Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
The Arks: Over Heaven
Chapter 10: The One Behind It All
Original Post Date: Jan 20, 2024
Note: Story starts in Wyvern, Aerial ABC backwards filter and has a Prologue. Last chapter in Scout, next chapter in Rhyniognatha.
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Click.
Tick, tick, tick.
“Hm. Perfect. All scholars have been transported to the ARK.”
Creak, creak, creak, creak, creak, creak, creak.
A man wearing a light blue suit and a pair of shades entered the office, holding a file filled with papers and papers. He had a stern look on his face. The mysterious agent walked up to the table and slammed it on the granite counter.
“Mr. President, here is a list of all the scholars as requested, along with their gems and attributes,” the agent said. The President looked at the agent with a foul look on his face.
“What did I tell you about calling me that?” the President scornfully said.
“You’re right, I’m sorry… Dan.”
“Yes, call me by my first name. You know I respect you a lot, your brains along with the other agents have contributed a lot to our project, Agent Jackpot,” the President replied happily.
“Yes, Dan,” Agent Jackpot responded, “And Dan, there seemed to be a problem with one of the subjects. Samuel… Something, school records couldn’t find his last name but he was brought to the ARK with no implant.”
“And how is that possible?” the President asked sarcastically.
“We don’t know. We think it’s a glitch in the system, perhaps a miscalculation of how many implants we needed for our specimens.”
“Well it doesn’t matter. If he dies he dies, end of that,” the President replied. Then, he raised an eyebrow, “How many scholars have died since they arrived on the island?”
“There used to be four-hundred scholars, but now the number has dropped to one hundred.”
“Excellent. Then we can begin the final part of the operation.”
“Okay then, and just letting you know the other agents are preparing to release the Alphas onto the Ark. They are awaiting your approval, of course, after you activate the Obelisks.”
“Perfect. I give them full approval, all are at full health and strength, correct? This Ark won’t be a walk in the park for those who have survived till now.”
“Well… One escaped containment, the raptor did. She currently roams the plateau, but hasn’t damaged the balance of power yet. We calculate she’s currently stalking someone.”
“The clever girl- It’s fine. As long as that beast doesn’t do too much damage, it’ll all be fine,” the President murmured, “Okay then. Prepare yourselves. Tell the other agents to release the Alphas immediately.”
“Understood, Dan.”
Before Agent Jackpot left the room, he turned around with one last message,
“Oh, and by the way, Vice President Bob wants you to cancel the project, he says that this has all gone too far, and that this isn’t what we were working for.”
The President scoffed, and waved him away.
“Tell Bob to get off my butt, he should be more concerned about other things, like working on his story for the project.”
Agent Jackpot nodded, and then exited the room. Dan Walker smiled, now left alone with only him and his thoughts. He spun his office chair around and pressed a button. A case that was glowing with blue lines opened up, revealing a metal pike that was glowing red. Dan Walker carefully picked up with his left hand. He took a remote out of his pocket and clicked a red button on it, and a hologram of the Ark popped up. He clutched the pike, and with a quick jab he shoved it into the metal of his desk.
SHOOM!
Green, blue, and red lines began to appear all over the desk, and soon the hologram flickered away. Dan let out a smile, and then picked a nearby book off a bookshelf, flipping to the last page.
“To Be Continued,” Dan recited from the book. He looked up at the glass roof, and with a snap of his fingers the glass panel folded inward, revealing the night sky. Up above one ‘star’ seemed to shine brighter than all the others, it looked like red, blue, and green were coming out of it. The other stars sparkled, and Dan smirked as he leaned back in his office chair.
“Finally. I’ll be able to finish my story,” Dan grinned as the ARK in the night sky continued to outshine the constellations.