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In the main control center. Numek was an Elder Ket, but he was one of those who LISTENED and also had a lot of respect for those, who he considered, had EXPERIENCE. That meant years of watching and listening of actually DOING and sometimes getting it wrong but mostly LEARNING to get it RIGHT.
He now glanced across at Corky he was not happy with the others. “Why “muttered Gisanne “Would we want, to involve someone, who is not used to Ultra Realt. Especially the series 7. I doubt he’s ever played level 4 let alone level 7. “There was a touch of sarcasm in her voice! Numek ignored her, headed over to Corky, bowed to him and Serenia. Smiled at her, which somewhat amused Corky.
“Look I don’t speak for the others, except to apologize for their obvious bad manners! I know were my father here now, he would be most angry, at their blatant lack of respect, but truth is, we need your advice and of course” He paused smiled again. “Your help, if we are to take back control of the systems.“ “Well whatever took control, has used the crystal to gain part of the main control systems. Who or what did that, knew they could not link the crystal. It had to be Uanita.
The Likorian Crystal on its own, it is not a threat, nor was it viewed as anything that could compromise the system, hence it allowed Uanita to take it into the Realt challenge. Once past that level it was combined within the sub systems. To initiate its full power. That was when whoever or whatever took over.
It is in simple terms what the Humana call a ‘Trojan horse'. We, have to go one smarter, find a way to seize back that Crystal or seriously compromise its power. I doubt we can do the latter which means we have no choice but to find a way to seize it back. Introduce our own Trojan horse. Serenia had received a call from Gelea who had been sensible enough to retreat to a point where she could use the communication device. Something was blocking the transmissions.
Serenia could hear her but her words were broken up, stuttered conversation pieces that didn’t make sense? Gelea did receive her message back, fairly clear. Serenia was on her way to them with a detachment of security and she had ordered in two Monicons to help them. One she sensed, would NOT be enough. Corky stopped talking as he took the message from Serenia. So we might have a clue as to the origin of the source? Numek looked at him, some of the other Kets had gathered round as Nabishi started to cry.
Corky responded to Serenia’s message and now moved close to Nabishi as he passed her a piece of tissue to wipe her eyes. “I’m so, sooo sorry, I panicked, got it all wrong! My final year and I’ve messed up!” Corky stood back as Ameiva consoled Nabishi. He looked at them all, made sure he had their attention. “Look if we’re to beat this we need to work as a team again!
I’ve watched you for the last hour and you’ve all gone off trying to do your own thing! Won’t work! Its the old rule DIVIDE and CONQUER! It will win by default! So let’s work together which means.“ He moved over to the main screen which had been divided into four and was now, merged into one. He was abrupt and to the point, not sparing Nabishi wallowing in her self pity? “Nabishi bring up the central core unit.“ She rushed over pressed some controls as now the whole 3d generated outlay appeared
“See this.“ Corky pointed. “SHUT that down and the crystal power will temporarily die back, giving us ENOUGH time to circumvent “ He coughed. “Sneak a Vigilant in.“ “What’s a Vigi Vigil.“ “Vigilant?” Numek smiled. “A subversive generate, deliberately inserted to target a certain sector or function and destroy or mutate its functions, a kind of virus? Our Trojan horse. Which means.“ He looked at Corky “It will corrupt the actions of that crystal by corrupting its data feed..“ Corky nodded.
The screen changed allowing them to see the Kets, all 15 of them. "Why can't we remove them from the Reclu units? Surely that would.." Corky shook his head. I think whoever did this will have thought of that, I doubt we have control to be able to do that." They tried. Corky was right. All the Reclu units were locked down tight. "What is that?" Nabishi was pointing at the screen, to the right of where the Kets were stood? A being moving towards them? "Sukaran! They hate the Jogarth!" “We have no way of warning them, none!“ “What about the Vigilant?“
“I’m deploying the Monicon. “ Gelea had already started to relay commands to the Monicon to arm it? IT hovered, did nothing. Totally unresponsive? They saw the shape, coming out of the shadows?
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