Chapter 4
A sewer tunnel underneath the UBB...
Preventer Agent and his new 'partner', a mysterious man who has yet to reveal his name, continue walking through the sewers. Preventer Agent looks up from studying his cloaking vest, long since deactivated.
"I bet everyone is going insane right about now, knowing that I have escaped. Revenge will be so sweet..." says Preventer, " Wait a minute...did you rescue my assistant also?"
"The clone? It would only stand in the way of our objectives. Soon, we will be at my laboratory and the plan will begin," replies the mysterious member. A splash is heard directly behind the two, who quickly spin around to see an unexpected face.
"Agent Fire!" exclaims Preventer, glad to see his good friend again.
"How did you get down here? Weren't you being held at the Defense Force Hospital?" asks the mysterious member.
"Yes, I was being held, but the Moderators thought my condition was much more serious than it really is. It was no problem escaping the hospital and tracking you down, Preventer," replies Agent Fire, "Who is that?"
"Oh this is...um...what IS your name?" asks Preventer. The mysterious member just turns and continues walking the way they had before.
"My name is not important right now. I will tell you when the time is ready," he answers.
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The Moderation Forum Building...
The real Reg sits impatiently in the conference room, on the other side of the fifth floor, waiting for this 'clone' of his. He'd first heard about it from Wing Zero Alpha about three months ago and didn't think much of it. But now...the Moderators want him to meet his clone.
"This is going to be a strange day..." whispers Reg as the door to the conference room opens. It is not his clone.
"Hi Reg, they just got here...they'll be up in a few minutes," says Stephen, taking a seat at the other end of the table.
"I'm not sure how this is going to turn out...how I will react," thinks Reg out load, "You don't know what its like to wait for something like this."
"Actually, I do," replies Stephen. Reg looks across the table toward the Moderator. Stephen was the first Moderator ever appointed by Mr. Simmons, so he had some influence over the others. He was also one of the first humans Reg had ever met.
"What do you mean?" asks Reg.
"Preventer Agent had cloned all of us, not only you. The thing is...my clone is the only one that had survived the raid on the Preventer HQ. I'm also anxious about meeting him," he replies.
"I see...so we're both in the same boat, eh?" says Reg, smiling a little. Stephen returns the smile, just as there is another knock at the door.
"We're here...um...he's a bit shy..." says Red Comet as he walks through the door. Slowly, the Reg clone walks through the door and the two Regs just stand there staring at eachother.
"Maybe we should give them some privacy..." suggests Stephen, quickly walking out the door.
"Right," agrees Red Comet, closing the door behind him. The two Regs are now alone, and neither can think of anything to say.
"Well...I guess I should just say Hi..." says the real Reg, scratching the back of his head.
"DADDY!" yells the Reg clone, jumping onto Reg and giving him a very tight hug, startling him. Not quite sure what to do, Reg returns the hug.
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An alley just off of 72nd Street...
Pkmatrix walks past the garbage dumpster and reads the address on the door. Checking with the card the mysterious member gave him in the café, he confirms it.
"It looks like this is the place," says Pkmatrix, knocking on the metal door on the side of the warehouse. A slit in the door opens and two eyes stare out from within.
"Pkmatrix? What are you doing here?" asks the voice.
"I was invited by...um...I don't know his name but he gave me this card," replies Pkmatrix, showing the white card he'd been given. From inside, Pkmatrix can hear another voice, which he recognizes as the mysterious member's.
"Let him in! He is another of my 'partners'," says the mysterious member. The slit in the door closes and the door opens to reveal...
"Preventer Agent! You're supposed to be in prison!" yells Pkmatrix, surprised at seeing the rebel here. But his surprise of seeing Preventer here is quickly turned into awe as he takes a look inside. The room is enormous, probably taking up most of the warehouse. Huge computers, probably the most powerful ever built, and organic-like machines line the room. In the center is a small platform with two glass tubes with doors in them.
"How do you like it, Mr. Matrix? Welcome to my laboratory...the most advanced in the entire world!" says the mysterious member, who is sitting at a control console typing away.
"This...is..." stammers Pkmatrix, not quite sure what to say.
"...Impossible? I think not," finishes the mysterious member, standing up from the computer.
"Who are you?" asks Pkmatrix, wanting to know the name of this genius, an envious look in his eye.
"I'd like to know that myself," says Preventer as he closes the door and bolts all of the locks. Pkmatrix turns to Preventer, he's finding one surprise after another today.
"He didn't tell you?" asks Pkmatrix.
"No, he didn't," replies Preventer. The mysterious member, more or less ignoring the question, walks over to another computer and types away some more.
"I will tell you soon, that is not important right now. All three of you have qualites that are necessary for this...experiment," he answers.
"...Three?" says Pkmatrix.
"You, Preventer Agent, and Agent Fire are the only people other than me who know of this experiment," replies the mysterious member, sitting in the chair and turning to them.
"Agent Fire? Second in command of the Preventer Organization? Isn't he being held at the Defense Force Hospital?" asks Pkmatrix.
"No...he escaped. He is out getting something for me...a necessary asset," replies the mysterious member, a small grin stretching across his face.
