Michael stood within the centre of the planet as he began to wonder what he had just done. The visual display was gone, but it left a lasting effect on Michael and made him realise that he had to come up with a plan fast.
"Ai, can you show me the possible products the planet could make?"
Silence was entombed within the massive hall as the three stars began swirling.
"We prefer the name Alex. But yes, we can help."
The voice, mechanical and sterile, responded as a new display appeared in front of Michael's eyes.
- Possible 'Products' -
- Merganser-class ship -
- Phaeton Relic Ship -
- Combat Class Sentinels -
Each type of product flashed with stats and amounts stored within the city.
"Is this all?" Michael asked about his opinion of Alex, and Maethrillian fell rapidly.
"Of course not, sir, but we believe that these can give the required show which these new species would find enthralling!"
Alex spoke fast, as for the first time, they sounded more human and alive than mechanical.
Michael continued to think about what he could possibly trade with the ascendancy when Alex toned.
"Sir, one of the ships is trying to dock at port 69483 on the western side of the planetoid."
A new visual appeared as it showed a small two-hundred-metre Chaf Envoy releasing its landing legs as it proceeded to land upon one of the planet's many docks.
Michael watched as the ship's ramp opened and revealed the same Chiss as before, now in formal attire, along with three others, with eight guards behind them.
"Is there a place where we can meet them, Alex?" Michael asked as he subtly compared his old, dirty clothes to the pristine condition of the Chiss.
Alex, seemingly watching Michael's eyes dart between the Chiss and himself reliseaed what was happening as armour sets of forerunners appeared near him.
"Wha!" Michael jumped as clyinders four metres tall jumped from the solid ground and opened to reveal three sets of different clothing.
Michael, taking the hint, proceeded to get closer to the clylinders removing his clothes in the process and changing into the centre most clothings.
The clothes, regal with a purple and red mix, gave Michael an angelic look as the clothes overlapped with a sash of a mix of purple and gold, further making Michael look majestic.
Michael quickly looked himself over as he inspected his body. This continued for a good few minutes as Alex spoke.
"Sir."
"Yes, Yes can you take me to the room then?" Michael called out as he was then teleported into the room.
The sudden teleportation left Michael in a state of disarray as he fell and landed ass-first onto a cushioned couch.
The room, a lavish and futuristic mix of purple and red along with pale blue liughting gave the room a mysterious and regal feeling.
Two doors where position between Michael, one in front of him and the other behind.
Michael just finished taking the room in quickly turned his head as the door in front of him opened.
The first thing Michael saw wasn't the Chiss whom he had met before, but a female Chiss who looked barely 18, who led the procession.
Immediatly he felt a pull as something within his mind activated, and the omnitirx began swirling as a mild sense of anxiousness arose within him.
Michael quickly stood and bowed, greeting the entourage. In person, the Chiss stood around just smaller than Michael, with Michael standing at 6,6 and the Chiss commander being 6,2.
"Greeting, Sir!" Michael spoke with confidence as he puffed himself outwards, as the four diplomats took seats.
"My name is Michael, and from here we will begin discussions on trade."
The Chiss simultaneously knew that the girl sat furthest away from Michael and the rest of the entourage.
"May I know your names, Sirs and Ma'am?" Michael asked with a polite profession smile as years of his previous life of meetings such as this came flooding back.
The leader, the same Chiss whom Michael had previously encountered, spoke whilst pointing.
"I'am Rram, these are Loori and Kars with this one," He pointed towards the girl, " Is Skeaa "
"Hello, everybody", Michael bowed.
"Now lets get to the point of this meeting" To this, a table between the two couches opened to reveal three different models of ships.
"You can pick any of these in any quanitity but of course you will need to pay."
Michael had a sidistic like smile brewing within the back of his mind before the same feeling as earlier began to ring throughout his body. Immediatly Michael turned to look at the young girl, causing her to blush and look away.
Rram seemed to notice this as he quickly began talking to garner Michael's attention back.
"These ships are of good quality, Michael. But how much would they cost?"
Rram asked questingly as Loori and Kars began to talk to one another.
"That depends, you could pay in raw minerals, titles, land, even people and credits"
Rram wasn't appold at the idea of selling their people; they've done it before, and it had garnered massive gains for such a small population.
Suddenly, the feeling from before increased tenfold as Michael felt his mind begin to fluctuate.
- Warning -
- External influence detected -
- Changing to Ghost Freak -
At that, Michael was engulfed by a pale green light as both the entourage and Skeaa turned, blocking the light with their hands.
"What is the meaning of this!" Michael roared, his voice distorted and distant resounded throughout the room as Rram, Skeaa, and the others looked around, nd shocked. Michawasn'tt within the room but was howevver invisible and under the floor.
The sudden transformation to an alien, with which he had no training, left him disorganised as a warning began flaring around the room and the planet itself.
"Harmful Actions Detected", and the whole room was shut down as the lights flickered from pale blue to flashing red.
- On board the Capital Chiss Ship -
"My Lord!" A Chiss tech called in urgency.
"Yes?" A commander appeared in a military uniform as he listened to the tech
"Communications with Sire Loori and Lord Rram have been severed, and activity has spiked across the whole planet!"
At that, the commander turned and completely walked towards the tech's desk, where he watched monitors throughout the planet spike.
"Prepare Shields!" The commander roared before an echoing boom turned all lights, visuals and computers within the ship off.
- Within the Meeting Room -
"What did you do, Skeaa!" Rram roared at the girl as the commander drew his pistol hidden beneath his ceremonial robes.
Rram turned, scanning the room whilst the other two, Loori and Kars, tried prying open the door which had sealed closed when the lights had changed.
"What happened!" Rram yelled at Skeaa as the girl began to grow teary.
From behind Rram came the invisible and intangible image of ghost freak, the body sickly pale with stitches running across its body.
Skeaa screamed at the sudden appearance, causing Rram to turn and see eye to eye with the ghost.
Ghost freak, who just turned his invisibility off, looked at the commander, visibly pissed.
"What do you think you are doing, Rram?"
Michael's voice was cold as Rram felt fear fully rush into his spine, causing a tingling sensation throughout his body.
"S-sir i believe this might have been a misunderstanding!" Rram spoke with a broken voice as he tried to meet the swirling body, which was Michaels, who floated around the Chiss man.
"You!" Michael pointed towards Skeaa
"Your force sensitive arent you?"
That question made Skeaa retreat behind the couch as the figure in front of her, through the force, emanated a dark and twisted sense which both disgusted and made her feel revolted at being near it.
"Y-yes", Skeaa spoke quietly as Rram looked both scared and angry at Skeaa.
"What is your purpose in trying to probe my mind?" Michael asked as his body floated him towards Skeaa.
The girl frozen in the feelings emanating from Michael made her stutter
"t-to to acc-accquire the planet during the meeting."
Michael looked at the girl, then at Rram, whose face was contorted in rage.
"Did they force you?" Michael asked softly
"When a Chiss is born with force abilities, they are forced to be both diplomats and sires for exploration ships. Most don't survive."
Skreaa's tone was filled with sadness as her mind flickered to her friends within the academy.