Project: Starborn. Chapter 5

[Khaos King]

The Vault Door opens revealing the power source to the underground facility large Tesla like towers drawing power from the ground as electricity arc between one another harnessed and feed into generators for use. Sgt. Maj. looking around sees the remaining scientist who were hiding inside the vault running to the controls beneath the towers unharmed by the electrical sparks. Lycan taking off the remaining explosives on his back is stopped by Sgt. Maj who puts out his hand to him as he speaks.

Sgt Maj: non combatants.

Lycan staring at the scared scientist and the equipment which is humming louder as it picks up more energy as it prepares to explode, the scientist in a panic run. one of them crying a woman one of the few women scientist runs toward them to speak to the two americans in broken english in her thick German Accent.

Woman Scientist: pls, he has children!

Sgt Maj: Where?

Woman Scientist: further down the hall opposite from here, in the living area.

Sgt Maj: stares at Lycan before running past him to the children, Lycan remaining stares at the woman as he speaks to her.

Lycan: why?

Woman Scientist: i do not understand.

Lycan: why children, here.

Woman Scientist: to escape the war.
they're our children.

Lycan staring at her as he instinctively analyzes her picking up her body heat, smell, sweat and body language as she speaks.

Woman Scientist : we have to leave here, place will be destroyed!

One of the scientist running toward them pulls out a gun from his coat pocket and start shooting toward him, Lycan stepping forward moving the woman aside is struck multiple times in the chest, helmet and even in the eyebrow each round deflecting off of him. Lycan annoyed walks toward the scientist, the scientist panicks reloads his german gun, stunned at the man before him and finally realizing his only option as he places the barrel to his head and fires killing himself.

The remaining scientist stare in shock at the ubermensch before them the american as he walks toward them as he looks through each one of them the towers firing more electrical arcs at a higher rate making loud crackling noise.

Lycan: Turn it off, or die.

Scientist: you will kill us all anyways!

Lycan: no. you will live and be judged.
do not kill your children.

Lycan while speaking stares at the controls his alien implant analyzing and zooming on the controls as it solves the simple problem for deactivation a series of levers and buttons made easier by Lycan having witness the process for the energy build up.

Scientist: Nein! no german shall be imprisoned nor judged!
Better we die than be made war prisoners and executed!
let the children die as Germans than be raised as weak Americans!

Lycan annoyed walks toward the scientist who stands his ground staring at him in deviance as Lycan stares back he snaps his neck with one hand lifting him and throwing him aside as he heads toward the controls and begins to shut the equipment. The other scientist stare in fear as Lycan turns to look at them.

Lycan: go, to the entrance and wait.

The Scientist run out past him back to the main lobby where the tunnel had been collapsed as they arrive to witness the american known as Sgt Maj. lifting large rubble out of the tunnel while the Lebens born children watch in fascination. Sgt Maj hauling large pieces of rock and concrete and still carrying the gold Nazi rifle strapped to his back.

Lycan arriving scans the area and sees the children ranging from 7 to 13, all 17 of them...Lycan approaches Sgt Maj as he moves him aside having him order everyone back to a save distance as he start lifting and tossing boulders back his claws extruding as he starts digging and moving soil..

Woman Scientist: you soldiers are not men, are you?

Sgt Maj: No.

Woman Scientist: what are you?

Sgt Maj: dont know.


10 minutes later on top of the facility as they all exit guided by the two G.E.N.E. Grunts, the scientist and woman exit as they look around their camp, quiet, dead silent, the sun starting to rise to greet the morning. They gather around waiting to be spoken to by the soldiers surprised that there are no more americans other them those two, Lycan staring at the scientist speaks.

Lycan: stay, attempt to escape and die.

Lycan looks at Sgt Maj.

Lycan: require transport.
must complete mission: Destroy Facility.

Sgt Maj: affirmative.

Sgt Maj runs to one of the empty large military trucks as he turns on the engine and has the scientist get on as Lycan watches making sure the scientist do not run off. Sgt Maj climbing out stands behind the truck to make sure they do not leave. Lycan then turns back into the Facility to activate the power source to overload and explode, destroying all their wunderwaffe experiments.

