Cortana nodded, "We'll talk about the pawns first, then move onto the knights, and the I suppose the Kings."
Cortana held up a had, and the
3-D image appeared, a cross between a dog an a gorilla. Cortana spoke from memory, "Lickers are one of the first types of B.O.W., or Biological Organic Weapon, used during the Unification war."
Sitting cross legged, and floating in the air she said, "They are made fro human remains, mutated and forced into a new form by micro machines then modified, the licker's tongue is capable of piercing solid steel they can climb walls and ceiling one on one they aren't' too large of a threat but 10 or 12 charging you at the same time?"
Cortana sighed, "The biggest issue is the tongue however since when it pierces flesh it causes massive infection, and microm-achines pas on to the infected, if they die from the initial attack they die in extreme agony while the micro machines gather around the nerves and work the body, their sole goal being to pass their infection on however if someone his hit by multiple Licker tongues, or stays in he "Zombie stage long enough."
Cortana raised her other hand, "You get a
Tyrant, these nasty son of a bitches can withstand anti tank fire, they are fast stronger, invulnerable and like the other incarnations they heal, Thomas nearly died TWICE facing these things."
Thomas called out "She doesn't need a history lesson Cortana, just teach her the important facts from, um, history."
Cortana glared at him, "Bastard, you nearly died she needs to know she can't just depend on you to save her."
Thomas walked into the room, as he said, "Cortana dear what was my load out both times?"
The A.I. looked through to the past mission, "A snub nose revolver with around eighty rounds and a MP-5 with six clips."
Thomas nodded, "This time, Cortana, I can afford to go asses to earlobes with boom boom, and goddess help us I have a feeling we'll need it."
Cortana blinked, "Your actually using plastic explosive, you, mister cheap holy hell, how much is Maxie paying."
Thomas showed Cortana the recording and her eyes widened "Holy blue hell, she really must need you but why are you taking the ship's Bio Android with you?"
Thomas smirked, "The colony is on lock down means it will take us a long time to work through it, except, I have a key that can communicate with ship operating systems, and get them to open the doors huh?"
Cortana nodded, "So that's why you didn't mention her to Maxie, didn't want her to know you had an ace in the hole if things went South."
Thomas nodded, "Plus I didn't want her knowing all the data she has from this ship is totally wrong, we were stuck at what 40% without Cora?"
The A.I. nodded, "Plus you don't want her thinking you have a sex bot."
Thomas blushed and went back to his work. Cortana winked at the Bio android a she said, "He feels a bit guilty, your his slave, he could order you to walk around naked and to like it and you would, he sees it as abuse of power, same reason he won't buy a sex boy and let me use it to rock his world."
Cortana winked, "We'll just have to show him otherwise though wont' we, now for the Xenos, their a special bit of hell."
cortana snapped and a third image appeared. Massive it's black boy reflected in a unseen light. Cortana smirked "Meet the
Xeno, it's body is made of impact gel, and thick strong calcified plates and bones, micrmachies again play a part, no one is sure where the first one came from, but they if Lickers are the tanks of the B.O.W. world, Xenos are the assassins."
Snapping her fingers a second image appeared, the Xeno was gone, in a dark room Cortana spoke, "Like the Licker, ceilings and walls are their favorite living space, however they disappear in the dark, and they don't' have eyes in the traditional sense, they smell, and see in electromagnetic waves."
Cortana sighed "That tail of theirs is capable of piercing a tan with ease, and secretes a powerful acid god hep you if you get grazed by it."
Cortana showed a video clip a man screaming as the graze of acid burn hi arm's flesh and bone off. The A.I. spoke again, "Oh and the acid, yeah that's the Xeno's blood so you cut one, a spurt of that goes into your face oh and also Xenos can populate through humans as well."
She showed a thin tube from the Xeno's mouth it forced a cylindrical device going down into a corpse's lungs. An hour later a small zeno popped out, and in an hour it was a full grow Xeno. The A.I. ahivered a bit "Sure you don't want to stay on the ship?"