[IC] Eternal Galaxy: Shards of Starlight - Part I

Sol Inceneron
Inopia - Temple of the Lost

"No time to explain!" Dalia noticed she was pulling ahead and looked about for a way to lose the Demonarc. Then she saw the answer ahead. "Nhiome! There! That beam that's collapsed across the passage! If we can knock that down we can probably trap the Demonarc! It's too high up for me to hit, maybe your pulse pistol can knock it loose?"

The Demonarc Bia was running on all fours at full speed towards Nhiome. When the blasts hit it, it slowed slightly from the impact but quickly regained speed.

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Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
Hangar Bay M

Aion chuckled. "Well, seems like we have an upper hand when it comes to cyber warfare..."
"Aye...and speaking of combat, I think the Ground combat training sessions would be open soon." Joe pointed out.
"Oh yes, true..."

Kiara had followed Mara, curious about what she was up to. She entered the part of her ship where she was. "Hey, mind if I ask what you had to do here?"

Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur

John heard Joe's news about the Ground Combat training and spoke.

"When do we start?", John calmly asked Joe and Aion.

Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
Hangar Bay D


Once the hatch opened up X quickly aimed his weapon forward. Without saying a word he stepped out of his ship. He seemed completely unfazed by his current situation as he aimed his weapon at everyone as he walked by.

"Identify yourselves or I will shoot." He said in a cold, emotionless, and almost robotic tone. He doesn't intend to shoot unless someone else shoots first...

Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur - Hangar Bay D

The infantry tensed and held their positions. The officer in charge smiled wryly. "Strange, we should be the ones asking you. You're currently on the Strike Fighter Flagship of the Delta Division, Excalibur. We brought you and your ship in under the assumption you were in need of aid. Now, if you would lower your weapon, we can all relax."
One of the security officers stood on standby near the emergency ship-wide alert switch, ready to flip it in case anything happened.

Hangar Bay M

Aion was the one that answered John. "From what I heard, any time we're ready." He then turned to Joe, "I'm assuming you're itching for some action, huh Joe?"
"You know it!" He said with a great grin plastered on his face.

Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
Hangar Bay M

John didn't seem to react to Joe and Aion's banter. All he wanted to do was quickly go through the training program and become better orientated with this time period's technology and weapons.

"Let's go.", John calmly said, almost in an emotionless tone.

Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur | Hangar Bay D

X lowered his arm cannon as it folded back and out of the way.
"Insufficient Data... INPUT RESPONSE." He replied to the officer in charge. His voice sounding even more robotic as he approached the officer. However X seemed... a bit more threatening this time.

Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
Hangar Bay M

"Life of the party, this one is." One of the hunters said sarcastically. "Anyway, I think alil training 'ere will do us all a world of good. I'm starting to feel a bit rusty meself."
"Tell me about it." Joe responded. "Alright, let's head out then!"
"Oi!" Aion smirked. "When did you become Captain?"
"Ha! I just saved ya some breath!"
"Gee, thanks. Pfft-"
"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed as the group began to head for the training center.

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Hangar Bay D

"What's going on in here??" A voice echoed over all in the hangar. Lieutenant Navarre entered the area after being summoned by a Hangar Management Officer that witnessed the scene. He approached X after his steel gaze landed upon him. "You. You are in violation of code 792-A. To board a Venturian Council vessel without proper identification is a crime punishable by death. State your name and affiliation." Navarre's voice was rigid and precise. Every syllable was defined and clear. There was no hesitation at all present in his actions.

Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur
Hangar Bay M

John followed closely behind the group, while Cortana walked next to him. She was a little interested in how John would do without a little voice in his head, telling him about what was going on during a battle. It was going to be interesting to see John's fighting capabilities from a third-person view.

Helios System
Delta Division Flagship | Excalibur | Hangar D

As soon as Lieutenant Navarre entered the Hangar X turned his attention to him. X quickly approached the Lieutenant, but did not remove his armor.

At first X did not say anything. He just stared at Navarre through his visor. "SELF IDENTIFICATION: X. AFFILIATION: N/A" He responded in that same cold, robotic tone. As he said it though X continued to stare blankly at Navarre. Some people would actually find it a bit unnerving.

Sol Inceneron
Inopia - Temple of the Lost

Nhiome stopped firing at the Demonarc, seeing it had no effect; instead, he concentrated on the beam Dalia had indicated. When he was a meter away from it, he shot at it and once he saw that it was loosened, fired a short but more concentrated pulse at the creature right behind him, then he put on a burst of speed, firing at the beam and catching up with Dalia.