NewEarth Apocalyptic Aftermath!

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[1]14.4[34]

Sylae smiled extra strongly. “Good guess but there was something in the air there, in that mostly sealed off, largely underground, fortress that grew more troublesome for our people the longer we staid there. It began when the UNNE Army Brigade first got there as a security detail to protect the base, the RD projects and other folk there. We protected top, and outer, areas away from the disgusting works as carried out by scientists to turn human prisoners into mutihulks. I hope we can find some useful data here as linked to what was really going on in FortMartialla.”

BraveDukeAI: “Learning about the Postdoomsday world is going to be interesting but perhaps not always a nice surprise.”

Sylae: “While the ArmatechOrder may know much more than you, about the Wasteworld, we also have a great deal to learn about it and too often the surprises are not nice.”

BraveDukeAI: “Speaking of surprises, before you go into that other room there is something that I must tell you.”

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IronsidePlatoon: A Second Chamber and Interesting Findings

[1]15.1[35]

Armatechknight Starmajor Sylae entered the chamber of 'misfits' to find there many humans, of varied races and ages along with both genders. They were busy working, at various tasks, or were resting in a big corner clearly meant for that purpose. Except that, thanks to BraveDukeAI, she knew they were cyberdopplers, a specialised kind of cyberhuman cyborg infiltrator with hardlight trickery to utilise.

As power armoured Ironsidetroopers entered the chamber, along with robotroopers and robopackers, the fake humans at first looked shocked but the expressions were fake. Then some sprang to get weapons though the newcomers had weapons lowered and showed no signs of aggression.

An elderly woman cried out as she played out a programmed drama. “My people, stop where you are. We can not assume that these people are hostile to us.”

So no cyberdopplers picked up their weapons and now looked abnormally relaxed for the people that they were supposed to be. There was a mixture of gear worn but the most common were UNNE Army jumpsuits or combat fatigues. Two wore also bodyarmour and had pistols holstered at their sides that were items that one would find with military police.

The woman stood up from an armchair, ran fingers through her rather wild mop of grey hair, and then spoke. “You remind me of UNNE Army power infantry but your markings are wrong. The ArmyDukeAI has allowed us access to general knowledge databanks of the old times. So, did it really happen?”

Sylae took off her helmet. “If you mean Tridoomsday, then yes, 200 years ago in 2077. It is now 2277, as you probably know. We are of the ArmatechOrder originating from Calibraska, having just came here to DC to take over a higher part, of the NewPentagon, that we have renamed the ArmatechCitadelDC.”

The woman frowned. “My name is Elisa Woodfield whose ancestors were of the famous military family of the Woodfields. We go as far back as the British Empire but decided to support UNNE independence during that war that saw the rise of the UNNE. Tridoomsday, you call it, did they use nuclear weapons?”

Sylae responded dryly. “Tridoomsday is a mystery when it comes to what superweapons were used by whom against whom and why. At least the ArmatechOrder has little idea of what took place.”

Elisa nodded. “You must have had some idea of what had happened?”

The Ironsider spoke as she went on assessing the chamber, and its occupants, as did the other Ironsidescouters. “The Wasteworld was created including the Wastelands covering the former UNNE but there are both better and worse areas that that along with ones about as bad. Is the world now all ravaged, and toxic, is something that we do not know. Is it inhabited; yes but there are many monstrous creatures out there from oversized cockroach like mutiroaches to hordes of mutighouls that were once mostly humans, hulking mutigehulks, terrible dinosaur beasts known as deathsaurs, insanely threatening mutiraiders, rogue robots and plenty more where they come from. There is the Enclaven, the Doomsday Reparationers, the AtomiFollowers and numerous other human factions of which we are one.”

Elisa sighed. “We can offer you fair quality coffee being standard army issue stuff. We have good milk to have with it made using milk powder. You can even have sugar. There are canbiscuits, travel stew, clonemeat, meatworm meat, dried enhanced fruitbars, herbal tea or anything else from not a very big list of choices. We even have SPAM though we do not know what the letters mean!”

