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	[i]In the year 2050, the world of Athistan had met aliens in the city of Cleim. The aliens' leader, Grana, lead several attacks against the civilians of Cleim. It took several days before both the vessel and Grana were destroyed by the firepower of the entire Priuca military. Before her death, Grana proclaimed that she was a part of the Agonis Collective, the old servants of the Imperium and humanity before turning on their creators. After the invasion, President Roshawna told the world that the Federation will benefit from this invasion. With the vessel and the creatures still intact, Roshawna ordered scientists, researchers, and construction workers to gather up as much information and parts as they could. It took fifteen years for the entire city of Cleim to be cleared and cost thousands of lives due to the radiation. And it took thirty years for scientists to able to study the parts.

A hundred years after the invasion, the invaders revealed startling new technologies, enabling travel to the furthest stars. The basis for this incredible technology was a force that controlled the very fabric of space and time. The world called it the greatest discovery in the history of Athistan since long-distance sailing. But, the high level government officials call it: Agonis' Influence.[/i]

	[u][b]The Abrik Talot Space Station[/b][/u]
	   The representatives of Athistan filled the conference room as it was their annual meeting that happened once every a year. Since the Invasion, the Federation has changed everything from their military to the government. Representatives now attend the monthly meeting instead of the leaders of their country. The space station hired additional security units and checkpoints. The technology from the Collective vessel has helped the Federation beyond words. If that vessel haven't crashed landed on Cleim, they would still be on Athistan. Now, they have expanded and explored much of the unknown universe. Several people have become explorers over the matter of years.

Explorer Beryihun Alemu was the first explorer to leave the Suiza System and traveled to several other systems. Several other explorers traveled beyond to different systems. Rijak Tajar was the closest person in history to travel to the center of the universe, she would later establish a laboratory on one of the nearby moons. Vasant Wagha was the first person to travel towards the edge of the universe. And Zemenfes Habibi is currently exploring the southern part of the universe, believing that life is nearby and he would be the first person to meet those creatures. All of this was made possible by a sudden boom in exploration that hasn't been seen since the discovery of three new continents.

The representatives waited for their president to start off the meeting. Then, the large doors opened up as several of the President's guards entered the conference room. In the middle of the guards was a woman. Her dress was mainly made up of silks from the lands of Vlecux. The blue diamond necklace and her interesting head piece were the most looked at as she made her way to the center of the room. She was President Nina Dhori. One-hundred-and-thirty-fifth President of the Federation, sixteenth woman president. This was the fist time that Nina entered the conference room as President. The representatives looked at the woman as her guards split up to guard around the center stage. She went up the small steps and stopped at the podium.

Nina started her speech, "Representatives, Mr. Speaker, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: I welcome the honor of appearing before you to deliver my first message to the Federation. For the last one hundred years, we have flourished from the Invasion that happened one-hundred years ago. Most of us weren't born during that horrible time, but our families were. Our grandfather and grandmothers witnessed the destruction of Cleim because of the Agonis Collective. They caused death and destruction that would forever change the history of this great world, but they didn't destroy our motivation. Everyone did their part to bring an end to the invaders and they made sure that we won't forget about that.

I will never forget the stories and the videos that I saw of that horrible day. The Invasion will forever be an event of terrible pain in our history, but we have advanced beyond advanced beyond imagination. It's all thanks to our great scientists, researchers, and construction workers. They were out there every single day gathering as much as they could. They didn't quit or give up despite radiation and the risk of death in Cleim. We will never forget those who had died, believing that the Collective technology could help us."

The representatives applaud as she stopped for a moment before continuing with her speech, "With that technology, we have entered a golden age of technology and exploration as soon as we found the perfect FLT-device. Now, we have found the edge of the universe and the center of the universe. The future is looking blight and we are ready to face it. With our fleet patrolling, they are ready to defend for any threats. Our worlds and systems are ready for any kind of threat - The Collective or something entirely new. We are ready to face them together."