Sgt Maj standing still waiting for Lycan to return stares at the scared scientist and children, the woman scientist staring back as she speaks in a trembling voice.

Woman scientist: they will kill us you know?

Sgt Maj looks at her as he answers.

Sgt Maj: yes.

Woman Scientist: we didnt harm anyone.
we are scientist ordered to make weapons for our country.
we came with our remaining children to protect them..

Lycan returning causes the conversation to stop as Sgt Maj turns to look at him as they begin to climb the truck to drive off into the jungle will over 30 nazi prisoners counting the children...The Scientist begin to weep at their eminent future, the children staring at them as they break down in tears. Sgt Maj begins to speak at Lycan as he drives.

Sgt Maj: they must go free.
They will be executed.

Lycan: not the mission.
Nazi's will be judged.

Sgt. Maj: noncombatants.

Lycan: your choice, your business.

Sgt Maj looking at Lycan stops the truck as he climbs out to speak to the woman scientist.

Sgt. Maj: you will not be executed.
you cannot enter town north of here, ever.
Drive to another town raise the children and live.

Lycan steps out of the truck as he watches Sgt Maj speak the woman scientist and one of the men climb out, the woman scientist hugs Sgt Maj as she thanks him while the Scientist gets in the Driver seat waiting for her to climb in as they drive off. Both G.E.N.E. Grunts watch as they drive off.

Lycan: package lost.

Sgt Maj: My business.
War Trophy, rifle for command.

Both men start to run back into the jungle heading north to their rendezvous point and contact as they kick up dirt from the jungle floor. in the distance a muffled explosion can be heard as the compound explodes jungle floor collapses burying what little might have remained of the compound.



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[Khaos King]

Both men having arrive to the town after having run well over a 100 miles through the jungle wait at the edge of the jungle observing the people as they sniff the air attempting to lock unto the scent of their contact and wait till night fall till they can enter the town without being seen.

Time: Night Fall.

The two make they're way through the dark streets till they find the person they are looking for a small house standing outside the wooden door they knock. A woman opens the door to greet the two american men as she looks in awe at their physical attributes and uniform before hurrying them in before they are seen.

Woman: are you gringos crazy some one could have seen you dressed like that?

Sgt Maj: no one saw us.

As the men walk in they see she has a small radio receiver her way of communicating with Ally forces and her american contacts. sitting down she begins to send a radio message.

Woman: package has arrived. request pick up..

less then 100 miles from Guatemala shore a submarine changes direction as it glides under the sea floor to their pick up spot. A voice on the other end replies.

unknown voice: received your last.
in route for pick up.

The Woman turning around looks at the men as she pulls out civilian clothes for them to wear so that they can leave undetected. the two men begin to undress in front of her as they take the clothes, the woman bashfully stares at them as they begin to dress and nearly forgets to hand them each a duffel bag for their gear.

Woman: we'll be heading to the docks to a fishing boat heading out to sea where you'll be picked up.
any questions?

Lycan: no.

Sgt Maj: no.

Woman: good. try not to speak to anyone and let me handle everything from here.

Lycan and Sgt Maj stare at her as she heads out the door following behind her carrying their duffel back, the men adding the final piece to their clothing black beanie similar to what sailors wear.
Having arrived at the docks they board the ship as they are taken to sea arriving at their planned pick up, the woman looking at them speaks to them for the last time.

Woman: jump.

Both men look at her and at the dark sea the sailors confused watch the two quiet men leap into the water with their gear as they tread water. the woman orders the men to take off leaving them behind. The G.E.N.E. soldiers watch the small boat leave in the dark distance before vanishing completely out of sight. Suddenly water begins to bubble beneath the two men as they notice a periscope rise out of the water and the submarine quickly behind it. The men on top of the submarine climb the latter of the sub's entrance hatch as it is open by Navy personal. The men hauling their gear enter as the Navy Man speaks.

Sailor: welcome aboard, Gentlemen.

time: 3 days later
Location: unknown warehouse, possibly Washington.

The two G.E.N.E. Grunts stand at attention as the General speaks.

