" If I had to explain to you what the world is like in my time, you wouldn't believe what I'd tell you. In your time, humans are at the top of the food chain. The best of the best, the most evolved and intelligent species. I wish I could say that, that remains true over the three hundred years in the future that separates us. I cant waste any more time hoping that we will be able to figure out a way to stop this. The only other option we have of saving man kind, is to go back to the beginning and try to stop it before it begins. Even now as I write you, im unsure if the device I built to send it to your time will work, it is a prototype i made a few years ago for collecting samples, with a little modifications, well...its the last chance we have. I am going to die today, wither you get this or not. But there is still hope for the ones left. I need your help, I need you to listen and to work together to stop this. working together is the one thing that could have saved us all. But we choose to not give an opportunity for a union. This is what you must choose. In this year, you will find out that the Galaxy you belong to is part of a very big system of Galaxy's and with each system is a species. All of which are at war with each other. we aim destruction at one, after demolishing their neighbors. Its kill or be killed because we didn't try to find a way to work and coexist together. Maybe if we had, all our Galaxy's would be prosperous and not going extinct. I beg you to take this warning as truth, to choose peace instead of fear. Whatever you do, don't make the first strike. Do not start a conflict, if you can do that. then your already changing our history. I wish you luck. God Speed, I hope you can prevail where we failed. The existence of Man kind is in your hands. Choose wisely."
Very calmly I watch as Hogan reads the report sent to them by Washington.
"When did this arrive?" Ella taps her finger tips on the desk trying to quell her frustration.
" Apparently three months before the first invasion. So about four years ago, they have been sitting on this as we research and slave away trying to understand why they are coming here or what they want. They specifically said not to make the first strike, not to go to war. They wanted them to be peaceful. But the first thing they did was attack. That makes no sense. They obviously would have checked where the signal transfered in from, and saw that it was not anywhere in our galaxy. They knew that they would be dooming mankind. Why would they do that Hogan?"
Hogan sighs and removes his glasses. His partner of ten years, Ella Sinclair stared at him in frustration. He sets the fax down.
" Because they think that they are smarter then the first attempt made, so they are going to prove they made the right choice by repeating the same mistake. They made the choice on pride, which im assuming was similar to the first attempt which was probably fear. There are several versions of emotions that could play out. They couldn't have known that this version would just be another jump down a rabbit hole. Perhaps, we could find a way to resend it back in time like they did? They just proved it was possible. Obviously NASA hasn't cracked it yet, or we would be head of that operation. Maybe thats our salvation."
Ella sits down on her lab stool and rubs her face.
" Hogan, were barley surviving a day with the amount of in coming fire. Their technology is better than ours, their more evolved then us. I mean... dammit Hogan, its been four years and we have only figured out three of their weapons in a vast arsenal of weapons. We don't have the time to research and to experiment. Right now we need to figure out some way we can shield ourselves. Every one of those space ships has their own defense shield. If we cant beat them, maybe we can find a way to block their weapons from getting in."
Hogan begins to pace. She lets him process his thoughts, pacing in long strides meant he was onto something, so she would wait him out. After a few minutes he stops pacing and turns to look at her.
" Your right, we need to build a defense. Once the defense is built we need to research their shields, see if we can find a weakness. Once we give the green machine what they want, you and I are going to figure out how to resend this message back in time. Then find a way to include the technology and the intelligence we created on time travel in case we find another rabit hole. Maybe if we can just keep the spin of a warning going, eventually the right choice will be made."
Ella nods. " As long as security and defense come first. I know your a think tank Hogan, but we have to stay realistic. We lost a lot of tools, supplies and technology in the last raid. Most of the solar panels were taken out. We have to work with what we have, in the time we have. Lets focus on this shield, get some ideas flowing."
Hogan nods. "OK, we know that each ship is marked with some sort of symbol, thats the way they tell each other apart. With the surveillance we were able to save, there are six separate symbols that seem to be allies, another four who have grouped, the rest of the thirteen seem to be functioning on their own. They are fighting each other, as well as ourselves. So, we can either find a way to ally with one of these thirteen free agents, one of these major groups or we can go it alone. Considering what we know, communication is pretty much none existent and we are still unsure on how they communicate between each other. I don't think we have time for a language assessment?"
Ella shakes her head. "Definitely not, besides what would we monitor with. All our drones are dead."
He pinches the bridge of his nose. "Right. What about Washington. Is there supplies there we could use?"
Ella gets up and pours two cups of tea, they ran out of coffee a week ago.
" Washington went off line three hours ago. Their assessing the problem. My guess they were attacked. These sneak attacks are becoming more common. They have a cloaking system. Damn, I wish I could get my hands on one of their ships. This would be so much easier."
Hogan smiles. " Every ship self destructs, you know this."
She sighs. " I know, maybe I could find a way to trip the system."
Hogan sips his tea. "Haven t the time or the tools doll. Keep thinking."
She grumbles frustrated but drinks her tea.
" We tried electromagnetic shields, that was ineffective. We tried viruses, both technological and illness, nothing effects them. Which means they probably know about all the germs possible here and built up antibodies, they knew we would try to hack and use electricity and the elements. Were going to have to really go outside the box. We need to find the one thing they wouldn't expect us to be able to get yet. We need to jump in front of a moving train my friend. And were only going to have one shot." As she begins to take out a pen and her notebook her desk begins to shake violently, Hogan immediately stands up, mirroring Ella, he takes her hand, " Its an attack, come on, we have to get to the shelter."
As they make their way across the shaking ground the door to their lab blows open and a large beaming light blinds them, a high pitched screeching noise brings immediate pain, dropping them both to their knees, hands cupped over ears withering in pain. Ella shuts her eyes and it all stops. She quickly opens them suddenly and she is in some sort of medical room strapped to a gurney type bed. Four shadowed creatures, just out of sight move with purpose around her, making strange noises. Her eyes feel heavy but she fights to keep them open.
She tries to speak but it comes out slurred. " Who are you? Wheres Hogan? What the hell are you doing...let me.."
And then the dark comes, pulling her into the deepest sleep she has ever had. Where she was, no longer mattered.
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