The Lost Fleet: Oblivion's Light by Weil Raymond L

Author:Weil, Raymond L.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raymond L. Weil Publications LLC
Published: 2015-12-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Rear Admiral Kathryn Barnes stared at the tactical display in confusion. They were nearly at the location the Ornellians had said the artifact was, but nothing was showing up.

“Explanation?” she asked, looking over at Andram.

The Alton scientist spent a few moments examining the data coming across several of his screens and then turned toward the admiral. “I believe the hull material of the artifact is impervious to our scans. We’re still two hundred thousand kilometers from the location the Ornellians gave us.” Andram reached forward and made some adjustments to the large viewscreen in front of him. Instantly a massive and ancient ship appeared.

“It seems I’m correct,” he said pleased his assumption had been the right one. “The hull material of the vessel is absorbing our scans and nothing is being reflected back. It’s a very ingenious stealth system.”

Kathryn gazed at the viewscreen, spellbound by the apparition that nearly filled the entire screen. There was absolute silence in the Command Center as everyone gazed in awe at the massive ship. From what the Ornellian scientist Arlak had told them, she knew the vessel in front of them was five-thousand-meters in length and six-hundred in diameter. It was a perfect cylinder and from what she could see on the screen, it must possess an unknown drive system.

“It’s in a small asteroid field,” Captain Reynolds reported as he projected the results of his sensor scans up on one of the holographic tactical displays.

“It doesn’t appear to have been hit,” pointed out Colonel Leon, gazing at the ship on the viewscreen. “With the density of the asteroids in this field, the ship should have taken a few strikes. I don’t even see a dent on that hull.”

“It may have some type of automatic avoidance system to protect it from asteroid impacts,” commented Clarissa. “I’m detecting what appears to be very low power readings from various parts of the vessel.”

“I thought our sensors couldn’t pick anything up.” said Commander Grissim, shifting her gaze to the AI.

“I’m not using our regular sensors,” Clarissa informed the commander. “I’m using our short-range sensors in heat detection mode and have been scanning the surface of the ship for variations in temperature.”

Kathryn turned her attention back to the Originator ship. “Is it safe for us to approach?” She could feel her pulse racing from just thinking about what they might soon discover.

“Yes,” Clarissa responded. “I believe most of its power systems are either dead or nearly exhausted.”

“Andram?”

“I agree,” replied the Alton scientist. “However, I think I would maintain a minimal distance of two thousand kilometers. If Clarissa is correct and the ship is using an asteroid avoidance system, we could cause it to react to our presence.”

Kathryn spent a few moments pondering what to do next. There in front of them was an Originator ship. The technology on it would be far in advance of anything they currently had. It might even contain the secret to getting them back home. “Suggestions?” she asked, wanting to hear from the other officers.

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