Datorg’s POV:
July 27th, 2314660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOpKDN7is6
We left lightspeed at the edge of the outer rim. This was going to be hard. Our mission was simple. Bring much-needed supplies to the Federations space stations and bases in places where the federation didn't have much power. Pirates were prevalent in this area, and the Zacot didn't have that advanced shield tech since the engine room was already crowded and shoved into a corner by our cargo. As we entered the outer rims, I ordered the shield probes out. The little box-shaped probes flew out, and interlocked, forming a shield among themselves. Each of the boxes that created a holoscreen showing the outside world. With that complete, we continued forward towards our destination.
We had just arrived in orbit over Datoran when things began to go wrong. Our thrusters suddenly began to slow down. We sent our engineers back to the engine room to figure out the problem. By the time we had left Datoran, and entered a nearby asteroid field, the engineers had returned and informed us that the engines had been damaged. Since we were now far clear over Daotran, we found another base on a nearby asteroid field, which was seemingly owned by the government of Datoran. With no other options, we began to head in that direction.
In a few minutes, we had arrived on the asteroid, despite some difficulties, and pulled back all the shield probes. We attempted to reach the employees at the base via radio but found that no one would answer. Landing nearby the base, we left our ship in our space suits before entering the base, noticing that there didn't appear to be any false atmosphere that such a the base would require. We walked up to the door and noticed that there was a hole in the wall a few meters away from where we had landed. We made our way over there and entered into a horrific scene.
Dead. At least twenty of them. Men, women, children. Lying on the ground, in small piles, with parts of their faces and skin burnt. My first mate, Danik tapped me on the shoulder. ”We need to get out of here.” She said quietly. I was beginning to agree with her. Before I left, I noticed something on the wall. Written in blood, surrounded by burns was a single word. HUNTED. We left pretty quickly, and reboarded the Zacot.
Due to our malfunctioning thrusters, we only made it a few more meters before we stopped completely. A few minutes later, the lights throughout the rest of the ship went out to. We sent the engineers back again to determine the problem, but after a few hours, they had still not returned. I and the rest of the forty crew members eventually went out to search for them. I and Danik headed towards the engine room, flashlights in tow. When we reached the door, we found it to be blocked. After a few attempts, we were able to force it open.
Inside, the first thing we saw was the word HUNTED, on the other side of the room. The moment we realized it, we also found the bodies of the 6 engineers we had on board, all in various states of mutilation. Horrified, we began to back away from the room, as we began to hear screams from other parts of the ship. We searched around the engine room and found the emergency lights, which we turned on, bathing the ship in a dime red light. I grabbed my personal XD-65 laser pistol, and we began to search the ship.
Shortly after leaving the engine room, there was a bright flash that briefly blinded us. When I was able to see again, I found that Danik had gone missing. I continued searching for her until I found her body in the control room, seated in her chair. When I reached her, I found that her body had been cut to pieces, with large chunks of flesh missing. Before I could do anything else, I was stabbed through the back with a laser sword and collapsed to the ground. I saw large, imposing figures slowly approaching me, weapons in hand. K shut , y eyes, just hoping it would end quickly.
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