[Perhaps #5]

Standing in command of a fleet of ships, in orbit of the planet. “Hmph."

"So this is our home planet.” The ship began their scan’s along the surface of the planet as the ships waited all around the mother ship in command of the other ships. As they swarmed around moving

 1q`to different points of the planet scanning the surface completely. 

“So what do we have? Tell me is it what we think it is? Is it safe to proceed down onto the planet.”

“Mayam." 

"We have completed the scan.” Turning her head slightly with a scowling look on her face. 

“And?”

“The scans show that the planet is baron except the wild life that roams around the regions Mayam."

"There are a few structures still standing in all of the regions.”

“Good."

"set a course down, tell all hands that we are to explore and search the regions…" 

"only engage any hostile forms if necessary…"

"this is only a research and recover operation.."

"Don‘t make it into a seek and destroy.."

"also send out recon teams to search the surrounding areas to secure sections for the ships land.” 

“Yes Mayam..” 

Small vessels came shooting down from their ships towards the planet. From the planet it looked like a meteor shower coming down from the sky burning up for a few moments, before disappearing into the distance. Landing down upon the surface of the planet, plant life would break and be crushed under the weight of the ships that docked upon the surface. 

Wild life fled the area which the ships were landing, keeping their distance howling and sounds upon the appearance of the ships in their territory. After a few hours signals came from the ships contacting their ships calling for the all clear to land. The communications from one recon ship was lost from their ship.

Soon as the report came to the main ship. “What?! How’s that even possible..” grumbling as she held her head in her paw. 

“Mayam there seems to be a storm in the sector there may be interference do to the magnitude of the weather there..” listening as she nodded annoyed touching her temples with her fingers.

 “Send out a search and rescue team to go after them when the storm passes then if they don’t hear back from them…"

"until then they are on stand by..”

Nodding his head, “Yes Mayam..” replying to the ship putting them on stand by. Hours went by as the storm continued, but only a static signal came through as soon as the storm cleared up silence fell the communications channel.

After a moment of waiting the order of sending out to the search and rescue team on stand by to be deployed. Their vessel was sent into the atmosphere, sitting down calmly as each one was getting their gear ready incase given resistance from the local wild life. “Alright this is a simple mission ladies-”

“But mayam, I‘m a guy” 

“Well then it’s time to show me otherwise Krogan..”

“OOoo”

“back to the mission ladies, the recon team send to this sector has gone M.I.A."

"its our mission to find out what happened to them and sector the sector for a L.Z. Any questions?”

“Yes Mayam, when this is over come over to my place and I‘ll show yo-”

“Krogan! You‘re on backing when we arrive..”

“Wait what? … Dammit!” Snickering came from the other members of the team

“Any real questions?”

“What kind of wild life, or hostiles are on this planet? And are the rumors true that we are at the home planet?”

“Unknown what wild life there is, as none of the other recon teams found no resistance.. since the scattered reports for this planet are classified information…"

"Now suit up and get ready.."

"Eta four on arrival.”

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Arriving at the vessels control room, as Iris and Niamh walked to the panel noticing there was no damage to the controls. Niamh turned on communications, “This is  [name of team] we have arrived at the site, there doesn‘t seem to be anyone around."

"[name of ship] do you read..”

“We read you loud and clear [name of team] is the L.Z. clear?”

“The vessel is undamaged, the crew and equipment are all gone.."

"The responder is still attached to the console..”

“We read, did you find the missing recon team?”

“Negative permission to continue with securing L.Z. then locating the recon team..”

“That’s a negative, your mission further is to locate and secure team and equipment for evac..”

“[name of team, leader] over and out.” sighing softly keeping the communication line on. 

Stepping out of the cockpit, “Alright Krogan, you and [member of team] are staying here to keep this vessel secure, [names of other team members] are going to secure the L.Z."

"[herself, name of members] are going to search for the missing crew..” Krogan grunting, placing down the equipment down into the storage room of the vessel. 

“Guard duty..Lovely."

