[Corporation] Phoenix Corporation

[TripleKings]

Ships

Endurance

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The home of the eight survivors. It boasts an Entanglement Reactor. There was only one ever made, and it generates near-limitless energy.

Pre-anomaly

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The Entanglement Drive generates near-limitless energy.
The particle collider smashes Higgs Bosons, which catalyzes them into crystal-like formations. These are used to repair the ship.
The Graviton Warper is used as a standard sublight propulsion drive.
The Tunnel Jump system allows the ship to make FTL jumps. Compare this to Rift Space.
The Boson Field array provides impenetrable shields around each of the fins.
The singularity containment unit does what it says on the tin. It contains the singularity from which the ship draws power. It has receptor panels that absorb the radiation given off, and it uses some of that radiation to bend gravity so that the singularity doesn't suck in the ship or disappear.
The fins have a full range of movement.
The gravity elevator can beam up anything reasonable.

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Post-anomaly

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The Entanglement Drive has been severely damaged, and as a result was inhibited. It still generates massive amounts of energy, just nowhere near what it once was.
The particle collider is still active, but severely diminished.
The Graviton Warper is online and functional.
The Tunnel Jump system is damaged but functional. No extremely long distance jumps.
The Boson Field Array is completely offline.
The singularity containment unit is fully functional.
The fins cannot move, and are twisted and mangled.
The gravity elevator is offline.

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Crew

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Captain: Gray Ulrich
Chief Officer: Ahkai
First Pilot: Alex Rhodes
Second Pilot: Leah Brooks
Navigator/Lookout Officer: Jade Fox
Comms Officer: Enodus
Lead Reactor Stability Officer: Cole West
Secondary Reactor Stability Officer: Oliver Young

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Layout of crew areas - WARNING: LONG

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Endurance layout, divided into sectors
COMMAND SECTOR
⦁   Major Bridge - Contains enough room for captain, cocaptain, and two more officers. Jade and Rhodes are usually here with Gray and Ahkai. Located at the top, front, left of the Endurance.

⦁   Minor Bridge - Contains room for more officers. Leah, Enodus, West, and Oliver stay here. Located at the top, front, right of the Endurance.

⦁   Command Crew Quarters - Bedrooms for the Command Crew. These line the Bridge Corridor. The Captain and Cocaptain's quarters are closest to the two bridges.

⦁   Bridge Corridor - Connects the two bridges and the Command Crew's quarters. Obviously located behind the Bridges and in front of the CCQ.

RECREATIONAL SECTOR
⦁   Mess Hall - Kitchen and dining hall. Kitchen uses replicators with downloaded recipes. Dining hall has traditional tables, chairs, bar, and television. Located behind the Command Crew Quarters. Connected directly to the Lounge. The bar is two-sided, allowing access to it from both the Mess Hall and the Lounge.

⦁   Lounge - Has two levels, with transport gates across each. The transport gates are essentially instantaneous elevators, accessing all sides and floors of the lounge. Contains televisions, couches, varied games (pool/billiards, foosball, etc), card games of various types (Poker deck, Uno, CAH, classic AtA, etc), etc. Top level is split into two halves: the general area and the casino-esque area. The bottom level is longer, but contains several movie theaters, a stage, and two holodecks in addition to the normal things. Directly connected to the Mess Hall, library, and general corridors. Top level connects to the mess hall in the front, bottom level connects the the library in the front. Contains four unisex bathrooms, two on each level on either side.

⦁   Library - Self explanatory. It's a library, filled with the surviving knowledge of the human race. Located below the Mess Hall, connected directly to, and in front of, the Lounge.

⦁   Gym - Helps prevent gravitational muscular atrophy. Contains standard excercise equipment (treadmills, weights, etc.), but these can be gravity-boosted. While artificial gravity is generally sufficient, there are anomalies on occasion. Connected to the pool and a corridor leading to and around the lounge. One unisex bathroom.

⦁   Weapons Training Facility - Has a built in firing range with customizable targets, and multiple isolated chambers for training with other people with Energy Katanas.

⦁   Pool - Programmable aquatic gravity chamber. The pool can be inlaid into the floor similar to a traditional pool or suspended in the middle of the room, as a big floating ball of water, or in any shape you would want. Connects to the Gym on the side and another corridor. Has two unisex bathrooms.

CIVILIAN SECTOR
⦁   Passenger Quarters - Bedrooms for passengers. There are over 10,000 of these. They line the entire R-Sec, plus more. Each quarters has its own bathroom. They all connect to corridors that line the middle section of the inner hull.

⦁   Observation Deck - A room made specifically for allowing the view of the outside.

⦁   Spare Rooms - Includes spare quarters (not that we'll ever need them), office spaces, storage pods, and security stations.

