At the Tiberium Universe

Global Government Federation (GGF) Council Building, New Adana, Earth

Year 2081

Inside the council chamber, General Secretary Angelo G. Denbrooks, an African-American man, sat at the central seat, dressed in a finely tailored suit befitting his high status. Surrounding him were the council members, along with GDI Commander-in-Chief Auren Stronvale, who sat among them.

Ever since the news of the disappearance of both the Eagle First-Class Dreadnought Kodiak Warship and Jade Liang's flagship during the Battle of New Baltimore, shockwaves had rippled through the chamber. The most formidable vessel in GDI's space naval arsenal—gone, without a trace.

While the loss of the Dreadnought Kodiak was staggering, a glimmer of strategic relief emerged. The Neo Nod forces had grown disorganized without Jade Liang's leadership. Fragmented across numerous galactic sectors, Neo Nod now resembled a scattered warlord state, with each general claiming their own dominion. The plan was clear: dismantle the fractured remnants before confronting the looming Scrin threat.

Nevertheless, the loss of the Dreadnought Kodiak was devastating—both strategically and symbolically. Designed to counter the Scrin's anticipated invasion, the dreadnought had represented humanity's hope. Now, its absence sparked outrage within the chamber.

"This is a disaster!"

"The loss of our greatest Kodiak-class dreadnought cost us millions of credits!"

"And Jade Liang stole the wormhole project during the New Baltimore assault?! We lost that too?!"

"We need to calm dow—"

"We can't calm down! We lost both our dreadnought and the wormhole project!"

The shouting escalated until Angelo slammed his hand down on the table, his voice commanding:

"Everybody, silence!"

The room fell quiet. The councilors returned to their seats, muttering no more as Angelo cleared his throat and addressed them calmly.

"Despite the loss of our best dreadnought and the stolen wormhole device—both pivotal to our development—we must maintain professionalism. This bickering must stop."

A male councilor nodded in agreement. "He's right. We must compose ourselves and approach this logically."

Another added, "But the public trusted us to build that ship. It symbolized our resilience against the Scrin. Its loss may damage morale."

InOps Director Sienna Thornton interjected, "Let's focus on the good news. With Jade Liang's disappearance, Neo Nod is fractured. My agents report infighting among the remaining commanders. Some have even declared themselves independent warlords."

Commander Stronvale, however, remained wary. "They're still dangerous. Regardless of who leads, the Neo Nod factions will attack any colony loyal to the GDI. And let's not forget the Scrin. Our new weaponry may match their firepower, but their numbers will be overwhelming—hundreds, maybe thousands."

Concern rippled through the chamber. Angelo responded with calm assurance.

"I understand your concern, Commander. But we must place our faith in our latest technological advancements. As for Neo Nod—Jade Liang or not—they remain a threat."

He continued, "We need a full assessment of our situation if we want humanity to survive. We've endured wars and crises before. We will prevail again."

His words brought a collective sense of calm. That was why he had been chosen in election to succeed Evelyn Rios as General Secretary. He turned toward a 54-year-old American-Filipino scientist named Dr. Julius Bautista.

"Dr. Bautista, please explain why your presence here is so urgent."

Adjusting his eyeglasses, Dr. Bautista replied, "Yes, my team and I worked on the wormhole technology, intended as an alternative FTL system for instantaneous travel. However, during development, former GDI scientist-turned-Neo Nod leader Jade Liang took control, weaponizing the project."

The chamber listened closely.

"While we were forced to work under her direction," Bautista continued, "I discovered something... anomalous."

A councilor frowned. "Anomalous? Explain."

Dr. Bautista cleared his throat. "The coordinates Jade used didn't correspond with any known location in our universe. Before she seized the project, I able to sent all relevant data to the Dreadnought Kodiak. Admiral MacArthur then forwarded it to Earth for safekeeping."

Sienna Thornton confirmed, "That's correct. We verified the data from Dr. Bautista, which helped us track Jade Liang's last known position."

