A/N: Next Chapter is here people! WHOOOAAA! Who is ready for it! Now I'm gonna put one or two mini-codex's at the end of each chapter, read them or don't that't up to you.
Review time!
edboy4926: Well, my Shepard is close to the standard femshep except she has raven black hair and brilliant blue eyes, I never really changed her up much. And if you infer with the name of the fic some tech may be exchanged for others.
: Thanks
L4 Of the West: No Problem! And yea I know. Luckily I know those universes pretty well and have a lot of information to help.
Chronos1326: Thank you, and I was unsure about it as well but after reading up on the specific keyship, the one commanded by the Prophet of Truth, I found it unarmed completely. So currently it only has a single CSO class energy projector at its bow and that it. And yes the Coven are from SST. They come from the SST Tabletop RPG for their second generation of books, the Forth are also from that. These books were never released but there is info out there on them. Mine are a bit modified using what was there I had at the time and adding in bits of other alien races.
SmokeTinyTom: Glad I had your curiosity!
Evilthelast: Thank you, and I may add it if there is a demand for it but I do not know those universes very well and this will be challenging enough.
Hikari Nova: The SGC had no idea what would happen what were to happen. The fact that the device was activated prior to detonation was a fluke and an act of God **cough cough** me **cough cough**
The Forth and the Coven are races that were meant to be in the Starship Troopers tabletop RPG next generation and mixes things from the Movies and the CGI tv show roughnecks and was canceled when SST:3 Marauder came out. The Coven are a group of blue skinned human-like women. The forth on the other hand are an incredibly smart species that love mechs and walkers. The resemble Rosewell Grey aliens except they dont have legs but instead a serpentine tail. (Alien Lamias essentialky...or better yet, a sectoid body on a vipers tail. (X-COM))
Now to the story you fine people are wanting to read
Universe-281
Nevada
Area 51
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Carter shook her head and got up off the floor and looked around her seeing everyone else in the same condition she was just in. "That wasn't supposed to happen..."
As the others recovered she immediately went to the nearest station and looked at the data reading taken before the detonation. It was at that time General Hammond appeared over her shoulder, a large welt above his eye. "Major, what the Hell just happened?" He asked her shooing off a medic to take care of someone else.
"I don't know Sir that...wait these readings are similar to the energy discharge of using the Mirror...It was active when we detonated it." She reported looking up at the General with surprise and worry in her eyes.
"What are the implications of this Major?" He asked finally sitting down and letting the medic check him out.
Carter looked away and shook her head slightly. "I haven't the slightest idea, we could have just destroyed every Mirror throughout the multiverse, or we could have torn a hole in the fabric of reality, I need to get to the blast site."
He looked at her and sighed. "Do it."
Unnamed System
Orbit
UNSC Infinity
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Lasky gave a stressed smile as he leaned against the holoprojector. "Well, that is good new to hear for everyone...it seems we are all in the same boat. Almost all systems are offline except for the comms, gravity, and life support. I say we all head down to the planet as neutral ground." {Even Atriox seemed to be playing ball}
Instead of verbal communications they each just sent an acknowledgment indicator agreeing to meet. Each empire was allotted one shuttle and four security.
Lasky decided to use some of the most dangerous soldiers he had access too, and he only needed two. Master Chief Petty Officer Sierra-117, and Lieutenant B-312 the two Hyper-Lethal Vectors of the Spartan CORPS.
The Master Chief was waiting at the Pelican, his Mjolnir mk. 7 that was issued just before the mission. It looked like the mk. 6 in many ways but seemed to streamline the armor while also uparmoring similar to the older mk. 4. The Chief always chose the base model of Mjolnir, to Lasky that really showed how the Spartan operated. Chief was a jack of all trades, he was proficient with any firearm he had access. (Halo Infinite minus the grappling hook).
B-312 was currently walking out of the Pelican and had a highly customized set of armor. The helmet she wore was an EOD Helmet, the visor was pitch black but when she shifted her head there was a glint of purple. The right shoulder was small, similar to the what recon units wear, while the left was a a larger piece seemingly used to deflect rounds. Her chest plate seemed to be beefed up a bit and he could see multiple grenades along her belt and extra pouches of ammunition attached. He could see a slight red glow from her wrist from a tactical attachment as well.
"We ready to go Lieutenant?" Lasky asked the Spartan-III while stepping aboard the Pelican the Chief entering behind him and closing the ramp.
