The Dimensional Collective: General Lore

Gladiaxa

RandomCommander You only detect a single being in motion, but it does not seem to emit anything. The ship is old, very old, about 3 million years old. His condition is deplorable, and nothing works. Nevertheless, you detect a stasis field in a room.

RandomCommander

Gladiaxa
"Only one being, presumably in stasis. This ship is beyond repair."
"Do we know of this kind of ship?"
"It seems similar to that of divine entities in Dimension D065_91533, but more... alive and... dangerous. It's pretty old, though. Other than that, I got nothing else."
"Perhaps we should send this to an Explorer-Class Core."
"Sounds logical."

The Subcores ping the network to send an unknown derelict to an Explorer Dimension. After a willing Core-AI agreed to the transfer, the portal closed and re-opened, this time emitting a cyan-like glow. The Subcores take the ship via tractor beam and send it through this new portal.

The dimension here is owned by Reflex-Jacket. It is similar to all the other Core-AI IPD Dimensions, except everything else is cyan and blue instead of red. The "space" in this dimension is still colored Lavender.

The same welcoming group is seen, only there are more Subcores and they are better equipped for scanning, sensory and scouting details. They will deeply scan the ship, and the individual within it (which they should be able to do so)

Gladiaxa

RandomCommander There is very little painting on the ship, but you get to read "MN Kingdom: Diamond, class IRT-645". The ship has many lanes, but there are no surviving systems running, and therefore no air. The form of life seems to move quickly in the ship, and the stasis field remains in the center of the ship, motionless. It seems that the ship had high technology, with advanced guns, and a fairly high logistics.

Gladiaxa

@RandomCommander

RandomCommander

Gladiaxa ((Have to juggle around other lore events. Will get back to you))

Gladiaxa

RandomCommander . . .

Gladiaxa

RandomCommander Waiting room...

RandomCommander

Gladiaxa ((I am so very sorry I was away for so long without warning: Finals really bogged me down.))

"Hmm, one life form seems to be running around the ship very quickly. Frantic Crewmember or Dangerous Predator?"
"Y'know, there's only one way to find out. We should, y'know, send a Sim-Program scout team to check it out. And, y'know, if that thing turns out to be dangerous... y'know we can just try using the Scions to, uh, calm it down I guess."
"Preferably I would like to know these facts before we send a team in."
"Try Hailing it?"
"Very good chance the Communications equipment is busted. But I suppose it is worth a try regardless."

One of the Subcores tries to hail the ship.

Gladiaxa

RandomCommander no answer, the ship does not deviate from its trajectory.

Gladiaxa

RandomCommander Cough cough

ImTired

Gladiaxa First you were in the waiting room, now you are coughing. Are you at the doctor's office?

Gladiaxa

ImTired I do not know, we are not in a dimensional collective of doctor? I thought.

RandomCommander

Gladiaxa ((Seriously, you need to get that cough checked 😛))

After another attempt with the same result, the Captain of the hailing Subcore shrugs.
"Welp, I tried. I hope there isn't... y'know, some crazy monster in that derelict."
"Well for Core's sake, tractor the damn thing so it stays in one place and doesn't cause much trouble."
"...Y'know I thought we already did that? Whatever."
Escorted by two heavy fighters, a Transport is dispatched to the safest place for docking on the ship.

Drakador_Chaos

RandomCommander
...at the same time at which the transmission reached the Solaric Empire, unknown to both factions, a transmission reached the Dimensional Collective system at the borders of the galaxy, it seemed to be marked with a TATC verification code and was apparently originating from one of their various transmission beacons...
/Transmission Start/
Greetings Dimensional Collective, Atma Varven, Head of TATC,
In accordance with the wishes of my superior, I´d hereby officialy like to discuss a trade between the TATC and the DC. If you want to know about the details, come to the Headquarters.
/Transmission End/
...the transmission seems to be pre-recorded, rather than live, which was...somewhat odd coming from the TATC...

Gladiaxa

RandomCommander There is no suspicious movement, your transport are going well.

Gladiaxa

RandomCommander (ok, that does not lead to anything)
The ship teleports suddenly, leaving no apparent trace.

Amazing_Goob

Drakador_Chaos apparently

Drakador_Chaos seemed

Drakador_Chaos was...somewhat odd coming from the TATC...

It's a trap!

Drakador_Chaos

Amazing_Goob
Is that so?

Tson

@RandomCommander
In a DC Fringe system, scanners go wild as what looks like a Solaric Battlegroup manifolds in.

image https://i.imgur.com/TENizKW.png

The ships however are in various states of disrepair, damaged, and limping, a "Nicodemus Extremis" class cruiser transmits a signal to any nearby DC units.

++This Is Commander Grean of the "Vox Dei", We throw ourselves on your mercy Dimensional Collective, the Solaric Empire has fallen, and we are homeless and helpless.++

The fleet numbers approximately 250 cruisers (Including 1x "Nicodemus Extremis" class Megaheavy cruiser, 1x "Penultimate Truth" class Superheavy weapons platform, 47x "Nicodemus Regis" class Superheavy Cruisers, 3x "Doomsday" class Heavy weapons Platforms, and 20x "Nicodemus Paramount" class scout cruisers, there are also roughly 920 support ships in the form of frigates and transports, many carried in the hangars of the Cruisers.)

++Please, do not deny us now, we have been your ally...++
There is a note of pleading in the Commander's voice, totally unlike the usual Solaric patter.

RandomCommander

Tson

image https://i.imgur.com/G5UiCUV.jpg
((Let's just pretend its the same backdrop, K?))

Energy signatures on a beacon network the Solaric force happened by signify that the Collective has received their message. This far out on the fringes of Collective "territory," all the ships and installations match entries in the registry of "Explorer-Class" DC vessels.

Except for one...

picture that don't want to act correct

This doesn't match any known ship blueprint currently in the Solaric's database under "DC Ships," but it seems that the appearance as well as the microtransmissions going to and from the beacon network and this ship suggest that it is a legitimate DC ship. Collective IFF Signals for the beacon network signal to the Solarics that is is under Window-Null's control, but this ship seems to be under the control of someone named "Cypher-Null..." Perhaps there is some relationship?

/Transmission start/
"Sympathetic: We are sorry to hear that, Commander Grean. It seems that the entire galaxy has gone to a relative term for extreme waste within a short local timeframe. First the Mak, then the Contemplator, now a Rogue Core uprising. Analysis: The trace residue of the scarring on your ships seems to be from very accurate stasis cannon shots... perhaps the Ever Legion came in full force?"

"We can discuss war stories later. You have been requested to proceed immediately to Fortress Alpha for further briefing. Another group of your fallen race has already made it there."
/Transmission End/

Tson

RandomCommander
++Your assumptions are correct, but as you said, we will inform you later, thank you.++
The fleet manifolds out.