Humanity's Children [NieR/Mass Effect]

You might get a Loli/Shota android combat chassis, but that's most likely going to be developed in-house by a Special Unit Fireteam who kidnapped hired a Research Team and forced them at gunpoint asked them to make one.

And even then its most likely going to be used as an Scout/Infiltrator.​
I'm guessing that there is a bit of a business making civilian model chassis of all shapes and sizes so that Androids who form family groups can take the position which suits them the most. So there are probably civilian androids who use child sized bodies and act very immature for the fun of it.
 
So this chapter just added some interesting pieces of information, first and foremost among them is the fact that the Krogan Rebellions seemed to never have happened with the Krogan having a slightly tense relationship with the other Citadel races. However what interests me most is the Quarians still being a part of the Citadel and seeming to still be living on their home planet, which means that Geth never really became a thing.

One : we don't know the specific of the krogan rebellion, it could still happen. Of course with how things looks its unlikely

Two: Quarian created the geth around 3 centuries before OTL. Krogan Rebellion was almost a thousand years before OTL. Geth are not even being thought by the quarian at the current time.
 
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You might get a Loli/Shota android combat chassis, but that's most likely going to be developed in-house by a Special Unit Fireteam who kidnapped hired a Research Team and forced them at gunpoint asked them to make one.

And even then its most likely going to be used as an Scout/Infiltrator.​
I meant on the baby androids as them trying to be more human. Basically, a platform that grows to a preset adulthood.

Gynoid pregnancy may or may not be required though a worry wart Android dad jumping everywhere is.
 
'Rebellion' doesn't necessarily mean the whole of the Dominions.

Krogan Rebellion specifically refer to the Krogan species rebellion as a whole. Half information is not the full information and as such useless.

That some part while go against the Citadel and Krogan leadership while be named differently.
 
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Chapter 1 - 3: Deteriorating Situation
I apologise for the delay: I actually planned on uploading this yesterday, but things kinda got in the way.
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Chapter 1 - 3: Deteriorating Situation​

September 15, 12200 A.D.
Konigsberg-Class Stealth Cruiser Black Sea
Planetary System 2-Huali


"Exiting short-range FTL jump."

As 9S watched from his platform, face set in a sombre look, cameras showed a large blue and green planet looming in front of the ship, as the prominent blue glow of its eezo drive faded from the surface of its armor. The planet in front looked almost like a clone of Earth itself - an blue surface, covered sporadically by blue clouds and pockmarks of green. Meanwhile, the Charon Artefact Replica continued to spin in the far reaches of the system, emitting its radiant blue glow.

On the ship's radar display, the two other Konigsberg-Class Stealth Cruisers in the battlegroup had arrived, lining up beside the Black Sea and waiting for orders. All three ships proceeded to have their engines burning at minimal thrust, slow boating to the planet as they cautiously watched the radar readings for signs of the alien vessels.

"No sign of the aliens yet, sir." One Operator-Model declared from his seat, the wires attached to his back from his console rustling as he turned to speak.

9S didn't answer, simply looking at the various radar screens, waiting in silence. This had been the third jump the fleet had executed in the system, approaching the planet from under the cover of multiple celestial bodies towards the planet while keeping their stealth systems active. So far, none of the alien vessels had showed that they had detected them...yet. And as such, the bridge was filled with a tense atmosphere, as everyone waited for a move on their opponents' part.

Turning his gaze away from the screens, 9S looked at the planet. "Has a name been assigned to this planet yet?"

"No, sir." The same Operator-Model answered. "A decision on its name was yet to be made - although if I'm not wrong, they were planning on naming it 'Eden' - you know, one of the old names for a place of paradise?."

"I see." 9S turned back to waiting. That's not a bad choice...I mean, it does look as pretty as Earth…

Minutes, then an hour, than a few hours passed, but none of the alien ships were sighted. Finally, 9S gave the order to enter orbit, and quiet activity filled the room again. The ships' thrusters flared, and all three of them went straight towards the planet, aligning themselves to enter at a safe vector.

After aligning themselves with the planet's curvature, maps of the surface popped up on the bridge's screens, with landmark markers popping over them as the computer systems attached appropriate tags to each of them. On the area they were scanning, the overgrown green lush of a forest filled the screen, the only blemish on the verdant green being a hill that created a bump in the landscape.

"We have located the forward base...beginning laser communications..."

