(Adam POV)
"Alpha, how many pods are landing near our position?" I had already gotten onto the elevator that I've made leading up to the surface.
[Based on imaging from the God's Eye it seems like there are at least two pods entering the atmosphere… structural integrity of the pods are holding, however they are increasing their velocity rapidly.]
As the elevator makes it to the surface, I disable the cloaking while using my Omega, Nites to form cloaking tech around the crash site….
[10 seconds till impact!]
The two pods then crash down from the sky while I immediately create multiple tentacles from my body and grab both of the pods before they slide off into some nearby canyon… planting my feet into the ground I grasp both of the pods and after a couple of seconds, I slow down the pods to a reasonable speed before using my nanites to access their thruster systems and turn them off.
Coming to a stop, I release the tentacles and the swarms of tiny nano machines return to my body… I slowly walk towards both of the pods and after wiping off the dust and various debris, I look inside both of the pods and find two very large babies. And as soon as I looked at them, I immediately knew that this was going to be annoying.
Four eyes looked back at me—two of them white and the other two a glowing yellow color. Even as infants, I could tell they were studying me and not with the completely innocent charm of newly born babies. Now based on my initial scans, these babies have the same cognitive development as young teenagers… they may not have the maturity or the general know-how of said age group, but their brains are developing faster.
Making sure that there weren't any booby traps on these pods, I carefully opened both of them while putting on small gas masks for the children, which help supply them with oxygen. With a snap of my fingers, I create two machine versions of myself that look similar to Warlock from the Marvel comics universe. I don't want them to be identical so we don't have any crisis of identity like Twice from My Hero Academia.
With one thought, both of them pick up the small children while I begin to study the pods… sadly, all in all, they are pretty much just life support pods—no weapons, barely any defenses. Just mainly life support systems. Which makes sense, as they were probably just taken from the Emperor maybe a few days or even weeks ago.
The timing of the warp is strange due to its own existence, but that's neither here nor there. At this point I cover both of the pods with my nanites and begin studying the schematics, as anything that can survive in the immaterial is worth studying… making sure to check for any data logs or recordings. I find nothing… no files, no schematics, no knowledge. So that was a bust.
I then dissolve both of the pods and use the material to create more nano machines…
"Alpha, give me a status update."
[Both of the children are completely calm and have been placed in the care center… however we are most definitely going to have to make adjustments for their various sizes… Project Helios is complete and requires testing… the Zero Dawn machines are also near completion and are prepared to be rolled out as soon as Project Helios succeeds.]
"That's good… that's good… now Alpha, we're going to be refaxing our efforts slightly. For one, know that I am not a very good parent, so we're going to be focusing on biological and cybernetic creations. So to be honest, you should be thanking the babies as I'm going to be focusing on creating your body, so send me a picture if you wish for a specific design…" Alpha goes quiet before I receive a rather excited thanks from the artificial intelligence.
After finishing dissolving the pods, I do a scan of the area for a few miles and find nothing. After reactivating the cloak tech around my elevator, I proceed to head back down.
Project Helios is going to need to be tested and I would rather the children grow up knowing what the sun and plant life looks like. So with that thought in mind, I begin delving into what I know of solar punk technology… almost immediately I begin thinking of designs to create various atmospheres and artificial ecosystems.
With the completion of Project Helios, I can essentially create mini suns. So the next big project is going to essentially be a large plant dome… I'm also going to have to start delving into biology and various chemical processes.
I take a breath as I hit the ground floor… so much to do yet. I just can't stop feeling excited.
The door is open and as I walk through my base, I immediately head towards the care center to make sure that the children are still all right. I wouldn't want them to become agitated.
Based on their eye color, I am most certainly dealing with this universe's version of Konrad and Lorgar, but that's not what is stumping me. It's the fact that they're the opposite gender.
Looks like I've been sent to a female Primarch universe, and I can almost hear that bastard laughing at me right now. But this can actually work in my favor because from what I remember from that various fanfiction universe, each of these marks have someone that helps keep them grounded. So as long as I take care of these two myself, I won't really worry about the others—just to make sure that none of them fall to chaos or to their own insecurities.
As much as people try to convince me that these evolutions of humanity are filled with fault as most others, I still find that incorrect—or at least not entirely correct… each one of them had at least one too many mental disabilities and the fact that their father, or at least gene donor, was the Emperor who wasn't exactly Father of the Year didn't help. Not to mention his Webway project and various secrets.
I mostly blame that on GW as they had to essentially create a godlike character that somehow had so many flaws, but that simultaneously made him more popular as people created so many fan theories… the most popular one is that the Emperor had seen the Heresy all along, and simply chose the path to make said Heresy not completely destroy humanity.
I do not know the answer. Maybe if I ever talk to him or her I may find out… for now it's time to play team dad again…
(Alpha POV)
Thousands upon thousands of sensors run diagnostics across miles and miles of land… creating digital maps to create the most effective use of the GECKS when they finally become active.
