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The Lotuscraft Crew is a group of people that rogue Tennen Deka Price amassed during his travels to stop the Sentinels from overtaking the humans on Earth. The crew currently operates intergalactically and takes on several contracts across space in an attempt to obtain the resources for Deka to return to his version of Earth in the Origin System.

Conception

Enter Captain Deka Price

In the year 8267, Tennen Deka Price defects from his clan and renounces his Tennen nature, leaving his brethren to pursue the Sentinels in their journey to the past to eliminate the humans who would one day be the founders of the Tennen mercenaries they are currently at war with.

Price attempts to steal his clan's space warp and arms module, as well as numerous supplies to prepare for his time travel mission, however is discovered by his brethren. The one sided battle against his brothers lead to Price's frame to be destroyed and his life nearly taken until his Lotuscraft AI Ordan rescues the Tennen. Pursued by his kind, Price and Ordan attempt to escape the Origin System, but is surrounded. As revenge for his betrayal against the Clan, Tennen leader Quorra Lavine battles Price and defeats him.

Before Lavine can deal the finishing blow, Lavine asks Price what his intentions were. Price reaffirms that he is adamant on saving the humans of the past. Lavine tells Price his plan is foolish and pointless, as there is no empirical evidence that confirms the link of the humans six thousand years ago to the Tennen today. However, Price tells Lavine that whether or not the humans dictate their survival, he will still do everything in his power to protect them, just as their mother, The Lotus, had done for them.

Lavine warns Price that his feelings and emotions will betray him some day, and that as a Tennen, having his emotions interfere is not the Tennen way. However, Price tells Lavine that he is no longer a Tennen, and attempts to engage Lavine once more, leading to a one sided defeat. Lavine destroys Price's second frame, but Price is able to use the space warp module stolen from the Clan to port Lavine into his Lotuscraft.

Price and Lavine engage in combat once more, with Price able to use all of his frames in his arsenal, and Lavine only able to use her frame. However, despite the numbers advantage, Price is still defeated, all his frames destroyed, except for Caliburn Umbra. Lavine is about to deal the finishing blow on Price, but Umbra suddenly displays sentience, intercepting Lavine, and allowing Price to tackle her to the ground in operator mode.

Recognizing Price's insistence to save the humans, Lavine lets Price go, but warns him that he is no longer welcome back to the Origin System. If he wants to return, he must start over from the bottom. Price tells Lavine that he is willing to make such a sacrifice. Realizing that Lotus had done the same with her own kind to care for the Tennen, Lavine tells her Clan and Tennen brethren to stand down, letting Price pursue the Sentinels. Lavine wishes Price luck, and to not let her down.

Recruiting Samuel Mayen

Upon entering the Solar System, Deka realizes he is too late, and that the Sentinels have already begun their invasion on Earth. Deka uses his clan's Arms module to significantly amplify the military might of his Lotuscraft, instructing Ordan to provide aerial support. Uploading his body into Umbra, the two descend to the Earth and save as many humans as they can.

Deka manages to rescue several humans, and to fight off the Sentinels. Price realizes that the Sentinels sent to this timeline is only a limited squad, and deduces that the Sentinels had only sent in a small annihilation squad, as their technology would be far superior to the humans. Capitalizing on the element of surprise, Price destroys a significant portion of the Sentinel forces, with Ordan destroying the Sentinel ship. However, despite this, several humans are captured.

In an attempt to save more humans, Deka runs into Samuel Mayen, a human who is on the verge of death from a large Sentinel. Deka battles the Sentinel, and discovers it to be none other than his adopted mother, The Lotus. Lotus is bewildered that a Tennen had chosen to pursue her into the time warp, and Deka attempts to convince his mother to return to their side. Lotus refuses, and calls Deka a "blind slave to the void".

Before Deka can retort, Mayen regains his composure despite his injuries, shocking both Price and Lotus. Mayen demands Lotus and the Sentinels to return his family to him, but the Sentinels leave the atmosphere. Mayen attempts to pursue the Sentinels, but Deka tells the boy that it is too dangerous and that he will figure something out. Price introduces himself to Mayen, who begs the Rogue Tennen to take him and train him to become strong enough to get his family back. Seeing the similarity between Mayen and himself, Deka agrees, and brings Mayen onboard the Lotuscraft to serve as his first mate.