The representatives cheered and applaud as she kept saying 'thank you'. She quickly went back to her speech once more as she talked about the current state of the Federation. After the speech ended, she exited out of the stage and walked out of the conference room. At the hallway, she quickly took a seat as she saw representatives walking out of the room. Many of them congratulated her on the speech and some just walked pass her. Nina was checking on her pet bird, Noire. The servants were keeping a close eye on the bird while she was away. The bird was supposed to arrive along with her servants today, but the ride to the space station was delayed. She got up from the seat and walked to the elevator as her guards quickly followed her.

Then, she got on it and went to her floor.

	[u][b]The South-West Region[/b][/u]
	   The explorer ship, Union, had been traveling around for weeks with no luck of any sign of life. Zemenfes Habibi grew tired of dead-ends in his mission to find life. He didn't care about planets or galaxies, he just cared about other life forms ever since he saw footage of the Collective. He selected his crew based on people who could do their job and wanted fame for finding the first ever lifeforms. The crew were loyal to Habibi and willing to die for him. He overlooked the two scouting drones that he got before he left for the stars. "Are they ready to be launched?" he asked one of his crew members.

"We have overlooked them seven times to ensure that they are to capture footage of any unknown objects or creatures." the crew members answered. The drones were inside some sort of cannon that would send them flying towards one of the systems. After scanning around for days, they would race back to the ship as fast as they could before they could be captured. It was designed to be quick, but it's big enough that it could be spotted by a ship that has windows. Habibi walked over to the button that would launch them into space and pressed it as the drones were sent flying in space.

"I hope that we can finally find something this time." he told his crew members.

"I hope so as well." a woman said as she held a camera, "I can't wait until I capture the results with this camera!"

Habibi grinned as he went over towards the woman and said to her, "You'll my lady, trust me. You'll become famous and rich within the matter of hours as soon as we return home with the news."

She turned off the camera and laughed at him, "Really, 'my lady'. You got to be joking."

"Well, should I call you 'sweetie' instead?" he asked with the same grin. She playfully punched his shoulder as she went back to her quarters, leaving him behind without answer. Now, it was time to wait as the Union stayed put.

	[u][b]The South-East Region[/b][/u]
	   "How long has it been?" a man asked another man.

"A couple days since we launched them, mate." he answered in an annoyed tone, "Can you please stop asking me?"

"I am just making sure. I am already a few weeks behind the deadline. Don't you remember, Sagar?" the man told Sagar as he played around with his camera. He was a part of an documentary crew as he waited to become famous, just like the others. Sagar smoked his cigarette as he listened to the man talk about his career and how he's 'risking it all to get famous'. He pressed the cigar in the ashtray and dropped it as he coughed.

"You'll get your fame and riches." he ensured the man, "It just takes time for these drones to come back."

"I hope so." he said as he got up from the chair and left for the medbay. Sagar looked at the ashtray as he began to think about things. He has been exploring for the past two months and he found nothing that would interest the world. His ship, The Geyser, wasn't the best looking ship compared to the other ships; but, it worked better than most of them. He had heard of Zemenfes Habibi before he took an interest in exploration, but he believed that Habibi wasn't going to be the first to find life other than the Collective. Sagar Dahalo was going to be the first person to discover life and he was going to make everyone of his crews famous. The man stopped looking at the ashtray and left the area to check on the pilot.

Sagar went inside the control room and saw the pilot, doing his job as usual. Before he could even speak, he knew that Sagar was there. "Are you coming to check on me?" he asked Sagar.

"Of course, I am checking on you." he said nervously as he tried to say something else, "And I am also checking on the drones."

The pilot nodded as he brought up a screen of the current state of the two drones and explained the situation, "According to the data, they are doing well. We can't get the exact location of them; however, we are able to get actual readings. They should come back within a week or so."

"Thank you" Sagar said to the pilot, but he wanted to say more without sounding weird. He walked away without saying anything else as he waited the pilot getting back to work. He needed another cigarette right now as he searched his pockets for the lighter and the package. He went back to the table, where the ashtray was, and saw that he left those things at the table. He reached for the cigar and then the lighter. After lighting the cigar up, he started to smoke again as he waited until he got tired to go asleep. The Geyser would still be in one piece by the time that he woke up.