Foxxy
Planetoid
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2016
CH/AP/L 2000 (Copyright 2120 by the WEYLAND YUTANI Corporation)
+400 TB MAINFRAME AI SYSTEM+
+USCSS DIONYSUS+
+REGISTRATION: 3367241(09)+
+CREW: 5+
+CREW STATUS: HYPERSLEEP+
+NAVIGATION MODE: AUTOPILOT+
+CURRENT LOCATION: ZETA2 RETICULI+
+DESTINATION: EARTH+
+SCANNING+
!!ALERT!!
!!ALERT!!
!!ANOMALOUS SIGNAL!!
+SPECIAL ORDER 938 ACTIVE+
+CREW STATUS: CONSCIOUS+
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LV-426. A dead planet, a lifeless rock, millions of miles away from civilized space in the Zeta2 Reticuli system. Geographical surveys conducted decades ago determined that the barren world was of little value and moved on. But CH/AP/L 2000, or as the crew referred to the onboard AI that ran the Dionysus' subsystems, Chapel, decided differently. The crew of five were roused from their hypersleep and sent down to the surface of the planet to investigate a strange, undecipherable signal. What the crew of the freighter discovered there surprised them. Ancient stone structures jutted from the ground, threatening to collapse after centuries or longer of the dead planet's harsh weather system. The architecture was alien and yet eerily familiar at the same time. Further searches of the area led them into an internal subterranean structure the scope of which was truly massive. However the crew had neither the time, experience, nor equipment required to effect a full search of the ruin. And a storm was setting in.
"Back to the ship." Mason, the captain's voice crackled over the crew's radios. The middle aged man had remained on the Dionysus, overseeing the external operation from the freighter's bridge. The crew knew him as a no nonsense operator, but at the same time, willing to earn their respect with hard work.
"I think we can get this door open." Kyle replied, the youngest of the Dionysus' crew, he was kneeling down in his EVA suit, inspecting a partially buried portal that no doubt opened up into a larger chamber. The helmet of his suit obscured the man's youthful features and dark, short hair.
"No time. Dust storm is about to hit in fifteen minutes, we need to be off planet before that, the Dionysus wasn't built for this sort of environment. Anyway, leave this archaeological stuff to the experts. We have a schedule."
"Alright." Kyle struggled to his feet in the awkward suit as he and the Dionysus' only female crew member made their way back to the ship. "Shame huh?" Kyle asked her "Was hoping we were going to see something exciting." He chuckled.
"Foster." Mason called out to the Dionysus' pilot back on he bridge "Warm up the engines, I want lift off as soon as those two are back on board."
"Roger Captain. Green on one, three and four. Engine Two is choking, must be all the dust. We can take off with three engines."
"Just make it happen Foster."
Meanwhile, in the bowels of the ship, far from the eyes of the crew, a shadow silently crept into the engine bay through a vent marked "ENGINE 2".
+400 TB MAINFRAME AI SYSTEM+
+USCSS DIONYSUS+
+REGISTRATION: 3367241(09)+
+CREW: 5+
+CREW STATUS: HYPERSLEEP+
+NAVIGATION MODE: AUTOPILOT+
+CURRENT LOCATION: ZETA2 RETICULI+
+DESTINATION: EARTH+
+SCANNING+
!!ALERT!!
!!ALERT!!
!!ANOMALOUS SIGNAL!!
+SPECIAL ORDER 938 ACTIVE+
+CREW STATUS: CONSCIOUS+
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LV-426. A dead planet, a lifeless rock, millions of miles away from civilized space in the Zeta2 Reticuli system. Geographical surveys conducted decades ago determined that the barren world was of little value and moved on. But CH/AP/L 2000, or as the crew referred to the onboard AI that ran the Dionysus' subsystems, Chapel, decided differently. The crew of five were roused from their hypersleep and sent down to the surface of the planet to investigate a strange, undecipherable signal. What the crew of the freighter discovered there surprised them. Ancient stone structures jutted from the ground, threatening to collapse after centuries or longer of the dead planet's harsh weather system. The architecture was alien and yet eerily familiar at the same time. Further searches of the area led them into an internal subterranean structure the scope of which was truly massive. However the crew had neither the time, experience, nor equipment required to effect a full search of the ruin. And a storm was setting in.
"Back to the ship." Mason, the captain's voice crackled over the crew's radios. The middle aged man had remained on the Dionysus, overseeing the external operation from the freighter's bridge. The crew knew him as a no nonsense operator, but at the same time, willing to earn their respect with hard work.
"I think we can get this door open." Kyle replied, the youngest of the Dionysus' crew, he was kneeling down in his EVA suit, inspecting a partially buried portal that no doubt opened up into a larger chamber. The helmet of his suit obscured the man's youthful features and dark, short hair.
"No time. Dust storm is about to hit in fifteen minutes, we need to be off planet before that, the Dionysus wasn't built for this sort of environment. Anyway, leave this archaeological stuff to the experts. We have a schedule."
"Alright." Kyle struggled to his feet in the awkward suit as he and the Dionysus' only female crew member made their way back to the ship. "Shame huh?" Kyle asked her "Was hoping we were going to see something exciting." He chuckled.
"Foster." Mason called out to the Dionysus' pilot back on he bridge "Warm up the engines, I want lift off as soon as those two are back on board."
"Roger Captain. Green on one, three and four. Engine Two is choking, must be all the dust. We can take off with three engines."
"Just make it happen Foster."
Meanwhile, in the bowels of the ship, far from the eyes of the crew, a shadow silently crept into the engine bay through a vent marked "ENGINE 2".