⦁   Security Stations - Security checkpoints on every floor, in locations in corridors that allow easy access to any part of the ship in under a minute. Each security officer is equipped with one remotely-powered Arc Caster, one electron phaser, and an Energy Katana. All officers are trained in the use of each weapon.

ENGINEERING SECTOR
⦁   Reactor Maintenance - Contains a room for monitoring the Entanglement Drive, then two small corridors leading to the reactors. The corridors have sections for decontamination, depressurization, and repressurization. They're also armored to withstand an energy blast at point-blank range. It wouldn't stand up to the Exajoule Laser, but it can take quite a few smaller hits while protecting the reactor and the maintenance crew.

⦁   Life Support - Keeps atmospheric ratio optimal for most carbon-based multicellular life. Also maintains temperature and sends alerts to the Head Structural Engineer if the constant scans find any signs of damage or degradation. Takes the form of many atmospheric replenishers placed at key points in vents throughout the Endurance.

⦁   Laboratories - Several giant rooms on either side of the Endurance, further back. These rooms are used for R&D of many types. Each room is designated for a specific type. The Mechanical Development Division is centered on macro-mechanical engineering. The Weaponry Development Division specializes in creating and manufacturing weapons. The Quantum Division is equipped to research anything to do with quantum mechanics, including, but not limited to, the transporters and the Entanglement Drive. The Biology Lab ensures safety of scientists when studying life forms of any kind, boasting the ability to put anything inside the room into suspended animation at the drop of a pen. These rooms are connected to the main corridor, and are divided into many sub-rooms.

MEDICAL SECTOR
⦁   Main Medbay - Stores diagnostic tech, basic treatment tech, and chemical medicines such as ibuprofen and insulin. Minor surgeries can be done here in an emergency, although it would be preferred to do the surgeries in the specified rooms. A sub-section of this room allows blood/DNA testing, in case the Bio Lab is busy. It is located on the right side, in the back of the Endurance. All of the other medical rooms are connected to this room.

⦁   Operation Rooms 1 through 5 - Rooms specifically meant for surgeries. Active scans and automated operations are possible, although most cases require a human touch. Connected to the Main Medbay through short corridors.

⦁   Critical Care - Used to keep people in critical condition alive until their conditions improve. Connected to the main medbay.

⦁   Suspended Animation Bank - Used to keep people in worse-than-critical condition alive until technology becomes sufficient to allow them a full recovery. People are placed in SA-Pods, and are sent into a storage chamber. Has space for more than 100 people. Connected to the main medbay.

OTHER
⦁   Corridors - Some of the corridors along the inner hull have real-time camera feeds from the outer hull, functioning as windows without using glass. Some connect inner rooms, such as the different Sectors. Most notably, the Main Corridor serves as a backbone for the Endurance. It carves straight through the center of the Endurance, with many other corridors branching off and leading everywhere else. Unisex bathrooms are scattered around the corridors.

⦁   Detention Facility - A small room in comparison to everything else. Used for solitary confinement by way of force fields and aerosolized suppressing agents. Connected to the left outer corridor, in the back.

⦁   Empty space - For new additions to the layout. That's really all there is to say on the matter.

⦁   Hangar - Holds dropships, swarm drones, and any visitors are either transported directly to the bridge or are brought over through this. Adjustable. Located on the right side of the Endurance, in the middle. Can extend outwards, allowing even more room for other vessels to dock or board.

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Deconstructor

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The Deconstructor is a quantum lathe ship, capable of taking apart or building objects at the subatomic level. It has basic armor, and as such may require assistance in destroying emitters. It has been nicknamed "Gluon."

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Quark Launcher

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A small ship carrying four Quark Launchers. The projectiles fired by the Launchers are simple impacting projectiles.
It has been nicknamed "Quark."

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W Boson Launcher

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The W Boson Launcher carries small fission missiles. The fission reactions caused only affect a small area, which reduces danger to anyone outside the blast range. Its nickname is "W Boson."

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Lore (warning, wall of text)

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Extra races

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Kroan

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Hexapodal, with a lower body structure similar to that of a spider. The Kroans' upper bodies are vaguely humanoid. They have four frail arms. They're covered head to toe with hard chitin, with chinks at joints in the natural armor to allow for movement. The chitin thins at the hands and face. Their feet end in sharp points. Their tails are covered in chitin as well, although it is segmented down the length to allow for a wide range of flexibility. The tails are about 5 feet long, although that ranges depending on the Kroan's genes. Ahkai's tail is exactly 7 feet long, while Enodus's tail is only 4 feet and 3 inches long. Kroans have four eyes: two main eyes like a human's, and a secondary set above their first, but spread further apart. The secondary set of eyes are smaller, but aid in night vision. The iris color depends on genetics as well. Ahkai has

Ahkai and Enodus are the only Kroans left alive.

