The Invenios Expeditions | Prologue #1 - Duty Within Catastrophe

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Thank you. Down here, down here, in the cellar. Hurry Edward! We just lost the Genesis Zone and magma is already covering a quarter of the city. I'm coming. Edward, did you get my message? Did you find it? Yes, yes my love. I did get your P-Comp message. I think I found what you wanted in the vault downstairs. Thank the goddess. Was the entire device intact? Yes, I think so. I found it beside all your other military equipment. I certainly hope it was worth it Serena. More than you know. Thank you for coming back for it. I rushed here as soon as I could. I understand Serena, but just tell me. Is it all true? Are we really abandoning Leviathan? I wouldn't be moving the parcel if we weren't. Evacuation protocol. Senior military personnel must secure classified equipment in the event of Leviathan's destruction. Here, let me see it. It's small but heavy. Small nonetheless might be Leviathan's only hope for the future. Here, I've got it. I said it was heavy. It's fine. I also grabbed this. Our coin pendants. They're hundreds of years old, Edward. What on earth possessed you to... There were no photographs when we met in 1831 and you're telling me that we're about to lose our home, our city and everything we have. I don't intend to lose our memories as well. We don't have time for you to be such a romantic fool. Come on. Serena! We're not going to die. We're not going to die. You know that? I know. I trust you, my Royal Princess. My sweet poet. Daughter! Come on, this way. Down Grete Street. I'm behind you. The air, Serena. I know. We have to hurry. I must turn to you. Do you think we have? Too little. You should let me carry the parcel. No. I've got it. Besides, Leviathan, you don't have the security clearance to hold it. That show security protocol is going to matter much anymore, Serena. You're using the Genesis Zone. It won't be long now. The city is collapsing. God, what the hell did this thing happen, Serena? I can't tell. It looks like we lost hydro-sermal containment. Is that possible? I'm clear. Everybody look at me. What? Look at me. Whatever happens. Do you mean what happens? No. No, no. We're not going to start talking like this. No, Serena. If anything happens to me, you have to get this parcel to McCall and Orsel. Everything you understand. Serena, the lights. It's the Luma Flora. It's burning away. Edward, did you hear what I said? The parcel. Yes. Yes, I understand, Serena. If all fails, I'll get the parcel to Councilwoman Orsel. It's critical, Edward. Now let's hurry before... Damn it. What? What does your Picov say? Reports have magma seeping across the southern half of the city. The LDU troops are pulling back. The flow is moving towards the Hanger Bay. Serena, all the people that... Not everyone's going to get out in time, Edward. Come on. We have to hurry. This way. Let's go. Turn left. We can use the back alley near the squid. I see it. Go. I'm right behind you. How long until the pressure shield collapses? I don't know, Edward. Serena? We just have to hurry. Serena, you're a senior Darkwater H.I.P.S. I've all with me. How long before the Dan Ocean fills this cavern? The pressure shield is protected by the deepest failsafe buffers in the civic infrastructure, Edward. I said how long, Serena? Oh, Serena. God, it's Edward. A 30 minutes, maybe less. Help! Help! Help! I did this! Edward, look out! No! Edward! Edward, are you okay? Serena! Give me your hand. Come on. I got you. My...my ankle feels twisted. Uh, broken? No. No, I think I can live with it. Just slowly. We may not have time for slow, my love. Can you walk if I hold you? We're here. We need to hurry. Yes, yes, I think... Ah! I got you. Serena, do you hear that? Serena, we have to help Edward. Edward, you can barely walk. We have to go. Serena! Edward, the parcel! Damn the parcel. Come on, help me. I'll call if I have to. We're better than this. Quickly, Edward, quickly. Come on. Help me. Move some of this debris. Oh, yes. Thank you. Here, thank you. Can you get to your feet? Thank you. Take my hand. Yes. I think I can manage to get her. Are you all right? Can you walk? Yes, yes, I think so. Then we all need to move now. