A Cleansing

Posted on Fri Sep 5th, 2025 @ 7:30pm by Captain Daegan Baas
Edited on on Sun Sep 7th, 2025 @ 8:26pm

659 words; about a 3 minute read

Mission: What was Lost is Found
Location: Pricari home world
Timeline: MD 2 & 5

[Earth Orbit]

The message had been received and a risk analysis done. While the threat was within this universe, others knew of them and how to access their domain. The humanoid Federation knew how to contact them, but there had been no communications between them. The fact that they had not tried to contact them was suspicious, so they continued to surveille the Federation. But with this new information the risk that they or some other faction could weaponize it against them was too great. The order was given, but they would be cautious.

They needed to know just how dangerous this potential threat was. If the data was true, there was a genuine threat to their genetic purity if not their existence. It would be purged.


[Pricari Space]

A rift opened and three vessels emerged. As they neared the planet a single craft detached from the larger vessel entering the atmosphere. It approached the coordinates they had been provided and and a single purple hued, tripedal form was deposited on the surface as the craft lifted off, hoovering over the area. Approaching the cliff face several distorted creatures emerged from the chasm, rushing the newcomer.

The first two were swept aside, dismembered by powerful blows. The third grabbed, immobilized and wounded in a test between two biology's.

Nothing.

More and more humanoid abominations emerged and were ripped apart. But even the various parts cast aside were fusing to form unrecognizable monstrosities. There was no intelligence in the creatures it had faced, however there was something...something growing...something deep within the chasm.

Mental reaching out it touched something. It wasn't a consciousness, at least not yet, something more basic, something...hungry.

It was then a swarm of creatures emerged from below. Looking back quickly, its cruciform pupils focused on the craft above.

The telepathic message was received and a single blast decimated the area. The craft then sped away rapidly, returning to the larger vessels in orbit.

Once reunited, beams of energy leaped out from the two vessels on the edges of the formation towards the larger central vessel. The now linked ships fired at the planet as the trio moved around the planet.

The impact of the beam sent a shockwave across the surface and cut a massive swath as the formation circled the planet. The energy cracked and super heated the crust. Glaciers and ice caps melted. Forests turned to ash. Oceans turned to steam. Monuments, structures, and every achievement of the Pricari burned or sank into the every growing sea of molten rock.

In the time it took them to complete a single orbit, the surface had been returned to a primordial ocean of liquid rock. They could have destroyed the planet but doing so would have risked the spreading of the contamination. Once sure that nothing could have survived the three ships reentered the rift, closing it behind them.


[3 days later]

It had taken some time to reach the system but the task force from SB 152 had arrived. What Captain Baas had reported was unbelievable to say the least, but the footage and scan were conclusive. The whole situation had been classified to prevent a regional panic and to keep the curious away. However what they found when they arrived was not what they were expecting.

The blue an green surface had bee replaced by the glow from the molten surface. Captain Traval stood, staring at the view screen. "Helm confirm our location."

The helm officer looked back. "Coordinates confirmed sir. and we picking up the signals from the quarantine markers deployed by the Valkyrie."

The XO joined her Captain, "According to the Valkyrie's report that should be a lush, green, M class, planet."

Traval nodded. "All ships to yellow alert! I want a full scan of the entire system. This was no impact event and whatever...whoever did this might still be in the area. Inform Starfleet Command and get me the Valkyrie."

 

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