"Alright, this is where we'll start splitting up. But first take these", Dr. Emily said as she handed a tablet to each person on the planet. "Use this to take pictures of plants and stuffs that you think are new to you. It has a tracker as well as a map leading back here. Since you're still young, I'd advice that you don't go too far. Is that okay?"
"Yes ma'am"
As the team split up to explore the planet's surface, Xander and George decided to venture deeper into the jungle. They had been walking for hours, following a winding path that led them through dense vegetation and towering trees.
Suddenly, they came to a clearing. In the center of the clearing was a strange building. The building was made of a strange, metallic material, and it had no windows or doors.
"What is that?" George asked.
"I don't know," Xander said. "But it looks like it might be some kind of facility."
Xander and George approached the building cautiously. They reached the entrance and found a large metal door. The door was sealed shut, but there was a small keypad next to it.
"Maybe we can open it with this," Xander said.
Xander entered several series of numbers on the keypad for some minutes until the door slid open.
"Would you look at this, it opened."
Xander and George stepped inside the building. The interior was dark and had some shades of green, and the air was filled with a strange, metallic smell.
Xander and George made their way through the building, exploring the different rooms. They found laboratories, offices, and storage rooms.
In one of the storage rooms, they found a strange device. The device was shaped like a tablet, and it was covered in wires and tubes.
"What do you think it is?" George asked.
"I don't know," Xander said. "But it looks like it might be some kind of weapon. Let's keep it for now. Look for other stuffs"
Xander decided to keep the decice whilst George ventured into other rooms. They eventually left the building and made their way back to the clearing.
When they got to their base, everyone was already there showing their discoveries. Xander and George decided to tell the team about the mysterious building they saw.
"A strange building?", Dr. Carter asked. "That's interesting. I wonder if other organisations had discovered planet this before Astrum. Let's head there and check it out."
The team went to the strange looking building. Unlike before, there was a strange looking spaceship parked infront of the building.
"It's a spaceship yet it doesn't look human. I've never seen a spaceship like this on earth." Dr. Emily said as she checked the spaceship's interior. "It's loaded with devices and weapons. This isn't safe, I'll need to inform the military ASAP." She continued as she typed something on her tablet and put it back in her backpack.
"The military will be here soon. For now, let's get someplace to hide."
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I wish that Sir Joshua would be here to see how right I was. The portal wasn't able to detect something like this. A facility made for weapons, plus it has technologies more advance than ours.
"This isn't safe. We shouldn't be here Xander. The military will come so why're we waiting, if something appears, how will we fight without weapons?" George argued.
"As a scientist, I'm just curious with this facility. It doesn't look like a human created it. So I'm willing to risk it all to see what it is."
"But Doctor, there wasn't any spaceship when Xander and I got here earlier. This means there's something with intelligence residing in the building right now. It might have even spotted us. So why don't we set the teleporter and return back to earth and let the military do what they have to do"
"Are you telling me what to do George?"
I can't stand their arguments. Plus they're too loud. Since no one was looking I headed back into the building without their notice.
I could hear strange noises as I got closer and closer to the room that George and I found the strange machine. That was when I saw it. Strange creatures were inside that lab. They were tall and thin, with long arms and legs. Their skin was green and it looked scaly. They had black large eyes.
"So where is it? Were is the ultimate weapon?", One of the creatures asked.
"It was right here before, I don't know how it disappeared."
They were aliens. Real life aliens! I peeked around the corner and listened to their arguments. They seemed to be angry that the so called ultimate weapon is missing. I counted six of those creatures in the room. They were wearing strange uniforms just like we humans. They also had weapons I had never seen on earth before. They seemed to have higher intelligence. I have to get out of this facility and warn the others before it's too late.
As I took a step backwards the next thing I heard was
"Hey you! What are you doing in here?"
What are they doing here? Infront of me now were the team as well as George and Dr. Emily and the military.
"Guys it's dangerous in here, we need to leave"
"No one is going anywhere. What are these creatures anyways."
The thing I was scared to happen has happened. We've been discovered.