Fade to Black [Duo,Open]

[Duorzum]

The only human appearance about the Captain is his wings also being used as hands and arms. Everything else was chocobo, except for his ability to talk. The beak looked tough, but was flexible enough to act like lips. Quite an odd experiment. Looked like a prototype for another experiment, this bird did.

Nebula grinned, but since he lacked teeth, it was a beaky smile, "Name's Nebula."

He listened to what Leon had to say, and he gave a summary, "Mercenary, hm? Well, after this is all done, we're going to raid the Xen Labs account and get millions of Gil for it. You can take as much as you can handle. That company does not deserve the money it currently has. We already have most of the lab bases on the map navigator, but some have continued to elude us. The hardest thing is getting in these bases, destroying them, and escaping without getting killed. I can't target them with the ship's guns without harming the Planet in the process, as they're all underground or in mountains."

He stepped on a pressure plate, which brought up a holographic map display, "We found them, but we don't know which experiments are housed in what base. The metal used blocks off all types of scanners from piercing through to take a peek inside. It sounds suicidal, going into a place where there's hardly information about it, but it is necessary if we want to stop him."

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Leon listened to what Nebula said, carefully placing important pieces of information into the reserves of his mind for later use. When Nebula brought up the map, several dots appeared on the screen with large red "X"s on them. These must be the places already hit... Leon surmised.

"I have a few things that can get into the different facilities that can scout for us. Nothing that will leave permanat scars on the planet, just enough to punch through the outer shell of the earth and into the facilities." Leon said, placing a thoughtful hand on his chin. "I can do a bit of work to get information on the facilities, and I'll have to get the coordinates for the different bunkers and facilities. I'll need to upload them to the server in my ship. From there, I can get into the network of the labs. Nothing to it." Leon said, already figuring out a plan of action.

"Send a few men to with me to my ship so that they can unload the weapons." Leon said, turning and climbing over the railing. He hopped back down to the main deck and turned around. "Here's a full download of the weapons that I have in store aboard my ship with a count number and a full description of the weapons, the ammunition required, and the general work that is needed to mantain them." Leon said, waving a hand over his wrist-watch. The holographic display came up with a progress bar, which filled nearly instantly. "There are administrator protections over it, so only a select few people can access it." Leon said, again turning and this time, walking out the door.

Leon walked with a steady pace back to the airlock. He crossed through the tunnels that connected the two ships and returned to the familiar decking of his own ship. Once inside, Leon walked down a corridor and began to make his way to the server room. Just as he was about to enter the door, however, Leon spun low and swept his leg out, bringing down a "Shadow" that had been following him.

"Can't you leave well enough alone?" Leon asked, returning to his standing position, but with his boot pressed against his stalkers chest.

A grunt and a curse came at him in retort as well as a struggle to get the boot off of their body. But, it was in vein. Soon, the assailant was tired and ceased to struggle. Leon cocked an eyebrow at his attacker and looked her over. A crew member from the Skystomper by the looks of it. She wore the general uniform of a crew member from it anyway. She was fairly tall, lean and muscular. An exparament obviously, as she looked part wolven and also part human. She walked on two pawed feet, but had hands and arms. Her hair was pulled back into a pony tail and her gray eyes looked up at Leon with a distinct flare in them.

"Now... I'd like to know just what in the blazes this is about?" Leon asked, reaching down to pluck the girl off of the decking. She tryed to break free from Leon's grasp, but Leon was already ahead of her. Within three seconds, she was pinned with her back to him and her arms tied and subdued, bound in steel cable.

"The captain may trust you, Human," she said venomously. "But the rest of the crew knows what your kind is capable of. Just look at me." She spat the words at him, trying to make him flinch back.

Of course, no such luck. Leon sighed and dragged his 'prisoner' to a holding cell and pushed her in, taking the cord off of her arms as she went in. Leon closed and locked the door, shaking his head as he turned and walked back to the server room. On the floor sat a finly crafted knife. Leon smiled and picked it up, tossing it into the air several times. Perfectly ballanced and well honed. A piece of artwork. Leon stuck the knife's blade into a holster in his boot and walked into the server room, with the yells of his newly aquired prisoner faiding away into the quietness of the Ragnarok.

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[Duorzum]

Alpha had sent Leon the coordinates. Well that was fast.

Meanwhile, Duorzum was checking on the rest of his friends who weren't dead. Phantom was still in his cell, rocking back and forth saying "I didn't kill him" over and over again. Sad as that was, it seemed to be the norm nowadays. Duo needed to find a way to get the other demon experiment out of that state. He would have to ponder that on the way to the Ragnarok. Alpha was fine, as fine as he could get being suspended in midair by thick wires and cords, having only half a body left. After that incident with Teivel, the incomplete android was left with being the A.I. of the ship. The parts could not be found to repair him, and his lower half had been incinerated by the draconic brute.

He made it to the hangar bay where the Ragnarok sat. Before he had arrived, a drone contacted the Ragnarok. Alpha wanted to talk to Leon.

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A green blip popped up on the screen showing the download of the requested materials. Excelent... Leon thought. He leaned back in the chair and watched the feeds of the hull mounted cameras. Workers moving about, taking care of machinery, talking, laughing, and throwing uneasy glances at the Ragnarok. Whatever... Leon really didn't care what they thought so long as they didn't try anything with his ship.

Soon, a welcome sight came to him as he watched Duo appear in the hanger bay. Leon was about to open the door for him when the same drone from before popped into the camera's eye.

"Alpha I think his name was..." Leon said to himself.

Leon pushed himself out of his chair and walked out into the hallway. The pounding on the door had stopped, at least for now. He walked past the cell and towards the main door. The inner door slid open which was subsiquently followed by the outer door.

"Ahh Duo. Glad to see you're back. Did you have fun?" Leon asked, a playful grin on his face. But, unfortunatly, Leon knew that pressing matters had to take place. "So... Alpha I believe... What can I do for you?" Leon asked, turning his attention to the small drone that had reciently appeared in his camera's eye.

"If you don't mind, but could we have this conversation in private? It's rather bothersome if certain things were to slip into unwanted hands." Leon suggested, gesturing to the interior of his ship.

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[Duorzum]

Alpha was hailing Leon through the Ragnarok's communication systems. Wireless? Interesting. Alpha may have been more advanced than upon first impression. How did he get into that particular frequency was a mystery. Duorzum was called by Captain Nebula over the intercom. Seemed they needed to discuss something before leaving.

(( Sorry its short, I had no idea who you were referring to, Duo or Alpha. ))

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oOc: Leon was talking to Alpha for the discussion. He had gone to answer the "door" for Alpha and he commented on Duo's return. Sorry for the misunderstanding

Also, I wanted to say sorry for the small response. I've been having trouble coming on here lately due to an increase in school work and the like. I might be able to crank something out soon, but I need just a bit of time and, if I could ask, a bit more detail as to what is happening. Thanks.

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[Duorzum]

(( Don't confuse me. Really, just don't. Random chick, unfriendly workers, not my style. ))

Alpha piped up, "The coordinates have been set. I wish to discuss supplies with you. What precisely can you offer to this ship? Duorzum kept it vague, as always."

Despite him being a creature of mechanical making, he was just as human-like as anybody else in the ship. His brain just worked faster, that was the only difference.