5: Mr Bill meets Gumby

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___________________________________________ This is Pvt. Miller from Special Operations We were told to eliminate this alien race by the Spht'Kr, but the Special Operations department of the UESC decided to ignore that. They wish for you to capture them. We located the second ship, and discovered that there are a few of the "Mystic" Pfhor inside. We register hardly any movement, but sensors show they are alive. Also, a large energy source has been recorded within, probably fragments from the energy core. We will need you to lock these specimens in that section of the ship. ___________________________________________ However, due to reasons unknown, the shuttle your currently in didn't reach the destination I planned. You were to land outside a large lake where the alien ship is submerged. Instead, the shuttle careened out of control and rammed into some ruins nearby. Getting to the ship doesn't look too difficult. There seems to be lifeforms around, but the signatures are intermittent on our sensors so we can't tell what they are. Just be on your best behavior and kill anything that gets in your way. ___________________________________________ In the back of the shuttle you will find a Uplink Chip. Use this chip on the first computer-like terminal you come across. That way I will be linked in and be able to communicate to you when needed. I will communicate with you when the chip is inserted. ::END BRIEFING::

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______________________________________________________________________ The Mystics are not happy from what you've done. They are powering up their ship. We have no idea how, but when they "meditate" they discharge or store a whole lot of energy. All that energy they've been storing has the capability to warp them across the known galaxy 2,490 times faster than our current technology. When you activated the terminal in their ship, you allowed me to implant a device that will inter-communicate with the AI on board, and help us track it down. We can't destroy them before they leave because the Valkrie doesn't have the firepower to destroy them, and the other newly acquired ship is still in repairs. I am going to put you into stasis till we need you. Actually, when we find the mystics and need your expertise in battle to take them over again. The back of the shuttle contains a transporter to send you to stasis. ::stasis pad activated:: ______________________________________________________________________

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ALERT

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<checkpoint 1>

@$$C6& :gd;kETnvn jjdj´´gfe::::†j√˜¬å¬∆∫:-(:-) ::transjLatOre comeNcing:: :::neogoatiATIon to hoESt::: Good work. The chip is working fine. This used to be a station of sorts for the Mystics. Most of it is gone, but things still seem to work. The alien ship is to the North. Make your way to it and get inside. Once inside you can't miss a huge central chamber. When you find it, there should be some sort of override switch to seal the area. :::Disconnecting:::

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::: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ::: I have some information here for you from the Commander. After you captured that other ship with the Mystic in it, we were able to search out and clean up everything. We found something very interesting in hold deep down in the ship. They seem to be drones of cybernetic nature. They were all turned off and in hibernation of some sort, so we were not in any danger when we encountered them. A group of scientists are working now to re-animate them for our use. They seem to be able to do a lot of things, and we hope to get them doing ship wide maintenance and repairs. As of right now, our attempts to get any functioning are feeble at best. We just might have to throw them back into storage. ::: END TRANSMISSION :::

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><<>.,><.,,.<<>,,.<.,<><>.,<.,<>., <><><.<,.<,. .,<><.,><<>.,<>><,.<<,.<>><.<<,.>< ><><<>><,.<, =====================PCT]Activated{========================== Outside Warning=Level 3 Time to make like a tree, Marine. This terminal's jump pad has been rendered useless by a mass-surge in energy flow. This ship is NOT, I repeat NOT dormant. Haul ass back to your shuttle NOW, we will debrief you there. :::Disconnect::: .,<,.,.<>,..,<>,..,<><>,>><,.><<>,.,><,.,.<,.<<.<<>.,.,<.,

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terminal 3

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><<>.,><.,,.<<>,,.<.,<><>.,<.,<>., <><><.<,.<,. .,<><.,><<>.,<>><,.<<,.<>><.<<,.>< ><><<>><,.<, Think you're hot stuff? Well obviously NOT... otherwise you would have finished your mission before coming here. Since you haven't done that, I am sending you away to deal with your pitifully worthless self. .,<,.,.<>,..,<>,..,<><>,>><,.><<>,.,><,.,.<,.<<.<<>.,.,<.,

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<teleport to polygon 896>

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><<>.,><.,,.<<>,,.<.,<><>.,<.,<>., <><><.<,.<,. .,<><.,><<>.,<>><,.<<,.<>><.<<,.>< ><><<>><,.<, Think you're hot stuff? Think you're so bad cause you found this? Either You're a good secret finder, or You're some schmuck who used HEX! or some other equivalent terminal reader. If you want to return to what you were doing: Hit ESC and head through the door behind you. Otherwise: Let this terminal send you elsewhere. .,<,.,.<>,..,<>,..,<><>,>><,.><<>,.,><,.,.<,.<<.<<>.,.,<.,

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<teleport to level 7>