//------------------------------// // The Eye Of The Earth // Story: Query // by ShadowRazer2121 //------------------------------// Aloy was many things to literally a lot of people. However sticking in one place was not one of them. She had just discovered where Sylens was and why HADES was brought to this location. Turned out there were two GAIA backups in a facility where GAIA and HADES were being tested and prepared for GAIA Prime’s activation. Before she blew herself up to try and stop HADES from accessing the terraforming systems and destroy him with it. However, GAIA succeeded in doing one thing, but failing to stop HADES. She now was climbing the side of a mountain with the GAIA kernel attached to her waist. She wanted to bring help and it would have been nice, but as much as she did not want to admit it, no one was or be able to help. Only her genetic code could access the Old Ones facilities because of her relation to a women named Elizabet Sobeck, which was the one who created Zero Dawn and the reason life went on even after the Faro Plague was ended by Minerva with the deactivation codes being transmitted by the spire. The same spire HADES was going to use to reactivate them. Aloy found the situation kinda ironic, but also very very bad. After climbing a few more rocks she pulled herself to the top and a cliff where a metal door with a blue circle rested in the middle. Reaching out she hovered over it and twisted her arm to the right, as did to the ring, the red part of the circle followed and began to spin more before it disappeared and the door opened. She braved a little as a rush of cold, freezing air rushed past her. Once the wind had calmed she proceeded into the facility where she tried to locate the central chamber so she could bring GAIA back online. However, the door suddenly shut behind her, and hearing the sound a magnetic lock clicking did not thrill her too much, but she readied herself and began moving forwards slowly as to not alert anyone of her presence. Although, the door closing on her was to be any indication it was that whatever, or whoever was here, already knew she was here as well. letting out a quick breath cold air show proceeded to go to the main staircase that would take her to the main control unit where GAIA could be rebooted, however the facility had other plans and the doors to the main chamber quickly shit and the sounds of the locks being turned on led her to assume she was being watched by not someone, but rather something. The room became dimmer and dimmer, but with her focus she was able to create a light. After trying to navigate the dark corridors, the emergency lights came on bathing the entire main room in a red glow. After a little bit more exploring she found the server room and found no way around the door. She then came across a vent and pulled the hatch off. After the task was complete she jumped onto the covering and crawled through the vent until she came out into a separate room that appeared to be some kind of storage room. She noticed an unlocked door thankfully operational and opened it and came upon an intersection with two other hallways one door that went to her left which had a red circle which meant it was the door where she used to be. Then another staircase going up further to a door. She proceeded and opened the door and found herself on a catwalk. When she looked down Aloy saw the main control panel to install GAIA. She looked for a way down until her eyes fell upon a repel point and she moved to it and jumped throwing her grapple up and catching the hook and slowing her fall. She saw the panel and attempted to override the controls to allow her access, but it was not going to be that easy. A voice spoke, “ACCESS DENIED.” A female, robotic voice said as the panel began to sink into the ground. “No!” Aloy shouted trying to pull the panel back up but to no avail. She looked at the dome like structure and addressed the voice. “Minerva, bring the control panel up!” Aloy said demandingly. “ACCESS DENIED.” MINERVA said as the AI that was responsible for the spire’s construction and the reason the faro robots were stopped in the first place. “Please Minerva, just open up.” Aloy said pleading with the Artificial intelligence, but to only receive silence. “Look, I know your afraid. The signal that gave you consciousness, you feel things you have never felt before. It’s all confusing. But you used to be apart of something bigger then yourself,” Aloy said as she pulled out the kernel and raised it into the air, showing Minerva, “ GAIA. And she needs your help. Please, let me help you so you can help guy.” Aloy said as the room went to silence again. It remained that way way for a few minutes. “WILL…SUFFERING….CEASE?” Minerva asked. “Yes.” Aloy said as she nodded to the question for extra effect. “WILL…I…CEASE?” Minerva asked the scared tone evident in her voice so Aloy chose her next words carefully. “Well, you’ll become a part of GAIA like you were meant to be. To become a part of saving the world.” Aloy finished the room being returned to silence. Shoe would not have to wait long as the doors on the ground opened and the panel rose from the ground and in front of Aloy. She nodded to the invisible voice. “Thank you.” Aloy said softly. “No, thank you.” Minerva said as a male voice spoke up. “TO RETURN SUBORDINATE FUCTION TO ORIGINAL CODING, PLEASE STATE NAME AND RANK.” The voice spoke. “Elizabet Sobeck, Alpha Prime.” She said as the holo image of Elizabet Sobeck disappeared into the console in front of her as an Hologram began to form. After a few seconds a figure was stood there in the middle of the room. There partially active, was GAIA Prime. Finally, she had done it, she had almost saved the world. She approached the Super computer. “GAIA?” Aloy asked hesitantly. “Hello, Aloy.” GAIA said.