A/N: Welcome!
First of all this is a warning about the story in general it's a bit AU and actual canon. It's aimed to help fix the inaccuracies that the Mass Effect world has given. It will have things inside the story that never appeared such a Psionics, AIs', and a split in humanity as well. The story will focus around the development of Humanity with and without Mass Effect technology. Due to the fact most people will be skeptical of using alien technology all the way without some edge or twist. 'ProfFartBurger' and a new 'Bombsquad' wrote their own story on humanity and you should check them out. I don't know if I should add Shepard to story, but it's been overdone with Shepard. Or maybe the fact Shepard is complete badass and a paragon of justice. So you can send suggestions on that, but I plan on making a woman OC the lead character of the story. I haven't finalized Shepard's gender and looks as well.
In order to set a premise, there will be time skips points and a timeline entries. I will try to make a conscious effort to create a codex of Non-cannon entries in the universe.
Now, if anyone has suggestions, critiques, complaints of praises, feel free to say it in a review. (I read every comment and check them twice for some inspiration.
Next I'm not a professional writer by any definition. So if you see anything wrong with my story, any plot-holes, or anything in kind. Please let me know in a review, I'm constantly reading them and I'm constantly using them to improve.
Someone would always look up at the stars and always say. If you ever wonder what is up there? Maybe someone is up there is wondering what it's like here. Will we ever meet so and hope for it. The galaxy that was unexplored by humanity has taken a different stance over the years after the first Moon landing by Neil Armstrong from America and the recent efforts to see that Mars exploration says that it can be colonized and terra formed if the right technology and resources were made. The fact that if we ever met Alien life and we would be forced to adapt to their measures would we ever be called humans. 'Us vs. them' mentality people would try to adopt and unify. As we all know that is not true not everyone will unequal still. Not every country would experience the wonders of this new found technology. Not every religious group would easily accept aliens exist and they would lead humanity. We know that it will be a bumpy ride if ever found a race of aliens especially if it's a society filled with aliens. I know someone would give in to their demands and their democracy. We need to follow our own path and stick to our guns to see how many possibilities we can make on our own. When walking into unexplored places and things. It's best to have a real backup plan… no to follow our own path. To diverge from the path and show what humans are capable of?
-Edward Teach Representative of England
1969: Neil Armstrong becomes the first human to walk on Luna, and the first human to walk on an astronomical object other than Earth. The talk about having life in space and studying the stars broaden.
1975: European Space Agency was formed and its headquarters are in Paris France.
2012: The possibility to Colonize Mars popped up and several space agencies talk amongst each other of the possibility to colonize Mars and possibly Luna. The possibility of using Helium-3 to replace oil was considered and a future mining resource. Yet they lacked a way to make a reactor to make use of Helium -3. Several experimental technologies are under way in many nations such as USA, Japan, UK, France, Switzerland, and other nations. Several scientists are under way trying to find a way to extract helium -3 and build a fusion reactor to help replace oil. During that year they announced that a Space elevator can be constructed by the Japanese for 8 billion dollars. They would use carbon nano-tube technology to help construct it only taking 38 years. The elevator will built in Mombasa and renamed New Mombasa later on due to its development. NASA and European Agency helps the process along making it a global process.
2014- UK proposes Space as the next frontier after seeing the results that Mars can be suitable for life. NASA and European Space Agency first colonization effort will take place on the moon. It will give Earth a foothold to help research helium -3 properly. Armstrong outpost has been conceived and several space exploratory methods have been proposed since humanity can't traverse the stars like in Sci-fi. Scientists are using the Hadron Collider as part of their theory to make a Warp drive yet it remains a theory.
2016- A Japanese scientist named Yusuke Miyao finally completes the first basic AI helping create robots that can construct small items. UK seems interested in the idea and helps fund research into more complex AI's. Thinking the idea can help man increase research and production time. Though stating the AI research needs to progress more. To not make an AI revolt against humans they need to understand human emotions and needs. Making them truly understand what life means is the ultimate goal since machines can't feel anything.
2050- The Space elevator is finally finished thanks to its development of the second generation AI and machines that the Japanese built. As the platform station has the development on the Luna colony for NASA outpost on the moon. It gave a staging plan for the European Space Agency to colonize Mars. The elevator can handle transporting cargo, maintenance cars, and transport.
2069- July 20: Armstrong Post at Shackleton Crater is formally founded as the first human settlement on Luna, on the 100th anniversary of the first lunar landing.
