Something Waiting

Our archaeological team have started their work down on …. Seismographic readings quickly isolated a hollow area underground on the rough location indicated by the alien indicators previously discovered.

The underground expanse is vast, and despite its mysterious nature one thing is beyond doubt amongst the experts: It's not natural. Someone built it with a specific purpose in mind.

The excavation crew has finally reached the underground structure. Vast, angular halls and tunnels were explored. A complete lack of adornment made it difficult to establish the purpose of the structure.

When … entered the main chamber a deep sound suddenly reverberated. Initially just thundering noise, the sound slowly contorted until an incorporeal voice spoke a single sentence in our language:

'Are you ready?'

The booming voice was followed by deep rumble as one of the giant walls slowly slid away to reveal a dark corridor. Our archaeologists eagerly went inside.

The dark corridor led to an empty, round chamber. Stepping inside, the disembodied voice spoke yet again, saying that only the deserving may continue.

Short corridors connected the round chamber to three other, small rooms - each containing some kind of physics-oriented problem.

… believes that these are scientific riddles that - once solved - may provoke some reaction in the structure, but it's all speculation.

All three science puzzles have been completed in the mysterious chambers deep underground the surface of ….

Just as … suspected, the structure responded to the correct solutions for the alien trials. As the last riddle was solved, a cloudy holographic projection exploded to life in the main chamber. It was a fine-resolution depiction of our solar system, along with scrolling instructions for various alien technologies.

Another galactic position was indicated by a bright point of light. The search continues.