Equipment:
Cruiser Graviton Shield
Battleship Scanner
Capital Armor Upgrade Mk. VIII
Cloaking Device Mk. II Advanced
Construction history:
The first, but not documented, Battlecruiser Prototype. Akira Kongou was the lead developer and designer of this ship. After the failure of armor and engine tests, it was ejected into the open space and Akira was fired from his work. This was a bad time for Kongou family, which was serving the emperor for hundreds generations, even since The War of Sol. Akira's son, Shouzou, was working for Kusari Naval Forces. From this moment, he began litteraly hate Samura Industries for this action. Five years passed, Akira Kongou has died because of cancer, and Shouzou's family was counting four new inhabits - Tatsori, Hiei, Kirishima and Haruna. All of them, except Tatsori, was named in honor of The Second Earth War Japan warships. But Shouzou wasn't calm enough - he still worried about abandoned battlecruiser. He started to seek the information about it, and finaly, found a report about abandoned Kusari Battlecruiser Prototype somewhere in Hokkaido. After two days of searching, he finaly found it near Tohoku Jump Hole. It was strange, but ship was seems okay, so Shouzou desided to tug it to New Tokyo. He used a jump holes for that, since if he was using the jump gates, there are could be a lot of questions from Kusari Naval Forces. He left the battlecruiser on the dark side of New Tokyo Planet' orbit, where nobody could detect it. Shouzou was repairing this ship by himself for five years. Only in 810 A.S. this ship was able to fly, but not to combat. After the creating of Capital Armor Upgrades, Shouzou has maunted one of them into Battlecruiser' Armor Plates, which made it suitable to fight with the other capital ships, and A.I. module from Nammu fabrics, which allowed it to fly with the minimum number of crew.
Crew list
Name: Tatsori Kongou.
Rank: Commander of Battlecruiser; Founder and current leader of Lightseekers.
Origin: Planet New Tokyo, New Tokyo System, Kusari Republic.
Status: Killed In Action.
Biography: Tatsori's ancestors was serving in the emperor military for hundreds generations ago and Tatsori decided to continue "the warrior path". In childhood, she was more independent and arrogant than her other sisters. She was visiting her grandfather's battlecruiser with her father and spectating the procces of repair. She dreamed that sometime she will command this ship and fly to the undiscovered worlds in deep Omicrons.
After school, she joined Kusari Naval Academy. She was, if not the best in the whole Academy, but the best in her group. She knew that these knowledges will serve her right and would not like to lose them.
After "Kongou" has been finaly recovered, Tatsori has finished her education and Shouzou has granted her with familiar Battlecruiser. But he was forced to tell her that she must not let this familiar relique into premier Kusari Government. Tatsori's respected her father's will and was keeping their ship in shadows for a long time. She found a crew members in her ex-academy group.
Once, she detected a srange activity in Omicron Delta and desided to check it out. From this moment, her whole life has changed. The source of activity was a Marduk, which was strong enough to break her entire will. When Tatsori commanded to deactivate Cloaking Device near Nomad Artifact, this Marduk has revealed and mindcontroled her. The vision told Tatsori to kill every single crew inside her ship and dock with the nearest station. Kongou has executed the order, but few minutes later, she realised that she was controled by Marduk and set Freeport 11 as destination to dock. She was shocked for few days, until she met two nomad newcomers, Erato and Aki'tour. They're helped her to solve the mystery in her tragedy and guided to seek the Light.
From now on, she's in doubt with Reena for saving her life. She joined the Oracles and headed "Kongou" to Altair, to make it a perfect ship, the inpersonation of cooperation between Nomads and Humans
Name: Hiei Kongou:
Rank: Executive Officer.
Origin: Planet New Tokyo, New Tokyo System, Kusari Republic.
Status: Killed In Action.
Biography: Tatsori's younger twin sister. She's rather devoted to Tatsori and she cares about her everytime, however, she understands that nobody could break Tatsori's meditations.
