Bear with me, but the store room is off limits

[Vaporisor]

((first time posting in stories, but this is just too interesting not to share))

Stories of stranded victims of ship failure, raiders, or anything to cause jettison to the escape pods is common to the news and written about in stories all the time.  Those who crash into hostile terrain and lucky just to escape while others land in paradise and lay the foundation for new trade cities that the rich flock to for the lush landscapes.

For the survivors that crashed onto the remote planet of Azefafage Sinistra, It seemed like their misfortune became fortune.  Jesse, Tina, and Jess were the only survivors from a ship that was making the rounds for the next quadrant's political campaign.  Tina being the social liason and the other two part of the security detail.  The politician  was one believing in system and order until something unknown caused the ship's reactor to go critical.

As debris continued to rain down, they knew they wouldn't be found by any searchers.  So they set about securing an outpost to make their escape.  Fortune smiled upon them.  Even without the time to designate a landing position, they found themselves in a nice and mild climate.  Plenty of building materials and wildlife to feed themselves.  Ground at that crash site was rich with plenty of geothermal vents nearby to power their makeshift installation.

A couple months later as the crops readied to be harvested, an escape pod crashed to the ground.  Inside was their political escort, Vladimir.  All rejoiced as he was a good man and a hard worker.  This former soldier turned politician was good with a gun and things were looking okay.

During the initial year, another escape pod from ship unknown crashed nearby as well as a person lost found their way and was welcomed in.  Even the local indigenous population was quite reasonable.  One tribe was initially hostile, but after the colonists released survivors from an initial attack, and then gifts of good will, they eventually became trading partners.  Aside from the occasional raid from a pirate group that claims the planet is theirs, all seemed well.

Hrm.... not entirely true.  The fertile land, and abundance of wildlife has created one problem in paradise.  A prolific population of predators exists all around in the forests.  Unfortunately, during the first year, walls and security had not been completely established and predator attacks were far too common so a strict sleep curfew was in place for evenings.  However tamed animals were lost, most notably Vladimir's Terrier which had survived the ship's destruction.

However one year, a cougar attacked while one of the hunters was out.  A hunter shot but did not kill the cougar.  Our local animal trainer, who up until know was rasing some cats to keep rats away, and huskies for labour, decided to rescue and heal said cougar.  There was concern for safety with a wild animal in the compound.  To solve this, Tina decided to convert an unused storeroom into a makeshift kennel. 

Over time, she was able to tame the cougar.  A local tribe had a male they had tamed for sale and she started breeding and training cougars for sale to the other tribes.  These fast animals have been in demand and successfully trained due to their strength and combat prowess.

However, just recently in the winter of third year, another mishap with the predators occured...  A stray shot from a hunter hit a massive grizzly bear and enraged not only it, but others nearby!  All by himself, the hunter fled back into the compound and the gates were locked.  This did not stop the bears who rushed into the main compound.  The automatic turrets were designated to fire at these animals and proceeded to promptly take them down.

They did not die though.

Tina and her affinity to animals simply could not let these wounded creatures just be butchered for no reason.  Food levels were high and the coolers full.  So the three bears were moved into the store room where Tina healed their wounds and is now attempting to befriend these large and dangerous creatures.

Entering such a small room and seeing these large bears inside is truly a sight to behold!  Be careful Tina, if you provoke them, you will have but moments to escape.



Also, those responsible for construction have noted they installed roofs over the solar panels.  This was temporary and has since been removed since taking the airborne photographs.

[ruddthree]

I like the red lamps with the gray concrete, and steel walls and furniture, it looks menacing!

[Ceglaaa]

Wow, that was one risky act of mercy

[elix00]

That was a good change of pace I liked it crazy cat lady turns to mad animal trainer.

[SpaceDorf]

How is it going with the bears ?

My colony might have produced the perfect sculpture for you



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