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Yes, yes. Thank you. Thank you for getting me out. Thank you. She's so claustrophobic, you know. I thought I was going to die in there. I couldn't breathe. Breathing may continue to prove challenging. My love, just give me a moment. Your ankle, it's so swollen. Did you break it? No, no. It's just a small... Well, there's three of us now, right? Yes? Come on, get in the middle. We can all help each other. Come on now. Hands on our shoulders. He's right. Hold on to me. No, no, no. You can't possibly save me. You can't ask you to... I saved you. Come on. Okay. Okay. Let's... Let's better, yes. Thank you. Yes. Now, you put your weight on me. I'm small but sturdy, you know. Too kind. Come on. The entrance to the Hanger Bay is a half kilometer north. I've got you, my love. What's your name, friends? Sinclair is the name. Sinclair Rousseau. Nice to meet you, Sinclair. I'm Edward. This is Serena. Hello. Hello. Thank you again for saving me. I believe this is happening. You do, Doc. The pyre... We have wounded Moe. I'm so frightened by all this. Of course you are. I'm scared as well. There's too many people, Serena. We just have to keep pushing. Two of you... You work together, isn't it? For more than a century. We must care for each other, crafty. Shit. Look. The pyres have plopped off all South Access ways. Serena. Serena, is it... You're made of tree branch, yeah? I am. How did you know? I noticed your PCOM. So tell me, soldier. On the street, are we going to get out of here? Stop it. Of course we will, sir. You're almost there. How's your ankle, Edward? I'm managing. It's... This hangar is just a hay. Over there. That defense unit check point. They're lying. Look down at the hangar bay. There's not enough sephir craft for everyone. Not even close. My God. Look at the crowds. It's not a crowd. More like a mob. We've never seen anything like it. There's too many. A city. One of it. Sinclair. We were all supposed to live forever. Look at me. That was the promise. Look at me. After all these centuries. You're getting out of here. After all we... The checkpoint is 100 yards east. We're going to just push a bit further. Come on, you're with us. Thank you. Forgive me, but... But how exactly are your military friends at the guard gate going to help us navigate this mob? Serena has a way with people. Do they have a special ferry ticket to give us? Will they just shoot everyone when they run out of zebras? This parcel I'm carrying is our ticket out of Leviathan. Come on. Captain. Captain. You need to keep moving. The civilian evacuation gate is further south. Captain, I'm military branch Serena Narobi. Darkwater under chief. Scan my PCOM. I'm EV protocol extraction. My team and I need to get through the guard gate. Yes, ma'am. This way. Order now! Demagnetize the entry. Listen to me. I need a military escort to get us down to the launch bay. Under chief, you don't understand. We don't have... Captain, this is EV protocol diamond status. I need an EV back for this parcel and my team now. Yes, sir. Yes, ma'am. Right away. Kateruski! Mills! I need you staffed! Yes, sir! Copy, sir. Listen to me. I want you to guard the under chief in her detail at all times. She's carrying a high value classified parcel of vital importance. They have to make it topside. Do you understand? Yes, sir. Let's move out. This way, men. Let's go. I've never seen soldiers, chariots before. These assaults are rarely drawn within the Leviathan. They know what people will do to stay alive. This elevator will take us down to the loading level. Quickly, get in. Both of you, get ready and stay close. We're leaving the Leviathan. Prepare yourselves. Citizens are desperate to escape and the evacuation has driven people to... ...extremes. Head left when the door's open. All right. Get ready. Left hangar bay. Door's open. I have never seen so many people. Left one, two, three. You will be evacuated. Yes, sir. Go, go, go. The student of ships. The quarter six. I can see what we needed a military escort. Me, too. Oh, I swung. You're serene, but there's no one in the middle of life. Stay in order. Get back. Get in, get in. Move. Don't push her. Load him in. Now, now, now. That's my partner. I have to go with her. Please don't separate us. I'm going with her. I said stop. Stop being a son of a bitch. Sit down. He's skipping the queue. Grab him. Let go of me. Don't worry. I'm getting on that ship. Over my dead body. Such barbarity. Launch to a plane. Zephyr away. Can we get through? We need to hurry. I'm sorry, Under Chief. We're doing our best to clear the crowds. There's, there's just too many. Serena, they'll never be able to get all these people out in time. Well, they're damn well going to get us out. Come on, Edward Sinclair. Stay close to me. Under Chief, Tube three. We've got a hot Zephyr loading now. Almost at capacity, but we're going to get you on. Copy. Good work. Sinclair? Leave the way. I'm going to