TUTTLATS

Chapter 7: Multiverses are "Alive"?

As soon as the Explorer emerged from the tachyon bridge, the crew was immediately disoriented. They found themselves floating in the vast emptiness of space, surrounded by a sea of colorful lights that glimmered in the dark. Each light represented a universe, a reality that lay beyond their own. Jackson, Owen, and the rest of the crew gaped in awe and terror as they beheld the unfathomable terrors that lurked amongst the stars.

"What the hell is this place?" asked Owen, struggling to comprehend the mind-boggling sight before him.

"I don't know, but we're definitely not in Kansas anymore," quipped Jackson, trying to lighten the mood.

The crew's sensors picked up multiple energy signatures emanating from various multiverses, each different from the next. Some were barren wastelands, while others teemed with life. Some were ruled by inscrutable alien entities, while others were dominated by sentient machines. Most were completely incomprehensible to the human mind.

"We need to chart our course, Captain," said Owen, "Otherwise, we could be trapped here forever."

"Agreed," replied Jackson, "But before we do, I want to study these multiverses. They could hold clues to the secrets of the universe."

The crew set to work, using their probes and sensors to analyze the various multiverses. They discovered that some were Type 1 multiverses, which were self-contained universes that existed parallel to their own. These multiverses were relatively stable and predictable, and posed little threat to the Explorer.

But there were other Type 2 and Type 3 multiverses which were far more dangerous. These were universes that were expanding at an exponential rate, constantly engulfing and destroying other universes in their path. The crew christened these entities as "megaverses," a term that the multiverse's sentience would later adopt to describe itself.

The megaverses were incredibly powerful and incomprehensibly vast. They could spawn countless Type 1 multiverses, each with its own unique physical laws and biological organisms. Some of these Type 1 multiverses were disabled or crippled, unable to survive on their own. The megaverses viewed these multiverses as potential food sources, swallowing them whole and assimilating their energy and matter to fuel their endless expansion.

The crew soon realized that the Explorer was situated in the midst of a vast network of megaverses, each competing with one another for resources and power. They witnessed battles between these sentiences, each using their own unique abilities to gain the upper hand in their constant struggle for survival.

As the crew studied the multiverse beyond, they began to understand the true nature of the universe they lived in. They saw that their own universe was just one of countless others, each with its own unique properties and laws of physics. They realized that their universe was not special or privileged in any way, but instead was just another cog in the vast machinery of the multiverse.

They also began to understand the true scale of the universe. They saw that the multiverse was infinite, and that it stretched beyond human comprehension. They saw that even the most powerful beings in their own universe were mere ants compared to the sentient megaverses that ruled the multiverse beyond.

As the crew watched the multiverse beyond, they felt both awe and terror. They realized that they were mere specks in the grand scheme of things, insignificant and powerless in the face of such vastness. But they also realized that they had been given a rare opportunity to witness truths beyond human knowledge, to glimpse the universe in ways that no other beings had ever seen.

And so, they continued to study the multiverse beyond, charting its secrets and learning its mysteries. For the crew of the Explorer, the journey was far from over, and the terrors that lurked amongst the stars continued to beckon them onward.