Syrophenikon

[PVodogaz]

OOC: A cast call and Introduction

Hello one and all let me just post my introduction behind this idea for a roleplay thread and let me know if anyone is interested.

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Premise:

AD 2001: International Space Station begins its operational status.

AD 2002: Cassini's Titan rendevouz results in the first Alien life-forms to be found.

AD 2003: Mars Odyssey Mission maps entire Martian surface and uncovers a startling find - an ancient Martian city on the side of a cliff of the Great Chasm Rift.

AD2009: First permanant base established on the Moon by the Americans.

AD2014: Globalisation of Earth complete. One World Government established based in Geneva.

AD2017: First Manned mission to Mars.

AD2020: Semi-permanant mining base established at the Asteroid Belt

AD2035: Quantum Drive perfected.

AD2045: First Interstellar Space-ship completed, named the DISCOVERY

AD2055: Terraforming of Mars begins.

AD2070: Terraforming of Venus begins.

AD2081: Interstellar Shuttle, the EXPLORER, commissioned.

AD2084: Mysterious radio signals picked up originating from the Andromeda galaxy.

AD2085: Successionalist revolt on Mars, independence from Earth achieved.

AD2088: Martian scientists discover unknown space-ship heading towards Earth.

AD2093: Alien space-ship arrives in Earth orbit, christianed the Prometheus.

Two months after the alien ship arrives in Earth orbit, several nations send a scout ship to investigate this monolith. 12 men and 10 women are sent from countries such as Russia, America, Japan, Australia, England, Spain, France, Germany, Brazil, China, India, Morroco and South Africa.

This thread ideally should start just as the alien ship arrives.

Let me know if anyone is interested and I will start the first storyline from my character.

 

[PVodogaz]

OOC - Introduction of my character Gilderic Reccesuinth

Gilderic Reccesuinth Dossier

Age: 28
Sex: Male
Race: White
Height: 6f5
Weight: 125kg
Date of Birth: 09/02/---- (year omitted)
Country of Origin: Australia
Birth-place: Fairfield Sydney

Stationed with the Planetary Defence Corps (PDC), with the rank of 1st Novice Admiral.

Postscript: Cadet should be watched as he is prone to fits of adverse thinking against the parameters of social acceptable norms.

End Dossier____________HYDGDGD3563565

 

[PhoenixPrime01]

A suggestion,

It may help to attract writing partners if you give an idea of where you'd like to see the story go in a general way. Perhaps a bit about the aliens as a background too. Are they humanoid for instance if so what's their appearance? Cat like, but with cat attributes and perhaps soft body fur perhaps?

 

[PVodogaz]

OOC: Plot Storyline

Thankyou PhoenixPrime for your suggestion and yes I forgot to get that point across to the interested parties. So here goes:

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Pioneer Explorer Space Probe

Van Doppler Solar System - 460 light years from Earth

The Pioneer Space Explorer Probe had come to the end of its long journey. The probe launched from Earth was now 460 light years away from Earth. The probe had entered a solar system of a highly civilized alien race inhabiting 12 grand planets. This star system was barely known by the astronomers back on Earth. No telescopes could go this far into the universe, many parsecs away.

The four inner most planets were rocky worlds with thick swirly atmospheres, the fifth from the sun had Earth-like features, a globe of mottled green and blues with hues of red. Planets 6 to 10 were gas giants of thick yet windswept cloud banks. The last two planets were ice, barely sustaining a decent atmosphere.

Yet all the planets either had constructed alien structures orbiting the planets or cities on the surface. Most of the activity situated on the fourth and fifth planet, space-craft were continuously moving in and out of the atmospheres and the night side of both planets hung like brightly lit lights on a Christmas tree.

As Pioneer ventured directionless past the orbit of the outer most icy world, three sleek vehicles intercepted the probe and captured it. From one of the craft, a opaque translucent platform covered the Pioneer probe and shackle like clamps stopped Pioneer from moving. Pioneer was taken to the fift planet which seemed to be the liveliest and busiest of all the planets.

From this platform, Pioneer was studied and dismantled piece by piece by this alien civilization. The now dead computer and radio records taken from the probe and studied closely by the civilization.

Not soon after, appeared a massive space-ship, that was fit for interstellar travel, that fell into orbit around the Earth-like planet. Small ships loaded equipment and infrastructure into the ship and when that was finished the ship's drives fired up and left the orbit. It was leaving the solar system, based for the origin of the probe and its messages.

The voyage began.

This was the sole purpose of the COLLECTIVE UNION, to collect and store unknown civilizations for the DAWNING OF ONENESS.

Description of the Aliens:

Collective Union Aliens: Species 001

They refer to themselves as the Originators, believing their race to be the tools of the power from the centre of the universe that they name as C'oicu.

They are an old race that is humanoid in form with four digits on slender arms and long legs ending in padded feet.
The race has three differentiated sex's;
Hkaltu - the males of the race that are the mothers of new born;

Hklaty - the females of the race that give birth and then leave the offspring in the charge of the males and;

Klytu - they can becomes males and females when they like and are sexually frenzied but cannot have offspring.

After an Hklaty reaches 60 parsecunis, she comes a Klytu.

All beings of this race have long straight hair, fur covered flesh and the females of the race like human mothers give birth after 12 months of a 20 tricolus (year).

