Firstcontact Stories

The stars changed without warning. One moment, the Bubble was surrounded by the galaxy its people had always known. The next, its borders opened onto a civilization that should not exist-a galaxy ruled by hyperspace lanes, ancient orders, planetary governments, vast fleets, and wars fought on a scale neither side is prepared to understand. To the Galactic Republic, the newcomers are human, yet their ships violate almost every assumption on which galactic travel and military power have been built. They cross systems without hyperlanes. They draw fuel from stars. Independent pilots command vessels with capabilities normally reserved for navies. To the people of the Bubble, the Republic is just as unsettling: a civilization capable of moving armies between worlds, manufacturing warships by the thousands, and treating entire star systems as pieces of a political struggle already centuries old. First contact does not produce understanding. It produces questions. Then fear. Then opportunity. As commanders, soldiers, smugglers, engineers, politicians, explorers, and ordinary people begin crossing the new frontier, technology changes hands, alliances form where none should exist, enemies learn from one another, and the difference between foreigner and neighbor becomes harder to define. And somewhere beyond the arguments of human civilizations, Witchspace still belongs to something else. Two galaxies of history have collided. Neither will emerge unchanged. This is dedicated to the Elite Dangerous community, and Star Wars Community.

Adam can't change the past; he can only find a way forward. After years of trying to find his path only to watch everything crash down in front of him, he builds one. His invention bends space and time, letting him cross continents in an instant, explore the past and future, and eventually venture beyond Earth itself. For the first time in his life, every door is open. Then one mistake strands him over 500 light-years from home. There, he meets a hunter named Riala, who has no reason to trust a stranger. As he learns about her world, Adam discovers something he never expected to find so far from his own: a bond. When he can finally return to Earth, Adam and Riala must both answer the biggest question of their lives: What does "home" truly mean? Contains mild language, non-sexual nudity, and implied intimacy (fade-to-black). Chapters will be added on Sundays and Thursdays around 6 PM US Eastern time until completion. This story is posted on Royal Road, Scribble Hub, Wattpad, Inkitt, Tapas, and Archive Of Our Own. If you are reading it elsewhere, it is stolen.

Aira awakens in a winter forest with no memories, no name, and no understanding of the world around her. She knows only one thing: everything has a voice. And somehow, she can hear it. When the Caldwell family finds her near a restricted research complex, they bring her into their home. Mona sees a frightened child who needs protection. Michael searches for a rational explanation. Their daughter, Lili, cannot decide whether Aira is a miracle or a danger. But Aira's arrival is followed by things no rational explanation can easily contain. Strange signals appear inside the complex. The forest seems to remember her. Instruments detect patterns that should not exist. And as Aira begins to understand human emotions, friendship, trust, and the invisible boundaries between people, fragments of her own lost memory begin to return. Somewhere inside them lies the truth of who she is, why the worlds seem to recognize her, and why something far beyond Earth is calling her home. Eleriia: Guardian of the First World is an atmospheric science fantasy about identity, found family, cosmic mystery, and a girl discovering what it means to be human. Book One of the Tears of the Little Doll series.

NOTE: the first couple of chapters will be based on the alternate introduction of Frostpunk's humanity into the world of Mass Effect, through codex entries and stories. After that, we will get into the start of Shepard's high-stakes adventures. 1887. The world as we knew it froze over into a new ice age. Fortunately, the survivors from the British Empire migrated to generator-powered cities fueled by the power of steam technology. The Great Storm tested their survivability, and for the past eight years, all had gone well for the remaining cities of humanity. 1895. Elsewhere in the galaxy, the Quarians have evacuated their homeworld of Rannoch following the Geth Wars, prompting the Citadel to send reinforcements. While the battle goes well, one of the Quarian ships gets boarded by the enemy, and the ensuing chaos that follows results in the ship reaching the Mass Relay towards the Sol Cluster. What follows is a survival-hardened civilization dragged into the mess of galactic politics and eventual conflicts between several factions. This story is not yet rated, and Wattpad has the absolute authority to change it.

