Location:[REDACTED]
Date: 1963
"Intruders on the base, Hanger 4!" the intercom boomed over the base as sirens began to sound out. Inside Hangar 4 were 8 men looking at each other; on one side were the Ultimis versions of Tank Dempsey, Nikolai Belinski, Takeo Masaki and Edward Richtofen and the other side were the younger Primis versions.
"We must go, quickly, there is a war to be fought." Primis Nikolai began as he and the other Primis members made their way towards the blue portal.
"War?" Ultimis Dempsey asked, "What kind of war?"
"A war unlike any you have seen. The Great War." the two groups stayed in silence as the sound of feet and shouts came from outside the hangar door.
"Here's the hanger, you, get me the Director! Rest of you, get ready to breach- Shoot to kill the intruders but make sure the subjects live!"
"We must go, now!" Primis Nikolai exclaimed to Ultimis, pointing towards the portal, "If you do not want to be held captive, you must come with us!"the four members of Ultimis looked between each other and followed behind as the guards breached the hanger to see the portal close. The head guard swore under his breath as a middle aged man with grey hair made his way in front of all the guards, he had a cigar in his mouth and underneath the United States flag on his fatigues was a symbol of an arrow head that was broken near the tip.
"Sorry Director Pernell," the head guard said to Broken Arrow Director, Cornelius Pernell, "the intruders got away with the test subjects."
"Any word from Paxon Ridge?" Pernell asked as he took a long drag from his cigar.
"Yes sir, he said that he has secured the subject and is being sent to Camp Edward- And we have word from the Pentagon, sir."
"The Pentagon? What do those warhawks want now?"
"There's been another attack, unfortunately President Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Mcnamera, former Vice President Nixon and Fidel Castro have been found dead."
"*sigh*A damn shame."
"We have secured the perpetrator of this attack however, and has been requested by the DoD to be sent to our site, sir."
"Well- that's at least some good news." Pernell put his sunglasses on and flicked his cigar over to the jail cell that housed Ultimis, "let's go back home boys!"
"Yes sir!" the guards said.
Location: Nevada, USA
Date: Sometime in 2025
The blue portal opened in the middle of nowhere in the hot Nevada heat with no sign of civilization for miles; from this portal, Primis and Ultimis walked out.
"This is too hot for Nikolai." Ultimis Nikolai groaned, "Nikolai is sweating already… Sweating vodka!"
"Glad to be out of there and all," Ultimis Dempsey began, "But who the hell are you guys?"
"I agree with Dempsey," Ultimis Takeo added, cringing at the drunk Russian who was licking his sweat, "who are you and why should we trust you?"
"Answer is simple comrades; we are you- only we are from a different dimension." the members of Ultimis were taken back from this, except for Richtofen who rolled his eyes by his teammates reaction.
"Way to go Nikolai, you broke them- Well, I think Dempsey was already broken when we met."
"Believe it or not, this is true. What you must know is that we must unite as a team."
"And why exactly should we?" Ultimis Richtofen questioned, "Why do I not simply walk off and do my own thing?"
"If you wish to defect, by all means, go-but know this, if you leave, there will be consequences that may result in your death." Nikolai remarked coldly, leaving the four men in silence, "Now if we are all in agreement, we must go retrieve artifact that will help in next phase of journey." Primis Nikolai took the lead with the other six men following, Ultimis Richtofen stayed in place.
"Great, now I have to follow the orders from a sober Nikolai-dummkopf-Belinski, I did not even think one of those existed! Oh this is my personal hell-HEY, WAIT FOR THE DOCTOR!"
Date: 1963
Camp Edward was a joint Department of Defense and Broken Arrow facility that had the illusion of a typical american suburb that was nicknamed 'Nuketown'. The base homed all the scientist and soldiers stationed in the underground bunker while the homes had different machines and other lab equipment. In the building dubbed 'Operations' housed the office of Cornelius Pernell. Currently Pernell was having a meeting with the head of the DoD in Camp Edward, Brigadier-General Sawyer.
