EOA Official Logs from RSF-01 "Red Eagle"

Dek races to his barracks just in time for check in. He throws his cloak over his head and storms straight to the infirmary after getting approval to leave the fort. No one dares stop him. Not even for a compliment.

He sees the helmet before he saw him. The yellow and black trimmed helmet that his father wore every time he goes out to toxic planets for research. For his job.

Never seeing Dek graduate from the naval academy. Always having an excuse to put work before his family. A family that he made sure to keep from falling down the rabbit hole of history. It always tires Dek out seeing his mom try to explain his fathers role to him.

It was never easy for them. It was far worse when Dak would be off in another system playing with the local fauna and never with his own tadpoles. It hurts to think that way about the man that was currently laid out on a traveler size medical bed.

But seeing his father lying, half dead, oblivious about his current situation and that he’s safe now, broke something in Dek. His body jerks in a way that pulls him towards his fathers bedside. How his knees fall to the ground and his hands claw to feel anything that may resemble a chance of his father waking up. But it all comes too soon and Dek is laying his head near his fathers hand, holding it, until his exhaustion overwhelms him.

The last month was hard. The relapse from hope to devastation back to hope was too cruel to watch as his mother weeps in his barracks after learning the news. It couldn’t have been too long until Gobby was sent to help Dek bring her back to where they live. For that he was grateful for his friend.

The emperor even made a visit to their house. It was unplanned but it was a simple visit and Dek was embarrassed that his mom showed old family photos. He was happy that his mother was finding hope again. That the empire would have their backs through anything and everything.

Unlike his mom, Dek kept with his work and training. His new responsibilities kept him busy enough to take his mind off things for a while. Not for long. Never for too long.

My head throbs as they take me into a small abandoned structure and tied me to a chair. One of their beasts were eyeing me up like I could be their next meal. Its eyes were red and I could see their ribs poking out of their sides. The dull ache in my head reminds me of my lack of hydration and food.

I steal glances around the structure trying to make sense of where I was on this planet. One of the captors notices me watching from afar and calls out to his leader. It was not my wisest moments.

“You came to my planet under whose orders? For what?” their leader, Umbra-4, a korvax, interrogates me with passive aggressiveness that will stick with me for as long as I live. Hopefully I will see my family again. “This system is my turf. Its not under any obligation to follow any of that civilized space shit.”

My heart drops to my stomach. They were outlaws. They were outcasts without a home so they made a system their entire priority. Damn, how can I get out of this?

They won't get anything from me. I shall not break but stars I am just a researcher!

Mars, please, help me. I don’t know what else to do besides not talk.

Dek, my son, my boy, my little sky guy, forgive me.

The winds are shifting. I held Vokaz’s multi-tool in a tight grip. Fuel was low but I knew of a deposit of resources not far from here. I managed to bury my friends and made a grave for them. As much as one could while stranded on a planet with a killer hunting you and with no way to contact the frigate above.

My blood runs cold as I smell sulfur in the air. It wasn’t normal. Something was here.

“There you are, little gek.” A sultry voice snarls in my direction. My heart drops to the bottom of my stomach. It was Leoxis.

“I remember when your kind enslaved my people. A shame that my life is just a mere tool to you.” He drops his gaze to the ground and I instantly know why. A giant serpent with bat wings rose up alongside the korvax.

“What are you talking about? That was thousands of years ago!” I try to speak but the air was thick with the smell of death that my lungs were burning just by inhalation alone. “I cannot speak for my ancestors but I chose to end my lineage with the very family that enslaved yours!”

The korvax grunts in acknowledgment but the noise sounded off. The light on their face glowed red. He shakes his head and the light returns to its blue color.

“Lies. Your fate will be by my hand as were the others.” Leoxis takes out his staff from around his back and aims it at me. “No more pain. No more geks to rule us. All for the Atlas.”

He shoots and the serpent strikes.

I close my eyes expecting to feel pain but I only could hear screaming and explosions sounding off. Opening my eyes to rub them clear of debris, I was greeted with a sight that makes me wanna puke every time I recount it.

Leoxis head along with the rest of his body were scattered across the ground. The serpents body was goop and blood was oozing from its severed wings. I froze upon sensing that I’m not alone.

“Pheonix-01 reporting to capital ship we found a survivor. Extraction in progress.” a voice yells from the hill near our camp. I turn to witness two nomads stopping just close enough to my friends graves. Then a giant shuttle lands at a spot where yellow smoke appears.

