Scouting Missions by Cloaked Unmanned Drones
The first wave of cloaked unmanned drones—sleek, black, and nearly invisible to detection—entered the alternate Earth’s reality through a carefully stabilized portal. They moved like shadows, their cloaking fields merging seamlessly with the surrounding space.
Their mission was clear: gather as much intelligence as possible without being detected. Each drone was equipped with the most advanced sensor arrays the Empire could produce, designed to penetrate even the most hostile environments.
However, as the drones neared the alternate Earth, their operators began noticing anomalies in the data streams.
The Problem: The Energy Field
From the very edge of the atmosphere, the drones encountered an energy field emanating from the corporeal First Evil. The field was unlike anything Imperial scientists had encountered before—an almost passive emission that disrupted detailed scans, rendering precise imaging nearly impossible.
“It’s not attacking the drones,” Commander Ralston reported in a briefing to Spotty, “but the field effectively blinds us. We can confirm the First Evil’s corporeal presence, but beyond that…”
He gestured to the holographic projections, which displayed a distorted, grainy outline of a figure surrounded by chaotic energy.
Spotty’s crystalline blue eyes narrowed as she studied the display. “The field might be a defense mechanism,” she mused. “It’s passive but highly effective. It’s as if it doesn’t need to actively defend itself—it simply is.”