6. Baby threats sound cute. Too bad they are deadly. Maybe one baby threat turns good. haha

7. The Threat appears to have come out of nowhere right now so wouldn't know what to do with it for some time. Maybe the agent on the planet gets the info to them and they formulate some plans at that point.

8. Maybe not exactly like whales, but the gist is there. 

The battle wouldn't have been hopeless, it just ends up turning out poorly. The surviving heroes would be forced to regroup once things take a turn for the worse.

9. The Threat seems more like an NPC at that point. This may turn out to be more of an actual roleplay that could start up. I am still in the process of getting the setting with all the info before I posted interest checks for stories that could take place in the setting. You are welcome to take a look at the wiki if you want, but it's still about a month off of being ready to start. This canon and the Threat can get pages on the wiki, even.