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Security detail for archaeologists had led Rebecca to parts of the world she thought she'd never see. Most of it was standing around looking scary, but between the pay and opportunities to learn about history, it was more than worth wearing kevlar and waving a gun around every now and then. 

But aliens? That was something she was still having a little trouble believing, even with the artifacts in front of her. The expedition to Alaska hadn't been one of her assignments. Seeing where they came from might have made it all feel a little more "real." As it was, the rocks and their script were all she really got to see. Weird to think that the biggest discovery in human history felt so hard to accept. Ancient kings, lost cities, things like that? Sure. Just part of the job. But something from beyond Earth, from however many millions of miles away? It all felt a little crazy.

How long ago had these things landed? What were they sent [i]here[/i] for, if it wasn't just a coincidence of astronomical proportion? Dozens of questions raced through her mind as she stared at the stones, her arms crossed. Maybe if she'd been brought up in a more scientifically-trusting environment, she wouldn't have quite as much trouble processing all this. [i][color=ff8da1]"Space rocks,"[/color][/i] Rebecca thought. [i][color=ff8da1]"Shame they didn't find whoever made the things too. Would save us some -"[/color][/i]

Her musing ceased immediately as the multicolored glow lit up the stones. Her immediate reaction was to step back and put a hand atop the pistol at her waist. [color=ff8da1]"These things supposed to glow like this?"[/color] She asked, getting her answer when every piece of electronics started to fry themselves. Widening her stance as the room shook, she immediately turned to Takuya, his wellbeing her top priority. 

The server went beyond fried, and the smoke billowing out of it was plainly visible in the glow the stones emitted. Sprinting forward, Rebecca dove into Takuya and wrapped her arms around him, twisting around on the way down to put her back between him and the server. Landing on her side, her uniform's vest helped to block the rain of plastic shrapnel and half-melted electronics. [color=ff8da1]"Professor! You all good?"[/color] she asked, pushing herself up just a little to get her weight off him. Her gaze returned to the still-shining crystals, eyes meeting the pink one.

[i][color=ff8da1]"This better not turn into alien Chernobyl,"[/color][/i] Rebecca thought with a small grunt, slowly standing and helping Takuya to his feet.