signals from Outer Space, Part 2
In the light filled room sat a large machine with a large row of light running across one side. The machine was surrounded by other smaller machines pushed against the walls which almost looked like they could be controls of some sort. None of these machines seemed to be working.
“Lets move people. We need to figure out what this thing is and how it works.” commander Iactus shouted
The group cautiously moved forward like cats being invited into their owners home for the first time. Slowly the group made their way down the stairs to the floor below. Those of the bunch who had an expertise in engineering quickly began inspecting the machine while those who did not simply stared at it.
Two miles above the surface a man in his late 40s sat at a desk filling out paper work when his phone began to ring.
“Hello” Answered Captain demski
“This is Lt. Gregory watts reporting as ordered. We have finished the analysis of the signal device sir. You should be able to access it from the database if you wish.”
“Why don’t you just give me the short version?”
“Yes, sir. The device seems to be broadcasting using several of the satellites we found in orbit. It seems that we only noticed one of the broadcasts sir. In addition to the radio broadcasts, it is using pulsing infrared lasers and maybe even neutrinos to broadcast. As far as we can tell all broadcasts are identical.”
“thank you Lt.”
Fifteen years ago scientists on earth discovered a radio signal which was being broadcasts from somewhere almost four hundred light years away from Earth. This signal contained a vast quantity of information on technology that was far advanced beyond anything that had ever been seen on Earth. It was not simply a database of information however. It was a set of instructions on how to build a jump gate. For the next five years scientist dug threw every bit of information they had received and used it to advance the human race. Ten years ago it was decided that the gate should be built. Now fifty humans sat in a subterranean base on this small dusty rock nearly four hundred light years from Earth.
The group of people trying to decipher the purpose of the large mysterious machine that had been found in the base had removed the outer paneling on three sides of the machine. Thinking that this machine could be a bomb, or at least could be dangerous to dismantle, they began to inspect the internal workings for any clue to what the thing did.
“I know what it is!” A man yelled almost an hour after the inspection had started, “Its a generator!”
“Holy crap, he’s right. Look its similar to the one that powers the jump gate!” another man exclaimed.
“Yeah, but whats all this other stuff? That thing kind of looks like a huge capacitor…”
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Justin
