us.”
“That isn’t fair!” Vanessa snapped. “They had no control over their actions.”
“Precisely,” Jones continued. “Someone harnessed their power because they were designed to be tools. The second gens were the answer, but the governments were too afraid that they would take over. The second gen Cybers didn’t have wireless controls built into them. They were governed by their programming, but no one could hack into their systems and take control of them. Their hatred, prejudice, and warring ways had been blocked from their minds. If peace is ever to be achieved, then the second gens MUST be returned.”
“You’re insane,” Sanchez muttered. “No one in their right minds would go for that.”
Jones kept quiet. It was clear that the governments of the various planets would never commit to bringing back the second gens, especially after the attack on the courtroom. Thankfully, their commitment would not be necessary for much longer.
*****************
“Just hack into the system already!” Bearden snapped.
“It isn’t the same as the Tower,” Janys muttered. “The system is completely different. I only knew that one because I worked with it every day.”
Bearden ran a giant hand through the dark red mess that used to be his flat top hairstyle. Somehow, the events of the last two days had left his hair a mess, making him desire to avoid a mirror at all cost. He watched the Corporal, desperately trying to fulfill his order by hacking into the Divinity security grid. He wasn’t a computer expert himself, so he had to take her word that she would not be able to access the grid in a timely manner.
“Alright, let it go,” he muttered. “We need to stay focused.”
She slapped the screen and turned around, her light red ponytail slapping her in the face. Her mind didn’t accept failure as an option, but it was difficult to ignore the Sargent’s orders.
“Why did they stop?” she asked. “It’s been fifteen minutes and we haven’t seen a soul. Where’s the next team?”
“I don’t know. This place isn’t finished, so maybe they’re low on manpower right now. If you can’t access the cameras, then I guess we’ll just have to go see for ourselves.”
“And what about the Cybers, why didn’t they send them after us? Those two at the Tower mowed down ten of us like we were nothing. You’d think they’d, at least, send ONE after us by now.”
“You’d think, but maybe they’re spending their resources on Lache. I’m guessing they won’t leave him exposed for a potential hostage situation.”
Bearden snapped alert, a new thought forming in his mind.
“Okay, so you can’t access the grid, but can you access anything else?” he asked.
“I don’t know,” she replied, looking back at the terminal. “What type of file were you thinking?”
“Anything from yesterday?” he replied. “We have the data pads, so we can show that they were going to kill us, but we need evidence of what happened yesterday. We need to show that Divinity was behind the whole attack.”
“You think they just have that stuff lying around?” she asked, her voice oozing with sarcasm. “We’d be better off going after Lache.”
Bearden swore to himself, realizing that the Corporal had a point. Still, he knew there had to be some trace of evidence from the attacks on the Tower, something to show the Earth’s government who the real
“That isn’t fair!” Vanessa snapped. “They had no control over their actions.”
“Precisely,” Jones continued. “Someone harnessed their power because they were designed to be tools. The second gens were the answer, but the governments were too afraid that they would take over. The second gen Cybers didn’t have wireless controls built into them. They were governed by their programming, but no one could hack into their systems and take control of them. Their hatred, prejudice, and warring ways had been blocked from their minds. If peace is ever to be achieved, then the second gens MUST be returned.”
“You’re insane,” Sanchez muttered. “No one in their right minds would go for that.”
Jones kept quiet. It was clear that the governments of the various planets would never commit to bringing back the second gens, especially after the attack on the courtroom. Thankfully, their commitment would not be necessary for much longer.
*****************
“Just hack into the system already!” Bearden snapped.
“It isn’t the same as the Tower,” Janys muttered. “The system is completely different. I only knew that one because I worked with it every day.”
Bearden ran a giant hand through the dark red mess that used to be his flat top hairstyle. Somehow, the events of the last two days had left his hair a mess, making him desire to avoid a mirror at all cost. He watched the Corporal, desperately trying to fulfill his order by hacking into the Divinity security grid. He wasn’t a computer expert himself, so he had to take her word that she would not be able to access the grid in a timely manner.
“Alright, let it go,” he muttered. “We need to stay focused.”
She slapped the screen and turned around, her light red ponytail slapping her in the face. Her mind didn’t accept failure as an option, but it was difficult to ignore the Sargent’s orders.
“Why did they stop?” she asked. “It’s been fifteen minutes and we haven’t seen a soul. Where’s the next team?”
“I don’t know. This place isn’t finished, so maybe they’re low on manpower right now. If you can’t access the cameras, then I guess we’ll just have to go see for ourselves.”
“And what about the Cybers, why didn’t they send them after us? Those two at the Tower mowed down ten of us like we were nothing. You’d think they’d, at least, send ONE after us by now.”
“You’d think, but maybe they’re spending their resources on Lache. I’m guessing they won’t leave him exposed for a potential hostage situation.”
Bearden snapped alert, a new thought forming in his mind.
“Okay, so you can’t access the grid, but can you access anything else?” he asked.
“I don’t know,” she replied, looking back at the terminal. “What type of file were you thinking?”
“Anything from yesterday?” he replied. “We have the data pads, so we can show that they were going to kill us, but we need evidence of what happened yesterday. We need to show that Divinity was behind the whole attack.”
“You think they just have that stuff lying around?” she asked, her voice oozing with sarcasm. “We’d be better off going after Lache.”
Bearden swore to himself, realizing that the Corporal had a point. Still, he knew there had to be some trace of evidence from the attacks on the Tower, something to show the Earth’s government who the real
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