Part of Bravo Fleet: Crossroads

USS Hurricane - IKS Mat'Ha (Archive) - RRW Ganelax (Archived)

Empire of Sand and Scarab

The Hurricane and Ganelax travel through time and space to retrieve the displaced Mat'Ha.

Mission Description

Ancient Earth. 12,400 years ago.

The land that would one day be called Egypt stretches along the fertile banks of a young Nile River. Scattered villages rise from mud and reed. Early humans gather, build, and survive beneath a sky that hides more than it reveals. To later civilizations, this era will be remembered as the dawn of structure and belief. To some, it will mark the beginning of something far stranger.

Across the desert plateau, a colossal figure begins to take shape.

The Great Sphinx.

Around it, vast stone complexes rise under relentless labor. Massive blocks are cut, lifted, and placed with unnatural precision. The pyramids themselves are not tombs, but technological powerplants. Their internal chambers and geometric alignments form conduits for energy—machines designed to draw power from the planet’s core and vibration frequences.

Above the world, the Moon hangs unnaturally still.

It is no mere satellite.

It is a starbase for the Anu, an advanced extraterrestrial civilization from the distant world of Nahke.

From this orbital stronghold, the Anu oversee Earth as a resource colony. Gold is harvested in vast quantities. The pyramids serve as conduits for technology that sustains their presence across this primitive world.

To the humans below, the Anu are gods.

They appear as radiant beings who wield glowing staffs that shape energy itself. Through genetic experimentation, they create hybrids that will later be remembered only as symbolic deities. Figures like Ra and Anubis are not myth, but engineered forms designed to rule, inspire fear, and maintain control.

Their dominion extends beyond humanity.

Across the deserts and distant lands, creatures from Earth’s ancient past walk again.

Dinosaurs.

Bred within vast enclosures utilizing DNA gathered through voyages across time and space, sound-based technologies guide their movement, their aggression and their obedience. They haul stone, guard installations and serve as living tools in a system of planetary exploitation.

Into this world, something unexpected arrives.

The IKS Mat’Ha is pulled from its course by a violent subspace distortion. Systems falter as the vessel is cast into an unfamiliar starscape. They reach their destination of Earth but find a lack of development.

Scans reveal huts and stone structures below and ships of “the gods” in orbit.

The chains that bind these early humans are clear.

To Klingon eyes, there is no ambiguity.

This is not standard evolution.

This is conquest.

The Mat’Ha does not observe. It prepares for war.

Officers and enlisted of the USS Hurricane and RRW Ganelax are sent through a portal calibrated to find the Klingon raptor.

About the Mission

Status
Complete
Total Stories
35
Start Date
05/04/2026

22 May 2026

The Winding Trail

USS Hurricane: Empire of Sand and Scarab

The arboretum of the USS Hurricane stretched across multiple sections of the saucer section’s inner curve. Broad trails wound between dense sections of plant life gathered from dozens of Federation worlds. Artificial sunlight filtered down through layered illumination grids cast down from [...]

16 May 2026

The Path Forward

USS Hurricane: Empire of Sand and Scarab

The large observation lounge on Deck Seven sat near the centerline of the Hurricane’s fore saucer section. It was not as loud as Ten-Hut II, nor as formal as a conference suite. Several officers and enlisted crewmen stopped by for a quick drink in a brief respite from their long duty shifts. They [...]

13 May 2026

A Scientific Surprise

USS Hurricane: Empire of Sand and Scarab

LCARS-paneled workstations curved around the broad operations support room. They lined the arcs of the curved bulkheads that wrapped the room in dark alloy. Stacks of large cargo cases and anti-grav pallets filled the room’s space. Holographic displays glowed across angled counters as [...]

12 May 2026

Forced Withdrawal

USS Hurricane: Empire of Sand and Scarab

The bridge of the RKK Mat’Ha glowed beneath bright strips of running lights that were embedded along the edges of the deck. The broad green-and-brown crest of the Royal Klingon Kingdom spread above a ramp of stations. Banners hung against armored plates in colorful rows. Klingonese script [...]