2070- Billionaire Victor Manswell, frustrated with the pace of official human space exploration, begins funding his own private spaceflight expedition. In light of this he found two particular young scientists on the Verge of creating a Warp/ hyperspace drive. Doctor Tobias Shaw along with Doctor Wallace Fujikawa who found a way seven different dimensions and to alter three of them allows for faster travel. Though it was on the small scale their funding was running low, yet Manswell funded the cause seeing their initiative on Space flight was actually making progress.
2075- The Manswell Expedition successfully launches from Earth en route to the Alpha Centauri system with 300 colonists aboard in cryogenic stasis. Communications with the vessel are lost soon after. The Trans-light engine is still in development seeing the slipstream physics rather engineering imperfections.
2080- The first trans-light engine was made making space travel far more reasonable though most people are skeptic about implanting on a ship. In theory it could act like a bomb which could atomize you to dust. The test ship is being built and finding a brave pilot to test seems to be the only problem.
2081-A solution has been found when a woman from the UK wanted to pilot the ship despite the dangers. Eva K. Rogers volunteered for the job using the first space worthy flight ship. The thought of using an A.I. to head the ship would not be great way to publicize the Trans-light engine. The test flight took place on the moon and headed towards Pluto and back. The trip took an initial two hours getting back and forth. Hence the engine was named after the two called Shaw-Fujikawa drive. The plan was to keep the drive top-secret for now until a future operation beyond the Sol system.
2085- The European Space Agency finally colonizes Mars and the first City's name is Lowell.
2090- Trace amounts of unknown element on Mars as scientists called it Element Zero. They are testing what possibilities' this element can do. Teams of scientist scour Mars to find this rare element.
2134- The Eldfell-Ashland Energy Corporation demonstrates helium-3 extraction from Saturn. Reactors to handle Helium are becoming more efficient to help improve colonization efforts in the near future.
2143- Construction of Gagarin Station begins beyond Pluto. A strange energy readout coming from Pluto's moon gives scientist pause. Scientists are being stretched out to help with other projects. They sent drones controlled by an AI to investigate Pluto's moons'.
2147- During Terra-forming survey an alien structure was found as the South Pole region of Promethei Planum. Officials across the world send the best and brightest scientist. Edward D. Teach decides to send a woman from Japan that made an A.I. expert to the scene to help quell the thoughts about aliens existing and dictating their lives from Earth.
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It was a cold day with snow blowing in the wind and the snow. At the month of January as woman with blond hair and chocolate brain eyes sat at desk. She wore a white blouse, black skirt, pantyhose, lab coat, and black heels. She had several tools lying down on the table as she worked with several electronic as a floating black box displayed by Holographic projector as another holographic projector showed a human brain. "You worked long and hard trying to convert the human brain into a computer. The tech right now just doesn't match your idea you need to help advance medical technology and computers to handle such a thing. Asami it's time to go to go home and work on it tomorrow." The AI told her as she sighed.
She looked down to see that there receptors sticking onto a model human brain. "I know Black Box, which is why I am making my own receptors. But the real problem is the fact the quality and state of mind have to be stable. For decades since Yusuke Miyao first designed the first and generation AI. He even said that they were not human enough and can't truly understand humans and be human. No offense Black Box, we just want AI's to be less fear. If some fool makes an AI without giving a purpose without restrictions. Just like the movies portray AI's can go berserk since your machines that can break to them. This is my chance to make the first human like AI then share it with other potential AIs'." Asami explained.
"None taken Asami, but working at Oxford University has helped you in many ways. I will be helping you map the human brain, but first we need a human brain to run our tests." Black Box reassured her.
As a knock at her door caught Asami's attention as she saw a well dressed man standing there waving hello. He had dark black hair and brown eyes as he wore a black crisp suit. He was dressed like a diplomat and most likely from the UK.
"You can come in," she announced. The man walked in smiling as he gave a short bow.
"Thank you for letting me in Doctor Asami Mitsu; I am fan of your work. I wish to get your autograph and picture though, I am afraid business comes first though. My name is…" he started.
"Edward D. Teach Ambassador of the United Kingdom." Black Box answered for him as he nodded.
"I see your AI friend knows my name, but yes that is me. But I have a unique once in a lifetime job you do accept Dr. Mitsu." Edward told her.
"Why would I do that or why you let me go on a job? You do realize I'm eighteen still and people don't take me serious until I prove my skills."
"Well truthfully I looked into your background and asked around friends, family, and mentor. Put it shortly you might be the smartest woman of the century. You were smarter than your parents and you were a prodigy. But at age fifteen you already wrote your second Doctoral Thesis, which is quite a milestone. Yet, you're stonewalled due to your idea of Third Generation being unorthodox in its development process. Using a real human brain can be dangerous or very rewarding. The job that I am asking you to go on will take you off planet. I am hoping you to get to the assign team of specialist I have on hand." He explained.
