Across the planet Earth, military bases, power plants, major transit hubs and government buildings had been reduced to rubble by untouchable Batarian weapons. What the Batarians didn't know was that from the cold depths of space, someone was watching them...
The Batarians, in all their arrogance, had come to assume that everything they did was perfect. From their ships and weapons to their language and culture. That mindset also included their anti stealth scanning technology.
The Humans had fired back - with frighteningly powerful nuclear weapons - as well as their own primitive armed spacecraft, those who were watching had noted. They were brave no doubt, but such powerful nuclear devices in the hands of an undeveloped race was a disturbing concept. The Krogan came to mind.
The war had quickly moved planet side when the Humans lack luster space defenses were swept aside. That was where Humanitys forces had shined the brightest. Across their world, human military forces and disorganised civilian militias had fought back fiercely and made the Hegemony pay dearly for every bit of land they took. Never the less, bravery was only getting the Humans so far, a defeat is still a defeat regardless of how hard the defending side fights. That was the sad story playing out across the human homeworld. The Humans fought hard , and counter attacked where possible, but they were on the retreat on most fronts.
As the Hegemony Navy slammed it's weapons hard on human infrastructure, they had no idea that hidden near the Earth's moon a small scouting vessel sat, it's occupants watching in horror and anger at the sudden and unprovoked act of aggression that the Batarians had launched upon this young race.
The Captain of the small scouting vessel sighed in anger. She had just finished her report and it had been sent to the powers that be. She read over the summary of the report again:
"Having followed a Batarian scout fleet for sometime, we knew they were up to something suspicious. Their activation of the relay confirmed our suspicions. Having followed them through we discovered the local system contained a garden world with a developing intelligent species called "Homo Sapiens, or Humans. As attached photos show, they are remarkably similar in appearance to the Asari, though have two genders. Having downloaded the contents of their equivalent of the extra net we have learned a great deal about this new race. They remained a relatively static race technologically for most of their history, until their so called industrial Revolution two centuries ago, at which point technology rapidly expanded. Two planet wide conflicts called World War 1 and World War 2 respectively, followed by a so called "Cold War" between the powerful nations of the planet catapulted human technology drastically as opposing sides attempted to become stronger than the other. They have mastered the power of the atom as previously stated, using two nuclear weapons to end their Second World War. Luckily common sense prevailed and despite an arsenal of thousands of nuclear weapons, they have never been used in a conflict since. With some guidance the Humans could be ready to make contact with the Galactic community in the coming decades, assuming they survive the invasion. They have the compassion and diplomatic incentives of the Asari, the military nature of the Turians, the inquisitive and scientific nature of the Salarians, the brutality of the Krogan and the merchantile prowess of the Volus. They are a rather remarkable race."
The report had been sent, with a longer more detailed report to follow once the information from the human archive's had been fully read.
"This time the Batarians have gone too far. The Council will not like this one bit." She said to herself, still shaking with anger at the arrogance of the Batarians.
