Pleiades Squad // Landfall /// Thirst Contact (The Vampires of Vulcan)

[Synthia] Send whoever you can and as many transport ships as possible. Althaea and I are almost to Vulcan now. Over and out. [Maia] *sigh* Well, shooee howdy shucks, here we go again. Attention, Pleiades Squad! This is Commander Maia! We have an urgent request from our dear friends, Althaea and Synthia. Seems they found some folks what need our help. All Squad members are to meet at the Alcyone rendezvous point within the next fourty-eight relative humanoidian hours. See y'all there. Over and out! [The Squad] Flying through stardust Fighting for justice No one can stop us [Maia] At ease, sisters! And welcome aboard! [The Squad] Flying through stardust Fighting for justice No one can stop us

[Althaea] Damn, it really is getting hot out here. I can’t imagine how much worse it is for vampires. And are you sure we couldn’t have parked closer to their settlement? [Synthia] Oh, come on, we’re not that far. You know, Vulcan used to have a more temperate atmosphere, but the host star doesn’t produce nearly as much UV radiation as Earth’s, so the vampires were able to settle here safely. [Althaea] And now the Angels are trying to wipe them out? Why? I don’t get it. [Synthia] *sigh* Well, having been one of them at one point and still a member of their species, I’m not entirely surprised. They probably view vampires as an inherently blasphemous group of people. Not even our species are truly immortal, even if we might as well be compared to most other life forms. [Althaea] If that’s the case, we’ve got a real mess on our hands, huh? I mean, this is genocide. Even if we manage to save all of the vampires, we still have to contend with the fact that the most powerful beings in the universe clearly aren’t even pretending to be neutral anymore. [Synthia] I know… And by intervening, we’re absolutely going to have a target on our backs. They’re gonna be especially pissed off when they realize I’m working against them again. I’m not letting them cut my wings off a second time, though. [Althaea] I’ll fight each of them myself before I let that happen again. [Synthia] I know you would, darling. [Althaea] So what are we gonna do? [Synthia] First, let’s just assess the situation and see what these people need. After that… I don’t know, honestly. The Angels are still widely respected by most of the galaxy and getting folks on our side won’t be easy. [Althaea] But they’re literally trying to kill an entire population of people… [Synthia] I know, dear, I know. But you saw how many people supported The Authority despite being an outright dictator. [Althaea] And the Angels at least have a veneer of being righteous. This isn’t going to be easy, is it? [Synthia] No. No it will not. One step at a time, though. We’re about to meet the last survivors of Old Earth. You ready?

They know that we are here But they assume the worst of us A warning shot from the shadows How do we gain their trust? Concealed by the forest above They surround us as we flee Ancient weaponry igniting thunder How can we make them see? They are the Vampires of Vulcan Betrayed by the galaxy they once saved and now, we come to their aid! Yet we fight Acute senses guide their hand We can't outmaneuver them This wasn't the plan Closing in around us Shields powered and online Our hearts beat as one Fangs bared and swords held high Twilight beckons in their eyes Command the night Take me now in your arms Spread your wings and take flight Spare us from the damned Surrounded! Ancient ships Escort us To their Queen To their Queen Violet Majesty Come in peace Don't believe She will know There she waits Patiently Atop her throne Violet Come now, she says Look into my wife's eyes She will discover the truth of your lies Blood magic of old Compelling us to speak Of our history and deeds Afraid of what we seek They know why we are here They had assumed the worst of us Having survived in the shadows But we have gained their trust Their queen takes a bow My apologies, she cries No one else has come Betrayed by our own skies We are the Vampires of Vulcan Betrayed by the galaxy we once saved and now, you come to our aid!