Oliver Kral is a competitive gamer who just washed out of a Prague esports tournament. The loss stings, but it's nothing compared to what comes next. Within days, Oliver and a woman he barely knows are ripped from their lives and strapped to examination tables inside a featureless white chamber. Their captors are small, silent, and unmistakably not human. No explanations or demands. Just restraints, sedation, and routines designed to strip away everything familiar. He's not alone. Other captives have been here longer. An intelligence agent. A mob boss. A medic. A linguist. Each one carrying a different piece of a puzzle none of them asked to solve. Together, they begin mapping the patterns of their prison, looking for cracks in a system built by something far more advanced than anything on Earth. Then a voice appears inside Oliver's mind. It calls itself Shadow. It claims to be a fragment of something their captors tried to destroy. It offers knowledge, perception, and a way out. But freedom has a price. And Shadow isn't telling him everything. Set in Central Europe, Xenoforming is a grounded first contact story about ordinary people pushed past every limit they thought they had. Survival, adaptation, and the growing suspicion that their abduction was never random. This is the first book in the Xenoforming series.

Ever wondered "What if the GATE appeared in Times Square, New York City, in the United States instead of Ginza 4-Chome, Japan?" Your in luck, this is a fanmade military thriller and speculative work of fiction inspired by GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri and especially Gate Zero by Takumi Yanai. On an unremarkable day in 20XX, a stone structure materializes without warning at Times Square. In minutes, an unknown army is pouring through into midtown Manhattan. Within the hour, one of the most densely populated areas on earth is suddenly turned into an active warzone. Covering the first critical hours, the confusion, panicked calls, and the cost of turning one of the most heavily urbanized city into a battlefield. Of what would later be designated as the Times Square/Manhattan Incident. From the street level chaos of the NYPD, the first responders on the scene, the citywide and statewide emergency mobilization, to the National Security Council convening inside the White House Situation Room and the Pentagon, with the chaos and experience of civilians caught in between. As this world changing event plays out. Following the American counteroffensive to retake midtown Manhattan, and the immediate aftermath of the disaster itself, as the US eventually prepare to step through and enact their retribution. Content Disclaimer: This work contains strong and frequent use of profanities, graphic depictions of violence, mass casualty events, severe injury, and death. Imagery is visceral. Reader discretion is strongly advised. GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri, Gate Zero, and all associated intellectual property belong to their respective owners. Original characters, narrative structure, and all original content of this work belong to the authors. This is fan fiction created out of appreciation for the source material. No copyright infringement is intended. With a little divergence from official lore and a touch of creative liberty added into the mix.

A new star has appeared in the night sky. To the Royal Astrologer, it is an omen. To the priests, a message from the heavens. To the people, a mystery. And to the Crown Prince of the Balavic Empire, it is the beginning of a crisis that will change his world forever. As distant cities fall silent and impossible rumors spread across the kingdom, the prince finds himself caught between tradition and an unknown civilization whose power cannot be measured by armies alone. While kingdoms prepare for war, strangers from beyond the sky rebuild what others would conquer, offering hope where there was only fear. Faced with an enemy unlike any in history, the future king must decide whether to defend the world he inherited... or embrace the dawn of a new one. The First Dawn of Raute is a political science fantasy about leadership, diplomacy, and the courage to choose the future over the past.

*** This is the first 4 chapters as a sample to see if you like the story and my writing style before committing to paying for it. *** A dangerous job. A mining disaster. A declaration of love that may have come too late. Her job in a space station requires nerves of steel and a cold heart, but Lennina is paralyzed with fear for the life of her work partner each time there's an earthquake on the planet's surface. Her jealous boyfriend accuses her of having an affair with him and turns to violence when she denies it. Bruised and broken, she ends the relationship. Then when a quake traps miners underground, she discovers her work partner means more to her than life itself. As a new telepathic ability manifests itself, can Lennina use it to save the man she loves? TOUCH OF LIGHTNING is an exciting first book in the Lightning Touch Series that will transport sci-fi and paranormal fans to a distant space station, filled with suspense, danger, and romance. If you like reading stories about low-spice relationships with a slow-burn forbidden love and sassy, witty banter, you'll love this friends-to-lovers sci-fi adventure with a HEA. © 2024 Susan McKenzie. All rights reserved.

