Ekusu makina (Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina AKA Appleseed 2) Page #5

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Oh, no.

I am never exactly alone.

What have you done to my body?

It's impossible to control your body...

...using data frequencies

from the outside.

Fortunately,

your little incident the other day...

...gave me the perfect opportunity

to add a rather special feature...

...to that Hecatonchire body of yours

at no extra charge.

Nanomachines.

You did what?

They're ravenous feeders,

and how they feed off of you.

It's a fascinating program, really...

...activated the instant

that your adrenaline levels...

...rise just beyond a certain point.

You do realize that the hacking incident

you caused was all part of the plan.

You see, I found

it would be very difficult...

...to infiltrate the main control room

of the satellite command center.

So I performed a little trick

on their backup module.

All that was needed then

was to crash the main system.

And you did that wonderfully.

Why are you doing this?

Do you know why this world

can never exist without bloodshed?

Individual differences, of course.

Different hearts, different minds.

That is the essence of all conflict.

But if our world was converted

to a single, united consciousness....

You're the one.

You're the one behind the attacks.

No. I have comrades all over the world.

Don't f*** with me!

Oh, I've already done that.

Now onto the others.

System error.

We've lost control of the satellites.

All links to the satellites are cut off.

What the hell is going on?

Backup system's out too.

- Try it again.

What are you trying to do?

- Integration...

...and natural selection.

Those that cannot be integrated

will be eliminated.

Thanks to the Connexus

and the global satellite network...

...mankind will be united

once and for all.

Imagine a world without

misunderstanding or discrimination.

The elimination of all human conflict

and the banishment of war.

My vision and Halcon's ideals

will finally become our reality and truth.

Halcon.

The global security network is down.

We've lost control of the satellites.

Repeat, we've lost control of the satellites.

They waited for the satellites to unite

before hijacking them.

Even the attack on the peace summit

must have been thoroughly designed.

Prime minister, if they use--

If they transmit that signal to Connexus

via satellites....

Nike, issue an alert to the alliance nations.

- At once.

Don't worry.

My friend,

in but a moment you will understand.

Mechanical or not,

our bodies are just vessels.

Oh, I'm afraid this bullet is not meant

for you, my cyborg accomplice.

Kestner. Don't do it!

We will all become one.

What?

We've got him! He's here!

- Stay where you are. Don't move!

Freeze! Put your hands up! Now!

- Do what he says!

We've found the fugitive cyborg.

There's a man down. Send an ambulance.

I said, don't move!

- I got him.

Don't you do it!

Get him! Take him down!

Hold it.

- Freeze!

Stop him!

Sh*t, where'd he go?

- He jumped.

He's down there.

Can't believe this.

We have two men down.

Send a medical team to street level.

We will continue pursuit.

Briareos is still on the run.

He's considered armed and dangerous.

If he resists...

...you're authorized to use lethal force.

Most recent sighting:

Headed south on Cygnus Street.

I repeat, Briareos is still on the run.

I'll always protect you,

even if the world comes to an end.

I need your help.

- You're gonna go after him, aren't you?

When you find him, use these.

What are they?

Parasite antitoxins.

They were developed during the war as

a countermeasure against cyber-terrorism.

It's like shock treatment for cyborgs.

It should help him regain consciousness.

If he starts to lose it,

shoot this into his nervous system...

...from the back of his neck,

if you can get it there.

So this can save him?

It's just an emergency measure,

but it's better than nothing.

Thanks for doing this.

I owe you one.

Good luck.

Briareos.

I knew it. I knew you'd come here.

So...

...you know every move I'm gonna make,

don't you?

I'm taking you in, Briareos.

Don't come any closer.

What--? What's happening to me?

Don't move.

Who are you?

Why is there another one of me?

Why do you have what I've lost?

Be one.

Get out of my head.

Deunan.

Briareos, no!

Tereus, hold him down.

Briareos.

It's no use, Deunan.

We have to--

Shut up and hold him.

Briareos, stop. Listen to me.

I'm not gonna lose you.

Not this way!

Briareos.

Briareos.

Briareos.

Deunan?

It's me, I'm here.

I'm here.

I'm always here.

All right, step aside, Deunan.

I have to take him in.

- You what?

It's too late.

Oh, my God, this is it.

I'm registering riot codes everywhere.

Multiple signals.

Riots are breaking out across Olympus.

We've lost communication

with the other countries.

Unidentified data frequencies confirmed.

It's being broadcast from the satellites.

Everywhere?

This is happening all over the world.

It's war. This is how the war begins.

E-S.W.A.T. will work in conjunction

with the police to suppress the riots.

But remember, they're not terrorists,

just ordinary civilians being manipulated.

No excessive force unless you have to.

But don't forget

these riots must be stopped.

By any means necessary.

Steady. Steady.

Son of a b*tch! How's this happening?

Everyone who's hooked into Connexus is being controlled...

...is that what you're telling me?

What do we do?

This way.

I've got signals everywhere.

- We have to destroy the source.

"Halcon", that's what Kestner called it.

Poseidon is behind all this...

...and they're hiding something.

Poseidon's ship and their emissary

have already left, but they can't be far.

Let's go, we can do it.

- Yeah.

Tereus, come in.

Have you located Briareos?

I repeat, have you located Briareos?

Report your status.

This is Tereus.

I'm afraid Briareos is....

He's dead, sir.

I repeat, Briareos is dead.

No need to send backup.

And thanks to you two,

I just told my first lie.

All right, let's go. I mean, I--

I can't go back to the station now, can I?

I guess not.

Move it. They don't fly themselves.

Mob numbers are in the hundreds of thousands.

My readings say they're heading towards Tartaros.

Hold your positions!

Avoid deadly force if at all possible!

That's it.

Hold your fire.

We need to see your emissary.

Who are you? What do you want?

We need to know two things:

What is Halcon and where can we find it?

Halcon is no more.

But once it was Poseidon's

leading research-and-development lab.

Professor Elizabeth Xander

was the head of research.

They designed and developed

rehabilitation devices...

...for those who had sustained

severe head trauma in the war.

Using artificial intelligence

and cyborg technologies...

...they saved hundreds of the wounded.

Almost like a god.

Their pride led them to develop

a distorted sense of reality.

Did Halcon Laboratories

invent the Connexus?

I don't know.

What I do know is this:

Mind control was their obsession.

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