Wands and Warframes

New Base

Amelia can't help it, she laughs, "I'll pack her TV video player and all her videos too then. I'd imagine that you can work out how to power it with all of your technology."

"Ok, so I'll call you when I'm on my way."

"Sure. By the way, what are you doing here anyway?"

"I'm currently avoiding activating an Orokin ship seed and potentially becoming the new controlling AI."

"I must be missing something. Why are you doing this?"

"We can't afford to use Tenno tech to run the transference pods, as our orbiters all use a large amount of infested bio-tissue to run the systems. It stopped the Sentients from controlling them, but well, we have the infested as a large problem in the solar system. So as Railjacks use void technology rather than infested technology, we're sterilising all the Warframes that we're bringing, and also replacing the lander with a Digital storage module. There's no way that Cy could run it, but it can certainly be transported between here and the Orokin system."

"I see, and what about the becoming an AI?"

Harry grimaces, "I have to be physically present to activate the seed, and use my implants to activate and guide it's growth, at least initially. When I do, the AI will try to take control of my implants. If it succeeds, well."

"Tell you what, if you've activated it and you get here for 6pm I'll drive you to the local supermarket and let you buy a trolley's load of shopping."

Taking a deep breath, Harry says, "Ok, I'm going to do it. See you at 6."

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Harry closes his eyes and searches for his implants. Once he finds them he stretches out his hand and touches the seed. With the symbolic contact established he levitates it off the ground and opens a wormhole to the centre of the new complex. He then walks the seed through the portal, extending an atmospheric shield ahead of him so that he has the air he needs to complete the next step. When the wormhole winks out behind him, he activates the extractors and watches as thin tendrils extend from the sphere and dig into the lunar regolith and start converting the matter to energy. Once it's reserves are full he activates the reactor at the heart of the seed, and the reserves empty at an alarming rate. Once it's almost depleted a tesseract forms in the centre of the sphere drawing energy in from the dimensions adjacent to this one, and void energy to stabilise the reaction. The reserves rapidly fill up again and once they're full the AI comes online automatically to manage the tesseract and the facility.

Harry grits his teeth as the AI detects his connection and tries to take control of his implants at the same time Harry tries to transmit the master authorisation codes. One by one the AI takes over his implants over what seems like a battle of half an hour, but in actuality is only a fraction of a second. However, Harry prevents himself from panicking with the iron discipline learned on countless battlefields. Concentrating on transmitting the last of the authorisation codes, he gets the confirmation that they've been received as he loses control of the most important implant. It's tendrils start to ease into his mind and test his nerve signals, learning the layout of his brain so that it can make the modifications it needs when it suddenly withdraws and relinquishes control over his implants. Using the last of his mental strength he commands the seed to create the core room and stabilise the atmosphere and gravity before he collapses bonelessly to the floor. Just before he collapses he activates transference and feels his Wisp engulf him in its tender embrace.

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Amelia stands with Danjell in the nearby park, 6 boxes of books and a TV are on the grass at their feet while they wait anxiously for Harry to arrive. When Cy contacted them, he sounded concerned.