Milky Way Galaxy
In the darkness of space, where nothing but glittering, bright stars and the nearest green nebula. A dozen hyperspace windows ripped themselves into normal space, spatting out a number of ships; four Federation-Covenant hybrid cruisers; war cruisers and civilian transports and five Tau navy ships or Korv'attra in Tau language, two Kir'Qath-class starships, an Il'porrui-class cruiser and three Gal'Leath-cass first contact between the United Earth Nations and the Tau Empire, both governments shared their ideas and believes.
The Tau saw the Tau'ri as great allies for their goal for greater peace with many races, the empire took many human worlds once ruled by the Goa'uld System Lords in their care and taught them new ways of life as well as the Greater Good. The Tau'ri did not mind at all nor did the Asgard so long as they're informed of which planets are under the protectorate and noted of their well being, some Tau'ri willingly joined the Empire after their alliance was forged in order to understand their cultures and exchange the remaining Human technologies, even the some Jaffa have joined much to the Tau's delight.
The Empire had fought alongside its allies in the Covenant war, the Protoculture war and the Dominion. Few species from the Old Covenant joined as representatives of their species and build relations with their former enemies. On board the bridge of the Tau starship had a light atmosphere with different species that joined the empire, including Humans or referred by the Tau as Gue'vesa. Light projections lid above the panels.
A Gue'vesa Commander from his station turned away from the screen projection to the Tau captain. "'El Eir'narh, all ships have dropped out of hyperspace and detecting ships within our long range sensors."
"Are they Shadow Collective?" The Tau captain asked. A screen blinked in mid air to show what were believed to be unarmed vessels, the officer manipulated the screen to bring it a closer look and the schematics. "Negative, scanners show they appears civilian and damages to the hull and engines appear stable but little damage. They would only go within a lightyear by a blind jump."
"We are receiving a weak signal coming from the vessels. They register as Colonial." A Tau officer from the opposite side proclaimed. The captain turned to his human commander. "'O Raned, I will allow your people to join our allies to help the Colonials. They are your kin and would make them feel welcomed by their saviors."
Raned stood and bowed in a Tau manner. "I shall include a Tau diplomat to represent the empire, however these people are entirely devoted to their religion, even xenophobic and may reach the younger generations time if they wish to join." The captain took thought and was briefed for the Colonial cultures from the Federation's first contact that did not turned out well as expected.
"A wise decision, 'O Raned, we shall allow them to choose the path they seek and offer them sanctuary from the Shadow Collective." Eir'narh said.
"Perhaps allow Elite Guard Shandra, she has proven herself to Tau Empire of her noble and selfless deeds." The Human nodded and made his leave with a few selected officers.
Shandra was in her quarters, suiting up her armour. She was a young, beautiful woman with her soft cheeks, long bright chestnut hair tight at the back with only the bangs casting over her eyebrows, pale blue eyes and a shapely body. Her armour was a mixture of federation and Tau imperial armor, snow-white armor with red stripes on the left shoulder pad, the other with the Tau insignia. Underneath the armor, her blue skin suit hugging her body and felt a little snug but showing her curves and the cheeks at her age but thankful for her cleavage concealed behind the breastplate. She picked up a long silver cylinder-shaped object and attached it to her left waist. Along with the white garps were fitted around her. Despite her young age, Shandra was a great and respected warrior. She followed her parents' footsteps of joining the Tau military to see many worlds and alien species. She had trained hard and kept an open minded after being trained by the fire caste's best teachers. Before the Shadow Collective War she was discovered to have enhanced abilities and had the honour of being one of the first of the empire's soldiers to join the Elite Guards.
Making her way to the docking bay, many warriors greeted her in respect and returned the gesture. "We will join the others in helping any in need of medical attention. Our mission is finding any survivors from the Cyrannus system and take them to the rendezvous point. Is that understood?" A chorus of. "Yes, ma'am." at once made her feel pleased to hear. As all of them entered the shuttle they immediately disembarked the docks and followed a group of shuttles, they would've just beamed all the colonials on board at once but would have caused a panic seeing as they were unfamiliar with many alien races and such. They came closer to the nearest ships, sending a message of their arrival and shuttles went to others as the Tau ship attaches itself to the first. The doors opened and instantly being greeted by the humans.
