The team looked at each other in disbelief. A large door, here at the side of a gently sloping hill on a wandering planet in intergalactic space. This planet just kept getting more and more strange. Candace immediately took the initiative and walked up to the door. Unnervingly, it began to open and the tunnel behind it lit up with overhead neon lights. There was no stopping her now and she motioned her arm for them to follow behind her.
Dr. Lenz admired her bravery but wished that it was one of the others that was in harms way, all the time trying to convince himself that such thoughts were purely professional. The corridor went on and on before it started to slope downwards, slowly at first and then more precipitously.
All the time feeling of dread surged through Dr. Lenz’s body. None of this made any sense. Who had built this structure?
Then the tunnel ended and they entered a huge cavern. At its centre, was more Negativum than Dr. Lenz had ever imagined. There was also a large computer and screen built into one of the the walls.
“Candace, you and the rest of the team concentrate on getting that out of here. I’ll see if this computer is still operational.”
Dr Lenz knew that he could risk using the nanobots in his suit without putting himself in harms way. What they discovered, shocked and worried him.
The planet and Negativum were not there by the randomness of the Universe. No, this was a way station of sorts for a very powerful intergalactic empire. They called themselves The Denecans, they had a history of enslaving other species and the Danu would have no choice but to enter their space. The Captain would be pleased.
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