The Silent Enemy

[Alessia Starfurr]

"Should I prepare for something big?" Tigress asked, clicking buttons on her molecular storage unit.

[Romulan_Furry]

"Depends on your definition of big, but I'd have an assault rifle on hand, just in case," Jason responded. He looked to Razuel and asked, "You have weapons?"

[Razuel]

Razuel stepped behind a boulder, and slashed a tabletop surface to display his weapons, and a small tune being played from his watch , "I sure do! With me I carry a Damascus Steel sword modified to cauterize, or poison the victim...", Razuel placed the sword on the stone slab, "I also own a Light-weight Sniper Rifle equipped with a modifier and a silencer...", Razuel placed it on the stone slab, "...and finally, my favorite mid-range weapon, the A4-MAGNUM with silencer.", Razuel then placed it on the stone slab, and felt pretty sure of himself.

[Romulan_Furry]

Seeing Razuel's armaments laid out, Jason nodded. "Very well. Let's get moving; we need to alert the Maiori before the festival starts," he said, heading off toward the colony proper.

[Razuel]

Razuel replaced his weapons back into their holsters and tapped Jason's shoulder, "If you'd like, I can fly us there... well only 1 or 2 at a time."

[Alessia Starfurr]

"I dunno can you carry 400 pounds?" Tigress asked "I can walk though." She added, already starting to walk back to the town, followed Closly by the smaller cat, Keri.

[Razuel]

"I believe that I could... are you challenging me to try?", Razuel said to Tigress as she walked away.

[Alessia Starfurr]

 Tigress turned her head"No I was just asking." She replied continuing to walk back to town.

[Razuel]

Razuel looked disappointed, "Aww... well would you like a lift?", Razuel was gesturing over to Jason.

[Romulan_Furry]

"As much as I wouldn't mind, I don't want to leave these two behind," Jason answered as they approached the outer edge of the colony town. "Besides, it's not that... far..." Jason again trailed off, as another thought entered his head as he walked into the colony. "Hmm... that's an interesting thought... and disturbing." He hitched a thumb back to the cave's direction and asked, "A strange device and an alien drone in a Khellid Cave not far from this town... any of you thinking what I'm thinking?" It was as he was finishing his sentence that they reached the edge of the colony. The preparations for the Tapping Festival were more or less done, all that was being handled at present being the decorations.

[Razuel]

"That the festival is a cover for some plan?"

[Alessia Starfurr]

"Not sure I'm not a telepath." Tigress replied.

"Ditto." Keri replied.

[Razuel]

"What usually happens at this festival anyway?"

[Romulan_Furry]

"I wasn't suggesting the festival was a cover for--" Jason began, but was interrupted by the arrival of the Maiori.

"I hear it is you I have to thank for taking care of our Khellid problem," he said. "Thank you. Without your able assistance, and that of your companions, the Festival might have been delayed - or, gods forbid, canceled."

"Thank you, Maiori, but we need to speak in private," Jason said in a hushed tone, "The situation has become much more complicated."

Tha Maiori's expression changed instantly. He nodded, then motioned for the lot to follow him. "Follow me," he requested. He led the group to a secluded office, where he asked, "Now, what's the problem? Why a clandestine meeting?"

Jason handed the Maiori his image capture device, displaying the drone and the machine he found in the cave. "Do either of those things look familiar to you?"

The Maiori looked over the images with a confused look, before his brow furrowed in concern. Looking up at the lot, he asked, "Any of you ever heard of the Elachi?"

[Alessia Starfurr]

"Before I left 'home' I think i was reading up on them, didn't get very far, that or there wasn't much information on them." Tigress replied.

Keri just shrugged. "Tigress that was Etachi." Keri noted.

"Oh your right, okay I correct myself I have no idea what they are." Tigress added in responce to Keri.