Minutes after Noctis disappears, Jordan walks up to Isaac.
"Isaac."
"Hay what's up?"
"Alright the ship has been refueled, restocked on ammo, supplies the works we're ready to check out that system whenever you're ready."
"Oh good how do you feel about going tonight?"
"Sure why not, I'll go tell Carver?"
"Hay, have you seen Fable anywhere?"
"No I haven't."
"Mind if I come along?"
"Huh speak of the devil where have you been?"
"Around catching up on the three years I've missed you tend to lose your perception of time and current events being locked up in a triple max prison."
"Sure we could always use an extra hand."
"I hear you developed telekinesis."
[As they start walking towards a courtyard]
"Yeah I did and hurt like hell getting it."
"Hmm so what do we think is out there at those coordinates?"
"According to our new pirate friends it's the base of operations for the group of people that kidnapped Alfred."
"I looked into these coordinates this is very deep space I mean not even the Sovereign colonies went that deep it's much further then Tau Volantis from known space."
"I know that's way I had the Patriarch outfitted with extra fuel cells just in case we're in for a long shockspace trip if going there."
"Nice guess we're all set then, I'll meet you guys at the hanger tonight."
"Okay we'll make sure Carver knows."
"Good."
Isaac visits Hawk's lab and finds her sitting at the couch he sits next to her.
"Oh hi Isaac."
"Are you okay?"
"Yes… I'm just looking at old stuff from when your father disappeared."
[Isaac looks at the files]
"USM Midnight that's the name of the ship he was on?"
"Yes the Midnight was last of her class of heavy cruisers and had your father and everyone aboard got back from their mission it would have been retired and decommissioned."
"It says they recovered a part of the ship?"
"Yes the aft part of the ship that was the only part of it we recovered the mid and bow of the Midnight were never found what's strange is when it was investigated extensively there was no sign of battle but they did find human limbs and blood every throughout the ship so at the time everyone assumed the worst and presumed everyone dead, now however they found no trace of any of the engineers or scientists that were on the ship."
"How did they know none of them were among the casualties?"
"Well they managed to ID everyone they did find through DNA analysis and med records all that, everyone was accounted for but…"
"The engineers and the scientists."
"Yes it's strange it's like someone or something took them because they wanted them but one else because all the identified ones were crew and military."
"I talked to that Carmichael guy again he was possessed by the same entity from before he told me that he was there the day the Midnight was attacked, that he witnessed his brother the Elder moon attacking it and taking Poul and his engineers."
"What… so you mean Poul is alive? [Shocked]
"According to him yes but I'm having trouble believing it, I want to believe it but I don't know."
"You said he's the brother of the Elder moon is he moon as well?"
"I think so but unlike the others he doesn't follow them just like our AI friend said the other moons are just copies of the first but him… he was once just like the first something different."
"If he's a threat to him and his moons won't that make him an ally?"
"He seems like one well maybe more like a neutral ally at the moment."
"I don't suppose he told you where he might be being held?"
"No but I can imagine if he is alive and being held captive, it be a heavily defended place."
"Hmm too bad well I'm sure if he is alive he's ok."
"I hope so listen Jordan, Carver, Fable and I are going to check out something… a lead."
"Okay where is this lead going to take you, what are you up to Isaac?"
"Carver found a vid log from Adrian's private files it showed a group of armed people throughout the station kidnapping a number of people including my friend Alfred."
"So the outbreak was just a distraction then."
"Partially, it was also an attempt to hand over the last of humanity to the moons."
"Thankfully we foiled that but why were they snatching these people for what purpose and who are they?"
"According to the guy we got these files off of, they're related to the unitologist but not like the ones that toppled the government these guys are different."
"You'd think they would have disbanded with their leader dead."
"Ah crap… that's the thing apparently the unitologist what remains of them are still in the race and my mother is the new high priestess of the damn religion."
"Your mother?"
"Yeah she's also alive after years of not talking or hearing anything from her."
"This complicates things I should report this to the council if they haven't already noticed this."
"Good idea well I better get going we leave tonight I'll contact you if we find anything interesting."
"Okay be careful Isaac… oh that reminds me the council has been asking me about you they want to know if you would be willing to meet with them at your convenience."
"The council… wants to meet with me after they for half a year had their attack dogs hunting me and Ellie as if we were terrorist?"
"They'll understand if you don't want to speak to them they know your still upset about what happened on and after Titan but if you just give them a chance."
"Ha upset of course I'm still upset they took my life away and they are lucky that I've yet to have the audacity to try to take theirs in return and did they give me a chance when they held me captive and deemed me mentally insane putting me in a straight jacket and painting me a public enemy."
"Like I said Isaac they'll understand if you choose not to."
