NationStates Jolt Archive

OOC: This is a cultural exchange involving different species, all species are welcome, limited space.

In the Mix of the old and new Architechture of Felopolis, the capital of Torontonias, a small wecloming group is waiting of a private helipad in the middle of downtown.

The Welcoming Comittee consisted of: A Small Diplomatic Corps, (About 4 officers) and a handful of volunteers that had requested to greet the many species about to arrive.

This was the Cultural Exchange Program that had been newly established by the government to introduce the general populace to alien, and sometimes, non-humanoid species. So far, only one species was due to arrive, but the government was brodcasting the invatiations to all interested nations.

The lead officer looked at his watch, they would be here any minute now.

OOC2: Basically this is a Cultural Exchange (obviously) between all nations, no matter what species, race, colour, look, etc... The only requirement is that all nations involved must keep an open mind, and willing to accept differing cultures. We don't want any fights breaking out. also, there is limited space, and one is already reserved, so I'll only be able to accept about 4-5 other nations. Acception will come at a first come first server basis. And for general information, the reserved nation is a Non-Humaniod Hive nation, Hive Fleet Imodius. So if you have any problems with that kind of species, I would advise you not to join.

*A small rift in space pops open at the edge of the Torontonian's homeplanets system and a 200meter long sleek vessel emerged its outer shell a black carapace. The bioship moved off towards the capital and its destination awaiting the welcoming.*

Open comms from Avatar to the Torontonian peoples @ Torontonian Command:
We are the hive, we have come as arranged. We welcome you to us and wish for a prosperous and peacful time upon your homeworld. We therfore request permission to enter your space and the co-ordinates of the welcomming.
We are the Hive, We are perfection.

*The avatar turned to his enterage noding at each one in turn - they had taken the appearence of the torontonian peoples and so before the avatar stood 13 perfect humanoids totally unlike that of the hive species they where genetically evolved to blend into this race and not to stand out and yet the hive had made them perfect, no disease would harm them, their bones would nt break as easily as a humans nor would they be affected by radiation due to their perminent proximity to it when the hive feeded. They were perfection and unquestioning beautiful in their own right. The hive strives to be perfect and the female avatars were indeed perfection no man could resist them. The hive did not know or intend this to be the case however but by eliminating deffective genes they had created a super species.*

"Hive Ships, welcome to Torontonias, although we have no real "Space" around here, we share it with everyone else on NS Earth, your clear to land however, there is a welcoming party waiting, and although we hoped for more turnout, your the only people who showed up."

*The Ships were granted for Clearance, they could land at anytime*

*The sleek black hive biovessel drifted down towards the landing pad 4 tenticles moving out of its black carapace hull allowing it to land delicatly onto the pad. The "front" of the vessel opend up a long pink "tounge" like ramp rolled out with a thick dense fog like mist that evaporated in the heat. From the fog steped out the most stunning female imaginable, she was perfection, exactly 6ft tall with Long blond hair ending at the base of her spine, delicate smooth jawline, silky skin, and stunning Green eyes. Her long legs had the torontonian trate of an "external" bone leading from her knee down and into her foot. She was without comparision. She was perfection. She wore only a black carapace like body peice similar to that of a swimsuit however it had no backing and seamed to cling onto her body as if it were about to slip off at any moment. She looked at the welcoming commitie and smiled.*

"We are the hive we welcome you to us, we are delighted at the prospect of making new relations with a new species."

*As she said this 12 other females each identical in base appearance but with slight alterations along the same theme, some Brunette some Mouse some Aubun but she was the only blond they however did not have green eyes but had a light purple hue instead.*

"This is our enterauge we hope to be able to mix within your culture, if there is any detail that should be alterd then do not hesitate to inform us the hive strives for perfection."

*The females formed up behind the Avatar in a V formation awaiting the torontonian responce. They all seemed at ease with their surrounding as if they had already taken in all that they needed to.*

In the distance a Mi-17 Hip H slowly appeared over the horizon, approaching at a steady and safe speed towards a proper landing area.

Torontonias Command, this is Mi-17 Transport, requesting to land with a Cultural Diplomatic Team. Awaiting response.

Comm to Nodea Rudav: Confirmed, although we would request you do not tap into the Direct Command line, we have better things to do than coordinate cultural activities, this is a military line, the Department of Culutre line code is being sent. Feel free to land anytime, jsut for information, the first group has already arrived. Also, if you could transmit some specs about your culture: History, Species, etc.. So that we may quickly prep the greeting team.

