Day on Isis was never so simple , if they only knew what was happening there in front of their eyes. Matrim Cauthon , Commodore in the Order fleet , called two order pilots, one of them was Captain Gunson former Navy officer stationed in Alaska, in his room and start talking ...
Cauthon:Listen carefully you two. Gunson close the door. Gunson:Roger. Cauthon:I will increase volume just in case. Lets start.
After Gunson closed doors Cauthon picked up data pad from table in his small room and pressed some buttons in a hurry and went to his chair and set down.
###Search: Otmar Wagner###
###Open: Wagner###
###Volume: +++++###
Suddenly machine voice appeared , similar to one used for report messages and personal message store. After machine told location human voice started talking ...
Wagner: I lost my biography, it should be somewhere here
He was in office and in one part of it was big pile of paper. He had at least 4 data pads on table.
Wagner:This Bounty hunter mess is too much for me.
He tried to clear some junk from his table but still you could see anger in his face. That job wasn't for him. In the end he screamed ...
Wagner:Where is it!
He started opening some drawers on table and finally by the pleasure you could see on his face you knew he found what he was looking for.
Wagner:There it is , thank God i don't need to write it all over again.
He looked at the paper in his hand , like he was waiting for something. Minutes passed in silence and finally he took one data pad from desk, moved it closer to mouth , pressed some button and started talking ...
Wagner:My name is Otmar Wagner ,my father Otto was Rheinlander working for republican shipping and Clara mother was from Bretonia. I born on New Berlin and short after my birth parents divorced. Mother took me and she returned in her home land. Later i heard father married other woman. My childhood was full of happiness and it was normal as far as i know, well i grew up and started working for Bounty hunters. Mother died and i have no one left here , not sure what to do here alone in Bretonia. I have my office at Sheffield and right now i am doing some paperwork for them. Paper work is not my favourite job but it enough for living.
He moved pad away from his mouths and put it on table , he looked at paper in his hand and then he threw it to big pile. He turned his head to doors in office and yelled ...
Wagner:How do i program this to switch on when i start talking?!
Doors opened and older person from office next to his yelled at him ...
Old person:Don't yell , i am not light year away! And by the way give me that pad i will do that for you.
Wagner hands over pad to old person and he pressed something and hands it back to Wagner.
Wagner:Thank you. You know i don't know much about these things.
After last word record was terminated and machine voice appears again ...
Wagner was sitting in his office and he was looking at data pad , pile of paper was gone and office looked much bigger now.
Wagner: I have to expand the biography a little but all i do is this job , no action nothing. Well i think i should leave this place and head for the Rheinland. I can visit my father. As far as i know he is still there. I will ask someone to borrow me ship to fly there, or when i think better, there is one guy that owns me some stuff i think he can arrange a Sea Serpent for me to fly it there.
After Wagner finished his sentence data pad done its job adding machine voice to end of each transmission ...
Again , you could hear machine voice each time before Wagner starts talking and after he finish , Gunson while listening to this was pretty annoyed and he almost said something but he changed his mind and continued to listen Wagner talking ...
Wagner:Well , ship is here. In the end deal i had , even i thought it wont end up good, was good. I got Sea Serpent from deal instead of some credits. If i could just remember how to use this ship. There must me manual inside. Didn't used space ships since i got this job, I have license somewhere it should be still usable. So , to the Rheinland then , i hope war between Liberty and Rhienland wont stop me passing
through border.
Then Wagner walks down to flight deck and climbs into the ship.
Wagner:This is Wagner , permission to leave station Sheffield:Permission granted, good luck there.
While his ship was leaving station and gaining speed he starts talking again ...
Wagner:I should have taken at least one flight simulation before i left , its too late now. I will practice on asteroids on the way. Hope there won't be any problems.
Things never end up way we like them to be, Wagner was flying in Magellan and there it was group of Rogues saw easy pray. They never liked Bounty hunters and in this case they didn't choose target. Wagner saw those ships and he got confused when they started shooting at him, he never thought that so close to Manchester he would get attacked. He managed to outmaneuver their big and heavy ships and lose them with help of countermeasures droppers. He was so glad he survived.
Wagner: Huh, never knew there is much people who don't like Bounty hunters, well i lost them, not sure how but i lost them. Thanks to this ship i wont see them again.
Not even a second after he said last word computer voice activated ...
System:Hostile ships in scanner range. Wagner:Not again ...
He looked down to HUD and saw too little countermeasures was left so he grabbed controls and started moving in away from them but it was too late.
