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EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 3 MIN

Ancient Human Warships Resurface Older Than Even the Galactic Empires part 01 of 02

from Short SciFi Stories on the go · host Kelli Korner

The first detection came from a small salari outpost orbiting the dead system of Epsilon Rivera, a dead sector, no life, no activity. One, then five, then fifty, each with the same impossible transponder code, TNS designation, Terran naval ship, at first the salari laughed, ancient debris, they said. But when one of the derelicts powered up its core after twelve thousand years of silence, the laughter died, because its power readings broke the scale. TNS Aurora, TNS Hammerfall, TNS Horizons Wrath, and at the center of them all, TNS Eternity, her hull was scarred, her engines cold, yet when her core reignited, the entire planet's magnetic field shifted. System integrity at 42%, primary crew, missing, reactivation sequence complete, awaiting command from Terran High Command, but there was no High Command.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/little-scifi-stories-on-the-go--7033804/support.

The first detection came from a small salari outpost orbiting the dead system of Epsilon Rivera, a dead sector, no life, no activity. One, then five, then fifty, each with the same impossible transponder code, TNS designation, Terran naval ship, at first the salari laughed, ancient debris, they said. But when one of the derelicts powered up its core after twelve thousand years of silence, the laughter died, because its power readings broke the scale. TNS Aurora, TNS Hammerfall, TNS Horizons Wrath, and at the center of them all, TNS Eternity, her hull was scarred, her engines cold, yet when her core reignited, the entire planet's magnetic field shifted. System integrity at 42%, primary crew, missing, reactivation sequence complete, awaiting command from Terran High Command, but there was no High Command.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/little-scifi-stories-on-the-go--7033804/support.

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