"Entering atmosphere," the Pilot informed as the shuttle lowered through the clouds, "Prepare for drop". The ramp rolled down as the team geared up.
Zach turned around, "All right, once we're down, get into positions. We can't be sure what has taken the facility, so be ready!"
As he turned back, he was greeted with the remains of a newly bombed city. Followed by his team, he jumped out and began looking around the rubble.
"Sergeant, what... happened here?", a voice asked from the back of the group.
Zach kicked over a rock, "I have no clue at all. This was supposed to be the Outpost where we should get our briefing"
"Doesn't look like much of an outpost anymore", the same voice stated.
"Zach," someone pulled in his arm "Zach, you gotta see this", Arale, the medic said as he pointed towards something in the rubble.
As Zach approached, he realised it was an Ithorian worker.
"They..." the Ithorian looked up, "They destroyed everything..."
Zach knelt, "They? Who are they?"
"The monsters," it coughed and looked down again "Monsters of the night"
Arale checked the pulse of the Ithorian. "Dead," he sighed as he closed it's eyes, "Monsters of the Night?".
"It's not their real name. It's just a name humanoids use for what we created here. The Mot", Zach put safety off on his rifle, "Shoot to kill"
Arale gave him a confused look, "Mot? What are their purpose?"
Zach sighed, "They were created as a distraction for the seperatists during the Clone Wars. The early experiments were sucessfull, but the Mot began to become more sentient. They began to think. Doctor Selrik Farek decided to close down the project, and locked the Mot away"
"And they broke out?"
Zach nodded, "But i don't think Farek could have done it. They haunted him, and he was scared of them. There's only three other persons in the Imperial ranks that know how to access the facility; Lord Vader, Myself, and Sherek Farek, Selrik's sister"
After a few moments of silence and searching, the team decided to put up a camp for the night.
As he was prepearing the heat generator, Zach spotted something in the distance. "Arale, inform the pilot to keep the shuttle ready in the case of emergency"
Arale nodded and ran off to the shuttle.