OOC: Sorry people, one adition has been missed so sending it once more, please discard the previous version :) (Terek) ===== Enhoften compound - hallway leading to labs ===== As the group stopped in front of a duranium reinforced blast door It was opened right now. The way was blocked only by an observation door made of steelglass, but everywhere were marks ' Keep Clear' and the sign composed of three semicircles marking biohazardous environment wasn't too cheerfull as well. On their way they hadn't encountered any resistance so far. That quienest was almost spooky. It made Terek feel a strange shivering on his neck. He took a tricorder and looked at the scan results. The room behind the door looked safe. Not only by info from the scan, but also the dim green light that shone over the door frame was signaling that no hazard was there. "I think it is safe for survey..." said Terek looking on the rest of them. Rangi nodded, as she raised her head from studying the tricorder in her own hand.She glanced around. {Is there anything we've overlooked?} but all was quiet and unchanged. "Go ahead please" she said and Corporal Weaver stepped in front of her. Okrin couldn't wait to see what they would find. He still couldn't phantom why he was here with his shipmates, on this crazy mission. Who, in their right mind, add agreed to try and educate a race of socialy inept warriors, who live for about 20 years or so and lived for combat only. He scratched an itch on his right temple. He rubbed his chin as he wondered what answers they would find. It was still a mistery for him, but somehow he wanted to go check on the guy that gave the go for this and beat some sense into him. So the ODA corporal, who seemed to be somehow skilled in opening locked doors, faced the control panel on the right side fo the door. He tapped it a few times and the steelglass door silently opened letting them inside. "Shit, this is strange...." said Weaver staring at the console. "What?!" asked Terek looking at him, the rest of the team stopping on hold and also looking at the corporal. "Well, as I've attempted to bypass the security lock it popped out the note that security was breached, but only for a split of second. It almost looked like a malfunction. The security protocols were quite simple to bypass with the proper attitude, but still, that was strange." {All right, so now, we can't be sure if the half of the base isn't after us...} thought Terek. But somehow it was relief. Till now, they still couldn't be sure if they'd drawn someone's attention or not. Now it was more than sure. "And now?" Rangi asked, frowning at the panel suspiciously. Weaver shrugged. "Its fine...like I say...a malfunction." Rangi looked at Terek as he spoke..... "OK, in that case it would be better if we keep moving, right?" And with this he raised his phaser and stepped into the small room that served as the locker and preparation room for the next labs that were hidden by an airlock door. He looked around. The room was lit by an unpleasant shade of a blue light almost like UV spectrum. He knew that this is normal in the labs as it allows scientists to see more sharply, but still he preffered normal light instead of this, or at least a bit darked shade of blue. When his eyes adapted to the light, he saw that on the left side of the room were security lockers for the employees, on the other side a few tables and shelves with lab equipment,a door marked as supply storage and what was most interesting on both sides of the laboratory airlock were on the pads standing in holders HEV suits. Four on each side. "Niiice..." said Terek quietly as he saw the orange painted life support armours. The black rubber like body layer enforced by upper layer made of orange plasteel, tight collar for hermetic sealing of helmet, the air tank on the back and a utility belt. "Oh great. You want us to wear this?" asked the other marine. "If we are about to pass through the labs, then yes soldier. Those aren't as firm and heavy armour as Marine ones, but they are much lighter and not so clumsy. Moreover I don't see you have helmet for your armor here so if you wish to survive I'd recommend you to take this...." As marine gave him one of those I_don't_care_what_you_think looks Terek looked at Rangi "If of course we are about to enter the labs madam, but I think we can perhaps find something important in there." "Yes we are." she agreed and giving the marine a small sympathetic smile told him. "The lieutenant is right ofcourse. We have no idea whats inside ...and there wouldnt BE suits here if there wasnt a hazard would there?" Faced with such feminine logic he reached for a suit. Rangi took one for herself and sat down on the floor to pull on the boots and lower suit. She stood up, pulling the suit up and sliding her arms into the sleeves.It fitted fairly well even if it was a little on the large side. The helmet went on and her muffled voice asked for Okrin to check the seal for her. She adjusted the suits control, regulating the air and soon became at ease inside her little mini environment. When Terek took the orange suit of the wall he had to admit that despite how heavy it looked it wasn;t really so bad. So he sat on one of the benches at the lockers, removed his uniform, let on only his standard starfleet thermo underlay, then pushed himself into the opening in the suit first legs, then get on rest of the suit, seal the safelock on the upper part, adjust colar to his size. Now he picked up the last part of the equipment, helmet. he put it on, turned a bit to the left so the locks clicked and the display on his left forearm showed all systems green. During that time he heard a soft female voice in his helmet that reported suit diagnostics and as it said everything is all right, Teerk put on the utility belt, his backpack, took a tricorde and phaser and stepped to the line with others. Okrin wan't quite done, but gladly stopped to check on his XO and friend. "It's all good except one thing." He said, checking her unit controls and system monitor. He pressed on a button, which retracted the extra length in the arms and legs, making the one size-fits all suit to Rangi's measurements. The others did the same. "I worked with these suits once. It's fairly new gear from R&D." He stopped the selling chpeel he had for them and finished putting his on. After performing his checks, he took hold of his weapon and slided a tricorder in one of the suit's pockets. He only disliked this sit, cause his gear was inside of the suit, except his weapon and tricorder. The five orange suited figures stood ready. "Lets go in here first." Rangi said indicating the nearest door."Corporal..if you will do the honours?" Corporal Weaver, and his almost two meters stuffed in the suit, mumbled something that luckily the suits intercom interpreted as increased background noise. Then he moved to the airlock panel, tapped few commands and the outer part of the chamber opened. Luckily it was big enough for all of them, so they stepped inside, then cylindric door slid back on the place and pressurizing sequence launched. They heard the hissing of the depresurized air, as all of the biohazard labs had lower pressure than the rest of the world for if there would be a breach, the air would be sucked inside, not outside, thus keeping the toxic materials inside at least for so long before the countermeasures would take place. He felt the well known cracking in his ears as the pressure leveled and after they were all scanned, the inner chamber door opened letting them inside the lab itself. The two marines held their rifles ready, quickly checking the sealed room. Okrin Terek and Rangi looked around from where they stood and each taking a different direction, moved into the room... Ens. Nejor Okrin AMO & Ltjg Terek Werranis ASciO & Cmdr Rangi Summers XO & 2 ODA Npcs a.k.a. Cannon fodder USS Chimera (SSF)