"Oh thank the gods that you come! Welcome to the Scylla." A man came forward and shook their hands. "I'm Peter Laird, we thought since the Cylons destroyed our homes we had little food and little to defend ourselves but when we picked up your message we thought no one would come for us."
"We started searching for possible survivors and very fortunate we found you in time." One of the soldiers said. Shandra came forward to introduce herself. Watching as a crowd of civilians gather in groups. "Everyone please hear us out!" Shandra spoke out with a firm voice. "Our ships scanned your vessels and would request you come aboard our ships. Those with FTL-drives still functional will wait for ours to link with them before leaving normal space." Peter nodded in agreement, finding their request reasonable. "There are technicians who'll show you how they work. We have people in need of medical care."
"That is why we brought medics with us. They'll be taken care of before we bring them aboard." A federation solder's gauntlet blinked from the green as well as the other allied troops. "Elite Guard Shandra, a ship recently jumped near the Colonial ships, registers as a Mercury-Cass Battlestar." Shandra tapped her gauntlet to speak with them. "Did they send hails to the fleet?"
"They only sent threats to keep away from the civilian ships, doubtful of their attempt to scratch a surface on our ships."
Shandra was slightly confused and concerned for the safety of the civilians from the people they were to search. Sensing a strange yet familiar aura coming from the Pegasus. "Tell them I would like to speak with them and allow them to come aboard."
"Looks as though they have." They waited patiently for the arrival of the Pegasus crew and speak with them, most of the civilians stayed and others hid when wanting to leave the area should any Cylons or any other find them. The ship docked and finds a group of Colonial soldiers and two high-ranking officers. Shandra looked into their thoughts, the male officer Jack Fisk, an executive officer and the young female colonial Kendra Shaw, she found that this woman has troubled thoughts.
Both Shandra and Peter approached them with caution while the Gue'vesa Fire Warriors waited for any signs of hostilities. "A rare surprise to find an alien fleet before we jumped to normal space. My superior officer wishes to apologies for any unnecessary actions." Shandra could easily read his thoughts that he had hatred to them and easily believed them to be Tau' took a step forward. "They did nothing to harm us only to help and give us safe refuge."
"I am Elite Guard Shandra Cain of the Tau Empire, loyal allies of the Federation, the Tau'ri and members of the Interstellar Alliance." Shandra introduced herself and picked up some images of shock and surprise from the marines as if they heard of her surname when mentioned. "We arrived when received their distress and to take them with us along with any other survivors."
Jack quietly chuckled but was heard well by the imperial warriors. "You may take some of them but we require what is needed on this list." Handed a sheet to Peter who begins reading it and turned back to them with utter confusion. "But this include what we need, including the FTL." Shandra glared at them, knowing what they would intend to do but will not allow that.
"We need to ensure to win the war and annihilate the Cylons. We are taking each people form every families to the Pegasus and the aliens will do as they please." Fisk announced, people gathered and grabbed whatever to start a riot. Transmitted her orders to her soldiers and took their position to ensure the civilians were save. Pointed their rifles at the Colonial soldiers in defines positions. "You are in position to make such gesture, we will take the entire fleet including your ship to come with us to the rendezvous point." Grabbing her weapon from her hip, still unseen from many.
"We are following orders and have a war to win! Admiral Cain will not take your threat so lightly!" Kendra said in a high-spirited voice, possibly loyal to her Elite Guard now understands why they seemed surprised by her surname. "We have the advantage in number and stength while you have one warship. I demand to speak with your superior." By making herself serious, she pulled out her weapon and a sword made of pure energy came inches from Fisk's face. "Call them off before my warriors will wipe them out swiftly." Shotting glares at them while Fisk was sweating nervously just what she wanted.