"What is the job you're asking for?" Asami asked him.
"I am afraid it's a top-secret project and it will be revealed on the way there. It's something that changes the fate of humanity. Sooner or later the rest of the world will want in on this. It will cause a lot of confusion to everyone in the world." Edward told her leaving her a bit confused.
"On a scale to one to ten," She asked.
"Ten and I require your expertise for this job so please don't ask any information from me. This job will put in you in the history books and we will pay you quite well if you deliver success to this job." He explained.
"I want a couple of human brains for my project. I want healthy and stable minds for my research. I can make do with making my own technology." She told him.
"Very well, he quickly pulled tapped on data-pad as he made a call." He walked out the room. She heard her phone go off as he went back in. "Please pick it up it's for you."
She picked up her ear piece and placed it on her ear. She pressed the answer button now. "Doctor Mitsu I heard you are looking for some quality brains for research for your project. We have a few on hand with psychological report on them. We will give you access to some cutting-edge technology to make your research possibly." Asami looked flabbergasted as Edward smiled.
"Some of the other scientists wouldn't budge if we didn't throw something in with our sweet deal. Taking time off from work can slow down progress. Please bring your personal tech and not Black Box with you. We need to keep the facility secured for the time being, but I know our American friends will get wind of this. Then, the whole world will know of this discovery." Edward explained.
Asami put the phone as she nodded. "I can bring a spare change of clothes as well." She asked him as he nodded.
"It may take some time to do what is needed at the site. Be sure to bring along some comfortable clothes as well for the trip. We will try to supply quality ingredients' to eat instead that instant food or terrible hospital food you get. You will get all the details on the shuttle ride there and the organizer for the event is Charles Patrick Bar. He will help supervise the event with the group seeing he is scientist back in the day along with being a professor. Your shuttle we will be here tomorrow please be ready to leave at 5:00 A.M. sharp." He explained as he took out a camera and pen. "Since I'm done with business I was hoping to get your autograph now. When you do crack this event open, it will be worth a billion easy."
Asami giggled and shook her head in embarrassment. "It seems he has a lot of faith in my abilities to perform this task. But the suspense is killing me, I have to leave work now and message my family and my boyfriend I'm leaving on a secret assignment. I best bring something very comfortable; if I have to live in a prefab building I would feel miserable." Asami thought as she took a picture with him as she signed it.
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The shuttle was in orbit over Mars, rows of scientists, archeologists', geneticist, and other soldiers sat there as they watched outer space as they headed for the red planet. Patches' of grass could be seen around the colony of Lowell City as a field of towers and a bubble encompassing it. It was undergoing its terra-forming process and it was clear that a recent dust storm has passed.
A man in a military combat EVA suit stood in front of the crowd. He was bald and he had brown eyes. He sat down his helmet on a stand as the lights grew dim. "Ok everyone my name is Marcus Stacker and I'm a Major from the British Army. I'm sorry that we inconvenienced you all seeing you all had some important projects at hand. But today I will explain why the best of the best of their fields are here." Major explained as holographic projector turned on. It showed Mars and zoomed in on the Southern polar cap. "Mateus Silva led a mining team and uncovered alien ruins. We managed to mostly lock down the scene, but someone looted some element zero from the ruins before we got there. Only some information is going out to the United Kingdom as of now. Only military and certain transports are allowed on the planet.
Whispers and murmurs went throughout the transport. A man in his fifties stood up wearing a regular white EVA suit. He has white hair and brown eyes, he coughed getting their attention.
"My name is Charles Patrick Bar and I will help organize the teams' station at the ruins. The military was right in locking down Mars because looters will try to pick it clean before we get there. We might find alien technology to study and learn why they were here on Mars. If this leaked out religions everywhere would take the biggest hit trying to explain how aliens are alive. But fret not I asked for the best of the best to come help figure the mystery. I asked for archeologists, geneticists, and computer/programming experts. We asked only the best around the world to come to this event. We have special teams assigned in translating any data into our language. Dr. Asami Mitsu will be leading into the technology team."
Everyone turned to the doctor as she felt embarrassed to be on the spot. "Me sir," Asami asked him.
He nodded with a smile. "I know quite surprising isn't it you're the best one at tech, computers, programming, decrypting, and well several other things. I will count on you to crack the alien language with your team. You will have people working with you that can manufacture technology to match the aliens hopefully. This data-pad shows your list of responsibilities' so please read over them." He handed to a solider to help pass the data-pad to her as she read them.