B-312 nodded and gave a thumbs up. "Good to go Sir, just waiting on you."
He nodded to her and sat down on one of the compartment seats. "Well let's not keep Fleetmaster 'Vadum and Atriox waiting, or any of these unknowns either." She nodded and climbed into the cockpit and before long the dropship was launching out of the Infinity and down towards the planet and incredible speed.
Unnamed Planet
Designated meeting site
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Commander Alexia Shepard stood just behind Admiral Hackett acting as the primary security. She had Samara with her while Hackett had a Turian Cabal, Krogan Battlemaster, and Salarian STG also with him to round out the security team with the best tech and Biotics they could find.
She looked over the whole group and gave a small smirk thinking that they had the best special forces members in the fleet, and the biotics give them a distinct advantage.
She heard the roar of an engine and a strange humming sound so she looked up. What Alexia saw was a bit surprising. The first was an olive green aircraft with relatively stubby wings that went vertical to land. The other looked like some kind of purple beetle is the best way to describe it. The green craft had a ramp lower from the rear of it depositing a man that appeared to be only a few years older than herself, maybe a decade, he wearing a dark grey uniform with an armored pauldron on his left shoulder. Flanking the man were what she thought were some kind of mech at first but many things didn't fit, they moved to smoothly, these were soldiers. Their armor was bulky but devoid of all decoration and very little personalization, it was spartan.
From the purple ship a ramp extended out the back and a tall reptilian creature with a tall pronged helmet (Let 'Volir style helmet) it was clad in advanced looking whitish-silver armor with gold inlays and glowing purple accent lights. The reptilian alien was flanked by two more of its kind in similar style armor without the inlays, and had redish orange glowing accent lights and ceremonial ornaments, the armor looked elite. Before the purple craft flew off it dropped off some kind of table with a device in the middle. The first Saurian turned it on showing it to be a holographic projector.
{Interesting...it makes things easier for us all} She thought as she looked up at a Greyish blue curved arrowhead shaped ship landed nearby. {Almost looks Asari}. She would eat those words as the ramp lowered and Four blue skinned black haired women in a long regal dress walked out of the ship. She looked over at Samara who seemed surprised for once as they watched the four approach the ever growing group.
The next ship to come down appeared to be the same type of ship the saurians came in, except this was less curved and had a black and red paint job. A single massive being leaped from the craft landing in a small squat. It was somewhat similar to a Gorilla in some ways and had white face paint. The Saurian and human in the grey uniform stiffened at the Gorilla but nodded in his direction. The armor the being wore was thick and bulky, it almost looked brutish.
The next ship was coming down and it looked a box with a cockpit attached and some strange right angle wings and engines thrown on, A man in a uniform that resembled the uniforms of Nazi Germany flanked by two men in bulky green power armor, behind them was a large robot or mech, it was the color of steel and dark green with one eye substantially larger than the other, it was a little smaller than a Ymir but looks far more mobile, it had only one noticeable weapon on its shoulder but it may have more hidden in its chassis.
Admiral Hacket cleared his throat and started off. "So, seems all we are missing are the Forth?" He put his hand to his chin obviously taking mental notes on those around us.
"The Forth likely will not join us, they are a bit xenophobic and will stay in their ships till their engines are repaired." The man in the grey nazi like uniform would reply. "I am Admiral Chavez of the United Terran Federation, to start introductions."
The man with the armored pauldron would speak up next. "I am Admiral Thomas Lasky of the United Nations Space Command, part of the Conclave of independent Species." {Conclave of Independent Species? Is that like the Citadel Alliance of Species?}
"I am Fleetmaster R'tas Vadum of the Sangheili Empire, also a member of the Conclave of Independent Species." The Tall saurian said as he put his hands behind his back.
The ape snorted slightly but seemingly not out of disrespect. "I am Emperor Atriox, of the Jiralhanae Empire, lets hurry this along shall we."
The Asari human hybrid looking woman would be next to talk. "I am Queen Diela, I am of the Afroditi Cavalar Republic." She would look to Admiral Chavez. "Most Humans call us the Coven."
"Well looks like I am last, I am Fleet Admiral Steven Hacket of the Systems Alliance, a member of the Citadel Alliance of Species and commander of the Citadel Remnant first fleet."
