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Directory Format 21.6 Time Stamp: Transmission at 48:18 Origin: unspecified Destin: Dr. Kahn Zhang ref: breaking and entering stamp: information Doctor, are you getting this? "Sister, what are you up to?" I've infiltrated this terminal. I'm accessing the situation ... Apparently, we've been redirected here by a signal sent from a small ship in orbit. "Explain." Seconds before we teleported off the planet's surface, a secondary beam intercepted our own. It redirected our signal to a cargo transporter aboard this Pfhor ship. "We don't have time for this. How do we get out of here, and where are my weapons?" **Warning: Remote override in progress, signal origin undetermined** "Come now, Zhang. Do you really think it's going to be that easy?" "Nohe? You again... what have you done?" "It should be painfully obvious to even you, Zhang. I've sent you on a little side trip, you have work to do." "Do your own dirty work, Nohe. I have more important things to take care of." "Is that what you believe, hmm? Well there's only one way off that ship, Zhang, and it's called total compliance with Shek. Got it?" "Sister, trace the origin of this transmission immediately." Of course Doctor, one moment. "She will fail, Zhang. As we speak, the alterations I made to her matrix are beginning to take effect. Within an hour she'll be nothing." "You're not very good at lying, Nohe. Sister is more advanced than you could imagine. Try blowing smoke up someone else's ass." "Indeed! Your arrogance is your greatest failing, Zhang. While she was busy warding off the Pfhor's dilapidated Tycho clones she was very open to attack from the planet, her child's personality made her naive. It was a simple matter to infiltrate her matrix and... **Transmission blocked from source [9987.231.325.665.758.451.514]** I did it Doctor, I traced his signal and blocked it. Are you proud of me? No! Dammit, Sister, I didn't ask you to block it, just trace it. Locate that signal and get him back on-line! I'm sorry Doctor ... The signal frequency has ceased transmission. "Dammit! Sister, we have to get off of this ship NOW! We must get back to the Prometheus before it's too late." If we make it to the transporter room, I can reconfigure the Pfhor's com array to send a long distance transporter signal. We can get back that, [error processing directive [127-5-06, reinitializing ...] that, that, hat, at ... to the Prometheus. I'm sorry Doctor, there appears to be an anomaly in my program structure. Shall I diagnose it? "We don't have time for you to run a self-diagnostic. Keep yourself on low run cycles and stay in the biochip, no matter what, understand?" Yes, Doctor. "Now for the transporter ..."

Armor group 12a-Status report origin: T'witt, Willful rank second class destin: Nh'rrt, Command rank second class ref: status of armor group 12a stamp: report Following units powered down for repair: 001~Hunter 1st class 002~Hunter 1st class 003~Hunter 2nd class 004~Hunter 2nd class 005~Hunter 2nd class 006~Hunter 2nd class Following units in dock mode ready for duty: 015~Hunter 2nd class Following units in combat on planet's surface: 008~Hunter 2nd class 009~Hunter 2nd class 011~Hunter 2nd class 012~Hunter 3rd class 013~Hunter 3rd class Following units killed in action: 007~Hunter 2nd class 010~Hunter 2nd class Following units missing in action: 014~Hunter 3rd class Report submitted. Time stamp: pending

status report Origin: Wel, Juggernaut Group 2 Quartermaster Destin: Nh'rrt, 216th Armor Division Command rank second class ref: 216th Armor Division Juggernaut Group 2 Status Report stamp: report **Notice** Due to unforeseen issues with new armor plating, a revised schedule for upgrading existing units will have to be devised. Current schedule is not plausible. Directive 885-01ji cannot be implemented at this time. Deployment of iaate units has proceeded with no trouble. Combat tolerance is well above that expected. Projected losses are minimal. Combat test is rated successful. Deployment of ollit units has proceeded with difficulty. Combat tolerance is average; systems are not performing to expected values. Projected losses are high. Combat test rated failure. Report Submitted. Time stamp: 04:66:74

Wel-Logfile 24:522:98 Exempted from directory format The schedule the Admiral has placed upon us is harsh. He has ordered that we upgrade all armor units before endcycle, a difficult schedule to keep. Hopes are high that we will be able to test the new armor plating soon. I have exhausted myself today and I think I will try to rest now. Wel-Logfile 29:521:99 We have detected a small human colony on Antign. Admiral Ka'ynis has ordered that we stop to test our new systems against the human defenses. The rest of the fleet will go on to the rally point, while we stay here. After the tests are complete, we have been ordered to use the new ion driver weapon to level the Human colony's remains. As if the 216th would leave any remains! After everything is dealt with here, we are to rejoin the fleet at the rally point along with Admiral Ka'ynis' "silver" fleet. It will be a glorious battle.

Transmission from Dreadnought Command Origin: Ka'ynis, Admiral Black Fleet Destin: 216 Armor Division onboard Sphfl ref: new orders stamp: Orders All personnel onboard fleet armor platform Sphfl are to comply with listed orders as per individual instructions. At term end begin operation "Cesti". Any deviant units are to be executed by any personnel of willful rank or higher onboard. As per the new fleet instructions, all personnel shall now adhere to the posted changes in the command structure. Deviance will result in the execution of the deviant unit.

Transmission from Dreadnought Command Origin: Ka'ynis, Admiral Black Fleet Destin: 216 Armor Division onboard Sphfl ref: new orders stamp: Orders All personnel onboard fleet armor platform Sphfl are to comply with listed orders as per individual instructions. At term end begin operation "Cesti". Any deviant units are to be executed by any personnel of willful rank or higher onboard. As per the new fleet instructions, all personnel shall now adhere to the posted changes in the command structure. Deviance will result in the execution of the deviant unit.

Bridge access restricted Origin: Srfil Destin: Terminal 006 ref: restricted access stamp: Information Access to the bridge is restricted. For special circumstances, access see the on-duty watch commander in the tactical operations room.

Instructions for use Origin: Sister Destin: Dr. Kahn Zhang ref: transportation stamp: undetermined Preparations complete. Please step onto the transporter, Doctor.

Transmission from Dreadnought Command Origin: Ka'ynis, Admiral Black Fleet Destin: 216 Armor Division onboard Sphfl ref: new orders stamp: Orders All personnel onboard fleet armor platform Sphfl are to comply with listed orders as per individual instructions. At term end begin operation "Cesti". Any deviant units are to be executed by any personnel of willful rank or higher onboard. As per the new fleet instructions, all personnel shall now adhere to the posted changes in the command structure. Deviance will result in the execution of the deviant unit.

Transmission from Dreadnought Command Origin: Ka'ynis, Admiral Black Fleet Destin: 216 Armor Division onboard Sphfl ref: new orders stamp: BAH WEEP GRA NAH WEEP NIN NEY BONG!! All personnel onboard fleet armor platform Sphfl are to comply with listed orders as per individual instructions. At term end begin operation "Cesti". Any deviant units are to be executed by any personnel of willful rank or higher onboard. As per the new fleet instructions, all personnel shall now adhere to the posted changes in the command structure. Deviance will result in the execution of the deviant unit.