Grimlock2123
Dunarsund World
Powered by Recycled Papercrete the Fusion Power Reactor hummed when activated. Pietro Escovar watched as the Smart Materials headed down the chute, into the Vacuumed Chamber. His palms became sweaty as he anticipated the outcome. Sweat slowly slid down the side of his face. "This just has to work," he thought.
Wearing a dark gray jacket with a lightly patterned black skirt, Miranda Dolores Feroz, adjusted the fake glasses and spoke with a labored fake French accent, "Pahr-dohn Monsieur Escovar. Is there anything you might need? Yes?"
Escovar barely looked at her as he waved her away. He didn't know someone like her had managed to join his company so flawlessly. Someone whose interest wasn't in his best interest.
Miranda watched Pietro. She hated to admit it but he was handsome in a roguish way. He had a strong jawline and was impeccably dressed. For the briefest fraction of a second, her heart fluttered....then she jerked her head to the right as the Vacuumed Chamber began to hiss as the doors opened.
Pietro stood frozen as the doors opened. It seemed like time was frozen as he wait. And waited. And waited. Finally, the conveyor belt moved and he saw the shiny glimmer of metal. Smart metal. It looked to be like a tiny futuristic helicopter! Pietro rushed to the machine and looked at it in awe. His hands shook as he gingerly picked it up. A Combat Drone prototype! He could almost feel a tiny heartbeat within the machine!
"Uh, excuse me, Mr. Escovar, but the wireless power transmitor is done." The tall, slim, nerdy looking engineer held out his hand, palm up. There was a small circular disk on his palm. Pietro snatched the disc from his hand and gazed at it. It seemed to radiate power! Turning over the drone, he saw where the disc belonged. His hand shook ever so slightly as he inserted it. He blinked as the disc seemingly disappeared into the drone! "Where'd it go?" asked Pietro.
"Sir, the disc becomes incorporated into the drone until the power is exhausted."
Pietro smiled, "Excellent!"
As the engineer handed Pietro a small rectangular device. It had multiple button and switches for such a small thing. He pushed the one that said Voice Activation. The drone hummed to life. "Hover" he commanded and the drone floated upward. SUCCESS! "Visual of Ms Feroz" he ordered. He smiled as the three-dimensional image of Ms. Feroz was formed by the interference of light beams of the internal laser. "Wonderful hologram!" Pietro wanted to clap his hands in joy but instead reached out to touch the perfect hologram image in front of him.
Pietro's mind whirled. So far this was a success but there needed to be more tests. This tiny drone would be able to spy on his enemies and his friends. Well, if he had friends. But most important was the next phase of the drone test. That would be to incorporate the stealth technology used in the tanks into the drone along with the capabilty to fire Armor Piercing Shells. Pietro smiled as he thought of the destruction he could potentially bring upon his enemy, Comandante Viroz!
Pietro dismissed both Ms. Feroz and the engineer. Gazing lovingly at the drone, he smiled in anticipation of what Tomorrow would bring.............