The plains north of the forest, mercury, is filled with many domestic wildlife, as well being the location where all farms on the first ring are located,

Every fruit and vegetable know to man is grown and produced there.

The entire quadrant is Ai operated and self sufficient, some call it the farm plains,

However, there is one farm not found on the plains, but in the Great City, Pluton,

Officially it is not a farm, but that doesn’t stop people from calling it one,

A human farm.

…….

…….

On this ring the max lifespan of a person is twenty seven, and that’s only for the small few that make to that age,

The average first class citizen, dies in their early twenties,

The population of humans on Terra is not even over fifty thousand, to ensure that they do not go extinct, the process of child birth and even education has been greatly simplified

As a fetus the child is carefully extracted from their mother and put in a tube of 'H particles’

There the growth process the child would experience inside their mother is simulated by the fluid

As early as their brain develops information is sent to it, basic manners, how to walk, speak etc,

The information absorption rate differs from child but on average the child is ready to leave the tube at ages ten to thirteen, where they begin combat training.

….

This is was how I raised when….

No, not me…

These were the memories of Danté, he never saw nor new who his real parents were,

His childhood was spent in tube absorbing information, then being let out to learn combat, before being sent to Gaia to prove his worth.

(A cold experience to say the least)

…..

“You’ll come back will you?” Sprite tugs my finger before I step down into a pit covered in large egg shells and bone, underneath all of that is a round panel with a spiral imprint

“I’ll try,” I reply, moving my hands around awkwardly at the plant person

(I don’t know what I was trying to do to be honest…)

“Just because the dinosaurs won’t attack us because of our suits doesn’t mean they won’t go after you Kage,” says Himari impatiently

“You just we weren’t in any rush, like a few minutes ago” I argue

“Yeah, but I don’t like waiting for people,”

“…..” I flash Apollo a look and step down into the dinosaurs nest

(Not the best place to put a teleportation platform)

“Hhhhhh” sighs Apollo resting his hand on my shoulder.

“Prepare yourself”

Himari also seems to be reluctant as him, she swipes her wrist across the panel floor and it begins to glow, the woman clutches on to Apollo at once

Or rather, the two clutch each other,

Vwoo

Vwooo

Vwoooh

Vwooohh

Vwooohhp!

We begin to spin violently and forest background fades out for a void of colors

Vwoosh

(Ughhck)

It feels like we’re being tossed up now

As of were inside of a soda bottle being shaken up violently

Like a bad amusement park ride …

Vwooo~

The spinning stops and it immediately becomes bone chillingly cold

Acting fast Himari touches below us, which triggers another warp this on instant however,

……

A bright red light shins over us,

“Sorry about the cold, Kage, I’ll get you a suit,” Apollo extends an arm to help me up,

“Ahh, I’ve felt worse,” I take it, pulling myself up

“Well welcome to the Velvet Underground, that’s Saint,” he points to a screen across the room,

“Over there is the sideways elevator, you can take it to get to the weapons storage and simulation, operation room, living quarters and general storage,”

“Hello Saint,” I speak to screen at once

{Scanning…

Scanning….

Scan–}

“No need to scan Kage Saint,” Himari stops the artificial intelligence

“Kage is a friend, not foe,”

{Welcome to the Velvet Underground Kage,} a robotic feminine voice speaks,

On the screen a series of grid-like lines light up which each word…

{How may I assist you?}

“Nothing for now Saint thank you,”

(I’ll investigate this place first)

Ping♪

Before I could get to the sideways elevator, it sounds off and the doors opening,

“This what I said you’d see when you got here,” Apollo gestures to the ‘thing’ exiting the elevator

It is in a true sense what I would call robotic, a shining silver heavyweight body, with deep red highlights near it’s joints where it’s energy flows

“You are Kage?” the robot looks at me, it’s face, not really a face is how I’d describe it,

It looks like a full helmet, in which then front side is a face where a pixelated eyes an mouth are generated

(It’s always something new)

“Yes, but what are you?” I reply

“I am an artificial intelligence similar to Saint however I am programmed into this humanoid robot,

My designated name is XPunk,”

“We found it here when we came back from the forest the first time, apparently he powered on after detecting us,” explains Himari

“Saint however has no records of it”

“That is because I was made to be a failsafe incase the Velvet Underground was compromised” XPunk makes a pixelated smiley face

“Well, it’s umm, nice to meet you XPunk,” I awkwardly say to the machine

“No, it is a pleasure for me to finally meet you,

My creators programmed me to honor you,”

“Honor me?

Have we met before?”

(Does this mean I am somehow connected to this?)

“We have not me, but I have data on you from my creators,”

“What kind of data?”

“I am programmed to Honor Kage,

As you will be the one to help unite all humans.”