Another councilor leaned in. "Then... how is this related to the disappearance of the Dreadnought Kodiak?"

Dr. Bautista answered gravely, "Jade used the wormhole coordinates as a weapon. My analysis shows the destination is outside our universe. Her actions may have pulled both herself and Admiral MacArthur into a different dimension."

Commander Stronvale looked stunned. "Wait—you're saying Admiral MacArthur and his crew are still alive? Trapped in another dimension?"

"Yes," the doctor confirmed. "They're not dead. They're just... elsewhere in different dimension."

A female councilor scoffed. "That's absurd! There's no evidence to support that!"

"I've run the data through analysis five to ten times," Dr. Bautista retorted. "The result is always the same."

The councilor was about to speak again, but Angelo raised a hand, silencing her.

"Dr. Bautista, are you absolutely certain?"

"Yes. I can confirm it."

Angelo fell into thought before asking, "Do you still have those anomalous coordinates?"

A second female councilor gasped. "General Secretary—!"

"Yes," Dr. Bautista replied. "We've transferred them to Threshold 19. It's fully operational. The wormhole gateway has been reconfigured to reach that dimension."

Angelo nodded. "Good."

The first councilor stood in protest. "With all due respect, this defies scientific logic. Multiverse theories are unproven."

Angelo fixed him with a steely glare. "Councilor, I entrusted Admiral MacArthur with command of the Eagle First. He's the finest officer I've known—defeated Scrin and Neo Nod forces, saved thousands during the New Lechia invasion. I will not abandon him or his crew, no matter what world they're in. My decision is final."

Silenced, the councilor sat down, his frustration evident.

Angelo turned to Commander-in-Chief Stronvale.

"Stronvale..."

"Yes, sir?"

"Do we have other warships ready?"

"We do," Stronvale replied. "Our finest is the Golden Eagle-class Siege Dreadnought."

"Who commands that vessel?"

A solemn smile crossed the commander-in-chief's face. "Captain Lukas Brenwick, General Secretary."

...

Threshold 19 site

3 weeks later

Outside the Threshold 19 facility, the control station stood connected to the mysterious alien gateway, now fully active. A blinding surge of energy coursed through the structure as the dimensional portal shimmered open, revealing a swirling gateway into the unknown—ready to receive the ships that would venture beyond.

Hovering above the ground were six GDI space navy vessels, suspended in the air like titans of steel and plasma. The formation consisted of two Starfierce-class battlecruisers, two Archangel-class support ships, one Cormorants-class mobile assault cruiser, and one formidable Achilles-class heavy battleship. At the center of this fleet loomed the enormous Golden Eagle-class Siege Dreadnought, the largest and most powerful capital warship of its kind—designated as the flagship for the mission. Their objective was clear: to locate and recover the missing Eagle First-class Dreadnought Kodiak, lost somewhere in a dimension not their own.

Using the coordinates last traced to Admiral MacArthur and Jade Liang, the GDI prepared to send its task force across dimension.

The ships ignited their fusion engines, roaring to life as they slowly advanced toward the Threshold 19 gateway. Leading them was the commander of the Golden Eagle-class warship—Captain Lukas Brenwick. A stubborn, unyielding man with a proud military career, Brenwick had once served as a lowly private during the Third Tiberium War and the devastating Scrin invasion of Earth. He had risen through the ranks through grit and survival, earning distinction in brutal combat across numerous fronts—against both Neo Nod and Scrin attacks that had plagued GDI colony worlds for months.

Now, he had been entrusted with a mission few could fathom: to find the lost Dreadnought Kodiak and bring Admiral MacArthur and his crew back home—alive, if possible.

Captain Brenwick stood on the bridge of his massive ship, his face grim but resolute. He knew the risks. He had faced death before. He would do so again, without hesitation, if it meant completing his duty. As the countdown to transit approached, he and every crew member on the bridge gave a solemn military salute—one final farewell to those gathered below.

