The Meeting

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//These members are:

• Wolfs Ghost (Julie Denise Bonheur)
  
• Omicron (Kate Golanska)
  
• Kaiwяen (Wilhelm Schnee)
  
• Psymple (Mark Shieldson)
  
• Sokol (Gottfried Bauer)
  
• Doc Holliday (Dr. John Henry Holliday)
  

It was a midday in southern hemisphere of Gran Canaria. The weather other the desolate and nameless island was calm and warm, a perfect day for a picnic or any kind of activity outside. However, there was another kind of activity planned today for this place.

The island was small and in some aspects it may look artificial - it contained only one hill, on the top of which stands a huge villa. There's no forest, only well planed and modeled park. Probably the newest structure here was a big landing pads floating on waters, which at the moment was totally empty. That was all that could be seen from a bird's flight.

After a pause of few months, there were no guests in the island, so called "Baltakis' Paradise", an estate created by Daniel's grandfather long time ago. But today is a day, when after long time of silence, this desolate place will have it's first guests.

None of the enlisted guests got the coordinates of the island. So, instead of guests coming to the meeting by themselves, they were picked up by hired shuttles. So, as the clock finally shows 2PM, Daniel silently watches somewhere far into the horizon through the windows of his estates. Far away, small black dots could be seen closing the island. A young, good-looking blonde in secretary dress comes into the room, disrupting the silence.
- The guests are coming, sir.
Daniel turns back at her smiling.
- Okay, Rachel, you know the drill.
The girl smiles back and nods, leaving the room afterwards. Daniel makes a loud sigh and, with the help of the stick, walks towards elevator doors, enters the combination of the numbers and enters the cabin. Elevator silently moves into underground levels deep under the mansion, where the meeting will take place.

After few minutes, there are six shuttles landed on the pad. Soon, guests goes outside one after another, they're welcomed by Rachel:
- On behalf of sir Daniel Baltakis and Baltakis' Paradise, I would like to welcome everyone,-
She smiles gently to every guest, trying to memorize every face to make sure that there are no uninvited guests.- Now, since we all here and the host is already waiting, we shall proceed to the meeting room without spending any minute. I wish you to follow me.
Rachel walks away and guests follows her. The group walks through a bridge, joining the landing pad with the rest of the island. More observant person could tell, that this bridge is a perfect self-defense mechanism, which probably could be lowered to create a huge gap between a pad and island, and there are no other surface, which could be suitable for any kind of shuttle. Escarpment on the shores of island makes it unreachable from a water as well. Even if it looks just as cozy estate on the top of island, it could be used as luxury defensive fort. Soon, just after a walk through a bridge, the groups stands against huge metal doors, "set" just into the slope of hill. Rachel walks towards the panel, enters the combination and doors soon opens. The soft blue light illuminates some sort of closed room, probably an elevator. Rachel stretches her hand showing guests to come in. As soon, as everyone enters the room, Rachel follows, pushing few buttons on the interior panel and closing the big heavy doors behind her. Soon, a short hum could be heard as elevator starts moving down.
- The ride will take about five or six minutes, since at the moment the most of the energy is directed to the systems of lower levels and the "subject" itself, which requires huge energy input at the moment. - Rachel turns to the panel once again, presses a button, and soon chairs unfolds from the walls of the room. - So, please take the seats.

As an elevator slowly moves down, the silence takes upon all the room.

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