"I'll admit, I've had my concerns Cornelius," Sawyer began after he looked at the documents that Pernell had provided, he took a sip of his whiskey, "But if what you say is true, MK Alpha could transform interrogation practices."
"Not just transform Sawyer," Pernell said as he poured Sawyer more whiskey, "Revolutionize-Using the power of the APD to harness Element 115, we'll be able to interrogate subjects from within their own subconscious! We could access their thoughts, manipulate their emotions-rewrite their memories! We could procure any confession! Brigadier General, what I'm offering you is mind control on a level MK Ultra could ever dream of accomplishing." Pernell could not contain his smile from the look of interest on Sawyer's face.
"So what's the hold up?" Pernell's smile faded away as this question was brought up.
"Providing power to the APD has been proving...difficult. The designs that have been provided by Group 935's research on the MPD, which means that its source of power is-"
"If you are suggesting what I think you are, the answer is no." Sawyer rose from his seat and began to make his way to the door; Pernell rose up from his chair to cut Sawyer off from making it to the door.
"It was the only way the Richtofen's men were able to charge the damn thing on the moon."
"I am not-I repeat NOT- letting you kill soldiers to harvest their souls to power up your damn pyramid."
"Sawyer if I may, with the power with the life force that Group 935 collected, they were able to give this Samantha her power to control the dead! If we could just get some-"
"We are not Group 935!" Sawyer boomed to cut Pernell off; after composing himself, he opened his mouth again, "Find another way to power up your pyramid Pernell, or I'm shutting it down." Sawyer marched out of Pernell's office and slammed the door; the older man let out a deep sigh and returned to his chair and spun around to look out his window that faced the home the American Pyramid Device was located, he downed the rest of his whiskey.
"There must be another way to power the damn thing up."
Date: 2025
Most of the day for the eight men was spent wandering the lone road searching for the place that Nikolai mentioned. The sun began to set and the sky grew dark, Primis Nikolai stopped and turned to face the others.
"That is enough walking for today, we will set camp here for night."
"Finally!" Ultimis Nikolai groaned as he plopped to the ground, "Wake Nikolai up when dinner is ready, da." with that, the drunk Russian passed out. Ultimis Dempsey rolled his eyes with his russian ally and began to set up a campfire; "Here you go." Primis Dempsey said as he walked over to his other self and passed his lighter to him.
"Hey thanks, uh, me." Ultimis Dempsey said as he took it and started the fire
"How much longer do we have to go until we reach this place," Ultimis Richtofen whined, "I'm soooooo bored."
"You are in no position to complain German!" Primis Nikolai hissed, "You lead your compatriots on a journey of madness and destruction. You are insane, far more than Richtofen I know, he at least has dignity."
"Dignity? I have more dignity in my entire body than you have in your little fat chubby finger!" before things could get any more tense between both men, Primis Richtofen stepped in.
"I think that Nikolai will do an excellent job of being a leader, of course I am in no position to say anything, it feels good not to have that burden on mein shoulders anymore." Ultimis Richtofen and Primis Nikolai stared daggers at each other before Ultimis Richtofen broke the gaze and let out a sigh of frustration.
"Ugh FINE! I will play along to your little game of being leader Nikolai, and as for you." Richtofen looked to his Primis self, "you and I will talk later!" Primis Richtofen rolled his eyes as his insane self walked over next to the passed out drunk Nikolai.
As the sun set and the moon hung over the quiet desert, the eight sat around a small campfire as they scrounge up whatever they had on them that was somewhat edible, most of what they had were some biscuits or a piece of corned beef; Ultimis Nikolai had many bottles of vodka in his bag. Fortunate for everyone, Primis Takeo had a large number of MREs inside of his backpack.
"Ura! Takeo 2, coming in clutch with chow!" Ultimis Dempsey cheered as he grabbed a package, "Hey, what's up with all the sauerkraut writing on them?"
"I had retrieved these during our journey to a castle. There was a facility that Group 935 had used for their station they had constructed on the Moon."
"A castle? Hey Dicktofen-the crazy one- how come you never took us to a castle, huh?"
