Author Topic: Newcomers (Read 7611 times)

K2 · « **on:** January 19, 2010, 01:19:20 PM »

A magical orb, red and no larger than a human fist. It was a message in a bottle for somebody who wanted to be heard. Inside it there were thousands of voices. There were both memories of war and illusions of former loves which would never be. Inside it were the last ten years of a lost people, unknown to the rest of the universe, and their story.

One who looked inside it would know the story of the New Xanacorian Empire. Would know all of her people. It told the story of how it came to be. It told the story of the people who had fought for their lives.. And won. This was not a last remnant of a people. It was a chapter of the story of their lives for anybody to find and read.. Their next chapter was just beginning.

A hyperspace portal opened nearby the Nilus. It was very weak in texture and would only remain open for a few seconds. Out of the portal, the Naikeh came gliding through.. Roughly. Okay, it was more like bouncing through space.. Let's face it, the ship was out of control. And then, it came to a rough halt, surely felt by anyone inside, though there would be no serious injuries.

Inside the ship, there were loud cheers. Finally, the last of the New Xanacorian People had arrived.. Their only refuge left. The stories of what had happened here today would be told to the children of everyone aboard. And to their children's children, and so on. This was the day that the New Xanacorian People came.. home.

And they didn't even notice the ship next door.

Nisorin · « **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2010, 02:56:35 PM »

The Nilus promptly puts through a request for an open communications channel to the bridge of the new ship, while simultaneously trying to put some space between the two.

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Welcome, newcomers. You seem to have something amiss with your FTL drive.

K2 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2010, 07:05:59 PM »

The cheers quickly died down inside the ship. It became quiet now, especially in the bridge, where the captain had ordered a complete and total halt to all noise. They had just received a request for a communication channel to open, all text. The channel was opened by the captain who had a technician display the message throughout the ship and try to identify those speaking, though due to the fact that the ship had no information from before ten years ago on it, the ship could not be identified. Finally, the captain replied:

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:K: START TRANSMISSION;
:K: This is the Naikeh, only remaining vessel of the Nodec and the hope of the New Xanacorian People.
:K:Please identify your alignment so that we can assure you as a friend..;
:K: END TRANSMISSION;

The transmission did not mention that the ship was without many weapons, but it went on to say:

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:K: START TRANSMISSION;
:K: Also, our hyperdrives are poorly constructed due to lack of resources or information in the building environment.
:K: END TRANSMISSION;

..And right about that time, a fire struck in the engine room. The engineers there were quick to put it out, but the hyperdrives were now offline.

Nisorin · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2010, 07:51:36 PM »

Lights on the outside of the ship began to flash excitedly, as small plates on the hull opened to reveal the crystals used in the Noursai chambers' amplification.

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;JrI; NOR'EN|
We are the Relorians, returning to our home universe from a very long journey, on the ship Nilus. 
We would like to thank your people for your aid during the Fall of Dragon Moon, it is partially due to you that so many made it off alive. 
If you would like, we can send over a few of our engineers and they can see what they can do to help.
;JrI; NE'RON|

K2 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2010, 11:21:57 PM »

"Sir, they've replied," a technician notified the captain from his technician's chair.

"What did they say? Put it on the big screen," the Captain ordered the technician.

The technician pressed a few buttons. On the main display screen of the ship, which lined across the north wall of the bridge (normally a type of windshield/camera), words began to display. It was the message from the Relorians. As the captain red the transmission, whisper began to occur throughout the ship as if this was the new scandal like the one that had occurred on Level 3 of the ship a few weeks ago when the first class engineer Stephanie Martilla and her superior officer were caught leaving engineer quarter room four together.
"Relorians, eh? I remember them. Good fellows," the Captain finally said, speaking up.

"Should I notify Mokai, sir?" a second transmission carrying a coffee mug asked with earnest. The entire crew was excited. The first contact with anyone since the return, and they weren't even hostile. They were friendlies, no, allies who the New Xanacorian Empire (or rather Xanacorian Empire, pre-separation) had helped over ten years ago in a great war before the Nyx War.. Before the separating of Xanacoria.

"No, let the man sleep. I can handle this. We need to get those engines fixed, and the Relorians seem to know what they're doing," the Captain spoke.

The second technician came up to the Captain's chair and handed him the coffee mug which he began to drink from. As the Second technician walked away, the Captain looked at the first. The first caught the Captain's stare and looked back up at him, waiting for him to speak. He saw in the Captain's eyes a mix of excitement and slight fear, though he knew the Captain would never fess up to the latter, because it would damage ship morale.