On the main screen, the line 'Beginning Transmission' appeared, before disappearing to show a female android's face. "This is Reconnaisse Team Leader Uni Moran, of Observation Post 3324-02. Who am I speaking with?"


"Team Leader Moran, I am Tactical Officer 9S. Give us a brief update on what has happened between your last transmission and our arrival."

"A-alright!" The officer, slightly flustered in the presence of such a prominent figure, grabbed at a tablet offscreen, quickly flicking through it. "U-um, we managed to perform a survey of the aliens, and we gained some basic intelligence on their biological features, their technologies and their equipment. Otherwise, we have remained concealed throughout. Sending information now."

Near 9S, a few Operators prepared to receive the data. "Alright. Standby for our arrival. I will be heading down with the Black Sea's onboard Special Unit Fireteam as well as some Light Infantry Squadrons. Kindly prepare for our arrival." He replied

"...understood. I have a concealed landing site ready." The communication shut off, and 9S asked, "Are the squadrons ready?"

"Ready at your command, Sir." Another Operator replied.

"Alright."

As he walked off the platform and towards the hangar, Pod 153 asked, "Should we send down additional squadrons? A Heavy Infantry Squadron or some of the Shock Infantry units we have could help out against the alien units - after analyzing their data, a few Shock Infantry units would be useful against that amount of mass."

9S opened a picture of the 'aliens'. Sure enough, the alien in question was massive, a metallic bulk with clearly a large amount of meat underneath that protective cover, holding a menacing weapon with rigid discipline. Underneath the picture, a set preliminary notes made several mentions to the alien, its author making rather wild guesses on the purpose and function of various equipment worn by the alien, concluding in a suggestion that recommended against the use of standard Light Infantry Squadrons, instead suggesting the use of any form of long range weaponry, preferably as far as 'sniping range' as due to the aliens physiology.

"Pod, please note down the author of these reports - this could be useful." 9S asked. "And get the North Sea to prepare some of their Shock Infantry Squadrons for deployment." Clearing the holographic display, he remarked, with a slightly happier look on his face, "It would actually be interesting to see combat against a new alien race, now that I think about it…"

"Reminder: combat and reckless behavior is not recommended for this mission. I would also propose that you stay on the Black Sea for the entire period of this engagement, as befitting of your current rank as Tactical Officer, First Class.

"I know, I know, Pod." 9S replied in a dismissive voice, like a child dismissing the worries of his parent. "It's still a lot easier for me to do the commanding from the front. Besides, I feel I fit the chassis of a Type-Scout instead of a Command-Model."

A mechanical sigh of resignation came from Pod 153. "Always the same answer, all these years."

"And you have finally mastered the much-celebrated human art of snark, after all these years." 9S replied, making a note of the Pod's growing intelligence.

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Observation Post 3324-02, Planet 2-Huali-2, 'Eden'
Planetary System 2-Huali, Milky Way


From the skies, the muffled roar of silenced engines filled the air, as ten visually cloaked figures shot through the atmosphere, descending upon a teeming forest.

With only the winds created by their decent revealing their presences, the ten spacecraft made for a marked location at the foot of a hill. As they approached, a part of the clearing began to fizzle, before fading away completely, revealing a grey landing pad.

The various cloaked spacecraft also began to reveal themselves - a pair of CG13 transport shuttles, accompanied by a squadron of seven Bf109 Flight Units and a Me262 Prototype Flight Unit. As the Flight Units landed, their Shock Trooper pilots - wearing a armor that consisted of numerous interlocking heavy plates over an already armored suit accompanied by a heavy helmet with faceplate - leapt out of them with grace, landing lightly on the pad. Meanwhile, the shuttles hovered over the pads, as Light and Heavy Troopers - who wore a version of the former's armor without the heavy plate and had only a small protective eye mask instead of a helmet - jumped out of them with various large cannons and melee weaponry on their backs while carrying black cases that contained extra equipment.

9S got out of his own Flight Unit, noting how his own Flight Unit dwarfed the others. Dressed in standard infiltration armor that consisted of a tight fitting jumpsuit over flexible armor padding, he watched the assigned teams carefully disembark from their various vehicles, moving with superhuman speed and grace as the landed.. Within seconds, they were lined in formation in front of him, while the various Flight Units retracted and took off, following the shuttles back to their ships.

