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Military reports from the Mountains Of Ash, the main mountain range in the IFR, have told the War Office that a group of rebels have begun attacking military outposts in the far reaches of the IFR.

Casualty reports are still coming in.

We have initiated full military patrols in Moprey Heights and the City of Imperial Dominance, the major cities close to the mountain range.

Archduke Rufai has ordered the reinforcement of all bases close to the mountain range, and reconnaisance planes have been sent to find any evidence of locations. Patrols have been initiated.

Archduke Rufai has asked for military aid from any countries that hold ties with the IFR or those that wish to strengthen relations.

We will send a group of 4000 soldiers packed and ready to go to quell the rebellion.

Archduke Rufai thanks you for your aid. We are ready to receive yoru soldiers by land, air or sea, you may specify.

Our armed republic wishes to know what purpose are these "terrorists" are fighting for?

We will send them by air. Our men will arrive in 4 days.

We also wish to know what the rebels are fighting for.

We have heard your plea for assistance and, after much deliberation, have decided to help. We have an excellent counter-terrorism/special forces unit: Wraith Unit. It currently has a little over 600 members, making 120 squads of 5. We would like to deploy squads 10-30 and 40-60, which would be a total of 40 squads, or 200 people. With your permission we will deploy them by air to any area within 10 miles of the Mountains of Ash. There we will construct a base of operations and will begin planning with the assistance of Rufai and IFR officers. Ybronneb holds no ties with the IFR, but is willing to begin diplomatic relations.
Thank you for your consideration.

Zacharias Freidel
Minister of Special Operations

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Ybronneb, we would be glad to accept your soldiers. Wraith Unit will be more than welcome. If you need aid in the base construction, our Labour Corps would be glad to help.


Concerning the cause of the rebels fight, we have not obtained much information concerning this, as contact to the territory has been greatly reduced.


OOC: There will be a reason soon!

As Holy Panooly is an ally. We will pledge one infantry division. It will be the 21st SS Infanterie Divisionen. They will arrive and be operational within twelve NS hours.

Reichsfuhrer Lothar Rendulic
-=Head Of The Waffen SS=-

I would rather not have anything to do with this subject, thank you.

Many thanks, Rufai. We will send the unit immediatly(sp?). Any help in construction of the base would be welcome. Wraith Unit will arrive in 5 days. A construction team of 100 men will arrive in 2 days by air. They will land in your capital city and find out the exact location for the base. Then they will go by land and begin construction. We thank you for accepting our help.

-Zacharias Freidel
Minister of Special Operations

Mackia must know the rebels reason for attacking before it can do anything.

The Conclave of New Grayson sends its regards. An expeditonary force is being prepared. However, before the mission is authorized, we must receive proof of the illegal actions of the rebels. They must be found guilty ofcrimes against the people, or at least of wronging a legit and honorable government.



(OOC: And if the proof is given, well..... :sniper: )

ETA to Construction Team's arrival: 3 hours

***NEWSFLASH***
The rebels abandoned a village in the Mountains Of Ash and left the corpses of Rufaiite civilians with a huge banner depicting their leader, a man known only as "Hugo". The rebels have described the killings as "merely one part of the great plan to take back the land that was taken from us when Rufai was first founded". This happened hundreds of years ago, and these insane fanatics are no better than terrorists.

The staff and military personnel at Siphione International Airport are ready to accept Ybronneb's Wraith Unit.

Nazguul, we are more than happy to accept your infantry division. I hope this will further our diplomatic relations as two fascist/right-minded nations.

After a long meeting, the Steadholder's Conclave of New Grayson has condemned the actions of the terrorists, and authorized the launch of the First Expeditionary Force, consisting of the 3rd and 27th Infantry Battalions, 2nd Armor Company, and the 1st Engineering Battalion. They will arrive by sea, on the transports Covington and Fearless. Upon landing, they will proceed to a short distance from the mountains, and construct a firebase. They have already set sail. Please designate a port for them to land.





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Chellis would be very pleased to send you the 341st air cavalry division, with 650 H-1 helicopters and 24 H-2 helicopters(Mi-26 equivilents). Chellis only awaits acceptance.

