[ WP ] Humans have sent encoded signals into space in search of extraterrestrial life . Someone , or something responded to the signals .

In the darkness of space, It slumbered. It's few moments of activity ( centuries for lesser creatures ) had seen the self-destruction of countless species, as even a glimpse of its very presence drew observers insane. What mortals that knew of its existence kept away from the void It called home, shunning it as a place of madness and death. As such, It slept a peaceful, dreamless rest. 
 
 But an unheard sound penetrated this sphere of tranquil chaos. A frequency unnatural to the signals that normally pervaded It's domain. [ Images ] ( http: //imgur.com/aU4B9S6 ) swirled within It's thoughts as It unscrambled the signal. A primitive numerical system. The atomic makeup of deoxyribonucleic acid. An image of a far-off solar system. And, brightest of all, a graphic of the signal's creators, a bipedal species. 
 
 All this entered the mind of It, and filled It with the desire to visit the naive, simple species that transmitted such a message. It would take a long time to arrive, but It had time. And so, It awoke.