Pegasus
An impatient Helena Cain waited in the bridge, wondered how long it took just to get a few workers and supplies from the civilian ships. They should've gotten it done and get the frack away from the alien ships as quickly as possible.
"Ma'am, we're receiving hails from the Tau'ri and alien ships saying that they came to find any survivors from the Fall of the twelve Colonies." Her XO said, obviously nervous.
"Ignore them, we need the supplies to carry on our war with the Cylons." Helena ordered the moment before three columns of light appeared in the bridge, died down to reveal three figures, two were large blue insectoids about Human-size with yellow armor and alien weapons in their 'hands', the third in between which surprised many was a young girl clearly entering her adulthood with well developed features.
Cain should take her lightly for her age but the face showed she was clearly a soldier inside. "Who the frack are you?" She demand with a hiss in her sentence, her soldiers trained with their guns.
"I am Elite Guard Shandra Cain of the Tau Empire." Shandra introduced herself keeping her calm while they were in a hostile ship. "You must Admiral Cain. I'm quite surprised that we have the same surname." Helena glared at the young girl more threatening than before. "There are no other members of my family left after the Cylon War and doubt we are related!"
Pointed her gun at Shandra's head but Shandra was well prepared. Her body glowed with brilliant bluish energy as she leaped in the air, kicked the gun from the underestimated Colonial and when landed a shockwave threw the marines off the ground and back instantly. She returned the gesture and allowed the woman to regain her feet as her Vespid guards trained their weapons waiting for an order.
"It would be unwise to assassinate me, the moment me and the Vespid are dead the Tau ships will send word to the fleet to open fire on your ship in act of hostile." She warned. "We are both on the same side wether you like it or not, the Cylons have joined an greater enemy known as the Shadow Collective; the same alliance that attacked your colonies. It was where my mother came from many years ago."
Helena had to admit she was impress by the young woman's shocking abilities, yet for odd reasons she seems to share some familiar traits. "And who is your mother should I ask?"
"Her name is Lucy Cain, as I begin to realise that she was your sister." To fully understand she brought up a small pendant in her hand, bringing up an image of her as a child in her mother's arms. This took Helena by surprise, right to the core. She quickly denied it but soon found her very much like her sister before the Cylon War ended. She now could not deny that there were questions she needed answered.
Halo Galaxy, Halo Sol System
Heliopolis
As both military crews of the Archangel and the Leviathan, both the civilians and the cadets were sent to the sleeping quarters while the high ranking officers of both sides exchange information of each other and the Halo Human were baffled by the numerous aliens around their ship. In the captain's quarters where Murrue, Mu and Natarle along with Byron, Keltrad and Rolius discussing their origins and about about the Taur'ri homeworld which to them was an alternative Earth. "So your saying your people are a group of humans from another galaxy? And another Earth?" Natarle questioned. "This I hardly believe."
Mu crossed his arms over his chest. "She's got a point; aliens is one thing but another Earth?"
Byron didn't change his expression by their response and was prepared to how proof. He noticed the now promoted captain was quiet, still inquisitive after their first meeting. "I understand your disbelief and have proof to show you." Pulling out his wrist, tapping his gauntlet and filled the room with holographic maps of star constellations. To surprise the EA officers was their solar system. "This is your solar system or as we refer to it as the Halo Sol System. The reason for this is the galaxy is called Halo." Keltrad explained.
"Sounds logical to me." Mu said. Then the image changed to the celestial spiral that was their home galaxy then entering another. "Wait, that's the Milky Way, that's just over 3 million light years from here and near the Andromeda."
"Yes, this is where we come from, apart from Rolius' people who are native to this galaxy." Byron stated, bringing them closer to a star system and saw their astonished faces when he pulled out the exact replica of Sol, however they noticed a few differences were the planet in place of Mars' orbit was more Earth-like. "This is our homeworld. As you can see Mars should be similar to your's but we terraformed it in the near-mid 21st century."
Murrue blinked at the astonishment. "21st century? Just how is it possible? We barely reached the moon decades ago at our time."
