General Venus Surdos along with his subordinates were all looking in shock when they enter the new system, the massive blocks of ice that were floating around them and the mass relay, were keen evidence that the relay had not been use and that the Baterian pirates had not activated it. But they had and now their career were in danger if anyone besides them were to get news about this.
"Right everyone turn the ships around and
"General we are getting energy readings further into the system." One of the communication officer said.
Surdos started to panic a bit and so seem everyone else, they feared that they had made the same mistake that had let to the Rachni war and now the question were weather or not they would continue with exploring this system or leave and close the relay and pray for nothing else were going to happen.
"H,,how much?"
"Not much and its not similar to any of our or other races mass effect technology. There is no reading for any mass effect field nor any element zero trace."
This made Surdos think, maybe they discover a new race that had just discover space flight and not been in contact with any Prothean artefacts. This might be a chance for Surdos to add a young race into the Turian Hierarchy as a vessel state, he might be able to turn this around and be a benefit to them. This system most likely had un tap resources that would aid and add to the Turian Hierarchy.
"General what are you orders."
"We continue forward, head towards the energy source."
This made many of the officer and personal on the bridge stop and look at him, his second in command Niia Brucus, step forward.
"General with all due respect we should not even be here. Let alone explore this system, lets just leave."
"I know what you mean and I understand your reasoning, but we might have found a newly space born race. We can add them as a vessel to the Hierarchy and the amount of resources in this system would just benefit us."
"But sir we have broken the law, we are just doing things worst for us if we stay here."
"Commander again I understand your reasoning, but think about it. This race has not been able to find any Prothean artefacts, judging from the lack of evidence that we have found as now. Even if this race were as dangerous as the Rachin or the Krogan we have the upper hand when it comes to military might and technology. We could beat them or at least destroy their minimal space faring craft. If we tell high command about this system then they will help us in keeping this a secret from the council."
"Sir you ca-
"That´s enough commander, I will hear nothing more about. Communication tell all ships to move towards the energy source." Surdos commanded and Niir reluctantly step back to her post, still having a bad feeling about all of this.
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Yorha BUNKER
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"Report."
"The space craft are still heading towards us, Commander."
"They emit a strange kinds of energy reading, nothing what we have nor what the alien machine´s had."
Commander White were not happy from what she was hearing. She had order most of the combat units on earth to get back to the BUNKER and prepare for combat against this unknown threat. But that would still take a long time and these aliens could be here or have some kind of weapon that could reach them. Their ships were much faster then what the first aliens ships had been, which operator 52O pointed out after looking up the archive of the first war. She did hope that these aliens would leave them alone, but something were telling her that was not going to happen.
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Turian ship THS Titan II
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Surdos´s ship were spearheading the fleet as they pass the fourth gas giant. So far the general were happy with what he was seeing. If their was no good minerals deposit in this system it could a least be use as a helium-3 production system, the galaxy were always in need to fuel especially Turian and the more they had the better. He could feel now that the high command would all they could to help with keeping this system hidden and if he found minerals then, he could maybe get a new ship or more added to his fleet.
"General we are in range for communicate with the unknown race, shall we hail them?"
"Mm,,,,yes, that would be good to at least speak with our new vessel race."
"General I still think this is a bad idea."
"I hear you commander Brucus and again I have made up my mind." Surdos said as he got ready to communicate with this new race, while Niir shook her head as she went back to her duties.
"Haling them now general."
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Yorha BUNKER
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"Commander we are getting in a single from one of the ships."
"What kind of single."
"It seems to be some for of radio frequency,,,,,I think they are trying to contact us Commander."
White tighten her grip on the railing, this was not something that she had expected. She did not know what to do, she could hail them and tell them to leave and hope they did. Or is she did nothing they might ignore them and move along, but that made both the moon and earth being in risk of these aliens to land on. None of the option were something that she like, but she decided to at least tell these aliens to leave them alone.
"Hail them."
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General Surdos along with the rest of the bridge crew were all waiting for the race to answer their call, it had been a min now since they send the call and the race had not answer. Some were doubting if this race could even take up single from their ship. As they were about to cancel the call, the communication screen lit up and they got an image of the race that they were now speaking with and their eyes widen. On the screen were pale almost white skin female that had several features that the Asari had, the notable differences were the white string like, that went down from the females head and behind her back. They could see that she was dress in white dress, white heel boots and white gloves. Their was some white ornament on her dress that stood out and seem to reflect light, from what Surdos could see, meaning that their were metal at least.
"Ehm,,,Greeting I am general Venus Surdos, commander of this fleet and I come in good fate."
Their were a silent after that before the female spoke.
"Leave." She said in a calm but commanding tone.
Surdos look around the bridge along with the rest of the crew, they had not expected this respond.
"Ehm,,sorry but we might have heard you wrong, we do-
"I said nothing wrong and you did not hear me wrong, I said leave and I mean it." The female said in a much angrier tone.
Surdos were not having this, he was not going to back down.
"Miss, I am an general and I am in command of this fleet as I have stated, you are a newly discovered race and their for I cannot leave without documenting this historic event. Please at le-
"THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME I SAY LEAVE. IF YOU REFUSE THEN YOU WILL BE TREATHED AS HOSTIL."
