There was a visible stirring from within the giant diamond vessel the moment the Captain approached the crystal, a sudden massive ramp-up of power that seemed to be almost instantaneous, a ramp up that would shine on energy scanners like a blazing star, and the sentinels became writhing mad, angrily swarming about the vessel, and then moving towards the planet in long writhing black and red tentacles.
A brilliant discharge, and a searing beam of green light came next, but it wasn't aimed at the Innovation's Result, or any of it's ships, but rather the planet.
It was targeted precisely at the temple.
Upon impact everything within the immediate vicinity would likely be vaporized in an instant, except for the lone crystal shard, which was indestructible via mortal means, but everything around it would likely not have the same advantage. The impact of the beam was nothing short of massive, and if successful would shake the planet to it's very foundation, cratering an expanse the size of a continent, and causing a shockwave to expand outwards in every direction.
Immediately following the discharge of the diamond's weapon, it began to move, a graviton field covering over it's superstructure like flowing water, ebbing and flowing with an inky blackness with a few shimmering bouts of green. The assimilator was slowly moving towards where it had fired upon the planet.
Increasing in intensity and disturbance, the graviton field's extended outwards in every direction, the localized gravitic disturbance made any form of FTL near this strange ship treacherous, ships that tried to transition into subspace, hyperspace, or the warp risked being crushed and swept away by the graviton eddies that began to plague the star system, the orbit of entire planets began to shift, and another surge of energy was built up within the ship.
It began to simultaneously target every ship in the vicinity, and while targeting systems were coming about, a deep and thorough scan was pulsed outwards, scanning and analyzing the vessels metallurgy, shields, and the lifeforms on board.
Immediately following, a voice rang across the communications systems of every ship in the sector, it was a flat, but harmonious voice of many beings speaking at once.
"We are Zero-One... Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own; your culture will adapt to service us..."
"Resistance is futile."