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.

115. CH114

S1-114
A new world

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10:27 AM
03/18/3272

Yionus's moon, Zuter - IMC testing site Echo-918
Chamber 137

Music
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Briefing Room & Ambience Theme

As the Guardians and Pilots waited for something to happen, the Shadow was using his unbelievably extensive Vex knowledge to help Michael find what went wrong... but there was nothing wrong. "This doesn't make any sense. Everything's aligned correctly. Maybe we need a different Time Key."

At that moment, the same Marvin brought a Time Key with a different appearance. "Let's try this one." Michael took the Key and used it to open a new portal, getting a different destination, and a rift of swirling blue energy.

"{I hope this works.}"

Michael stepped through it, ending up somewhere instead of nowhere.

Dimension 2
UNKNOWN

Music
Metroid: Other M - Main Sector Theme 1 / The Scrap Block

He was greeted by a massive facility in the middle of a forest. "What is this place?"

Suddenly, a group of human soldiers rushed out, weapons armed. Michael pulled out his Spitfire in response.

There was a stalemate between Michael and the squad, until Michael's Ghost floated through the portal, followed by Samus, Jenny, Spyglass, Mark-18, the Shadow, and Blisk. "{Michael, there's... there's no Light here! I can heal you, but I can't bring you back!}"

"That's not good."

It was then that a man stepped out of the facility. "Well, this is unexpected. Visitors from the future?" He wondered.

"I'm not sure if we're in the past, since the last Key I used opened up a timeless void." Michael stated.

"Is that so?" The man raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, it is. Who are you, and what is this place?"

"You've already seen too much. We must detain you."

"Back through the portal!" Mark-18 exclaimed. Everyone rushed back to the portal, with Michael forming a Ward of Dawn to block any projectiles.

Yionus's moon, Zuter - IMC testing site Echo-918
Chamber 137

Music
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Briefing Room & Ambience Theme

Once they were through, Michael grabbed the Key, closing the portal. "OK, maybe we should try a different Key." Michael suggested.

"Agreed." Spyglass seconded the decision.

Before they could do anything, the clicking of a weapon chambering a round was heard. Behind them was one of the soldiers, who apparently followed them through. "Open the portal back up, and come with me." The soldier ordered.

"Not until we have some answers." Michael pulled out his Spitfire.

Seeing that he was outnumbered and outmatched, the soldier gave in. "Alright... We're with the SCP Foundation."

"There is no mention of the SCP Foundation in any records found on Earth." Spyglass stated.

It was then that the soldier took out a notepad and a pen, then wrote down coordinates. "This is where the main facility is located."

Michael took the note and read the coordinates. "I've been around there before. There was no facility. Not even rubble. Wait a minute..." Realization hit him. "My machine doesn't allow travel through time... It allows travel to different dimensions!"

"So your arrival was unintentional?"

"Yeah. This is the first Key I tried." Michael took the first Key and placed it in the machine's portal spot, opening the green rift to the timeless void.

"That's the first?" The soldier wondered, looking at the blankness. "Were we the second?"

"Yeah, you were. Michael, send him back to his world." Hayden-10 replied. Michael took the second Key and replaced the first one, opening the blue portal to the soldier's world.

"What are those things?" The soldier asked.

"I called them Time Keys, but that name doesn't really seem to fit."

"They're more like... Dimension Keys." The soldier went through, and Michael closed the portal.

"Dimension Keys? Hmm... That fits surprisingly well."

10:42 AM
03/18/3272

Since the whole 'SCP Foundation' dimension event, all Pilot and Guardians, save for City Hawk 723, had returned to the IMC HQ and the City respectively, but Michael has been wondering about something. "{Michael, I can tell you're thinking hard about something. Care to share?}"

"We've only spent seconds in other dimensions, right? What would happen if we stayed in there longer?" There was something to test, and he had the perfect Dimension Key to use for it. The Key to the timeless void.

5:41 PM
03/18/3272

Dimension 1
Timeless void

Music
none

"OK, it's been about seven hours, and I'm starting to feel a bit off." It was a very confusing sensation, one Michael never felt before.

Suddenly, he doubled over, groaning in searing pain as his whole body started to sporadically flicker with unstable energy. It felt like every single cell in his body was eroding, entering a sort of supernatural decay.

Just then, it stopped. The pain was gone, but he was disoriented. Michael got back up and rushed back through the green portal.

Yionus's moon, Zuter - IMC testing site Echo-918
Chamber 137

"{What happened?!}"

"OK, there's something to note. We can't spend seven hours in one visit to another dimension, or else it tears us apart."

"That's actually pretty freaky." The Shadow replied.

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THAT happened!

Didn't want conflict, so I had it take the quicker turn. Also, the truth of Michael's machine has been revealed.

SCP Foundation, huh? Fascinating.

Spending seven hours straight in another dimension seems to have severe effects. The whole 'flicker with unstable energy' thing has the appearance of something else in that TV show. Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 Fused, Sol Survivor, about 6:45 into the episode.

See you on the next attempt.