"Send back this transmission, sergeant. Message begins: We would be most grateful to accept your offer. Our empire is in great dept to you. Unfortunately, our leader in command is currently resting. Our second-in-command can establish diplomatic relationships on his behalf if the people aboard your ship can properly represent your entire people. Again, much thanks for the assistance. Please instruct any boarding parties to board in dock b, opening now... End message. Oh, and Al, open the docking bay, dock b. Have everyone on the hanger deck ready."

"Yes sir," replied a third tech, who seemed to be named Al, who followed his orders.

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:K: START TRANSMISSION;
:K: We would be most grateful to accept your offer. Our empire is in great 
:K: dept to you. Unfortunately, our leader in command is currently resting.
:K: Our second-in-command can establish diplomatic relationships on his behalf
:K: if the people aboard your ship can properly represent your entire people.
:K: Again, much thanks for the assistance. Please instruct any boarding parties
:K: to board in dock b, opening now.;
:K: END TRANSMISSION;

Nisorin · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2010, 09:36:30 PM »

Rereading the message to ensure he got everything right, Nisorin smiles and opens up a voice channel with the engineer and military barracks. "Prepare for boarding, Jade Tempora will be accompanying you. Details on your PT's. Militia, you are authorized scale 2 equipment, engineers have two extra pilots prepare for cargo hauling in case you need spare parts." He calls out, typing another reply as he speaks.

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;JrI; NOR'EN|
Engineers are gathering up their tools and the pilots are prepping boarding craft now. 
Some of them have a small bit of a fascination with technology from other empires, so I'm sending a couple military personnel
to make sure they stay in line. Is this acceptable? Also, Jade Tempora will be going along for diplomatic relations.
;JrI; NE'RON|

(Edited for typo correction)

K2 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2010, 05:59:59 PM »

"Receiving another message.. Putting it on the big screen... now," the first technician from earlier informed the captain. The captain's eyes darted to the ship's main screen and he began to read what was written there. Once he had read it all, he looked around for Al. Upon finding Al, he smiled and sat comfortably in his ship before getting Al's attention.

"Al.. Go wake up Mokai. Somebody send this transmission back; Begin Message: This is appropriate. We will also be sure to give access to anyone interested to minor blueprints and such of our ship, as it is not of much value to us in terms of advancement. We look forward to meeting your personnel; End message."

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:K: START TRANSMISSION;
:K: This is appropriate. We will also be sure to give access to anyone interested to minor blueprints and such of our ship, 
:K: as it is not of much value to us in terms of advancement. We look forward to meeting your personnel. 
:K: END TRANSMISSION;

Nisorin · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2010, 07:34:23 PM »

"Alright then, send the team out. Having an ally could be very useful." Nisorin calls out, shifting control of the docking bay doors to the lead transport ship. He tehn sent a video feed to the Xanacorian ship, showing the docking bay the ships were coming out from.

K2 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2010, 06:37:45 PM »

(Sorry it took me so long.)

"Sorry. I'm late. I got held up in ten years of hibernation. Allow me to introduce myself.."

The voice, mysterious. It echoed throughout the entire ship. On any ship monitors, the name began to prompt. Once, twice, three times. It was on some sort of computer loop which caused the alert to popup endlessly until any computer systems it was being displayed on were shut down, unless called off by the caster.. The name of the caster, then? Who was it that was causing this damage? Blue Zero, son of Zere, member of the Anrufe; Second Level, father of Red Zero and the late Green Zero who was killed by Koty in a battle at some theme park. This was death all wrapped up in an illusion.

The surroundings outside the Relorian ship changed to some extent. It was still space, but the New Xanacorian Empire ship seemed to have disappeared, and there seemed to be a great, giant planet nearby..

On the New Xanacorian Empire ship, there was mass confusion as everything aboard the Nilus had seemingly froze.

Nisorin · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2010, 08:18:21 PM »

The mages aboard the Nilus, save Nisorin and Kerion, quickly begin working together, projecting a barrier around the ship to act as a shield. Once the barrier was finished, they began cold rebooting every system onboard, leaving the life support and communications systems for last. Nisorin, recognizing an illusion when he saw one, meanwhile began to add to the man's spell, to enable two way communication rather than one, while Kerion swiftly set about to determining the casting location of the spell.

"My my, what a rude fellow, to interrupt a conversation. You have attempted to damage our systems on a ship-wide level, so you must be strong. The fact that you're this far away from inhabited space must mean you're after something. So tell me, Mr. mage, what may we Relorians help you with?"

K2 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2010, 07:38:32 PM »

"The name's Blue Zero," the voice bellowed back.
Great flames of blue began to light against the Relorian barrier, as if trying to break it. Inside the Nilus, the illusion of the blue flames appeared, and from the flames rose a figure in traditional Anrufe robes with long, blue hair and a blue zero on his forehead, lit with a strange aura coming from it with a great intensity that burned all who looked upon it.
"I've come regarding the matter of your death," the man said, walking in front of Nisorin, glaring at all the controls of the ship. "Would you like the Anrufe to bury you or cremate you?"
The man was cocky, but his eyes were not trained on any one spot in particular. They were wandering, as if they were looking for something.

