Posted by Vice Admiral CockRoach (GM) in Main Sim - Plant Surface Team 2 - Tending To The Pilot
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”..When the Great Greyhound advisors first came they were in desperate straits to our people. They sought workers to uplift to a nearby moon for mining on supplies. In return they provided us knowledge and skills we had since lacked. They also showed select leaders of both the northern and southern peoples their great ship. As well as information on their claims from the Heavens..” He said as if reciting some kind of religious text.

GM CockRoach

Kenny had kept his scanner, so he pulled it out and knelt next to Ry’an, holding it out. “We have this for starters. We can call up to our ship, but not right now, since we don’t want to alert whoever is incoming,” he gestured to the air, where everyone could hear the incoming helicopters, “especially if they’re MacArm.”

Ry’an looked at the scanner, his eyes grew wider, he clearly recognized the device but for the moment said nothing.

Then something occurred to him, and he gestured Atozi over. “This might help, too. Might be shocking, so please don’t make loud noise,” he said, and pulled back the medic’s hood to reveal her blue skin and antennae.

Fleet, Helm

Ry’an looked at the Andorian woman. Here he didn’t recognize the race, and his expression showed it. He clearly was trying to figure out how to process this flood of new information.

As Kenny and the XO stepped in, Naomi fell back letting the men handle the situation. She shoved down her pity for the wounded pilot. Brief flashes of blood, broken bones, and screaming filled her mind for a moment. It dissipated when she suddenly discovered she had wandered back to the device and Eldorin’s voice shattered her distracted mind, ripping it into the present once more. A deep breath forced her to collect her thoughts once more.

She hunched down beside the CE, her hand-picked up, and passed the wrench over.

“I think Kenny and the XO have the lead on the situation, so I’m free to help you. How do I adjust the frequency bands on this thing?” She asked as she paused to watch his efforts.

A loud rumble roared through her ears causing her head to snap upward. She squirted her eyes to spot any speck or small object in the air from where she suspected the sound originated. She didn’t even notice when Kenny unhooded their medical officer, revealing her abnormal appearance.

–ENS Naomi D. Locke, Sci

Ry’an also seemed to hear the jet roar of the approaching helicopters, turning his head in their direction. “..I recognize the jet patterns those are ESD copters…” He said.

GM CockRoach

“ESD Copters, why do I get the feeling that they aren’t here to throw a party,” Jonathan said under his breath.

He turned back towards Ry’an. “I figure we only have a couple of minutes at best until they are here. Is that enough proof for now that we aren’t some MacArm trick?”

Cmdr. McKnight - XO

Ry’an looked to McKnight, “..Maybe. It is not for me to determine. If those truly are ESD Copters then it will be my superiors.....whoever is left....to decide.” He said simply.

Down the skyline a probing search light from a lead copter was probing the ground barely above the treeline. Above this one two more were flanking it slightly higher up in the air. The first looked alot like the old Earth Bell UH-1 Iroquois but with twin pods to the side which seamlessly mated to the body, this seemed to be a transport or search and rescue copter. The second and third above looked more menacing looking alot like the old Earth Bell AH-1 Cobra from the late 1950s-1960s. Another difference was all three were almost twice the sizes of their Earth counterparts in the rear, hand scanners showing they were powered not by fossil fuel but small fusion reactors. A final notable difference on the attack copters was in place of side mounted pods for say missiles there were twin cannon looking designs that glowed a faint red, likely some kind of energy weapon.

Kenny looked at McKnight. “What should we do, sir?”

Fleet, Helm

Naomi heard the XO and pilot exchange words, her adrenaline jumped into her racing heart. She returned to her given task as she noted any instructions given by the CE. When the pilot indicated the decision was out of his hands when his people arrived, Kenny asked the same question on her own mind. She didn’t really want to experience being interrogated by unknown individuals. Especially those of military influence.

“If it is his superiors and they are on their way, we should likely move quickly. It won’t take long for them to find our friend and I don’t think being questioned helps us here.” Naomi decided to include her input on the situation.

–ENS Naomi D. Locke, Sci

Melissa looked at the copters incoming and she took a defensive position near the XO “How in the world did they get those copters.” She said “They have been out of service for years.” She said looking around to see if they had any other visitors coming. She looked at Ry’an “I can tell you, I don’t always agree with MACO command. So if they have done something to make a bad impression with you…they’ve made a bad impression on me a time or two.” She said thinking about all the times she had bucked the orders she’d been given and the fight that she had had several years ago. “I am personally going to make sure that nothing happens to anyone in this area, and I am going to trust that you are going to explain to your superiors that we have been trying to help you.” She said as kindly as the MACO commander could.

MACO

Ry’an didn’t seem to fully trust Melissa’s words, there was clearly a lot of bad blood between ESD and MacArm forces on this planet and no gentle words of reassurance by her was going to change that any time soon.

Jonathan looked around at his team, they didn’t have time for this. “Agreed Naomi, there is to much at risk for us to get captured. Alright everyone, grab only the essential gear, and we get out of dodge.”

He turned back to the pilot, hopefully he wouldn’t get in trouble for talking to them. “It is not our place to interfere, if those are your people, they will be able to get you the medical attention you need. I hope we get a chance to meet again, on better terms.”

”..We will see I suppose.” Ry’an stated simply.

Standing up and grabbing his own bag, Jonathan walked over and scooped up the scanners from the comm unit, quickly dropping them in his bag. They would have time to get them separated and operational again later.

“Let’s go. Head for the perimeter and back to the tree line. Hopefully we can make it before they get here. Now let’s move!”

Cmdr. McKnight - XO

At that moment, a single chirp piped up from the XO’s communicator. It was a signal to find safety and respond to the other Away Team.

Ari CO

The group moved out without problems as the choppers came closer. They were able to get to the safety of the treeline without being spotted it seemed and make a little distance. Peering back they could see the rescue chopper landing and deploying what seemed medical personnel towards their alien pilot Ry’an.

As they regrouped though they would realize something, no one had commed Wulf Baumann who had still been split off from the group investigating the empty buildings of the base!

OOC: Just being evil here since no one HAD done this in his thread when the XO ordered a move out :P

GM CockRoach

OOC: I sort of assumed they had both returned since Kenneth was mentioned to have returned unless I misread it. XD
-Janice B.