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[1]15.2[36]

Sylae responded with a light note of humour. “We have most of those things ourselves but not SPAM thought some of our OldEarth ancestors did consume it as part of their rations. SPAM means Special Processed American Meat, and ironic name considering there is no such place on the NewEarth.”

The time was right, as the Ironsidetroopers and fighting Ironsidebots, had spread out with slowly and with apparent casualness. Now powerful EMPguns (electromagnetic pulse guns) were brought into action, dropping all the humans there speedily and efficiently.

The cyberdopplers were like standard, mid sized, cyberhumans now their hardlight projections were not active. They had small bumps covering their grey biometallic skin unlike the smooth biometallic skin of most cyberhumans.

BraveDukeAI: “A small but important victory for our newly formed alliance! Why are you not terminating them?”

 

Sylae shrugged. “They are slaves and have been since they were 'born' as incomplete human clones designed to become expendable minions of the Cyberdominos. The cybersaucer most likely came from one of the mining asteroids of the belt that orbits NewEarth, beyond its planetary bubble, as does its various moons and other objects.”

 

BraveDukeAI: "Why would they have come from there?"

 

Sylae shrugged. "All that the ArmatechOrder knows is that Cyberdominos first arose in the NewEarth Belt but not when or why or if it rose independently or not. Like much else it is an answer that begs more questions."

 

BraveDukeAI: "Like why does my bum keep feeling itchy when I do not have one."

 

Sylae gave an odd smile. "Yes, you have pointed out a true dilemma."

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Almata IronsidePlatoon WayWanderer: Reinforcements and Special Assistance

[1]16.1[38]

There arrived reinforcements from ArmatechCitadelDC coming down the big spiral rampway.

They came in response to ArmatechElders' desires to make quick gains for their ArmatechFactions; while there were Armatechtroopers there were also Armatechsappers, Armatechtechies, Armatechsages, Armatechscribes and other specialisations. Armatechscribes were there to record down all information for later processing in CitadelDC. The others were there to help repair networksystems and other facilities or to guard them. There were robots, remotebots and duplidroid type androids along with a portable supercomputer networksystem as five robotic modules. Then they ran into a stiff obstacle as BraveDukeAI would not even let them into the lobby chamber being upset that they had come in large numbers, suddenly, and with intentions to take what BraveDukeAI considered as his property. PrimeElder Ironside ordered them all to return, at once, to the ArmatechCitadelDC for there had been no official decision made by the ArmatechElders Council or other ruling bodies.

Ironsidesage Elaine Ironside, of the IronsideQuintuplets, arrived using her powerwalker to assist her with its power armour like body section and the extra four legs of the walker mechanism. With her came assistants including robots and two Armatechbodyguards. As soon as she entered the lobby she began to speak with BraveDukeAI.

“Hello, BraveDukeAI, I have heard wonderful things about you.” She beamed a big smile. “Sylae told me about your desire to make electronic floral arrangements; what an amazingly inventive idea.”

BraveDukeAI: “You think so? You really think so? I mean I am not truly surprised but, on the other hand that I do not have, I am surprised.”

Elaine smiled. “Perhaps we could go somewhere private if you want to talk about your naughty dreams. Unless you want to discuss such matters with Sylae.”

 

For an unspoken reason, BraveDukeAI did not want that.

BraveDukeAI was based in a chamber off to one side of the lobby behind a powerdoor marked BRAVEDUKE IS NOT HERE; LOOK ELSEWHERE!

Elaine found herself in a large room with the large AIsupercomputer mainframe, and big secondary modules, guarded by turrets, remotebots and robots. There was an alcove area full of equipment-supplies for the computer and, opposite it, another full of an amazing array of stuff. Wall display shelves also had multiple items. Amongst them was a large number of teddybears of which about half seemed to be dressed in military uniform type outfits, coveralls and types of civil clothing. There were also bobbleheads, model vehicles, holodisks, books and other items.

