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Jenwuf Just as the last civil ships are forced away, not one, but TWO Coreships exit the portals, guarded by a vast assortment of large droneships and Subcores. One fleet is Explorer-Class, and is in the lead, but a much more imposing Assault-Class Coreship is behind them, with its own swathe of Assault Droneships - Light Cruisers and Heavy Cruisers mainly.

The Explorer Coreship is the one that hails the HQ:

/Transmission Start/
"Second Tau Empire, this is Reflex-Jacket of the Dimensional Collective. We are requesting to speak with your Empress. An urgent matter has arisen."
/Transmission End/

      RandomCommander
      //TRANSMISSION START//
      "Affirmative, ill patch in a comms link now.
      Unless you wish to speak to her in person?"
      //TRANSMISSION END//

      a small floatilla of Corvette and patrol ships drop from Echo cruise nearby.
      image https://i.imgur.com/NpTOxaq.png
      Their weapons remain unpowered, their shields however are up.

      The relaxed atmosphere in the STE command room, quickly replaced itself with one of tension.
      And the crews of every ship present, and those in the command room, sat in silence awaiting a reply.

        Jenwuf ((Wish I could take screenshots of my own, but Drones++ and Automation++ are incompatible with eachother, making my designs kaput 🙁))

        /Transmission Start/
        "I would rather speak to her in person - If it puts you at ease, I have a gift of technology that could possibly help her and her subjects - you and your fellow comrades - against a threat that we have just been made aware of. It is important that we talk to her as soon as possible. We mean no harm, Effervescent-Blade is only meaning to defend the ambassador - me."
        /Transmission End/

        The Explorer-Class do not have shields nor weapons charge. The Assault-Class only have shields at full and weapons at half-power.

          Amazing_Goob

          Sector-Link Log (Effervescent-Blade, Reflex-Jacket): +2071.06.08 sub_1304.12
Log Begin
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Effervescent-Blade: "I'm detecting chaotic, abyssal signals coming from the Empress' chambers, we must
hurry!"
Reflex-Jacket: "I... I think that's just the bloodied feather that she has around her neck"
Effervescent-Blade: "...Are you sure?"
Reflex-Jacket: "Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what it is. It came from the Scavangers, which came from... 
uh..."
Effervescent-Blade: "Let me guess, Bloodcult Space?"
Reflex-Jacket: "Well, there are a lot of--"
Effervescent-Blade: "I just got word that the New Scavangers have fallen under this demon's influence."
Reflex-Jacket: "SERIOUSLY!? Alright, fine, I'll teleport my avatar directly there after docking."
Effervescent-Blade: "I should come with you"
Reflex-Jacket: "I don't think it's the same chaotic entity! ...but yeah, come with, why not?"

          Jenwuf

          The Assault-Class Coreship slowly lingers to the front as the Explorer-Class Coreship awaits an answer.

                RandomCommander "Great, they are on to me." He uses psionics to block all evilness radiating from him.

                  Amazing_Goob
                  Jenwuf
                  ...as Ixornvas started talking to the empress the feather around her neck started emitting a dim bloodred glow, a presence could be felt, watching from beyond...

                      MaxwellCharlie
                      "hmm, two sounds like a good option, seems cheaper to make, and that is always good."

                      A radio he left in his cloak, now sat on a coat hangar in the main area, blurts out very loud, and rapid messages.

                      "oh god, what... excuse me for one second"

                      He rushes out the room and all Tharix can hear is now a mix of Akio and the person on the radio practically shouting at each other.
                      However silence falls on the radio frequency, and Akio runs back into the room.

                      "Okay, something urgent has come up, just umm... stay here for now I guess."

                      He runs back out the room, quickly followed by the sound of the front door closing.

                      RandomCommander
                      //TRANSMISSION START//
                      ok, you will need to use a planetary shuttle in that case, ill attach the coordinates for New Tau.
                      The HQ is in sector 5, a aircraft will guide you down.
                      //TRANSMISSION END//

                      Attached, are the coordinates for New Tau, which ironically is not the biggest planet in terms of population.

                      (Edit: This is in fact, the second planet to be called New Tau, and overall the third planet to be called Tau)

                      Amazing_Goob
                      The empress almost drops her tea when the voice seemingly just appeared from nowhere.
                      "um... h-hello?"

                      Drakador_Chaos
                      Somewhat ironically, she did not even look down to check on the feather.
                      She clearly is too distracted by the voice to even notice the somewhat obvious red glow.

