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Zack "Time for the role call it seems! BozzMaster!"
Cookz =I'm the cook, and I can stand the heat, but never forget please, you are what you eat=
Docz =Call me Docz; let me say I'm the doctor in the house; serving to save the day=
Fixz =I'm Zack's machine bot Fixz, and there's truly no problem that I cannot fix=
Learnz =And as for me, my name is Learnz and the brain is my game=
Shadowz =I've been given the name Shadowz, the battle hinges on gaining the win. How I use my sword and fight will gain us the victory=
Fixz =You know the planet is in a jam from a diabolical plan of only one man; Sir Lawrence Pierre, an international rich man, leading his Triple Alpha's for only one aim to gain all he can=
Learnz =Well he can't get the win just yet; us Bozz will see to it that his plans will fail. He forgot about the Boss-Masters and the guy who constructed us; the one Zack Zander, he's the gift maker of us Bozz's=
Docz =And if we must, we'll do all that we can to undermined his plot=
Shadowz =We can't be silenced, we're the BozzMaster and we like to make noise.=
Fixz =We are bots fully jacked with intelligence; able to act on our own control, just following one main order and that's to protect=
Zack "I'm Zack Zander, as you know I fight the corp, I'm the Boss-Master. Listen up you're the Bozz-brigade, so lock down your 3D shades as it's laser time Bozz. You will soon learn that it's Game Over for you LP!"
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-1-
Starting Unfinished Plans
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-In late June of the year 2223; Zack left his college class just seconds after the bell rang, rushing through the halls and racing straight home. He had been waiting for the post to arrive for days now, has he was expecting a letter to arrive on his door step. A letter that could ultimately change his life for the better.
His mother smiled at him warmly as he entered the house; he didn't return the smile and as his mum was just about to say ''don't slam the door'' the door quickly slamming behind him as there was no time for small tasks like that when he saw that she was holding up a white envelope. It was a pale white and over the spam was the personal mark of the sender.
She calming breathed out and merely overlooked it in the light off things. "This could truly be your lucky break son." his mum stated with a light shake of the envelope.
"Yeah it could just well be mum; this is what I've been waiting for.' he paused, full of nerves Zack turned to his mum and asked her. 'Mum please could you open it!" As he understood the importance of what the letter said.
She continued to smile and gently placed a finger over the glued down flap carefully opening the envelope. Her son watched her in anticipation as she scanned the letter. "And?" he asked as she kept him waiting. Zack's face must have changed colour, and with that she couldn't hold her true feelings in much longer.
Zack's mother then beamed across at him, her entire face alight with utter happiness and excitement. "You've done it Zack.. They've given you a place."
"Wow!' I cried as I looked in wonder at the letter in his mother's hand, 'If there was ever any doubt." he joked, quickly gaining back his confidence; Zack had gained just what he had always wished for, an internship with the Robotic Megafact Corporation.
"Oh Zack we must celebrate; no doubt your father would be over joyed for you. After all the RM Corporation had been the same company he'd work for before his passing."
Zack lowered his head at hearing his mum's words about his father. "Yeah let's just hope so!" he sounded off, trying to hold in his excitement.
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-Zack had only been that the corporation a few weeks and it was clear from his very first day that the RM's chairman, sir Lawrence Pierre had taken a personal interest in the lad's flourishing abilities.
Zack was taken a back when Sir Pierre sent him; his hands were shake, his brow wet with sweat and his heart pounding as he walked into the office .Zack wishing that he hadn't done anything wrong nor gotten into trouble; and if he had could he find away out of it and back into the chairman's good box.
On first impressions it seems as if Lawrence straight away looked pleased to see Zack, which eased him mood somewhat. Lawrence jumped to his feet and came close his arm stretched out to grate him.
Zack smiled lightly and shook his hand, it appeared he had nothing to fair nor worry about; in fact Sir Pierre wanted Zack to finish a certain project one which his late father had been working on a few months before his passing.
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After all the niceties were over Lawrence jumped right in. "I wish to offer you the chance to lead a project."
"What me!?" Zack question, placing a hand straight away on his chest in doubt.
"Yes you, the project Zack I wish you to undertake is an upgrade package for our over own corporation's Triple Alpha robotic units and I can assure you it would so revolutionise robots as the world knows it... putting I pleased to say RM Corporation on the map giving us the est and latest state of the art robotic technology...' He informed Zack, as he past across a selection of documents to Zack. 'The project was tilted the Caesar chip and my dear boy the Zander's name is the only one that can make that possible."