System:Missiles approaching
***Transmission Disrupted***
Not long after computer voice finished its word large explosion shake everyone in Cauthons room. After that computer said transmission disrupted everyone in room who didn't heard record before thought it was end. Gunson was looking in Cauthon waiting for him to say something and then computer voice sounded again ....
Wagner:Huh , finally i am at Hamburg. Missiles damaged ship but i escaped again, luck was on my side. One missile damaged my transponder and i passed liberty and border worlds as ghost no one saw me, I was visible only visual range. Now I have to wait until they fix ship, then i will go to Berlin after i get some sleep.
Wagner turned off lights and with smile on his face set up a pillow in small rented room.
Gunson didn't know why they listen to all this stuff but he kept quite.
Wagner:Ship is repaired ,finally time to go.
Bartender from in bar on Hamburg wished good luck to Wagner. Wagner left room and said ...
Wagner:Now , not sure should i send my father message that i am comming or... Surprise would be maybe stupid. I will land on Berlin and ask around then i will decide what next.
***Transmission Terminated***
***Incoming Transmission***
***Communication ID: Otmar Wagner***
***Location Rheinland - New Berlin - Planet New Berlin***
Wagner:Never expect this coming, my father is dead. He looks same as he did before. One of his friends here showed me his picture. I compared it to one i had. Am i lucky or what? This life is ... bah, don't know what to say, never knew him. But still its ... I found out he had son with other wife, my step brother . He joined Rheinland Military, I am going to look for him, and hope i will find him. I should find a bit bigger ship then this. Maybe i will join Rhienland Military Flight school, I need some flying skills. War with Liberty is bad and my brother that i don't even know is in the middle of it, hope brother is alright.
Records about Wagner kept 3 Order pilots on their chairs for long time and record was still far from end.
***Incoming Transmission***
***Communication ID: Otmar Wagner***
***Location Rheinland - New Berlin - The ring***
Wagner walked around Ring ,trying to find someone to talk to. To find some more informations about his brother it was quute long walk around that station.
Wagner:I found out brother was heading to Texas ,probably invading Liberty. It seems no one wants to tell more. Like they are afraid of Military. I will check that later if i don't find any more info.
***Transmision Terminated***
Later that day Wagner asked couple of pilots who just came from Liberty but he didn't found a thing. Nothing to be precise. Then Bartender on ring stopped him and told him that Rheinlanders are trying to find alternative route to Liberty through Omicrons and Omegas and they send best pilots there. Wagner was glad his brother was good pilot.
***Incoming Transmission***
***Communication ID: Otmar Wagner***
***Location Rheinland - New Berlin - The ring***
Wagner:Appears that my step brother is good pilot. Not sure how did bartender got that information but it wasn't so bad, i asked around is there any route for Rheinland fleet to come unnoticed, well it was hard to find but there are couple of them . I hope to find brother somewhere on the way. Well i don't know him good and he don't know me , but he is only family i have right now. By the way i finished some simulations and i got Wraith for good price equipped with some weapons. I finally feel safe in ship . I will soon leave Rheinland to search for brother, i will return once if i survive ... time to go.
***Transmision Terminated***
Wagner left Ring not knowing whats ahead of him, he thought Wrath will offer good protection.
Wagner:Huh, flying almost whole day non stop , i checked border system around Rheinland and now couple of Sigmas and Omicrons on my way to Delta. I found some weird stuff , i was only reading about. When i was passing one of those systems i bumped wreck of bretonian researcher "Fearless" It was carrying some Artifacts. First time saw one of those in live. Not sure what is the purpose of those things. One Zoner scientist on FP11 told me it should be some kind of map and it could be used like weapon, not sure should i believe him or not.
Later i departed to scout around and i saw nomad patrol passing me just inside a scanner range, artifact activated or something, started glowing so i just docked back at FP. Well i was scared at that moment far away from home in some alien worlds ... huh... well i should continue my search now.
***Transmission Terminated***
After some rest on Freeport Wagner left station and head to see one more route where he could ask around about his brother or at least Rheinland ships , inside one of them was his brother.
Artifact started glowing and he screamed ...
Wagner: Artifact is glowing again! It looks like its going to blow!
Artifact was on the flood and he picked it up.
Wagner:I have this one in my hands but i cant imagine whats happening with those 20 in cargo hold. System:Hostile ships in sight. Wagner: Oh my, nomad ships closing! Better to start running away!
