Travelling to Capital City Lyon

500 years ago the colony fleet Lyon arrived in the system. The various sections of the fleet separated- the rear most, including the fusion reactors, remaining amongst the gas giants to start the Coald colony. The forward section detached, along with the solar arrays and energy shields to become the first Venergy stations, placed closest to their new sun, Lyon. It was the midsection which began to orbit the planet most resembling Earth, the new Habito planet. 

Much of this midsection spread out in orbit around the planet, forming a ring around the equator. Below them scout units sent many thousands of years ago had already done their best to terraform the surface, selecting and genetically modifying flora and fauna so that it would thrive here. Dense greenery covered much of the landmass, a series of shallow seas dotted amongst the forests. 

A siren call rang our throughout the only flat plain along the equator. It's raucous call was followed by a swarm of identification and capture drones. Once all significant life had escaped or been collected the fire fell from the earth. A cascade of burning light scouring the landscape, leaving nothing but ash and rock. It took days to cool, at which point the cable was released. The first descending elevator was in place. A ring from the colony fleet hung from that cable. Slowly it was lowered, metre by metre, to the surface of the planet. As it made contact bolts hammered into the rock, anchors digging deep into the surface. The cable held tight, binding the orbital station the it's planet. This was the first city, port, station, and contact site with the planet. There would be other great cities and states to rise in this new colony, but this was the first. Lyon, it was to be called.

Thus was the Lyon colony fleet's initial mission objectives completed, claiming this star as its own, calling it Lyon, founding Coald and Venergy stations, and making planetfall on a Habito planet, founding a station and a city, both called Lyon.

And this was where Alxi, alongside the Tutors, was going.

The flight from the Coald region took a few days. The craft ran along the solar-stationary cord running from the centre of the system to the edges. Steadily the star Lyon grey closer, and the Habito planet came into view.

Eventually they caught a transfer ship to the external ring that surrounded the planet. There was no fanfare for the deligation, no great news articles to be written, no announcement to the population of their arrival. That would come as the ships from the Scholar Fleet arrived. This was a soft opening only, a few words before the big show.

The external ring was where many of the Habito population lived. The structure steadily spun giving a sense of gravity, allowing a life no unlike that of those on the planet below. Except that the stars where below and the green forests filled the sky.

From here the troop bounced across to the far older interior ring, the original geostationary ring. They floated down the hallways, each pulled along by their small spherical personal drones, until they reached the elevator of Lyon City.

"So, it's going to take us an hour to descend to the surface using a normal cart, then we'll be processed and checked by bio-security again, so we should be at the palace by early evening, as arranged.", the Profess read out from the hologram generator between her hands.

"Must we go through bio-sec again, ma'am", one of the auxiliary Scholars complained, "we've been through four scans already!"

"It's merely a formality", the Profess allowed, "but the check point is at the base. We will be asked questions if we don't simply go through."

Alxi showed his cheery smile.

"So we could just jump?", he ventured.

"Can you... what?"

Still smiling Alxi grabbed handles on the wall pushing off to an area a few metres down where the corridor widened. He opened the storage locker in the wall, pulling out the small hover board as Derrick, his drone, attached to the collection of chains and shield generators above the locker. Chains were spun out by Derrick, attaching onto the board, four points on Alxi's belt and his shoulders. 

"I'm not too sure...", was all the Profess could get out as a door slid open. Only the force field kept the atmosphere stabilised as Alxi and Derrick stared out into the void of space and the world below them.

He pushed off into the void.

Mapping Habito

Continued from Special Service Invitation 

"Sit back, Al. Just relax. We'll do the rest.", the Profess spoke calmly.

He was still at the meeting. They'd discussed and argued, queried and explained. It seemed like hours had passed, though in reality the mind-to-mind relays meant real communication was occurring twice as fast as it a appeared based on the software's projection. Now it was the time to make true use of Alxi and the Habito agent. Side by side they closed their eyes remembering the Habito planet. 

The capital city of Lyon seemed some how different. The sky was neither blue nor grey, the sun neither shone nor was it dark, in the air rain drops hung twinkling in and out of reality. As close as this could be to reality.

Some of the buildings had translucent balconies, advertising campaigns from the last 5 decades flowed and fizzed into one another. People appeared, and then were gone.

The Profess' voice reverberated through the cityscape.

"We are all now witnessing the capital. The holographic scape is a combination of Memories provided by Alxi, our Hagent, and some of the recently deceased. Hence certain particulars will not be shown in robust detail. This, however, will give us the best map of the capital possible for our purposes.", Alxi felt uncomfortable with them in his head like this. He appreciated the Scholars being here, had enjoyed his lessons and their teachings, was glad to be such a star pupil as to have been invited here, and yet he really didn't want them in his head. 

"Why can't you just scan the city?", he asked "I'm sure you'll get a better representation by being there."

There was an appreciative mumble from his tutor, "Gentleman Summerfield doesn't officially know we are here. When he does we will begin with cordial talks, hopefully. I, however, would appreciate a decent battle and evacuation plan prior to active duty in his nation. Should he discover us performing official surveillance before an official meeting he may assume, correctly, that the worst is coming. He may begin preparations for a defense. And whilst he could never win, it would be much safer for all involved if we have some element of surprise. We can't plan for everything like this- your memories only go as far as you remember, and are easily corrupted- but we will have the modern basics enough to know the place, and the people."

