Nemesis!?
A steady wind picks up dust in the desert making the civilians and soldiers shield their eyes. It must be at least 100 degrees in this place. Soldiers stand side by side with Generals as they watch a young boy take his place in front of them.
"Is it better to be feared or respected, I say, is it too much to ask for both?" States Vaelk as the soldiers' chuckle a little.
"With that in mind I humbly present to you a crown jewel of Nebula Corporations Tec Line," says Vaelk as the soldiers get anxious, "It's the first missile system to incorporate the latest in proprietary Repulsor Technology.
"Pencil pushers and those who sit behind desk, never to know what it is like to take fire and struggle to survive in the heat of battle say, that the best weapon is the one that you never have to fire." States Vaelk making the soldier scoff at the pencil pushers.
"I respectfully disagree! I prefer... the weapon you only have to fire once. That's how Mom does it, that's how the World does it... and it's worked out pretty well so far." Says Vaelk making the Generals chuckle.
"Find an excuse to let one of these off the chain, and I personally guarantee you the bad guys won't even want to come out of their caves." States the teen as he gestures to the missile system. The machine turns right and fires a single missile into the air. While in the air the missile separates into 16 smaller missiles.
"For your consideration... the Jericho." Says Vaelk as the missiles detonate and kick up dust and a massive shockwave.
After the demonstration the group walks over to the jeeps as Vaelk opens up a Nebula refrigerator and takes out a glass of Kool-Aid before drinking it.
"I'll be throwing one of these in with any purchase of 500 million or more," Says Vaelk as he sips his drink, "To peace!" Vaelk stops drinking when his phone vibrates and he pulls out his smartphone before a he sees his mother in her night gown.
"Hey baby." Greets Victoria making Vaelk lower the volume as some soldiers look to him making him embarrassed.
"Mom, what are you doing up!?" Asks Vaelk as he turns a little pink.
"I couldn't sleep until I found out how it went, how'd it go?" Says Victoria making Vaelk roll his eyes internally. She didn't go to sleep because she was worried about him.
"Went great, looks like it's going to be an early Christmas." Says Vaelk as one of the many body guards accompanying him opens the limo door. Vaelk had been assigned over two dozen bodyguards by his mother before he left. Each of them are ex-soldiers from; Marines, to Navy Seals, Army Rangers, to known militaries from around the world. His limo is painted in desert camo thanks to the technology he put in and the limo is bullet proof with as many weapons as it can carry.
"Good way to go, I'll see you when you get back." Says Victoria with a smile making Vaelk nod and smile.
"Why aren't you wearing the suit I got you?" Asks Victoria after looking at her phone.
"Good night mom." Says Vaelk as he hangs up and enters the limo. As if he would wear that color scheme.
As the limo takes off Vaelk holds his glass of Kool-Aid and looks at the body guards who glance and avert their eyes. Well this is uncomfortable. What should I do? Thinks Vaelk as he looks to the man sitting to his left who averts his eyes.
"Perhaps saying something would be logical." States Sasha as is was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Hi." Greets Vaelk making the guards look to him before averting their eyes. Well that didn't work. Thinks Vaelk. The ride goes on in silence before Vaelk can't take it anymore.
"I feel like you guys are taking me to a court martial, what'd I do?" Asks Vaelk getting sick of the awkward silence.
"I feel like you guys are going to pull over and mug and snuff me, what you're not allowed to talk?" Asks Vaelk as he looks to the young guard on his left side. "Hey Forrest."
"We can talk sir." Says the man making Vaelk turn away.
"Oh I see so it's personal?" States Vaelk before the person driving speaks.
"No you intimidate them." Says the person obviously a woman by her voice.
"Good lord, you're a woman, I wouldn't have guessed that." Says Vaelk making the woman smile.
"I'm an airman." Says the woman with a smile.
"Well I'm sure you have excellent bone structure to be an airman… is that weird?" Says Vaelk making the guards all laugh.
"Sir, Can I ask you a question?" States the man in the passenger's seat.
"Yes please do." Says Vaelk making the guards chuckle.
"Is it true you and your mom are ranked as two of the most beautiful people in the world?" Asks the man making Vaelk chuckle.
"Yes and no as me and Aljona Shiskova were tied." Says Vaelk making the driver smile.
"Is it cool if a take a picture with you?" Asks the young guard.