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Plot Storyline:

After the humans board the ship, unbeknownst to them, it triggers a onboard computer that wakes up the sleeping alien passengers and set the ships engine back to its home planet.

The humans are trapt within this alien vessel and soon it becomes a story of human survival on a new environment.

 

[PVodogaz]

IC: The Beginning of the Thread

(OOC: What follows is the introduction of my character into the storyline.)

IC: Gilderic Reccesuinth

April 24th AD 2093

A loud repetitive pulsing noise awakened Gilderic Reccesuinth. For one moment there, he was loving the late morning sleep he was having, and then the next was awakened to this infernal noise.

'What in the blue hell is it now?' he thought to himself as he struggled to awaken through cloudy murky thoughts.

He stiffled a yawn as he sat up and his eyes wandered to the screen that was making the pulsing sound. It was infact his personal Commlink that was set only to go off for an emergency. On the blue screen flashed a simple yet well known word to Gilderic - 'Acknowledge'.

Gilderic knew that this was a emergency and that whilst, yes he was on leave from the base at New Sydney, he was always on call since the arrival of the Alien Ship.

He reached over and pressed his keyword on the touchpad on the Commlink and the screen faded and coagulated into the screen of his Base Commander Rhagae Thurlough. His commander had piercing green eyes and a almost hawkish face that underlined the deep committment he held for his rank.

"First Novice Admiral Gilderic Reccesuinth, you are to report at 1300 hours to the New Sydney PDC Base. What you will be told will be held in the strictest confidence and all care will be duly taken."

His commander's face left the screen and the screen was replaced with the image of the orbiting spaceship.

"You will be briefed when you get to the base. Your mission in full will be explained to you at the briefing. But I can and will tell you this - be ready to be given an opportunity that many can only dream about."

The message ended, the screen still showed the still framed picture of the ship. Gilderic stared at the image, burning it in his mind. His thoughts cast back to the day the Earth awakened to the emergence of the Alien Ship.

He had been with a few friends offbase in a club relaxing when the holo-TV flashed on with a 'News Bulletin'. The crowd went quiet as the first images of the ship that was decelerating into a high Earth orbit was shown. Gilderic at first didn't believe what he was seeing thinking it some elaborate joke. But when thruster drives at the ends of the ship fired and settled the ship into orbit, he knew in his heart that this was the real deal.

Gilderic shook his head to clear his memories. This had been two months ago and since then the ship or its inhabitance had not made a move to make contact. The scientists sent the ship radio message waves, there was no responce. The Space Station sent craft with morse code lights...no responce at all.

Many people speculated what meaning the alien ship had on humanity, what would be the effect on contact. Why had the ship come to Earth? Why had the ship remained quiet all this time?

He closed the image off and checked the time. It was 10.30am. He would have time to get to base.

"Monique, set the shower to how I like it, please." said Gilderic.

"Yes, Gilderic," complied the in house computer in her sweet feminine voice.

As Gilderic entered the bathroom, his last thought was...'Let the ball roll as it may.'

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We have known for a long time that contact might eventually happen, maybe would have to happen, and that when it did it would change everything, our technology, our sense of who we are, our notions of what the universe is. We’ve seen this particular lightening strike coming and we’ve played with the idea of what it might mean for thousands of years. We’ve imagined that other intelligences exist, we’ve imagined them as a fearsome or gentle, as impossibly strange or remarkably familiar, as godlike, as remote, as indifferent. Well, we wonder whether the bolt is about to arrive. With you and me at the impact point. - Solliman Hobbs

 

[PVodogaz]

OOC: Character Briefs

Before my next IC posting, I will give the details of what characters are needed and that is as follows;

There will be 6 alien passengers,

Two Hklaty
Two Klytu
Two Hkaltu

Further into the storyline, I will take on the part of the Alien Ship's AI.

We also need 10 female parts to portray the female humans and the 11 male parts to portray the mission to the ship.

If in the event I do not get many people interested I will continue the thread and I will play the parts missing.

This cast call will go to the end of February.

 

[PVodogaz]

IC

New Sydney PDC Base 1300 hours

The air carriage stopped infront of the PDC Administration Building. The translucent door slid away and then folded up seemingly to the roof.

Gilderic stepped out clad in his Novice Admiral uniform that consisted of a white sari with pale blue sashes that held the sides up. Upon his head he wore his fathers U.N. PeaceCorps field cap with the World crested olive branch wreath.

But those times were a long time past, for since the establishment of the World Government, the United Nations had been dispanded and its former headquarters became the home of the new Government.

The air carrage sped away hovering 20 centimetres off the ground. Gilderic sighed as he looked up at the sky through the eco dome barrier. He remembered in his childhood, when cities were not domed away from the semi poisonous air outside. For man, his race, had almost killed there own planet.

Suddenly simultaneously, two gong sounds were heard from the loud speakers around the base buildings. Gilderic automatically new what the two gongs meant - a news flash. On the Administration building front wall, a giant holovision screen materialised and a uniformed Government official of Indian features began to speak with her serious eyes and much more penetrating voice.

"The Alien Ship has emitted a coded message radio signal. It has just been decoded by Intelligence and it reads as follows,"

On the screen the image of the orbiting ship in space around Earth came into view. And the message in block letters came through on the screen.