The whole deployment exercise over, 9S turned to the waiting officer, who tried - and failed - to conceal the look of trepidation on her face. "What is it?" He asked, concerned.

"N-nothing, sir. Just happy to see that reinforcements are here - especially given how outnumbered we were." The officer in question replied hastily.

9S narrowed his eyes, guessing that the officer wasn't exactly revealing everything, but ignored that feeling for the moment. "All right, lead the way to the command post" he replied. Turning back to his accompanying forces, he ordered, "Squad Leaders, follow me. The rest of you, spread out and fortify the location."

At his command, the squads dispersed in the blink of an eye. Light Troopers disappeared into the shrouded areas of the jungle, camouflaging themselves among the undergrowth, while Heavy Troopers leapt onto the trees, the large cannons and ranged weaponry on their backs expanding and attaching onto their arms and shoulders as they moved. Shock Troopers accompanied them both, flashing from tree to tree as they teleported across larger distances, pausing only to set up miniature gun turrets and cameras that attached themselves to the nearby trees.

Meanwhile, their leaders followed 9S and the local commander into the base, the entrance's visual camouflage washing over it as they disappeared inside. Pod 153 looked around the corridors of the Observation Post as they marched through, but discovered a large number of untidy workspaces, with devices scattered across the floor, but their occupants missing.

"Query: where is your team?" Pod 153 asked.

"In the Command room. You don't see much of them, but that's because we have been under strength for the entirety of our deployment."

"Why is that?" Pod 153 continued to question.

The officer sighed. "That's because right after we completed our first exhaustive survey of this particular region, one of the other newly founded colonies requested to borrow our local Pathfinder and Light Squadron, saying they needed to reinforce some of their own explorer teams for a week. We agreed, and sent them along with our accompanying Explorer-Class Survey Vessel, only for the unidentified aliens to show up just the next day." She sighed. "Talk about horrible luck."

9S pondered for a moment. "Are you the only ones to have done this, or…"

"Almost every survey team or outer colony has been doing this. It's a lot easier to call in reinforcements from units that are probably only a several hours travel rather than a week away, and even then I doubt Central would think it's a good idea to continuously deploy limited units away from the more developed colonies, lest they cause another Separatist movement and make things worse." The officer sighed, although not before nervously looking at 9S. "Sorry sir, to bother someone like you with petty concerns such as these…"

"These are rather important. I will be reporting this Central as soon as possible." 9S answered.

"R-really? Thank you very much - if you did so, this would help the other survey teams a lot more."

9S simply nodded his head to the officer. Meanwhile, he spoke to Pod 153 through a private channel. "I had no idea things were this bad…"

"I already have this conversation recorded and tagged with highest priority. The moment we return to Sol, the Commander will receive this immediately."
Pod 153 replied, her hands moving in quick sweeps.

Crossing a final airlock, the group reached a wide area, with a command holotable with devices scattered over it in the middle, surrounded by a team of Operator-Model androids standing at attention. Satellite imagery filled the screens, and printouts of pictures and readings of the various alien units filled the room.

Accepting their salute, 9S gestured to Leader Moran to begin her briefing, while the rest of the androids gathered around the table. .

"Alright. To start off...It was great that the intruders did not detect the micro-satellite network that had been in place around the planet before they landed, so we were able to continue monitoring them from a distance." Walking over to one of the screens, the Team Leader tapped on it, maneuvering the hologram that it faced all of them. "Once they had landed, they began establishing a base of sorts along the equator of the planet, before suddenly stopping work after two days and moving to a northern area about one and a half hundred kilometers away from this base." A hologlobe depicting the planet appeared on the table, displaying the yellow dots of neutral units moving across the globe.

"After arriving at that location, they began excavating the place through heavy use of high explosives, revealing...this." A wave of her hand, and a series of aerial images appeared on screen, displaying suspiciously-familiar green and metallic ruins to the gathered androids.

A sharp-intake of breath came from the gathered Squadron Leaders. "Aren't...aren't this the ruins of the Mars Precursors?" One of them asked.

"Not only that, but we also detected Element Zero signatures similar to ones found among the Alien Graveyards on Earth. After opening the ruins, they began to excavate various pieces of artefacts from it, and a day later we detected two of the intruders' ships leaving the system through the Charon Artefact Replica." Leader Moran answered.