New Grayson, Port Lockfear is ready to accept your forces. The IFR thanks you for your support.

Chellis, we will of course accept your forces. How will you send them?

Furor Atlantis's famed Oceanica Imperial Navy will be willing to help. We have sent two BioCannon T49 Cruiser Battleships over to the nearest shorline. Shortly after docking in 1.778 days 2,000 N-4074 Battle Troops and 300 Combat Medics will depart from the battleships and go to the capital of Rufai where they will await on guard until further notice after more information is collected upon a sure location of the rebels.

Today the Stormtroopers of the RdK made raids throughout villages in the IFR, arresting suspected rebels and other people thought to have links or knowledge. The suspects were found using civilian informants who told us of "suspicious behaviour and unexplained absences". Information is being "extracted" as we speak, and if the suspects are found to have knowledge, they will be executed by firing squad straightaway.

Furor Atlantic troops take control of the moment to do a deep search of the surroundings of the village for any more suspects apparently on the run. Combat medics have been rushed in to aid with any injured civilians during this event.

The construction team arrives and asks where the base is to be built. Once they have the location, they get in cargo planes and fly to the location. There they build a 1 sq. mi. base. The base includes:

-A communications center
-A briefing room
-20 five-room barracks' (1 per squad)
-A mess hall
-Two armories
-A 9 ft high pre-made stone wall (they were built in Ybronneb, and air lifted to the base. All the teams had to do is dig 3 ft. trenches all the way around and place the walls in them. Then they bury the part in the trench, making the wall effectively 6 ft. tall.)
-2 reinforced steel gates for the wall
-6 vehicle storage centers
-A medical building
-4 20 ft. tall stone towers w/ steel reinforcement
-4 anti-aircraft guns (1 on each corner of the wall. They are on top of the towers)
-a landing strip (can have 2 planes at a time)

Once the base is complete (it takes 3 days) Wraith Unit is flown in. 5 squads go to the village which the rebels abandoned in the mountains.

15 squads go to the newly constructed base. 5 squads are in charge of defense and 2 members of those 5 squads are in each tower. 4 more members guard the gates(2 per gate). The squads rotate every 4 hours. Each group therefore gets 12 hours on watch. 1 is the chief of security and commands the security squads. The remaining 12 sleep and await their turn for watch.

The ten squads who didn't go to the village or base split into groups of two squads each. Then the 5 newly formed groups split up and begin scouting the mountains. They have orders to plant devices at any rebel camps which will transmit the location of the device to the communications center at the base.

We thank you for allowing us to deploy our famed "Wraith Unit"

We thank you for the deployment of your personnel. We look forward to seeing your unit in action. Should you require aid from the IFR Army, we will be glad to help. Would it be possible to send over a small staff of 10 or so IFR and RdK (Secret Police) officers? This way we can strategise and plan attacks together.

Chellis shall be transporting the forces Via the Chellian Merchant Marine.

The N-4074 Combat Troops that scoured the sorrounding perimeter of the village caught 4 personels, each believed to be a suspect of the rebellion. We have taken them in for brief questioning and will shortly after hand them over to the good government of Rufai, where you may do as you please with them.

Mackia would like specifics about the plight of the rebels.

These rebels are not leaders, although the rebels have developed some sort of social class within their community. Hugo is at the top, dictator, followed by religious leaders, then army leaders, then fighters, then workers, then women, then prisoners. The four personels have been trasported to you this morning.

Furor Atlantis, RdK (the secret police) operatives within your area are working towards your location. They will be more than happy to take the rebel scum from your soldiers. We thank you for your work in detaining the suspects. We request that any information gathered by Furor Atlantis personnel be handed over along with the suspects.

Chellis, again we thank you for your continued support with the Archduke and the IFR.

***NEWSFLASH***

From a cave location somewhere in the Mountains Of Ash, "Hugo" has issued a demand for the rebels release "or he will unleash an inferno of terror upon the unrighteous peoples of the IFR". The Archduke has no time for such demands. We will not negotiate with terrorists and the whole country is on alert for suspicious behaviour.

