Legend Of The Fantasy Star Chapter 2
A half hour later, Rick stood on a platform inside a large cavern under the house. In front of him, on a table, lay the body of the cyborg. Next to him stood Mac and Duke Magnum. They stared silently at the body. Finally Duke broke the silence.
“So what happened?”
“I had just finished my workout and was about to shower before heading to town” Rick replied “When the wall behind me exploded and this thing walked through”
“Any idea where it came from?” Duke said, comparing his arms to those of the cyborg?
Mac looked up from his examination and took a breath. “Nope. There are no markings to ID it and Rick caused too much damage. I don’t know if I will be able to find any way of identifying it.”
Rick dropped into a chair and sighed. “So we’re back where we started.”
“Not necessarily.” Mac said as he sat down in front of a wall of computer screens.
“Who ever made this thing would have to have access to some very advanced tech. I’ll see what I can find, but it will take a few hours for the computers to finish
searching.” He typed some commands into the computer and turned to the others.
“I’ll let you know when this is done.”
Three hours later
Duke and Rick were sitting in the kitchen, the remains of their supper in front of them. They sit at the table in silence, drinking coffee. After a few minutes, Rick breaks the silence.
“When do you leave for D.C.?”
“Plane leaves at 8 tonight.”
Rick took a sip of coffee. “I still wish I was going with you.”
“If it were up to me” Duke said, smiling “Fantasy would be my second in command, but River City needs her hero.”
“No it doesn’t.” Rick said as he put his cup down. “There hasn’t been any one to fight since we got back from Yugostan. Before tonight, all we’ve done is stop a few bank robberies.”
“Don’t worry” Duke said, shaking his head. “Things will pick up.”
Rick poured himself another cup of coffee. “I suppose your right. Who is on your team?”
Duke smiled and reached into his brief case. He took out a folder and handed it to Rick. Rick looked through the folder for a few minutes, reading the papers inside. When he was done, Rick handed it back to Duke and took a drink.
“Was I even suggested as a member?”
Duke shook his head. “Nope. Remember, as far as the government knew, you didn’t exist until six months ago.”
Rick smiled. “I suppose that makes sense after 9/11.”
Duke looked at him with confusion. “9/11?”
“That’s right. It never happened here.” Rick sighed. “It happened about five years ago. Terrorists highjacked four airliners and flew them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. About 3000 people died. In the months that followed we went to war against a few countries that were sympathetic to terrorists.
“Sounds like your world was in pretty bad shape.”
“Seemed like that some days.”
Silence filled the room for a few minutes, a silence that was broken by the sound of the intercom sounding. Rick leaned over and hit the button.
“What did you find?”
“You guys better get down here.”
A few minutes later, all three men stood over the body of the Cyborg. After a few seconds, Duke looked at Mac.
“What did you find?”
“About the only thing useful” Mac said, directing them towards the computer screens
“Was a news story about GenTech Industries.”
Rick looked at him in confusion. “GenTech Industries?”
Mac picked up some sheets of paper. “They’re a tech company about twenty miles south of River City. I did some research and found out that they are working on some advanced cybernetic program for the Government.”
“And you think this thing was a test?”
Mac sighed and shook his head. “I’m not sure, but if it isn’t them, it would have to be Omnicorp. They are part of the same program, something called the Mega Project, but from what I could tell, Omnicorp is making some sort of enhancement suit.”
“So how do we find out if they made this?”
“I can think of two ways; the easy way and he hard way.
Duke looked at the older man. “What’s the easy way?
“Get a job at GenTech. Get the info from the source.”
“And the hard way?”
“Go there after hours and take the info.”
Rick looked at Mac. “That sounds a lot easier then the first one.”
Mac nodded his head in agreement. “Agreed. GenTech closes at nine, so if you want to do that, we got three hours to get you ready.
“Lets get to work.”
“So what happened?”
“I had just finished my workout and was about to shower before heading to town” Rick replied “When the wall behind me exploded and this thing walked through”
“Any idea where it came from?” Duke said, comparing his arms to those of the cyborg?
Mac looked up from his examination and took a breath. “Nope. There are no markings to ID it and Rick caused too much damage. I don’t know if I will be able to find any way of identifying it.”
Rick dropped into a chair and sighed. “So we’re back where we started.”
“Not necessarily.” Mac said as he sat down in front of a wall of computer screens.
“Who ever made this thing would have to have access to some very advanced tech. I’ll see what I can find, but it will take a few hours for the computers to finish
searching.” He typed some commands into the computer and turned to the others.
“I’ll let you know when this is done.”
Three hours later
Duke and Rick were sitting in the kitchen, the remains of their supper in front of them. They sit at the table in silence, drinking coffee. After a few minutes, Rick breaks the silence.
“When do you leave for D.C.?”
“Plane leaves at 8 tonight.”
Rick took a sip of coffee. “I still wish I was going with you.”
“If it were up to me” Duke said, smiling “Fantasy would be my second in command, but River City needs her hero.”
“No it doesn’t.” Rick said as he put his cup down. “There hasn’t been any one to fight since we got back from Yugostan. Before tonight, all we’ve done is stop a few bank robberies.”
“Don’t worry” Duke said, shaking his head. “Things will pick up.”
Rick poured himself another cup of coffee. “I suppose your right. Who is on your team?”
Duke smiled and reached into his brief case. He took out a folder and handed it to Rick. Rick looked through the folder for a few minutes, reading the papers inside. When he was done, Rick handed it back to Duke and took a drink.
“Was I even suggested as a member?”
Duke shook his head. “Nope. Remember, as far as the government knew, you didn’t exist until six months ago.”
Rick smiled. “I suppose that makes sense after 9/11.”
Duke looked at him with confusion. “9/11?”
“That’s right. It never happened here.” Rick sighed. “It happened about five years ago. Terrorists highjacked four airliners and flew them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. About 3000 people died. In the months that followed we went to war against a few countries that were sympathetic to terrorists.
“Sounds like your world was in pretty bad shape.”
“Seemed like that some days.”
Silence filled the room for a few minutes, a silence that was broken by the sound of the intercom sounding. Rick leaned over and hit the button.
“What did you find?”
“You guys better get down here.”
A few minutes later, all three men stood over the body of the Cyborg. After a few seconds, Duke looked at Mac.
“What did you find?”
“About the only thing useful” Mac said, directing them towards the computer screens
“Was a news story about GenTech Industries.”
Rick looked at him in confusion. “GenTech Industries?”
Mac picked up some sheets of paper. “They’re a tech company about twenty miles south of River City. I did some research and found out that they are working on some advanced cybernetic program for the Government.”
“And you think this thing was a test?”
Mac sighed and shook his head. “I’m not sure, but if it isn’t them, it would have to be Omnicorp. They are part of the same program, something called the Mega Project, but from what I could tell, Omnicorp is making some sort of enhancement suit.”
“So how do we find out if they made this?”
“I can think of two ways; the easy way and he hard way.
Duke looked at the older man. “What’s the easy way?
“Get a job at GenTech. Get the info from the source.”
“And the hard way?”
“Go there after hours and take the info.”
Rick looked at Mac. “That sounds a lot easier then the first one.”
Mac nodded his head in agreement. “Agreed. GenTech closes at nine, so if you want to do that, we got three hours to get you ready.
“Lets get to work.”
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