*This chapter could not have been successfully completed if it were not for the help of Becky Tailweaver. A good bit of the information I found on her site and used with her consent (well, I kinda just took it and she didn't object). It proved to be invaluable to making this chapter as believable as possible, for a fanfic. She also betaed this chapter for me, and pointed out some glaring errors and gave even more helpful advice. If you have not read any of her work, I highly suggest you do. She is a fantastic author, even better than me. (not that I would ever admit to that, mind you) So, in short, I thank Becky for her help, and tell the rest of you to read her work. Now I'll stop groveling and give you the damn chapter. (ego...in need...of boost...must find newbies...make...them cry...)*
20
"The chief obstacle to the progress
of the human race is the human race."
-Don Marquis
GSDX231987-OH2
File report status: Classified, Authorized Eyes Only
Document created 7.12.37
Author: Classified, Echo Charlie Tango status required to access
Subject: Humanity
::/The following is the original transcript of GSDX231987-OH2/ GSDX231987-OH3 was published and severely edited for viewing by the Galactic Coalition Science Board/ How original format was retrieved by the user is unknown at this time/::
As I write this, I have come to question the ethics and methods of my employers. The research and tests my colleagues and I have performed have yielded fantastic results, but the outcome of our actions cannot be determined as of yet. I can only pray that we have not doomed our entire civilization, however absurd that sounds now. We should not have prodded, not tinkered with the force we found ourselves confronted with. This report will follow a rather informal format because I lack the energy and concentration to indulge in such frivolity.
As it is known, Terrans are by far the weakest sentient race that had been discovered. They are relatively short-lived, small, and biologically inferior to other races. On average, Terran males are six to twelve inches shorter and fifty to a hundred pounds lighter than their Saiyan and Thrakan counterparts. Nameks are generally a foot taller than Terran males, however they weigh about the same due to their gastropod heritage. Terrans females are approximately three to ten inches shorter and sixty to a hundred pounds lighter than their Saiyan and Thrakan counterparts. (Nameks are considered male by the Galactic Coalition Science Board)
Terrans evolved on a small, low-gee planet known as Earth, third from its sun, in the rather isolated system of Sol. The species soon became the dominant form of life on the planet after a variety of radical ecological changes took place. Terrans developed their technology at a rather slow rate compared to other races, but were not significantly behind in most respects. It is recorded that the Amnians took the first Terrans from Earth sometime in the tenth and eleven centuries, shortly after the fall of the Roman Empire.
As a whole they are volatile, greedy, and devious when dealing with others of their own species. The family unit is not a prevalent instinct, and therefore a cohesive governing body is difficult to create and maintain. Unlike Saiyans and Nameks, for example, Terrans are often distrusting and even hostile towards their leaders. The human ego tends to supercede any bond that the individual forms with another individual. This is one of the great pitfall of our species. However, it is also important to note that there are some groups that are extremely devoted to a leader or group, but this too often causes problems.
Genetically and biologically, Terrans are primitive monkeys compared to the others. Humans are unable to regenerate limbs, lack a second nervous system, have significantly less muscle mass than other species, and have a difficult time manipulating and controlling ki. It is these fundamental weaknesses that almost destroyed the human race in the Tycho system during the World Wars on the homeworlds. Had they not allied with the Saiyans at the end, we would have been wiped out.
But mention must also be made of Terran strengths, however simple they may be. Terrans have unusually strong depth perception and color sensitivity, thus giving them the edge when it comes to matters of sight. The Terran sense of smell is not very acute but taste is disproportionately strong. While the range of Terran hearing is limited, they have the ability to detect slight nuances in the range in which they can hear, thus their predisposition for music. Terrans are also the only species in which empathy and telepathy are natural traits. Those genes responsible for the traits have been successfully bred into other species, however Terrans are generally better suited for the roles in which their abilities are utilized.
It has already been established that the Terran body is a relatively inefficient and primitive vessel, but what they lack in their body they make up for with their brain. All of the sentient races in the Tycho system have similar brain structure. However, the human brain differs in some amazing ways. Thrakans, for example, use 83% of their brain at any given time. Nameks use 80% and Saiyans use 75%. Terrans however, use only 12% of their brain. This is an astonishing find that has gone unexplained since its discovery. It may explain, however, the Terrans' natural psychic potential.
In higher brain function, it takes nearly all of the faculties of another species' brain to equal that of a Terran. This means that while all of the races have similar IQs and learning functions, Terrans have a tremendous amount of untapped potential. Saiyans excel in areas that require tactical thinking, accurate target memory, and other aspects of a predatory/hunting nature. Thrakans excel in this area as well, along with nonverbal communication and problem solving. Nameks specialize in environmental awareness and are particularly 'in tune' with the world around them. The Namek race is also divided into two particular castes, healers and fighters. The fighters have an extreme photographic memory and are excellent at target assessment. The healers tend to be thinkers and possess the ability to read, store, and remember a vast amount of data.