This really took Surdos and his crew back. "Stop all the ships." He order and with in second all the ship stop, right between the red planet and the gas giant.
"I am sorry if I have offended you, your race and come across as hostile. I have stop my ships. I just want to speak, nothing else, this is friendly communication between two races. And from just these few second I can see that we might not be the first race you come across and that the first one was not a pleasant first communication."
Their was a longer silent now, Surdos wonder if he had struck a nerve and misjudge this race, maybe he should have listen to Niie and just left this system.
"Yes." Was all the female said.
"Yes, as in what if I may ask."
"You are correct in that you are not the first race we have come across and yes things did not go well."
"You have been at war or just some light fighting. If I may ask for some more information.
"We have been at war with a alien race that use machine for battle. The war lasted for 10000 years and span over 14 different war." White said. She hope that maybe telling this alien they might understand why she wanted them to leave, they seem to be non-hostile at least.
On board the turian ships, the crews were going wild over this news. This race had been in a war against another race that use machine for over 10000 years. That was longer then both the Rachin war and the Krogan rebellion, and this race had come out as the winner.
Surdos´s mind were racing on what to do now. He was happy with at least gathering this little information, this race were meant for war and thus could be a good military vessel. However this also meant that they could be using a much more differently technology that may be or not more advanced then they or they might be like the Krogan, but judging from what she was saying it was not true.
"I,,,I am impress to say the least. We turian pride us self for our warrior heritage but we have never fought for a war as long as yours. Very impressive."
"Do you know understand why I want you to leave." White said.
"I,,,yes I do, but again there is so much more to document and I think you don´t want more races to get here so if we can gather as much information about you, then that means that we can leave and hand over the information and have it archive."
"There are more races then you?"
"Yes, I can tell you about them if you want in exchange for know more about you and your race. Like what is your name."
"I am Commander White, commander and leader of the Yorha No2 Type B."
"What dose No2 and Type B mean?"
"That is the dedication number for or organisation and Type B stand for our class type. B stands for battle."
Now things were getting a bit interesting Surdos though, but also concerning.
"Do your society have a class structure, how many and what value do they have?"
"We are given what class type we are before our construction have started, depending on what type of class we are built for, we get a program uploaded to our artificial brain."
No it was dead silent on the turian ships, this was bad, really bad. This race was not organic, they were AI.
"Y,,you are m,,machines" Surdos said and White´s face went furies as she tighten her grip around the railing so hard that it started to get dented.
" WE ARE NOT MACHINE´S ."
"You are, and now talking is over." Surdos said and the communication were cut. "ALL SHIP POWER UP WE ARE GOING TO DESTROY THESE MACHINE IN THE NAME OF HIGH COMMAND AND THE COUNCIL." Surdos blasted out and that got everyone working, the troopers that were onboard were headed to the armoury and the hanger.
The thoughts that were racing thought Surdos´s mind were now not about getting a vessel stat, it was about destroying these AI that were a danger to all organic life, he would not go down like the Quarians and the Geth´s. This would be a victory for organic over AI.
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Meanwhile in Yorha BUNKER, Commander White were ordering her operators to monitor the Turian fleet and to hack into their system to try to slow them down and break communication. She was angry that these aliens, no xeno´s filth had call her and all Yorha units for machines, they were androids built after humanity's image. Not some aliens machines. She did not want to have another war but if she had to she would fight for the glory of mankinds.
"Commander I am in their system."
"What part do you control."
"A,,,all of them."
Their was a silent on the command bridge and the other operator had stop typing.
"What do you mean."
"T,their system is completely worthless compare to ours or the first aliens system. The training program is much tougher then theirs."
An idea were coming forth for White on what she would do.
"Hack all their ships and open communication again."
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Over at the Turian ships, they were closing in, the pass the red planet and got a good look at their opponent's base of operation. It was one of the oddest space stations that Surdos had seen. It was a massive hexagon connected to other hexagon, all of which were bigger than most Turian´s space station. He could not see any kind of weak points and he could not think of this as a normal battle. He could not try to cut out the various section and hope for the oxygen to stop coming, these were machine they did not need that. He was about to shout orders when the communication screen open again and White´s face were seen and she was smiling, which send a chill down Surdos´s spin.
"What do you want machine." He said before he realize what was happening.
"I am in control of your ships." White said as all the ships stop and her face were getting on every screen on all the ships. "I gave you a chance to leave peacefully but you did not take it and now you get to pay for it. Cut the oxygen and open all the hatch and doors." White said and within a few seconds all the ships were losing their oxygen and the hatch´s and doors were open. Turian´s and equipment were getting flush out in space, dying by other freezing or starving of oxygen.
Back at the BUNKER, White smile as the operator cheer in happiness. Now that they know about this advance, White consider they had a fighting chance against any fleet that might come back for revenge. Plus these ships held resources that they could use and she had plans to use them.
(A/N I know Commander White´s hair is blond, its just that in the bunker things are mostly grey/black and white hence why her hair was white for the Turian´s. Also if you want to know who I came up with the maximum of androids at the start of the machine war, I took the numbers of letters in the alphabet 26 and multiply it with 999, basing it of from the max number on a pin door lock combination. Anyway hope you like this chapter as well, next one might take longer I am in for the last stretch of uni work so that takes up my time.)
