《The Enigmas: First Crusades》The Phantoms: The Beginning
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The year is 2027 and the world is the same as it has always been their those with power and those who die and live by the flow of this power. The age to the public is marked by slight advancements in the medical, automotive, and research communities, but there are several advancements, discoveries, and events that the public is unawate of. The world is being slowly pushed into following the rules set by those that rule over this secret world. The first we shall meet is Heaven's Sword.
Setting:Florida in the proximity of Harb University and the newly built but abandoned ship yard
A man in a lab coat is walking through Harb University heading to one of its' research labswith a stack of notes in hand.The lab he is going to is currently the worlds leader in researching the capabilities space time technology. The man is tall with a pale complexion. He has light blue eyes, blond hair, and a positive outlook on life. This man is Karl Blanch a 27 year old physicist helping Professor Amanda Starnes with her current project involving space-time technology.
Jackie opens the door of the Space-Time lab to find professor Starnes held up by a Mysterious man. Karl keeps the door cracked and listens to the man interrogating the professor.
Mysterious man: I want all the research notes and materials involving the breakthrough in space-time technology.
Amada Starnes: I haven't had a breakthrough with the technology.
(The man strikes Amanda with his pistol, Amanda bleeds crying on the floor)
The man views over Amanda's notes on Space-Time finds nothing of notable merit.
Mysterious Man: I am going to ask you one more time you bitch where is the research material and notes concerning the breakthrough.
Amanda Starnes: I have nothing more than the notes you can find there.
The man strikes her again and stabs her in the neck with a syringe containing a strange syrum. Karl sees Amanda panic but then become completly calm. The man gives amanda some orders which leads to her and the man leaving together from the lab. Karl quickly hides and over hears the man mention something about the abandoned shipyard. Karl quickly runs away when he is sure they are gone.
Karl Blanch: This is all my fault. I should have never started testing my own theories. I have got to do something about this.
Karl considers going to the realizing that if Amanda was easily manipulated into going with that man with that syrum then they could easily get her to lie about what is hapenning to her. Karl begin to panic and blame himself. He breaks down right in the middle of a hallway in Harb University.When he suddenly jumps up.
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Karl Blanch: I got it!
the people look at him just thinking he has just had some grand reslization about a math problem. Karl heads out and drives to his house near by. Karl goes in to the garage closes the door and pulls out a box labled Research. He pulls out a suit and devices from the box and smiles .
Karl Blanch: My work may have got Dr. Starnes into this put itis going to get her out of it.
A man is working in a private lab near Harb University He is tall with brown skin, he has jet black hair, and dark brown eyes. He is working with others in the lab on experimenal pills that treat alzheimer's. He sees men approaching the office of the labs founder Daniel Fetcher. The men leave soon after arriving leaving Mr. Fetcher anxious.
Mr. Fetcher: Okay evrybody it is time to call it a day and go home.
Scientist(1): Sir we still have 4 hours left for working out some of the drugs problems.
Mr. Fetcher: God damn it will you listen to me everbody has put in a good days work and I think evry body has earned three paied days off.
Everbody heads out to their cars ready to go home. A group of men head into the lab after them carrying boxes in, ]
Scientist(2):This is begginig to be a monthly occurrence
Scientist(1): I wonder what they are doing everytime they do this.
Scientist(3): The labs backers are probably just checking the labs results seeing if they are getting what they paied for.
Scientist(2); Yeah that is probably what is going on everbody want to go grab a drink.
Scientist(1): Are you fucking insane? The bar is were that attack happened last night.
Scientist(3): Calm down that pycho is six states over by now.
Scientist(2): She is right no way a guy who takes down 4 delars stays in town for long.
The group wave down a co-worker asking if he wants to go with them he shakes his head and says No thanks I got to do some errands today. The man is 27 year pharmacist/physicist Jackie Jones. He watches the men with stern eyes.
Jackie Jones: Looks like I got to look into what these guys are doing?
