Faster Than Angels

[Ace3000]

Thank you!
Your parts are also awesome and clear structured. Also you use the text formations. ^^

Thanks! I like to keep a neat format when writing out FTA parts.

[Jonny]

Faster Than Angels
Jennterista Racing Chronicles

Insights/2209

Rebekka Bovier

Born: 19th September 2064
Nationality: German
Gender: Female
Height: 167 cm
Weight: 44 kg

Rebekka Bovier (née Tramer) was the wife of Jonathan Bovier and first Lead Researcher of the Jennter’s SFE (Spezialforschungseinheit - Special Research Unit). Her main goal together with Jonathan was to find a method granting something akin to immortality, peaking in extensive Sublimation and Electrosphere research. Part of these operations were classified even within the SFE and played a contributing factor in the relocation of the companies’ headquarters to Copenhagen after the Fall of the F9000 and subsequent investigations.

Rebekka ultimately became the first person to successfully be sublimated into the Electrosphere, where she continues to dwell until today. At least that is what Jonathan is convinced of, having continued SFE research on his own after years. A side product of her encounter with a rogue AI and her husband’s continued efforts manifested in the material world as a young woman named Madison, who bears a striking optical similarity to the young Rebekka.

Despite studying at the same campus they rarely made contact due to their differing fields - Jonathan a Mechanical Engineer and Rebekka a Neurologist. It was the free-time activity of gathering at a race meeting where they initially made contact. Carrying a practically complementary obsession with the idea of a perfected race car and the perfected human within it set the foundation for the relationship to soon come.

With Jonathan taking over the leadership of Jennter in 2085 and the following expansion of the company, the base has been laid for Rebekka to take over leadership in the newly founded SFE. While this unit carried out a variety of unusual research programmes, in core it remained the backbone of the lasting common desire of the couple to research into life extending methods, where usually both served as test subjects once a project reached an acceptable state. This eventually caught Rebekka in being sublimated through her own experiments. Officially she was declared dead through an undetected disease, which only Jonathan remained to question.

[Ace3000]

I'm not too big on politics, so I definitely won't find the references.

[Jonny]

Ah ok, there aren't much... :-/

[Ace3000]

I said I'd upload the next part on Friday.... I am such a liar. Oh well, you get it a day earlier, isn't that nice?

The referenced album title of Part 5.0 was The Campfire Headphase by Boards of Canada

[Part 6.0] Big Sounds of 2210

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<22091230>
Sunday, December 30th, 2209

Angelus R&D HQ, Perth, Australia

19:28:46

At the end of another day at the Angelus offices, Brandon was getting ready to leave, along with everyone else.

"I'll see you guys tomorrow... oh... Tarah. What are you still doing here?"

She jumped. She was spacing out, thinking quite intently on... well, something.

"Aaaah! U-u-ummm, I-I, uhhh... whaa-?"

"Work hours are over, it's time to go. Are you going to leave? You did seem quite focused on something."

"Y-yeah, I was going to leave, sorry." She started to leave, but spun around quickly, "Wait! I-I need to tell you something."

"You do? OK, by all means, go ahead." He smiled.

"Well, I... uhhh... I... [sigh], n-never mind. It can wait."

"Haha, you're quite scatterbrained today." He chuckled softly. "Are you absolutely sure it can wait?"

"Y-yeah... umm... no. See, the thing is... I-"

"Hey, are you two lovebirds gonna get out of here or what?" Gareth barged in, completely cutting Tarah off.

"He's not my boyfriend!" Tarah retaliated quite loudly, her face turning a shade of red comparable to that of her bright red hair.

Brandon, on the other hand, was calm about the situation.

"Gareth, I think you should know that I have absolutely no feelings for Tarah whatsoever. She wanted to tell me something. That's all."

"Suuure, keep thinking that." Gareth said sarcastically. "I'll see you two later then." He then walked out.

As soon as he was out of earshot, Brandon asked Tarah "Anyway, as you were saying?"

"Don't worry, I guess it can wait after all." She then started to walk hurriedly out the door, obviously quite embarrassed.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, it's not that important."

"Alright. Well, I'm gonna leave now. I'll see you tomorrow then." he said as she walked out to her car. She then turned and waved goodbye.

He walked to the garage and got in his car, the mysterious black modified Angelus Razer.X seen minutes before the start of the Omega Harbour race.

"Hah, she's so cute when she gets confused," He thought, but then stopped himself "Wait, why am I thinking about her like that? Oh, whatever."

As he set off, he got a video call from the onboard multi-function device.

"You have some nerve, going out at a time like this. I hope you are ready to face the consequences."

"Gelorum, give up." Brandon snapped back, "We won, just accept that and move on."

"And let my lovely present go to waste? I came all the way here just to hand-deliver it to you!"

