The entities flowed through space, following the ion trail left by the Franklin. They sensed the energy that flowed from the large vessel and they wanted more. The continued on until they approached the vessel. The tingle of pure energy sent the first towards the ship.
Shortly behind, the six beings that joined in to one came barreling through space. It had been a long time since it felt the awesome power that this one contained. It hungered for more. There was plenty of mass in front of it and it wanted to take it apart. It wanted to taste every ounce of it as it devoured more and more. It felt its center core grow brighter and brighter. Heat boiled from down deep inside and soon sparked its first flame. More and more, the temperature of its surface grew hotter and hotter. It felt itself slow. It reached out with its inner core and call to the others for help.
The others turned and saw their larger self slow. They bared witness to the amount of energy that it had exhibited to lay claim to the vessel in front of them. Each of them turned and retreated to the larger being. They felt the awesome power of its inner core pull them in to a motion that they didn't know. It was at this point that each of them relaxed and danced around the large one.
The pull of the larger one swung the farthest one away to the hull of the Franklin. There, it drew from the power of the large vessel. The energy from the shields flowed through its small body and was passed down through the orbit and ended up at the large mass. The center mass picked up speed in swinging the smaller masses around so more of them could feed on the vessel. The large mass forced more energy through itself and began to stroll towards the vessel.
