Wake Up Call
A silent crash echoed through a corridor as the pitter-patter of feet trampled to a stop outside a large vault door. Several soldiers clad in military uniforms stood beside the door as a large Reploid clad in heavy body armor clanked down the hall. Coming to a stop outside the door, he turned to face a woman in ninja gear standing beside him. Looking around to make sure that everyone was clear, they quickly set off a charge that was placed on the door as they were to make haste in this area. With an enormous explosion and a thud, the vault door came crashing several feet from where Nemesis and Oracle stood as Resistance soldiers rushed into the darkened room. For, the time had come for the Resistance to come upon this site... For, this was a silent grave of a soul who needed to be reawakened... And the time that had been feared for had drawn near and the war against evil was soon to burn anew...
Taking a step inside the hollow room, the lights flickered to life as a capsule stood silhouetted against a dark corner of the room. Their footsteps echoing as they drew near, they checked the status of the pod and made ready to release its occupant. Laying a hand on the pod, Nemesis smiled remembering her and her bouts to save his people last time she had been awakened. She looked so peaceful inside the capsule as Oracle came up beside her betrothed and rested a hand on his massive shoulder. They stood next to her pod taking in her details that were long since forgotten in their ninety year war against Neo Arcadia... Nemesis and Oracle awaited silently at the foot of the pod knowing that it was her time to ascend to new heights... and solve the new crisis at hand...
Her eyes rolling around under her eyelids, the beautiful and youthful blonde woman lay almost lifeless... Little did she know that her wake up call was soon to come. Nemesis and Oracle turned their attention to the main computer that was quietly ticking with life once more... A few seconds go by and then a few minutes as the light from the main monitor lit up the rest of the room. With a silent hiss that resounded across the room, the computer came back to life with the holo-emitters following it. As everything went to work, Nemesis and Oracle stood around the computer awaiting a familiar face to appear before them. It had been such a long time since this place had been reactivated and the fact that it still functioned surprised everyone...
Flashing to life with a mechanical tick, a series of multicolored lights flushed across the room as the light processed a form in the center of the room... Given a few moments, a man, with thick rimmed glasses, stretched out and stood before them with a warm smile marred across his face... as he bowed to welcome them. His slight Russian accent was hidden behind his laughter at the weapons that were now being pointed at his holographic form. Raising his arms in defeat, he motioned for them to lower their arms and spoke to the ones who called upon him once more....
"Easy fellas," the man spoke as the light hit his glasses, "Nemesis and Oracle! Glad you've survived the years! Is it time already?"
"Glad to see you're still functioning Dr Cossack," Oracle smiled, "Yes the time has come to reawaken Ciel. Would your daughter remember us?"
"Sadly no," Dr Cossack looked down at his feet, "I had to wipe her memory... I thought it best that she not remember anything more than what's going on now... She was grief stricken when X passed on and I couldn't leave her like that... She needs to start fresh with a new chance at a good life! The last thing she will remember are our bouts with the Sigmus Virus... This is your last chance... Think about what you've come here to do... Are you still sure you want Ciel as the head of this Resistance? I mean we worked hard to free your people from Sigma and Neo Arcadia but I think Xephyr is far more of a seasoned soldier than she is... She's only a scientist... Not some freedom fighter..."
"I hate coming to you with such bad news," Nemesis bowed, "Xehpyr is missing... Our forces are drawn to the brink and we can't go on without some form of leadership.... The worst part of it all? There's an energy shortage of which us Reploids are getting blamed for... Hell our numbers are so low now that I doubt that we could use as much energy as they say... They should look at themselves... using that bastard science of Gate's to engineer ways to resurrect my brethren... long after killing them of course... They're the ones who are using the energy in their experiments but the remaining forces of the Resistance and many other innocent Reploids hiding out are getting the blame..."
"Oh dear... That's terrible news," Dr. Cossack's face sullied, "Dreadful... What has happened since I've been away? Has Sigma returned? I take it that Neo Arcadia is still going strong... Rotten people that lot is... I'm not worried about them as I am about Sigma... so what news of him?"
"None, he hasn't returned," Oracle chimed, "Neo Arcadia has started gruesome experiments on Reploids, like Nemesis stated before... They're trying to make their own lives longer so they're using us as guinea pigs... We have no rights anymore... Sure there is equal rights for all races but it isn't enforced... Reploids are subhuman to everyone... so therefore we can get tested on without any recourse... All we want is to be seen as their equals... Not one of us figures that we're better than the any bit of humanity... It's s.. so so... frustrating..."
"Tragic," Dr Cossack cut in, "You'd think that they'd learn from their past mistakes... I guess they had better wake up and see what they're doing... before those past mistakes come back to haunt them... This is just stupid that X had to sacrifice his life to bring on such dark times... It's totally ridiculous to kill sanctioned creatures like that... Those barbaric Neo Arcadians must pay for their crimes and this cruelty toward your race... I'm behind you on this... This must end here and now with my daughter's help... Ciel... Awaken darling... It's time to wake up..."
"Access code granted, doctor, awakening life form code Ciel..." a cold female voice called from within the computer, "vitals green... system green.... memory green... initializing... Life form Ciel awakened..."
With a pressurized hiss, the capsule opened up at which Ciel stood up and stretched out yawning. Letting out a sigh, Ciel smiled sweetly as she looked onto her father's face. She turned her head slightly at the uniformed soldiers standing around and their various holstered weapons but continued to take in the information around the room... Stepping back at the sight of Nemesis and Oracle, Ciel cleared her throat and spoke slowly.
"W..Who are these people father?" Ciel panicked, "Are these the forces of Black Talon?"
"No my sweet daughter," Dr Cossack laughed slightly, "These are some friends. The big guy on your right is Nemesis and next to him is Oracle. They come from the Resistance. A lot of things have happened since I put ya to sleep. It seems a totalitarian government has seized control of the world above driving a race of robots, called Reploid, underground. This Resistance is fighting to free those captured by the government and save the world from their tyranny. They came here to appoint you their leader. They need your brain power to resolve a power crisis at hand right now. What do you think? Feel up to the challenge?"
"Of course!" Ciel laughed cheerfully, "I love challenges! Any friend of my father is a friend to me! Where to guys? Let's make these pigheaded government bastards pay for their crimes! This is the beginning of a new age where Reploid and man will coexist on this Earth without any harm to each other! This is the new beginning where we will make right the wrongs that existed long ago! We're ready for anything you people can throw at us!"