Chapter 1: Prologue
"Location: Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania, July 4th 2109"
"So, how does it work?" Crocker asked.
The Syndicate were standing in a large warehouse, looking over a strange machine. It was twice as tall as the tallest of them (Vlad) and shaped almost like a large drill. Electrical coils extended from the sides and the top, and on the side of the machine were a bunch of blank monitors and a large keyboard below them. It was a very strange looking thing.
This was the Tairseach, the stolen pride of the CIA. It's function: to erase an individual from the space-time continuum.
Calamitous gazed at the machine in smug satisfaction, and he pointed to the monitors and keyboard.
"Simple. All we need is a visual record of the subject, which we scan into the machine, and activate it." Calamitous replied.
"The power it would require is astronomical. Where exactly are we getting it from?" Vlad asked.
Calamitous smirked and pointed out the window. In the distance, two cooling towers could be seen smoking away, the grey smog mixing with the late afternoon haze.
"Three Mile Island?" Crocker asked.
"Nuclear power is one of the only things powerful enough to fuel this machine." Calamitous replied.
Crocker nodded and rubbed his hands together.
"So, when are we going to erase Turner?" Crocker asked.
"We aren't. If we get rid of Turner, then we have no way of capturing Cosmo and Wanda." Calamitous replied.
"Which would mean that you would ruin your own plans. Again." Vlad added.
"Furthermore, Vlad still desires Phantom as his son. I want the satisfaction of defeating Neutron, not simply wishing him away. And Plankton still wants to steal the krabby patty secret formula. Which leaves another group of some of our enemies." Calamitous explained.
"Who are we going after?" Plankton asked.
"Sugar Rush. They represent the lowest risk and the highest gain possible. Without them or the Nicktoons, we would be... um... uh..." Calamitous started to reply.
"Street performers?" Plankton asked.
"Nuns?" Crocker asked.
"Nothing." Vlad replied.
Calamitous nodded.
"Right." Calamitous said.