Price travels away from the Solar System, and Ordan reveals that this system is in fact not the past Origin System. Ordan points to a region in the star chart, a rogue galaxy far away, with planets nearly identical to the system they currently are in, and explains that the system the Sentinels invaded was a twin galaxy. A near replica of the Origin System they knew about. Price asks Ordan if he can run a scan for the Origin System, and Ordan reveals that this past Origin System possesses similar jurisdiction as the ones he had been accustomed to, albeit, with outdated technology and organizations.

Price sets course to the Origin System of the past, and begins taking on numerous contracts to rebuild his arsenal. Deka tells Mayen that if he wishes to become strong enough to contend with the Sentinels and save his family, he needs to learn the proper techniques in taking them down. In other words, Mayen must fight by Deka's side to gain the experience required.

Price's Past

Mayen accompanies Price on his missions in the Origin System, however quickly discovers that he does not possess the ability to contend with Umbra. Numerous missions serving as the dead weight, Mayen becomes frustrated, and is unable to understand why he cannot wield the weapons Price uses. Ordan tells Price that Mayen is a Terran and possesses a biology similar to Deka, but his body is not accustomed to the fast paced combat that Umbra is used to. In other words, Mayen is incompatible with The Way of the Tennen.

Price devises a training regimen for Mayen, and brings him into the Simulacrum to hone his body to become athletic and conditioned enough to handle the Tennen way. After a few months, Mayen becomes stronger and faster, as well as more agile, however Ordan notes that despite this, Mayen is still not strong enough to wield any of the weapons in Price's arsenal. Additionally, Mayen's limits as a Terran keep him from being able to keep up with Umbra's speed.

Upon learning this, Mayen angrily returns to the Lotuscraft and locks himself in his quarters. Price tells Mayen that he needs to keep his centre, and that if he gives up, his family will die. Mayen asks Price if there is any hope, as even Price admits that he alone cannot stop the full force of the Sentinels without his Tennen brethren.

Price, realizing Mayen's desperation to save his family, opens up about his own life. Mayen learns that Price is a Tennen, and that his many brethren were all orphaned in a fated journey in the void. Their parents and family, turned manic from the effects of the environment, in exchange for granting the children unknown powers. Upon realizing their powers and their destructive threat, the Sentinels attempted to have the children killed, but seeing the children as innocent, one of the Sentinels, the queen, betrayed her kind to become their mother. Training them in the way of the Tennen, Mayen and his brethren became feared warriors in the cosmos. Price tells Mayen that even as a Tennen, he was unusual. As his feelings and emotions never left him, even when he watched his parents die before his very eyes. Price's feelings were seen as weak in the eyes of his brothers and sisters, causing him to often be secluded even among the Tennen. Sensing Price's loneliness, Lotus took a particular liking to him, and explained that Price's humanity is not a weakness. His mother's words became core to who he was.

However, on one fateful encounter, Lotus had awakened her Sentinel side, and seemingly betrayed the Tennen. Having lost his family, Price felt devastated and became recluse. His depression and obsession to save his mother began to spiral out of control until one mission led him to build and recover a unique frame that displayed sentience: Caliburn Umbra. On first encounter, Umbra was extremely hostile to the Tennen, and became loose in the Origin System. During a series of chases, Price realized that Umbra was in a similar situation, and that his son had also become victim to the Sentinels, transformed forcefully into a foot soldier. After a long struggle, Price became Umbra's emotional backbone, and forged an alliance to rescue the Lotus and Umbra's son. However, during their encounter, Umbra's son had fully embraced his Sentinel nature, and nearly killed Price.

Having to choose Price or his son, Umbra ultimately chose Deka, as his son was too far gone. Umbra allows Deka to connect to his frame systems, and to deliver the killing blow on the boy.

After the events of his son's death, Umbra is given a choice to stay with Deka or continue with his life. Deka tells Umbra that he is not forced to become his frame, and that he is free to choose what to do. Umbra chooses Deka once more, and affirms that although he had lost one family, he had gained another one. Deka tearfully accepted Umbra, and the two formed a father and son bond.

Price tells Mayen that he will do everything in his power to help him out. As he is a part of this crew, he will be treated as importantly. Mayen regains his determination and the two continue to train in the Simulacrum.

Samuel Mayen becomes The Javlok

Several months pass, and Mayen continues to become stronger. However, he is still unable to wield the Orakin weapons in Price's arsenal effectively, limiting his movement severely. Price suddenly undergoes a revelation, and asks Ordan if he can develop blueprints to build cybernetic implants for Mayen.

The idea gains fruition, as after a few missions to extract the resources, Ordan and Price manage to build a cybernetic implant for Mayen to enhance his physical abilities. With these implants, Mayen's agility and strength drastically improves, to his delight. Price tells Mayen that he may well be the first human in existence to wield such advanced technology.