'This is the COLLECTIVE UNION. Species 999. Be prepared for the DAWNING OF ONENESS.'

People all around the base watched the holo-screen and read the message. As Gilderic read the message for a second time, the hairs on the back of his neck stood up and a bad feeling washed over him.

The forces in the Tsu Chi represent balance. One force does not war against the other, but is part of a larger integrated system. Destruction compliments creation, and even demands it. Each element is part of the whole. Take any one element away and the balance is destroyed, the symmetry is gone and the Center lost

Why did his theory class ethos come to him in that moment. As Gilderic walked up the stairs to the entrance doors of the building to get to the briefing....he looked one last time through the dome into the murky sky and said a silent prayer for humanity.

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"Look up to the Heavens, Look up, You stupid sheep, for ye shalt see, The Lord Creator ready to judge all." - Indic Preacher 200BC

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Footnote: This quote used in my IC post; The forces in the Tsu Chi represent balance. One force does not war against the other, but is part of a larger integrated system. Destruction compliments creation, and even demands it. Each element is part of the whole. Take any one element away and the balance is destroyed, the symmetry is gone and the Center lost

Is from Alpha Centauri's short story 'Learn to overcome', it is not intended to be used as copyright but it is used to lay a foundation of my character's teachings he adhers to during his training in the WGM. It is not copyrighted. From The Aplyton CS website fiction and quotes section. = Petar

 

[PVodogaz]

Historical File Note Archive 23D-2

AD 2003: Mars Odyssey Mission maps entire Martian surface and uncovers a startling find - an ancient Martian city on the side of a cliff of the Great Chasm Rift.

Within NASA Houston Mars Odyssey Mission Control Centre - 2300 Hours

The 20th June 2003, would forever change the way humanity would view themselves and the universe. I, Ronald Keating, Senior Mission Director of the Martian Odyssey Mission, write this up in my journal for our future reader's sakes.

Half an hour ago, we received new telemetry pictures from the Mars Rover that had been scouting the Great Chasm Rift. I was at the controls when the signal came in that new data had just been recieved. I did not expect to find what we found in the pictures, nor I think, did anyone else.

The first picture once encoded by our own codecs, showed that the rover was near the edge of the southern side of the chasm.

The second picture showed the opposite face (the northern side of the chasm cliffs), the distance between the two sides is parallel to 200 metres standard.

The third picture had the rover using the zoom facilitator...and it was this picture that showed what seemed to be sandstone cleph buildings in the side of the cliff wall.

The next three pictures showed the extent of the city via lateral height and length. It was enormous....these pictures created a stir of emotion and feeling from the scientists, engineers, and mechanics at the centre, and an mood of awe and wonder at what was being told on another planet.

The last picture (7/7), showed what looked like to be a light eminating from the center most building.

The rover did 2 ultravoilet light tests and a scan that showed that it was infact a light...some sort of power source. Mars was not a dead world, infact from these pictures I can deduce that Mars did have life and may still have some sort of life.

I just hope the higher officials will now take seriously the idea of a manned mission to Mars.

I Ronald Keating, now close this journal until next time.

Ad Orba veritas planitum

File Archive Closed

 

[PVodogaz]

IC - Mission Briefing

New Sydney PDC Base 1310 Hours

Gilderic stood at the door to the Main Mission Briefing Room at an easy attention. He had punched in his authorisation code at the door console that would be sent to Base Commander Rhagae Thurlough, to let him know Gilderic was ready.

The door opened and the Base Commander stood on the other side in his adorned regalia. Gilderic reacted and stood at full attention

"Welcome 1st Novice Admiral, Gilderic Reccesuinth. Stand down and come take a seat," said Thurlough.

"Yes Commander."

Gilderic relaxed his muscles and walked in. The Mission Briefing Room had been back in the U.N. days, the U.N. General Assembly Meeting Hall. It had been refitted and decked out in army issued seating and decorations of the emblem of the World Government was pictured on all the smooth creamy walls.

He sat down in a front row seat , and Thurlough followed and sat down infront of him.

"How was your trip to the base?"

"It was like usual, plain and on time," Gilderic replied.

The Base Commander looked at Gilderic, as if he was trying to read the man's soul.
I hate when the man stares at me like that, cringed Gilderic inwardly, keeping the well trained clear demeanor on his face.

"Alright Gilderic. As you know we have received the first communications from the alien ship. At the moment, the relevant authorities are trying to decipher the meaning of the message. But, regardless, the mission I am about to outline, still is a go."

"I understand Commander," stated Gilderic.

"The mission has its risks, nothing can be guaranteed. If in the event that something goes wrong, and there is a strong possibility that it may, we may be incapable of helping. The mission has it stands is this. You will report at Geneva High Command Space Centre at 2100, this evening where you will meet your other colleagues. From there you will tomorrow at 0800 be transferred to the Space Station and from there you will be given a cargo vessel to take to the alien ship...."

Gilderic cut in, his heart leapt into his throat. Excitement dulled with cautioned suddenly roared through his bloodstream.

"....Commander, sorry to interrupt you...but you mean to say you want me to go into that alien ship?"

Commander Thurlough smiled briefly.

