Camelot Network Solutions Chapter 1

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Morgana couldn’t believe that Mr. Bounty had agreed to her business proposal. The old AT&T building she had bought and had been operating from. Was in the process of undergoing a complete renovation. The new fiber-optic lines were being laid and connected to the backbone line for the internet. She no longer had to use an ISP provider.

The company had its own dedicated trunk lines now. All the equipment that had been recovered from the last mission she had been hired for was now hers. Also, the new quantum computer system was being installed. The asphalt road that leads up to the bunker had been dug up. In its place was the new solar road being laid down. The parking lot itself was being replaced by the same material. All the windows in the bunker were being replaced by the new solar windows, the wind generator towers located on the property were being overhauled. The thermal generators she had been using to power the bunker were okay.

“Here you are.” Gloria had been looking around for Morgana.

She found her outside looking at the bunker from her favorite spot. She had quit her job and was a partner now in Camelot Network Solutions. It was her, Arthur and Morgana that owned the company. She was surprised that Mr. Bounty was willing to invest in their company. She was even more surprised that he was willing to give them their own satellites to use.

Morgana looks at her best friend “what’s up?”

“I just received word from Big Boy Toys that our mobile command unit is ready for pick-up. I went ahead and sent Finn and Lisa to pick it up.
They are going drive it back here. After that, we can install the computer systems and the satellite equipment we’ll need. I’m surprised that Mr. Bounty let us keep all that equipment we confiscated from that last mission.” Gloria and a few members of her team had gone over every inch of the equipment.

"He said it had either been stolen or paid for by his company. So, we might as well put it to good use. He even gave us the eighteen-wheeler that Dakota and Terry had captured. Where’s Arthur?” Morgana was curious where he was.

“He and Lancelot are supervising the installation of the quantum computer. The new Titan supercomputer we bought is already up and running. Oh, chef Warren wants to know what you want for dinner tonight. He is happy as a clam with the new kitchen equipment that was installed.”

“What are you in the mood for?” Morgana didn’t know what she wanted for dinner.

They had hired a chef to run the cafeteria. They had a cafeteria for the employee’s they had hired. All their employees went through a very strict background check because of some of the contracts they had already. The crew of the mobile command unit had the highest clearance, because of the work they were going to be required to do. Only four people had access to the quantum computer.

“I liked his bacon wrapped meatloaf, mash potatoes, and butter beans,” Gloria remembered tasting that when he made it for them.

“Mmmm, bacon. Okay, we can have that. How much longer is it going to take for the renovations to be done?” Morgana knew she would be happy when all of it was completed.

“The road and parking lot should be done by the end of the week and all the remodeling inside should be done in about another week. Your apartment, mine, Arthur’s, Tristan’s and Lancelot’s are done. We can move into them at any time.” Gloria was still living with her parents, but now had an apartment of her own here at the bunker for when she was working late.

Morgana on the other hand, lived at the bunker full time. The building had been hers originally after she bought it with the proceeds from the selling of her house. Now she was using it as the headquarters for Camelot Network Solutions. While the renovations were going on, she was living in the RV Anika’s team brought back with them.

“I’ll be happy when they are done. I think I’ll move into my new place tonight.” Morgana couldn’t wait to leave the RV.

“How’s the research going on the nanites, that Kat and her family sent you?” Gloria had been told about them by Morgana.

“Well, they can be reprogrammed to do almost anything to the human body. We have the equipment to do it, but I don’t have the medical knowledge to program them. To test them, I need someone who has the medical knowledge to program them. Once they do that, then I can try them out on a test subject.” Morgana had found the base operating code for the nanites and found that she could reprogram the nanites.

However, the medical condition of the person still needed to be enter into the nanites. That way they can fix or enhance a person’s body.

“Do you know any doctor’s that could help you?” Gloria didn’t know any doctors.

“I could ask Elizabeth. She got some medical training. She was a medic in the army and might be able to help or know a doctor that might be
willing to help.” Morgana knew Elizabeth from Anika’s team wasn’t a full-fledged doctor, but she had some medical training.

“Where are they right now?” Gloria hadn’t seen or heard from them. She knew they were taking a job over in England and that Elizabeth was helping her wife with a fashion show.

“Over in England right now doing a mole hunt in MI5/6. Their technical support person is Le Mouse. I’ve been in contact with her lately. I’ve also been in touch with Terry and her new taxi. She’s been sending information back to build a new combat car that blends in better then Wraith does. The concept of the car is going to be built in the disguise of a 2013 Noble M600 Carbon Sport.” Morgana had pulled the specs up and used what Wraith had inside of him to see where it could fit in the M600.

She had done this for Terry because Terry didn’t have access to her AutoCAD programs. She knew the Black Knight was being used strictly for surveillance and recon. It wasn’t designed to be a combat vehicle like Wraith. However, using it over here in the States, it would need a makeover to blend in.

“How did you managed to find people whose names are from or like the characters in the Arthurian legend?” Gloria knew why Morgana was named Morgana, but how did she find a person named Arthur Pendragon, Lancelot Dulac, Guinevere Champagne, Troy Percival, Kay Pendragon, Tristan O’Sullivan?

Morgana just smiles “Arthur, I’ve known for a few years. Kay is his cousin. She went to Caltech and was in the Navy. Arthur recruited her just as she got out. Guinevere we just hired to handle the office. Lancelot, He’s from France and has been working with Arthur for the past five years. They are best friends. Troy, you worked with when we did that job for Anika. Tristan was a communication and encryption expert with the NSA. He got tired of their rules and regulations. So, I hired him to work with us. As you know, we named the new Quantum computer Merlin. You can’t have a Camelot without a Merlin.”