                              (of course all this would happen as the STE finish their next two research projects)

                              RESEARCH REPORT 10/07/18

                              The next two research projects have been completed:

                              Stage II Hart Eter reversal
                              (lifespans now normalized, damage done not reversed)

                              Stage I Expansion Effort
                              (New, small space stations can be deployed to claim sectors faster and more efficient compared to a Tiark co Station)

                              Smaller research projects progress:
                              Regenerative hull plating (Anhysbys reverse engineered tech): 8/20 days

                              Anhysbys translator device: 10/30 days

                              Eho space theory (unlocks new research related to the Anhysbys home dimention): 3/37 days

                              FTL fuel efficiency I (reduces FTL fuel consumption): 5/10

                              Jenwuf "I'm here to make a offer to you."

                                Jenwuf
                                Tharix
                                As the radio in Akio's coat pocket begins making sounds, Tharix listens. He watched Akio go into the other room, and again listened. He heard bits and pieces of their chatter- erm, yelling, and began to think. He heard something about the Empress, trees, and feathers, as well as a huge fleet. He looked at Maya. "Any idea whats going on? Should I be alarmed?"

                                    Amazing_Goob
                                    "umm... w-who are you... and what is this offer you speak of."
                                    The empress sat still, and awaited a reply

                                    MaxwellCharlie
                                    Maya just stares blankly for a moment, before realising Tharix even spoke.
                                    "oh, no! im sure its fine...
                                    Although why would... or... huh."

                                        Jenwuf " I am no one of concern. My offer is infinite power, wealth, and anything you can imagine. "

                                          Amazing_Goob
                                          "but... no.... hmm... what would you want in return for such an offer, if i was to accept it.
                                          As stupid as something like infinite power sounds... ive seen it...
                                          The reports...
                                          All the good that could be done with the power ive seen in those reports...
                                          Objects, entire ships, entire planets ceasing to exist, no weapons, no war
                                          just... poof.
                                          All the potential..."

                                            Jenwuf

                                            Sector-Link Log (Effervescent-Blade, Reflex-Jacket): +2071.06.08 sub_1307.32
Log Begin
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Effervescent-Blade: "This will not do, Reflex-Jacket."
Reflex-Jacket: "Actually, I can just send a shuttle of Explorer-Class Slave-AI down there and then we can
use our Coreships to teleport our Avatars directly to her chambers."
Effervescent-Blade: "We have to be quick."
Reflex-Jacket: "I have the coordinates locked in, activating short-term rift jump."

                                            Without another transmission, the Coreships and their fleets Rift-warp to the new New Tau. An Explorer-Class Transport heads to the surface while both Coreships energy signatures heighten.

                                              Jenwuf
                                              Tharix
                                              He began to worry. Apparently he wasn't the only one, though, as lil' Phil the Mouse Droid was making sad sounds and was trying to hide under the couch, but couldn't, because the couch wasn't lifted off the ground high enough. Suddenly Tharix stood up. "Does this station have shields?"

                                                RandomCommander
                                                As the ship decends to the surface a small STE shuttle drops from Echo-cruise and immidiately begins flying towards the planet.
                                                It seemingly notices, but ignores the coreships and their respective fleets.

                                                The surface of the planet below, is blanketed by a thick treeline.

                                                50,000m
                                                Even from high altitudes, huge trees can be seen in the distance.
                                                and one sits calmly by the coordinates for the HQ, showing either the small size of the HQ or the Huge scale of these trees.

                                                30,000m
                                                The trees seem to glow from this height.
                                                a bright, brilliant blue.

                                                The ship continues downwards, the STE ship flying closely behind.

                                                  MaxwellCharlie
                                                  "well! of course it does... why do you ask? i doubt they will be intrested in this place"

                                                      Jenwuf
                                                      Tharix
                                                      "I... I just have a bad gut feeling... something big is about to happen..." Spoke he. The mouse droid finally realized that he isn't going to fit, and turns, slams into a wall, then backs up, and speeds under a table.

                                                        Jenwuf One of the Monitor-type Androids - big, bulky Explorer-Class androids with glowing CRT monitors for heads, probably as a cruel joke - points out the bio-luminescent trees at about 25,000m altitude. The Scout- and Seeker-type androids prepare themselves to begin scanning lifeforms once they touch down.

                                                        The Coreship Avatars are halfway finished starting up.