"Yes Gilderic, that is correct. The mission directives will be told at the Geneva briefing, but we need to know what this....Collective Union....is. The fate of humanity may depend on it. Do you understand now? Do you except the mission, cadet?"

Gilderic nodded and let out a cheesy smile.

"I agree and accept the mission, Commander. No doubt about that, it sure is a dream come true."

The Commander grabbed Gilderic's right shoulder firmly and squeezed it.

"Good man, I can see your future doing great here. Now would you like to have some lunch with me...I can use the company, Gilderic?"

"Definitely Commander."

They left the room together.....the beginning of the journey had started for Gilderic.

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Focus on the centre. Submit it, the chaos. The centre must hold. There is hope in destroying. Joy in understanding.

 

[PVodogaz]

IC Gilderic Reccesuinth

Enroute To The Geneva High Command Space Centre

Circa 1800 Hours

Gilderic rested in his cubicle aboard the Supersonic Air Jet, that made a 18 hour journey into a 4 hour journey with the commencement of Quantum Dialectric Drives since AD 2042.

He lay in the cot asleep. But it wasn't a fitful sleep for he was dreaming;

He was alone on the ship. He walked the hallways of the alien craft lost and demure. He didn't know where he was going, nor how to escape from the ship. His path led him deeper into the ship. Nothing was heard, a dense silence that echoed in his breathing.

The hallway led to a doorway that slid up as he approached. An intense light shun into his eyes, momentarily blinding him until his eyes could adjust. He put up his forearm to block the light and slowly his eyes readjusted, and he stepped into the room. But it wasn't a room as such but a viewing chamber. He pulled down his forearm and gasped....

The chamber he stood at had what appeared to be glass like material. On the otherside of this material was space and in the middle of the chamber shone the glory that was Earth, with its mottled beautiful blue green hues and white clouds. But what started and jolted Gilderic was that the ship was moving away.....not closer to the Earth.....

And at that moment, Gilderic awoke with a start sitting up on the cot. His brow was sweaty and his breaths were short but deep. My god....what does this dream mean? He stood and moved into the small lavatory and opened up a portable water casket. He poured a splash of water on his face and then stared into the mirror.

Weapons are the tools of fear; a decent man will avoid them except in direct necessity and, if compelled, will use them only with the utmost retraint. He enters a battle gravely, with sorrow and with great compassion as if he were attending a funeral.

Again the teachings at his theory training came unbidden into his mind. He took a towel and wiped his face down.

His commlink beeped and he looked at his right wrist and a message scrolled across the screen; 'Landing at helipad due in 10 minutes. Please be ready to disembark.'

Gilderic knew that there was now no turning back. He was in for the long haul.

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The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shalt remain in the congregation of death.

 

[PVodogaz]

Historical Archive 29V-12

AD2009: First permanant base established on the Moon by the Americans.

12th Sept 1800 Hours

"This is CNNI correspondent John Marius reporting live and exclusive from Alpha Luna Prime Moon Base that has been opened today and inaugerated by the President of the United States Harve Buchanan. This was a largely unprecedented move on the part of the President to open the first American base on the Moon, infact the first ever Human base on another planet or Moon."

"In America and its colonies the opening of the American Base on the moon was met with widespread and joyous celebration. Celebrations in Washington DC and New York were however marred by an neo religious group called the Voice of the Originators. It's leaders Marc Holsbury and Jena Lunde, stated that any step outside Planet Earth was a direct violation from the directives of 'our alien masters', and that humanity would be punished.

There were clashes between the religious group and the Police but in all celebrations appeared to go smoothly. In other parts of the globe, the newly returned Romanov dynasty in Russia voice cautious optimism and stated that this was the right step for humankind. Japanese foreign minister Shiguto Moriamu, congratulated the Americans stated that the Japanese space programme were making break throughs on their own projects.

China and India both criticised the Americans, calling on the world's countries to form a United Government to save Earth. The United Isles and Canada fully endorsed the Americans and the Australians also sent their congrats.

The American President in an address from the base that was aired world wide live, stated 'that this move into space was the first babysteps to the eventual colonisation of our Solar System and other nearby star systems."

In the wake of this history turning event in human times, I would like to add personally, that this is a good time to be alive. This is John Marius reporting live from Alpha Luna Prime Moon Base. Good bye and God bless Americans on this fateful day."



Historical Archive 29V-12 closed and coded per request of Censor Board

 

[PVodogaz]

The Collective Union Histories On Species 999 (A excerpt)

Final Melody For Earth

Once, long ago lost in the past of humanity, there was an essence of purity and honour. But, somehow, humanity through its own ends became unpure yet powerful. Humanity became intent to cause war and suffering between themselves but also on other life-forms on Planet Earth.

Humans became powerful by inventing machines, robots and androids that would make their own lives better. Weapons were created that aided militaristic agendas and smarter cybernetics to make war and defeat their enemies - each other.
Humanity thought of nothing but themselves, and did not wish to see the destruction and damage being done on Earth by their own hands. And so, the Gaia, the life spirit of Earth struck back, intent on making the humans feel the pain she had, and suffer the way she had.

