The Chiron Chronicle IV: 2180

[[LordLMP]]

OOC: gee, whats with spartan reactors?? They sure can make a big boom, even bigger one compared to the self-destruction of the Antimind Foil who self-destructed at PCB.

NAUTILUS SAILOR NEWS

U.N. SeaQuest survivors found...

Our rescue ships, along with the UN Navy, found several transports. So far, about 20 000 out of 58 000 people who resided at SeaQuest survived. Many of the transports are damaged, so they are being escorted to Peacekeeper Island. The rescue ships continue to move towards the SeaQuest area to find anymore survivors, either life pods or more transport ships.

Investigations on the SeaQuest tragedy continues...

Practicly all of the Chiron Alliance is investigating as to which faction the Probe Team belonged too who caused the fission blast that destroyed SeaQuest. The only suspects are the Hive and the Spartans, but no one knows for sure. The investigations are kept secret, so cannot provide much details.

Spartan-Peacekeeper borders are contantly heating up...

After the destruction of SeaQuest, the border have become lot more hostile. The PCF units are more eager for battle than ever, they are becoming almost as fanatical as the believers. No doubt that a war will break up, they are just waiting as to who will strike first. Anything can spark it.

There is something odd going on with the Free Drones...

The populace of the Free Drone faction received an faction-wide message of a new leader, yet there is no confirmation or how it come to be. There is no election for several more years and Foreman Domai is still incharge. There is possibilities that it was ment to instigate the anti-Hive sentiment among the faction. The peace negociations between the Hive and the Free Drones continues, which is leading to nowhere at the moment.

Main Fleet ceases the blockades of Morgan Bases...

Captain Svensgaard as ordered the stop of the Blockades in accordance to the agreement at the Planetary Council almost couple of months ago.

Provost Zhakarov becomes Head Acadamician of University once again...

Zhakarov as become leader of the University of Planet once again. As to what will happen is unknown, but relations are starting to strain. Captain Svensgaard refused to comment on the matter.


****message to consciousness****

To: Aki Zeta-Five
From Captain Svensgaard

There is room at the Mouth of Hercules for your faction to contruct a sea base at. The ideal spot would be sector 40, 84.


To: Chiron Alliance Leaders
From: Captain Svensgaard

I suggest our factions exchange technologies, especially military techs. With hostilities going on at the East Continent, the increase in tensions on the Central Continent and threat of antimind, it is wise keep the Chiron Alliance Forces up to date.

And did anyone find out yet who we should blame for the Destruction of SeaQuest? That whole mess started out with a un-encrypted message from some unknown sources in the sea that suggests the Probe Team was from the Spartans to a final easily decrypteble message sent to the Hive. Very Odd.


To: Nautilus of the Sea
From: Admiral Proudmoore, Third Fleet

We have detected an explosion just east from Pholus Ridge. It seems a ship have self-destructed, probebly from the spartans. The Isle of the Deep fleet seem to be okay. I suggest Intelligence find some information on the Spartans Fission Reactors in which they used for their ships.

Admiral Proudmoore
Third Fleet

[Argonaut]

***Private Message : Maximum Encryption***
To: Prime Function Aki Zeta-Five c/o Cybernetic Conciousness
From: Datajack Roze c/o Data Angels

Aki, it is good to hear from you again. Sometimes it seems that we are so busy that you and I hardly get to speak anymore. I appreciate your word of warning. As we speak, an Impact Rover Division has been dispatched from Trojan Source to apprehend the team. Once captured, they will be interrogated and returned to Morgan. He should have known better than to send a probe team against my facilities.
I thank you kindly for your gift of silksteel alloys, my scientists are currently analyzing that data as we speak. It will certainly aid in our defence should either the University or Morgan decide to become agressive. I would also like to present you with a gift in return. My scientists recently did research into Centauri Empathy, and I would like to present you with these findings. It is unbelievable the understanding of Planet that these files have provided, and I hope you and your people can benefit from them as we have.
And Aki. You know that there is no fondness between me and the University, and that I will assist you in anyway until your people are safe from there terrorists attacks on your people. While I do not personally seek to join your Conciousness, I appreciate what you and your people have founded. I will always support you in this matter, be it on the battlefield against the forces of the University, or in debate at the Planetary Council. As well, I am sure that our allies in the Chiron Alliance will support us should either Morgan or the University seek a route of agression. Both our people fought to long and hard for our freedom to ever consider going back now.
Alas, I feel I have taken up too much of your valuable time, and I myself must return to my duties. Hopefuly one day you and I will be able to meet again outside of a diplomatic situation. Until then,

