07-11-2017, 06:24 AM
It had caught everyone by surprise. A structure, albeit heavily worn and lacking motion control, had drifted into orbit above Elgin, where the illusive and heavily modified Bullhead - The Eidolon Wraith, had taken up a holding pattern as Auxesian personnel conducted scouting and survey operations on the icy world below. An alert was sent out to every communicator from dispatch. Alarms flashed on the Wraith as people and drones alike sprung into action. Keeper Leviathan's voice transmitted over the various communicators and the ship's PA system.
"Attention all key personnel, assemble at airlocks two and four. A briefing will be given by Keeper Revenant in relation to the current alert."
The Andraste slowly moved alongside the Wraith at the designated airlocks and docked with the ship, expecting to take on passengers and equipment. Leviathan was stood on the CIC of the Andraste as people rushed around, setting up monitors and running detailed analysis of the object before them. A holographic display of the structure floated over a briefing table. He turned to face the command chair, where the uniformed Venator Sofie Spitz was seated.
"Venator Spitz, can you have your team ready once the sweep is completed?" The masked figure asked.
Spitz sighed from the command chair perched in the center of the bridge. Her eyes swept the room, scanning everything in a calm and decisive manner, yet with a frantic mood in her mind over what drifted directly in front of the commandeered Osiris. She turned to Leviathan slowly. "Yes, we can have men dispatched once we're able to get a slight idea of what's just appeared, and whether or not we will be vaporized when we get closer to it." The Venator responded.
Leviathan nodded in response, continuing to gaze at the holographic display of the structure over the briefing table. He tapped his armored finger against the metal. "Preliminary scans leave us with little detail. The material is standard but there's some kind of vacuum in the center that's giving off an unusual telemetry echo. Likely an atrium of some kind. Narrow hallways throughout the structure and four access points, all of which are sealed. No exterior defenses, no signs of life or responses to any dummy transmission signals." Leviathan noted out loud for Spitz and any other attending crew who were monitoring the situation. The hooded man leaned onto the table, eyeing the hologram through his mask. "I wonder... Can you bring up the file on Junction?" He asked, directing the question towards Sophie.
Spitz looked back at the hologram and to a screen near her chair. "I possibly could..." she snagged up a tablet connected to all the Andraste’s systems, a mini-mobile command unit. She typed through it for a few minutes before displaying it on the hologram at the center of the bridge.
Leviathan spun around to face the new hologram, yet remained leaning against the briefing table. He examined the displayed data on the infamous ancient wreck of Kansas. "Thank you. I'm going to run some comparisons. I think now would be a good time to go and greet our guests." Leviathan said as he crossed his arms.
Sofie nodded in response and collected her personal items from the command chair. "Sounds appropriate... I can leave the bridge personnel to run the rest of the scans." She noted.
Leviathan didn’t gesture any response. His attention was drawn to the holographically displayed structures around the CIC. "Very well. Once Keeper Revenant is on board we'll meet here to discuss the plan in full detail. Ready two technicians in evo suits for the op on your way down, since they'll be accompanying the teams over in case of any forms of technical resistance." Leviathan remained at the table, eyeing the Junction data carefully.
Sofie nods curtly. "I know just the two, I'll get them informed and meet up with Revenant." She stood from their command chair with a minor stretch.
Without averting his gaze from the display, Leviathan acknowledged her. "Alright. Keep up the good work, Venator."
Sofie nods again and makes her way off the bridge. On her way through the hallway, she peeks her head in an offshoot to the armory and spots the two technicians she wanted. After a brief talk they began jogging toward the armory as Spitz made her way towards the docking chamber. Upon getting close to the airlocks where everyone was gathering, she nodded to security and began to await the arrival of Keeper Sapphire Raven, assuming her usual 'official' stance with her hands behind her back.
Gathering outside of the airlock was a rather large group of armed and armored individuals, several combat model drones and a newly stacked tower of munition crates and small arms. Several familiar faces dotted the crowd from Davara squadron to Yancy Ganes, Creed Savitz and Venator Bennett, as well as a handful of high-ranking combat specialists. Bennett was organizing everyone into formations as they awaited the arrival of a few more. The various marines, technicians, scientists and officers all entered lines and stood at ease, awaiting the arrival of one of the figureheads of the organization.