CHILDREN OF THE LATTICE Book One: A Thousand Broken Suns Some songs wait five billion years to be heard. Year 4024. Four thousand years ago, humanity fled a dying Earth and scattered across the Milky Way. They built empires among the stars, forgot the world that bore them, and told themselves they had outrun the apocalypse. They were wrong. A signal has been pulsing through the galaxy since the night Earth burned - patient, ancient, and growing louder. When xenohistorian Dr. Hikaru Sato discovers that the signal, his family's four-thousand-year-old heirloom, and a newly arrived alien fleet are all speaking the same impossible language, he uncovers a truth that shatters everything humanity believes about itself: The universe ends in forty-seven years. It has ended before. And the only thing that can stop it is a power humanity buried so deep it forgot it ever had it. Magic and science were never separate. They were never even different. And the only people who can save creation are an empath who hears the dead singing, a bounty hunter who talks to the bones of the world, a spy who trusts no one, and a scholar who just learned his entire bloodline was a lie. The wheel is turning. Something at the bottom of the light is waking up. And it has been waiting five billion years for someone to finally listen.

In a alternate timeline where the Quarian Migrant Fleet makes peaceful first contact with humanity at Shanxi rather than plunging the galaxy into war, history is rewritten by two extraordinary women. Captain Hannah Shepard of the Systems Alliance and Captain Shala'Raan vas Tonbay of the Quarian Fleet are tasked with leading the historic summit. What begins as tense, professional diplomacy swiftly gives way to a slow-burn, charged attraction, deep emotional trust, and an intensely sensual, adult interspecies romance that defies political borders, fleet censors, and military prejudice. As their private bond deepens into a permanent, committed partnership, a devastating batarian slave raid shatters the frontier colony of Mindoir. Amid the smoldering ruins, they rescue young Jane Shepard-an orphaned, traumatized survivor. United by an immediate, fierce protectiveness, Hannah and Shala fight an unprecedented legal and cultural battle across human and Quarian jurisdictions to adopt her. Giving Jane a loving home aboard a joint vessel and a dual cultural heritage, the two captains forge a chosen family that will shape the destiny of the galaxy forever.

Currenly working in private not publishing in a few months!⚠️For reasons, see my annoucements. 2050. NASA plans Ophion 1-a mission to land on Saturn's moon, Titan. Scheduled for 2060. January 2058. NASA detects something strange. Something that changes everything. The launch is forced early. Safety systems are unfinished. 2061. After three years in deep space, the Aurora reaches Titan's orbit. Four crew members. Three descend to the surface. The commander stays aboard. They build a habitat. They survive on an alien world for over a year. They make discoveries-some amazing, some terrifying. Then, it is time to leave. The departure is fast. Unforgettable. Welcome to Ophion 1. 🚀 Copyright Notice⚠️ Ophion 1 and all its characters, settings, alien species, and storylines are the original creation of Wylder(me). This story is NOT fanfiction. It is an ORIGINAL work of science fiction. No part of this work may be used, reproduced, adapted, or distributed in any form without the author's explicit written permission. Thank you for supporting my original story! 🚀 © 2026 Wylder Top rankings: #1 deepspace (out of 278) 2026/6/25 #1 hardscifi (out of 194) 2026/6/27 #1 spacesurvival (out of 10 lol) 2026/8/10 #2 planet (out of 5.91k) 2026/6/28 #3 astronaut (out of 905) 2026/8/16 #7 engineering (out of 6.23k) 2026/6/28 #13 titan (out of 14.3k) 2026/6/30 #18 strange (out fo 18.8k) 2026/8/16

IN AN AGE WHERE HUMANITY HAS ALREADY REACHED BEYOND THE SKY, WAR STILL REMAINS ON EARTH. Seven years after First Contact, mysterious Visitors have transformed civilization. Their knowledge has reshaped technology, connected distant nations, and quietly watches over a world still struggling with its oldest conflicts. As war spreads across Europe, nine-year-old Joshua is forced to leave his home and journey west with his family. Across crowded railway stations, restless harbours, and unfamiliar roads, he discovers that even in uncertain times, kindness, curiosity, and hope can endure. But while ordinary people search for peace, the silent Visitors continue to watch from above. And when they finally choose to act, history will never be the same. Where the Stars Fell is a heartfelt coming-of-age novel about family, war, and the quiet hope that endures beneath an extraordinary sky.

