Here it is, guys! Chapter 1 Part 2 of 3!
Well, about that, I had reconsidered about writing 2 parts for this chapter and now I'll be writing three. The reason for this is because my college hollidays are finished which means that I'll have to really hit the table and study. However, I have made some plans while I was writing this update and if everything goes right, I'll be able to continue regularly every three weeks or so. Or maybe even earlier, who knows?
So, I greatly apologize for this little inconvinience and hope the story continues to suit your tastes...
Thank you for your time!
January 29th, 2246 - 20:43
Electopia - Echo Ridge
Outside of Echo Ridge High School
The stars shone solemnly out of the school while Cosmo watched them at the same time he observed the Wave Roads above Echo Ridge. They were filled with many Hertzs carrying their usual jobs – some even recognized him and jumped hysterically to gain his attention and received a wave of his own. However, he wasn't there just for sightseeing. A few moments ago, his Holoband had recognized a private call from his father through WAZA's secure communication channel which made him ask permission to excuse his friends in order to not receive suspicious glares of everyone around.
After all, his life was better when only a few trusted people knew he was the successor to the greatest hero mankind has ever produced at all times. He didn't think he was ready to be attacked by spotlights, paparazzi and fans yet, not that he will ever be.
"Cosmo, are you listening to me?" Your father asked the other end.
"Sorry Dad, I spaced out a little." Thanks to his persistent thoughtful mind, of course.
He heard his father sigh. "This matter is more serious than you think, son. So serious that all branches of WAZA in the world are asking MegaMan's assistance."
Now, this encouraged his attention and Mega's, who was also listening to the conversation within the Holoband matrix.
The AM-ian gave a light roar on the comm channel, which made Cosmo snicker at his uncle's old anxiety.
"So the world needs us again, eh? Finally, damnit! I've been counting seconds during years to get a challenge worthy of my claws!" He said before he roared again.
Geo laughed, but the news wasn't exactly as Mega really expected it to be. "I'm sorry for the disappointment, Mega. But I fear that won't be a mission where you can enter in your buck wildness like always."
Cosmo's brow furrowed in confusion. So why were they calling MegaMan? "If we won't go into action, then why are they asking for our help?"
He heard his father laugh again. "You probably won't believe this."
"Spit it out, Geo!" Mega roared. "Your call interrupted my fight against Helios and Vulpya! I hope it's very important! "
"Of course it is, Mega!" Then he cleared his throat with a mild cough. "At 18:35 of today's night, we received two pictures from one of the oldest probes launched by mankind, the New Horizons, before we lost contact with it. I'm transferring them via secure channel. I'm sure this will make your brain explode!"
Within mere 20 seconds, his Holoband started beeping, indicating the arrival of a new message. As he read the title, he identified the word 'Confidential' and looked around to see if anyone was around. When he confirmed no one's presence in the vicinity, he opened the message and soon came face-to-face with two colored images.
While he ascertained the images, he frowned again as he tried to understand the meaning behind them. After several back and forth gazes between them - and some impatient calls from his father - his mouth gaped as he finally managed to get the idea. But it couldn't be! He knew WAZA usually didn't played with issues like this - though anything could happen when Ace was his boss - but this is almost unimaginable!
However, Mega has finally expressed his thoughts. "Geo, tell me this isn't one of those space jokes of yours. I'm getting real tired of this shit."
Geo laughed again. "This is no shit at all, Mega. It's actually happening as we speak. At 18:35 of today's night, a fleet of fifty thousand alien ships appeared above Pluto and the New Horizons had a chance to capture two snapshots: one of their fleet and the other about the nature of these aliens. I don't even believe this is happening myself!"
Cosmo ignored the tone of anxiety in the voice of his father and looked again the first photo. Fifty thousand ships? The photo only showed nearly a hundred of them!
Almost instantly, Cosmo got into a state of panic. "Dad, please tell me that they come in peace." He knew that if they attacked, humanity wouldn't have a way to defend itself and most importantly of all, he didn't want to see his friends suffer.
"I'm pretty sure they're not here to hurt us, son." This new piece of information gained his attention again. "We have been watching the signals transmitted by their ships since they arrived in the solar system and we have confirmation that only five are floating near the orbit of Mars. We expected to unload their weapons on us or send troops to the planet, but nothing happened so far. It is as if they're expecting our reaction..."
