The Ghost pushed the man in all white down. He rushed down the various hallways and corridors to find himself in a dining hall of sorts, everyone looked at him and began to cheer. The Ghost was confused, he had just died, he was dead by all means.
"Jesus Thomas, what did you say to scare to poor man?"
"All I asked was if he enjoyed the view."
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE?"
"Alright, alright, relax, I am Commanding Officer D. Perry. Welcome to Area 32, the United States' anti-nwo sector."
The Ghost looked at Commander Perry then out into the crowd of faces all staring at him.
"Who are they?"
"Other test subjects. Come with me, I bet you want to see your friends again."
The Ghost follows Commander Perry into a larger room where all of his friends were getting checked out by doctors.
"Ghost! You're up!" said Daniel as he hopped of his table and gave his friend a handshake.
"How is possible? I saw you all die!?"
"True you did see all of them die, including yourself, however, thanks to spinal tapped augmented reality, you aren't dead! Your group was the only group to not know you were being injected into a simulated series of events." explained the Head Scientist. "Your ground was in the simulation for 2 years, 3 months and six days. Welcome to 2023."
"That...all of that was a simulation?"
"Yes, sorry to drop all of this on you, but yes. We simulated the fall of the United States through different events, some similar, some just hinting at what exactly we expect the New World Order to throw at us. Your group is not only the longest lasting group, but your group is they only group to defeat the New World Order threat, attempt to rebuild, find out the threat isn't dead, and fight back and win once again, even if it came at a terrible cost."
The Ghost sat down in a chair processing everything he was told. Everything seemed so real, the deaths, the destruction he saw and caused...
"The voices when the nuke malfunctioned..."
"Yes, that was us. Honestly I was impressed by what exactly you did, and we hope to never have a need to recreate such a powerful explosion."
The Ghost nodded and looked around at his friends. Everyone was alive, Juno, the Watcher, the Mercenary, the Armorer, the Inferno, the Overlord, the Reverend, the Economist, Barbara and the Liberty Lurkers....
The Ghost clenched his fist. "You said it was a simulation of things the New World Order would throw at us right?"
"Yes I did."
"No, they haven't formally shown their hand yet, but when they do, I'm certain all of you will know exactly what to do. Ghost, why don't you follow me? I have something I think will make you more comfortable. Put on those coveralls and mask then meet me at Bay 3."
The Ghost nods and leaves the room followed by the Watcher and the Overlord.Â
Back in his room, he puts on his regular clothes and then his coveralls and mask.Â
"You doing ok Ghost?"Â asked the Watcher
"I'll be ok, I just need a minute to process all of this."
"That's understandable." started the Overlord. "I wonder what exactly they wanted to show you?"
As the three walked to Bay 3, they are met by Commander Perry, Juno and another scientist.Â
"I take it my team took good care of the coveralls?"
"Yes, they are better than new, thank you."
"I'm glad you approve, but that's not why I brought you here."
As the doors open, the room behind it was a vault, a vault of some of the technologies the Ghost and his team had made to fight the New World Order.Â
"We took the liberty of making some of the technologies you all used during your fight against the New World Order. We successfully recreated your BPA-100 suit and we made a functional Liberty Bell, she isn't as tall nor as powerful, but they are both yours. Lock, Stock and Brand."
The others all look up to see a twenty-foot version of Liberty Bell looking back at them.Â
"She is just as you created her, fully sentient, and her memory has everything you all did with her. Sadly Constitution was a little too complex for our various teams to build, and the same goes for Independence AI."
"Liberty! Have they been treating you well?"
"Likewise Liberty."
"Is she allowed to come with us?"
"As I said, she is all yours. The US Government wants us to focus on Constitution, Juno, maybe you could help us with that issue?"
"Sure, once I've gotten a decent rest, I'd be happy to help."
"Come on Liberty, you're not a guinea pig, nor a lab rat."
As the group left bay 3, the other groups watched as the Ghost, Juno, Overlord and the Watcher were followed out by Liberty Bell, their fully sentient creation.Â
"This is going to get some taking used to."
"No rush Ghost, go get some food and some sleep, take Liberty Bell with you. It'll make make you feel more comfortable."
"I'll do that. Come on Liberty, Let's go explore this brave new world."