The Retired

"Skadi?" Skye ask the A.I. who was lazing about near her with her dog in tow. The three of them (including the dog) were currently in a beach relaxing after a tiring day.

"Yes, Skye?" Skadi replied as she come closer with her dog following, stumbling a bit in the sand.

"Thank you so much for this!" Skye, who was nude for the world to see, gratefully thank the AI.

Skadi chuckled and replied "well, it's mostly your dad's Idea and I just run the simulation for him."

The dog now found a crab and started curiously playing with it until ....it bit its nose, making the dog AI whimpered as it run back to its master as a mini crab was still attach on its nose.

Skye laugh before saying "This is really amazing, it's like, you combined the holo-deck from Star Trek and Room of Requirement from Harry Potter!"

"This was one of Alex Idea really to counteract boredom in our Sh.i.p.s and to give the crew, some type of leisure from time to time." Skadi explained.

Skye nodded and cast an eye out at the vast expanse of ocean, up ahead there was even the World Serpent's head (not hostile mind you) which you can talk to (albiet limited) and feel like harry potter!

She shook her head at how seemingly her father blurs the line of technology and magic.

"So the simulation can really be anything, the host d.e.s.i.r.e or are there any limitation on it?" She ask.

"Yes, the hard-light augmented reality room or THARR for short, let's anything the user d.e.s.i.r.ed to be simulated." Skadi replied before swiping her hands off the beach and viola the sandy beach became the alps.

"Brr..." Skye immediately shivered as cold hard winds blew on her n.a.k.e.d body. "Turn it back!" She shouted as Skadi just smirk and change the scenery once again into a beautiful white sand beach.

Suddenly a man in a butler outfit offered Skadi a drink. "Your drink my lady" said the butler which she took before vanishing the butler.

"It's only limitation is that it can't create food permanently" Skadi said taking a sip of her drink before adding "you can eat, the simulated food for the taste but it won't give you nutrition".

Skye stood up from where she was lying and thought of a drink of her own that immediately appeared on her hands, smiling she ask "and it's other application?"

Skye swipe her hand once more and then they were transported into a city under siege by what seems to be reptilian aliens.

Seeing a huge ship up above, Skadi took a form as if pulling a string from a bow that created a silhouette of a bow before letting it loose.

The arrow escape the bow and hit the ship right in the aft creating a huge explosion that damage the ship greatly.

She then turned to the impressed Skye and stated "It's simulation will be able to train soldiers in live combat without worry of dying though settings are configured to give off a realistic experience as to not dull the soldiers instict."

Skye marveled at the light show for a moment before shaking her head at the incredible piece of technology, she said. "The other countries would pay a shit ton of money just to get their hands on this tech, if ever father release this to the public and not only that but I think SENTRI will surely dominate the gaming market within the next few years."

Skadi nodded as she once again return the scenery into the beach. "Your father said that it'll be up to you to release the THARR though he explicitly said that only the ealier version of THARR which were plauge with limitations are the only ones to be sold" Skadi said.

Skye nodded as she sat back and gaze at the ocean.

"so....have they finish yet?" She ask, changing the topic.

Skadi's eyebrow lifted before asking "Your dad? No....they still haven't left their room in Greece since the two girls drag him there" she replied chuckling.

Skye shook her head and replied "Damn, it's been three days and three nights now..."

Skadi laugh and said "you can't really blame them, they pretty much have unlimited stamina"

She then pick up the little dog on her feet, who was still battling a crab and was very much losing before saying "your dad's s.e.x.u.a.l life aside, The warframe performed as expected and should be ready for mass production"

"Oh? Father's really pushing forward the project warframe huh?" Skye said as she remembered the details of project Warframe.

It was similar to Alex's armor but instead of using special metamaterial for its construction, it will be mostly be constructed with company developed alloy; named S-1, which is stronger and more resilient than most regular alloy.

Project: Warframe was in simple terms automous drones controlled through a neural implant, which Elon's NeuralLink company develop and will be powered with Giga Liquid Battery or GLB-1.

The drones will make exploration in harsh environments, its combat application was also not lost to Skye.

"Hmm...so both of the sh.i.p.s maiden flight are due next month, right?" Skye ask, which the AI nodded. "Did dad gave a destination?" She added.

The AI shook her head and replied "He didn't and left the decisions to you"

Skye lifted one of her eyebrow before she thought deeply.

"Hmm...since dad wanted to set up a colony as a back up to humanity in case all hell broke loose then it's better to set it up on another galaxy." Skye said while she proceeded to think, the best place to go.

Then after awhile of thinking she got it, snapping her fingers. "How about Andromeda? Though I would like to visit segue 1 first since it's quite an old galaxy and who knows we might find an ancient race there and it could advance our understanding on dark matter" she said.

"A good choice, I'll set pass it up to your father." Skadi stated.

"Well then now that your obligatory report for the day concluded, shall we take a swim?" Skye ask the AI, who just nodded and response before jumping into the water, followed shortly by Skye.

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"Huh" said a girl covered in a purple robe in a dimly lit room as she suddenly felt much lighter though weaker than before.

Tears slowly poured down on her cheek, as she realized what happened.

"I-I'm finally...free"

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In the corner of a Galaxy far away from Earth, a rift on space opened before immediately a huge jungle planet appeared out nowhere. The rift then mend itself together before disappearing leaving no trace of what had transpired.

Inside this planet, on its more desolate area on the north, was a huge mayan-like pyramid with a throne on top with a Giant figure sitting upon this throne overlooking a vast amount of demon-like creatures.

The Giant possess sharp deer-like horns on its head while four sharp eyes grace on its face, it has blood-red skin and possess a very muscular stature, the figure was very menacing to look at.

Suddenly one of the demonic creature step up and kneeled before the Giant raising an egg up above its head.

The Giant watch as the then demonic creature brought the egg to its face as it splits open before a spider like creature jump on the demons face.

The figure immediately fell down on the ground and started convulsing in place, after what seems to be a minute the little figure c.h.e.s.t begun tearing itself open until finally out of its c.h.e.s.t, a creature of horror burst out with a horrendous shriek.

The Giant dipped down and pick up the creature bringing it closer for inspection, then the Giants face suddenly morph into an evil smile as it spoke with glee "With this....no one can stop me!"