Cosmo felt his relief increase and almost swore he heard Mega sigh too. But if they came in peace, as her father suspected, why did they bring a gigantic fleet?
"I still find it hard to believe, Geo. Why do they need so many ships if they came in peace?" Mega said, again repeating his thoughts. For a moment, Cosmo began to suspect if he had created a telepathic link with his uncle.
"My theory is that they might be part of some kind of expedition wandering the galaxy looking to map it. But who knows? Anyway, that's what we'll find out soon."
"Soon?" Both Cosmo and Mega repeated in unison.
"That's right. Ace is talking to the Coalition of Nations right now, trying to get permission to send the First Contact Package we reserved for these kinds of situations. I guarantee that it is only a matter after they hear what he has to say."
January 29th, 2246 - 20:47
Netopia - Starling City
Coalition of Nations - Conference Room
"You can't be serious, Arthur!" The Electopia's Prime Minister, Luke Vulcan, screamed and pounded on the table with such force that made the President of Sharo himself, Grigor Illyanich, - a man who wouldn't normally be intimidated by anything – look to his fellow seated next to him with obvious surprise in his eyes. "Fifty thousand, Arthur! Fifty thousand ships! And you want a permission to send a message to these aliens for a call of peace? Totally irrelevant! It's very crystal to me that they are here to kill us! "
"Luke, stop this stupid disorder and act like a professional!" The voice of Chancellor of Netopia, Eva Dekker, echoed through the room which made Luke shut up. "This is not the time to lose control when we have aliens in our territory! And I must remind you that we were not attacked by any of their ships which makes me believe that the assumptions Chief Arthur made previously could be considered to be true."
Across the holoscreen in WAZA's command room, Ace nodded to the Chancellor in a gesture of gratitude.
"Still," Grigor pulled himself together from his previous reaction and gazed everyone in the room, "we must take care not to repeat what happened with Peace 43 years ago. I need not remind you that we are about to do the same thing as Kelvin Stelar tried to do that day, well, in a more traditional way. "
"And this is the reason of our indecision, Chief Arthur." NetFrica's President Baruti Coetzee continued, noticing Ace's confused frown. "We cannot take actions based on mere conjecture in this case, that can endanger humanity. We need hard evidence so we can confirm that these aliens do not really have any intention to annihilate us."
Ace snorted. The whole evidence they needed was right in front of their in the report he did after TWO hours of observation. But before he could counterattack with that argument, his Wizard, Acid, appeared at his side and addressed the world leaders.
"Representatives, I also have reasons to believe Chief Arthur's hypothesis. Since they appeared above Pluto, the aliens did not show any sign of hostility against us. This makes sense when we see in our telescopes and sensors five ships immobile approximately 1,153,376 kilometers above Mars without any hint of charging weapons or send troops for an invasion. And I also do not need to speak of their reluctance to bring their main fleet in."
Ace smiled as he watched the serious faces of the leaders while paid attention to Acid. Unlike him, his Wizard was a machine of analysis that could read and compute 12 exabytes per second and still create a monologue at the same time. If he could not convince them to send that message, Ace feared that nothing more could.
"Consider this logic: Why are they not attacking us when they know they have more than enough firepower to extinguish mankind? Why are there five ships floating above Mars, doing just nothing? The answer is quite obvious, gentlemen. They are waiting for our reaction. They are afraid as we are of them. How come? There is only one way to find out why: and it is by diplomacy."
Ace nodded. "Exactly my suspicions. And moreover, think of what we can gain from this new alliance! Think of the technology that we receive in exchange, knowledge about the Universe, the new Brothers for the BrotherBand!" He scratched his head when he noticed that he was speaking just like Geo would.
"Hmm .." He heard the Chancellor mumble. "If they really come in peace, so I think it would be fair on our part to receive them with open arms. If an alliance could be done with these species, the Wave Conglomerate will be even stronger when it is time to face the Universe."