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Zack was truly please by this chance, and saw it as an opportunity of a lifetime and one that couldn't be over looked, but still before he gave his answer he needed to be sure weigh up the pros and cons.
Lawrence raised an eyebrow. "Come on now Zack, what will it be!?' he asked politely, even though deep down Lawrence knew for a fact that his impatience growing immediately. 'I need an answer." he added as he stepped forward and placed a firm arm around to Zack's shoulder.
"I truly hope you agree to take on this project, I know that your farther would be very proud knowing that it would be his own son who finishes off his work." he added, hoping to talk him around to the idea.
Zack with this in mind there could only be one response and without further hesitation he agreed to finish the completion of the Caesar chip.
This was music to the chairman's ears, Zack saw that he was truly beaming; the chairman was delighted as he now had Zack on side. "Zack I can see that you are going to have a very bright future ahead of you here in my firm, I will have legal draw up some paperwork; you know just the formalities nothing hidden in the small print." Sir Pierre responded, trying to play mister niceboss, but if Zack wasn't in true awe and gratitude he was have seen throw it straight away. 'Things will now start go my way, the boy will come through and the rest will fall. I shall not be held back a second time.' The chairman thought still maintaining his firm grip on Zack's shoulder.
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-Zack within days of agreeing to lead the project had been given his own department, which was unprecedented for someone who had just started with the corporation. The lab he was handed was state of the art, set up with all the latest technology and equipment, so that he could carry on the development of the Caesar program.
Time and again Sir Pierre would come down to Zack's lab to personally over see how Zack was progressing. "Sir, it's nice to see you again."
He nods and shakes Zack's hand. "Anything for my bright new star.' he stated actually in a cheery tone. 'So there Zack how are things here, is everything to your liking!?" he added.
"Oh yes Sir Pierre, the lab is just excellent and the project is moving along as planned... I've tested the old reads and results, all seems well."
"Indeed indeed... There was never any doubt, once I placed my faith in right Zander... and what about you my boy.' a hand now on Zack's upper back. 'how are things with you?" Lawrence asked, coming off as if he was truly interested in Zack and his opinions.
"Oh yes all is fine, I am truly happy to be given this chance to show you my talent and abilities sir!" was Zack's reply.
"Splendid... splendid indeed, well you just keep up this good and pace and together the corporation will have the chance to change the world for it's better."
The chairman's interest, praise and gratitude in turn seemed to motivate Zack even further; working much harder and faster to get the job done.
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-Months before work was properly under way and delivering proper results, Sir Pierre was all ready confident enough to publicly promoting the new development chip, without ever talking things through with Zack before hand. Even talking live on television in one main global press conference. "Now you called this interview today, now my intel tells me you are close to unveiling a great new upgrade package for your Alphas."
"Oh yes your intel is close to the mark.' stated Lawrence to the interviewer actually sounding a little smug, as he swipe the corner of his bottom lip with his hand. 'You can be the first to know that yes there is a new upgrade coming on the market; what Mr Zander is working to complete is truly ground breaking. We at RM can promise that nothing like this as never been made possible before and this new technology would enable the robotic units to operate so much more efficiently."
"So sir Lawrence Pierre please tell us when do you believe the chip's to be completed?" asked a reporter; the man's arm stretched out with his Dicta-pod pointing towards Sir Pierre to record his response.
"This new chip is called Caesar... and let me tell you that this chip will increase performance and capability of the Triple Alphas'. And I assure you that the Caesar chip will be placed inside every Triple Alpha by the end of this working year!" he replied to the reporters question and seconds later ended the conference.
"Well folks, it is very clear today from what we're heard; there is no doubt we are all going to need the Caesar chip... RM truly connecting the future to us."
At hearing this Lawrence nodded, his palms together with a warm smile across his face.
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After being informed about the interview Zack left his lab and ran through the building to the chairman's office where he once signed documents to formally agree to the project. Zack had entered the office half way through the interview, security did try and stop him, but Lawrence allowed him to say and at hearing the interview and yes he was still a little taken aback and slightly nervous due to the pressure Sir Pierre was placing inadvertently upon him, but in truth sight at the time was pleased to hear Sir Pierre baking and given 100 percent backing and faith in him.
