Paradise Violated
You're in it this far, might as well explore the rest. Soon you come to an elevator; you and Alyssa look at each other and enter it. Anything could be lurking down there. You start to breathe in and out trying to calm yourself, while Alyssa employs a quieter calming technique of closing her eyes and preparing herself.
The elevator door opens and you both exit.
After much exploration, there's nothing down here! In fact there's no indication that anything is living down here, just a bunch of devices, and research notes that you don't understand, but would be useful to the Empire if they ever got there hands on it. You don't really want to mess around with anything down here, not after all the mind control shit you were putting up with before. You and Alyssa leave for the ground floor again.
Upon reaching it, you see the Silver Sentinels, but fortunately they don't attack since you still aren't carrying your guns. They just patrol right past you, but you don't want to risk it, so you hurry out as fast as you can. The outside of the structure has the scenes of a small skirmish, dead Elojin lie on the ground as well as a few of your team. Apparently they figured you all would get killed inside and they'd pick up the pieces.
Reaching the village your team looks relieved to see you come back. You take the opportunity to say a few words.
"Alright team, all of us and me especially were under some fucked up influence, not sure what it was, but it wasn't good. Now there was a lot of stuff done, that doesn't need to be reported, so I'm hoping you're all willing to back me up on the story."
"We're with you sir." one of them pipes up.
"We always will be." Alyssa adds.
"Alright this is what we're going to do "
When the Empire ships arrive, you explain a story about Paradise being a hostile world holding only death. You feel bad about LaFleur's needless death so you also add that he died bravely in combat and should be posthumously rewarded. You also say the Elojin were attempting to use the place as a secret spy training camp, and state that mass driver bombardment of the planet should be in order. Your superiors have no reason to disbelieve you, and take your advice. Paradise is laid to waste and the Xont structure will never be discovered. You're sent on your next mission where replacements will meet you.
On your way there, Alyssa as approaches you.
"Why'd you do it Captain? Why didn't you reveal the Xont structure? You might've gotten promoted or even better, assigned to a different command.
"Because it would've just made things worse. The Empire's survived this long, it's not going to fall anytime soon. I'd rather live with the way things are, than risk an uncertain future. Besides I don't want to leave you anymore than you want to leave me."
Alyssa smiles at this comment, a rarity that you wish she'd do more often.
Of course in time you do see it a lot more.
The elevator door opens and you both exit.
After much exploration, there's nothing down here! In fact there's no indication that anything is living down here, just a bunch of devices, and research notes that you don't understand, but would be useful to the Empire if they ever got there hands on it. You don't really want to mess around with anything down here, not after all the mind control shit you were putting up with before. You and Alyssa leave for the ground floor again.
Upon reaching it, you see the Silver Sentinels, but fortunately they don't attack since you still aren't carrying your guns. They just patrol right past you, but you don't want to risk it, so you hurry out as fast as you can. The outside of the structure has the scenes of a small skirmish, dead Elojin lie on the ground as well as a few of your team. Apparently they figured you all would get killed inside and they'd pick up the pieces.
Reaching the village your team looks relieved to see you come back. You take the opportunity to say a few words.
"Alright team, all of us and me especially were under some fucked up influence, not sure what it was, but it wasn't good. Now there was a lot of stuff done, that doesn't need to be reported, so I'm hoping you're all willing to back me up on the story."
"We're with you sir." one of them pipes up.
"We always will be." Alyssa adds.
"Alright this is what we're going to do "
When the Empire ships arrive, you explain a story about Paradise being a hostile world holding only death. You feel bad about LaFleur's needless death so you also add that he died bravely in combat and should be posthumously rewarded. You also say the Elojin were attempting to use the place as a secret spy training camp, and state that mass driver bombardment of the planet should be in order. Your superiors have no reason to disbelieve you, and take your advice. Paradise is laid to waste and the Xont structure will never be discovered. You're sent on your next mission where replacements will meet you.
On your way there, Alyssa as approaches you.
"Why'd you do it Captain? Why didn't you reveal the Xont structure? You might've gotten promoted or even better, assigned to a different command.
"Because it would've just made things worse. The Empire's survived this long, it's not going to fall anytime soon. I'd rather live with the way things are, than risk an uncertain future. Besides I don't want to leave you anymore than you want to leave me."
Alyssa smiles at this comment, a rarity that you wish she'd do more often.
Of course in time you do see it a lot more.
