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..."
Sector-Link Log (Effervescent-Blade, Reflex-Jacket): +2071.06.08 sub_1307.32
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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.
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.
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.))
Jenwuf "And That, Makes three." You are now under the total control of Ixornvas! Your eyes turn black.
RandomCommander "JUST too late."
RandomCommander
you notice the people running from the shuttle have weapons raised as they run into the complex
they actually suprisingly use CQC shotguns instead of spears.
one stays back and speaks to the just disembarked AI
"ok hello, umm kinda in a rush here but what the actual $&%$ is going on"
Amazing_Goob
"oh... so what happens now"
Either she hadnt noticed the two avatars at all
or more likeley she chose to ignore them
Amazing_Goob Both Avatars assume a combat stance upon noticing the Black eyes. Effervescent-Blade contacts the sixth dimension:
"WARNING: THE ENTITY HAS TAKEN OVER THE SECOND TAU EMPIRE RIGHT AS WE ARRIVED. ELEMENT OF SURPRISE HAS BEEN INVALIDATED. PERMISSION TO ENGAGE?"
"Don't Kill her! We need to... Save her! Trust me on this!"
Jenwuf More combat-ready androids suddenly exit the transport, and the ones speaking to the guards suddenly engage some sort of purple-and-cyan weapon... it gives a gnawing feeling at the back of ones head.
"Sir, I'm afraid your empress has JUST been taken over by a demon. We need to save her IMMEDIATELY."