Unnamed Planet
Designated Meeting Site
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Lasky looked to each of the others here, several unknown humans from groups that don't even resemble any of the old innie groups. {What the hell happened here.}
"So, we have several different humans here, now since you all dont recognize the two species next to me, have different tech, and are with species I have never seen before...means we are either somehow from vastly different parts of the galaxy and just seem to be human. Or there is something weirder going on." He said crossing his arms while B-312 put a chip in the table pulling up the symbol of the UNSC and CIS on their side of the table.
The elderly admiral in the blue and gold uniform, {Hacket he said his name was}, eyes the symbols suspiciously. "I am afraid it must be something weirder then, cause I am from Buenos Aires on Earth.
Chavez looked at Hacket strangely. "I am also from Buenos Aires..."
"Ok so definitely something strange is going on here." Lasky sighed as he gripped the bridge of his nose.
Just as he was about to speak Roland popped up with Cortana on the holotable. It was cortana who spoke up. "I may have an answer to our predicament, I have been consulting with the AI in our fleet and the fleets of our friends here, from what we found out, each of our fleets were hit by a massive subspace wave front unlike any recorded before. It affected our fleets by tearing them through subspace until we reached here."
She waved her hand and a diagram popped up showing a wave of high energy particles going through subspace. "From what the collective minds of almost a hundred full sentient AI and thousands of Geth Programs were able to determine is that someone somehow detonated some kind of high energy explosive next to a subspace device."
"Ok technobabble aside, how is it that we can have multiple groups of Humans? The forerunners never put humans elsewhere?" A slightly irritated Atriox growled as he looked at the data.
"Simple, we are all from a different universe." Cortana said nonchalantly as she crossed her arms. "Its the only thing that makes sense given the data".
This caused everyone to get slightly agitated, they looked around suspiciously the guards clutching their weapons closer to their bodies as if they were lying and getting ready for an ambush. He even noticed the subtle hints of the Spartans getting ready for combat.
R'tas recovered quickly calming his guards while taking a deep breath before turning and looking at Cortana and with a slight hint of fear, fear of the unknown, in his voice. "And how, do we return Construct."
Cortana frowned at the question lifting her hands and shaking her head. "I dont know...even with access to the nuclear device and the rift...I have no way of finding out how to send us somewhere specific."
This revelation had everyone dumbstruck and speechless. Chavez looked like someone ripped his heart out while Hackett seemed to have a look of hope in his eyes,{He did say Citadel Remnant fleet}. A woman next to Hacket in a set of black and red armor pulled her helmet off revealing short jet black hair and piercing blue eyes. "So we are stuck here...together..."
"So it seems...so it seems." Lasky sighed and looked to the other leaders. "Well...I suppose since we are stuck here...from our scans this system has everything we need to survive and even thrive. I suggest we each build a colony for our people and work together until we can try and work out a way home."
Queen Diela spoke next seemingly repulsed by the idea. "We will not share a world with such primitive beings...We will find our homeworld in this universe...but we will maintain communications." She would give a bow and retreat to her ship without another word.
"Well thats them out...doesn't seem like much of a loss." Chavez said with a slight smile watching the dropship leave. "They can be such a hassle."
Lasky watched the ship shrink into the distance as it left the atmosphere before looking at the rest of the group, specifically at Atriox. "Think we can work together here?"
Atriox looked deep in thought before he nodded with a grumble. "I am not a brute...I am certainly not Tartarus. Your plan is sound Lasky though my Jiralhanae likely wont be trusted among the members of the Conclave due to our past disagreements."
"We should have a place that is neutral ground, place for trade and commerce. A Grand Bazaar kind of thing then we each have our own communities, to ease our people into this." Hackett said already sending a message to the fleet. "Our people will be relieved to be off the fleet and on solid ground, we have hundreds of prefab structures and mining equipment to help in setting up a new colony."
Unknown Planet
Orbit
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While the meeting was occurring the sleek silver ships of the Forth turned their ships away from the planet and opened a subspace vortex and shot off into the unknown in the direction of the Ida Galaxy.
It wasn't long before the Coven dropship docked with its mothership. Once docked the Coven ships would radiate strange waves of energy while the image of the ships warped and distorted before it shot off into the distance.
