2208, A Lone Ship mysteriously enters through an anomaly, exiting out into uncharted and unfamiliar space. The Vessel carrying well over 2000 Passengers finds a Planet that is Lush and Habitable, However, scans show an excessive amount of Zinc....
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"Why aren't none of them good enough?" A young woman asked dressed in military uniform of chrome. On a bridge of grey and white, a group of humans tapped away on their terminals of light. The front glass viewer showed the red dwarf star ahead in the distance casting a red tint to the bridge. A man turned in his seat, his science attire giving away his occupation.
"I already said Jesse, this neighboring dimension so far has little to no H class planets." Of the 11 humans only two had science garbs on and where next to the captain's seat. "Do you want me to scan again Jesse?"
"Go ahead, Liam." The captain answered prompting Liam to start the scan. "And Liz, scan as well for organic life." The other scientist nodded focusing on her terminal as well. The whole room was quiet besides the hum of the engine and the tapping of hard light.
"We got something." Liam and Liz both announced. The captain was quick to her feet.
"Put it on the main projector." Suddenly a green and blue planet popped up. The planet had rings of silver. "Is it H class?" Liam nodded.
"Most likely. Scans show a large abundance of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and water. Gravity may be a problem, but we won't know till we get there. It is about 1.3 times the size of our home world Io." Liam explained his findings. Liz quickly stood up and turned to Jesse, scaring her for a second.
"There is life!" Liz pulled out her tablet and grabbed the image and threw it at the projector removing the planet in space for a bizarre tree. The tree was majestic and towering. "There is a vast ecosystem of flora. I couldn't pick up any fauna unfortunately."
"Then it will be our new home." The captain sat back down, pushing some button on her arm rest. "Make a heading to New Io."
The engines of the Cherubim Class colony ships roared to new life and the ships moved it's slow speed to the new planet. As the Ship approached the surface, the gravity of the planet tugged on the Colony Ship down, albeit it was a very light tug. The Surface matched their scans with various landscapes, large forest's and the large tree that overlooked a beach head,. leading into large rivers between landscapes.
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"Let me get a scan since we are closer." Liam with terrible posture hovered over his terminal. Liz, Jesse, and the others of the bridge stood up and slowly approached the glass viewer. The planet was a site to behold, taking their breath away. "Jesse can you come here for a second." This annoyed the captain but approached.
"What is it?" She snapped as she approached Liam. Liam didn't react much but turned his monitor to her, and pointed at the massive clusters of red points.
"There are some weird things going on underneath the surface. There are massive pockets of zinc, and they are typically clustered together tightly." Liam explained. The captain shrugged.
"So what? That's normal for a cave Liam." Liam shook his head.
"There are massive cave systems where the zinc is lying separate from the surrounding rock. The caves also looked to be carved out. They may be ruins." Liam announced, making most of the crew look back at him. "I would suggest sending down a team to investigate."