A newly upgraded Mayen accompanies Price in his missions, and his new skills begin to complement Umbra's. Ordan uploads Price's deceased Ash and Volt frame to Mayen's Orakin Arm Sheathe, allowing Mayen to use Ash's stealth powers and Volt's electricity/speed to serve as ranged support for Deka. The two continue their missions, and Mayen's presence amplifies Deka's mission performance, allowing him to quickly gain fame in the Origin System.

However, this fame quickly becomes a double edged sword, as word spreads across the entire galaxy, to the point where the Sentinels learn of Deka's growing influence in the system.

During one mission, Mayen and Price manage to infiltrate a criminal company's power plant, and sabotage it. However, the duo quickly becomes ambushed by a Sentinel Strike Team, lead by Sentinel General Crowe. Crowe engages Mayen and Price, and quickly defeats the two. Price attempts to fight back Crowe, but is overwhelmed by the sheer number of Sentinels who have invaded the plant. Nearing death, Price apologizes to Mayen for being unable to keep his promise to bring his family back. However, Mayen gets to his feet, and tells Price to stop apologizing for things that will never happen.

Something in Mayen unleashes, and Price watches in disbelief as Mayen fights Crowe on even grounds, defeating him. Price capitalizes on this shock by dispatching Crowe's reinforcements and joins his first mate in the battle, eventually defeating the entire Sentinel forces.

Returning to the Lotuscraft, Umbra and Ordan congratulate Mayen on his performance, and Price tells Mayen that it was wrong of him to give up like that. Mayen reaffirms that he will always be loyal to his captain, and that he will get his family back no matter what. Recognizing Mayen's indomitable will, Price smiles and gives his first mate the codename Javlok, after the Tennen speargun, seeing Mayen as someone who will always keep moving forward no matter what, just like a javelin.

Members

Deka "Captain" Price: A Tennen who had gone rogue in his home system, Deka Price is unlike his brethren as he displays remorse from killing. Deka was the operator of primed frames Ash, Volt, Toxor, normal frames Miran and Kronix, and Umbral frame Caliburn Umbra, or Umbra for short. However, after his fight against his Clan leader Quorra Lavine, all of his frames, save Umbra, were destroyed, leaving only parts and traces of them in his Lotuscraft. Deka has a soft spot for those with family, and will do everything in his power to support his crew as its Captain.

Samuel "Javlok" Mayen (Deceased): A Terran Human turned Cybernetic Orakin Soldier, Javlok is the crew's first mate, and provides his Captain with ranged firearms support. Javlok possesses the agility and physical prowess of a Tennen Battleframe, and is said to have the military might to surpass multiple platoons of Terran military forces. Javlok also possesses the powers of Tsukuyomi, and will use these powers as a trump card if the situation calls for it. Javlok is the first human companion for a Terran in existence. After overusing his Tsukuyomi mode to save Rinne, Mayen sacrificed his life and became the battleframe Mayen-Ash Umbra, to fight as Price's armour even in death.

Ulthane "Caliburn Umbra" Lavos: A Dex soldier turned Tennen Battleframe, Umbra is the first and only frame to possess sentience and memories of his past self. Umbra serves as Deka's main battle frame and armour in his missions, and will occasionally provide additional firepower when the Tennen phases out of the armour. Umbra is a father figure to Deka, and is the second most skilled member of the crew as a Dex soldier, behind Deka.

Rinne Tsubaki: The current medical purser, Rinne was rescued by Javlok from her captivity to the Sentinels during a failed mission to recover his family. Rinne sees Javlok and Price as her saviours, having given her an escape from her traumatic treatment with the Sentinels, as well as her adopted family. Despite being incapable of combat and often found in the ship, Rinne's medical skills became useful to treat Javlok's wounds, that were otherwise often left untreated by Ordan and Price due to unfamiliarity with Mayen's human biology.

Ordan: An ancient AI that is integrated in the Lotuscraft, Ordan serves as Price's main intel source, as well as being Price's self proclaimed "space butler". Ordan was Price's first companion upon awakening from his deep slumber in 8267, and continued to serve the Tennen over the course of his numerous missions, providing him company whenever the lone Tennen felt alone. Deka values Ordan greatly, not just as an AI, but as a friend. Ordan sees Price the same way.

Floppy: Floppy is Deka's pet Alphon, and fights alongside his master in battle similar to a hunting dog.