She was pretty emotional in childhood, well, not more has changed from these times. Despite of all, she was studying in the same group with Tatsori in Kusari Naval Academy, but she left it after third course. She was sharing her will to discover Omicrons with her sister, but Tatsori was very busy for that. In 820 A.S., she offered a little snubcraft vesself and proceeded to Sigma-17. She found a jump hole to Omicron Theta, and then she started to discover Omicrons by herself. Unfortunately, her ship was heavily damaged by The Core in Omicron Delta. Her escape pod was floating in the void for two days, until doctor Zelisnkiy has rescued and brought her to Freeport-15. She was living in Zoner society for three years, until Tatsori finaly found and promoted her as Executive Officer of "Kongou".
After Tatsori's returning, she decided to stay as Executive Officer and watch out for their employee.
Name: Markus Greismann (Grigoriy Zelinskiy).
Rank: Cloaking Device Operator; Primal Scientist.
Origin: Planet Gran Canaria, Omega-49 system.
Status: Killed In Action.
Biography: Enigma-man. People say that he was a leutenant of Sirius Coaliton Revolutionary Army and he was executed, other tells that he came out of Omicron Delta' nebulae, but they all are wrong.
Grigroiy Zelinskiy, a.k.a. Markus Greismann, was a Zoner scientist with Coalitionary blood. His younger brother used his data and identificator to join SCRA and this was his last mistake.
A specialist of EM and Kinetic technologies. Grigoriy has his own vision of science and this vision usualy helpes him. In 820, he moved out his lab to Omicron Delta system, on Freeport-11, when he was continuing his researches. Some day, he met a Nomad called Ser'Khan, he was communicating with him and guided to learn nomadic technologies.
In 823 A.S. he met Tatsori and called her "Hiei", but soon he realised that he made a mistake. But fortunately, he was hired by Kongou as scientist.
Name: Rex Felitinni
Rank: Sonar operator; secondary X.O.
Origin: Planet Malta, Omicron Alpha system
Status: Killed In Action.
Biography: Typical Outcast, he was smuggling Cardimine within Liberty Space, but on his way back, he was followed by Bounty Hunters. Fortunately, his life was saved by "Kongou". After that incedent, he decided to throw out a perspectivenesses of smuggling and became a Zoner. In the other side, Cardimine addiction was reminding him about itself this whole time and he wasn't able to do something with it. He was spending his last money for another dose of drug, and he decided to seek for "Kongou" once again. His various luck was on his side. He found an Executive Officer of Battlecruiser, Hiei, and asked her about cardimine onboard of their ship. The price of cardimine supply was a work within Lightseekers as sonar operator, and he accepted it.
Soon, he became a close friend with Tatsori and cardimine addiction has vanished, he just started to spent more time with Zelinskiy's device.
Once Battlecruiser departed to Altair, he was left on Freeport alone, so he tries to stick up with Auxesians and help then with everything he has.
Name: William Gaster
Rank: Secondary scientist.
Origin: Planet Cambridge, Cambridge system, Kingdom of Bretonia.
Status: Alive.
Biology: Many scientists and academics was born at Cambridge and William wasn't an exception. He was working on project of Heavy Kinetic Weponry along with Grigoriy Zelisnkiy, but soon he understood that this project has a dead end. One day, he's found an unstable jump hole at Omega-52 and he decided to activate it. He ingored Zelinskiy's warning and passed thorugh it. He was traveling in hyperspace for two weeks and was considered as M.I.A. Fortunately, his hyperspace trip's ended at Coronado.
After all, he decided to explore Nomads, their society, technologies, etc. During one of his explorings, he met Zelinskiy at Freeport 11 and joined Lightseekers after a warm talk with Kongou.
After he became the Oracle, he reunited with Lightseekers and guided them to join his new family as he did.
Name: Reena
Rank: None
Origin: The Shrine.
Status: Unknown.
The consciousness of the living Nomad, Reena was quite individual while she tried to comprehend humans and learn the Sirius. Once she reunited with her family, she felt the might of her elder sisters. She was inspired by them and wished to be as might as they are. When the "engine mechanism" was completed and interfered into Battlecruiser's systems, she realised, that it was a cell for nomad's consciousness. She tried to connect with "Kongou", but then the trap has shut down. Once she entered it's systems, she felt like she was put into a squeezer. In panic, she started to spread herself through the ship, while her connection to the mindshare was fading out. She became one with the battlecruiser, but completely lost to her family.