"You know this is why I went in-” had frozen standing up slowly reaching down to his side gripping a hold of his weapon. 

“Krogan speechless."

"that’s a first…” Wren snickered before a long stretch of silence was over the radio. The silence was soon broken with a weapon fire was heard in the equipment storage area. With the sound of weapon fire, the rest of the team about to head out all ran towards the weapons fire. Yelling into the radio, as each arrived at the storage area weapons in arms ready. Krogan running out of the doorway his helmet was gone in a full sprint towards the others. 

“Run! Fuck the recon team lets get out of here!!” Quickly moving behind the others as he turned around aiming his weapon to the doorway he ran out of panting heavily. 

“What‘s wrong what’s behind yo-” The head of a large (The) came out of the doorway

 “Oh shit! What the hell is that thing?” [female leader] looked around, 

“What happened to the equipment Krogan?"

"[] you getting any readings on that thing.” 

“Yes mayam."

"Recording, running analysis” (The ) was moving slowly out of the doorway, making its way in the shadows of the storage area. 

“I don‘t know I was busy running from that thing.. 

"Firing at its head, didn‘t even hurt it."

"it just bounced off ”

(The) stood still, in the shadows watching them, “Alright."

"get out of here first of all..” the team making their way to the doorway to exit out of the storage area. 

“Richu and Cera get up to the control room, and do a total lock down on the storage room."

"We don‘t know how many of those things are around here..” Nodding their head, turning around running to the control room as the others exited the area locking the door behind them.

 “Mayam you need to come look at this..” called out into the radio. [] Making their way to the control room as well quickly, as Wren and Krogan stayed behind locking the doors to and from the storage area in order to lock the Jizlober in the storage area. It wasn’t long before arriving into the control room, 

“What is it?” Niamh asked urgently, Richu turned his head pointing down at the screen on the control panel. Niamh looked down her eyes widened, the screen showed a herd of Jizlobers of all sizes surrounding the ship. 

“Looks like they landed in a nest of them…” 

Niamh bringing the communications back online, “[] we have a situation here."

"The ship landed in a nest of some kind."

"Hundred of these.."

"Things are crawling all over the ship..”

“We copy are they hostile.. Have they attacked we aren‘t reading any life signs near your location.”

Krogan ran over to the screen, “Yes they are hostile one attacked me!” Niamh pushed him out of the way of the screen, 

“Analysis of the creatures are unknown they don‘t appear to be hostile, as the one we encountered stayed back when the rest of us showed up, and the equipment we had is now gone."

"Requesting immediate evac..”

“Evac denied."

"We‘re getting life signs of the recon team east do east of your current location."

"Do not engage unless necessary.”

“But sir!”

“That is an order straight from HQ.."

"Now I suggest you comply”

Krogan growled and slammed his fist against the wall “This is shit!”

“Like it or not."

"it is your mission we don‘t need a incident in our laps.”

“Yes sir."

"Sir. We took recordings of the one we had encountered..”

“Great.."

"Send them immediately." 

"We‘ll get to researching on them soon as its loaded.”

“Yes sir” sitting down in the chair, next to the console reaching up into her ear pulling out a plug from her ear, and plugging it into the console her eyes closing as the information was sent into the computer and appearing at the ship.

“Great, [ships name] out now get out there and find the crew.." 

"We‘ll give you more information on these things when its found out…” the communication went down, as Niamh grumbled at Krogan stood by the sealed door. 

“Lets just tell them their dead and get out of here..”

“You heard your mission there’re life signs not far."

"We‘ll wait until these things either leave, or make our way out of here..”

 [] looked over to Iris still plugged into the console, “Bah machines." 

"alright we are making a complete sweep of this ship again." 

"Make sure none of those things are in any other of the parts of the ship, if not then we set up perimeters inside the ship just in case they do make it inside, then half of us get to stay here while the other half goes to find the crew..” 

“Mayam." 

