FCF - The Carnivorous Plant

The final ceremony

This chapter is the first translation from Czech to English. You are welcome to rewrite it, if you make it better, I will send you 10 000 Gift Points.

Please note that I'm trying to write simplest way possible. The story is moved forwards mostly just by using various events.

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Introduction

It‘s the 23rd century and for several decades the Global Earth Federation has conducted intensive research and expansion across the galaxy. During that time, a number of planets with extraterrestrial animals and civilizations have been discovered.
The key participants of similar expeditions are specially trained agents. At that time robots have no autonomy under the law, so all decisions must be decided by humans.
However, the best of agents like Sammy Scoopers and Jerry Walker usually tend to be very stubborn.


We are located at a ceremony to celebrate the successful completion of the final examinations of all students.
At the entrance of the school building, there are large numbers of people scrambling in. It looks like the whole city arrived tonight. Although, people at the Academy are used to that. Hardly any family members miss the opportunity to participate in such occasions.
Inside the hall and showcases there are many tools on display that agents need whilst travelling to distant planets. The Usual typically boring items such as tubes, but also medieval clothing, swords and prehistoric maces. Androids looking like giant frogs present a newly discovered type of civilization, not too distant from the Earth.
The graduates and their families are standing around and watching examples shown on the screen of what their future work might be like. Of course, not everyone gets that far. Frightened mothers, observing giant insects on corridor monitors, will eventually find happiness in the fact that their child started to panic after the first expedition and accepted an office job instead. Mothers typically react like this.
Rone and Mimzy are two serious guys and also the newest members of the analysis group to oversee the discovered planets (ODP). Their faces are familiar to everyone, because every year a maximum of one or two students finish this particular field.
"See Mimzy, now it starts to get interesting. Look at those naive faces on the other students, their eyes are full of dreams of the future..." Rone smiles with satisfaction, and without waiting for an answer, he continues: "They want to be astronauts, explorers, have a little fun in new places and fool-around with pretty girls at home."
Both of them evaluate the situation and shake their heads disapprovingly.
"Yeah, I'll fool-around with them instead!" Added Mimzy.
Rone is much brighter than his colleague and also holds a slightly higher position, although he is just a graduate like everyone else. Personal interest brings accountability and Rone is fully committed to every task he undertakes.
Mimzy’s note seemed pretty ridiculous to him.
"You think we're here because of that, moron?“
"What’s wrong, Rone?" Mimzy asks surprisingly, and grins like a little puppy caught in the act.
When Rone sees him like that, he always softens up to some degree.
"Think a little. What will the staff do if all their careers flourish?“
"Will they go into retirement?“
Incredible even for Mimzy!
"No. They will be influential and work in lucrative places or take-up responsible positions. OUR work, don’t you get it?“
Both are silent for a moment and watch visitors passing-by.
Two kinds of giant insects, looking like cockroaches, fight on the close-by virtual display. The image is quite hazy, because they´re almost transparent, as if they´re made ​​of glass. Now and then the shot turns towards the agent with excited expression.
A young graduate together with his family, are watching the scene. He tells them how important it is to be able to assess the situation and keep their distance, when similar creatures fight, they are pretty fast.
Rone watches the young agent and nods his head disapprovingly. That's the perfect place for these people he thinks to himself, and says to his colleague:
"That’s why it is always bad when it eventually goes wrong. Do you remember our teacher, Mr. Morray?“
"Yeah, it used to be such fun with him." Mimzy sighed emotionally.
"But it’s not fun anymore, because one of those agents is his boss now.”
An important topic for consideration. The expressions of both analysts hardened. Without anything further needing to be said, they enter the conference room.
The faces of the graduates who pass by are very happy and positive at first. But every time they look at Rone or Mimzy, their expressions show a little fright and apprehension.
"So what's the plan?" He asks confidently.
Rone thinks for a moment and considers the best way to say it.
"We have to learn how to hold back the ones who look too capable."

In the large conference room, everything is a different than usual. The whole building is normally used for teaching nauseating things such as mathematics or biology.
However, this evening is about a mixture of loud music, half-naked dancing girls, food, alcohol and generally joking around.
Around one such table where a dancing girl accidentally stepped into a cake, a fresh graduate walks around, his name is Jerry Walker. He is obviously in shape, because through his clothing it is possible to see how he flexes his arm muscles to the rhythm music.
Some other girl just came in.
"Hey babe. Look at the cake, would like to dance on that, too?" says Jerry.
"Sure! But bring me a drink, okay?" Answers the girl as she jumps on the table.
Dancing on tables was already a popular activity for girls in the twenty-second century, and even now it’s still considered to be pretty cool.
After a while Jerry returns with two shots of vodka. The girl jumps back down to him, and they both go to the dance floor weaving between the other people.
"I'm glad the hype has finally ended. At last I will get to see some action!" said Jerry referring to his graduation.
"Really? But then you will possibly disappear for several weeks!" The girl answers sourly.
"I'll bring you some alien worms or something, okay?"
"Very funny!”
Both are dancing for a while across the dance floor, but when they meet again, they passionately rub their bodies up against each other.
"So will you sleep at my place? I have the suit of an ancient warrior and I want to enjoy you today as a defenceless villager. "
The girl smiles, but her expression also looks as if she is wondering what to say.
"My warrior, you'll have to try a little harder.”
Jerry is gently slapping her on the butt and just smiles.
They are so focused on themselves that Jerry accidentally bumps into the passing-by analyst Rone and spills his drink directly down his clothing. He looks pretty annoyed and Jerry tries to excuse himself with a friendly smile.
"What the f*** are you doing?"
"Sorry, buddy. It was an accident."
Rone’s clothes starts drying automatically. It sounds a bit like blow-drying, and his shirt fills with air and inflates slightly.
"What’s your name?" Rone asks him directly.
"Jerry Walker."
Rone smiles with satisfaction at his colleague Mimzy. Both know what’s going on.
"Look Jerry, do whatever you want, just watch out and stay away from me, okay?" Said Rone with effortless authority in his voice.
"I understand." Jerry agrees, although he would prefer to say something else.
Without using any further unnecessary words, Jerry pulls his girl towards the toilets.
"Do you see that dumbo, Mimzy? If every one of those agents make small mistakes like that, our work will remain with us forever."
"Such a nerd!"