Phoenix Internal Network

[puppytaste]

Greetings brothers,

It's seems we have been all to busy these last months with special projects and with the defense of our home to engage in any special missions. However the last few cycles have been relatively peaceful, and it seemed like an excellent opportunity to give my task forces new mid-range surveillance vessel (\^/)Erebus a real trial. Our mission, to find out what lies in the giant nebula hanging in the center of Omicron-99 (see below). The things we saw will haunt my dreams for years to come but provided valuable clues as to the true nature and origins of the Nomad species in Sirius.

Thanks to our cloaking technology we were able to pass several 'Marduk' patrols with ease undetected.



The first object we detected was what appeared to be a ancient jumpgate of unknown construction. It is unclear if it was active or not, we were unable to probe to deeply lest we be discovered.



Minutes later we detected another object, the size of a small planet! Our science team could not begin to describe what we saw here, I will let the next image speak for itself.



We can only assume this is the so called 'Ravine' mentioned in several Nomad, Wilde and K'hara communications. We decided to move in a little closer...



Our science team believe this is the point where new Nomad 'lifeforms' are spawned from. At this point we were starting to run dangerously low on fuel, and it did not look like we could make the journey back to the Iota system with our cloak engaged. We decided to gamble and press ahead to the Omicron-90 system. Our fuel ran dry right before we were able to make it through the hole, and we were attacked by a wandering 'Marduk'. Thanks to the navigational prowess of our pilot, we were able to escape into the relative safety of Omicron-90. Once in system we caught sight of a lone planet and we went in to scan for any possible life or resources. The planet, dubbed Olympus, unfortunately contained neither.



After a prolonged search, having to avoid several 'Nammu' mindnode type creatures we were able to find a jumphole into Omicron Alpha of all places. We once again gambled, deciding to take our chances with the Outcasts as apposed to the certain death that awaited us had we went back the way we came. With the aid of a old chart of that system, we were able to find our way into Omicron Beta and begin a thankfully uneventful trip home to Zeta.

Our scientists our still studying the collected data from our reconnaissance mission into deep Nomad space. I realize how lucky we were not to have been destroyed in this endeavor, And if even one innocent life is saved by our efforts than it was more than worthwhile.

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