Change of Plans (Page 157)

~~~(POV: Scott Autumn)~~~

~~~(Location: Getting into Gaming Pod, Home)~~~

Jessica and I have spent plenty of time together this last day, and that should've been enough time for Aurora to get into the Weapons Depot left behind by The Primordium. The Aeternus Universe loads in. I stand up from my spot on the Command Deck, and I look around. "Look who's finally come back!" Durado's voice comes from my left.

He is as sarcastic as I've ever heard him, and I have a feeling that Aurora and him have been making each other miserable. "I take it from your tone that you're not in the best of moods." He rolls his eyes at me and scoffs. "From that, it must mean Aurora has been extra difficult considering her task..." He lets out a small chuckle, and at the mention of her name, she appears.

Aurora looks at me, and her face is sour, but she holds out her hand and shows a list of all the things that we've gotten from the Weapons Depot. "Well, I can certainly use an Alpha Particle Chasing Entropy Cannon powered on Strange Matter." This will do lovely in destroying an entire galaxy. She lets a small smile grace her face.

There are other useful things on the list, and with all this, we have everything we need to destroy the Impyra Galaxy. "There is one small problem, though. We risk an entropy collapse if we use this the way we want. While it's low, it's not something we should risk." She brings up a valid point... An entry collapse puts all creation at risk.

This is quite the hurdle indeed, but there isn't that much time left until the Parasite breaks free from Impyra... "Guys, you should come and look at this..." Durado interrupts my train of thought, and I walk over to him as Aurora pops up on the terminal next to him. We look at Inter-Galactic News he's watching, and it's not good news.

The hologram shows captured photos of the Quarantine Zone being overwhelmed by the Parasite. Ships breaking past, and heading to other galaxies. "We've failed... The Primeval Inherent and the Parasite are spreading fast..." Durado puts the situation into words, and I don't really know what to do... The weapon we were going to make is now useless.

Aurora changes to an angry red color, and it's probably because she's frustrated with herself for taking so long to get into the Weapons Depot. "We have another option... The Coda Arrey... We can use a tactical pulse with the nearest installation. But we'll need to head back to Primordium Prime to get the coordinates..." Aurora starts coming up with another idea...

At this point, it's the only option we have. I'm fine with this idea. I'd love to learn more about The Coda Arrey and The Keynote. This also gives me a chance to complete the mission I have. I didn't get to since I was rudely interrupted by The Patient Observer and whatever he was Scheming. "Set course to Primordium Prime, Aurora. Time for plan B." I'm excited to see where this leads next.

The Aeternus Universe has been the greatest and most fun game I've ever played. The missions, the people, the technology. The changes that it's made to all the other Players and me. "Shall I use The Primordium Drives? Traveling via Genesis Dimension will save the most time." Since that's the quickest way to Primordium Prime, then we'll take it.

~~~(POV: The Patient Observer)~~~~

~~~(Location: Primordium Prime, Plero Galaxy Deep Core)~~~

From the readings and scans I'm receiving from The Inter-Galactic Network, it seems The Primeval Inherent has escaped its Quarantine and is running rampant through the universe. Based on my calculations, it'll take 5 years to infest every single galaxy completely, but that's incredibly fast compared to the sheer size of the universe.

If Scott doesn't return and The Coda Arrey isn't activated, all life will be lost. If only I had access to The Keynote, I could've avoided all of this. "They have no choice but to return." Aurora knows the threat, and so does Scott. There is no changing that, and they'll be here. It's on a matter of when, and I'll be ready to help him.