Roze

***Private Message : Standard Encryption***
To: CEO Morgan c/o Morgan Industries
From: Datajack Roze c/o Data Angels

Greetings CEO,

You will find one of your probe teams is currently on route back to your holding at Morgan Bank. You must think me pretty foolish to not be prepared for such a tactic. My people have assured me that your people have learned nothing of great interest, and so they are being returned to you. But do not think that I will hesitate to throw your people into a cell should they be caught snooping somewhere they are not supposed to be.

Roze

[Blake]

Cult probeteam infiltrates doublepost's security interlocks with virus, then order it to self-destruct!
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[Blake]

OOC: Spartan reactors not that powerfull (altough they are nuclear) , isles hardly damaged, ocean is flat so shock wave would travel for a great distance, nothing to stop it. Sealurk injured by underwater shockwave, after all it was right next to the ship a minute before the explosion. And battleogres MK3?! They are powered by a quantum chamber! using fission is like taking an engine out of a mini and using it to power a combat tank

TO: Prophet Cha Dawn
FROM: Commander of Cult fleet

I had a strange dream last night, from the planetmind... I'm not sure what it wants... Planetmind seems to expect me to stop the fleet - no expected me to have already stopped the fleet. It then seemed to threaten me. I'm confused Prophet, what does the planetmind want? It's sent those isles towards us, but hasn't told us why. Anyway I've stopped the fleet, the isles are tired, I want them fresh for if they have to fight tommorow.

I still don't know what planetmind wants. Try to talk to planetmind... find out what it wants... but I tell you, I'm sure as hell not going to sleep tonight.


TO: Commander Braddock
FROM: Cha Dawn

Commander, what affiliation do you have with the planetmind? As far as I know planetmind and Lal are on good terms - yet there are 10 planetisles heading towards my fleet, and planetmind has threatened the commander of my fleet. Planetmind doesn't seem to believe that I'm sending an army to help you - or prehaps it doesn't care.


Cha Dawn sinks into a deep state of trance and attemps to talk to planetmind... again...
Planetmind... i apologise if i insulted you. your isles continue towards my fleet.. don't you understand that if my forces don't arrive to re-inforce the PCF defense lines the spartans will kill many peacekeepers... you like the peacekeepers planetmind. i don't know what you are trying to achieve with your isles.. (and wouldn't mind knowing either) but unless you let my fleet pass you may be responsable for the deaths of many friends of planet...
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[Christantine The Great]

OOC: Naturally the Ogre MkIII would have a third of its weapon's power. Does it have a Quantum laser or a String Disrupter?

Dream to Prophet Dawn...

You don't understand. Your renforcements will surely cause the EarthSpartans to attack. I also know of your dealings with AntiMind. You should watch out.

[Blake]

OOC: What dealings with antimind??
Ogre MK3 = 30-12-2, wave, police


Cha Dawn's reply to planetminds dream

Planetmind. Spartans will attack the peacekeepers... that is the idea. together, The Cult and peacekeepers destroy the attacking spartan army. This weakens the spartans, reduces harm they can inflict. Alternate scenerio: Cult fleet returns home. Spartans work unmolested on new and more powerfull weapons.. airpower, when they are completed spartans attack peacekeepers with irrestistable force... if spartans not goaded into battle now, before they are fully prepared, spartans may never be stopped. I plead, call off your planetisles, for I must always fight for planet, even if I must fight you...