A few aggressive noises came from the gathered androids, although 9S remained silent, pondering the implications. Trying to stave off the sinking feeling in his chest, he asked, "Any details on the individual equipment of the aliens?"

"Judging from what we see, this is most likely a military force." Pictures of the fearsome looking aliens, clad in tough armor and holding menacing-looking weaponry filled the screens, alongside videos of armored bastions and ramparts being raised and armed. Seeing it, 9S felt his hopes drop like a rock.

There's definitely going to be a fight, then, unless we can convince them to leave quietly - something I doubt will happen, given their attitudes and behavior, even if we somehow managed to establish a And we can't just leave - this planet was a popular relocation spot, and Command was considering it as the potential Fortress location for this sector. If word gets out that we let all these strategic assets disappear…but we can't risk a prolonged war with an alien race…

9S continued to ponder, and for a minute the room stayed silent as everyone in it awaited his orders. However, not a single good idea came to him, and in the end, he could only see one option on the table: initiating first contact, and hoping that the aliens would retreat on goodwill or by threat, which already did not look very good.

He looked at the pictures of the aliens again, choosing to re-read the notes a certain Scout Unit has attached to it.

Halfway through it, however, he paused, frowning.

The author's name, printed at the bottom of the notes, was "YoRHa Unit Designation 1340569." A designation that would have been issued to a newly created YoRHa android.

But…

9S rounded on Leader Moran, who gulped as he loomed over her. "Leader Moran, kindly explain this," he questioned in a dangerously soft tone, creating a holoscreen and pointing at the incriminating evidence. "If this is what I think it is, you have committed a serious breach of regulations."

She gulped, guilt flashing over her face, while her squadmates displayed similar looks. Quickly, she clasped a hand over her left ear, and began to speak hurriedly. "Unit 1340569, please reveal yourself."

On his combined map, a new yellow icon appeared a few kilometers from the base, attracting the attention of two nearby Shock Troopers. A communication channel opened above the holotable, and the image of a nervous young female android appeared.

"Er- um, Unit 1340569 reporting in!" Despite her nervosity, the newly-minted android tried her best to maintain a calm and professional exterior, gutting out her arm and placing her hand over her chest in a salute.

9S only response was to perform a salute of his own back, before looking down at the guilty Team Leader who stood beside him. Dittering a little, she explained, "I-I apologise, but due to our lack of any combat units, and the fact that none of us had the authorisation or training to handle combat chassis, we decided to make use of one of our spare Scout-Type Chassis and use a prepared personality matrix to control the model."

"This would go foul of Regulation 423 in the Regulations - the creation of a whole new android personality for the sole purpose of military service." Pod 153 commented.

"I know, but-"

"Enough. This isn't the time for this." Cutting through the offender's words before she could get an explanation out, 9S asserted, "When we get back to Sol we will then proceed with the investigations, but the situation is too critical to focus on something like this." Turning to the screen, 9S spoke to the newborn soldier, "Unit 1340569...before I begin, do you have an alternate designation ready?"

"Um...someone suggested that I call myself Tewi...but…"

"Alright. That will be your main designation for the duration of the mission. How many scouting missions have you completed on the aliens?" 9S asked.

"Only one, sir." Tewi replied.

"Alright." Turning to the androids that had accompanied him down from the Black Sea, he picked out the one wearing a asymmetrically-larger battle plate on his left shoulder that had the silhouette of a bird and a blooddrop emblazoned on it. "Fireteam Blood Ravens, do you have the capability to handle Scout-Type Chassis?"

"Indeed, sir." A gruff male voice replied from behind his armored faceplate.

"Alright. Switch to them immediately." He turned his attention to rest of the officers gathered around him. "Alright, the Fireteam and I will be following Unit Tewi to the alien excavation site, where we perform a more thorough analysis of the aliens. Meanwhile, the rest of you, gather all the data that we have collected at this position, and send it up to the Black Sea, and have them launch a stealthed communication drone to Sol, and request for additional reinforcements. Oh, and continue to fortify this location. Is that clear?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Fireteam Blood Ravens, you have half an hour to perform the switch and prepare for deployment. If nothing else, dismissed."

The androids began to disperse, some heading to other parts of the base, others staying in the command room, leaving 9S and Pod 153 with their disturbed thoughts.

"This situation is rapidly spiraling out of control... " Pod 153 commented.

"Yeah. I wish 2B was here. She's an Intelligence Board Commander, she and her Cell would have a better idea on what to do to deal with those entrenched aliens."