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Phoenix Corporation hails from a reality in which two species went extinct at the hands of the creeper. Humanity never went further than the Moon, and instead made advancements in quantum mechanics and genetic engineering. Earth was targeted by a Sleeper node, and humanity was completely unprepared. The flood of creeper wiped out the entire species, save for 66 people. These people created a spacecraft.
Using their knowledge of quantum mechanics, they made an engine that generates energy through hawking radiation produced by a tiny singularity. This provides enough power to run every other part of the engine: the particle collider, singularity containment unit, Graviton Warper, the Tunnel Jump system, fin adjusters, gravity elevator, and the Boson Field Array. These systems altogether were named, the Entanglement Drive.
The builders boarded the ship, just as creeper started to flood the build site. Most of the 66 people working didn't make it, leaving only six survivors. The ship came online, and ascended. The creeper was pushed back, not from wind, but from the alteration of gravity itself. The repulsion came too late to save the remaining people. The captain, Gray Ulrich, ordered an orbital strike. The crew bombed the planet into oblivion, and sent it careening into the sun. This was a sobering moment for everyone. They felt the weight of an entire civilization on their shoulders. After everyone came to terms with the loss of an entire planet, Gray commanded the pirst pilot, Alex Rhodes, to pilot the ship to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri.
Alpha Centauri fared little better. When observing the small planet Proxima Centauri B, which was also attacked by the Creeper, the crew discovered life, in the form of a survival pod on a plateau. Activating the fin adjusters and gravity elevator, the crew lifted the pods in through the bay doors of the ship. When the crew went to meet with them in the airlock, they discovered that the life forms looked strange, to say the least. The two species had trouble communicating at first, but the aliens had psychic abilities to aid in translation. They introduced themselves as Ahkai, a female, and Enodus, a male. They are members of a species called Kroan, on a planet they named Yemaya. A few command roles were missing, and the Kroans gladly filled the part. Ahkai became the chief officer, and Enodus became the communications officer.
The next few jumps were fine, ending with the survivors moving on. Earthlike planets were in short supply, it seemed. After six jumps, the next system looked promising, with a total of 4 candidate planets. The ship warped in, and found creeper covering all of them.
The ship jumped away quickly, only to get caught in a singularity. There was no singularity on the starmap, so it was completely unexpected. In hopes that the Graviton Warper could save the ship at full power, Cole West decided to throw the Entanglement Drive into high-gear and push the fins towards the front of the ship. The Entanglement Drive force-started the Boson Field Array and the Graviton Warper, but the ship was sucked into the anomaly before the Graviton Warper and BFA could be used.

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A huge thanks to GoodMorning and FOXX for the attached scripts.

[TripleKings]

First transmission

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Enodus: This is a broad-spectrum transmission to anyone who is listening. I am Enodus, the communications officer of the Endurance survival vessel. Our ship was caught in a gravitational anomaly of unknown origin, and sustained heavy damage. Currently, we are stranded within a single system. We are effecting repairs right now, but it is a very slow process. Captain Gray Ulrich would like to see some friendly faces, if there are any.
[The message loops. Throughout the recording, sparks fly audibly.]

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[theachevah]

transmission

First transmission

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Enodus: This is a broad-spectrum transmission to anyone who is listening. I am Enodus, the communications officer of the Endurance survival vessel. Our ship was caught in a gravitational anomaly of unknown origin, and sustained heavy damage. Currently, we are stranded within a single system. We are effecting repairs right now, but it is a very slow process. Captain Gray Ulrich would like to see some friendly faces, if there are any.
[The message loops. Throughout the recording, sparks fly audibly.]

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II=Incoming Transmission: !?#^%%>>>TPC=II
hmm? A transmission from unknown origin...
it seems whomever made the recording is in need of inmediate help.
from wherever they come from, they seem to have gone through a particulate assault.
nonetheless, we should keep our eyes open for possibilities.
such as..?
what do you mean 'such as'?
oh, forget the hydraxils, Samue-
Need I remind you what happened to your past partner? To Samson?
did you just- ...get out.
Alex... are you cr-?
I SAID GET OUT.
....well then.
{Samuel leaves}
... *sigh*... hot damn... ok...
I need to stop bringing that guy...
Alright... Send transmission to unknown source

II=Sending transmission: Xander>>>#^%'#=II

greetings. My name is Alexander. We have received your transmission. We believe we can be of assistance.

We can send in a construction fleet to aid you on your repairs.

It is only necessary for you to send your coordinates so we can rift jump the construction fleet there.

Alexander out.
II=End of Transmission.=II

[TripleKings]

transmission

II=Sending transmission: Xander>>>#^%'#=II

greetings. My name is Alexander. We have received your transmission. We believe we can be of assistance.