Assuming this was a call for an Operation, Star Sentinel Tacitus had arrived at the air-locks fully geared up, side-arm magnetically fitted against his left thigh and sub-machine gun folded up and slotted into a small segment of armoring upon the back of his combat armor. He'd opted for his more versatile variant, fully optimized for direct confrontation. He entered formation with the rest of his siblings and squad mates. Aria, however, was missing from the line-up.
Raven had approached the crowd in her armored robe, wearing her infamous mask which concealed any chance at reading her expression or emotion outside of body language. Her posture was proud and almost intimidating. The anomaly of what might be within her arsenal hidden away in the black and blueish-purple ornate robes would be concerning were she not surrounded by friends, allies and subordinates. She approached the front of the group and looked back, staring at the lines of men, women and machine alike that stood silently, waiting to hear what she had to say. She raised her wrist-mounted console as a microphone to ensure everyone - both present and otherwise occupied, as she had opted to transmit the speech through the fleet's network - could hear.
She glared around momentarily, then exhaled softly. "This recent incursion of the main fleet is disturbing yet interesting. Fortunately, despite the sudden appearance of this entity, it had not collided with any of the capital vessels." She paused. "This is unacceptable. Effective immediately, teams will be set up to investigate this anomaly. Treat this with extreme caution. This task will involve a high chance of close quarter combat, perhaps even encounters of xenobiologic lifeforms. Get in. Disarm, arrest as necessary or destroy if unable. Find anything of value and report in." Raven glanced over the crowd once more, giving another pause to let her words sink in.
"The Inner Phalanx will vote upon the fate of this 'guest'. As for our sentries within space... Destroy or arrest any unauthorized vessels that approach Elgin. Rewards will be issued for securing and defending the site. Interrogation protocols are granted. Issue a minimum of one, a maximum of three, warnings for foreign ships to depart. This does not include our Allied Primary Fleet pilots, politely ask them to respect our privacy and to leave without any recorded data. You all have a duty to uphold, go forth and protect what is ours." Raven ended the transmission and turned to face the doors behind her.
The airlocks of the Andraste equalized their pressure with that of the Eidolon's interior and slowly opened. Drones and crew alike came onto the Eidolon to collect the pile of crates and weaponry that were set aside for use by the armory crew. They slowly began to move the cargo up a secondary ramp to avoid blocking the flow of traffic. Venator Spitz began to direct key personnel onto the vessel and towards the CIC for the full briefing and breakdown with Keeper Leviathan.
The real work was about to begin.
"Attention all key personnel, assemble at airlocks two and four. A briefing will be given by Keeper Revenant in relation to the current alert."
The Andraste slowly moved alongside the Wraith at the designated airlocks and docked with the ship, expecting to take on passengers and equipment. Leviathan was stood on the CIC of the Andraste as people rushed around, setting up monitors and running detailed analysis of the object before them. A holographic display of the structure floated over a briefing table. He turned to face the command chair, where the uniformed Venator Sofie Spitz was seated.
"Venator Spitz, can you have your team ready once the sweep is completed?" The masked figure asked.
Spitz sighed from the command chair perched in the center of the bridge. Her eyes swept the room, scanning everything in a calm and decisive manner, yet with a frantic mood in her mind over what drifted directly in front of the commandeered Osiris. She turned to Leviathan slowly. "Yes, we can have men dispatched once we're able to get a slight idea of what's just appeared, and whether or not we will be vaporized when we get closer to it." The Venator responded.
Leviathan nodded in response, continuing to gaze at the holographic display of the structure over the briefing table. He tapped his armored finger against the metal. "Preliminary scans leave us with little detail. The material is standard but there's some kind of vacuum in the center that's giving off an unusual telemetry echo. Likely an atrium of some kind. Narrow hallways throughout the structure and four access points, all of which are sealed. No exterior defenses, no signs of life or responses to any dummy transmission signals." Leviathan noted out loud for Spitz and any other attending crew who were monitoring the situation. The hooded man leaned onto the table, eyeing the hologram through his mask. "I wonder... Can you bring up the file on Junction?" He asked, directing the question towards Sophie.
Spitz looked back at the hologram and to a screen near her chair. "I possibly could..." she snagged up a tablet connected to all the Andraste’s systems, a mini-mobile command unit. She typed through it for a few minutes before displaying it on the hologram at the center of the bridge.