 

By themselves were a row of horrible looking, distorted, toy figures with stitches, bandages and fake blood stains.

BraveDukeAI talked about his 'naughty dreams' that did not turn out to be very naughty at all. Elaine smiled and only talked to make encouraging noises for ArmyDukeAI to go on. She had dealt with eccentric, overly sensitive, AIsupercomputers before.

Elaine Ironside tapped notes out using a clipboard computer. “Sweetie, BraveDukeAI, where did the interesting dolls come from?”

 

BraveDukeAI answered in a lowered voice as if fearing to be overheard by somebody. “Zalmata is her name as in her ZalmataDolls. She is very interesting but just a bit bit bit dangerous with strange powers. At times she gets very very grumpy!”

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[1]16.2[39]

Elaine hid her concern. “Please tell me about this 'Zalmata'.”

BraveDukeAI: “She looks to be just a little girl who was cloned from the original Zalmanina who was seemingly a just a very young woman at the time but she was a psyonicer monster with dark spiritual powers and now Zalmata is maybe possibly the same though she isn't. Zalmanina was extremely powerful and dangerous, was driven criminally insane by the evil way she was treated by the corporation. The United Technologies Corporation, the UTC, was in charge of that RD project as it was of a range of projects as part of the same RD Program. For all of its power, wealth and influence, the UTC was a daughter corporation of the UBC (United Business Corporation) that was much more so. There is not much more that I know about it except for Zalmanina's children, some others cloned from here including five kinds of mass produced clone types with her genetic influence. Oh, yes, SRATs (Stealth Recon Assault Troopers) that were sent to to deal with her and who had some odd links with Almanina. They might even have been clones of some kind; perhaps they are still around.”

Elaine nodded. “You are smart to know such things. Where did that happen?”

BraveDukeAI: “The UTC corporate underground city of Futureburg. Most people did not even know it existed for it was , not on any public maps, national or international except for special ones, of course.”

Elaine nodded again. “Zalmata is just near here, isn't she?”

BraveDukeAI: “Yes but how did you discover that?”

Elaine smiled. “It was hard but a clue is that powerdoor over there marked 'Zalmata is Not Here so Look Elsewhere'.”

BraveDukeAI: “Wow, who would have thought humans to be so very clever.”

Elaine nodded as if agreeing. “Just luck, maybe. Did Zalmata assemble, fix you up and activate you?”

BraveDukeAI: “No but that unknown one asked me to look after Zalmata who is, maybe, a lot nicer than Zalmanina though a little moody at times. She is, amazingly enough, on the other side of that door that you pointed out. This is only part of me with much of me being in that chamber along with her. Zalmata welcomes you in her own special way but perhaps you need to wear your power armour when you enter that other room. She can be rather rambunctious at times. Zalmata has tried to destroy me four times which is why her capsule is now inside a force bubble.”

Elaine nodded. “I can psysense that to be the case.”

BraveDukeAI: “I wish I could do that.”

MrWalker stepped out of mid air. “Hello BraveDukeAI and Elaine. BraveDukeAI, I can give you a special positronic brain that will give you a special kind of psyonicer sensing ability along with rejuvenation, enhancing and augmentation programs. Elaine, it is good to meet with you again. BraveDukeAI, it was MsFixit that unpacked you, assembled you and then activated you. She also fixed you up, which she needed to do, but was drawn away before she could fully complete the work. The WayWanderer has been extremely busy during the last few centuries, of this world as it really is, though not always here on-in this world aspect.”

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[1]16.3[40]

BraveDukeAI: “You say such amazing things that would be even more amazing if I understood them all. Now, Zalmata is slowly becoming more awake and aware.”

MrWalker sighed softly. “Yes, I know. I need to have a talk with her.”

