5 Years Later (Year 3012)
Zorbak entered his private study in Station 13. Reaching into his drawer he pulled out a small metal box. As he opened it, he leaned in closer and spoke. “What do I do now?”
Tiny echoes were heard and from inside the box a voice spoke back. “Capture Warlic, do not let him carry out the Dragon’s plans.”
Zorbak closed the box and carefully put it back into the desk. Looking forward he stared into the mirror and saw nothing. He moved forward and touched the mirror. It glowed green briefly and then returned to normal. Zorbak then left the private room and returned to his main office.
Sitting down at his desk he dialed a number on the phone. The phone rang and after a few seconds (the phone was on speaker mode) a voice said, “Mr. Z?”
Zorbak smiled and responded, “Yes, how are things going Maria-5?”
“Excellent, sir. Station 5 is running at maximum power and the harvesting operation is running smoothly. We are however having security problems.”
“Oh? What type of security problems?”
“There seem to be shadows in the system. Occasionally random parts of the system will begun to run slowly, but it moves in a line. By that I mean the shadows will not jump systems they move through connected ones.”
“What have the professionals said?” Zorbak asked referring to the security team.
“They believe something is searching our systems. The most searched file is one involving The Mirror in Station 13. I suggest you increase security measures and protect yourself.” Maria advised.
From within the computer system of Station 5 the shadows listened. They now knew the location of The Mirror and it was time to find a way to get to it. The three distinct shadows moved towards a transport ship heading towards Station 13. The ship soon left taking with it the shadows.
“Thank you for the update Maria. I would also like to tell you of a new task I have for you.”
“What task do you have in mind, sir?”
“There is someone who is a threat to this corporation. His name is Warlic and he is most known as being a former Dean of GEARS University on Loreon. However he briefly served as Kingadent until Odessa became Queenadent.”
Zorbak continued on. “He is currently located at a place known as The Draconic Archives. It lies deep within Lagos, and I need you to find a way inside. I need you to kill Warlic.”
“What priority is this mission?”
“Top Priority. Failure is not an option. If Warlic escapes you, then you are to pursue him. Do not attempt to return to Station 5 and report failure.”
“Acknowledged. Will that be all, Mr. Z?”
“Yes.” Zorbak smiled hanging up the phone. Ever since the Shadowscythe wars, the company had been doing extremely well. Profits were up by 500%, mostly due to Shadowscythe Purge Kits. It was a fake product that claimed to destroy small traces of Shadowscythe DNA. The ad proclaimed that these pieces of DNA could over time cause sickness and sold very well on Loreon and Zargon.
However the company was still having issues with the dragons. Warlic for example was known by Mr. Z to be the product of a draconic experiment. Although its purpose was unknown, he also knew Warlic was one of the few with access to the Draconic Archives. The dragons were planning something that could endanger EbilCorp.
As he thought a light on his desk lit up red and beeped. This was the signal that Maria-13 was entering the room. “Greetings, Mr. Z.” she said as she ascended the stairs towards his desk. She paused for a second and sighed. “The view is so bland with Westion gone.”
“It is rather empty. But I suppose that is not why you are here.”
“No, it isn’t.” she closed her eyes for a moment wondering how he would take the following news. “Firstly, we are detecting shadows moving about. We believe the unique properties of the Gundams are leaving...traces of their former selves. Research is being done, but some hypothesize these traces are capable of re-forming.”
“You think...the Shadow and Dragonguard Gundams may reform?”
“Not me. But they also believe the pilots are capable of doing the same. It has been five years and if this process is capable of happening they would be in a preparation phase. A phase where they are beginning to cross over back into this world.”
“We will keep an eye on this. Do you have more news?”
“Yes, and this second piece of news is a bit more serious.”
“Go on.” Zorbak said interested.
“There is a request for you at EbilCorp HQ. The other leaders are gathering.”
“What? Do you have any idea why?”
Maria 5 smiled. “If I had to guess, it would be about these traces moving about. If they are messing with dimensional stability, that would greatly hurt EbilCorp.”
“Yes it would. I suppose I must leave immediately. However I am not ecstatic about speaking with Kabroz again.”
“I have already prepared a shuttle. It is equipped with travel cloaking. No one will see you make the jump into hyperspace, and your exit should be clean too. Sir, if I may ask...where exactly is EbilCorp HQ?”
“EbilCorp HQ is constantly moving. It is located in another world...another dimension. Currently seeing as it is the year 3012, it should be floating around Arthuria.”
“The Arthurian government does not notice it?” Maria questioned.
“It is rather small...you see in order to enter you must shrink yourself first. From there you can pass through the gate.”
“I never knew how advanced EbilCorp was technologically...” she thought.
Zorbak smiled as he descended the stairs and headed for his private elevator. He took it directly to the hangar bay. Once there he headed towards his private space shuttle and entered. He entered the co-ordinates and the ship entered auto-pilot mode.
Meanwhile, Maria 5 had arrived on Lagos at a town called Crow’s Nook. She wandered through the crowd of strange fish-like aliens and made her way into a local store.
“Excuse me, have you seen a man who looks like this recently?” she said to the store owner while holding out her data pad with a picture of Warlic.
“Aye. I have. He left about a day ago towards the island to the north. Said something about checking on some old files.”
Maria smiled. “Thank you for the information.” She put down a card on the counter. “This is payment for your services. You can cash it in for 50,000 credits at any time.”
The shop keeper was dumbfounded. 50,000 credits was a great deal of money. Just who was this person, and why was he worth 50,000 credits? The man took the card and immediately hid it. You couldn’t trust anyone in Crow’s Nook.
Maria walked towards her small ship and took off towards the island to the north. Crossing the ocean she saw large beasts that resembled krakken. As she thought about them her vision flashed white.
“What am I doing here?” she asked herself. “One minute I was captured by EbilCorp...and now I am on Lagos?”
Tomorrow in Gundam: Shadow....Loreon! Find out how life has changed on Loreon. At the end of Season 1 we saw how their lives changed immediately after the war. But what will five years of peace do to them?
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