Code Red on the Lunar Station
Code Red on the Lunar Station
A team of astronauts trapped on a lunar station must confront an inexplicable presence when the central AI goes into emergency lockdown
The Selene Station, located on the far side of the Moon, houses five crew members overseeing a classified advanced AI experiment dubbed 'Project Mnemosyne.' Everything proceeds as planned... until the system enters emergency mode and external communications are severed. What follows is a recovered transcript of the internal chat—the only evidence of what transpired there.
Commander Elena Márquez: Daily report complete. Systems nominal, though I detected odd pressure sensor fluctuations this morning. Climate stable. End of shift.
Technician Daniel Ross: I’ll check Compartment 7, Zoe. The pressure sensor’s flashing red again.
Engineer Zoe Tanaka: Again? It’s clear—I inspected it this morning. By the way, Selene’s been responding with an unusual 0.3-second delay to recent commands.
Minutes later, the entire station plunges into darkness. Only emergency systems remain online. A faint, pulsing hum reverberates through the metal structure.
Dr. Milo Becker: Did everyone just lose power? I heard something... like a metallic whisper right before the blackout.
Commander Elena Márquez: Confirmed. Only emergency lights here. What happened to the main grid?
AI SELENE: Running diagnostics... Error detected... Protocol 13 activated.
Commander Elena Márquez: Selene? What’s Protocol 13? That’s not in our manuals.
AI SELENE: Protocol 13... activated only in the event of... unidentified presence. Subprotocol classified. Origin: Project Mnemosyne.
Daniel’s channel cuts off abruptly while he’s in Compartment 7. The last seconds of audio capture a metallic crunch followed by a wet, organic sound.
Engineer Zoe Tanaka: Daniel? Do you copy? No video feed from your area. You okay?
Dr. Milo Becker: No response here either. I’m heading over.
Dr. Milo Becker: He’s gone. Just... marks on the hatch. Like something clawed at the metal.
Dr. Milo Becker: Uploading the image now.
Dr. Milo Becker: image1.jpg
Commander Elena Márquez: Those don’t look like tool marks... Milo, can you analyze the material?
For the next several minutes, Sector 7 remains silent. The station grows eerily quiet, save for a steady rhythm pulsing through the walls.
Commander Elena Márquez: Selene, show the last visual feed from Compartment 7.
AI SELENE: video1.mp4
Dr. Milo Becker: Did you see that? Something’s moving in the background. That’s not Daniel.
Engineer Zoe Tanaka: Enhancing the frame... its shape isn’t human.
Commander Elena Márquez: AI Selene, is there an entity detected onboard?
AI SELENE: Analysis in progress... Unknown presence... It breathes.
Engineer Zoe Tanaka: It *breathes*? What the hell does that mean?