By the 0900 - After well deserved rest, my crew is getting nervous. There were no sighs of our two lost marines. Repairs are going well and we might get our vessel fully operational on our own.
There however concerning reports from the crew - they've reporting metal thuds deeper within the installation. Some crewmen also had issues with sleeping. My chief physician will have look on them as soon as possible, while we will sweep the installation again.
This time, I nearly tripled the search party to cover more ground without needing to split up. Search begins.
At the 1130 - Search party found our two missing crewmen - they are both in a state of psychological shock - they are not responsive, so they have been brought into the brig which serves now as quarantine bay. I isolated them from the rest of the crew until all the medical tests prove to be negative and they pose no threat to my crew.
At the 1200 - I have received report from my chief physician - both crewmen bear no marks of physical injury. First stage medical tests show heightened levels of adrenaline in their blood comparable to high states of distress. They remain unresponsive - they walk, breathe, eat and drink, but they don't sleep, talk or respond to the stimuli. It's too early for more detailed results, as their samples are still being examined. We should have a full report tomorrow morning. Until then - I have forbidden anyone from my men to enter the station until we have more answers.
In the meantime - I gave my men more rations and more off duty time to keep them relaxed. Atmosphere aboard the vessel was getting too tense for the comfort.
At the 1800 - Our sensors picked up long range sensor pings originating from the system. We've moved Amalfi away from the station and hidden it between several rocks. If we power most of our systems down and switch our sensors to passive - we should be undetectable for any patrols that venture nearby. This should buy us time to repair our vessel and understand what happened to my two marines. All officers are required to their best to cheer lift the spirit of other crewmen. We are considering to make some event for off-duty crew - small, decent party is the most popular option among my officers.
0300, 25/05/828 - We did our little party, sang few Maltese songs together and held few contests. It was a success, we all cheered ourselves up and lifted few worries of our minds. It as a good idea. Now I have to wait for the medical report and have some rest.
At 1000 - I have received full medical report from my chief physical, although this message is nowhere near complete as we lack many of more advanced medical equipment aboard Amalfi - something that I'll have to correct later.
Chief physicial found those two marines healthy from physicial point of view - there are no signs of pathogens or toxins within their bloodstream. They haven't slept since their incident aboard the station and they are not telling us what happened in there. They are not speaking at all. Their adrenaline levels are still abnormarly high. At this rate - they might suffer heart attacks even with their Maltese physiology within few days. We need to get moving back to Maltese space. I gave my engineers two hours to make the vessel moving again.
At 1203 - As we powered our engines up, half of the ship suddenly shut down. My chief engineer was almost as surprised as me as there were no scheduled repairs around port and starboard power conduits where the failure was located. Both systems were new and chance of sudden failure was very unlikely. Without any other explanation than sabotage - which I thought was very unlikely aboard Maltese vessel without slaves onboard - I'm forced to activate security protocols around critical systems.
A. Sanchez and J. Picani never left their quarantine bay and thus are not responsible for the vessel's sabotage in any way. But what is more concerning - they've became more active as the lights in their compartment went off. They are not speaking or responding to our calls, but what the hell is happening with them?
