A High Frontier Tale of archaeological mystery by Paul Watson
ICC sponsored archaeologists on Haskin’s World OR-525 have discovered the remnants of an ancient civilisation not recorded before. Whilst excavating what they feel is a temple shrine they find incontrovertible proof of intelligent alien life. Their transmitted on-site photographs start making the ICC nervous, as they seem to show a link to a devastating encounter some years before.
USCMs newly designated trouble-shooters, Satan’s Little Helpers (and mysteriously) their previous corporate and scientific colleagues, are dispatched to back up the archaeological and security team on the planet; hopefully before it proves too late.
However, when the comms go dead, the ICC gets really nervous.
But, perhaps this time, it really is just a downed transmitter…