Clink, clink, clink.
Percival Marshall swirled the Fruitopia Martini in his stained-glass cup, the genetically-modified flavor of every Terran-bred fruit combining into a unique tang and a horribly addicting aroma. Rapidly tapping his foot, he awaited the arrival of his shareholders. The next successors in the Carter and Dark bloodlines. Today was the day that MC&D, Ltd. made a fresh start in the galaxy. A lanky form materialized from the air, as Magnus Carter, PhD in Psionics, slowly formed from the Aether and made touchdown with the ground.
"Where's Nicole?" a metallic voice uttered out after stretching his legs. It seemed that Psionic transportation was tiring after various combat missions. Percival merely tilted a shoulder up and down. "Should be arriving shortly. Being a moderately influential popstar has it's...annoyances."
"How did hiding go for you?"
"Got into firefights and was almost assassinated, but other than that, peachy. Et toi?"
"About the same experiences, Marshall. Are our contacts in place? Are they ready?"
Percival got up from his chair and put one hand on his hip, looking out to their base of operations, Eboracum London. An entire planet which they economically wrestled and took over, puppet governors in every crevice. An electrical buzzing broke the tension, as a hovercraft vessel slowly descended from the sky, a decadent, fluorescent, and flamboyant platform with a striking redheaded woman with glowing contacts on full display slowly made her way down, lightly pouncing down onto the balcony. Her arm was wrapped up in glowing fabric, with what seeming to be a rusted statuette in her hand, bloodied.
"Nikki Storm. Or, Nicole Dark. How was the trip?" Percival cocked his head at her appearance. Definitely, the monthly thematic fashion choices were inspired. And nice to look at.
Nicole Dark, (known to the public as Nikki Storm) 5667th successor to the Dark bloodline, let down her hair, shaking it around. "Had to chase off some galactic agent. He caught me by surprise, shot me in the arm."
Percival glazed his eyes when he saw the sculpture. "Using Acquisitions already?" Magnus walked over and put up an arm, telekinetically hooking the statue and wrenching it into his own hands.
"I would've died if I didn't use it. Besides, this one causes amnesia and severe memory loss." The middle-aged man merely shook his head at the response. "Be more careful. Anyway, this won't take long. We all agree on our public reformation?" Percival inquired while taking out a dark box with three short needles facing outwards. "Then let's go. Release it."
At once, all three individuals pricked their skin with the needles, blood dripping inwards into the container. In surrounding star systems, robotic workers suddenly began to re-activate. Factories long since abandoned started up again. Contracting notices were outsourced towards thousands upon thousands of sleeper agents. The game had started once again. MC&D, Ltd, was about the play the game once again.
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Strong signals and garbled transmissions would slam into every empire, heavily encrypted signals idly finding their way to political entities of all ethos and ideology.