Once, she met Saturnia and they had a warm discussion, during which she was inspired and determined to move one.
She finally adjusted to her new form and reunited with the Oracles to help the prawl the song of the light through the Sirius and stop this carnaging war between humans and Nomads.
Grigoriy enters the room, full of dark walls with only one chair in the middle of it. The front window shows a full view of the Omicron Delta sun. He clears his throat, trying to get an attention from Tatsori's sight.
- Greetings, doctor. Is there are something new to hear?
Her voice was calm, as ever. Zelinskiy felt a little shudder on his back.
- I've got the remains. But i still need more to work on. I also composed this list of tools, and I need them to increase my performance. You can check it out in your interface.
She opened her interface. and opened a list with the required tools.
- Hm... I think we can handle with it... At least, i know, -who- can. Thanks, Grigoriy. You are free now.
A scientist left the room. Tatsori opened a little communication window and started to call her sister. After five minutes passed, she heard a familiar voice,
- Hello, Tatsori. How are you?
- Glad to see you, sister. I have a request for you, not the order.
Kirishima has shaken her hair and continued the dialog.
- What's that, Tatsori? Don't tell me that i have to visit Omicrons. I will not.
- Not this time. I have a list of commodities that my colleague need to have. Transfering the list now.
Kirishima has recieved the list. Seems like she doesn't enjoyed that she saw there.
- Hm... Could be worst... I will try my best, sister. Meet you as soon as i get this all. Kirishima Kongou out.
Tatsori closed her interface and continued to meditate, spectating the star. She thought only about her family and Ish'tar.
"There is only one way to live in peace... The Darknes and The Light must be reunited..."
As usualy, Tatsori was stiitng in her chair, meditating and remembering her past. The Kusari Naval Academy, an expedition in Omicrons, the meeting with "Hecate"... She was trying to forget about everything. But looks like, she will not do that today.
A door in her room has opened. Pretty young kusarian woman entered in and interrupted Tatsori's meditation.
- Tatsori...
- I know... Prepare the ship. Tell Zelinskiy to activate the cloaking device. We are leaving.
She raised from her chair and left the room. On her way to the dry dock, she saw some strange people, staring at her.
Since five minutes passed, she was lay on her couch with an opened interface.
- Hiei. The Core may now consider us as hostile and the target to be illuminated. As I thought, their avadity and outrage does not have any edges. We have to leave Omicron Delta and restock on Freeport 15. Confideration of Freeports have no questions with us.
- So... Let's begin our "naughty" list with the Core...
"Kongou" has undocked with the Freeport 11. The cloaking device was activated after five seconds. But there was something new - the sound of working cloaking device was different. At least, the "Kongou"' crew didn't felt it because of psi-resistor. But Tatsori has heard it a bit. She called Zelinskiy to ask him about these sounds.
- Grigoriy, I just heard a strange sound... Like a voice, it was coming out from the cloak machinery. Is there are something that I should know?
- Uhm, yeah, sorry about that. I've just worked a bit with your cloaking device and Nomad Gunboats Remains. Seems like i've found the way to cower this null with illusions... And, as you can hear, it works pretty well.
But seems like Tatsori was not interested in these sounds. She was in some kind of trance. She's tried to communicate with one, which liberated her. With one, which gave her a chance to begin everything from the bright list. With one, which guided here all along this time.
I don't think that you can hear me... But i'm sorry. You were right about them... Now I have to continue my quest... To search the more of their kind...
After her words, a woman with long dark hair and arrogant eyes appeared in front of Tatsori. She was standing there, staring directly in kusarian soul. After all, she smiled a bit and then dissappeared. Tatsori felt a relaxing feeling. Seems like, her friend was pleased by her work.