"We gained a genetic enhancement after discovering an ancient device that was left for us by our predecessors. Our people may be centuries ahead of yours and not sure how or why, but when they dug up the Ark that was believed to be Noah's Ark activated a dormant Gene our human ancestors didn't know existed." Byron explained to them. "We expanded across the solar system in just a century and later hundreds with other races."
"So why refer to yourselves as the Tau'ri?" Mu wondered in interest.
"It was the name left for us by those who made Humanity." Taking a moment to absorb this information. Obviously they were confused by what he meant. "Humans not only evolved from primate-like species but were genetically seeded by three races that were one of the most powerful and respected races in the known universe. The Alterans were the ancestors of humans before split into three sub races; the Ancients, the Ori and our predecessors the Forerunners. The Ancients and the Ori were not aware of their existence when they use to look after the younger races they created and fought over their ideals."
Keltrad took his turn. "The Ancients had the strong believe in non-interference with the younger races while the Ori feel they should become rulers and make others have faith and worship them like gods when they evolved into fire-like energy beings, something similar to the fire demons in mythology. While both isolated each other the Forerunners whose ancestors were Alterans builded an interstellar empire in the Milky Way and formed peaceful relations with the other First Ones."
It was then Mu was beginning to understand more about these races along with Natarle and Murrue. "So these two seem to have major differences of what should be best for them. Like parents arguing what's best for their children."
"Exactly." Bryon agreed. "The Ori believe in power while the Ancients believe in knowledge."
"And these Forerunners? What do they believe?" Murrue asked.
"The Forerunners were a highly advance, noble race who believe in rights and freedom for sentient beings to choose how they live their ways not by those who influence them as what the Ori have been doing to the Humans in their ancestral galaxy. They had built advance technologies and became more powerful than their cousins until they discovered the Ori's followers entered their galaxy and tried to gain their trust but the Forerunners denied them and were prepared for any hostilities. They requested the Ancients for help liberate the Humans any species enslaved but refused and asked for the First Ones who greatly helped to repay their debt."
"And if I were to understand they defeated the Ori, correct?" Murrue asked.
"Yes, however the Ori were very powerful and gained it through the worships from the humans." Byron said, sighed. "They created these seven artificial rings called Halos and were originally programmed to store, preserve, catalogue and wipe out all intelligent life in a galaxy. Since Humans were the only known species existed they reluctantly intended to wipe out many civilizations, including the Ori." The EA officers' faces were both shock and confused, hearing how they had built a device capable of wiping out entire sentient species.
However there was more that would make it sound more relief for them. "But we discovered they didn't need to sacrifice the humans but discovered an ancient Alteran device called the Ark of Truth to reveal the secrets of the Ori. They found away to alter the Halos' targets and successfully annihilated the Ori." Byron explained further having felt their thoughts of all this.
"To ensure the Halos never to be used again the First Ones reprogrammed them from being weapons to safe havens and archives for all the Reclaimers. The Tau'ri."
The three Earth Force officers now fully understand about their 'cousins' and Humanity's heritage. If this was explained to both Naturals and Coordinators they would find this either scoff or argue into thinking everything they thought was not half right, many including Blue Cosmos would find it offensive and disgusting to be genetically descendants of aliens.
Natarle folded her arms when trying to absorb all she learned from their history. "Now that we seem to understand more about you, the main question remains is why have you come here? Did you come to help the Earth Forces or ZAFT?"
Rolius turned to her. "We only came to observe not interfere. You were informed of our war as it is more devastating and if they are aware of your existence, neither of your governments will survive. Personally many of us see you Halo Humans as a barbaric and ignorant race; true that civil wars are common but fighting each other over genetics is extremely rare. I am not meaning to offend you as whole but individually."
"None taken. Can't say I blame them." Mu replied and had nothing against the Turian's words about them."So what will you do now? Sooner or later many people will know of you and attempt to gain favor." Murrue stated.
"We will not take part in any of their requests but our war will possibly come to your world and must put aside your prejudice for survival and honestly doubt either would work with each other." Byron explained. "I've been requested by my commander to speak with Kira once he's recovered from the battle." Getting up and making their way back to the ship as the Archangel officers return to their stations.
