Shizuoka Prefecture, 1877 - a man stands over a mound of glowing earth. His suit fabric thin, iridescent, vibrating. His determined large dark eyes, the only visible part behind the strange helmet, focused on the fragment in front of him...
"Control, this my 5th scan, another melted power cell.. I'm down to my last, but I need that to make the journey back"
"No, stay... remember your mission"
"Control..."
"The mission. Home is beyond our reach, the people of Earth need us."
"Understood. The air here.. is heavy, I feel heavy. I will age quickly."
"Sequence sent to your suit. Find a safe place away from civilization, initiate the Genesis-Protocol. Completion in one solar ortibal revolution. Cor... the protocol requires your last power-cell and remaining suit power, you will lose all ability to contact us.. and the effects are irriversable, do you understand?"
"I... Understand. And my mission when I awake?"
"Be part of humanity, guide only when necessary but stay in the shadows. Godspeed Cor, may you shine as bright as our home star, it was an honor."
...
Shizuoka Prefecture, 1978 - a dishevelved young man runs through the halls, stacks of papers in hand, almost running into the cart boy at the next turn, then falling head first into his office. Scurrying he gets up, picks up the telephone, calms himself and proceeds to dial the number passed down by his old benefactor.
"Mr. Cornelius.. it'a miracle, you were right!"
"Of course my boy, but I'm old so let's get on with it. Have you thought of a name?"
Shizuoka Prefecture, 1877 - a man stands over a mound of glowing earth. His suit fabric thin, iridescent, vibrating. His determined large dark eyes, the only visible part behind the strange helmet, focused on the fragment in front of him...
"Control, this my 5th scan, another melted power cell.. I'm down to my last, but I need that to make the journey back"
"No, stay... remember your mission"
"Control..."
"The mission. Home is beyond our reach, the people of Earth need us."
"Understood. The air here.. is heavy, I feel heavy. I will age quickly."
"Sequence sent to your suit. Find a safe place away from civilization, initiate the Genesis-Protocol. Completion in one solar ortibal revolution. Cor... the protocol requires your last power-cell and remaining suit power, you will lose all ability to contact us.. and the effects are irriversable, do you understand?"
"I... Understand. And my mission when I awake?"
"Be part of humanity, guide only when necessary but stay in the shadows. Godspeed Cor, may you shine as bright as our home star, it was an honor."
...
Shizuoka Prefecture, 1978 - a dishevelved young man runs through the halls, stacks of papers in hand, almost running into the cart boy at the next turn, then falling head first into his office. Scurrying he gets up, picks up the telephone, calms himself and proceeds to dial the number passed down by his old benefactor.
"Mr. Cornelius.. it'a miracle, you were right!"
"Of course my boy, but I'm old so let's get on with it. Have you thought of a name?"
"Yes sir... Streptomyces avermitilis"