Shadow Assassin's Ensenada. Discover the mystery.

[crazychickensc12 84]

Great story here, and the pics go well, im curious about the trail leading to the Communications Tower in your update before the TV tower, it looks interesting do you happen to have a different angle of it?? but anyways keep up the great work S_A!!

[waerth 1]

WOW this looks beautifull great inspiration.

Waerth

[Schulmanator 5,799]

It's the Omega 13! [Galaxy Quest!] hehehe!

Love those mosaics!

[dedgren 830]

Shadow- I don't comment here enough, but like I once said to John (Darmok)-

Your CJ leaves me overdrawn at the superlatives bank.

Looking at pics in Ensenada is like glimpsing the Grail...

...no, not that one [ linkie ]...

...that level of CJ accomplishment that is out there, somewhere, for only those seekers who are the most accomplished and perservering.

Oh, and did I say great transportation map, too?

Thanks for letting us in on your latest vision of what a really, really great CJ can be.

[connor_v 3]

Very nice, I like how your city is planned, very detail intensive. I'll be here for your next update!

[Yoman3 5]

Something bad is there I guess? Good update and eye candy. I really liked the first mosic. It was just cooL!

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

Looks good, can't wait for more!

[owenluby 1]

Talk about THE BEST MOSIACS I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!

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[magpieshooter 1]

First mosaic sorta reminds me of Black Mountain in Canberra. Love the mosaics and the Visual Confectionery.

[Ded 30]

Wow, this city is fantastic. I am really impressed = )

Great job, d00d!

[Darmok 34]

Hey Daniel,

Wow, simply WOW, those mosaics are so stunning!

Especially the second one! This is one of the BEST school setup I've seen so far in Simtrop!

The way you've sunken the soccer field in the side of the knoll, the sparse trees the loooong walkways between the school and the college!

Fantastic! ** scribbling notes to self **

Storywise....

Okay okay I can appreciate a good cliffhanger like anyone else, but at least when reading a book we can turn the page and continue.... 

Now we'll have to wait, don't we....

Hehehe... Loving it my friend!

Have a great weekend!

John

[rusty_777 0]

love it

[patriots_1228 51]

beautiful, i think you'll like my reveiw.

[toxicpiano 125]

Hmm crow bars and air ducts, eh? Sounds like Half Life to me... Lovely work as usual!

[jacqulina 162]

awesome work looks so realistic,i love how you have done the suburbs the trees look fantastic around the area wonderfull pics

[gurrgkud 2]

this is amazing!! very beautiful and realistic

[JaneJacobs 1]

A great CJ, love the way you do suburbs.

Did I miss the turnips?

[GMT 389]

greatest mosaik in a long time.

and cool story around the facility.

can't wait for more

[owenluby 1]

Once again I am double commenting...

There is something about this CJ that just makes me want to start again... Your suburbs and cities are just the most pleasing thing I have seen. I can't get enough of it...

How do you do it? Where do you begin with a fresh city tile? It is mind boggling...

You sir, are a saint in the name of SC4. I am in love with this CJ.

AWESOME!

[Waz_Up_Tiger 1]

What an great Mosasic! I Love this city very much!

[jacqulina 162]

cant wait for more

[RushHourFreak 1]

Great pics and the storyline is great. Looking fwd to another update soon

[flame1396 9]

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did you write that stuff? thats some amazing stuff there...  And personally... you should be writing a novel... not a CJ

[patriots_1228 51]

wondering. is this cj dead? or are you on a break? two the topic summary says 2/11/06 or somthing like that. cant wait for the update!

[bearmans 0]

aaaaaaaaawesome nice suburbs. Love the attention to detail *adds to favorites list*

[bat 6]

any new update???

Congrats on your trixie, btw!

bat

[jacqulina 162]

hi my friend looking forward to more

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Update 5: What Really Lies Underneath

Previously, our protagonist was holed up in Omega 4, observing the secret goings on in the long abandoned base. Recently, after many years of inactivity, the base was once again started up...

And he was charged with the responsibility of finding out just why it had been started up after so long.