"Thank you for giving the position Dr. Bar…" Asami said nervously.
"I didn't decide to just choose you to lead the tech group Dr. Mitsu. We had a poll along with the others to decide who will have the best fit for the job. Now for the archeology team, there might be some great relics of importance there." Bar explained.
As a woman sitting beside Asami giggled. She flicked back her short brown hair to show her golden brown eyes. She looked at Asami with a confident smile seeing the woman was in disbelief. "Congratulations Asami for making group leader for tech department personally there are only three group leaders. Dr. Bar helps organize the groups to see if they are on task. While Major Stacker makes sure no outside influences can damage the ruins or interfere with our work." She explained.
Asami turned towards her. "I'm sorry you have me at a loss, but who are you?" she asked her.
She held out her hand as she shook it. "I'm Catherine Bell; I'm a geneticist they recruited in the sole purpose to most likely collect genetic information on the Aliens in question." Catherine introduced herself.
"Oh you're the geneticist that is trying to make a computer that catches potential diseases' before the fetus has it. You also want to improve humanity's own natural abilities and then give unnatural abilities to them." Asami told her as she nodded.
"People love the first idea quite completely seeing it can help reduce a huge amount of people from dying due to some ill-fated disease. A designer based child will most likely be the rich peoples' idea of how to get their children ahead of everyone else. Ever since the new element we call "Zero" we found on Mars. I wanted to study the effects on the human body using clones. The results look disastrous on infants and fetus seeing it results in terminal cancer to no effect at all."
"You mean you can actually give people psychic powers like your theory explains it." Asami asked with intrigue.
She shook her head no. "Not quite it seems that nodules develop in the body if it's successful. It's a "one of ten" chance for something like that to happen, but apparently it generates dark energy or matter. That sounds a bit dangerous for my taste. Right now I have a colleague working on how mutate its function." Catherine explained.
"I wonder who gave the idea to mess around with Element Zero like that it's really rare." Asami wondered.
"When you make friends in the scientific field you tend to have a little leeway. Seeing the element was unknown to most I asked what type of effects it would have on a normal human being. Hence, that is why I got to mess around with it for my research Asami. The research so far looks quite promising. What happens if the aliens used the very same idea? Give the person to manipulate dark energy, we found out giving it electric field does do something to it. We used the Large Hadron Collider to find out some startling things." She explained as Asami was intrigued.
"Wasn't the element founded in 2090, why wasn't ever released for its properties?" she asked her.
"Simple it was European Space Agency who found it first. Plus the fact no one knew what to do with at first. We found some honest answers to what it can do. With a positive current, mass is increased. With a negative current, mass is decreased. They started to see if they can make hover device using the element zero. Other scientist think about adding it to a ship can help increase fuel efficient for our ships. We might have hover cars in the near future and I might be able to get you one before they come out."
"Tempting, but everyone flying around is bound to have problems. You would probably have a dumb AI to help manage the car. Otherwise, it wouldn't land properly or a person loses control too often most likely to speeding." Asami theorized.
Catherine nodded as they finally noticed the Professor finishing his lengthy instruction on as he turned to Catherine now. "Now I'm placing a Catherine Bell to help gather alien DNA retrieval team and to assist extracting any DNA from fossils if found. No one is to excavate any relics or items until the archeologists' dig it out. For now when we land on the surface of Mars head to temporary buildings. So please check in with your personal effects and get comfortable. We will until the Major does another sweep in the area and plan his security posts properly." Bar explained.
Asami groaned and nodded her head. "Prefab buildings, they are not comfortable and stylish at all." She muttered.
"True, but at least we get our own apartments to live in. Instead of buying frozen ready food we can at least make food that actually tastes good. I heard that Mars terra-forming produce a lot of good crops and the flavor isn't off like most people expected when the first colonized Mars." Catherine informed her.
"Well, that is quite a relief for a moment I thought we were going to eat military and hospital food. But I thought we were going to be away for at least a month or two." Asami replied thankfully.
"Leaving someone behind for the job?" she asked her as Asami nodded.
"Well the very first boyfriend I ever got is well… busy. Shiro Matsumoto, he was being trained to handle colonial affairs for the British Army." She told her.
"Oh so he wanted to help police the new colonies… it is true Mars and the Moon actually needs a real police force or a military presence. So what does he specialize in fighting?"
"He has mastered Karate, Aikido, Ninjutsu; he also learned how to use a sword and knife. It seems he is a scout or a tech person to me. Yet, he can get involved into straight fire fights as well." Asami explained.