"Honestly I do not know if you are being serious or not Dempsey." Ultimis Richtofen rolled his eyes as he bit into a piece of beef jerky, "I took you dummkopfs from a swamp, to Der Riese, to an abandoned theatre, a cosmodrome, paradise-quote on quote, the Pentagon was thanks to you Dempsey you idiot, und the fucking moon-And you complain that we did not go a castle. Mein Gott you Americans are really stupid."
"Hey!" Both Ultimis and Primis Americans said in unison.
"Why did you travel to a castle?" Ultimis Takeo asked, "what part of Nikolai's plan was necessary for that?"
"Ah, that was part of my old plan," Primis Richtofen said, turning over to Dempsey and Takeo "do you two want to talk about that?" the Ultimis crew noticed that Primis Dempsey and Takeo tensed up when asked. Dempsey let out a sigh and opened his mouth.
"Right- So the old plan was that we had to collect our souls-something about a better tomorrow. Only way we could get them was…" While Dempsey did not say anything, the others connected the dots and realized what had happened.
"Jesus, that's gotta be rough…" Ultimis Dempsey blurted out.
"It is worse than you believe," Takeo said, "The souls from the other we collected from was ... versions of yourself."
"Kuso…." Ultimis Takeo muttered, "Did we die with honor?"
"In your case Tak 2," Primis Dempsey began, "I'm sure as fuck you died with honor, you did that old tradition thing-uh...seduku I think it was called, right Tak 1?" Primis Takeo nearly choked on a biscuit as he contained his laughter.
"Y-yes Dempsey, that is what it is called." Takeo's smile soon vanished, "But as for you, you did not die in battle, but in sleep."
"Damn," Ultimis Dempsey muttered, "Before it comes to going out like that, do me a favor- shoot me in the face." Primis Richtofen smirked at the marine's comment as he saw his Ultimis self nearly choked on the beef jerky he was eating.
"Alright comrades, I believe that that is enough for tonight." Primis Nikolai rose to his feet, grabbing his upgraded shotgun, "I will take first watch for night." the others finished their meals and turned in for the night.
*THE NEXT MORNING*
Primis Takeo shuffled awake as he rose from his makeshift bed, judging by the light in the sky, it was still early dawn and his allies were still fast asleep. Takeo walked over to the small campfire and retrieved a small pot, bottle of water and a bag from his backpack; the samurai set the tea pot over the fire as he rummaged through his bag to reveal a small piece of chocolate from the MREs.
"I did not expect anyone else to be awake yet." a voice from behind Takeo said, "Normally I am the only one awake."
"Yes, as am I," Primis Takeo said to his Ultimis self, "However, it is nice to have someone else who is awake." Primis Takeo broke a piece of chocolate and handed it over to his other self, who nodded and took the piece. Both of the samurais sat in silence as they waited for the water to boil; after a while, Takeo grabbed a small cup and poured the tea in, Ultimis Takeo presented his own cup from his pouch, Primis Takeo poured him some as well. Time passed and the sun began to appear among the horizon, both Takeos sat in meditation, as the cackles of the wood burning from the fire the only sound. The sound of footsteps caught the two samurai's attention as they turned to see Primis Nikolai walking over to them.
"Hello Comrades." Nikolai said as he adjusted his cap on, "I see that you are ready for today." both Takeos nodded their heads and Primis Takeo took apart his tea set over the fire.
"Indeed we are Nikolai, you have walked this path of enlightenment for a long time. This is a new dawn, a fresh start for our journey and hopefully to its end." Primis Takeo said.
"I am honored by your faith in our mission Takeo. I am proud to call you ally; and friend" Primis Nikolai smiled as he gave a pat on the back to Primis Takeo; this time making sure to be careful unlike what he did in the prison.
"I am a little reluctant," Ultimis Takeo spoke up, "After the German's leadership lead us to the destruction of the Earth, I hope yourself prove a superior leader. You certainly are better than the Nikky I know of."
"Ah yes, other Nikolai." Primis Nikolai groaned, "he has drowned his sorrow with alcohol, I pity him. Now question Nikolai has is- do I snore that loud as other Nikolai?" Both Takeos looked at each other before they faced the Russian and in unison, "Yes." One by one, the other members woke up and readied themselves for the day.
