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xastirx
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This is a copy of an email sent to my Fed fleet and its KDF sister fleet. Hopefully the content of this message will give the devs a few extra ideas about how to proceed with this story arc that they haven't already thought of.
To All BES members,
CC: Chancellors Chosen fleet, Dahar Masters eradicatrix and atlantisman1
The Iconians have arrived in what looks like a prototype dyson sphere. Intelligence reports reveal that this very sphere was the one they used to flee to the andromeda galaxy hundreds of millenia ago. Inside this sphere the Iconians have been manipulating events in our galaxy as well as setting the denizens of other dimensions against our galaxy to try and divide us from within.
While inside that sphere with Empress Sela, I and my senior officers beheld the horror that is to come. For in this sphere it appeared to be night time. NIGHT!!! In a structure that has no habitable surface facing away from the sun, an environment where as far as sun position is concerned it is 12 P.M. at ALL TIMES!! But Sela pointed out that it cant possibly be "night" but rather the Iconian fleet is so large so massive in number, that their ships BLOTTED OUT THE SUN!!!
Based on what we know about Iconian ships, their destructive power, size and toughness, as well as our knowledge about dyson spheres, if the iconian fleet is large enough to bring "night" to the inside of a dyson sphere, and ASSUMING that their fleet exists strictly at orbital altitude above the "ground" inside, then there would have to be BILLIONS of ships in there. BILLIONS, to face off against the maybe...8000-9000 ships of the Federation, KDF and RR? And whatever allies we can muster from the Delta quadrant? That might bolster our numbers to maybe 75,000 ships. 75,000 ships against 100+ Billion enemy ships? This does not bode well. After conferring with my officers, there is only a few options that could allow us to survive the coming darkness. My engineer believes that we can use an iconian gate to open a 1-way portal to the core of that spheres sun. We could then fire a soranite probe fired into the core of their sun, destroying the sphere and the fleet in minutes. {OOC: for those of you who dont know what a soranite torpedo is, it is a reference to the solar probe that Soran used to destroy a few suns in star trek generations.} My first officer suggests contacting the faction of Undine that Janeway formed a rapport with. Maybe they can be convinced to get the rest of the Undine to back us up. One of my Bajoran officers suggested going into the wormhole to ask the "prophets for assistance. Or maybe see if they would release Captain Sisko. And another officer suggested that we seek the aid of the Dominion or the Q Continuum. We need more options! We need more time. But as you all can see, time is one thing we will have run out of once the doors of that sphere open. Remember, one of their frigates has enough firepower to send the mightiest borg vessels running towards death at the hands of the Undine. If the borg would prefer death at the hands of the Undine as opposed to the iconians weapons, then the Iconians are not to be underestimated.
To All BES members,
CC: Chancellors Chosen fleet, Dahar Masters eradicatrix and atlantisman1
The Iconians have arrived in what looks like a prototype dyson sphere. Intelligence reports reveal that this very sphere was the one they used to flee to the andromeda galaxy hundreds of millenia ago. Inside this sphere the Iconians have been manipulating events in our galaxy as well as setting the denizens of other dimensions against our galaxy to try and divide us from within.
While inside that sphere with Empress Sela, I and my senior officers beheld the horror that is to come. For in this sphere it appeared to be night time. NIGHT!!! In a structure that has no habitable surface facing away from the sun, an environment where as far as sun position is concerned it is 12 P.M. at ALL TIMES!! But Sela pointed out that it cant possibly be "night" but rather the Iconian fleet is so large so massive in number, that their ships BLOTTED OUT THE SUN!!!
Based on what we know about Iconian ships, their destructive power, size and toughness, as well as our knowledge about dyson spheres, if the iconian fleet is large enough to bring "night" to the inside of a dyson sphere, and ASSUMING that their fleet exists strictly at orbital altitude above the "ground" inside, then there would have to be BILLIONS of ships in there. BILLIONS, to face off against the maybe...8000-9000 ships of the Federation, KDF and RR? And whatever allies we can muster from the Delta quadrant? That might bolster our numbers to maybe 75,000 ships. 75,000 ships against 100+ Billion enemy ships? This does not bode well. After conferring with my officers, there is only a few options that could allow us to survive the coming darkness. My engineer believes that we can use an iconian gate to open a 1-way portal to the core of that spheres sun. We could then fire a soranite probe fired into the core of their sun, destroying the sphere and the fleet in minutes. {OOC: for those of you who dont know what a soranite torpedo is, it is a reference to the solar probe that Soran used to destroy a few suns in star trek generations.} My first officer suggests contacting the faction of Undine that Janeway formed a rapport with. Maybe they can be convinced to get the rest of the Undine to back us up. One of my Bajoran officers suggested going into the wormhole to ask the "prophets for assistance. Or maybe see if they would release Captain Sisko. And another officer suggested that we seek the aid of the Dominion or the Q Continuum. We need more options! We need more time. But as you all can see, time is one thing we will have run out of once the doors of that sphere open. Remember, one of their frigates has enough firepower to send the mightiest borg vessels running towards death at the hands of the Undine. If the borg would prefer death at the hands of the Undine as opposed to the iconians weapons, then the Iconians are not to be underestimated.
