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Sub-Zero MKA
Parsley nodded and took over the station. "Attention. Whatever you're doing, drop it. I have information on The Doctor that we all need to know before our battle with the rest of his forces begins. To begin, I will describe the six videos and the audio file that I viewed in his home when we traveled to AT6.
"The first video takes place 1,212 days after the death of his family, I guess. He says, 'Day 1,212. Attempt seventy failed. Any technology outside this capsule house simply fails. Eventually the perpetual tech rot reduces it all to dirt and ash. I’m having a hard time simply maintaining the outer walls of this place. Not sure why she left me this. Punishment, perhaps. But that doesn’t seem right. Not cruelty, but curiosity then. Yes, that seems more accurate. I’m an experiment. She wants to see what I’ll do. Attempt seventy one will begin in two days. Hopefully...the food situation will improve. Jinzi out.'
"The next video, 'Day 2,578. Food situation became untenable, so I did the only thing I could. The small part of Adam that I had on me came in handy. I used it and the remnants of the Big Ghetti Star Halo Eva bestowed upon Mea....”
He pauses.
“On us. On Meagan and I. Between the two I’ve injected them into myself and they have presented a solution. They can suck what little ambient energy out of the atmosphere exists and convert it to an energy I can live off of. It is not a pleasant sensation, but few things are now. I can’t even remember the last thing I ate or drank. I can’t even recall what either thing tasted like.”
He pauses again, his non-glowing eye looking off in the distance.
“Attempt one hundred eighty seven failed.'
"Video 3. 'The third video shows an older Jinzi than before, more gaunt and haggard. The glowing eye more prominent. The features seem a bit stiffer too, less life to them.
“Day 5,000. I saw her when I woke up. She appears every so often, never says anything but just stands there, blue green eyes judging me. Never stays long. I pleaded with her to kill me.”
He pauses and shakes his head.
“But I’m still here. Still stuck on a dead world. Attempt....three hundred and two, I think. Yes, three hundred and two failed. Nothing I make or send out lasts longer than five minutes. Next attempt will be in a week or so.
He pauses again.
“I don’t sleep well. Or much anymore.'
"Video 4. 'this one showcases a more...determined Jinzi. Only the look in his human eye is more...manic, like his old self, but clearly tinged with a growing sense of madness.
“Day 5,635. Attempt Three hundred and seventy partially successful. Release of unknown Ghetti-Adam nanites from my own system created an artificial relay in the atmosphere. Lasted twenty minutes but long enough to scan the entire planet. There is nothing left. Not one sign of human life, not one building, not one iota of anything. I understand now. She said this was to be a new Genesis, a new beginning, but I understand what she’s really is. Desolation. But I can effect things now. The nanites proved I can build even through her tech rot. Before the relay went down, I did get a blip of something....odd. A temporal energy. Will investigate further.'
"Video . 'This time Jinzi’s eyes are wide, mad, erratic.
“Day 6,450. I did it. I managed to siphon the power of the sun. Dimmed the entire thing permanently to forge the crystalline structure to house the temporal nexus I discovered.”
He starts laughing, a low and mad sound.
“This planet will never house life again. I finished what she started with the desolation, I just made it permanent. The sun is dimmed forever, and I have the beginnings of what is necessary. I’ll travel back and stop this all. I’ll.......”
He stops, clutching his head and breathing heavily.'
"And the last video. 'Jinzi looks into it, and nothing of Pantaloon is left in that gaze. It’s a dead, mad gaze of a zealot. A fanatic.
A man of utmost purpose.
“Day 7,407. The crystal and device is ready. My plans are ready. She showed up again, yesterday. She looked at me and smiled, proud or happy. She took part of the nexus for herself and then...left. It doesn’t matter. Whatever she is, whatever her plans are, I don’t care. Nothing matters but the plan. My plan. I’ll break everything, the whole universe, if I have to. Nothing and one one can stop me. I’ll save them all.'"
She stopped and catch her breath. "As you can see, the videos document The Doctor's descent into madness. Trying to reason with him is a waste of time. The man is completely devoted to his ideal and will stop at nothing to achieve his goal. He even expects to die in the coming battle, so threatening him with death is a waste of time. When you face him, fight him as you would any other enemy. He may share Pants' face, but he is still a dangerous enemy. Do not underestimate him. There was also an audio file. 'I can’t sleep. Haven’t in years. I...see things. The perpetual energy I can siphon from the atmosphere keeps me going, keeps me...sustained. Gods, I’m not even...human anymore. I don’t.....I don’t think I’m myself, anymore. I’ve found notes I don’t remember writing. I....I think this is it for me. This last bit of the man I used to be, of Jinzi Pantaloon. It gets harder and harder each day to remember Jinzi. I have a new name. The Doctor. Jinzi failed but the Doctor can and will fix things.”
A momentary pause. And when he talks again, the voice seems...more human. More the Jinzi of old.
“The Doctor doesn’t know about this file. This last little bit of me that’s....me has enough left to do this much. Please...please for the love of all that’s holy, whoever hears this......kill me. Don’t let him, let me, do what he plans on doing. It’s monstrous. Project Parting Glass. It’s in my note book.”
Another pause, a heavy breathe.
“Good luck. Forgive me, please.”'
"I found the schematics to this machine he mentioned in a notebook, encrypted in a way only our Pants could decipher. Unfortunately, ours was too disturbed by the nature of the weapon to build it. For good reason." She decided to withhold that it was, essentially, a weapon capable of wiping any target from existence. No one needed to know that and get any stupid ideas.
"Now, I spent last night comparing notes with various people and I believe I have a rough estimate of who we will be facing along with The Doctor. The first and most dangerous is Ishtar's alternate. She said she only faced a simulacrum, one with lessened abilities. The true one is much more powerful, would have access to the full breadth of her Hakai, and would still be able to transform in the same manner as Ishtar. Facing her alone is stupid." She hoped Ishtar paid attention to that part. "The next is Kenbo. He has some kind of time control where he can rewind and even stop time completely.
"That's all I know of for sure. There are several of us who have yet to face or even encounter an alternate, so be wary. I'm certain there will be at least one Saiyan hybrid. The previous one could go Super Saiyan. There are also the several remaining creations of his that are powered by those mechanical hearts. Then there's the mysterious woman The Doctor encountered, who grabbed a piece of the nexus and left. It didn't sound like she was a part of his overall scheme, but she's still a player, I guess. Regardless, we have several battles awaiting us in the near future.
"That's all I have. If you have any questions, find myself or Ochazuke."
With that, she clicked off the comm and stood from where she had been sitting. "I hope you have a few tricks up your sleeve," she remarked to Jinzi. "I suspect you will be his prime target. Though, that goes for all of us."