"Yes, it is very cool." Says Vaelk as the man scoots next to him. The young guard hands his camera to the man in the passenger's seat.
"I don't want to see this on your Facebook page," Says Vaelk as he smooths his hair out and the young guard throws up the peace sign, "please no gang signs… no I'm kidding throw it up."
"Yeah peace I love peace," says Vaelk with rolled eyes, "if only humanity could achieve peace." The last part was whispered of course. As the man has some trouble getting the camera to work Vaelk is made aware of hostiles.
"Hostiles approaching from the east." Says Sasha as the limo hardens up and sounds the alarm making the guards turn serious. Vaelk remains calm as bullets ricochet off the limo. The other vehicles are also armored and the guards return fire.
"Contact left!" Yells the driver as the young guard fires to the left hitting two men who fall from the hill. The guards then man the two mini-guns on the roof of the limo. The young guard takes a grenade launcher before firing on the hill. Vaelk continues to drink his Kool-Aid, not fazed by the combat.
"Cover me!" Yells the man in the passenger's seat as he opens the limo door. The other guards cover him as he takes out a rocket launcher and fires at the hostiles who are sent flying. Vaelk looks to the hill and his eyes flash blue. Suddenly the hill turns alive and large hands made of rock slam into the insurgents. The guards widen their eyes before shrugging and firing at the exposed hostiles.
"Hostiles approaching from behind." Says Sasha as Vaelk pushes a button and from out of the back of the limo comes a two sentry guns that fire into the bodies of hostiles, tearing them apart. Suddenly the guard start to put on Nebula Armor that enhances their combat efficiency.
"Stay with Nebula!" Orders one of the guards as they exit the vehicle to engage the hostiles. Vaelk sighs as he hears gunfire.
Nearly an hour passes before the guards return and sit in their seats. The drive is quiet again as the guards are focused on getting their charge home safely. They arrive at the airport and board the private plan before they all sigh in relief. Vaelk looks at them and smiles.
"How about that picture?" States Vaelk as the guards look to him before smiling and they all gather around for the picture.
Hours pass before they all land back in Metropolis making Vaelk stretch. He looks to his guards who have cleaned themselves up nicely. They all exit the plane to see reporters and his mother standing there. Vaelk sees his mother sigh in relief before he walks up to her and is hugged. Turns out the hostiles that attacked him were members of a new terrorist cell that has been well supplied with weapons and information.
Weeks Later
Vaelk has been busy these past weeks as he has stopped many of the terrorist attacks by the Ten Rings; the terrorist cell that attacked him weeks prior. Unfortunately for them, Genisys has intercepted all radio chatter from the Middle East and using his mind he has filtered through it all. Still the leader of the organization eludes him. And today he is supposed to meet someone with his mother. Vaelk sighs as he exits cyberspace and appears in front of nearly two dozen NGSC or Next Generation Super Computer. In the past weeks Vaelk has discovered his ability to "hack" into the brain functions of living organisms. He can "reprogram" the human mind for his benefit.
Vaelk walks into the Nebula building and heads to the top floor where his mother awaits. Exiting the elevator he bumps into someone making him look to the person. The person is male and has blonde hair. But something is different about him than most humans. Vaelk immediately classifies this man as a threat because of his scanners not working.
"Sorry about that, I'm in a rush." Says the man as he puts out a hand. Vaelk narrows his eyes at the man as he still can't scan him.
"Aldrich Killian." Greets the man making Vaelk narrow his eyes further. Aldrich Killian is the CEO of AIM and the man he and his mother were meeting today.
"Unable to scan." Says Sasha making Vaelk force a smile. He shakes the hand of the man while getting a DNA sample.
"DNA sample taken." Says Sasha making Vaelk smile.
"I am Vaelk Nebula it is a pleasure to meet you." Greets Vaelk with false kindness. Aldrich seems to detect this and smiles before he walks with Vaelk.
"You're here about 30 minutes early." Says Vaelk as he walks to his mother's office while keeping up his charade as a simple rich teen with high intelligence.
"You know what my old man used to say to me? One of his favorite of many sayings, 'the early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.'" Says Aldrich making Vaelk nearly gag at the bad quote. According to his mother; this man seems to always flirt with her making Vaelk instantly dislike him. And now that this man is somehow immune to his scanners; well needless to say Vaelk despises the man.