"Kongou" was hiding in shadows for three days. Tatsori knew that with only two people onboard they will not survive for long and she started to search for associates. Luckly, there was a huge numbers of Zoners who supported Kongou in her ideals. One day passed and Battlecruiser's crew was counting as 105 people which been treat to each other as one big family. They are started to call themselves "Lightseekers", which tempt to reach the Light, described in Nomadic ideologies.
After three days of traveling and hiding, "Kongou" finaly returns to it's home. Zelinskiy was pretty excited by the Nomad Remains and his experiments was unbreakable since he got a tools from Kirishima. But handicraft lab onboard of Battlecruiser was not enough to keep his experiments, so he moved his equipment back on Freeport.
Grigroiy stands near a drydock and talks to one of "Kongou" crew. He holds somesort of tablet and shows it to his assistant.
- So I need this equipment in my main lab for now. Can you transfer it?
He gave his assistant a tablet with a list of equipment.
- Will do, Doctor. See you in two hours in your lab. Be safe.
He salutes and goes back to "Kongou"'. Five minutes passed and Grigoriy finaly approaches his main lab. Everything is been where's it was left. Monitors, tools, even his coat was untouched. He activated his interface and started to analyse the data.
"Hm... I can only imagine which technologies this thing contains... We certainly don't know much about the old Nomads technologies, but with these new, evloved ones... Hm... Let's see... They have something like a Power Core... Which serves as an engine energy generator too... That means they can reproduce their own kind of energy to fly within an open space... I need to scan one of their alive entity more closely... Maybe using this information, I could make some sort of hybrid technology... Need to meet with Tatsori, this depends some blueprints of "Kongou" engines structure.
He went out of his laboratory, heading to Tatsori's meditating room.
Looks like nothing has changed to Tatsori. She was sitting in her chair as usual, spectating the star and thinking about her own.
Grigoriy knocked two times on wall and cleared his throat.
- Miss Kongou?
Tatsori raised her head and answered:
- Good evening, Doctor. Is there are anything that you want from me? In other case you could not interrupt my meditation.
Grigoriy felt a bit discomforted because of her words.
- I think that I can make some new upgrades for your ship. Hovewer, that would take more than usual. Maybe three months, maybe four. What do you think about modifying "Kongou"'s engines?
Tatsori's attantion was growing up.
- You are free to do everything with my ship. Hovewer, don't break it. But I think that you actualy need something from me.
- Yes, as always, you are right. I need a blueprints of Battlecruiser Engine structure.
She smiled. Tatsori has activated her interface and searched down for "Kongou" structure. After she found it, she selected the section with an engine and sent it to Zelinskiy.
- Done.
Grigoriy has checked his interface. He found a detailed information about an engine and got confused.
- Is that all?
- Did you expected to see something else? "Kongou" Engine was made in the best meaning of minimalism, there's nothing else than H-Fuel storages, tubes and ignitors. Now if you excuse me... Would you kindly leave me with my thoughts?
Grigoriy felt some sort of fear. He know that he couldn't make Tatsori angry.
- My bad. Good bye.
He went outside Tatsori's room and headed back to his lab. Young lady still was meditating at the sun, but looks like her consciousness was beyond our plane. .
She wokes up, finding herself in her room. Nomad assault on Freeport-11 happened few minutes ago, but her appartement remains untouched. Tatsori looks bored and exhaused, maybe it's all because of Nomads, or visions.
"I'm getting tired of this... This place is makes me... Uncomfortable. But in the same time... I feel myself protected..."
She's activated her interface and tried to communicate with Zelinskiy. She wished to knew about his successes.
Doctor was still in his lab, studying and experimenting with Remains. Few of them has exposed during the last invasion, but he's tried to reunite them. He even attempted to integrate some results of his experiments in "Kongou" engine structure, but there is no effect yet.
He's cought Tatsori's call and answered:
- Miss Kongou?
- Good evening, Doctor. How is your progress? Does anything interesting happened with your results?
Tatsori's voice was a bit excited.
- Well... I tried to reunite some of these exposed Nomad Materials, sadly, there's nothing but a dust. But there's a good news - i'd attempted to integrate some of these remains into "Kongou" engine systems. Seems like nothing bad is happened and these remains are a part of the ship now.
