Mass Effect: Northern Alliance
My story is an AU fic.
2058 CE: Plans for the International Space Station 2 begin.
2059 CE: NASA and European Space Agency launch joint space flight to Mars.
2062 CE: Prothean ruins are discovered and classified.
2065: Scientists were able to partially decipher data caches found throughout the ruins, learning much about the Protheans and the is discovered.
2067:NASA launches space probe equipped with Eezo powered drive. Charon relay is discovered.
2068: Russia is invited by the ESA to participate with US and Europe; they accept.
2072: German scientists successfully reverse engineer Prothean technology and are able to understand its workings.
2073:US, Canada, Europe and Russia, due to their geographical locations, create the Northern Astronomical Association.
2075: Probe is launched and successfully activates Charon relay
2076: The first manned flight is sent through the Charon relay on shuttles equipped with Mass Effect Drives.
2077: Through much government cooperation and economic partnership, relations of the north Atlantic countries have heavily improved. The Northern Astronomical Association gives way to the Northern Atlantic Alliance.
2077: Entire Prothean language is deciphered. Archives detailing the Citadel and the Reapers are discovered and classified.
2077: The NAA begin to discuss and develop massive space military.
2078: Construction on the ISS 2 begins near Arcturus.
2084: Two more relays are activated to expand borders for more resources.
2089: Scientists successfully develop Warp technology, which is not based on Prothean.
2091: The first human Relay is created. It serves the same purpose as the mass relays but is not based on Prothean technology.
2096: The first Warp equipped dreadnought, NAS Galice, begins construction.
2100: The ISS 2 is completed. It has a diameter of 30 miles. Military and civilians begin to populate the station
2100 – Construction of the NAS Galice, is completed.
The NAA fleet was spread throughout the solar system to act as a defense force.
The Northern Alliance took it upon themselves to expand and defend humanity.
The NAS Galice will be the first ship to sent to establish formal relations with the alien species.
5 - 12 - 2100, 0830 hours
The NAS Galice, a marvelously constructed ship. The white sheen glowed as light made contact with it, the words NAS GALICE etched in black. Crewed by nearly ten thousand, the Galice was one of the largest dreadnoughts built. Over 2000 fighter craft lay waiting inside the massive ship, backed by a force of 6000 trained fighters.
"I am proud to present the rank of Captain to Ivan Tsisros. He will serve as the captain of this ship!" The crowd cheered while Ivan stood straight as Nikolai Cherov, the Russian president, pinned the captain insignia to his dress. The new captain shot off a quick salute, shaking the president's hand as he walked towards his fellow officers.
Ivan leaned towards the man next to him and whispered in his slight Russian accent, "And I thought I was a long speaker." Lieutenant Erik Numen merely chuckled, his friend and mentor always having something to say. The crowd cheered as the presidents stepped down from the podium, walking towards the designated viewing area.
Servicemen and women from different countries matched side by side, each in step with one another. The spectators watched on silence as commands were shouted, each person lifting their rifle. The crew of the Galice stood rigid as two men approached the side of the ship, one carrying a bottle of champagne.
As if perfectly synchronized, the bottle of champagne burst open as the parade fired their rifles, the crew of the Galice performing a salute. The crowd erupted in cheers and cries of happiness as the crewmen walked towards the ship.
1650 hours
The liftoff was flawless. After quickly jumping to the ISS 2 for a brief supply check, the Galice began it's journey.
Much of the crew had already been on board and unloading their materials during the ceremony. Lieutenant Erik walked along the bridge, hearing other servicemen run diagnostics to make sure all was in order, crewmen rushing past him to get to there post. The intercom came to life, "All officers report to Mess Hall, deck 2." It was time for lift off. Ivan turned to Erik and said, "You go. I'll go be up there in a moment." "Aye aye, sir" he spoke before rushing off.
As Ivan waited alone in the elevator, he took out a picture from his breast pocket and smiled. Two women sat beside a lake, one laughing and the other smiling towards the camera. He kissed the picture and placed it back just as the elevator arrived. As he stepped out, the people in the room stood up and saluted him as he walked across the room. Ivan did the same before taking his seat.
Navigator Henry was standing next to a large projector, one side showing an image of the citadel and the other showing the star system. "This is the citadel," he pointed to the picture. "And this is its proximity to us." All of the officers had been briefed of their current mission; locate and attempt the establishment of friendly relations with alien species. "We don't know what we'll find when we get there, but I believe we must assume all contacts are non friendly." A sergeant stood up and asked, "Why so, do you think these aliens would just shoot on site? I'm sure they're smarter than that, sir." Nvgtr. Henry replied "If I saw some unknown force approaching, I would surely ready my defenses."
The meeting concluded shortly after, most of the officers heading to their post. The jump to the Citadel would be in one hour.
Annnnd I'm done! Again I apologize for changing the story, but I just felt I could better it this way. I hope you enjoy it, and remember; feedback is critical so please review. I'll try to update maybe once or twice a week. I'll get a better feel for the story the more I work on it. In case anyone is wondering about my other story, I'll update that real soon.