translatorofthehiveminds The Coreship passes through okay, but some of the escorts crash into other parts of the shield and... shatter into thousands of sparkly particles. Like multicolored fireflies, they gather into a sort of swarm and swiftly go through the opening and merge into the Coreship.
The rest of the fleet taper and wobble their way onto the planet's surface, some end up with a hard landing, others seem to hover over the surface more than usual before touching down. The Coreship lands with a reverberating thud after what remained of the escort fleet had finished landing on the surface.
Some crew came out of some of the larger ships... it became evident that they were obviously not 'alive' to begin with. Ugly husks of metal with only vaguely humanoid shapes limp towards the Coreship as they prepare for the Avatar to appear. They don't seem to show any sign of intelligence...