The Depths [Event]

Rifqi_Fajar_Zain

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The wisp takes a further examination on both hivemind tech and normal matter.

The Seeker continues its investigation to the outer side of the junkyard.

The probe takes its flight to the center of the dead mothership.

Compilatron The Domination

(Also, Dominatron is not a typo. It's the actual name for the faction itself)

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Rifqi_Fajar_Zain The wisp, lacking any powerful scanning capability, can't perform any more advanced scans. All they can do is track the target, or attempt low-tech scans such as radio and visual scanning.

Reaching the outskirts of the junkyard, the Seeker already finds remenants of the old drones faction. Dead shells of drones lost after the war... if it could even be called a war when so one sided. Some more advanced structures, construction drones used to assemble other drones. What's most interesting however is that some of the drones have been picked apart cleanly, not torn or wrecked, but delicately salvaged from...

The dead mother ship is a massive structure... records needn't lie about it's scale. What a gift it truely must've been oh so long ago... but a shame it is for it to be in this state.

The center of the ship is the main cargo bay, a collection of what used to be a bustling warehouse of materials of any kind. There could be some artifacts, weapons or tools, depending on what they search for. Beware of the risks associated with exploring the ship of a faction known for it's doomsday devices...

Rifqi_Fajar_Zain

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The wisps take further visual scanning and attempt to closer contact with them.

The Seeker collects remaining data from the old drones faction as well as the trace of the war. Once enough data is collected, the seeker leaves The Depths and returns to base. The remaining data from the old drones is not deleted.

The probe takes a further investigation inside the cargo bay.

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Rifqi_Fajar_Zain Visual scanning of the debris shows a vaguely humanoid object, but the difficulty of tracking the debris with it's movements made it hard to get any clearer images. The debris seemed to be scanning the drone once more, and as though it knew it's will, slowed down it's movements.

Attempting another visual scan, the drone could make out a definitive humanoid shape, with what might be long hair coming from their head. Despite the doppler effect, the object seemed to have a slight blue hue to it.

The drone's logs had blackbox recordings following the destruction of the sector by hiveminds, but nothing particularly interesting could be recovered. It'd take a while to return to the site in search of more information.

One drone seemed to have logs that detailed it's activation after it's supposed destruction... having performed a few navigation manoeuvres before shutting down again. Curious.

Scanning the cargo bay reveals too much interference to make out any specific object, unless you knew what you were looking for.

Rifqi_Fajar_Zain

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One of the wisps begins to track the strange humanoid object.

The Seeker doesn't seem to care about the drone. It leaves to the NA-LD base, uploads the data to the data library, and then returns to the previous location and attempt to delete the original data of the old drones, so Dominatron will not be able to obtain the data.

The probe marks the location and then take a further scanning on the artifacts the mothership has. Continued with remaining weapons and technologies.

Rifqi_Fajar_Zain

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"We need a further investigation to make sure that you are not hiding anything suspicious."

Compilatron One drone seemed to have logs that detailed it's activation after it's supposed destruction... having performed a few navigation manoeuvres before shutting down again. Curious.

(Also, I thought another foreign drone came next to a Seeker. Apparently, it was the drone from the lost drones. Ah, man!
I consider the Seeker didn't notice it completely)

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Rifqi_Fajar_Zain The humanoid object slows down considerably. It's... extremely strange.

It appears to be a humanoid female, wearing an odd dress. She has long, neon blue hair perfectly draped behind her and some form of heavy axe on her back...

It's smiling. Not the menacing crazy smile, a polite smile...

The seeker completes its mission. Unfortunately, it's soon struck by debris on it's exit, almost immediately destroying it.

The probe locates an ancient bomb! More than likely some kind of doomsday device. What it does exactly is unclear, but it can't be good. Unfortunately, the bomb is stuck under some rubble, meaning attempting to salvage it may prove dangerous.

Rifqi_Fajar_Zain

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The wisp flies around her and doesn't talk. Instead, it emits a bright blue light but only illuminates the small area around her.

(So, how much damage it took? And does that happen after it returned to the base and uploaded the data?)

The probe gathers the available information of the ancient bomb and then leaves the mothership.

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Rifqi_Fajar_Zain The humanoid faces the wisp, and waves to it. However... something began penatrating the wisp. Like it's knowledge was being drawn from it, abusing the link it had to Plas Mar to siphon bits of information...

She seemed to... hug the wisp? An affectionate hug, but hard to tell using just the camera link. She seemed to know enough, and proceeded to fly off in the direction of Plas Mar's core. Well, whatever efforts he took to protect his location from foreign parties shortly went to waste...

Records identified she is, in fact, wearing a maid dress. This deeply confused Plas Mar extensively... as it would confuse anyone else.

(Records were deleted before it was destroyed. Now it's just no more than scrap)

[NA-LD gained Lost Drone black box records!]
[NA-LD lost seeker] (they may still be able to salvage their core)

The bomb contained extremely exotic forms of matter that the Dominatron has no knowledge of how to fabricate. However, it is theoretically possible for the device to form a black hole wherever it is deployed.