OOC: There is a third cult Sealurk trailing the planetisles, it was on patrol around the spartan/PK area, it was the one which was available to pick up the cult scout (but didn't). It is submerged.

[Cyber]

To: Junta General Von Halzburg, War Outpost
From: Colonel Santiago

General, ready your forces now. One of our attack foils was destroyed by what seems to be a fleet of Planetminds forces, or maybe the cults, as they have been very interested of the local dealings lately. What i quess, they are surely coming here.
Whoever it is, be ready.


In Commanders Keep dock area

Klaxons were wailing all over the docks, and hundreds of Spartans were running around, some to their foils, others servicing them.

The whole Expansion fleet was now being mobilised, and the scout fleet was gathering in front of the base.
Rumours said that that the two fleets were going against a fleet native lifeforms. The Isles of Deep, some sealurks and a Unity Gunship had destroyed already one of the attack foils belonging to the Scout fleet, an act of War.

Soon, the fleet of foils was ready for departure. As the combined fleets quietly left Commanders Keep, the local people went too see them, some maybe for the last time.

From:Colonel Santiago
To: Admiral Zukov

Admiral, you are going for a safari hunt. Either Planetmind, Antimind or the Cult have gathered a sizeable fleet, coming this way. Anyway, they destroyed one of our attack foils, and because of that we are declaring them War. Intercept this fleet, and destroy it. No mercy, sink the damn worms to the bottom, and the traitor humans with them.
Use tactic 17, attack foils first and as scouts, Then War foils as the heavy cavalry, and the superior foils as heavy support, against both sea and air forces.

[Blake]

OOC: Cripes those spartans work fast. btw with the spartan attack vector they wont be able to catch up with the isles until after they have reached UN Haven city. That's assuming Christantine moves those damn isles

TO: Commander Braddock
FROM: Prophet Cha Dawn
Commander, I request that you transmit Advanced Military Alogorithims to me immediately, lives are at stake. My native re-inforcements have ran into all sorts of troubles on the crossing, but you have my word they are going to arrive.

Dream to Colonel Santiago.
I: planetmind. you: earthscum. Foil: witness to my power, destroyed easily. earthscum: no match for planetisles.

The young talent tore of her headset and gasped for breath.
"Did you do it?"
she nodded, pale.
"Excellent", Cha Dawn chuckled as he left the room, he had tried diplomacy, oh yes, he had tried...
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[Clear Skies]

Cybernetic Consciousness News Bulletin

Speech by Prime Function Aki Zeta-5, re: mass exodus from University territory

Following the re-election of convicted criminal Prokhor Zakharov as Academician of the University of Planet, all Cybernetic citizens living under the University banner, fearing for their lives, have fled to the safe havens of the Consciousness. They bear with them a tattered, torn, dirtied rag which is all that remains of the fine tapestry of hope which we once wove from all our dreams for this pristine globe we call Chiron. Those hopes were shattered when the University declared war on us for nothing less than wanting to live our own lives our own way.
With the re-election of Prokhor Zakharov as Academician, despite his assurances that he would keep his distance from Planetary politics, all our fears spring once again, as fresh as they have always been. Not for nothing was he convicted of crimes against our people. We can only pray that sanity, compassion and diplomacy will come to the fore, and that another terrible war will be averted.


Private to Datatech Sinder Roze of the Data Angels

We will be making a public protest against the return of Zakharov (much against my better judgement, but justice will be seen through). Will you join us? I do not like to think the worst of anyone, but I am certain that he has not changed. Much as I would hate to see war ravage this planet again, I see very little way in which it can be averted.

Alas, my friend, truly it seems that every time we meet we are discussing tactics, strategies, preparations for war. How I long for those too-short years of peace, when all there was to talk about was the minor skirmishes on other continents. How distant war always seemed then, like a bad dream from which we had woken. We must be vigilant, that we do not sleep again.
What it must be to be a Citizen, to walk the quiet streets of Alpha Prime, to linger by the green spires of the Hybrid Forest. What it would be to let these burdens drop from our shoulders, just for a day, and revel in the beauty of this Planet.
Someday, my friend, someday.

