The year is 2030, and humanity has finally started to take steps in the right direction towards scientific exploration. We have evolved past the point of finding ever imaginative ways to kill each other, and have finally started to use our intellectual prowess for cooperative space exploration. Independent space agencies have seen incredible growth in the past years, and are now some of the most popular scientific exploration agencies on the planet. For the past five years, these agencies have been working together to form colonies on Earth’s very own moon, as a way to test deep space colonies for other planets further down the road of space exploration. However, one cannot simply establish colonies on the moon without first establishing some form of space station as way to map the terrain, provide basic contact to earth, along with other basic safety precautions. As a result, this is exactly what several space agencies ended cooperating to form, an International Space Station Mark V that orbits around the moon. Now, keep in mind that space is a incredibly mysterious place, and even with the increased study within recent years, we still do not fully understand it. As study of the moon increased, we found increasingly peculiar readings pertaining to electromagnetic interference, and at the time it was dismissed as “junk data” because it was not deemed immediately harmful to organic life. Agencies could not find a logical reason for this sudden jump in this activity that had never been detected before, and so it was assumed that it was some form of electromagnetic feedback reading generated by Earth’s magnetic field. It was rumored that the moon had mysterious properties that could not be fully explained by science, and that it changed and evolved, just like an organism. But this was a tale told for children and the superstitious. As time progressed and astronauts were sent to the Space Station, everything seemed to be going smoothly, and scheduling for the first round of colony transport ships was ahead of schedule. The electromagnetic radiation interfered intermittently with Space Station hardware, but it was nothing a skilled technician couldn't repair. However, as the first 3 months flew by, the Space Station inhabitants slowly began to complain of intense headaches, almost migraine in fashion, and couldn't explain why. Even though the artificial gravity, recycled water, and food systems were all proven not to be harmful to humans, it was assumed that these systems were the cause of the problem. Soon after the complaints of headaches, the inhabitants started to miss their regular check-ins with home base back on Earth. Greetings to the station were often met with radio silence, with the occasional incomprehensible mumble over the intercom. It is important to remember that even the most advanced space ships of this time still can only travel a fraction of the speed of light, and so sending up help would take some time. Eventually though, the radio silence became absolute, and not even the faintest mumble could be heard. It became quite clear that something had happened, perhaps the electromagnetic radiation had fried the capacitors in the communications assembly, or something much worse. We had no idea, and so we sent five of our best spatial technicians up to the space station, to embark on a two and a half week journey designed to hunt down any possible technical problems, and troubleshoot for problems further down the road. These five technicians, Sarah, Jim, Ariel, Arcturus and Alexei were considered to be the top space experts of their generation, along with being ranked as some of the top technicians in the world. Because this was such a high priority assignment, nobody else was even considered for the job. As the five journeyed up to the station, many hypothesis had been formed on what could of happened. Sarah and Jim believed that the radiation had somehow interfered with a number of systems within the station that the on-board technicians just couldn’t all catch at once. As a result the on-board systems failed in a chain reaction which could have lead to catastrophic casualties. Ariel and Arcturus believed it was purely a communication problem, as the life support systems were tested so vigorously beforehand. Alexei was a little more skeptical, he had personally helped develop some of these systems, and did not believe they could have failed in this manner. As the technicians approached the moon, systems on the carrier ship did not show any signs of damage, but stress aboard the ship began to rise. Space is a cold and dangerous place, even one minor slip-up could result in deadly solar radiation exposure, internal compression failing, or worse, complete life support system failure. In addition, Jim slowly began to feel a headache coming on, but assumed it is due to dehydration from stress. As the repair ship grew closer to the Station, requests for boarding are met with an eerie silence, and so the technicians are forced to manually dock with station itself. However, much to the technicians surprise, the automated docking system appeared to be in working order as docking was done entirely by the computer guidance system. The five technicians suited up in their state of the art space suits, developed to protect the fragile human body from even the harshest conditions. The docking doors too, seemed to be in working order, along with the pressurization chambers. As the technicians stepped into the pressurizing area, they awaited with great apprehension as to what they would see on the other side. When the station doors opened, they couldn't have been more horrified. The entire station was bathed with a warm but dark, red light, so much so that the human pupil appeared to be red, but this was presumably part of the alarm system. The air was stale, and dust was noticeably floating through the air, but the air systems did appear to be working. What was most shocking was the streaks of blood, and what appeared to be bloody hand prints strewn across the station floor and walls. At this point, the stress among the crew was increasing by the minute, and Jim’s headache was getting worse. “I won’t let this interfere with my work” Jim thought, “People could be in danger here and I need to be clear headed.” The technicians spread out and began a search pattern throughout the station.  