At that moment, a black supercar with neon green lights overtook Brandon at an alarming rate, then spun around to face him, stopping, requiring Brandon to slam on the brakes.

"Do not think you will be able to get away now, you have started something, and I will finish it." He saw Gelorum say in her car.

"Hah! Bring it."

"Fine." Suddenly, she got out of her car, walked over to Brandon, and handed him an envelope.

"Open this on the day and time written on the envelope. Follow the instructions exactly. We will end this."

Brandon looked at the envelope, then back at Gelorum, "Why exactly can we not wait for the 2210 season?"

"This will be a special event," She said, tapping the envelope, "No weapons. Just us, and our racing skill."

"Bit far from your standard ideals of 'Hey, weapons, let's destroy everyone', isn't it?"

"Do not get me wrong, Crinale are still about chaos and destruction, but... what is life without a bit of deviation?" She smiled.

Brandon seemed to be at a loss for words. "Wow! Heh, keep this up, and you might just change for the better. I might just consider asking you to come back!"

Just like that, her smile faltered "SHUT UP. This is NOT about being nice and kind, well, maybe. Primarily, this is about destroying you, but doing it your way. It will be the ultimate humiliation!"

"Aw, and to think you had seen the error of your ways. Oh well, one can hope."

"Just take the envelope and get out of my sight. You are getting on my nerves... again." She threw the envelope into Brandon's car and headed back to her car, getting in and driving off, but not before stopping next to him and saying one more thing:

"If you do not follow those instructions, I will hunt you down." She then sped off.

Brandon looked at the envelope. There were only two sets of numbers written on it: 22091231 and 23:00:00. This mean that the envelope was to be opened on the 31st of December, 2209 at 11:00pm.

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<22091231>
Sunday, December 31st, 2209

Crinale Technologies HQ

10:38:26

"Their skills far exceeded my expectations. This is not good." Gelorum said.

"So what now? I assume you were prepared for something like this?"

"Of course!" She turned on the intercom. "As of now, Project Valkyrie is put on hiatus. Move ahead with Project Apollyon."

"Apollyon?! Oh, no, no, NO!"

Eleven years ago, you could have mistaken it for odd lighting, but not this time. Her eyes actually glowed. They glowed bright green!

"You swore. You swore to me that you would do whatever it took to defeat Angelus, even if it meant using Project Apollyon. Besides, I have more plans that make Apollyon seem like a cute fluffy kitten."

"That was then, I was filled with rage. Not anymore, I've changed my mind."

Gelorum closed her eyes, then spoke, angrily, through gritted teeth.

"Then you are no longer of use to us." She snapped her eyes open.

"A-aahhh! Y-your eyes!"

If you mistook her glowing eyes as odd lighting now, you would be in for a shock. Her eyes changed colour. They now glowed bright red.

"My eyes? Oh, that. If you must know, I was born with a rare condition. My eyes have the ability to glow and even change colour, depending on my mood. Can you make a guess as to what my feeling is right now?"

"T-they're red, so, a-anger?"

"Correct." She calmed down, her eyes changing back to green, but they were still glowing. She slumped her arms off the sides of her chair and turned her head, facing away and down from him, then spoke the last six words he would ever hear.

"I am also a fantastic shot."

There was literally no time between her speaking, her arm raising, and her pulling the trigger of her laser pistol. First, there was a relatively loud sonic boom-like noise, followed by a sickening splat immediately after, and then, seconds later, the dull thud of the engineer's body hitting the ground broke the silence.

She did not look at him when she shot him, yet there was one clean wound, right at the exact centre of his forehead. Gelorum stood up, and walked over to the corpse of the man that opposed her.

Upon seeing her perfect shot, Gelorum made an odd noise, which grew into giggling, then full on joyous laughter, her glowing green eyes shifting to a bright, yet deep purple.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a date with Angelus. I need to finish them off myself, as you imbeciles are too incompetent to do so. Prepare the Havok, NOW."

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Yeah, it's nearly the end of 2209. Epic things shall go down.

There was another reason why I uploaded this today. I have some extra content, which will be uploaded either later today, or tomorrow.

EDIT: Actually, I'll leave it up to you guys, when would you want this extra content, later today or tomorrow? Because it's ready to go up whenever.

[Jonny]

Today! Today! Today!
Imagine this like a childish I want

[Ace3000]

Oh, very well then children.

First off, you're probably wondering what the hell those two Crinale projects were, Valkyrie and Apollyon. Well....

CRINALE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Data File: <valkyrie.txt>
F0-RG7.2 [Codename: VALKYRIE]

Speed
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░ 085

Thrust
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░ 085

Handling
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░ 075

Shield
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 100


Engine:

Angelus KA-AGR:X 3K14 (Modified by Crinale Technologies, Inc.)

Brakes:

Angelus HyperForce XIII (Modified by Crinale Technologies, Inc.)

