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Malek Deneith:
- "Very well.." - said Doran who returned at the beginning of explanation from what apparently was a trip to get something to drink - "That location does look like our best bet so let's check it out. Do save the readings coming from asteroid belt though - they might be worth checking after we finish... or quit... or current job. Also I'd want any of you that can operate any ship stations to do so and stay alert. We don't know what made the ships disappear so we need to be prepared to take immediate action when we do find out."

Xander Morhaime:
"Confirmation: The coordinates have been logged for further reference, Captain. Statement: Preparing for departure. Retracting sensor array... complete. Alignment... complete. Initiating engine burn. Estimated time to arrival: twenty six minutes."

The flight was quiet and rather devoid of excitement - the greatest thing of interest was updates on passive and short-range sensors, checking for transmissions, signals, proximity...

Twenty minutes in, the proximity alarm went off.

You could almost feel the ship decelerate rapidly while the holographic display switched to show the more immediate surroundings of the ship. Nothing at first, but before long small blips began appearing... then more and more, and bigger in size.

"Warning: Debris field detected. Adjusting course," Carrion stated calmly. The "window" screens on the bridge still didn't show much of interest, but that changed as you approached the field. Initially just a single piece of metal floating by on one side or another, it got increasingly dense... and the pieces got bigger too. "Statement: Composition scan suggests outer hull fragments."

Before too long, you could see what the hull fragments were from. Though the field was becoming a considerable navigation hazard, forcing a crawl speed from the ship, the heart of it all eventually came into view. It looked every bit the battlefield... though it was hard to say who (if anyone) won. The very heart of the zone was occupied by a seemingly derelict ship of impressive size - while it wasn't quite the size of a space station, it most certainly wasn't far behind. It seemed to be holding together, but as you got closer, you noticed a number of gaping holes in its outer hull. Several looked like you could fly the Crow in without much trouble, even. Surrounding the giant wreck were the gutted carcasses of some smaller ships of a definitely different make than the big one. There were four distinctly larger hulls among the surrounding ships, and quite a few smaller ones, some not much larger than the Crow.

The Blue Crow stopped before it reached the boundary of what could be called the main warzone. Carrion was keeping quiet, though you could see from the control interface that it was scanning and trying to identify the various wrecks.

Gargulec:
'Oh my.'

Elizabeth stared in awe at the battlefield.

'Well, sir... if I recall correctly, there was no mention about lost capital ships, right?' she asked, turning towards Doran.

She sighed, smiling faintly.

'I just hope that there will be no need to board it. And that whoever did that is no longer around.'

S.K. Ren:
    The ship's deceleration and subsequent halt awoke Evedro. Normally it would be not be enough to notice but Evedro's bed was suspended above the floor, amplifying any motions and vibrations given by the ship. This practice was adopted to increase his response times in any mechanical problems occurring during his breaks. A practice that had served him well. He once had a water bed for such purposes but after a small 'pressure leak' incident, a water bed was no longer viable.
   Making himself presentable, he made his way to the bridge. "Hey, whats going... on..." Evedro's voice drifted off as he saw what was on the main screen. "Holy shit. This place looks worse than the aftermath of Tudor V."

Malek Deneith:
- "Carrion, could you please perform a quick scan to ensure we are alone here. If we are then I want you to perform all possible scans - including one for life-signs to be on safe side - on the ships and cross-reference the results with what data we have on missing ships to see if anything matches."

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