● Graviton
Exact Location: JERICHO
A space car slowly packed in front of the building. The door opened and a man in a red suit stepped out of the car. He carefully scanned the surroundings, taking in everything that unfolded before him.
The man sucked his teeth before turning back to his car. He took out a briefcase and started towards the building.
"Can I help you sir?" One of the guards questioned, stopping the man in his tracks.
"I'm here for the job opening?… I heard there was an opening." The man gripped his briefcase tightly.
The security narrowed his eyes at him before pointing at the female security next to him. "Follow her for a check."
The man followed the lady who led him to a room that was filled with other armed security. They all went silent and turned to the duo as they entered the room.
"Drop your briefcase and stand on that platform, please," she ordered.
The man nodded before slowly climbing onto the platform. His eyes searched every security that was in the room before stopping at the lady who unlocked the suitcase. He exhaled deeply before removing his hand that had been in his pocket the whole time, revealing a remote control.
The lady's eyes widened in shock as she noticed the contents of the briefcase. "It's a bomb!!"
The man bolted towards the door while pressing the button on the remote. The security followed behind him, racing towards the exit, but the explosion wasn't what they thought it was.
Meanwhile, Nyx packed up a few folders from her desk and slipped them into a briefcase. The door to her office slid open and Daniel walked in.
She looked up and smiled as she noticed the orange-eyed man. "Are you here to see me off?" She questioned.
"No," he replied.
She rolled her eyes and continued packing her folders. "Still as stiff as ever."
She closed the briefcase, picked up a cup from the desk, and pulled a chair close to Daniel before sitting on it. "Is there something you want to tell me before I depart?" She asked before slowly sipping her drink.
"Do you have everything you need?" The head of the organization queried.
"Forget about that, I can have a soft copy sent to me if I do forget anything… though it's highly unlikely that I'll forget anything," she stated. "So? What about you? Aren't you forgetting something?"
He held her stare for a while before standing on his feet. "If you have everything you need, then you should be on your way, we need to know what the Star-Lord thinks and make a decision quickly."
"You're impossible, what a waste…" Before she could complete her words, the building trembled, and everywhere suddenly turned dark, leaving only the evening light from the window.
"What just happened?" The pink-haired lady asked while looking around the place.
The two held each other's stare for a few seconds before rushing out of the office. "What is happening?" Nyx asked one of the securities that were passing by.
"All securities are being ordered to the ground floor through the offline emergency contact," he revealed. "It's a code 69 alert."
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Exact Location: The Star Lord's Villa.
- Aurora's chambers
The dark-eyed woman stood by the window of her room, staring unconsciously at the night sky. The door to her chamber opened and her son entered the room.
"Mother, you're already awake?" He questioned.
"How could I sleep, when our whole life changes soon," she replied. "The world as we know it, this whole planet won't be the same anymore."
Aeson smiled and held his hand behind his back. "You're right Mother," he said. "You've worked hard for it, so do not worry yourself too much about it Mother, let me take care of things."
She remained quiet for a moment before turning to face the ash-haired boy. "Of course," her face was covered but the smile that lingered on her lips was audible.
Meanwhile, Atlas followed a footstep he heard deeper into the villa. He had just had a conversation with the soon-to-be Star-Lord about the plan and actions to take. On his way back to his chambers, he caught sight of two individuals straying in the depths of the Villa, an area even he had been warned not to wander into by Star Lord Japer.
He had no idea who they were and what weapon they held so he walked in the shadows as he followed the intruders.
The two stopped in front of a large door that stretched from the ground to the top of the building. A few seconds later, Atlas heard a beeping sound and the door slowly began to slide open, allowing the light from the other side of the door to cast its light at the two intruders.
Atlas's eyes widened in shock as he realized who it was. "Selene?" He muttered.
Selene and her brother, Samuel both stepped into the room already in awe of what awaited them.
"There might be some kind of traps around, Selene, we should leave," the male star-blood warned while trying to grab his sister's hand.
She hissed and pulled her hand away. "You can leave if you want to, but I am not turning back now, not when I'm on the verge of a breakthrough," she said before taking out a white lens glass from her pocket and putting it on. She tapped the side and the lens turned completely dark.
"What are you doing?"
"Taking pictures and sending it to my devices at home," she revealed. The room was filled with statues of different shapes and sizes and a few other relics, but what caught her eye was the strange drawings on a large stone in one corner of the room.
"What is this?" She mumbled while inching closer to it. The drawing contained two individuals of the same appearance holding each other's hands, both having a few others behind them.
Samuel pulled down a cloth that was used to cover similar stones with similar drawings on it. "There's more," he said.
The green-haired girl took some steps backward to scan the place. Only then did she realize that the whole room was filled with similar stones that had their own distinct drawing on it. "Mother was right… there were others on Grey Land…"
"Selene."
The two swiftly turned out of fear but eased up a little as they realized who it was. "Dad."
"What are you doing here? How did you get into the villa."
The green-haired girl gritted her teeth and clenched her fist as she glared at her father. "If I remember correctly, you told me not to get you involved in whatever it is we are up to, Atlas Finn."
Atlas pinched the bridge of his nose and groaned. "Then I should call the guards," he said. "You two will be locked up for wandering into a forbidden area."
Selene chuckled and walked up to her father, staring him in the eyes. "Go ahead then… but just be ready to explain to Logan why you locked up his crewmen."
"You're with the Other Worlders?"
"Let's go, Samuel," she added before bumping past the dark-haired man.
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● Satellite
Exact Location: A coffee shop.
"I never thought I'd enjoy a game of Spaceball as I did today," the red-haired woman said as they both entered the coffee shop.
Liam smiled. "It's not just you, Tails. It felt like the best match I've watched since I started watching the sport."
"What can I get you, ma'am?" The ginger-haired lady asked once they approached the table.
"Nothing for me."
"Alright." She nodded and turned to Liam. "Is it still macchiato with less milk or has my lesson from last time changed your mind?" She said, causing the teal green-eyed man to laugh.
"It will take more than a single lesson to change my mind."
The lady rolled her eyes. "Alright, I'll get your order ready in a moment."
"Last time? What happened last time?" Thalia asked with a smile on her face.
Liam slipped his hands into his pocket and shook his head. "I bought a coffee."
She narrowed her eyes at him. "It felt like a lot of things happened last time."
Before the light brown-haired man could reply, his phone chimed in his pocket. He took it out to see a message from the organization.
"It's the organization, there's an emergency."
"You should go," Thalia said.
"I'm sorry, we'll hit the spa some other time, I promise," he said before racing away.
"What about his coffee?" May asked with the cup in her hand.
Thalia smiled and collected the cup, taking a sip of the drink before looking up at the ginger-haired lady. "So, what happened last time?"
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