"I'm guessing he never lived in the UK, he was most likely called in?" Catherine wondered.
"He was born in Japan unlike me, I was born in Britain. I first met him when I was going to a lecture on AI development. It seems like he was robot enthusiast at first, but he was interested in good amount of new technology. Then, it just took off from there I suppose and then he met my family." Asami explained.
"So what is he doing now right now?"
"Right now he should be at the space port, next to the space elevator most likely practicing Zero-G maneuvers' and repairs in space. He is also fixing up ships on the side for extra money as well most likely during his training for credit to his degree."
As they felt the ship land on the surface of the planet as they saw Prefab buildings around the ruins in the crater. "Now I want the archeologists' out first to help check for any potential relics before the rest of the teams' make their way to the ruins. Major Stacker will survey the area and check out leads to any looters in Lowell City in due time. I have no doubt this information will get out really soon despite, the blackout. Do not rush this project? Between decoding the data here I have no doubt that a language block will prevent us from knowing everything." Bar explained as everyone motioned.
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Asami walked into the ruins as she noticed leagues of technicians trying to make the facility more habitable. Building tram ways and outside exits for potential EVA operations for the archeologists'. Her new friend Catherine was collecting a DNA from fossils that the archeologists led by Doctor Bar to make sure the digs were correct. Her team followed her past a security gate as they mutter to themselves.
"You think Dr. Mitsu can really translate even a bit of the data here?" someone muttered.
"It's true she is the best at her field, but this might be over all of our heads." Another explained as Asami turned to meet them.
"I can hear all your concerns, but you have to remember what we have seen so far." She got their attention as they waited for the air to be pressurized. "They must have developed along the same path as us so there will be some similarities. They must have research on us in their data banks. We can also relate to the data banks using pictures and using Earth's multiple languages as a cipher. If we learn even a few symbols it will be enough more than enough to decipher the ruins. We also need to find out how to make tech to be compatible with the ones here." Asami explained.
"Well at least you didn't give up hope doctor, but what are our chances that we can decrypt their technology?" the engineer asked her.
"As soon as we get in and assess the problem, we will find out how long it will take. Make sure you all set up to help produce make cables or devices that interact with the computer." She explained as they made their way up the ramps. They passed the final door and in were in awe of the sight. They saw a huge obelisk that green glowing with blue lights. Asami sat there looking to see it had several small pillars. It had a foreign looking console standing in front of it. She wondered what it was for seeing it had nothing attached to it.
"Everyone please set up, while I check out this alien device." Asami explained as everyone went to step up for the operation. She walked over to weird white podium standing there in front of it. She checked around it seeing a small disk port as she next checked the two prongs. She saw a small white bump on the side of it. Asami pressed it to see an orange holographic screen pop up now. It was situated in front of the prongs now as she saw the words across it were more foreign than any human language seen.
"It seems like I found out what passes as a computer for them. I need a disk shaped to fit the slot in the console please. Mr. Archer, can you please create a disk capable of holding all of Earth's languages. There is no doubt there has to be a program that decrypts alien languages." She told him. He walked over to inspect the console as he nodded his head.
"It will be impossible to place each language on a disk this small. But maybe I can swing old languages first like Latin, Old English. Hebrew then work our way to more modern ones." He explained.
"Well, how about we try making a disk that can handle it? I have a unified language program, but I may need some Hebrew, Latin, and many old dead languages to make this work. Can someone get in touch with Major Stacker to see if I can uplink to Black Box my AI? I may have an idea on to make this disk idea work."
"It may take a holographic approach and my third generation AI chip to do this." Asami explained.
"Third generation…" Someone muttered.
"I have to suspect the drive runs off a holographic based version of a disk. It's a small inner ring that projects data in 3D format for the drive to read."
Archer nodded his head. "Oh, that may work, I see the logic, and none of our current technology can fit in such a small slot. They must have improved the crystal matrix inside a holographic display. I will tell Major Stacker about our findings and see if he can ship some things to the ruins." Doctor Archer explained as he went to security station.
"I will be sure to give him the list personally to help make this possible." Asami declared.
"Dr. Mitsu, I'm guessing the moment we ask for resources down below. Everyone will know about the ruins on Mars, right?" someone asked her.
"I have no doubt that either the soldiers or the colonists will leak this information to the rest of Earth. We will have several problems on her hand as other's try coming to the ruins. People try to claim the ruins using force or diplomatic reasons." She theorized as she went over to the table to talk to the technicians. She pulled out a tablet and opened a drawing program on it. She assigned the team with the proper jobs and to scout out the ships in the hangar as well.
