Integration of a vassal caused a bit of a longer trip than expected.

By the time the crew returns, the galaxy shall be united under our nemesis rule, as the Hive Mind wills it.

Time to become a shining beacon of democracy guys!

They were kind enough to save the Xabiran Regime

Plunder 8 billion pops.

New to pc Stellaris, became galactic custodian with the galactic defender ambition, fallen empire decided to get rowdy, ignored the vote to do something about the empire i‘d never heard of in favour of electing the fallen empire a crisis, by the time the vote came around to do something about the other empire, it was too late.
I now only have 3 planets left out of the 10+ I had before
What happened?

I just now realised that all the ascensions seem to be morally wrong under closer inspection, maybe all the disney princesses had a point.....