Jo walked into the rotunda and walked toward her office. She glanced over as Fargo called out, "Jo! Jo, could l get you to help me for a minute?"
She rolled her eyes, "Fargo, I'm not going to let you spy on an ex; especially not one who doesn't even know you exist anymore."
He gives her an annoyed look, "I think I have the right to know she's being treated well; but fair enough. However, General Mansfield located an artifact in an Arizona cave system. It's arriving today, but I have to meet with the head of Section Five to go over the progress of their experiments. I was hoping you would be there to supervise its arrival."
She looked unsure, "An artifact from Arizona? Wouldn't that just be sent to cultural museum?"
He answered excitedly, "Normally, yes. But the object has a unique energy signature. It's saturated with tachyons and exotic particles."
She looked worried, "Those are related to time travel and wormholes, right?"
He nods, "Don't worry. The particles are inert. Just enough to know they're present. The two being present together suggest the object could have been sent though time through a wormhole."
She chuckles, "Okay, Fargo; I'll wait for your little toy to arrive."
He nods eagerly and thanks her before hurrying to his office.
A technician arrived twenty minutes after Jo arrived at the Section 3 Lab and gave her a metal briefcase. She took it and brought it into the lab. She turned to leave when the inside of the case started glowing. She looked worried and grabbed her radio, "Alert in Lab 5." She looked puzzled when the radio hissed with static. She started to walk out and stopped short as the doors slammed shut. She tried to open the door but it wouldn't budge. She walked to a wall panel and tried to enter the code for security. She sighed irritated when the panel went dead. She glanced at the case and stalked over swiftly. She opened the case and the glow stopped. She stopped and looked at the object curiously.
It was a tube shaped object with silver and black marking. One end opened into a flat curve right above a silver glass. She fought the curiosity to pick it up but gave in after a minute. She picked it up and looked impressed with how light it was despite it's study feel. She noticed a copper contact on the side. She pressed it and gasped as a column of orange light extended from the end with a resounding whine. She grew alarmed as the object suddenly glowed and exploded in a blinding light.