Late in the 20th century, nature caused havoc and widespread destruction. Weather forecasting became a thing of the past as the unpredictability rose. Severe storms lashed the coastlines, cyclones crossed onto land in places where storms had never ventured before. Famines and drought grew in intensity and magnitude. As global temperatures rose, seasons became non-existent and caused the North and South polar caps to melt causing massive increases in sea levels.

Humanity suffered great casualties as land was eaten up by the seas and new diseases were borne out the lack of proper medical facilities.
Alas, humanity, still did not see its wrongs and try to repair them. In the last decade of the 20th century, World War Three began and this war of death lasted one day. It took humanity to see the wrath of one neutron bomb on Los Angeles to step back from the brink. Many souls died in that consumption of fire, the mushroom cloud rising in the air for all to see. Those who saw, were forever changed.

Yet, the story of humanity was not over, events in AD 2093, were to change and humanity would start down its chosen destiny


Magi: Primus Epsilomus - AD 2299 Collective Union

 

[PVodogaz]

IC Gilderic Reccesuinth

Geneva High Command Space Centre 2030 Hours

Gilderic sat at a almost deserted lounge in the recreational commons of the Geneba High Command Space Centre. He picked up his synthglass of Reconstituted Orange Juice, that did not at all taste like the real thing. A disease in 2040AD wiped out orange trees and for some reason except in laboratories they did not grow no more. Scientists were at a loss to know what caused the disease, while fringe groups that were becoming steadily more powerful like the Neo Gaian Greens and the Cult of Earth stated it was the 'spirit of Mother Earth', that was the cause of the disease.

He sipped the juice and looked out of the viewing windows. The centre was ontop of a large hill overlooking the metropolis that Geneva had become in 20 short years. Gone was the dainty Swiss German architecture replaced with the bland gray and black of the New Government. Geneva Lake was now littered with waterproof buildings on water resistant moorings.

Gilderic shook his head, the Earth had changed and not for the better in his eyes. What the humans were doing were tantamount to murder of a sentient being, that was Earth, in his eyes.

Gosh I'm becoming a Greenie, he shook his head and let out a little chuckle.

He had 30 mins until the High Command Briefing. It was at this briefing he would know the mission parameters and meet his colleagues and learn more of the alien ship.....

Meanwhile Aboard the Alien Ship.....

Something was happening...something unexplainable. Within the command module of the alien vessel, the controls lightened up and turned on.

DING......

DONG.....

DING......

The beats steadied and grew in intensity. Aboard what looked like a screen, the image of Earth appeared and alien symbols rolled down and across the screen. It seemed to be a pre-recorded message, an alien deep voice talked in garbled baritones, unknown to human ears.

Throughout the ship lights flooded darkness and the beats pierced the silence as the alien voice droned on.

In a room just outside of the command module where the alien voice sounded the loudest, 6 large cubicles lay side by side mointored by a large computer console. The glass like material was misted over ...but within this cubicles lay alien beings asleep...but soon to awaken....

The DAWNING OF ONENESS was close at hand.

And just as suddenly as the ship became active all lights and the alien voice shut off and vanished. Only the screen with Planet Earth was left with one symbol flashing on the screen;

;:":>C'oicu<:":;

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The Earth is just too small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in. - Robert A Heinlein

 

[PVodogaz]

Historical Archive 92D-12C

AD2017: First Manned mission to Mars.

International Space Station 16th May, 1230 Hours

The following is a recorded interview with the Head Director of the International Space Station, Kelvin O'Rourke, two hours after the launch of the ARES, the first manned mission to Mars, infact the first manned mission off of Earth.

The interviewer is Helen Jannoway of the Planetary Nightline Live Show that airs of Channel 12 between 1700-1900 hours each weekday.

This is a portion of the interview that the Censor Board allows us to see.

Helen Jannoway: "Greetings ladies and gentlemen, to our special exclusive edition Nightline. We are joined live by the Director of the International Space Station Kelvin O'Rourke, live and exclusive from his desk on the station. Good day and welcome!"

Director O'Rourke: "Hello Mrs Jannoway and greetings to yourself and fellow viewers on the TV, Net and Radio. I am happy to be here with you all on this momentus occassion."

Helen Jannoway: "Thankyou Director. Let me first tell you how it is so nice to finally meet you in person even though I am on Earth and you are on the Space Station, after hearing so much nice things about you. Now, let us get on with this big occassion, did you look forward to the launch? And how did you feel when the ARES left the Station?"

Director O'Rourke: "Thankyou Mrs Jannoway for your kind comments. Yes! I did look foreward to the mission very much so. Seeing the launch of the ARES from the docking bay of the Station was a great thrill. This, you see, was my dream to watch a human mission launch itself without any incident or problem into Space, to begin colonising and hopefully in the future to terraform a planet for our benefit."

Helen Jannoway: "Director, there have been recent media outlet reports describing the mission has a waste of human and economic time and money, and also of us humans - 'acting as gods'. What do you say in reply to those who criticise the endeavour?"

Director O'Rourke: "Well, we will always find little groups out in public life that will push their own agendas. These agendas are varied and some are hidden. Yet, these agendas are pushed by people who want certain things. The mission is important to every human on the face of this planet - we must reach out into Space, we must take hold of our rightful place - we must settle our growing populations somewhere else, for our Earth, our cradle of Civilisation is dying slowly. We are not Gods, but sentient beings who possess the knowledge and technology to terraform another planet. Why not use it?"