Weapon:

Crinale RR.Delta

Shield:

Triakis S-22 Armor (Remodified by Crinale Technologies, Inc.)

What was to be the next in Crinale's F0-RG7 series racing craft before the project was put on hiatus, the 7.2, codenamed Valkyrie, was a completely different machine to the 7.1. Keeping the base chassis from the 7.1, which was originally developed by Angelus, Crinale have had time to tinker with the 7.2 by their experienced technicians, resulting in a lighter, faster, and stronger craft than their previous effort, though, it still is fairly heavy.

However, as of late 2209, when the project was put on hiatus, Crinale were working on a completely new chassis for the 7.2, though it still used the original Angelus chassis as a basis. With the new chassis, Crinale were able to have completely alter how the ship controlled to their design and racing style. The extremely outdated Talon 9000 weapons system has been ditched for one that has been developed by Crinale themselves, proving that they can create their own products, rather than stealing and modifying components from others. The F0-RG7.2 was developed with FX400 regulations in mind, but, with the hiatus, Crinale are considering modifying it further for a future league, possibly utilising the new chassis.

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Data File:<apollyon.txt>
F0-RGΓ [Codename: APOLLYON]

Speed
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓██████ 128

Thrust
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓████ 120

Handling
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 100

Shield
░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ -∞-


Engine:

Crinale ZPERE/Type616 (Zero-Point Energy Racing Engine)

Brakes:

None (Ship uses the ZPERE to slow down)

Weapon:

Crinale RR.Delta

Shield:

Crinale REST v42.0.0.6 (Reverse Engineered Shield Technology)

This is one ship that would most definitely NOT be allowed into any AG racing championship. Utilising highly advanced zero-point energy technology, the "Gamma" has not only the highest top speed of all crafts, but the highest acceleration, too (1.5x more thrust than the F0-RG7.1), meaning that is can easily outperform Angelus and any other craft that dares try and challenge it. Stopping the somewhat heavy craft is extremely easy, too, as the ZPE technology can slow the craft down easily.

The technicians at Crinale have also found a way to reverse-engineer the shield, and as such, this craft cannot be eliminated, it has a completely impenetrable shield, which, for added protection, is powered by, yet again, zero-point energy technology. The chassis is also completely new, using the experimental chassis that was to be used with the Valkyrie, the F0-RG7.2, before that project was put on hiatus.

[Snakenator1]

GEEZ!!!! O_O

I'm gone for a couple of days and I see that ship!!! HOW???
Well it would seem that my teams new ship is an easy target with its low shield but high stats in other areas. I got some catching up to do yet again

I come home tomorrow from Wales so I'll get to work on the new part soon

- - - Updated - - -

Oh god my WiFi played up then

[Ace3000]

They won't use Project Apollyon. They can't, it violates many rules of the FX400.
Well, let's put it this way, they won't use it for official races. For the FX400, they'd use probably the F0-RG7.1 or Valkyrie, the 7.2, I haven't decided yet.

[Jonny]

Faster Than Angels
Jennterista Racing Chronicles

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Virtual Aspirations

Chapter 22/1: Ghosts of the Past

23rd December 2209
New Jennter Enterprises HQ, Düsseldorf, Germany
18:32.31

Christmas music was playing through the still war-torn Jennter building in Düsseldorf. The decision was made to permanently relocate back to the headquarters Jennter used almost permanently until the Fall of the F9000.
The state of the building didn’t prevent seasonal festivities from being planned though. While arranging decorations Jonathan gradually stepped closer to the West Section. This part of the headquarters still remained locked. Locked since 2171 in fact. The things stored inside being the very reason this building was left abandoned.
Yet what laid there dormant was his last hope.


Was it even due to the Fall?
Jonathan knew this was only a farce towards his employees. And his family.
He knew it was merely his own conscience that plagued him.


23.54.21
The last people left the building, anticipating the Christmas festivities to come and their general holidays.
Jonathan found himself again glaring at the large, barren door leading to the West Section.
He sighed and began tearing off the wooden planks, the door itself was locked with the infrared chip implanted in his artificial eye.
Slowly he began stepping inside. A dark corridor, lining up specialised offices and research labs. But what he seeked was further below.
Stairways lead to underground laboratories. For the extensive super weapon research that escalated in the F9000. Further below the artificial intelligence and android design department was located.
As he left the stairways into this complex, Jonathan stopped for a moment.
“Hello?” he shouted. He knew the place, but he wasn’t sure of what may had been hiding inside. Silence.
“Helllooooo? Aurora, it’s me.” he repeated.
Silence. Silent enough to hear a hairpin drop. Reassured he stepped forward. To confirm his suspicion, he strictly went towards one specific room.
The chamber where she remained sealed. Or if anything there was nothing more than an it left.
Once more his special implant opened a door and there he saw it.
A female body, strapped onto something loosely resembling an operation table.
“Aurora” he whispered “you aren’t there, right?”
Silence.