These facts explain why most of the scientific community of the Coalition are Terran, while most of the members of the armed forces are Saiyan and Thrakan. Nameks have the potential to swing either way, as they do not fall into the extremes. Terrans are best at things involving mathematics, sciences, and the arts, as well as creative and abstract thinking. Mankind by far has the most artistically expressive culture, and provides most of the Coalition with its literature, music, and entertainment. Most technological and scientific breakthroughs have been made by mankind as well, even though it is the other races that most benefit from our technology.
There is an important fact in the matter of a Terran transformation that must be mentioned. A full Terran genetic code is required for it to be possible. If there is any other DNA present, the transformation will that of the other race, and not have the properties of a Terran transformation. Also, a Terran transformation cannot be forced, unlike Saiyan and Thrakan transformations. We have been unsuccessful in the forced transformations, as all of the subjects died shortly after attaining the new level of power. We didn't even have time to run any test batteries. As it stands. Jake Devaro is the only human capable of surviving a Terran transformation. We went through eighteen perfectly viable test subjects before High Command got the message.
Now I will explain how something has changed in our fundamental understanding of mankind. Three years ago, a young Terran male was brought into our research facility. His name was Jake Devaro. He was orphaned as a young child and raised in an orphanage in the Abrel system. He was an excellent student and made his way into the Academy where he excelled in his studies. But he was never happy, for he wanted not to be a scholar, but a warrior. This young man had the spirit and the commitment to become one, but his body was the limiting factor. The truth was that humans were simply not strong enough to become fighters of a truly significant caliber.
Mr. Devaro was quite strong for a human, but he was not even the strongest of his species. He lagged far behind his Namek, Saiyan, and Thrakan peers who thought of him as nothing more than a runt with an unbreakable spirit. As it turns out, Mr. Devaro had somehow unlocked all the untapped potential of mankind. One day he simply strolled into the arena and was able to easily defeat its strongest warriors, the Dean and his pupil. The most amazing fact of the whole situation was the sheer magnitude of his power and his innate ability to easily control it. It takes even the strongest Saiyans years to learn to harness and tame their immense power. Jake Devaro was able to do it in one night.
Unfortunately, SpecOps got to Mr. Devaro before we did. The damn fools in the Psych Corps nearly destroyed his mind before we were able to examine him. Why they felt it necessary to break him down so severely I can only speculate. Perhaps they were afraid of his power and had to be sure that he could never become a possible threat to Coalition security. Or perhaps they were simply jealous. All I know is that his brain was fried when we began to run the tests.
It turns out the tests we ran on his body were practically useless. We did the usual DNA scans and body analysis and found the only thing of note was his increased muscle and bone density. When we did the cranial scans, however, what we saw was a glimpse of Pandora's box. His brain activity rose from twelve to ninety seven percent. His memory capacity had increased twelve fold, his body senses became hyper-sensitive, his ability to learn and understand was exponentially increased. His mind had suddenly unleashed its full potential. Unfortunately, we were unable to examine it thoroughly because of the damage Pysch Corps inflicted. They had found something they obviously did not want us to know.
What I am sure of now, is that Mr. Devaro has become the epitome of human evolution. The only problem is his body cannot fully utilize the powers his mind has made available. He now has abilities he does not know exist, and may never know, unless he somehow finds a way to discard his body and survive. Why no other human has ever achieved this state of advancement is uncertain. My colleagues and I believe that something had set him off, a trigger if you will. This trigger apparently awoke the untapped recesses of his mind to confront an unknown enemy. We believe this enemy to be why Psych Corps has scarred his mind.
Unfortunately, Mr. Devaro has managed to scare everyone in the Blue Six High Command. As I write this, the Pysch Corps is destroying a vast amount of his newfound abilities. They have decide to leave a few intact, the few that will directly benefit the Coalition. What I am unsure of is why they elected to destroy his chance to become the single most intelligent being in the universe. I can only cite fear as the reason. They are scared of him because he is so much better than they. From what my sources tell me he was never a dangerous or even hostile person. Most of the lower-echelon telepaths and empaths felt him to be no threat at all. But, as usual, paranoia is what dictates policy.
He will never know of the fantastic power he once had. He will simply become a soldier to fight in whatever war comes next. While his power as a warrior is undeniable, his power as an intellect could have been far greater. They will make him into one of their operatives, and it is safe to assume he will be fully indoctrinated, which means another battery of psychic torture and forced learning. They tell me the majority of his personality will be allowed to remain intact, but how much of it is him, and how much of it is of Blue Six creation will never be known.