Leviathan spun around to face the new hologram, yet remained leaning against the briefing table. He examined the displayed data on the infamous ancient wreck of Kansas. "Thank you. I'm going to run some comparisons. I think now would be a good time to go and greet our guests." Leviathan said as he crossed his arms.
Sofie nodded in response and collected her personal items from the command chair. "Sounds appropriate... I can leave the bridge personnel to run the rest of the scans." She noted.
Leviathan didn’t gesture any response. His attention was drawn to the holographically displayed structures around the CIC. "Very well. Once Keeper Revenant is on board we'll meet here to discuss the plan in full detail. Ready two technicians in evo suits for the op on your way down, since they'll be accompanying the teams over in case of any forms of technical resistance." Leviathan remained at the table, eyeing the Junction data carefully.
Sofie nods curtly. "I know just the two, I'll get them informed and meet up with Revenant." She stood from their command chair with a minor stretch.
Without averting his gaze from the display, Leviathan acknowledged her. "Alright. Keep up the good work, Venator."
Sofie nods again and makes her way off the bridge. On her way through the hallway, she peeks her head in an offshoot to the armory and spots the two technicians she wanted. After a brief talk they began jogging toward the armory as Spitz made her way towards the docking chamber. Upon getting close to the airlocks where everyone was gathering, she nodded to security and began to await the arrival of Keeper Sapphire Raven, assuming her usual 'official' stance with her hands behind her back.
Gathering outside of the airlock was a rather large group of armed and armored individuals, several combat model drones and a newly stacked tower of munition crates and small arms. Several familiar faces dotted the crowd from Davara squadron to Yancy Ganes, Creed Savitz and Venator Bennett, as well as a handful of high-ranking combat specialists. Bennett was organizing everyone into formations as they awaited the arrival of a few more. The various marines, technicians, scientists and officers all entered lines and stood at ease, awaiting the arrival of one of the figureheads of the organization.
Assuming this was a call for an Operation, Star Sentinel Tacitus had arrived at the air-locks fully geared up, side-arm magnetically fitted against his left thigh and sub-machine gun folded up and slotted into a small segment of armoring upon the back of his combat armor. He'd opted for his more versatile variant, fully optimized for direct confrontation. He entered formation with the rest of his siblings and squad mates. Aria, however, was missing from the line-up.
Raven had approached the crowd in her armored robe, wearing her infamous mask which concealed any chance at reading her expression or emotion outside of body language. Her posture was proud and almost intimidating. The anomaly of what might be within her arsenal hidden away in the black and blueish-purple ornate robes would be concerning were she not surrounded by friends, allies and subordinates. She approached the front of the group and looked back, staring at the lines of men, women and machine alike that stood silently, waiting to hear what she had to say. She raised her wrist-mounted console as a microphone to ensure everyone - both present and otherwise occupied, as she had opted to transmit the speech through the fleet's network - could hear.
She glared around momentarily, then exhaled softly. "This recent incursion of the main fleet is disturbing yet interesting. Fortunately, despite the sudden appearance of this entity, it had not collided with any of the capital vessels." She paused. "This is unacceptable. Effective immediately, teams will be set up to investigate this anomaly. Treat this with extreme caution. This task will involve a high chance of close quarter combat, perhaps even encounters of xenobiologic lifeforms. Get in. Disarm, arrest as necessary or destroy if unable. Find anything of value and report in." Raven glanced over the crowd once more, giving another pause to let her words sink in.
"The Inner Phalanx will vote upon the fate of this 'guest'. As for our sentries within space... Destroy or arrest any unauthorized vessels that approach Elgin. Rewards will be issued for securing and defending the site. Interrogation protocols are granted. Issue a minimum of one, a maximum of three, warnings for foreign ships to depart. This does not include our Allied Primary Fleet pilots, politely ask them to respect our privacy and to leave without any recorded data. You all have a duty to uphold, go forth and protect what is ours." Raven ended the transmission and turned to face the doors behind her.
The airlocks of the Andraste equalized their pressure with that of the Eidolon's interior and slowly opened. Drones and crew alike came onto the Eidolon to collect the pile of crates and weaponry that were set aside for use by the armory crew. They slowly began to move the cargo up a secondary ramp to avoid blocking the flow of traffic. Venator Spitz began to direct key personnel onto the vessel and towards the CIC for the full briefing and breakdown with Keeper Leviathan.
The real work was about to begin.