12-001 was there. He was still pretty sad. Magnetic Clan had not come to rescue him yet. Even 12-002's attempt to capture me for leverage had failed. Our prisoner was not going anywhere anytime soon. All of our AEP units in the the clan tried to play with him. They shared a bit of kinship being some of the only beings of their kind. It was Hunter that informed me that some of our AEPs were sympathizing with 12-001 a little too much. This was probably one of the reasons morale was getting so low. I guess a mopey 12-001 was especially endearing to the sensibilities of the cyborgs here. We definitely could not afford to mistreat him. That would give him a moral win over us. I made sure Paul, Brett and Hunter were all on the same page on this. It was way too important to fuck up now. 12-001 continued to mope about the music studio. Something needed to happen. Nicoletta arriving was a bit of a breath of fresh air. We could focus ourselves on something else other than a sad child. She was ready to go. Parker, Kyan and Chase wanted to come. Nicoletta had 2 commandos.
Since, Parker Chase and Kyan had been on the first mission, it was a given that they come this time too. Nicoletta and her commando subordinates agreed. They were a full party already. I was just escorting them. We made our way through the desert to the compound. When we got close, Nicoletta stooped the jeep. She leaned out of the driver's side window and waited for me to come to her. "How much you want to bet that it's totally gone to shit in there?" she asked me. I crossed my arms. "It's obviously gone to shit. We essentially demanded Void Clan coup the entire settlement. The real question is if they actually took control and hold it down for us when we get there or not." I said. Nicoletta rolled her eyes. "So? Odds?" she demanded. I sighed as I thought. "Honestly, I think they have it for now. But I don't think every threat has been eliminated yet." "A counter coup?" she asked. I just shrugged my shoulders. "When we leave. Even those criminals are smart enough not to try shit when we are there." I elaborated. She nodded her head as she began driving again. It took hours to arrive.