We can send in a construction fleet to aid you on your repairs.

It is only necessary for you to send your coordinates so we can rift jump the construction fleet there.

Alexander out.
II=End of Transmission.=II

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Endodus: Thank you for the assistance. The stars here do not match our charts, but we can set up a locating beacon. Please hold for a moment.

[Faint]
Enodus: Gray, what would it take to transmit a locating signal?
Gray: Well, we could smash a few quarks and force the energy out through our emergency conduit.
Gray: Wait, are you saying there's someone out there?
Enodus: Yes, and they are willing to help. Someone named Alexander can send a construction fleet to help repair the systems, but we'll need a homing beacon. He asked for coordinates, but since we don't know ours we have to use an alternative.
Gray: I understand. Did Alexander mention anything else?
Enodus: No, just that.
Gray: Okay. Relay this: "We will be creating a large energy signature so you can find us. It will pulse once every 10 seconds. It will measure about 300 petawatts."
Enodus: Understood.

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Enodus: We'll be creating a large energy signature as a tracking beacon. This beacon should be able to be seen with standard sensors. Be on the lookout for a sudden energy signature, pulsing once every 10 seconds. The energy signature should be somewhere around 300 petawatts every pulse.

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transmission

Transmission

transmission

II=Sending transmission: Xander>>>#^%'#=II

greetings. My name is Alexander. We have received your transmission. We believe we can be of assistance.

We can send in a construction fleet to aid you on your repairs.

It is only necessary for you to send your coordinates so we can rift jump the construction fleet there.

Alexander out.
II=End of Transmission.=II

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Endodus: Thank you for the assistance. The stars here do not match our charts, but we can set up a locating beacon. Please hold for a moment.

[Faint]
Enodus: Gray, what would it take to transmit a locating signal?
Gray: Well, we could smash a few quarks and force the energy out through our emergency conduit.
Gray: Wait, are you saying there's someone out there?
Enodus: Yes, and they are willing to help. Someone named Alexander can send a construction fleet to help repair the systems, but we'll need a homing beacon. He asked for coordinates, but since we don't know ours we have to use an alternative.
Gray: I understand. Did Alexander mention anything else?
Enodus: No, just that.
Gray: Okay. Relay this: "We will be creating a large energy signature so you can find us. It will pulse once every 10 seconds. It will measure about 300 petawatts."
Enodus: Understood.

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Enodus: We'll be creating a large energy signature as a tracking beacon. This beacon should be able to be seen with standard sensors. Be on the lookout for a sudden energy signature, pulsing once every 10 seconds. The energy signature should be somewhere around 300 petawatts every pulse.
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II=Incoming Transmission: &$*%>>>Xander=II
hmm... a beacon then.

Which is the assigned construction fleet?

C-143-B1: Construction fleet C-143-B, reporting for duty, sir!
C-143-B2: Two Lathingbirds and a Reactor compose our fleet, sir!
C-143-B3: a'ight, so wha's the fuss about boss?

you will be jumping to a location that will be pinpointed in a secon-
Energy spike in an uncharted sector. could be the ones you messaged earlier.
prepare the rift portal. make sure it doesnt somehow rupture some space-time stuff while at it, why dont you?
ha. ha. funny.
I... I wasnt joking.
... my calculations are precise. worry not about such catastrophe.
C-fleet, prepare to witness my new project!

C-143-B1: new as in... not tested?
C-143-B2: yeah, no thank yo-

you cant bail, else you will be fired. capiche?

C-143-B3: an' how do we know f'er a fact dis her' portal won't fail, hmm?

as i said, my calculations are precise. now go in there.


C-143-B2: well, here goes noth-

{enters portal}
C-143-B1: well then.
{enters portal}

C-143-B3: guess I'm the last wun her'-
{enters portal}


closing portal...

aha! it worked!
good job Samuel. lets just wait for the transmission.

{meanwhile}

C-143-B1: whoa...
C-143-B2: that... is big.
C-143-B3 (coming out of the portal): hey fellas, wuss goin' on dat yer' all so- ...ah, dis gon be a lon' day, ain't it ehh?
C-143-B1: perhaps we should confirm it is them before jumping to conclusions.
II=sending transmission: C-143-B>>>&#^$#=II
C-143-B2: greetings..? we believe you spoke with Alexander just now..?
C-143-B1: we are the construction fleet. we were told that assistance was required and...
C-143-B3: jus' tell us wher' is dat vessel damaged and we'll be fixin' it for ya.
C-143-B1: we will be waiting for your response. Construction fleet out.
II=End of transmission=II

C-143-B2: i already sent a quick transmission to Alexander with our location.
C-143-B1: lets just hope that that thing is it.
C-143-B3: dat thin ain't like anythin we hav seen befor, eh.
C-143-B1: indeed. hmm... what should we talk about while waiting?
C-143-B3: did I tell y'all bout da time I used to be frum one o' dose far colonies frum Tierra Prima?
C-143-B1: no you haven't. but i am interested to hear about you, B3.
C-143-B3: well,it goes a li'l somthin like dis...