Hive Fleet: The entire dilplomatic team stepped back as the steam rose to reveal the twelve must stunning females they had ever seen. Of course they were genticly engineered to do so, and they are actually Alien, but that didn't stop the men from drooling.

The head of the Corps stepped out: "Welcome to Torontonias, this event has been set up in your honour, we hope that find everything to your acceptance. There is very little set program, you will have a guide with you, but other than that you are free to study and mingle with the general populace. But in the event of studying, do it discreetly, people generally don't like being watched. Also, being the Physical Women that you are, you may want to watch out, although we have a Recognised Police System, it still doesn't mean there aren't Rapists and Perverts still one the loose, plus, you may be courted by many males due to the Stunning features you have" His eyes lingering to the Bone ridge in the leg "But other than that, there isn't anything else."

"If you would kindly wait here, there is another group due to arrive" Finished the leader.

A Torontonian cultural exchange service helicopter lands at the helipad near the old Soviet Hip. As its landing gear touch the ground, a passenger door opens suddenly and the forms of four large, singularly impressive dogs leap out. In a manner that could disturbingly only be described as acutely business-like, two of the dogs perform a quick circle of the immediate vicinity of the aircraft, sizing up anyone within a few yards with a clinical malevolence, while the other two circle a wider area sniffing and searching for detectable threat.

Once satisfied, the dogs return to the open door and prostrate before it, two on either side. Then and only then does a human foot emerge from the helicopter, connected to a nondescript man in a three-piece suit attempting to brush his wind-scattered hair from his glasses. From his boutonniere hangs a tag reading, "HELLO MY NAME IS Cagtat", and on his lapel is the identifying pin of an Intron Lord.

He begins to walk away from the helicopter, flanked by his attentive canine guard, when he stops suddenly and jogs back to the 'copter. His dogs drop growling to an attack stance, hackles raised by his startling change of direction, but he simply retrieves a nicely made notebook case and resumes walking toward his prospective hosts.

The Greeting party looked over at the newly arrived Helicopter, there was a humanoid, but he appeared to be flanked by two large dogs. How very strange. But of course this is a Cultural Exchange, and they had been forwarned to expect everything.

One of the Diplomatic Officers motioned towards the Intron Lords representitive.

"Welcome to Felopolis, Cultural Center of our great nation, I hope your journey was pleasant, as will be your visit. I would also like to introduce you to the representitives from Hive Fleet Imodius. I hope you will get along fine."

The dogs watch the approaching diplomatic officer with a combination of care and quiet menace as Cagtat advances to shake his hand. "I'm sure there won't be any problem with the Hive Fleet," the Intron Lord says confidently. "To the contrary, they are one of the primary reasons I am here."

Regarding the Hive members from a distance, the Lord comments, "To have purged all genetic 'imperfections' is to practice human monoculture. We are curious to see which alleles they have sloughed from their gene pool and to what fool's fate that has left them open."

The Mi-17 Transport Helicopter lands some ways away to prevent any wind form scaring anybody. The Cultral Exchange group exits, followed by two Soldiers, acting as if they were on leave, and walk to the main group.

"Hello," says the Chief Ambassador, "I am a Human, as my appearnce preseves, yet we hear there is a Cultural Exchange? We have a group, if you so wish, from our Culture of Freedom, Independence, and most of all a Nation governed by its People."

Waiting for the response, he could easily explain more.

* The lead avatar turned towards the newly arrived Intron Lords representitive her perfectly attuned hearing picking up his every word. Smiling she began to walk towards this new ambasidor her hair floating behind her as she walked.
A brunette avatar turned towards the Nodea Rudav Representitive and walked over to him intregued by this new arrival. Smiling as she went.
The Avatars where all comunicating between themselfs and the hive ship that they had arrived on. Suddenly one of the aubun avatars steped to the front of the V and spoke to the remaining representitives.*

"The Hive hungers we request sustinence for our transport vessel. We belive you know all that should be known regarding this issue."

