Nuevo Amanecer

[Chenzo-]

Chenzo undocked from Malta as he'd done countless times before, however this time was different.

Valetta shipyard was missing. A most curious ship, an "Outcast Light Carrier Prototype" just outside Malta's docking rings. This vessel intrigued Chenzo greatly, he engaged a scan of it's core features before moving on. Things here had clearly changed a lot. What was going on?

Chenzo engaged cruise engines and headed to the Outcast Guard system, Omicron-85. There was no need to look at any form of navigation device. A mark of confusion fell over him. What was going on? Where was the gravitational anomaly? This Sabre had been built upon Nuevo Amanecer, it'd never seen Maltese space until now. He had nothing to reference from.

A "new" installation was near the light carrier prototype in front of Malta. Scanners read the station as "Malta Research Station". Chenzo was sure that if station was anything like the name suggested, there was some pretty powerful scanning equipment on board. He set course for the "new" station and requested to dock. There was no answer for a moment, when a voice that was clearly not used to taking in visitors responded and allowed him to dock.

Upon docking on bay three of the station, he went to the bar. There was paperwork everywhere but nobody to be seen, just the same as the hanger bay he had left. The place was a fire hazard waiting to happen. Moving on unchallenged he began searching for people. Somebody here had to be in charge. The station's layout was familiar, like the early stages of Nuevo Amanecer itself. Gliding his way through the quiet but cavernous hallways he made his way to what he knew should be an area of activity, the main operations room. As he drew closer, voices could be heard and the chatter of keyboards became more apparent. Upon entering the operations room, hundreds of desks with people sat there fell silent as he entered as all attention and eyes were now on him. Chenzo called out, his voice echoed.

"I am Chenzo of the 101st Outcast Guard, Who is in charge here?"

The room remained silent.

"I demand to know who is in charge of this installation. I wish to use your facilities"

Nobody answered. His eyes scanned the room, the filfth everywhere, the clutter, the paperwork. A women popped her head up and advised Chenzo that nobody was in charge, that the owners,the Lightstar Clan had been gone for over a year. That nobody aboard was of any military authority and that almost everyone aboard was of a scientific background. They had been tasked with the study of Xeno Relics and not much else. Supplies were rationed and the station was only just holding together as funds left behind were wearing very thin.

Chenzo could not believe that such an installation which would have cost a fortune to place in orbit of Malta existed. How nobody had laid claim to it in the absence of it's former masters and commanding officers?

He put his mind back to the task at hand and asked the woman to take him to the most senior scientist aboard the station to which he was told it was her. Lucy Carmine. Chenzo asked Carmine to accompany him to the bar, they had a lot to discuss.

Upon reaching the bar, Chenzo exclaimed his disgust of the mess everywhere, he pushed papers off a table and seats and gestured her to sit. She asked him many questions of who he was, her memory faint with the knowlege of the 101st, however stories of legend told her Chenzo was the real deal. They spoke for around an hour on the events which took place up to now on the station, Chenzo again absorbing as much of the information as he could before turning to his own agenda.

"Senorita, I will now assume command of this station and also take on responsibility to see that it's re stocked with everything required to support everyone and their current tasks, however you are now to be in charge of cleaning this station up. Get rid of all of this paperwork, I've never seen such a mess. How does this sound?"

Carmine agreed giving Chenzo a computer chip, she had noted down things Chenzo was saying on her hand held device from their discussion itemising what they need to bring the station back together. Immediately, this Carmine woman had proven herself worthy at the tasks at hand. Chenzo asked her to lead him to the scanning room, he wanted to update his ship's navigation information with everything known of Sirius. Carmine was amused, she lead Chenzo to the hangar and handed him another computer chip.

Carmine: "Plug this into your ship, senor. Your navigation system should be fully functional after."

Chenzo got into his sabre and launched, immediately heading back to Granja Justa. The same defence sabres fell on his tail but this time welcomed him. Lucky was walking down the steps of the dilapidated mansion. Upon their talks a few hours before he'd mentioned they have access to a few small transport freighters, Chenzo handed Lucky the computer chip with the lists of materials and resources to him, few words were spoken but Chenzo had asked as much as possible to be dropped off at Malta Research station, he'd just acquired it. Lucky wasn't surprised Chenzo was already throwing his weight around as per his memory of him.

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