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Speaker 4: Welcome to Itttalian thirteen the podcast, Episode four. Darien was
tossing in his sleep. Dark memories revealed themselves to his
unconscious mind in the form of dreams. However, this was
more of a nightmare. He was younger, about twelve. His siblings,
matt and Madeleine, younger by a couple of years, had
vanished in the middle of the night. Sean shook Darien
awake in a panic. He had no idea what had
happened to them and was very concerned about their safety.
When Darian awoke from his dream, his conscious mind became
aware that he was witnessing a memory. This memory occurred
about a year before Sean left for the academy. He
was a senior in high school and he was put
in charge of the younger kids while their parents were
out late at at work function. Sewn shook Darian again.
Speaker 5: Hey, matt and Mattie are gone. I don't know where
they went. I need your help finding them.
Speaker 4: Where's Sam? She's usually better at finding them.
Speaker 5: I don't know. I think she said she had a
date tonight. She didn't tell.
Speaker 4: Me where she was going. Darien sat up in his
twin bed and swung his feet around so that he
could stand up. He walked over to his dresser and
grabbed a pair of blue jeans and a black T shirt. Okay,
they can't have gotten too far. They were here a
couple of hours ago when I went to sleep.
Speaker 5: I don't know, Darien, I have a bad feeling about this.
Speaker 4: They began their search in the woods behind their house.
It was nearly an hour before they finally found them.
Madeline was unconscious and there was blood seeping from a
small wound on her forehead. Matt was screaming, and it
looked like he may have attacked her. His eyes were
glazed over and he seemed to be foaming at the mouth.
A little Darian approached him first. Matt, what the hell
happened here? Why is Mattie hurt?
Speaker 6: You'll understand, she's barely even hurt. If we don't stop this,
it'll kill us all. You're so strong, help me, Darien
was confused.
Speaker 4: What was Matt talking about? There was no one else there, Matt.
Speaker 5: We need to get her to the hospital. Stand aside.
Speaker 6: Don't you see it. We can't let it get past us.
It'll destroy everything.
Speaker 4: Darien and Sean looked at each other. Darien shrugged and
turned his attention back toward Matt. Matt suddenly turned and
lunged at Darien and raged. Sean, acting on instinct, stepped
in between the two. Matt lashed out at and scratched
Sean in the face, leaving behind four slashes. Two of
them barely bled, but the other two were deeper and
would definitely leave scars. The attack left Sean off balance
and he fell back and hit his head.
Speaker 7: On a rock.
Speaker 4: He was knocked unconscious. Matt turned his focus to Darien
and raised his hand into an offensive position. Darien noticed
that two of Matt's fingernails were more like claws that
I explained by two of the scratches were deeper than
the others. Matt said lunched at him with his uneven claws.
Surprised at the attack, Darien reacted with instinct and his
self defense training took over. He stepped out of Matt's
way and then hit him hard in the back of
the neck. Matt dropped to the ground instantly. He was
out cold. Darian dropped down next to Sean to check
his pulse. It felt strong, so he immediately turned his
attention to Madeline. She was alive, but Darian couldn't determine
how bad her injuries were. All he knew was that
Matt went crazy and attacked her. He also thought about
his own strength. He hit Matt really hard and knocked
him out with one strike. He was getting stronger every day.
It was at that moment that Sean woke up and
rubbed his head. His face was bleeding pretty bad. What happened?
I hadn't knocked Matt out. Matti's hurt, but I don't
think it's bad either way. We need to get you
three to the hospital. Your face is bleeding like a
dripping faucet. You may need stitches.
Speaker 5: Man. Mom and dad are gonna be so pissed.
Speaker 4: What got into Matt. Darien shook his head, indicating that
he had no idea. Sean picked up Madeline and Darian
picked up Matt as they walked quickly to Sean's car,
which was parked in their driveway. They drove to the
hospital and warned the hospital staff about Matt. They took
precautions and fastened him to a bed with handcuffs and restraints.
Madeline was okay. She explained what happened. As she spoke,
Darien's dream began to shift, and it melted into a
memory He shouldn't have. It seemed that Matt saw some
kind of light. Matt's arm covered his face as a
blinding light flashed. Madeline was shielded from the direct line
of sight by Matt's body.
Speaker 8: Ah, Matt, are you okay? That flash was so bright?
Speaker 4: I'm fine.
Speaker 8: Maybe we should go home. Okay, I don't like this
game anymore.
Speaker 4: Matt remained silent, kneeling with his head in his hands.
Speaker 8: Matt, walk me home, please.
Speaker 4: It's coming.
Speaker 6: No too late. Here, have to stop, so many can't stop.
No must I met?
Speaker 4: You're quiet? Matt swiped at her with his hand, striking
her forehead and knocking her back. As Madeline fell, Darien
woke with a start. He woke up with more insight
on what had happened that night, or at least a theory.
Perhaps Matt had been possessed by some kind of demon
or put under some kind of dark spell. Maybe his
insanity was not his fault at all. Darien thought about
waking Christen to tell her about this memory to discuss
his new theory, but decided to let her sleep. Maybe
Sean or even Sam would be able to tell him
more about what happened that night. There will be time later.
The next day, the teacher was conspicuously missing when Darien
and his friends arrived to their first class. They didn't
know if this was normal practice or if they should
be concerned, so they just began socializing with the other
people in the class while they waited for the teacher
to arrive. Darien, being the outgoing person that he was,
decided to strike up a conversation with a dark haired
man who was sitting directly behind him. Hi, I'm Darien,
the dark chestnut brown haired man gave a little half smile.
Speaker 9: George, how you doing good?
Speaker 4: So what do think happened to the teacher?
Speaker 9: Sometimes they run late because of stuff they need to
do between classes, you know, like using the restroom or
having an unexpected check in with the supervisor from the
United Alliance of Dimensions, stuff like that, And they have
other responsibilities to keep up with paperwork things like that.
Speaker 4: You selling someone who's been around for a while. Why
are you in a class with a bunch of newbies.
Speaker 9: You're right, this isn't my first rodeo. I came for
an order of the Magistrate training. Someone has to keep
an eye on all the supernaturals that fight on our side.
That is where I want to contribute part of that.
Has retaken some classes, but from a different perspective.
Speaker 4: Oh yeah, my brother was telling me about the order
last night after dinner. Who's your brother, Sean Kane? Oh,
the dream walking instructor. Yeah, he was a student the
first time I was here. I was actually kind of
surprised when he decided to stay on as an instructor.
Why is that?
Speaker 9: Well? I remember him saying he really missed his family
when he first got here. Then he met Alicia, and
the two of them were inseparable. I think she was
the reason he stayed. She is from another earth, and
if they decide to return to their respective worlds, they
may have never seen each other again. I guess being
with her outweighed Shawn's homesickness.
Speaker 4: Yeah, he told me as much when I first saw
him here. I still think it's odd that I couldn't
remember him until I saw him.
Speaker 9: Interdimensional travel does have some crazy side effects.
Speaker 4: The door burst open and a woman who was definitely
not the instructor from the previous entered.
Speaker 10: Sorry, Emilee, your instructor was unexpectedly called away for a
short but important meaning concerning his homeworld. There was attack
on Pallitias three, which I suppose now is in a
city and class World four. Cities have been wiped out
of existence. Members of the battalions are being dispatched now.
It's protocol to inform anyone here who is from the
world that is being attacked, so that we can give
them the option to join the response team. Your instructors
from that world and has decided to go, So I
will be taking over this class until he returns.
Speaker 4: Everyone except George was taken aback by this news. To George,
it was commonplace. He tapped Darien on the shoulder.
Speaker 9: This happens sometimes. It is tragic, but this is what
we trained for.
Speaker 4: Darien suddenly remembered the dream he had just before high
school graduation. He raised his hand to get the instructor's attention.
Once the instructor nodded to him, he felt free to speak.
What kind of attack could destroy entire cities?
Speaker 10: We don't know, ever know, until the event has been
investigated could be anything from an all out attack from
an enemy nation on another world or continent, to some
sort of natural disaster that triggers the sensornet and alert
as to what was happening. We should know more in
the next few hours, and every instructor is on alert
to keep everyone, including students, in the loop.
Speaker 11: This is what you're training for, after all.
Speaker 4: Chad raised his hand and when called on and asked
a question.
