Valkyrie Class General Station

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The machine stares on, slightly interested in the possibility of a future meeting..

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The transports magnetic clamps outside let out a loud metal clanking sound, as they were pulled into the dropship which orientated itself to the station. The dropship was charging its engines as it was off for a bit

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FangTheCat Roger looks impressed, but not wholly surprised by the fact that he's completely clean. He'd turn towards the Cattus-Sicut and ask a Question...

Doctor Roger: "So, I presume these new friends of yours are... Single-Celled organisms? Or are they similar to slime molds...? ...Sorry if I'm being offensive..."

In the Meantime, Malcom would stay around while his men Cleaned up the mess...

Captain Malcom: "So... What the Hell started this little Fiasco? I mean, I knew Smith went for a Gene Editing... But I don't know how in the Monarchy's Fall he got Bulletproof Skin!"

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"Well.. They are multi-cellular from what our research has shown.. but all cells are the same.. each one with the capability to change its hardness and transparency.. Of course there is extremely limited research done.. They Are capable of survival with nearly 80% of their body missing.. And with most lacking ability to feel physical pain.. it doesn't cause too much damage.."

Both the machine and the Gelatinous creature would help clean up.. The gelatinous creature would consume any small pieces of unusable debris..

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FangTheCat Doctor Roger would show great interest in their discoveries...

Doctor Roger: "Interesting... No, Fascinating... Well, Considering my predicament, I don't think it'd be safe to stay in home territory, seeing if there are any more Rogues around here... Wait."

Doctor Roger would find a heavily damaged, but still functioning Plant Symbiote, separated from it's host body. He'd pick it up after inspecting it for any remaining vines...

Doctor Roger: (Clears Throat) "Samson, who gave you the orders to attack us?"

The Symbiote would release several pheromones in an attempt to communicate; Roger would then resort to using a Pheromone Translator to converse with it.

Doctor Roger: "Alright... "Guard Smith"? Who commanded him? "Samson No. 7,200,352,116"... Alright, then who commanded them?"

What would next play on his translator would be a warning that the following message would be in an alien language... However, it plays in English for some reason...? Doctor Roger would read it out loud, trying to make sense of it;

Doctor Roger: "What the...? Alright... "Not who he seems, Not who he seems, Not who he seems...?"

The Symbiote would then jolt upon receiving a command from an unknown source; after this, it would begin producing electricity and swelling. Roger immediately recognises what is happening; he throws it in the back corner of the Cafeteria, and then gives out a simple order:

Doctor Roger: "EVERYBODY, BEHIND THE COUNTER! TAKE COVER!"

FangTheCat

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The Gelatinous creature stares in the direction, While the others duck..
Less than a second later, the creature is on top of the thrown Symbiote... like a giant shapeless transparent mass, acting like a syrup rather than water or a solid..

"Showoff.."

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FangTheCat The Symbiote self-destructs, but the Creature absorbs the blast; although strong enough to tear it slightly, the Symbiote's destruction was far less than lethal. Doctor Roger lets out a sigh of relief.

Doctor Roger: "Well, I've had enough for one day, personally. Repairs should be well-done by now, If I'm not mistaken..."

Captain Malcom: "Unfortunately not, Doctor. We've ran into several problems onboard their vessels."

Doctor Roger: "Vessels...? As In, you've been repairing each of them?"

Captain Malcom: "No, we've found something... Interesting, to say the least."

After making their way back to the Remna ship, a crew is trying to find something near the Vessel; upon being hit with an engineer's shovel, a Cloaked probe is broken. Upon sifting through the data, a more unfamiliar language is present, creating a message:

"Hlj ;fdh zfd vzx k zgk b
Z.szhx .dzf k b xl ajk ,.h z c ck.kbd g.h
K , ls hljfd fdzck b gnkx Dl glf Flbdf .zf,d
Gd.. d nls vzf zfd hlj sk..knb gl bl zbzk xg d(?)"

Although he recognises the language, Doctor Roger does not know how to read it...

Doctor Roger: "It's... Arsceant. The Dark Language, used by the Unbenevolent... Why would they take interest in our allies?"

Captain Malcom: "Let me see this, doctor."

Doctor Roger would sigh before handing him the broken Probe...

