[b]LIV [i]Starfire[/i], Lakfakalle Orbit[/b]
"Aye, Captain! Reaction wheels online!"
The call came from the starship's pilot, an Abh with decades of training in spaceflight. As they were able to interface with electronic systems due to what must have been some bizarre evolutionary quirk, every spacecraft was required to have one of them onboard as a pilot. There was also a Delphan navigator, who sat right next to the pilot and gave him orders telepathically. The tactical/communications officer say to the right of the circular bridge, watching the scanners for any unauthorized spacecraft. On the opposite side of the bridge was the science/engineering officer, the one in charge of the warp drive and all forms of sublight propulsion. In the center of the bridge there was a tower with two seats at the top, one was occupied by the Captain, Fairlan Miklan. In the other seat sat Emily Natālija, his wife and current First Officer. Since the ship was suppose to be outside of the system for twenty years, it was required that every crew member bring their families and friends with them. This resulted in a massive civilian population, protected and policed by the best the military had to offer. The bridge had a half-dome viewscreen that seemed to give all but the Abh vertigo when they first saw it. Of course, non-Abh got used to it.
"Mr. Hoshino, check for traffic blocking our fold path. I want everyone to give me a status report." Said Fairlan calmly.
"The path is clear, our shield breaker and coilguns are stowed for FTL transit." Replied Mr. Hoshino, the ship's tactical officer.
"Magnetic barriers operational, all internal lead plates are in place. Internal plastic barriers are in place. Hydrogen tanks are filled ad cut off from chemical rockets for radiation shielding. Hull is ready for FTL. Negative mass blocks are prepared for the jump to FTL velocities." Said the Boskop science officer, Vilihanan'Notkesh (More commonly called Vili).
"Navigation systems fully online." Said both the navigator and the pilot at the same time, having linked themselves together into a mini-hivemind using the navigator's antennae. 
"Activate warp drive!" Called out Fairlan, and without speaking the Vili gave the order to transfer the negative mass to the warp ring. As more and more was transferred, the ship accelerated faster and faster through the rings that marked its planned course away from Lakfakalle. After just a few seconds, it hit 1c and was obscured by its own gravitational lensing effect, which illuminated the skies of Lakfakalle as it rocketed away from the only known homeworld of the Cooperative species. The speed kept climbing as more negative mass was moved to the warp ring, hitting 10c before even a quarter of the ring was full. The transfer went faster and faster, until it finally stopped when the ring was filled and the ship reached 1,000c, its maximum speed.

After many hours of transit, the ship was suddenly rocked with an explosion. The civilian passengers, residing in a heavily shielded compartment near the center of the ship, felt nothing. But on the bridge, everyone was thrown out of their chairs, including Fairlan and Emily in their command tower. Just before they hit the floor, the gravity ring ceased to operate and they bounced off of the floor. Emily grabbed onto the tower's railing, but Fairlan smashed his head into the ceiling, having most likely broken his arm in the fall. The navigator scrambled to catch him, but the one to save him ended up being the tactical officer, as Fairlan happened to fall onto him. Emily pushed herself over to him, floating across the bridge. She had taken a medical kit from the tower, and expertly applied a bandage to the cut on his arm as well as the cuts all around his eyes from his now shattered visor. Taking a look at his leg wound, she took the small (and extremely expensive) vial of nanobots from the medical kit and sprinkled a small amount of it lightly over the massive gash. It began to seal up amazingly quick, not even leaving a scar. The entire event was really a testament to modern medical technology and Emily's skill, as Fairlan was now only lightly wounded after suffering a battering that would have left someone without such help dead in a few hours. Fairlan looked at the viewscreen, not sure whether he should consider it up or down. He saw a massive cloud of dust streaming past the vessel, most likely from whatever they had impacted. Obviously, it wasn't a meteorite. If it had been, that dust would be his own ship. When the [i]Starfire[/i] exited the cloud, it became clear what the dust was from. 

Plumes of fire appeared on the viewscreen, somewhat framing the image on it. There was a huge wreck, obviously from a much more advanced empire due to how thin the hull was. Even though the ship was moving near the speed of light, the wreck only got slightly larger, indicating its immense size. It was shaped like a dagger, with weapons emplacements all over it and surrounded with a cloud of smaller craft which had also been disabled long ago. There was a gash straight through the middle, cutting the object in two. There were faded white markings on the front of it, most likely a name of some sort. It felt slightly comforting to the crew to know that even ancient empires with godlike technology slapped the names of their ships on the front for all to see.

"Mr. Hoshino, I want you to begin a transmission. Loop it and send it on all known frequencies." Said Fairlan, his leg still feeling shaken up from the ordeal.
"Yes sir, channel open." Replied Hoshino professionally, completely focused on his job. He gave up his seat to allow Fairlan to record audio and video for the transmission. Whoever picked it up would see his blue face, bandages over his left eye and twitching antennae folded over to the sides of his head.
"This is Captain Fairlan Miklan of the Lakfakalle Cooperative Federation Interstellar Vessel [i]Starfire[/i], we have collided with a piece of an abandoned starship at the transmitting coordinates! We require immediate assistance, our vessel is heavily damaged and our radiation plating is likely compromised! If anyone is hearing this and can somehow understand, please help us!"
He continued on is the Ehtra'Hirel language, in the hopes that perhaps the grammar of it might be easier for an alien species to understand.
"HoD Fairlan Miklan Lakfakalle jIj DIvI' vI'omchugh Duj [i]Starfire[/i] ghotvam'e', ngeQ maH lon 'ejDo' legh Daqvo' Quv 'ay'! BoQ poQ maH, 'ugh QIH Duj 'ej ghaytan moS woj! Qoy 'ej laH nuv'e' SoptaHbogh targh yaj vay', nuqneH maHvaD QaH!"
Finally, he spoke in the most ancient and mystical language known to the Children of Lakfakalle: Latin. It had long been connected with the myths, and was said to be used by the oldest and wisest of the godly empires.
"Hoc autem centurio, Fairlan Miklan Lakfakalle Cooperantem Interstellar vas [i]Starfire[/i], ut a piece of an deserta vas incurrat in tradendo ordinata! Nobis opus est auxilio immediate, navigio est graviter laedantur et vestimentum radialis est suspectus futurus; Si quis potest aliqua intelligere auditis adesto nobis!"

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-Lakfakalle: homeworld of all the Children of Lakfakalle. Name means "Cradle of the Empire" in the Abh language of Baronh. Origins of this name are unknown. Most heavily developed planet in the Federation. Perfect environment for habitation by all Federation species.
-Terra: Named for the mythical birthplace of the human, Boskop, Ethra'Hirel, Dolphin, and Abh species, second most developed planet. Extreme temperatures on surface, cities float above the clouds using oxygen to stay up, as the atmosphere of Terra is extremely dense.
-Shuroh: Named for the mythical homeworld of the Delphan species, also known as Delphi. Least developed, almost entirely frozen planet with a warm underground ocean with many Dolphin cities. Surface is uninhabited save for a few domed cities that act as transfer points into the underground ocean.
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-20 interplanetary militarized vessels, each equipped with two coilguns and one railgun. Incapable of FTL travel.
-1 interstellar militarized vessel, LIV [i]Starfire[/i]. Not currently in communication with Mission Control on Lakfakalle.
-1000 defense platforms around Lakfakalle, highly advanced. Nobody understands how they work, but all they appear to need is power in order to fire antiproton bursts. No tools have been able to get to the inner workings.
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