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Started September 24, 2019 by @StarkSpangledMayflower_Mad_Elder

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Thalia called for Esmae to come inside. Once the girl came inside, Thalia smiled at her. After Esmae's transition, Thalia had applied to get her own aged parts upgraded and was equipped with the same tech the Esmae now had. One eye along with her legs, right arm and left fingers were replaced by the new tech and she was able to do so much more than she had been with her old parts. For Esmae's mission, Nikona had privately asked Thalia to go along to observe her in the field.

Esmae opened the door and walked in. "Hello." Taking a step in her heart raced more, she was nervous but also excited. What was going to happen? What is her mission going to be? "So tell me about this mission." Nikona looked to Thalia, letting her take the lead. She was going with her so it was best to let her explain. (Sorry it's short. I'm a tad busy.)

"Well, our new upgrades allow us to say, take a trip down memory lane. Right now what I need you to do is tell me who Nathaniel Rhysand Graye is. you may know him as Nathan." she said, Holding up a small recording device.

"Well, seeing as you know his full name, I'm guessing you already know him. As for his house, you don't know that do you? And that's why you need me." Nathan huh? I wonder why him? Esmae didn't ask questions though. Dark Gemini got a bad reputation, but honestly, Esmae didn't see how they were all that bad. Sure their training is harsh, but it's humane they made sure she didn't get badly injured and if she did they took care of it. She, well, liked it here. Yes, she misses her family, but if they could see how much she has grown and what Dark Gemini had done for her, maybe they would see it as a good thing. She did often dream about her family, she missed them dearly. "Alright, I'll take you there. When do we leave?"

"We leave now." Thalia said, typing something in midair, recording things into her memory bank thanks to the new upgrades. 'Solider is not hesitant to fulfill mission. Does things no questions asked. May be time to turn her consciousness back on.' Thalia walked out of the room sending that small note to Nikona before heading to the weapons room. There they met with a designer. He was an engineer as well and had developed new suits for them, something that would work with their upgrades. The suit was a simple black breathable material. There was some metal in certain places for aesthetic purposes. Thalia's had a simple dark green pine tree on it along with a large lightning bolt, two importent symbols from the century old classic, Percy Jackson series, after the person for whom she was named. She also had a special bike waiting for her. Specially developed to escape even the most dangerous situations. It could go underwater, had grappling hooks, and other small fun details. Esmae would recieve one just like it when the mission was complete but right now she would sit with Thalia. Weapons weren't necessary in Thalia's opinion but she grabbed a couple electric swords and a whip just incase, hooking them to her suit. "Ready to go love?" She asked Esmae.

"Let's go." Esmae hopped on back, and although she didn't have enough time to grab a weapon, she did have the dagger the Sparrow helped her make. She was nervous to see her family, one because she knew that they couldn't find out it was her and two, because she missed them so much. She worked hard on changing the way she fights so it wouldn't be obvious that it's her. She pulled up her black mask. You couldn't see her face at all, and if she did end up saying something, it would disguise her voice. It was a sleek black and was made to fit her face perfectly. Why Nathan though? She always wondered why they picked her as well, but that question wasn't important anymore. All she needed to think about now was get in there, get Nathan and get out.

Thalia pressed behind her ear and a helmet appeared on her head. She started the bike and flashed her card and recieved clearance to leave the building. She did a wheelie before racing down the street

Back at the house, Nathan was messing around on the porch with an old failed robot project he found in the basement. He had called Magnus over to come and help him with his project but he hadn't come yet.

Esmae did the same. You would think she would have a helmet built in, but there was really no need for it. Instead they made a small button behind her ear, which brought the helmet out. Did she feel bad, maybe a little, but Nathan would thank her in the future. And honestly, Dark Gemini wasn't all that bad. Did they push her body to it's limit, yes, but it made her stronger, faster and now with her new upgrades she could do so much more. Finally she wore the normal black Gemini cloak, they also gave her a mask, just because they know her. It had the same voice changer that Nikon's has. "I'm ready." She said, but it was mostly to herself.
(This is her outfit https://pin.it/erkrp6fxsuvq5z)

(Sick!)

Thalia lived next door to Nathan's family so it was expected that she knew where to go and how quickly. They stopped the bike in front if the house and saw Nathan on the porch, working intently on something. Thalia walked up to him and tapped his shoulder. "Hey Magnus, I–" he was cut off by a dart as it stabbed itself in his leg. "What? I.." he slumped in her arms and she dragged him to the bike.

Sparrow heard Nathan say hello to Magnus and decided to go out and see if they wanted anything to eat. "Hey kids, want something to eat?" She asked coming onto the porch only to find a small peice of paper fluttering in the wind underneath a rock.

"That was easier than I expected." Esmae's voice came out distorted because of her voice changer. She was honestly a but disappointed, she wanted to have a dual, a scuffle, anything. "They've all gone soft." She crossed her arms in disappointment. "Well, do we just head back?" They had drove off away from the home and into the cover of the forest. Nathan laid on the ground. There was no way they could all fit on this tiny bike. "I can find a different way back if needed."

"No, I'm sure that you and him are going to be able to talk and you can explain where you have been. In simple words, you need to manipulate his mind just enough that he is compliant with his training." Thalia said flicking on the voice distorter.

Esmae let out a sigh, she never was very good at talking to people. "So you want me to reveal my identity so soon?" She was second in charge, but Esmae couldn't help the feeling that it was a bad idea. "Maybe we should head back to Dark Gemini first?" If he tried to escape, Esmae was sure she could stop him, but she also didn't want to hurt him. He was like a younger brother, plus Nikona would scold her if anything happened to him. Looking around she saw a rock that looked somewhat comfortable and sat down.

"They have all been worried sick about you. Seeing you would make him fairly compliant. It will let us work on him with more ease. Nikona gave us clearance." From behind her, Nathan let out a groan and turned on the cool grass.

"Fine." Esmae thought differently. She was sure Nathan would still try and run, and possibly try and get a hold of someone. Though she missed her family, she didn't want to leave Dark Gemini. They reminded her of who she was and taught her to control her anger and channel it. Pressing a button of her helmet, it retreated back into the back of her suit. "I'll talk to him when he wakes up. Esmae need to think of what she was going to say, so she was going to let Nathan sleep.

A short while later, Nathan jerked awake and looked around in a panic. He saw a figure wearing a helmet meditating by the roots of an old oak and another figure who was standing with their back to him. "Hello? Who are you?" He asked

Esmae's heart leaped in her chest when she heard his voice from behind her. Do to the nerves, she tried to flatten her hair, even though her hair was already extremely straight. Slowly she turned around and smiled, though it was a bit awkward. "Hey Nathan, it's been awhile." Esmae wasn't sure how he was going to react to her new look, it wasn't like she changed a lot, but you could definitely tell she wasn't all human.