Several weeks later at a mysterious mansion on a deserted planet
"This is the place": Feuer said from the inside of Apokalypse. He surveyed the area but to his surprise no information showed up regarding the mansion nor the planet they were on.The planet being akin to a desert. A desert of nothing but red sand, stale wind and this luxurious mansion sitting in the middle of nowhere completely out of place. Feeling there was nothing else left but to move forward Feuer advanced to the mansion. He got no closer than 10 meters away until a voice rang out.
"That's far enough" the voice said. Feuer looked around, the voice was coming from speakers on the side of the mansion, Feuer thought to himself, "what the hell would he need with speakers all the way out here in the middle of nowhere?". Regardless, he halted his advance and turned on Apokalypse's mic to respond. "Who are you? are you this deepthroat guy?" Feuer asked in a slightly mocking tone.
"Deepthroat?, I told that idiot it was black throat, the name was BLACK THROAT!!!. In competent fool, thats the last time I hire so college dropout to run errands for me"
Unable to control himself Feuer burst out laughing. "Black throat isn't any better. I'm sorry , but I don't think I can take a name like that seriously"
Blackthroat spoke " But I'm certain you can take my money seriously right?" Feuer paused his laughter for a second, the proposition of money intrigued him
Feuer: " You do know who I am right? and that my services don't come cheap"
Blackthroat:" I'm well aware of who you are Feuer, you've got quite the reputation, which is why I have chosen you"
Feuer: "chosen me for what?"
Blackthroat: "Step outside of your machine and come on inside, we have much to discuss".
Stepping out of Apokalypse, Feuer was hesitant at first. What was going on, and why is it he had to go through such roundabout methods to speak to this person. Either way, he wasn't leaving here .without answers. As the mansion doors opened to allow him to enter, he took note of something he found very peculiar. The dimensions inside the mansion did not match the outside. That is to say, the mansion was bigger on the inside than on the out. As he looked around trying to make sense of his surroundings he was stopped and greeted by a stranger.
"Wlecome Feuer" to my humble abode. I am blackthroat and you have been chosen to save the universe. Sort of"
Feuer was awe struck, the man standing before him was at least 8 ft tall, even while hunched over. His skin was blue and he wore all black. His eyes like small black beads. and his hair long and grey. Everything about this man was unnatural. This mans very existence screamed danger. But having been a combat veteran of over 3 decades Feuer simply repressed his fear and followed the man.
Blackthroat: "I realize you must have a lot of questions, especially about what I brought you here for. The truth is I lured you here with information about a conflict, but the truth is, that conflict happened long ago. In my timeline anyway. I'm not originally from this dimension"
Feuer couldn't believe what he was hearing
Feuer: "Look, whoever, whatever you are, but I find that awfully hard to believe. Sounds like something straight out of a scifi novel"
Blackthorat rebuttled
Blackthroat: "Ah, but one might say the same about you. Born in a tiny solar system far far away, despite the lack of contact from the rest of the galaxy your people managed to come up with technology to successfully bond man and machines brains. A practice that had been abandoned hundreds, no thousands of years ago because they couldn't overcome certain problems with the rejection of the cyborg implants and the stress such implants had on the brain. How many of you were created? a few thousand? and yet here you stand, one of only a handful left scattered throughout the galaxy. You're a walking science fiction novel yourself, so who are you to judge?"
Feuer was silent. Everything the man had said was true. But how exacly did he know that much about him? Feuer hadn't told anyone of his origin and the only people who knew were wiped out decades ago. He told no one of his origins and yet this man knew exactly where he came from. Feuer not knowing how to respond simply told the man to continue his story.
"I'm listening" Feuer said with piqued curiosity. "Explain to me how you know so much about me"?
Blackthroat simply sighed.
Blackthroat: "We don't have time for all of that. Look I brought you here because I believe you have what it takes to save the universe, both mine and everyone elses. Your universe is one of the few it hasn't reached, but I fear that may not hold true for long."
Feuer: "What are you talking about? you're not making any sense!"
Blackthroat explained as much as he could about what was happening to Feuer. About the singularity and everything that was to come. Feuer was overwhelmed by the sudden knowledge. He couldn't even imagine everything described to him. Before he could gather his thoughts together, Blackthroat spoke to him once more
Blackthroat: " This is the machine I used to come here, built by me and my colleagues. We didn't have much time to experiment with it before the destruction of our universe I had jumped not knowing where exactly it would take me. That was over a few hundred years ago. However, I have managed to find out how it works. Sadly though, the power source for the machine doesn't exist in this universe and It only has so much power left.The machine itself will break down after this final use. Neither you nor I will ever be able to use it again even if you manage to find a power source for it. I want to use it to send you back in time, to another dimension. I have monitored you from the time of your conception on Elesium and I believe you have what it takes to save everyone. But you can't do it alone. Make allies, people you can trust and fight together to protect the universe. I'm going to activate the machine, When I do, a wormhole will open up behind the mansion, big enough to fit you and Apokalypse through. However, it will only stay open for a minute. It's up to you to decide whether or not you want to go through it, but for the sake of the universe, I hope you do"
Blackthroat flipped the switch he had been standing next to. The mansion began to rumble and shake.
Blackthroat: "GO NOW, THE UNIVERE IS COUNTING ON YOU!"
With no time to think about his course of action Feuer sprinted back to Apokalypse. As he enetered the machine he turned around to see that the wormhole didn't open up behind the mansion, it opened right where the mansion stood engulfing it completely. In order to accommodate the size of Apokalypse, blackthroat had to open the portal far bigger than it had ever been before. He knew it would destroy him to do so but chose to do it anyway. The wormhole began closing and Feuer quickly leaped through it uncertain of what was going to be waiting for him on the otherside
The forces acting on his body in the wormhole seemed like it would tear him apart. He spent what seemed like an eternity traveling though the wormhole. It felt like he had watched the universes creation and destruction thousands of times over before he finally made it to the other side. Tired, Feuer had lost consciousness inside of Apokalypse.
When he came to Apokalypse had run out of power. He opened the cockpit to step outside. Surveying his surroundings he took note of the familiar blue sky, but nothing came to him. He had realized the connection he had to the data hub in his universe was cut off and for the first time in a while, he was completely in the dark about where he was and his position relative to the galaxy. He gathered his strength for a while and decided he'd get nowhere by sitting around. He was hesistant about leaving Apokalypse just laying around, but as only he could activate it with his key, he figured it wouldn't hurt to leave it alone for a while.
After walking for what seemed like days Feuer came across a small town. His first thought was finding a place where he could eat. Because his cyber brain had improved the efficiency of how his body uses it's energy Feuer could go for about a month before he actually needed to eat, but even so he would stil get hunger pangs. Smelling the scent of fresh bread, Feuer followed the smell back to a small bakery. His appearance startled the women behind the counter. Without a moments hesitation Feuer broke the glass display the break and cakes were behind and started eating.He scarfed down as much as he could. One of the women he had startled just moments before had picked up a broom and hit him over the head with it. The broom broke on contact with his head.Feuer turned around and took notice of them staring at him, frightened. He appraoched the woman and simply asked,
Feuer: "what's the name of this planet? what year is it?."
They women found his question strange but answered him anyway for fear of him retaliating. It was Earth. UC.0080
Feuer: "Great, Earth again,why couldn't it have been the planet of all female nude models"