Resonance

Chapter 1

A/N: So I decided to combine the three universes present here. If it gets enough of a response then I'll probably continue it, but my writing regime will be restricted to long posts over long periods of time, that way I can refine the story.
Codex will be at the bottom of each post, will contain tech and other information for use in the chapter that it is contained in or for chapters soon to be.
Too note, I do take some liberties with science and the associated tech in their respective universes, but it's Sci-Fi, what did you expect? This will NOT be a curb stomp of the Mass Effect races and tech, they're just a tad behind in terms of capabilities due to stagnation.

Thanks for reading my fic, and please review.

Cheers!

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UNSC DATA-PACKET:PRIORITY LEVEL ALPHA CLASSIFICATION:CRITICAL STRATEGIC INTEL ORIGIN:E-RELATIVE [+121.3PC] [5.1 RAD] [+927.6PC]
UNSC INF-202 [SILENT SOL]
SENT:12/30/2686 - RECIEVED:1/1/2687 [EMERGENCY BURST TRANSMISSION]
EXPLORED UNCAHRTED SYSTEM PER MISSION PARAM
HOSTILE SPECIES(S) ENCOUNTERED IN SYSTEM
SYSTEM ON EDGE OF PERSEUS ARM CO-ORDS ATTATCHED
ESTIMATED MINIMUM TECH LEVEL T3 HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE
UNRESPONSIVE TO COMMUNICATION EFFORTS
SILENT SOL ENGAGED IN RETALIATION
HOSTILE FLEET VESSEL COUNT: 300+ SHIP SUFFERED HEAVY DAMAGE UPON ENGAGMENT
DISTRESS BEACON ACTIVATED
REMAINING CREW:12293/18000
ESTIMATED TIME TO LIFE SUPPORT FALIURE:144 DAYS
AI CORE: ONLINE FULL FUNCTIONALITY
TIME TO MINIMUM POWER THRESHOLD: 22000 DAYS
PRESENCE OF HOSTILE BODIES ABORD: NEGATIVE
HOME PROTOCAL ACTIVE: NEW SOLARIS STATION ETA TO ARRIVAL: 29 DAYS
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48 Hours Earlier

Captain Adam Nelsen was standing over the holo-projector that was displaying the as of yet unnamed system. The star of the system being a K-1V class star making it slightly larger than Sol, but cooler overall, if only marginally. Orbiting the star were 5 planets and a multitude of planetoids, along with 3 separate asteroid belts. Out of the 5 'planets' only two were within the habitable zone, one being just on the border of being uninhabitable due to the cold climate present.

They'd been in system for less than an hour, only having done a preliminary survey of the systems planetary bodies. What little they did gleam was that out of the two habitable planets the one closer to the middle of the habitable zone was at some point, heavily industrialized,
the atmosphere still showing a marginally higher concentration of carbon monoxide and dioxide.
The strange thing about the planet though was that it had a 'hole' in the surface that was no less than four thousand kilometres in diameter, and went twice as deep.

"Guess we know how it became uninhabited" quipped the ship's AI

"It would seem so, Liana, but what did that?" Adam replied

"Collision with one of the many planetoids I suspect, the asteroid belts only further that idea"

A crewman's console nearby pinged, informing him that he could inform the captain that the Slipspace capacitors were charged and ready to jump again.

"Sir! Capacitors are charged, we're ready for another jump."

"Good, Liana, set our destination as the damaged world, we'll investigate the snowball second"

"Understood, I'll put us in orbit. All hands, brace for Slipspace transition."

In front of the six kilometre long starship, a Slipspace rupture formed and grew to accommodate the size of the INF-202. Engines being pushed to maximum output, as to shorten the Slipspace transition,
then INF-202 launched forward into the rift.