*she smiled and steped back into her place. The hive ship gaev a soothing purring sound, this was the first sound it had made. At the entrance to the ship there where some lurking insect figures but as one of them moved towards the exit two avatars at the back of the V turned and begans uttering a mixture of whisteling, hissing and clicking noises. The sheep sized insect skitterd back inside as fast as it could rejoining the others.*

To Hive Fleet: The Diplomatic officer knew exactally what the fleet wanted, it wasn't hte first time. He snapped his fingers and several barrels of Radioactive waste was sent aboard.

"Bon Apetite"

To Nodea Rudav: "Yes an explaniation would be helpful, you say you have a nation governet wholy by it's people, so you practice the purest form of Democracy?" Inquired one of the Volunteers

Lord Cagtat endeavors mightily not to roll his eyes at the mention of "pure democracy". Instead, he puts on a polite face and nods as if paying rapt attention while observing the loading of radioactive waste to the hive fleet vessel.

* The avatar approaches Lord Cagtat smiling as she approaches. Stopping 10' away she bows her head slightly and begins to speak*

"We are the hive we welcome you to us, might we know more of your kind and the base species you are under. Might we assume humanoid?"

*the avatar smiled in a curious fashion, eagerly awaiting Lord Cagtat's responce.
As the drums enterd the vessel there where a series of clicks and delighted squeals and then the sound of the barrels being renched open by sharp claws. The radioactive materials where consumed by the lesser creatures with the exception of 2 full drums that where carried deeper into the ship for the huge biorganism to consume.
The remaining avatars began to speak with individual representitves about torontonian society each avatar chosing a different subject in order to learn as much as possible about them in the smallest amount of time the knowledge lernt becomming part of the hive mind. In this way all of the hive knew what was lernt.*

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"We are the hive we welcome you to us, might we know more of your kind and the base species you are under. Might we assume humanoid?"

"You assume correctly," Cagtat says, peering clinically at the construction of the Hive member's facial bone structure. Offhandedly, Cagtat offers his hand to shake; should the Hive-man shake it, Cagtat will equally "absent-mindedly" wipe his hand on his handkerchief to preserve the cell samples.

"We're humans, actually," Cagtat continues. "Most of us are breakaways from other nations too mired in the past to really embrace the new Genetic Age, though some few of the Lords were born in the domes of the Allied States now. And yourselves?"

*The avatar looks down at the offerd hand and a glimmer of recognition emerges she reaches forwards placing her hand into his twisting his slightly awaiting the kiss that should come onto the back of her hand. Should he take anyof her cells he would findnothing other than the fact that she was a perfect torontonian nothing more nothing less. She replys to his reasonable question. As her hand touched his some of his skin was gently scraped into hers and was immediatly analised by her internal organisms*

"We are the hive, we are perfection. "I" <she shudders hating the reference or possibility of singlularity> am a genetic manipulation founded upon a blank set of genes capable of evolving into anyspecies it is required for us to become. The Hive always strives for perfection in this way there are no defects in us. This is garanteed."

*The avatar smiles at him awaiting another question.*

Standing there, the Ambassador spoke up. "We are not human," he said reluctantly, "We....are Komodren." Then, as soon as he said such, the group, the beings, turned bright blue and transformed into what seemed to be a upright-walking Humanoid Figured Komodo Dragon.

The Ambassador, his skin a mix of greenish-red, his underbelly somewhat light greenish, spoke, "We are sorry for hiding this, yet we must explain. We are Komodren, and we are of Earth. We....wish to see what others offer in species that could easily be adaptable to our own.."

OOC:

They somewhat look like this:
http://www.willworker.net/~adie/artsite/ice.jpg

Colors differ, as do eyes and hair. They turn human to avoid being feared in the day, turning back to natural at night to enjoy their mates, family, friends, or others in true Komodren Social Fashion.

*The brunette avatar showed no sign of shock or panic having realised that the Nodea Rudav Representitives where not human, she could smell their true form. Smiling at them she again stoped exactly 15' away and began to speak to them.*

"We are the hive we are perfection, we welcome you to us. You have nothing to fear of the hive unless you show aggresion. We are here to gathere genetic information from new species and to watch new species develope in order to acheive perfection. Please tell us of your selfs and we shall tell you all you wish to know of us."

*The avatar bowed her head politly and smiled at the Nodea Rudav Representitive awaiting its responce.*

The team stepped back during the transformation, slightly taken aback by the recent change of state. They were suprised, but not shocked, I mean they had been expecting that sort of thing.

