Sentinels&Vanguards (Semi-open, Attn: Alexlantis)

[Alexlantis]

Reid removed his glove and placed his hand on the hand scanner, out of curiosity.

[Unified Western States]

The system did its thing, scanning. A text readout then read:

Code: Select all

Emergency Authorization Granted

The door hissed and the massive blast door slid into the floor. A cloud of dust blew out as did cold, stale air.

[Alexlantis]

The workers walked in, Reid donning his glove.

[Unified Western States]

The room was large, but also empty. As they entered, the huge blast door slid closed behind them and large lights lit up the room. An electronic voice spoke:

"Initiating airlock and decontamination procedure"

The entire room hissed as it was pressurized and a anti-bacterial gas was sprayed in. Thousands of laser then ran throughout the room. Finally, the procedure was complete. Another door at the other end of the room hissed open.

OOC: These guys don't talk much, do they.

[Alexlantis]

OOC: Well, think of it this way. If you and another randomly chosen person were assigned together to go down a dark tunnel and investigate and you hadn't known that person until you descended, would you talk a lot?

[Unified Western States]

OOC: True, true. Anyways, carry on

[Alexlantis]

The workers looked around the room, searching for potential clues as to how the disaster happened.

[Unified Western States]

The room they had entered into was a long corridor, with the words "To Dark Particle Reactor" on a sign hanging from the ceiling. Red lights were flashing in the ceiling as well.

[Alexlantis]

Erin, figuring it would lead to something interesting, walked in the direction of the Dark Particle Accelerator. "C'mon, Reid. I think I found something."

[Unified Western States]

The corridor led to a command room. High-tech controls lined the room, touch-screens and such dimly glowing. The glass windows looked out over a huge blackness. A large router switch on the wall read "Accelerator Lights"

[Alexlantis]

Erin took out a small camera, set the flash to maximum, and took a picture.

[Unified Western States]

OOC: not much I can do with that post...

[Alexlantis]

Noticing that there wasn't much else to do. Reid whammed his crowbar into the window several times, hoping to break it and gain entry.

[Unified Western States]

The window shattered, but the glass flew out, falling down and down. The control platform was high up off the ground. The computers and such hummed slightly.

[Alexlantis]

The window shattered, but the glass flew out, falling down and down. The control platform was high up off the ground. The computers and such hummed slightly.

Erin cringed, but Reid securely tied his rope to a pole near the wall and, after squeezing through the window, rappelled down. Erin followed, not as impaired by the window's size.

[Unified Western States]

The drop was large, close to a hundred feet, finally, they landed on the floor. A huge machine stood before then, auto-sensors having lit it up. It was a towering cylinder, covered in dust and with more tubes, cables and wires wrapping in and out of it than anything else.

[Alexlantis]

They turned their headlights on to full power and searched around, brushing dust off anything that might be deemed important.

[Unified Western States]

Unnamed Island

The man looked at the video feed from the Seattle facility. He grimaced, then turned to the man sitting next to him.

"It would appear our little explosion accidentally uncovered the Evolution Facility. I didn't intend for this to happen, but he problem can be solved, yes?"

The other man nodded. "Of course sir. They happen to be in the particle accelerator room. Let me take care of them...." He began typing on his keyboard.

Evolution Facility

The room, as far as the two people could tell, contained only the massive machine. Everything was dust covered and a touch-screen built into the wall was the only other thing in the room.

[Alexlantis]

Erin took pictures and then they ascended up to the window, crawled through, and went back to the platform. Reid selected the Living Quarters on the touchscreen.

[Unified Western States]

Island

"Damn. It would appear that they are going to....the living quarters?" The man said, sitting back from his computer. The other man squinted at the screen.

"I don't think these are spies. Perhaps just rescue workers who stumbled upon the entrance hatch."

"Possible. Should I get rid of them?"

"Let them wander a little more, then get rid of them."

"Yes sir."

Evolution Facility

The tram shot away again, pulling a few minutes later up to a large, open lobby. An illuminated sign in the center read

"Left: Cafeteria, Kitchen, Maintenance
Right: Living quarters, recreational facilities
Straight: Assembly hall, storage, administration"

[Alexlantis]

They split up, Reid going to the left and Erin going to the right.

[Unified Western States]

The path to the left, Reid found, was blocked off after two hundred feet of empty corridor. The ceiling had collapsed and the corridor was now blocked by a huge amount of debris, pipes and metal panels. The floor had also seemingly buckled, as it sagged around where the stuff had fallen on it. The corridor was entirely blocked.

[Alexlantis]

Reid turned back.

OOC: What about Erin? She went to the right. What's that like?

[Unified Western States]

To the right, the corridor forked into two directions. One was living quarters, the other was recreational facilities.

[Alexlantis]

Erin entered the living quarters first, curious as to whether survivors may remain inside.