I said at the beginning of this report that we may have doomed our civilization. I believe this to be so because our tinkering with the natural evolution of a species is fundamentally wrong. We should not have selectively destroyed parts of his mind. They were awoken for a reason, because of that trigger. The Saiyan and Thrakan transformations are triggered as the result of a need. Jake Devaro had no need at the time, but the trigger formed it. What he saw in his mind only he, High Command, and Psych. Corps know now. Whatever it was, it was not good.
20
"The chief obstacle to the progress
of the human race is the human race."
-Don Marquis
GSDX231987-OH2
File report status: Classified, Authorized Eyes Only
Document created 7.12.37
Author: Classified, Echo Charlie Tango status required to access
Subject: Humanity
::/The following is the original transcript of GSDX231987-OH2/ GSDX231987-OH3 was published and severely edited for viewing by the Galactic Coalition Science Board/ How original format was retrieved by the user is unknown at this time/::
As I write this, I have come to question the ethics and methods of my employers. The research and tests my colleagues and I have performed have yielded fantastic results, but the outcome of our actions cannot be determined as of yet. I can only pray that we have not doomed our entire civilization, however absurd that sounds now. We should not have prodded, not tinkered with the force we found ourselves confronted with. This report will follow a rather informal format because I lack the energy and concentration to indulge in such frivolity.
As it is known, Terrans are by far the weakest sentient race that had been discovered. They are relatively short-lived, small, and biologically inferior to other races. On average, Terran males are six to twelve inches shorter and fifty to a hundred pounds lighter than their Saiyan and Thrakan counterparts. Nameks are generally a foot taller than Terran males, however they weigh about the same due to their gastropod heritage. Terrans females are approximately three to ten inches shorter and sixty to a hundred pounds lighter than their Saiyan and Thrakan counterparts. (Nameks are considered male by the Galactic Coalition Science Board)
Terrans evolved on a small, low-gee planet known as Earth, third from its sun, in the rather isolated system of Sol. The species soon became the dominant form of life on the planet after a variety of radical ecological changes took place. Terrans developed their technology at a rather slow rate compared to other races, but were not significantly behind in most respects. It is recorded that the Amnians took the first Terrans from Earth sometime in the tenth and eleven centuries, shortly after the fall of the Roman Empire.
As a whole they are volatile, greedy, and devious when dealing with others of their own species. The family unit is not a prevalent instinct, and therefore a cohesive governing body is difficult to create and maintain. Unlike Saiyans and Nameks, for example, Terrans are often distrusting and even hostile towards their leaders. The human ego tends to supercede any bond that the individual forms with another individual. This is one of the great pitfall of our species. However, it is also important to note that there are some groups that are extremely devoted to a leader or group, but this too often causes problems.
Genetically and biologically, Terrans are primitive monkeys compared to the others. Humans are unable to regenerate limbs, lack a second nervous system, have significantly less muscle mass than other species, and have a difficult time manipulating and controlling ki. It is these fundamental weaknesses that almost destroyed the human race in the Tycho system during the World Wars on the homeworlds. Had they not allied with the Saiyans at the end, we would have been wiped out.
But mention must also be made of Terran strengths, however simple they may be. Terrans have unusually strong depth perception and color sensitivity, thus giving them the edge when it comes to matters of sight. The Terran sense of smell is not very acute but taste is disproportionately strong. While the range of Terran hearing is limited, they have the ability to detect slight nuances in the range in which they can hear, thus their predisposition for music. Terrans are also the only species in which empathy and telepathy are natural traits. Those genes responsible for the traits have been successfully bred into other species, however Terrans are generally better suited for the roles in which their abilities are utilized.
It has already been established that the Terran body is a relatively inefficient and primitive vessel, but what they lack in their body they make up for with their brain. All of the sentient races in the Tycho system have similar brain structure. However, the human brain differs in some amazing ways. Thrakans, for example, use 83% of their brain at any given time. Nameks use 80% and Saiyans use 75%. Terrans however, use only 12% of their brain. This is an astonishing find that has gone unexplained since its discovery. It may explain, however, the Terrans' natural psychic potential.
In higher brain function, it takes nearly all of the faculties of another species' brain to equal that of a Terran. This means that while all of the races have similar IQs and learning functions, Terrans have a tremendous amount of untapped potential. Saiyans excel in areas that require tactical thinking, accurate target memory, and other aspects of a predatory/hunting nature. Thrakans excel in this area as well, along with nonverbal communication and problem solving. Nameks specialize in environmental awareness and are particularly 'in tune' with the world around them. The Namek race is also divided into two particular castes, healers and fighters. The fighters have an extreme photographic memory and are excellent at target assessment. The healers tend to be thinkers and possess the ability to read, store, and remember a vast amount of data.
