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Spectre · 10-12-2016, 10:03 PM,

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[COMM-ID]: Commander Kingston, Alexander S.

[RECEIVER-ID]: ESRD Reporting Center ; LIBCENTCOM
[SUBJECT]: Kansas, Auxesia, The Commonwealth and a Jump Gate

[PRIORITY]: Omega - Very High
[ENCRYPTION]: ESRD Alpha

Tidings.

Kansas - Report 001

At around 1600 hours, the L.N.S. Utah began a move from Pennsylvania to Texas via the previously stable jump hole in the system. The ship proceeded through, and emerged in an entirely different system altogether, named Kansas. As CO of the vessel, I opted to begin a scouting mission of the system, which began smoothly.

Near a blue-green colored planet, named Topeka, we spotted a previously unknown installation. Our operators hailed it, and were soon greeted with threats and insults, as well as the station marking itself as 'America Freeport', an outpost of the Commonwealth of Liberty. Proximity being our only aid here, as Legion fighters patrolled nearby, we continued onwards. We were intercepted by an Auxesian vessel piloted by Ms. Sapphire Raven, and joined by a Core vessel of the PRIME AI consensus. The two vessels attempted to shrug the Utah off, but we held firm, and the two vessel eventually engaged. Our gunners took both targets down, and our hull took minor damage. In the fighting, a distress signal was launched, pinging Admiral Sader of the Fifth Fleet to assist.

Once the bogeys were dispatched, the Utah continued with it's scouting mission, scanning the nearby planets and installations for information that could prove vital. A Xenos station, built out of what we can assume was a large asteroid, sat near the edge of the system. We were joined by Sader and the reinforcements, and continued our scouting op. Our scouting mission halted for a time, as the computer was pinged by a signal from the lifepod of Ms. Raven. While we couldn't locate the pod, the signal was pulled and the data extracted. Our path then took us to the Tuttle Creek Nebula, where Admiral Sader helped us located a seemingly inactive Nomad jump gate. While this structure was already mapped, it had been subject to a power draw, and was thus scanned and marked again for details.

Once completed, the Utah, as well as the reinforcements by Admiral Sader and Admiral Jones, returned to Liberty proper.

Within the above report is where we have stated our findings during an unexpected scouting mission in Kansas. The system itself seems isolated, which helps to explain the lack of a Navy presence there. The existence of a Commonwealth installation, as well as a Xeno outpost, is troubling, and could mean that the Legion's presence is not too far off.

Planet Topeka, the blue-green planet we first encountered, appears to be of primarily hydrogen makeup, as with most gas giants. The planet is host to a Commonwealth 'Freeport' in its orbit, and a course of action regarding this station should be formulated. We simply cannot allow the renegade 'nation' to have an established outpost right in our backyard.

America Freeport

Refugio Base

Near the edge of the system there lies a desert planet named Death Valley. A fitting name, most likely given by the resident Xeno population nearby. Our scans picked up large mineral deposits, so the establishment of a mining operation would be key in tapping these resources. We can't allow the Legion or the Xenos to get to them first, as it could fuel their machine further.

Planet Wichita

After the sweep through the western half of the system, the Utah received a ping from a lifepod. We moved into the vicinity of the pod, and began to decrypt the data stored inside it. The data, as well as the pod, is believed to belong to Keeper Sapphire Raven, the same pilot who attacked us alongside the AI Core vessel. While we weren't able to decipher exactly what the message meant, as there are pockets of static and voice silence, it must've been recorded shortly after the fight ended. It is unclear if the message contained within the data was sent or not, but it was encrypted with low security coding and was fairly basic in data complexity. The ship's onboard AI had no trouble breaking through, so it begs the question as to why.

Data Packet from Lifepod

The alien jump gate in Kansas, of which we were already aware, seems to have changed as well. Within the Tuttle Creek Nebula, the same jump gate that has been there since pilots first charted the system, appears to be drained of energy readings. Whether this means that the gate is disabled remains to be seen, but word from Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Kalh of the 5th Fleet indicates that the gate will recharge itself in time if it is still active. This could spell trouble, but probes and other drones sent through prior have indicated that the gate is a one way device. While I'm not certain where the exit to the gate's destination is, it is nonetheless worthy of caution and extensive investigation.

This concludes my report. I am of the hope that there is information to be gathered here. I understand that a scouting mission of Kansas may not have been warranted, but it never hurts to know more, and scouting out a system that only recently has become accessible by the Primary is something I believed would be useful.

On guard and on point.

Commander Kingston, out.

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