Re: Turn 16 - Origins
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:09 am
Unidentified Asteroid, near space trade lane, In vicinity of communications relay
Mission timer: 02.03.15
The electrical whirring sound stopped and for a few moments all was silent. Only the sound from the life support systems of the Marines suits could be heard. Then they were utterly blinded by a brilliant light coming from the far side of the room. The light was sharp as a neutron star on approach, the shadows cast where as sharp as a knife and pitch black.
Lt Ericson shielded her face and slowly the light dimmed down significantly. In the source of the previous blinding light, hovering just beyond the fossilized creature, were a holographic image. It showed a planetary system. The planets were moving slowly in their circular pattern around the sun. Each planet had cuniform writing hovering next to them, Lt Ericson guessed their purpose as names of the planets.
"Ok people spread out, make sure we get this recorded on our shoulder cams...this is important" Lt Ericson said, her eyes glued to the image.
The holographic video lasted for less than ten minutes, but in those ten minutes they had been shown two different star systems. Each inihabited by strange creatures, one of which were quite similar to the one seated next to them. The race resembling the large pilot next to them seemed to be a nomadic race where as the other snot nosed race were a building race. For some reason, explained in cuniform, they went to war. But not themselves, as both races through the eons had been more or less stationary - Forever bound in command centers, merged to them physically. The snot nosed ones instead used bio mechanical warriors, very similar to these just encountered - An ant like parasitic race capable of laying ruin to whole systems of the large pilot creatures in mere months. The large pilot creatures had been loosing on the holographic video, in desperation they searched the universe and came across a blue planet. This planet was inhibited by a fierce primitive bipedal humanoid form with sloping foreheads and stout jaws. These cave men had been genetically modified. From cave men to civilization building humans in the stroke of a few thousand years. They were tought writing and the knowledge of the stars. Familiar images of pyramids and mayan calendars flickered past. The pilot race had been too late however, the scourge of the alien creatures were to fast and too quick. And their project on earth were left to fend for itself as they fled to hide in asteroid belts all over the galaxy. But the snot nosed hunted them down one after the other. This was the last outpost.
Then the video went out and it became pitch black, only the shoulder lights relieved some of the darkness that welled in on them from all sides.
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Mission timer: 02.03.15
The electrical whirring sound stopped and for a few moments all was silent. Only the sound from the life support systems of the Marines suits could be heard. Then they were utterly blinded by a brilliant light coming from the far side of the room. The light was sharp as a neutron star on approach, the shadows cast where as sharp as a knife and pitch black.
Lt Ericson shielded her face and slowly the light dimmed down significantly. In the source of the previous blinding light, hovering just beyond the fossilized creature, were a holographic image. It showed a planetary system. The planets were moving slowly in their circular pattern around the sun. Each planet had cuniform writing hovering next to them, Lt Ericson guessed their purpose as names of the planets.
"Ok people spread out, make sure we get this recorded on our shoulder cams...this is important" Lt Ericson said, her eyes glued to the image.
The holographic video lasted for less than ten minutes, but in those ten minutes they had been shown two different star systems. Each inihabited by strange creatures, one of which were quite similar to the one seated next to them. The race resembling the large pilot next to them seemed to be a nomadic race where as the other snot nosed race were a building race. For some reason, explained in cuniform, they went to war. But not themselves, as both races through the eons had been more or less stationary - Forever bound in command centers, merged to them physically. The snot nosed ones instead used bio mechanical warriors, very similar to these just encountered - An ant like parasitic race capable of laying ruin to whole systems of the large pilot creatures in mere months. The large pilot creatures had been loosing on the holographic video, in desperation they searched the universe and came across a blue planet. This planet was inhibited by a fierce primitive bipedal humanoid form with sloping foreheads and stout jaws. These cave men had been genetically modified. From cave men to civilization building humans in the stroke of a few thousand years. They were tought writing and the knowledge of the stars. Familiar images of pyramids and mayan calendars flickered past. The pilot race had been too late however, the scourge of the alien creatures were to fast and too quick. And their project on earth were left to fend for itself as they fled to hide in asteroid belts all over the galaxy. But the snot nosed hunted them down one after the other. This was the last outpost.
Then the video went out and it became pitch black, only the shoulder lights relieved some of the darkness that welled in on them from all sides.
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