Contact - A monolith is brought down for research

4 weeks after the initial discovery of these ominous stones, The GC (Global Command) passes a law that allows a few select researches to come in contact with what are now known as Monoliths. They targeted the closest Monolith to the shore, chaining it up and pulling with a slew of helicopters, it moved with ease. Once above ground, the Monolith ceased it's hovering and fell to the sand, being relatively close to the ground it did not damage any of the aircraft as it fell.

Over the course of the next few months, numerous tests were conducted to further understand the Monoliths. A very small amount was gleaned from these tests, apart from the fact that it had been hand carved, yet nothing of it's age, ability to hover or from where it came could be understood. No radiation, no known source of power, just stone.