The head officer got a radio transmission: "There seem to be no other delegates, so proceed onto phase two, judging all reps are pleased with each other"

"Roger" replyed the lead Officer of the Diplomatic Corps. "Alright people, since all of you are here, we are going to show you to your quarters, andgo through the lists of laws and regulations, after an brief oriantation, you will be free to explore the local populace on your own, or if you are more interested in something specific, you may request a guide. Now if you can all follow me" The Officer walked off, the small reception group in tow. He steped back, meeting with the Nodea Rudav representitive: "I don't know what the humans are like where you come from, but here, everyone living in Urban Areas, which is 89% of the population, has gone through a six month course on how to deal with unknown foriegn species. You may stay in your true form, you shouldn't encounter much problem. In fact, be yourselves, we want you to be as relaxed and confortable as possible. Remeber, this is a new experience for us too, were no veteransto this sort of thing either."

With that he walked ahead, leading the rest of the group to thier accomadations.

*The 13 avatars turned and followed him.*
"We shall have the same arrangement as before - a plane room for our own adaptaions if we may? However this will require a convergance swarm in order to ajust it to our want. Assuming that you are satisfied by this we shall proceed."

OOC:

Sorry, long day.....

IC:

Nodding to the Hive Representive, actually bowing the waist in Concession of Honor and Respect, the Komodren Represenitives followed the Humans, saying the following, "We have no humans that live in our Nation, only toursts and such." A low hiss was heard from the speech, a grumble of a reptilian type. No clothing was worn at all, as such none was needed. They did, afterall, have the Reptilian Features.....

OOC:

Sorry, long day.....

IC:

Nodding to the Hive Representive, actually bowing the waist in Concession of Honor and Respect, the Komodren Represenitives followed the Humans, saying the following, "We have no humans that live in our Nation, only toursts and such." A low hiss was heard from the speech, a grumble of a reptilian type. No clothing was worn at all, as such none was needed. They did, afterall, have the Reptilian Features.....

OOC:

Sorry, long day.....

IC:

Nodding to the Hive Representive, actually bowing the waist in Concession of Honor and Respect, the Komodren Represenitives followed the Humans, saying the following, "We have no humans that live in our Nation, only toursts and such." A low hiss was heard from the speech, a grumble of a reptilian type. No clothing was worn at all, as such none was needed. They did, afterall, have the Reptilian Features.....

"Of course, the Hive, from now on, if at a delegation, will always be provided a large, unaltered room, in fact, it has been legalized that any building that would be used for the housing of Ambassidors, must have a room that has the barest of contruction. It benifits both of us, you get your unaltered room, and we save on contruction costs."

The officer then turned to the Reptilian ambassidors, "Well, as I said before, the majority of the population shouldn't give you a hard time."

The arrived at the first room, it was large and bare, the walls weren't even painted, just the dreary gray of Plasterwall. "Alright, you and your Hive represititives will stay in here, after an officer comes in and breifs you on that laws, you may go as you please, althouigh you may want to request a guide, but, it's really up to you."

*The Hive avatars walked into the room each took a quick look about and steped out again standing against the wall waiting for somthing.
About 60 seconds later 25 small dogsized insect like creatures coverd in a black shining carapace and armed with what looked like flamethrowers came running down the corridor towards them their claws scratching and clicking against the floor. Their approach was accompanied by a series of growls, clicks and whistleling hoots.*

The unfazed Corps officer glanced at the room, then shut the door, as so the other ambassidors would not be frightened.

The stopped halfway up the hall, and he opened the door to reveal a master suite, with everything you could need.

He glanced at the reptilian ambassidor, "This is your room, is there anything you need altered? We know very little of your speicies so far, so if anything is needed to be changed..."

He shook his head, "No, nothing, we can sleep here. By the way, my names....real name is...Taru'Far."

He had come in alone, so the rest of the team had already left.

"Alright, there is a Comm system thet is linked directly to the Hotel, and me, so if there is anything you need, just activate it."

He walked to the very end of the hall, and opened another door, which led to an identical room as the last.

"Finally, this will be you room, again if you need anything changed, don't heisitate to ask."

He motioned for the Intron Lords representitive to go in, and then briskly left, he need to get some sleep, tommorow was sure to be a long day

Laying down on the bed, back on the soft matress, Taru'Far began to think of why his people even hid in human form most of the time. Then, suddenly, he finally realized why. It wasn't because they were afraid, no, it was just because they didn't want to scare their Comrade Brethren, as many people didn't know about them in the first place. Sighing, he quickly went to sleep, hoping for a good day tommorrow.

