This is Channel 3 News, broadcasting to all across the Universe with your hosts, Tom, and his man on the field, Dan!
"Good evening folks, we've had a terror weekend today!" Tom, the nondescript news anchor was on screen once more, "It started with a man only known as Cain threatening Nepleslia, and our neighbours from across the universe, Yamatai. Seemed like an equal opportunity terrorist,"
On screen came a picture of Cain as he was seen on the television broadcast he made. Red robes, a macabre, skeletal iron mask and croaking voice.
"He put both systems up for ransom, the wanted payment was a fella named Luca Pavone - who it seems, we have covered before!" Tom sounded surprised, "We don't know much about him, except that he was the target of this Cain guy. We haven't been able to reach him - and here's why, with our man on the field, Dan."
The screen changed to a very rare sight, a female IPG and a female SAINT agent, in the same interviewing room, with a microphone in their face from the press. Tensions between the two were barely subsided for professional purposes.
"Thanks Tom, I'm here with a representative from SAINT and a representative from the IPG," Dan had his trusty microphone in hand, speaking to the camera, "Both agencies have been keeping a tab on Mr. Pavone, and have a lot to say," He pointed the microphone to the IPG Agent, she was Nostrovia, "What do you have to tell us?"
"Vell," The slavic agent's thick accent showed through, "Ve came to Mr. Pavone, expecting him to run or hide, but he asked us to take us to Cain and face him, head on!"
"And..." Dan blinked incredulously, "You didn't try to stop him?"
"Nyet, he insisted that he took him on himself, with his crew. We were expecting him to die - but he, somehow, succeeded."
"Outstanding," Dan smiled as he pointed the microphone over to the SAINT agent, "And what of the virus?"
"You see," The SAINT agent, known only as Iza started, "His crew had discovered that the virus was intended to be launched by means of missiles, fired from this system, designated N-357..."
"3 missiles were directed at each planet, both Nepleslia and Yamatai, each missile had its own active agent, which, when combined, would create the virus,"
"Strange!" Dan commented, "And how did you stop it?"
"Mr. Pavone's crew sent us both the flight paths for each missile, so we were able to stop them all in mid flight and contain the virulent substances for analysis, and in time, create a cure in case an infection does break out."
"And he and his crew did this all themselves?"
"Da," Nostrovia replied, nodding.
"So what about Mr. Pavone now?" Dan tugged the collar of his shirt, "Have you heard from him?"
"Yes, he's on his way home as we speak," the SAINT agent replied, glancing to the IPG agent with a smile, who smiled wryly in return.
"Amazing, back to you, Tom!"
Tom was in a mix of shock and awe, just nodding slowly to what Dan was saying, then snapping out of it and returning to his news.
"Oh, right - coming up next, a small fight broke out between two restaurant owners today, due to competitions flaring in the upcoming YE31 Best Taste award, more on that after the break..."
"Good evening folks, we've had a terror weekend today!" Tom, the nondescript news anchor was on screen once more, "It started with a man only known as Cain threatening Nepleslia, and our neighbours from across the universe, Yamatai. Seemed like an equal opportunity terrorist,"
On screen came a picture of Cain as he was seen on the television broadcast he made. Red robes, a macabre, skeletal iron mask and croaking voice.
"He put both systems up for ransom, the wanted payment was a fella named Luca Pavone - who it seems, we have covered before!" Tom sounded surprised, "We don't know much about him, except that he was the target of this Cain guy. We haven't been able to reach him - and here's why, with our man on the field, Dan."
The screen changed to a very rare sight, a female IPG and a female SAINT agent, in the same interviewing room, with a microphone in their face from the press. Tensions between the two were barely subsided for professional purposes.
"Thanks Tom, I'm here with a representative from SAINT and a representative from the IPG," Dan had his trusty microphone in hand, speaking to the camera, "Both agencies have been keeping a tab on Mr. Pavone, and have a lot to say," He pointed the microphone to the IPG Agent, she was Nostrovia, "What do you have to tell us?"
"Vell," The slavic agent's thick accent showed through, "Ve came to Mr. Pavone, expecting him to run or hide, but he asked us to take us to Cain and face him, head on!"
"And..." Dan blinked incredulously, "You didn't try to stop him?"
"Nyet, he insisted that he took him on himself, with his crew. We were expecting him to die - but he, somehow, succeeded."
"Outstanding," Dan smiled as he pointed the microphone over to the SAINT agent, "And what of the virus?"
"You see," The SAINT agent, known only as Iza started, "His crew had discovered that the virus was intended to be launched by means of missiles, fired from this system, designated N-357..."
"3 missiles were directed at each planet, both Nepleslia and Yamatai, each missile had its own active agent, which, when combined, would create the virus,"
"Strange!" Dan commented, "And how did you stop it?"
"Mr. Pavone's crew sent us both the flight paths for each missile, so we were able to stop them all in mid flight and contain the virulent substances for analysis, and in time, create a cure in case an infection does break out."
"And he and his crew did this all themselves?"
"Da," Nostrovia replied, nodding.
"So what about Mr. Pavone now?" Dan tugged the collar of his shirt, "Have you heard from him?"
"Yes, he's on his way home as we speak," the SAINT agent replied, glancing to the IPG agent with a smile, who smiled wryly in return.
"Amazing, back to you, Tom!"
Tom was in a mix of shock and awe, just nodding slowly to what Dan was saying, then snapping out of it and returning to his news.
"Oh, right - coming up next, a small fight broke out between two restaurant owners today, due to competitions flaring in the upcoming YE31 Best Taste award, more on that after the break..."
