The Chiron Chronicle IV: 2180

[DarkCloud]

OOC: Just a gentle hint Argonaut- perhaps Daniel Jakhobs-Howell is behind some of the attacks, but not all?

The University Sun-Governor

Planetary Council Departs

In good meaning, the Planetary Council wisely saw to desert the place of meeting and follow our Head Academician's ultimatium. This will surely help in the defense of University Base, for the possible agressors have now dispersed and are no longer a threat.

TO: Colonel Santiago
FROM: Prokhor Zakharov

Aha, I now see, thank you for the help your forces have given my faction... Our leader Eustace thanks you as well. I may be able to assist you with a meeting area. If you send a message to your probe leaders telling them to ask me about Project Alpha I shall show you one of the greatest secrets in the entire University...

[DarkCloud]

FROM: Head Academician Clairvont-Clairveux c/o University of Planet
TO: Datajack Roze c/o Data Angels

I care not how you 'think' this council came to an end, but I do thank you for putting an end to this foolishness of 'Unity among the Factions', you know as well as I do that true unity can only come from one uniting faction that destroys all others in its wake.

[DarkCloud]

TO: Antimind
FROM: Head Academican Eustace Clairvont-Clairveux

FORM: In a Dream

Antimind... I have heard of you, we would have defended you in the council if we were interested in such trivial details... However, would thou be interested in an alliance against all of the idiots on the surface of this fair planet... Please contact if a response doth grace your mind to give me.

[DarkCloud]

FROM: The Head Acamdemican
TO: Commisioner Lal

Do what you can to contain your people, Lal, why draw others into this unnecessary conflict? If it means civil war within your country, realize this- Social Darwinism.

[[LordLMP]]

To: Head Academican, University
From: Commissioner Lal, Peacekeepers

What are you blabing about Head Academican? I have not ask for your opinion or your help. So why send this message?

Commisioner Lal

(OOC: Like, Lal is a bit stress out you see, because like, well, a base of his got nuked you know killing many of his people. so you see, he will not care much whats going on the east continent or anywhere else at the moment. needs some time to get out of his mourning for his dead people, you know? also, i think LMP rather have the diplomacy player back to controll Lal, or some other good player, because he haves pirates, and braddock and sort of hive to take care at the moment. so, between you and me, mesa think Lal shoulda be left alone, 'kay? :P)


dream to planetmind

planetmind... can you help find any SeaQuest survivors?...

[[LordLMP]]

To: Captain Svensgaard
From: Admiral Proudmoore, Third Fleet

The rescue ships being sent to the SeaQuest area as received several distress signals. It seems some of the Transport ships survived the Nuclear blast. There is hope for survivors indeed sir.

Admiral Proudmoore
Third Fleet

[Cyber]

From: Spartan Probe team in Zarya-Sunrise
To: Prokhor Zakharov

We were ordered to ask you about information on Project Alpha. Tell us about the project then.
Also, colonel Santiago wanted us to convey the message, that things are heating up. We also were given the instructions to give your faction the technology of synthetic fossil fuels, as soon as you are in complete control of the University again, to counter the threat of Data Angels and Cyborgs and their antique weaponry. We will also give more technology and credits in due time. Once again, if you need any help, just tell us.

Commander of Chiron Continent SFBI Division,
Darios Tervosan

[Argonaut]

OOC: I had kind of thought that DarkCloud, just hadn't got round to doing a lot with it. I had noticed the constant attacks on Cyborgs without any punishment of a single criminal. I like what you and I have working here. We certainly are working on stirring up sh*t

Private Message : Standard Encryption
To: Head Academician Clairvont-Clairveux c/o University of Planet
From: Datajack Roze c/o Data Angels

Academician,
I guarentee you that, for as long as I live, I will do everything that is within in my power to see that the people of this Planet remain free of your tyranny. My forces are formidable and I will fight you to the last man if I have to. Accept the fact that we all have to work in this together. Or perhaps I will see too it that someone more favourable is elected as leader of your faction.

Roze

Dream to Planetmind,

I will do as you ask. I do not worry about my people, only your safety in this matter and your control over the Manifold Nexus. I would not care to see the Nexus fall into University hands. I will also leave the two rovers as you requested, minus their weapons systems as instructed. I'm not sure what good they will do you, but they are yours to use as you will. I'm pulling my troops back to Inspiration Point, in Cybernetic territory so that I can quickly come to your aid if the University should push an attack against you. Besides, my people will do almost anything to have a little down time in the South where it's a bit warmer.

Roze

Data DeCentral

Roze sends a message to Lal, offering to analyse the encrypted message sent to the Hive. The Comissoner agrees, knowing that Data Angel specialists have the most experience in dealing with encrpytion algorithims, and analyzing origins of codes. Roze sets her best people to work on it, even contributing to the efforts herself. She is highly suspicious of the message because it seems far to simple decrypt.

