Mountain Glen, 2:00 PM:
Team MAKO and Jaune enter the city at 2 PM. On the way, there was not as many grimm as expected for this type of mission. Mike orients the map and they are off to the building. John Summers was not specific in the exact location of the Copperhead hideout, but they were definitely within the city. Twenty minutes later, they found the building they were looking for. They reached the top with no problems. Once they set up their base of operations, Jaune started giving out assignments. "Mike, Oliver, you two take the North and the West. Kerry, Ariel, you take the South and the East. The glasses have built-in communications. If you find something, call it in and I will mark the position for a more thorough search. We will begin our sweeps at 9:00 PM sharp and return no later than 5 AM. Got it."
"Yes sir." The group said unanimously.
"Start getting used to sleeping in the day. We are going to be here as long as necessary. Any questions?"
"Yeah. Do we have a plan when shit hits the fan?" Oliver asked.
"If or when shit hits the fan, depending on how bad it is will depend on the plan. If it is just over unmanageable, I will call for one of the three huntresses we have on stand-by. If it is overwhelming, we will call in the full force of a platoon of Atlesian troops. Anything else?"
"Yes actually." Ariel said. "My mother is also available for assistance. Who are the other three huntresses backing us up?"
"Neo, Yang, and Pyrrha."
"I also have a question." Mike said.
"Fire away."
"What is your semblance?"
"I can heal myself and those around me. It comes in hand during a mission of this caliber."
"Good to know. Well, I am going to sleep before we start." Mike said. MAKO had the whole top floor to themselves. The building they were in was an office building. Mike took one of the offices next to the office of the President of the company that owned the building, he left that room to Jaune. Mike went into the office and closed the door to get some sleep. Ten minutes later, Kerry walked in. "What's up?"
"Last night, my stone started to light up. It has never done that before. Did that happen to you?" Kerry had a similar stone but hers was yellow with a silver lightning bolt holder.
"Yeah, it did. Maybe Qrow was wrong about the stone. What if the stone is a sign? If so, then what the fuck does it mean?"
"I have no idea. When we are done, we will ask uncle Qrow. If not then we can ask grandpa Taiyang. Sound good."
"Yeah, sounds good. Do you think we will find anything here?"
"We will find something, I just don't know if it will be related to the mission. Maybe we will find the answer to these stones." Mike took out his necklace and saw that it was glowing. "If this glow means what uncle Qrow says, we will find something. Is your stone glowing?"
Kerry takes out her stone and it too is glowing. "Yeah it is." Kerry pauses for a moment. "What if these stones react to something? These are softly glowing. If they react to heat, we can trigger them with our semblances. Shall we try?"
"Ah what the hell, let's do it. But, we do it on the roof. I don't want my temporary room to be destroyed."
Mike and Kerry go up to the roof to test their theory. They each lay the stones on the ground, Mike conjures a powerful stream of super hot fire while Kerry shoots a powerful lightning bolt at the stone. Each start to glow brighter than ever. All of a sudden, the stones opened up and a holographic figure came out. The figure from Mike's stone was a blue man with strange armor and a sniper rifle. The figure from Kerry's stone was green and had a small pistol with him. "How long did it take for these two to figure out these stones D?" The blue one said.
"About four months. The girl figured out that the stones were something more than stones and how to open them." The green one said.
"Who and what are you?" Mike asked.
"I am Epsilon or Church or Alpha. This is Delta. We are Artificial Intelligence or AI. We were paired up with the two of you after your 16th birthday. I was paired up with Mike because he showed higher than average memory skills and leadership skills. Delta was paired up with Kerry because of her logical skill." Epsilon said.
"Why us? Who created you?" Kerry asked.
"Your uncle Qrow. He was working on a project to see the effect of an AI in the presence of capable fighters. We are two of ten AI units spread across the world."
"There are two more of us in this area. If you look close to the heart, you will find them." Delta said.
"Close to the heart. Ariel and Oliver, they might have the other AI. Epsilon, are you only in these stones or can you put yourself into weapons or armor?" Mike asked.
"Oh yeah. We can put ourselves into anything, you just need to find us and unlock our case. They are semblance specific. You unlocked me with heat, she unlocked Delta with static electricity. Find the carrier and have them unlock us."
"Well, this has been a day. Epsilon why don't you and I have a private chat in my room."
"Alright. See ya around D."
"Goodbye Alpha." Delta said.
Mike takes Epsilon to his room for a talk. "Why do you have three names?"
"Church is the name of the man I am modeled after, Epsilon was the name given to me by my creators, and Alpha because I am the original AI unit. Delta and any other unit is a copy of me but with different traits. Delta is logic, Sigma is creativity, Gamma is deceit, and Omega is rage. These are just a few of the AI in the program."
"Can you tell me who has the other AI unit here?"
"Yes. One is kept by a red haired girl, the other is with a man so evil, grimm cower in fear."
"Thanks. Well, I need some sleep. Good night Epsilon." With that Mike sets an alarm for 8 PM and went to sleep.
Mountain Glenn, 9:00 PM:
The team is up and geared up for their mission. Kerry and Mike told Jaune about their new additions to the team. Mike and Oliver head out to their sections of the city while Kerry and Ariel head to their side. "Epsilon, I need you to scan for any signs of human life. Set a motion tracker on my HUD and pull up the bio-scans of the team." Mike says to Epsilon.
"Who is Epsilon?" Oliver asked
"Have you seen Kerry's stone necklace. Well I also have one. Inside them were these things called AI. They were paired with a chosen person within this program headed by my uncle Qrow. Apparently there are two more of these AI units within the city and we believe that Ariel has one of them. Epsilon come on out." Epsilon materializes out of nowhere.
"Sup. So far there are nothing on the sensors but if we can set up a motion tracker grid in key locations, it will cover the whole city. Also, your sister's heart rate is above normal, but just by a few beats per minute, nothing to worry about."
"So this hologram enhances your fighting abilities. Is that how you kicked my ass on the first day of class." Oliver said.
"No, that was Mike's power. I wasn't unlocked until a few hours ago. Until then, all I could do was observe and give clues as to where other AI are. That is the light in the stone. It glows brighter when you get close to another AI."
"Wait, there is something on the motion tracker. Two objects 300 meters out. Be quiet and stay low." Mike said as he and Oliver took cover behind a deteriorating wall. Two men of average size came around a corner shortly after. They were Copperhead grunts, they had the crossed out wolf head on their jackets. One of them had an assault rifle while the other one had two SMGs (Sub Machine Gun). Mike waits for them to pass and he knocks them out with a blow to the backs of their heads. "Come on, we need to keep moving. Epsilon, anything on the trackers?"
"No, not yet. I will tell you if there is something. You can also see the fucking tracker on your HUD dumbass." Epsilon said condescendingly.
"Wow. Ok dick. Fuck you too."
"Hey guys stop fighting." Oliver said.
"Calm down Oliver. We are just joking around. You can see why Epsilon and I were paired up, we have some similar traits."
"Just shut up for five minutes." Oliver said.
