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Chapter 38 - Chapter 38: Experimental code name: S.P.E.C.T.O.R

[All targets eliminated. You are now qualified to become Spector's operator.]

"Well I guess that answers that." Adam said as he ignored the armed individuals below and shot off towards the forest where Spector was located.

Down below the armed individuals looked up with weapons raised as they heard the sound of a sonic boom but only managed to see a red blur streaking into the distance..

[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Spector's operator?"

[Justiceistruth: (Earth): Isn't the streamer called Spector?]

[Superhearofangirl (Earth): But he also addresses his assistant as Spector?]

[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): It is confusing, I guess we will have to wait to find out what Spector is, I'm kind of excited to know.]

A helicopter that had recently left the air force base near Alamo City was flying quickly with a group of soldiers on board talking.

"Does command really have no idea what we are looking for or are they just keeping us in the dark?" 

"Who knows, but what would be the point in them keeping us in the dark if we are going there to capture it?"

"Point taken. I just can't imagine what it could be. Other than a missile I mean what else flies at Mach five?"

"Your wife when she kicks her lover out of the house after she finds out you're on your way home."

"Hahahaha."

"Quiet down people we just got new intel." The squad leader called out as they all felt the helicopter change course.

"Apparently the target has just entered hypersonic speed again and is heading back towards Alamo City."

"Fuck that means we will miss it if it doesn't stop there and just keeps going in that direction." A soldier complained.

Just as the squad leader was about to reply a communication came over the radio from the pilot.

"Squad leader, radar control reports that the target's signature has disappeared, it was last detected over the forest outside Alamo City and they believe it may have touched down, ETA fifteen minutes."

"You heard the man people, prep for wilderness combat."

"Sir, yes sir."

Adam arrived outside the cave and as he landed his wings vanished back into his suit after which he entered the cave.

[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): What the hell is this?]

[Justiceistruth: (Earth): It's a cave genius.]

[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Fuck off, I can tell that much. I mean why did he enter it?]

[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): He has a point, there is nothing here, it's even kind of small.]

[Superior4horns (Vinox 3): Whatever he is looking for is probably camouflage stupid 3 horned idiot.]

As 3 and 4 horns started to bicker in the chat Adam approached the wall and pressed his hand against it like last time.

[Access Granted]

As Spector allowed access Adam passed through the wall and entered into the same corridor as before as the lights came on.

[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Woah.]

[Gunlovergirl (Earth): This is new.]

[SciFifanboy (Earth): This is so SciFi.]

[Prestigious3horns (Vinox 2): Impressive, is it some sort of active camouflage tech?]

[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): Could be but that doesn't normally stop someone without access entering. If you know it's there you can just walk right through the holographic projection the active camo creates.]

[Solarianpride11 (Solarian 4): …]

[Tessisdabest (Imperial Down): Something wrong honoured Solarian?]

[Please follow the lights.] Spector suddenly said before the same light sequence as before led him along the corridor.

The led him to a double door that slid open like normal revealing a small room only big enough for half a dozen people to fit in. As Adam stepped inside the door closed before the room started to drop upwards with beams of light flashing up the edges of the room as it dropped.

[SciFifanboy (Earth): I'm getting serious SciFi vibes from all this.]

[AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): Honestly I agree.]

[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): This all reminds me of something but I can't think what.]

After a few seconds the room stopped rising and the door opened onto another corridor as Adam once again followed the lights all the way to a set of large double doors at the very end which slid open again allowing him entry.

Adam entered a huge spherical room that was made up of countless hexagon shaped wall panels with a single path that led from the entry door to the centre of the room where a group of what looked like control panels were facing a giant floating orb of energy in the very centre of the room.

[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): HOLO FUCK! That's an AI construct, I have never seen one so massive outside a city before.]

[Tessisdabest (Imperial Down): Wow. shocked face emoji.]

[Solarianpride11 (Solarian 4): I have to admit that's impressive, I have never seen an AI construct on this level before.]

[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): AI Construct?]

[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): AI constructs are basically the brain of an AI. Most AI's have relatively simple constructs that keep the size small and capable of fitting in an androids core for example. However some AI's need to be on a much larger scale and so have bigger constructs, let's take for example the one that maintains a city or space station. This construct needs to not only be able to command and control all the worker androids a city has simultaneously but operate the mundane things like when the plants and flowers should be watered to traffic and management control to the more essential things. Basically anything that doesn't need an individual's hands-on constantly is run by a city's AI construct. Because of all the functions it has to do simultaneously every major city has a building purely dedicated to that AI construct.]

[SciFifanboy (Earth): That's so SciFi.]

[Superior4horns (Vinox 3): Why would there be such a large AI construct, he's obviously not in a city or on a space station.]

"Wellcome potential operator to Spector's main computer core." As the Spector spoke the AI construct seemed to pulse with each word and its colour fluctuated slightly.

"So your Spector?" Adam asked.

"I am Spector's AI which is part of Spector, so in a way I am Spector while also I am not."

"Well that explains things." Adam replied sarcastically.

[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): No it doesn't.]

[Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): He was being sarcastic, couldn't you tell?]

[Gunlovergirl (Earth): I think Stealthassasin9 is a bit lacking in the IQ department.]

[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): OI!]

"In order for you to become the operator your data has to be entered into my construct here in the core, this is the only place a new operator and captain can be registered."

[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Captain?]

[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): I had a feeling.]

[Solarianpride11 (Solarian 4): …]

[Superior4horns (Vinox 3): Well that explains why his tech is so advanced for the planet.]

[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): What? It does?]

[Tessisdabest (Imperial Down): He really is slow.]

Going back several days to just after Adam had been healed by Spector and was talking to Spector android for the first time.

"Spector is this." The android replied before dozens of holographic screens appeared around Adam.

"What the fuck." Adam cursed in shock.

"Spector stands for…."

"Experimental code name: S.P.E.C.T.O.R"

"Solarian"

"Performance"

"Experimental"

"Covert"

"Temporal"

"Operations"

"Reconnaissance"

Adam stared in shock at the holographic displays that showed the layout design of a spaceship.

He noticed however that many of the names and descriptions of the different parts of the ship were filled with question marks.

"I'm an experimental prototype that was designed and constructed by the Solarian special forces research and development division five."

"The primary goal behind my development was to be the first of a new line of ships designed and built around using a prototype experimental drive system."

"Because of the classified nature of this drive system I was designed with covert capabilities in mind along with being able to operate independently and without needing to contact Solarian command for long periods of time if necessary."

"My next generation anti-gravity drive allows me the speed and manoeuvrability of smaller sized ships even though I am classified as medium sized."

"I am also equipped with next generation offensive and defensive capabilities that are comparable to larger sized ships."

"More information is currently restricted at this time since you do not have clearance."

"What on earth is something like you doing here and should there not be a crew or scientists or something?" Adam asked.

"During a trial run of the experimental drive system an error occurred that sent me off course and caused me to end up near this planet. There was no one else on board since it was the first active trial of the new drive."

"I tried to contact Solarian special forces research and development division five however I was unsuccessful and therefore decided to hide myself until contact with them could be established or the universal law of starship salvage could be enacted."

"What's the universal law of starship salvage?" Adam asked.

"The universal law of starship salvage is two part, the first part states that if a ship is left derelict or is not operated by its owner within ten years then it is open salvage. However the salvager is required to report the salvaging of the starship in case the previous owner wants to claim back ownership of it. In this case the original owner is required to reimburse the salvager an amount equal to the starship's worth."

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