[continued from previous update]

As the lights along the walls of the large room turned on, the mysterious object in the room was lit up.

It was a large, gleaming silver rocket, approximately sixty metres tall. The scaffolding, rusted in a number of places, was still standing alongside the rocket.

Now, what could a rocket like this be doing here? As I looked at the rocket, I heard footsteps outside. I quickly clambered back into the air duct and replaced the cover once again, and just in time, too.

"Is the project going well?" I recognised the voice of the Councillor of Brackenfell. It sounded like he had a number of unknown people with him. Looking through the gaps, I quickly counted four people. The Councillor was obstructing my view, standing in front of the other three people.

He then moved, revealing the faces of the other three, one of whom I recognised. I was confused. What was she doing here and why?

"Hm. What's this?" She picked up something off the floor. It seemed to be a screw of some sort. She looked at the screw, then at the air duct covering. I held my breath, praying she wouldn't investigate the opening. When she moved away, I quickly glued a listening bug to the side of the duct where it would catch everything they said and climbed back up to the horizontal section of the duct, where I could quickly escape to safety. I followed the trail I left behind back to the mine entrance.

* * *

Lucienne looked at the screw, then looked at the air duct opening. She frowned, thinking she saw something move behind the air duct covering. She later shrugged it off as a perfectly normal occurence in such an old facility. Approaching the Councillor, screw in hand, she quickly provided a status report.

"Well?" she said.

"Well what?" one of the other men.

"What's going on here?"

"..."

"I don't know what to say to that." Turning to the Councillor of Brackenfell, she then said, "So, what of the progress of Omega?"

"It better be going well. The last thing we can afford is for the project to be delayed again. Our backers won't be too happy about it--"

A fifth person quickly barged into the room, interrupted the conversation, panting. "Sir, we've got a problem."

"What is it?"

"We've just received news from the research facility at Broken Mesa--"

"What's that got to do with us? Broken Mesa's over 200km away!"

"It will affect us soon. We have to close off all the underground tunnels between here and Broken Mesa..."

"Did they say why?" the Councillor said with a quizzical look. "How are we supposed to do that? The controls up here don't do anything!"

"No, sir. All they told us was that there's an accident there. One of the dangerous sort."

Lucienne remembered that Broken Mesa was supposedly a top-secret facility. Who knew what they cooked up there? If the tunnels had to be closed, something bad must have happened...

* * *

Later that week | The mobile phone rang. After what had happened at Broken Mesa, Lucienne was taking no chances. She picked up the phone and answered.

"Yes?"

"This Lucienne?"

"Yes... now, who's this?"

Ignoring the question, the voice said "Stay where you are for a couple of hours. Something will happen - you'll know what it is.", and then hung up.

Looking at her watch, Lucienne saw that it was approximately 10.00, and knew that she'd be waiting a while.

* * *

The Councillor was enjoying a game of golf at the Greater Midlands Golf Course. He was halfway down the sixth hole when a shot rang out. He felt a brief pain, then collapsed on the fairway, with a dart sticking out of his shoulder. In a few moments, two dark figures ran out and dragged him back into the forest surrounding the fairway. He was half-conscious, barely registering what was happening right now. Then he fell into a dreamless sleep.

Later that day, he woke up, still groggy from his drugged sleep. A man was waiting at the front of the bed the Councillor was lying in.

"The good doctor wants to see you now."

"Who?"

"The good doctor!"

He soon registered a shock, realising that his "backers" had arranged this meeting. He didn't know where he was, still disoriented from the effect of the drug. Reality was, he was in fact in one of the many rooms of the Country Club, but he didn't realise that.

A few minutes later, he stumbled into a small, dark room with only one occupant. The "Good Doctor".

"So, Mr. Councillor, where's my return of investment?"

"It's... going well." he mumbled.

"You should know by now that I don't like being lied to."

"Yes, I know..."

"We have our... spies in your facility, Mr. Councillor. Now, go. Don't displease me again."

"Yes, sir."