"We don‘t have our equipment and there is barely anything in here to use…”  

turning her head as she shouted “Then find something to use!” the team blinked their eyes staring at her, before saluting to her.

 “Yes Mayam!” 

each one called out pouring out of the control room moving to the hallways in teams of two making their way in different ways around the ship. Checking each room they came to, up in the mother ship the commander of the fleet stood watching down at the planet as each of the ships. Were coming up with different things to report about the wildlife around them and the structures that they came too. Her eyes closed in deep thought, shouting began from down the hall of the ship. 

“Mayam! We found it! Mayam!” running quickly to the bridge, as the scientist dropped to his knees panting.

[Burke]

 “Found it?” 

Sorcha turned her head scowling at the scientist, “Yes mayam we found it its true."

"We even found old scripts of the creatures that [team] have encountered.” turning her whole body walking calmly towards Burke. 

"You better talk and walk..” her voice stern, walking passed him as they made their way to the research center. 

“They are called (The).."

"The only text we’ve found which talks more in detail about them is from an old folk tale of the traveler back in the era of stories."

"They say the traveler tamed the beasts."

"But nothing about anybody else ever taming them many have tried but each was never seen again..” Coming to the research center as a team of researchers were lined up around a table above the center arguing about the creatures they were given to examine. The commander arrived in the room as the room went quiet after a moment or two of her standing there with her bodyguards in front of her. 

Making her way over to the head of the table sitting down, the researchers also sat back down in their seats. “I hope my time isn‘t being wasted with this.”

Sorcha spoke up relaxing in her seat. “No mayam..” the team of scientists would sit in silence, opening up her arms gesturing them to speak up.

 A [Elieen]

 Elieen stood up slightly “Yes mayam.."

"You see these."

"(the) are what they are called, according to the old folk lore."

"There was a traveler who” waving her paw around growling slightly irritated

 “Yes, yes I have been told about the folk lore of a traveler taming the beasts.. 

But do any of you know how it happened, and if these things are dangerous to the crew down on the planet. And if so how can we defend against them..”

 Silence fell in the room, with a heavy sigh in her seat, “Nothing.. 

Then this was a waste of my time.. ” 

“Mayam  we have collected that these creatures are very dangerous back then.. 

From what we can gather from the stories, they are dangerous in close combat I would suggest that any crew would keep their distance from them.. 

I would suggest a test subject one of the creatures to examine for further knowledge.. 

We have got word that there is one trapped in one of the ships..

Let us retrieve the ship and the specimen..” 

the intercom sounded, “Sorry to interrupt mayam but there is a ship closing in requesting access to the planet below..” 

standing up with another heavy sigh, “retrieve the beast."

And give me results.” making her way back to the bridge as the scientist seemed to smile at the opportunity to see a (The) up close and personal a creature straight out of myth and legend. Shortly after arriving in the bridge up on the screen was the ship in question. 

“Hmm.." 

"A [] ship.."

"What do they want with this planet..” 

she stood with her paws entangled behind her, “Open up a line and put it on screen."

"I want to see who we are dealing with here..” the screen unfolded with the view of a 

[jewel] 

Sitting down in the captain’s seat with her legs crossed each hand tapping against the armrest of the seat. “This is commander [Sorcha] of the [name] fleet.. 

Who are you and what business do you have with this planet.. 

It is a level A class planet in nuet-” being cut short as a hand slammed on the arm of the chair 

“I have many of names, but this planet is mine and has been since I was small.. 

I have claimed this planet in the name of my people and have been guarding it from more than the likes of you and your fleet..

 Leave here or you will regret even orbiting this planet..” Sorcha scoffed with a smirk cracking along her mouth. 

“Are you threatening us you are out gunned and out numbered.. 

You won‘t last long how about you reconsider your options.. 

Name yourself” interrupting Sorcha once more, “Do not think that numbers, or weapons can be done over even the smallest of foes…

 remember that as I have for many years..” the contact was lost as the screen turned off, then showed the ship and planet once more. Sorcha grumbled clinching her fists being interrupted and cut off from any answer to any of her questions.