He walked towards the door, to the room with Zalmata in it, but vanished away just before he reached it. Elaine studied the door carefully even as BraveDukeAI seemed to do so as many 3Dcameras focused on it.

 

Sylae entered, in her power armour, and with her were other Ironsidescouters and some Ironsidebots. They soon made it clear that they were there to help deal with Zalmata if they had to do so.

 

BraveDukeAI: “Gosh, with so many toughies here to protect me, I can act all courageous.”

 

Suddenly the ZalmataDolls became dangerously active and began to attack the newcomers but Sylae, and her people, turned with amazing speed and shredded them with just a couple of bursts of firepower.

 

BraveDukeAI: “I am glad I did not have to use my turrets because they are dummies because I do not like to hurt anybody and because Zalmata might not like it if they were real.”

 

Sylae sighed. “MrWalker, and Elaine, could make you braver.”

 

BraveDukeAI: “Like the lion in 'The Wonderful Land of Oz' who wanted to get a heart of the Wizard of the Emerald City so he went with Dorothy on the Golden Monorail to see that man but they couldn't afford a full ticket so they got kicked off at the Cardboard City where Aslan the Baboon gave them three wishes to use up at in Toyland where the evil ToyKing wanted to turn them into clockworks except that they were rescued by Ticktock the magical clockwork robot who had been made by Mickey Mouse the Wonder Mouse to...”

 

Sylae spoke out. “Yes, the very story, sweetie but I suggest you tell me the whole wondrous epic later when I can focus on it better.”

 

BraveDukeAI: “But I didn't get to the part about big, bouncing, bare boobies like I saw in that very strange 3Dmovie.”

 

Elaine sighed softly. “Sweetie, I think that we have very much to talk about together.”

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IronsidePlatoon Zaekra: Attack on IronsidePlatoonBase by the Twistmara

[1]17.1[41]

They came fast, the former humans mingled with power armour, being ugly in aggression and in appearance. Agony, and hate, drove them as they came in limited waves along two big hallways. Each was unique except for the battlerifles, exotic flamers and extreme acidspitguns they used but a few of them used darker forms of psyonicer powers.

A robotrooper fell back, acid burning through its outer body but the effect lasted only a few seconds. Still it was now more vulnerable to being hit a second time.

Samtha hurled her psyonicer powers at the enemy, mainly deflecting away their psyonicer attacks.

MoopsmalaConco caused one of the twistmara to vanish and to reappear close to her as a cyborg that looked to be somebody in power armour. She lay on her back next to a far less twisted version of a twistmara. They seemed to have been part of the large UBCorp expedition that had gone through the experimental prototype cableless teleporter but had not returned when others had done.

Since the transdimensional hull had been put into place, MoopsmalaConco's powers had reduced in intensity but she had gained some 'compensation' gifts. Yet she had to gather her energies before reaching out to 'grab' an individual attacker.

The guidebot was there but under shelter. It floated, low, taking in important data that it would utilise later for the robot had turned out to have some interesting extra capacities.

The twistmara fell back, still firing, leaving the dead and dying behind but looting them of equipment-supplies including the weapons. They appeared to have no concern for their comrades.

MoopsmalaConco spoke. “They are distorted slaves of the ZaekricJoker who once served the ZaekricMonarchs but who became rogue for reasons only partly known. It is conjectured that he went insane under the dark influence of an unknown entity being an ancient enemy of all Zaekric from the highest to the lowest, including himself. The ZaekricJester took his place.”

Samtha gave the Zaekric a smile. “You are doing very well.”

MoopsmalaConco smiled, winked, and spoke. “So are you doing very well.”

This earned MoopsmalaConco a kiss.

The dying twistmara were soon being taken into cryogenic storage while the dead were carefully investigated. Yet little was learned apart from the fact they they were amazingly, terribly, part merged in a fashion that seemed to be impossible.

Abruptly, with a soft shimmering, all of the twistmara became humans in power armour but they were semiconscious and their minds were in need of much healing.