- I glad to hear it, -Looks like she's getting relaxed - Is there are any problems with The Core or The Order?
Grigoriy has giggled and adjusted his glasses.
- There are always a problems with The Core... And The Order, they are getting nervous for the last days. Looks like they're not trusting us...
Tatsori's issued a little laughter
- Well, I think we will prove them that they are was wrong... Or right. Who knowes?... And about intergrating - how much this will take?
- As I told - three months. Until then I suggest you to keep our Battlecruiser in dry-dock. Maybe, if you want, Zoners could borrow some snubcraft for you, but I'm pretty sure that you prefer to stay in your room.
- Understood. Good luck, Doctor. Kongou out.
- Fortune is a myph, miss. You know it better than me. Zelinskiy out.
He's diactivated his interface and returned to work.
"Hm... What if I could replace these H-Fuel storages with a Nomad Energy Core? That could make an unexpected results... But I think. that could be a good replacement for H-Fuel...
Zelinskiy's experiments was about to break. Nomad Remains integration was completed, but there is no effect yet. Replacement of the fuel storages was deffered until Grigoriy realizes the problem of inactive parts.
"I need a source of energy, which can reproduce the kinetic power into engines... There is only one thing that can solve my problem"
He activated his interface and started to roll over his list of items.
"Superconduits... No, too expensive and we have no place for them... Hm... What if..."
His attention was focused on the tab with a strange sphere on it's screen.
"Hm... Probably this thing can reproduce some kinetic energy, which I need. But I don't know where i can get one... I might ask Tatsori about this, she was in space few hours ago and met one of Ingenuus Research Group mobile laboratory ship..."
He started to call Tatsori in their communication network.
She was sitting inside of some kind of gazebo with a vintage chairs and table. She felt the smell of fresh black tea and turned around. She saw a little girl in dress, which was drinking her tea from a little cup.
- Your tea is going to be cold. You don't like it?
Her voice was excited and full of naive childhood tunes.
- I usualy meeting here with Hecate... What are you doing here?
A little girl giggled and answered
- Hecate is on break... She has felt in dream and nobody of ours can awake her... So you can consider me as your spectator instead of her. My name is Reena, by the way. I glad to finaly meet you, Kongou.
Kongou has grabbed her cup and siped a tea from it. The taste was pure, as always.
- So, Reena... Are you the newcomer in K'Hara community?
- Hmh... Yes, but i find the elder brothers and sisters are boring... All, what they think about, is protecting the homeworlds... By destroying a humanity. Well, at least, Ish'Tar thought there was an another way - a peace... But, not anymore. So, are you call yourself "Lightseeker"? What is that means?
Tatsori smiled.
- Well... Lightseekers are trying to solve the problem between the humanity and yours. At least, we tried to... The problem is that we have to illuminate all darkness inside of humanity... But we can't do it with our forces. So everything what we have to do, is waiting...
- Whooo... Interesting. Well, I think somebody tries to communicate with you, so I won't to hold you here for long. If you need to know something more about ours - just call me, okay? Good bye!
Reena has rised from her chair, waved her hand to Tatsori and dissappeared with all environment.
Tatsori has woke up in her chair, realizing, that Grigoriy was calling her via communicating network this whole time. She activated her interface and answered.
- Good evening, Doctor. Is there are anything that I should know?
Grigoriy's voice was nervous.
- I think, our experiment is about to break. Yes, the parts are completely connected within battlecruiser engine system, but i still need a power source which can reproduct a kinetic energy into engines, which will serve as analogy to our fuel. From now on, I won't be able to replace Battlecruiser Engine Fuel Storages until I get the Nomad Power Cell. I thought that you have few "sources" which can deliver one to us.
She mused.
- Well... I've met one of Ingenuus Research Group scientists... Their ship was fluiding with particles, which been caused by integration of Nomad Power Cell. I will send you some camera shot.
Grigroiy has received Tatsori's photage. He was excited.
- Mater' Bozhya! Yes! This probably could replace our entire Energy Core and reproduce new kind of energy... Maybe even our weaponory will work with new performance! Miss Kongou, I need this thing! We need this thing! But how we could get it?