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-Months of early starts and late into the night evening Zack pulled up in the driveway in front of his home; it had been hours since the global conference and now Zack had entered his flat, thrown down his keys on the side table and with the modern-house sensor sensing he was in switched on the tele-viewer and to his utter shock and surprise came to actually see the advertisement for the Caesar chip he was still working on. He just couldn't believe what he was seeing, actually bringing his hands to his eyes and rubbing them; as none of this had ever been run by him.
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-/RM Corporation
...Connecting you to a World a Future...
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My team work hard to bring you the far distant future, but not so far. So now follow us into a connected world; a world where fantastical science fiction has now become pure science fact.
We can forget the days of merely watching and wondering; ''can it be and would it be...'' Now feel the awe of reality when you see it before you with your very own eyes.
Those greatest works of science fiction… Those great imaginary futures... Those far off advance gadgets… No longer do they have to defy reality; we have the technology within our grasp to bring you what was once thought to be out of our reach…
RM Corporation's fantasy fact; thanks to our great minds and vision it is now at your finger-tips; it's in our city's, it's in our travel, it's in our house and it's in our every day life's.
I challenge my team at RM Corporation to deliver the future, what I want to see and use... My engineers and inventors within my corporation have pulled through for me once again and it can be yours too!
So the future with the Caesar up-date is now, will you join in!
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...Connect our world and we can build and shape it together...\-
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-Zack had arrived very early that following day came into work and truly tried all that he could to just kept his head down and himself to himself carrying on with his work, but he couldn't seem to shake off that niggling feeling that something just wasn't right.
However, as the day went on he could seem to shake the feeling. 'Why all this growing drive by Lawrence... I don't even know myself if all this work's going to pay off.' and this feeling got bigger and bigger, Zack from time to time scratching the back of his head. And he was slowly feel the growing pressure from the watchful eye of not only Sir Pierre, but from most of the world following the press conference was putting on him.
Zack felt the need to deliver on his work much faster, so he approached the chairman and asked him; "Please now sir, if it's not much trouble I'd like to have access to some of my father's work and research?"
"Oh!" Lawrence sounded a little taken aback by Zack's request, but hide it well by the simplest of response.
"Yes I was thinking that if I look through them maybe I would discover something I've missed that would help the program move further."
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Sir Pierre leaned his head back and ran his left hand down the length of his neck thinking his next move through. 'I can't allow this, I've got to find away of distracting the young inquisitive mind of the boy.' and would go at great lengths to stop him from seeing any of his father's documents and therefore stated in the lightest tone he could muster at that second. "Sadly boy after the sudden and tragic death of your father most of his work had been data-wiped without my consent… We are working blind here Zack trying to piece together pieces of your father's work we have no idea of... Know I have provided you with every piece of data I could salvage; that I promise you…"
Zack trusted his bosses every word; having no true call to doubt him.
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Following this meeting deep down Sir Pierre at every turn wanted to keep a controlling hand on the project; in the end the chairman would approach his corporation's best minds Dr Isaac Curie to add that further grasp. "My dear doctor you seemed to not have let me down in the past, therefore I ask of you a second time.' they meet in a simple corridor of the RM facility, the doctor held in by the chairman so he didn't have to raise his voice. 'to come through for me again."
Dr Curie cast his eyes left and then right. "What can I do for you, sir!?" he asked willingly.
"Well dear doctor my request is more simple this time around, I need you to guide our colleague on the right track.' he seemed to have ended this part with a sly wink. 'Zack must not learn of my true goals nor the warnings his father had made to you in his fatal final hour."
"The creation of the Caesar chip is mine main priority sir.' replied Dr Curie, picking up on his bosses' true motives, even seen rubbing his hands together in salivation of the task ahead of him. 'No doubt the boy will be in awe... Willing to do anything I put before him."
"I am hoping that is the case Dr Curie... hoping this is the case!"
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-The doctor of robotics was seen by some amongst the corp's staff as somewhat as a strange and over whelming individual, someone who was in fact totally obsessed with all forms technology and robotics.
When Zack had learnt that the doctor was assigned to over see his program's swift completion Zack would has Sir Pierre had planned it feel truly honoured and fortunate to be working alongside the corporation's best. However the true nature of the doctor's signing to the program was just another measure by Sir Pierre to keep the young computer-whiz totally distracted from the true nature of his work and the main goal of the corporation.
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Their growing partnership seemed to be working well; Zack truly looked up to the man and admired his mind and work; and together parts of the program moved on swiftly without any problems.