Planet Oasis
Designated Meeting Site
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Several hours had passed as they discussed many things for the colony, so far they have named the planet Oasis since it has everything they needed to survive, thrive even. A name for their alliance was decided, The displaced. They were planning on how the colony would be set up, with each group setting up their little area in one of the four cardinal directions around the neutral ground which had yet to be found. Their next order of business was how they were gonna explore this new Universe.
"We should single ship to explore this new universe, one that has the best we all can offer." Chavez said sitting at the holotable. "Our best soldiers, scientists, and even a diplomat if needed. This ship will be the face of our alliance in this Galaxy and this Universe."
R'Tas nodded and pursed his mandibles. "A new ship should be built for its purpose...but such an endeavor takes time. Until that time I recommend we retrofit an existing vessel, preferably one with stealth capability."
He nodded while speaking up. "We have several stealth vessels but they are relatively slow and under-armed for this task, as well as they do not have much room for retrofits."
Chavez nodded his arms crossing. "Our stealth capable vessels are all roughly fighter craft sized unfortunately."
"I think I have the perfect ship in mind don't you agree Admiral." The raven haired woman next to Hackett declared with a smile as she lifted her arm twisting her wrist activating a holographic interface and pulling up a sleek ship. "The SSV Normandy S-R 2 Stealth Frigate, already modified with the best technology we have at our disposal."
R'Tas pursed his mandibles examining the hologram his tactical eye looking over the data scrolling next to the ship. "Small but quick and with its own teeth."
"The Normandy was instrumental in our survival against our enemies, Shepard and the Normandy are the only reason we are here." Hackett said with reverence and pride.
"I see no reason why the Normandy wouldn't be able to be our temporary diplomatic recon vessel. The ship looks to be able to hold additional enhancements." Lasky said already seeing what he could suggest to make the small ship even more fearsome. "Not much room for improvements but I can see room for them."
Admiral Chavez nodded in agreement. "I have to agree with...Lasky was it? I could see putting one of our High Density Laser Cannons with this Thanix cannon of theirs. We may have to remove one of the barrels for the Thanix but it may be worth it to have a variety of weapon systems."
"Enough about the ship, where is this neutral ground going to be located. We must establish ourselves here before we journey into the Galaxy at large" Atriox sighed slightly impatient as he crossed his arms.
Cortana decided to pop up again. "We have been scanning the planet Using the combined sensors of the fleet we may have found a possible loca...wait an incredibly strong power source was just detected on the planet. It is similar to the Forerunner translocation grid found on Requiem but much more powerful. It might be worth it to check it out."
Lasky crossed his arms as Cortana pulled up the data from the sensors. A single circular object similar to the many slipspace gateways on Requiem stood on a raised platform in a field of what appeared to be wheat. "If this is a gate like what we have encountered in the past then it would be good to secure it. It might connect to a planet belonging to this universes equivalent to the Forerunners."
"Excuse me for being rude, but what is a Forerunner." Shepard asked with a slightly confused look before putting her helmet back on.
"The Forerunners are an extinct but very advanced race from our Universe." Cortana bluntly declared as she was already remotely booting up the Pelican.
Shepard nodded and followed the Chief towards the Pelican while one of Chavez men did the same. Lasky looked to Atriox giving the large Jiralhanae a nod to which he nodded back looking over the Normandy data.
Planet Oasis
Stargate site
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Shepard checked over her equipment in the strange dropship belonging to the UNSC, she didnt have her full loadout she normally would for a combat op Hackett didn't want to make us look bad. She had her HMWA X master grade Assault rifle, her Geth Plasma shotgun, and her Carnifex. She wished she had one of her heavy weapons like the Cain but that would definitely been viewed poorly at the negotiation.
The soldier that came with them from Chavez had a boxy weapon with a carry rail, the troopers looked over his weapon multiple times ejecting the mag making sure that everything was in working order before checking over his massive side arm. The trooper kept looking between her and the massive green juggernaut standing next to her.
He carried some kinda of bullpup rifle with a noticeable LED screen showing his ammunition count, he also had a large silver pistol on his thigh and a shotgun on his back, the other UNSC soldier was flying the dropship.
Her omni-tool popped up as EDI contacted her, "Shepard you are almost to the objects location, so far nothing has occurred on site but Admiral Lasky has ordered the Spartans to follow your orders, I do not know if Admiral Chavez has given his man the same orders."
"Thanks EDI, well big guy seems I got put in charge." She said to the Spartan next to her looking over at him. His head barely nodded as he linked his internal comms to her.
