originally posted in:The New Dojo
"Right. By that point, the Illusive Man's agent should be recovered with Vasquez, and the majority of Cerberus and IMC forces should be here." Kotch had said.
"Now...let's see how this goes." He says, getting out of the way of the monarch Titan.
The hatch to the Titan closed, as the Titan powered up.
A scan took place.
"Welcome, Vice Admiral McKeon. Tea time is in two hours. I am Jeeves, your personal AI for this mission." The British voice had begun to say inside the Titan.
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"Hello Jeeves. What are the mission directives and parameters?" Derek asked calmly, taking a step back and forward to insure the Titan was working
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"Mission directives including testing the M-1 in all basic functionalities for a Titan before mass production can begin, as well as all capabilities of the Titan before being sent into a combat setting." Jeeves had stated, the Titan seemingly working at almost mint condition.
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"Walking is a check." Derek brought the Titan down into a crouch
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"Objective One complete. Now activating New Objective." Jeeves kindly said, before the hangar doors opened, revealing the vast rock that was Anedia. Across the area, Cerberus people in space suits were there, mining as much as they could, alongside pirates. In the distance, the Mons and the IMC ships could be seen. Light snow fell over the area. "Please move to the designated area for weapons and core training." The AI explained, a waypoint marked about 700 meters from his position.
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"Understood..." Derek walked forward with the Titan, headed towards the Marker. He fired a few premature rounds into the air to make sure everything was in working condition [spoiler]Do we Timeskip through this? Since I already know this? Or do you want to go through it? [/spoiler]
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[spoiler]Sure.[/spoiler] [i](After that training...)[/i] "Final Objective; Please return to the hangar as Admiral Kotch has been waiting for you." Jeeves had said, the snow from before falling a little harder.
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"Understood Jeeves, that was fun!" Derek said, walking back towards the hangar
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"Quite. Cerberus created the M-1 and subsequent others once the Illusive Man took an interest on Typhon. He recovered as much he could, and began production during the Demeter assault." Jeeves explained. "By the way, it is now tea time." The hangar bay doors opened, revealing Kotch and a bunch of Cerberus generals and soldiers talking amongst one another.
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"Enter guard mode, monarch. I'll be back." Derek clambered out of the Titan, jumping to the ground and walking towards the group
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"Yes, Vice Admiral." Jeeves had replied, looking around the perimeter. Kotch notices Derek make his way forward, with both Rotor and Valencio next to the Cerberus Admiral. "So, how's was that giant hunk of beauty?" Valencia asked, Kotch simply smirking.
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"One hell of a thing, Kotch. I love the upgrading it takes into account." Derek stated, glancing back at Monarch
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"Well, the Illusive Man always get the most experimental things and comes up with the best results." Kotch had replied, Rotor walking up to him. "Sir, work on the first IMC ship has been complete, sir. 6 more are on the verge of completion, Admiral." The Cerberus lead pilot said in his thick Irish accent. "Good; IMC ships should be jumping here, so get all personnel necessary. Valencio, what's the status of our F-SPAR cannons?" Kotch had assured, before asking the lead weapons expert on his ship. "Sir, there almost done. Should be able to punch through an Alliance dreadnought fine, much less a Militia ship. Or a few." He said, rough hints of an Italian accent in his voice showing. "I guess tomorrow..or whenever we jump to Harmony... is the day humanity knows that the IMC are the true leaders of order and stability, along with Cerberus. You agree...partner?" Kotch asked, his hand up for a potential handshake.
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"Here's to the future, to change, and to stability through force, through order." Derek shook Kotch's hand, giving a wicked smile to the Admiral
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"URA!" He yells, as the Cerberus personnel around the hangar repeated after him. Perhaps this may have been the beginning of a friendship between two people who shared a common goal. Perhaps this was all a ploy set up by the Illusive Man to further his own goal of taking the Alliance down piece by piece. Or perhaps... It was the beginning of the end. [spoiler]End. Also, Julia's going after Jade, in case you're wondering.[/spoiler]