Dr Curie would often have Zack working into the late hours of the night on the chip; running tests and checking designs. The doctor had secretly brought in some of Zack's father's documentation and had assigned Zack to follow them through to the letter.
Zack had no idea what he was truly working on, because of his haste to deliver on his bosses' dreams; this is how the chairman wanted it.
Zack called the doctor over needing his assistance and expertise. "What is it young Zander." the doctor tented to call him that, stating it was a sign of how well he had worked with his farther.
Zack pointed to a set of new ceramic he had been working on that morning. "Well doctor there seems to be something added over this next set of connections."
"Mmm, very interesting indeed." stated the doctor in reply, then he fell silent picking up the documents Zack had been following, nothing really looked out of place or misleading so Dr Curie gave his permission to processed, and that when it happen; the doctor had fallen for Zack's father's trap. Zack was blown back by the force of the blast, but Dr Curie however was caught in the initial explosion.
The only thing the doctor recalled was waking up he tried to move his head, he saw rubble and debris all around him. He then tried to pull himself free, moving his arms and leg. However he just can't the doctor was pinned down. "Help… help I'm trapped in here!" he called out, but then he screamed out in pain.
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"Doctor… Doctor, can you hear me!?" came a voice from the darkness around him.
He squeezed his eyes shoot as he replied. "Yeah, yeah I hear you.' His head was throbbing and his mind was extremely cloudy, the doctor just couldn't seem to focus. He wasn't even sure who he was talking to, even though the voice sounded vaguely familiar, but still the doctor couldn't quite think of the name of the person.
"Isaac!" the voice called again, this time the doctor felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Sir!?" hissed Dr Curie instinctively, but then he fell back closing his eyes.
"No. It's me, Zack… Come on, Isaac, wake up…. I'm here to help!" Zack tried his best to move some of the rubble around him.
The doctor managed to open his eyes, but all around him was darkness, dust had covered his eyes. Through a cough to clear his throat the doctor asked. "Am I going to be okay!?"
"Doctor I don't know, but if we don't get out then we'll never know!"
"Gosh its pitch black in here."
"Yeah the lights must have gone off in the blast… I've no idea what happened." answered Zack as he leaned on his. 'I know it's a silly question, but are you hurt?"
"I don't know, I…' he paused as he tried to move his legs. He was able to move right leg effortlessly, but when he tried to move his left, he felt another sharp bolt of pain and then he realised his leg was pinned down under something heave. 'Zack… I can't move my leg… It's caught!" he gasped.
Zack crawled towards the lower part of Issac's body, he now could just catch the sound of sirens from outside. Blindly he reached through the darkness until he felt the wood and debris that was covering the doctor's leg. His first instinct was to actually try and do something to free the good doctor, but then thought better of it as he surveyed the area. 'If I do something now, maybe the debris will come down on him.' He turned to the doctor. "I don't think I'd better try and move anything."
"But please Zack I need help."
"If I do, then it could bring the rest of this place right down on top of us." He then took off his jacket and placed it over Issac who immediately protested.
"Come on, Zack… I don't need your jacket, I'm fine!"
Zack sighed softly, he know there wasn't much else he could do for him in their present situation, all he could do was to try and keep him warm. "Please take it… You need it more then me.' The doctor reluctantly took the jacket, with a nod of thanks. Zack looked around, he could now hear talking. 'Help doctor… Don't worry I'll ease out and get them to you quicker." Zack couldn't help being concerned about the doctor, but knew by getting help would save the doctor.
As Zack moved away, the doctor lost consciousness and as his eyes closed his head fell back.
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-Following the horrible accident, the team of medics did all that they could to keep him alive, Dr Curie however in the accident lost his left arm, had lost some nerve endings in his lower right leg and had lost all hearing in right ear, there were also other internal complication with his hear and lung.
However only a matter of days after ward the whole accident Sir Pierre had approached Zack and to his surprise was asked to see if he was fit to continue on with the project; the chairman stating. "The company must deliver on what it promises, the investors have a lot banking on this Zack another set back like this could end your work… end this project for good."
Zack lowered his head, replaying the events of the explosion in his head, but he knew he couldn't allow all his work to lay by the waste side and matched then Lawrence's gaze. "I could start in a few days Sir!"
"That would be wonderful, whatever it take Zack... whatever it takes!"
