Chapter 02: Ra the Immortal
Middletown
It has been about 2 days since the day Aquarius and Channelwood teamed up against Middletown and took out the two generators, rendering Middletown cripple for a while. Ra is not as furious as one would expect. He was at first, but he put two and two together. A special type of enemy showed up on the very day both generators went out. One looked like some malfunction more than a purposeful sabotage while the other looked like purpose was involved. The one that seemed to be a "coincidence" just so happened to be the illusive backup generator. The more Ra thought about it, the more he put his anger behind him, realising he was up against a smarter, more dangerous group of people now. A new recruit? A new leader? He's not sure. What he knows is that things have been more hopeful for the enemies of Robotnik and they have new toys. And Robotnik will NOT tollerate failure. This isn't the first time a generator was taken out, but it's the first time backup failed.
Ra thought long and hard about what to do about this new foe while the SWATbots went hard at work to rebuild what had been damaged. He turns his attention to Blipvert. "You have been given upgrades, but this happened while you were busy. We clearly need more surveillance." He growls as he recieves an incomming message. Snivley comes on the screen looking none too happy.
"Greetings, Ra. Robotnik is curious how you managed to allow two generators to go down. It's been two days and you have not sent a report."
Ra lets out a gutteral growl, "How did-?! ....forgive me. Coincidence struck while the Freedom Fighters did. I did not wish to appear weak before his excellence, so I decided I will handle this myself."
Snivley raises an eyebrow. "...most interesting.... very well. You are off the hook this time, Ra. But Robotnik does NOT like being kept in the dark. He likes that even LESS than failure. So be sure you have a report ready by 0900 hours. Over and out." Snivley doesn't buy it, but he will be watching Ra with much interest. After all, Ra isn't the ONLY one who makes plans behind Robotnik's back.
Aquarius
Shelly had gone with Mittens to recover a SWATbot head, but neither of them had success since Blipvert cleaned up what mess might have been scavengeable, much to Mittens' disappointment. But Shelly reassured Mittens there would be future missions. Today, Samuel's new suit is ready and Shelly fully intends to let Sam play with his new toy. And this time around, she can contact Channelwood to inform them of the mission they are prepairing to do.
Shelly calls a meeting at the private meeting hall (Think an aquatic version of Captain Picard's Meeting Room).
Channelwood
Meanwhile, in Channelwood, Katy is waking to a new day, having just done the finishing touches of the monthly maintainance yesterday. Now that the materials they gathered have been put to use and the party has been celebrated, Katy intends to go on another mission. Middletown has not lit up the past two nights, which is a great sign. It's a shame she couldn't lead a follow-up strike, but Katy now knows what CAN be done. And it gives her hope.
After breakfast, she heads for Michael. It's time to figure out what the next plan of attack is...
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