Doctor Roger: "Well, do your worst."

After clearing his throat, Captain Malcom begins... Accurately reading the language?

Captain Malcom: "You Prey are fas I ati g...?" ...Translating this language is a pain in the rear... Uh... "Fascinating"! Yeah, that's it.

"You prey are fascinating..."

Alright, next sentence... "Always learning so quickly and diligently..."

Uh... "I know you're reading this, Doctor Roger Clarke..."

And finally... "Tell me, how far are you willing to go against me?"

Doctor Roger: "... Holy Shit... Wait, Malcom, how the hell did you learn Arsceant?!"

Captain Malcom looks stressed after being asked how he learned the language, but he's still willing to tell the truth...

Captain Malcom: "... Seeing how the cell onboard has been wiped out, I guess I can safely tell you this without sparking another battle... Have you heard of Operation Chainhook?"

Doctor Roger: "Operation What?"

Captain Malcom: "The C.E.O. made the operation in order to form B.L.A.D.E... Prototype testing to destroy the Expansionist Monarchy of Varonguard and the Carnivore Pirte Guild? The Stricter unification of nearby allies? Part of the project was learning Arsceant to decode any transmissions from the Unbenevolent."

Doctor Roger: "What else did he make you do?!"

Captain Malcom falls silent. Doctor Roger pulls out his pistol in frustration.

Doctor Roger: "ANSWER ME, CAPTAIN!"

Captain Malcom: "Do you know how many Eroberers really died in the Monarchy's fall?"

Doctor Roger: "Wasn't it 90% of their population?"

Captain Malcom would begin laughing in exaggeration, clearly from mental pain.

Captain Malcom: "I was forced to personally execute over a Thousand innocent civilians that day, just because they wanted to be free. That goddamn monster told us to, and we had no choice but to follow. I resigned from being a Trooper a day later, lest I'm forced to do and Shit like that again... It sounded like such an interesting job; Test experimental Weaponry, save the galaxy. I didn't sign up to personally commit a massacre. After that day, only around 150 Eroberers are still alive, dammit... That one at Omegalight had the right Idea, getting the hell out of here with his son."

The Room would become silent after this remark...

FangTheCat

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The machine stares on..
"The Remna.. Prey.. Just as they were..."
The machine shakes its head, Lunging forward to grab the pistol, then crushing it using its three metal claws.. crushing it as if it was paper..
"No more Damage needs to be done.. The past happened."

The Remna would stand, its scorched and seared mass would slowly fall off, being quickly replaced with new material.. it would walk slowly up to the group..
"We.. not prey.. not any more.."
It was Doctor Roger Clarke's voice, but its English slightly broken and mangled... The Gelatinous ooze changes color slowly..

"That must've been the first time that thing has spoken English.. in at least three.. Months."

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FangTheCat Clarke would still look at edge, although likely impressed by the Remna speaking English.

Doctor Roger: "Well... What do we do now? The C.E.O.'s probably beginning to make plans on hunting us as we speak!"

Doctor Roger would then look at the Remna ship and formulate a plan...

Doctor Roger: "Wait... If he's going to make plans, we should as well. Alright... Permission to join your crew?

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"Granted. "
The Machine's head would appear to open up a bit as its back would release more steam..
"I Can reroute energy into cloaking or Reconfiguration... Reconfiguration is experimental and potentially dangerous... But allows us to match any of your ships.. On the outside."

The Remna ship would return to an Online state as the machine speaks, its shields activating as well..
"If they want to kill you.. they will have get through Us.. All of us."
The Remna nods in agreement.. while the Cattus-Sicut seems confused..
"We can't order in much support... Not yet at least.."

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FangTheCat Doctor Roger would shrug while nodding...

Doctor Roger: "Your friends sure are interesting... Well, I guess this will be a great opportunity to learn something while... Not dying."

In the meantime, Captain Malcom has returned to his guards, either from duty or spite...

FangTheCat

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The Machine Nods..
"We should move while we have the chance.."
The Gelatinous creature begins moving towards the dock.. to reach the ship..

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FangTheCat He'd begin moving, but make a quick turn for his lab, rummaging for some paper, equipment, and then... The Reptilian Creature's body? After exiting, he'd meet the others at the ship, before tossing the body onboard. When asked about why he's bringing the corpse, he gives an intriguing answer...