Meanwhile the cadets and their friends were given quarters, Taren and Gunjak returned to the Leviathan, almost at that moment Kira was sound asleep, which surprised others. Despite the war going on both in Halo Sol and the Shadow Collective War occurring across the galaxies, he seem to felt calm in his sleep where he can escape reality to dream whatever he wishes. His thoughts brought up the time when he, Saki and San'L first met Athrun and when he gave him Birdy before leaving for the PLANTs and asked them to enrol with him but kindly declined for taking their own part in the Federation. But two years after they found him involved stealing the G-weapons but the Strike.
He opened his eyes, instead of finding his friends all he can see was darkness but can make out where he is and realise he was not on the Archangel but on some unfamiliar location. Looking around to see anything. Having a surprise to see Starfleet officers walking passed him brought the realization that he was on a Federation ship. Walking passed them as if they never knew he was there, believing this to be a dream and a strange one to add until he saw two of his parents walking ahead of him.
"Mom. Dad." His father was the first to turn his head around before Lyta. "Kira? What are you doing here?" His eyes widened as if they could see him until a small child went through him. Watching the younger version of himself, probably 7 or 8 years of age running towards them as Lyta knelt down to scoop him up in her arms.
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in your room with Alan and Joanna?"
The small brunette smiled at his parents. "They're fast asleep. I wanted to see the new aliens."
Byron could only chuckle and crossed his arms forward, not needing to read the boy's thoughts to see it. "Ah, now we get. You came because of the species called the Vorlons made contact with us just a few hours ago." Kira watched his younger version and his parents for a moment. He had always had the fascination of seeing new worlds and alien civilizations, even wanting to be a federation officer so that he would protect those he cared deeply was one of the reason.
When hearing his parents meantioning the name Vorlons ringed in his mind. The Leviathan made First Contact with an advance race that used organic tachnology, or to the fact they did and mostly reffered the Tau'ri as the Reclaimers, made many wonder if they knew the Forerunners long ago and, and the strangest thing after they made their report the Council told them to keep this as current top secret on the Vorlon Empire's request until they make some arrange meeting to the other governments. An armored soldier approahced them, Lyta put Kira back down on the floor and held his hand.
"Sir, ma'am, I would like to inform you that Ambassador Kosh as came abaord." The surprised Senior Officers looked at him and eachother.
"I may have to go, sweetheart." Bryon kissed Lyta and knelt down to his son. "And as for you, its back to bed. The twins will find outsooner or later their big brother is far away." Kira was little reluctant but didn't want to upset the twins, even after they were born he grew attach to them as they did despite knowing he was adopted after orphaned.
"Follow." A hollow voice spoke to the older Kira, felt his spine tingle and hair standing up if he wasn't dreaming. The voice sounded strangely soothing and yet familiar. He followed both his younger self and his mom taking him back to their quarters. He watched her put him to bed and checked on the twins before leaving. Feeling confused, why was he dreaming of this when he could've dreamt something else.
'And that voice. Where have I heard it somehwere before?' Trying to go into his thoughts, not knowing how long he was dreaming when a sound of the door sliding and hummed. At first he believed it was his mom coming back for something. Taking by complete surprise was a tall and strange alien being came into his family's quarters, no footsteps but a graceful drift. The brown suit possibly its enviromental suit to contain the atmosphere that the creture required to survive in the atmospheric mixture that some species are capable to thrive in. Long robs of incredible weaves hung down from the sweeping collar to the floor, merged from the collar was a helmet-like head with a single emerald orb in place of an eye in the front.
This must be the Vorlon Kira had about and never had the chance to see one, but how can he dream of it if he never saw one in his life. The door closed behind it, he watched as it observes the room as if searching for something. Kira kept close to the Vorlon as it moves to his room, he thought that the security officers would have came in by now but they didn't.
The Vorlon entered his room as Kira followed. He noticed how the Vorlon observed the sleeping child of Kira. The Kira beside him waited for what was happening, as strange as this dream or whatever it is he was having seems to had happened to him before.
