Maw's Surface
Licht, slowly and lazily appeared over the horizon. Its light washing over the abandoned colossal cities. No life stired in them. Once massive metallic towers stood showing a once great civilization Now left bask in the ever warming sunlight of licht. Further down on the super continent, there was a place of activity, casting off fancy high rise buildings for efficient yet sturdy compounds. There small in comparison to the rest of the super structures worked the robotics. They flowed in and out of the compounds depositing programs, knowledge or resources. This was the every moment of their lives always working always better themselves. They greated one another with simple pleasentries, exchanging words here or there as they worked. Once in awhile when something major was changing or something new came along.
All along the worker columns there was talk, for the first time in over a century a ship sent off to search for other possible sentient life forms. There was talk about possible future data sharing and new possible technology. They discussed the details of the mission, the time and place. All would be allowed to attend the launch and most likely all would good. They would stand around the massive screens And observe the orbital launch. There would be rejoicing and much talk for days to come. Then things would return to normal. They would work and wait expectantly for results.
Maw's Orbit
the ship had finally undergone the final steps in being Bridge Space worthy. Its hull was reinforced, its cargo locked carefully inside of the ship. It was designed to be a massive oval, with the ability to open and let go of its cargo. It had taken a decade of research and experimentation to build the perfect Discharge, capable of being transported. There was much concern expressed over the transportation of Discharge platform through the bridge space. It had never been tested and no one had yet thought of it. So with that they add extra protection via break away bolts allowing the Platform to be dropped off at any point. Their military escort was fairly small, they had two frigates, a destroyer and a stealth ship. All with the same planed destination. They loaded the ships research vessel with experimental equipment, and tradable goods in case they met any sentient life, but also they were prepared to fight if given no other choice.
It was finally the hour, camera droids floated about capturing every angle for the rest of Maw. The military escort stayed out of orbit ready to receive the new ship into their care. Along the side was painted "Research027" and at its helm was a brand new AI having all of the knowledge of piloting the bridge space. He was the entire ship, having knowledge of every space and function, its mission was to gather new data, and find sentient life. Though this trip was only to establish a Discharge platform and record what would happen with bringing one through the bridg space. The take off was slow, and beautiful to the sentient beings below. This marked a new chapter, in their history.
It took several hours before the EMDD was charged up and fully spinning. They took the ships in a wide formation, the stealth ship slipping first, with a zap it was gone, then a Frigate, destroyer, finally the research ship which was followed up by the final Frigate. The trip seemed To last hours but in reality their time showed that they arrived the exactly three seconds after deployment of EMDD.
Unknown Space
There was no movement about the ships, the first do do anything was the stealth ship, it engadged its acoustic and active cammo, becoming an invisible entity moving through out the space. They had appeared off target and were just out of orbit of a planet. From scans it could hold life but further investigation was needed to see whether or not There Was life down below. The marines on board scurried about the passage ways, while sailors manned their positions. The back of the Research027 slowly opened, its doors folding back against its hull, and from within was a massive platform emerged, it had a square top, with a circular ring around the base and a long pointed Cone bottom with smaller antenne protruding from it in various places. It stood motionless then soon it lit up, small strips of blinking blue light let the team know that their mission had been accomplished. There were small acts of rejoice through out the vessels.
Mean while the Light class stealth ship slowly sank to orbit, their scans picking up signs of a large colony. They circled around dropping off a single landing craft and gun ship. They both flew in a tight formation taking them down lower, skimming the landscape. They stopped outside of the main colony, it indeed was large with man short bipeds. Further investigation would be needed. They set up a small perimeter around their ships, 30 marines and five scientists all gathered and observing The new lifeforms from a distance. The marines set about covering their ships in active cammo, it caused them to turn nearly invisible as long as there was no movement.
Licht, slowly and lazily appeared over the horizon. Its light washing over the abandoned colossal cities. No life stired in them. Once massive metallic towers stood showing a once great civilization Now left bask in the ever warming sunlight of licht. Further down on the super continent, there was a place of activity, casting off fancy high rise buildings for efficient yet sturdy compounds. There small in comparison to the rest of the super structures worked the robotics. They flowed in and out of the compounds depositing programs, knowledge or resources. This was the every moment of their lives always working always better themselves. They greated one another with simple pleasentries, exchanging words here or there as they worked. Once in awhile when something major was changing or something new came along.
All along the worker columns there was talk, for the first time in over a century a ship sent off to search for other possible sentient life forms. There was talk about possible future data sharing and new possible technology. They discussed the details of the mission, the time and place. All would be allowed to attend the launch and most likely all would good. They would stand around the massive screens And observe the orbital launch. There would be rejoicing and much talk for days to come. Then things would return to normal. They would work and wait expectantly for results.
Maw's Orbit
the ship had finally undergone the final steps in being Bridge Space worthy. Its hull was reinforced, its cargo locked carefully inside of the ship. It was designed to be a massive oval, with the ability to open and let go of its cargo. It had taken a decade of research and experimentation to build the perfect Discharge, capable of being transported. There was much concern expressed over the transportation of Discharge platform through the bridge space. It had never been tested and no one had yet thought of it. So with that they add extra protection via break away bolts allowing the Platform to be dropped off at any point. Their military escort was fairly small, they had two frigates, a destroyer and a stealth ship. All with the same planed destination. They loaded the ships research vessel with experimental equipment, and tradable goods in case they met any sentient life, but also they were prepared to fight if given no other choice.
It was finally the hour, camera droids floated about capturing every angle for the rest of Maw. The military escort stayed out of orbit ready to receive the new ship into their care. Along the side was painted "Research027" and at its helm was a brand new AI having all of the knowledge of piloting the bridge space. He was the entire ship, having knowledge of every space and function, its mission was to gather new data, and find sentient life. Though this trip was only to establish a Discharge platform and record what would happen with bringing one through the bridg space. The take off was slow, and beautiful to the sentient beings below. This marked a new chapter, in their history.
It took several hours before the EMDD was charged up and fully spinning. They took the ships in a wide formation, the stealth ship slipping first, with a zap it was gone, then a Frigate, destroyer, finally the research ship which was followed up by the final Frigate. The trip seemed To last hours but in reality their time showed that they arrived the exactly three seconds after deployment of EMDD.
Unknown Space
There was no movement about the ships, the first do do anything was the stealth ship, it engadged its acoustic and active cammo, becoming an invisible entity moving through out the space. They had appeared off target and were just out of orbit of a planet. From scans it could hold life but further investigation was needed to see whether or not There Was life down below. The marines on board scurried about the passage ways, while sailors manned their positions. The back of the Research027 slowly opened, its doors folding back against its hull, and from within was a massive platform emerged, it had a square top, with a circular ring around the base and a long pointed Cone bottom with smaller antenne protruding from it in various places. It stood motionless then soon it lit up, small strips of blinking blue light let the team know that their mission had been accomplished. There were small acts of rejoice through out the vessels.
Mean while the Light class stealth ship slowly sank to orbit, their scans picking up signs of a large colony. They circled around dropping off a single landing craft and gun ship. They both flew in a tight formation taking them down lower, skimming the landscape. They stopped outside of the main colony, it indeed was large with man short bipeds. Further investigation would be needed. They set up a small perimeter around their ships, 30 marines and five scientists all gathered and observing The new lifeforms from a distance. The marines set about covering their ships in active cammo, it caused them to turn nearly invisible as long as there was no movement.
