Name: Lou Caz
Born on Erde-Tyrene (Earth) within Human territory
Currently traveling on a Colony ship to a New Planet in the Altair cluster. We're being escorted by a Modern Super Void Craft Carrier, five Modern Battleships, fifteen Modern Light Cruisers, and thirty Destroyers. The ships are there incase any of our neighbors wanna talk to loud. Even this fleet would bloody the nose of a forerunner Scouting fleet. though they say we're like brothers who grew up apart, I still get the chills when they look at me.Â
"Do you think we'll be safe Lou?" Mia interrupted my dark thoughts
"Please I helped design the New Carrier and the Fighters. Trust me only the Forerunners can push that fleet back."
"thank you" she said holding me a bit tighter. I held her tighter in responseÂ
"Don't worry I'll make sure our new home is so Impregnable not even the forerunners would attempt a Siege" I whispered in her ear. The Ark of Futures did not have a transparent ceiling, but thanks to hyper definition cameras transmitting the image of the outside inside past the multi-layered hyper dense armor and hull, I could see how the eventual Colonial Defense Force surrounded us in a protective shell.
"You know" she whispered. "I heard there's a chance that the Slipspace Drive might send us to oblivion" she finished her voice cracking
"Then even in Oblivion I shall hold you close my love." I said trying to calm her nerves. she shook her head either forgetting her fears or just tired of my jokes. I kiss her fore head and pull her tighter in our hug. "It'll be okay baby don't you worry. Even if something happens we'll have the-" I was cut off by the overhead speaker systemÂ
"Good afternoon everyone this is your captain speaking. Slipspace Travel In one minute. I say again. Slipspace travel in one minute."
"I hope we get a chance to restart. I hope our children outgrow our crimes. I hope they grow into the leaders we need them to be. I hope they burn brighter than any star." Mia whispered
"I will seize the opportunity to become better. I will guide with wisdom so our children learn from our crimes. I will burn any iniquity through the crucible of combat. I will become a ghost in their glory." I whispered back our ancient families sayings. We remained silent until the overhead system spoke
"Hello every one, this is your captain speaking. Slipspace travel in Ten seconds. I say again. Slipspace travel in ten seconds."
"I love you" I said to Mia
"I love you more" she responded and kissed me. The following moments were chaos. The colony ship began to shake violently. Any who were standing found themselves on the floor quickly. The shaking escalated further than what most insane engineers where okay with. But from one moment to the next it was quiet as if the violent shaking that caused hundreds of people to have broken bones was just a nightmare. I looked up and saw that, first our outside cameras were working, second that our escorting fleet was still with us.Â
From the overhead system came. *crackle* "Everyone please remain calm while Emergency services comes to those in need. Please remain calm while we ascertain what happened and once we know, you know." *crackle*
"You okay babe?" I said to Mia who was under me
"Well thanks to you shielding me from anyone who fell." she said kissing my fore head
"Come on lets see where we're at" I said standing up and lifting her up. We made our way to the closest star map. Touching the ID pad and with it recognizing me, I asked. "Where are we in the galaxy?"
"We are in the - ERROR - location not found - ERROR. Searching Older star charts..... Complete. Location found we are in the Altair cluster." relief was heard all around the star map. Something didn't feel right. So I asked
"What do you mean searching older star charts." The Colony Starter Class AI for the ship appeared on the star chart and said
"Hello everyone I am Odysseus this ships Colony Starter Class AI. I am here to inform you that the captain would like to speak with everyone later today about what just occurred she will be answering any questions you might have. Thank you for your patients in these trying times" Then the AI disappeared and showed a map of our current location.Â
"What year is this star chart from?" I had to asked. The feeling of missing something eating at me
"The Year of this star chart is from 2147"
'Either someone forgot to add a couple of zeros or we traveled back intime' both bring me no end of torment. On one hand, Our math might be fucked up. On the other, We can alter our on past. I just hope we have an Idiot.
-On the bridge of the Colony ship Ark of Futures-
"Admiral sir." Captain Lyndsey Okeene of the Ark of FuturesÂ
"Captain what do your star charts tell you?" asked Vice Admiral Jac OsmondÂ
"The years is 2147. We are over six lightyears from away from the Altair cluster Sir waiting for orders Sir."Â
"Lets hope the Superhabitable world is still there. Continue the journey and if the planet is still what we hoped for." finished the Vice Admiral.
"Understood Admiral. Slow and steady Sir?" Captain Jorge Valentino of the Merciful Sword a Battleship
"Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast Captains" The Vice Admiral AnsweredÂ
"HOOYAH" answered each captain
-Four hours later-
"So what do you think is more possible, Time travel or Dimensional travel" Mia said looking at Vice Admiral Osmond answering any questions we might have
"I find the latter far more palatable than the former. I mean look at our FTL. We breach into higher dimensions all the time. What's to say we don't get swept in the dimensional winds. Though I'm starting to see the problem."
