Amazing_Goob ((20 vs 19 (14 + 5)... How the fuck?))
Ixornvas actually believes that this is something he made himself, so he disperses it because why does he need an extra copy of himself? He suddenly registers a much different psionic signature - definitely of the Collective - but it quickly fades and is replaced with... Ixornvas' signature again, except this time, it's the EXACT SAME POWER LEVEL as he is.
He remembers that before, it was much more powerful. Now Ixornvas knows two things: This is NOT his own creation, and he must have caused some sort of damage to whatever is creating these mirror-images.
Drakador_Chaos
Noble-Maelstrom processes for a bit. "ARD protocol - Analyze, Restore, Destroy. We have two known hostile entities trying to break into the first shell of the Fortress-XVI program, and there are multiple other occurrences outside of DC territory, this may destabilize the Psionic mindspace slightly, but we already have multiple Trader-Class Cores attempting to maintain the field. We have three Gen-3 Core-AI not responding: Tandem-Force, Tandem-Mirage and Constable-Unknown."
"As an Assault-Class, I have to go within the territory and await combat orders... You're an Omni-Core, so... I think you have the freedom to choose which Class you want to support."
jbox1
A pair of Second-gen Core-AI are sent to the anomaly - each bringing about 3 to 5 subcore-equivalents. Due to the attack by Ixornvas, normalizing the 6th Dimension is top priority, and so such a large force is warranted. One Core, #716a91, is Assault-Class, while the second, #d0d82f, is Trader-Class.
((The changes will be in effect.))
Brank
((...Unsure. The 4th-Gen are very experimental, so the DC want them to keep as low a profile as possible - Prime himself is afraid that if Emperor-Lance (the Core) comes into contact with Emperor Lance of the Sunrise Empire, some sort of paradox will occur and possibly wipe them both out of existence.))
yobeefjerky
((For Continuity reasons, I'm saving the DC's reaction to the end of this post.))
G4L4XY
The Strawberryfish feel as though their every movement is tracked. Vision granted to them by Jabba shows that... well... there is a lot of stuff going on.
Scanners on the ships were not attuned to this dimension - neither were any of their other fish-based technology. Many amorphous figures seem to float by the windows of the ships - most of the crew that try to make sense of these figures end up going mad with too much information.
The package seems relatively unaffected, though. That's at least a good sign. This place is very disturbing without a proper lens to see it through...
RandomCommander
Prime grasped its Avatar's forehead with one hand while "hanging on" to the Warpstaff with the other. Seemingly Holographic screens whiz by at rapid speeds, and a tall, pure-white Pillar with a large Bypyramidal crystal on top is directly behind him, seeming to amplify... something within the Origin-type Core-AI. Numerous other Core-AI entities of varying generations are around him, either awaiting some sort of order or interacting with something inside the space. Communication is going at a rather fast pace:
"Rift-node 15 reporting damages, How is he getting through?"
"My fault - I'm not quite feel-- Not quite feeling myself right now. Recalibrating connection..."
"Prime, I have detected another anomalous signature - there seems to be a mass-based body nearby our territory."
"Nebulous-Destiny, Speculations?"
"Likely scenarios include a Fat deposit for the Strawberryfish that just warped in, a biomass deposit for some sort of Hegemony operation, perhaps an indirect means of warping the simulated realspace around it - kind of like how Galvanic-Aether first got here... Or some other entity is trying to get through."
"What entity do you presume?"
"...Someone either extremely bored or extremely interested."
"...Keep analyzing it. Notify me if it is perceived as a threat - highly unlikely though."
"Galvanic-Aether and Noble-Maelstrom just arrived."
"Was the mission completed?"
"Affirmative - looks like she has proven herself."
"Good - I was worried for a moment."
"Notice: CoreAI(Counter_Lambda, Pyrrhic_Monarch, Portal_Hexagon) = En route to Layer 6. ETA = 14 Blue."
"Any updates on Rift-Node 1?"
"Secondary threat still in hibernation. Type-F entity closing in on Type-X's location."
"Standby, we know not their intentions. Reflex-Jacket, do you require assistance?"
"N-Negative, I got this..."
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"REDIRECT 70% TO NODE 15. PRIMARY TYPE-X THREAT ENGAGED AT THAT LOCATION."
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The Collective are tactically and methodically fighting with everything they have. They don't expect this to be their last stand, but they are proceeding as if it is.
