[ WP ] The Earth has been sending out radio signals and probes looking for life in our galaxy for years . Other intelligent life does exist , but is trying not to be found . Earth is the only planet unaware of why .

`` Euston we have a problem'' the radio crackled over a familiar sounding voice to Jason who was sat aboard ISV VI ( International Space Vessel 6 ). The ISV's were a group of space vessels housing at least 5 humans per vessels tasked with collecting research and data from every planet in the solar system, including their moons. The ISV VI, one of the 30 vessels, and its crew have been tasked with collecting and sampling data from Europa, one of Jupiters many moons. 
 
 Jason was lounged back in his easy chair 5000 sipping on his morning coffee, at least he thought it was morning. Their sense of time had become less and less the further away from earth they had traveled, 7 years 5 months and 2 days now. Not accounting for any discrepancies of course. 
 
 `` Shut up Jim'' Jason spoke back into the radio. 
 
 `` I've always wanted to say that'' a joyous laugh followed from Jim's radio transmission. Jason sighed and rubbed his eyes together. 
 
 `` It's too early for your jokes Jim, what's the problem?'' 
 
 `` Too early? I've been stuck on this god forsaken ice rock for 3 days now. You guys better be ready to pick me up on the'morrow'' Jim was bouncing around on Europa, his grav boots doing most of the work to keep him on the ground. 
 `` Got ta get those pictures and take them home to NASA, do n't wan na disappoint the big boys now'' 
 
 `` Jim? What's the god damn problem!'' Jason had been on standby waiting on Jim's orders, why oh why they made him team leader only NASA knows. 
 
 `` What? Oh yeah that, the exhaust on my rover got bent and I ca n't seem to repair it. Appears to be irreparable on site, send the bot over with a replacement I'll see what I can do'' Jim sighed, his damn rover had cut out 2 miles from his data site and the only way of getting there and back to the shuttle would be if this new exhaust fit in without any problems, IF the damn bot did n't malfunction on its way over. 
 
 `` Alright its on its way, see if you can collect anything while you wait, it's gon na be a while'' 
 
 `` How longs a while?'' Jim looked up at Jupiter, the entire planet fit in his entire view, earth is gon na look damn unimpressive when they return. 
 
 `` Oh I do n't know... 1 hour? maybe 2... I might give it a detour, some nasty looking rocks between you and the bot'' Jim heard a cackle over his receiver, damn bastard was teasing him. 
 
 `` Just... get it here ok? I'm gon na go explore'' 
 
 `` What?! like hell you are stay your god damn ass right there'' 
 
 `` Do n't worry, I'm gon na leash myself to the rover sheesh, you think im stupid?'' 
 
 `` Leash? you know how cold it is on that moon? the ropes gon na shatter within minutes'' Jason was becoming increasingly aggravated, the damn son of a bitch never listened. 
 
 `` I know I know, I wo n't be gone long'' The radio cut off. 
 
 `` Jim? Jim! Jim you asshole turn your radio back on god dammit!'' Silence. Jason rolled over to the scanner screen and watched Jim's green dot, it was slowly moving away from the blue dot that marked where the rover was. `` There's nothing but ice out there you crazy bastard... gon na get yourself killed'' Jason muttered to himself shaking his head. Jim would be fine but when you're hundreds of thousands of miles away from earth on an ice moon by yourself you do n't just wonder off, it was suicidal. 
 
 Jim bounced along, sometimes he would let the gravity take him further and further into the void, before letting his grav boots bring him back down to earth... Europa. He bent down to pick up some blue liquid he had never seen before and cupped some back into a test tube, it floated around in the tube in globules which he watched intently when something caught his eye. In the distance he saw a hill, there were plenty of hills on europa but this one caught his eye due to the fact it had a big hole in it. He made his way over there and turned his radio back on. 
 
 `` Hey Jason, I found something... it's a cave or something, does n't seem natural its too... tidy'' 
 
 `` Jim?! what? we do n't have time for this Jim get your ass back to the rover and wait for that damn robot, how much oxygen you got left anyway?'' Jason's message board started beeping at him which he promptly rolled over to and opened. 
 
 `` Enough, its not that far I just want to take a look, the tether still has 64 % strength in it it'll hold'' 
 
 `` Jim, listen... you remember that probe they sent out hundreds of years ago? the one thats just been hovering around Jupiter not really doing much?'' 
 
 `` er... yeah?'' Jim could n't remember the name of it, but it had been there for a long time now to the point that humanity had pretty much forgotten about it and just let it drift, they had come along too far technology wise to let it matter anymore. 
 
 `` Well, I think it crashed... on Jupiter'' 
 
 `` and?'' 
 
 `` And theres a message... from the satellite'' 
 
 `` A message? What's it say?'' Jason rolled his eyes, how could Jim not show any signs of excitement or ask a different question first? 
 
 `` It's pretty scrambled... seems to be in English... huh'' 
 
 `` Well, while thats descrambling I'm gon na head over to this ice cave and see what its about, I'm almost inside'' No response from Jason, he must be keeping a too watchful eye on the message. Jim got to the cave, and sure enough it seemed man-made or whatever-made-this-made. The entrance was a grand arch like that of the entrance to an igloo, only 20 times bigger than that. `` Hello!?'' Jim shouted over his intercom device, it did n't carry sound very far but it was all he could do. 
 He looked at his wrist strap, it showed remaining oxygen at 76 % and rope tenstile strength at 50 %, he would have to hurry this up. 
 
 Leaping inside the archway it lead to a huge interior room which most definately not natural, the floor and the ceilings all had strange symbols in them which meant nothing to Jim, he doubted they meant anything to anyone on earth either. 
 They lit up. `` What the?'' they all let up into a path that ran into the hallway in front of him, the only other entrance in the place. Jim walked in as fast he could, he was n't going to risk leaps of faith in here it was too risky. He finally reached the entrance and walked in, it was much narrower in here with only space for 2 thin people to walk side by side just enough for 1 spaceman in his trusty spacesuit. He saw something at the end, the hallway lead to a dead end but there was a small podium with a lit up symbol on it. 
 
 `` Jim, you there?'' 
 
 ``... yeah'' 
 
 `` The message... its been decoded'' 
 
 ``... yeah so?'' Jim walked over to the podium and looked at it eagerly, it started glowing ominously. 
 
 `` It says *you woke us, now you will die*'' Jason patiently waited for a response. `` Jim?'' 
 
 As Jim heard the last word his hand pressed down on the podium, there was an earthquake almost shaking Jim off his feet if not for the grav boots. 
 
 `` Jason? Jason are you there? Jason!'' He looked up, blocking his exist was a beast. A beast made of charcoal coloured skin excreting and dripping with blue liquid, cracks in the skin let out a blue light lighting up the small tunnel. 
 
 *You woke us up, for millenniums we have slept as we demanded rest and we were granted it. You were warned not to wake us, now you will pay the price... with your life* 
 
 Jason hit the send button over and over 
 
 `` Jim!? Jim?! JIM!?'' No luck, maybe the comms had just cut out, better to try earth. 
 
 `` Earth come in, this is I-S-V-6 come in Earth'' No response. He tried again, no response. 
 
 `` Earth? Come in Earth, Earth?'' No response. 
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