General: congratulation, gentlemen.
you are everything we could have expected.
not only did you find the complex but completely destroy the facility as our contacts manage to find out.
you boys brought us a new toy, the egg heads say it's some kind of ray gun.

well, you boys be heading back to White Sands New Mexico for your final physical.
gotta make sure you boys didnt suffer any permanent damage.
you'll be happy to know you boys wont be alone soon got us another one of you boys in production soon we'll have a full platoon of boys just like you.
how does that grab ya?

Lycan: Good, Sir!

General: and you Sgt. Maj?

Sgt Maj: Good to go, Sir!

General: that's what i like to hear!
now you boys get your gear and back on the Tarmak, Dismissed!

Sgt Maj: dismissed, yes, Sir!
Lycan: dismissed, i, i, Sir!

The Men board the plane as they are taken back to New Mexico, upon landing they are taken straight to the hanger as scientist begin to check them for damage unwilling to wait till they reach the lab asking questions to the two while walking. Both Men notice the changes made as new corpses are brought in and kept in the specially designed water tanks for conservation as they reach the curtain off area Lycan sees the currently worked new model having already undergone the full procedure still unconscious floating in his tank. The Scientist reviewing the new subjects files as they speak among each other.

Scientist # 1: how did this one die?

Scientist # 2 : multiple shots to the chest, found at home attempted robbery.
no wife or kids. he was killed by his own gun.

Scientist # 3: military?

Scientist # 2: yes, another Marine.
you'll get a kick out of this same unit as our last one.

Scientist # 1: how long has he bn like this?

Scientist # 3: 3 days. still not responsive.
One of the scientist said we shouldnt have used Lion trait mapping.
possible reason for his condition.
the other scientist still talking about wanting to use arachnid trait mapping with specific target mutation.

Scientist # 1: tell him no.
this is a serious experiment not one of his horror sci fi comics.

Lycan stares at the test subject his tank label codenamed: King. He stares at the face slightly altered due to the genetic tampering but his memory recognizes the face, his alien implant scans through memories locating pertinent images as it plays back inside Lycan's mind. Lycan standing in a south pacific island alongside his Gunnery Sgt both men in front of kneeling Japanese prisoners who have surrendered to the ally forces.

Gunnery Sgt: look at these rice eating japs. they suppose to be real warriors!
all i see is guy in his pajamas fighting like cowards too afraid to face real warriors!

The Gunnert Sgt having a sword in his hand taken as a war trophy from a fallen japanese officer. the Gunnery Sgt stares at it as he looks back at the Japanese prisoner.

Gunnery Sgt: you samurai>! you a warrior?!
Warriors dont cry or beg! They face death with honor, courage and dignity!

Ssgt: Valen: Gunny, dont. they are prisoners.

Gunnery Sgt: dont tell me what to do! i'm your commanding Staff Nco, you got that?!

The gunny turns and decapitates the prisoner, Ssgt Valen watches the head roll and hit his boots.

Gunnery Sgt: i gave him a warriors death befitting a Samurai.
he's grateful for it.

Ssgt Valen: when the war is over, i'll make sure you are held accountable for this.

Gunnery Sgt: the war will never be over, boy!

Lycan's memory shifts once again to another place in time as he and his men are pushing through the Nazi's final defenses in Germany alongside allies, his Gunnery Sgt beside him as he is given orders.

Gunnery Sgt: Ssgt! i need you to run to that alley draw the machine gun nest fire!

random sgt: gunny! it's too far! he'll never make it!

Gunnery Sgt: you got your orders, Ssgt!

Ssgt Valen looks at his Gunnery Sgt as he leaves the safety of the ditch running through the streets as he is given cover fire, once reaching the alley he takes a knee and start providing cover fire as others fallen him.

The men quickly take out the nest as they run forward the Gunnery Sgt and Ssgt still in the alley as the Gunnery Sgt pulls out his gun and shoots Ssgt Valen in the chest. The gunshot ignored due to the falling bombs, tanks and mortar fire.. Ssgt Valen gripping his chest as he stares at the Gunnery Sgt as he falls over and dies managing to hear a few last words in the darkness.

Cpl: what happen, Gunny?

Gunnery Sgt: the Ssgt took a hit from the machine gun nest in the chest managing to stay alive long enough to cover us!

Cpl: what a Marine, few like him.......................

Gunnery Sgt: yeh, few like him.