- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
It was a dark night, but of course, that was not evident when in space, space was always cold, dark, and dangerous. It seems that in our quest to explore the universe, to find new places, to learn the secrets of our very existence, man will only find doom, harboured in the far reaches of space. Well, not on my watch.
By now, Humanity was glad that the war against the Covenant was over, and as such were back home on Earth, because all of the Earth's previous colonies had been destroyed by the Covenant.
This was the day, millions of Colonists chosen from a global lottery swarmed to get onto the colony ships, ready to take them to Reach, previously a UNSC space fortress, but now, as overpopulation was rife, times were desperate and this planet would have to be used to send colonists away from Earth.
As the ships were loaded with people, full to the brim as it would not be able to get back to Earth for more colonists for months. The ships moved away from the orbit around our fair planet they held, and grouped together, preparing to jump.
"Well this is it." Steven Johns, Captain of the UNSC Dreadnought announced to those around him.
"Indeed it is." Spoke the AI representing a female, called Carmen. "I have made all the necessary calibrations, Captain, we are ready to jump on your command."
"Good work Carmen." The Captain replied.
Steven sat at his chair, whipping the sweat from his brow, it was hot in the bridge, and he was dressed in a full uniform. He looked around at his crew, and turning back to his control console, he presses the button to activate the ships inter-com.
"All hands prepare to jump, take us out of here Carmen."
As the AI complied with her order, there was a brilliant flash of light, and the Dreadnought entered through it, followed by the rest of the colony ships.
They exited slipspace and Steven immediately stood up, looking out of the forcefield that acted as a window.
"Any contacts on our sensors?"
"No sir." Replied a crewman.
Steven was to used to be attacked by the Covenant as soon as he exited slipspace, and he was not quite past being nervous about it happening again, even though he knew the Covenant were no more. As the Colony ships descended upon Reach, many smaller ships exited their hangars, carrying the colonists to their new homes.
Moments before Steven gave the order to land, one of the crewmen shouted out.
"Sir, we have an unknown object heading towards us on our sensors, it appears it just exited some kind of slipspace I've never seen before!"
"Just great" Steven thought, as the ship span around to face this incoming ship, there were flashes of what looked like lightning coming from the closing slip space window the unknown ship had just exited.
"Open a channel!" Steven ordered but before his crew could react the unknown ship unleashed a hail of fire, devastating the Dreadnought.
"Sir, we're dead in the water! Engines, weapons, sensors, everything's down!"
"What the hell was that!?" Steven shouted. He watched out of the front window and and saw a gigantic, titan of a ship, closing down on his and the other colony ships, missiles went flying from thousands of positions on the unknown ship, destroying all the Colony ships surrounding the Dreadnought, and the huge ship took a position right above the Dreadnought.
"Sir, multiple boarding craft are approaching!"
The UNSC Dreadnought was never heard from again.
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Just a little teaser, I don't know if I want to take this anywhere, but I thought I would see what you guys' think.
[Edited on 01.19.2009 3:13 AM PST]