here? It's very important, not just as an academic endeavour, but to our war with the P.E.M.F.s as well.

(Thomas Scott): Alright.

(Director Ifukube): [COMMS] And the others?

(Thomas Scott): Well, Director, Feng is ready to go, but Sasha's arm still needs a bit more time to be fully repaired by the Zeta.

(Director Ifukube): [COMMS] Very well. You two better come here then. You'll wanna see this with your own eyes.


Freedom of Justice stands up and helps Blade of the People up to her feet. They begin to walk to the excavation site and look back one last time at Tzar Bomba V2, whom waves at them with her good arm as Zeta uses non-standard DE energy to repair her severed one. Once the two arrive at the site, they get down on their hands and knees and move their heads into the opening of the hole.


(Dr. Wei Ho): How are you feeling, Feng?

(Feng Lee): Alright now, Dr. Ho. So, what's this all about?

(Dr. Wei Ho): Quite a few things, actually. As I'm the resident biology expert, I'll give it to you.


Dr. Anna Maximoff snickers at this comment from Dr. Wei Ho, whom ignores it; he proceeds to project a large hologram for the Warmongers to see. It shows a detailed analysis of the Trilomite P.E.M.F. that was discovered, as well as several three-dimensional scans of the veins of pure non-standard DE energy and the glowing organic pods.


(Dr. Wei Ho): Now, first of all, I'll bet you two are wondering why the Alpha went on his rampage yesterday.


The two Warmongers nod furiously, eager to learn from the experts.


(Dr. Wei Ho): Well, as you can see from these scans, this P.E.M.F. was the one responsible, which we've dubbed 'Trilomite' due to its similarity to a trilobite and various other arthropods.

(Feng Lee): Wait, that thing's a P.E.M.F.?

(Dr. Wei Ho): Indeed, Ms. Lee. It's a very curious case, seeing as how we've never seen the creatures at such small sizes, and yet so specialized at the same time. We've found that the creature--


All of a sudden, the Alpha walks over to the excavation site, startling nearly all of the research personnel; all except for Director Ifukube, of course. He then drops the crushed Trilomite into the hole next to Dr. Ho, then walks away, indifferent to the reactions of the tiny humans below. Whilst the rest of the researchers are visibly stunned, Director Ifukube simply smiles.


(Dr. Wei Ho): Anyways...... as it was so kind of the Alpha to come over here and give us a close up look at the actual creature.....


The Alpha snorts loudly off in the distance.


(Dr. Wei Ho): The Trilomite variant of P.E.M.F. carries with it a powerful neurotoxin in its stinger that can synchronize with the stung being's self-awareness and allow a mental connection to a Control-type.

(Thomas Scott): Monster X.

(Dr. Wei Ho): Quite so, Mr. Scott. However, on its own, the Trilomite alone couldn't have obtained complete control over the Alpha. It would take an immensely large quantity of the creatures' toxins to overcome something like the Alpha.


Director Ifukube chimes in.


(Director Ifukube): Which means an entire swarm of them.

(Feng Lee): That's a problem, sir.

(Director Ifukube): Yes, it is, Feng, but we have an even bigger problem.

(Feng Lee): What is it?


Director Ifukube points at the glowing organic pods lining the majority of the rock walls of the site.


(Director Ifukube): Those pods are all developing P.E.M.F.s.