motherships
A mothership is a concept primarily found in science fiction, referring to a large, primary spacecraft that serves as a mobile base of operations for smaller vessels. These smaller craft, often referred to as "drones," "fighters," or "shuttles," are typically launched from and return to the mothership. The mothership itself can vary greatly in size and function, from a simple carrier to a self-sufficient mobile city or even a planet-destroying weapon.
In many fictional narratives, the mothership is depicted as the command center for a fleet or an
The concept allows for convenient storytelling by providing a centralized location for characters and resources, as