OOC: Uh, I hope you people realize that my RPing is minimal here, it's up to your representitives to find there way around, I'm only here to act as the guide.

*The Hive dispatched one representitve to each of the ambasidors they each where brunette and each approached each of the other ambassidors with a slow grace so as not to disturb or worie them, they each tapped very gently on the door and awaited a responce. One of the aubun avatars went to see the toronotnian ambasiors regarding the layout of the city mean while the remaining avatars left walking among the toronotnians of the city in their semi-swim suit carapace and nothing more.*

One of the diplomats had just settled in when there was a knock on his dorr, it was a Fleet avatar.

He opened the door and after a brief conversation the ambassidor handed the avatar a small interactive map of the city. "Although it has no actual map, it will direct you to wherever you want to go. Here is an actual paper map, it might come in handy. Now if that's all you need, I'll be going know, good bye."

With that the ambassidor shut his door.

He open the door, it was about time to get up anyway.

"Oh, you from the Hive, nice to meet you. What you need?"

OOC:

I'll try to rp as much also. :)

*The avatars began to roam around the city in their groups each examining a particular aspect of toronotinian life. Several walking into nightclubs, other examining the transport system. Each avatar was agathering all the information they could gather on behalf of the hive.*

The avatar began to talk with the Nodea Rudav Representitive.
The hive wishes to talk with you regading aspects of your genology. We wish for a samply of your dna that we may study inorder to better understand your species. I am also here to provide you with any infomation that youmay wish to know regarding the hive. *The avatar bowed her head slightly.*

Nodding his head also, he answered, "We accept all as Comrade Brethren, and as long as you see our people as Freidns and not enemies, or food, then we need no information. As with me, how do you wish to obtain this DNA of mine or ours?"

*The avatar smiled at the lizard creature before her. Pulling a small larvae out of her breastplate she held it out in her hand - it squealed a little then settled down into the palm of her hand as if trying to sleep. She moved her hand towards the lizard and said*

If you would allow us. . .

Startled, but not showing or expressing it, he nodded, "Do as you wish, I suppose."''''''''''''

A pair of thugs in the nightclub were watching as the two stunningly beautifull women walked in, there was no way they could be Torontonian, they had to be the freaky Hive representitives...

Sure, the government liked to think it had educated the violence out of the populace, but it was still there, and it was going to surface again...

They walked toward the Representitives, the bigger one, started to speak

"Well, well, what do we have here? You try so hard to look like us, but you stick out like a sore thumb, and the fact is, althought they tell you were all non-agressive, some of us aren't, and bluntly, we don't like you being here! What are you going to say about that!"

By then the bar had fallen silent, the owner had his hand on the alarm system, which would trigger security, but that could be dangerous, as the bar was packed to capacity.

The Thugs accomplice fingered some sort of weapon concelled in his vest, aas if expecting a fight. Sure, there were laws forcing only the sad excuse for a military and the police to have them, but simply said, if you knew the right people, you could get just about anything.

The entire moment was hinged on how the representitive would react.

*The avatars looked at the two men totaly unpreturbed by their aggresive stance. Looking them over with their purple eyes they decided that these two men where no real threat and only one member of the hive remained the other started off towards the bar to see what its purpose was.
The remaining avatar turned so that she was facing the two men and said:*
"We are indeed of the hive, do you wish to join us? Aggresion is not somthing we subdue - we encourage it where it is nessacary. However if you wish to fight i can garantee you will not walk away from it under your own will."

*The avatar smiled sweetly at them.*

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*Back at the meeting between Nodea Rudav and the hive representatives the avatar laid the maggot onto the creatures arm. Resting on the flesh for a few seconds the maggot seamed to sniff about then it sprayed a small quantity of anesthetic onto the area under it and then took out a medium sized chunk of flesh quaterising the wound instantly. This resulted in no pain nor bleeding from the bite wound it then sprayed some regenerative hormnes it had already sythesized from the dna it had absorbed onto the wound which began to heal - the creature then rolled into a small ball and began to mutate. The avatar bowed slightly to the Nodea Rudav representitive as she picked up the small now fleshy ball totally unrecognisable as a maggot it was evolving so fast. She then poped it into her mouth swallowed it and excused herself walking back to the hives quaters where she would evolve into the information in the DNA in order that the hive could learn all that it could by simply studying her. She enterd the hive quaters - the door slid closed behind her and she enterd a cocoon like state and evolved over the next 36 hours she begame perfection withing this new species eliminating any posible defects.*

Startled still, after the quick aftermath of no pain, he bowed to the Hive Represenitive and went back to bed after closing the door.

