Apollo 123

Apollo 123 is the series premiere of The ACS Upcoming. In this episode, the crew of the upcoming launch to the moon of Titan deal with personal problems as the world follows their endeavors, as something awful brews.
==Plot==
In the backyard of a suburban house, three men are having a barbecue with their wives and children. The reason behind this get-together is that these men, seismologists and astronauts, are confidentially being deployed to Saturn's largest moon, Titan, to examine a succession of strange occurrences of strange seismic activity. This mission is known as Apollo 123, a revamp of the Apollo program since its cancellation in 1964. However, these men are not being employed by NASA nor is the government space agency aware of their mission; they are being employed by another government agency that overrides NASA's power: Project Venture.
As it gets late, the men, William, Solan and Conor, begin to get serious and talk business. They have a week left before their mission to Titan, but Conor is having second thoughts about the assignment. He wonders why the job is suppose to be covert if it is a simple survey of the planet, to which Solan warns him of the dangers of unnecessary investigation. The group has only known the inscrutable Solan, an extraterrestrial from the Andromeda Galaxy, for about month. He was assigned to work with them by Venture, in joint cooperation with the Alien Task Force. Solan is an illegal seeking permanent citizenship for him and his family which the ATF assures so long as the alien uses his skills to help Venture.
Meanwhile at Project Venture's HQ, Dr. Unknown is speaking to the President via a holographic monitor. The President, displaying signs of regret, is questioning why Unknown has involved his agency in interstellar affairs and astronautics, to which Unknown replies that maintaining global security means thwarting off potential threats in intergalactic space as well. The President, aggravated, accuses Unknown of being out of line, explaining that Project Venture is limited to the US and that intergalactic protection lies within the ATF's hands. This prompts Unknown to reiterate the goals of Project Venture; develop countermeasures against all non-humans in any case of insurgence. He then explains that he lacks necessary intel on certain extraterrestrials, which is where the space mission comes into play. He believes a creature is responsible for the succession of occurrences of seismic activity on Titan.
The next day, Conor convinces William to tag along with him to Venture's HQ. Conor has grew anxious beyond the point of alleviation and is determined to find the true objective of their space mission, against Solan's advise. The two enter the base casually and attempt to confront Unknown but are thwarted by United States Military General Lennon Red, which causes Conor to cause a scene that catches Professor Carrotstein and Ludwig Animäl's attention. Red is prepared to subdue Conor until Unknown comes out of his office with Solan.
Conor and William wonder what's going on but Solan ignores them as he leaves.
==Soundtrack==
Curiosity Killed the CatPlayed during the events leading up to TBC
==Quotes==
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