Part 1 the Progress of the Snake 1 the Twins a Man Enters The

Part 1 The progress of the snake 1 The Twins A man enters the building through the front entrance. He is unremarkable in this day and age. The only thing that sets him apart is how little you can see of him. The Man has a hat and sunglasses on, and wears a breathing mask over the nose and mouth. He coughs every so often as to warrant its use. He is of average height and build. The security cameras see that he carries a large briefcase. The man moves to an elevator and waits for the door to open. People around him move away slightly as he starts into a painful coughing fit. The door to the elevator opens, and he is the only one to get on. The elevator opens a number of floors up and no one is inside. *** Two men enter the top office of the Extensive Enterprises building. They are twin brothers by the name of Tomax and Xamot. They are greeted by a man dressed in blue pants and a blue uniform top. He is wearing a loose fitting blue hood over his head. He is of average size and height. “Ah commander… how kind of you to join us” Tomax starts to say and Xamot finishes “This is not a pleasure call. I need the information that I told you to get.” The Commander says with no inflection in his voice. “We have much information for you, but we would like to know… How our investments in your ventures are proceeding” Tomax and Xamot say. “Arbco is branching out throughout the states, We have multiple companies opening up to watch for recruits and transport goods. The main push of Arbco’s presence is still in the southern part of the united states, but we have pushed forward into Denver as well.” The commander says as he turns to look out the window. “We have this Destro you have been looking for. You were correct in thinking he was connected to M.A.R.S. It would appear that the CEO James McCullan is the arms dealer known as Destro.”Tomax recited from memory. Xamot continued. “We have made contact with the one known as Zartan, and his Dreadnoks are transporting the supplies of Meth, and other drugs throughout the country.” “Neither of you like Zartan do you?” The commander asked after a moment of silence “No, we can find no basis to trust him past money… There is always someone willing to pay more” “The entire world is bought in some form or another. I was destroyed because I could not pay more than those who bought my life. Now I am no one, and I will shape this world, so it will finally be free. Do not worry about Zartan I have bought his loyalty in blood. He will not betray us. He also brought me Major Sebastian Bludd. A terrible poet, but he is extraordinarily adept at training the Cobra forces. Cobra now is has over one thousand troops trained well enough to be serviceable in combat. We are entering the point where we will not be able to hide our strength. I want Cobra to be ready to mobilize when that time comes. Is there any word on the island we are watching for in international waters?” “None yet, your net worth in legal funds is only 2.3 million. Though this is enough to purchase what you’re looking for, it would leave too much of a trail even with purchasing it through a front company.” “Very well, I want to hear positive news on this soon, for now I must pay out soon to be a friend Destro a little call.” The commander said as he turned. “I will need a private plane that can make the trip to Scotland, I already have a Pilot.” “We will make arrangements. Xamot said moving behind his desk. The commander walked out of the penthouse office. There were no cameras or employees here to see as he entered into the elevator. Xamot looked at his brother, his exact double except for the scar on Xamot’s Right Cheek. “Bother I must say again I do not like that we are in league with this man. We don’t even know his name, much less what he looks like.” Xamot said sitting down “Oh Brother, We do not need to know him, All we need to know is that his money will flow in fueling our business.” Tomax said. “His drug money, yes.. We are better than that. We don’t need such filthy capital to make our grab for power.” Xamot said after a moment of contemplation. “Money is Money, how many people have we killed to get where we are today? How is that any different than laundering a little Dirty money at the cut we are getting? I know you do not like this brother, but as long as we are together we will rise above all.” Tomax said to reassure his brother. 2 Meet the Royalty The night was getting late and all of the guests were still mingling and drinking. It was a good day for M.A.R.S. as almost all of these people would be buying something new from his holdings. On his left arm, Anastasia Von Stromberg his lover. She was as stunning in her skin tight black satin dress as she was devious. James would have it no other way, and that is why he loved her so. James noticed one of his guards coming towards him, and he motioned himself and Anna away from the guests to intercept him “There needed to be a compelling reason you are here interrupting” James said with anger in his voice “I’m sorry Liard, but there is someone in your study who wants to see you.” The guard said unconcerned by McCullen’s anger. “I left strict orders that No one was to be let in except my guests!” “Liard, I know. This man was not let in, he just appeared in your study and said he wanted to see you.” “Who is he?” James now asked, interest peaked. “I don’t know he is dressed entirely in black, but has a red emblem on his chest that resembles a line drawing of a cobra. He wears a masked helmet that covers his face. I felt it prudent to inform you before we killed him” The guard said matter of fact. “Could this be someone sent to kill you my love?” Anna asked an eastern European accent heavy in her voice. “ I doubt it, though asking for my company would be a particularly notable way to try and kill me. Very well let us go see what this masked man wants.” James said and made his exit for a short time with Anna. They traveled up the stairs in the old Scottish castle; it was of course fitted with modern security, and the further in you went the more deadly the security became. No one should have been able to get where this man was without permission, much less anyone knowing about it. Someone would pay with their life for this breach of security. At the top of the stairs, James nodded to the two Iron Grenadier security guards. James entered with Anna forming an icy trail behind him. Standing at the large window that overlooked the bay and a shear 100 foot drop was indeed a man dressed all in black with a mirror like face play and a fitted helmet. “You have one minute to tell me why I should not kill you right here.” James said to the man. “Because I have enough explosives in my suit to level half of this castle and it is set to trigger the moment my heart beat becomes to erratic, or stops all together “ The man said with a sigh “Well that bought you some more time, What do you want I am a busy man.” James said “I want nothing from you, James McCullen, the person I want to deal with is Destro. I am the leader a movement known as Cobra. Our goal is to rip the power away from those who would abuse it and allow the everyman person to live their lives for themselves.” “Well Mr…, who are you anyway?” Destro said Destro was a different person the James McCullen, he was sure and quick acting. Destro did not worry about what was best for MARS because he was not a part of MARS. Destro was a free agent that made the deal he wished when he wished. “I am no one and nothing. The person I was killed long ago when the country I served faithfully tried to crush me. Now I am only The Commander. I have no face, no name, no life except that of everyone I fight for. Now I need your help to arm my forces. At the moment\, we are only one thousand strong, but we are growing. Every time a disillusioned man woman or child realizes the world will never let them advance as it is, we gain a member.” The Commander said What do you think Anna?” Destro said to his love. “I have heard of this organization, not much they have a web presence though no one knows how to contact them. Mainly just viral posters transmitted through cyberspace. I would have put it to random fear mongering, but there has been the echo of something larger happening in America.” Anna said as she studied the man before them.

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