{while the fleet waits for a response, they sit and hear B3's story.}

[Keeper Decagon]

----ERROR----

<Energy Pulse Detected. Significance Factor: 29.7. Non-Standard Technology Detected>

Unit 001: Assuming direct control of telemetry network. Redirecting fleets to detected energy pulse.

Unit 3783: Responding to command. Changing course to designated coordinates.

Unit 001: Directives include establishing staging area and taking control of any vessels encountered. Additional support fleets will accompany your armada to lock down system.

Unit 3783: Directives confirmed. Communications silence engaged.

Unit 001: Releasing direct control of telemetry network.

<Hyperspace Signatures Inbound>

----ERROR----

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energy source

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Enodus: We'll be creating a large energy signature as a tracking beacon. This beacon should be able to be seen with standard sensors. Be on the lookout for a sudden energy signature, pulsing once every 10 seconds. The energy signature should be somewhere around 300 petawatts every pulse.

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Green = Computer, Blue = CMC 
 

ALERT! LARGE ENERGY SOURCE DETECTED! 
ENERGY SIZE: .... 
.... 
ALERT! LARGE ENERGY SOURCE DETECTED! 
ENERGY SIZE: .... 
.... 


Computer, stop detections. Figure out the energy size of ONE pulse at a time. 


... 
Pulses: 300 petawatt each. 
Pulse rate: every 10 seconds. 
Locking down coordinates... 
Coordinates locked down. 
Coordinates hashed. [HASH] 


Holy jeez... 
Looks like Tierra Prima's already going on it. 
My turn, then I guess. 
Warp in a SSA-42NN fleet. 


WARPING IN.... 
SuperShip... AMPd... Collected! 
Request times four: 
Grabber - Generation 2 - Ampless - Buffless - Success! 
Warping...



Sweet, same time as Tierra Prima's warp too. Let's see what's going on.   
Fleet, your instructions are to AVOID COMBAT. Something this powerful WILL immediately kill you if you anger it. So AVOID combat. I warped you a little behind Tierra Prima for a reason. You have a lot of diplomatic assistances; Particulate shields, via particulate, a large weapon system to attack any enemy fleets which come in (to prove might), and a lot of energy generators to help rebuild, if that helps. 
I will be watching. A promotion may be in order, if this goes well.

[GoodMorning]

<Sensor>: Another extradimensional arrival? This is getting to be a habit.

<Analyser>: <sigh> Broadcasting for all to hear, that they have unusual technology and are crippled? Foolish. ... Or...

<Sensor>: You think it's bait?

<Analyser>: It would be good bait, for any number of purposes. They may not catch whatever they were intending, however. Oh well. Let's see if <Twister> has time to isolate it.

<Sensor>: Too late for that ... a number of Prima vessels have arrived, and some other warp pockets are inbound. Looks like the Collective is trying to pass unnoticed again. Well, it would hide them from the corporatocracy.

<Analyser>: Wonderful. Have "Garnet" make arrangements to be there. What is <Twister> up to?

<Sensor>: It and <Maker> are working with that discontinuity generator. They've done the subversion, but it will be a while yet before we can repair that discontinuity patch.

<Analyser>: Hmm... help "Garnet" if need be. I'm going to have a talk with <Twister>, and see if we can precreate a few containment areas.

<Sensor>: I'll diffuse the remains of that signal, then. Whoever sent it has enough to deal with, between Prima and the Collective meeting. Oh ... looks like that planetoid entity has thrown its lot in as well.

<Analyser>: Hmm... in your copious spare time, would you cook up a high-bandwidth normal-space communication beam? Interstellar range.

<Sensor>: Oh, the Neptune's Brood concept? Certainly. I'll scale it appropriately. It'll take a while, though.

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{meanwhile}
II=Established Comm. channel: Xander<>C-143-B=II
{Alexander is found siting whilst taking sips of coffee}
report on the repairs.


C-143-B1: so far no response...
C-143-B2: wait... over there! whats that?
C-143-B1: these are..?
C-143-B3: aint dat wat happend when dem aliens came to our planet?
C-143-B1: hydraxils?!