Doctor Roger: "I have a Hypothesis. Not one you'll like... But an Idea none the less."

He'd then grab a vial labelled C-(Redacted), and inject it into a virus. After doing this, He asks his own question to the crew:

Doctor Roger: "Hey, Uh... Do you have a containment room of sorts? One that can quickly be... Sterilized, in case this goes wrong?"

The Machine would then notice a peculiar other vial, Labelled CP-AC1 Strain; a type of Prion. It seems innocuous in nature, as a desaturated red substance within the Vial. Then you notice the warning on it:

"Warning: This is a highly-dangerous disease. Do not combine with samples of N. Reppetius Bacterium. Do not expose to susceptible Biological Material."

FangTheCat

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"The Ship has a room.. small.. but should work.."
The Machine leads the Doctor to a small room in the ship, it has a weak metal door.. The Remna follows.. looking at the CP-AC1 Vial..

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FangTheCat The Doctor would remove the Creature's upper armour, before injecting it with the C-(Redacted) virus; instead of harming the body, it was supposed to cause it to assimilate the gene... But It seems to be ineffective. The Scientist Stares Wide-Eyed at the discovery, noting down that it should study the creature's genome later for whatever makes it immune. In the meantime, he puts on a Hazmat suit, and tells everybody to lock the door air-tight. He then fills a Syringe with the CP-AC1 Strain.

FangTheCat

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They Lock the door, dragging the curious Remna with them..

After the door is locked and almost air-tight.. it seems clear that the Remna is still interested..

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FangTheCat Doctor Roger gulps as he injects the body with the Prion. It twitches, and almost re-animates; the Creature's veins grow red and it's scales become clearer. However, it then struggles to control itself, although Clarke signals to not abort the test yet. The creature's pupils suddenly widen and look around, similar to a goat's eye, until regulating back into a human pupil.

Doctor Roger: "Holy shit, it might actually be working..."

Despite its fatal injuries from a plasma shot, it continues to operate effectively.

Doctor Roger: "Alright, I'm initiating Phase two..."

Doctor Roger tests some of the creature's blood, and electrically neutralizes it's identity, reforming into Stem Cells. Clarke then injects the cells in the creature's fatal injury, and waits for it to regenerate. In case of any errors in the process, he sterilizes his suit and supplies of the CP-AC1 Protozoan (I accidently wrote Prion earlier ._.) and gets out of the quarantine room.

Doctor Roger: "Trust me, nobody check on that thing until it's regenerated... And even if you want to go in, put on a Hazmat suit; I know Mammals are highly susceptible to that strain... If anybody has questions, just go ahead and ask. Not like I've already given out enough Secrets about B.L.A.D.E., anyway..."

FangTheCat

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He didn't even start his sentence when the Remna Slides into the room.. The others had attempted to hold it back, but it had liquidized itself, moving out of their grasps..
".... That,, He just.."
The machine would stare silently.. speaking only after several seconds..
"Does he have a death wish..?"

The Cattus-Sicut Speaks to Roger soon after..
"Um.. Remna aren't mammals.. or.. any.. conventional type we know of... could it affect him? "

"We do know that they are immune to most, if not all, Old-Earth Diseases and Sickness..."

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FangTheCat Doctor Roger shrugs in a strange state in between worry and calmness...

Doctor Roger: "Well, If he can consume just about anything, then I wouldn't be worried about some genetically-weakened prokaryotic Parasites... Hopefully."

In the meantime, the creature growls like a zombie and like a reptile at the same time; a strange middle ground that poorly defines whether the experiment is working or failing...

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A Experimental Battle cruiser Armored appears, one of it's engines being sliced off.

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(P.S. Ship image has appeared!)
(P.P.S. I'm The 100th post!)

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BattleCruiserCommander The Station's communication bay is finally calm enough to respond normally. They hastily contact the Ship;

//Receiving Transmission//
"Greetings, and welcome to this Valkyrie Station! Do you need any repairs or Medical assistance?"

It seemed obvious this operator was more calm and collected than some of his peers...

FangTheCat

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The Creature stares on, Its gelatinous form slowly changing between a light blue to a light green and back again..