The sleeping child stirred, grudgily sitting up with his eyes still heavy. He looked up at the Vorlon and now fully opened to see a strange looking being infront of him. Before the boy could speak the Vorlon's 'eye' expanded and glowed bright emerald.
"Back to sleep. Child." The same voice Kira heard just earlier gave a telekinetic order to his younger being and images of his actual dreams surfaced.
Kira's eyes widened as plates. "I-It couldn't be. The Dream I had!" This was the strange being that came into his room and told him to go back to sleep.
"Now you remember." He slowly turned and now realised the Vorlon was speaking to him and the room they were in had vanished. He continued to stare at the being, dumbfounded to have actaully saw the ambassador and thought it was a dream. "You were the one I saw in my dream. Only that it was real wasn't it?" Kira asked the alien being, having some odd feeling that there was something about it that he knows more than he believes.
"Yes." Which was it's single answer.
"Who are you?" He asked, believing that it was a wise choice of words to the Vorlon.
"Kosh."
A few moments after his answer, Kira gave him another and this time more firmer and less fear in him. "What were you doing in my room years ago?" Trying to keep his brave face on, asking an honest question.
Kosh had been probing the boy's mind and sense strong will in him, he had scanned many species as others of his race but found Kira to be not like others. "We have been watching over you, for a long time. After long millenium the pieces of the Prophecy are coming together. You will soon be ready for their return."
The things it spoke of sounded like cryptid words, and this prophecy made him feel uneasy like he was part of this. "I don't understand. What's this prophecy and who are they you mentioned?"
"Understanding is a three-edged sword. In time you will know." Kosh turned around and making his leave. Kira tried to gain answers from him as much as he could. "Wait, I need to know one last thing. Were you watching me since coming to the ship or before?" Much of his surprise when Kosh turned to give one last look to Kira. Giving a moment of silence.
"I have always been here."
The next thing Kira saw was a bright light, blinking his eyes to discover he was back in the Archangel. Breathing heavily and sweat on his face. From what he learned from that dream or vision he had seemed alot real than he ever experienced. This Kosh he spoke with had told him that he was part of some ancient prophecy that is about to happen. He wondered if this had something to do with the Shadow Collective and the war, something more darker behind this events that had him very worried. Yet part of this may have some answers that could shed some light about him; for many years Kira tried to find some answers of where he came from.
At frist when his family arrived to the Halo Earth he thought he was one of the Coordinators but later found he was much more than they were. Some of the physicians spectulated that he could be some sort of member of an advance race they haven't come across. Although Kira should keep telling himself that it shouldn't matter what he is aslong as he has friends and family who love him, but after that moment just now he was unsure what will happen to him.
Mars Colony
Commander Sinclair walking through the corridors to see Doctor Steven Franklin and their guests. Throughout his childhood he has always believed that one day Humanity would make contact with an alien civilization, and now they have, only that both of them are at war of their own. He entered the medical centre to find Steven with the now conscious Arran putting on his upper garments. He could easily see the faint pebble scales going from his face to the shoulders and the spine, one could assume him for being reptilian than a mammal but had some potion of lighter hair."Evening Doctor, how s our patient?"
Steven turned to him. "Well I can say Arron is extremely well and no signs of any injuries left." He spoke in astonishment. "When I checked on his hysiology, the cells were healing the wounds at an incredible rate and his lungs are capable to trapping much of the oxygen in them for extensive periods to survive in the thin atmosphere. There are some that I could not understand and been told Arron's people are genetically engineered."
Arron chuckled, getting up on his feet. "My ancestors went through genetic adaptation in order to survive a cold, harsh environment before our Mars was undergoing a terraformation. Many of us still retain the genetic traits." As noted with his scales"So you call yourself the 'Mar' as in short for Mars?" Jeffrey asked. Arron nodded at his question. "We thought 'Martian' was been used in so many science fiction stories, suggested a shortened name seems original."
