Official Report: Queens Council
Position: Queens Historian
Standard Date: 22.51.612
Subject: Humans
This is an official report of the Queens Council in dealing with the Pope's death and the Human threat. The Queen has been in personal reflection on the Humans for several long moments in the Pope's Grand Hall. She has called for me and several other Aides to her side to discuss the human threat.
ST 0730
Queen: Military Advisor Temh, when it comes to the human military what do we know?
Temh: My Queen, We know they are fractured and have been in constant conflict internally with themselves. Their FTL is below the galactic standard. Their weapons are crude projectile types of various sizes and ranges. Besides that we have not studied their military much due to the Humans being classified as nannies and teachers so no further studies were done. We never positioned them as a military threat.
Queen: How large is the human military?
Tehm: Unknown, My Queen.
Queen: How many troops?
Tehm: Unknown, My Queen.
Queen: You are telling me they killed one of the three most powerful people in the universe and we know nothing of them.
Tehm: The humans were not deemed a threat so the military never prepared for them. As for the Pope he was supposed to be eternal and his Inquisitors were his own force.
Queen: So who here knows anything about them!?!
Special note:
A small Cration, came forward, slinking along with the legs with its fur matted showing the signs of stress.
Cration: I was incharge of first contact and integration to the Empire.
Queen: So tell me what can these humans do to us?
Cration: My Queen, I am sorry to say that we are not sure. The Humans on first contact sent us data packages of their tribes and history. The Pope and the Oversearer deemed that these primitives would need to be scrubbed of history before they were put in their designated places, so the data packets were never reviewed.
Tehm: Did we give them any special information?
Queen: I shall ask the questions! I will forgive you for stepping out of your position… So answer the question.
Cration: Just the standard packet how they will be welcomed in their place and Who is in charge of what.
Queen: So standard package that we have used on every species for thousands of years.
Cration: Yes, My Queen.
Queen: So how did they do this? How have they broken the balance? How have backed us in the corner? Has anyone heard from the Overseer.
The great hall had become silent. No one had an answer for our Queen. No one had heard from the Overseer. No one spoke. The Cration seemed to be molting on the spot. Several guards were visibly scared and were staring into every crevice expecting their nightmares to appear from the shadows. Then steps started to come from the hallway. We heard voices too far to hear. Then two guards came from the hallway and announced that the warden and one of the generals needed to speak to the Queen.
Queen: Let them enter. Maybe they have figured something out.
The Warden, General and one technical scientist came to their proper spots and kneeled.
Queen: This better be of the most dire situation to interrupt us this day.
Warden: My Queen, I am the Warden Hao, I bring disturbing news. The humans keep tapping on the walls.
Queen: They are that foolish that they are trying to find weak spots in the walls. Nothing alive can force their way through these walls.
Hao: No my Queen, they are not trying to escape. I think it is more. We the guards and wardens think they are communicating.
Queen: What do you mean what are they saying?
Hao: We do not know? There have also been no signs of telepathy. Furthermore as this technical scientist can attest it does not match the odd beeping code that has been detected.
Queen: What beeping code? Where is it?
Hao gestured to the technical scientist who took his place. This Goped stood in fear as many of his race had never been in front of the queen or any other authority other than their handlers.
Goped: My Queen, Uh.. I… am 432A and the code seems to be everywhere. A series of beeps and long beeps. It is in all the technology.
Queen: How Long!! Why has no one done anything?!
432A: Well my Queen, It has been here maybe 5 days maybe more. I do not have clearance to look any further and only know it is everywhere do to some of my clutch mates also noticed.
Queen: Why am I hearing this now? Why did you not tell anyone?
432A: My Queen, I told my handlers but us Gopeds are not allowed to ask any more questions, we are only to clean and maintain. We were told to fix it but it is uh… not broke. It is working just all the communications, computers and machines of every time now just make it.
Hao had 432A change places with him. 432A seemed to be scared and started to change colors to a sickly pink color.
Hao: My Queen, while this is very disturbing I have listened to the codes and the ones that the humans in our captivity do not seem to be making the same patterns at all.
Special Note:
Hao left his spot and gestured to the wall. The Queen gave an approving nod. He started tapping on the wall.
/ /// /// /// /// //// / /// / /// / /// /// /// /// //// / /// / ///
Hao: That is what I can recall at the moment. I am not sure what it means but they are doing this all over some seem to be sending messages while others listen. At first I thought they were maybe playing some music but then something scared half of my guards to be replaced. After one was knocking the other three all started to laugh at the same time. Then they all pounded back at the one who was tapping first.
Queen: Can you not stop them?
Hao: We are trying but they will tap on any object including the floor but we are having little success.
Special note:
The general stood up to full height. The guards almost shot him there on the spot but he quickly bowed.
General: I am General Roptre, I suggest that we just keep recording them. I have been reading over all the messages that they have sent to their home planet since their arrival. I am sorry I did not do this with permission but I had a feeling that they must have more humans in the area. I again apologize to my Queen.
Queen: Well how many humans are here?