Edward. This way. Move out of the way. And it's not even protocol. I'm loading Under Chief Narobi into Zephyr 7J Launch Tube three. That is of a parcel. Parcel secure, sir. Cover the hatch. Heal the downlock. A-tab. Hey, what are they doing? Listen to me. I'm going to put you in the co-pilots. You'll be off your leg, love. Where am I asked? Is our pilot. All the Zephyrs are on autopilot to the Seagate coordinates once they enter the trench. Let's hope so. You do know it's been over a hundred years since my submersible pilot was training. It has been two hundred years since I've been on the service, but that's where we're heading. Edward, I'm leaving the parcel by your feet. Sinclair, stay close to Edward and get everyone secure. What's happening? Why haven't you launched yet? We're leaving as soon as we get a green light. Launch status? I said launch status! Ma'am, your Zephyr is over capacity. We can't launch you. There's too much weight. The parcel. We need to get people off now. Launch? No, I'm not kissing off. Get forces off. It's a death sentence. Serena, you can't make them leave. The mob will eat them alive. I don't want to. What about our family? Launch the ship, soldier. You're too heavy. Lieutenant, as a division under chief, I'm authorizing an exception to standard protocol. Launch the fucking ship now! You don't understand. You'll damage the launch tubes and your stabilizers. All units, all units! We have lost treasure containment. We have lost treasure containment. The pressure shield has collapsed! Soldier, light the candle and get us out of here now! That's in order! Yes, yes, ma'am. 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Where'd you learn to sub-reign like that? Edward was trained as a reserve pilot on a pelagic zoology expedition in 1890. There have always been parcels in narwhals. A bit of open water piloting off your mine. Honestly, I'm sure. Forgive me. What happens now? Once the Zephyrs are launched from the trench wall, they're programmed to travel along the sea floor until they reach a sea gate. A sea gate? Yes. A sea gate creates an aqua-dynamic vortex that moves objects faster than the speed of sound underwater. It allows the Zephyr and Vespa crafts to move great distances in the ocean. But the problem is they also carry a tremendous amount of kinetic energy, and it usually takes a computer to navigate the tidal eddies surrounding the vortex. Forgive me, but my last foray outside Leviathan was facilitated by Keyhole. Ugh, before the rebellion. May I ask how old you are, Sinclair? 653, and you're... 376. We're approaching the sea gate corners. I'm going to ask everyone to hang on. We're going to try to do this manually. Manually? Is she crazy? We've been better off in the flood. You can do it, old chap. We're about to drop into the sea gate fall current. This could get... Shopee! Will we be all right? Well, it's Edward, your husband. My partner, yes, for the last two centuries. Two minutes to sea gate! Get ready! Two minutes! I heard you tell the soldiers you were Darkwater. Was that true? It is. So, you've really been up there for service? Not enough. Just the last century. One minute! What is it like? I mean, now. It's not what you think. It hasn't changed as much as you think. Thirty seconds! You're very weak now. You might want to hold on to something. Why is that? Because traveling by sea gate is... ...by war. We've been very weak. Mr. Light of the Portaxes! We've been to the sea gate. We won't get to the rendezvous point with the other ships. We should be back on the air then. We've been to the portaxe. Then we float to the bottom of the ocean and die. Who the hell are you? Serena Narobi. You? Someone who is not impressed. I hope your partner is a better pilot than... ...whatever it is you do. Ah! I'll go to the sea gate! 200 meters! We've got a mission! I see something. Two silver rings. They're spinning. It's the sea gate. It's fooling up. Entering portaxe perimeter in three. Get ready. We're heading in. In two! The snow is never coming out. In one! Everyone hold on! 40. Approaching go-error. No! No! No! No! No! What's happening? We've hit! I thought we wanted to hit the sea gate. To go through is not smash into it. I can't control the ship! We're off course! Of course! Entering portaxe. We could end up anywhere! It's got a hold of the ship. It's got us! Hold on! You have been listening to the Inveneos Expeditions. A Leviathan Chronicles story. Written and created by Christoph LePutka. The Inveneos Expeditions is made possible by the generous support of our listeners. 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