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The Der'em had one final gambit to play, and they didn't know if it'd work. They proposed to [[Toran Greymon]] that Earth turn over its entire unified power grid to the Der'em, that they may use it to power the planetary cloaking device they'd developed to hide Earth. Seeing no other choice, Toran reluctantly agreed, and broadcast his fateful message to those off-world humans who would be left to the predations of the [[Free Fleet]]. | The Der'em had one final gambit to play, and they didn't know if it'd work. They proposed to [[Toran Greymon]] that Earth turn over its entire unified power grid to the Der'em, that they may use it to power the planetary cloaking device they'd developed to hide Earth. Seeing no other choice, Toran reluctantly agreed, and broadcast his fateful message to those off-world humans who would be left to the predations of the [[Free Fleet]]. | ||
''To all the children of Man. Since we first cast our eyes towards the stars, we have wondered if we are alone. We spread our wings and left our planet to begin to explore our solar system, and saw ever further into the void. And still we wondered: Are we just a beautiful aberration? Are we unique? | ''To all the children of Man. Since we first cast our eyes towards the stars, we have wondered if we are alone. We spread our wings and left our planet to begin to explore our solar system, and saw ever further into the void. And still we wondered: Are we just a beautiful aberration? Are we unique?'' | ||
We built the [[shipforges]], and birthed the colonies to reap the resources of Earth's sister planets. We began to prepare to expand outside our solar system. The galaxy seemed ripe for our taking. | ''We built the [[shipforges]], and birthed the colonies to reap the resources of Earth's sister planets. We began to prepare to expand outside our solar system. The galaxy seemed ripe for our taking.'' | ||
Two days ago, we got our answer. We are not alone | ''Two days ago, we got our answer. We are not alone.'' | ||
''We can confirm that the incoming invaders are real and that they possess technology that far surpasses our own. We cannot hope to fight them. | |||
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''The Der'em, with whom we first made contact 43 hours ago as they fled this Free Fleet, offer us a way to hide Earth and save both our species from genocidal destruction. | |||
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''It is true that we would not be in this position had the Der'em not arrived in our system, but they did, and here we are. | |||
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''We do not abandon the rest of you willingly, yet we must do so to save our species. Mankind will live on. | |||
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''Goodbye, my friends, and good luck. | |||
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What happened to Earth? When the Free Fleet arrived, it was simply gone, not merely invisible. Did the Der'em technology work as intended? Did something go wrong? We do not know. | What happened to Earth? When the Free Fleet arrived, it was simply gone, not merely invisible. Did the Der'em technology work as intended? Did something go wrong? We do not know. | ||