((Sorry for the horrendous delay on this update.....
And sorry if the ending to this update is a bit immediate.
Next update will include the quote from the update before last as well as the continuation of the conversation you were having with Karista.
Also, sorry this updates a bit short.))
Actually yes, +1
You smile, taking in the frank hilarity of the situation. Crouching down, you smile and look straight in the monstrosities eyes.
"How about no? Really, did you honestly think I would follow you or your mysterious master? If your master wants to talk to me, or recruit me, tell him or her to come to me. But let me tell you, it will take a god to separate me from my daughters again."
snap off a one liner of feeling betrayed and capture the scum, to find out who the daemon's master was
btw Khan the Borlothel were awesome, now you have to prevent that tantrum; Baruk Khazad, Khazad al-Menu
You giggle. "I feel like this is the moment an action hero would whip out a semi-corny one liner. But I cant think of something to say. Pity. I might not get this chance again....."
You glare down as the cyborg. You let hatred fill your eyes as you grab it by the neck and hold its limp body at arms length in front of you whilst you stand. You squeeze. The cyborg is courteous enough to look like it is suffering. You are not sure if it
is suffering, but you hope it is.
No one impersonates your husband and gets away with it.
"Now, little robot, tell me who your master is, and I might make your end quick so that you dont have to be torn apart and analyzed by the Vanguard scientists who would no doubt love to know how you work and, more importantly, how you managed to infiltrate a Vanguard ship."
The cyborg, even in its precarious position, dares to smile. "You......will.....not.....make.....me.....tell.....sweetie."
You smack it on the face. Hard. "Don't dare call me 'sweetie' in that voice. That right is reserved for one man and one man only."
The cyborg laughs, a sound that sounds like nails on a chalk board coupled with grinding gears. You drop it, which shuts it up as it groans in pain. You start walking towards your room that you were heading to, which is on this corridor. You start to feel dizzy, however.
"We need to raise the alarm..and I need to go to the Medbay."
Open up our helmet and drop our weapons.
"Take me out quickly if you see me go lumpy."
Weeeeelp
We may have been conscripted.
Get ourselves quarantined, tell them to force us there if we start resisting.
Staggering, you lean against the wall. The titan comes and steadies you. You notice he isn't wearing his helmet, and that he is extremely handsome. On that handsome face is a concerned look. You raise your eyebrows at that, as this titan seems to be showing more emotion than you have ever seen them display before.
The titan speaks, in a deep, booming voice. "Are you OK? You look ill."
You shake your head. "No. I think....I need to go to the med bay..." You open the room you share with your daughters and drop your weapons inside before leaving, closing and locking the door again. "I also think we need to raise the alarm. There could be more of those things." You continue, now finding it hard to breath.
"Could you.....escort me please? I'm.....not sure I will make it.....on my own. If i start going all lumpy......or robot like.....shoot me." You collapse then and there, still conscious. You only get a grunt in reply to your statement as the Titan picks you up in his arms and, followed by the rest of the people in the corridor - the three Phantoms and the two Borlothel - carries you to the med bay, your breathing becoming ever shallower.
~~~***~~~
Inform Talli to start makeing a mental back up, we may well have lost this body.
As you drift in and out of consciousness, you can feel your body been moved about by people. Then you feel your armour recede, replaces with the soft warmth of a bed. You can feel, vaguely, people handling your body, no doubt trying to find what is wrong.
Your mind drifts to Talli.
'Talli.......' You call out, feebly.
"Bit busy here, Katia, trying to fight off these disgusting excuses for nanites that have somehow found their way into your body. By any chance, have you been kissing the nanite testing facilities rejects pile? These things are horrible.
Unfortunately, they are rather competent. They managed a 17% system infection before we noticed. On the up side, however, they have not been able to build up enough to have any noticeable impact on your body, with an average build up level of roughly 4.1728% and the damage they have done is repairable. The most serious damage is to your uterus. You wont be getting pregnant for the next month or two and you might miss a couple periods.
