Chapter 18
Remembrance
Earth 63, 2048, 3:45 PM
3rd person POV
"It's been too long Connor." Celebi said as she did loops in the air.
"22 years, to be exact." Connor commented.
"What do need?" Celebi asked nonchalantly.
Connor handed Celebi the picture from General Castle and said "I know you can't tell me the future, but what can you tell me about this creature's past?"
"Wow, haven't seen one of these in almost 300 million years." Celebi stated as if was a few weeks ago.
"Wait, doesn't that predates the oldest known omanyte by over 50 million years?" Connor said, clearly in disbelief.
"Yeah, when the earth was mostly volcanoes, aside from the Tree Of Beginning, these guys roamed the earth. They had power over dark matter and were essentially Giratina's parting gift before he was banished." Celebi explained.
"Thank you Celebi, I'll be on my way." Connor said before beginning to turn and leave.
"How's your friend from Earth 62?" Celebi asked, causing Connor to stop in his tracks.
"He's recovering his strength, slowly but surely, he was lucky that he didn't burn himself out with how much energy he used." Connor said in a rushed voice before dropping his illusion
"You shouldn't be ashamed of what happened with Zander." Celebi assured him.
Connor took a long pause before he finally spoke saying "I made the choice to stay in Veilstone, he made the choice to return to Altomare with his mother, it was his choice." He was clearly emotional about the subject.
"You aren't mad about Lisa being with someone else." Celebi asked in the most somber tone she had ever mustered.
"If he is good to her, and she is happy, then that's all I want for her. I can't be there for her, so he is." Connor said slowly, nearly choked up.
Celebi opened her mouth but Connor shot up into the sky before she could say anymore. A sonic boom was heard in the distance.
"Poor Connor." Celebi sighed, before vanishing within a green glow.
Earth 63 2048 4:00 PM
3rd person POV
Cyrus was looking over the report on his laptop, it wasn't good news. A software glitch had disabled the fossil restoration machines, more importantly however a large amount of the bones they used for DNA had gone to waste. He sighed and walked towards a holding cell set aside from the others.
Inside the cell, a woman was suspended in the air by an energy field, it limited her powers and kept her immobilized. She was wearing a black jumpsuit with sensors all over it, most importantly though a helmet that monitored her mind constantly, it could sense a single neuron firing within half a second.
"How are you Oliva?" Cyrus asked formally.
"Thinking about the most brutal way I can kill you." She snarled.
"Hmm, still feisty..." Cyrus mumbled, before administering an electric shock, causing Oliva to scream in agony.
"Now then, the scans show your psychic powers are getting stronger, have you sensed anything in particular?" Cyrus asked slowly.
"I sense those creatures you made, the energy within them, I'm getting stronger every day, how long do you think you have before it's too late?" Oliva scoffed.
"Too late for what?" Cyrus asked condescendingly
"Too late to kill me before I break out, and have you on your knees, begging me to let you die!" She threatened.
"Good luck with that." Cyrus laughed before zapping her again and walking away.
He had been studying her powers for the better part of a month now, her connection to the betas would possibly give them the key to controlling them without the neural implants they relied on at the moment.
Cyrus pulled out his phone and called the excavation site, and after a brief pause he heard someone pickup.
"Hello?" Charon asked.
"Charon, what is your status?" Cyrus asked formally.
"We're working as fast as we can, but the next antechamber is proving difficult to access," He explained.
"Work faster, after this setback we have no time to lose!" Cyrus ordered before hanging up the phone.
Just as Cyrus was plugging in his laptop and pulling up some files he heard the blast doors open, he quickly closed the lid of his computer.
The man who entered was tall, his black hair short and cleanly kept, he was wearing a white business suit with a gemstone lapel, his face was cold and unflinching. His most distinct trait however was his eyes, one being red and the other being a golden yellow. His face was one Cyrus had not seen in quite a while.
"Cyrus." Calrok greeted
"Calrok, I see you've lost your guise." Cyrus said after a deep swallow.
"You seem unsettled." Calrok asked as he paced around the room.
"No, just pressed for time, there's a great many things to attend to." Cyrus stammered.
"True, you do have a great many things to explain, such as why you're hiding what's on your laptop, care to tell the truth?" Calrok asked, disgust in his voice.
"I'm working on something, I'll tell you more when I-" Cyrus tried to explain, before he was interrupted by Calrok snatching his laptop with telekinesis and opening it.
"Please understand, I was refraining from telling you about this until a solution was found, then I would-" Cyrus' attempt at rationalizing his deception was ended with a yell that caught the attention of every scientist in the lab
"SILENCE! You've wasted valuable time by hiding this, had you simply told me a week ago I could have fixed it, you will not and cannot hide these things!" Calrok scolded.
"Yes sir." Cyrus muttered in a meek voice, clearly not wanting to incite Giovanni's wrath again.
"I expect results, and you are running out of time to deliver. You have 3 weeks to deliver 100 betas to Giovanni, if you don't, you'll be the next person we feed them, I have to go see Giovanni, I trust you can manage for two days in my absence." He threatened.
Cyrus nodded but stayed silent, allowing Calrok to leave rather than continue the argument.
Chapter Edited And Proofread By FXCF.
Author's note-Yes, Zander's absence from the last few chapters was intentional, i doubt anyone noticed
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