S1: The Unique IMC Pilot

by IMC Librarian

Michael W Johnson, found and raised by Spyglass unit #826591740-A, grows up to become an IMC Pilot, but soon discovers that he is more than that. More than a Pilot, more than a soldier, more than anyone knows, even himself. He is endowed with a destiny that will change his life and the lives of those around him for good.

109. CH108

S1-108
Hijacked

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12:27 PM
08/09/3272

Nessus, Unstable Centaur - Arcadian Valley
The Tangle

Music
Destiny 2 - Nessus

"One of my Hidden has located an Entangled Mind for you. That class of Vex Mind should provide the processing power you need." Ikora reported.

"{Great. We'll find it and take its brain.}"

"That's a weird way of putting it, but sure." Michael stated as an Echo of the Shadow arrived.

"This should be something."

They had to blast through any Vex in sight, eventually coming across a different, yet familiar, form of Vex. "{I think we're on the right track.}"

"What makes you think that? Is it the Vex from the past?" Michael asked rhetorically.

"Yeah, it's pretty obvious." Jenny chuckled. They went into a cave, entering the next sector.

Nessus, Unstable Centaur - Arcadian Valley
The Mists

More Vex from the ancient past. A single charged Plasma Beam shot and they were destroyed. Up ahead, more past Vex appeared in the present, only to get destroyed in the present.

Eventually, they came across a Hydra. The Entangled Mind! "{That's the Vex we need. Go get it.}"

Michael hit the Mind with his Charge Rifle, but before he could land the second shot, the Hydra teleported away. A few more beams and the Entangled Mind vanished from sight.

"This way!" They followed the Echo, only to run into a Vex ambush, which was quickly ambushed itself when the Vex were 'recruited'.

"They basically just walked up to you and asked to join." Michael remarked.

"Yeah. Heh heh."

The only Vex that remained was the Entangled Mind, firing upon them. Samus decided to finish the job before it could get away again. With a charged blast, she froze it, shattering the casing with a Super Missile.

Jenny then went and cut out the processor from what remained of the Entangled Mind. It was perfectly intact.

"{Excellent. This is our processor. I just need to connect it to the Vex network.}"

"You're near the Well of Echoes." Ikora transmitted.

"{Right. The confluxes there should work.}"

They went through a Transfer Gate, then went on their way.

Nessus, Unstable Centaur - Arcadian Valley
The Tangle

There were more Vex to clear out of the way, and they did just that. "Think we'll get through this?" Michael asked the Echo.

"I don't know the chances."

"I'm not really sure either."

"{Things are actually getting interesting.}"

Michael eyed the Ghost. "Sagira, how come you never vanish into my Light whenever danger comes close?"

"{I'm more comfortable with Osiris. Also, I'm not a coward.}"

"Let's just connect this Mind processor to the Vex network so we can find Panoptes."

Nessus, Unstable Centaur - Arcadian Valley
Well of Echoes

The group arrived in the targeted sector, went through a Transfer Gate, and dropped down into a large chamber. "{Get me to the conflux and I'll plug in the processor.}" There was a red ring in the center of the area, and the group stepped into it, causing it to turn white.

Platforms appeared, but so did some Vex, which were then pulled out of reality.

"Not giving us much of a chance to fight them off, are you?" Samus asked.

"I'd rather not waste potential."

"{That's... surprisingly understandable.}"

They started heading up, with no threat from the Vex.

The conflux disappeared, and Vex warped in. As they fought, some Vex were being 'recruited', including a Hydra. The conflux came back as the last Vex was destroyed.

Music
none

"{I hope this does the trick.}" Sagira plugged the Mind processor into the Vex network in order to find Panoptes. "{Bad news: the processor shorted out. I'm getting an image, but no coordinates. I'm out of ideas here.}"

Ikora was on the comms. "We've been so focused on the threat of the future. What if the answer lies in the past? If you found the code that created Panoptes, you could use the Infinite Forest against the Vex."

"{Yes! We go back to the moment that led to Panoptes, run time forward, and use that data to find its location in the present! Oh, that's good, Ikora! Osiris-level good. You know, you're not the same Ikora I remember. You're better.}"

"Genius!" The Echo exclaimed.

"Why didn't I think of that?" Michael wondered.

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Who knows? But we should probably get moving.

See you then.