Fiction:Transwarp War

Flight of the Loviak
Over the planet of Farengeto hovered the Loviak. She was perhaps the finest ship they had ever built; at over a kilometer she dwarfed many of the ships in the drydock. But the ships true majesty lay on its inside, and its prototype Transwarp Drive.

On board were the greatest minds in Farengeto, overseeing the final stages of the project. Politicians and media from both Farengeto and foreign nations gathered on the observation deck to observe the ship's maiden voyage from Farengeto to Modia. Among the most travelled routes in the Republic, even with the transwarp rings the journey took their warp 8.5 ships over 6 Standard hours. Rumours had spread that the engineers claimed the Loviak could make the trip in under a Standard hour. The ship slip smoothly out of the dock as media began their reports. A holographic projection of the bridge command filled the center of the observation deck.


 * Captain - Welcome aboard the Loviak. We will performing our jump to transwarp momentarily. All passengers please enjoy your refreshments and get comfortable. We will arrive at Modia in one Standard hour.

The ships fell silent as the engineering officer began the countdown, before erupting to cheers as the vessel went superluminal.


 * Engineering Officer - We are now approaching the warp... nine... barrier, all readings are converting to transwarp.

The officer clumsily pronounced the 9, a number foreign to Farengeto's base 8 system. A faint cheer was heard from the crew.


 * Engineering Officer - We have now passed the Transwarp 10 threshold. 100kc velocity has been reached.
 * Engineering Officer - Approaching Transwarp 11, all systems stable. We are now approaching our cruising speed, please enjoy the rest of your-

The blare of alarms and flashing lights cut them off.


 * Science Officer - Drive destabilizing! Massive power surge in the drive system! Our trajectory is shifting to the Galactic west!
 * Engineering Officer - Approaching Transwarp 12! Radiation build-up in the transwarp core!
 * AI - AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. AUTOMATIC OVERRIDE ACTIVATED

END TRANSMISSION.