"I also agree." President Grigor said. "The arrival of these visitors is a sign that we cannot overlook that one day there will be other races that may not be as respectful as this one is being now. As a whole, humanity took its first step to space years ago with the Martian Neighborhood Project and we already have plans for the Moon, Europa and Ganymede. That's why the Conglomerate has agreed to start preparing for extrasolar expansion using military ships to defend our territory and against invasions. My point is that these aliens can help us prepare in case there are other races out there that do not pursue the same peaceful way they are doing now. "
The other leaders nodded in agreement with the military point of view Grigor, each making a mental note to stimulate the creation of military ships in the coming years. If humanity wanted to be recognized by the galaxy must have a lethal force that will make anyone who dared try to attack their territories and allies think twice.
Then Baruti coughed lightly to gain everyone's attention. "I think everyone here would agree that we should give a chance to our new friends from space and see what they want, eh?" Then he looked at Luke who still had a not-so-convinced face that told things wouldn't go that well. "We agree, don't we, Luke?" He said quietly, but with a slight tone of impatience.
The minister Electopia sighed as he collected his thoughts about the points of view presented previously. He knew that a war against aliens wouldn't make sense since mankind had no efficient way to defend itself, unless it received help from the AM-ians and FM-ians. Even knowing that an agreement between the Conglomerate and this unknown could bring numerous benefits, he couldn't deny a feeling in the remotest corners of your mind that the next chain of events after this historic day would bring dire consequences for the Conglomerate in the future.
Still, with much reluctance, he nodded his head indicating that he accepted the proposal.
"If all insist, I'll stick to the plan... And as for the place where the negotiations will occur?"
"I've got this covered." Eva commented and made her Holoband show a map of Netopia. "The plains north of Netopia do not have large concentrations of civilization because of the cold climate of the region, which reaches 10º Celsius at night. But by noon we have a pleasant temperature of 16 to 17 º C, then it would be the ideal time for this event, do you not think so?"
After a few seconds discussing the idea, everyone agreed.
"Very well then." Ace sighed, relieved to have finally gotten a deal. "I'll start First Contact procedures immediately. I'll be sending a report once we get a response from them. Good evening everyone." And so he hung his connection, leaving the politicians alone to talk amongst themselves.
Galactic Year 2143 - Council was
Quarian Migrant Fleet
Command Bridge of the Zaerah
Captain Walo'Follo vas Zaerah was feeling a stream of emotions at that moment that it seemed his head would explode from sole anxiety anytime. Minutes ago, he had received a call from Admiral of the Patrol Fleet herself reporting that she had volunteered to participate in the first contact committee. But that was not what was placed him in his big state of nervousness - although he didn't show it to his crew.
In the transmission, Shala had also explained that his ship, the Zaerah, had been chosen as emissary, who would carry three other diplomats during the negotiations with the aliens. He asked cordially the reason for such decision. Her words still rang in his mind:
"Due to your ship's invaluable efforts in figuring out the alien's language, the Conclave agreed that the Zaerah should have the honors of carrying the assignment of an envoy ship temporarily. Also, I will be boarding your ship via shuttle to participate in the negotiations."
Shala'Raan vas Tonbay was coming to his ship! The Admiral of the Patrol Fleet, above everything else! He did not know what to think. Sure, he felt a great honor to have one of the highest renowned Admirals in his ship, but it was something he never expected in his entire career as captain.
And it was all thanks to his daughter, Ceela. He had heard from his executive officer that the little one had been an essential assistance during the dissection of the alien artifact. Also, it was thanks to her that they discovered that there was a language package – the one that seemed to be that the aliens spoke - in the primitive array of data contained therein. The news of the results of the analysis traveled so fast in the flotilla that the message had arrived to the Admirals in mere two dozen minutes. Ceela had received high merits for someone who hadn't made the Pilgrimage yet, which was very rare in the Fleet. However, given the current circumstances, Walo was really happy for his daughter to get an achievement so soon.
Back to the aliens, it seemed that they hadn't yet shown a reaction ever since his exploration fleet parked near a brown planet that overlooked the aliens' home planet. Just by looking at the uninterrupted transit of ships leaving the garden world to its neighbor and vice versa, Walo began to assume that perhaps they hadn't noticed them yet. Were they so primitive that lacked spatial scanning technology, he had thought. But soon his eyes were put to the holographic screen of the bridge that was displaying a kind of cubic space station with each vertex showing a semicircular bulge, and on one of the sides had a hexagonal ring that seemed to be where they constructed their ships. No. They had noticed, yes. Not even the most insignificant of asteroids in Terminus Systems could not notice the arrival of the Migrant Fleet by sensors.
