After Earth

[Rhun]

Damon continues to man the scanners. "Scanning for traces of fuel, energy or other emissions."

 

[Shayuri]

"You got it."

The engines light up again, and the crew feels the tug of acceleration as Melara urges the Gold Greed into a low, fast orbit around the moon's equator. She watches for any signs of navigational hazards and ships, leaving the detail sensor work to Damon.

 

[Raylis]

"Have you found anything yet? The "med bay" is setup to recieved the injured. Michael asks by way of comm.

 

[Blackrat]

No trace of any ships. Either no-one has been here recently or they hide darn well. As you near the opposite side of the moon though, Damon notices something hidden. Not a ship. Another station, or to be exact, more like a small base. It has some kind of cloaking mechanism and only because of Damon's competence and active searching he is able to find it at all. It is sitting on the dark side of the moon.

 

[Rhun]

Damon's eyes widen in surprise as he scans the dark side of the moon, not having expected to find anything at all. "Guys, I'm picking up some kind of hidden base on the dark side of the moon. It is...cloaked; I've never seen a cloaking system quite like this before."

 

[Mithran]

"Hmm, glad we made the trip. What can you tell me about this base? Look like it has any weapons. Say... charging up and getting ready to blow us out of the sky?"

 

[Blackrat]

[sblock=Damon]It does have two fusion beams but they are completely inert. In fact, from outside it seems as if this base too is abondoned. No short range transmissions, no movement outside, minimal energy-signature (maybe just enough to sustain life-support)[/sblock]

 

[Rhun]

Damon shakes his head. "The base has a pair of fusion beam weapons, but they are inactive. In fact, this base seems abandon as well. No transmissions, no movement outside, and minimal energy readings."

 

[Shayuri]

"Yeah, lets see how long they stay inactive if we try to land near it," Mel mutters darkly. "Is it big enough to hold a ship?"

 

[Blackrat]

Closing in Mel can see that there is a landing platform near the main base. The base is too small to even have a docking bay. So to get in the base you must first don your spacesuits and walk outside to the airlock. But during the years living on a rock you all have become used to spacewalks so it's not a big deal. The weapons don't seem to react for your closing.