Speaker 12: You mentioned the censorinet.
Speaker 13: What is that?
Speaker 10: The sensor neet was to be covered in a later lesson,
but I guess now is as good as time as any.
Speaker 4: She picked up her tablet and pressed a few points
on the screen.
Speaker 10: Okay, class, pick up your tablet in access page three
twelve of file one for interdimensional Studies. This chapter is
called interdimensional censor Neet. Mister Ender, Since you are keen
to learn this, please read for us the definition of
the interdimensional censor neet.
Speaker 12: The interdimensional censorenet is a highly technological sensor that is
invisible to any form of detection other than those used
by the maintenance engineers for repair purposes. This sensornet provides
intelligence concerns affecting any space time disruptions to any of
the planets or dimensions that would impact members of the
United Alliance of Dimensions. This sensorenet detects extra normal activity
such as demon attacks, as well as nuclear activity in
worlds where there should be no nuclear activity. The IDSN
Interdimensional Censerenet can also be used as an alert to
any activity that may require diplomatic attention. If any unauthorized
activity happens on any of the UAD protected worlds where
the IDSN is functional, a unit is sent to deal
with that activity.
Speaker 4: This raised other questions. Kristen was the next task one.
Speaker 11: What is the UAD.
Speaker 10: The UAD is the United Alliance of Dimensions. Access file
one sixty five on your tablet Ingo Street to chapter one.
You will see the first chapter is called UAD. Please
read the definition, missus kan.
Speaker 11: The UAD or United Alliance of Dimensions is a cooperative
consisting of hundreds of thousands of different worlds. The UAD
contains members spanning different dimensions of Earth, along with many
other planets that are in galaxies barely known to humankind.
The highest level of government clearance is needed in order
to have even the slightest knowledge of our alliance. Not
all UAD protected planets and dimensions have knowledge of the
uad's existence. Their knowledge of it depends greatly on the
technological and philosophical development of said world.
Speaker 4: Kristin knew some of this from what Sean had told
them the previous night. Dariensid speak up. The response team
comes from the battalions, right. This caught the instructor by surprise.
She looked at him as if to ask how he
knew that. Oh, we had dinner with my brother Sean
last night. He told us all about it.
Speaker 10: Of course, Well, it's no secret to any student.
Speaker 4: Here.
Speaker 10: Class access file forty two and go to the first chapter.
Three pages in you will find a definition for the battalions.
Mister Kane, Since you seem to know a bit about this,
why don't you read this definition?
Speaker 4: The battalions are specialized terror prime based, military, medical, and
diplomatic units that are dispatched to any number of UAD
protected worlds to police unauthorized activity. These units consist of
highly specialized experts, ranging from frontline soldiers to multilingual diplomats.
Most of the personnel in these units have some special
abilities that are beyond the general abilities of normal humans.
The teams are divided into thirteen sub units, each dealing
with specific types of unauthorized activities or disasters. The instructor
vibrated a bit more on the subject.
Speaker 10: Yes, the battalions are teams that only the best of
the best will be asked to join. Not all of
you will be asked to join, and on rare occasion,
a person that has never even attended this academy will
be asked to join. It just depends on what skills
are required.
Speaker 4: At the time, Max was skeptical.
Speaker 9: It seems odd to recruit from outside the school. What
qualifications with someone need is they haven't trained here. Why
would someone be recruited and not be required to go
through this training.
Speaker 10: Well, sometimes a person is recruited if they have had
a lot of independent experience in fighting demons or perhaps
disaster recovery, being self taught. Their methods may be unorthodox,
but they can provide valuable contributions. Just because they weren't
trained here, it doesn't mean they aren't highly skilled, or
even more skilled than our own trainees. Recruits for the
battalions are chosen from the elite military and civilian populations
of every world that is protected under the UAD. We
try to keep an open mind and don't discriminate against
any gene pool. This institution is undoubtedly the best place
to recruit new members for the battalions, but it is
certainly not the only place. It is also important to
note that once a situation that requires an outside resource
is resolved, that individual is given the option to attend
classes here to strengthen their skill level and then return
to the team after further training.
Speaker 4: Chad had another question for the instructor.
Speaker 12: What is these battalions mission or purpose?
Speaker 10: Excellent question. Battalion one handles natural disasters such as major earthquakes, hurricanes, typhoons,
and the like. Battalion two is our diplomatic unit. They
work with the opposing site to bring end to conflicts
peaceably when possible. Battalion three deals with post apocalyptic situations
on Obsidian class worlds. Battalion four is made up of
archaeological specialists and they seek out special interest relics. These
are often objects of myth or legends, such as Excalibur
or the Holy Grail, artifacts capable of affecting humanoids in
some way, either positively or negatively. Battalion five's clandestine special
agents gill in the wetworks, such as assassinations of tyrants
or threats to the UAD. Battalion six handles subaquatic problems
like repairs for our underwater outposts. Battalion seven deals with
battle cleanup and restoration of towns and cities. Battalion eight
is a medical unit comprised of elite medics with a
focus on curing infectious diseases. Battalion nine responds to man
made disasters such as biological and chemical warfare. Battalion ten
provides recovery support for major accidents and disasters. On the
Genoploss worlds, you have to be completely mellow in those
types of worlds. There is a great deal of advancement there,
but the people are very common collected, a lot of
geniuses working together over time to make the world's better.
Battalion eleven specializes in radiological disasters and radiation cleanup. Battalion
twelve is in charge of weapon design and development. Battalion
thirteen is in charge of managing the supernatural and paranormal.
Speaker 4: And.
Speaker 10: That is the battalion that is most often in need
of new members as it is extremely dangerous work. Members
of Battalion thirteen don't always survive.
Speaker 4: Yes, the other.
Speaker 10: Battalions are important, but the work with the highest threat
is given to Battalion thirteen.
Speaker 4: Wrapping up her answer, the instructor noticed, the time looks like.
Speaker 10: We are running out of time, so we will continue
the lesson plan set by your previous instructor tomorrow.
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Speaker 4: Dominators sauntered through the dismal wasteland. Dead bodies were strewn
all around. No one had bothered even to move the
rotting corpses that lay across pathways. The roads were covered
with blood and viscera. She walked into a building which
had crumbled under the forces of explosives in gunfire. Though
bordering on complete exhaustion, She climbed the higher floors and
overlooked the city of ash and dust. Looking down, she
saw a small cloth hand peeking out of the rubble.
She carefully lifted chunks of debris, exposing the item itself.
The object was so small it could be held in
one of her hands. It seams appeared to have been
cut open, and several of its limbs had been torn off.
Stuffing was falling out of it, and red stains covered
that which was still hanging from its lifeless body. She
noted that this was a stuffed bear as she zeroed
in on its animalistic stout. It had been stained her low,
but its body was clearly supposed to be a chestnut color.
It stared emptily at her with a demented and painful smile,
as if it was still hoping that whatever child had
owned it would return one day to collect it. Dominator
looked into the deep ocean pools of its eyes and
could see black, stormy seas. She held her breath. As
she continued to stare blankly ahead, reality faded away as
visions filled her mind. She remembered she heard laughing, a
child's laugh. Happy and gleeful, she recaught a child's short,
sandy brown bobbed hair kissed by mid morning sunlight. It
streamed in through a nearby window, and the feeling of
sleepiness tugged her, beckoning her to go back up the
staircase nearby so that she could drift back to slumber. However,
something told her to stay downstairs and watch this child today.
Dominator smiled and looked at the small being, gleefully bouncing
its toy and happily chittering to itself. The child held
a small brown bear in her hands. It had blue
eyes with indefinitely dead yet deep black dots in the middle.
The plush toys seemed to stare at her and the
child at the same time. She stepped closer to the child,
and a floorboard creaked underneath her weight. The child in
her green elephant onesie stopped her playful utterances and turned around, quickly,
rolling halfway onto their slightly pudgy tummy. She couldn't make
out the child's face, but she remembered her gleeful expression
and how the child's deep hazel eyes lit up at
the sight of her mummy. The child cried out as
she goofully scrambled to her feet and slipped along the
hardwood floor, trying to run up to her without any grace.