[Clear Skies]

Private to Datatech Sinder Roze - Maximum Encryption

From: Prime Function Aki Zeta-5

My friend,
I write to you about a matter of some urgency. It would appear that a Morganic probe team is heading towards one of your bases. Unfortunately, any move to appprehend them by ourselves would be seen as antagonistic, and at this present moment that would be disastrous. Despite our nonviolent and completely nonagressive policies and posture, the University of Planet and the Morganites still continue to see us as a threat. We have been adding significantly to our defences and to our standing army, but with no view to assaulting either the University or CEO Morgan's holdings.
Forgive me, friend. I digress. The xenophobic views of the University towards us surely are of no concern to you next to the spectre of a Morganic invasion of your territory. We have no evidence that this probe team is the precursor to an assault, but should such a thing ever come to pass we (and, I am sure, the rest of the Chiron Alliance) will support you in every way.
Also, included in this message are the top-secret plans for Silksteel Alloys. We are most fortunate to have discovered this technology - and Alien Artifact was linked to our research network earlier today at Alpha Prime, and we were able to download this technology, which makes use of the incredible tensile strength of spider silk to produce a new type of armour which will give our units new defensive properties. This technology is truly a godsend - as you know, during the University war most of our prominent researchers were assassinated by one of Zakharov's probe teams. We have never really recovered from that disaster, and our latest project, Centauri Empathy, is still a long, long way from completion.
Take care, my ally, and happy coding.
Prime Function Aki Zeta-5


Private to Captain Ulrik Svensgaard of the Nautilus Pirates

From: Prime Function Aki Zeta-5

Captain Svensgaard,
In the interests of furthering the trade between our factions, we wish to found a sea base - not, of course, with the intent of robbing you of your birthright oceans, but simply in the interests of commerce.
Where would be a suitable location for this base? We have a Colony Foil prepared to travel to the given coordinates, with an escort of four Gatling Foils to guard it.
Thankyou for your co-operation in this matter.
Prime Function Aki Zeta-5 of the Cybernetic Consciousness


Private to CEO Nwabudike Morgan

From: Prime Function Aki Zeta-5

Your forces have been spotted encroaching on our borders. Please, do not seek to antagonise us in this fashion. We do not wish for war, and you surely cannot profit by it. War between our two factions could mean spreading strife to the farthest corners of Planet - no doubt the University would join you, and the Data Angels would join us, but I am certain I could successfully plead our case to the Chiron Alliance, meaning an alliance of five factions, not to mention Planetmind, against the two of you.
Please. We have nothing that you want, nothing that could possibly be of value to you. We ask only to be left in peace.
Si vis pacem, praepare pacem.
Prime Function Aki Zeta-5 of the Cybernetic Consciousness

[Cyber]

Patrolling Spartan attack foil, Scout Fleet
Recorded by the ships log

""Captain, the radar has picked something big coming this way!""

"What is it, officer?"

""It... it seems to be a collection of Isles of Deep... five of them and a Unity Gunship.""

"What the hell!? Are those Planetminds forces? But what is a Gunship doing with them?" a moments silence.
"Comm. station, send an alert message to Commanders Keep, send with it all data we have on that fleet and request for backup, now. Okay helm, get us out of here."

"" Yes, Sir""

Suddenly a wave of fear and agony together hits the whole crew. Many of the crewmen in the bridge fall down on the floor immediately, paralyzed by fear and screaming. Only the captain and few other are able sustain their mental steadiness.

"What the f*ck is happening is happening!? Radar, what the hell attacked us? We´re still too far from the isles."

""I don´t know... wait a minute... Jesus Christ, its a damn Sealurk! it seems to be circling us.""

Yet another Psi wave hit the ship.

"Sh*t, Radar, take the weapons console and start shooting that thing!"

The Captain ran to the Comm. consoles and started send a distress message.
Just as he was able to send the message, a third Psi wave hit them. He fell on his knees, but wasn´t paralyzed. Instead, a single sentence came into his mind, destroy yourself. He punched a series of codes from the console and activated the self-destruct sequence.

""Sir, what are you doing!?" The radar officer screamed. His left eye was bleeding badly and he had a shredder in his hand, in front of him a Spartan officers dead body.

The Captain didn´t answer, he just stared blankly the console, counting.

""Sir! Wake up! Stop the sequence, snap out of it!"" The radar officer came next to him, trying to shake him awake.

""Sir, I regret doing this but tell me the password for cancelling the sequence, or I will have to relieve you from your duties."" The officer lifted the shredder and pointed the Captain in the head.
Something took over him, and he pulled the trigger.

""Oh God!... what have I done?"" the shoked officer looked at the console and the numbers ticking there. It showed 56 seconds until detonation.

""Oh sh*t..."" He sat down besides the Captains headless body and started crying. He could feel as the powerful emotion of fear too over him, and he succumbed to it.
The last words he muttered showed a hint into what nightmares he was sinking in.

