-Chapter 8-

"I don't quite understand… if you are not performing to peak performance I don't understand why you haven't been recycled. I have used plenty of sixes and they all seem to work at efficient levels I'm curious if there may be some kind of short in your specific model." Spectre simply standing there looking at Kona seemed confused at the transfer of one human model to his section.

"Excellency, I was told to report to you that is all." Keeping her head low she wasn't sure if he was aware of her mission and was designed to be a test to see if she can pass the first level.

"After reviewing your records there doesn't seem to be any major discrepancies that would require such levels to have you transferred… very well I will assign you to work with Leoban, he works over in the next room handling waste disposal reports."

"By your Command" stepping away she heads to the next room. Thinking to herself this might be a little harder than she expected it was one thing to be in the same room that she can simply look over people's shoulders and get the information but now she wasn't even going to be in the same room this could be more than she expected. Entering the room she sees Leoban working at his desk.

Looking up he sees the beautiful blond enter the room "Can I help?"

"I have been assigned to work with you" walking in the room she stands in the doorway.

"To do what, exactly?" as Leoban stops working and sits up diverting all his attention to the woman.

He didn't seem to be in the loop with what happens in the next room, seems that it keeps getting harder and harder this is definitely going to be a challenge. "I've been demoted and with my… work ethics in question they decided to find more work that wouldn't be as bothersome to the Legion."

Leoban stands up and walks over to her "Well than I look forward to the company" giving her a smile he ushers her into the room.

Standing outside the door John feels frustration as he thinks about the fact that he has to wait for his Imperiousness to allow him entry when he could be back in his lab working on his new project. D'Anna continued to ignore him as he bounced on his heels "Is he going to see me today or should I come back tomorrow?" finally giving into his frustration barking at her.

Rolling her eyes up to him "He will call for you when he is ready… it would probably be in your best interest to wait he has wanted to see you for some time now." Turning his back to the door with a simple resignation he lets out a heavy sigh clasping his hands behind his back he waits testing his patience a little longer.

The door finally opens and John quickly enters not waiting for the D'Anna to say so. Approaching his Imperiousness chair he drops to his knee "Yes" trying to show a little contempt in his voice he wanted to make sure that he appeared to be busy and didn't have time for these little meetings.

Purevenom simply sat in his chair waiting noticing the contempt in the little man he thought he would enjoy playing with him a little. Finally after waiting a few minutes he decided to speak "What is the status of my new room?"

"Really you call me for this… there was a reason I left that Six in charge of the construction, and the reason was so that you can get your little piece of heaven and I could continue with my work." Since John's epiphany he had lost much of his patience growing tired of the body he inhabited he wanted to change that.

Not being a stupid man Purevenom realized that there was something different about him, not quite being able to put his finger on it he decided to change his tactics "When you left you went to check on a time sensitive experiment were you able to complete it?"

John stood up looking at the unreadable faceplate he decided he needed to calm down before he got himself in real trouble. "I was able to complete the experiment but was not able to get the information I wanted from it. Unfortunately it could be sometime before I can attempt it again so all I can do is wait." Walking away from the chair he steps up to one of the tables noticing the star charts he quickly reviewed them "I see you have been busy anything I can help you with?"

Purevenom having left them out on purpose hoped that the little man would notice them. The smile under the helmet was bigger than ever all this time he had thought that humans were very unpredictable but through his little tests he was finding out that there was method to their madness. Getting up he walks over to the table "Yes, I have been having a dilemma" giving a little piece to see if John would inquire more about his plans.

Looking at the maps he notices that they are specifically generalized to the Colonies "I can only assume that you are planning to start the war up again."

"Well that would be the end game. Right now I'm just looking for a backdoor to get some information on the enemy."

John hesitates realizing that this could be a ploy, but at the same time how could he know that he already had succeeded in placing Saul and Ellen into the Colonies. Looking up to the goliath John decides to be a little more tactful "What have you came up with so far?"

Noticing the defensive stance John makes, Purevenom comes to realize that he had already succeeded in doing what he was trying to figure out. Turning to the little man he bends over to look him directly in his eyes "You have already done it haven't you?"

Stepping back he had nowhere else to go "yes, a matter of fact I have done it."

"You, you figured out what I have spent the last few weeks working on." Purevenom had to admit he was impressed not thinking the little man had it in him "So how did you do it?"

Pulling out the star charts he began pointing at different locations "I have implanted three models. The first one was the most difficult because he had to start with no resources." Pointing to a specific spot that was furthest from the Legion John gave a little smile "that was the first point of entry."

"Why there?" looking at the star chart he had never considered going around to the other side of the colonies.

"Why, why not…" taking a deep breath he goes over the plan "…Using an old Sagittarian ship that we captured during the war we stripped, and cleaned it also reprogrammed it with an identification beacon that represented a terra forming colony that left for deep space a long time ago. Putting FTL drives on it so that it could make the trip faster to the other side. Once he was in position he dumped and destroyed the FTL's making the trip back to the colonies on sublight speed. Since the date of the original party had left before the war their ident cards were lost so there was no record of who was on that transport. John was supposed to get picked up giving them a sob story on how his entire team was lost and he made the trip back the next course would be to get lost and blend into the community. Since we weren't able to predict his next course of action his ultimate goal was to make it to an outpost that would hopefully become our door to get others in. So far we have successfully been able to get two in there, and my brother has reassured me that no one is any wiser to the idea."

Not really sure how to take the news Purevenom was furious that they initiated the plan without his approval, but again he was excited that he now had an entry way into the colonies. "hmm…" trying to collect himself "…what about credentials?"

"Taken care of, humans are rather stupid creatures their encryptions were not hard to crack from the report we got from John. All he needs is some basic information to create the profiles their back stories on the other hand are another matter. Simply lying doesn't work, because with one lie you have to tell another to back it up. Granted we are good at remembering what we say the problem becomes if there is someone from that location of the lie how to cover facts on something we nothing about. Ellen's was…" it was that instance that John had realized his mistake to late to correct though.

"What do you mean Ellen you told me she and the rest of them were dead!" Purevenom grabbing the little man's arm pulling him close to his face.

John closed his eyes not realizing until it was too late he had tipped one of his plans "I used Ellen as one of my plants…" thinking fast "…Since this was not sanctioned by you if I had failed I didn't want to spoil the designs of any of your current models so I figured what better than to use the ones we don't need."

"But here is the problem…" trying to calm his breath "I needed her here, in case you haven't realized I need a new body and you have made no strides in fixing that problem." Throwing him against the wall "Can we get her back?"

"Not without spoiling her cover. She was designed as a sleeper agent and once activated she would begin her mission to bring down the sensor net that will alert them of our approach." Hoping the lie would stick, John was impressed with the idea making a mental note he might use that later if he survives this.

Letting out a deep sigh Purevenom regained his composure "Fine, she is lost. Keep me informed of the door I'm working on a design of my own and will need the use of your entrance when I'm ready." Wanting more and more to box John, Purevenom realized the importance of the little man and decided against it. Returning back to his chair "Thank you John that will be all" he sits back letting out another deep sigh again he watches as the little man departs "Find out the status of my sanctuary" he blurts out just before he exits the room.

John quickly turns around "Of course, your most Imperiousness." Heading out the door he walks down the hallway. Cursing himself he couldn't believed he had slipped up like that another reason he notes why he hated his design, must get back to work but of course he decided to check on the room for his most Imperiousness.