On the ground, General Secretary Angelo G. Denbrooks, Commander-in-Chief Auren Stronvale, and a gathering of high-ranking military officers and politicians stood in formation. They returned the salute with proud hands and respectful applause, watching the brave fleet ascend into the unknown. As the ships crossed the boundary of the portal, the dimensional rift engulfed them one by one—until they were gone.

"Find the Eagle First, Captain Brenwick," Denbrooks said aloud, his voice steady but full of emotion. "We're counting on you. Have a safe journey."

He kept his eyes fixed on the empty sky where the fleet had vanished—holding on to hope that they would return, and with them, the Dreadnought Kodiak.

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GDI Space Navy Vassals:

Golden Eagle-class Siege Dreadnought

The Golden Eagle-class Siege Dreadnought is a towering leviathan of celestial warcraft, forged as the apex of the Galactic Defense Initiative's interstellar military engineering. Its colossal tri-hull structure merges the skeletal frameworks of three Global Stratospheric Transport Ships into a single unified war platform, stretching across several kilometers of angular armored bulk. The dreadnought's silhouette is an unmistakable testament to GDI's brutalist industrial design—boxy, unforgiving, and utilitarian—its surface encrusted with overlapping hexagonal armor plates, jagged thermal ridges, and shield-reactive textures that ripple with residual ion glow when under fire. The outer hull, forged from a reinforced elasticized polymer ceramic alloy, exudes a matte gunmetal finish with deep yellow GDI insignia streaking along its reinforced dorsal plating and segmented ventral hull.

Dominating the vessel's prow is a massive Ultra-Mega Ion Particle Cannon, its bore wide enough to house an Atlas-class mech, flanked by twin Heavy Ion Cannons nested within the forward structure. Mounted above are three elongated triple-barreled heavy ion batteries, bristling with capacitive nodes that hum with pre-charged energy before each discharge. Surrounding these are ten twin-barrel ion cannons mounted along the upper superstructure, and another eight positioned beneath for multi-directional coverage. Interwoven within the dreadnought's upper spine are four dual-launch Sonic-based Missile Silos, their payloads capable of emitting shockwaves designed to rupture entire defense platforms in near orbit.

The ship's broad dorsal and ventral surfaces are lined with an array of thirty twin-barrel anti-air batteries, spewing vulcan-style plasma rounds capable of intercepting incoming fighters or missiles with pinpoint precision. Interlaced among these are nineteen twin-barrel railgun turrets that crackle with electromagnetically charged slugs, optimized for long-range naval engagements. The outer armor casings hide twenty-five twin-barrel plasma cannons whose dual-function allows for both ship-to-ship and orbital fire support. Along the dreadnought's belly lie eight massive anti-ground sonic cannons, designed specifically to pulverize subterranean bunkers and decimate hardened planetary defenses during siege runs. Completing this fortress's ranged arsenal are eighteen ion-energized energy projectors embedded along its flanks and spinal segments, able to carve through shielded enemy vessels with searing precision.

The Golden Eagle-class features fourteen cavernous hangar bays located along both flanks and underbelly sections, accommodating waves of strikecraft and heavier platforms including the Atlas-class mechas. Its ventral superstructure houses six reinforced docking arms where Kodiak Battleships are securely berthed and deployed en masse during planetary invasions.

Beneath the dreadnought's immense surface lies a Scrin-derived anti-gravity propulsion system, its core humming with alien energy signatures that allow for seamless atmospheric transitions and stable orbital hovering. This advanced system not only supports artificial gravity across its decks but also fuels its atmospheric dampeners, granting the ship partial stealth capabilities when approaching planetary targets. Shielding the vessel is a highly resilient energy shield generator, coupled with a stealth generator and an advanced electronic jammer that mimics the principles of Minovsky Particle interference. This field disrupts all forms of electromagnetic communication, scrambles radar targeting, and disables enemy electronic systems at extreme distances, making the dreadnought an unseen predator even before its first shot is fired.