[Dominatron learnt Doomsday Device schematics!] (Cannot be made without "Advanced Scavanger Fabrication")

HMS-Hood

Compilatron the sas dispatch a lancaster to the "depths" the lancaster crews being know for there high resolve and vigor in tough events they were perfect for the job they are given a "grand slam" bomb as there payload it is meant to be used incase of heavy debris that is in the way for the Lancaster or getting into the hull of a old ship they are being escorted by 2 swift FR.13s with there aux. fuel tanks located on the lower edge of there wing they have the same range as the lancaster

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HMS-Hood As soon as they enter, the lancaster detects high concentrations of extremely anomalous materials. Visual contact showed peices of debris covered in blood red spikes, glistening like crystals...

In the distance there are several locations to explore. Dominating the scene was the wreckage of a massive ship, of which could contain many many goodies. Below them was a planet, blood red in colour, and screamed danger from the sensors. The source of the burst, was pin-pointed to a moon, closely orbiting the planet. It seemed to be surrounded by a thick layer of metal and debris, but lacked the threat of anomalous materials.

Locations:

Battlefield
Moon (Outer)
Derelict megaship (Fore/Center/Aft)
Planet

Altraxia

Compilatron Near the edges of The Depths a gleaming crystalline being moved through space at sublight speed. The being resembled a gigantic cosmic serpent,glowing with a purple light. It was on it's way back to it's nest after retrieving a chunk of crymnant stolen by pirates. Due to it's recklessness it used too much of it's power,and was unable to ftl back. As such,the being roamed around,looking for a star to feed off of.

It was startled by the sudden blast of energy coming from within the Depths. It's senses told that the energy was from a supernova,or at least what seemed like one. It headed towards the source of the explosion,hoping to consume some of the energy to return. After a long while ,it saw a thing shoot by,leaving a strange trail. Curious,it approached the trail.

this trail....it seems to be headed near the Nest. It gives off a strange presence,quite similar to Narcrus' warp engine. it said to itself. perhaps I can utilize it to return home? Would it be more reasonable to focus on the nova?

After some time thinking,it decided to split itself into two halves,one to follow in the trail and another to investigate the energy signature.

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Altraxia The debris' signature was extremely strange. A part of it held... ancient technology that it had never seen before. The kind that belonged to ancient beings known as "The Hiveminds". The rest of it was... surprisingly mundane. A collection of fairly basic materials. The debris' flight path proved fairly normal at first, but then it curved, and strafed, becoming erratic. What the hell was it?

The source of the burst seemed to be located in a dense field of debris. "Field" was an understatement, it was a battlefield that spanned a system. The serpant sensed great danger in this sector, and the cries of a million souls lost...

In the distance was the wreckage of a massive derelict ship. The field orbited a planet, which was a deep blood red colour, and screamed danger. Nearby, a moon orbited, surrounded by a dense debris field, but seemed largely clean of any anomalous materials.

As the serpent watched, a piece of debris floated past. It was covered in blood red spikes, and glistened in the light. It looked unnatural... and dangerous.

Rifqi_Fajar_Zain

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After the maid has been identified, Plas Mar sends His task force of wisps and scout wisps to take further information on the maid, as well as securing the hivemind tech

[Mission accomplished]
The data and records are sent to x00 and it plays the black box records

In the Dominatron base, the schematics are studied further.

HMS-Hood

Compilatron the crew chooses to explore the main battlefield their primary target being smaller battle cruisers and frigates but still keep a keen eye out for anything that may help them, they keep their speed low and guns ready the swift FR.13s have the safety on their missiles and torpedos off, they are ready in case of alarm

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Rifqi_Fajar_Zain Although the maid's movements make it difficult to track, the more detailed scanning capacity allowed a more thorough examination of the maid. It appeared she was some kind of android, made using unknown parts of an unknown creator. That said, the technology was appoximately similar to the NA-LD, but heavily refined. The hivemind signature appeared to come from within the maid, which consisted of an artifact Plas Mar has never seen before: A hivemind core?

Plas Mar felt the control of his drones fade... their weapons systems shutting down. He couldn't command them to come back online, even though the drones remained perfectly functional.

The sensors pinpointed the source of the interference to be the maid, who was actively disrupting all weapon commands...

She seemed intelligent, maybe she can communicate?

Nothing more of value is recovered from the blueprints. A weapon is only useful if you know how to make it's parts.

Rifqi_Fajar_Zain

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The scout wisp flickers at her, creating a morse code, which says,
"Identify yourself, madam."

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Rifqi_Fajar_Zain The maid-android-thing takes off her axe, and holds it sideways. She grips the handle and blinks back another message in morse code.

"Hello. I have no name. Who are you?"

Rifqi_Fajar_Zain

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"We are the wisps of Plas Mar, sent here to secure the potentially harmful objects."

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Rifqi_Fajar_Zain "I assure you, I am perfectly harmless"

The maid twirls on the spot... does she even know what she is?

"Oh, of course! The hivemind core! Yes, it is now my storage device. I intend to explore the galaxy to see it's wonders."

Her motives seem similar to the lost drones which once inhabited the area... Could she be related?

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Rifqi_Fajar_Zain "Ok!"

Overcompliently, the maid android put away their axe, and flew up to the scanner drone. She was hugging it?

At least it made it easy to scan the maid android. Nothing particularly suspicious could be located besides the hivemind core, which was basically built into her body. There was no way of removing it without damaging her, and this also means she was built around the core.

Rifqi_Fajar_Zain

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The wisps successfully examined the maid and the hivemind core. The scout wisp flickers,
"We are done scanning. Thank you for your cooperation."
The wisps permit to leave the hivemind core and take another search around The Depths. They reboot their weapon and communication device.