"Yeah I mean we could have a small portion Of the ship in Hyperspace at all times... but what if power runs out.." Mia thought aloud
"No you're on to something here"
"The power requirement alone would be insane, it needs to be that of a Battleship core in a ship the size of a Corvette." She said
"We do have those plans" I said conspiratoriallyÂ
"We haven't even sent them to R&D yet. We can not produce them yet either"
"So what another Five years till we can be assured we wont jump no another universe. Sounds amazing." I said pointing at our escorts thrusters. "We can still go FTL with our Alcubierre-drive. We'll be okay if you study it a little longer." I finished and kissed her lips
-In the Bridge of the "Call of the Void" Super Void Craft Carrier-
"Admiral Science ships are sending reports that Celenia Is Exactly what we wanted Sir"
"Anything to note enroute?"
"Sir. Um Signals Intelligence is telling me there's an artificial structure at the edge of the system. they are saying it seems dead in the water sir, no power but a lot of returns on almost all sensors Sir"
"I see. keep at least our cannons on it. Anything else any one wants to tell me"
"Sir the Science teams believe to have found a new Element on the planet and are requesting to be on the ground Sir."
"Tell them if they want to get closer they have to wait for a Marine or two to be present." After two more hours of Warp travel which is quite boring. No shakes to wake you up, No creaking to keep you paranoid enough to work on a tin can in space. Our Warp Drive is fast by Cosmological speed limits but still nothing compared to a Slipspace drive. The ability to poke a hole in spacetime and emerge on the other side of the galaxy as compared to Traveling in a strait road. Once I stopped thinking of our backups I heard Mia say we've entered Geostationary (Geo) Orbit and with that many of the science team from the Colony ship had left for a Military transport, I think its call a Strident class Heavy Orbital Transport.
Now all that's left is to wait for the scientists and Doctors to give the green light and that might be anywhere from a couple of weeks to a couple of months. In the mean time Admiral Osmond kept giving Interviews to calm the nerves and to give Daily progress reports from the planet and the New Element found on said planet
"Sir can you explain to us and the audience how this new element can affect the Mass of an object only by electricity?" asked a reporter from the Battleship. Kinetic Disagreement.
"To my knowledge The new element is quite enchanting in it mysterious nature. If you apply an electrical current to the element material around it decrease in Apparent mass using dark energy. Nature trying to break her own limits, Can't say I wouldn't do the same. Anyway, This is a technological side step to our ancient 41st Millennium. We are far more advanced than that ma'am" Vice Admiral stated. "Perhaps anyone who might be smart enough to make an Alcubierre-Eezo Drive there might be some good things to learn but generally we do not see any new paths. We see new directions but no new paths"
"Is It possible We are alone in this new dimension?" Asked a journalist from the Destroyer. Laffey.
"No we are not alone. Our scientist have found an artificial planet sized structure On the outskirts of the system, From what they say It is dormant but ready to activate. No need to worry I have put Both of our Super Battleships in a defensive posture near the structure. On the ground it seems to be weren't the only ones to settle this planet. Deep Ground Penetrating Sonar scans are showing us the remains of an ancient civilization." The crowd of people began to out shout each other in an attempt to have their question answered. Shortly after the interview had ended due to audience upheaval
"Admiral Sir. The science team wishes to speak with you about the Ruins." A captain from my ship came up to me and whispered. "They're also getting distant communications from beyond the system. and the structure is also starting to receive bytes of data from outside the system. what are your orders Sir."
"Get my people on secure ground, Secure planet, Secure System, Secure Future for our Species. That is the mission of my life, that will forever be my Mission" Stated The Vice Admiral
"Hooyah Admiral" the young Captain said Leaving the Admiral alone looking at the reports from the Science crews on and off of the planet. The ones near the Structure are hearing what seams to them Some ancient Human dialect. One so Old It doesn't convey half of our current language. while the ones on the ground are telling me there are more than one civilization here. I sent out an order for half of our Light Cruisers and Our Destroyers to reinforce the two Super Battleships. After two years of careful development Celenia Is Independent and thanks to the Vice admiral the space economy has developed far more than he could have predicted. Ten Titan Ship yards Completed, , The Star Lifter Program At twenty-seven percent complete, The Yggdrasil Orchid Program at Five percent from Project start.
"Sir the Relay Its Activating from the other side. Orders Sir?"Â
"Be calm, Be understanding, and be Human" Answered the the captain of the Merciful Sword. "Lets say hi to the family"