Find the Missing Brother

Find the Missing Brother was a virtual representation of one of Basim Ibn Ishaq's genetic memories relived through the Animus.
==Description==
Basim goes to investigate Ahmad ibn Musa's workshop.
==Dialogue==
Basim spoke to the kahraman in the middle courtyard of the House of Wisdom.
*Basim: Greetings, ya 'amm (uncle). If I may, where is the scholar Ahmad ibn Musa?
*Kahraman: Ah, yes, the most adventurous of the Banu Musa. His workshop is right behind me.
*Basim: Thank you, ya 'amm.
Basim headed towards the room mentioned by the kahraman. As he was able about to enter, Nehal called out to him from behind a pillar.
*Nehal: Basim! Hey, Nine-Fingers! Over here!
*Basim: Nehal. What do you have there, Sneak-Thief?
Nehal handed a book to Basim.
*Nehal: A book, I managed to save at least one from the fire.
*Basim: If they catch you stealing...
*Nehal: They cut off a finger. No, wait. A whole hand!
*Basim: That is not funny.
*Nehal: Then don't laugh.
*Basim: All right, you are in a mood, and I have things to do. Nothing that concerns you.
*Nehal: Oh, secret Hidden Ones stuff! What are you doing this time? Stabbing? Stealing? Stabbing and then stealing?
*Basim: That is your specialty, Nehal..
*Nehal: Just because you lost a finger does not mean you've lost your touch!
Basim entered the workshop, filled with a myriad of works, books and tools.
*Basim: All these tools and books, looks like Ahmad's room. But where is he?
Basim read a letter next to a pile of books on the table.
*Basim: The letter says these books are for Ahmad.
He observed another book on a table.
*Basim: Another book of poetry by Arib. Tabid would love this.
He investigated a bag of tools on another.
*Basim: Measuring tools, like my father used to own. But these are Ahmad's.
Basim went to a corner and looked at a manuscript with Ahmad's signature.
*Basim: Ahmad always signs his work. This is definitely his doing.
He looked at another diagram of Ahmad's.
*Basim: Ahmad seems to be working on something new. But what?
Basim concluded his investigation.
*Basim: Diagrams, machine tools, and other oddities. This is definitely Ahmad's workshop. But where can he be?
Just then, a man entered the room.
*Hamid Al-Haleem: Pardon me, may I help you?
*Basim: I am looking for Ahmad ibn Musa. Do you know where I can find him?
*Hamid Al-Haleem: I may be able to help you. Follow me.
Basim followed Hamid out of the workshop.
*Hamid Al-Haleem: Is this your first visit to the House of Wisdom?
*Basim: No, a friend and I used to sneak in as kids. We taught ourselves to read in your library.
*Hamid Al-Haleem: All young people should follow your worthy exemple.
*Basim: The caretakers who chased us out of the stacks everyday did not think so.
*Hamid Al-Haleem: Merely doing their jobs. And what did you study in the House of Wisdom?
*Basim: I loved poetry and heroic tales. My friend ... preferred pagan gods and dark magic.
*Hamid Al-Haleem: Interesting. And did you follow your youthful passion and become a scholar?
*Basim: When the whole world awaits? No, you might say I am a man on a mission.
*Hamid Al-Haleem: Ah. Well, what about your friend?
*Basim: No, no, she ... still searches for something, though what that is, I do not know.
*Hamid Al-Haleem: A shame! It's not far now. Hurry, hurry.
Basim followed Hamid to an outer courtyard, where he screamed.
*Hamid Al-Haleem: Guards, help! I'm under attack!
*Basim: What? You lie!
Guards suddenly arrived, surrounding and attack Basim, However, the Hidden One managed to take them down.
*Hamid Al-Haleem: Please, don't hurt me.
*Basim: You led me into a trap! I should slay you where you stand.
Basim took out his dagger and threatened Hamid, who stood up in fear.