The three year old tackled her legs and gave them
a big, firm squeeze. Dominata remembered saying something after that,
but what it was unclear and fuzzy. But then she
remembered as she saw herself walking into the kitchen while
holding her child. She seated her in a booster seat
at the table, teddy bear in hand. The girl quietly
chitted with a toy while she made something to eat
for them. Both. They had been chowing down on warm
cereals she'd made for them when the teddy bear fell
into the child's food. Standing at snout, she saw the
child's eyes cloud over with toxic dew, and then before
the crying spell began, her heart broke into tatters, and
she began comforting the small being.
Speaker 16: I'll watch he'll be as right as rain in no time.
Speaker 17: Just to wait.
Speaker 4: She firmly held the child's head to her chest and
whispered to her in a happy, soft tone. A small
sniffle came from the child, and she felt the up
and down shake of her child's small head. Dominator did
not understand why the child's name, nor even that of
the bear, could not reach her mind. But she remembered
the love and care she felt for this child. She
remembered all the giddy laughter she heard with the child
until that last time, when, after a few moments, the
laster turned to screaming. Dominator's bright, happy world soon turned dark.
Terror shook her to her She laid down under a
weight that was invisible, and then she sat up a bit.
Her home was now a wreck. Rubbling glass were strewn everywhere,
and walls appeared to have crumbled under a strong force,
which exposed metal bars that stuck out like the bars
of a cage. A tall man with eerily glowing eyes
and a malicious smile stared down at her child, whose
eyes were big, with water steeling out from them in
a deluge of terror and desperation. The child's scream made
Dominator's blood curdle and her muscles stiffened with fear and panic.
He picked the child up by its arm and slung
it carelessly over his shoulder. This innocent life wailed as
it hit and kicked at the man. He wasn't fazed
by the child's protests and just continued to walk away, uncaring.
Speaker 11: Mommy, mommy, come help me, save.
Speaker 10: Me, Mummy, help me please.
Speaker 4: Dominator felt sensation returning. The paralytic state was wearing off.
She rolled on to her stomach and weakly tried to
stand up. She felt it warm liquid drip onto the
palm of her hand, and a sharp, crippling pain hit her.
As her brain finally began to process it. She touched
her hand to her neck and looked at it. A shiny,
black and red liquid stained her fingertips. She felt more
warm liquids fill her eyes as her child left her
sight slowly and her vision faded. Dominator's memory was vague,
but she saw the man slam her child's head into
a wall, leaving her child lifeless and still like a corpse.
Dominator then collapsed onto the floor and passed out. When
she came to, she ignored the stabbing pain in her
neck and desperately called out for her child. Without thinking.
The name suddenly came to her lips.
Speaker 16: She remembered it, Adelaide, Adelaide, Where are you, baby girl?
Speaker 4: She frantically searched the debris of what was once a
place she had called home, but she found nothing, No
signs of Adelaide, no signs of the man who had
taken her. All it was left was a small star
bear with blue eyes and bloodstained limbs. She collapsed on
the floor For a while, she only sobbed and screamed.
The feeling of the loss crumpled her heart more than
looking at Adelaide's face when she cried out to her
in those last moments as the mysterious fiend took her.
The blood that fell from her neck had dried now,
but there was a weakness that had sunk into her limbs,
which made her shake. When she'd finished sobbing, she looked
around the room. Her home was in shambles, her child
was gone, and all that remained was a small, stuffed,
bloody bear. She roared with rage, the room slowly turning crimson,
and then she woke up.
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Speaker 4: She looked to her right. Nightmare is now standing over her.
She touched her face, feeling wa are streaming down it
in rivulets. She wiped the tears away.
Speaker 5: I have need of your services. Some of my subordinates
need to be taught a lesson. You're most aptly skilled
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Speaker 4: He looked over her, noting the toy in her hand.
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Speaker 4: Next, Darien and his friends went to their self defense class.
This time the instructor was ready and waiting, who was
about five feet nine inches tall with long, wavy red
hair and a slight by athletic build. He had introduced
himself the previous day as mister Jake Madison. He asked
everyone to call him Jake. Jake was setting up a
balance beam in the middle of the room. Once finished,
he took a tiny remote out of his pocket and
hit a sequence of buttons. Two ropes dropped down, one
on each side of the beam.
Speaker 13: I need two volunteers for an exercise and balanced combat.
Speaker 4: I one in me too. Darien and Max stepped up
onto the beam.
Speaker 13: Okay, I want you each to climb the rope until
I say stop.
Speaker 4: They climbed to five feet above the balance beam when
Jake spoke stop.
Speaker 13: Now swing yourselves back and forth, and when you're sure
you're over the top of it, let go of the
rope and drop onto the beam without falling off. This
is more difficult than it seems. Once you get this down,
we'll move to the next step. This may take several attempts,
but don't worry. The mats on either side will catch
you should you fall.
Speaker 4: Darien swung back and forth, let go of the rope
and landed on the beam, where he stayed for approximately
a split second. When he fell to the right side
onto the mat. Max swung back and forth a few times,
attempting to get himself to the perfect drop point. Once satisfied,
he released the rope and landed on the mat to
the left of the beam. They each got up to
try again. This time Darien landed to the left of
the beam, and Max landed on the beam and kept
his balance for about three seconds before falling to the right.
On the next attempt, Max landed on the beam and
managed to maintain his balance. Woohoo, I got it.
Speaker 9: Try to beat that budacious landing.
Speaker 4: Darien landed on the beam and slipped off to the left,
but this time there was no impact for the mat.
Jake raised his eyebrows as Darien hovered a few inches
in the air and gently descended to the ground. Darien
stood up, unsure of what had just transpired. He saw
the confused faces of his classmates all around and shot
Jake his own look of confusion. What just happened?
Speaker 13: It appears one of your abilities just manifested for the
first time. You floated for just a moment above the
mat and then drop the rest of the way. May
it take some time to master, but you have advanced
telekinesis or flight capabilities.
Speaker 4: Darien didn't know how to react to this. Was this
why they had chosen him? Was that the purpose of
this exercise? Jake smiled Riley.
Speaker 13: No, just a fortune. It happenstance. Once you learn how
to master this ability, It will also help you with
your balance and greatly improve your fighting skills.
Speaker 4: Will I be able to remember this when I go home?
Speaker 13: You'll remember how to do it this when it's needed. Yes,
but first you need to master it. I can help
you after your classes today, if you're interested.
Speaker 4: Darien wasn't sure what to make of all this. Yeah,
I guess I should get a handle on it.
Speaker 13: Okay, meet me here after you're finished.
Speaker 7: For the day.
Speaker 4: After defense class ended, it was time for lunch. Max
and chat with the first to grab their grub and
find a good table. The remainder of the group filtered
in over the next few minutes. As Darien and Kristen
sat down, Max gestured indicating that he had a question
for Darien.
Speaker 9: So, d how was dinner with your brother? Did he
tell you any grody stories about how you were as
a child.
Speaker 12: Yeah, you seem to know a lot today. What did
he tell you?
Speaker 4: Guys?
Speaker 12: Is this place a cult?
Speaker 4: Darian had just started eating. He was uncharacteristically hungry. Once
he swallowed his first bite, he started talking, Well, we
learned quite a bit last night. We learned about the
battalions and how our memories of this place will work
just a lot. Jesse perked up. This had definitely gotten
his attention. Our memories on this place, Darien explained what
he had learned. The whole table was silent for a
few moments. Darien was the first to speak again, but
in the act he had hailed a bit more food. Guys,
it doesn't matter. We will remember anyone who comes back
with us, and even if what we remember is fragmented,
once we need the information, it'll be there.
Speaker 11: Look, it's not the end of the world. Max, no
childhood horror stories and Chad, I don't think this place
as a cult, but it is very weird. Sean said
that it is designed in a way so that once
we leave here we will not be distracted and can
move on with our lives. That is important.
Speaker 18: But isn't there any way I can retain what I've learned.
More than the skills i'll learn here, I like to
keep the memories of my experiences.
Speaker 4: Darien tried to answer, but his mouth was full of food,
so instead he put his index finger in the air
to symbolize that he would answer the question after he
was done chewing. Everyone sat in silence until he swallowed.
The only way that we will have full recollection of
the events that transpire. Here is, if we were chosen
for the battalions.
Speaker 13: How does that work?
Speaker 11: What it has to do with consistent interdimensional travel. If
we stay too long in one dement, we will lose
our ability to recall events and people that are a
part of any other dimension we have visited. However, there
are a few exceptions. If someone from another dimension left
with us, we would retain the memory of them and
they us. In the case of the battalions, the interdimensional
travel is frequent enough that the memory loss doesn't set in.