"Hmmm," he said slowly, "Perfection for them comes at no cost to their friends. That is truly a worthy Ally." He quickly went back to sleep.

The Man looked at the Hive Representitve

"You'll be sorry, your not worth my time right now, but I'll be back, In an even greater force!"

With that he stormed off

"Interesting" mutterd the hive representitive before moving back to the bar and joining the other who had begun to samply the various different alchohold (drinks if u dont have alcohol on your plannet lol)

Bump

Several Years Later....

President Mark Waltzburg VIII, the eigth in the line of several highly successful men, (not all Presidents however) sat in his office. With the Expantion of the patrols and the upgrading of the defence network, Security was no longer an issue in the Capital System of Torontonias, the people were looking for more contacts, more "Friends" as one might put it, and they had appealed to him to do it. He had watched as a small child, the barren, quickly assembled capital grow into a sprawling metropolis, the entire planet had had a 30% population explosion in the last three decades, over 20% of the planet was now covered in Urban sprawl.

Up in space, in orbit, were the giant construction facilities that had been there since the begining, along with many other stations and platforms. The Other planets in the system had undergone changes as well. The furthest, a mining planet, had help Torontonian resources by digging out and processing usable minerals.

Back to the problem at hand, the President was pouring over Cultural files, dates, events, anything useful. Then it came to him, It seemed that the Hive Fleet owed them a trip back to...whereever they hail from, after finding the records, he decided to contact them. Especially since they still considered Torontonias valuble friends..

The President Sent out the Contact immediately.

Closed Frequency, Contact Hive Fleet Imodius
Original Source, Epsilion Prime, Torontonias

Hive fleet, The Governent of Torontonias is interested in re-establishing relations with your respective governent. Seeing as how the last time you came to us, how about this time, we come to you? We simply need an escort to your space, as we have no idea where it is... We have also heard information that the Hive now has greater control than the *last* time we attempted negotiations. If this is true, perhaps we can expand current relations into a full fledged Alliance...

End Message Frequency

OOC: This is only applicable to the people orginally involved in the start of this thread, I'm not sure Nodea Rudav is still around, or if Hive fleet will let me come to their space, but I'm giving it a shot...

comms from HiveFleet Imodius @ Torontinans:
We are the hive, we are perfection. We have recently deliverd materials to your systems - you are free to send 3 mains vessels and 13 escourt foreach - such is our custom. You are welcome to the hive.
We are the hive, we welcome you to us.

*The Cuttle Fish transport waited in orbit guarded by their royal guard escourt ships.*

The cuttle fish transports were welcomed by the newly arriving convoy. It consisted of three modified Hiker class cargo ships, which were carrying the diplomatic personnel. With another two Explorer class vessels, along with a Legionnare and a Centurion class ship. The lead Cargo ship hailed the main Hive vessel.

This is the TSP Fleo, leading the Diplomatic convoy, we thank you for this oportunity to explore where you actually come from, lead the way, we will follow.

comms from Royal Guard @ TSP Fleo:
We are the hive, we are perfection. Move into the gravety well of the norn queen.
We are the hive, we welcome you to us.

*At the edge of the torontonian systems a moon sized organic ship appeared as if from no where*

The ships, although slightly suspicious of flying directly into a Moon-sized orgainic thing, did as instructed, and moved into the gravity well of the queen.

As the torontonian ships moved into the gravety well they could feel the effect - small objects began to take off while the crew felt significantly lighter. Once they where firmly in orbit a comunications channel opened up.
"We are the hive, we welcome you to us. Please relax your crew and prepare to well jump. We are the hive, we welcome you to us."

The image of an avatar crackled up onto the air:
"Hail, I am hive representitive Shirah. I will be your guide during your visit to hive space. Please ensure that your crew are braced for impact to garantee their preperation for well jumping. Please confirm."