*Hamid Al-Haleem: Spare kindly Hamid!
*Basim: Then tell me, where is Ahmad ibn Musa?
*Hamid Al-Haleem: Please, sir! I don't know where he is. Truly, I do not!
*Basim: Then why lead me into an ambush?
*Hamid Al-Haleem: He ... he made me do it!
*Basim: Who is he? Not Ahmad, surely.
*Hamid Al-Haleem: I don't know his name, for he always wears a mask.
*Basim: And what does this masked man want?
*Hamid Al-Haleem: He commands me to keep everyone away from the House of Wisdom's dig site. Or else...
*Basim: Or else what?
*Hamid Al-Haleem: He will hurt my head! Like with the others. Please, spare humble Hamid.
*Basim: Where is this dig site?
*Hamid Al-Haleem: It's in the wilderness, outside of the city. Here, let me draw you a map.
Hamid drew the map's location to Basim.
*Basim: The map should lead me to the dig site.
Basim followed the map's drawing and it led him to an open dig site guarded by the Caliphate guards.
*Basim: Such a massive dig. What are they up to?
Basim spoke to a worker.
*Basim: Impressive work, my friend. Are you digging up something for the Caliph?
*Digger: Never you mind all that.
*Basim: The remains of past empires intrigues me. Do you mind if I take a look around?
*Digger: Look at the old rocks all you want, but don't touch our tools and chests.
*Basim: I would not dream of it.
*Civilian: This heat makes me ill. I want to vomit.
*Digger 2: What ever you do, don't ask for Doctor Hassan.
*Civilian: I know, I know. I'd disappear, just like the others.
Basim found a group of soldiers overlooking the site.
*Basim: Mercenaries guarding the site. They must have found something important.
*Mercenary 1: When do we get paid, captain?
*Mercenary 2: We will get paid. One way or the other.
*Mercenary 1: They don't have much to steal. But it's something.
Basim approached one of them.
*Basim: Are you the leader of this battle-scarred band of war dogs? You must get paid well.
*Mercenary 2: Not as much as we want to get paid, I tell you that.
*Basim: Care to do a little work for me?
*Mercenary 2: Maybe. What's this job then?
*Basim: See those fancy Caliph's men over there? I might need a hand.
*Mercenary 2: Hmm. Let's work something out.
<tabber>
|-|(Offer token to Hire)=
*Basim: Spoken like a true mercenary. Here is a token of my appreciation.
*Mercenary 2: Hey, it's honest work.
|-|Never mind.=
</tabber>
Basim sneaked into the dig site, trying his best to stay low with mercenaries waiting to give a helping hand if he was discovered.
*Soldier: Why does that fool of a scholar travel with so many chests?
*Soldier: They are so heavy, I swear they are stuffed with rocks.
*Soldier: I only need my blade, my waterskin, and my bedroll. Fool of a scholar.
He looked into one of the big chests.
*Basim: Hmm, nothing. I should see if there are any more chests around.
He looked into another.
*Basim: This chest has Ahmad's signature seal on it. Must be his.
He found a note inside.
*Basim: Interesting. A letter to Ahmad from a Doctor Hassan. Ahmad must be at the hospital, working with this doctor. But what is a famous inventor doing with a doctor? It must all link together somehow.
Basim left the dig site and returned to Baghdad, making his way to the Great Bimaristan.
*Basim: The Bimaristan, where the best healers in Baghdad gather. Finding Doctor Hassan should lead me to Ahmad.
Basim looked around, hearing the conversations on the workers from the site.
*Nurse 1: Another one from the dig site. This time with a broken finger.
*Nurse 2: It is best never to speak of these things.
Basim came across a locked room door, with a note next to it.
*Basim: I need to find a way into Doctor Hassan's office.
Basim managed to obtain the key from the head nurse. He returned to office and unlocked it, gaining him access inside. He found a suspicious looking mask on a cabinet.
*Basim: The symbol of the Order. This all but proves that Doctor Hassan is one of them.
