Wakuran Flotilla Approaching Inhabited Space [IC - Open]

Colonial Military Ship Atlantis

In the Command Center of the Colonial Celestial III Class Battlestar Atlantis, Captain Sven Holland was performing checks on the ship's Opilium reserves together with his crew. Or better said, what remained of his crew. Just like many other Colonial ships, after being damaged in the Battle of Tau Volantis, the Atlantis received orders to patrol behind the front, while waiting the orders to head for the Central Colonies to receive their Type IV upgrade. Unlike other ships, the Atlantis had been mostly lucky, having other moderate damage that had been mostly patched up until now, but it still lacked a part of the crew. Hopefully, nothing bad was going to happen during their mission. A massive frequency of anomalies had been detected in the area, and they had been sent to investigate. Every last man of the crew was hoping that this was just a pulsar or something else. Because if they were the Invaders, the front would have to retreat to better positions once again.

The young Captain himself was really tired, having continuously fought for.. how long? He couldn't remember exactly. Cursed be the day when he had volunteered for die Koloniale Flotte. But of course, they each had to give their contributions to the war effort, after all. If he wouldn't have volunteered, he would have had been conscripted sooner of later. And now, even if only one year had passed, he had seen so much that he was considered one of the more veteran members of the Offizier Korps. He would have taken a little nap, but he, like most of the crew, was filled up with chemicals, the so called stimulants. So, no sleep for now.

Attention, unknown ships detected. Setting Condition One throughout the ship. This is not a drill.

The sensors of the Atlantis had just detected a few thousand ships jumping in the system. This could either be something they had never met before, or, an entire horde of Invaders. Strangely though, the DRADIS, the most basic sensor, was showing that the unknown ships were pretty chaotically arranged, none of the usual Invader formations. A little hesitant, Holland ordered his men to send a message first, instead of shooting, disobeying the 3456th Order of the O.K.F. But maybe, just maybe, they weren't Invaders.

Attention, the unknown ships in the system, this is the Colonial Military Ship Atlantis. Please identify yourselves or you will be considered hostile. I repeat, this is the Colonial Military Ship Atlantis. You have entered a space de facto under the rule of the Federated Colonies. Please identify yourselves or you will be considered hostile.

The message was firstly sent in Colonial Standard, then repeated in Galactic Standard and other galactic used languages. In the Atlantis, the Colonials were waiting to see if they had avoided a catastrophe or made a really bad move.

Colonial Military Ship Atlantis(AT-20)

As the crew of the Atlantis was nervously waiting for a response, they suddenly started to receive S.O.S. messages, and ships started to jump near them, but as a far away distance in order not to seem aggressive. The crew waited for the captain's decision. This could be either an unknown race, requiring help after something happened, or, it could be just one of the many tricks of the Invaders, or the Abyssals as most of the non-human nations preferred to call them. After all, they were well known for being tricky and using ghost ships and other things like that to try to fool their enemies. Under normal circumstances, in such a situation, with unknown ships jumping so close to it, the Atlantis would have had to launch its fighters and fire some warning shots. The decision was hard, but if they weren't the Invaders, firing on unknown ships could have been a bad decision- as the decision of a Colonial turret commander had proven, back in the First Intergalactic War. Deciding to remain calm for now, Captain Holland ordered his crew to stay on Condition One, and have the fighters, the drones, the turrets and the shields ready, in case anything could go wrong. Calculations also started to be made in case the ship would have to suddenly jump away.

With the S.O.S. messages received, a message was sent back to the unknown fleet, in the same procedure, sent in multiple languages.

Attention, unknown ships, we have received your S.O.S. messages. If you need help, please identify yourselves and state the nature of your emergency. I repeat, this is the Colonial Military Ship Atlantis. We have received your S.O.S. messages. If you need help, please identify yourselves and state the nature of your emergency.

As the unknown ships  started to show up near the Atlantis, the Colonials were once again close to firing on them, stopped only by the calm of their captain. The turrets of the Atlantis still carefully observed the unknown ships, even if their weapons seemed to be down. You could never know what kind of nasty surprises unknown ships could have prepared. Those ships were clearly in a bad state though.