Starfierce-class battlecruiser

The Starfierce-class battlecruiser stands as a testament to the Galactic Defense Initiative's emphasis on aggressive mobility and surgical strike capability in deep-space engagements. Sleek yet armored, its elongated hull features a forward-sloping prow sharpened into a dagger-like contour, allowing it to part through asteroid belts, debris clusters, and hostile blockade formations with ease. The battlecruiser's frame is crafted from layered elasticized polymer ceramic alloy, offering exceptional durability while remaining lighter than the dreadnought-class vessels. Its outer surface is defined by ridged armor plating and segmented plating arrays designed to deflect incoming kinetic projectiles and disperse thermal energy across reinforced hull seams.

The ship's dorsal and ventral sections are fitted with a series of stabilizer fins and vector thrusters that grant it unparalleled maneuverability in vacuum and low-gravity atmospheres. These fins subtly adjust their position mid-flight, maintaining aerodynamic precision during evasive maneuvers and coordinated fleet movement. Stretching along the spine of the vessel is a recessed track housing modular communications masts, shield nodes, and electronic warfare arrays, all seamlessly integrated into the ship's angular silhouette. At its center, the command bridge rises as a reinforced dome constructed from transparent crystalline armor, embedded with micro-shield generators and hardened structural supports to ensure survivability under fire. Positioned behind and above the bridge are two autonomous weapons towers that rotate and elevate independently, giving the battlecruiser enhanced multi-target engagement capability across a wide threat envelope.

Toward the AFT section, the engine array emits a soft ion-blue glow, powered by a compact Scrin-derived anti-gravity propulsion array. This alien-based system grants the vessel precise zero-lag vector shifts, enabling rapid repositioning and evasive movement during fleet skirmishes or planetary descent. Two broad, wing-like appendages flank the rear hull, housing internal heat dispersal channels, advanced long-range sensors, ECM pods, and modular ammunition storage. Tucked beneath the main chassis are concealed hangar bays designed for rapid drone deployment, short-range shuttle support, and autonomous reconnaissance pods, all retractable to maintain aerodynamic integrity.

Armed with a potent suite of weaponry, the Starfierce-class can engage both in space naval duels and orbital bombardment operations. The ship's face is armed with twin Heavy Ion Cannons and four Photon Torpedo Launchers embedded below, primed for high-impact opening salvos. Mounted atop are three triple-barreled heavy ion turrets accompanied by a network of fourteen twin-barrel ion cannons that sweep wide arcs of engagement space, while nine more ion cannons are installed below to ensure lower-hemisphere coverage. Six dual-launch sonic missile silos protrude from the centerline dorsal deck, capable of disrupting enemy formations with directed sound shockwaves. Its top and bottom surfaces bristle with an array of forty-two twin-barrel vulcan-style plasma AA batteries and twenty-two railgun turrets, each strategically placed to provide uninterrupted suppressive fire against strikecraft and mid-sized warships. In addition, thirty-four twin-barrel plasma cannons and fifteen ion-energized energy projectors are mounted along its upper and lower hull surfaces, giving it the capacity for sustained long-range and close-quarters engagement. A battery of ten anti-ground sonic cannons sits embedded along the lower hull, capable of direct planetary bombardment in atmospheric descent operations.

Unlike its dreadnought counterpart, the Starfierce-class relies on a sophisticated multi-phase energy shield generator that absorbs and redirects incoming fire with greater efficiency during motion, encouraging high-speed, hit-and-fade tactics. To further protect its integrity, an onboard electronic jammer generator mimics the interference properties of Minovsky Particle fields, rendering the vessel difficult to track with radar, scrambling enemy sensors, and disrupting long-range guided munitions and digital targeting systems from extreme distances.

Archangel-class Support Ship

The Archangel-class Support Ship is a GDI capital ship that has repurpose from heavy airborne repair craft to heavy space repair ship. Like the original design, it has equipped with four repair arms. It has the ability to debuff enemy units within its range, and can also sabotage enemy weapons and supercharge allied weapons. Additionally, it has energy shield system and four AA-Batteries on top to defend itself, but it not meant for frontline combat.

