Declare

A group of Assault Drones are deploved Via low-Orbit Teleport.
"Insertion Confirmed, requesting Scanner sweep."
!WARNING! - Motion Detected - Heat Sources Detected - EM Signatures Detected - PSY Fields Detected - !WARNING!
"♥♥♥♥, and this was going to be a simple in and out job."
"Can it soldier, we've got a job to."

Declare.



The cloud of soil clears and settles as several military units appear with debris scattered.

D6: "Wyvern this is Delta 6 reporting in, confirmed hard landing. Area seems to be silent. Current coordinates unknown, uploading to satellite Nav-link now. Delta 6 out."

Wyvern HQ: "Roger Delta 6, sending coordinates to you now. Wyvern out."

D6: "Acknowledged Wyvern, receiving coordinates... Received.

Wyvern we have confirmed visuals on unknown entities in the vicinity, permission to investigate? Delta 6 out."

Wyvern HQ: "Negative Delta 6, You know your mission, good luck. Wyvern out."

D6: "Garrison the area, squad! I want our flanks covered, we don't know who we're with out here."

Declare.





The factory drone has finished assembling the combat drone.
One of the scout drones is sent off to reconnoiter.

Declare.



Yes, sir! We've returned to normal form and the ship appears undamaged.
Open up a broadcast to the fleet and leave it running while we analyze the situation. It looks like we have rematerialized inside an asteroid. Also, you're getting a court-martial for touching that button.
What?
-Nothing!
In any case, you seem to be correct there, the walls would definately seem to be some kind of rock. Which kind, the computer doesn't know, sir..
What? Other than being second cousin to the computer that devised 42 as being the meaning of life, this ship's computer is perfect. It knows everything.
Negative that, these elements are completely unknown. There would appear to be an opening ahead of us leading to a tunnel. Shall we go that way?
Yeah, do it. Lets hope that up is still up and down is still down in this particular reality.

The rapidly-morphing object emerges from it's perpetual improbability to become a IDIC Factoryship, whose helm officer would appear to be slightly hard of hearing and have an eye for large buttons which have 'Do not push' written on them. As they poof into existence, the dust in the cave settles and as suddenly as the universe had become an improbable outcome of a million, billion decisions and events, all was silent again.

Declare

Amidst the above chaos, a wrangly, biotic, green matter of plasmid appears beneath the soil, above a small pool of oil. Unrefined, of course. It seems to be minding its own business.
This liquid seems to have an aura of productivity, I think that I will use it to generate.

Declare

"Initiating Construction of local point Nullifier."
"I'm Activating my Force Barrier and will hold this point, move up to the top of that rise."
"Aff Sir."

Declare.



Sir, is it normal to get oxygen on an asteroid in space?
No. No it is not.
Oh. In that case, I do believe that we are on a planetoid, then. One with the potential to have life on it.
Life? Good, we shall invade and conquer in the name of the IDIC!
Yes.
Launch the homing beacon, alert the fleet! We shall claim this reality as our own!
Are you feeling alright, sir?
No, I think I'll go and lie down for a while.

The Factoryship moves towards the exit of the tunnel, as a small hatch opens on the top of the craft. Out of this hatch emerges a peculiar object, which begins to move towards the rear of the cave. The crew still have not realised the immense HUGENESS of this reality, in which they are many thousands of times smaller than they are in their own relative to everything else. Still, they proceed with a haste which means only one thing. The war drums are beating.

I'm so sad I have no art skills...

Just enter anyway! This is the first time I have ever sprited anything properly. Practice can only make you better.

I would love to try and sprite, but I have almost no imagination, nor artistic ability.

Hell, when I was at school, I failed art.

It's not that I'm bad at art, I can draw with pencil/paper, but mouse? Nope.

I'm terrible at art. I was meant to draw a octopus as part of my art lessons at school

Then I basically ended up drawing Zoidberg merged with the flying spaghetti monster.

That shouldn't stop you.

I'm terrible with a pencil and piece of paper, I was terrible with spriting too. But all I did was just keep doing it anyway. Eventually I got better, and better. Soon enough, I'm here.

I guess the moral of the story is: If you enjoy doing it, it doesn't matter if you're bad at it.

Declare



D6: "Scanner says there's oil below us, Commander."

"Good, I'll contact Base. Wyvern this is Delta 6, Area is secure. No hostility is present. Intel was accurate and a suitable location for resource extraction has been found. Delta 6 out."

Wyvern HQ: "Roger Delta 6, We'll send you the extraction probe via orbital drop. Be advised Delta 6, lethal force is permitted, we need that oil. Wyvern out"

D6: "Understood, we see the guidance point now. Delta 6 out."

"Commander, our mobile AT is damaged and is unable to move."

"Commence repairs, we need that thing fully operational out here."

"Yessir"

Then I guess that nails it down then.

I never really enjoyed art anyway. I'll be happy to watch

Declare.




The scout drone further advances.
Meanwhile, the factory drone activates it's shield generator.