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”Make it move in an erratic manner and recall the other scouters. Don't activate any energy or ether weapons use only projectiles for defense.” Ordered Leo. Use of high powered energy weapons may lead to destabilization of pyrine and cause huge loss to the expedition.

The exchange between the Aons happens at a very fast speed and at huge volumes unimaginable to any human so the reaction speed of the scouters was very fast and immediately the remaining scouters were able to retreat.

Only the scouter which was damaged was left and it was moving in an erratic manner towards the space and after sometime it was once again attacked when it was about escape the atmosphere but the entity which was attacking it was captured by the remaining scouters orbiting the atmosphere using harpoon type mechanism which impaled the entity just as it attacked the broken scouter.

Only now Leo and the rest got their first look at the threats present on this planetoid. It was in the shape of a sword fish but at least twice the size of the scouters. It was squirming and trying to escape but the scouters had much more power than it as they are no longer maintaining their low key status and the fish type creature was being pulled at a very fast speed towards the Aon fleet.

The skin of the creature was changing colors in its anguish but it was initially of the same color as the dust clouds when it was captured. It was able to survive in the space and was still struggling as it was being brought back to the ship. It was not surprising as Aons have data on many creatures having such capabilities.

As the scouters were withdrawing many such creatures can be seen in the dust cloud trying to attack the other scouters by jumping into space. The scouters were able to escape it as they are much faster when they are not in a stealth mode so it was easy for them to escape the assault. The scouters were not ordered to capture more so they just evaded and retreated to a safe distance.

The creature was brought to the research division of the fleet and it was isolated in an operating room to conduct tests on it. They would verify whether it has intelligence and can be reasoned with. They would also try to get as much information from it as possible. This is a standard procedure for Aons when they encounter any new civilization or resources.

”Sir the creature is captured and we are already conducting experiments on it but is very violent so we have sedated it.” One of the researcher reported to Leo.

”Use all means available to get information and be on alert toward the planetoid as they are capable of surviving in space. They can launch a surprise attack we still don't know the full extent of their capabilities.”

”Yes sir.”