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Three months passed as Asami looked at the number of scientists were up into the hundreds as she saw other people were trying their hand with the data terminal to only be hit with failure. Despite the fact she hasn't tried her approach out as she sat there drinking coffee. She held a small chip that wire's going through it as it made a metal ring. It had a blue glow going off in the middle of it.
Catherine walked up to her with a box of donuts. "Good morning Asami, I see they sent all of Earth's scientists and still can't decipher a thing about it." Catherine noticed Asami was frowning.
"Those fools thought I was too young or I didn't know what I was talking about. Yet, each approach they came up with has failed. I don't know why the UK was playing politics with the rest of the world. We had authority over the whole ruins?" Asami wondered.
"Mr. Teach had everyone banging on his door along with the Pope for answers. People thinking aliens exist and religion might be trumped if they played a part in our development." She told her as elderly gentleman Dr. Bar walked up eating a donut.
"Well seeing we still have authority over the ruins they simply can't take away data or our research samples without permission. This ruin was made about 50,000 years ago right when we are Cro-Magnon stage. I surmise the ruin was a research outpost studying our races." Bar explained.
"I did manage to collect the DNA from fossil and ships in question. They have levo-amino DNA capable of eating our food. I was also running a project with Asami here to make a DNA reconstruction model." Catherine explained.
The three looked at a data tablet to what the alien looked like. There was a digital reconstruction and DNA strand rolling beside it. They were an anthropoidal race. They have two pairs of eyes with each eye possessing dual pupils, and three pairs of nostrils. Their heads are covered in a thick, layered carapace that gives them a distinctive shape. The skin surrounding this carapace is a pale blue-gray color mottled with muted yellow spots. Their hands had three fingers, and their feet have two widely-spaced toes.
"So the Animus project worked out just fine thanks to Black Box." Asami hummed happily.
"Animus project…" Charles muttered.
"Correct, we used the combination of DNA in a digital format. Since we got cloning down to the correct strand and we can give attach cloned limbs to disabled people. Asami and Black Box made a program from the ground up to recreate the alien without destroying our samples. One of the most interesting things about the DNA is the Quad-strand. Their nervous system is so unique I wish I had time to actually study it in the lab." Catherine sighed as Asami nodded.
"Wonderful work, luckily Mr. Teach lined everything up when we got here. It would have taken months to get everything done. But we are using the Mars Colony resources to help speed up our research. Unlike the other scientists who joined almost three months ago, they rushed up here expecting to use our equipment, notes, and staff." Asami chastised.
"It seems the problem on Earth broke out real quick and the internet explains that there have been riots in several countries. Some waiting on the scientists to come up with an answer to why are they here. I didn't think it will be this serious seeing all the religions' in the world were prepared for this." Bar explained.
They saw a man walking up to Asami he was in forties as he sighed. "Dr. Mitsu, our efforts in cracking the data cache is a bust. You can have it back now; we are taking a break for the day." He explained as the other researches went to take a break. She made her way to the console as she imputed the optical disk. The console accepted as she smirked as she saw the console was flickering with a download bar. She saw the computer was formatting a bit into the human languages, but still fragmented. It finally formatted as the keys matched the earth's computer format. She quickly noticed several words on the screen.
Bio-science Observation
Homo sapiens
Year 48,000 BCE
She pulled up charts on human bodies and tech. She smiled to herself as she looked back to Dr. Bar and Catherine. She nodded her head in approval. "This is observation outpost designed to study the human species and it has left numerous values of tech. It even has charts to how to enhance our medical technologies as well." Asami explained as the room went silent.
"Studying humanity…?" someone asked.
Asami looked at the computer to see it was still a mess. "It seems they wanted to be apart with their Empire. It seems that they haven't tampered with us genetically as well." Asami explained. She looked at the files and she pulled a video file. She played it for a bit as the alien language got in the way. She looked at the jumble alien text and some translated. "It seems we were two diverse to be messed with or they ran out of time. It's not clear why they were doing this, but they didn't tamper with our development. Videos show that they have tested on a number of individuals to see if they can be improved. Most of the archives are still a jumble mess, but it seems quite clear that element zero played a part in space travel. Along with a Mass Relay…" she muttered.
She tapped away as it displayed a hologram of a giant long curved metal arms surrounding a set of revolving, gyroscopic rings five-kilometers across. These rings contain a massive, blue-glowing core of element zero.
"What is that?" Catherine asked her.
"A Mass Relay it's apparently our moon Charon, it's been encased in ice. So that's what the weird energy signature came from Pluto. Apparently there are more of them across the galaxy and the Protheans used them extensively."
