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Chapter 5: Evil Mushrooms From Outer Space VS Amazon Women from Betelgeuse
Part 2: All That is Not Juffo-Wup
Septermber 20, 2156
Frankly, that whole story about Syra and questionable geological disasters seemed a bit fishy to me. Fortunately, thanks to some Metagaming, I happen to know where the planet is!
Along the way...
Get ready to encounter one of the creepiest races in the galaxy!
MYCON
Juffo-Wup is the hot light in the darkness. All else is unfulfilled Void. We are the Mycon.
ZELNICK
Mycon. Please try to understand. We wish peace between our peoples.
MYCON
A single spore lands, finds nourishment in decay, and soon attains maturity. In turn it exhales a cloud of new life, a thousand spores, each lands, finds nourishment in decay... so progresses Juffo-Wup. Juffo-Wup fills in my fibers and I grow turgid. Violent action ensues.
And the battle begins!
Mycon Podships are reasonably dangerous. They fire very long-range homing projectiles, which gradually reduce in power the farther they go. Their special ability regrows some of their lost crew.
However, they're up against the fully-upgraded Vindicator. Each ship is obliterated within seconds.
Anywas, here we are at Beta Copernicus I, otherwise known as Syra. Let's take a closer look.
Not looking so hot there, Syra! I see an energy signature.
...flagship for further study.
---- END OF REPORT ----
Well, that in tow, it's time to go to the source of the mystery.
MYCON
You are Non, who must become Juffo-Wup or Void. We are the agents of Juffo-Wup. We are the Mycon.
ZELNICK
Why are the Shattered Worlds found only in your region of space?
MYCON
These are the homes of the Deep Children.
ZELNICK
What can you tell me about your species?
MYCON
I fill with my parents parents parents parents parents... I am they -- and they are us. Then, and now.
ZELNICK
We have come to your homeworld to seek a truce.
MYCON
The Deep Children are part of Juffo-Wup -- home builders. The dwellers in the Mohorovichic.
ZELNICK
Let's be friends.
MYCON
I am Dugee... I am the purity monitor... I choose what buds are permitted to mature, and which must be eradicated. I died of general misfunction 57,283 years ago.
ZELNICK
Goodbye fungus-boys!
MYCON
You impede the flow of Juffo-Wup through the Universe. We will now remove this clog. We will now aid Juffo-Wup by eliminating you!
This battle is neverending, so I take out one and use the time between warp-ins to retreat. Now that we have learned about the Deep Children, let's go talk to Talana.
ZELNICK
Talana, have you ever heard of the 'Deep Children?'
TALANA
Yes, I think so. Aren't they part of the Mycon religion somehow? We have recordings of Mycon HyperWave transmissions from the War... pretty weird stuff. The Mycons just kind of... rambled, never making much sense. They talked a lot about 'Deep Children', and 'Spears of Light', but we couldn't ever understand what they were talking about.
ZELNICK
What if I told you that Mycon Deep Children shatter planet crusts... like your Syra?
TALANA
What?! What did you say?! Human, you had better not be joking. Syra is not a subject for Earth humor. Now what do you mean, shatter planet crusts? How?
That IS what happened to Syra, yes, but we presumed it was a natural cataclysm... a meteor. Do you have proof that it was something else... these Deep Children?
ZELNICK
Talana. I have brought proof that the Mycon Deep Children destroyed your world, Syra.
TALANA
Let me see this proof, Captain!
ZELNICK
Look at these fungal egg sacs. We found them near a crustal puncture on a shattered world.
TALANA
Great gods! These fragments... they are IDENTICAL to the debris we found near punctures on Syra! We never guessed that the fragments might be organic! To have survived re-entry! ...nothing organic would remain! ...unless... UNLESS, it was genetically constructed for this purpose! AND ONLY THE MYCONS POSSESS THIS CAPABILITY!! THE MYCONS WILL PAY DEARLY FOR THEIR CRIMES!!!
We will not sit here and do nothing while the Mycon fiends are fre to roam the galaxy, perpetrating their evil. You wanted our cooperation in fighting the Ur-Quan. You've got it, provided you first help us seek our revenge against the Mycon race... help us to destroy them!
ZELNICK
So what do I get for this, eh? Hmm? Eh?
Okay. So, what do you want us to do?
TALANA
Our first step is to get some mobility. We have some fine starship officers on board, and they are all eager to go after the Mycons, but without our Penetrator starships, we're totally ineffectual. So our first step HAS to be recovering our space patrol combat fleet. We know that the Ur-Quan didn't destroy them... they never waste anything... but we believe they have sealed them in some kind of deep vault in the surface of an alien planet.
ZELNICK
Do you know where your ships are?
TALANA
No, that's your job. But, maybe we have some clues to help you find them.
The starship officers who flew the Penetrators to the vault did so with total sensor blackout. The only thing they could use for navigation was the presence of the Dreadnought fleet surrounding them. When they arrived at their destination and lowered their ships into the immense vault, they were transported to the Dreadnoughts and only caught a split-second glimpse of the outside world. As far as they could tell, the sun was either red or orange. Based on their trip-time calculations, the farthest they could have travelled is about 200 HyperSpace distance units.
Captain! We have assembled a small team of our most skilled officers. We will send them to our ship on board their own small shuttle. We feel that in the interests of efficiency, we keep our officers away from your crew... at least until the mission is over. As soon as you arrive at the Vault, our people will take over, figure out a way to open the Vault, and bring our Penetrators back here.
ZELNICK
Just remember, I'm doing this for you, Sweet Cakes!
ery well then, Commander Talana. I'm on my way.
TALANA
Good luck, brave Earthling. When your mission is successful, maybe then we can... get to know each other better.
Thus, the Mycon-Syreen war begins, sort of.