"What if I refuse to cooperate? What if I don't want you in my head?"

"Well, firstly you may be putting a great numbe at people at risk by preventing the Enlightened from preparing to remove Summerfield quickly and efficiently. You put such trusted people as your father at risk by preventing the best possible evacuation plan being generated."

"My father's going with you?! To the official introduction?", Alxi burst out in shock and awe.

"Yes. You put him in great danger without cooperation, and me, and the Venergy, and yourself."

"Me?"

"Yes Alxi, do ask I ask and you will be with us when we make planetfall"

"Right, well, best we get one with it then!" Alxi bellowed with pride as he thought of the great and the (occasionally) good he would be meeting.

The viewing position began its movement through all of the capital of Lyon, before moving out into Lyon itself, then out, further, onto the rest of the Habito planet. Over the slums of the 7th, the larder lands, the factory fields, the plains of the dinavians, out to the forest plantations, before the wilds and fellow Habito nations. At times they appeared to walk, then ride, or drive, sometimes flying or swimming, perhaps even moving into orbit to view the entire land.

There was only so much Alxi could provide- the Hagent provided much, and the recently deceased much more, though oftentimes their data was far older. It sparked new ideas in Alxi's mind. During the previous 14 years he had been educated, worked, and travelled the Habito planet. He had been afforded the opportunity to see so much of it, and yet there was so much more to see. So much life, so much beauty, so much wonder.

And he would return to it all, as a guest and tour guide for the Scholars 

Overview of Humanity's Move

Good afternoon, I'm Dr Ama Dinosaur. For the past many years I've been working on creating my own little universe. Steadily this has built into an array of physical and mental notes (though much has been warped with adventure and age) giving a source with some depth for me to attempt to draw upon.

I had been hoping to write a few books based upon my ideas, but this is presently proving difficult after being given a "grown up" life. Thus I have chosen to develop this new, robust, public, repository, as well as a playground for my ideas

What follows is a collection of short chapters, short stories, and notes on what has happened to humanity, alongside other animals from Earth, in the distant future. I'm starting with a visit by one of the most influential groups of people to one of humanity's most important colonies, which will include hints and notes about the history and present situation of the universe. Later I will move to look at what has happened to Earth, what the situation is for humanity as a whole, and the other galactic players humanity has not officially met yet.

I will be attempting to add new short stories every week to this blog. Some will be wee 100 word dabbles, others maybe a thousand words. I hope to generate a few storylines within the blog covering different areas of the universe, as well as a little background as necessary. Maybe even some drawings and paintings, should I have the materials!

I hope you will enjoy what I write. Love it or hate it, your comments, questions, and suggestions would be appreciated. If you really love it, please share it with friends and family.

Introducing Humanity's Move

"We are old now. So very very old. Ancient. Beyond Ancient. He was correct, Cthulhu's father, with time, even death may die. Although, the living call us the dead. They have forgotten what death truly. That is their weakness. We always see it. We are always dying, just as they must die to become us. We are the dead. We see all. We know all."

Time is tragically difficult to determine for those who travel about the explored universe, known as the "Ken". For those in the colonies it is a little easier- many stations have small differences of hours to days per year. Yet for those going out to colonise new systems, spread the teachings, or prepare for war, numerical time is a nuisance . Despite that we still need history to remember where we've been, and a way to plan for the future. Thus we use the time of one universe constant modern humanity shares, though it is from a place no civilised person lives in these times. Home-Earth time, from the Solar System is our best guess at true human time. We measure from the birth of civilisation, when the barbarian ways were reasoned into death. Thus year 0 was over 2000 years after scientific year 0, and around 4000 years after the birth of the child Earth-God.

We therefore determine that humanity has been sailing the stars for 10,000 years. Well, in truth we had some thousands of years reaching the Encirclement Worlds, organising them, developing better craft, and finding our independence. Not to mention the various "police actions", plus out present defence against the Technovar, and the ever problematic 7th.

The colonies are the mainstay of his humanity, made up of the Habito, the Venergy, and the Coald. They are always encouraged to build a civilisation before reproducing and sending off between a million and a billion of their own to colonise further systems- so long as they are not facing out to the Technovar. The Encirclement Worlds do their best to send their own Uni Fleets of teachers and statespeeps to pass news and advancement between systems, gather new ideas, and protect the freedoms of all life forms. Not to mention a number of other, lesser, tasks- terraforming, the xeno search, EMP (Electro-Magnetic (Psychic) Person) surveillance. 

The Technovar have recently rebuilt. After their escape 5,000 years ago out to the edges of the known systems and their own civil war, they have been rebuilding for 3,000 years. Slowly they encroach upon our systems, raiding and pillaging, kidnapping and killing. They are the reason we needed the Encirclement Worlds Treaty. Them and the Meek.

The Meek are all that are left of the barbarian-zealots of Earth. Rarely are they trouble, though they are worthy of our attention for their EMPs, as well as our own wish to maintain the point of origin. No place like home.

There are also the Corers. The Truthseers. They are not here yet. Their echo will soon reverberate throughout the Ken.

And Outwards, beyond the Ken, are the Bio Systems. Entirely unknown and alien to Humanity at this point, but not for long.