Jackie Jones drives to his house in the country several miles away from the university. It is small and secluded house near a marsh. He goes into his house then he heads down to the basement where he lifts the hatch to a secret tunnel under the water heater. He goes through the tunnel where he picks up some gear and a motor bike in a small room underground with a ramp leading up to a small locked door that looks like old tree trunk. He suits up switches the plates on the bike and applies a different coat of paint to it.
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Jackie Jones: All right time to see what these guys are doing and who is involved.
The abandoned shipyard was constructed two year ago only to be shut down do to ithe company that built one year into its run. It has remained untouched since then becoming being a constant reminder of the growing economic decline of the small near by town of Clampton. The myterious man, Amanda Starnes, and a man on a screen are talking in a room.
Mysterious Man: Amanda tell my commander what you told me about the progress of your current space-time project.
Amanda Starnes: The project is still years from completion.
Commander: Dante, why is it that you can not find out what you were sent their to find?
Dante: Sir, I have given her the syrum it would seem as if someone else has perfected the space-time technology or we recieved a misreading.
Commander: I see Dante Mrs. Starnes knows nothing about the perfection of the the technology, but maybe her researchhs brought her in contact with someone who might have perfected. I doubt all the machines we are using couyld have given us a false reading on this. Question her immediately about this.
Dante: Yes my lord
The commander leaves the disscusion. Dnte prepares to readminstor some syrum when the alarm goes off on one side of the building catching Dantes attention before he can give Amanda the syrum. A dark figure is seen throwing something at guards that keeps vanishing and reappearing. While on the other side another phantom is using guns that seem to launch a blast a vibration straight through the mens armour. The first figure makes it inside only to get fired on by a blaze of never before seen weapons.The figure launches all of the tools they have brought with them being able to take down the majority of the men firing on him but being left a little lowon power. The second figure also gets surronded by a horde of guards when they pull out a knife and take some sort of pills. The light shows a short glimpse of the horrifying mask that the man wears while he waits for the pills to activate. Then the figure cutting down the men surronding them but they get blasted on the side by one of the energy weapons. The figure under the floor boards of the warehouse and takes a pill that seems to fix the damge they previously took. The figure then jumps through the floor boards on another side of the building getting hit by a vanishing object as soon as he appears.This leads to him firing at the figure throwing the vanishing objects. They push each other back behind some crates until they get fired on by guards from the uper levels. The first figure throws his vanishing objects at the guards while the second pins them down with rapid fire from his guns. The two of them having no other choice but to work together to get to the top floor where they find Amanda with Dante puting the syrum in her. The first figure throws an object at the the syringe breaking it. The second figure fires on Dante hitting him in the stomach. Dante escapes through a hidden trap door before the horrifying man can catch him. The figure with vanishing objects helps Amanda to her feet, while the other figure colllects the syringe andn puts it into a bag. They all hussle through the warehouse trying to get out before more guards show up. All the while the horrifying man is recording everying he can with a camera. They all make it out of the whare house and get to the outskirts of the shipyard. The first figure takes off there maks and tries to get Amanda to respond to him by revealing himself to be Karl Blanch.Amanda snaps out of the the hypnotic state but has no memory of anything within the last few hours.
Amanda: Karl, I just rember geting questioned in the lab then everything goes blank.
Karl: It is okay i will get you to a hospital and call the police.
???: I would advise against that if i was you.
Karl: why?
???: If they can get her in a crowded university campus they can certainly reach her in a hospital or a police station with there resources. The best chance you to have is to hide
Karl: Listen I would like to thank you what is your name?
???: That is not important what is important is that you need to gt moving things are about to get messy.
Karl: Can we go with you sir? There is no one else who can help us.
Amanda: I think I need some medical attention (she collapses)
Karl: Amanda!
???: Fine pick her up Ill get a car so you can follow me to a safehouse near by. (internal: how did i get in this mess)
To Be Continued
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