"Well sir, it would take an inter new lab, as well as someone like the doctor to come on board…" was Zack's request, he thought about the money that had already been pumped into the project before the accident and actually thought he wouldn't get what he had asked for.
"You boy will have whatever you need… I will have the whole area cleaned up right away and a new lab constructed, everything put back the way it was before the accident." Sir Pierre stating in an actually pleased tone.
To Zack it was as if the chairman was more concerned about what hold up the explosion would have on the completion of the Caesar chip rather than the injuries of a trusted colleague. 'It's always business with him, but hey you can't really blame the man if that's all he knows.' reasoned Zack to himself. "Thank you sir."
He cast a hand before him. "Pleas think nothing of it... and if there is any further aid or assistance you require than Zack just let me know, okay?"
Zack nodded.
"I would like to take this opportunity to offer you any further assistance that is needed Zack; after all, the completion of the program is my main priority here. After all the doctor's have assured me Dr Curie is in a more stable condition.' he merely said, as a side note more than anything else. 'So now whoever you feel can aid you is truly welcome on board!" Sir Pierre only agreed to this as he'd hoped that Zack would in all honesty pick someone with the corporation that he could control.
However Zack would actually request that Professor Steen would come in and aid him further on the project, who happened to be his once teacher and mentor. "The professor is an expert in the field of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science; no doubt sir he would be a great addition to my team." Zack sounded truly confident in his words and standing.
And so thanks to the backing of Sir Pierre Zack's former science lecturer Professor Hren Steen was brought into the corporation to assist Zack.
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-The progress on the chip quickened, which pleased the chairman of the corporation, who would time and again come to the lab and speak with both Zack and the professor.
However, in his conversations with the professor Sir Pierre saw that he couldn't gain any control or leverage over Professor Steen. 'I have got to get ride of him... He's no aid to me if I am to control that boy.' he thought as he looked back over his shoulder at Zack as he left the lab.
Therefore, as he sat behind his desk an hour later Sir Pierre knew what he must do, he called together his top minds in hopes of getting Dr Curie back in good form once again and to have him back on the Caesar chip progress and to get ride of the professor.
-The team with the doctor's aid and control quickly designed a working prototype, a set of robotic limbs. The newly created robotic limbs would be electronically connected to the brain; which would ultimately allow Dr Curie the ability to move and control the limb as if they were his regular body part.
Within days the doctor lay on the operating table. He looked at the assistant. "Doctor, are you ready!?"
He actually snarled back. "Of course I'm ready… I want to walk again, want to touch…"
The operator nods back politely. "In that case, let's get you connected to your new limbs."
A mask was placed over Dr Curie's month and nose. "I'd like you to count back from 10-to-1, doctor."
He nodded is reply and then started to count breathing in the anaesthetic gas, stopping around 7 or 6.
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The robotic limbs were set in place and the circuits were carefully fitted to the doctor, wires then connected to his brain.
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The doctor wake up after the operation; as he turned his head to look down at his new limb his jaw literally dropped open when he saw the limbs working, "It is perfect!' he stated, a wide and a little creepy smiled curved across his face, as he now looked at the robotic arm admiring it's work and strange beauty. 'Truly perfect, we have all done an amazing job here today!"
The operator typing in the set of code that allowed the fingers to grasp around the object before it. "You're all set doctor… The links are all connected; you should have full movability in the arm." stated the operator moving away from the table.
"Thank goodness, a chance to regain my life… I know the power of technology would be my saviour." The doctor relished at the sight before him, as he made the hand move with ease.
"Just as before there doctor." stated an assistant.
The doctor shook his head and as he moved his arm to form a clinched fist stated firmly. "No I am dare say it works better… I have gained everything that I've ever wanted."
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Dr Curie had to struggle to learn hope to operate this new limb, it wasn't an easy process, but in time the doctor soon mastered it. Dr Curie had some lasting scarring to his head and arm, but wasn't concerned about that now.
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-A few months into his time at the corporation Professor Steen was working late at the lab; he was hoping to finish off his part of Zack's designs. However, as he worked something didn't seem to fit quite well. "There as got to be a better flow to our designs, maybe there is something we are missing…' He quickly turned his back on the circuit and looked over the blue print. He pointed to the document, locating what he was looking for. 'Right there, ah I can't believe we missed it..."
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So the professor asked for all files on the Caesar chip and Triple Alpha's brought to his lab. The documentation that he had requested had been brought the documents into the lab by a set-droid. There was a lot more than he had expected, but hoped that by the end of it the answers would be there before him.
