Ground Command Center "Endgame" The Saeva Simius Overseer ordered... But nothing happened "Endgame." He repeated, louder. This time the AI responded "Denied, authority over ridden" The voice came, and the holoterminal displayed the symbol of Spectre. The Saeva Simius frowned and tapped a few commands. CSS was down, wasn't ENPC? He tapped a few commands. It was long range ENPC wasn't functional. That meant it was coming from... He checked the view screens, and sure enough a single ship decloaked in orbit. Unbeknownst to him, a single transmission was sent out, a physchic one towards the alien contact "Attention! Identify and confirm situation, cease land invasion, the Collective will not cede this world. Collective requests knowledge of hostile wants from the world, conflicts resulting from minor resource disputes can be settled. The Collective prefers not to repurpose you, so request cooperation. The Collective prefers not to amputate you from the universe, so request cooperation. The Collective prefers not to expend resources needlessly, so request cooperation" The psychic message 'thought'... In truth, the unit didn't know what he ws supposed to give it to, so he simply transmitted it to some of the hostile planetary forces in hope that they would report it back to whoever their leader was. There was a strong psionic presence surrounding this alien contact... Of interest and concern