Nisorin · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2010, 08:27:00 PM »

Nisorin smiles and shakes his head at the man, spreading his arms outwards. "I welcome you to the Nilus, Mr. Zero, but I am afraid I cannot allow you to complete your mission, for the Anrufe's sake. You see, killing me will only release a monster bent on obliterating you. She will stop at nothing, and will even challenge the Grim Reaper himself if she must." He explains, still examining the illusion. The crew around him promptly stand, they hands sparking with the emanations of prepared spells. "Do you still wish to seek my death, even though it will place all of the Anrufe in danger?"

Meanwhile, the ships systems finished rebooting, the shield coming online.

K2 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2010, 09:20:35 PM »

"No!" Blue Zero replied, offended. "I said not that I would kill you! I simply have asked you how you would like to be disposed of when the Anrufe does kill you! If my mission was to kill you, I would have done that," he explained while tapping away on a Relorian console, going through data.

Nisorin · « **Reply #13 on:** February 02, 2010, 12:28:38 AM »

Unfortunately for Blue Zero, the systems would not allow him access to anything more than a help file on how to log in, since they were just restarted and no one has attempted to make use of them yet. "Ah, I apologize for the misunderstanding then. I'm sure you can understand my reaction though; typically when someone asks you that, they intend to kill you right then and there. I wonder, however, how the Anrufe even realized that I had returned. Were you, perhaps, a stowaway on the Xanacorian ship?" Nisorin asks, giving the man an almost friendly smile as he walks towards him. "You're the illusions expert, as is evident by your magic. Unfortunately for you," He trails off, gesturing outwards to indicate the blue flames around them. "I have had plenty enough time to sort through your spell. Singourthal, Deatet." He finishes calmly, extending one arm towards Blue Zero, and the other towards the back of the ship. His spell had removed the binding threads of Zero's spell, causing it to slowly disintegrate.

"Now, I do not believe that you would come here and invade my ship, cast that rather interesting illusory spell, and attempt to use a terminal simply to ask me what I would like done with my remains. Please, my new friend, tell me why you are really here." With the disassemble of Zero's illusion spell, the Xanacorians can now clearly see the Relorian ship Nilus.

K2 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2010, 06:16:51 PM »

"First off," Blue Zero replied, frustrated now as he began to beat the computers in, "Get better software. I prefer Magicomp 2.9. Mortal technology does no good. Sage technology is the only way to go."
Blue Zero now moved to the doorway of the Bridge, still searching around for something, before moving to another computer. After awhile, he simply looked at Nisorin. "I just so happened to be in the area.. Building something. And I'm missing a.. component, you see? Tell me where it is!"

Nisorin · « **Reply #15 on:** February 04, 2010, 08:08:31 PM »

"Well, I'm afraid I'll need more details then that. We have billions of things just in this room alone that are components of something. And of course, I am sure you understand that we cannot simply give you the component for free, and we are desperately short on a great many critical things in this universe. I will have an engineer brought up so that you can give him the details. In the meantime, are you capable of speaking for the Anrufe in a diplomatic manner?" He replies, smiling as he watches Blue Zero rove around the room, trying computer after computer.

"And I see you dislike the OS that Jade designed. It is quite secure, with revolutionary cyber security systems. Once logged in, it is also quite stable and rather, zippy."

K2 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 06, 2010, 01:05:36 AM »

It was now as if Nisorin had said the words to change every thought process that was going through the head of Blue Zero, because his head turned. Straight towards Nisorin. His eyes widened. He had just been made aware of something which was so painfully obvious to him now. This man knew how to log on to these file systems.
"You, come here," demanded Blue Zero. "Log me onto one of these computer consoles."
Meanwhile, aboard the New Xanacorian Ship, it seemed as if the Nilus were firing some kind of weapon, so the NXC ship began to prepare what little weaponry they had.

Nisorin · « **Reply #17 on:** February 06, 2010, 01:41:41 AM »

"You're a bit of a rude one, I see. Did your parents never teach you manners? You could at least have used my name." Nisorin replies, standing resolute in front of his chair, swords hanging at his hips. "I will not log you in to my computer system. Not when you cannot even show the smallest bit of respect. Now, I am going to stop being nice, since you refuse to at least be polite. What exactly are you looking for, and why do you think we have it?" He adds, staring just past Zero's ear to focus on the ship just out the translucent metal window.

Meanwhile, Kerion and Jade locked themselves in a shielded room, where Jade promptly began attempting to signal the NXC ship while Kerion sat down with his legs folded before him, closing his eyes in meditation.

