● Graviton
Exact Location: 3D Way Street.
"Oh brothers and sisters," the gray-haired man started again, drawing the attention of everyone around. "You don't have to be a Believer to see what's happening around us."
"These humans have sinned, they are sinning, and they will continue to sin, and the Greyes are punishing us for their action!"
"The Greyes might have brought the humans but the humans have pushed them away, they are sinners, hypocrites, children of the devil, world enders! We have to end them before they bring an end to us all."
"Hear me fellow Grey Landers, hear my words!" He continued on.
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● Satellite
Exact Location: Mister Jenkins's home.
"Honey, I'm home," Mr. Jenkins said while entering his house with Liam following behind him.
"Damn, I can already smell the sweet aroma of the food," the light brown-haired man said while dropping his backpack on the ground.
"Is that Liam?" A feminine voice questioned from the other room.
"Good evening Mrs. Jenki… err… Thalia."
The said name laughed before walking down a flight of stairs to join the two.
Thalia was just two years younger than her husband but she looked as though the age difference was decades. She was light skinned with red hair which was tied in a high ponytail. She also has three close-distanced moles below her right red eye.
"You still can't drop the Mrs-- I've told you I'm only 449, not old enough for you to treat me the way you do," she said while hugging the teal green-eyed boy before planting a kiss on her husband's lips.
"You know 449 is a large number, but we can thank the Greyes for the temporary freezing of any aging above twenty," Liam chipped.
Thalia shook her head. "Spoken like a typical Old-born, you really have been around Cole for a while."
"I'm right here."
The term Old-born is used on the humans that arrived on Grey Land twenty years ago. However, it is not frequently used on humans like Liam, those who were born on the ship.
"Anyway, why don't you two sit and I'll get the table set."
"Sure thing."
"There's something I must tell you," Liam said the moment Thalia went out of earshot.
Cole filled two glass cups with water and passed one to the teal green-eyed man. "What is it?"
Before he could add anything, Thalia returned with a tray of food in her hand, setting it down on the table between them. "So, tell me, how were things today at the Inner Core?"
"Well, it was…"
"Honey, I was actually talking to Liam, you'll have enough time to tell me everything that happened later tonight," she winked at him before turning to Liam. "So?"
The light brown-haired man chuckled. "Well, for starters, you sweetly calling it the Inner Core won't get rid of all the dangerous things it comes with."
"Hey, I know that, I'm calling it that because I know one day it'll be back to normal," she chipped with a chuckle. "I mean have you read the stories about that place? It used to be the center of everything for the Grey Landers, and I'm sure JERICHO has been trying to find ways to fix things since before our arrival, even your organization, the Sweepers haven't rest..." she stopped as she noticed the way Liam was looking at her.
"What?"
The light brown-haired man shook his head and turned to Cole. "How do you keep up with her? She sure talks a lot."
"You have no idea." They all threw their heads back and laughed before digging into the food in front of them.
They ate and talked with the light brown-haired man narrating about the moment Cole saved him at the Forbidden Zone while keeping the part about the figure he saw out of the conversation.
"This is yet another dinner I could write down as one of the best I've had," Liam said after gulping down a glass of water.
"Seconded," Cole added.
Thalia shoots them both a smile. "Why, thanks you two, I'm glad you enjoyed it… I'll put away the dishes and join you in a few moments," she said
"I can hel…"
"No, don't worry about it," she cut him short before he could finish. "I'm sure there are some 'Sweeper stuff' you two wanna talk about that are not for my ears, so just sit," she added before walking away.
"So? What is it you wanted to tell me earlier?"
"Right," the teal green-haired man cleared his throat and dragged his chair closer to his friend's.
"Earlier, during our mission--- when I was placing the Luminaire stick, I saw something inside the sand storm."
Cole's face fell, already getting an idea of what Liam was getting at. "No."
The light brown-haired man nodded. "Yes… I think the creatures are moving into Satellite."
"No, no Liam, that can't be possible… the creatures only stay in a place that has an extremely high amount of gas, and that is evident from the crew that put their lives on the line and entered the concentrated area of the Forbidden Zone, where they saw packs of creatures that stopped chasing after they ran out of that area."
"I know that, and that's why I thought to speak to you instead of Daniel or JERICHO," he paused for a moment. "But what if the creatures are also undergoing Evolution?"
Cole looked at the kitchen where his wife was before turning back to the man sitting in front of him.
*Evolution was the term used for when humans had Artificial Intelligence inserted into their spine.*
"It's not possible, the creatures have no Artificial Intelligence… it's not possible."
Liam sighed. "It's possible, it's not like we've ever killed or caught these creatures to examine them so we don't know…maybe we should tell someone more qualified about these things."
"No," he shook his head. "No one would believe us, especially after the crew confirmed that the creatures don't leave the concentrated area. So let's get some images on our suit's camera before informing Daniel."
"Right."
"But if it's really true, then why didn't it attack you?"
Liam looked at Mr. Jenkins in the eyes as he pondered the question. "It's probably because of what I am."
Cole furrowed. "What you are?" Before he could reply, their phones buzzed in their pocket. The duo simultaneously took out their phone and read the content. "It's Daniel."
"Err… honey, we just got called back to the office."
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● Graviton
Exact Location: X unknown X
The green-haired lady whipped down a cloak she had over her head as a man also wearing a black hoodie with the hood over his head approached her.
They both stood still staring at each other for a while until the man removed his hood and called out her name. "Selene."
"Dad."
The man had light skin with dark hair and blue eyes, obviously the human blood responsible for the Star Blood standing before him.
He slipped his hand in his pocket and took out a small box. "You can't keep asking me to do these things, you know what will happen if I get caught."
"You can always blame it on someone else, like you did with Mom," she stated.
He rolled his eyes and scoffed. "Still on about that, when will you grow up."
"I just need the AI chips."
The man nodded. "Of course, of course," he chuckled. "I'm only a tool you pick up when you need something, you are just like your mother."
"I'm only doing this because of the little care I have left for you and your stupid twin brother." He tossed the box to her. "And the promise I made to your mother."
"You didn't even ask what I'm doing with it."
"I'm sure you want to sell it, right?"
"Dad, please… you need to help Samuel and me, they'll kill us if you don't do something, it's the Other…"
The man put his hand up to stop her. "Don't get me involved with whatever it is you are doing-- I'm happy as Atlas Finn, the right hand of the Star-Lord," he added before walking away.
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