2023

 The universe fleet is scattered. A universe ending cataclysm caused outerworlds to evacuate the universe. 

Some of the fleet is centered near outerworlds some are around activeworlds.

Anywhere in between.

In activeworlds deep space 9 a universe fleet mega station promotes trade and travel within the universe. And is tasked with maintaining the Stargate networks.

Allied with a sect of monks from star scape an advanced people who also lost their home world allies with the crew of deep space 9 and were allowed to live on the station and create asteroid based around the station.

They took over Stargate operations while the fleet is focused on starship travel.

The mission of deep space 9 is simply facilitate travel between the worlds of the universe

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It's been 10 years since the exodus of the fleet.

The outerworlds has been unsafe to travel through .

Mystic space has been reached through the Stargate networks.  Safe connections get through. So over half what used to exist 

Power vacuum established an ape alien species to steal ships and occupy worlds rise an empire.

Mermaid aliens also have an ocean worlds alliance.

The recent mission to send a mega station with a expedition of ships has been the furthest into the cut off worlds.

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The human worlds have been largely cut off to fend for themselves.

The normal worlds could only trade if they lived near a mystic space fleet operations.

Humans would have to grow their own resources and deal with any issues or fall to them .

Mega fleet the security of mystic has defense ships to safe guard from threats. Travel system to system. Recruiting local worlds to the force.