The droid stood there to his right. -Is there any thing else I can help you with professor?-
It had court Steen off guard a little. "What, er, no all is fine thank you for your assistant."
-You are welcome professor, have a good evening now, but I have been programmed to state it is late, long gone working hours... And you haven't got clearance to be here this late and therefore in a few minutes, I'm going to have to ask you to leave.-
He looked back at the documents and then back at the droid. "Then I guess I better call it a night." He then saved his progress and gathered his work together and left the lab, the droid leaving and following him out of the facility.
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He spoke with Zack the following morning. "This it is... Zack I can't believe it myself."
Zack scratched the back of his head, as he took a look over the prints. "It's there Zack, trust me." stated the professor.
"Ah, you're right...' he agreed looked back at Professor Steen. 'information within the files we have over look."
Zack sat down, his heads in his heads. "It's joint to take some doing, but we're going to have to piece these pieces together."
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The pair trialled through the pile of paper work, until the last sheet, setting aside anything that would be of use to their work, however the professor stopped suddenly he couldn't believe what he was looking at, even having to rub them to jut make sure he had seen right.
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It had been most of the morning, they put their findings together, the professor had seen something in the schematics of the Caesar chip. "Zack, you need to see this... These have been drawn up by your father." The professor stepped back from Zack as the boy looked lover the documents.
Zack saw it for himself, it was true, these had been drawn up by Dr Curie, this seriously worried him, but Zack couldn't bring himself to see anything wrong with it, after all this was his dream job his boss wouldn't lie to him.
"Come on it's there for yourself Zack... I don't know what the doctor is up to, but these system schematics seriously change the duties of all Triple-A's, but who knows why he's doing this."
There was silence, Zack couldn't get his head around it.
"So then Zack what do you think?" he asked, looking right at the boy.
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Zack suddenly pushed his chair back, throwing the documents and the blue prints down on the desk, he walked around in the spot, truly not knowing what to do next. "This must be some kind of mistake right, there's just no way that this could lead to anything?' Zack lowered his hand and shook the doubt from his head. 'The doctor no doubt did this work, before I gained my internship before I agreed with Sir Pierre to work on my father's program!"
"Well what every the case Zack, you must get to the bottom of this." said Steen, bang a hand on the table. 'I can tell you as I look at Curie's work I'm seriously worry about the out come of our work!"
Unbeknownst to the professor and Zack; their full conversation was being recorded through the listening devise placed above the light in the ceiling.
"Ah, well... well... well.' stated Dr Curie, licking the inside of his mouth. 'You're being more trouble than Pierre first thought!"
The doctor listened further.
"I just hope you get the answers you need." came the voice of the professor, as Dr Curie heard the lab door's opening and closing, no doubt signalling that Zack had left the lab.
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-Dr Curie straight away rushed across the facility heading down the corridor and straight into the chairman's office, without even knocking in his need to show the recording to Sir Pierre.
The chairman looked up from his desk to see the out of breath doctor, his own security stand in the doorway with an apologetic look across her young face.
Sir Pierre quickly excused his security, and as soon as she leaves turns his full attention to the doctor. "What is the meaning of this interruption good doctor?" asked the chairman shocked by the doctor's front.
"Sir I can only apologise for my interruption, it is not my nature to act in this manner.' the doctor stated, a hand to his chest, as he tried to catch his breath. 'However I have learnt of some bad news!"
Sir Pierre rested back in his chair. "Then please doctor what is so important?" he asked as he straightened his tie.
"It's the professor sir, I believe he may have discovered our true call for the Caesar chip." stated the doctor clasped his robotic limb into a fist.
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Sir Pierre leaned forward, a closed fist hitting hard on the table, truly angry with this development. "I cannot afford to lose the boy's loyalty at this crucial stage.' stated the chairman, turning around in the chair to face the large window of his office. 'His mind is a great thing and he must be allowed to complete his father's work at all costs..."
The doctor bushed a hand down the length of his nose.
Sir Pierre now turning to face the doctor once again. "Your work should have never been found."
"I truly though I hidden it well, sir!"
"Ah.' he scoffed in response. not good enough it seems doctor; I hope you haven't failed me."
Dr Curie looked troubled by the chairman's anger towards him and stepped back to the office door. "I can only sure you, sir I want stop until the chip is finished!"