9S's mind wandered to thoughts of his significant other for a moment, before he waved them off. I have to do my own preparations as well, he thought, as he grabbed a equipment case containing Pathfinder equipment, and strode out of the room with Pod 153 in tow.

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A/N: There are two references here. Anyone who spots them both gets an internet cookie. :)
 
Tewi is a refrence to touhou and its mischeif raising earth rabbit

And blood ravens referring to the chapter of the adeptus astartes from 40k that appear in dawn of war 1 dark crusade winter assault soulstorm and 2 chaos rising retribution and 3 that have a higer than average amount of librarians and are fleet based.

Ok maybe that was too much info but still ill take the cookie now
 
So why are the Androids so resource Poor?
They seem to know of Protean tech, and should be much more advanced. They as Androids with AIs behind them should be pretty set resource wise even a single POD could operate a ship on it own, so why crew them like organics would?
 
This really doesn't seem like a name they would call a unit though. It's honestly a little jarring, since it goes against their naming scheme.
The game literally has a android named Jackass. Its far from jarring at this point.

Besides, I have seen plenty of Commando/Squad teams that have similarly OTT or silly nicknames, and androids, with their copycat antics towards human traditons and actions, are likely to copy them. Also, the SU Fireteams, as I mentioned earlier, are often given leeway in their structure and setup (which you will see in future chapters) that allow them to do such things.

So why are the Androids so resource Poor?
Extremely rapid expansion, as was constantly drilled into your heads by 9S's and Anemone's worries.
 
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That doesn't stop me from mocking them for having such an edgelord naming scheme, it is the kind of stuff that would be cute if properly presented and addressed in-universe.
 
This really doesn't seem like a name they would call a unit though. It's honestly a little jarring, since it goes against their naming scheme.
The game literally has a android named Jackass. Its far from jarring at this point.

Besides, I have seen plenty of Commando/Squad teams that have similarly OTT or silly nicknames, and androids, with their copycat antics towards human traditons and actions, are likely to copy them. Also, the SU Fireteams, as I mentioned earlier, are often given leeway in their structure and setup (which you will see in future chapters) that allow them to do such things.
That doesn't stop me from mocking them for having such an edgelord naming scheme, it is the kind of stuff that would be cute if properly presented and addressed in-universe.
Well, they don't care. :V
"Okay, just a curiosity. Why you took 'Blood Raven' as moniker?"

"It sounds... 'Cool'?"

"That's all? Oh well- Waaaaait a moment. ...Why your flightpack looks different?"

"Yeah, well, a custom-made-"

"Why it looks like alien tech? Also your weapon?"

"Uh-"

"You all using alien equipment? Again?!"

"...They shot first...."
 
"Almost every survey team or outer colony has been doing this. It's a lot easier to call in reinforcements from units that are probably only a several hours travel rather than a week away, and even then I doubt Central would think it's a good idea to continuously deploy limited units away from the more developed colonies
How many colonies do the androids have? How long have they been colonizing?
 
"Okay, just a curiosity. Why you took 'Blood Raven' as moniker?"

"It sounds... 'Cool'?"

"That's all? Oh well- Waaaaait a moment. ...Why your flightpack looks different?"

"Yeah, well, a custom-made-"

"Why it looks like alien tech? Also your weapon?"

"Uh-"

"You all using alien equipment? Again?!"

"We are a SU Fireteam! We have permissions for this sort of shit!"

"You took whole alien artefacts and slapped them onto your equipement! That's clearly outside regulation!"

"You aren't the bloody Inquistion!"

"Tell that to the Intelligence Board! sheesh, annoyances the whole lot of you...."

How many colonies do the androids have? How long have they been colonizing?
Around a hundred. Colonizing, one and a half centuries.
 
"We are a SU Fireteam! We have permissions for this sort of shit!"

"You took whole alien artefacts and slapped them onto your equipement! That's clearly outside regulation!"

"You aren't the bloody Inquistion!"

"Tell that to the Intelligence Board! sheesh, annoyances the whole lot of you...."


Around a hundred. Colonizing, one and a half centuries.
So just out of curiosity how do the Androids and Machines handle increasing their population? Since with the whole "can't create androids for purely combat purposes" regulation I imagine that they have a system in place to allow Androids to become combat models once they are emotionally developed enough.
 
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