OT: War to End All Worlds

[AgentZero]

The stuff from the original post I wrote about a year ago. The following additions were posted here within a few minutes of me completing them. So bit of both, I guess. Haven't managed to get very much done because I'm not sure of the direction I want the story to take. I know the Ardent will require rescue by someone, since I just blew the back end off it, but I'm not sure what direction that rescue should take. I'm thinking it should come in the form of a ship from either a 'lost' human colony, or perhaps one of the Ancients should drop by?
The story is set in a universe I created during the SE4 Beta, but unfortunately my history of humanity that is central to the universe was lost in a great hard drive crash.

But hey, if anyone wants to throw out some suggestions, they'd be more than welcome at this point.