A Tangled Web - Oil and Water

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 95287

Oversight Director Sylvia Cabrera walked into the lab, putting on her "no nonsense" face. She would deal with Carl later, but first she needed to oversee the scans of the two people who had come out of the caves.


Benjamin Naren is a ghast, a code name for someone who works for the USP, United Allarian States Special Projects Division. The autonomous nature of this division is a source of much controversy, but all agents are anonymous and with the exception of the small room in the executive government building, all affiliated locations are unknown to anyone else in the government, with a few exceptions (of course). The disparaging undead nickname is because no one knows who works for USP but they pop up in the most unlikely places.

Benjamin is not even his real name, but one he selected when he signed on with USP. His title? Read his ID:

Lieutenant Benjamin Naren
Historical Significance Investigation
Magical Sciences
UAS Special Projects Division
Override Clearance and Authority - Special Privilege

Benjamin was considering his options. He had no need to look up Carl Sanberg for Sylvia Cabrera. He knew who Carl was. Carl was working for him. "What do I tell Sylvia..." he asked himself. He could not afford to blow Carl's cover, but he had to give her something. He had worked hard to gain Sylvia's trust...


Fred and Siva had been sedated, and were each lying on an InfiniScan® medical table. They were restrained, and the lab techs were just about to activate the tables. "Are you ready, director?" asked Mark, the head lab tech.

"Do it." said Sylvia, hearing a soft gong in her ear that meant that she had a message. No one else could hear it, of course, that was the benefit of having the CommNet® implant. New secure message from Contact G9. She allowed herself a small smile. Benjamin would have the dirt on Carl.

Mark brought up the screen over Fred, and selected the option for comprehensive scan. He then went to do the same for Siva, and there was an immediate reaction as the scan initiated!

  1. There was a loud noise and the table lost power. Apparently, the magical nature of Siva had clashed with the MagiTek scanner.
  2. There was a huge explosion. Mark was killed instantly, and every MagiTek device in the lab imploded, including Sylvia's implant.
  3. There was a high pitched noise, and every MagiTek device in the lab shut down.
  4. All of a sudden...
  5. Meanwhile, Carl...
  6. Meanwhile, Astra and Exotica...

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