“When is our communication & satellite expert Tristan O’Sullivan suppose to arrive?” Gloria was curious why Arthur and Morgana had hired a communication specialist.

“He’s due in tomorrow. I thought you and Kay could pick him up at the airport?” Morgana would love to have a helicopter pad and a helicopter, but it wasn’t in their budget with the purchase of the Quantum computer.

“That’s fine. Is there anything else we need to pick-up while we're out?” Gloria was thinking about picking up some items for her apartment.

“MMmm, not that I can think of. Unless there are a few things you need. Tell Mack to give you the keys to the blue 2014 Lexus CT hatchback. That’s your assigned company car.” Morgana looks at her friend.

Gloria looks surprised “I get a company car?”

“Yep, I got it at a steal. A car company was going out of business and they were auctioning off several cars. So, I used the recycling money we got for the old copper cables that the building had, to buy ten company cars. Yours is the Lexus and is a hybrid. I got a van I can drive in my wheelchair.” Morgana and Arthur had gone out to the auction and bought several company cars.

“Thanks.” Gloria was glad she didn’t have to put the miles on her own personal car.

Gloria grabs a few people from the building to help move Morgana’s equipment and items she had with her in the RV into her apartment. Morgana had a direct link from her apartment to the quantum computer and the Titan supercomputer they had. Her room also had her personal mainframes. Her, Arthur, Gloria, Lancelot and Tristan could monitor the system in the building from their private quarters.

Gloria and Morgana join the others that were at the building down in the cafeteria for dinner. Arthur and Lancelot looked like they were tired. They spent the whole entire day down in the lower levels where the quantum computer and the Titan computer were. They were watching the installation crew and making sure the cooling systems were working fine.

Morgana heads to her new apartment and explores the place. Everything had been made for easy access to her wheelchair. She loved having the extra space and knew she wasn’t going to miss the RV she has been staying in. She wheels over to her computer set-up and power it up. While she has been in the RV, she only had her laptop to work from. Now, she had her whole system and the supercomputer. She does a system check on the new systems. She checks what files have been enter and how they were organized. She stays up for a while playing with the new systems before the alarm on her cell phone remind her that she needs to get some sleep. She had a meeting that she was going to need to attend.

She rolls over towards her bed and changes out of the clothes she has on. She slips into her nightgown. She glances down at the scars on her legs and runs her fingertips over them. She still remembers the night she got them. It was all her father’s fault.

She pulls her tablet out and sends Anika a message about getting in touch with Elizabeth. She knew it was 7:00 o’clock in London right now.
She lays down and just as she is drifting off to sleep. Her tablet beeps letting her know a text message arrived.

“Contact Dr. Caroline Ann Blackwell-Hardy. 940-874-8795. She’s Bart’s wife and can help you.”

“Thank you, Anika.” Morgana hopes Bart’s wife could help her.

She lays back down and closes her eyes. As she sleeps, she dreams of being able to walk one day. She hopes the information that Rebecca gave her will help her.

Gloria, Kay, and Tristan:
Tristan stretches as he gets off the plane. It had been a boring flight and he had slept through most of it. He had been informed that someone would be waiting at the airport to pick him up. As he is looking around, he spots two young women holding a sign and waving towards him. He starts walking towards them. He didn’t know either woman, but they held a banner that looked like a Castle on it with Camelot Network Solutions underneath it.

“You must be my ride. I’m Tristan.” As he shakes Gloria’s hand first and then Kay’s.

“I’m Gloria and this here is Kay. We’re your ride. Let’s get your bags and take you back to Camelot.” Gloria and Kay help Tristan with his bags.

Once everyone was in the car, they head back to Camelot.

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Well This time

Wendy Jean's picture

I remember the stories this spun off from, though I could not point them out from a list. This one has promise I think. As usual you will have my attention till the end. I do believe your style of writing is improving.

Me too.

WillowD's picture

I can't for the life of me remember the title either but I remember snippets here and there and thoroughly enjoying the story.

Relationships to other stories

Okay, as most readers know, Morgana's first appearance was in The Cat in the Cradle story working for Kat and Paul. Kat is Morgana's friend. Then there is the story Morgana, which gives you some background about Morgana herself and her friend Gloria. Which the reader learns Gloria is transgender as well and living with her parents.

The nanites were mention in the Cat in the Cradle story line with the abduction of Rebecca, Lev, Kat, Paul, Britney, Terry and August. The original or origin of the nanites came from the story line where Jack Bounty adopted two girls name Julia and Gina and the experiment conducted on them.

As for Bart, everyone knows his wife is a well known Doctor. He has said it and so did Dakota. Since she performed the operation to make Dakota a woman.

After those stories, Gloria, Troy Percival and Morgana make an appearance working for Anika in Snow Angel. Since, she was working for Anika she learned about Mr. Jack Bounty owning the company Anika works for and made a business arrangement with him to invest into Camelot Network Solutions. Which we learned was started in the Morgana story by her and Arthur.

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If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

I have

I have read all her stories and with a few exceptions most of them are connected to this story, and I think it would be easier for her to list the ones not connected to this story than the ones that are.

I really hope that after the

I really hope that after the get a Doctor who understands Nanites; she/he will be able to use them to fix Morgana's medical issues.

story order

Thank you for giving the story info out, was scratching my head trying to figure out which one or two I missed! Can't have that. Maybe we need a read them in this order so they make reading them more enjoyable. F ornately for me I did that by accident anyways... lol I'll take it thou... Great work

Morgana story

Sorry don't see it in the list, is it somewhere else?

The Noble M600

Is going to blend in better? Yeah, maybe better then an APC! But it stands out as much as Wraith, each in it's own way. You want to blend in better in the U.S., get a soccer-mom SUV, light blue or silver. There's a gazillion of those on the roads!


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George Carlin