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RandomCommander "Great, they are on to me." He uses psionics to block all evilness radiating from him.
The Second Tau Empire
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...
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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.
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(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
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Jenwuf "I'm here to make a offer to you."
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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?"
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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..."
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.
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25,000m
the glow seems to be eminating from specific points on the tree, but regardless
from here the trees seem to glow all over15,000m
faint psionic readings emit from the largest tree
occasional pulses of energy also emit themselves from the tree.10,000m
The HQ, is a mere orange-white dot in a small clearing.5000m
The HQ is clearly has a Tent like structure for a roof
presumably, as hillariously contradictive as it is
they have some kind of temporary HQ here while they research the planet more.The tree however, has holes dotted upon it, with bright blue lights glowing from within.
this one, seems to be around 3000m tall
and dwarfs the others around it.
As the ship descends further still, small electronic interferances occasionally knock out a peice of navigation equiptment, only to return to functionality soon after.
Although, as small as it is, the HQ stands out enough to land without navigation equiptment.
The STE shuttle still follows closeley behind.
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Jenwuf "All you have to do is serve me for a few years, doing some errands like picking up packages, finding artefacts, that sort of stuff. Deal?"
Amazing_Goob
"umm... i... i dont know...
you know what, fine!
for the greater good right? thats what they say isnt it?"
RandomCommander
the ships are now almost landed, their landing gears engaged.
"...Are these trees attempting to contact us?"
"Keep calm and carry on, I say."
"This is an extremely weird planet to place a HQ on."
"Anyone else have a bad feeling about this?"
"I'm not complaining."
"Let's get this overwith."
As the Slave-AI chatter among themselves, the Transport lands and the ramp opens. Some get out and set up some devices around the transport, some walk out in formation to meet the locals in an official manner - probably the ones in the STE shuttle following them - and others just stay in the transport and run through the data they have collected/are collecting...
Jenwuf Amazing_Goob Drakador_Chaos
Two projections appear and form opaque humanoid figures. The most notable feature about both of them is that they are mostly polygonal and angular, and instead of legs, their bodies form a point towards the floor and they seem to float. A tall, red "Avatar" with a multitude of swords and blades in sheaths on its "hips" and back looks around the room warily, while a cyan "Avatar" with a rectangular head, a sturdy collar and and robot-like hands holding a glowing white cube addresses the Empress.
"Sorry for this sudden intru-- uh... oh dear..." Reflex-Jacket immediately notices the glowing red feather.
((Extra bit of description: DC Avatars can be up to four times the size of a human individual. These two have respectfully condensed themselves to twice the size.))
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Jenwuf "And That, Makes three." You are now under the total control of Ixornvas! Your eyes turn black.