"Sorry about caveman here, he's not much for conversation." The female AI from before, Cortana was her name, said to her over the comms. "He will listen to your orders just fine."
She smiled slightly under her helmet. "Good to know Cortana, but if either of you have any input don't hesitate to let me know, you both seem to have experience with a device similar to this so I'm relying on you both."
"Oh a commanding officer that listens to her troops, what a nice surprise don't ya think Chief." Cortana said cheerily while the Chief just slightly shifted again. {Man this guy is like a god damn rock...}
"We are over the target area Commander, want me to set down?" A voice from the cockpit yelled back, the other Spartan.
She stood up and shook her head. "No, over bout twenty feet and we will drop in." She checked her jump jets and gave a nod in satisfaction. {Thank god the Initiative was able to upgrade my gear.} She looked to Chief and the Trooper, "You guys got jump jets? Shoulda asked first."
The Trooper nodded standing up and tested his out real quick. "Good to go Commander, names Ramirez by the way."
"Chiefs good to go Commander, twenty feet isn't an issue." Cortana said over the comms as Chief shoulder his rifle.
Shepard nodded as the ramp lowered and the trio leaped out of the green dropship Shepard's and Ramirez's jump jets activated just before hitting the ground as the both looked around. Chief on the other hand just landed his weapon snapping up and searching for hostiles.
"Area clear Commander." A gravely voice said over the comms. {That must be the Chief.}
Shepard nodded and approached the giant stone like ring stopping before a pedestal of a polished black material with some coppery tones to it. There was a raised dais in the center with two circular rows of symbols a giant red crystal in the center. She looked back up towards the ring noticing the same symbols along the inner edge and several red jewels around the outside. "Certainly doesnt look like much, then again neither did a lot of Prothean ruins."
"Looks can be deceiving Commander. It looks to be made of a quart like material that is able to be used a semiconductor of some kind. We have seen this material used in Forerunner structures before." Cortana simply said as Chief was keeping an eye on the area.
Shepard was about to radio the all clear to Admiral Hackett and the rest when she would hear a strange electronic thump sound and looked back to the ring and saw one of the jewels was lit up. Her eyes looked to the pedestal and saw one of the symbols was also lit up. "Eyes up its doing something." She raised her rifle and took cover by the pedestal.
Her eyes went to Ramirez who crouched aiming his weapon at the ring while Chief simply stood there his rifle raised. She gritted her teeth looking back towards the ring when a seventh symbol lit up and there was a bright flash and wooshing sound as an explosion of water shot out of the ring before settling in a pool inside the ring.
Cortana decided to make a quip at this moment. "Ah its a wormhole generator fascinating."
Again before Shepard could say anything several, things walked through the pool. They were tall and wearing some black chainmail and gauntlets with claws, she could see some human like skin in places. Their heads were metallic, so they were likely some kind of helmet, and shaped like a bird. One that was golden had red jewel eyes similar to the crystals on the ring, it shifted its gaze quickly between the three and raised its staff. "Ke'I Yas Kree tall doo'wa Heru-ur!"
{Shit}
A/N: So here is the next chapter. Yes Noble Six survived in this timeline, yes I will explain it later. Below is her armor configuration and yes I threw some H5 in there. TBH the Nightfall armor is is one of the only good ones. For Helmets, its the classic helmets and the Aviator helmet. I love the Stargate Universe because of its malleability with other universes due to the nature of its galaxy and the fact that there is multiple universes already confirmed in its continuity.
So Im also making a list of equipment that the Halo factions use, I will also be making a list for each of the other Factions but that will take a while. Its mostly to help visualize the different factions and what they will look like.
Anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please leave a review I love to read them and perhaps favorite and follow!
B-312 Armor configuration
Helmet: Reach EOD-Custom visor
Shoulders: Right Recon, Left Commando
Chest: Mix: Base Grenadier/Sapper Grenade Belt/Halo 5 Nightfall harness
Wrist: Tactical/TACPAD UGPS Hybdid
Utility: Tactical Hardcase
Knee: FJ/PARA
R'tas Vadam armor
Let 'Volir (Halo Wars 2) helmet
Halo Reach spec ops elite armor with gold inlays, and the blueish purple lights of the field marshal zealots and honor guard.
Goa'uld Translation- Kneel Now and obey the God Heru-ur has come! (Rough Translation cause there isn't much actual Goa'uld known.