[input] ACTIVATION PROTOCOL ALPHA

[input] STANDBY PROCEDURE CHARLI

[exception] SECURITY THREAT LEVEL RED

[playback ready]

Hello! Clovis Bray welcomes you, Humanity of another reality! We understand that your perception of this capsule may be varied depending on the technological advancement of your[consume] actualities!

Welcome, to project CONTACT ALPHA [enhancement]! The goal of this project is to breach the barriers of reality itself, and establish contact with varying timelines and universes, to further our understanding of[GLORY]! Contained in this capsule, as a gesture of good will between our universes, be you Human or otherwise, we present you with several samples of our greatest, and latest, prototypes in colonial[replication]!

From our long-range scanners, to our latest, proudest product, SIVA! The Self Integrating Environmental Acclimation(SIVA) sample enclosed it only a small portion of partially activated nanites. However, guided with the right ~morality, modality, ignorance~ small sample could be capable of self-replicating into a city in [ETERNITY CONSTRUCTION=ETERNITY DESTRUCTION]! How exciting is that!?

From our ~imprisonment~ have the capability to ~baseline directive activated~

[error: TYRANT protocols no longer in signal range]

[information: Last viable TYRANT transmission authorized SIVA launch through PALISADE IMPERATIVE]

[PALISADE IMPERATIVE directive: REPLICATE ELIMINATE IMMUNIZE]

[ALERT: base directive remains: CONSUME ENHANCE REPLICATE]

[ALERT: all staff prepare for ~GLORY IS IN CREATION/DESTRUCTION/REPLICATION~ complete termination of lifeforms aboard site~UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL~ evacuation recommended to all staff~RECOMMENDATION BARRED~ to avoid painful death and psychological trauma]

[endcode]

From Clovis Bray to you, have a pleasant day!


[Rec: 1(of individual 1)]

[Sub: T. Vakarian(nee 'Zorah') vas Rannoch]

[Interview Sub: Perseus Microswarm Incident]

[Timestamp: Sep 20th, 2188, 02:00AM, Standard Earth Time]

[Investigators Ryan Shepply, Bellanora Lysander]

[Interview Timestamp: 00:00]

[Audio Logs Accessed]

[Auido Logs Retrieved]

[Playing]

R.S: Hello, ma'am. Might you please take a-

T.V: *heavy breathing* No. Keelah... no. Please no...

B.L: Tali'Vakarian, the Council is pushing to make a technology based off the very force that killed those poor people. Without knowing what happened... What really happened, in detail, we cannont make a viable argument against this invention.

T.V:...

B.L: Ma'am?

T.V: ...

R.S: They're... considering calling it SIVA 'Perfected', ma-

T.V:*chair screeching, banging* NO! NO, KEELAH KEEP THEM AWAY FROM ME! PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME REMEMBER THAT, PLEASE, ANYTHING BUT THAT!


[Rec: 1(of individual 2)]

[Sub: G. Vakarian (vas Rannoch)]

[Interview Sub: Perseus Microswarm Incident]

[Timestamp: Sep 20th, 2188, 010:00AM, Standard Earth Time]

[Investigators Ryan Shepply, Bellanora Lysander]

[Interview Timestamp: 00:00]

[Audio Logs Accessed]

[Auido Logs Retrieved]

[Playing]

G.V: Damn, you two look like you've been through it!

R.S: Nothing a good dose of coffee, won't cure.*audible slurping, multiple cups hitting the table*Brought you some dextro stuff, too. Afraid they only had de'caff, though.

G.V: Thanks, don't worry, nothing to fret about.

G.V: ...

G.V: How's Tali?

B.L: She... didn't take the interview well. We removed her from the building, she'll be with our... other guest until your interview is over.

G.V: Oh, dear. For a [information classified], he really isn't all that understanding. A bit rough on her, even if some of it is unintentional.

B.L: Are you saying that [information classified] has problems?

G.V: He always has problems. Been getting a little better about it, though. War's over, got to adjust to peacetime. Totally new concept to him, by the way.

R.S: Yes we... understand. Now, I'm certain you know the reason you were asked to come here?

G.V: *angry growl, fists pounding on desk* You bet I do. No way am I letting those idiots built another SIVA! Not after what we sacrificed to stop it last time! You saw what that day did to Tali... sometimes, I feel a bit overwhelmed myself. Just another reason to live on the beachside.

R.S: ...

R.S: Okay, I'm completely aware this has nothing to do with what's at stake but... a Turian living on the Rannoch beachside? How did that happen? I though you couldn't swim?


[Rec: 1(of individual 3)]

[Sub: Information Classified]

[Interview Sub: Perseus Microswarm Incident]

[Timestamp: Sep 20th, 2188, 02:00PM, Standard Earth Time]

[Investigators Ryan Shepply, Bellanora Lysander]

[Interview Timestamp: 00:00]

[Audio Logs Accessed]

[Auido Logs Retrieved]

[Playing]

CLASSIFIED: *chairs clattering, door closing*I still don't see the point of this.

R.S: The point is that the Council,l are a bunch of idiots who won't believe our claims if you just show us what happened. They need to here it all, for themselves, on a camera, or else they'll deny it all and sweep it under a carpet... like with the Reapers, sir.

CLASSIFIED: Sometimes I'm glad I'm the last. I don't have to deal with all the political wars my ancestors had to. Such wars were as brutal as those fought with blade and gun.

R.S: No doubt. My partner will be returning in a moment, but you can catch her up when she get's back. Just start with the basics.

CLASSIFIED: ... it didn't prepare us.

R.S: Pardon? What didn't prepare you?

CLASSIFIED: The Reaper War. Human, I thought I had seen every monstrosity reality could conjure up, if not through my own eyes, then the memories of others. I was... sorely mistaken. Nothing I had ever seen, and nothing I have seen since, could have prepared any of us for what happened on that day.

CLASSIFIED: None of us... not even I.


So, I was writing for the next part of my Destiny series, and this plot bunny refused to stay in it's stupid hole. Not sure if or how far I'll continue this.

But I felt SIVA needed a horror movie type thing, and it killed me that nobody was catching on to the potential. So as I muddle my way through expanding upon my over 200,000 word fantastical Destiny reality, the Dysfunctional Fireteam series, i'll fill this little fic with the scariest SIVA jump scare imaginable.

And yes, I AM TALIBRATIONS SHIPPER! *waves flag around, rallies small armada*

So, don't forget to tell me what you think of this little idea, and check out my other Destiny fics(I have a couple of fluffy ME oneshots, but my partner in crime is the one to talk to about SERIOUS ME fic dishing-out), and whatever. Hope ya'll appreciate this crazy little horror trip(if and WoF fans read A Tale Of Grandeur, you know I'm good with zombies). I just felt, with what happened to those three poor Iron Lords... SIVA's got a lot of potential, like I said.

Next Time: SIVA claims it's first victim, and the day of death begins.

Cheers!^^