He read a note on a table.
*Basim: This letter proves it! Hassan is neck-deep in the Order.
Basim left the room and sat at a nearby bench, eavesdropping on a group of doctors nearby.
*Doctor: I have some burned scholars here. Some scholars from the House of Wisdom got burned trying to save the books. We need that room for the patients.
*Doctor 2: No, that's Doctor Hassan's private laboratory. It's locked, no one must go inside.
*Doctor 1: So we just leave the burn victims outside? Will someone answer me?
*Doctor 2: Please, use your indoor voice. You're upsetting the patients.
*Basim: Doctor Hassan keeps his laboratory locked up. I wonder why.
Basim headed upstairs, which was tightly guarded by guards. He found Doctor Hassan's office, again locked behind a door.
*Doctor Hassan: There is nothing wrong with my methods, only the mechanism itself. It needs more subjects. More work. I certainly do not need some useless inventor meddling with the Great Work. Am I not the great and dreadful Al-Azhdaha? Maybe I should not say that out loud. Focus, Hassan. Focus.
Looking around, he found a note.
*Basim: A broken window. Could be a way in.
Basim navigated around the laboratory building, finding the mentioned broken window fixed with only some wood. He took it down and entered the laboratory.
*Doctor Hassan: Hey, you're not allowed in here. Guards!
*Basim: I am here for you.
*Doctor Hassan: Guards, hurry!
Basim killed the doctor.
*Basim: The doctor is dead. Now to find Ahmad and solve this bloody mystery.
As Basim looked around, Ahmad entered and saw the scene.
*Ahmad: Basim, what happened here?
*Basim: Where were you, Ahmad?
*Ahmad: I was around. I'm always around. Would you tell me what happened?
*Basim: Are you aware this man works for the Order?
*Ahmad: He called on me a few weeks ago, after they found something in the desert. An ancient mechanism of some sort. They needed me to--
*Basim: And you asked no questions?
*Ahmad: I never ask questions when it comes to work. Do you?
*Basim: Tell me about this mechanism.
*Ahmad: It opens a path. In the mind. A path to the ancient world. This mechanism, somehow, seems to open ... the doors of perception.
*Basim: Have you seen this for yourself?
*Ahmad: No, but I heard the stories of those who have. They are lost, Basim. Because they think what they saw is reality. They think they belong to this ancient world. I knew nothing about the Order being involved. If I did, I would have come to you. I just ... I got caught up. You know me. You know me, Basim...
*Basim: You will leave this place and return to the Bureau. I will not tell a soul if you do not.
*Ahmad: How shameful it is that knowledge always ends up in the wrong hands. Isn't it, Basim?
Ahmad took his leave and returned to the bureau.
*Basim: A bloody mess. Head bandages. But this is a hospital, after all.
(If Follow the Fiery Trail was not completed)
*Basim: I should continue investigating the library.
==Outcome==
Basim tracked down Ahmad, managing to also deal with an Order member in the process.
==Gallery==
ACMir Find the Missing Brother 1.png|Basim finds Nehal at the library
ACMir Find the Missing Brother 3.png|Basim entering Ahmad's workshop
ACMirage_AhmadDesign_Workshop.jpg|One of Ahmad's designs.
ACMir Find the Missing Brother 6.png|Basim finding a bag of tools
ACMir Find the Missing Brother 11.png|Basim threatening Hamid with his dagger
ACMir Find the Missing Brother 14.png|Basim at the dig site
ACMir Find the Missing Brother 16.png|Basim finding a group of mercenaries overlooking the dig site
ACMir Find the Missing Brother 23.png|Hassan conducting his experiments
ACMir Find the Missing Brother 25.png|Basim questioning Ahmad about his involvement with Hassan
ACMir Find the Missing Brother 27.png|Basim asking Ahmad to return to the bureau immediately
==References==
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage
Category:Memories of Basim Ibn Ishaq