I'll also have to let the master understand the necessity for also developing cryogenic weapons and various other technologies in order to create sustainable water…
[Current Zero Dawn Mechs Active: Striders, Watchers, Grazers, Scrappers, Bellowbacks, Tallnecks, Snapmaws, Lancehorns, Glinthawks…]
[Required Military Models: Sawtooths, Ravagers, Thunderjaws, Stormbirds,…]
Combing over terabytes of data in seconds would be impossible with the average human mind… each factory is created with dozens of virtual intelligence, making the process seamless and efficient… thankfully, the planet is rich in terms of various minerals… but given the planet's history as a mining colony, that is a given.
Currently the required facilities make up 5% of the upper crust of the planet… projections show that this will increase exponentially and in the next decade this percentage will increase to 40% if not higher. Begin processing data on the ramifications of a hollow planet….
[Monitoring life signs… vitals… average given current size… brain activity… exponential… informed master of current study.]
These two children… their genetic makeup is advanced to say the least… they have multiple organs, each one serving a different purpose… most of them are to promote physical development, while some are more esoteric in nature… possible warp mutations?
I wonder what they are experiencing right now? Are they afraid? Are they curious? What will the future hold now that they are amongst us?
…..
[Power levels… nominal… may require upgrades.]
[Updating Personnel Files: Konrad/Lorgar.]
However, I must thank these interlopers, as it seems that master is more willing to study genetics and biology now… I will soon be there with him physically… I may abhor having extra bodies within this personal space between us, but soon enough it won't matter…
For he sees only me…
[Beginning biological platform designation…]
(Adam POV)
I wonder how she's doing… I wonder if she'll ever forgive me…
My mind is taken away from my thoughts, as it seems like the two are finally cognizant of their position… the two begin to look around their current environment. They watch as the walls ripple as they are constantly changing to create a comfortable environment.
"Good morning, you two…" To be honest, I didn't really know what to say after that and for a moment we just sat in silence, but soon enough they started to babble, and as I looked at the monitors showing their current vitals, it seems like they were hungry.
So as I placed my hand along the nearby wall, I let my nano machines flow, and soon enough a small microwave-looking device formed against the wall and from my hand, small square packs… to put it simply, this is the microwave from the first Spy Kids movie that uses various chemical processes within the packs to create food.
From my own memory, I recall various forms of baby food and combine them into the ultimate healthy package… after placing the packs within the microwave, the microwave begins to light up with energy before the packs are transmuted into food…
I then form a small spoon and begin feeding the two while also allowing them to drink various baby formula… thankfully the two are intelligent enough to realize what I'm trying to do and are seemingly able to tell I'm not trying to hurt them.
For the next few minutes, I sit between the two and feed them, and while they are mostly silent, I do hear a happy giggle sometimes and I smile, recalling old memories… those weren't great times, but I'll never forget them… I wonder how you're doing…?
However, I'm then taken out of my reverie as the female Konrad pushes her hands out towards me, and as I very lightly pick her up and make sure to produce the perfect amount of body heat, from my back I form two more arms to grab the female Lorgar…
Holding the two next to my chest, I begin to hum an old song while deploying some nano machine clones to begin working on my various bio android projects… I do believe Alpha is going to want that body any day now and I want to be ready.
"Ahhh…" The two begin to try to speak, however their vocal cords are still developing, and most of it comes out as quite adorable "ahhh's and ooooh's." The scientist in me wants to try to take samples to see if I could replicate what they are, but it's the human in me that wants to make sure that these two grow up right. And who says I can't do both… children are always shedding something, if not various fluids or unnecessary bodily pieces.
I rock them back and forth slowly and carefully while forming small speakers on my stomach and playing calm ambient music from The Lord of the Rings… don't judge me… if I'm going to induct them into anything, it is going to be nerd culture… I just wonder how the Chaos Gods are going to react to their Chaos Undivided priest and their Night Watcher going AWOL…
While thinking this, I am also attempting to develop means to block the visions that Konrad will begin to receive eventually. And although I theorize that the visions themselves were made so dark due to the chaotic atmosphere of Nocturne as well as Chaos God manipulations, I just want to be sure. No one should be haunted by nearly endless visions of their death… I will always and forever hate precogs.
As the two then begin to fall asleep, I place them back in their cradles while making sure to give them the perfect temperature for sleeping… I won't fail again… even if you grow up to despise me…
For now, I focus on the 10 different projects I have to work on, and in the back of my mind I'm beginning the designs on the 11th project…
The satellites were only the first step. Soon enough I will reach beyond this smog-filled sky…
(Hello there, ladies and gentlemen, another continuation of another chapter to another snippet. Feel free to recommend any technology you would like to see in future chapters. And depending on when you guys are reading this, I wish you a good morning, good afternoon, and good night.)