They don’t bare the empire’s sigma which tells me that I have to play my cards right. I don’t want to make myself a target to these people by saying that I’m an imperial. Or I am a researcher in general. Does my outfit give me away?

“Put that thing on the ground and show us your hands.” Was all I needed to know to tell me that I was in serious trouble. “You’re entering a private sector. I suggest you stay quiet and let us take you in.”

Yep, I’m doomed.

Calling it now. Leoxis isn’t himself after drinking the water. He wouldn’t wait for us to purify it after taking samples from the local river. I don’t have much information than that. Just hope Leoxis isn’t gonna do something he regrets…

For some unknown reason and one that I cannot truly explain but will record for archive purposes in an event that this frigates crew does not make it home. I hope to Mars that doesn’t come to that. I am not a spiritual person but I will hope for peace above anything else.

The hauler taking us to the planet again has to be repaired. I reckon that the engineers back on the Red Eagle didn’t complete the inspection. When my partner hears about this- I can only feel pity for the pilot. He’s young. Just like Dek.

Leoxis asks me about stuff to keep his mind off of the water. He tells me that we have a Atlas spy on our frigate. I hardly believe anything he says ever since he drank from that river. But that mention of a spy got me thinking… I should tell someone.

// Day 36 //

How long does the repairs take on this hauler? Food supply is running low and our equipment is shutting down due to being without power for days. I should check on the engineers.

Dangur, Vokaz, both Vy'keen twins, lay dead beneath the burning hauler. My heart races already but now it stops as I hear a scream echoing through the open fields of Hinny Gamma. I could see one of its moons, New Derman I think, watches from above.

My feet carry me to Vokaz’s side and I can’t help but notice his eyes were bloodshot. I go to grab his multi-tool in order to make a grave for both he and his brother. A tear escapes me. They were friendly to me. I will repay them with anything Mars grants me with. Including revenge for whoever killed them.

They were both scientists and studying planetary environment. I was to gather information from them about the fauna when we returned to the frigate. I need to leave this planet. A proper investigation needs to be given.

I need to research ways to honor my fallen friends.

But first I need to leave this planet.

Getting chased down and nearly having your arm blown off by a diplo doesn’t get old. If it wasn’t for our friends in the military then we would be fresh meat. We did not just stop there. I was a bit more cautious after that incident. I will not be surprised if we don’t find the fauna that another team of researchers discovered but went missing afterwords. No one expects it to be foul play but the notion wasn’t off the table. It makes my skin prickle just thinking about it. The empire would surely send a rescue squad out for any of us. My partner would be sure as heck that I would return to her: dead or alive. I would hope that I would see my son, Dek, again. Mars be willing. But I can’t think about that right now. Mars give me strength to finish this without major incident.

// RSF-01 Red Eagle Log #1 // I have seen the plans we had to accomplish for the empire. The planets that were yet to be discovered and the fauna to be studied. I certainly hope we don’t have to go down to any deeply infested planets. But, I admit this more to myself than to others, I love this job too much to leave it to someone else. Sure the thrill of danger is exciting but the endless mountains of paperwork and spreadsheets are even more desirable since it means I get to go back to Roma. My family waits for me there. The community there is welcoming and always has been to my family. As a gek and a fifth generation first spawn, it has been very difficult for my family and I to find a place to truly call home. The empire has graced us with a future none of my ancestors would seek out, for they were too hungry for control to announce a proper peace with anyone unless they were gek. It was the reason, my families history with the first spawn, why I chose to leave them behind. My partner is- was a navy pilot. She was what inspired me to seek the stars for myself. Her squad has been discontinued sadly but she still flies and works on repairing ships for the empire navy. Heck, she would be in engineering if it wasn’t for the big surprise she has for me back home. She wouldn’t tell me no matter how many times I ask. “Return to Roma in one piece and I will tell you about him.” She said in a message sent to my private computer. That was a major hint and she refused to give me more afterwords. Anyway we’re coming up to our first destination. Hinny Gamma is a chromatic fog planet. Its one pretty planet to look at from the frigates lounge. But given its history with past research, stuff that dates back thousands of years, I’m going to take it with a grain of salt. Our team has two experience military personal to guide us throughout this system. Its lawless. Pirates could be swarming us at any moment. That’s the last thing we need on this trip. That and being millions of light-years away from empire space. Won’t be able to record anymore logs until we get back on the frigate. I’ll save some pictures of the fauna to send soon.

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