Arcturus Investigation

This is a series of mission logs recorded from the investigation of a mysterious temple on the surface of Arcturus 5.

Members: Laura Campbell, Chris Coley, Desmond Warren

## Mission Logs

**Captain Chris Coley**: Mission log, July 18th 2150. We are on our way to investigate a mysterious artificial construct that was detected on the surface of Arcturus 5. Laura, is there any information on the object of interest?

**Laura Campbell**: The structure on the surface appears to be frustum shaped judging by orbital images from a previous MSEP mission, that's all the info we have at the moment.

**Chris**: Okay, thanks Laura. Desmond, how far are we from our destination?

**Desmond Warren**: We are at least two standard days away.

**Chris**: Okay, I'm going to set the ship to autopilot, so we can get some shut eye before arrival.

### Two Days Later...

**Chris**: Mission log, July 20th 2450. We are entering orbit around Arcturus 5. Crew members Desmond and Laura will take the shuttle to the surface to investigate the object.

*Desmond and Laura proceeded to fly the shuttle towards Arcturus 5 and soon land a few feet away from the temple.*

**Laura**: Okay, we've landed.

**Chris**: Excellent! Now tell us, what does the structure look like?

*Camera turns to the structure.*

**Laura**: Its sort of a silvery black color and judging from our scanners, it seems to be made of an unknown metallic substance.

**Chris**: Any visuals on the shape of this structure?

**Laura**: Yeah, it looks all blocks, some spikes, and- Whoa! What the...

**Chris**: What? What's happened?

**Desmond**: Some sort of opening has appeared in the side of the object, like a doorway, or a portal.

**Chris**: Wait what? Are you saying the truth?

**Laura**: Perhaps... I see some sort of silver hallway inside it. Desmond does, too. We're going to investigate.

**Chris**: This isn't the plan-

*Chris sees Laura and Desmond's cameras. They are indeed walking towards the opening.*

**Chris:** *Sigh* Okay. But be careful! You have no idea what could be waiting for you inside.

**Desmond**: I've got a bad feeling about this. Almost like we shouldn't be here.

*Desmond and Laura walk inside the temple.*

**Laura**: We're walking down the hallway and there seems to be a bunch of funny looking glyphs on the wall.

**Chris**: Interesting. What do they look like? Also, is Desmond with you?

**Desmond**: Yeah, I'm right here- Whoa what the heck!?!

**Chris**: What happened now?!

**Desmond**: Another doorway just opened...

**Chris**: Okay, is there anything inside?

**Desmond**: Hmm... odd...

**Laura**: Yeah, this room also has multiple symbols on its walls as well as a large triangular frame at the center. Oh no...

**Desmond**: Um, sir..? The doorway just closed behind us.

**Chris**: Excuse me what? Its closed?

**Desmond**: Yeah. It did it all by itself. They appear to be automated. And the triangular frame is powering up.

**Laura**: Something isn't right here. We need to get out now!

**Chris**: Are there any other exits!?!

**Laura**: Dammit! We're trapped- Oh my God, What the heck?

**Chris**: Now what?

**Desmond**: There's a strange red energy in the triangular frame and- What the heck is it doing?!

**Chris**: What? what is it?

**Laura**: Some sort of.. human thing made of the red energy just walked out of the frame!

**Chris**: Is there any way to get out?!

**Laura, Nervously Trembling**: Uh, Hello??

*The Red Figure says hello, but in reverse.*

It's walking towards us more...

*The Red Figure does a hand gesture, and Laura starts to sweat profusely.*

**Laura**: OH GOD! Something he just did is blasting some loud humming!

**Desmond**: Same here! I'm freaking out! Get us out of here! Please!

*The Red Figure makes a screeching noise*

*Signal cuts*

**Chris**: Hello? Laura? Desmond? Oh no...this can't be good.

## Third logs

**Laura, No Camera**: Hello? Captain?

**Chris**: Laura! Thank goodness! Is Desmond there?

**Laura**: Yeah he's here with me.

**Chris**: What happened?

**Laura**: Another doorway opened and the red energy being dissipated so me and Desmond ran out of there. And now we're being chased by a cluster of small floating silver spheres firing some sort of laser at us! It destroyed our camera! Please, just get us out of this insufferable hellhole!!

**Chris**: Oh my God!! What is up with this place?

**Desmond**: We don't know!

*Signal abruptly cuts again*

**Chris**: Oh no. Not again!!

## Fourth logs

**Desmond**: Captain? We're sorry for cutting out, we were trying to find a place to hide from those laser spheres.

**Chris**: Are you and Laura safe at least?

**Desmond**: For now, we found a room to hide in. Its incredibly strange though as it has a large floating polyhedron at the center.

**Chris**: A floating polyhedron?

**Laura**: Yeah. This place is extremely weird. We just want to get out but the hallways keep shifting.

**Desmond**: And I keep getting this uncomfortable feeling that we're being watched by something. Whatever's going on we're clearly not welcome here

*A few minutes pass*

**Chris**: Don't worry a nearby fleet has sent 8 carriers to investigate.

**Laura**: We're deeper in the temple now, I think we're safe. We know where we are, right Desmond?

**Desmond**: Yeah, about 6 halls away from The Polyhedron. These halls don't shift, as far as we know.