In the future, virtual reality becomes the pastime that all long for after a hard day at work. Legionaries Field is a VRFPS game that our main characters pour their heart and soul into playing. On the day of a major expansion that would turn the game into a VRMMOFPS, Al and his entire PMC beamed to another world. Where circumstances must have them both survive and search for a way out of their situation How will a mix matched collections of players handle first contact? This is my second go at this story, and hopefully I can give it the attention I've always wanted to give it. It is a slow start

Sixteen-year-old Lyla Morgan has spent most of her life being overlooked. At school, she's an easy target and after another day of being pushed around, Lyla is ready to disappear into the quiet of the walk home. Then something falls from the sky. Hidden inside a strange pod is a fugitive from the distant world of Yxion, carrying something his people believed had vanished ages ago: the Prime Elixion, an ancient living force capable of choosing its own host. For generations, the Prime Elixion existed only in stories. A relic of an age nobody believed would return. Until it chooses him and then, when his life begins to slip away, it chooses someone else... Lyla The bond should be impossible. Human and Yxion. Two species that were never meant to share the same power. Yet the Prime Elixion has its own rules, and whatever chose Lyla has awakened something neither world is prepared for. Now Lyla is changing and Ryven, the fugitive is being hunted. And somewhere on Yxion, someone already knows exactly what the Prime Elixion is capable of because Ryven didn't simply flee his world. He stole something he desperately needs. As Lyla and Ryven uncover the truth behind the ancient power, they begin to realize that the Prime Elixion was never truly lost and Lyla may be the reason it has returned. "When the Silent Heart awakens, the Chosen shall walk where none may follow. The First shall become Two, the Last shall unite worlds"

The UESV Everreach is the most advanced ship in the Fleet. For Lieutenant Adian Voss, his new position aboard the flagship is the opportunity of a lifetime, until a distress call arrives on his very first day.

Your favourite TK regulars are back for this year's always-exciting Best Of issue! Take a look at the sub-genres the Ooorah crew tackled over the course of 2018 with nine brand-new sci-fi stories!

When a Varidian science ship quietly returns to Earth in 2055, its mission is simple: discover why an ancient survey probe classified humanity as possessing an unusually high Adaptive Risk Tolerance. Galactic law forbids contact with any civilization that has yet to master faster-than-light travel, so the observers intend to remain unseen. Instead, they find a species that has rewritten every prediction. Humanity has colonized Mars, built permanent cities on the Moon, begun constructing a space elevator, and united beneath a single planetary government after uncovering the wreckage of an alien stealth probe decades earlier. Even more alarming, a joint research team at MIT and Tsinghua University stands on the verge of unlocking FTL technology itself. As the Coalition of Stellar Nations prepares for humanity's first official contact, the Varidians discover one final, unsettling truth... The humans knew they were there all along.

A ring appears in the sky. No one knows whether it is natural, artificial, divine, or alive. Dr Shen is asked to help answer a question no government is willing to ask in public: what happens when the first sign of intelligence beyond Earth cannot be approached, touched, or understood - only seen? Across the world, certainty begins to fail. Scientists argue. Governments conceal. Faith gathers. And above them all, the sky remains open. Silent. Beautiful. Watching.

Ambitious student Bedelia wants to succeed and Keiley shows her the love they shared, that he died in her arms, twice. He tells her this future can be changed as his people already moved to a new world, but Bedelia is terrified that they can't escape their fate!

They came in the night, appearing in Earth's atmosphere out of the blackness of the void. They're eager to begin peaceful negotiations, but what do we really know about this alien race? Members of the second envoy are about to find out.