Speaker 18: And how do we get chosen for a battalion?
Speaker 11: We prove ourselves the best of the best are chosen.
It may not happen immediately either. There also has to
be a need. Sean spoke of cases where recruits were
back on their home world for years before a need
for their skill set arose. I would guess that once
such a person began to work with the battalions, they
would attain full recall of their work in training.
Speaker 4: Here, Jesse was still concerned, but decided to let it go.
They taught him everything they knew, and he supposed there
wasn't anything they could do about it, Max looked Darien
with a smark.
Speaker 9: So you can fly?
Speaker 4: Huh yeah, who knew?
Speaker 19: Right?
Speaker 12: Aren't you afraid of heights?
Speaker 4: Kristen leaned in close to Darien.
Speaker 11: That could be an issue.
Speaker 12: Yes, she hadn't thought of that.
Speaker 4: Buddy, crap, you're right, Jed.
Speaker 9: How are you going to get past that?
Speaker 4: Darien? Darien reached for his drink and took a few gulps.
I really don't know. I guess I would have to
work on that. Wow, this is not going to be easy.
Speaker 18: I wonder what abilities I will have.
Speaker 4: Jake Madison sat at his desk holding his phone to
his ear. He had just finished dialing. It was ringing
on the other end. His wife answered, Hello, Hey.
Speaker 13: Sam, did you see the UAD complaints memo?
Speaker 9: Yes?
Speaker 20: Are you want to secure line of.
Speaker 13: Course rolling from my office at the Academy. I guess
we can work on the learning together. I'd really like
your help on the off World Travelers portion. You know
so much more brought up than I do.
Speaker 20: And you can help me with the academy lockdown procedure.
I haven't done that in ages.
Speaker 13: I'm going to be a little late tonight. I'm training
a new cadet who may have flight capabilities.
Speaker 20: It's Darien, my little brother can fly.
Speaker 9: Very interesting.
Speaker 20: Do you think he has potential for a Battalion thirteen?
Speaker 13: I think he just might. We'll see what we learned tonight.
Speaker 20: In training, Darien and his friends continue to be full
of surprises. I'm actually getting ready to train as classmate, Denise.
The training course is pretty well timed.
Speaker 4: Samantha began to read a portion of the memo.
Speaker 20: United Alliance of Dimensions Initial Training UAD Initial Training Guide
New Clearance Standard Form seven point fifteen a UAD Initial
Training Guide Reinstated Clearance Training Acknowledgment Form seven eighteen B. Yes,
I'll read this training m memo before I head home.
Take your time with Darien. I'll make something homemade and
leave it in the oven or warm for you. Eva.
Thank you for taking the extra time with him.
Speaker 13: Anything for you, Sam consider it done.
Speaker 4: After returning from their two more expedition, Trying discorted Ethan
and John Matthews past several small research labs until they
reached a large one filled with some grandiose and truly
impressive equipment. Ethan noted a lab table on which a
cybernetic arm was laid out. He nudged John and pointed.
Speaker 19: It's like something out of a Terminator.
Speaker 4: Movie, something like that.
Speaker 18: No need to worry, we do not have any of
those roaming around the campus.
Speaker 4: A woman, evidently a scientist judging by her white lab coat,
looked up from the vials she was working with.
Speaker 7: Briefly, Oh, visitors, just one moment, please, of course, we
shall wait.
Speaker 4: The scientist continued about her work for a few more minutes.
Suddenly she stood up, looking rather pleased with herself, and
then walked over to greet her visitors.
Speaker 8: Apologies, I was in the middle of an experiment and
it couldn't be interrupted.
Speaker 7: It seems it went to well, yes, quite.
Speaker 18: I was told that her newly holsted to mold, you
should be brought to a doctor jeger. I am afraid
I am not familiar with the name.
Speaker 8: Ah, yes, that's me. I only just arrived here a
few weeks ago. I've been stationed elsewhere for some time,
but they need me here, and so I have come
tim here. Juice, you say that will be most helpful
with the next phase of my research.
Speaker 19: What exactly is it that you're researching?
Speaker 8: My focus has always been on weaponry. We need new
and efficient means to combat our enemies. They're always working
to up their game, and we need to keep up,
or even better, surpass them.
Speaker 4: And you're saying that tim or Juice will help you
with that.
Speaker 8: Well, yes, Shortly after I arrived, I received instruction from
the Admiral's office with specifications of a type of weapon
they are in desperate need of. I immediately requested that
tim Or Juice be acquired toward that end, as it
will be a key in the development of said weapon.
Speaker 19: Wait, what no one told me I was helping to
build a weapon?
Speaker 4: Did you know about this?
Speaker 19: Trent?
Speaker 18: I assure you if I had known about it, I
ceptly would have divulged that information to you. I am
just as surprised that the reason by this request.
Speaker 4: As you are. John was the only one who appeared unfazed.
Speaker 5: So what are they excuse me? The specifications?
Speaker 7: Ah?
Speaker 8: Yes, the battalions require a weapon capable of propelling a
non lethal long range projectile for the purposes of clearing
out bystanders from hot zones or to cause the enemy
to flee thereby avoiding battle. I believe that I can
achieve both goals with the Timmer juice this sho or
a fight or flight response to those exposed, and any
who are ill prepared to fight should simply flee. Of course,
it will require some experimentation, and I will likely need
to combine it with other compounds to get the controlled
effect we're looking for. Also, there's the potential to modify
it into something a bit more aggressive and see chaos
and confusion in the enemy of ranks during a battle.
Using their own against.
Speaker 19: Them, avoiding unnecessary battle sounds like a noble cause. But
that last bit sounds wrong somehow. I know how that
stuff made me feel when we were going after the timors.
Speaker 8: You or the mpath Are you not for you? The
feeling is much more intense. It is manipulative, to be sure,
But there are always qualms like this when weapons of
war are involved. War is not pretty and it is
certainly not noble, but it is necessary, and so is
this weapon if we want to win it.
Speaker 5: To help.
Speaker 18: But the degree with Ethan, we should be very careful
in the use of this type of weaponry. Turning people
against their own by exploding thoir emotions maybe a step
two fall.
Speaker 5: Even if we were to lose without it, what if
we're desperate touche.
Speaker 18: Even then, I would like to think there is another way.
Speaker 19: Can you promise us it won't be used?
Speaker 8: Otherwise only the Admiral can make that sort of promise.
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Speaker 4: Professor Kane arrived to teach his dream walking class and
the door slid close behind him. He acknowledged the class,
pleased to see that they were all present, and then
touched a few buttons on his tablet. The lights dimmed
if you wear buttons, and a screen came down from
the wall behind him. Sewn introduced the video.
Speaker 5: This video is about safety concerns when sharing a dream,
both their safety and yours. Dream Walking can be hazardous,
but If done correctly, it can be very therapeutic and
beneficial for all parties involved. Watch carefully and learn.
Speaker 4: Sean pressed play, and the video began with stars and
a voice over which sounded like his own.
Speaker 5: There are two methods for successfully entering someone's dream. These
methods have been refined over hundreds of years. For both methods,
you must focus on the person whose dream you wish
to join. It takes a lot of practice and it
can take years to perfect.
Speaker 4: The video showed Sean sitting with a female student on
cushions on the floor of a classroom.
Speaker 5: For the first method, which will call the practice method,
you must sit with the person whose dream you wish
to enter and begin a meditation. We'll both focus on
the other person and allow yourself to fall asleep. Once successful,
you'll be in the same dream.
Speaker 4: The video changed scenery to a bedroom which had a
young woman sleeping, but also showed another bedroom in which
Sean was laying down on a bed and meditating.
Speaker 5: The other option is the remote method. For this method,
the person whose dream you wish to enter must already
be asleep. You'll then concentrate on the person and allow
yourself to drift to sleep. Once asleep. If successful, you'll
be in that person's dream capable of affecting it.
Speaker 4: The video changed again, and this time it showed Sean
in his classroom, looking straight at the camera.
Speaker 5: There are several rules that go into effect when you
enter someone's dream. The first rule is that dream walking
should only be used to help someone work through issues
that can cause nightmares. That rule is designed so that
you and the participant can stay in a positive mindset.
