There was a pause... then uncertain. "I... am not sure, Captain." ORMO7 replied, her voice full of hesitation.
Saffrona sigh by holding teeth and look by the window in cocpit in pilot cabin, to judge by herself what kind of anomaly is that thing, to see it by her own eyes.
The screen showed the system - three planets, and a red sun. "Orders, Captain?" One of the clones who noticed him, asked.
Her first officer shook his head. "That's what happened, Captain." Haxion Bell said. "You came to my cabin with alcohol and..." He shivered. "And intoxicated me! Don't deny it - I have everything recorded!"
The captain looked at the screen. A quaint little system, he thought. ‘Exploration protocol, HUM7,’ Andrey ordered the clone, ‘Let’s scan these three planets for all the proper markers we need. And ready a robotic probe for the most promising planet, after the scans, of course. And keep listening for any electromagnet signals we could be picking up.’
"Laying?" He said surprised. "Did you, or did you not come with alcohol to my room? Did you or did you not fuck me?" He asked. "You do realise, that I can go with this to high command?" he said as he came closer to the captain.
"Ay, Captain!" The clone said and turned to consol. "After a moment she started reporting. 1st planet - close to the sun, high temperature on the surface. Possible minerals deposit. 2nd planet - atmosphere present. Required probe and scans for more data. 3rd - atmosphere present - strong storms cover the surface - over 100 km per hour, sometimes more. We would need to use either probe or descend into the atmosphere to get better scans." HUM 7 reported.
Saffrona open wide her mouth not sure what she see before her eyes. One thing was sure, her ship wasn't prepared to study such unfamiliar scenery. But she was still capitan and crew expect from her commands. " ORMO 5 Begin recording this anomaly, I want to have photos and videos of this. ORMO 6, send message to our fleet, descripe this anomaly like strings of light with unknown source. ORMO 7, make our vision more closer to source of this anomaly. Gavona, be ready to evade possible attack. Rest of you, on battle possition, we don't know what it is, so pay attetion to anomaly and area around."
‘Very good, HUM7,’ Andrey nodded to the clone, then looked to another, ‘HUM12, launch the readied probe towards the second planet. I want a full read out of its atmosphere.’ He then looked back to HUM7 again, ‘Let’s go about this slowly and methodologically. Close with planet 3 and bring us into orbit there, shall we?’
"Roger!" A number of the same voices rose in chorus. Then reports started coming in. "Weapon online and ready to engage!" "Engines Hot! Ready to evasive actions!" "Recording, and transmitting the message to the fleet!" "Should we raise shields, Captain?"
Saffrona confirm every report with short acceptation. "Not yet with shield, they will eat too many enegry if we rise them too early. Be ready for my command to raise them." She said and nod to Gavona. "Move closer to this anomaly, I want to take better look for that." She command and sit in the set, putting her security belt.
HUM7 nodded. "Yes cap-" "Captain! Receiving transmission from Spear of Tounder Storm!" HUM19 interuppted.
‘A transmission from Captain Lehaiy? Perhaps that anomaly was more trouble than we thought, put it through, immediately,’ the captain ordered his crew.
Seeing what looked like a destroyed ship, it looked mostly like the result of whatever battle had long since passed, though it still did leave an issue. "Get a team ready to board, search for survivors and possible hostiles." She wasn't too sure what they were supposed to look for. Most of it was too destroyed for there to be worth much more. "Try to identify the vessel."
"Roger that!" The helm reported and Gavona started manoeuvring the ship. The ship started moving towards the anomaly Spoiler: Helm 88+10 (Helm)-great success The corvette moved around - Saffrona could see her ship maouver around light, staying far away from it, and slowly getting closer. "I think it's closest safe distance." Gavona reported as the ship took course around the anomaly. Saffrona could see a distortion of space in the center of anomaly. As the transmission was turned on, Captain Chernkov saw an anomaly on screen... and Spear of Tounder Storm was approaching it.
"Yes, Ma'am!" The clones reported. There was a silence on the bridge - Spoiler: Awareness 16 - fail and Clara looked at the monitor, observing the... remnants of the ship. "Shuttle ready!" One of the clones reported. "The team is-" "Captain! Reciving transmission from Spear of Tounder Storm!" the comms reported.
Saffrona used her binoculars to take better look at anomalies, looking for detailes and source of this unusual ewent. "ORMO7, send message to scientists ships if they are able to recognize these anomaly with anything what we know. ORMO7 check our database in search for something similar to this. Gavona, fly around the anomaly and keep distance, we have to collect as much data as possible. "She said. Saffrona wasn't scientific, so she had no experience with that thing but know how collect information on the war.
As she got ready to deploy, she looked a little curious at the sudden development as the shuttle was readied. “Hold deployment. Await for orders.” “Receive transmission.”
