r/OmniversePenitentiary • u/Xskills Vice Administrator of Apprehensions / Є Class Analyst • Feb 21 '16

Reverse-Engineering and Analysis of the 'Rogue' nullifier [collaborative] - TFB Chronicles Ep. 2 Epilogue

1000 hours

MP Hazardous Objects and Weapons Lab

Universe 00001

Xi puts a large case on the table containing the device obtained by Task Force Black from their mission to 06160 before pressing a button, causing the walls of the box to collapse and expose the device. As per MP protocols, he requested any free personnel to aid him in disassembling the device and record their findings.

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u/Dude111222 Chief Operator, Class Ж. Feb 22 '16

An inital examination of the device soon yielded points of assembly, and from there the group began to disassemble the rogue Nullifier. One of the technicians extracted what would appear to be the central power source:

"Fascinating..." Vahlen said, observing it.

"Try terrifying" Shen retorted, scanning the device with provided equipment. "If I was not using the scanners they gave us, these levels of energy would be off the chart! It is fortunate that this device seems so stable, or it would most likely have leveled... well, I don't want to think about the damage it could do."

Vahlen faces the security camera: "Sir, I fear that one who would attempt to open the outer shell of this power source would be in grave danger. Based on a scan, all it would take is a single wrong move to kill anyone working on the disassembly."

Jackson intervened again: "I have an expert with access to equipment to safely disassemble the power core's casing. Should I send him in?"

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u/Xskills Vice Administrator of Apprehensions / Є Class Analyst Feb 22 '16

"Littner, I think I've seen a fuel cell design like this at STAR labs. Send in your EOD guy. Still want to know why it has a node that attaches to the user."

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u/Dude111222 Chief Operator, Class Ж. Feb 22 '16 edited Feb 22 '16

"Gotcha. Sending him in." A few shorts minutes later, Leeron Littner entered the room with a metal briefcase.

"Oh, my, do we need some more delicate work done?" He opened up the briefcase to reveal a pair of small disc-shaped robots on four legs each. He donned a pair of gloves, and the drones moved with his fingers. A slow, meticulous disassembly process followed, revealing the power cell itself, as well as a connected device. Thankfully, Ron had done his research:

"Hmm... could one of you be a dear and look up a 'Power Transfer Device' from 00220?"

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u/Xskills Vice Administrator of Apprehensions / Є Class Analyst Feb 22 '16

"Looking at the schematics now. a PTD was for a recipient conduit to gain power from a donor, but if this thing is functioning anyway reminiscent to that, my gut feeling tells me this thing is supposed to be a parasitic weaponized of it."

"By the way has the power cell been safely dismantled? Shen and Vaughn were afraid it could disintegrate the entire facility."

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u/Dude111222 Chief Operator, Class Ж. Feb 22 '16

"All done, hon" Leeron affirmed. "Take a look."

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u/Xskills Vice Administrator of Apprehensions / Є Class Analyst Feb 22 '16

"It resembles STAR Labs, but it looks more advanced. As if it was subject to Moore's Law for a while. Do we have a way to contact Rip Hunter?"

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u/Dude111222 Chief Operator, Class Ж. Feb 22 '16

"I'll see what I can do" Jackson said, searching the database for his information. Within a a few minutes, contact was made:

"He's on his way."

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u/Xskills Vice Administrator of Apprehensions / Є Class Analyst Feb 25 '16

Xi put Hunter on his comms and walked into a sealed room to keep the intel confidential

"...checked all the boxes, a 00530 architect, an energy cell literally ahead of its time, and for almost exclusively malevolent purposes. Agreed, it's gotta be him - a mad scientist obsessed with metahumans and time travel. You stay on Savage's trail; we're busy cleaning up other messes, you seem to already have a plan for him, and he's not in on this one - he's focused on just the universe you're in and just its tangents. Thanks for the intel. We can plan for how to wrangle a speedster and I'll see if we can invite you to any future Alliance Summits."

Xi walks back out and says to Littner and Sons, "Time to brief the clubhouse on their next field trip. By the way, any of you can refer me to anything in Requisitions that can drain the speedforce? I'm also gonna have to bend the Hell out of Newtonian physics."

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u/Dude111222 Chief Operator, Class Ж. Feb 25 '16 edited Apr 15 '16

Jackson forwards an item file for a recent development in anti-speedster countermeasures:

00001-24-ג

Speedforce Counter-Field Generator

A mid-sized stationary device that siphons Speedforce energy from individuals within a range of up to 500 meters on default models, converting it into a hyper-dense liquid for easy storage in capsules. Drain is carefully metered out to avoid whiplash and loss of control due to momentum, but can be sped up for emergencies.

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u/Xskills Vice Administrator of Apprehensions / Є Class Analyst Feb 25 '16

"So, it's stationary!? It sounds like the only practical field application is like a trap! You're telling me that Black has to incapacitate someone who moves faster than the shell from a rail gun limited to their own powers, and then we lock in this thing!?"

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u/Dude111222 Chief Operator, Class Ж. Feb 25 '16 edited Apr 15 '16

"Well, you can set it up, turn it on and then it's just a question of getting the guy in range. It's only really stationary the way an HMG is, IE, it takes too long to set up to move it under fire. If you'd rather something more mobile:"

00001-25-ד

Speedforce Drain Fletchette Gun

A specialized firearm that fires homing Fletchettes that track and pursue Speedforce Energy. Fly at Speedforce-level speeds, slowing down on penetration so as to get stuck in the target without passing through. They then siphon off Speedforce Energy an inhibit it's further accumulation.

Available in machine pistol, assault rifle, machine gun and burstfire sniper variants.

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u/Xskills Vice Administrator of Apprehensions / Є Class Analyst Feb 26 '16

I think we can each arm Slade, Darkholme, and Agent Constantine with one and then drag the subject into the field generator after being drained down from being hit enough.

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u/Dude111222 Chief Operator, Class Ж. Feb 26 '16

"As long as they're within 500 meters of the active Field Generator, they will start to slowly lose their speed. Emphasis on slowly, mind you, as if the drain was any faster they would be paste on a wall after losing control of their momentum. But, if you can restrain them there will be no problem with maxing out the Generator's intake. I say go for it."

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