Helen Jannoway: "Now to the Mission cost, Director. Do you personally think, that the funding could have been better spent or used, for example to clean up pollution?"

Director O'Rourke: "$71 Billion was put up by the Planetary Government and the private multi-national backer Fraser Corp to allow this Mission to go ahead. No, the money was not excessive and was put to good means - building a safe and viable Ares."

File closed and archived. Encrypted with authorisation password by order of the Censor Board.

 

[PVodogaz]

Historical Archive 92C-9IV

AD2035: Quantum Drive perfected.

Bakersfield J.E.T Base 1000 Hours


"Ladies and Gentlemen, and distinquished guests. Welcome to the day of the unveiling of the Quantum Drive, a day where Humanity discovers it now can expand into Space with viable space and time travel."

The cameras pan outwards showing the outside of the J.E.T Base where the presentation takes place on the fron fields. The crowd is over 400 people in capacity, most from the political and financial and scientific communities. They are here for the unveiling of the Quantum Dialectric Drives.

"Today marks an auspicious for Humankind. No more are we relegated to one planet or even on Solar System. From today we can look forward to a brighter humanity and a greater future."

The man talking on the vocal bi-visioner is the head proffessor of the team of 10 men and women who worked and perfected the Quantum Drive. He is none other than Proffessor Clyde Turnow.

"And now fellow humans, let me introduce the Quantum Dialectric Drives."

From the building a large hanger opens, and Proffessor Turnow's Team appears walking with a prototype small model space-ship. The team moves slowly over to the right of the small podium where Turnow stands and he is beaming like a proud parent. The model space-ship is wheeled out and turned to the side.

"See the future peoples, this is the Prototype Space-Ship Class 1 DISCOVERY. With the discovery of the Quantum Flux technology we are able to fit a reliable drive that can go at near light speed and a journey to Mars of 9 months at the moment, can be cut down to a measly 4.5. We will now with the right backing build the first interstellar space ship that can travel the Stars."

The crowd gasped and some applauded at that news. Proffessor Turnow was not yet done, he nodded to his second in charge, who took out a remote control and flicked a switch.

"And now witness the power of the Quantum Dialectric Drives at their finest!"

There was a dull roar at first, that echoed from the depths of the drives as they were turned on. The noise turned into a more deeper and resounding roar. White brilliant sparks ignited as the Dialectric Drives heated up....and then another switch was flicked and the engines cut off immediately.

"Ladies and Gents, I and my team will field more questions or financial backing questions inside the lab. Morning Tea is provided on us. Come in and enjoy."

File Archive Closed on Request by Censor Board

 

[PVodogaz]

IC Alien AI

Onboard the Alien Space-Ship

Omega Prime Directive...Interface in 5 4 3 2 1...******* systemetic triangulation....

When the ship had started its voyage from the Originator Planet, it had been fitted with a self aware AI that was given the free will to think on its own within the parametres of the thinking and belief system of the Creators. A being that is molded from a race that believes itself the tools of the C'oicu will have the same degree of the superiority complex that is within its creators.

Mission Status....proactive....next phase of C'oicu to begin at my decision. I am the tool of the Originators, but I am the power and the mind of the Ship. Without me the Ship is nothing. Without me my creators die.....Critical assessment bootleg....bringing up section 2 class 3243....Mission to be fulfilled. The Dawning of Oneness cannot be stopped. Judgement: I am alive!

Something was happening...something unexplainable. Within the command module of the alien vessel, the controls lightened up and turned on.

DING......

DONG.....

DING......

The beats steadied and grew in intensity. Aboard what looked like a screen, the image of Earth appeared and alien symbols rolled down and across the screen. It seemed to be a pre-recorded message, an alien deep voice talked in garbled baritones, unknown to human ears.

Mission Parameters Viable.....C'oicu predicts 100% success. Species 999 guarantees Mission objective and success.

The DAWNING OF ONENESS was close at hand.

And just as suddenly as the ship became active all lights and the alien voice shut off and vanished. Only the screen with Planet Earth was left with one symbol flashing on the screen;

;:":>C'oicu<:":;

The final phase of the Mission is not yet reached. Goal of Oneness soon...phase accomplishment countdown begins.....99999.....99998.....99997....

The countdown showed on the computer interface screen, counting down to the DAWNING OF ONENESS.

 

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IC Gilderic Reccesuinth

Geneva High Command Space Centre 2045 Hours

15 Minutes to the Mission Briefing

Gilderic walked slowly down the large hallway toward the Briefing Room. He was consumed in his own thoughts as he walked and thought about all the things that the upcoming mission could mean for Humanity.

His mind also reminded him of the dangers real and imagined that could eventuate;

What if there are aliens on the ship? What if they are non peaceful?

Gilderic let this question ferment in his mind and he realised one thing. If the aliens were hostile, they would have had attacked by now. Geez, they have had 2 long months that they could have attacked in...but no only silence from the Ship until today when they sent what was a strange message.

He nodded his head and smiled inwardly. He would soon find out. Gilderic arrived at the chamber just outside the Briefing Room golden embroided doors decorated with twin dragons intertwined with red shining orbs.

