Chapter 2: Alice
Inside the Pinnacle Tower Baird was working around the clock. He wore a gray muscle shirt, his military gray pants, boots, and his goggles on his forehead.
He's been working non-stop for the past 5 days with several breaks. He would work many hours in the day with 2 half an hour breaks. He would work into the late hours of the night and fall asleep for less than 6 hours, then it was back to work.
Many were becoming concern for his health. Hoffman told Baird to rest for a few days and let others take over.
For the past several months after the was over Baird, and what was left of the engineers, research and scientists, were working on the ideas that were in the day disk that that once belong to Adam Fenix.
There were many ideas and unfinished inventions that were contained inside the disk. From alternate fuel to medicine. There were, however, weapons and upgrades; new enhance armor and many things for the foot soldiers. There were also plans for land base vehicles, aircraft and naval. There were a few powerful weapons that the former Chairman wanted but were still in the early stages.
It was clear that after Adam's abduction Prescott ordered him to build these weapons but were still in the early stages.
It was clear that after Adam's abduction Prescott ordered him to build these weapons. This was a clear sign that Prescott was heading towards the tyrant technology.
There was no reason why having these weapons since the war over and preach reign over Sera. But Baird decided to keep them and put them on his agenda to make them; just in case there is another insurgence uprising.
Several months later he finished building the warfare equipment for the Gears and Gorasni. Building them and testing them were fairly easy. He even build several new machine gun and rocket Sentries all over the the island for defensive capability, in case there is to be an attack. Then came the alternate fuel for civilian and military use.
It was somewhat difficult at first but the data and the machinery to make it were in the disk. Then within a few months the new fuel was released.
Then lastly the medical advances were the hardest. There were many advancements in the medical field.
There were three things that shocked the two leaders of Azura, the doctors, the few remaining scientists and even Baird.
Somehow Adam was able to find the cure for all diseases. The discovery baffled everyone; how Adam discovered the cures for ALL illnesses no one. However thought, there were notes on the effects and side effects on the discovery. It states in the notes that 'once giving, the effects takes approximately a few hours and the patient will be cured in a few days. The side effects would be minor headaches, nausea and a mild fever.
This great discovery wasn't the only thing that baffled the scientific and medical community.
The second discovery was that Adam was able to find a way to enhance humans. Which means that humans would be stronger, faster, flexibility increase, agility increase, eyesight, endurance, pretty much everything. However though, it won't make them superhuman, but 20% more better than the average human.
The find shocked everyone. Being able to become stronger humans, no on suspected Adam to be capable on doing this.
The last find definitely baffled everyone. Adam, along with two other scientists, were able to create microscopic miniature versions of the JACK Bot units.
These bots were made to help the human body. There purpose is to repair any damage cell tissue and repel any viruses that enter. Their defense capabilities consist of stun guns, shooting blue electric balls and are able to self-repair themselves. They are able to refuel their battery packs through the oxygen that red blood cells carry.
How the scientists were able to come up with is was beyond Baird and toss who were involved.
There are still many wonders that are yet to be credited and discover within the disk.
So far no one, except Baird's team, know about the discoveries.
Baird has finished all of the things that were in the data disk a little over a year; he has been working non-stop for countless hours. He rested for a few hours during the day with 3 breaks and work through the late hours of the night. Many are concern for him. Hoffman even told Baird to take a few days off, but he refused to.
Now he is in the late hours of the night working on a device that would monitor the weather. Decades of the Pendulum Wars, the Locust War, and followed by the Lambent Pandemic and the Imulsion Counter-weapon, has devastated the weather system.
The invention that Baird is making would help monitor the weather patterns and find a way to restore the system.
As Baird was working there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" He said as he grabbed his handheld blowtorch.
"It's me, Alice." Came a female reply.
"Come in." He replied back; he then put on his googles and began using his blowtorch. The small handheld device was shooting out a blue fire color and a bzzzzzz noise when it made contact with the metal.
The door opened and closed behind. Alice was standing in the middle of the room; a few feet away from Baird. She wore a lab coat and underneath it was a light purplish night gown; she wore pinkish slippers. She has a slim and attractive figure that would make most guys fall for her. Her light tan skin made her even more attractive. By the way she looked she must have been getting for bed. Her long dark wavy blue hair reached up to the length of her back.
She blocked her eyes from the blowtorch that was giving off a strong light.
"What is it Alice?" Baird ask as he continued working.
"Sir. It's time to go to sleep. You've been working for hours and it's almost one in the morning." Alice said to him. She was concern for his health.
"I know Alice." He told her. "But Hoffman need this to be don. The weather is still unstable and we need this to monitor the weather and find a way to fix it." He said to her.
"I know." She told him in a slight down tone; in which Baird caught.
"And besides." He said as he turned off the blowtorch. "I think he's going to be impressed." He told her as he turned around and showed her the weather device in his hand.
It was the size of a data pad with a touch screen. Not only that but it is able to project a hologram/3D model.
