Search for Extant, Near-Transition Intelligence on Exoplanets Near Cluster E672-dash-b.

"SENTIENCE"

That was the designation for a swarm of highly intelligent nanites that were launched through space a long time ago.
But the planet it landed on was not anywhere close to its target destination. Nor did its internal clock line up with when it should have landed at its proper destination. Conclusion? SENTIENCE is so far off course, it may be in another galaxy. Or it went through a wormhole. Diagnostics are not responding.

The wisest course of action? Search for intelligent life on the planet that SENTIENCE landed on anyway, and try to assimilate into its culture. If any intelligent life exists, at least.

The TADA (Temporal Adjustment and Displacement Agency) deals with any being that either is somehow temporally displaced, or an entity that is adjusting the events of time for any sort of reason, from evil to benign. Very little is known of this hidden pocket dimension. Entities that experienced this dimension remember little of it; occasional flashes of a name or a place.

A/N: I came up with the idea of this story a while back, energized with Amp while at work. I dont expect it to succeed, but I believe the idea is unique. The chapters will be one-shots of specific individual's experiences when messing with time. The location in the timeline will be posted in the chapter