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“Okay, let’s hook up with the MACO’s and then get back to our original mission. Naomi, Nissek, look over the scans you have and see what your best approximation of where the energy signature is coming from. We’ll head for the opening in the fence, and see if we can find a building close to the energy source, and see if we can find ourselves a hidden entrance. Sound good everyone?”

Cmdr. McKnight - XO

“Yes, Commander,” Nissek replied, re-reading her own results alongside the results of Neomi’s scans. It would be preferable to her if they found something useful before the next time they checked in, however, she was rather doubtful that would happen. “The power source seems well hidden. Or perhaps, we just aren’t looking in the correct places…”

~ Lt JG Nissek, CE

Information as they had on the mystery power source showed it was of an unknown type to their sciences, but it was very strong given they could get a faint reading of it below ground below the nearby abandoned base. It was obviously outputting a lot of power and could be the source of gravity anomalies washing over this system and area of space since the planet’s arrival here out of nowhere.

As they knew from their brief check through the abandoned base above ground, there had been a guard shack leading to a entry way possibly to an elevator below ground but no one had gotten inside before their pilot had gotten rescued. Starting there first was probably a good idea.

GM CockRoach

“Let’s go,” Jonathan said as he started heading back towards the opening they had made in the fence. As he ducked through the hole in the fence, he pulled out his own scanner and looked over the scans they had made of the base so far.

Looking up he did a quick head count, making sure that they had everyone on the other side of the fence.

“I’m seeing this small structure, it almost looks like a guard shack, but it’s not where I’d expect a guard shack to be. Let’s head that way. Any objections?”

Cmdr. McKnight - XO

Naomi appreciated Kenny’s input as the team leaned into her favor to further explore. It was a relief she didn’t have to twist anyone’s arm and only come up empty in her results. She took another glance at the signal’s last location on her scanner. A few moments passed in silence as they began to backtrack to the abandoned base. She stepped through the gap in the fence, her eyes still peeled for any unwanted guests.

“I think the power source might be underground. Maybe finding a way inside and looking for a lift or something might help,” Naomi suggested.

–ENS Naomi D. Locke, Sci

“There was some kind of guard shack, might start there,” Kenny suggested as he slipped through the hole in the fence, glancing around and pulling out his little phaser in case of trouble, ready to defend against wild animals or things.

Fleet, Helm

OOC: Going to make a few assumptions on people poking and scanning to move things along a little so if someone can do so as below that’d be great!

Looking about they were quickly able to locate the guard shack and side building which they found opened when someone would flip an emergency power switch in the guard shack. The door hummed and squealed a bit but eventually dinged and a large 20x20 ft elevator though dusty and showing a year or two of disuse was operating. Looking at the small digital map inside they had four levels they could go too, the first was about a quarter a mile beneath them labeled ‘offices/quarters/armory’, the second was a further mile below ground labeled ‘storage/labs/medical bay’ the third and forth levels were another mile and a half further beyond that labeled ‘reactor/labs/ship storage’.

GM CockRoach