[quote=@Apple] The light-destroyer approaches. It appears to lack weapons, on the outside at least. The ship is very bleak looking. Flat sides with only a small painted emblem and bridge windows as a consolation for the grey paint. Probably designed to avoid radar detection. The radio frequencies in the area are full of high-pitched static, jammed in essence. The buzzing of small propellers can be heard amid the quiet sea. It's some sort of a large octocopter, about the size of a washing machine, but a lot more aerodynamic. It seems to be getting closer, much faster then that slow ship. [/quote] The Diplomatic Ship was slowly heading closer to the mainland of Trogo Kingdom, waiting for other things to happen. [quote=@jorcool] As soon as the convoy reached the Khaganate Territorial Waters, a strip of ocean claimed by the Lanist Khaganate extending from the Khaganate's baseline that ran from the northern outpost on the fringe of the North Pole and the peninsula to its south, to the new southern area that had been recently claimed by the Lanist Khaganate, three massive creature-like ships slowly rose from the ocean to the sea surface around the convoy. They had a thick dark grey metal carapace with a rounded triangular front, attached to it was an relatively small main body with three long tentacles covered in many smaller metal plates for maximum flexibility. Beneath its carapace there were three stripes of light extending from the middle to the end. On either side of its main body that was attached to the carapace there were four spheres of blue light, possibly lamps. Two electric waterjet engines were attached behind these lights, proving extra thrust if the tentacles were to fail. These ships were the Naval Military Robot ships, modeled after massive alien creatures the Lanist Khaganate found on ocean planets that had been conquered by the Lanist Khaganate. They also had several cannons and missile launchers on their back, and as soon as the top of the carapace was fully out of the water the cannons pointed at the convoy. At the same time, the convoy and its escort received a radio message coming from the east, asking "Who are you and what do you want?" [/quote] The captain of the AA convoy proceeds to use that radio frequency and begin with a reasonable conversation. "We are the Militarist Army of the adversaries for wishes to have a small negotiation on attaining a peaceful relations in between our coastal borders. We do not cause any harm nor rotten in a way of retaining neutrality of the nations." said the captain. The destroyer escorts are keeping in a closed formation and protecting the unarmed transport ships from any sudden strikes from those unknown creatures. [quote=@Uncle Spanky] It seems the UFO is taking more time to get to The Federation than was expected. Back at the Main Research Tower, A Martian steps into a teleporter and in a flash of green light, appears in a white room with a large circular table in the center. It has nothing holding it up and appears to be levitating. At the table is a single Martian, but not in the usual attire. (or lack of attire) It is covered entirely in a silver fabric, except for it's head, which is uncovered. [color=1a7b30]"The ship we sent has taken longer than expected to reach it's destination, I, and several others, request we send out another ship to establish contact with another nation."[/color] The Martian at the table stares blankly for about 5 seconds, being almost entirely still except for the gentle writhing of it's tentacles. Then the silence is broken by it suddenly speaking. [color=82ca9d]"Request accepted."[/color] And with that, another group of 5 enters a UFO, and in almost the exact same fashion as before, takes off. This time it is heading towards Alfieq's Army. Meanwhile, with the ship heading to the Federation... The UFO has slowed down dramatically, one minute it was passing the speed of a bullet train, but it was gradually getting slower. One of the data collectors onboard approaches one of the 2 pilots. [color=39b54a]"Our ship was going at 425 MPH, but we have slowed down to 96 MPH, what is the reason for this?"[/color] [color=598527]"I do not know, but it was not my doing. Ask the ship's engineer to check the fuel cells to see if there is any damage.[/color] [color=39b54a]"Understood, but how could they be damaged?[/color] [color=598527]"The escape of the specimens in cell 7721 caused massive damage to many parts of Mothership #25217, including the main landing bay. Minor damage could have been caused by the other specimens that escaped during the incident."[/color] [color=39b54a]"Understood."[/color] As the Martian goes to the ship's engineer, the UFO is about a third of the way before it arrives at the border of the Federation, but at rate in which the speed is dropping, it will still take a long time before it arrives. Thankfully, it won't take as nearly as long for the engineer to sort things out. [/quote] The soldiers at one of many outposts were stand ready for an unknown UFO to arrive.