- They told me that our experiment might require one of these Nomad Power Cells, and where can I get one. I will try to solve your problem as soon as possible, Doctor. Kongou out.
She diactivated her interface and continued to meditate.
Tatsori has found herself once again in that bright gazebo with vintage furniture.
Reena appears in front of her. Seems like that nomad has grown up, because her mental model wasn't look like a little girl, but a teenager. Her dress has changed from a blue velvet to a purple flat, like a copy of Tatsori's dress. They sit in chairs and siped a tea, Kongous has started a dialog.
- Glad to see you evolving, Reena. How have you been thus far?
Reena smiled, but her voice sound irritated.
- Humans... Why they are so primitive? Can you tell me, Tatsori?
Kongou has rised her eyebrow.
- Well... Indeed, they are most primitive that I ever seen... Maybe it's all about degradation, not evolution? You see the Core members... They are hilarious and idiotic...
Nomad has given a little giggle.
- Well, it's obvious, but I'm telling about Middle Land Protectors... One of them was demanding mechanisms from my body... Isn't that awful?
- Huh? Did Liberty Navy has come thus far? It's dumb... Even for them.
She sipped a tea once again.
- Anyway, I called you because my... Friend has some problems with hybridization. He already mounted all his mechanisms into my ship engine system, but there's no effect yet. He afraid that he needs a Nomad Power Cell... He tried to communicate with group of Zoners, but... Seems like they're scarried about our perspectives. I have two questions for you, Reena. First, do you have any suggestion how can I get one of yours power cells? And second, what Zelisnkiy does wrong?
Reena has relaxed in hear chair and answered.
- Your hard-headed friend does only one misstake and I afraid that he has to overwatch his mechanism. You see, we don't use any power cells to fly, neither a kinetic energy. Our husks can reproduct a thermo-nuclear power, that makes us able to walk into the cosmos. Speaking if which, power cell... You might contact with Oracles, they can guide you and give whatever you want. But as price... They would take you with your ship into their anclave. Or maybe not, if you will prove them that your purposes are noble and you're well trained and guided to proceed by your own way.
She warried.
- But... You're not going to use our technologies against us, aren't you?
Tatsori giggled.
- I don't see any sense in this... I wouldn't interract with you if i wanted to illuminate nomads, I would return to Kusari and lay down my ship to their claws and throw up my chance to live within a light. The light, which I was seeking for my whole life...
Reena smiled approvingly.
- Well, then I have nothing to worry about you. Just remember that contacting with Oracles is the best, but not very last solution. From now on, I have to learn humanity once again... Good bye.
She dissappeared with all environment.
She woke up in her room. Delta sun was radiating quite stronger than usual, but soon it get calmed. Tatsori has activated her interface and called Zelinskiy. One minute later, he answered.
- Miss Kongou?
- Good morning, Doctor. I have an information for you. Are you ready?
Grigoriy has cleared his throat.
- Yes, ma'am. So, is that about my mechanism?
- Yes, it is... First, you was wrong, Nomads are using not kinetic, but thermo-nuclear energy to fly. And second... I will be out for few days, have to visit Oracles.
- So... Thermo-nuclear? Well, I had a worries about it, but... Hm, it seems that I should use that Deuterium, which hold in my lab on Freeport. By the way, I have two news. As you may know, Ingenuus are rejected to assist us, they consider our work as not accomplied with The Laws of Universe... Fools... We're having a deal with Nomadic technologies, they might work out of our understanding. And second, most positive new - I finaly completed my mechanism creation, but there's one missing part - A Power Cell. I will remove H-Fuel storages from engine system and until you get one of theirs Power Cells, I afraid, "Kongou" will not be able to fly, so I suggest you to get a snubcraft from local traders to reach The Shrine. They might help, you know. Execuse me, but I have a work to do. Zelisnkiy out.
Tatsori has diactivated her communication channel and started to count her left credits.
"So... I think that will be enough for light fighter...