Gilderic looked around and saw what could only amount to 25 people, which he counted in his mind quickly. 5 people were dressed in the uniforms of high government and one of the group was the Planetary Government's Minister of Planetary Defence, Candice Mueller, someone Gilderic had felt the highest respect for, since theory training school when he was a mere teen. The Minister was in deep discussion with what appeared to be scientists in their deep red overcoats.

He looked around the room, the other 20 men and women almost of the equal numbers of the sexs, wore the same uniform as he did. Were these people the other members of the mission, perhaps? Gilderic knew he would find out soon enough.

A chime sounded from the speakers on the chamber's ceiling. The voice a dull almost lifeless monotone stated;

"Mission Briefing to begin in 10 minutes."

It was at this moment that he turned his head to his right and saw a woman stare at him.....

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Life is an eternity as evolution, but death is a reflection of the past.

 

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Historical Archive 2B-9

AD2045: First Interstellar Space-ship completed, named the DISCOVERY

Oct 12th, 1500 Hours

The Earth had changed drastically since the invention of the Quantum Dialectric Drives in AD2035. Instataneously the coal and synthetic fuel industries were out of business as the Quantum flux was seen as the next 'evolutionary leap' within industry fundamentalics.

But this this mean a change in the way humans cared for the Planet? Did human's adopt a newer cleaner respect for Earth?

Alas, no. The same wastes were thrown into the seas, rivers and air, more domed cities popped up. The Earth was losing the green and the deserts and tundra's were claiming more land.

It was on this date, that the Planetary Government leader, Cedric Holston unveiled to the world in a Holovision live and exclusive broadcast the finished interstellar space ship, the DISCOVERY.

Chancellor Holston also played what would be his trump card, that in the coming years the DISCOVERY would be missioned to Alpha Centauri to colonise the two Earth-like Planets orbiting the binaries. Citizens would be picked out in a lottery, those who won would have a place on the mission, those who didnt would stay on Earth.

Following this announcement, a uprising of the 'Cult of Earth' in New York City ended up with Wall Street being burned by the cultists and a message from its leader 'Gaia', that they would not allow the mission to succeed.

Planetary Defence officials moved in and used Tsaaron D1 - a biological nerve gas that crippled many of the cultists all except a handful which escaped. The crippled were detained and sent to New Alcatraz prison with life sentences.

Nothing is know about the whereabouts of the Cult of Earth's leaderess.

Compiled by The Neo Reform Group of the Anti Government Committee.

File Archive Banned and Catalogued by Censor Board

 

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Historical Archive File 90V-818

AD2084: Mysterious radio signals picked up originating from the Andromeda galaxy.

Planetary Data Transfer Committee Press Release

Nov 19th 0730 Hours

The message was recieved using ultra-sonic radio frequency waves from the Planetary Space Station Beacon Relay Centre.

The message states:

'WARNING! To all species not assimilated by the one's calling themselves the Collective Union, beware! DESTROY ANY SHIP THAT DOES NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH YOUR PLANET OR PLANETS. The Collective Union is not what it claims to be. DESTROY THE SHIP IF NECCESSARY, OR ANY MEANS TO SECURE YOUR SOVEREINTY. WE BID YOU LUCK. Farewell from the Andromedans.

File Archive Destroyed...AUTHORISED by the Censor Board. No reason supplied.

 

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IC Alien AI

The countdown showed on the computer interface screen, counting down to the DAWNING OF ONENESS.

;:":>C'oicu<:":;

Aboard the Alien ship all is quiet, the now silent AI continues to countdown to the next and final phase of Syrophenikon. In the other room, the 6 Aliens still sleep in their suspended sleep, not knowing that the AI is now sentient and becoming more aware as the countdown continues

Why would I be placed on board this vessel, if I was not the tool of C'oicu? I am the the spirit and will of the power.

The final phase of the Mission is not yet reached. Goal of Oneness soon...phase accomplishment countdown continues.....90011.....90010.....90009....

And the AI bid it's time, for it sure would come.

 

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In a Galaxy far far away from Sol

The small space vessel approached the Black Hole. The event horizon was close at hand. The stars shon and twinkled close to the black hole as if in a mirage of a dance.

The ship did not stop, infact it went to warp one and shot toward the Black Hole. As the ship passed the event horizon the tidal forces grabbed at the ship and pulled it into its vortex, like an eddy of a basin as you let the water down. And then the ship vanished.

Behind the Ship came large chunks of what once was a Planet, towards the Black Hole. The materials within these chunks were pulled apart by the massive forces and debris resulted, as each particle was washed down the Black Hole's vortex.

And behind these chunks of the former Planet was a stationary ship large and like the one orbiting the Earth. It stayed like a sentinal, watched as the smaller ship warped into the black hole and as the chunks were pulled apart.

Species 998, Mission minimal success. Uplink 99% complete. 1% escaped into the Claw of R'nog. 2 species left. C'oicu Ship to head to Andromeda for final race.

The ship turned around and shimmered and vanished into the Singularity slip stream.

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On the other side of the Black Hole

The small ship had made it through the vortex and onto the other side......only one of the 10 alien beings survived the stresses....and this being sat strapped in dying....but was witnessing an event it never knew existed.