Yours as always in friendship,
Prime Function Aki Zeta-5

[Clear Skies]

Cybernetic Consciousness News Bulletin

Speech by Prime Function Aki Zeta-5, re: mass exodus from University territory

Following the re-election of convicted criminal Prokhor Zakharov as Academician of the University of Planet, all Cybernetic citizens living under the University banner, fearing for their lives, have fled to the safe havens of the Consciousness. They bear with them a tattered, torn, dirtied rag which is all that remains of the fine tapestry of hope which we once wove from all our dreams for this pristine globe we call Chiron. Those hopes were shattered when the University declared war on us for nothing less than wanting to live our own lives our own way.
With the re-election of Prokhor Zakharov as Academician, despite his assurances that he would keep his distance from Planetary politics, all our fears spring once again, as fresh as they have always been. Not for nothing was he convicted of crimes against our people. We can only pray that sanity, compassion and diplomacy will come to the fore, and that another terrible war will be averted.


Private to Datatech Sinder Roze of the Data Angels

We will be making a public protest against the return of Zakharov (much against my better judgement, but justice will be seen through). Will you join us? I do not like to think the worst of anyone, but I am certain that he has not changed. Much as I would hate to see war ravage this planet again, I see very little way in which it can be averted.

Alas, my friend, truly it seems that every time we meet we are discussing tactics, strategies, preparations for war. How I long for those too-short years of peace, when all there was to talk about was the minor skirmishes on other continents. How distant war always seemed then, like a bad dream from which we had woken. We must be vigilant, that we do not sleep again.
What it must be to be a Citizen, to walk the quiet streets of Alpha Prime, to linger by the green spires of the Hybrid Forest. What it would be to let these burdens drop from our shoulders, just for a day, and revel in the beauty of this Planet.
Someday, my friend, someday.

Yours as always in friendship,
Prime Function Aki Zeta-5

[Cyber]

(OOC : Doesn´t matter if the Spartan fleet won´t catch the Isles. Just to have some evidence about them in UN Haven City is enough to start the war.
We all are playing russian rulette here, and you have just pulled the trigger once more Klick! )

From: Colonel Santiago
To: Admiral Zukov

Admiral, watch your step closely. I had a dream last night, which somehow confirmed that the fleet you are to intercept is from Planetmind. However, planetmind seemed different, and ready to do battle with us. Thats why I want you to be careful, PM might be planning a trap.
Now we have a quilty for the destruction of the attack foil, so as of this day we are once again in War with Planetmind and her forces.


Dream to Planetmind from Colonel Santiago

So you want War, do you? don´t worry, you´ll have War, and your pitiful pets, the peacekeepers are going to burn with you. You should have thought twice before destroying one of our attack foils.

Spartan Newswagon


Fleet mobilised!

A few days ago, Sea HQ in Commanders Keep received a distress message from one of the attack foils. It seems that a fleet of Isles of Deep and Sealurks had attacked and destroyed our foil. Officials suspect Planetmind behind this act, and have declared war to the entity. The combined force of our two fleets has been sent to eliminate this new threat and to, once and for all, show the superiority of human beings over the native life.


New units ready

At long last the cripled industry has managed to build the long awaited new units.
Seven new ground units and five new air units were today shown to the public in a parade through their home bases. Especially the new airjets excited the the crowds, though the newest technology using ground rovers weren´t much behind in popularity either.
These new units are to be sent to the southern border, to show the peacekeepers the true meaning of war.

Ground Units:

- 2 War rover units, Elite.
- 2 AAA rover units, Elite.
- 2 Msl rover units, Elite.
- One War artillery unit, Elite.

Air units:

- 3 Interceptors
- 2 Bombers

To the dissapointment of all of us, info from Sparta HQ said that, though new war units will be built, the already existing ones are taking a huge amount of industrial resources and the production of all future units will be considerably slowed down.


(OOC: And nobody dare to to say I hurried the construction of these units. the Air units I began to build 21/2 in my biggest bases, and the ground units even earlier. Grr! )













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