NationStates Jolt Archive

"Is everything set,Rodriguez?"
The man wore a black ski mask,hiding his jet-black hair,and swimming goggles.
A younger man,with similar attire,turned and said smoothly,"Yes it is,Tony.The C4 is packed,boat is ready,men are together,and weapons are loaded.We go at your command."
"Good.I was beggining to get sick of this damned lagoon,with all of it's mosquitoes and crap.Let's go."
The men picked up their Ak74's and stakled off towards a nearby boat...

"Target in sight!" the helmsman shouted to Tony.Tony smiled,and,taking a long drink from a bottle of vodka,looked at Rodriguez and asked,"So why are you in this business?"
"What business?"
"You know,being a terrorist and stuff."
"Oh...Well,I guess it pays well!"
Both men laughed.They both knew they were on suicide missions.What good was money for them?
They both fell asleep,thinking that in a few hours,their lives would end...

Jose was an engineer.Not an ordinary engineer,though.He planted the nooks and crannies in which to hide the bombs.He made sure nobody found them.And he was the one blamed if the mission went awry.So that was why,sitting in the back of the Stryker and Sons maintenance van,he kept nibbling his fingernails and muttering to himself.A fellow co-worker tried to cheer him up.
"Jose,you look so nervous.Are you worried about something,man?" the burly engineer asked,shaking Jose's shoulder.The terrorist smiled and said merely,"Just the stress of a big job like this,ya' know?"
The engineer,whose name was Mac,sympathised with him.
"It's alright.Just act happy.It'll be OK."
Jose tried to follow his colleagues advice,but it didn't help him.

After an hour or so,they reached the bridge.An hour after that,they were at the midsection where Jose would plant the bombcase.When noone was looking,he lowered himself off the side,went under the bridge,and started securing several large,unsuspicious grey boxes with one side open to the underside of the bridge.He crawled back to the side from which he had started out,and climbed back onto the bridge.
Mac saw him.
"Hey,Jose,what're you doing,"the giant asked,lumbering over to him.
Jose's heart skipped a beat.
"Uh...Uhm,I was just checking the underside.No problems there!" he replied cheerfully.Mac grinned.
"Excellent!Now we can continue to the other sections!Thanks,buddy!"
Jose almost flinched at those words.

An hour later,as they were driving back to the capitol,Jose was on the edge of a nervous breakdown...

"Wake up,sleepyhead!The convoy is approaching,and we'd better set the bombs!"
Rodriquez woke to the feeling of Tony violently shaking him.
"Yeah..right...Bombs.'K"

Captain James Kirk felt uneasy as the convoy approached the bridge,as if something bad were going to happen.He shook it off.Stryker and SOns was one of the best in the business.They would'nt let anything bad happen.

"They're passing over us..."
Jose whispered as the rumbling sound passed.
"Good.Now!"
6 men emerged from both sides of the bridge,and began spraying the convoy with a hail of bullets.The real mission,however,lay with Tony...

Kirk felt something thud into his arm,and alarm bells immediatley went off in his head.
Bullet,Bullet! they screamed.He whirled around to see several of his men go into spasms as the bullets shredded them into bloody rags.He saw the armed group.He saw his men returning fire...Everything passed in slow motion...

Rodriquez felt the bullets smash into him,throwing him back several meters.He turned his head just in time to see the same thing happening to the others,and then the world blurred.

Jose heard the screams,the shots,the yelling.He looked at the remote detonator in his hand.His thumb was over it,going down,and...

Kirk's world was turned upside down...

Hacked onto Endenian TV stations and broadcasted all over Endenia...
A dark figure is seen holding a Vepr AR.
In a calm voice,he says,"The Swords strike again!Endenia,pay us 5 million dollars,and the lives of your people and what is dear to you shall be spared.Refuse,and more attacks shall take place!"

"Madam President!!! Star's End Centre has been attacked!" An aide rushed in, interrupting her meeting.

"WHAT?!" Cassandra stood up in shock and disbelief. "What happened to our security?"

"We haven't got any details yet but the bridges connected the launch island to the Centre has been destroyed, along with the Energia-Columbine. Also the terrorists behind the attack just broadcast its demands on air."

"Call for an emergancy session of the Senate and bring up a television crew, I want to make an announcement."

"At once Madam President."

After a frantic setup in the office, the television crews were ready for Cassandra's emergancy announcement to the masses."

"People of Endenia, I'm sure you all have recieved this horrible news, the jewel of the Republic has been struck by a terrible blow from the terrorists. In light of this incident, i am declaring a State Of Emergancy,a suspension on all traffic in and out of the Republic and Martial Law is in effect. We will hunt down these terrorists and make sure they are dealt with properly.

The Endenian Space Program has been put on hold due to the attack and security on all other facilities have been heightened, we must not let another attack happen again! We will not cave into terrorists demands! I ask for all your support in this crisis. Thank You."

OOC: LoL! Only 5 Million? now they don't want much do they?

IC: Endenia, DO NOT pay the ransom. they will use it to buy more objects of terror. Let them run out of money, and they'll screw themselves up.

OOC: how desperate will they become??? :rolleyes:

OOC: Well thanks to the economic crisis and the rising oil prices.......lol

IC:

The president has vowed not to cave into their demands and will hunt down the terrorists.

From: Dumpsterdanian Foreign Councillor, Erik Solar.
To: President Cassandra Woo.
Subject: Terrorism.

Incription code THETA.

It has come to our attention that the nation of Endenia has come under terrorist attack. Endenia is still a protected country in the Empire of Dumpsterdam and therefor we will be very willing to send aid in various shapes and forms.

Should you wish for it, our elite 1st DSS brigade will be sent to your country at once in order to track down the terrorists and the rest of their cells.

Ulas and Aras have both had good training on Endenia as they opperated in your country during the Dumpsterdanian occupation.

Signed, Erik Solar.

From: President Cassandra Woo
To: Dumpsterdanian Foreign Councillor, Erik Solar
Subject: Aid From Dumpsterdam

Presidential Incription Code CASWO1

We would appreciate any aid that you can send us, your elite brigade may enter into Endenia through New Eden Port and will be briefed by one of the Oni Gang Spy Network Operatives, civilian injuries are at a minimum as the attack was at a Military Installation and not in the city. However the damage done to the Star's End Space Centre and the Launch Island Bridge is extensive and will require lengthy and extensive repair.

We therefore would like to request financial aid in repairing our Space Centre and also to open talks on a possible construction of a Dumpsterdam Military Base within Endenia so as to increase cooperation and security between our two nations.

We thank you for your extension of aid but we fear that this may just be the first in a wave of attacks on our nation.

Signed,
President Cassandra Woo
1st Councilor Of The Combined Senate
President Of The Democratic Republic Of Endenia

To - Endenia
From - The Disputed Territories of Here or There
We support your decision to not cave into the terrorist's demands, and we will offer support, but only if needed. We offer you our elite "peace-keeping" squad. Should you need it, only in the most dire of situations however, we will be more than willing to allow them to operate under your juristiction.
God speed,
The Disputed Territories of Here or There.

[OOC - I am willing to send the elite team, only if you deem the situation as a dire one. Either way, have a nice day!]