Then why are they taking so long to just send a signal?
"Captain!"
Immediately, his eyes set upon his communications officer whose facial expression behind his visor seemed that someone had seen a ghost. The captain walked up beside him and soon realized a whistle in holographic communication panel.
"From where is the tramission coming?" He asked, but he already had an idea where by just looking at the young Quarian's face.
"Sir, it's coming from the garden world. It is a video and audio message." He managed to say. The entire deck went silent. They finally made the move.
"What's the status on Admiral Shala'Raan and her committee?"
"Sir, they have just arrived on the hangar! Should I call her to the bridge? "The new voice asked.
"Tell her we need her presence now. She has to hear this!"
"Yes, sir!"
Walo returned her gaze to his communications officer. "Put it on the screen. Let's see what they prepare for us. "
A moment later, an image appeared on the main screen of ship and showed an alien very similar to an Asari only with a light brown skin and black hairs above his head instead of tentacles.
"My name is Arthur Eos, of the World Astronautics and Z-Wave Administration and of the Wave Conglomerate." Said the alien in the alien language we now know as English. The tone seemed a bit threatening but also a calming way. "We're not looking for any kind of hostility and would appreciate if our species could cooperate."
The mind of Walo melted with relief when he realized that the new translation of the alien language was working perfectly. Message understood.
All the deck seemed to mimic his reaction to hearing that the aliens had no intentions of conflict. It seemed that this First Contact was going to go well, Walo mused.
It was at that moment that the doors of the bridge opened to reveal the arrival of Admiral Shala'Raan and, to everyone's surprise, Tali'Zorah, daughter of Admiral Rael'Zorah. Everyone in the room went to attention when they saw them.
"At ease." Shala said as she walked towards Walo who was at the center of the deck while his gaze was glued to the screen that showed the video paused at the alien named Arthur'Eos.
"Captain." Shala hailed him as the two came to his side. "I see that the aliens are already moving parts of this game. We have the translation ready? "
"Yes, ma'am. We tested the transmission we receive before you arrive. "
"They are friends, Auntie Raan?" Tali asked anxiously.
"I'll let you two find out for yourselves." After saying this, Walo returned his gaze to the communication officer. "Play it from beginning again."
And again, the message was played.
"My name is Arthur Eos, of the World Astronautics and Z-Wave Administration and of the Wave Conglomerate. We're not looking for any kind of hostility and would appreciate if our species could cooperate."
"There is another video after this message, sir. Bringing it on screen. "The comm officer typed some more on the holographic before the screen changed.
The next one Showed solar system. The picture was not drawn to scale, it depicted an orange star on the far left of the screen and eight planets to its right, all of varying sizes. The red circle appeared over the third planet from the star and the image changed to a picture of this planet from orbit. It was the aliens' homeworld. It was mostly water, but with 6 large green continents and white clouds dotting its surface.
Lines Appeared over the planet - letters, the Captain assumed.
"Earth!" A loud, synthetized voice said before repeating it twice slowly.
"They do not know it yet." Admiral The Captain heard the mumbling.
"Admiral?"
"They sent this message knowing that we would not be able to converse properly due to the language barrier. They are displaying it step-by-step so we can have a better team trying to understand what they are showing us. "She explained. "But they still do not know that we already possess their language..."
Walo understood where she was going with that and quickly asked. "Should we track the sender and make a response?"
Shala shook her head. "No. Let's watch this first. This transmission should be a great opportunity to learn what we are dealing with here. "
"As you wish, Admiral."
The next image showed next two aliens to the planet. "Human!" Said the synthetized voice, repeating the same pattern when they showed their homeworld. The image highlighted the one on the left. It was slightly taller than the right human, had shorter hair and was slightly more muscular. "Male!" It repeated the word once more before switching to the smaller and feminine-looking alien on the right. "Female!" It said.
The Quarians made no comments and let the vid go on. The 'humans' disappeared and a new square Appeared, showing three other kinds of aliens. Their body types were totally different from the humans, aside from the third one. "Electromagnetic Beings!" The mechanical voice said and repeated, Which made the bridge of the Zaerah fall silent.