Decades have passed since JKI-EBFa-AGD1-1.0 went out of service. Or when Aurora ‘retired’, how the official reports read.
Retired. Jonathan sat down next to her, rethinking the events that left this body abandoned.
He was supposed to shut her down. To delete her AI core altogether. But he couldn’t bring himself to it. Over these years in which Aurora was operational, she grew to him. It would have been equal to murder in his eyes.

“Designed to research human consciousness, you only lead to more confusion” he chuckled.
“Oh well” he stood up, placing his hand on her cold forehead “I’ll have to explain this to the public one day.”

Jonathan left the room, closed the door and continued his journey to the final level in the West Section. The Electrosphere research facility. Also called the portal.


The corridor exiting the stairway only led to a single large room, to which once more only Jonathan had authorisation at this moment. Even during its active times, only few people ever were able to enter this place.
In fact a toned down version was located in Copenhagen, but it proved to be insufficient at the still experimental technology of Sublimation and Deposition.


“I’ll see you again.”

[Ace3000]

Wow, this guy's so good, not even Brandon could beat him in a race. Although, I guess that's just because of nearly 200 years of practice and experience!

Anyway, I didn't say that I had posted all of the content I was going to post....

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>>file02_: Tarah Andrews//[ARD]

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//Full Name: Tarah Hayley Andrews
//Team: Angelus Research and Development
//Country of Birth/Nationality: Australia
//Age: 29 [As of 2209]
//DOB: May 17th, 2180
//Height: 172cm/5'8"
//Weight: 62kg/137lb.
//Hair Colour/Type/Style: Bright Red-Orange/Straight/Medium
//Eye Colour: Bright Blue

//Occupation: First Pilot, Angelus Research and Development
//Pilot ID: ANDR507.1.1.194
//Racer Number: 42
//Racing Style: Neutral, Slightly Violent
//Personal Car: 2205 Angelus R205 GT

//Modifications: N/A, Factory spec.

//Likes: Racing, AG craft, speed, music.
//Dislikes: Violence (especially in sport), corruption, traitors, terrorists.
//Friends: Angelus employees, David Mendel.
//Foes: Crinale, Crinale employees (especially those involved with Angelus/Katana).
//Rivals: Crinale (archrival), Wyvern (friendly), Jennter (friendly)

Born on the 17th of May, 2180 to Cassy and Marcus Andrews, Tarah had lived her entire life in Perth, Western Australia. Her parents were amazed to discover her hair naturally grew in a very bright red-orange colour, while her body hair (eg. eyebrows, etc.) seemed to be a more natural brown. While she didn't grow up with the presence of a professional AG League, she was interested in, and had an uncanny skill in racing.

When Tarah was 5 years old, in 2185, the amateur FX150 League and the Ampithere Racing Challenge had begun. That same year, local AG car manufacturer Katana Advancements was established, starting to supply parts to the League. Tarah aimed high, attempting to get into the League. At the age of 15, in 2195, however, she found out that the ARC/FX150 was to be upgraded to the FX300 Professional League. This, however, did not impede her progress, nor did it stop her eagerness to race. On September 20th, 2197, that same eagerness got the attention of Brandon Smith, who had started the Angelus project. He hired her immediately.

The resulting several years showed that her racing skill was one of the best in the country. Her inclusion to the Angelus family was important to the team, as she was single handedly one of the best Australian pilots to ever race in a Professional League. She was also good friends with most of her co-workers, due to her happy, friendly nature.

She does show an increased interest in Brandon Smith, and it seems she's hiding a secret from him...

[Jonny]

Well, I'll be offline this weekend (Belgian GP wohoo ), I also have nothing for you right now :-/

[Ace3000]

Fair warning, the next several parts will be less violent and will have more of a Drama theme/genre to it. Don't worry though, as soon as the 2210 FX400 season kicks off, everything will be back to its violent, dark themes. Nothing can be dark all the time.

The referenced album title of Part 6.0 was Big Sounds of the Drags by Junkie XL

[Part 7.1] Battle for the Year

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<22091231>
Sunday, December 31st, 2209

Angelus R&D HQ, Perth, Australia

22:59:45

It was nearly time to open the envelope Gelorum gave Brandon. Knowing the steps Crinale took to attempt to destroy Angelus, he had it analysed for materials used to make letter bombs. Fortunately, no such materials were found, so it was perfectly safe to open...

December 31st, 2209; 23:00

Brandon Smith,

Tonight, we will end it all, 2210 will be a new year, a new change. The 2210 FX400 season is fast approaching, and it will be one of the greatest seasons ever. For now, however, we will have a race, to celebrate the new year, and to see who has the greatest skill.

