Big guy and rusty the boy robot #47: The omega particle

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Previously on Big guy and rusty the boy robot…

A final piece is set into a chamber where a unseen machine is sitting.

"Omega is complete. Insert A.I." Number one says.

Number 2 inserts the program.

"Ready to launch." Number 2 says.

"Lau..."

Suddenly everything goes white. When it fades there is nothing left but ruins littered with parts and pieces of Neo Machina.

A helicopter flies over the devastation.

"Complete destruction. No sign of anything left and no readings." The pilot says.

"Excellent." A man sitting in a dark office says then smiles.

And now the continuation…

Dwayne is walking home from a bar. He looks around like he thinks someone is following him. He turns and enters an alley. When a guy walks by Dwayne pulls him inside.

“Look I know you are following me so tell me what you want.” Dwayne says gruffly.

The man shoves himself back and straightens his outfit.

“Had a little to drink Lt.?” The guy asks.

“None of your business now answer my question.” Dwayne snaps.

“I’ve been sent by the national security agency. I’ve heard good things about you and want you to go on a top secret mission.” The man says.

Dwayne laughs.

“Yeah right. They haven’t approached me in years. Not since I botched that one job up that caused a whole country to fall into the hands of a madman.” Dwayne says smirking.

The man takes out a national security I.D. and flashes it.

“That doesn’t mean anything to me. I hear just about anybody can get one of those made at the candy store.” Dwayne says.

The man turns to walk away.

“I’m sorry to hear that. We really do need you.” The man says.

Dwayne hmphffs and starts to walk out the other side of the alley but he is clocked on the head from the back. The last thing he sees is the man’s shoe as he spins around and falls. He wakes up soon with an awful headache. He looks around at and finds that he isn’t outside anymore. But no light offers anything more as to where he is. Suddenly a door opens up, the light blinding him. Dwayne stands up shakily and tries to see the silhouette in the doorway.

“Come with me.” The figure says.

“Hey I don’t know what the hell is going on here but you are violating my rights. I demand to be released now!” Dwayne yells.

Another figure steps into view. Dwayne gasps as he recognizes the figure.

“Hello Hunter.” The figure says.

“You son of a bitch. This is your doing isn’t it?” Dwayne asks.

The figure turns on the lights revealing himself to be a middle aged military man with graying hair. His rank appears to be a 4 star general.

“Please follow me and everything will be explained.” The general says.

Dwayne shakes his head.

“The last time I followed you I was almost killed.” Dwayne says.

“If you don’t follow me then thousands of people may die.” The general says.

Dwayne sighs.

“Okay fine I’ll play your little game.” Dwayne says reluctantly.

The general leaves the room and walks down a long barren corridor. He opens a doorway and they both step into a room. The room has a large screen and a big console beneath it. It appears to be a war room. The general motions for Dwayne to have a seat. The general takes out a remote and clicks on it. The big screen comes to life showing a huge crater.

“You’ve probably seen this before.” The general says.

“Yeah that’s the area that was destroyed when an experimental weapon went off.” Dwayne says.

“That’s what the public was to hear. I am here to tell you the true story. It did happen 6 months ago in a lab.” The general says.

6 months ago…

A bunch of scientists are working hard on something. A lot of them seem excited about what they are working on.

“We needed a new more powerful energy source.”

A scientist activates an experiment where an energy buildup is created in a chamber. But the energy doesn’t stay.

“We discovered a new particle. One that would supply energy forever. The ultimate energy source.”

Another experiment happens and this time something is forming.

“But as we found out it was very unstable.

He briefs Dwayne on something that happened 6 months ago. Told in a 'flashback' with a voiceover he tells about a new discovery that was made. A new particle designated omega that had the potential to power anything for an infinite period of time. But it also was very unstable. The lab was trying to artificially create the particle thinking that they could make it more stable.

"They were wrong."

Everything is vaporized the instant the particle appears in chamber. Nothing is left but a huge 3-mile hole in the ground.

“That hole was only the beginning of the consequences.”

Two helicopters are flying overhead. One of the pilots sees the crater.

“Man I heard what happened but I never imagined. Man that crater must be miles long.” The pilot says.

“We sent out a team to see if anybody survived.”

The other pilot approaches the crater. Suddenly all the gauges go off the scale.

“Uh I’m getting massive readings.” The pilot says.

But the other guy doesn’t respond. Suddenly everything goes dead and the Helicopter plunges to the earth.

“Mayday! I’m going down at the crater site. Controls are dead!” The pilot yells into the radio.

The helicopter crashes to the ground and explodes.

“Somehow the area became what we call a dead zone. Nothing can exist, not even the most basic of energy. We were finally able to get there with a foot powered vehicle.”

Dwayne winces when he thought of the immense distance they had to go that way.

“They found nothing. Not even a piece of DNA. Everything was eradicated.”

A scientist in a bio suit is scanning the crater and shakes his head.

“After that the particle was named omega. The end, because of what It did. After that all knowledge to anybody but the highest-ranking officials was banned. An initiative was made that said that if any naturally existing particles are found then they must be destroyed and anybody that saw it dealt with.”

Dwayne shudders in revulsion.

“If it’s so secret then why are you telling me this? Are you going to ‘deal’ with me also when this is over?” Dwayne asks.

The general sighs.

“No. I have found you to be trustworthy and am boosting your security level up enough.” The general responds.

He gets a serious look on his face.

“But if you ever tell anybody then you will be dealt with.” The general warns.

Dwayne taps his foot.

“Okay so do you mind telling me the whole point of this fairy tale?” Dwayne asks.