Cormorants-class Mobile Assault Cruiser

The Cormorants-class Mobile Assault Cruiser is a commanding fusion of carrier and cruiser, a spaceborne platform engineered specifically for rapid mechanized deployment and sustained frontline operations. Its formidable design embraces both offensive capability and logistical efficiency, making it a critical element in GDI's combined-arms orbital doctrine. With a long, wide, and angular profile, the vessel's structure is defined by twin-tiered hull decks layered with thick, staggered slabs of elasticized polymer ceramic alloy, offering a reinforced yet lightweight defensive frame that withstands direct kinetic strikes and concentrated energy blasts.

At the core of the vessel lies a central dorsal citadel recessed deep within the upper spine, housing the main command bridge under heavy armor plating and a dome of micro-shielded sensor arrays. From this elevated position, fleet commanders have access to uninterrupted real-time battlefield telemetry, networked to coordinate mecha assaults with orbital bombardment or fleet fire support. Flanking this command core are two large telescoping hangar bays that protrude laterally from either side of the main hull. These hangars open like armored wings, revealing internal assembly platforms, maintenance gantries, and magnetic harness arms for loading and launching multiple Atlas-class mechas simultaneously into open space or planetary combat zones.

Beneath the main hull, the cruiser reveals its most distinct feature—an X-shaped configuration of electromagnetic catapult rails that extend like blade fins. These launch rails are lined with magnetic shielding nodes and guided firing clamps, designed to hurl Atlas units across vast distances with precise trajectory alignment. Below the hull's centerline, an array of gravity tether arms and auto-lock docking clamps provide rapid retrieval and rearmament capabilities for returning mechas or field-stripped drones. The stern of the vessel houses a sprawling booster bank and Scrin-derived anti-gravity thrusters that emit a steady glow of blue-white plasma exhaust, offering full directional control and acceleration even during atmospheric entry or evasive vector shifts within fleet formations.

Visually, the ship projects the industrial essence of GDI's military presence. Its color palette features dark metallic greys accented by cobalt trim and golden yellow hazard markings lining each hangar's launch thresholds. The cruiser's surface is riddled with segmented shield emitters, exposed plasma conduit lines, and vent grilles that glow faintly during energy buildup, weapon charging, or shield cycling. Despite its carrier designation, the vessel is a war machine in its own right, boasting an arsenal tailored for support, suppression, and frontline durability.

Mounted across the top of the ship are nine twin-barrel ion cannons, providing focused firepower against enemy formations, while five more are positioned on the underside for full directional coverage. Beneath the prow, six photon torpedo launchers serve as its primary long-range strike weapons, capable of disrupting fortified installations or incoming capital threats. Four pairs of sonic missile silos embedded on the top center deck deliver shockwave payloads capable of scattering formations or crippling sensor systems. The hull is lined with twenty-five twin-barrel anti-air batteries armed with vulcan-style plasma rounds, accompanied by fifteen twin-barrel railgun turrets for anti-capital precision targeting. Supporting bombardment and close-range engagements, eight twin-barrel plasma cannons dot the top and bottom decks, while eight anti-ground sonic cannons are embedded into the ventral hull for targeted suppression during planetary assaults. Finally, six ion-energized energy projectors are positioned to deliver heavy pulses of raw power, calibrated for structural penetration or shield overload.

The ship's defenses are layered through a dedicated energy shield generator system that forms a phased defensive barrier capable of intercepting both beam and ballistic fire. Supplementing its passive defenses is a stealth system designed to nullify radar, sonar, and electromagnetic detection—not true invisibility, but enough to delay or confuse enemy targeting systems. Additionally, the cruiser's electronic jammer generator projects a field of interference that mimics the properties of Minovsky-style disruption, neutralizing long-range guided missiles, blocking communications, and causing erratic system failure in enemy ships long before they can engage.