I hereby challenge you to a street-race. We will pit your modified Angelus Razer.X against my reborn Katana Havok. This race will contain no weapon use at all, as road cars cannot utilise such technology. We will race from your headquarters up to and around Omega Harbour. The first one across the finish line of Omega Harbour will become victorious over all.

The race will start at 23:45. I will be there at 23:40 sharp. If you are not out and ready to race by 23:45, I will blow up your headquarters. You cannot back out now.

In 2210, Everything Changes.

Yours Sincerely,

Alexandra Gelorum.

Brandon was beside himself with the mention of such outdated technology.

"The Havok? That old thing was discontinued on Q3, 2198! Even then, the car had an 11 year run! It's outdated as hell! What, does she think she can beat me with it just because it's a Katana-era car... no, wait. She said it was 'reborn'. With an old thing like that, I think she meant that it was rebuilt with new parts."

After making some final adjustments to his Razer.X, Brandon sat outside the building in his car, until he saw the all too familiar black supercar with neon-green lights pull up near the building. The phone of his onboard multifunction device rang.

"23:40, on time, I see, Gelorum." Brandon answered.

"Am I not always?" Gelorum inquired.

"I guess? Anyway, I have to ask, what's with..."

"This old Katana?" She interrupted, "It always was mine. I maintained it, upgrading it where needed. I have now upgraded it to equal your newer Razer.X. However, I know every last detail of this thing, I know exactly how it handles, how it reacts. I can push it up to its true limits and not lose control of it. I can and will destroy you with this old 2198 Katana Havok."

"I guess we'll just have to see if you can 'destroy' me with that, now won't we?"

The two cars moved to the currently red traffic lights, side by side, at 23:45 exactly.

"We go when the lights turn green." Gelorum informed Brandon.

As soon as the traffic lights displayed its bright green light, both cars took off at top speed.

<23:45:06_>
<unofficial street race: angelus hq - omega harbour_>
<point to point: 0%_>
<breathe underwater | placebo_>

The cars took a while to get up to their top speed, as they were road cars, not FX400 league racers. Also, because of that, the top speeds were not that quick, with the Razer.X maxing out at 457km/h, slightly slower than Venom speed. The Havok maxed out at an even slower speed, 443km/h. The roads of Perth were, of course, not suitable for racing, as they were public roads. This meant that, along with the sluggish controls of the heavy road cars, Brandon and Gelorum would have to slow down considerably for each corner, lowering their average speed by a massive amount.

Another layer of difficulty arose at that point too: traffic. Even though it was nearly midnight, there was a large amount of traffic in the city, as it was New Years Eve, so everyone wanted to see the fireworks for the new year. The two cars sped along the road, gaining speed each second, swerving around the traffic, even opting to fly right above it.

"Stupid peasants, out my way," Brandon could hear Gelorum mumble, "Who knew it would be this busy at this time?!"

"It's New Years Eve, of course it'd be busy 10 minutes before the new year!" Brandon replied.

"Rhetorical question, Smith!" Gelorum snapped angrily, realising Brandon heard her, "It was not for you to answer!"

She then turned, smashing into the rear half of Brandon, who took the opportunity to control the resulting spin and slipped into a road that would meet up with the main route.

"I can track you down, you better not be running away!" She said, turning into a different road.

"Do you think I'd be that stupid?" Brandon replied, taking the final turn of the detour and sliding back on the main road, several meters in front of Gelorum, who could only give a flat "What, how?"

"My dear Alexandra, even I don't know." Brandon said.

"WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT CALLING ME ALEXANDRA?!" she yelled

"Oh, would you RELAX?! This is why I called you that, you're way too damn serious." Brandon turned onto the freeway, while Gelorum continued onwards, taking an alternate route.

Near the entry road of Omega Harbour, Gelorum continued to track Brandon, but she saw a problem.

"How is Brandon going to get to the entry point from there?" Brandon soon answered her question.

"Like this!" He yanked the steering wheel right, sharply.

The sight of the modified black Angelus Razer.X flying through the air off the freeway and over her car rendered Gelorum speechless. It was now officially a race to the end of Omega Harbour. Both cars were free to accelerate to their limits.

Eventually, they hit the first corner of the track, which they took at top speed, as the top speeds of the cars fell short of Venom speed. In fact, most corners could have been taken at top speed, the only exception was the hairpin before the 'Death Spiral'. Even then, the speed needed to take it was not that smaller than the top speed of the cars.

As soon as the cars entered the 'Death Spiral', there was a loud "CRACK!" noise, followed by electrical noises which died down after a few seconds.

"What was that?" Brandon and Gelorum asked at the exact same time.

"So, it wasn't you then?" Brandon asked before Gelorum could say anything else.

"Well, no. I understand why you would suspect me, but I swear it was not me. I have no idea what that was."

"Fine."