You don't want your thoughts to affect another person's dream.
The second rule is harm none. It is very easy
to get frustrated with the dreamer and feel like you
want to attack participant in some way. You must resist
that urge and try to keep everything positive. There's just
one more matter I wish to discuss in this video
dream rate. Once you enter someone's dream, it is easy
to let your natural sexual urges take over. You must
only allow this if the person whose dream you are
in is a willing participant. Otherwise you must respect that
person's wishes and leave sex out of the dream.
Speaker 4: After that last message, the video turned off and the
lights came back on. Sean looked at the class any questions,
Jesse raised his hand yes, you there.
Speaker 18: When are we going to start practicing this next class?
Speaker 4: The class was over, everyone filed out of the class
except for Darien and Kristen. Sean, I think some of
my friends would like to meet you at some point
and learn more about your experiences here, like we did
last night. Sean nodded.
Speaker 5: We can do that soon, but I do not want
you missing ability to management again.
Speaker 4: Darien nodded, and he and Kristen hurried off. When Darien
and Kristen walked into the room, they saw a circle
of folding chairs with an office chair in the middle
so the teacher could swivel and include everyone in the lesson.
They washed as everyone sat down and then found seats
in between Jesse and Chad. The instructor was a short
statured woman with short black hair and a thin frame.
The instructor noticed Darien immediately.
Speaker 16: You missed class yesterday.
Speaker 4: Darian felt a bit odd being singled out, but he
decided to roll with it. Darian Kane, I was hel
up yesterday talking.
Speaker 16: Ah, this is an important class, mister Kane, and I
do not have time to play catch up. If you
miss another class for any other reason, you will need
to get your brother sean to teach you. He is
the one who held you up, is he not?
Speaker 4: Darien was about to answer, but she cut him off again.
Speaker 16: Is that clear, mister Kane.
Speaker 4: Darien was taken aback by how upset she seemed. It
was just one class. The instructor began to calm down
and then introduced yourself.
Speaker 16: My name is Professor Deborah Milstead. As you missed orientation,
you will have to jump right in without the benefit
of preparation.
Speaker 4: She then turned her attention to the rest of the class.
Speaker 16: Today, I would like to start with a meditation that
can help calm one down after an emotional upset. This
can be very useful as all of ours are tied
to our emotions.
Speaker 4: What does this mean, mister Ender, Chad didn't misbeat.
Speaker 12: It means that our control of our abilities is greatly
dependent on our control of our emotions.
Speaker 16: That is correct, mister Ender. This can be particularly difficult
for empaths, as they not only have their own emotions
to contend with, but also the emotions of those around them. Therefore,
it is important to understand how to switch off any
empathetic abilities so you may focus on what you're feeling
rather than what everyone else is feeling. Learning to distinguish
your own feelings from the feelings of others is a
vital part of being an EmPATH. If you cannot, your
decisions may be based on the feelings that are not
your own, and then you want to inherently compromised. Now
for the meditation, I want each of you to close
your eyes and picture a serene setting where you feel
the most at peace. This is called a sanctuary. Once
you've created this place in your mind, I want you
to imagine sitting there in your most comfortable clothing and
breathing in the fresh air. Take deep breaths through your
nose and out through relax. Breathe slowly and release all
your attention. Do this into your completely relaxed.
Speaker 4: She waited a few moments while she observed the class
by spinning slowly in her chair so she could see everyone.
Seeing Darien, she at once felt regret for her harsh words.
She reached out telepathically, I.
Speaker 16: Am sorry that I was so hot on you. I
do not agree with the way your brother approaches things
in the school. I will try not to take that
out on you.
Speaker 4: Hearing the voice in his mind, Darian nodded so she
could see that he accepted her apology. He felt a
bit more relaxed and was able to fully immerse himself
into the meditative exercise. After class, Darian approached a professor,
Professor Milston, I have to ask, what is your problem
with Sean. Seems like everyone else here has a lot
of respect for him. You don't seem to like him
at all. The professor looked up from what she was
doing and gave Darian her complete attention.
Speaker 16: I think Sean stayed here for all the wrong reasons.
I think he misses your world terribly and should go home.
Speaker 4: Darien was taken, aback. I don't understand.
Speaker 16: When your brother first got here, all he could do
was talk about his family and how he wanted to
see his little brothers and sister grow up to be
great people. His mind was set on going home. It
was all he talked about until Alicia came along. She
changed everything for him. His obsession was going home shifted
into an obsession with her. He would do anything to
stay with her, so naturally, since they were from different worlds,
their only option was to stay here together.
Speaker 4: Darien was still confused. They love each other, what's wrong
with that.
Speaker 16: No, that's not love, that is obsession. He was so
afraid of losing her he wouldn't even go home for
a visit. He'd family and life on your earth just
to be with her. It was not a healthy decision,
and it was a mistake for the magistrates to allow
him to stay on as a teacher. He didn't stay
here for love. He stayed here because he was afraid
to lose Alicia. He acted out a pure fear, an
emotion I might add that I thought I had trained
him to control. I fear the ramifications if something were
to happen to her or their relationship were to sour.
I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this,
but a lot of the staff of being won over
by his charm, I'm immune to it because I believe
I know the real schan the scare bandchild who just
wants to go home.
Speaker 4: She thought for a moment, then realized she had left.
Speaker 16: Something out, and his ideas about religion being the thing
that held up your society's evolution or a bit off
your sister. Sam, however, chose her path properly. She married
Jake Madison because she was truly in love with him.
She chose to become a recruiter for the academy so
she could actually help our cause. Because of her choices,
more students have been chosen for the battalions than ever before.
She is truly an exceptional person.
Speaker 4: Darien didn't know what to make of this. On the
one hand, his memories of his brother were sketchy at
best due to the fact that Seohn had never come home.
On the other hand, what he could remember if Sean
was that he was a little bit of a control freak.
Darien had to process this and figure out what to
do with this information. He was happy to hear that
at least his sister had the professor's approval, and hope
that whatever choices he and his friends made would be
driven by love instead of fear.
Speaker 16: I see by the look on your face that you
were having a hard time with this. Please just be careful.
Your brother may have seemed happy to see you, but
the sudden reminder of home maybe is undoing. He's not
emotionally stable. Please keep this just between the two of us.
He is a talented teacher, but mark my word, your
rival may push him over the edge.
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Speaker 4: After many weeks of interdimensional travel, Denise had a form
of jet lag that her valedictorian brain couldn't articulate. Today,
she had been assigned living quarters at the UAD. Denise
turned on the TV, removed her traveling clothes, and then
put any tailholder in her hair. She began to draw
herself a bath, but stopped when she heard her name.
Speaker 17: Good afternoon, Denise. My name is Fred, short for Winifred.
I hope you find your UADA quarters quite satisfactory. You
can tune your television to channel thirteen any time to
get UAD updates on current events and special bulletins. If
you tune your television to channel one, I'll give you
tips on the campus here.
Speaker 4: Denise powered down the television. She had been briefed enough today.
For now, a warm bath, a cup of cammameal, and
a nap was what she needed. A stained glass coffin
sat atop a white wooden altar, laser lights of every
color blinking within his case. Nightmare stroked a slick veneer
and felt hopeful that he'd soon be reunited with his mate.
His thoughts were interrupted by Destroyer entering the sanctuary.
Speaker 13: My friend, I have some disturbing news. It appears the
Dominator has been torturing the new recruits. I suppose your
tossouts weren't enough for her. I found James in her dungeon.
He's in an awful state.
Speaker 5: Thank you for bringing this to my attention. To Destroyer,
Please release James from his restraints and clean him up.
Find him someone to eat.
Speaker 13: Already done, Thank you.
Speaker 5: Dominator will pay dearly for this, as you know. Soon
she will be laying here.
Speaker 4: Nightmare and laid his hand on the casket as he spoke.
Speaker 5: And there are no regrets now. She will serve my
purpose as well. Any one renegade caught not following the
ethical protocol will be sacrificed as well.
Speaker 13: Trust me, you're coming through loud and.
Speaker 4: Clear, Professor, Mahague was in the middle of an important
lecture on the mythos of immortals in popular culture.
Speaker 21: And none of these television shows accurately portray what it
is to be or even to know an immortal. The
closest representation is that one about the vampire cop, but
even that is very far from the truth. Maybe one
day these hack writers will actually meet a vampire or
a mortal, and then they will be able to accurately
portray one.