{Alexander spits out the coffee and starts coughing}
H- HYDR-*COUGH*-DRAXILS?! B-*COUGH*-BUT HOW-
{Alexander facepalms}
THE BE-*COUGH*-BEACON! IT- oh my g- SAMUEL!
I overheard.
All battleships ready. Its an emergency, of severity level RED. Specific Emergency: HYDRA-INVAS
IM GOING IN!
dont push yoursEEELF ALEEX! STOOP! WAAAIT! LET ME GET OUT BEFORE YOU PRECIPITATE YOURSELF INTO BATTL-
{the Xander goes into the rift portal along the battlefleet.}

[TripleKings]

Jade Fox: Turn off the beacon! There are incoming ships from three different locations!
Gray Ulrich: How many of them have identified themselves?
Jade Fox: Only one so far. The rest remain anonymous.

TPC

II=sending transmission: C-143-B>>>&#^$#=II
C-143-B2: greetings..? we believe you spoke with Alexander just now..?
C-143-B1: we are the construction fleet. we were told that assistance was required and...
C-143-B3: jus' tell us wher' is dat vessel damaged and we'll be fixin' it for ya.
C-143-B1: we will be waiting for your response. Construction fleet out.
II=End of transmission=II

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Enodus: Hello, construction fleet. This is the Endurance.

[Faint]
Gray Ulrich: Leah, Cole, where is the damage on the Endurance?
Leah Brooks: There's no damage to the main hull, but the fins are nearly totalled. We cannot adjust them, nor can we project the BFA. They're too mangled to be of use in that manner, anyway. It doesn't look like they can be repaired, only repurposed.
Cole West: The entanglement drive sustained heavy damage. I had to tone its power down after we activated our energy beacon. If I hadn't, we wouldn't be here.
Gray Ulrich: We can't keep taking damage to the drive. It's going to cost us our lives. Enodus, the damage is mainly in the fins, but some is within the drive as well. The fins are irreparable, but perhaps the new arrivals can make adjustments. The drive is damaged, so they need to focus on that the most. If we lose that, we're dead in the water. We have a hologram of the damaged unit, so let them know to trace it.
Enodus: Understood.

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Enodus: Construction fleet, our main reactor is damaged. It is in the back end of the Endurance. Focus on that first. Our fins took the brunt of the damage, the anomaly mangling them beyond hope of full repair. If you can repurpose them into defensive structures, please do so. On behalf of Phoenix Corporation, I thank you for your assistance.

Hydraxil

<Hyperspace Signatures Inbound>

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Enodus: Attention unidentified fleet. Identify yourselves or we will open fire upon your fleet as you arrive.

CMC

Warp in a SSA-42NN fleet.

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Enodus: Identify yourselves or we will open fire.

TPC2

IM GOING IN!

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Enodus: Identify yourselves. You seem to be chasing the construction fleet sent to aid us, and we will not let them perish.

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Jade Fox: Turn off the beacon! There are incoming ships from three different locations!
Gray Ulrich: How many of them have identified themselves?
Jade Fox: Only one so far. The rest

TPC

II=sending transmission: C-143-B>>>&#^$#=II
C-143-B2: greetings..? we believe you spoke with Alexander just now..?
C-143-B1: we are the construction fleet. we were told that assistance was required and...
C-143-B3: jus' tell us wher' is dat vessel damaged and we'll be fixin' it for ya.
C-143-B1: we will be waiting for your response. Construction fleet out.
II=End of transmission=II

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Enodus: Hello, construction fleet. This is the Endurance.

[Faint]
Gray Ulrich: Leah, Cole, where is the damage on the Endurance?
Leah Brooks: There's no damage to the main hull, but the fins are nearly totalled. We cannot adjust them, nor can we project the BFA. They're too mangled to be of use in that manner, anyway. It doesn't look like they can be repaired, only repurposed.
Cole West: The entanglement drive sustained heavy damage. I had to tone its power down after we activated our energy beacon. If I hadn't, we wouldn't be here.
Gray Ulrich: We can't keep taking damage to the drive. It's going to cost us our lives. Enodus, the damage is mainly in the fins, but some is within the drive as well. The fins are irreparable, but perhaps the new arrivals can make adjustments. The drive is damaged, so they need to focus on that the most. If we lose that, we're dead in the water. We have a hologram of the damaged unit, so let them know to trace it.
Enodus: Understood.

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Enodus: Construction fleet, our main reactor is damaged. It is in the back end of the Endurance. Focus on that first. Our fins took the brunt of the damage, the anomaly mangling them beyond hope of full repair. If you can repurpose them into defensive structures, please do so. On behalf of Phoenix Corporation, I thank you for your assistance.

Hydraxil

<Hyperspace Signatures Inbound>

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Enodus: Attention unidentified fleet. Identify yourselves or we will open fire upon your fleet as you arrive.

CMC

Warp in a SSA-42NN fleet.

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Enodus: Identify yourselves or we will open fire.

TPC2

IM GOING IN!

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Enodus: Identify yourselves. You seem to be chasing the construction fleet sent to aid us, and we will not let them perish.

