ILLUMINARRPG: (3- 1018, 1025)- SecO, CPO Steven Hammons

[Charles Gatling]

Mission: Ring of the Rephaim
Day: 3
Stardate: 2446.09.01

(USS Magellan - Passenger Deck - SecO, CPO Steven Hammons- 1018)

Steven was chilling in his seat as the ship's second officer spoke with the
pilot then gave orders to the marines. You couldn't fit a lot of marines in
the shuttle along with the rest of the away team but you could fit a few,
as long as you didn't mind rubbing elbows. And Illuminar didn't have many
marines after all anyway.

“Mr. Hammons, you and your team are in charge of the internal security. You
are next off.  Make sure that nobody… steps on something they shouldn’t.”

"Roger that chief." He turned his head, Boyles, Fredericks and Kisha exit
behind me in that order. Have your tricorders active and scanning for any
energetic or combustible devices. We are taking no chances with our
charges' safety. Capiche?"

"Got it Hammons." Boyles was already setting his tricorder as the others
gave him an affirmative. They had all donned helmets and verified
atmosphere by the time the shuttle touched down with a slight lurch.
Hammons sprung to his feet as the hatch opened and the four marines
disembarked.

(Asteroid Base Kefi - Exterior - SecO, CPO Steven Hammons- 1025)

Steven was the first out behind the marines, his sidearm in his right hand.
Scans hadn't shown any life here but sentient civilizations were well known
to leave nasty surprises behind since the death of such a civilization
often ended in conflict. Or disease, or the destruction of their planet.
War, however, was most often king.

How long had this place been empty? Who knew? There was no way to determine
that yet, it could have been abandoned a month before. Or millenia. If
millenia then mechanisms were unlikely to still be functional but there had
been cases.

At any rate, the marines would run into resistance first and Steven and his
crew were here to back them up.

"No resistance so far chief." He spoke into his comm.

They had reached a building of pale grey, it was at that point that the
external lights triggered on which washed out the lamps from their helmets.
Hammons tuned his off. The exterior wall of this structure was not
featureless, there were carvings and glyphs that meant something to someone.

"We have internal power activated."

(Reply: T'Mur)

"Any power surges?" Steven asked over his shoulder.

"None. Power is steady, nothing menacing so far." Kisha remarked.

The gravity on this asteroid was light as was to be expected, you had to
step carefully to avoid launching yourself.

"Hammons, I'm reading a gravity field inside the buildings, it just came
up."

"Power draw is increasing."

"Everyone step back until we know what this thing is going to do, it's
waking up."

The starfield overhead was black and full of twinkling stars.

(Reply: All)

(Posted by Charles Gatling)



Charles Gatling
Commanding Officer
USS Illuminar
NCC 61240


"The light shines brightest amidst the deepest darkness."
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