"Well it seems it solves part of crisis on Earth, but do what type of plans do they have on tech?" Bar asked her.
"Dr. Bar, it seems they have plans on how to build ships and other basic things. But the language barrier prevents me from knowing more about the technology and research."
"Download what you can so we can present this to Summit meetings. I have no doubt our governments will have much to speak for the past year." He told her as she nodded. He turned to everyone else as he nodded his head. "I want to thank you all for coming out and from every worldwide scientific community. As instructed we will pass out each nation same information we extracted to be sent to each government for a correct response. A military detachment will stay and certain personnel will stay at the ruins to help study them." Bar explained as everyone cheered happily.
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Year 2149
Edward D. Teach sat at his desk as he sighed looking frustrated. A man standing at 6, 4 with black hair and brown eyes with as he sat there wearing a causal black tux. He shook his head seeing the news played on the television.
"I can't damn believe that they managed to get the Earth's eighteen nations together to run with such an idea. Then, wanting every other nation to jump on the bandwagon and get behind them. Within two years they managed to do this behind everyone's back. I can't believe they would do this Shiro!" Edward yelled as he took out a drink under his desk.
"Human Systems Alliance… what a funny name seeing they are making the jump to alien technology that could be outdated. I was quite surprised they didn't want to translate the Mars Archive. Then, they try to halt Colonization and Terra-forming on Mars. So which nations did they choose?" Shiro asked him.
"I couldn't believe Russia, China, and the USA help create the Systems Alliance. Most likely trying to assert power or be ahead of the curve. The technology your wife Asami found helped jumped technology 200 years ahead of our time. I will list the countries on my computer for you to see."
Shiro looked at the screen for a moment.
Russia
Canada
China
USA
Brazil
Australia
India
Argentina
Kazakhstan
Algeria
Republic of Congo
Denmark
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
Indonesia
Sudan
Libya
Iran
"Wait these are the biggest countries with the largest populations if I'm correct. All these listed don't have financially or the resources to do such a thing?" Shiro asked him.
Edward took a drink of scotch as he put it down. "Of course they don't have Japan, Scandinavia, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and many others with better choices. But it was a simple power play; with Earth's rising population getting people to colonize worlds in space is convenient and lucrative. They finally built a ship and they have a captain named Jon Grissom leading the expedition to this Mass Relay. Those fools have to realize that aliens might be using them to move around as well. In truth we should stick to our guns rather than use some tech that may not give us any edge. In truth I just had a talk with a few other nations about forming our own faction."
"Forming your own faction, what type of believes will it have?" Shiro asked him.
"The Systems Alliance wants to be humanity's military, exploratory, and economic spearhead. They wanted us to help back them and join them in due time. Seeing we have a good economy next Germany as well, but it is insanity on what they are thinking. They want to explore without making any defenses or colonization's plans. We will be wide open to an attack if we do find aliens, without any doubt they will open more Mass relays'. Allied Coalition Force or ACF will be ours to be rallied under. We will focus on quality over quantity to the Systems Alliance."
"I'm guessing I fall under the banner of the ACF?" Shiro asked him.
"Yeah, but the benefit of you already went through Zero-G training puts you ahead of most people. You highly skilled at martial arts, marksmen, and tech. But we have several scientists and including your wife Asami working on reverse engineering Mass Effect tech. We are going to make our own guns, ships, and cities. Though for relations between us we will work together to support each other in times of need." Edward explained.
"So I'm helping test the new tech they are producing along with certain soldiers if I'm correct?" Shiro asked him as Edward nodded.
"That is correct and it gives you time to be with your wife as well. Seeing military life is quite harsh on relationships. But we managed to find extra solar planet worth colonizing. It will be called Demeter after a goddess of agriculture and wheat. Several light years away we found another system 10.5 light years away. The system is called Epsilon Eridani system where we found a system almost like Earth's. It also has a good asteroid belt to mine from as well." Edward explained.
"So what is it going to be named?" Shiro asked him.
"It would be stone throw away from Earth and seeing Eden and other names would be too generic. Some scientists decide to name the planet 'Reach'. It needed some Terra-forming before we finally colonize. We actually need proof we can terra-from other places as well other than Mars. The Systems Alliance wants us to halt our process; we told them no seeing scans near the ruins show any more artifacts. Despite what the Alliance forming the rest of the people on Earth hasn't taken them seriously yet. With Spain and Portugal helping us with colonizing, it can help the colonists acclimate better to their environments'.
"You are using ideas from the past to help with colonizing foreign planets. We give them water, electricity, shelter, fertile lands, and other things like a manufacturing plant." Shiro thought as Edward nodded.