Since the Razer.X was faster, it had been pulling away from Gelorum's Havok, and by the end of the spiral, Brandon was a few hundred meters ahead of her. The modern supercar entered the 'Omega Complex', two corkscrew hairpins connected by a vertical Mag-Strip loop. It seemed as if the Mag-Strip wasn't working, but it soon pulled the car back onto the track. Brandon got out of the complex just in time, Gelorum, however...

ZAP!

"No, no, no, NOOOO! Please, do not fall, do not fall, do... Ohh, SHIIII--!"

[splash]

The power to the racetrack failed, the Mag-Strip no longer pulled the old supercar to the track, instead blasting a large amount of energy into the car, shutting it down. Gelorum attempted to keep her car on the track, but gravity was too strong, and it fell to the depths of the Swan River below. Alexandra Gelorum, afraid to die, started to feel, for the first time in a very long time, sorrow. Her eyes glowed a very light mist-blue, before fading away, seemingly along with her life.

"Is... is this it?

"Am I... going to die?

"Drowning, killed by a faulty piece of technology... no.

"I am just breathing underwater, I need to come up for air...

"No... I cannot drive out of here... I cannot get above the surface... I must get out...

"Damn, the door will not open, I am running out of energy...

"Not enough energy... to break the glass...

"I guess this is karma... for all the wrong... I have done...

"No... no... lights... are fading...

"This is it... I am sorry... I... I'm so, so sorry.

"Oh, God... I do not... want to... die.

"I'm... so... so sorry.

"My time... has come...

"This is... this is it... good... good...





"Goodbye."

[Snakenator1]

Hey guys sorry for my lack of content as of late, I've had a few issues lately for disclosed personal reasons so FWD has been on hold lately. Plus I'm lacking a bit of ideas for some of my future parts. I'm hoping to get the first part for season 2 out soon and try and catch up yet again haha

Unsure when though, I'll do it when I can

[Ace3000]

To me, season 1 hasn't finished yet, I still have a bit of stuff left in 2209 to cover, but only a small amount. A break is absolutely fine!

[Ace3000]

Would you guys like a compiled soundtrack of season 1 of FTA? If so, I'll release it as soon as I've finished the season!

EDIT: I'm working on a neat surprise for you guys. Here's a hint: It's not the soundtrack.

[Ace3000]

Well, it's Friday, here's another part.

The referenced album title of Part 7.1 was Battle for the Sun by Placebo, the album which the song "Breathe Underwater" was on.

[Part 7.2] Minutes to a Midnight Death

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<22091231>
Sunday, December 31st, 2209

Omega Harbour, Perth, Australia

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<unofficial street race: angelus hq - omega harbour_>
<point to point: 96%_>
<encoder | pendulum_>

ZAP!

"No, no, no, NOOOO! Please, do not fall, do not fall, do... Ohh, SHIIII--!"

[splash]

The sound of Gelorum begging, then the splash was what made Brandon stop. He did not see the Katana Havok race around the corner.

"What the hell? Did the Mag-Strip fail? The entire track is in darkness. That means... A POWER FAILURE! The Mag-Strip did fail! She probably never made in time! I just hope she was able to get out of there." He then spoke to the phone, at Gelorum, but got nothing but static from the dead, sinking car. "Are you there? Gelorum? ALEXANDRA!? SH*T."

As fast as he could, Brandon spun his Angelus Razer.X around and took off at top speed.

"She may a threat to the FX400, but I will NEVER let someone just die."

He raced back, over the vertical loop, around the U-turn, back to the 'Omega Complex' in record time. However, he did not just stop once he got there, he drove off, landing above the water, which is what AG cars should be able to do. Gelorum's car had been shut down, which is why it fell in the river.

After landing, he then jumped out, into the river itself, looking for the remains of the old supercar. Deeper and deeper he swam, until he found it, Gelorum's car, with her in it, passed out. At least, he hoped she had just passed out. He then tried to open the door, with no success. He then moved to kick in the windshield.

THUD
THUD
CRACK
SMASH!

The windshield broke open on the 4th try. Brandon then cleared away the shattered glass and pulled the unconscious body of Alexandra Gelorum out of the car. Putting her over his shoulder, he swam up to the surface of the Swan River, but the added weight was threatening to pull him down. However, he threw her into his car, still hovering above the surface, before pulling himself in.

Since the car was meant for speed, and was to be as light as possible, there was not much space in the car, so he drove to the nearest land, which was just near the water. He got out and pulled her body out of the car, then immediately started performing CPR.

"Chest compressions... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10." No response. "Argh, once again. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10." Again no response.

"Do I really have to- ah crap." He was dreading having to do that... mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Great. He opened her mouth, checked for any blockages, took a deep breath, placed his mouth over hers and blew air into her lungs.