He turned cruise engines on and tried to escape, artifact was glowing brighter
System:Unknown object in sight Wagner: Ha, triangle? And its dock able. Its my only way cant turn back now they are after me, dock! System:Initiating jump hole procedure, destination Unknown. Wagner: I hope on other side what ever lives there aren't nomads, same thing might happened with my brother and that Rheinland patrol if they ever come this far away. System: Jump successful Wagner:What! Floor inside system, at least those things aren't showing up behind me. I see some kind of scrap metal around, what the hell happened here?! System:Multiple hostile ships closing fast from all directions Wagner:Oh , my god where did i come ...
**********
*light bringers ... coming ...*
**********
System: Incoming multiple projectiles
***Transmission Disrupted***
###File Closed###
File closed automatically , Gunson was looking into Commodore.
Cauthon: You heard all we know about this ship and his pilot, we found this data recorded in scraps. Proceed this to Admiral , I think we have one more person killed by nomads. Next time it will be one of our pilots ambushed like that. I want at least two fighters at Alien gate here in Minor. I don't want to see any more civilians getting close to it, especially not those with artifacts ...
*young pilot* Yes sir, i will take this ti Admiral as soon as possible.
After young pilot left room Cauthon turned to Gunson.
Cauthon: We need more pilots like this young boy in Order, just remember this pilot never tell them that in face. They might think they are best and die for nothing with no good reason, keep it quite. Stay ready Gunson , in case we get hostile ships in system . I will be in my room.
*Gunson* Roger that Sir.
Gunson left room and head towards sleeping quarters leaving Cauthon alone.
Wagner was on FP4 he wasn't quite sure how he got here, he wasn't quite sure about anything. He was in bar most of the time, without flying license he was stuck there. Only one that shown interest was bartender Jay. He wasn't main bartender there, he usually worked in back but sometimes come to front and worked as bartender. He and Wagner were sitting in remote cornet of bar and taking ...
Wagner: When i remember my dream, or ... i am not sure was it a dream now. Bartender Jay:I will probably forget this but there is record if i forget some details. I want to hear it Wagner anyway, start talking.
Wagner:Well, like i said to you before i went in that system and boom, black out and there it was like a dream.
Wagner closed eyes and images and voices start showing in his head and he was trying to describe them to Jay on the way.
**********
...who am i ... where am i ... losing my mind ... *silence*
***human...mind...week***
***we...destination***
[blurry picture of something showed up in mind]
***you...us***
[picture of human mind merging with blue light]
***us...control***
**********
Wagner opened eyes and looked at Jay, he looked like he wasn't really interested.
Wagner:Dream was quite a long but still less time passes in real. I will never understand that dream. Jay: Interesting, i might publish this sometime ... Wagner: Better don't ... it will confuse people and they will think i am crazy ... anyway see you later , bye Jay: Bye
Wagner left his room and went to bar. He met with Jay there. Jay looked at him waiting for Wagner to say something first. For couple of moments whole bar was silenced.
Wagner:Ready for some more, eh? Jay: Give your best shot, even its a bit unreal and i don't believe you. Talk, talk.
Wagner: Well, dream didn't end where i stopped talking last time. I can see it like it happened before a minute. Still not sure is there any message in it or not.
Wagner closed his eys and start talking ...
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***...destruction...'far'...shrine...***
After destruction of my ship they brought me to Shrine.
He opened eyes and Jay was looking at data pad. But that didn't bother him.
Wagner:When i try to remember it, it feels like i was there but not in my body. I feel everything. After all this happened to me i don't know, it changed me, nomads aren't lifeless machines made for one purpose to guard, they are way more ... and i think i ...
Jay: Stop! Don't tell me you ... you ... ah never mind ... i hope you will get better, you aren't fully recovered yet. I wont bother you, when you fell better then come to me.
Wagner:I am good. I... ah ... well I am leaving for now it crowded here in bar.
While walking around Wagner got message, he got his flying license back he was in good condition. He went to bar to tell that to Jay ....
Wagner:I think i should leave this place. I am much better health wise, even felt like this after all those events. I got flying license back and that was only thing stopping me to do this before. I should visit ship dealer but is he working now?
Jay: Why wouldn't he work ...
Wagner:Dreams were over in our last conversation, but i am still not sure how i got here in the first place. Its a bit confusing, as someone told me before i was brought somehow to Freeport 2 and again from there to here on Freeport 4.
Jay:Yes i saw when you were brought here, not sure why here. Anyway, there was some guy in Civillian ship with Doctor, same ship as some Zoners use, very good. Its sold on Freeport 2 i think.