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(Blue is CMC main HQ, red is SSA-42NN fleet)

Ack! We were trying to avoid this!


What do we do? 


*thinking* 
There are three assumptions here. 
1.They're from another reality. There's no way to disprove this, as the portals from other realities could be invisible, could go unnoticed, etcetera. That would explain the 300 petawatt pulses. 
2.They're TPC allies or other such. Based upon the TPC warping in a fleet with low damage potential, likely a construction fleet, this is highly likely. 
3.They're hydraxil allies. Impossible. If so, TPC would have warped in a ton more units, they would not have simply warped in a small fleet, and we would have reports of Hydraxil attacks involving something on the lines of "Infinite energy" or other such things, as well as prior knowledge to what this ship even looked like. 
 
Assuming #1, everyone has neutral relations with them. I won't try to build relations from neutral relations with Hydrax here, I could try building relations with might. 
Assuming #2, I could play the "TPC ally" trick. 
 
*to fleet* 
Fleet, tell them you're allied with Tierra Prima Collective. Position yourselves around the Tierra Prima fleet, so as to "merge" two fleets together, and attempt to show that you're allies. 



Captain: Okay. Ships, attempt to "fleet-merge" with the already-existing Tierra Prima fleet. 
Captain: External Communications, tell them we're allied with Tierra Prima Collective.

[TripleKings]

CMC

 
Captain: External Communications, tell them we're allied with Tierra Prima Collective.

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Enodus: Standing down. There are two more fleets unaccounted for and unidentified. If you know of them, please enlighten us.

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Enodus: Standing down. There are two more fleets unaccounted for and unidentified. If you know of them, please enlighten us.

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Fleet, just directly send this transmission to them. 
 
Let's see... 
The smaller unidentified fleet is a Hydraxil fleet. As far as I know, everyone's relations are either hate-hydraxil or are-hydraxil. 
 
That explains the bigger fleet. When Tierra Prima saw the Hydraxil fleet, they immediately hit the PANIC button and launched a whole bunch of ships right at the problem to kill Hydraxil. At least they did it this early on, so that it becomes a battle of ultimate destruction instead of simple attrition. 
 
I can't tell you Hydraxil's exact motives, but I'll take a guess. 
Any large energy source can be used to create a lot of damage dealt. 
I think Hydraxil's motives are to take the large energy source and turn it into a weapon. That would likely involve stealing it from you, so defences against them are high. 
 
Even if Tierra Prima wanted your reactor, A) they wouldn't try stealing it, that's super powerful, B) they'd be interested in Hydraxil at this point. They weren't expecting Hydraxil to warp in and now that they see it, again, they want to kill Hydraxil. 
 
I'm debating bringing my own fleets in to fight, as ideally Tierra Prima will be able to annihilate the enemy on their own, but at the same time, Hydraxil Tech is a grey-zone until they use their tech, then we learn as much as we can. They could have a way of annihilating Tierra Prima while keeping your reactor from warping away, even if it could. 
 
We'll have to hope for the best here.

[TripleKings]

CMC

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Enodus: Standing down. There are two more fleets unaccounted for and unidentified. If you know of them, please enlighten us.

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Fleet, just directly send this transmission to them. 
 
Let's see... 
The smaller unidentified fleet is a Hydraxil fleet. As far as I know, everyone's relations are either hate-hydraxil or are-hydraxil. 
 
That explains the bigger fleet. When Tierra Prima saw the Hydraxil fleet, they immediately hit the PANIC button and launched a whole bunch of ships right at the problem to kill Hydraxil. At least they did it this early on, so that it becomes a battle of ultimate destruction instead of simple attrition. 
 
I can't tell you Hydraxil's exact motives, but I'll take a guess. 
Any large energy source can be used to create a lot of damage dealt. 
I think Hydraxil's motives are to take the large energy source and turn it into a weapon. That would likely involve stealing it from you, so defences against them are high. 
 
Even if Tierra Prima wanted your reactor, A) they wouldn't try stealing it, that's super powerful, B) they'd be interested in Hydraxil at this point. They weren't expecting Hydraxil to warp in and now that they see it, again, they want to kill Hydraxil. 
 
I'm debating bringing my own fleets in to fight, as ideally Tierra Prima will be able to annihilate the enemy on their own, but at the same time, Hydraxil Tech is a grey-zone until they use their tech, then we learn as much as we can. They could have a way of annihilating Tierra Prima while keeping your reactor from warping away, even if it could. 
 
We'll have to hope for the best here.

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Enodus: So if I understand this right, the small fleet currently inbound is a Hydraxil fleet, and the Hydraxil are bad. They want to steal the Entanglement Drive to do who-knows-what with it, but whatever they do, it won't be good. I'll relay this to the captain, Gray Ulrich.