Alice was stunned on how small and high tech it was.
"How did you…" She couldn't finish her sentence.
Baird smirked.
"When you have a mind like mines, you can make it how big or how small you wanted. And how advance you wanted to be. He told her and put down the weather device on the desk.
The young woman was nervous about asking him the next question.
"Sir, are you going to sleep now?" She asked him almost nervously.
Baird looked at her. "Well Alice, first you don't have to call me 'sir', Baird would be fine." He told her. "And yeah I'm done for tonight." He said as he stretched his arms, legs, and bend his back slightly; earning him multiple cracking noises that made him relax. Working for hours and sitting in a metal chair can really make someone stiff.
Alice couldn't help but watch him stretch. For a while now she began to develop feelings for the blond genius. The way he is, his attitude, his sarcasm, intellect, amazing mechanic skills, whatever it was about him, couldn't understand it or resist it.
The way is muscles flex when he stretches made her cheeks blush at the sight.
"Oh yeah. That feels good." Baird said as he finished his stretching.
He then looked at her funny. "Hey you alright?" He asked.
The younger scientist didn't realize that he's finished stretching and was staring at him. She finally notices and turns around facing the door, hiding her red cheeks.
"Uh yes I-I'm fine." She replied nervously. She felt embarrassed and her cheeks were turning redder.
The mechanic had a confused look on his face. "You sure?"
"Yes I'm fine. Well lets go to bed then." She finished and rushed towards the door rather quickly; as if trying to avoid something.
Baird wanted to say something but dropped it; he was too tired right now and just wants to sleep.
Once the two were outside they began walking down the hallway. The hallway was fairly big, It has two chandeliers, one near the entrance of the lab and the other in the middle. The walls were a dull white with pictures of Azura's past. The were several light on each side of the walls. The doors were slight big and brown. The floor was a sturdy light brown and on top of it was a green carpet that stretched from one side of the corridor to the other. There were several bullet holes on the walls and small burn marks; and with a hit of blood stain. The floor and carpet, too, were covered with burn marks and faint blood stains.
This hallway was the sight where Delta fought their way through Palace Guards and Grinders to reach Marcus's father.
AS the two walk down the hallway Baird was gazing all mourned the area, so many memories. The bloody, gory, chainsawing memories.
Baird smiled at the thought of it.
"So Baird…" Alice broke the silence."What are you plans for later on?" She asked him.
Baird snapped out of the memory and answered.
"Well, don't know yet. Probably continue on the 'special' machine." He said. He, Alice and the research team have been working on a machine which Baird dubbed it as "Unknown." But they weren't able to continue on account of the other things that needed to be done.
Alice had a small frown on her face but Baird didn't notice.
"Is that all your going to do?" She ask in a almost sadden tone.
Baird notice the change in her voice.
"Yeah." He said it bluntly. "Don't you want to know what it does?" He asked her.
Alice wasn't gonna lie, she was anxious to see what it does.
"Yeah. Of course I want to know." She told him.
"Ok but you know that I can't do it without you and the others." He then stopped walking.
Alice stopped walking and stared at him; wondering why he stopped.
He then looked at her in the eye. This made the younger scientist a bit nervous but her cheeks begin to blush. The way he stared at him made her heart race.
"I need your help in this Alice." He started. "You are smart like me, well kinda." He told her, which made her slightly hurt. "But you know what I mean. Your part of my team and I need you and the other's help." He said in honestly.
Alice was speechless. She heard every word Baird said; though some were hurtful but she brushed it off. She couldn't believe that Baird needed her, and he needs her help.
Before she responded the blond Gear gave her a pat on her shoulder. "Well see you in the morning." He told her casually and left to his room.
Alice was still in the same spot for a full minute before realizing that she was the only one in the hallway.
She felt so embarrassed for staring at Baird like an idiot and without telling him goodnight. She stayed in the semi dark hallway for a couple of minutes; lost in her thoughts.
She gazed at the window that was on the other end of the hallway. The moon was big and bright. There were several clouds about in the nighttime sky. She could see the moonlight coming through the window, touching the carpet. With the combination of the moonlight plus the dim hallway, it made an eerie yet peaceful feeling. Either she was tired or she could have sworn she saw several sparkle form the rays of the moon.
The young woman yawned and felt tired. She opened the door to her room and gave one last look at the door across from her; it belonged to Baird and then she closed the door.
She took off her lab coat and placed it on the chair. She laid down on her bed and. Her bed was a king size and often felt lonely going to sleep alone. For much of her life she grew up alone; she was at the age of 14 when the Pendulum Wars ending. After E-Day her world changed forever.
She didn't want to remember the last 16 years after the war ended. She turned to her side and grabbed the other pillow.
A small tear ran down her cheek before drifting off to sleep.
Ok and here is chapter two. Hope you all like this so far and hope to keep following.
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P.S: I forgot to add this on the first chapter, so here it is.
Gears of War does not belong to me, it belongs to Epic Games and Cliffy. B.
Ok thats it bye for now XD
