February 2, 3066 – The second Odyssey, Endless Revival, has arrived here and we placed Dagger
in charge of this expedition. We moved mechs around so that she has a company of jump mechs, in case she can go outside, and a unit of Elementals as well.
We send out scanners and note that the expected JumpShip, with Drops on it is nearby. It’s about a half hour by fighter and DropShip.
We scan their ship, and then hail them. We are more than a week from the main planet, and about two from the jumppoints, so nothing will be coming in. We don’t need to start charging, we can jump anytime (KF Battery). We don’t unfurl the Jump Sail, don’t want to risk getting it damaged in a battle.
Electrical seems to be working, life signs are coming from their unit, and they’re unresponsive to our hail. So we head out in full force, with our Union and Carrier, and fighters unfurling.
After 25 minutes or so, we close enough to visual range that we can see some lights working in detail, but some are out, and there’s some flickering. Could there be electrical problems on board? It’s coming from the JumpShip, not the Drops.
We arrive, with our 10 fighters, and DropShips. We do flybys and no one notices, and we see nothing unusual – no damage, or scorch marks or anything.
Anything from a trap to pirates, from electrical problems to a biohazard disease come to mind and we try to get past some of them, with our scans and such. There are no points of entry on the Chimeisho, and it’s not firing on us.
We unload the Elementals and they lift off, and we do the same with a lance of mechs. Soon Dagger’s Starslayer is joined by two others and a Highlander. They land and explore and their Elementals do as well.
After moving around, we find a port hole, and open it. Inside, nothing. One of the Starslayers opens it up more and moves in, and we see nothing – no people or signs of anything, but the lights are on, and flickering.
We head into the area, and the Elementals flank out into smaller areas.