On board the Atlantis, the Colonials were trying to decipher the strange messages. A part of them was in Colonial Standard, but the rest was in an unknown message. The A.I. needed some time to analyze the messages and memorize the unknown language, so until then, they had to deal with what they could.

"Send a message to the Oberkommando. This is quite a strange situation we've got here.", Captain Holland ordered to one of his men, while looking at the unknown ships on the main terminal. A message was sent back to the strange ships, in two copies, one in Colonial Standard, and the other in a rough form of their language Kobol had been able to create until now.

To the unknown ships, we have received your messages, but we have problems understanding them. Were you invaded? Do you have refugees on board?

"Herr Kapitän, they say that their planet was invaded. They are apparently the only survivors, they have many refugees. Their supplies are running low, and they are requesting help.", one of the officers said. Holland remained quiet, thinking. "What does the Oberkommando say?",he asked. "They are going to send a fleet to this area, Herr Kapitän. We are advised to try to establish peaceful relations with these unknown ships and try to help them.", the communications officer asked. Holland sighed, before answering."Send a message back to the unknown ships.".

 To Vice Captain Angau of the WWF Crusade, this is the Colonial Military Ship of the Federated Colonies, commanded by Captain Sven Holland of the Colonial Fleet. We are received your request of help. You are going to receive help and supplies for your refugees. As a war ship, the Atlantis doesn't have the capabilities to help you, but the High Command has been informed and they will send a fleet to us. Before that, could you please tell us who exactly attacked you?

"We understand. Help will arrive shortly."

On the deck of the Atlantis, the Colonials started to be worried. Great, powerful and savage beings.... it could be the Invaders. There was no way to know for sure until they were going to check the records of these ships, but it seemed to match the usual Invader behavior. Even if they weren't the Invaders, and were some sort of a native alien race, with such an aggressive behavior, they could be a danger for the saftey of the Federated Colonies in the area.

Not much time later, civilian ships with supplies, and military medical ships started to jump in the system, with their characteristic white with red markings, ready to help.

"To the WWF Crusade, ships with supplies and medical personnel have arrived. Requesting permission to board."

The Colonial supply ships soon started to send smaller transport ships in the hangars of the unknown ships, together with medical personnel. All the Colonials during this were wearing suits, and their characteristic white armbands with a red cross on. While the supplies were mostly the synthetic food used by the Colonial Armed Forces, since it was quickly and cheap to make, and had a distinct chemical flavor that could be sensed by people not used to it, it was food after all. Nothing too unusual. Once arrived, the Colonials started to give the supplies to the refugees, and hopefully with the approval of the unknown fleet's officials, started to scan their ships for any possible diseases and sorts.


Meanwhile, on board the Atlantis, orders from the Oberkommando were received, and a message was sent again to the WWF Crusade.

To the WWF Crusade, we would like to request permission to send a delegation to meet with your leaders in order to discuss what will happen from now.

Receiving the message from the Crusade, the crew of the Atlantis also decided to send the Captain, Sven Holland, and the second in command, Oberleutnant Sophie Krause. Since scans revealed that everything was alright with the unknown ships, at least for now, the small delegation decided to be sent in their usual dark blue uniforms, and not in any suits that could scare the unknown alien race.

About half an hour late, as most of the supplies had already been given to the refugees, the small delegation landed in the hangar of the WWF Crusade. Sven Holland, the Captain, had the classic appearance of a Colonial from the Central Colonies. Fairly young, at 25 years, he had a blonde and a little messy hair, going closer to a sand-like color. He was wearing the normal dark blue uniform of the Colonies,matching his dark blue eyes, with the red outlines and armband, showing that he was a part of the Colonial Fleet. Obersleutnant Sophia Krause had overall pretty similar features. She was also pretty young, at 24 years, part of the many Colonial young people who had volunteered at the start of the attack of the Invaders, being considered already veterans after such a short time. She had a lighter color of blonde though, and her blue eyes were also lighter. They were followed by two Colonial Star Guards, in their uniforms.

"Greetings, I am Sven Holland, the captain of the Colonial Military Ship Atlantis.", Captain Holland saluted, his words being translated in still a rough Wakuran, but improved from the one that had been firstly used by the Colonials. "Next to me is my second in command, Oberleutnant Sophia Krause. We are part of the Fleet of the Federated Colonies, the nation whose ships you have met."