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The Moderation Forum Building...
"What do you mean he escaped?! How long ago?!" yells Krakenhaus into the phone.
"We're not sure, sir. A good guess would be about three to six hours ago," replies the Warden, calm for the fact that Krakenhaus is still in the city and the prison isn't.
"What the hell were you people doing over there?! Find him...NOW!!" orders Krakenhaus, slamming the phone back down on the reciever. He takes a deep breath, he must calm himself down. He was just about to leave for the day when he got the call from the warden, now the moderator is probably going to be stuck in the office for the rest of the night. Krakenhaus looked out the window at the shimmering lights of the UBB. Its Friday night, most of the people are out having fun. It was times like this when he wished that he could just make problems dissapear with a mere thought, like Lord Maxwell. Krakenhaus can hear the door open behind him and someone walk in.
"Krakenhaus...I thought you went home already," says Stephen, a bit surprised that his colleague is still here.
"I just got a call from GP Prison F. Preventer escaped," replies Krakenhaus, turning to Stephen and Reg, who was standing behind him.
"What? How could he..." says Stephen, taken by surprise, "GP Prison F is the most secure prison we've got! No one could escape that..."
"...Unless they had help. We already know that Preventer had connections within the underworld. Its possible that one of his 'friends' snuck him out...he might be on the internet by now," replies Krakehaus, sitting in his chair and rubbing his temples.
"This is serious...what could they be planning? Preventer still wants to be a Moderator...maybe he's planning something even more drastic than before," says Reg, leaning against the wall and crossing his arms. Even though he isn't a Moderator, the moderators themselves consider him one. Just at that moment, Stephen's cell phone rings.
"Hello? Yes, this is he. What?! Oh god...is he all right? Thank goodness...I'll be sure to inform the others...bye," says Stephen.
"What is it?" asks Krakenhaus as Stephen puts away his cell phone.
"Agent Fire has also escaped...and someone attacked Red Comet after he left here," replies Stephen.
"What?!" says Reg, his eyes going wide.
"Is he all right?" asks Krakenhaus.
"He's fine...but whoever attacked him has kidnapped Reg's clone," replies Stephen. Suddenly, Reg punches the wall and puts a huge crack in it as tears begin to form in his eyes.
"What was I thinking?! Why didn't I go with them?! I should've known that Preventer would want him back...," says Reg before breaking down into sobs. Stephen and Krakenhaus can find nothing to say to calm Reg down...after the two had met, the real Reg sort of accepted the clone as his son. Now...
"This is bad...VERY bad..." whispers Krakenhaus, rubbing his temples some more.
A sewer tunnel underneath the UBB...
Preventer Agent and his new 'partner', a mysterious man who has yet to reveal his name, continue walking through the sewers. Preventer Agent looks up from studying his cloaking vest, long since deactivated.
"I bet everyone is going insane right about now, knowing that I have escaped. Revenge will be so sweet..." says Preventer, " Wait a minute...did you rescue my assistant also?"
"The clone? It would only stand in the way of our objectives. Soon, we will be at my laboratory and the plan will begin," replies the mysterious member. A splash is heard directly behind the two, who quickly spin around to see an unexpected face.
"Agent Fire!" exclaims Preventer, glad to see his good friend again.
"How did you get down here? Weren't you being held at the Defense Force Hospital?" asks the mysterious member.
"Yes, I was being held, but the Moderators thought my condition was much more serious than it really is. It was no problem escaping the hospital and tracking you down, Preventer," replies Agent Fire, "Who is that?"
"Oh this is...um...what IS your name?" asks Preventer. The mysterious member just turns and continues walking the way they had before.
"My name is not important right now. I will tell you when the time is ready," he answers.
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The Moderation Forum Building...
The real Reg sits impatiently in the conference room, on the other side of the fifth floor, waiting for this 'clone' of his. He'd first heard about it from Wing Zero Alpha about three months ago and didn't think much of it. But now...the Moderators want him to meet his clone.
"This is going to be a strange day..." whispers Reg as the door to the conference room opens. It is not his clone.
"Hi Reg, they just got here...they'll be up in a few minutes," says Stephen, taking a seat at the other end of the table.
"I'm not sure how this is going to turn out...how I will react," thinks Reg out load, "You don't know what its like to wait for something like this."
"Actually, I do," replies Stephen. Reg looks across the table toward the Moderator. Stephen was the first Moderator ever appointed by Mr. Simmons, so he had some influence over the others. He was also one of the first humans Reg had ever met.
"What do you mean?" asks Reg.
"Preventer Agent had cloned all of us, not only you. The thing is...my clone is the only one that had survived the raid on the Preventer HQ. I'm also anxious about meeting him," he replies.
"I see...so we're both in the same boat, eh?" says Reg, smiling a little. Stephen returns the smile, just as there is another knock at the door.
"We're here...um...he's a bit shy..." says Red Comet as he walks through the door. Slowly, the Reg clone walks through the door and the two Regs just stand there staring at eachother.
"Maybe we should give them some privacy..." suggests Stephen, quickly walking out the door.
"Right," agrees Red Comet, closing the door behind him. The two Regs are now alone, and neither can think of anything to say.
