[b][i]Eric Cooper sits down in the chair that he was offered, analyzing every aspect of the room. It was dark, with stormy grey blast-plating covering the walls, and white lights adoring the ceiling several meters above his head. There were guards positioned behind him, and in front of him, but he had no reason to fear them. Not when he had the Aegis. He keeps a straight posture, though he crossed his legs and twiddled his thumbs as his employer speaks, and his eyes never leave those of his employers. He takes time to respond after his new boss ends his speech; his father always said that silence could reveal more than a thousand words. [/i][/b] "So, what would you have me do with him?" [b][i]Radegast stands up, and activates a holographic image of... Himself? Upon closer inspection, the person in the image has the skin of a human, and does look years younger. [/i][/b] "This, is Ginger, one of my most successful clone lineages. Well, until very recently. Something has gone awry with his mission objective, and he is playing the rest of his team, the many fleets assembled, and Atlas like a drum. He could take control of the entire galaxy if he succeeds, and nobody suspects a thing. Your assignment is to bring him to us, dead or alive." [b][i]Eric laughs at this[/i][/b] "If you want me to jump feet first into an interplanetary war, then you're mad. I wouldn't do that for 10 million credits." [b][i]Radegast remains unfazed by the laughter. He says something in Choran, and a War Droid materializes behind Eric. Artemis runs a quick diagnostic, and quickly realizes that they aren't prepared for a foe of this magnitude. Radegast is suddenly all business yet again,[/i][/b] "You don't seem to understand the brevity of this situation. You take this mission, you get 5 million up front, and 10 million later. If you don't accept, well, you know too much for your own good." [b][i]Eric hesitates, [/i][/b] "Eh, what the hell. Let's go to Mars."