MechInc Story
Matthew Ryan Fischer
Mech Incorporated was formed from former military
and special ops agents that had a flair for cutting-edge technologies. What they set out to be was the best of the
best, who kept a watchful eye on what the other side was developing, and
constant attention to innovation and creation, making sure the best of what the
future had to offer came today. They
sought out new technologies in any field and found ways to make them applicable
to their business. They were not bound
by traditional thinking and explored myth and magic as much as they applied
science to their craft. They were the
elite of the elite and they were for hire.
Space age Pinkerton Agents – protection, detection and extraction.
MechInc. started as men and women performing
important and dangerous tasks that no one else was equipped to handle. What they were to become was sort of a mad
science experiment run by assassins gone wrong.
Originally two distinct subcultures developed within
the organization – the MechTechs and the CyberMechs. The MechTechs used the latest in external
technologies while the CyberMechs believed in turning themselves into
weapons. The CyberMech division proved
to be more effective and despite some initial resistance the overall culture
within the organization slowly shifted towards cybernetic and nanotech
enhancements. It got to the point that some
of the Mechs were hardly human at all.
They had their hearts removed as precautionary measures. No one wanted to be in the heat of battle and
take a bullet or bit of shrapnel and that be that. Pumps and gears and microchips were installed
with backups and redundancies. A big
enough explosion would still wipe a Mech off the face of the earth, but the
little things, the pointless deaths, could now be avoided.
It was when the Mechs became true mechanical killing
machines that the shift happened. Fear
was no longer an obstacle. Failure was
minimized and abilities were mechanized.
There was very little need for human ingenuity or improvisation skills
during an operation. Mechs became the
most efficient killers on the planet.
When you’re good at killing, you are hired to kill a lot. When you are extremely good at killing,
killing is the only thing you are hired to do.
Despite the Mechs being more machine than man, there were still the
unfortunate remnants of unpleasant human emotions and instincts. Some Mechs suffered PTSD and other pangs of
human conscience. Most did not. Trained and capable, most just embraced this
new life. They became ruthless,
unemotional, and systematic and in the worst cases, addicted. There is little worse than a highly trained
highly efficient killing machine addicted to the chemical rush that comes with
killing other humans.
MechInc. was a global organization that knew no
boundaries nor borders and owed no particular political allegiance to any state
or particular party. They were insulated
and protected as there were always nations or leaders who wanted to take
advantage of their particular skill set.
The Mechs bounced from one nation another, doing whatever dirty work
needed doing. But they left a list of
enemies wherever they went nearly as long as the list of the dead that flowed
from their activities. They began
killing too many people and wearing out their welcome wherever they went.
Soon the suitors grew less and less. More and more countries began closing their
doors. Some even organized their own
kill squads to come after the Mechs. The
world was becoming a dangerous place, even for highly trained killing machines.
They owners or founders or leaders of MechInc. were
faceless, nameless men and women. Their
organization was intentionally reclusive and private. When the time came with mounting pressure and
too many enemies at the gates, the founders just pulled the plug. Mechs had no idea, but there was a kill
switch imbedded in all the fancy new mechanics inside their body. They were simply shut off. And then the former leaders were able to just
disappear and resurface later elsewhere when the time was right to begin again.
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