"Well...I guess I should just say Hi..." says the real Reg, scratching the back of his head.
"DADDY!" yells the Reg clone, jumping onto Reg and giving him a very tight hug, startling him. Not quite sure what to do, Reg returns the hug.
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An alley just off of 72nd Street...
Pkmatrix walks past the garbage dumpster and reads the address on the door. Checking with the card the mysterious member gave him in the café, he confirms it.
"It looks like this is the place," says Pkmatrix, knocking on the metal door on the side of the warehouse. A slit in the door opens and two eyes stare out from within.
"Pkmatrix? What are you doing here?" asks the voice.
"I was invited by...um...I don't know his name but he gave me this card," replies Pkmatrix, showing the white card he'd been given. From inside, Pkmatrix can hear another voice, which he recognizes as the mysterious member's.
"Let him in! He is another of my 'partners'," says the mysterious member. The slit in the door closes and the door opens to reveal...
"Preventer Agent! You're supposed to be in prison!" yells Pkmatrix, surprised at seeing the rebel here. But his surprise of seeing Preventer here is quickly turned into awe as he takes a look inside. The room is enormous, probably taking up most of the warehouse. Huge computers, probably the most powerful ever built, and organic-like machines line the room. In the center is a small platform with two glass tubes with doors in them.
"How do you like it, Mr. Matrix? Welcome to my laboratory...the most advanced in the entire world!" says the mysterious member, who is sitting at a control console typing away.
"This...is..." stammers Pkmatrix, not quite sure what to say.
"...Impossible? I think not," finishes the mysterious member, standing up from the computer.
"Who are you?" asks Pkmatrix, wanting to know the name of this genius, an envious look in his eye.
"I'd like to know that myself," says Preventer as he closes the door and bolts all of the locks. Pkmatrix turns to Preventer, he's finding one surprise after another today.
"He didn't tell you?" asks Pkmatrix.
"No, he didn't," replies Preventer. The mysterious member, more or less ignoring the question, walks over to another computer and types away some more.
"I will tell you soon, that is not important right now. All three of you have qualites that are necessary for this...experiment," he answers.
"...Three?" says Pkmatrix.
"You, Preventer Agent, and Agent Fire are the only people other than me who know of this experiment," replies the mysterious member, sitting in the chair and turning to them.
"Agent Fire? Second in command of the Preventer Organization? Isn't he being held at the Defense Force Hospital?" asks Pkmatrix.
"No...he escaped. He is out getting something for me...a necessary asset," replies the mysterious member, a small grin stretching across his face.
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The Moderation Forum Building...
"What do you mean he escaped?! How long ago?!" yells Krakenhaus into the phone.
"We're not sure, sir. A good guess would be about three to six hours ago," replies the Warden, calm for the fact that Krakenhaus is still in the city and the prison isn't.
"What the hell were you people doing over there?! Find him...NOW!!" orders Krakenhaus, slamming the phone back down on the reciever. He takes a deep breath, he must calm himself down. He was just about to leave for the day when he got the call from the warden, now the moderator is probably going to be stuck in the office for the rest of the night. Krakenhaus looked out the window at the shimmering lights of the UBB. Its Friday night, most of the people are out having fun. It was times like this when he wished that he could just make problems dissapear with a mere thought, like Lord Maxwell. Krakenhaus can hear the door open behind him and someone walk in.
"Krakenhaus...I thought you went home already," says Stephen, a bit surprised that his colleague is still here.
"I just got a call from GP Prison F. Preventer escaped," replies Krakenhaus, turning to Stephen and Reg, who was standing behind him.
"What? How could he..." says Stephen, taken by surprise, "GP Prison F is the most secure prison we've got! No one could escape that..."
"...Unless they had help. We already know that Preventer had connections within the underworld. Its possible that one of his 'friends' snuck him out...he might be on the internet by now," replies Krakehaus, sitting in his chair and rubbing his temples.
"This is serious...what could they be planning? Preventer still wants to be a Moderator...maybe he's planning something even more drastic than before," says Reg, leaning against the wall and crossing his arms. Even though he isn't a Moderator, the moderators themselves consider him one. Just at that moment, Stephen's cell phone rings.
"Hello? Yes, this is he. What?! Oh god...is he all right? Thank goodness...I'll be sure to inform the others...bye," says Stephen.
"What is it?" asks Krakenhaus as Stephen puts away his cell phone.
"Agent Fire has also escaped...and someone attacked Red Comet after he left here," replies Stephen.
"What?!" says Reg, his eyes going wide.
"Is he all right?" asks Krakenhaus.
"He's fine...but whoever attacked him has kidnapped Reg's clone," replies Stephen. Suddenly, Reg punches the wall and puts a huge crack in it as tears begin to form in his eyes.
"What was I thinking?! Why didn't I go with them?! I should've known that Preventer would want him back...," says Reg before breaking down into sobs. Stephen and Krakenhaus can find nothing to say to calm Reg down...after the two had met, the real Reg sort of accepted the clone as his son. Now...
"This is bad...VERY bad..." whispers Krakenhaus, rubbing his temples some more.