That pleased the chairman. "I wouldn't have expected nothing else from you doctor... My plan hangs in the balance... and you will fall if it doesn't end successfully!"
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"I need a way of keeping him on board Dr Curie, for my plan to work... he must complete the updates to the Triple Alpha robotic units or he are truly finished." And deep down Sir Pierre would truly offer Zack whatever it takes to do so.
The chairman put his hands together and seemed to have rested his nose on the tips of his index fingers in thought and contemplation, he realised straight away that the only option open to him is to draw Zack away from Professor Steen and create some doubt in the boy's mind that the professor as lost his mind and to he must start this straight away. "I must get ride of the professor... and have Zack see you once again as his ally and confidant."
"And I will aid you at every turn." nodded the doctor, eager to please.
"I will require your services soon enough doctor, but for now leave the boy to me."
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-Before things could be given a chance to get out of hand, Sir Pierre had leaned forward and called Zack on his mobile, as they spoke he watched Zack every movement as he walked towards the chairman's office. The chairman asked Zack to a private meeting; stating he had some good news.
The chairman set the room up to look like nothing had changed, he had got his secretary to bring in drinks and biscuits so that it seemed as if this meeting was simply nothing more than just an informal chat with no set agenda, but with no other interruptions.
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Zack was grated by the chairman and by his hand guided into the room; it was all smiles, calmness and good words. Zack sat down at the table, he was shocked when Sir Pierre asked if he;d like a drink and went he stated yes was further taken aback when the chairman actually purred him a drink.
Zack held the cup to his lips and for a second wasn't about to drink, but feeling at ease drink from the cup and calmly listening to his boss. Deep down Zack was keeping his head, fearing that if he lowered his guard then he'd be caught out, at this stage Zack wished not to let on what he knew about the doctor's plans.
However as the chairman went on to Zack's utter surprise, Sir Pierre had actually produced for Zack similar documentation and blue prints to what the professor had found and had handed them to him.
"My dear boy, I want you to cast an eye over these if you will..."
"What... What are these?" stumbled Zack, looking down at the documents he now held tightly in his hands.
"I recall you asked me a few months ago before the doctor's accident to see all the information on the Caesar program... I thought that I had found everything. Ah, but it appears I was wrong. As I'm top team have come back with these..."
"New blue prints, further information on my father's word, but taken further it seems by the hand of Dr. Curie."
"You will come to learn Zack, that not even red tape can stop even the powerful members of my team!' Zack saw a wide smile across his bosses face, it was something that Zack had never seen all too often, and Zack was really put on the back foot. Not troubled by the look on Zack's face the chairman of the corporation continued on. 'I understand Zack that this is still not enough, but it is a start in the right direction... I believe that it's some draft work done by Dr Curie before I pushed for you to lead the up-date, I hope you can work from it, see if it can't help in your work."
Zack at to appear truly grateful to his boss even though he had seen this work before.
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As Sir Pierre talked on, Zack looked through the plan's, which had in fact been drawn up by the doctor. "Is anything the matter!?" inquired the chairman, as he saw the change in Zack expression.
Zack quickly turned his head sharply in Lawrence's direction. "Erm, no... nothing at all. In truth I'm just a little surprised that's all." Zack had indeed started to have doubts about what the professor thought he saw and the events leading up to this meeting.
"That pleases me... I know I should have told you sooner about the doctor's work, but didn't want to cost you your successes... After all Zack it is your families work, I should never have asked the doctor to look over your father's work soon after his death."
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Zack brushed a finger under his nose, trying to buy him some time before answering and even though he tried to hide this; Sir Pierre was no fool and was able to read from Zack's expressions that this was not what he was initially expecting.
'This is just totally unexpected, ah not what I'd expected!' thought Zack through the doubts, which were forming in the boy's head, clouding Zack's faith in his college professor. 'How could I have ever questioned this? Lawrence would never hold anything from me, after all the completion of the chip will help gain the corp top billing; once again the professor searches for something which isn't there?'
Lawrence was forced to turn his back on Zack for just a second so that he could hide a glow in his face and the turned back once he had regained his composure. 'My plan is working; let's see now if I can't seal the deal?'
Sir Pierre then offered Zack everything a young man of his age could ever wish for; a great promotion, a better salary, a state of the art company car and a new lab fully set out with the latest top equipment; "All Zack for you... I hope this will only aid you in the completion of your work."
With Zack still being young and eager, he quickly snapped up the chairman's offer, without fully thinking things through.
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