Wagner: Thank you anyway, i think i will buy something cheaper and closer to me. I will see what next, maybe you don't see me any more after this. I gave you nice story, don't forget it and don't forget where you put that recorder , bye.
Jay: Don't worry ...
Wagner left are and head to ship dealer. Jay was alone there and he said ....
Jay:That guy isn't very clear, he should stay in hospital a bit more. Not sure how did he get his licence back. Doctors forget to scan his head. I thought it will be interesting to talk with someone who survived nomad attack but he is weird ...
Ship dealer was looking at some new ship that landed on station when Wagner came in.
Wagner:Greetings.
Ship dealer:Can i help you ?
Wagner:I need ship, under my credit limit, anything that can fly ...
Dealer: I think i can find you something, aren't you that guy from hospital ? When did you get fly license ?
Wagner: Yes that's me, and license not long time ago, so ... ship?
Dealer: Oh yes, there it is. Its flyable, you want it?
Wagner: Why not, its alright to me ...
Dealer: Alright, transfer credits to my account and good flying
Wagner:Will do ... thank you ... transfer is completed ... see you ...
Dealer: Thank you for purchasing ship.
Wagner had new ship and he departed, he didnt moved much far in space and it happened.
Wagner was alone in room, around him some artifacts pulsing. They were active. Who knows what other nomad related items where in that room.
Wagner:Path was followed. Lead me directly to place from my dream. I am not sure was it a dream any more. I meet people there, they explained all. Everything is clear now ,except why me? Wanted to help them and i did my best, my time has come. Masters saw i am worthy and they gave me a share of enlightenment, soon i will go beyond death and life. I will join them, for that it takes time and only worthy survive that journey.
Since i left Sheffield everything changed, brother ... i don't care what happened with him now, i cant wait to leave humans behind me, they do not adapt they destroy whats on their way. It bothers me now much more then before. I only ask my self why me, from all those humans here, why they picked me in the first place, i was no one, not important to anyone, soon, some preparations have to be done. Maybe my final days of life or final days of this life. Trial will start soon and it will end with evolution. Time for me to leave, good bye.
Wagner was called from other room, he stood up and left room with smile on his face. He passed and closed doors behind him but blue light from beneath doors could be seen from his room.
***...distance...smaller...'us'...close...***
***...hive...'call'...stronger...***
***...spark...evolve...soon...***
***...avoid...*?*...names...***
***...names...slowing...'evolution'...***
***...hive...'close'...(image of Nomad city guarded by Bretonian BS)...***
***...respond...'call'...weak...***
***...ignored...'far'...leave...***
***...name...'wanderers'...contact...achieved...'story'...told...***
***...spitfire...name...angry,,,***
***...(anger)...*?*...hive...(pain)...***
***...(images of Nomad ship passing through BS hull and transforming to human shown in mind of one crewmember on Bretonian BS)...***
***...(human...male...starts talking ... but no sound ... walking around ship like ghost...no one notice it)...***
***...(human get close to viewer and touches him)...***
***...(images of gunshots raised alert on ship)...***
***...'confusion'...made...***
***...names...forget...'us'...leave...***
***...'other'...waits...listening...far...'call'...***
***...'last one'...interrupted...*fear caught him*...***
***...(images of man walking around station...alone)...***
***...(walking down the hallways...alone)...***
***...(he walks down to metal doors...slightly open)...***
***...(bright light comes out of the room when he opened doors)...***
***...(light pulls him inside and doors shot tight)...***
***...(doors closed and nothing left...only dark)...***
***...name...'left'...*area of great flame*...***
***...only...'we'...left...there...***
Isis, great piece of engineering. Place of meeting between Gunson and Cauthon. They met in same room as last time.
Cauthon:Please enter now, sorry for interruption but i think we have interesting case. Do you remember civilian killed near Alien gate ? Gunson:Civilian? Witch one? Cauthon:Otmar Wagner ... Gunson:Oh yes. One that was full of artifacts. Whats so interesting about it? Cauthon:He is alive, we got that info from someone on Freeport 2. Not sure is it correct Gunson:Everything is possible, but nomads usually finish their job. What stopped them? Cauthon:That's interesting part. We got record from Freeport 2 too. Apparently that's Wagner talking with someone else, by the sound of that talk seems Wagner was under some kind of direct mind attack, something new, only affect him and for long time or sounded like he was developing their way of communication. Artifacts maybe have something to do with it, but not sure ... Gunson:Eh? So anyone managed to something like that before? Cauthon:No records about it. Gunson:Well, i might try and contact some friends in Liberty. They might know something about it Cauthon:Alright, you do that , i just received message. Strange nomad ship appeared in Newcastle, we need some info about it , to be precise a picture.