"Dammit!" Primis Dempsey sighed as he wiped the sweat from his brow, lighting up a cigarette "it's too hot to wear this jacket." Primis Dempsey rolled his sleeves up and undid his jacket to reveal the grey shirt he wore under.
"Hey quit trying to steal my style me!" Ultimis Dempsey went over and nudged his other self, Primis Dempsey chuckled, passing himself the cigarette.
"Comrades, we have long day ahead, we are looking for secret American facility, there we will find the Elemental Shard."
"I hope that this doesn't turn into any of that Golden Rod business other Nik." Ultimis Dempsey chimed in
"Golden what now?" Primis Dempsey asked.
"Oh I got a story to tell you brother." the blonde marine said to his brown haired counterpart; all eight men packed up their gear and began the walk down the lonesome road to there next destination.
Date:1963
Pernell sat in his office as he looked out his window the mountains in the distance from the Broken Arrow facility. The director was in deep thought after his failed meeting with Sawyer, they had tried everything that they could to find a way to power the APD. Broken Arrow had already made technological strides with their A.D.A.M. units, teleporters, recreating the Perk a Colas and Pack a Punch machine, they made a A.I named 'Rushmore' for chrissakes-yet Pernell could not believe they could not power the APD. Pernell's train of thought was cut after a knock from his door caught his attention.
"Come in." Pernell said as he heard the door open and heard a set of heels walk over to his desk, that could only be one person, "Dr. Hale, to what do I owe the pleasure?" Pernell poured himself some of his prized whiskey and looked over at her, "Whiskey?"
"No thank you. Director, I came to talk about the Elemental Shard that we have. It's something that we have never seen before. The electrical output is unlike anything we've seen before."
"Come now Dr. Hale, this is Element 115 we're talking about here. We know what it is capable of."
"That's what I thought too, but the Elemental Shard- it's different. The levels of concentrated energy it contains, well, simply put, our team has been unable to measure it. It's unlike any Element 115 sample we've studied before. Whenever we drain energy from it, that, that energy is replaced. As if it's recharging itself. This ability... I think it's what Maxis was looking for all those years ago. I think it's the Genesis code."
"That's unlikely, Doctor." Pernell bluntly stated, still not convinced.
"I know how it sounds, but look at the A.D.A.M.s. When we charge them with regular Element 115, it gave them power, but when they were charged by the shard... they feel and act different... they feel alive."
"*sigh* Doctor Maxis spent years reanimating the dead. Hell, the Germans made that Group 935's primary purpose during the war, but according to his own research, that was the ceiling: reanimation. He could restore the body, but not the mind or soul."
"I know, but he didn't have the shard. If you let me run some tests, I believe-"
"I don't think lab rats are gonna cut it." Pernell said as he got up and motioned her over to the door. As Dr. Hale was about to leave, Pernell placed his hand over to the door, "I may have a candidate you can use; I'll let you know when he's been delivered."
"Thank you Director, I won't let you down." Dr. Hale proudly stated as she walked away; Pernell had a small smile on his face as he shut his door. Pernell sat back down at his chair and took a sip of his Whiskey. "If what she says is true, then she could bring him back."
"Pernell you must ascend to us! Join us in Agartha!" Cornelius' eyes widen as he heard them again, frantically he downed the rest of his whiskey and poured himself another glass full. As the voices faded away he slumped in his chair and let out a sigh of relief.
'It gets harder and harder everyday.' Pernell thought as he looked out his window again, with nothing but his thoughts on his ascension stuck in his head.
A/N: Hey everyone, I hope you enjoyed this first chapter to Alpha Omega. This was supposed to release last month but that didn't go anywhere. For the chapters, I will being back and forth from the Primis/Ultimis crew during the events of AO, as well as back when Camp Edward was a functioning Broken Arrow site with Pernell and his demise to become the shocky boi we all know and punch in the face with galva-knuckles and emps. Until next time, leave a comment and this is Ghost, going dark.