"DNA analyzed, findings: High Thermal activity at the cellular level." States Sasha making Vaelk intrigued. As the two walk into the office his mother gets up before hugging Vaelk which he returns. Victoria then looks to Killian and greets him with a professional tone.
"Victoria, you look as lovely as I remember." Greets Killian making Vaelk narrows his eyes. His mother nods but her face does not change.
"Killian let's start the meeting." Says Victoria making Killian smile and nod. The three sit with Vaelk sitting next to his mother while Killian sits across from the two. He tells them about his company and Vaelk immediately hacks into the company with his mind and finds out it is privately funded. He then turns the lights down and throws three small metal orbs onto the table.
"Regard the human brain." States Killian as the orbs come to life and shows the universe making Vaelk roll his eyes. He admits the universe is beautiful as he has seen it countless times but his version is even more beautiful. The universe through cyberspace is something no human can achieve no matter how hard they try. He then switches the image to the brain and Vaelk widens his eyes. The energy coursing through the brain is unlike anything he has seen. Still it could be improved. However he also spots unstable points as well as something else.
"This is my brain." States Killian making Vaelk narrow his eyes and scoff. Sasha? Thinks Vaelk.
"The brain activity is very unusual and it is also unstable, but it allows better control over the human body." States Sasha making Vaelk intrigued. He snaps from his thoughts when his mother stands with Killian who helps her on the table. Vaelk calms himself from vaporizing the man as he tells them his product.
From what Vaelk can understand from this worthless slab of meat is; Extremis is an advanced form of genetic manipulation created by Aldrich Killian's company AIM, using nanotechnology. It grants the human body the ability to heal and regenerate from physical damages, deformities and even psychological damages. This also includes the regrowth of severed limbs in a very short time span. It is amusing to Vaelk that humans are using technology to evolve rather than letting it happen itself. The human mind is destined to be upgraded? Of course it is, but not by you. This is nothing more than a drug like Steroids. His mother sees it too and while she will admit it was interesting to see; it is nothing more than another drug. If it was produced naturally than just maybe she would agree but it was manufactured and like Vaelk she can tell it is unstable just from looking at Killian's brain.
"Imagine if you could hack into hard drive of any living organism on the planet," says Killian making Vaelk scoff as he can already do that, "and recode its DNA." That piques Vaelk's interest. He could save the human race from its own stupidity. To make humans better? No to make them realize their flaws and for them to make themselves better.
"That would be incredible." Says Victoria truthfully making Killian smile.
"But from your demonstration… I and no doubt my son could see that you've used this on yourself, correct?" Asks Victoria making Killian sit back and nod his head.
"It's not stable." Says Vaelk as he lays back.
"In your arrogance you attempted to change the human brain but only made it worse." Says Victoria making Killian scoff and look down.
"You've essentially created a human bomb and the users of this… drug would need to be constantly watched for any major side effects." Says Vaelk. Victoria stands with Vaelk and walks Killian out.
"Your presentation was good but it would have been better if you had stabilized the product first." Says Victoria after shaking the hand of Killian. Killian smiles before walking away never knowing that Vaelk is tracking the car via every camera in the city.
Days Later
Days have gone by as Genisys continues his fight with the Ten Rings while also protecting the city and going to school. How you ask? Simple with his techno sorcery he can transfer his mind into any of his drones while still be in school writing a ten page essay. The drones when possessed gain his armor and magic abilities. After all he is connected to cyberspace.
Leaving school he calls his mother who has been busy with the company.
"Hello, mom." Says Vaelk as his mother asks about his day. They continue to talk while Vaelk checks the time via cyberspace and narrows his eyes as he doesn't see his limo.
"Sweetie?" Asks his mother making Vaelk continue to talk while watching for his limo. Time passes as his mother pauses before Vaelk asks for her.
"What is that?" Asks his mother before the sounds of someone hitting the roof of her car makes Vaelk widen his eyes. He hears gun fire before he spots his limo arriving. He narrows his eyes though when his eyes automatically scan the car and pick up high heat signatures. He steps back before running into the school as men jump out of the car and pursue.
"Mom, people are after me!" Shouts Vaelk as he hears gun fire from the opposite line. Then the line goes dead making Vaelk growl.
"Sasha, Activate Emergency Protocols!" Says Vaelk as back in his lab several drones come to life before taking off. He can't transform at school until he can find a place to do so without eyes watching him. He runs fast before running into one of the men who smiles.
