Mountains

USS Odyssey

Antimatter Retrieval / sky

Narrator BOT 30-Mar-21 01:17 PM

The sky above the mountains.

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 03:23 PM

*After the extended trip through the Solar System, the Shuttle Artemis approaches Earth.*

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 03:38 PM

*In the dark night sky of Earth, near the northern part of North America, the intense cloud formations of an ongoing blizzard swirled menacingly. Undaunted, a small object can be barely seen descending from orbit and entering the outer edge of the maelstrom. The Shuttle Artemis enters the blizzard and begins feeling the buffeting of the unpredictable wind swells.*

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 03:52 PM

*Artemis deftly navigates the storm clouds as gale force winds buffet the small craft and hail pelts the Viewscreen. It is a harrowing experience for anyone brave enough to look outside, with visibility severely limited. Luckily the Pilot is too focused to be nervous as he silently moves the craft over the mountainous terrain of Alaska. After what seems like hours, but is likely only one, the Shuttle comes to a hover over a small field a few miles away from the Target Destination.*

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Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 04:52 PM

*Before long, the Shuttle Artemis breaks through the atmosphere again, heading to the rally point in lunar orbit, awaiting the arrival in a few hours of Shuttle Apollo and ready to lead them down to the landing zone that Spectre will scout out.* *...or...heavens forbid, be ready to extract Spectre if the unforseen occurs.*

Narrator឵ BOT 30-Mar-21 07:54 PM

*The Shuttle Artemis breaks through the atmosphere again, this time finding fluffy cloud cover and a snow fall that seems to be getting gradually lighter. The ride down is less eventful and allows for the Artemis to slip closer to the ground if the Pilot is daring enough to do so.*

Narrator BOT 31-Mar-21 02:55 PM

Since the Odyssey crew aren't the only ones with their eyes on the antimatter prize, two Russian stealth drones are flying overhead. If the shuttles aren't careful, they'll be noticed soon.

Narrator BOT 31-Mar-21 03:15 PM

Artemis and Apollo get away in the nick of time, zipping around the Russian drones' radars to their new hiding place. Unfortunately, that put them right in the sights of a Chinese drone of similar composition. It didn't recognize the shuttles, so immediately painted them as enemy targets, firing projectiles at Artemis. It also sent a ping back to it's home base that it was engaging in combat with an unknown aircraft. @Lt. JG Aawe Elu might want to start jamming the drones too, or else everyone would get a pretty picture of a few 25th century shuttles before long.

Narrator BOT 31-Mar-21 04:56 PM

Artemis and Apollo do a pretty good job of evading the drones for a while, but eventually Apollo has a near collision with a Russian drone. The modified shuttle is not as maneuverable as it would normally be, and the nacelle is damaged as it clips the drone.

Narrator BOT 31-Mar-21 05:19 PM

Vax's attempt was mostly successful. The other Russian and Chinese drone both spotted Artemis and started to pursue. They were both firing projectiles again. Time for some fancy flying. The remaining drone that had hit Apollo was struggling slightly, also damaged from the collision, but it was still able to maneuver enough to turn around for another pass at the now stationary shuttle.

Narrator BOT 31-Mar-21 05:31 PM

Miren’s gambit worked. The drone blew right beneath them, slamming into the mountain, lending credence to Survol’s plan. However, the sharp maneuver wasn’t good on the damaged nacelle, which failed for a few seconds, dropping the shuttle hard to the left before backups kicked in and leveled Apollo.

Narrator BOT 31-Mar-21 06:00 PM

When hit with the graviton beam pulse, the two drones shuddered, before they were both pushed to the side, slamming into the mountain side. The force caused sufficient damage, and they both dropped to the ground, raining pieces of metal.

Narrator BOT 31-Mar-21 07:03 PM

Artemis has been doing a good job protecting Apollo so far, but now both shuttles need to get in position to beam out the antimatter.

Narrator឵ BOT 31-Mar-21 07:15 PM

*The shuttles are in position and they are able to activate the transporter and beam the antimatter into space.*

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Narrator BOT 31-Mar-21 11:52 PM

Apollo flew through the sky on a trajectory back up to orbit. They took a route that was still hidden from the facility, to be safe.

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