"PFFT, [cough], [cough] [cough]!" She regained consciousness, coughing up water. She then spoke, hoarsely, "Wha-what? I though I was going to die, yet... you. You saved me, didn't you?" She noticed Brandon sitting there by her.

"Yes, I did. I could not just let someone die, it's just not in me."

"In any case, I thank you."

At that time, something none of them would expect was transpiring...

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<22091231>

Sunday, December 31st, 2209

Crinale Technologies HQ

23:50:11

"That soft BITCH! She has no idea what she's doing! ARRGH!" That was the voice of one angry rebellious Tyler Pålsson, "YOU THERE! Prepare me a car, NOW!"

"O-of course, would you like one with large space or high speed?" The scared technician asked.

"What are we, A DELIVERY COMPANY?! GET! ME! A FAST! CAAAR!!!" Tyler bellowed at the top of his lungs.

"Y-yes, sir." He left, but returned a short while later, "I'm sorry, Gelorum has taken the only fast car we have."

"Hahahaha, 'the only fast car', he says.... WE! ARE! A RACING TEAM! PREPARE THE DAMN RG7!"

"[gulp] R-r-right a-away, sir." Soon, Crinale's FX400 racer was prepared. Tyler got in immediately and got ready to go.

"ALL OF YOU! INCOMPETENT!" He yelled, before opening the thrust, flying off.

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<22091231>

Sunday, December 31st, 2209

Omega Harbour, Perth, Australia

23:55:57

"Are you OK?" Brandon asked Gelorum

"Yeah, I'm fine, I'm just thinking."

"Oh? Of what?"

She gave a sigh, sat there for a few seconds, then spoke, "Of ending it a-."

BANG

[Snakenator1]

Guys I've been really busy with University applications as of late hence why I've not posted something fresh, busy, busy schedule for me

But it doesn't mean I haven't been creating FWD fan fic, just no time to write it So for now I'm gonna make a quick Wyvern A.R ship specification that will be used for the new Wyvern racer I'm introducing in my new series. It is the ship mentioned in my final part of series 1 but this document may differ slightly from that one. So this is the OFFCIAL SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT!!


----/Logged in---welcome Wyvern employee/----
----/Command received---please enter security code/----
--/*********/--
----/Code accepted--opening document/----

Wyvern AR Project INFINITY

FX400 League-- Wyvern XAF-10 mk III Model

Class - Fury

Specifications:
Top speed: 912km/h
Airbrake: Wyvern AR KXF airbrakes system
Power plant: Zone generator
Engine: Wyvern AR turbo fan AG engine
Weapons system: Modified Wyvern AR standard TX weapons computer, now compatible with new Wyvern AR super weapon (Disable)
Lateral stability: 9.1%
Acceleration: 0-700km/h in 1 second(s)
Life support: Wyvern AR super G-Force compensator and emergency ejector seat
Shields: OTX Shield system

NEW SPECIFICATION ADDED: Amour type - new armour type developed: ZONE FIBRE GLASS

FX400 SPECIFICATION:

Speed: 100%
Acceleration: 90%
Handling: 90%
Shield: 35%
Firepower: 35%
Weight: 30%

Description
How can such a ship exist and fit within the guidelines of the FX400?!!

Well simple. A new breakthrough provided by Sarah Fillick giving one last legacy for Wyvern AR. Such a technology exists in Wyvern AR's new armour type.
The Zone Fibre Glass is a recent breakthrough for race engineering, it looks exactly the same as that of the Zone Battle skins all over teams use during Zone events but such designs were only cosmetic. Zone Fibre Glass though is different, it looks the same but is actually the new official livery of Wyvern. The Fibre Glass design is a incredibly lightweight material so much that a 3m X 3m X 3m cube of such material weighs less than a solid block of lightweight Aluminium with the same dimensions. It also offers a platform that is least affected by air resistance for the material cools with smooth surfaces to reduce drag.

Such a lightweight material gives the new ship its top speed, acceleration and handling. The top speed is so high because of the Zone Fibre Glass that the development team had to include a special speed limiting chip which reduces the power of the engines to fit in league rules so the top speed while racing is 792km/h (maximum speed of phantom class)
Another advantage to the lightweight means the ship will be airborne for longer providing more Barrel roll opportunities that other teams cannot exploit.
The team will use their typical F-14D tomcats but the chassis will be stripped and replaced with the new material. The ship looks like a F-14D in Zone colours essentially.

Such a impressive and ground-breaking ship does have distinct weakness though:

- Zone Fibre Glass isn't very durable, thus a shield system must still be incorporated into the design. But doing so without compromising the lightweight means a lightweight shield generator has to be used meaning a low shield strength. The durability of the Zone Fibre Glass and the shield strength combined only equates to a pitiful 35%

- The same applies to weapon technology, only light weapon computers and modifications can be used for a also pitiful 35% Wyvern AR will not be scoring eliminations anytime soon. This coupled with low shield means Eliminator races is where the team will struggle.

