Out of the night, a mysterious ship filled with people from a different universe comes to Mobius. A shocked princess is intrigued by these people and decides to learn as much as she can about them. History has been changed, and she's along for the ride.
Journal of Sally Acorn (Temporarily Repurposed to Miles Prower) Date: December 4th, 3234 Entry Made 2241 (10:41 PM)
Dear Journal,
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From: Gerome Andsworth Sub: Engagements Priority: BLACK
Your Highness,
I thought you should be the first to know next to your parents. We have recently received reports from the borders of UNSC-controlled space that Julian Kintobor has struck against our fleet. This is the first time that he has gone on the offensive since Carson Valley, which caught us by surprise. We assumed that for the past six months, Robotnik had been in a state of slow stagnation; basically crawling from one system to the next, engaging in hit and run guerrilla tactics to catch warships off-guard. However, in reviewing this report, I think it's safe to say that he has a bit of support this time around.
Get a load of this: Yesterday at roughly noon, the Third Patrol Flotilla was attacked by 'a large number of amphibian shaped spacecraft, along with several other ships that appeared to be of mixed design'. The survivor accounts tell of ships that appear to be of Human as well as Covenant make. This confirms what you saw earlier on Hyperia. Robotnik is using the Covenant to further his own cause... or are they using him? We aren't sure at this point. We know that the Remnant can be manipulative and use other races to get what they want - namely a way to activate the Halo rings even after all this time, but we think they might be going one step further with Robotnik. The best way to explain this might be that they will give him all that he requires, and then later eliminate him. Now, this may seem like the Covenant will be doing our job for us, but it won't be as rosy in the end. The Covenant are imitative, not innovative. They do not come up with new technology, rather they add to their own technology stores, kind of like the Borg (You did watch that TV show, right?). They must know that Robotnik is using the Chaos Emeralds to his advantage. They'll want to find other ones, mark my words.
But I digress. I was talking about the battle. The Third Flotilla was nearly annihilated. They were just a small band of patrol boats and frigates. Even if they had got a couple of shots off, they wouldn't be able to thin his numbers enough. The Jackson Hale was destroyed within fifteen minutes of engagement and went down fighting until her core breached. No survivors. The second ship that went down was the Shiva, the frigate. Lasted twenty minutes. No survivors. The last two patrol vessels were the Quinten and the Maori. Both recieved moderate damage but were still able to slip away from the fray. In all, about four hundred men lost their lives in that attack, all because we were not ready for it. In truth, we never saw this coming. We believe that the Human ships that Robotnik had with him were in fact hired mercenaries that would be used to diversify his troops. The Covenant vessels were almost certainly consisting of Kig-Yark mercs, as well as a single Jiralhanae CCS-class Cruiser. If we had a heavy cruiser in the area, we probably would have been able to save at least the Shiva, and the three hundred men and women aboard. It's a crying shame. It really is.
The worst part is we won't be able to reinforce that line for an additional eight days while the closest task force moves to replace the Third. By the time they get there, multiple robot ships could pass through that border. Princess, we could be getting hundreds of drone ships that could be equipped with heat sink cloaking devices, which would shield them from our sensors. That, quite frankly, is unacceptable in my book. We will do everything in our power and send the fastest ships that we can to Marigold, the system closest to that part of the border.
Lastly... we received sightings of a black hedgehog on Earth as well. Like I said, jet black quills, red trimming, and shoes that seemed to have some form of jet power. Now, I remember this character. His name was Shadow, correct? Your Highness, Shadow the hedgehog was declared a target as soon as he grabbed a hold of those Chaos Emeralds back on the Flying Factory. We're still working out the logistics and pinpointing where exactly he is, but I recommend you get your boots suited up just in case. We might need you to go out there on this one. Give me a call back as soon as you recieve this. We can meet then and discuss what in the heck is going on.
Stay safe, Highess.
Yours,
-Gerome Andsworth
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