Achilles-class heavy battleship

The Achilles-class heavy battleship is a colossal embodiment of GDI's philosophy of absolute orbital dominance, towering over the battlefield like a drifting steel fortress carved from war itself. With its immense frame stretching across kilometers of armored mass, this warship moves with deliberate authority, exuding an aura of unstoppable momentum. Its exterior is a masterpiece of layered construction, built from hardened elasticized polymer ceramic alloy sheathed in ablative underlayers, with embedded micro-shield nodes integrated across the armor seams. This entire armor network pulses faintly with blue plasma energy, giving the vessel a ghostly glow when viewed in deep space or during high-energy exchanges.

The battleship's superstructure is arranged with brutal symmetry, its vast dorsal spine hosting rows of triple-barreled ion cannon towers and turreted batteries lined like bastions along the ridgelines. Five massive triple-barrel long-range ion cannons dominate the upper surface, each housed in armored rotating turrets, supported by ten twin-barrel ion cannons positioned in staggered intervals along the hull for continuous firing arcs. Beneath the vessel, seven more twin-barrel ion cannons and six photon torpedo launchers are positioned to counter orbital or planetary threats from below, enabling a multi-tiered engagement strategy. A forward-facing spinal weapon chambered within the vessel's reinforced centerline runs from core to prow, culminating in a titanic plasma emitter capable of concentrating and unleashing a single annihilating beam powerful enough to disintegrate even other dreadnoughts.

On both port and starboard flanks, immense broadside battery trenches are carved into the hull, each lined with rows of railgun turrets, beam cannons, and vertical missile launchers, allowing the ship to conduct lateral volleys in massive fleet engagements. These trenches are protected by layered blast doors and extendable thermal barriers that open during sustained fire missions. Six dual-pair sonic missile silos are mounted at the central upper deck, designed for shockwave dispersion and suppression effects across enemy fleets. Thirty twin-barrel vulcan-style plasma AA batteries are interspersed across the dorsal and ventral decks, providing a wall of rapid-fire defense against incoming strikecraft and torpedoes, while twenty twin-barrel railgun turrets and twenty-five twin-barrel plasma cannons add overwhelming firepower for multi-role engagement across space and orbital theaters.

The battleship's underbelly features ten reinforced hangar bays, which are cavernous in scale and fortified for active combat operations. These hangars support the deployment and retrieval of waves of GDI starfighters, combat drones, and Atlas-class mechas. Inside each bay are maintenance terminals, magnetic launch ramps, and auto-refueling scaffolds designed to service and redeploy strike units with relentless efficiency even under enemy fire. Fourteen heavy anti-ground sonic cannons are mounted along the lower hull, intended for siege bombardment and suppression during orbital dominance operations. Completing the ship's offensive capabilities are twelve ion-energized energy projectors embedded across top and bottom hull arcs, discharging raw ion pulses that burn through hulls and shielding alike.

Toward the rear, the ship's command citadel rises in a low, armored dome, enclosed within a tri-shielded shell surrounded by elevated communication towers, sensor arrays, and fleet coordination modules. Propulsion is delivered through a hybrid system composed of immense ion-fusion drive clusters and repulsor-based Scrin anti-gravity engines, enabling the ship to hover in planetary orbit or reposition slowly within fleet formations. Though its agility is limited, side-mounted reaction thrusters allow for axis-pivoting during broadside engagements, giving it formidable firing alignment flexibility despite its massive size.

Internally, the Achilles-class houses a network of armored corridors, self-sealing bulkheads, and nanite-controlled repair systems managed by a centralized Damage Control AI. This system actively monitors structural integrity, reroutes internal energy, and deploys welding drones for hull breaches and weapon damage during battle. The ship also contains modular boarding pods and rapid-deployment drop capsules, enabling it to deliver strike teams or security personnel into enemy territory or critical hotspots when required.

Designed to be a bastion of invincibility and sheer firepower, the Achilles-class battleship is outfitted with a powerful energy shield generator system that layers over its armor in multi-phase pulses. A stealth system masks its signature from radar and sonar tracking, preventing early detection, while an advanced electronic jammer generator scrambles enemy communication, guidance, and scanning equipment across extreme distances, mimicking Minovsky-like interference to render precision targeting virtually impossible.