- The light mass of the ship is also a disadvantage as well to being an advantage. Similar to that of FEISAR being the worst affected ship from weapon impacts for being so light in the F3600, the new XAF will suffer major disrupting and slowing effects from weapons. Combined with low shield makes this ship an easy target to elimination once hit.

But with the concept of pulling away from the opponents and acquiring first before the likes of speed demons like Icaras and piranha and securing as many barrel rolls possible that the other teams will not be able to do, is what the team is aiming for in this new ship. Pure racing over weapons and violence. We shall see what the XAF-10 is capable of in the near future.



Hope you guys like that, something to sink your teeth into while I sort my academic life out. ALSO! I may alter some of the data in the future in case some of the information is deemed to needing to be changed, deleted or for balancing stats as I see fit. So all this info may still change but the concept of the ship will always be the same
A FREAKING FAST ZONE COLOURED JET FIGHTER

[Jonny]

Faster Than Angels
Jennterista Racing Chronicles

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Her Name was Aurora

Chapter 6/23: Aurora’s Disaster


1st May 2164
Temtesh Bay, Australia
15:45.21

The 15 minute signal played through the starting grid of the Temtesh Bay Circuit in Australia. Pilots started to get ready, system checks have been made as countless times before.
Aurora was going to start from a solid 3rd position, her new teammate for this season, the Polish newcomer Dariusz Kowitz, from the 6th position.

15:56.01
Aurora climbed into her Jennter craft, began to fasten herself into the seat and put on her helmet. The final system checks completed and the cockpit closed. With the pit bay being evacuated, she started the craft’s dual ion thrusters.

16:00.00
The 18 competing craft were raised onto the starting grid. With the pit bay gates being shut, the start procession began. As the typical “Go!” play, the field leaped away from the grid, into the mine section.

“Looking solid up front, both started with the boost” a race engineer reported to Jonathan, who observed as always the action for himself in the command box of his team.
“Just as usual” he commented “Nothing spectacular into the first-”

Suddenly an ear shattering noise roared across the entire area, telemetry to both craft cut off and the race broadcast got interrupted.
“What happened!?” Jonathan shouted, but his personnel has been just as confused.
Resuming broadcast revealed the entire mine section of the track having collapsed. A massive dust cloud covered both the entrance and exit area, the former beginning to compromise the pit facilities as well.
Spectators began panically leaving the grandstands, while the speakers urged calmness.

The teams however were worrying about their pilots.
A handful of craft managed to escape the tunnel section, namely the FEISAR of Daniel Johnson, both Piranhas, the Xios of Nathasha Belmondo, EG.r pilot Paul Cheung and the Jennter of Dariusz.
The rest remained inside.



Something happened.
That was the first thing Aurora could comprehend when she woke up again.
It was dark and...the canopy of her craft collapsed. The load of boulders squeezed her into the seat.
“I am...alive…?” she uttered, realizing the situation.

Reboot successful. Engaging Emergency Protocol.

Something was going through her mind which she couldn’t fully understand. She tried to free her right arm, it was surprisingly easy.
Then she realized that the lower section of her limb teared off.
She screamed in horror, at the sight and realization. Suddenly, there was light.
It wasn’t coming from the outside, but rather her own eyes began to glow.
Silenced by the confusion, she looked at the remaining stump of her arm. While a red fluid dripped from the wound, she was surprised at the little amount and the lack of viscosity it had. Furthermore, she spotted wires.

She chuckled “What the hell!? I must be dreaming!”
With astonishing strength she began pushing the rocks restricting her movement aside, but only more dirt fell onto her.
“Come on! Let me out!” she shouted “Help!”

Aurora struggled, trying to free herself from what used to be the ceiling of a race track now resting on her body. And trying to free herself from the realization slowly creeping into her mind.

Spotting another gaping wound on her stomach after pushing aside some of the rocks, it became clear to her.


My lack of memories.
My special senses.
The frequent mental care.
My lack of human connection.
The...wires…

I am…
A robot!?

Core instability. Engaging Extended Emergency Protocol.

[Ace3000]

@Snakenator1 Ohhh, you have no idea how that helped me with that surprise I have for you guys. Also I've been considering creating a new "Prototype" class for the FX400, like how the FX350 had the Fury class. So maybe that new craft could be a new prototype ship? I don't know, it's all still in my thinking phase of the fanfic, but it is an idea.

I got the idea from your XAF-72, Crinale's Project Apollyon and now your XAF-10 mk.III. Though, if it happens, the only thing I'll have to edit is Crinale's infinite shield, but that's easy enough to edit and integrate into the story. Let me know what you guys think of the "Prototype" class!

EDIT: Also, Snake, did your FX350/400 craft have a name? I swear I thought it was something like XAF-54, or something like that, I don't know.