Weary Loube Section 3 Chapter 2

Chapter 2

They sat and meditated for a good hour when Dredona’s BLD started ringing with a call from Triunfeo.  

“Hello?” Dredona turns on the hologram as Triunfeo and M appear on the screen.  

“Yes, we heard that the anti-Markaedium group finally came to their senses.” Triunfeo replies with M nodding next to him.  “We are interested in your offer for a banquet to clear your names.”

“Great.” Dredona replies with a sigh and continues, “We need at least a week to prepare but we were wondering where we might hold this event?”

M responds, “We think its best if we have it hear at the capital house.  You all can come a week from today to set up for the banquet.”  

Triunfeo then clears his throat and says, “There’s one more thing.”  The group looks at the hologram wonderingly.  “We have known about Max, Izzy, Diego, Robert, Lucee, and Ashay’s involvement with the Addiction to Action for a while and think they might need to do a little extra to prove their loyalty has changed.”

“What is that?” Lucee asks.  

Triunfeo and M both smile a menacing smile and say, “We want you six to help work at the Synthetic Isles.” He then looks at Sid and says, “as for you, you and Dredona can help with the event since we do not know of you or your connection to Addiction to Action.  As for you all,” he gestures to the collaborators. “You can work for a year to prove your loyalty to our cause.”

Dredona looks at the collaborators and then at Sid with a worried look on her face, she then speaks up and says, “That’s not safe, a lot of people have been known to die at Synthetic Isles.  Your campaign promised to turn that around and we still haven’t seen the necessary changes happen to the radiation at the housing on synthetic isles.  I beseech you to let them help with the banquet.  They are thoroughly remorseful and we are disbanding addiction to action.”

“Look,” M interjects, “we would love to trust you all, but we can’t even pick up a relay signal of your location.  Your Binary Lucy Disk is on thin ice as well, but we think maybe after the banquet you might help us with centralizing it to the states Exoh fibers.  Really, we are reluctant to do the banquet and the alternative you face is to all be fugitives and we will imprison you indefinitely, so the choice is yours.”  Triunfeo nods in agreement. 

The collaborators mutter amongst themselves and finally Max speaks up and says, “You have a deal.  How do we begin?”

Triunfeo smirks, “Excellent.  We will send a helicopter to pick you up at a rally point by where the protest was held tomorrow at midday.  As for Dredona and Mr…” he looks at Sid expecting a response. 

“Sid Enoo” Sid replies.

“As for Dredona and Sid Enoo.” Triunfeo starts,” Meet us at the plaza where the protest was held at sunrise a week from today so we can transport you to the banquet.  Bring all the equipment and food preparation stuff you will need.  That’s all for now.”  A crackle and the screen then shut off.  

  “F**k!” Dredona responds looking at the collaborators.  

“It’s the best we could do; we were already in trouble.  Who knows, they might have brought us the same fate as Natelia.”  Izzy reassures Dredona.  

“There’s no communication to Synthetic Isles.” Sid remarks, “How will we know if you all are, okay?”

Diego pats Sid on the back and says, “We will just go for the time being and meanwhile you two will do the important task of ridding this scum off Planet Terloub.  If Giestian wills it.”  

Sid responds angrily, “Giestian cannot do anything for us.  He was a martyr.  Only crazies like Triunfeo and M believe he still has a hand here on earth.  You all should be at the banquet when we see Triunfeo and M choke on the solarluna and finally depart this earth.  I don’t want to lose you all like we lost Natelia.”

Dredona comes in and adds, “it’s unsafe for you at the Synthetic Isles.  I wonder how what their real plan is with this.  We only have another half a day until you all leave.  Why don’t we meditate some more?”  

“Yes,” Lucee replies, “Don’t worry about us, just make sure that the plan is fulfilled.  All our lives are at risk.  If you manage to kill them, you two can come get us and we can liberate all the synthetic isles and hold new elections since they have made those unnecessary for the fifty years.  We saw ourselves that they will take off on their rocket and send everyone into amnesia.  Let’s focus on stopping them.  You two can come rescue us after they are dead.  But let us meditate.” The rest of the collaborators nod in agreement and they return to their meditation on the sand with Dredona’s Binary Lucy Disk adding some ethereal ambience.