Isaac runs his fingers through his hair and lets out a heavy sigh.
"Okay fine, tell them I'll think about it."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah I'm slightly interested as to what miserable excuses they're going to use this time, to justify what they did." [Sarcastically]
"Alright I'll let them know."
"Look Madison I'm sorry, being kept prisoner and being put in stasis whenever they weren't using me to build their marker… I missed three years of my life I lost things that were meaningful to me."
"I know and believe me If I had known what they were doing I would have done everything I could to help you, as soon as I was made aware of their activities with you I confronted the council I was furious I made a promise to your father's memory when I thought he was gone to look after you and I couldn't and I'm so sorry."
"It's okay what's done is done… later."
Isaac exits the lab, later that day Isaac meets Carver and Fable at the hanger.
"Hay guys… are we ready?" [Asked Hex]
"Yeah we're all here let's get going."
The Patriarch leaves the hanger and enters shockspace. After hours of traveling through the cosmos jumping vast light years they are forced to exit shockspace when the ship malfunctions Isaac rushes to the cockpit.
"Hex what's happening?"
"Everyone relax I was expecting this its nothing to worry about I just need to change the shockpoint drive."
"Ah I remember the same one you used that was damaged."
"Yeah it was only a manner of time before it was going to die out the patches on it weren't going to last forever that's why I brought a new one."
"Need help?"
"No I can do it you can help by watching the sensors for me for anything that's heading our way."
"Okay, give a shout if you need help." [Sits in the pilot seat]
Hex carries the shockdrive to the engine core while Isaac keeps the ship leveled moments later the Patriarch's sensors detect an anomaly.
"Uh Hex."
"What is it?"
"The sensors are picking up an SOS signal that just activated its coming from floating wreckage near us."
"Okay well let's see who it is but drive her slowly okay I'm still working on this."
"Okay."
Isaac drives the Patriarch to the mysterious distress call, as the ship gently glides through space they come up on a field of debris and small asteroids. After slowly navigating through the field they get caught in a cloud of dust that obscures the ships sensors and Isaac's vision.
"Ah damn it."
"Seconds later they clear the cloud, the sensors then begin to read a large mass that appeared seemingly out of nowhere."
"Collision warning!" [The ships computer sounded]
"Shit guys hold on to something!"
Isaac tries to pull the ship up but then crashes into the side of the mass knocking everyone off their feet.
"Isaac what hell, what happened!"
"We crashed into something… I think it's a ship well part of one. [Looks out the window]
"Are the instruments showing any damage?"
"No but the ships left wing is stuck inside the ship, it pierced right through the its hull, Fable and I can fix it."
"I'll suit up. [Said Fable]
"Right I'll meet you outside."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah we have fusion cutters we can cut around it and it should slip out."
"Okay the shockdrive is installed I'll go to the bridge and activate the gravity tethers to keep her steady."
"Okay let's do this."
Fable and Isaac put on their EVA suits and tended to the ship's wing, Hex activates the tethers and stabilizing the wreckage allowing Isaac and Fable to cut the ship free.
"This ship is huge it looks like an old heavy cruiser class I can't tell if it's Sovereign Colony of EarthGov though." [Carver enters the cockpit]
Hex then notices the SOS signal.
"Guys the SOS is coming from this old ship we crashed into."
"Huh okay well Fable and I will explore when we get this done we almost got it just little more and the whole thing will come apart and the wing will slip right out of the breach."
"Good keep at it."
Moments later both finish cutting the ship free and the ship wing slips out.
"Hay Hex you said this looks like part of a heavy cruiser?"
"Yeah it looks like a very old class that was decommissioned years ago but it could be older the Sovereign Colonies used heavy ship like this so I can't really tell the SOS doesn't show the ships signature."
"Well CMS, USG USM or not they all usually had the ships logo on them sometimes near the bridge."
Isaac and Fable split up to explore the half a ship, Fable goes into the ship while Isaac explores the outside and searches for the ships logo. While Fable searches the ships interior he's startled when a dried mummified corpse bumps into him, Fable looks closer at a patch on the shoulder.
"EarthGov Special Forces."
"Guys I encountered body good news is from what I can tell there no necros to worry about but this ship is defiantly EarthGov."
"I know I found the ship's logo the crest is here too." [Isaac answered]
As Isaac tries to brush dirt off of the crest he comes by four letters beside it.
"M, I, D, N."
He then clears the dirt completely and is shocked by his discovery.
"USM… R.I.G contact Hawk, Madison." [RIGLink opens]
"Ah Isaac are you oaky?"
"Yeah we're fine listen the ship my father was serving on when he vanished, what was its name again?"
"Um… the USM Midnight why?"