- I'm leaving Freeport 11 for a time. I heard the call, and it was coming somewhere from the middle of Sirius sector... Hiei now have a control of my Battlecruiser, she won't make any mistakes.
I've offered a Scimitar with two old weapons, which called as "Hammerfalls". Interesting, I hope Scimitar's power core won't melt. The call was coming from Kansas, so it's pretty far trip to be... I will record everything what I had to see and interract.
"The end of recording"
"Neural Net Log - Tatsori Kongou, recording №2"
- Sadly, but this ship can fly only four system without fuel filling, so I had to stop at Newport and offer new engines, Long Range-class ones, I hope that will increase it's flying distance.
"The end of recording"
04.03.823 A.S.
"Neural Net Log - Tatsori Kongou, recording №3"
"I finialy reached Kansas system. I've met few Rheinland Military pilots in Frankfurt and I also sensed Erato... In Independent Worlds, I thought that I've seen somebody, who attempted to follow me... And i'm pretty sure it was Raven.
The call is getting stronger and it comes from that purple nebula. I should check it out and hope that I will find something...
"The end of recording"
"Neural Net Log - Tatsori Kongou, recording №4"
- I can't resist. The call is getting stronger and stronger when I approach this nebula... My scanner aren't working there, so I have to trust my eyes... And senses. The connection is getting l...er and lower, and ...ll is getting clearer. ....try to find... of call.... interesting.... k...
"The end of recording"
"Neural Net LOg - Tatsori Kongou, recording №5"
- .....und it. ...e source of ...he ca...........not co.......nica........th....ers......
.....gates.....old.....dama..............not work........st check.....am jumping in......
"The end of recording"
"N$(&#(&l N3T - T#^&^RI KON&%%#U R#^*@Ding №^#@(&#"
.........takes longer......usual...........call is vanishe........REACH THE LIGHT.......soon....
"The end of recording"
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After her long trip, Tatsori finaly returns at her home at Freeport 11. The whole crew was wondering about her successes, however, Nomad Power Cell is not yet found.
However, Zelisnkiy's experiment is still unfinished. He decided to unmount his device until somebody will find one of these Power Cells.
He was sitting in his lab and wondering about prinsips of Nomad Technologies work. But there was something else that was bothering him. He was look like he has seen a ghost.
"No, this can't be true... He vanished many years ago and I hadn't detected his signal yet... But if he's alive... I would like to answer him a lot of questions-"
Something cut his monologue. Somebody knocked twice at his lab's door. Despite of what happened few days ago, Grigoriy was cautious. He took something that was reminding of screwdriver with electrical tip and went out to door. The knocks repeated themselfes twice, looks like somebody was loosing his patience. Scientist has activated his tool and opened a door. The tall person in a black coat appeared in front of him. Suddenly, Zelinskiy has recognized his old pal. He throwed out his tool and hugged his colleague.
- William? Is that you? Oh, it's been a while since I've seen you, my comrade!
A tall person hugged him as a response and patted Zelinskiy's back.
- Grigoriy! I knew it was you, you old fart!
They laughed and then Zelinskiy let his old colleague in his laboratory.
- Come in, my friend. Golly, I can't believe that you're alive! Anyway, what are you doing here, comrade?
His attention was focused on Galactic Map. But looks like he was staring at it just in sake of it.
- Nomads. They're quite active for the last times... So I'm here to learn them... Their native, technologies, society.... Everything.
He exhaled
- I know that you're working for Tatsori Kongou, also known here as "The Illusive Woman". Every single Freeport 11 inhabit knows about you and your... Boss. Can I speak with her? She might know something that I wish to know.
Grigoriy was looking at Gaster suspicious. However...
- Well... Follow me, I'll lead you to her room, if she doesn't meditate at the moment...
Zelinskiy's weared his robe and headed out of lab.
This place was Tatsori's lovely to spent her time in waiting. Reena was always glad to speak with her about humans, Nomads or something else. However, this time Reena didn't showed up, but Tatsori was having a dialogue with a long-haired beefy man. He was staring in somewhere, while Kongou was enjoying her tea.
- So, Takkar... Why Reena didn't showed up today? We was planning to have a private conversation.