Cauthon used his data pad and opened picture. By the look in his face it was clear, nothing good came out of it.
###Open : Nomad21451###
###
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Cauthon:There it is, ha ? Only that thing, ehm ... Where is ship? Do you see it Gunson? Gunson:Negative, try zooming ... Cauthon: Nothing there, very useful. Anyway we have message
Cauthon pressed something and computer voice started reading message.
###Open : B2231### *CommID: Battleship Grimsby - Privat channel*
Greetings , others don't know about message or picture ... we got reports of that same nomad ship in Bretonia and one ship was sent to follow it ... seems nomad was trying to avoid contact with humans and he was going directly to area around Grimsby ... for the first couple of minutes nomad was flying around ... like he was confused ... I don't know but probably it had some connection with nomad base there ... anyway when ship finally started to leave area , BAF ensign started shooting down parts of nomad base and that make nomad very angry ... he tried to stop but Templar is one big ship so in the end nomad left area. While ship was still flying around base he managed freak out of one our pilots on battleship. We are still waiting what will happen next.
Signed , *error ... no info* ###Close file###
Cauthon:We have one more picture sent from Liberty, source is similar to last one sent from Grimsby but a bit later .
###Open: Nomad21352###
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Cauthon: Now that's better, seems like morph, agile as hell. Gunson: I know, what was nomad doing Newcastle. Went there to chat a little ? Cauthon: I am not sure, we cant send patrol to investigate, there is battleship too close to nomad base. Gunson: I will contact friend, maybe Navy picked up something more about that nomad and ask about Wagner too.
Days passed, Order was doing its job as best they could and then Gunson got replay from friend in Liberty.
He hurried to Cauthon to inform him about it. He knocked on doors and came in his room.
Cauthon:Yes?! Oh its you Gunson. Gunson: Sorry for interruption Sir. I got news from friend in Liberty. Cauthon:Lets hear it. Gunson: Ok , let me just to adjust speakers.
###Open : L2041### *CommID: Manhattan - Privat channel*
Greetings, didn't heard from you for a long time Gunson. You finally remember your friend. Well, interesting stuff was picked about one specific nomad morph. It was detected by Missouri scanners matching date from picture you sent me. There are some biotraces of human cells inside of it. Scientists are trying to figure out how did they got in it. I thought it might be one of those hybrids, not many of them is here and they are rare. But still i can't be sure. Now back to other one. Wagner , Otmar Wagner I know him. He used to be in NY from time to time with group called Oracles. They preached about peace and stuff. Anyway as you already now some think they have connections with Nomads. I think i should tell you Wagner called him self Vortex or something like that. Didn't saw in NY any Oracle ship for a long time by the way. Maybe they all died out. And you mentioned record, i heard it. You should see date on it, that hap penned before he showed up in NY so he survived that, i don't know how. Nomads saved him? Maybe. If you find anything new contact me. I remember old they when we both served Navy in Alaska i am retired now not many get chance to retire, I was lucky one to get. I hope i will hear from you soon Gunson.
Signed , Joel. ###Close file###
After message finished Cauthon was looking in Gunson. Looking for explanation. He still had contacts with Navy and messages get intercepted easy.
Cauthon: Navy?! Gunson: Yes good friend. Cauthon: You know, this can cause lots of problems if someone in Navy found about it. Gunson:Joel is careful dont worry, its good to have someone there with acces to Navy files. Cauthon:Hm.. Gunson: He supports Order and if you can trust me then you can trust him. Cauthon: I can trust you, but High command will know this. Dont think i will keep this a secret. Gunson:Alright. I hope there wont be problems. Cauthon:Hope.
Gunson left room a bit worried. Cauthon informed others about it. After that they waited to see what will happen next. Gunson was interrogated and released after. Gunson scrolled data from Order informatory about Hybrids. On the first page he found interesting part quoted from one Oracle pilot before quite some time. Gunson reads it.
Gunson:And those who accomplish tests and trials will join final reward, masters.
He dropped data pad from hand and sat back on chair in his room. He remembered that Oracles have technology or at least know how to create hybrids and why are they low on activity he figured out they must turned at least some to hybrids and some maybe didn't survived. He sent message to Joel to try scan from closer range that nomad and scan human cell DNA does it match Wagners DNA from BHG data or anyone DNA from Oracles. I think we will find match. After that he left room to alert others.
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