Based on the works of Fusou, Faith, Blackhole1, and Drich.
They got me interested in this kind of multi-crossover, so here's my entrance to the band wagon.
For anyone who doesn't know, this story is based upon a prompt on Spacebattles . com where someone was self inserted into a Planetary Annihilation commander and sent across the multiverse to nom technology and beat evil. This is my entry into the genre. Be advised, Started writing this in December 2016, a few days before Christmas, so expect things to be a little out of date, and for massive quality leaps to be present between the initial parts of the story and the current ones. So, without further adieu, let the story begin!
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At last!
After a rough semester, buggy computers, and a few (surprisingly easy) odd finals, IT WAS TIME! I could finally run Planetary Annihilation and its expansion! AND I HAD A MONTH TO SPARE! Truly, nothing could go wrong.
If you are at all familiar with the rules of narratives, and literary common sense, you should know how DEAD WRONG I was...
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I booted up the game on my laptop. My old computer was unable to run the game (probably ran out of CPU), and I wasn't supposed to use my laptop for anything other than school work, so I was sincerely hoping my parents wouldn't come home soon.
First thing that came up was the menu, followed by the standard 'verify you game key code' pop ups. They were annoying, and I'd lost the usage of a few games forever because of them (looking at you, Universe at War), but I'd rather not have my game pirated.
Then, I received a new pop-up.
'Thank you for purchasing Plantary Annihilation and its Titans expansion. We're testing out a new update that can only be installed in game, but will make the experience much more enjoyable. Just click accept to get started.'
'Yours Truly'
'ROB'
My thoughts on this were as followed:
1. Okay that was odd.
2. Who's ROB?
3. Why do I feel that something bad is about to happen?
4. JUST LET ME PLAY MY GAME, YOU STINKING SPAMBOT!
So, without thinking, I clicked the button.
Then everything went black.
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[SYS_STARTUP_INITIATED]
[PRIMARY SYSTEMS:ONLINE]
[COMPUTER CORE-ONLINE]
[METAL FABRICATOR-ONLINE]
[FUSION POWER GENERATOR-ONLINE]
[COMBAT SYSTEMS-ONLINE]
[MOVEMENT SYSTEMS-ONLINE]
[COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS-ONLINE]
[SENSOR SYSTEMS-ONLINE]
[SYSTEMS NORMAL]
[RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS]
[ERROR-CMDR_AI_DESIGNATION_893452B NOT LOCATED]
[SEARCHING FOR ALTERNATIVE AI]
[SCANNING]
[SCANNING]
[SCANNING]
[NEW COMMANDER FOUND]
[INIT_CMDR_FLAMEAL15K]
[CMDR_XENOSENTRY_ONLINE]
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Next thing I knew, I was in darkness. Then, I noticed a screen come online. With nothing else to look at, and trying to find some sense of normalcy in the ABSOLUTE CHAOS I was in, I read it:
LANDING IN 60 SECONDS, PREPARE FOR ANNIHILATION.
Two things ran through my head:
1. Wasn't that the line thye showed on Planetary Annihilation when your commander was first dropped in? (I watched youtube videos, okay?)
2. I'm falling. I'm falling I'm fallingI'mfalling I'm FALLING!
I tried banging my head around to see if I could escape my impending arrival with, well, whatever I was falling toward. All I did was discover that I could dent things by hitting them with my head and that this didn't cause me any pain. Curious, I decided to turn my thoughts inward for a moment and couldn't believe what I found.
I was in a Xenosentry.
I was in a commander from Planetary Annihilation.
NO, I WAS a commander from Planetary Annihilation.
Well, figured it out, now, have you?
What? Who's there? Are you psychic?
Call me ROB, and yes.
ROB? The guy who sent me the pop up? But why would he...
Wait. Rob. ROB. R.O.B. Random Omnipotent Being RANDOM OMNIPOTENT BASTARD
"NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Well you're certainly annoying.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME?"
Well, this is part of an experiment. You've been inserted into a Planetary Annihilation commander, something I know you have experience with, and besides, you're a Supreme Commander fan anyways. You see, a friend of mine started an experiment where someone received a fully teched up commander and had the power to travel across universes. It was so amusing, and impressive, I must add, that I decided to have a few experiments of my own. The focus was on integrating all of the absolutely broken bullshit technology together, but you can take that focus anywhere you want it, if I'm being honest.
Yeah, yeah, tell me what I'm up against.
I'm sorry?
I really doubt you'd just let me jump into a commander with all of the obtainable tech from PA and its expansion and not give me a challenge to fight against. Also, I have the desire to destroy something, and I can't hit you, I die if this commander is destroyed, and I will die if this pod explodes.
...killjoy. Well, I think you be wary about the native wildlife on the planet, since you will be hitting the planet with the force of a nuke.
Note to self: start making a kaiju killing machine.
You sure it's kaiju sized?
No, but giant robots fighting monsters is awesome.
Though I should also prepare something for dealing with a swarm of killer bugs. And maybe make a mind control device. These beasts could make good pets.
You're a control freak. You know that, right?
Guilty as charged. Now, would you shut up and let me prepare myself for battle?
Okay, little man. Just a final word, though.
What?!
You're not the only one involved in this experiment. There are others. Some will probably be friendly to you, but others... well, you should watch your back.
Thank you.
With that, I took a look at the screen in my pod. Now, it showed me my destination: a rather large world, with big oceans. Surprisingly, unlike most PA worlds, it had multiple biomes: deserts, ice caps, forests, even coral reefs.
That just means more things out there to kill me.
I decided to feel through the systems in the pod. It turned out I could control the speed of the pod, as well as other maneuvering stuff. I thought about adjusting the speed, or maybe changing my landing site, but then I decided against it: The landing sight I had was coastal and had plenty of metal deposits, and if I went any faster, I might get buried so deep that I'd be under attack the minute I escaped the crater I'd just made.
So, I just decided to brace for impact.
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Looking back, I was glad that, of all things, I remembered that line about the other participants in the experiment. Because trust me, it was WAY more important than anything else ROB had told me.
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AN: I posted this a while ago on spacebattles, but I think Sufficient Velocity should also have the chance to read it.
Just a heads up: I'm quite a few chapters into it on SPacebattles, so expect a lot of updates while I bring this one up to speed.
Read and Review. This is Flameal15k, signing off!