Takkar smiled and exhaled.
- My sister is busy with another persones... However, she asked me to deliver you a... Message, you call it so, right? "Follow the man who sings in signs." To be honest, I've never met a darkling who uses a signs to speak...
Tatsori has given a little smile.
- Probably, I know him... At least, I heard about him from my... Friend.
Takkar's shrugged.
- Well, if you know about him, I suggest you to open a door at your room - your friend looks like very... Very excited.
Nomad's model has disappeared and Tatsori found herself in her room.
She recognized Grigoriy's code knock. Through interface, she opened a door and let Zelinskiy and his friend to enter her chamber.
- Miss Kongou, I've met somebody who wish to speak with you. He's my old colleague and friend, William Gaster. Please, enjoy your private conversation.
He left the room with Gaster and Kongou. William was staring at the sun with Kongou.
- Miss Kongou, huh? Why am I sure that I've heard that name before...
- If you've encountered few Nomads or The Core pilots before, you'd probably heard about me, mister Gaster. "Follow the man who sings in signs"... My... Supervisor has told it to me, and Grigoriy's naratted about your old entries. They was written in Fenderdean, am I right?
He smiled amd focused his attention on Kongou's katana on the right wall.
- Yes, you're right. I was a great pal with Zelinskiy... Wish it wasn't finished by this way... However, I have a questions about Nomads and I think that you can provide an answers to me.
He stepped right behind Tatsori's chair.
- Do you know something about them that I don't know? I'm sure that you know what I know about them, so if you would kindly share your... Knowledge about them, I'd be thankful.
She smiled.
- How can I trust you, William? I have an offering. I share an information about them. but you... You'll join us as Grigoriy's assistant. He really need more minds and my crew... They aren't equal to his requests. All what you have to know about us that we're a refugees that seek the Light and trying to solve the cataclysms caused by humanity. We're helping everyone who deserves that and exterminating the ones who don't equal to ours laws. In short, we're trying to make a humanity better than this...
Gaster was seem worried. Suddenly...
- Deal. I'll be glad to wark with Zelinskiy back-to-back once again.
Tatsori's rised from her chair. She came closer to Gaster and stared directly in his face. Something made Gaster be suspecious. She came closer and comforted him as her brother.
-Welcome to our family, William Gaster.
She gave him an interface module and returned in her seat. Suddenly, Gaster realised that he wants to leave her alone and exited the room. He activated the interface. Something was blinking in the middle of interface. He touched that card and opened an information about Lightseekers, Nomads and... His entries? Looks like everything was planned before. He found a voice printing device and started to record an another entry.
From now on, the crew of "Kongou" are stranging within their ship. Got annoyed by The Core at Freeport 11, they decided to remove their home to Freeport 6, the most silent place. However, William Daniel Gaster's decided to stay at Delta to continue his researches of Nomad Power Cell and collecting all unrevealed data about Nomads. In the meantime, Kongou and her crew has rented a room at Freeport 6 for Grogiry Zelinskiy, that'll allow him to work more efficient. However, the crew decided to live within their ship instead of rooms on Freeport.
She was sitting in her room onboard of "Kongou". A well covered bed, a vintage chair and a clear piano was filling it along with her style preferences. Suddenly, somebody knocked at her door. It was Rex.
- Can I?...
She smiled back.
- Of course, my friend. What bothers you, Rex?
He stepped in and coughed.
- Our crew is worried about this... Replacement. Is that really necessary? I know that the Core won't leave us in peace, but... We're in Taus, it's quite far away from our supervisors.
She exhaled.
- We're not moving out of Omicrons forever, Rex. Just wait and everything's going to be OK.
- I also wonder why our newcomer has decided to stay in there. Gaster's... Quite strange.
- He's a "Wonderer", they're always quite strange, but it's OK. I've given him a task that he might to complete... Is that all what bothers you, Rex?
- Yeah. about our onboard A.I. module. Where did you found it? I mean, I knew that your father's mounted a special A.I. module from Gammu fabrics, but as soon as Gaster's arrived, he made some strange changes in our... A.I.