Two missions, one goal
Few hours later, back somewhere in the midst of the ocean on the human base's main control room. The personal work non stop to handle the information they have been receiving from all the scouting parties, but the investigation of team 4 was the most intriguing. The base general has arrived to oversee things from the control room. They all salute quickly when he enters.
“At ease man.” With this they return to their posts and continue sorting through the info and relay commands as they needed. The battle harden figure walks up to the main terminal and took his seat. The post had more lighting than most of the room reveal the old man features clearly, he had a bald head, pale skin and cold 4th generation military cybernetic eyes and wear his field uniform, decorated.
“Commander Kay, report.”
“Yes sir!”
“I did say at ease haven't I? Continue.”
“Sir, as you know 3 of our scout parties active and well, reached their destination regions and have perfect communication through the SAT-RC1 doing their exploration and have been updated on the presence of intelligent life on this world. They proceed with extra caution and all animal related activities being strictly limited to observation and for any closer investigation they need the approval of high command. They yet to encounter the equines natives.”
“Good, any more details regarding team 4 and the natives airship.”
“Yes sir, there are. We found a massive storm system in the region, and the remodelling of it's movement indicates it has had to cross the path of the VTOL craft near the island. Also our drone detected debris floating on the surface of the ocean, the debris organic based, wood to be precise.”
“So there is a chance the equines lost an airship, or a ship.”
“Yes. That is our assumption Sir.” A short pause, the General wave to carry on. “The drone also kept close watch over the airship, it's still heading towards the relative region of the island, its speed has not changed and we had no sign of activity of interest. The airship, by our observations is about Victorian age level in technology, but many symbols and decoration resemble to Renaissance era levels. However we found an interesting anomaly of energy readings, Sir.”
The General was even more interested and gesture to the commander to continue.
“The energy readings, if the drone sensor data are correct, emitting from this equine.” Images of a Lavender equine appeared on the screen as stands on top of an observation balcony of the airship, adored by jewelry. “We did detect this strange energy field everywhere in this world, and it's had no effects on us by our observations, but it's a new type of energy, force we yet to learn about. This being however possess an immense amount of it.”
“If I have to go by this image, and what you telling me, it's some sort of deity, leader of these creatures.”
“That is a fair assessment, we also found another, weaker signals after processing the data, and we happen to catch one with our cameras, beside the previous one who we gave the designation 'Queen'.” Another image appears showing a pure white native. “We gave designation 'Care Taker' after the following photo.” Next image shows the 'Care Taker' embrace the 'Queen' in a hug. ”The next images show an ability used by the two, they are able to levitate objects at will, short of like a telekinesis.” The following photos show as they float two mugs and drink from it, surrounded by light blue and lavender auras. “We haven't observed any other abilities yet, but there could be, considering the energies involved.”
The General nods. “Alright, so we have two, or better, three sub race, ones that fly, one with horn, and one who posses both. Pegasie, Unicorns, and.. Alicorns, if my memory serves well about mythological creatures.” The commander nod. “Alright, I take that’s all the info about the natives currently, how's the Titan Gate project?”
“It's near completion, Sir.” The commander brought up the report of the project. “It should be done soon, the final checks and works being made as we speak, shouldn't take more than a day or two then we can do the first test run.”
“That's a good news, once we have the gate ready, we can move assets far easier, I personally can't wait to get our hands one of the super carriers we built in the dry docks.” The General rubbed his hands together as soon he would get new 'toys' to play with. ”It will make everything so much easier, we can keep the main industrial manufacturing back at home while we can focus here on the civil and agricultural installations so can maintain the population far easier. Plus having heavy assets available is always good. Commander, please gave the orders for the final preparations, we will need the bay free so after the test run we can move the carrier, as well we need double time on the docks, at least one should be ready in a week so we can do maintenances as needed.”
“Yes Sir.” With a salute return to his post, the general brought up other less priority reports regarding the base and production.
The night was a calm, quiet night back in Canterlot, though not so for a certain royal sisters as they sit before the largest telescope. Minds racing million miles per minute.
“I've never seen anything like this before.” Spoke Celestia “I sense it earlier today when it moved to it's current place among the heaven. I though it might be yours Lulu.”
“It's not Tia, I would never make something so... untasteful and add it to my night sky.” Luna pause and thoughtfully rub her muzzle. “I think it's the gryphon’s doing.”
“It might be.. I’m not so sure, it not there 'style' of design, so to speak. And if so... How they move it to the heavens? And what it's purpose? Sure we will have to investigate it further and..”
The two siblings interrupted by a scroll materializing in the air, with a purple ribbon seal on it, marked with a bright star surrendered with five smaller ones. Before it could fall to the ground, Celestia aura captures it in mid air. Luna and Celestia look at each other, then the elder of the two proceed to open the scroll and read it.
Dear Princess Celestia
I have terrible news. Our new cruise ship, the Colossal Colt is gone. We have been waiting for the ship to arrive at the given coordinates but it's never did. We began backtrack there planed path, and we only found debris floating in the sea. We still looking for survivors, maybe some got lucky... but I’m afraid, as the time pass on the chances are less and less. We still have some hope left, there is a small island nearby to the path of the ship, and if the havens been merciful, some souls might find safety on the island. Currently we are on course to said island at full speed, once the dawn comes the pegasie guard will go out in pairs and search the open sea for any life boats. I just hope we'd find at least one soul.
I've never had to face such loss before princess, and I feel helpless, even as I know I do the best given the circumstances, I am unable to shake this feeling. I just hope I can give some kind of good news in the next letter.
Your faithful student, Princess Twilight Sparkle.
The two alicorn sister embraces each other afterwords, this was the biggest tragedy in a thousand years. The sisters even forgot about the mysterious object in the sky in their shock and sorrow as they made their way out from the observatory. They had to address their little ponies the next day and began an investigation what could go wrong, if that's even possible.
“Commander Kay.” The commander's turn around in his sit to see to his suburbanite salute
“Yes lieutenant?”
“We just recited two FBTT-VTOL-66 Iron Claws, Sir, as requested from Earth High Command.”
“That’s brilliant, we need those jets at a ready, especially we have a new secondary target marked by the drone and we wanna hurry.”
“Right away Commander.” the soldier left, retreat into the darkness of the control room. Not much later, at the side of the mountain where the base located, two massive, black jet rolled out, the ground crew in a hurry to prepare it to take off so they can race toward their goals in the distance.
The jet engines roar as came alive, blew the vegetation all around with strong turbulent wings as the bluish plasma exhaust lick the ground under the crafts. One by one the metal birds took to the dark night sky, meld into the darkness with their black painted frames. Gaining altitude as they shot forward and moments later breaches the sound barrier, shaking the land with a loud bang, followed moments later by the quiet of the night as they quickly disappeared over the horizon of the night.