"Please, it all happened so fast, i couldn´t do anything. I am not quilty, I didn´t want to kill him...something took control over me...I´m innocent...""

[DarkCloud]

The University Sun-Governor

Prokhor Zakharov Wins Election!

ex-Head Academican Eustace Clairvont-Clairveux who quit his office several weeks ago has a new replacement in his office at this point. Prokhor Zakharov, our original leader of 80 years ago has returned to power, running against only two others, Zakharov cleaned up in the polls with a 95% lead. This will hopefully usher in a new golden age of discovery for the University.

Long live the new Head-Academican!

[DarkCloud]

To: Spartan Probe team in Zarya-Sunrise
From: Prokhor Zakharov

Passed to the Probe team from a confidante

Firstly, we would like to thank you for the Synthetic Fossil Fuel tech...

Secondly, this is of the utmost security.
Project Alpha is a self-preservation ploy which we employed during the last strike against the University. Project Alpha consisted of sending a certain number of colonists into the mountains. Contact has been lost for years, but we can safely assume they have made numerous discoveries in the time they have lived isolated. With the combined research power and military might we have, the two parts of the University, once combined, will easily crush the Cyborgs or Data Angels, should the occasion arise for their needed ellimination.

[Blake]

On the Cult Demonboil Isle...

The Psi Talent shocked out of her trance; she murmoured "The sealurk suceeded, the spartan ship will selfdestruct... less than a minute to go" she resumed the trance, guiding the sealurk from the doomed ship.

The Cult commander wasted no time, "Attention! Within minutes a shock wave is going to hit! All Isle's are to stop and face Northwest, there might be a tidal wave!". On the other Isles the talents relayed the instructions, as one the isles settled into the ocean and turned.

The other Cult Sealurk rised out of the ocean and wrapped it's tenticles around the Unity foil, and with the psi message "HOLD YOUR BREATH" sunk beneath the waves, bringing the foil with it.

Psionic broadcast from Cult Demonboil isle
Planetisles.... there is going to be a big explosion... prepare for wind... prepare for wave...

The skies lit with the brilliance of the nuclear explosion, less than a minute later the shockwave arrived, the sea was flattened by it's fury, the cult isles sank deeper as the nuclear wind passed over them. The wind quickly abated and the isles surfaced, already repair worms swarmed over the areas exposed to the blast. The unity foil came crashing up, the sealurk had left to find it's companion.

The tidal wave was almost an anti-climax, the isles were prepared and easily rode the wave, the contents got shaken up a bit though.

Post-explosion log
"Damage report?"
"Mostly minimal, the isles were burnt in places, but are repairing the damage as we speak. All of the mindworms are fine, I think they quite enjoyed the action. None of the human crew have suffered any major injuries... altough the unity foil wasn't so lucky, several of the crew got washed overboard and presumably killed in the blast, but the hull integrity is still good. That was quite a stunt with the sealurk."
"Our equipment?"
"Mostly undamaged, once we get to UN Haven city we can replace or repair the stuff that got broken"
"Very well, send a copy of the damage report back to Dawn of Planet, I want a completed inventory check too, once you know what needs replacing send a list to UN Haven City, they can have it ready for when we arrive."

"The report on the sealurks has just come in, the one which destroyed the Spartan foil has taken heavy damage, the other sealurk is currentely helping it stay afloat"
"Buddy up the injured sealurk with one of the isles, we need the other one for recon."

[Argonaut]

Uplink Started
To: Data DeCentral Central Intelligence
Uplink Complete

All you ever wanted to know about those dirty little Spartans, and then some. Apparently Santiago and Zak are getting cozy. You might want to watch that.

Rez

[Christantine The Great]

OOC: The ten Isles are about a day away from the Cult forces.

[d]Dream to the Commander of the Cult forces approaching the old PK continent...[/b]

You have not stopped? Is there some obstruction in your mind that a Planetworm needs to shatter?

Dream to Datajack Roze...

Thank you for offering your support. I'm sure that I won't have to bother your troops, though. Thank you for the two rovers. They are going to be very useful.

Dream to Commissioner Lal...

I am sorry to say that even my best Planetisles cannot detect life in U.N. SeaQuest. A Planetisle will make a sail by to double check in a day.

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After the last of the Data Angel troops had cleared out of the Manifold Nexus several drones appeared from an opening in the largest structure. They rolled up to the rovers and brought them inside. They dismantled the rovers and took out their nuclear reactors. They put these on a dumb waiter and the reactors decended into a huge garage.

Inside the garage a few drones took the reactors and inserted into two of the 10 Battle Ogres Mk III that were inside the garage. The Ogres were led to an elevator and they went up to the surface and slid into the hidden battlements near the main structure.

Back up into the shop above the garage, the drones started taking the rover parts and built a large car. The car was then filled with explosives and was taken to a armored cell. That would be used for later.

OOC: Is it OK to have the Manifold Nexus the only place where Battle Ogres can be repaired?