Project Protection

[JunkerTown]

Roger that Tyber. I await your arrival.

Several minutes later the celebration has died down.
Business as usual is the mood of each person going back to their job.
Panels light up, comm messages flash and radio chatter can be heard throughout the command center.
The commotion of activity can be felt as each person performs different tasks.
James and his crews are hard at work overseeing the construction of more defenses.
Messages stream into the station quickly as operators can be heard responding.

James speaks..

Get me Lucius Vorenus on comms.

The video panel displays Congressman Lucius Vorenus. He clinches one hand into a fist. Then brings it up across his chest saluting the Deputy Arbiter as he says..

Salve Captain!
Lucius how is La Mona looking?
Top shape sir! Were proceeding ahead of schedule.
Good to know Lucius keep it up!

As he switches off the panel an operator turns around and says..
Sir the Claymore O'Gordon has arrived at San Juan.

Very good. Give them clearance to land and inform zone fifty one that the ship is here.
Aye sir!

James stands up and exits the room. He makes his way down the corridors and enters the docking bay bridge as the Gordon touches down. The landing bolts lock down the ship as an outer hatch opens. A metal plank extends from the open door. Robert Murphy and Tyber Zann make their way to the platform and see James there waiting.

Welcome aboard fellas.
Both of you follow me over to area fifty one.. our R&D facility.

As the trio walk through the station's metal corridors James says..
We believe this sudden incursion of Nomads has to do with our research.
Several of these new devices we have been testing utilize Nomad parts.
Its important that we have finally completed our latest component.

They arrive at a huge secured metal door. Fingerprint, retinal and voice recognition devices are positioned on the side. Cameras with guns attached to them are located along the top of the door. James places his right hand on the console and positions his head in front of the retinal scanner as he says.

Deputy Arbiter James Trenton requesting access.

The cameras lock on as the computer identifies him. An automated voice is heard as the results come in..
Scan identifies James Trenton. Access granted.

The metal door opens and they make their way inside.
A monstrous container fills up one side of the room.
James stops just in front of the large metal container surrounded by scientists and engineers.
He says..
Alright then.. open it up.

Lead researcher enters a code into the datapad and the metal container unlocks.
The doors pull back to reveal a gigantic glowing cylinder that illuminates the room.
Flashes of blue and green light cascade throughout the bay.
An object so large it could only fit on something the size of a battleship.

Here she is fellas.. I give you the jumpdrive!

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