"WHAT!!??"Aiden exclaimed as he had a mystified expression on his face. "So, that indicates West Wing port is corrupted", Zara suggested, staring at Kevin and Aiden. Kevin agreed and said, "Yeah, we should look at West wing rather than wasting time here". Aiden nodded, agreeing with Kevin's words.
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An S-port message notification sound from the secondary panel grabbed their attention. "Captain, we have an S-port message from the Space ships Parking Lot Management A portal", Lucy's robotic voice notified Aiden who turned to take a peek at it. "Must be the footage. Zara, you take a look at it while I and Kevin go and check what's wrong with the West wing port. Okay?", Aiden asked Zara who nodded positively. Zara instantly occupied the secondary control seat and started going through the footage as she checked the incoming messages. Aiden and Kevin walked through the control rooms and several storage beds and finally reached the West wing.
"What the f*** happened here?" Kevin yelled, looking at the miserable condition of the West wing's entrance wall. "Holys**t!!", Aiden exclaimed and moved further to explore the damaged parts. "Okay, what's going on here, Aid?", Kevin asked as he looked at Aiden and the corroded area, puzzled. The west wing wall was burnt as if someone tossed a deadly acid on it. The fuel tank was dripping the liquid hydrogen from where the weapon was expelled. "Oh gosh!!!", Aiden looked surprised when he understood that it was the impact of the weapon he removed earlier. Aiden still had the same puzzled look on his face because it didn't make any sense at all. "Aid!??", Kevin called him again to grab his attention. "What?", Aiden looked at Kevin. "What caused this condition?", Kevin asked, waiting for Aiden to answer him. "I'll explain everything once we get back there, now let me just collect a few samples, okay?", he asked and Kevin nodded at him.
Aiden dug his hands into a pair of hand gloves and gripped a silicone cover to collect samples from the damaged parts. He used a little brush to dust the small amount of metal he spotted on the edge of the fuel tank. He carefully inserted the metal particle inside the silicon cover and sealed the packet. He put it inside his pocket and got up from his place. Kevin was confused by Aiden's action but he decided to wait for Aiden to explain. "Shall we go?, Aiden asked as he turned and looked at Kevin. He nodded and both started walking back to the Main Control Room.
In the Main Control Room, Zara was sharply observing the secondary display screen as there was no gap between her face and the screen. "Zara, why are you looking at the screen so closely?"Kevin asked, but there was no response from Zara. Her eyes were fixed to the screen. After a few astrosecond, she moved a little away from the screen and turned to look at them. " Aid, Kevin! Come look at these clips. This totally doesn't make any sense", she said pointing at the video clips. Aiden bent a little to get a close look. The video began to play and after a few astroseconds, Kevin and Aiden looked at each other and blinked without believing what the f*** they just saw it now. "How is that even possible? That literally makes no sense!!!", Kevin exclaimed, gesturing at the video. "That's odd, how can nothing happen but the fire alarm just went off and there was a damn corrosion hole on the West Wing? Added to that the port of the West wing was f****** damaged!", Aiden yelled…
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As he banged on the nearby table furiously. "Calm down, Aid", Zara tried to calm him down as she caressed his back. He scratched his head, running his fingers through his hair in confusion. He was pissed as hell as he didn't expect this serious impact from the weapon. Aiden walked close to the screen and replayed the video, observing it closely. After lots and lots of replaying scenarios, Aiden shouted furiously, "How can the metal wall corrode itself just like that?". Kevin looked at Aiden and asked, "Aid, you said you will explain about something when we were in the West wing…". Kevin reminded him about it and Aiden nodded.
"Ah, about that...", Aiden started to explain. "Kevin, do you remember when I was out of the orbiter during the Khafa mission…?", Kevin nodded encouraging him to speak further. "That day..."
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Aiden’s phone buzzing sound startled him. He took his phone out of his pocket and read the caller ID. "It's the old man, gimme a sec", Aiden said to them as he picked up the call. "Aid, everything okay? What's with the news about Ora Speedy 127?", he asked as Aiden sighed. Messages spread so damn quick. "Hey, old man. There are no major issues and I can handle them. I'll explain everything to you when I get back there", Aiden assured him. " Okay then, take care boy!"Aiden smiled and cut the call. He dug his phone into his pocket and looked at Kevin and Zara. Both were eagerly waiting for him to continue his explanation. "Why did he call?"Kevin asked curiously and Aiden shook his head. "Nothing important just enquired about Ora Speedy's condition now", Aiden said as Kevin nodded at him. "Now continue with your explanation, Aid", Zara urged Aiden impatiently. He nodded and continued, "That day, I wa…"
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Aiden's phone again started buzzing. "Ugh! Now who is that!?", Kevin asked with an annoyed face. Aiden picked it up, "Ar, what happened?", he asked in a worried tone. "Aid, I have found something about the sample that is interesting and weird at the same time!!!", Arnar informed him. "What's that! Tell me??", Aiden shouted from this side impatiently. "Come see it for yourself, I can't really explain it through the phone", he said and cut the call. "Come on, we have somewhere to be now", Aiden said as he rushed out of Ora Speedy 127. Kevin and Zara stared at each other as they didn't know what just happened here. "Let's follow him!", Kevin said and Zara nodded at him. Both followed Aiden who was running in a hurry to God knows where.