T.F.S. Godwit

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> The following is a transcript of a transmission between IERA and Terran Federation Ship Godwit, travelling to Universe 9 through a newly found wormhole near the Home Systems.
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00 00 00 02 34 55 **CPT -** This is T.F.S. Godwit, leading the Fourth Terran Colonisation Fleet. Wheatear, Sandpiper, Shearwater, and Tern are behind us. The fleet has left the influence of Nova Terra and we are en route to the wormhole. We'll be in the Ninth Universe in about 4 months.

00 02 08 02 00 23 **CPT -** Halfway to destination. We had a small bridge malfunction ... fixed now. Everything else going fine.

00 04 17 12 28 55 **CPT** Wormhole in sight. Fleet intact. E minus 30 minutes.

00 04 17 12 27 15 **CC** All systems operational.

00 04 17 12 27 19 **CC** You are confirmed go for entry.

00 04 17 12 27 22 **CPT** Roger.

00 04 17 12 53 06 **CPT** E minus 5 minutes.

00 04 17 12 54 43 **CPT** Entering wormhole. Wish us luck, Merrick.

00 04 17 12 54 05 **CC** Hold on, we've picked up an anomaly.

00 04 17 12 54 21 **CC** Captain, you need to burn retrograde immediately. Stay out of the wormhole.

00 04 17 12 56 02 **CC** Godwit, are you receiving?

00 04 17 12 56 10 **CPT** (static)

00 04 17 12 56 27 **CPT** ...gravity too strong, no point wasting fuel. We're going in. The rest of the fleet managed to turn ... ship tearing ... pieces.

00 04 17 12 56 59 **CC** Ok. The other ships contacted us, they're safe. Is your crew okay? It's possible you'll survive it.

00 04 17 12 57 06 **CPT** Everyone's panicking, no injuries ... E minus 1 minute.

00 04 17 12 57 30 **CC** Good luck Captain, and to the crew.

00 04 17 12 58 07 **CPT** ... walls? Stars bending-

00 04 17 12 58 47 **CC** T.F.S. Godwit, is anyone there?

00 04 18 22 41 32 **CPT** Capcom, are you receiving?

00 04 18 22 43 38 **CPT** We made it through. The Godwit's entire stern is missing, so we have no engines. We can't see any stars, or planets, nothing. Pitch black everywhere. We can breathe here at least.

00 04 18 22 44 12 **CPT** Mission timer says it's been almost two days since we came through and not a single person has eaten. Maybe if we did actually end up in Universe 9, everything we know about physics is different.

00 04 19 04 09 12 **CC** Oh my god, you're alive?

00 04 19 04 09 20 **CC** What happened?

00 04 19 19 32 59 **CPT** Haha! So we can communicate from here. That's incredible.

00 04 19 19 33 04 **CPT** I've told you everything we know. I think we're trapped here.

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> The T.F.S. Godwit kept occasional communication with IERA for years with no events of importance, until the ninth year:
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09 09 09 09 09 15 **CPT** Something just happened. It's not an endless void anymore, we can see stars moving very fast. Way too fast. It's almost like we're being moved through a galaxy.

09 09 09 09 09 51 **CPT** Wait, I think the stars are galaxies.

09 09 09 09 10 00 **CC** What? Is everyone okay?

09 09 09 09 10 29 **CPT** We're slowing down. Approaching a galaxy it seems. There might be some interference, try-

09 09 09 09 10 35 **CC** Are you entering the galaxy? What's happening?

09 09 09 09 11 04 **CC** Can you hear me?

09 09 09 09 15 17 **CC** Please come in, Godwit.

09 09 12 01 17 23 **CC** Captain?

09 09 16 23 51 31 **CC** Closing comms.

*End of transmission.*