[Faint]
Enodus: Gray, the small fleet inbound is bad. They want to take the Entanglement Drive. This fleet belongs to the Hydraxil race. Everyone else here is fighting against the Hydraxil.
Gray Ulrich: I see. Leah, Train all weapons on the Hydraxil Fleet entry point. As soon as you have visual, shoot to kill.
Leah Brooks: Weapons charged and ready.
Enodus: With your permission, I would like to retire to my quarters. I don't feel too hot.
Gray Ulrich: Granted. I can be the acting communications officer for now.

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Gray Ulrich: Hello. I am Gray Ulrich, captain of the Endurance. Enodus is resting in his quarters, and I am filling his place in his absence.

To the TPC

Gray Ulrich: This is Gray Ulrich, captain of the Endurance. Enodus is busy, so for now you will be communicating directly with me.

Gray Ulrich: Please change the repair priority to the fins. I would like as many weapons online as possible, so that we may meet the Hydraxil threat with force and hopefully deal some meaningful damage. Once the Hydraxil ships appear, however, focus on the Entanglement Drive. I have a plan, but I'll need you to repair the drive while the plan is enacted.

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[theachevah]

transmission

CMC

Spoiler

Enodus: Standing down. There are two more fleets unaccounted for and unidentified. If you know of them, please enlighten us.

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Fleet, just directly send this transmission to them. 
 
Let's see... 
The smaller unidentified fleet is a Hydraxil fleet. As far as I know, everyone's relations are either hate-hydraxil or are-hydraxil. 
 
That explains the bigger fleet. When Tierra Prima saw the Hydraxil fleet, they immediately hit the PANIC button and launched a whole bunch of ships right at the problem to kill Hydraxil. At least they did it this early on, so that it becomes a battle of ultimate destruction instead of simple attrition. 
 
I can't tell you Hydraxil's exact motives, but I'll take a guess. 
Any large energy source can be used to create a lot of damage dealt. 
I think Hydraxil's motives are to take the large energy source and turn it into a weapon. That would likely involve stealing it from you, so defences against them are high. 
 
Even if Tierra Prima wanted your reactor, A) they wouldn't try stealing it, that's super powerful, B) they'd be interested in Hydraxil at this point. They weren't expecting Hydraxil to warp in and now that they see it, again, they want to kill Hydraxil. 
 
I'm debating bringing my own fleets in to fight, as ideally Tierra Prima will be able to annihilate the enemy on their own, but at the same time, Hydraxil Tech is a grey-zone until they use their tech, then we learn as much as we can. They could have a way of annihilating Tierra Prima while keeping your reactor from warping away, even if it could. 
 
We'll have to hope for the best here.

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Enodus: So if I understand this right, the small fleet currently inbound is a Hydraxil fleet, and the Hydraxil are bad. They want to steal the Entanglement Drive to do who-knows-what with it, but whatever they do, it won't be good. I'll relay this to the captain, Gray Ulrich.

[Faint]
Enodus: Gray, the small fleet inbound is bad. They want to take the Entanglement Drive. This fleet belongs to the Hydraxil race. Everyone else here is fighting against the Hydraxil.
Gray Ulrich: I see. Leah, Train all weapons on the Hydraxil Fleet entry point. As soon as you have visual, shoot to kill.
Leah Brooks: Weapons charged and ready.
Enodus: With your permission, I would like to retire to my quarters. I don't feel too hot.
Gray Ulrich: Granted. I can be the acting communications officer for now.

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Gray Ulrich: Hello. I am Gray Ulrich, captain of the Endurance. Enodus is resting in his quarters, and I am filling his place in his absence.

To the TPC

Gray Ulrich: This is Gray Ulrich, captain of the Endurance. Enodus is busy, so for now you will be communicating directly with me.

Gray Ulrich: Please change the repair priority to the fins. I would like as many weapons online as possible, so that we may meet the Hydraxil threat with force and hopefully deal some meaningful damage. Once the Hydraxil ships appear, however, focus on the Entanglement Drive. I have a plan, but I'll need you to repair the drive while the plan is enacted.

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C-143-B3: an' das the story 'bout how i almost lost ma' left eye.
C-143-B2: wow, ok.
C-143-B1: new transmission!
C-143-B2: what does it say?
C-143-B1: "prioritize repairs on the fins"
C-143-B3: well, what'r y'all waitin for? Lets get to it.
C-143-B2: ofcou- whoa. WHOA.
C-143-B1: seems Alex has shared the news quickly
C-143-B2: and we are right here seeing it happen.
C-143-B3: da scenery 's pretty but i do believ' ya fellas forgettin' somethin'
C-143-B1: oh, right. The repairs. Lets get to it, boys!