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An Unlikely Alliance (standard:science fiction, 2454 words) | |||
Author: Virtual Adept | Added: Oct 13 2000 | Views/Reads: 4150/2474 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
First part to a Mage: The Ascension/Werewolf: The Apocalypse crossover story about a young Virtual Adept Mage teaming up with a Garou warrior in an attempt to thwart the Technocracy. | |||
The security at the front door had proved too easy for his skill. The Trinary computer-goggles with liquid-plasma screens built into the eyes didn’t hurt the situation any for Max. He wondered why a building owned by the Technocracy, with such precious content would be so ill protected. Then again, most people weren’t Virtual Adepts. For the average person, the voice scanner, retina scanner and fingerprint ID required after hours would be insurmountable. Max almost chuckled out loud. Slipping in the front door, he used a bit of Quintessence to render himself transparent. He looked rather like a green 3d wire frame used in the Sleepers special effect programs. Max adjusted a few settings on his goggles, and scanned the area. Trinary computers did have their advantages. The emulated 36-inch screen perfectly mapped out the route he would need to follow in order to reach his destination. Up the stairs first, he thought. At night, the usually bustling CyberX headquarters building underwent a strange transformation. The droning of a thousand computers humming in perfect harmony would be unsettling for anyone else, but Max found comfort in the cacophony. Max floated gently up the now still escalator, observing the security features. Mounted over the doors, were two very intimidating gauss cannons, which could propel a round at the speed of light. Security cameras were mounted wherever two walls met and then some. The security guard, which was supposed to be watching the monitors, was instead asleep, powdered sugar and jelly smeared across his lips. Max couldn’t resist himself. He floated back down the escalator, and under the door crack to the security room. The monitors filled all but one wall surface, effectively enabling the guard to view every room at once. Max looked around, and picked a small marker up off a nearby desk. On a “While You Were Out” pad, he scrawled the words “Sleeping on the job, eh?” Max chortled as he adhered the note to the brim of the man’s hat. He left, and continued out the door. Max hit a few more buttons on his goggles, and the view changed to normal first person view, except now that a blinking red arrow now made itself visible. This was going to be easy. Max passed down the sterile, white hallways, passing empty office, after empty office following the red arrow exactly. He rounded a corner, and the arrow vanished before a giant, titanium door. A small glowing screen rested near the door crank. Max walked toward the screen, removing a tiny picture frame looking device. He fitted the frame over the keypad, and turned it on. The screen flooded with binary code for a moment, and then it vanished. Tiny numbers showing the order of keys to be pressed appeared, making Max’s job a hell of a lot easier. Max pressed the keys one by one slowly, and the screen folded away into the door. The crank began turning, echoing a low, metallic clank in a rapid pattern. Max silenced this with another use of Quintessence. The massive door slid into the wall, and another barrier presented itself. A small, tunnel like passage lay ahead. A bright green glow emanated from within. “A full body scan. Shit.” Max muttered. He went to his goggles once more, and sought answers. The only way Max could get through here was to summon up the one man who could pass through, and even some of the best Mages couldn’t do that. If he didn’t do something, the door would slam shut and alert security. Max approached the control panel near the tunnel entrance, and looked it over. There was a communications port embedded near the edge of the panel. Max raised the arm with his specially equipped utility glove to the panel, and pressed a button. A small wire shot out, and fitted itself into the port. Max changed the view on his goggles, and began searching for the data cluster containing the genetic data of the man able to enter. Thousands of hours of viewing binary code lines had proven to be useful, as Max came upon the cluster containing the genetic files. He set up the computer to download the file into a small disc, and he started the process. The code began moving as it transferred itself. The computer beeped and Max took the disc out and set it down. He slipped the tiny, metallic disc into a slot on the side of his headsets. He projected the hologram keyboard in front of him. He called up the genetic files he had downloaded, and made a few keystrokes. The Click here to read the rest of this story (158 more lines)
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