 “Mayam the ground crew‘s have reported the creatures are retreating back into the wilderness..” tilting her head, 

“Hmmm really?” asked almost in disbelief.

 “I say again the creatures have left.. 

And we are now heading towards the coordinates as requested from before.” Niamh calling into the communicator while the rest of the squad were patrolling the area staying close to the ship. A large hole was found in the side of the ship as it lead into the cargo room, Iris walking into the hole alone while scanning the room once more.

 “The creature has escaped, the others could have been coming to claim their lost comrade..” Iris announced into the headphone making her way out of the hole, 

“If those things herd out like that for just one..

 I hate to be the one that takes one down..

 And have mommy and daddy and all its brothers and sisters coming after me for payback..” Wren called out climbing up a tree beside the ship to get a better view of the landscape and to see if there was any signs of the crew. Looking around at the top of the tree, finding the smoke coming from a distance was red. 

“Looks like the smoke signal still works.. 

If everything else fails. 

The smoke will work..” he chuckled, soon climbing down from the tree, “That is what the smoke signal is for It is standard issue..

 It even worked back in t-” Iris commented but was interrupted by Niamh.

 “That‘s enough lessons for today Iris..” Wren dropping down from the last branch landing on all fours. “OOof.. Oow.. 

Misjudged the last foot.. mmh” standing up slowly as he stretched a bit reaching behind him taking out his weapon making his way to the others in the group. 

“Ha Wren misjudging something haha sounds like the time on Elngor seven..

 A big misjudgement on that one” Krogan laughed while guarding the left flank.

 “Shut up Krogan, how would I have known that was your mother I had bent over” Wren guarding the right flank coming up to the others in formation. 

“Don‘t you bring my mom into this.. 

She‘s a saint and would never do that” Krogan growled grabbing Wren pulling him close about to hit the bottom of his weapon against Wrens head.

 “OOo toouchie..” Wren lifted up his arms slightly and waving his paws before flipping him off. 

”Alright ladies.. 

Shut up and focus sooner we get this done sooner we can leave.” Silence fell the squad for a moment as they went into the forest weapons ready in paw. Their eyes shifting back and forth slowly making their way towards the smoke signal and life signs. Cera sticking beside Niamh looking at her wrist scanning for the life signs seeing a large group of life signs clustered together, 

“Life signs seem to be gathered all together..

 Looks like they may all be there..” looking up from her wrist as she bumped into Richu ahead of her. 

“Hey we‘re almost..” Cera looked at Richu frozen in front of her. Looking from him she looked out seeing the smoke and all the bodies laying around on the ground piled up with the smoke signal on the top body. Iris moving closer to the pile as the rest would follow keeping their weapons drawn and ready. 

Crouching down as Iris and Cera began scanning different bodies multiple times, “Give me something..” 

“Mayam.. 

Their alive each one is alive…

 just in a seems like a paralyzed state from the readings..” 

Wren commented roughly “You mean we have to carry each one of these bodies back to the ship..” 

Niamh grumbling, “command come in command..

 We found the crew and the team, they are all paralyzed but alive they are all piled up together.. 

Reason unknown request shuttle for evac asap..” Iris stood up looking at her wrist, before moving toward the other end of the pile, 

“Mayam there are other life signs.. 

In this direction perhaps some had escaped.” communications returned as it announced.

 “Request granted shuttle has been in bound arrival will be immediate.” Looking around, 

“Alright Krogan, Wren and Cera load up the crew as many as you can."

"Richu and Iris on me were going to scout out the other life signs stay alert ladies..” Korgan huffed looking at the pile as wren began searching around in the bodies. The shuttle approached and landed down swirling the wind around, before settling down with its end opening up for them to load up the crew. A few of the crew on board looked at the bodies and began helping Krogan, Wren and Cera carry the bodies into the ship.

 Iris was leading the way with Richu and Niamh following behind her, keeping a watch on their surroundings.