Confirmed, all crew secure and ready for jump

The norn queen locked onto her target. A moon orbiting one of the hive's homeworlds. Merging her gravity well with that of the moon she began to well jump. Time seamed to stop as the ships where catapulted through space arriving at their target destination.
The torontonian ships rode the jump like surfers on a wave being severly shaken.

The Avatar opend a comms channel
"The hive welcomes you and hopes that you enjoy your stay. I will meet you at these co-ordinates on the surface of the planet below. This planet has anatmosphere suited to your species. While it is not planet one we hope you will be contented with what can be observed here."

The planet below them looked very similar to the torontonian homeworld.

The norn queen locked onto her target. A moon orbiting one of the hive's homeworlds. Merging her gravity well with that of the moon she began to well jump. Time seamed to stop as the ships where catapulted through space arriving at their target destination.
The torontonian ships rode the jump like surfers on a wave being severly shaken.

The Avatar opend a comms channel
"The hive welcomes you and hopes that you enjoy your stay. I will meet you at these co-ordinates on the surface of the planet below. This planet has anatmosphere suited to your species. While it is not planet one we hope you will be contented with what can be observed here."

The planet below them looked very similar to the torontonian homeworld.

"Wow, it beautiful, it looks just like Earth.." Commented one of the Bridge officers.

"Thank you for the warning about the Trip" Communicated the Ambassitor, "And although it is regretful that we could not go to your homeworld, we will be content to observe on your species and culture."

A hive ship moved away from the norn queen slowly spiraling down towards the planets surface.
The avatar reopend a comms channel
"If you would care to follow my vessel i will escourt your ships to he waypoint on this planet."

meanwhile inside the norn queen somthing was happening. It began to shake and a hole the size of a city opend in its side a small green object began to potrude. Suddenly comms channels where filled wih the sound f blaring rock and roll music - on this occasion it was Aerosmith's 'Walk This Way' 13 silver non organic ships well jumped into the system blue shileds shimmering as the light reflected of the diamonds studded along the sides of the ships in the form of a large Z. On the underside of the ships where painted large nuclear hazard signs. This shipstemselfs looked lke nothing more than heavily alterd nuclear warheads with manuvering thrusters and a plasma cannon mounted under the nose in which was situated a small chamber for a pilot to steer the ship. They spiraled around each other playing chicken nearly clipping eachothers feilds before pulling away an racing around they moved towards the surface of the norn queen and began racing across the surface dodging between huge towerblock sized protrusions in some sort of wild race. The first to reach the grrnmass appeared to be the winner as the remaining 12 banked away spiraling upwards in a diamond formatin in salute to the victor before banking off to a safe distance.
The winner simply attached his ship to the green mass and waited for it to full extend. It still just looked like a pock mark and nothing more.

"Afermative, We will follow you know"

The ships began to move slowly past the Queen and toward the Representitve.

"You are very fortunate. The norn queen is giving birth if youmove to my co-ordinates you will be able to watch it from a perfect vantage point."

As the avatar said this the norn queen began to convule as the green mass began to bulge out of her - the fighter was still mored onto it however.

"Again, you but only have to lead us"

The ships followed the representitve to the vantage point

ooc> sorry about the long wait - computors died.

ic> The green egg shape moved away from the norn quen and drifted into space. One it had cleared the large vessel she well jumped away leaving it in open space. The egg cracked and tenticles began to push out as the shell moved away. The Zealot fighter craft took off and moved about 1 mile away from the mass of tentacles before turning around and dropping sheilds. The remaining zealots moved around in a diamond formation and then lined up behind the lead ship. They all dropped sheilds and then hit afterburners suring towards the writhing mass at maximum speed and the slammed into the mass. For a few seconds nothing happened but then the nuclear warheads that where mounted in each of the 13 vessels detonated. Space time seamed to groan as and explosions rippled out into space - the observation points whent white and all sensors became blank. This carried on for several seconds and the emp washed over the ships at the observation point.

The ships in the Envoy temporarly went offline from the EMP surge which had just disabled their ships. No one was quite sure what went on, they were witnessing some kind of live birth process, and it was asulted by a Multi-Nuclear attack, the ships temporarly spun out of control before backup systems could be engaged.

When the systems did engage the first thing that went out was a message.

Hive fleet envoy, what just happened, was this some sort of natural ritual? or did something go terribly wrong?