These facts explain why most of the scientific community of the Coalition are Terran, while most of the members of the armed forces are Saiyan and Thrakan. Nameks have the potential to swing either way, as they do not fall into the extremes. Terrans are best at things involving mathematics, sciences, and the arts, as well as creative and abstract thinking. Mankind by far has the most artistically expressive culture, and provides most of the Coalition with its literature, music, and entertainment. Most technological and scientific breakthroughs have been made by mankind as well, even though it is the other races that most benefit from our technology.
There is an important fact in the matter of a Terran transformation that must be mentioned. A full Terran genetic code is required for it to be possible. If there is any other DNA present, the transformation will that of the other race, and not have the properties of a Terran transformation. Also, a Terran transformation cannot be forced, unlike Saiyan and Thrakan transformations. We have been unsuccessful in the forced transformations, as all of the subjects died shortly after attaining the new level of power. We didn't even have time to run any test batteries. As it stands. Jake Devaro is the only human capable of surviving a Terran transformation. We went through eighteen perfectly viable test subjects before High Command got the message.
Now I will explain how something has changed in our fundamental understanding of mankind. Three years ago, a young Terran male was brought into our research facility. His name was Jake Devaro. He was orphaned as a young child and raised in an orphanage in the Abrel system. He was an excellent student and made his way into the Academy where he excelled in his studies. But he was never happy, for he wanted not to be a scholar, but a warrior. This young man had the spirit and the commitment to become one, but his body was the limiting factor. The truth was that humans were simply not strong enough to become fighters of a truly significant caliber.
Mr. Devaro was quite strong for a human, but he was not even the strongest of his species. He lagged far behind his Namek, Saiyan, and Thrakan peers who thought of him as nothing more than a runt with an unbreakable spirit. As it turns out, Mr. Devaro had somehow unlocked all the untapped potential of mankind. One day he simply strolled into the arena and was able to easily defeat its strongest warriors, the Dean and his pupil. The most amazing fact of the whole situation was the sheer magnitude of his power and his innate ability to easily control it. It takes even the strongest Saiyans years to learn to harness and tame their immense power. Jake Devaro was able to do it in one night.
Unfortunately, SpecOps got to Mr. Devaro before we did. The damn fools in the Psych Corps nearly destroyed his mind before we were able to examine him. Why they felt it necessary to break him down so severely I can only speculate. Perhaps they were afraid of his power and had to be sure that he could never become a possible threat to Coalition security. Or perhaps they were simply jealous. All I know is that his brain was fried when we began to run the tests.
It turns out the tests we ran on his body were practically useless. We did the usual DNA scans and body analysis and found the only thing of note was his increased muscle and bone density. When we did the cranial scans, however, what we saw was a glimpse of Pandora's box. His brain activity rose from twelve to ninety seven percent. His memory capacity had increased twelve fold, his body senses became hyper-sensitive, his ability to learn and understand was exponentially increased. His mind had suddenly unleashed its full potential. Unfortunately, we were unable to examine it thoroughly because of the damage Pysch Corps inflicted. They had found something they obviously did not want us to know.
What I am sure of now, is that Mr. Devaro has become the epitome of human evolution. The only problem is his body cannot fully utilize the powers his mind has made available. He now has abilities he does not know exist, and may never know, unless he somehow finds a way to discard his body and survive. Why no other human has ever achieved this state of advancement is uncertain. My colleagues and I believe that something had set him off, a trigger if you will. This trigger apparently awoke the untapped recesses of his mind to confront an unknown enemy. We believe this enemy to be why Psych Corps has scarred his mind.
Unfortunately, Mr. Devaro has managed to scare everyone in the Blue Six High Command. As I write this, the Pysch Corps is destroying a vast amount of his newfound abilities. They have decide to leave a few intact, the few that will directly benefit the Coalition. What I am unsure of is why they elected to destroy his chance to become the single most intelligent being in the universe. I can only cite fear as the reason. They are scared of him because he is so much better than they. From what my sources tell me he was never a dangerous or even hostile person. Most of the lower-echelon telepaths and empaths felt him to be no threat at all. But, as usual, paranoia is what dictates policy.
He will never know of the fantastic power he once had. He will simply become a soldier to fight in whatever war comes next. While his power as a warrior is undeniable, his power as an intellect could have been far greater. They will make him into one of their operatives, and it is safe to assume he will be fully indoctrinated, which means another battery of psychic torture and forced learning. They tell me the majority of his personality will be allowed to remain intact, but how much of it is him, and how much of it is of Blue Six creation will never be known.
I said at the beginning of this report that we may have doomed our civilization. I believe this to be so because our tinkering with the natural evolution of a species is fundamentally wrong. We should not have selectively destroyed parts of his mind. They were awoken for a reason, because of that trigger. The Saiyan and Thrakan transformations are triggered as the result of a need. Jake Devaro had no need at the time, but the trigger formed it. What he saw in his mind only he, High Command, and Psych. Corps know now. Whatever it was, it was not good.