Echo Complex

Saib-R-MAN, Nota-R-ATT, and E-R-ASE didn't know each other until they met outside of the briefing room in the lower right-hand corner of the low left side of SGC sector. They had been called there by an intercom message loudly broadcast past curfew in each of their respective rooms. Much to the chagrin of all of their roommates. Of course, being outside of their rooms past curfew almost got them killed, and they had to be forcefully moved to the briefing area.

Saib-R-MAN, a brown colored mare Unicorn with a complimentary mustard yellow flowing mane, looks around bewildered. She notices Nota-R-ATT and E-R-ASE. They're a dark red stallion Earth Pony with a light green sleeked back mane, and an orange Pegasus mare with a yellow band around it's right foreleg and a pinkish scruffled mane; respectively. They all have Red Clearance jumpsuits and little name tags on their upper-chest. She also notices the Green Clearance Citizen nudging her forward and looking impatient.

Saib-R-MAN shouts to her equally confused companions, "Maybe we should go inside?"

Nota and E look at her briefly, then nod their heads and hurry in.

As they hurry into the briefing room Nota notices E looking at him very intently.

"Can I help you?" Nota asks.

"What?Oh, uh... no." E quickly looks back ahead in time to run into the closed briefing room door. This elicits a grin and a giggle out of the other Troubleshooters.

The door opens and Nota walks in with a smug grin, ignoring the color of the door. Which is Blue. Both E and Saib walk around to the left and enter a Red Clearance door. They hear a muffled yell and a laser blast through the wall. They hear the noises repeat, louder, with a final screech.

The area they enter into looks like a normal corridor with more desks and little multi-colored spots surrounding each. There was a red pathway through that branched in several places through hallways and into walls; as well onto a few of them.

Saib and E wander the area until a crazed Indigo Citizen sees them and shouts for them to come over.

"Hey! You! Yes, you there! Are you the Troubleshooters!?" He seemingly waves his entire body to get them over to him.

Saib opens her mouth to respond, but doesn't get a chance as the Indigo Citizen orders three Green Citizens to move her and E to him.

Before they can get there, though, Nota falls from a tube in the ceiling about 7 meters up and lands on his companions. He had a nice soft landing and walked away unharmed; E's rear legs were not so lucky. They looked a bit like straw that a child had been playing with.

A Green citizen dragged her by her suit to the Indigo citizen, with Saib just ahead and Nota already there looking impatiently at his compatriots.

The Indigo Citizen wastes little time, "Come along now, we must go, quickly!"

Before anyone has the chance to respond, he walks briskly around a corner. They follow.

They see a large blue door with red flooring inside; with the Indigo Citizen behind it waving them in.

Saib stops outside the door and asks, "Isn't this treason?"

"Is what treason?" The Indigo Citizen responds, impatiently.

"Going through a higher clearance door than we're permitted."

"No, of course not. I'm holding it open, just jump through and don't touch anything."

Nota-R-ATT jumps through and lands on the red floor. His PDC begins ringing, and he answers it.

"Yo." He greets the caller.

"This is Friend Princess, why have I just recorded you passing through a Blue Clearance door?"

"This Indigo guy said I could as long as I didn't touch it." He responded.

"... And you believed him?"

"Well, yeah. Why wouldn't I?"

"I don't know if your incredibly stupid or that bad a liar. I suppose your habit of going through higher clearance doors is indicative of the former, however. This clone and the next will be terminated and replaced with one that will, hopefully, be smarter."

"Wait, why two?"

"So that the one after will be smarter. It's evolution."

"I don't think that's how it works."

The looks of horror in the room could be heard over the sudden silence. Most of the citizens got out of their desks in preparation to run; only the Violets and a few Indigos remained seated. E-R-ASE stands up, despite the incredible pain of doing so, and begins hobbling away to hide behind a Green Citizen.

Saib-R-MAN, however, does not run away. She proves herself loyal to the Princess. She pulls a knife from her pocket, and stabs it through the back of Nota's throat. Some blood gets on her teeth, and she lets go of the knife.

She turnes to the, now bloody, PDC and says, "I found that knife in E-R-ASE's pocket. I thought I might be able redeem his traitorous ways by using it to end a much greater threat."

"When did you find this knife?" The Princess responds.

"It fell out when he got up to hide from the traitor."

The Princess is silent for awhile. Then she speaks, "Thank you, Saib-R-MAN. Your initiative and response time to end threats to Echo Complex is impressive, though was not necessary. I have no doubt that one of the Green Citizens would have eliminated that traitor, but you did save one of their precious shots. I will consider an appropriate award to be given upon completion of the mission.

"As for you..." Indigo's PDC turns on, "you directly ordered one of my citizens to commit treason. This clone shall be terminated."

"But this is my last one!" The Indigo, foolishly, responds.

There is a bright light and zapping sound. Some ash dirties Nota's spreading blood.

"E-R-ASE, your act of low-treason will be overlooked, due to circumstances favoring you. Do not push your luck." The Princess declares over a speaker.

A Pizzaroni delivery man drops through a tube in the ceiling and throws down a small sponge-looking item. He dumps some water on it, and walks away.

Nota-R-ATT stands there, with a name-tag stating:

Nota-R-ATT-9. Confirmed traitor on probation by necessity. Not allowed any of the following:

1. Anything

If Nota-R-ATT is seen with any of the previous, please report to Friend Princess. If you are unable to report due to this or another's Commie-Mutant-Traitor's treachery, you have permission to delete this clone.

~Much love, Friend Princess

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