The general pushes a button on his remote and another picture comes up. Then he sits down and sighs.

“I had hoped we would never find another but scans has recently uncovered a large deposit of the particle in the desert of New Mexico. We don’t know how so many got together in one spot but if they are set off then the entire state could be wiped out.” The General responds.

“Let me guess you want me to risk my butt by going there and destroying them.” Dwayne says.

“Using data along with the scans we have determined that they are in a long abandoned lab. We are not sure if there is a connection but if there is any possibility that the particle could be created without destruction. We must find out. If not then destroy them.” The General says.

“I’m not really a scientist. I mean I can fix machinery and stuff but I can’t destroy particles.” Dwayne says.

The General hands him a small device.

“All you need to do it is this device. When you find them then all you have to do is hook them up to the device they are inside of and it will destroy them.” The general says.

Dwayne takes the device and looks at it.

“What can I use to get there?” Dwayne asks thinking about the big guy.

“We will airlift you as close to the area as we can without getting any attention from the nearby city.” The General responds.

The General enters data into the device that shows the coordinates of the site.

“Use this data to find the entrance once you have landed.” He says.

Dwayne leaves the room. Once gone the man turns towards a dark corner where a figure is standing.

“That was easy.” The general says.

“Yes soon the power of the Omega will be in my hands and all my enemies will be wiped out.” The figure says.

Meanwhile at Quarks Rusty is laying in power down mode. He is having a nightmare.

"Rusty get away from him!" Dr. Slate yells.

But Poindexter gets a point blank shot on Rusty. A huge explosion erupts. When the smoke clears, half of rusty is missing and the other half is sparking.

"Rusty!" Dr. Slate yells.

"Core going critical." A voice inside Rusty says.

"Goodbye Dr. Slate." Rusty says.

A huge explosion envelops him. Suddenly he comes online yelling. Slate rushes in.

“What’s wrong Rusty?” Slate asks.

“I had a nightmare. About being destroyed by Poindexter.” Rusty answers sadly.

“You dreamed?” Slate asks.

She holds Rusty in her arms.

“This is a new level in your development. I never thought it possible.” Slate says.

She sees Rusty looking sad and snaps out of her scientist mode.

“I’m sorry that it happened to you.” Slate says comforting.

“I am afraid of dying. I am afraid that Poindexter will come back and kill me again.” Rusty says.

“Poindexter is gone and will never come back to hurt you again.” Slate says.

But this doesn’t help Rusty much.

“How do we know? I came back.” Rusty says.

Slate doesn’t know how to answer that one. Meanwhile in New Mexico Dwayne is dropped from a hovercraft. He looks at his position and starts heading north. Soon he finds the coordinates but frowns when he sees nothing there. He digs at a point and finds a hatch. He pulls the hatch open and climbs down a ladder. The hatch slams shut above him as he continues to descend into darkness. Soon he drops from the bottom rung into a dark room. He activates a light torch and looks around. He walks around and tries to find where the particles could be. Finally he finds a strange looking room. The only thing there other than a big machine is a tube. He looks at it and wipes a bunch of dust. Suddenly an elderly face in the tube. He jumps back and hits a console. Suddenly the tube comes to life and the man inside starts to move.

After a minute or so the tube opens up and the man steps out. He looks around weakly and sees Dwayne.

“It’s about damn time somebody let me out. Been in that tube for I don’t know how long.” The old man says.

Dwayne keeps his defenses up, as the old man looks him over.

“I know why you here. You have come for Omega haven’t you?” The old man asks.

“How do you know about that?” Dwayne asks.

The old man motions for Dwayne to follow him into another room. Inside is a tube with a bunch of strange looking objects is floating inside a liquid.

“There it is. Omega, the most powerful particle known in existence.” The old man says.

“I’ve been sent to destroy these before they can be set off.” Dwayne comments.

The old man chuckles. He opens up the tube and takes out one of them. The color drains from Dwayne’s face.

“Are you mad?” Dwayne yells.

The old man laughs.

“Don’t worry. I found a way to make them stable. All I did was encase them in a certain string of proteins. They block all outside energy from reaching the particle. That’s what really makes it unstable you know? Any kind of energy that interacts with it makes it unstable.” The old man says.

Dwayne steps forward and touches the particle. It feels warm to his hand. Suddenly the old man clubs him in the head and everything goes black.

Back at Quarks Slate takes Rusty out to the ground floor and to the part where he ‘died’. Rusty suddenly falls to the ground and goes into convulsions.

"Rusty!" Dr. Slate yells.

"Core going critical." A voice inside Rusty says.

"Goodbye Dr. Slate." Rusty says.

A huge explosion envelops him.

Slate holds him until the convulsions stop.

“It’s going to be okay. I will do whatever it takes to help you deal with this.” Slate says comfortingly.

Back in the lab Dwayne wakes up with a start. He looks and sees the old man standing over him.

“What are you doing?” Dwayne demands?

Dwayne feels things sticking into his head.

“Don’t worry. I am very old and don’t have much time left. I just want to make sure I won’t die.” The old man responds.

Dwayne looks and sees the Omega tube nearby.

“This will take tremendous power and the Omega’s will provide it.” The old man says.

He lies down on another table and puts a device onto his head. Dwayne tries to break free but the restraints are too powerful.

“Don’t worry. You’ll be as sweet as sugar.” The old man says laughing.

That is the last thing Dwayne hears before he blacks out again.

Epilogue…

Later on Dwayne returns to the secret building with the device.

“Was the mission a success?” The general asks.

“It went sweet as sugar.” Dwayne responds.

To be continued...