The new information shook Tom to his core. A-01 was a Time traveler? This brought a massive twist to all the events.


<< Wait a minute.. Start from the beginning..>> Tom requested, eager to gain more details that would help him untangle the confusion in his mind.


<< Of course. Generally, our kind doesn’t take initiatives. They live according to what they know, without embracing new ways of life until they die. That’s what life is for them. The First Plersizians sent to Antarctica , had one singular purpose : to share their knowledge with humans so they could evolve and build civilizations >>


<< And the first Plersizians were time travelers ? >> Tom interjected.


<< Yes. From the very moment of Earth’s creation, specifically of the human species. Tom, we originate from another planet called Implersi, which is very close to Earth. From the start, our Supreme Leader sent several Plersizians to different realities, to various earths. But let’s talk only about ours. The first Plersizians built a whole society on the frozen continent. As you’ve gathered our kind is quite advanced, and that was their mission : the transfer of all our knowledge. However, the relationship with humans was hostile from the very beginning. They attacked us. They killed so many of us! They conducted experiments until they found a rational explanation for where we came from or what goes on in our minds. Then Rankop appeared. Our Supreme send him to balance the relationships between our kind and Humans. He was a very good leader and he always admired humans, their cities, and nature.. Everything fell into place and a friendly collaboration began. Our Supreme leader had the ultimate goal of our kind being accepted by humans with a plan to live all together - a notion faithfully embraced by Rankop, which he revealed to the human species. He nearly succeeded..>> she paused taking a deep breath. 


-<< Humans knew we had created the concept of time travel and demanded to have it. Rankop granted this generously, with the only exchange being to witness their world. The deal was made and executed! However, days and month passed.. and Rankop did not return. The Plersizians continued their lives but without Rankop, the people were vulnerable, and access to the Weapon was all too easy. Trust began to wane, and the weapon needed protection. So the Supreme Leader sent me to take his place as leader and protector. This is information only the leader and the council are privy to. Yet still, the council don’t know everything. Then, the human messenger named Matt Flicker came and returned the body of Rankop… my father..>>


Tom’s gaze intensified. The revelations shocked him one by one, but within him, the truth unfolded more quickly.


<< He told us we could not live in your world. I am not sure till this day if that’s true or not. That night, I only saw the stitched wounds on my father’s body and his shaved skull. “ We tried to save him..” he told me. I am sure he lied about that! They demanded to see the Weapon! He said that was Rankop’s last wish before he died. Matt Flicker was a cunning and malicious man. I didn’t shown him anything! I decided to drive them away, thus giving them a chance to save themselves! You know, Plersizians do not kill! However, if requested they are ready to defend and protect their people to death! The human left and I mourned the death of my father..>>


<< But he was a time traveler.. He died in this reality only.. I mean.. he returned to your planet, right? >>


<< He suffered so much that he couldn’t endure the teleportation back. Time travel is a risk. It’s full of traps >> A-01 said and Tom tensed as if he saw the whites of her eyes gleam. He wasn’t sure if he had teared up.. Something that would confirm once again that , yes, A-01 had a soul.


<< Matt Flicker and his team returned. They attacked us. They wanted the Weapon and acted like lunatics. They killed several of us that day. All the white turned into a red chaos, and for the first time, I ordered the people to become soldiers. They easily exterminated him and his team as they defended and protected the people. Only one remained alive from his team, who surrendered terrified to us. I set him free so he could return and tell your kind what he saw. To tell them to stay away and leave us in peace.. And so it was… until they sent you. >>


Tom saw the entire malicious plan of Lancer unfolding before him. Exterminating A-01 would make it easier to attack and steal the Weapon.. while this alien species simply wanted to live peacefully.. and just offer ..and simply exist.


<< You never intended to attack using this Weapon to annihilate us..>> Tom said softly, confidently.


<< Of course not. Think about it.. What reason would I have to attack when my kind cannot survive in your conditions? And even if that isn’t true, Tom, all we ever wanted was to offer. .>>


<< And the weapon.. What is this Weapon, anyway ? >>


A-01 stiffened, pondering her answer.


<< A serum..>> she said in one breath..<< Which has a dual power. If activated correctly, it can annihilate vast areas of a planet. If processed correctly, it can disperse in the air, in water, in food, completely controlling the human brain and its nervous system. But if triggered incorrectly, it could annihilate an entire Earth. Your science is advanced enough to handle this serum. Everything is in the hands of whoever possesses it. That’s why I guard it! >>