"Even so, from what you explained about your people, they must be, what? They're Centuries ahead of us. Developed the technology to go faster than the speed of light? Meeting many alien species" The doctor thought out loud like an enigmatic child. "I mean, your people on another Earth with a more highly advance civilization, probably more than advance than Coordinators."
The commander hadn't thought of such idea of there were another human race on another world, not to mention that they're more enhanced than even Coordinators could be a problem for ZAFT and the Earth Alliance. "I'm sure Arron would answer you questions, doctor but he'll need some rest I believe."
"That won't be necessary, Commander, I'm fully recovered and won't mind being asked by the doctor's curiosity of my people and our Earth."
Jeffrey managed to suppress the astonishment, even from what Doctor Franklin explained about his physiology. Arron soon explained for their reason for coming to the solar system-or Halo Sol System as they called it. Told them about a horrific war against a powerful alliance bent on a crusade to destroy Humanity and many of their allies, Sinclair could only sigh as the thought of their world about to be pulled in this Maximal known as Rhinox entered the room. "Good of you to awake, Arron. I'm sure you have briefed our friends of about your people."
"I did and answered as much as I could." Getting up and approached Rhinox then turned to the Commander. "I would like to know what has become of the Predacon prisoners?"
"We had some trouble keeping the two of them in their cells." Sinclair said. Concerned about their presence in the colony. "But if I were to say they were on a recon mission then we could expect their friends will come and find out."
Rhinox nodded, agreeing with him that they couldn't have come to the Halo Mars by themselves. Supposing that they may have found the Prothean outpost before they to the cells that hold the Predacon prisoners where they find Rattrap keeping an eye on them. While Waspinator seemed little relaxed in his Beast Mode, Terrosaur, however, attempts to escape. His roars could be heard through the vents, flying everywhere in the small cell.
"Let me out! I can't stand close spaces! I'm claustrophobic! Let. Me. OUT!" Screeching hysterically, grabbing the bars to claw his way out and at the snickering maximal in front of him, including the seemingly nervous Humans.
"Really? Aw, big, bad Predacon not liking his small cell?" The Security guards looked at each other and wondered if it were such a good idea to mock a dangerous prisoner, even a hostile alien in their base.
Terrosaur growled, glaring daggers at his enemy. "You are so fortunate that your out there and I'm in here!" Pointed his talon at Rattrap."Maximalz put up shieldz around the cellz to prevent uz ezcaping!" Their first attempt to escape was using his missile launchers to break out and come back with reinforcements to wipe out the foolish Halo Humans.
A door hissed opened and recognised Rhinox along with the Mar and the Salarian, Loral with them. "You better start answering our questions, Predacon." Rhinox held his gattlings ready to use for force.
"What were your plans for the Prothean outpost?" Loral demanded. "Whatever your plans are for it the Citedal Council will be ready and so will our allies."
"Oh, they're gonna be in for a surprsie." Terrasaur chuckled darkly. "The outpost is probably gaurded by Shadow forces, mainly the Decepticons and some creatures called Collectors."
Rhinox pondered when hearing the name of a different species. "Collectors? From what I understand from the lifeforms of this galaxy, Collectors are tradors who come and go offering advance technology to most races commonly the Citadel members and few others such as the Centauri, Gaim, Narns and Drazi. But in exhange for living beings or parts of them." He spoke of the last sentence in a gravely tune that made Sinclair think of these so-called traders as pirates or some sort of organization.
"So you know about them? Well when there are collectors where do you think they store their new collections?" The Predacon grinned. None of them could answer his question that took them by surprise. It would seem strange for any collectors to 'collect' something without a reason or purpose. "What do you know of the Reapers?"
Okay so next chapter will bring the battle between ZAFT and Archangel, possibly fighting over the G-Weapons and the Federation vessel. There will be some point very soon they wil reveal themselves as the war comes to the Halo Earth. As for the Shadow Collective I have some ideas on other factions who may be part of their alliance. Yes Kira could be of some different race but not saying you have to find out yourself. I tried adding more but will do some in the next chapter upon the meetings and discussions of the war. Hope you enjoyed it!