K2 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 08, 2010, 05:47:00 PM »

"This ship is not ordinary.. I sense the reeking smell of another dimension," Blue Zero noted, "But that is beside the point. Tell me where the key is.. Someone aboard this ship has it. Just moments ago, he was not here.. He was on a planet surely to be a sun by now."
Meanwhile, the NXC began to fire its rail gun at the Relorian ship.

Nisorin · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2010, 06:45:13 PM »

Jade, finally getting a working comm link set up, heard the shot hit the ship's shields. "Damnit XANAcorians! Be patient!" She shouts, readying a hasty transmission to the NXC ship. Meanwhile, Kerion had located similar binding strands of magic in the larger illusion making the NXCs think they were attacking, and promptly severed them with the same incantation Nisorin had used.

"If you want, you can have his entire body. Cease your spells and leave peacefully, and we'll give it to you with no questions asked." Nisorin replies to Zero, his hands resting on the hilts of his swords.

K2 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2010, 07:24:22 PM »

The NXC immediately ceased fire before sending a transmission to the Nilus demanding to know why they had fired.. Then, deciding to get the hell out, they launched Hyperdrives. Aboard the Nilus, Blue Zero nodded.
"Where is the body of the one I seek?"

Nisorin · « **Reply #21 on:** February 09, 2010, 12:28:21 AM »

Jade, remembering the shoddy state their hyperdrives were supposed to be in, made sure to type the reply as quickly as she could, not stopping to correct mistakes.

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;JrI; NOR'EN|
It seems we have a rogue mage on board, an illusions specialist, to be specific.
 I am not in the bridge, and so I am not sure what exactly is happening there, but the illusions have been lifted. 
There is no further danger, except for your own ship.
 If you attempt to jump into hyperspace with your engines in the condition they are in, you are risking a great deal.
I am Jade Tempora, and I will be keeping contact as often as I can.
|NE'RON ;JrI;

Meanwhile, back in the bridge, Nisorin looks over at a nearby engineer and nods. "I will have the body brought here with nothing removed from it. Once the body is in your possession, you are to leave this ship." He says as the engineer runs off. "Valor Korr was slayed in an empty cargo hold that one of my men put him in. He was already extremely badly burned, as you can imagine. The idiot tried to fight a powerful mage while the planet was being turned into a sun. Bad enough, one would think, that he was already on the run."

K2 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 10, 2010, 05:59:03 PM »

The NXC stopped their hyperdrive retreat. Unfortunately, this was possibly one of the worst things they could have done. Aboard the ship, their was a rapid explosion in the engine room.. Which blew a hole in the side of the NXC's hull. As anything in that part of the ship suddenly found themselves being thrown out of the holes in the ship, panic erupted inside the NXC.

Inside the bridge of the ship, Mokai was now wide awake. He was quick to give orders to everyone still alive. On the intercom of the ship, he made an announcement informing everyone of the situation.. And telling them to quickly teleport away to Japan and await his arrival. Nobody knew what awaited at Japan, but everyone knew where it was. They could teleport there and remain safe.. If whatever was in Japan was safe.

Mokai, meanwhile, teleported onto the bridge of the Nilus where he and Blue Zero met in gaze.

"Well," Blue Zero said, entertained, "Seems we have an unexpected guest."

Nisorin · « **Reply #23 on:** February 10, 2010, 09:58:25 PM »

Watching out the window as the engines explode, Nisorin quickly starts sending out orders for rescue teams to try and save as many as they can, as well as mages to attempt to create barriers to seal the hole. "Aye, we do. Fortunately, it isn't an unpleasant surprise. Welcome to the Nilus. As you can see, the actions of this man have caused quite a bit of trouble for us, and he is going to be leaving quite soon." Nisorin greets, turning to face Mokai and bowing. "Once he does, we will be able to speak in private. Do you need any help getting your people out?"

K2 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 13, 2010, 07:29:18 PM »

"No, thank you, Mr.. Nisorin, was it, if I remember correct?" replied Mokai, thinking back, "I do remember your people. It was long ago, was it not? Your people and mine fought together against the enemy called the Twilight Empire.. Back then, I was but a general to Emperor Xanacore, God bless his soul. But then again.. He.."

Mokai thought back... It was hard to believe, after all, that Xanacore really had died back then. That the year of service as a general and personal guard of the royal family had caused Mokai to loose membership to the empire he called home. He had no idea what had become of the Xanacorian Empire.. And so, he made it his pledge to reunite the people of Xanacoria and rebuild it anew as the New Xanacorian Empire, out of the group who he had served with for the last decade in a horrible war.

"What an interesting fellow," declared Blue Zero, "He's about to cry."