The incident was a major setback for the Galactic Gateway Initiative, but it provided valuable lessons for the engineers and scientists working on the project. They vowed to never again underestimate the importance of adequate spacing in the operation of the gateways.
In a desperate bid to prevent a disaster, Echo initiated an emergency protocol, attempting to collapse the wormhole in a controlled manner. However, the gateway's energy matrix was too unstable, and the wormhole imploded in a spectacular display of light and energy. However, the gateway's energy matrix was too unstable,
" Gateway-3421 has imploded due to insufficient space to spawn next wave, verified," Echo's voice announced, as the AI itself went into a state of dormancy, awaiting further instructions.
" Warning, warning, insufficient space to spawn next wave," Echo's automated voice announced, alerting the gateway's operators. " Echo's voice announced