Speaker 4: He was interrupted by a knock at the door. Annoyed,
he opened the door to find Darien standing there a
bit confused. Yes, there is no handle, just some sort
of card. We are you're late.
Speaker 21: You also neglected to acquire a late pass. I will
excuse it this once, but in the future you will
require a car to arrive late, and don't make a
habit of it. Please take a seat.
Speaker 4: Darien sat in the same seat as last time and
looked around for a second. What are we talking.
Speaker 21: About, well, mister Caine, we were discussing the many television
programs and movies in your world that revolve around the
idea of immortal beings.
Speaker 4: Any thoughts. Darien thought about this for a moment before replying,
I think the reason there are so many popular works
of fiction that evolve immortal beings is due to a
fear of death that is prevalent in all mortals. We
never know when we will die, and the idea of
living forever seems appealing. People forget that living forever doesn't
mean that everyone important in your life will live as well.
Watching all those you care about growd and die while
you stay young fever is not as ideal as most
people think it would be. This response pleasantly surprised.
Speaker 21: Meg a very interesting point and very true. It can
be very sad to outlive those you have grown close to.
It can be difficult for an immortal to maintain friendships
with mortals for this very reason. Does anyone else have
something to add?
Speaker 4: Max raised his hand, Yes, mister Knight.
Speaker 9: Another reason that immortality is so popular has to do
with people's fear of change. The only thing constant in
the universe is change.
Speaker 4: By the if one we're.
Speaker 9: Immortal, that would.
Speaker 4: Also be constant.
Speaker 13: It's comforting.
Speaker 21: That does make sense. However, in a way, it's quite
morbid to consider that a comfort when you take into
account all that would change and all who would die
around you over time, leaving you behind and alone.
Speaker 4: What Maigue said got Darien thinking would he want immortality
life without end? The price just seemed too high. Garian
was lost in thought for a few minutes and missed
a portion of Mague's lecture.
Speaker 21: And they have the unique talent to learn and imitate
other abilities that they absorb by being around those with
special powers. Most are born with some sort of innate
ability and then gather other powers through contact with scions.
Of course, they also learned them from the training here
and or private training from a magistrate.
Speaker 4: Coming out of his thoughts and back to the President,
Garian realized the class was almost over and he missed
most of them, I got to say. Embarrassed, he decided
to study up on his own rather than ask questions
that might reveal that he wasn't paying attention. Once class ended,
everyone left and went back to their dorms to study
the homework of the day, everyone except for Darien, who
had an appointment in the gym. He arrived there to
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Speaker 13: Mister Kane, have a seat. We'll get started in just
a moment.
Speaker 4: He sat down across from Darien.
Speaker 13: But first question, what is it you hope to gain
from these training sessions?
Speaker 4: I guess I want a clearer understanding of my abilities.
Speaker 13: That's an excellent answer. I want to begin with a
little sparring. This can often trigger latent abilities.
Speaker 4: Actually, before we get started, I want to ask you
about something else. Jake nodded, indicating that he was ready
for Darien's question. Well, you probably already know this, but
you are my brother in law. You married my older
sister A sister. I didn't even know I had until
Sean told me about her.
Speaker 13: Yes, I do know who you are. Sam asked me
to watch over you and your friends. I don't generally
do want on one's trainings, but since your family, I
want to help you in any way I can.
Speaker 4: Dear. I respected his answer. It was honest and forthright. Thanks.
I was hoping you might be able to shed some
light on why I didn't immediately remember her when we met.
Speaker 13: It's actually a choice for those in the know. Sam
decided not to allow you to remember her because she
didn't want you burdened with memories if you're trying oldhood together.
She felt that it would be too distracting, and she
wanted you'd be able to focus on your studies without
being hindered by unpredictable memories of your forgotten family members.
Speaker 4: She also advised.
Speaker 13: Sean against allowing you to remember him just yet. But
I guess Sean had other ideas. I had hoped that
he would respect his sister's wishes, but clearly he did not.
Speaker 4: I'm sorry, but I disagree. I think it's better that
I know about Sean and Sam. There are my family,
and nothing is more important. To me than my family.
Speaker 13: Still, this isn't the way we wanted you to find out.
Maybe we should start.
Speaker 4: Your training, Darien not in an agreement. They both removed
their shoes, walked over to the mat, and sprang into action.
Jake attempted to strike Darien with a punch of the chest,
but Darian deflected it. It went on like that for
a short while. Jake was going easy on Darien and
Darien was deflecting every strike. Jake increased his speed and
intensity to further test Darien's prowess, but he still deflected
every strike. So he went even faster and harder on him,
watching his Darien's defensive responses increased to an inhuman speed.
Jake could barely keep up, and then Darien struck him
in the chest. Jake flew backward across the mat six feet.
Darien couldn't believe what he just did. You can see
that Jake was injured. He ran over to it. Are
you okay? I didn't mean to hit you so hard.
Jake sat up slowly.
Speaker 13: I'm okay, but you really knocked me for a loop.
Did you notice how fast your arms were moving.
Speaker 4: I was just defending myself. I didn't even think about it.
Speaker 13: You also hit pretty hard. I think next time we'll
have to use some padding. I wonder how hard you
can hit and how fast you can move.
Speaker 4: He looked over to a mannequin and he used for practice,
then gestured to it.
Speaker 13: Let's try something over here. This mannequin has sensors that
measure speed, strength, and accuracy of each strake. Don't worry
too much about the accuracy for now. Just hit it
as hard as you can. This pad will tell me
a force with which you hit the manic.
Speaker 4: He picked up the pad as he finished speaking and
turned it on. Darian walked over to the mannequin and
looked at Jake. So how do you want me to
do this?
Speaker 13: Don't overthink it. Just strike it in the chest. Do
a few warm up punches first, and then hit it
as hard as you can.
Speaker 4: Darien gave a few test swings before throwing a real
solid punch. The readings on the mannequin's controller shot up
very high. He punched it repeatedly, increasingly more powerful. Jake
watched as the readings climbed higher and higher, then leveled
out after the fifth strike.
Speaker 13: Okay, stop, according to these readings, you hit with a
force much greater than a normal human. Now, let's see
how fast you are. Begin by striking with your right arm,
and then you're left, and then just try to hit
it as fast as you can.
Speaker 4: Darien started hitting the mannequin with as much speed as
he could muster. He struck faster and faster, until he
was moving so fast that Jake could only see a
blur around Darien's arms. Jake looked at the measured speeds
and watched as they increased until they leveled out after
the sixth combination strike.
Speaker 13: Okay, stop, you were going so fast that the measurements
got a little confused. I think you may be faster
than this machine can record. Are you getting tired or
out of breathe.
Speaker 4: A Darien smiled a little no, I don't really feel
like I did anything. Jake smiled back.
Speaker 13: Good. I think it's time we see how fast you
can run. You'll need to change of clothes. Come over
to this pad and stand still.
Speaker 4: Jake pointed to a small pad that looked a little
like a scale. Darien walked over and stepped on the pad.
He heard a noise from above and then saw a
red light scanning him Jake watched as a scanner.
Speaker 13: Finish okay, step off the pad.
Speaker 4: He then turned his attention to a terminal just to
the right of the pad. He hit a few spots
on the screen and then used a verbal.
Speaker 13: Command, create a Polyflex training outfit for the person that
has just been scanned. To make the colors black and
dark blue.
Speaker 4: Darien watched as a small pile of clothing materialized in
a small alcove beneath the terminal. Jake motioned for him
to take the clothing. The material felt like a head
your spandex what is polyflex.
Speaker 13: Polyflex is a material that we used to create training
outfits and military uniforms for those with special abilities. Its
ultra durable, conforms to the individual's body shape and as
sensors within to measure your vital statistics. This one will
do nicely for the next step in your training. Go
to the locker room and get changed.
Speaker 4: Darien went into the locker room and began to change.
Once he had the outfit on, he looked in the mirror.
He began to examine the outfit. It was mostly black
with a little blue on the shoulders, forearms, and the
ensem of the pants. There were also black boots that
seemed to blend right into the pant legs. Darien also
liked how the outfit made him look he was in
pretty good shape and it made him feel like a superhero.