Moopsmala had acted as had her older sister and both were very angry about something that they had learned but did not seem at all surprised by it or so Samtha psysensed; she had no idea of what had made them so emotional.

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Zalmata IronsidePlatoon WayWanderer: Almata Gets Rambunctious and Then?

[1]18.1[42]

There were noises of powerful weapons firing be they heavy lasers, thunderguns, battlerifles, packguns, missile launchers and others coming through the door.

BraveDukeAI: “That will teach Zalmata to get rambunctious!”

Elaine sighed. “Perhaps it would be more effective if it was more than audio special effects being used against her?”

BraveDukeAI: “You know something, I never thought of that. I wonder why not. Still the three BravePawns in there are tough, courageous and dangerous warriors.”

The powerdoor opened and through it raced three small, uniquely odd, robots being relatively to each other tall-skinny, short-squat and the other in between. The powerdoor quickly closed behind them as they darted around Elaine to promptly halt and try to hide behind her.

BraveDukeAI: “Meet my courageous BravePawns Frankie the tall one, Francie the middle one and Frontie the squat one. I have programmed them in the deadly martial arts of knitting, surrendering, flower arranging, playing dead, playing soccer, running away and pretending to be pieces of harmless furniture along with other delights. It surprises me that they could not handle Zalmata.”

Elaine smiled as she reassured the three quaking robots by patting each on the head in turn. “Is BraveDukeAI your real title?”

BraveDukeAI: “Well, to give my answer a sneaky taste, no!”

Elaine smiled. “So who are you, my sweet.”

BraveDukeAI: “Have no real idea though it could be Bruce or King Bongo III or anything else. Maybe I should be the FunDuke or the LoveDuke or something else to do with 'duke'.”

A terrible shrieking noise took place on the other side of the powerdoor followed soon by a mighty booming noise and then another.

BraveDukeAI: “I don't think those were audible special effects.”

Elaine nodded. “Wisely thought out, sweetie! The first was Zalmata being highly rambunctious and the latter was MrWalker firing his very special type revolver pistol.”

MrWalker emerged from mid air, walking from the direction of the powerdoor. He came to a halt. “Since you were set up, by MsFixit, to help keep Zalmata's presence here a secret while trying to keep her comfortably confined, you could be called the ZalmataDuke.”

ZalmataDuke. “So be it for now I am ZalmataDuke and my army of brave followers, all three of them, are the ZalmataPawns. How is Zalmata?”

MrWalker frowned softly. “Deeply asleep, which is a state I hope she will remain in for a long time to come. Time to do some more working, on you, Grand ZalmataDuke of the ZalmataDukedom.”

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[1]18.2[43]

 

Then materialised a tall, woman, figure in a multiple coloured hooded robe. She was elegantly powerful, beautiful and graceful. She spoke. “I am the WayCarer of the WayWanderer and have come to personally see to Zalmata. I will also assist in the fixing up of the amazing ZalmataDuke so he can better, and more safely, deal with Zalmata along with her various expressions, avatars and other creations including her ZalmataDolls.”

 

MrWalker bowed briefly, in respect for one of the secondary three of the WayWanderer for he was one of the foundational nine of the same. She bowed back to him, acknowledging him in mutual respect.

 

ZalmataDuke spoke eagerly. “Then I won't have to play any of Zalmata's favourite games anymore or listen to her favourite stories?”

 

WayCarer smiled richly. “Never again, my sweetness. Time to reveal your true nature.”

 

A large section of machine opened up to expose a baby like figure with an oversized head with multiple cables, and pipes, attached to him. Clutched in his arms was a furry teddybear that seemed to be a quasiliving entity of some kind. Next to him were small robots ready to protect him and there were robotic teddybears neatly displayed along with 3D animated pictures, figurines, softly glowing toys and some big 3Dphotos.