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Soran's sun-destroying torpedo as an exclusive lockbox weapon doesn't sit well with me.
Cpt. Frownybrows: "Where from, from whom?"
Lt Cumbrsome: "Location unknown sir, but the who... sir just look at the message."
It reads:
'We got this. - the 20k+ DPS channel'
Cpt. Frownybrows: "What."
Our Captain's have essentially murdered trillions of Voth, Undine, Borg, and other species throughout our careers. As far as I'm concerned, this "invasion" just another Tuesday of slaughtering trash mobs.
Time to make a 5 parter diplomacy series Cryptic... Imma gonna need some Tholian, Breen, Undine, Borg and Dominion support on this one.
I must admit, I was feeling kind of *cough* vulnerable when I saw the huge amount of ships at the end of the episode.
Yeah but somehow toven khev will suddenly show up and order your captain what to do.. and somehow some NPC will save the day... like Sela will somehow have a backdoor because you're captain is too incompetant to save one of the explosives from the Romulan ship and just blow the TRIBBLE out of Hakeevs door...
And you're Captain will be like "Oh thank you Toven for saving us... you're my hero..." and Toven and Sela will go and marry and have kids and everything will be right as rain...
and you're Captain will still be written as a total idiot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAtcDYTZUi4
My toon had two as well. The first was that moment with VanZyl, the second was when I saw the Iconian/Herald fleet.
Your father was captain of a starship for twelve minutes. He saved 800 lives, including your mother's, and yours.
I dare you to do better.
Alternatively, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31g0YE61PLQ
Your father was captain of a starship for twelve minutes. He saved 800 lives, including your mother's, and yours.
I dare you to do better.
Ah, just like classic Star Trek.
Remember kids join the federation, we have decent mental health professionals and the good happy drugs to allow you to survive this universe with your sanity some what intact...
Hopefully.
I heard Section 31 is looking for a Ghostly kid with 3 colored buttons. We are not doomed yet.
Section 31? I thought is was the temporal agency... and they were beginning their search next week...
I'd rather have Section 31 on the job. Their track record is sooooo much better. They actually do things. Not like the Temporal Agency who only showed up if they were done with their siesta and faffing.
I might only trust Drake as far as I can throw him but that's still a good few feet and he'll be there if he's needed so that I can throw him. The Temporal guys, they don't even show up!
Don't worry something tells me they will follow the classic villain plan of onesie, twoesie ship attacks, cause the blitz tactic always fails.:eek:
Theoretically they should be tearing us a new one even if we are methodical. I mean these are the big bads to end all big bads... nothing we should be able to do should be able to counter them.
They have a lot of ships, these ships regenerate damage and adapt to your weapons quickly. Pretty strong ship, so what does the plan call for.... ONE ship attacks a sector. Hey they defeated the one ship. New plan send another ONE ship. At least the dominion got it right and gave the alliance a run for their money and it only took virus to truly make them stop.
I smiled. It looks like there will be plenty of targets for everyone!:D
Though I can see getting an APU-Ship and playing Carter with their sun. Though in the End, that might just end like it did in andromeda...
Or maybe the final mission will involve fighting through the Mothership, sabotaging it along the way while the battle for the future of the Milky Way, and possibly Andromeda, rages outside. Then when we reach the end the entire room we're in changes to show us the battle taking place all around outside, letting us see just how futile this whole endeavor is. Add in some monologuing by an ominous voice, change the scenery to get glimpses of worlds conquered through time. Then either a.) we're still able to somehow accomplish the mission and disable/destroy/disrupt the mothership, or b.) this is where the time travel comes into play.
I would even consider a trip into the mirror universe to get Terran Empire help, they have a battle hardened military and they can do things that Starfleet command would look down on.
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
Spoilers
the Alliance has the advanatge of being able to travel through time while the Iconians can't becuase it drives them nuts
So there's that.
I got this
End transmission.....
False.
The iconians can send servitors instead. ^^ And they will.