Roptre: I do not know
Queen: Then why are you wasting my time!
Roptre: I found a few messages between Matthew McTavish and Jun Asnee discussing part of a poem. They were discussing how they could each use this poem in their classes.
Queen: Why would the science academy and the arts academy be written to each other about a poem? Is this a mating ritual? What does science have to do with art?
Roptre: I can not answer those questions, My Queen but I think you should hear what it says.
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
As you can here and I have written down for you this is terrifying that these backwater humans think like this. I had 432A perform a scan of the human Data packets to confirm that this was a poem. My Queen, this is not the most dangerous part of this so-called poem.
Queen: What is so terrifying? I will grant that the humans must have been inspired by our military or maybe were affected by our enlightenment while they were at the academies but just 4 humans becoming so dangerous being around us may need to be further assessed for their work positions.
Roptre: No, my Queen, only the highest general will ever start thinking like this. This would be the first change to doctrine in 2000 years and the last time we changed doctrine when the Dibie joined the war caste. We simply do not think or work this way. I brought this 432A to confirm and what now scares me and should scare you this was written over 3000 years ago. They were thinking about how war and why war so long ago. And this is considered art.
432A: Sorry my Queen for interrupting but I am having the material brought to you that this poem is from. It is called "The Art of War '' by a writer called Sun Zu or Sun Wu.
Queen: They have war as art. This is truly different from any other species. It must be taught to the most skilled.
Roptre: No, My Queen, apparently it is widely read for the military and those who do not make war. It seems to be translated to every language they have. From the little time that we have had to look into this it appears that this is not a secret but something the humans on any planet may know as just as we know who our Queen is.
Special Note:
The Queen listened to every word very delicately. Once the general said "just as we know who our Queen is" She seemed to tense for a moment like expecting a bolt of fire to strike her.
Queen: IS the anything else to report?
Roptre: No my Queen.
Queen: Then continue your work. Maybe this… Maybe this… Everyone leave us! Except you Historian you stay.
Special Note:
The Great hall emptied quickly. Except for me.
ST 0900
Queen: Historian, what is your name? Why are you here?
Vishnu: My Queen, my name is Vishnu. I am here so we can sing your praises.
Queen: Yes, I know you will sing my praises but why do we make reports? Why do we have historians? Why?
Vishnu: We make reports because in the ages ago the Overseer made it so. The historians were chosen to make the reports. I do not understand the last question.
Queen: Does anyone read the reports?
Vishnu: Only those who take the information to the Overseer.
Queen: But do we learn from them?
Vishnu: I am sorry my Queen I still do not understand.
Queen: Has any Queen read any of the historian records?
Vishnu: Not that I have knowledge of.
Queen: When the reports are done and the Overseer reads them does anyone read them again.
Vishnu: Only new historians and the case that was brought in front of you today.
Queen: What do historians learn?
Vishnu: How to write reports.
Queen: Do historians keep copies?
Vishnu: No
Queen: Why?
Vishnu: I do not understand.
Queen: Argh, I think the humans are infecting me with these questions. I feel like there would be madness.
Vishnu: Shall I get a medic.
Queen: No, I am physically fit and my mind is sound. I am just thinking of what the humans have said and shown me.
Vishnu: These reports are for the Overseer and there are reports from other parts that are read for those in management but I do not know what they write of. I do know the Pope has… had his inquisitor reports but I am not sure if he read them.
Queen: Why do you think humans are doing this?
Vishnu: I still do not understand. My Queen I am to observe and give the information onto the Overseer. While most of my reports require little clearance to read them I do not think they are ever written.
Queen: Before you became one of my historians, where were you before?
Vishnu: I have always been one of your historians. I was born near your palace. My family has always done this and when my mate is chosen my offspring will then do it.
Queen: Do you desire something else?
Vishnu: I do not understand.
Queen: Please get the others. I need to sit and think for a moment.
Vishnu: Yes, my Queen
Special Note:
The Queen sat there as I left repeating the words Why, Why, Why
ST 0930
Special Note:
The Queen had called for the human Matthew McTavish
Queen: Human McTavish I do not think you have lied to me but I believe you are my enemy.
McTavish: Call me Matthew.
Queen: What?
McTavish: Call me Matthew, It is my personal name McTavish is a lineage name. I stand before you as just me.
Queen: I will let it be so Matthew. Why was the Pope killed?
McTavish: A lesson to be taught and that was the leader who worked in absolutes and that we could fine. His Inquisitors and drones also motivated us.
Queen: So there were others helping you! You said that it was you and that you would take it as you alone.
McTavish: It is me of the Humans that you have caught.
Queen: How many other humans?
McTavish: I do not know, That is something that was kept from me.
Queen: So there are others by your own admittance.
McTavish: There may be others. Here is a question to think about. Did I say it was only humans?
Special Note:
The great hall just went silent. Every Guard, Aide and any living creature in earshot gave their own version of fear. As for this historian, my own feeling of an uprising from our own people sends shivers down my dual spines. When I could focus on the Queen, her species' natural camouflage was fighting with her mind to react.