"That is correct; we managed to mark spots perfect for buildings, mines, and potential food sources. We are building two colony ships to help support the drop of supplies and people on site. We have the equipment built already along with prefabricated buildings as well. We can easily make it possible. With Asami's new generation AI coming along we will need better machines to help easier. The Systems Alliance will use advance alien technology over proven technology which it will be more costly for them. True it did bring some benefits to help Humanity, but I get this inkling feeling that something is missing…" Edward muttered.
"Some of my wife's friends are trying to study this Mass Relay before Jon Grissom makes his run. I wonder if we can make our own Mass Relay and place them between the stars or a trans-light one at least." Shiro told him.
Edward drank some more alcohol as he turned on the TV to Systems Alliance broadcasting Jon Grissom's ship to the Relay. As the Relay lit up the ship disappeared within a blue glowing light. He took another swing of alcohol. "Such a shame, that they don't realize we would be at a disadvantage seeing the technology may be behind there's. If there are more Relay's out there I have no doubt that we will run into someone or thing. Expanding too fast can have its consequences as well and if we are not ready this will come back to Earth. They are rushing everything without getting any answers from the archives or how this Mass Relay was formed. This could be some clever trap someone placed here for someone to use." Edward muttered.
Shiro poured himself a glass of scotch. "Maybe so, but as human beings we tend to push the envelope to get results. I'm scared to see if Humanity will actually be human if we do meet an alien society in space." Shiro told him as Edward pondered on that.
"Scared of us not being humans…" he muttered in confusion. Shiro nodded his head before taking a drink. He sat the glass down on the table.
"Our people sell us out for technology, jobs, money, and position on the Galaxy. If the integration process sacrifices our accomplishments just to fit in with a society that might be stagnant. Pro-human groups rise to take control of humanity as a whole and kill humans not thinking the same way. We are stepping out into the Milky Way and probably the frontier has been explored to a certain degree. With too many unknowns and no real answers given the future will be a scary one for all of Humanity. When we manage the ACF this is for Humanity and its individuality as a species, while trying to remain a part of society." Shiro explained.
Edward nodded. "I see… you are worried if there is a society in deep space like a council with aliens. Humanity will try to integrate into alien society fast as possible to save our hides from total warfare. They will throw away their humanity their individual characteristics' for aliens'. I never really thought about until now until you brought it up. We need to quickly preserve all of history, culture, and things that make us human before we forget them. That we can also be our worst enemy and the fact humanity will always push the envelope does actually scare me. Any suggestions on how the ACF should run?" he asked him.
"I think it's best to leave it to the other nations to make a guideline and one to not hurt humanity. Or sell us and its people out to others. We need to be careful about our technology falling in the wrong hands and alien influences. We will need Intelligence Bureau, military, Development Corps, and new economics ideas. The people should have a say in most of its actions, we don't want some unhappy colony that rebels against us. That is the last thing we need are unhappy people and we don't care about their interests." Shiro told him as Edward nodded.
He pressed the button to a device on the table as he nodded. "Wonderful idea, for our first meeting I will bring up our conversation to the whole group. Along with other concerns for their nations, in the next few years we will be very busy." Edward laughed taking a last swig of his scotch.
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2148- After the global research team cracked the archives. Waves of alien technology and medicine hit Earth. In increased Earth's technologies by 200 years so to speak. Catherine Bell starts a Gene therapy or mandatory list on birth to help decrease diseases'. She adopts the ideas, but technology for her goal. Asami starts work on third generation AI though finds problems in the process. Earth is divided as Systems Alliance and Allied Coalition Forces are made the following year. Seeing the two is divided on what path to take with humanity. Adopting too many alien technologies is not the way to go seeing there were too many unknowns.
Shortly after that the Pre-ACF made two types of ships already. They built already a massive ship called the 'Ark' filled with the things to help build cities and farms. It can hold three thousand people at a time. Another design called the 'Destroyer' is outfitted with advance modern weapons: Rail guns, high caliber cannons, and point defense laser turrets. Efforts to help terra-form Reach and Demeter are already under way and ready to accept the ships.
2149- Relay has been found and explored by the two factions hoping to learn more about it. Systems Alliance learns how to activate relay and yet have no success on how to use it or recreate it. They send probes through and quickly lose them… they decided a ship must be needed. Jon Grissom was chosen as captain. ACF had other ideas wondering what type of metal it is and how to recreate it using trans-light engine. So that one day even ships without drives can pass through with ease. The idea sounds safe, but any ship passing through needs defenses with a failsafe.