"Gottcha!" Says the man as he grips the arms of Vaelk who feels the heat. Suddenly the man is sent flying by a drone who attacks the men with two more arriving. The students flee before the bald man stands and glows red orange before his hands tear through the drone making Vaelk widen his eyes.
"Analyzing battle data." Says Sasha as the two drones look to the bald man and their eyes flash blue. The drones attack but one is punched through the chest making Vaelk narrow his eyes. It's just like my hands when my armor is on, but this is happening internally. Thinks Vaelk as he runs into a classroom. He checks around before he drops his back pack and transforms. Before he can though he is tackled by another man who grabs him and injects him with something making Vaelk grab his throat with his metal robotic hand. The man's eyes widen before he body freezes over and shatters. Vaelk pants as his body heats up and he can't concentrate and transform.
"Nanites Adapting!" Says Sasha as deep in the body of Vaelk his Nano bots fight off the intruders who are bright orange red. Vaelk feels himself picked up and opens his eyes to see the bald man looking at him. Vaelk feels his drones have fallen and they leave the school. His drones lay on the ground with legs and arms missing. Their heads are detached and parts of them are melted. Suddenly though their eyes flash blue.
"Analyzation complete." Says Sasha as their eyes turn red orange and their bodies then fix themselves.
Facility
Victoria opens her eyes to see she is in a building with her hands tied. She looks down and glares at her attire which consist of a training bra and pants. She lifts her head when she hears footsteps and glares at the sight of Killian.
"Oh come on don't look at me that way." Says Killian gesturing to the glare on Victoria. Killian steps up to her and smiles.
"Look I think the last meeting we had was in need of a redoing so here we are." Says Killian making Victoria scoff.
"Listen I need your help, you see you were right." Says Killian making Victoria look to him.
"Extremis is unstable but what better person to help me fic it than the woman who is hailed as the world's greatest genius." States Killian while Victoria scoffs.
"Why would I do that?" Asks Victoria before Killian turns serious and waves his hand. Suddenly a holographic image is pulled up of Vaelk with his chest exposed breathing heavily as his body lights up.
"Vaelk?" States Victoria with wide eyes as she struggles against her bonds.
"You know you only had one weakness that could bring you down," says Killian making Victoria glare at him with hatred, "some would say your son is your heart."
"Would you like me to break it?" Asks Killian before Vaelk is shocked by a baton making him yell out.
"No wait ok I'll fix your product." Yells Victoria getting a satisfied smile and sigh from Killian. Killian walks up to Victoria with a smile.
"Well then let's get to work." Says Killian as Victoria is taken to a different room.
House
Deep in the body of Vaelk the Nano bots are having a hard time. They have been driven back and most of them have been destroyed. They have formed up to defend the brain of Vaelk who breathes harder. All the while the Nano bots analyze the situation and form thousands of ideas in seconds but nearly all of them are thrown out. Suddenly though the Nano bot's eyes flash blue and one bot rushes forward and jumps on the red orange invader. The fight last only a couple of seconds before the Nano bot seems to merge with the invader. The blob then hardens before it shatters and standing there now is a red orange Nano bot with a red eye. The other bots then attack and do the same before more and more bots turn before the invaders are lowered to only a few thousand. The first of the new Nano bots leaves the battles and splits to make two copies of itself. One goes to the heart while the other goes to the brain. They both upload themselves to the brain and heart making the organ glow red orange.
Outside the body Vaelk's breathing becomes calmer before his heart and brain glow; making them able to been seen from the outside. Suddenly his eyes snap open and flash blue before turning red orange and then narrow in a glare.
…. I really enjoyed the ending there. LOL so the Nano bots have adapted to the Extremis virus and have evolved further. But that is not enough as his armor will have to adapt to the new thermal signature. His armor will have to reconstruct to handle his new ability to heat his limps.
Now I brought in Aldrich Killian because well I needed an Arch Enemy for Genisys. I mean I will add some more villain as well but Killian really stood out for me.
I will be revealing the heritage of his mother soon but his father will be unknown for some time. I'm sure some have put it together. "Leader of a race of higher beings" but his mother's heritage is something I talked about with a friend of mine who came up with the idea. Hint: his mother was not born in the US and is royalty.
I hope you guys enjoy it and till next time ;)