"Impossible!" The pilot shouted. "It's physically impossible for electromagnetic waves to take forms, much less show signs of INTELLIGENCE!"
"How these humans were capable of such feat, Captain?" Another officer asked.
"I do not know, son." And Walo truly did not. Sure, he always knew EM waves could be manipulated to perform several uses, such as some kinds of energy weaponry, but that technology was so far away anywhere in the galaxy! One thing he knew was that if the Citadel and Terminus ever got hold of this, there would be a great chance that both factions would surely invade this system to collect it.
He then took a side glance at Admiral Shala to see her reaction. She did not seem to be fazed by the news, but one closer look at her eyes could tell she was surprised as everyone was.
The video continued as it zoomed into one of the continents, showing the skyline of the beautiful massive city. Then it zoomed again to an enormous statue made of some blue stuff which presumably represented someone important in their society.
Then another feed, now showing two humans embracing each other in an affectionate as well as the handshaking an Electromagnetic Being human, much to the incredulousness of the crew. More images of humans and more EM Beings, of all different shapes, sizes and colors Appeared making smiles.
The next video cut to a uniformed man and an EM Being upon the screen. The human was holding what was obviously a weapon, meaning the humans were militarily capable. That fact alone made Captain wonder just how advanced those humans were compared to the current galactic community. The EM Being, on the other hand, resembled some kind of cross. Its arms and leg were white spikes while its chest and wings gave off a purplish pulse. Its head was purple metallic with intimidating red eyes and a greenish triangular symbol on the forehead.
"Greetings from the Conglomerate Wave. We hope we can have a peaceful coexistence. We anxiously await your response. "Both beings said before the video finally ended.
"I still cannot believe it! Beings made of EM waves "The Quarian said shortly after the finish.
"Why am I imagining crazy salarians all of the sudden?"
"What do we do, Captain?" The comm officer asked.
Walo looked to Shala as he silently relayed the question to her. She was in charge of the First Contact committee, which meant that the whole decision to proceed rested upon her.
After seconds of silence, she made her choice. "Track the source of this message and hail them."
"Yes, madam."
January 29th, 2246 - 21:26
Electopia - WAZA HQ
Command Room
"Ace, we got the comm link resquest from the aliens." Acid declared, surprise in his cybernetic voice.
Everyone's heads snapped up in an instant, looking to the holographic display in the room. Most had lost hope when almost half an hour passed after they sent the package to the aliens. To say the least, the entire command room, Wizards and officers, cheered at the small victory.
Still there were many things to do from here, now that the aliens apparently accepted to initiate First Contact. At least, the thriller stage was cleared, which made the officers feel mentally relieved after all the stress that had been built up since this first started. In fact, Ace supposed a few other people would feel the same.
He turned to the nearest officer. "Contact the Coalition and keep them posted of the situation." He ordered before turning to Geo and Bud who nodded at him. "Here we go, gentlemen! Acid, patch them through."
Almost immediately, the holographic screen changed to reveal an alien who appeared to wearing some kind of hazardous materials suit since it was impossible to determine any skin, although only two glowing orbs could be seen behind a frosted purple mask that was covered by a hood. The alien in question seemed to have a female aspect due to its slender and curvy body type.
"This is Admiral Shala'Raan vas Tonbay, of the Quarian Migrant Fleet. Who am I speaking to?"
"Oh. My. God!" One of the officers barked in complete surprise.
"They're actually speaking English!" Geo mumbles to himself while his vision is glued to the being on the monitor.
Despite his brief astonishment, Ace steps forward and introduces himself. "This is Chief Arthur Eos of the World Astronautics and Z-Wave Administration. It's nice to see you worked around the language barrier, Admiral. And if I may ask, how did you do it?"
"We should thank you, actually. Your artifact contained a set of language packages which we retrieved when we took the device to study, thus adding to our translation programs. It is thanks to this tool here," She pointed to an orange holographic terminal on her wrist that's similar to a Holoband, "that we are having this conversation, Arthur'Eos."
"On behalf of my people, we also apologize for dismantling your artifact without proper authorization and for intruding in your home system like the way we did." She quickly added. "Therefore, we do not harbor any intentions of invasion. On the contrary, actually. We have been waiting your signal to converse ever since our ships discovered your two planets."
