NationStates Jolt Archive

In a little-known corner of the galaxy occupied by the reclusive nation known as No_State_At_All, strange things were happening:

From the bridge of the patrol frigate Vanguard on the border of NSAA space:
"Sir, we have a hyperspace disturbance on sensors. signature is very similar to ours, but there's something strange about it."
"Whats strange?"
"er, the computer is doing something odd too now sir. and the disturbance is in the same form as ours, but the transponder signal coming through is diferent. it looks... alien, sir."
"what? let me see."
"sir, computer now has an identity for the originating craft of the transponder signal. it says its a ChKarg probe, which will soon be followed by a mothership..."
"Who the hell are the ChKarg?"
"I dont know sir, I've never heard of them."
"SIR, MULTIPLE HYPERSPACE CONTACTS!"
"what? where?"
"All around us sir, and theres ships coming through!"
"sh*t! Battle stations, all systems to full, comms, emergency report to command."
"aye sir, sending report"
"aye sir, all hands, battle stations, battle stations."
"Sir, contacts, all vectors, there are ships coming through those hyperspace nodes."
"detection, what the hell are they?"
"er, sir computer shows them as ChKarg ships, all classes, the big sod over there is the mothership."
"sir, hyperspace distortions have closed. hyperspace is now full of interference. it seems to be emanating from that mothership thing..."
"Sir, incoming hail."
"Onscreen"
"aye sir"
[Static from bridge speakers]
[the screen clears to show the head of an alien being]
<<<<We are the ChKarg. you are using our hyperspace technology. explain from whence you got it, lest we destroy your people>>>>
"Er, we are? hey, anyway, what are you doing in NSAA space?"
<<<<The ChKarg explain their actions to nobody. You will deactivate your weapons immidatly>>>>
"we will?"
<<<<Look around you. if you wish to fight, we will oblige you, but you will not win>>>>
"okay, okay, i get the message, ops, drop sheilds and deactivate weapons."
<<<<Good, you show some signs of sense. Now, answer my question>>>>
"Er, i really dont know what you're talking about, sir."
<<<<Hmm. I believe you are telling the truth. you will take us to your homeworld, where we will find out more>>>>
"like hell we will!"
<<<<If you wish to live, you shall obey>>>>
"Like hell. comms, cut transmission."
[static]
"signal cut sir."
[humming emanates from the air, then several 8 foot tall heavily built creatures appear near the bridge crew]
"Security, to the bridge, sheilds Uaaaaarghhh"
[one of the aliens, moving very very fast, punched the captain in the stomach, and he doubled over in pain]
<<<<You will cease your efforts to resist now, and we will spare your lives>>>>
"Like Huargh..."[as the comms officer replied, another alien picked him up and slammed him down on the floor, breaking both his legs]
<<<<The rest of your ship is now under our control. if you contine to resist, we will kill your entire crew>>>>
"okay, okay, we give up" moaned the captain from his position on the floor. "but why are you doing this?"
<<<<You are using our hyperdrive technology. we wish to know why. nobody but the ChKarg may use ChKarg technology>>>>
"but, but..."
<<<<There will be no buts. you will lead one of our frigates to your homeworld where they will find out why you defy us>>>>
"just one frigate? thats fine. release us and we will co-operate"
<<<<Yes, you shall. you will recieve orders soon>>>>
[humming filled the air again, and the aliens dissapeared]
"Medical team, to the bridge."
"bridge, this is medical, our teams are needed all over the ship, the aliens have caused assorted injuries to about a third of the crew."
"sh*t. well, send up a stretcher for the comms officer, his legs are broken."
"aye aye, i'll send a team as soon as i can. medical out"
"now what do we do?"

The two frigates left the alien fleet, and headed away for a short period of time, and then the NSAA ship activated its tubule drive and jumped to the homeworld without warning. unknown to it, the Ch'Karg ship followed silently...

the homeworld system:
as the frigate appeared from it's hyperspace node, it began broadcasting:
"all ships, all ships, this is the Vanguard, go to maximum alert, we have just escaped a massive alien fleet, intent on reaching the homeworld."
<<<why do you run from us?>>>
"Vanguard, this is central command please explain further. to all ships, go to full alert status"
"this is the vanguargh [gurgle gurgle gurgle]"
"Vanguard, whats going on?"

...

"Vanguard, respond."

...

"all craft, maintain full alert and begin defence plan alpha"
<<<your defence plans will avail you nothing. the Ch'Karg require answers.>>>
"sending craft, identify."
[The Ch'Karg frigate suddenly drops it's cloaking device above the homeworld itself]
<<<ah. now we understand. your technology is derived from the wreck of one of our lost space-time probes. But your society is not resopnsible enough to handle it. you will submit to our leadership until you are worthy of our technology.>>>
"what the? all ships, target intruder craft and fire, all ground and orbital bases, do the same."

from the dozens of ships in range, the hundreds of sattelites of the orbital defence network, and the thousands of ground bases on the homeworld, a massive swarm of missiles shot towards the alien craft.

<<<Your missiles will avail you nothing. if you surrender now, we shall not hurt any of you, resist and you shall be destroyed.>>>
"like hell."

The missiles continued on towards the alien ship, but as they reached an invisible sphere around it, they all turned instantly and flew back towards their launchers.

"all units, evade, and hit that damn thing with energy guns"

From the sites a huge number of energy beams swept towards the alien craft, but on reaching the same sphere as the missiles, they were peacefully absorbed. Then, despite the best efforts to protect themselves with any weapons, or to avoid them, the originators of the missiles found that they could not stop the implacable ending of their existences by the very missiles they themselves had launched which were now surrounded by similar fields of force to that which protected the alien ship.

<<<you were warned. now surrender.>>>
[only static fills space]

...

"er, hi, this is Hanred Delayne, er, i'm an amateur radio specialist... you've flattened every single military base we have, so i dont think that the government have enough attention to spare from running around in circles to talk to you"
<<<hmm. we see that you are an honest man, unlike those we have spoken to previously. you will speak for your planet>>>
"ah. good. I am, you see the leader of a group that was working to overthrow the government and replace it with an effective group of people, rather than the corrupt group of beaurocrats that run it now. as i speak, they will be storming the remaining facilities of the government, and setting up a new order."
<<<hmm. we sense that these people will really do as you say. we shall assist them>>>
"no. this is our problem, and we do not wish outside help to solve it."
<<<without our help you would not have this chance.>>>
"we thank you for the chance, but we still do not wish your help any more."
<<<very well. complete your coup, then prepare to prove to us that it is worthy to lead your empire and use our technology>>>

OOC: to be continued again...
and yes, i'm a complete n00b to this type of RP so conctructive criticism would be appreciated.

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