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No Turning Back - Into the Abyss

Onto Uncharted Land

The large metal ramp lowered, from the first creeks of it opening the android took immediate notice of the natural light streaming through. A smile on his face, brimmed with wonder. They had been briefed on the procedure, this was an exploration mission. The scouts that had flown over the world earlier did not note anything of danger. Still, they were expected to move with caution and frequently report back if anything unusual happened. Michael had no weapons on him, he sincerely hoped they would not need them. As he took his first look at the planet from exiting the Nyx he felt a calmness, comparable to that in Eden.

He had his environmental suit on, along with others that were leaving the Nyx and taking humanity's first footsteps on this new world. It was ironic to Michael that he would be one of them, not being a human. Yet to them all he would keep the lie that he was indeed one of them. He did not like the deception, his programming informed him that lies were not the right thing to do. Dr. Phillip's strict instructions overruled that programming. He had not yet come to a conclusion regarding the situation, humans lied often, his files on human history put truth to that.

The android took his first steps down the ramp, his thick boots impacting loudly with each movement. His eyes looked intensely around at his surroundings as he reached the bottom of the ramp. The world's surface reminded him of Earth, or the images he had seen of it before the Devastator's arrival, before his creation. There was no movement around him other than other crew members of Nyx. No alien lifeforms, no artificial ones either. Michael stepped onto the ground of the world, underneath his foot the soil crunched. The science team could take plenty of samples from the planet, there were weeks of research they could do just from first landing.

Michael stared at one of the trees, it resembled the ones found in Eden but was different, had to be. The odds of finding a perfectly Earth like world numbered in the millions, especially out of a random hyperspace jump. He took a few steps towards the one his eyes were set on, then blinked. If the trees were indeed like those once found on Earth in their biological structure, then that would prove the existence of a breathable atmosphere on the world. He did not need such a thing, but for the others, it would be a breakthrough. Breathing real air, that would remind those from earth of the beautiful world.

A strange feeling went through his sensors, it made him shiver involuntarily. An overwhelming sense that he couldn't quite comprehend. He did not feel the same emotions he did while in Eden. Grief, sadness, despair, those all took a backseat to how his mechanical system felt while standing on the planet surface. Mere feet from one of the trees which dotted the area around the Nyx. He knelt down and ran a gloved hand across the solid ground. Michael carefully dug several of his fingers into it as he picked up some of the dirt. It slipped through his hand as he released it. His highly advanced 'eyes' watched every individual spec as they fell back to where they originated.

The android rose back to a standing position, silent as he continued to gaze at his surroundings. His systems still felt the strange sensation, internally Michael felt differently than he did walking in the Vitae or in Eden. It was likely his emotions were screwing with his programming, he'd never set foot on anywhere that wasn't the Vitae. He was still filled the brim with wonder and excitement over such an experience as this. Soon the beast would launch from the Nyx, and the true exploration would begin.

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No Turning Back - Into the Abyss

@Civetta@Sep It looks good to me as well!

Star Wars: Traitors (Luna & Heat)

In a flurry of lightsaber swings and stabs the group of battle droids went down in a pile of scraps. Blaster bolts had been fired at the two robed figures, yet none hit their marks. Each shot either missed its target or was deflected away. Daro clenched his lightsaber tightly as he sliced the last droid to pieces, joining the others. The Jedi then switched off his weapon, the shimmering blade disappearing back into its metallic hilt. He heard the words come from Jana as they defended themselves, she might have been onto something. This didn't look like a room that they could bring the facility down in. By the sounds that echoed through the facility over the sounds of machinery at work the duo were bound for some more company.

Daro paused before he moved, as he noticed the workers staring at the Jedi. All of them had watched as they cut down the droids like they were nothing, Jana and him were tasked with destroying the facility. They had to make sure to preserve innocent lives, the people in the factory were forced to work here and did so under terrible conditions.

"You are all free, the Confederacy had forced you to slave away in here and that ends today!" He exclaimed as he jogged towards the hallway, his boots clicking against the floor as the Jedi moved with pace and agility. Behind him he could hear the workers leaving their stations and heading for the exits. He just hoped they'd spread the word to the others forced to work in the factory and get far enough away when they brought the terrible place down. As the two Jedi reached the end of the hallway they came into a similar room as the first, albeit larger and with more inside of it. Machine parts hung on wires near the ceiling, racks of blaster rifles were hung to one side. More destructive weapons were being built. They had to stop it. An elevator was at the back of the room, from it emerged a larger group of battle droids, Daro could count twenty before they all rose their weapons and the Jedi dove for cover.

"We need to get to that elevator, there are a lot of droids in our way but this room is huge and has plenty of places to take cover behind." Daro said to Jana as blaster fire filled the room, shots slamming into the walls near the Jedi. The workers had dove to the floor as the chaos began. The Jedi knight eyed some of the machinery suspended above them, the Force was their ally. Perhaps they could use it here even when they lacked the numbers advantage.