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Note : if you want to visualise in your mind what this whole story is supposed to look like. Imagine an anime art style as that is how much of a weeb I am
Music of the day : https://youtu.be/e3YzmjmAGoI (the music isn't associated with the novel so play it in certain scenes if you want)
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September 1, 2054, year of our lord
The probe nears venus as several automatic corrections were made by its ion maneuverable system. It took 5 months to get to Venus as all the people were pretty misinformed with the 3 months thingy.
This is due to the deceleration which the probe needed to a retrograde burn to slow down and get into orbit with Venus. The probe was almost too slow to get into an polar orbit with venus but the high impulse emergency booster system saved it. And had the probe correct its orbital ring to rotate around Venus's poles. Its orbital velocity was around 6.12 km/s as its orbit was between MVO and LVO.
As so, the Magellan probe rotates its zoom ring as the focus ring makes a clear visual capturing of the photo. The Magellan probe does a full planet photo of the now blue with green continental world venus.
The integrated quantum computer transmit the data instantly as the ESA, NASA, JAXA, ROSCOSMOS, CSA astronomers got the data and connected it to the big screen to show the ones in charge of the mission (aka the administrators and lead scientist)
The ones who were in mission control widened their eyes as their mouths opened to show an act of awe. Venus has become a beautiful green and blue planet in 2 years
"Turn on the live feed video camera feature! I think we all want to know what the landscape looks like." The lead scientist from JAXA says as mission Control turns on the live feed imager and zooms the lenses to see beautiful flora(of course the live feed was put on YouTube so immediately people began to pile up and compliment venus's landscape and say they should move there instead of living on earth)
The Magellan's camera that the Japanese produced was of top quality that it didn't even blur while the Magellan was moving at 21 thousand kilometers per hour! But after a minute or so. what they found wasn't what they expected.
All of the mission control physicist, scientist, and special guest stood up from their seats into the large big screen tv as the lead scientist from each agency alongside the administrators moved a step back as their eyes widened while also shaking.
One of the mission control operators knew this was a special moment. As so, he paused the live feed imager to stop at something marvelous.
What they saw was civilization.
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September 1, 2054, year of our lord.
Natives year : 1720.
The Tau observatory stationed in the capital city of the Elven meritocracy has its large telescope unhinged as both plantees and Elves study the stars and planets.
Relations with the plantees during the past century were staggering to say the least. We ended up with a treaty that made us the best of friends with free trade with each other.
Of course, once again. The observatory was made up of Female astronomers as Fen-dominant popularity over the Elven population has been growing lately. This did not apply to the Plantees as they were already a female only species. And only needed to be fertilized by passing pollen to reproduce. Alternatively, they could be seeded by elven males but they did not want to get impregnated by the pathetic genitals they had. As so, they remained with pollen.
Now going back to our original subject. Elf and plantee astronomers open the Observatory opening as a large telescope emerges from the opening.
The multiple eye pieces were for all astronomers to look into. As so, the lead astronomers of this observatory which numbered 4 stepped in as they saw their 9 colleagues working and continuing to spy on stars.
The mix of the 2 lead plantee astronomers and 2 Elven astronomers come in as they see one of the working astronomers looking through the telescope. And had a very pleasant face.
Suddenly the Astronomer in the paragraph formally started fidgeting her fingers as she started shaking uncontrollably. Resulting in her initial faint as she was caught by one of the passing colleagues.
"What happened to her?" One of the plantees asked as the elves had worried expressions.
"I don't know! But I think it had something to do with the Observatory's Astronomical Observer!"
As such, one of the Lead plantees astronomers walks to the Astronomical Observer as she puts her eye on the eye-piece.
The plantee increased its grip on the large telescope as its eyes were widened to a degree that it was absurd. as she saw something on the lenses. A Fast moving illuminating star.
All the other lead scientists joined the plantees as they put their eyes on the several eye-pieces as they saw the object as well. Moving the astronomical observer for it to not have the fast moving star getting away from their eyes.
The object then got out of visual sight as the 4 lead scientists separated themselves from the eye piece as they all looked like they saw a goddess.
One of the normal astronomers tried to speak but was interrupted as one of the plantees demanded. "Quickly! We need to report this to the government! We must inform them of some illuminating astronomical object in orbit of venusia!"
The astronomers nod as they rush out of the observatory room to write a report of some unknown object in orbit of Venus. While they wrote this, they were sweating like crazy as their teeth clicked a lot.
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September 12, 2054.