He left the room, and was promptly injected by one of the Good Doctor's crew. He once again collapsed to the floor, asleep. They dragged him away to a large black 4WD that was waiting just outside.

The men quickly dumped him outside a small, wholly unremarkable building. A few seconds later, someone came out of the building. It was one of the Councillor's assistants.

"They got you again, didn't they, sir?"

"Don't talk about it out here!"

He quickly picked himself up, and ran into the building.

"So, what's our status on Broken Mesa?"

"I don't know, sir."

"Then find out!"

* * *

INTERLUDE:

This picture is one of Ensenada's rowhome districts.

* * *

It was getting quite dark in Ensenada. Earlier that day, Lucienne was the witness to something quite unusual that had happened at Ensenada Tower. She saw two people exchange a mysterious briefcase. Was this the event that the voice was talking about?

The phone rang again. She picked it up.

"Lucienne speaking."

"Did you see the event?"

"I think so."

"Either way, that's an important clue. Remember it - it will solve some mysteries of your own." Then, once again, he hung up.

Confused, Lucienne put the phone back down. Who was he?

[to be continued]

Welcome back to Ensenada after so long. I must apologise for my lack of presence here in the last four weeks. I've just had a bad bout of RL. But thankfully, it's over. And we're introduced to two new cities today: Ensenada and Greater Midlands.

Oh, and thanks to those people who nominated me for the Trixie. I'm honoured.

Replies:

-M-: Thanks!

emilin: Thanks!

metasmurf: Thanks!

natuurzoon: Thanks! I just use a Building Blocker Mod, one that blocks all Maxis R$$$.

bat (twice): Thanks!

Mulefisk: Heheh. Thanks!

Fred_Ginger: Indeed. Thanks!

David (Mr. Beer): I made the BAT myself. It's only eyecandy that looks as if it's functional I can't get a picture right now, seeing as SC4 isn't open.

jasperdeman.nl: Thanks!

crazychickensc12: Unfortunately, no, I don't have a different angle of it, but I can get one soon.

Waerth: Thanks!

Schulmanator: LOL, thanks!

dedgren: Careful, you don't want to get a bad credit rating. Thanks! Oh, and I loved that movie.

connor_v: Thanks!

Yoman3: You'll see.

Leech: Thanks!

Owen (twice): Thanks! *shrug* I jump between city tiles from update to update. I take pictures whenever I feel like showing something new, even if it's been shown in a previous update.

magpieshooter: Indeed, that was the effect I was going for.

Ded: Thanks!

John (Darmok): Thanks! And that cliffhanger should hopefully be resolved in this chapter.. Sorry I kept you waiting for four weeks

rusty_777: Thanks!

Patriots_1228 (twice): And I did. I was just taking a break, yes, but it was one that was forced upon me: RL beckons, and beckons hard.

toxicpiano: Who knows? I can't resist making pop culture references

Jacqulina (three times!): Thanks! Eh, and thanks for bumping this CJ It's nice to see I have a loyal crowd.

gurrgkud: Thanks!

JaneJacobs: Thanks! Nah, the turnips are just random. I felt like adding them in

GMT: Thanks!

Waz_Up_Tiger: Thanks!

RushHourFreak: Thanks!

flame1396: Thanks! Yup, it's all my own work, but I do borrow from popular culture from time to time, just to give people something to relate to.

bearmans: Thanks!

Update 6 will come soon. I promise I won't go off like that again.

--SA

[edit: It seems that Imageshack is playing up again. I'm just reuploading the images... Tell me if any images come up with an "Image Doesn't Exist" error]

[owenluby 1]

Well, it was definetley worth the wait...

I am absolutley loving this story... It is so professional and leaves you wanting more and more (and more...)

Doin' an awesome job with this journal, it really is a highlight of my day!

Seeya laters!

Owen

[jacqulina 162]

hi my friend you are welcome i am glad i could be off help sometimes some cjs need bumped to bring them back into the highlight if you know what i mean wink,

i love your update its beautifull great use of pegs things,lovely pond / lake,beautifull golf course excellent work,and pics