User blog:Hiddenlich/Through the Vortigaunt's Eye: Not from this Galaxy

This is the beginning of a series of blogposts that tell the backstory of Chiron, and what happened to him before he encountered Team Heretic Dinofox over Moris.

Chapter 1: Discovery
Korus: "Ari'Tosika Maniyata! We are approaching the vessel of interest. Our raid teams are ready to deploy!"

Ari'Tosika Maniyata: "With that language, you'll disperse every Resistance force towards this region. Talk differently to your Ari'Tosika next time."

Korus: "What's wrong? The Resistance would never be able to hear us this far out in deep space!"

Ari'Tosika Maniyata: "Freaking fool! If the Resistance gets a trace of SharpYar traffic, we will be as good as fried Moa!"

While the two SharpYar quarrel about how to communicate with each other, three Spirits enter the hangar of a derelict dreadnought. These Spirits contain Pirate Raid Teams Keffle, Tesla, and Venture. Team Keffle is tasked with hacking, while Tesla is tasked with the recovery of any valuable technology. Venture's purpose is to simply watch over the Spirits so they aren't destroyed while the other two teams are performing their duty.

SharpYar Pirate 1: "The Ari'Tosika better know what she's talking about. This vessel is more damaged than my plasma weaponry."

SharpYar Pirate 2: "How dare you spit on the Ari'Tosika? Her judgement is supreme! You are the one that better think about the dangers of this!"

Pilot: "If it helps you both, I can open the doors to this dropship and watch you get sucked into the vacuum of space."

The Spirits land in the hangar, and all three teams deploy onto the ancient metal floor. The inner hull is very damaged, and the dismembered skeletons of humans send chills up the SharpYar pirates spines. Venture proceeds with checking every corner of the hangar, while the other teams get to work.

Wanar: "I don't even need to hack this door open. The security is so basic that you could plasma cut the wires visible to the sides of the door."

Wanar fiddles with the door's entry keypad, and in an instant the door opens up. Unknown weaponry appears to be magnetized to the ceiling, which sprouts curiosity in the minds of the SharpYar. However, they do not attempt to discover the magnets, as the task was to locate the technology, steal it, and go. They walk down the corridor, and enter a messhall area. The stench was unbearable. Rotten food is splattered all over the walls. Wanar joked that a Sharquoi Marauder tore up the cafeteria, but that only annoyed the SharpYar.