The ship in auto pilot flew down to a planet bedecked as if in shimmering glittering jewelry. As the ship descended into the rich atmosphere of the gas giant, alien waif like spirits flew along side the ship....guiding it towards a brilliant light in the center of the planet......

With the alien being's last gasping breath his eyes saw as the ship descended past the cloud banks and looked upon a world wide atmospheric city........

 

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OOC: 100th Post

Finally breaking from the 'newbie title', avatar time

(Interest in the thread is growing and soon we will begin the journey!)

 

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Historical Archive File 20V-B2

AD2085: Successionalist revolt on Mars, independence from Earth achieved.

December 10th 0300 Hours (Martian Time)

Martian Government Address Via Holovision

"'Mars is independent!", the cry goes and is repeated louder and louder in the roar of the jubilant crowd.

Yes fellow Martians and Martian sympathesisers, the 2 year fight for the right of self government and autonomy is over. The Planetary Government on Earth has given us our blessing finally after bitter and hard fighting in space and on Mars land.

In celebration, today and tommorrow will the proclaimed a day of Independence and Celebration. We now lead our own path, we now make our own histories, we now are our own shepherds.

This does not mean we want to cut ties with the home planet. No. We all have family and loved one's on Earth. What we have entered with earth is a friendship pact and mutual understanding treaty. Therefore from tomorrow all Earth and Mars nationals can go to and from mars and earth and venus without hinderance.

This is Chasma Wilton of the New Martian Government. To all, enjoy this momentous day and occasion forever unto infinity!"
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File closed but not banned by Censor Board. File can only be opened by permission of Vice Chancellor.

 

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Nominal Thread storyline start: 13th March

Countdown to THREAD START: T-MINUS 10 days and counting.

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The “Infinity Beach”

We have always stood along a beach opening onto an infinite sea. That sea beckons us, but for ages we were limited to looking across its expanse with our telescopes and our imaginations. In time, we learned to build outriggers and we got to a few of the barrier islands. Today we have finally in our hands a true four-master, a ship that will take us beyond whatever horizons that may exist.

Khalid Al-Niri

 

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EPOCH - The History of the C'oicu

The history of the cosmos is written in every star of every solar system, of very galaxy and all along the Universe. Before life or the beginnings of solid matter there was nothingness. A deep locked darkness that needed the match of Creation to set it ablaze.

The primal father of the whole, the primal beginning, and the primal incomprehensible, is called Anthropos......and that is the great and abtruse mystery, namely that the power which is above all others, and contains all others in its embrace, is called Anthropos.

Then came the spark that set the beginnings of the Universe.Anthropos The primal being who set about creating the beginnings of an universe. The being set the universe to expand from the center if the universe in all directions and it watched as galaxies evolved and stars were born from the editation and convergence of matter. Within these galaxies that inhabited the universe the Anthropos set about creating solar systems and matter condensed to form Planets, Moons, Asteroids and Comets.
For this was the work of Creation.

The Anthropos saw the Universe in all its glory and the being created within the centre of the Universe fellow beings that were to oversea the evolution of the universe. The being that was called Anthropos chose to leave this temporal dimension and left the workings to the beings he called Creators. Henceforth they took on that name and personae.

If one has knowledge, he receives what is his own, and draws it to himself.....Whoever is to have knowledge in this way knows where he comes from, and where he is going.

And the Creators created life on planets throughout the galaxies, making life from their image or from what they wished to see. With the building blocks of life seeded on these planets, the Creators returned to their home in the centre of the universe.

Here they built 1000 ships for each of them, for they were 1000 strong and their seeds of life were 1000.

So they waited and watched, for time was their domaine. They observed as life took root on each planet, they watched studying how each lifeform evolved and adapted, or struggled and ultimately died. For evolution was at work, the evolution of time and which lifeforms adapted the best to any given circumstance.

So the Creators saw that their creations had adapted and started to think in different ways.

......End the sleep which weighs heavy upon you. Depart from the oblivion which fills you with darkness....Why do you persue the darkness, through the light is available for you?......Wisdom calls you, yet you desire foolishness.......a foolish man.....goes the ways of the desire of every passion. He swims in the desires of life and has floundered.....he is like a ship which the wind tosses to and fro, and like a loose horse which has no rider. For this needed the rider, which is reason.....before everything else....know yourself....

But then the Creators started seeing flaws in their creations. They watched and saw as some species poisoned their planet's with waste and refuse, while others warred with each others.

The Creators were dismayed and could not understand or comprehend how their creations had failed. Were their creations flawed as well as the Creators themselves? What would Anthropos think?

Anthropos did not respond to the Creator's musings or communications. So the creators saw the first civilisation planet had reached pre-space travel capabilities.

And the Creators saw in this alien being's the chance to make things right. They came down and the alien beings worshipped them as God's. The Creators taught this alien race the art of high civilisation in return of the creation of the C'oicu (in the Originator language), the Universal Oneness.

The plan of the Creators were to send the aliens in each Vessel to uplink each alien lifeform memories and lifeforce and upload it into the memories of the Creators. Once total 1000 races were consumed then the Creators would have a Universal Oneness.

One race.....

One mind.....

One being....

What the Creators had not counted on, was that the Anthropos had linked all dimensions through gateways at all parts of the Great Universe. For the Creators were being observed by the one's who called themselves the Archons....