NEXT TIME: The Most Dangerous Region of Space.
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Chapter 5: Evil Mushrooms From Outer Space VS Amazon Women from Betelgeuse
Part 2: All That is Not Juffo-Wup
Septermber 20, 2156
Frankly, that whole story about Syra and questionable geological disasters seemed a bit fishy to me. Fortunately, thanks to some Metagaming, I happen to know where the planet is!
Along the way...
Get ready to encounter one of the creepiest races in the galaxy!
MYCON
Juffo-Wup is the hot light in the darkness. All else is unfulfilled Void. We are the Mycon.
ZELNICK
Mycon. Please try to understand. We wish peace between our peoples.
MYCON
A single spore lands, finds nourishment in decay, and soon attains maturity. In turn it exhales a cloud of new life, a thousand spores, each lands, finds nourishment in decay... so progresses Juffo-Wup. Juffo-Wup fills in my fibers and I grow turgid. Violent action ensues.
And the battle begins!
Mycon Podships are reasonably dangerous. They fire very long-range homing projectiles, which gradually reduce in power the farther they go. Their special ability regrows some of their lost crew.
However, they're up against the fully-upgraded Vindicator. Each ship is obliterated within seconds.
Anywas, here we are at Beta Copernicus I, otherwise known as Syra. Let's take a closer look.
Not looking so hot there, Syra! I see an energy signature.
...flagship for further study.
---- END OF REPORT ----
Well, that in tow, it's time to go to the source of the mystery.
MYCON
You are Non, who must become Juffo-Wup or Void. We are the agents of Juffo-Wup. We are the Mycon.
ZELNICK
Why are the Shattered Worlds found only in your region of space?
MYCON
These are the homes of the Deep Children.
ZELNICK
What can you tell me about your species?
MYCON
I fill with my parents parents parents parents parents... I am they -- and they are us. Then, and now.
ZELNICK
We have come to your homeworld to seek a truce.
MYCON
The Deep Children are part of Juffo-Wup -- home builders. The dwellers in the Mohorovichic.
ZELNICK
Let's be friends.
MYCON
I am Dugee... I am the purity monitor... I choose what buds are permitted to mature, and which must be eradicated. I died of general misfunction 57,283 years ago.
ZELNICK
Goodbye fungus-boys!
MYCON
You impede the flow of Juffo-Wup through the Universe. We will now remove this clog. We will now aid Juffo-Wup by eliminating you!
This battle is neverending, so I take out one and use the time between warp-ins to retreat. Now that we have learned about the Deep Children, let's go talk to Talana.
ZELNICK
Talana, have you ever heard of the 'Deep Children?'
TALANA
Yes, I think so. Aren't they part of the Mycon religion somehow? We have recordings of Mycon HyperWave transmissions from the War... pretty weird stuff. The Mycons just kind of... rambled, never making much sense. They talked a lot about 'Deep Children', and 'Spears of Light', but we couldn't ever understand what they were talking about.
ZELNICK
What if I told you that Mycon Deep Children shatter planet crusts... like your Syra?
TALANA
What?! What did you say?! Human, you had better not be joking. Syra is not a subject for Earth humor. Now what do you mean, shatter planet crusts? How?
That IS what happened to Syra, yes, but we presumed it was a natural cataclysm... a meteor. Do you have proof that it was something else... these Deep Children?
ZELNICK
Talana. I have brought proof that the Mycon Deep Children destroyed your world, Syra.
TALANA
Let me see this proof, Captain!
ZELNICK
Look at these fungal egg sacs. We found them near a crustal puncture on a shattered world.
TALANA
Great gods! These fragments... they are IDENTICAL to the debris we found near punctures on Syra! We never guessed that the fragments might be organic! To have survived re-entry! ...nothing organic would remain! ...unless... UNLESS, it was genetically constructed for this purpose! AND ONLY THE MYCONS POSSESS THIS CAPABILITY!! THE MYCONS WILL PAY DEARLY FOR THEIR CRIMES!!!
We will not sit here and do nothing while the Mycon fiends are fre to roam the galaxy, perpetrating their evil. You wanted our cooperation in fighting the Ur-Quan. You've got it, provided you first help us seek our revenge against the Mycon race... help us to destroy them!
ZELNICK
Okay. So, what do you want us to do?
TALANA
Our first step is to get some mobility. We have some fine starship officers on board, and they are all eager to go after the Mycons, but without our Penetrator starships, we're totally ineffectual. So our first step HAS to be recovering our space patrol combat fleet. We know that the Ur-Quan didn't destroy them... they never waste anything... but we believe they have sealed them in some kind of deep vault in the surface of an alien planet.
ZELNICK
Do you know where your ships are?
TALANA
No, that's your job. But, maybe we have some clues to help you find them.
The starship officers who flew the Penetrators to the vault did so with total sensor blackout. The only thing they could use for navigation was the presence of the Dreadnought fleet surrounding them. When they arrived at their destination and lowered their ships into the immense vault, they were transported to the Dreadnoughts and only caught a split-second glimpse of the outside world. As far as they could tell, the sun was either red or orange. Based on their trip-time calculations, the farthest they could have travelled is about 200 HyperSpace distance units.
Captain! We have assembled a small team of our most skilled officers. We will send them to our ship on board their own small shuttle. We feel that in the interests of efficiency, we keep our officers away from your crew... at least until the mission is over. As soon as you arrive at the Vault, our people will take over, figure out a way to open the Vault, and bring our Penetrators back here.
ZELNICK
ery well then, Commander Talana. I'm on my way.
TALANA
Good luck, brave Earthling. When your mission is successful, maybe then we can... get to know each other better.
Thus, the Mycon-Syreen war begins, sort of.
NEXT TIME: The Most Dangerous Region of Space.
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