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Posted Aug. 13, 2019, 7:35 p.m. by Captain John Tiberius Glen (Captain) (David Fergusson)

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Once the channel to the Avenger was open a reply came in =/\= Captain Rogers here, Captain Glen, we are beginning our approach to the outer most planet which reads as a dead rogue moon, whats up? =/\= he asked.

=/\= Captain Glen here, Captain Rogers. I just wanted to check in with you. The class M planet shows signs of earlier habitation, but it’s just ruins now. No signs of Orion ships. Just one little thing! I have been made aware of some strange occurrences on the Merrimack while I was aboard the Avenger. They could be phenomena related to the “Reality Stone.” Have you experienced anything similar? =/\=

=/\= Actually now that you mention it, we did have an odd occurrence on the way here frogs began to fall from the ceiling vents on deck 5 in crew quarters! My security teams are still running around trying to catch them. =/\= He said.

Kord stood silent. Only those familiar with him would recognize the signs of concentration around his eyes.

=/\= Just one moment, please. I’m receiving a more detailed report on the incident here. =/\=

The Comms officer received a report from Engineering =^=Engineering to Bridge, this is Lieutenant Grey. The situation seems to be solved, a young man was covered in some sort of fish and accompanying sauce. I have taken some samples for testing. We received a randomized signal on one of the higher EM bands when I started scanning but it disappeared. If I were a betting man I’d say something managed to transmute the man’s shirt into a completely different object without adhering to any known principles of logic or equivalent exchange. I recommend running an internal sensor scan of at least level 3=^=

Tinga acknowledged Lt. Gray and passed the report on to the Captain and XO.

=/\= Captain Rogers? We experienced something very similar to yourself, only it was fish here, rather than frogs. We will run further scans and I’ll report back to you… I have a feeling that since this all happened in the previous system, and if it is related to the influence of the Reality Stone, then maybe we are looking in the wrong place here? But I suggest we continue to check out this system, now that we are here? =/\=

Glen spoke to his CSO. =/\= Captain Glen here, Lt. Make this a top priority. Please use whatever tools you have available to get to the bottom of this. I need to know if it is related to the influence of the Reality Stone or to something else. If it is the Reality Stone, can we block it, prevent it or ameliorate the effects? How much of a danger does it pose to our systems? And can we use the strength and direction of the effects to find the stone? And yes, I realise that last question is a big ask! =/\=

Nkosenye listened and silently updated all Security teams to be on the lookout for anything… unusual.

Glen spoke again with the Avenger. =/\= Sorry to keep you waiting. If they are the cause, then I’m going to investigate if we can use the intensity of the weird events to triangulate a position for the Reality Stone. While they occurred in the previous system, there may be more, and as a natural phenomena, there will undoubtedly be some element of stochastic randomness in their appearance. We have also been detecting a background “hum” from communications which is stronger in this system. We will lock in a standard orbit of the M class planet and make further investigations. I will contact you again if we discover anything of note. Glen Out. =/\=

“We should be cautious sir. The closer we get the higher the potential strength of the device. I’d hate to have the ship turn to meringue around us.” Kord said with a bit of humor.

“As you know, Kord, the degree of hazard encountered is never the barometer of an officer’s conduct,” Glen replied, “but we do need to be careful if our thoughts, of things that cannot possibly exist, are being turning into an undeniable reality. I’m also wondering about the power source. Where would such a device draw its power from, and how?”

As the Merrimack settled into a standard orbit scans of the class m world below came back. It showed a planet filled with oceans and small to large islands scattered around the planet. No single continent existed but small and large animals were picked up mainly in the ocean and in the air. Most sea borne life was like Earth’s whales or dolphins in scope, while the Avian life was similar to prehistoric pterodactyls. There was also signs on the island chains of ancient roadways made of large concerte like blocks.

Glen observed the pictures on the viewscreen along with the rest of the Bridge crew. He was particularly taken with the biodiversity of wildlife visible and how nature had retaken the world back from whoever had laid the concrete blocks down.

“Analysis?” Captain Glen asked his senior officers.

-Glen, CO


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