legionmissions | BODY SNATCHERS [modplot] [part 2]

Who| Zenyatta, Locus, Rico
What| Body Snatchers part 2
Where| The "terrorists'" base
When| After the last part of the plot
Warnings/Notes| N/A

When they reach the extraction point, they're transmitted to a room that's apparently secure, locked off from wherever else their mysterious benefactor or benefactors are.

The synth-voice talks to them over the comms.

"You're not our prisoners, but we're not going to expose our organization to unnecessary risk by giving you easy access to our facility. We apologize for the less than hospitable treatment."

There's no danger here at least, no weapons, nothing to threatening them.

"As for what's going on, your friends have been compromised by their implants, their minds manipulated by a system of AIs that have taken control of the ruling regime of this planet. They currently control key figures in the Epryrian government and are capable of taking temporary control of anyone with a cortical implant to briefly use as one of their agents. We are the Surian Underground. Upon discovery of the AI uprising, we had all of our augmentations removed and have been fighting back ever since. For our efforts, we've been painted as terrorists, surprise surprise. Mere anarchists."

Threaded | Flat

Once it became apparent that they would not be abandoning the senior Legionnaires and their mission (the true mission of the Legion), Zenyatta complies with what the mysterious voice asks of them. There is a moment of internal alarm when they are placed in a secure room, but the explanation placates him.

"Your apology is accepted," Zenyatta replies earnestly, though such a reply is probably unneeded. "A number of questions about our security detail changes come into a different light with what you have said. I assume the AI are also responsible for our long range communication difficulties."

Kid Quantum was supposed to have the ability to contact the Legionnaires not on this mission, but if she's compromised then, then they have no communications. And they weren't the only junior group placed on security detail. "Do you know what has happened to the others on our team?"

They have been running through the base, trying to find a way out, away from their captors, and back to the rest of the Legionnaires. Zenyatta has since lost track of where they've been and where they have not. Skips in his memory have surfaced, and only following the others has kept him from becoming completely lost. The skips are worrying, but he needs a point of rest to do a full diagnostics on his systems before he can find the issue.

Most of all, he's still worried about the other Legionnaires and the diplomats. He can pull himself out of the mission when they reunite, but for now, he needs to support Rico and Locus until they do.

They enter a large room filled with many glass tube tanks which cast an eerie glow on the walls. Some of the tanks have an unformed clump of some matter in them. Others are empty. There are a different set of containers off to the side. Various other technical equipment is strewn around with wires connecting everything.

Zenyatta hovers further into the room. "... What is all this...?" It looks like a lab to him.

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After escaping the terrorists onto finding the cloning tanks and the originals