He even stood with his hands on his hips to
show how the hero post looked on him. After he
was done looking in the mirror, he walked back out
into the gym. Jake was standing by the sparring mat.
Speaker 13: Okay, now let's go out to the track and see
how fast you can run. The outfit you're wearing will
cut down on wind resistance.
Speaker 4: Jake motioned for Darian to follow him outside. When they
arrived at the track, Jake started to give Darien instructions.
Speaker 13: Want you to start running at a normal pace and
increase your speed gradually until you're running as fast as
you can. Now, we'll need to establish an active link
with our personal communicators so we can speak during your run.
We'll both need to perform three rapid taps in hold
at the same time. On three, one, two three.
Speaker 4: They both performed the required steps, establishing an active link.
Darian walked onto the track and started jogging at a
normal pace. By the time he was a quarter of
the way around the track, he was at an average
running speed. He continued to increase speed every few seconds.
Jake tapped the tablet that was in his hand and
opened the application that was tracking Darien's speed. By the
time the application was open, Darien was running at forty
miles per hour. A few seconds later he read fifty
miles per hour, then sixty miles per hour. The steady
your eyes continued until he was running at five hundred
miles per hour. He left it out there for a
few minutes. Jake looked up and saw that Darien was
a blur circling the track. Curious, Jake started to ask
a few questions.
Speaker 13: Darian, how do you feel?
Speaker 4: I'm okay? I guess how fast am I going?
Speaker 13: You're study at five hundred miles per hour? Do you
feel out of breadth at all? Or are you tired?
Speaker 4: No? I think I'm okay. I think I can go faster.
Jake looked back at the tablet to see five hundred
and fifty miles per hour, then five seventy, and a
few moments later he was running at seven hundred miles
per hour. Jake came to a sudden realization that Darien
was about to break the sound barrier.
Speaker 13: Darian, I think you've done enough. Slow down now where
you're going to break the sound barrier?
Speaker 4: Really, I'm fine sound barrier, huh, I can deal with that.
Darian ran a little faster and there was a loud boom. Okay, yeah,
but I think I will slow down now. That was
pretty loud. Darien slowed rapidly until he was back to
a typical running pace, then gradually came to a full stop.
His breathing wasn't labored at all. His face was a
little red, but that went away in a few seconds.
Jake walked over to Darien on the track. How do
you feel now, hungry?
Speaker 13: According to these stats, your heartbreak never increased beyond that
of a healthy mail on a leisurely jog.
Speaker 4: Wow. Darien paused, remembering something. Didn't I hover earlier? When
are we going to see if I could fly? Jake
looked at him with his right eyebrow raised.
Speaker 13: I think we've done enough training today. Why don't we
work on that one tomorrow. Get back to your dorm
and order some food, get some rest, and don't forget
to stretch. How fast you're going your muscles might hurt
in the morning. Also, don't forget to change back into
your street clothes.
Speaker 4: Okay, but why didn't I know I had these abilities?
Speaker 13: You mean, why did they not manifest on Earth? Yeah,
this place, the environment, it can bring forward late in abilities.
Don't worry, You'll still have them when you return. Tomorrow.
Will work on the balance being to see if your
telekinetic flight abilities will kick in. There are a few
other tests I want to do on you, but they
can wait till tomorrow. Go get some rest.
Speaker 4: Darien changed into his street clothes and exited the building.
He ran across the campus to his dorm at top speed,
arriving in an instant. I could get used to this,
he smiled. As things began to wind down for the day, Kristin, Chad,
and Cynthia left their rooms and headed to the courtyard
for their last class botany with Miss Harvey. They stepped
through the automatic doors and began to absorb their surroundings
in full. They relaxed now that there were no crises occurring.
The immaculately trimmed grass, perfectly sculpted shrubbery and trees were
so pristinely kept that any single blade of grass or
leaf would stick out like a polar bear in a
colony of emperor penguins. A diverging concrete pathway was lined
with a miscellaneous assortment of flowers, sidewalks all around the
exterior of the school to various doorways where the stinging
possum buttle carcasses had laid, just a simple patch of
grass remained. Every so often, the group would see a
bench on the side of the path under the shade
of a tree. Christ and Chat in Cynthia followed the
path to the center of the courtyard, ending in a
clearing surrounded by trees. The trees here seemed dense, as
if they were obscuring the views of anyone who would
look out a window, unlike the ones along the pathway,
which seemed open as trees were sparse. In the center
of the clearing laid a fountain about twice as tall
as any person in the group. It wasn't grandiose in appearance,
but appeared mundane in all regards. A statue of a
timor was erected on top, which sprayed water out of
its mouth into the basin below. More native animal statues
circled around it, also emitting streams of water into the basin.
At the base of the fountain was a collection of
five people, one of which Christen recognized immediately.
Speaker 11: Alicia.
Speaker 4: Alicia began counting the people who arrived and looked calm
and cheery. She stood atop the bottom basin side and
called everyone's attention with a loud whistle.
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Speaker 10: Hello everyone, I am miss Harvey and I'll be teaching
you botany. I can see all of you are here now,
so let's all go for a hike in the woods
and look at the different plans. And if you are
feeling so bored and unexcited about getting some sun and
exercise while examining the local foliage, I will demand a
twenty page report from every single one of you on
what you have learned today, excluding the notes I will
need for reference. And in these notes I will need
every single inane detail I include even jokes and or puns,
word for word.
Speaker 4: She smiled cheekily at the culprit, who then straightened up
with a smile. One person in the crowd glared at
them all. Right, then, now that that's settled, Alicia stepped
down from the fountain and walked down the path.
Speaker 10: Let's all begin by walking out through the barrier which
protects the skull from threats in the wild. Hope you
all brought bucksbray. Just kidding, it's pretty useless out there.
Speaker 4: Cynthia shifted a bit uncomfortably as she became conscious again
of the singing possum beetles stab wound she received. Chad
noticed her hand briefly clutching the wounded area and decided
to take clos to her in case she needed him.
As they began their walk down a long and winding
trail into a densely forested area, some of the local
plant life looked peculiar and alien. Kristen noted a flower
which was beautiful and enchanting. It bloomed on a tree.
It looked exactly like a honeysuckle, except as petals looked
as if they had been dipped in yellow dye. She
wanted to reach out and touch it and maybe pluck
it to keep in her room. I wouldn't touch that
if I were you. The voice from behind caused her
to jerk her hand back. That one's poisonous exclusively to
rodents avian and primates. It gives off an unusually sickening
smell that repels people. But I guess you didn't notice that.
Speaker 11: Oh I didn't notice. Thanks. I'll leave it then, But
what does it do exactly?
Speaker 4: She noticed this man point his finger towards a frame
all looking petite girl who was covered in large red
and purple rashes, sitting in a daze, and was exhaling
a white mist.
Speaker 11: Oh no, what's happening to her?
Speaker 4: The poison tends to present a mild anaphylactic reaction in
anyone who consumes it. It's most often accompanied with a rash.
Upon a close inspection, you would note a powder projecting
outward with each of her breaths. This is a substance
from the flower which she had inhaled. It is invisible
while the poisoned molecules are attached, but becomes visible once
the poison has been delivered and has been rendered harmless.
The poison also puts the person in a daze, though
that maybe because she fell from that tree up there.
After plucking the poison suckle, the man stared at the
poor girl with eyes the color of steely gray, smoldering
with sympathy for her, he went through a tree of Alicia.
Alicia healed the girl with some kind of antitute. After
a few moments, the girl was back on her feet
and the group continued to move. After several more miles
of trudging through the woods, Cynthia felt exhausted. She had
learned all manner of fascinating facts about some of the
floor around them. The group was passing a small creek
when the very air around them began to feel heavy
and humid. She needed to rest soon as exhaustion overtook her.
The steely eyed man gave her a small flower. It
felt very loose and weighty, while at the same time
felt like it would slip through her fingers. It reflected
light similar to a rainbow reflecting a crystal but it
remained transparent where the lights didn't catch the autumn membranes
very thin, drink it. He took another flower and sipped
from it as well, leaving behind a translucent white sack.
Cynthia did the same, piercing the membrane with her teeth
and drinking the fluids inside. It tasted pure like water,
and she felt energy returned to her body in a wave.
She looked at the remnants of what she just consumed curiously,
wondering how such a thing could exist. The man a
head to a tree where Miss Harvey was presenting her lecture.
