His newly restored foresight ended up making this entire situation much simpler. It was not difficult to get Spectra to value his input and it made it easier to infiltrate BioPort. The mission became much safer than it had been prior.

"Unit one and two have already infiltrated, you and unit three will be joining them soon." Ricky explained through Orion's earpiece.

“They're expecting a few new volunteer scientists, you will slip in with them posing as your uncle. Unit two managed to gain control of this shipment so your entrance should go unnoticed.” Claire continued. “Given your uncle was a bit of a recluse, it shouldn't be a hard role to play, just keep cautious alright.”

“I know, you don’t have to worry about it.” Orion said, between the vague memories he had from his past life and his foresight, pretending to be that Dr. Zeta was hardly pretending at all.

“You're Dr. Orionis Zeta?” Someone with a clipboard asked him from a distance.

“Yeah, that’s me.” He replied curtly. They checked off his name and ushered him down the dock.

Orion stepped aboard the cargo ship.

One designed to transport livestock, but it was quite apparent they were not transporting animals.

If it wasn't for the blatant corruption and paying off authorities, they would've been caught a long time ago. But that's just how these sorts of cases come up for Spectra.

The others on the main deck were a few BioPort employees some being Spectra operatives, and a number of scientists.

It was mostly quiet throughout the trip, save some small whispers between those who already knew each other. The others in Orion’s group also kept to themselves, leaving Orion to admire the sea and try not to think about the cargo on the ship.

These specific scientists were here voluntarily, they were referred to as volunteers. On the other hand, those who were not a willing part of BioPort were referred to as recruited. Most of the individuals on board were recognizable from the files at Spectra save for one specific individual that caught Orion’s eyes.

He looked like he was in charge, he definitely wasn't anyone from Spectra nor was he anyone in their criminal database. He was on the taller side, towering over almost everyone else on the ship. His deep brown hair and dark eyes contrasted sharply to his pale skin. Orion couldn't quite place if the man was human or not.

"You look awfully young. Are you sure you're a scientist and not part of the cargo?" The man sneered. Perhaps he realized Orion was looking at him from afar, since he closed the gap between them quick.

Orion kept a neutral expression. This interaction was a bit more complicated than it should have been. Orion couldn't find a response that would be worthwhile, so he pretended not to hear it for the moment.

"I was talking to you." The man pushed Orion's shoulder.

 "Oh, you mean me. Of course I look young, I'm not a human." Orion said human with a hint of disgust, holding an almost mocking expression as he brushed off where he was touched. 

“Tch. I’ll believe that when I see it.” He said before walking away.

It was enough to shake off suspicion for now. The man continued to keep his eyes on him the entire trip. It gave Orion a sense of unease.

"That man is Phalaris, you're better off avoiding him at all costs." A woman whispered to someone behind Orion, she wasn't talking to him, but she said it loud enough for everyone else to hear it. “He works in the Lambda Lab so most of us won't be working with him anyway.”

He wasn't the only one uneasy about the situation.

“How am I supposed to avoid him if I’m working in the Lambda Lab?” The person asked her.

“He's supposed to leave some time after this for field work. So, we probably won't run into him on site.” She said.

“I hope that's true.” They said.

The air and water seemed to darken as they approached the destination. The air was thick and quite obviously polluted with all manner of chemicals. Despite its rather obvious nature there was no reason for anyone to be out far enough in the ocean to find it. Except of course organizations like Spectra. Ocean travel was far too frivolous when all of the inhabited landmass was connected. It was a lot cheaper to use high speed railways unless you were going along the coast.