Ace smiled at that. It was as if the whole weight has been lifted from his shoulders just by that saying. "That's certainly great news. I'm sure the Conglomerate Wave will appreciate your peaceful gesture. "
The Admiral tilted her head. "By the way, Arthur'Eos," Ace cringed a bit at the formality, but quickly disregarded it. "There is something we would like you to explain to us, if you do not mind of course."
He raised an eyebrow. "Yes?"
"The video you sent showed that you humans were capable of developing beings made of electromagnetic waves. We of the Quarian people always believed that such rays could only be manipulated to perform tasks much simpler, for example, laser scanning and surgeries. We never thought such peculiarities showed in the video were even possible. How did your race manage to make this breakthrough?"
"I'm sorry, Admiral. I cannot divulge this information while official agreements still have to take place, but I can say it IS true that humanity possesses the means to produce such technology. Here, I will present my proof. Acid, can you come over here, please? "
Ace observed the perplexed look on the Admiral the moment she saw the Chief's Wizard. He almost could not refrain from chuckling.
"Greetings, Admiral Shala'Raan vas Tonbay. I am Chief Arthur's personal Wizard, Acid." He said calmly.
"Are you an Artificial Intelligence?" The Admiral asked.
"That would be correct, yes. We man-made EM beings, commonly known as Wizards, are fully self-aware to our environment and we are also capable of displaying personality patterns the same as our creators. While we are programmed to assist our creators in every possible way, these features help our two races maintain a peaceful coexistence which has worked for forty years. "Acid explained.
When he finished, murmurs could be heard from the Admiral's ship, from her crew specifically. Also she possessed a look that seemed to be apprehensive.
"Is there something wrong, Admiral?" Ace asked, noticing the sudden uneasiness.
Shala'Raan sighed. "I'm sorry, Arthur'Eos. It is just that we Quarians are not so fond of the AIs as your race seems to be."
He grew curious. "May I ask for what reason?"
"About three hundred years ago, we had AIs of our own. They are called the Geth, in Khellish means 'Servants of the People'. They were programmed mainly to assist us at labor assignments but they also had a hive mind of their own which means that the more Geth we produced, the more their intelligence levels rose. Later, this resulted in their rebellion. They drove us out of our own homeworld in the fleet you now see in your sensors. We now roam the galaxy depending on the resources we find along our path to sustain us, but I'm afraid we will not survive if we continue this way. That is why we chose to travel in uncharted and uncontrolled territory where we could settle down on a planet to call our own."
Ace nodded in understanding. "My sincere condolences, Admiral. While I respect your mistrust of AIs, I can guarantee you will not have anything to fear from our Wizards. Like us humans, they will not harbor any hostile intent unless provoked. This I can promise you. "
The Quarian was silent for many minutes, before she spoke again. "I suppose if your kind trusts them so much ... Then I am willing give them a chance."
"Thank you, Admiral." Acid bowed in gratitude.
"However," Ace crossed his arms in thought, "I'm curious to know why you chose to seek this 'uncharted' territory'. Why not seek planets close to your home system?"
"Because we are erroneously viewed as beggars and robbers by the other races, Arthur'Eos." The Admiral noticed the perplexed look on the Human. "Yes, Humans and Quarians are not the only spacefaring races in this galaxy. Our galaxy is ruled by two governing potencies that are at each other's throats all the time: the Citadel Systems and the Terminus Systems. Short story, neither of them helped us in our direst times. So, we have travelled away from their domains, choosing certain routes to conceal our ships from their detection until reached here. However, we did not expect to find another civilization here in this part of the galaxy."
"I understand. And I'm sure humanity can help your people out if an alliance between our people is secured." Ace said.
The Admiral nodded and bowed in gratitude. "Thank you. The Quarian people will never forget your kind gesture, thus we will assist in anything that is required of us."
Ace nodded. "Well then, I believe the next step in First Contact is obvious. I shall contact my superiors and request clearance to send one of our probes to guide your ship to Earth, so we can begin a diplomatic meeting and discuss future Conglomerate-Quarian relations. And Admiral?
"Yes?"
"Humanity will not be the only one present at this meeting. Have you heard of the AM-ians and the FM-ians? "He asked.