The excellent news is that We, alongside the Vanguard nanites in your body, are enjoying great success against these sorry excuses for microscopic machines. You should be purged in.....about eight hours. Most likely less."'Oh.......I was wondering.....Talli....If you ever completed that mind backup......i asked for all that time ago?'"Mind backup? Let us see......Yes, Yes we did. In fact, we have a full backup stored in memory implant:sector 56, with full conscious links maintained. We should be able to save your consciousness should this body start to fail. Fortunately, you dont have to worry about that. We have it all under control."'Thanks Talli.....I knew i could count on you.....'"Rest now. It makes our jobs easier, and you really need it."Smiling, you shut off the communication.....
File a report to Talli to pass on to the others and try to get a psychic message to your daughters and the phantoms that you worked with to alert folk of what happened.
....Only to open it again. You tell Talli to send a message relaying everything that happened to your daughters and squad mates. Talli agrees, however Talli tells you that it does not have the capability at the moment as the enemy nanites are the main threat, and are still rather potent.
~~~***~~~
Eventually you wake and find yourself in the Quarantine room with your armour now taking the form of a very comfortable dressing gown. You look over to your right and see Karista looking at you, with a look of interest. You cannot talk to one another, as the clear walls are sealed and soundproof.
As you wait, Talli gives you the all clear. Your body is free from the enemy nanites.
~~~***~~~
What do you do now?
Status:1. Demeanor/Status: Calm and collected.
2. Mental Condition: Mentally fit and stable.
3. Physical Condition: Extensive Scarring.
4. Clear thoughts and currently inactive mental factions.
Inventory:1. Mark 21 Phantom Powered Exoskeleton Suit (Wearing)
2. Mark 21 Phantom Powered Exoskeleton Helmet (Wearing)
3. Mk3 Plasma Beam Pistol (sidearm) (Holstered)
4. Mk 29 Mass Driver Sniper Rifle (Holstered)
5. Mk 32 Pulsed Hyper-Plasma Assault Rifle (Holstered)
Available Equipment:1. Mark 21 Phantom Powered Exoskeleton Suit (Wearing)
2. Mark 21 Phantom Powered Exoskeleton Helmet (Wearing)
3. Mk3 Plasma Beam Pistol (sidearm)
4. Mk 29 Mass Driver Sniper Rifle
5. Mk 32 Pulsed Hyper-Plasma Assault Rifle
6. Combat Engineering Equipment and explosives.
7. Various Vanguard casual clothes.
Implants and Augmentations:1. Vanguard Multi-range optics (Thermal, magnetic, IR, UV, multi-stage magnification etc) implant on eyes.
2. Vanguard Command and Control (C&C) nano-module implanted in head.
3. Vanguard Communications array nano-module implanted in head.
4. Phantom-Spec 28th generation Bio-nanomachines and bio-picomachines in blood stream, bones, muscles, tendons and organs.
6. Vanguard Nano-memory modules in the Cerebrum, holding all relevant non-personal data and nano-supercomputers throughout the brain aiding mental capabilities.
Brood Composition:1. Forward Command and communications: 10 Vat-born.
2. Field Combat Medic: 37 Vat Born
3. Long Range Specialists (Snipers): 48 Vat-Born
4. Heavy assault: 148 Vat-Born
5. Light Assault: 127 Vat-Born
6. Infiltrators: 27
7. Heavy Support: 77
8. Combat Engineers: 69
9. Scouts: 80
Allied Characters:1. Ala-Shar
2. Ankara
3. Ari
4. Elianna
5. Kaleetra
6. Talli
7. Dornishi, Morey regular Commander
8. Tirl-kha, Morey Commando Commander
9. Quish-ka, Morey Regular Commander
10. Annastasia
11. Levinia
12. High Marshall Veldin
13. Major General Hopfield
14. Kilroy
15. Emma
16. Willhelm
Enemy Characters:1. Kirish, the Presidentess's assitant. (Now mutant thing) (Deceased)
2. The Senatorium (Now mutant things) (Deceased)
3. New Guard Generals (Now mutant things) (Deceased)
Currently Neutral Relations:1. Brigadier Xander Berginstaff
2. Former-Presidentess Karista
3. Cecilia, the Medic.
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