As the crew proceeded throughout the station, the most disturbing part of the experience wasn't the misplaced blood or the eerie silence of the station, but the lack of bodies to be found, anywhere. As the technicians inspected the ship it was apparent that being all alone up there wasn’t the most comforting thing. The gradual tick of all the sensors and machinery paired with the deadening silence was almost maddening, and Jim’s headache was becoming a serious problem. The crew congregated at the main deck of the station, and had little to report. The same mysterious blood streaks, but nothing was damaged, and they couldn't figure out why the alarm had been set off. So they decided to inspect the only section of the station that had yet to cover, the bridge. Upon arriving at the bridge, the doors appeared to be welded shut and wouldn't budge. The team spent the next fifteen minutes de-welding the doors, and what they saw next was particularly unnerving. Upon prying open the bridge doors, the technicians were greeted by the sight of the former crew members, almost dog piled on top of each other, all with stab, energy shot, and even some burn wounds, adorning their pale bodies. What was most peculiar however, was that the bridge had appeared to be de-pressurized, perfectly preserving the bodies and keeping the smell of decomposition at bay. The technicians immediately pressurized the bridge again, and immediately began to scan the database for clues on what may have happened. It was during this time that Jim’s headache became so overpowering the he collapsed to the floor, and appeared to be unconscious. Sarah rushed to Jim and takes his pulse, which is still normal, and all his other life signs seem stable. Ariel, Arcturus, and Alexei all begin to find that the station was gathering extensive data on the moon’s surface, and the strange radiation it was giving off.They were suddenly interrupted by Sarah’s horrific shrieking, Jim had regained consciousness, but something was terribly wrong. His eyes no longer a deep blue, but instead had turned to a noticeable pitch black,  and the veins in his face protruding which gave the appearance of blue streaks running down his face. For a moment, he stood, as if trying to register what he was seeing, but in a split second later, he begins to lunge at Sarah, making aggressive movement towards her. It was then that Sarah’s judgement had obviously cracked, she screamed and ran off the bridge, into the derelict station, with Jim sprinting after her. It was standard protocol that all astronauts, technicians included, should carry personal defence weapons on them at all times, and it was then when they all heard the distinctive “BANG!” of Sarah’s energy pistol. Alexei stated “Ariel, Arcturus, please hurry and find out what is happening, I will try to recover as much of the data as I can, I believe I can extract most of what we need, as I have worked with this technology before.” They both nodded, and disappeared into the eerie red hallways of the station, Alexei furiously typing away. As Arcturus and Ariel pursue Jim and Sarah, there are noticeable signs of a struggle, first Sarah’s helmet, and further down the hallway, Sarah’s discarded energy charge from her pistol. After a full ten minutes of searching, Arcturus and Ariel find Jim near the mess hall, his body laying on the ground surrounded by a dark pool of blood, yet Sarah is nowhere to be found. Arcturus and Ariel examine his body, and the quickly find a energy hole in Jim’s helmet, going straight through his brain. They find another energy hole in Jim’s knee, and what appears to be Sarah’s glove clenched in his hand. Meanwhile, back on the bridge, Alexei begins to find interesting data, particularly from the medical bay of the station. It turns out the headaches were not a random occurrence after all, the stations doctors had done extensive research on different patients, with all the same symptoms. At first the headaches seemed unexplainable with traditional tests, but with more advanced brain CAT scans, it was apparent the patients had a very real problem. The electromagnetic radiation being thrown up from the moon was actually interfering and degrading the neural pathways to the brain, overloading them with electrical information and to be put in simple terms “blowing brain fuses.” This described the uncontrollable violent reactions from affected crew members, they had lost all brain inhibitors, and were consumed by rage. It described how the disturbed blood flow was a result of the neural pathway degradation, giving the blue streak appearance. Not only this, but the infected appeared to have much higher pain tolerance as their inhibitors no longer functioned properly. The pitch black eyes however seemed to be a coincidental side effect and could not be explained. Unfortunately the stations doctors had developed a cure, but not before they too had been affected, and succumbed to the rage. Alexei then found one last video log, from the captain of the station himself. It would appear he was the last survivor, and in an effort to stop the infection from spreading, he lured all the infected into the bridge, and proceeded to de-pressurize the entire bridge section, therefore eliminating the infection. Alexei knew what he had to do, he had to find his way to the medical bay, and he already had a small headache coming on. With the excessive stress and the dire news, Alexei neglected to notify his team mates on to where he was going. Meanwhile, Arcturus and Ariel were on their way to the bridge, to report the unsuccessful search and rescue mission. They returned to the bridge, but Alexei was gone, and they could hear sharp breathing behind them. They both drew their pistols, but it was too late, the infected Sarah pounced on Arcturus, shooting him point blank in the face, and used his body as a shield from Ariels blasts, and proceeded to stab Ariel with a sharp piece of metal repeatedly. Alexei, unaware of his crewmates demise, had finally made his way to the medical bay, where he found the vials containing some kind of neural insulant, protecting the brain from the intense electromagnetic radiation. The serum needed one last round through a centrifuge before human injection. As Alexei loaded the samples into the centrifuge he remembered that he had not checked in on Arcturus and Ariel, but when he tried to contact them, he was met by radio silence. As he finished the sample loading, he turned to the entrance of the medical bay. There stood what was formerly Sarah. Her unmasked face streaked with blue veins, her long brown hair and suit stained with blood, missing one glove, with her piercing black eyes staring at Alexei, with a energy pistol in her hand, all under the red glow of the alarm lights. Despite his headache growing more painful, Alexei’s quick thinking drove him to dive behind a counter, Sarah energy shot missing him by inches. It was at this point that Alexei understood his crewmates were long gone, and he would soon be irreversibly damaged if he didn’t inject himself. As fond as Alexei was of Sarah, he knew he had to kill her, to put her out of her misery. Alexei grabbed his pistol, and inched out from behind the counter. Sarah was apparently ready for him as she shot immediately and grazed Alexei on his arm. As Sarah proceeded towards the counter, Alexei knew his time was running out. With a sudden spur of courage, Alexei waited until the right moment, where he caught Sarah by surprise, kicking her feet out from under her with a swift kick, and with no hesitation, shot her in the chest, penetrating her heart. With a heavy heart, Alexei shed a tear, for he did not enjoy killing Sarah, and his crewmates, his family, had perished to the mysteries of space. Wrapping his injured arm in gauze, Alexei quickly gathered the serum samples and injected himself with one of them. The relief was instant, Alexei’s headache vanished, and the pain of his arm shot through his body like a bolt of electricity, but Alexei had to warn Earth before fixing himself. As he proceeded to the bridge, Alexei felt so much remorse for all those that had died, in the name of exploration, and he wondered if this could happen again. His thoughts were closed with his famous last words, “Earth, we have a problem.”