Isaac looks again at the ships name of the crest which reads "USM MIDNIGHT."
"Oh god Hawk I think we found the missing half of the Midnight."
"What oh my god are you sure?"
Dayloos appears out of Isaac R.I.G.
"I looked into EarthGov records and ran a comparison on the Midnight's signature with this ship they are an exact match and the way the ship was broken in two, all the edges line up perfectly with the Aft, the only half that was found."
"My god this is unbelievable."
"Hawk are you okay"
"I… really don't know… how much of the ship have you explored?"
"Uh Fable has done the interior a bit I've only explored the hull I'll go meet with him and we'll check out the rest of it."
"Okay I'll be on hold." [The RIGLink closes]
"Isaac I found the crew quarters and I think I found your dad's room on the door it says "Chief Engineer: Poul Clarke."
"That's my dad's name I'll be right there."
While Fable waits for Isaac he looks around the room and he finds an old picture of Poul and his wife Octavia holding a baby in their arms, Fable presumes the baby is Isaac. Isaac enters the room both of their visor lights brighten it.
"Found this your parents and I think that's you in their arms." [Hands him the photo]
"It is…" [He sighs]
"You ok?"
"Yes and no I don't know what to think or make of all this."
"Check it out a data pad it's busted but the memory chip is intact I can get stuff out of it if I work on it, there's another and this one is still working."
"Let me see…"
"What is it?"
"It's a log not his personal but it contains info about their mission but its classified I can't get by it must be ID locked maybe Hawk can take a look at it… Hawk you still there?"
"Yes I'm here, find anything?"
"I found my dad's room inside a couple of his data pads both are ID locked I need you to see if you can unlock them."
"Sure thing I can do that."
"Because to my knowledge these are made to delete anything on them if they're handled improperly."
"Yes that correct if its ID locked I would have to dig up your fathers old ID in the system and use that."
"Can you do that I mean that doesn't sound legal."
"Well if there was still an official government it would be, normally I'd need authorization form the council and quite a few other people to do this but this will be our little secret."
"You're a bad girl Hawk."
"I know I'm not a play by the rules type of person I tend to piss people off but whether they like it or not they are stuck with me because I'm the best they got this job I have… ah I found it I just need you to connect the data pads to your RIG and I can remotely unlock them from here."
"Okay there connected."
"Alright I'm reactivating the ID anything yet?"
"Yes it worked its unlocked… looks like EarthGov knew about the moons just like the Sovereign Colonies did they even knew about Tau Volantis."
"That can't be right I was never made aware of that they said the moons were new to them but they knew they said the same thing about Tau Volantis."
"Ever get the feeling that they lie to you."
"All the time but they should have told me this."
"It kind a makes sense if EarthGov knew about Tau Volantis and Aegis VII they wouldn't at the very least warn them about the dangers there after all they were losing the war and EarthGov wanted to just finish them off so they forced them to exile themselves in deep space feeding them to the markers they put there and abandoned after they realized what they did when they were activated it consumed them, it's just like Kendra said the experiment after hundreds of years was still alive."
"That's… this is mind blowing."
"As much I want to dig more we should get back to the mission but Hawk if you can send a salvage team to bring this closer to sanctuary if there are more things to find on this ship we just don't have time to look right now."
"Already done they'll take it to secure location where we can look at it later."
"Good I'll let you know if we find these unitologist."
"Okay be careful out there."
"Isaac out."
They leave the wreckage behind and continue their long trip to the coordinates. On and unknown planet Alfred remains in the dark until his cell door opens with armed guards entering and taking him away he's dragged through hallways lit with marker glyphs he's eventually taken into a large chamber and strapped onto a table. He struggles as they bind him with metal shackles after they finished securing him a figure in a white hood and cloak enters the chamber and walks to Alfred.
"Why are you doing this who the fuck are you people!?"
"One reason is to lure your friend Isaac and the other a test subject for a new form of our angels."
He walks to a pedestal that opens revealing a pulsating red glowing heart like object; the cloaked figure takes it in his hand and moves closer to Alfred. Then a large door on the far side of the room opens, a very large necromorph walks in and towards them after it reaches them it grabs Alfred's jaw forcing it open.
"Ah no… let go of me!"
Alfred squirms trying to get free but more guards hold him down and the cloaked man then places the nocromorphic object on his chest. It lifts itself with tiny tentacles to his mouth then forces it way down his throat, he squirms on the table violently choking up blood.
"Don't worry Mr. Parker it only hurts for a few hours but then I promise you will have power humans the flawed creatures that they are can only dream of having." [Signals the necromorph to release him]
The large necromorph then carries Alfred off on its back down a long hallway lit by candles.