ISOLATE

Despite heavy opposition, the two squads had achieved their objective, holding off the 
genestealers until the alien data had been transmitted to the chapter mother ship. Initial 
analysis of the data streams showed that the ship was not the floating hulk the Space Marines 
had supposed it to be but was in fact being directed by an external source based on the planet 
of Grazarch XXIV in the nearby Altron star system. 

As the data was no way near complete things could not be said for certain but when sent
to headquaters the Techpriest of Heiser confirmed their beliefs. All this had an
origin, something sent this hulk towards them.

Further analysis revealed that the hulk had drifted through the Altron system some time in the
recent past and had dropped a number of landing pods onto the planet. The only possible conclusion
was that the small Imperial mining colony on Grazarch had been overrun and that someone or
something on the planet was directing the hulk. All attempts to establish communication with
Grazarch failed, but an Astropath on Formund informed the chapter that all contact with the mining
colony had been lost for three years.

Certainly an attack on the colony had to be done. Whatever loomed on that planet had to
be dealt with but until the Empiric army could summon its forces the first thing to do
was to stop the signal.

The captain knew that he had to deal with the threat. The alien signal emanating from Grazarch
could control more than just the hulks movements - it might be able to activate the ships
weapons systems, force the hulk back into the warp, or even trigger a self-destruct sequence.

There was only one way to stop the threat of genestealers, the squads were dispatched to
re-program the alien receiver. 
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