Queen: What? That is impossible!?!
McTavish: Really, I think there is so much diversity and so many different factors even if it was 1 and a million that one would move against the Pope with your empire being near one trillion individuals that would still be an army of a million. One million they may not be an army but even that would still be more than enough to cause issues.
Queen: One Million… More than my Partizans. It is not possible that you control One Million.
McTavish: Correct, I do not control any. But there is no one controlling them. Some would band in small groups others would keep to themselves. Many of them would not fight directly but there are so many other ways to fight. Many of them I would not know.
Queen: So there is no reason for me to spare you.
McTavish: I prefer not to die or be held in the long term. My choice would be to get some of my people to come and help you.
Queen: Help me! Why would humans help me?
McTavish: The Pope was very extreme and used the most extreme methods, while you are a slave to tradition you have shown some levels of care of the people. If we were to kill you then too many others would die in civil wars, famines and chaos.
Queen: So you are offering me to rule with your help?
McTavish: As humans we still have nobles on our planets and they are important to those regions identity but the bulk of the decisions come from leaders of the people? Well mostly nothing is absolute.
Queen: Still why approach me this way?
McTavish: Partially because you have asked why? Like I said we want to ask why with others. The other portion is the third major power in your civilization, something called the Overseer. That my Queen is something we do not know enough about or even understand how it affects this Empire.
Queen: So, I kill you and start a war with humans. Possibly with some of my own. The Pope is dead so that is one less power to fight and you see the Overseer as something to be feared?
McTavish: I am not sure that we should fear or not fear. Still is something that we do not understand. We are pretty sure that humans were going to be put into some caste system and forced into positions. We do not do well with that. Both sides would have great loss but if we find the right allies there would be peace for the lowest price possible.
Queen: Then earn my trust. Tell me how you did it, How you killed the Pope?
McTavish: I do not know how he died. I know it would have been recorded and public but I never saw the video and what other things would be edited into it. But I will let you in on a secret as a sign of trust. The Inquisitor's drones, I disabled one and put it in a waste receptacle. From there someone retrieved it. My people learned how they worked. They have adaptive camouflage, microphones, cameras and video projectors so the perfect spies that the Pope put everywhere. They are ours now all over. We can make them show images of anything and everything we want.
Queen: You are threatening me by tampering with holy relics that you took from the Pope.
McTavish: Not a threat but a way to explain that you want us on your side. You let us help your people and we also help you and your line survive and maybe even keep a position of power even if it is not military power but you would be seen as Queen and Pope of your people's minds. You would be seen as the Queen that leads into a new enlightened age.
Queen: Are you the best your race has to offer?
McTavish: HA! Not even close. I am actually a teacher just with extra skills that I had learned when I was younger.
Special Note:
The Queen had the human taken away. She started to walk around the great hall. She then looked at me.
Queen: At 1200 bring the humans to the Balcony that the Pope was killed. Prepare for a transmission to the Total Empire. Make sure the Transmission will reach the Humans. Make sure every sentient species will see and hear my words. As death will come to the traitors.
St 1200
The humans were standing on the Balcony. The Partizans and the Inquisitors stood over them with their weapons ready to terminate their lives. The Queen came out also. So close to the humans that have shown that they are prepared for war. It was too dangerous in her subjects eyes but she stood there with grace and confidence. Unlike her normal armor of the Queens past that she wore for such occasions she wore robes that the caregivers of our young wore.
Queen: There was a serious attack that killed the Pope. Yes the eternal one is dead. With so much pain and loss we have lost a great guiding light. The Pope did talk to me often and we knew that this day may come.
We have had vile murders and usurpers in our mist. They have warped our beliefs and made many of us question our own thoughts. These humans are not them.
As quickly as she spoke the words the Inquisitors were slain by the Partizans.
The Overseer has been controlling from the shadows and keeping us from our true path. The Humans came to me as the Queen to guide us into a greater future where we will all have the power. I as the Queen and my line are the caretakers of our new golden age. I stand with no armor today just as a mother as you are all my children. Our human friends will help us but first we must rid ourselves of the Overseer and those that he has corrupted.
Special Note: Such extreme silence. The tension of a thousand years just broke into celebration. The Queen, Gestured to the humans as she picked up her own child and held her tight. The guards and the aides embarrassed each other in joy. This feeling was felt all over the spiral arm.
The Humans bowed to the Queen and the aides and Partizans left the balcony. The Queen stayed a few moments more waving and kissing the princes. One they left the little princess came out once more and blew kisses to all the people and then ran inside.
ST 1300
We where now back in the great hall as the top of every department and branch came to the queen to promise fidelity. Those who even worked for the Pope of the Overseer joined her cause.
I personally caught a small conversation of the humans.
McTavish: Jun, did you teach something?
Jun: Well a bit of the art of the performance and acting. Also gave a little lesson to the little one.
McTavish: Well now the easy part is done. Now we also have to introduce some really interesting stuff?
Jun: Oh what does the junior professor have in mind?
McTavish: Oh, Let's start with Why Not.
End of Historical Document
Vishnu III Historian