Speaker 10: On this tree, a thin layer of a slimy membrane
forms on the exterior, and then a dew drips from
the tree. When enough dew is collected, a small flower
is formed. It's essentially just a sack of water encased
a membrane that is simply punctured, but the water is
very pure and natural, always fills people with the sense
of refreshment after consumption. Also, sometimes this membrane can dumple
as a fertilizer for surrounding plant life, as they carry
remaining nutrients from the water and potentially anything else that
gets stuck in the membrane.
Speaker 4: A small blur of red lightly parcoured its way up
the tree and tried to grab some of these sacks. Unfortunately,
she popped several of them before she could grab one
in her hands, and when she landed on the ground,
she slipped and the sack of water slid out of
her hands, bursting on her head. She tilted her head down,
seemingly embarrassed, her face turning redder than her vibrant strawberry
colored hair. The steely eyed man lent her his jacket
and the group continued moving. The group walked further along
and came upon a clearing where they found a four
foot tall flower. The flower was blue in the center
and had golden leaves with little white hair like projections
streaming down the sides. The leaves around the stem covered
the plant like a little apron. Golden light streamed through
the canopy of the woods, giving the flower an angelic light.
Something was strange about the surrounding area, the very air
feeling very different than where they currently were standing. Christen
noticed that the steely eyed man seemed to keep his distance.
She trusted his judgment and motioned to the others to
stay back. Chad and Cynthia followed her silent suggestion, but
the little red haired girl moved closer. As she approached
the flower, she doubled over on the ground and began
shaking a bit. Chad knew he had to do something
to helpless poor girl. Couldn't just leave her pay as
soon as you began laughing raucously, uncontrollable and unable to stop.
Elita's smile went away as soon as she saw what
had befallen before her.
Speaker 10: Everyone. This is called the Alice flower. It's mildly dangerous
because any person who walks near it is overcome with
the strange sense of joy and giddiness due to the
pollens it expels. Sometimes this causes it to entangle its
victims in everlasting euphoria until they die of it. The
white projections you see are useful to doctors, as they
carry the pollen of the flower, which can be used
to create anesthetics similar to laughing gas. It is named
after a woman called Alice, who happened upon it one
day and bursts into a hysterical laughter then again. At
that time it was only centimeters tall, and since then
it has grown at an exponential rate. Only thirty years ago,
it was two and a half feet tall, roughly the
size of a rabbit. Now it is four feet tall
and barely the size of a small girl. You may
think of Alice in Wonderland when you see it, but
I assure you that Lewis Carroll had nothing to do
with it. In fact, the fictitious Alice may be based
off of the flower, Miss Harvey. How would we be
able to get someone away from the alice flower? And
how would you get close enough to harpas the white
hair like projections? I'm glad you asked. We harvest the
projections by sending in little drones or robots to collect them,
since they aren't affected by the pollens. As for saving
someone from the clutches of the plant, I'm not sure.
I guess you could try throwing in a large branch
or something to pull her out.
Speaker 4: The steely eyed man crouched down to the ground and
placed his hand upon the roots of a nearby tree.
The tree limb stretched outward like arms and grew longer
at an exponential rate. They scooped up the red haired
girl and set her down outside of the clearing. Her
laughter ceased, and she began coughing a bit. Thank you,
Alitia tossed her a canteen and she began to drink
fervently from it. When the girl finally recovered, the group
began moving again. Cynthia was still curious about the alice flower.
Speaker 16: So if the Ufork state it induces causes death, how
did the lady who discovered it survive to tell anyone?
Speaker 10: Initially, she studied it from afar and kept a log. Eventually,
she decided to test its effects on humans, and she
foolishly approached the still mysterious plant with no one else around.
But she didn't survive. Fortunately for the rest of us,
a few researchers happened upon her body. They saw the
alice flower nearby and assumed it the likely cause of
her death, and so they quickly carried away her body,
along with the nearby logbook. After returning her body to Civilization,
they read her logbook, which in its final pages contained
frantic and shaky scribbles describing in short sentences how the
plant was affecting her. Since then, many students at the
academy have worked with her to learn her gifts.
Speaker 4: As Miss Harvey spoke, she began walking down the trail
towards another group of plants.
Speaker 11: Excuse me, missus Harvey, but why are you pulling us
away from the alice flowers so soon? It's interesting to
hear about, and I want to know more.
Speaker 10: Yes, it's interesting, but so many students just walk up
to it carelessly and get stuck there. It happens in
every class, and it's a little frustrating to watch. It's
relieving to see it happen only once in this class,
which tells me either you're all really smart or you're
all really cautious, both of which are excellent traits for
this academy. Except for the one student who insisted upon
getting closer. I will say, this is record. Can you
believe I've had whole classes just approach this plant.
Speaker 7: It's unbelievable.
Speaker 11: People are naturally curious. They have to be taught to
be cautious. I tend to be too curious myself and
get into dangerous situations sometimes. Could a spell be put
around it or a talisman be used to prevent the effects?
Speaker 12: And why hasn't anyone tried to get rid of it?
Speaker 13: If it's such problem?
Speaker 10: Some in the United Alliance of Dimensions Command have actually
wanted to remove it for years now, I've been appealing
to them that we need it for medical purposes. Despite
the nuisance it can be. It's more useful here functioning
than it is extinct. Kristin human type can be used
if one knows how to create a shield. But with
our grounds keeper helping us on this hike, we can
usually determin most from any long term injury.
Speaker 12: Why not just keep it in a garden at the
school or even in a greenhouse.
Speaker 4: Because it grows at an exponential rate and its area
of effect increases with it. Keeping it near civilization could
be detrimental to the people nearby.
Speaker 10: That and while I believe that domestic plants are good
for the academy, we have no idea how this plant
will adapter change. It seems to be the only one
of its kind.
Speaker 4: Later that evening, Darien and Kristen were playing a card
game magic the gathering in their dorm room. Kristin stopped
and looked up at Darien with concern.
Speaker 11: I have a bad feeling. Something dark, something evil is
happening right now, and we're here at the academy just
playing games with no way to know what's happening On
our earth.
Speaker 4: The bad dreams, the ones I've been having since before
graduation haven't stopped. In fact, they become more and more frequent.
Speaker 11: What if we have a code, like a secret signal
that we can use to identify ourselves in case we
ever get separated?
Speaker 4: Like what what do you mean?
Speaker 11: If we got captured and we needed to prove our
identity to one another, we could exchange a phrase. Okay,
here's something kid Flash. Isn't he one of our favorite
lesser known comic characters? That can be our code?
Speaker 4: So if either one of us needs to prove ourselves
to the other, we just say kid Flash exactly.
Speaker 11: In the meantime, I'd like to see if there's a
way to phone home. I miss everyone, especially your parents.
They've always been like my own.
Speaker 4: Oh you're a full of great ideas tonight, I'm so
glad I married you. Darien pulled her close and kissed
her forehead. Kristen looked up at him and smiled.
Speaker 11: I only have good ideas.
Speaker 8: August two, nineteen ninety five, With blood stained, shaking hands,
I write this. They got Jamie. The fuckers grabbed her
tightly braided ponytail and drained her entire body. Her eyes
rolled back into her head and she started gurgling like
there was fleme stuck in her throat. I don't even
know if I feel like fighting for my life anymore.
Without Matt's energy, without Jamie, without Max, without anyone. That's
the fucking point. I'm starting to look a bit skeletal.
Beans and canned vegetables are not enough to sustain a
person who has to fight for her life daily. As
a twin, it's difficult for me to cope through the
slowliness without someone. Maybe Jake and I will find another
survivor who will help us, or maybe we'll become the appetizers.
Speaker 13: Hey, babe, looking fine?
Speaker 4: What's different? Wait?
Speaker 13: Let me guess where's your scar? Did you get it removed?
Speaker 16: No, babe, I'm just trying something new. This makeup check
came to the door and she gave me free makeover.
She did such a good job that I decided to
let her go instead of feeding her to the vampires.
Speaker 13: Wow, you really did like her. Are you guys gonna
be BFFs or something?
Speaker 16: I'm not sure yet. I did place an order with
Sassy Lashes with ash, I suppose I'll follow her and
I'm agenta class dimensions on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. That
way I can find her in case I changed my mind.
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Speaker 11: Thanks babe.
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