"No. Who are they?"
"They are both lifeforms which we have established contact forty years in August They live in a sector of this star cluster called 'Radium System' which harbors two planets, Planet FM and AM, with electromagnetic anomalies that creates them spontaneously. This means that their representatives will personally come to this meeting. "
"Understood. Anything else?"
"No, that will be all." Then, Ace bowed. "I hope our mutual alliance brings us a promising future for all of our races."
Shala'Raan nodded. "Likewise, Arthur'Eos."
Codex Updated:
Holoband:
Holobands were first created by the AMAKEN Trio (Kelvin Stelar, Aaron Boreal and Tom Dubius) at March 13th, 2242 as a successor to the Hunter-VGs. They come in various colors ranging from white to black to adequate to the user's preferences and many of the applications installed in the latter were recycled to be used on the former. However, the most distinguishing feature about it is the capability of switching on and off its appearance on the wrist completely whenever the user desires to command it thanks to a holographic projector located inside the band.
For WAZA's Wave Squads, it comes with a special feature known as 'Restorer' that can fix areas in the Wave World in case a virus outbreak does severe damage to the environment which proves incapable of rebuilding itself.
Wave World:
The Wave World is an environment of EM waves above the Earth's surface that EM Beings can easily travel via Wave Roads and nearly every electronic device that is connected to it. The Roads are created from the electromagnetic wave radiation emitted from these devices that allow EM Beings to travel from place to place at high speed. However, they are only visible naturally to EM beings and through the use of special accessories such as Visualizers or Wave Lens.
Although the Wave World is now commonly known on Earth, it does not mean it is restricted to it. Thanks to MegaMan's treks to Planet FM and AM, it was discovered that it can also link to several planets and stars with an unbelievable speed compared to a hyperspace FTL. EM aliens from the Radium System utilize this route whenever they want to reach Earth.
EM Beings:
EM Beings are sentient creatures made of electromagnetic waves that capable of performing any number of functions thanks to their enormous versatility. Currently, there are three types of EM beings inside the Wave Conglomerate.
The first one are the Hertz who is the most appearance in the Wave World and Real World and are capable of having emotions and adapt to different environment by transforming their EM arrangement. They are vulnerable to virus attacks since they do not have any proper way to defend themselves.
Secondly, there are the Wizards who are humanity's response to the old NetNavis that fell disuse aside from certain mundane operations. However, unlike the latter, the creation of the Wizards were main cause for the occurrence of the Noise Incident which almost led Meteor G, an asteroid made purely by Noise, to fall on Earth. Had it not been for MegaMan, all EM technology would be obliterated and this could have led to possible humanity extinction.
The last type of EM Beings are the EM Aliens who comes from the Radium System, a sector located about 22 light-years from the Solar System, specifically Planet FM and Planet AM. It is heard that their homeworlds have an electromagnetic anomaly which is capable of producing these beings spontaneously, however, even they do not know what it is. It is in humanity's interests to someday lead science team there to conduct research on this matter, but they still lack a large ship to gather supplies and equipment for the extensive periods of time they will remain there.
Wave Conglomerate:
The Wave Conglomerate is the alliance made between humanity, the FM-ians and the AM-ians at December 30th, 2213. It was thanks to this treaty that relations between the three increased to a level of mutual friendship in the next years. However, EM Aliens are not allowed to Wave Change with a human without WAZA's authorization.
Like promised, I've put the Codex containing the some elements about the Megaman franchise that were mentioned here, except the entry about the Wave Conglomerate. That one was actually an idea I got when I was looking for a name to dub the alliance between the EM Aliens and humanity and I thought it suits well compared to others I had in mind (much better and more original than the overused Systems Alliance, isn't?)
The next update will be the final installment of the First Contact between the Wave Conglomerate and the Quarians before we can move on to some world building chapters. Some of you might ask about the Citadel if they will notice the Quarians' disappearance. Well, they will notice it, but they would have to travel to the Terminus to determine the path of several secondary Mass Relays the Quarians used to reach the Solar System. As for Terminus? We always know they don't give a shit about them, which is sad by the way...
If you want to state a complaint or suggestions, please feel free to post a review here! I'll read and see if I can consider it.
Thank you for your time again!