It was a cold night, which was made worst for the people of westpolis by the lack of houses thanks to the 'black arms' during earth's war. homeless and rejected refugees where, like the original attack, be made an example of by an extraterrestrial force...
But it wasn't Black Doom's legions that dropped from the sky this time. A silver, heavily armoured dropcraft floated down into the ruins of the vast metropolis' center, and deployed its landing gears and thrusters.
Several people, who had enough instinct to know trouble when they heard or saw it moved away from the disturbance, although most stayed to discover what was going on.
The crafts doors opened with a barely audible hiss, and 2 robots of unparalleled design marched down from the ramp, although only an outline could be seen of the androids.
Then they parted and a magnificent robot walked down the ramp, the gold, obsidian (they guessed) and diamond bellised plating of robot as well as its elegant cloak flowed from its back. the antennae met at a elegant 'crown' with a miniture emerald of blackest black.
All the people there witnessing this gasped.
"PEOPLE OF 'EARTH', HEED THIS MESSAGE. YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE, AND WE, THE PEACEKEEPING CYBERAID HAVE COME TO DEFEND YOU FROM A DEADLY THREAT. THE CORRUPTED GALACTIC FEDERATION HAS DEFEATED THE BRAVE REBELS AND ARE NOW EXPANDING THEIR TERRIOTRY TO ENSURE THEIR SURVIAL. WE, AS THE SOUL SURVIORS OF THE REBELION WISH TO DEFEND THE PLANETS BEYOND THEIR GRASP CURRENTLY, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!"
There were many mumurings as people whispered amongst themselves. the 'ambasador' paused for effect.
"But several forward groups have weaken our numbers before we could get here. We can reproduce our numbers if people are willing to help us, willing to be recruited and acheive imortallity, imuntity to diseases and radiation" The 'Ambasador' raised its hands in an asking manner "If you will it, you will no long have to suffer. all we ask is a meeting with the ones who 'lead' your people on this contineant..."
"NO! WE WILL NOT LET YOU KILL OUR LEADERS!" a raggy homeless man hobbled infront of the crowds. "I've seen your type, 'mate', we were tricked before!"
The robot to the 'ambasador's' left raised its right hand and discharged a blue blast into the man. He fell without crying out.
"WE ONLY WISH YOU PEACE, BUT IF ANY OF YOU ATTEMPT TO SIDE WITH THE FEDERATION, WE WILL BE FORCED TO KILL YOU. WE HOPE THIS WILL BE THE LAST CASE OF BETRAYL..."
"WHO ARE YOU!?"
"WE, ARE THE CYBERMEN. WE ONLY WISH YOU PEACE..."
Several flying disks flew out of the transport, and lower a metal curtain over several people. after a metallic hissing sound, the disks flew away.
what they saw made the crowd run for their lifes. no one made it.
Where the people had been, where slighlty 'blockier' versions of the droids.
The cybermen were here.