 

ZaalmataDuke looked a lot like Zalmata herself being soon called, secretly and only sometimes, ZalmataBaby. Though others were obviously surprised this was not true for MrWalker, Sylae or Elaine.

 

Zalmata was ZalmataBaby's clone mother.

 

Sylae spoke. “ZalmataDuke, that explains why your bum itches for you have a real one and not an imaginary one but you knew that, didn't you.”

 

ZalmataDuke: “Wow, a breakthrough but I was only kind of aware of my true nature. Now I am happier even though I feel a little more scared in some ways.”

 

Sylae sighed. “That is a price of living awareness but there are good things about it, wonderful sweetie.”

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DCATO IronsidePlatoon: Decisions Made By the New Central High Command Council

[1]19.1[44]

Reforms, of the DCATO, meant changes to the command structure leading to the creation of the CHCC that was not to be confused with the IronsideElders Council or various new subcouncils, semicouncils or demicouncils. The CHCC at once began making decisions, issuing both general directives and more direct orders. A purge of petty corruption began, which was not a great problem in itself but unwelcome when the DCATO was struggling with so many new challenges. Eighty-four Armatechers were stripped of their memberships and became convicts but most gained far lesser punishments.

The IronsideTriplets were all were to become part of the new IronsideBrigade being now an expanded, enhanced, military unit thanks to newly found resources; it continued with its old special authority and duties. Stella, who had been working separately, would be Starmajor of the Ironsideoperatives. Apart from its high command, and general service-support elements, it would be focused in three directions as paramilitary troopers, recon assault scouts and covert operatives along with general service-support elements Starmajor Samtha would command Ironsidetroopers, starmajor Sylae would work with Ironsidescouts and Starmajor Stella would direct Ironsideoperatives while all would be part of high command. Ironsideoperatives would focus on covert ops, Ironsidescouts would focus on recon stealth ops and Ironsidetroopers would focus on recon assault ops or so went the official theory. In practice limitations of numbers would have them doing kinds of operations at need.

A secret deal was made with Henric Casdaye who departed, along with followers, equipment-supplies and supposedly stolen hihitech. The group was soon heading towards the low hulking fortress of FortResolve and though the DCATO would continue to track them as much as possible, for the moment they were no longer considered 'problematic'.

 

The deal had been made because of greater challenges, already in DC or coming to it. While mutigehulks, Striken Mercenaries and other threats had been in DC long before the DCATO had arrived.

 

Coming from northwards were trios of scoutbots sprouting EagleClaven propaganda and promising the later arrival of EagleClaver Forces. The voice of 'President Adam Father' was patronising, annoying but not totally false; EagleClavers did not butcher those who surrendered to being semicitizens serving the and its EagleEnclaves as they were set up; each enclave was ruled by its own secondary EagleClave government type arrangement. Those enslaved, as prisoners, became subcitizens who were treated more harshly though they were given chances to become willing semicitizens. Almost nothing was known about of what happened inside the EagleEnclaves once they were established. All together the EagleClaves states were known as the greater state of the EagleClaven just as the EagleEnclaves together were the greater nation of the EagleEnclaven.

Mutibandits were not much threat to the DCATO but radgangers and mutiraiders were more so yet worse than they were the pakraiders of such as pakreavers, pakcrazers and pakzerkers coming from the east whose ultimate origin was a mystery. Mutighouls would attack if it seemed they faced a target they could easily overwhelm but would flee away if any strong resistance was offered. Mutighoulers were frenzied in their attacks, rarely retreating. As for mutigehulks, while many came from ShelterplexDC003, other wilder ones seemed to be coming from somewhere else that was unknown and not just to the DCATO. Then there were the muticreatures ranging from more harmless muticritters to more dangerous mutibeasts, that is from such as mutiroaches right up to such as deathsaurs. Rogue robots, turrets and remotebots made life more interesting as did 'colour coded' alien raiding parties. It being the Wastelands there were many other challenges.

Edited August 9, 2019 by Maharg67