The internet
The information of Venus harbouring intelligent life spreaded like ashes that came from a volcano. Some claimed it was fake and the government is lying to them. Others believe it and openly express to continue surveying them or reveal their presence with an open heart.
Twitter and tumblr users started posting xenophobic opinions about the Aliens as they were immediately bombarded by hate from the Xenophile Faction Which greatly outnumbered the xenophobes by 100 - 1.
Reddit shit posters in r/memes started creating memes about the whole situation. With the majority being the "always has been" meme about an astronaut looking at earth turned Venus with another astronaut pointing a gun at him. With the captions :
"Wait, we weren't alone after all?"
"Always has been"
R34 artists were in their corners of the room. Bawling their eyes out as the government hasn't released images of the natives in which they intend to eroticate.
All in all, the internet was in shock of the presence of life inside their system. The notion was that it would be life outside the solar system. Not inside.
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Venus
The leaders of the elf meritocracy and the United plantees federation meet up in a conference room with their ministers as they intend to discuss of the anomaly circling the globe every so 100 - 120 minutes(math might be wrong)
The bright star was its nickname. Was easily seen by the eyes without helping of optics.
Some people praised it. Thinking it was the lord passing their land to watch the world. Some think it's the devil's subordinates, scouting the region to map out an invasion plan.
But all in all, the decision was met with the hands of the 2 female leaders of both respective nations.
The meeting starts as the plantees strategos or primarch speak.
"The bright star is a being that passes the sky every 100 - 120 minutes. People have started worshiping it as the light it emits eases some of my people who are sensitive to the dark and still can't go outside even with the help of the moon"
(Added a moon because yes)
The curator of the elf meritocracy nods as she began to speak.
"I propose we have all the observatories from our respective nations focus on the blinding star every time it passes." The curator proposes while the primarch of the plantees nods.
"I agree my counterpart, by strengthening our research together, we have surpassed the other nations by 10 years. And now, we have a foreign object floating through our space"
They both stood up as they shook hands.
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Epilogue of 2054 - 2055
With the remainder of Venus being in launch capable orbit for 4 months. Within those 4 months. NASA, ESA, ROSCOSMOS with collaboration constantly sent in probes to venuses orbit to do several things. Spy and put them in different orbits for different purposes.
After another 5 months, Venus came back with earth's orbital view. In which NASA sent in another probe to deliberately crash on Venus's moon. Studying its components on what it was made of.
The crashed probe studied the composition before getting obliterated. The studied composition sent to NASA shocked the space community as the probe determined the moon was made of CO2 and Nitrogen. Resulting with the moon being an ice moon. Theorys started to come up with the Moon officially named "Boreas' ' named from the Greek god of snow and ice. or the internet nickname. "Chad". With theory's like it was artificially made or some shit.
While studying the composition of Boreas. JLP, now stationed in Texas due to the rising dystopia of California. Was collaborating with NASA on creating a rover to harvest soil samples on Venus.
Alongside that, the interstellar probe launched back in 2030 has been going smoothly lately. It has traveled an estimated 500 billion miles by now, in a year. Its nuclear reactor will run out. Supposedly, it was supposed to run for 50 years but some errors were made and 50% of the fuel was dispensed.
The interstellar probe has been one of the best probes nasa has ever had to play with. It studied the heliosphere with its exotic science instruments and quantum computer which transmitted compositions instantly.
A year has passed, it's 2055, and the probe has now lost all communications with Kennedy Space Center. Drifting within the void of space with a renewed version of the golden record. The diamond record, Not really diamond but who cares.
Though, right after communications and connection were lost. The probe was suddenly attached to a tether which immediately pulled the probe into a giant interstellar asteroid. The asteroid suddenly had an opening as the probe was pulled inside of the asteroid. With the opening closed.
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Ello people! Blitz here, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter! And now to answer some questions that probably came up!
First, yes the asteroid is in a course to the solar system. How big is it? As big as Mount Everest. And is it an alien space ship? No spoilers.
Second, the plantees empire society lives in trees. Venuses large forests and huge huge were enough for the plantees to build tree houses on them. Connecting their society by bridges and stuff. Settlements are also on land by using wood and stuff. In plain fields.
And yes, the plantees can use fire but it's kinda a taboo and should only be used for ceremonial purposes and cooking delicious meat(yes they eat meat).
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/304063412321461324/
Third, the technological level globally is around the 1730s. Which means the stat of the industrial revolution. Which humanity will do their best on stopping that burning of coal.