***SECRET TO ALL COALITION NATIONS***
We ask the countries that have given troops divert personnel from the front line and send them to the nearest towns and cities and report to IFR bases. We will then have a list of duties that involve guarding important buildings and suchlike. We would appreciate it if the tasks were done.

OOC: Sorry if it came off in this post as ordering you around, I didn't mean to, it's hard finding a way of putting it without sounding like I'm ordering you around!!!

Please send as many officer's as you want, Rufai. We are glad to help.

OOC: For RPing purposes, do my scouts find any encampments? Or is it up to me? It's your call.

A staff of 20 would be more than enough. IFR and RdK officers plus their assistants etc.

OOC: It's your call, it's good to take the thread in new directions so feel free to find encampments or documents etc, it's your call!

Yes most definitely.


Supplies and construction workers have arrived today. We are building the largest combat infirmary in the country, to be aided with 800 doctors, nurses, physicans, and sergeans, as well as the well trained combat medics.

The location of this building will be near the capital, one of the safest archatecture in the world, stronger than the pentagon, and well fortified.

Some 200 ambulances armed with paramedics AND combat troops will be rushing to and frow with injured troops. Meanwhile the N-4074 Combat Troops wil continue the hunt, with the help from investigators. We will gladly share information with Rufai that we collect throughout the campaign.

Transmission from: Wraith Unit, Unit Commander, Captain Jon Peters, Codename:Ghost
Transmission to: the esteemed Archduke Rufai
Subject: Permission to find and eliminate rebel encampments

Archduke Rufai:
Wraith Unit will guard buildings if necessary, but we are far better at attacking. We were formed to perform special operations against the enemy, and very little do we defend anything. We would be able to send only 10 squads to help in any case; we will need to defend our equipment at our temporary base which you have graciously allowed us to construct. We are even now searching for rebel encampments, and we request permission to attack those that we find.
-Captain Jon Peters
-Wraith Unit Commander

Transmission from: Major General Thompson, IFR Army
Transmission to: Captain Jon Peters, Wraith Unit Commander
Subject: Re: Permisson to find rebel encampments

Wraith Unit will be excluded from guard duty. You are of course allowed to attack encampments when they are found, please relay details of attack and location to the nearest IFR firebase. Please try to detain some rebels for questionning. You may interrogate if you wish, but afterwards we request that all detainees be handed over to RdK Elite Guard.

Very well, Rufai.

Lt. Johnson led his squad through the boulders which covered the lower part of the mountains. He and his squad were part of one of the 5 scout groups. This group was Group 2 (Codename: Specter). They had only seen 2 rebels so far, and they had been eliminated with pistol whips to their backs. 4 people had left Specter an hour ago, to take the two to the proper authorities. That left the group with only 6 men left. They still had one of their point men (Sgt. Roberts), 2 heavy machine gunners (Sgt. Redman and Private Geralds) in case things got ugly, a sniper (Sgt. Fowl), 1 silenced submachine gunner(Lt. Chavez), and Lt. Johnson as commander.

Sqt. Roberts was pissed. They had covered nearly 3 miles so far and had searched every cave they found. So far there was nothing. They had been searching the sq. mi. around where the two rebels were spotted for an hour. And it was all for nothing, it seemed. When will Lt. Johnson decide to--a sound came from Roberts' right. He kept in a low crouch and crept up to a large boulder, beyond which the sound was coming from. It sounded like breathing. Roberts peeked out from behind the boulder. There were two fairly dark men sitting on a rock. There was a large cave behind them. The men were both smoking what appeared to be marijuana and had their backs turned toward him. Robert's grinned. Idiots. He switched the safety to "off" and took a bead on the first man with his silenced pistol. He steadied his aim and, ever so slowly, pulled his finger closer to the trigger. Then he shot. The man fell forward, blood leaking from a bullet hole in the back of his head. The other man spun and took two to the chest. He dropped to the ground and died shortly there after. Robert's dragged the two bodies off behind a boulder 100 meters down the mountain. Then he went back in the direction of the cave.

OOC: When you tell IFR HQ of the attack and the men, mention the marijuana. I can take that into another thread, seeing as my country abhors the use of drugs.

Roberts met up with the rest of the group about 50 meters away from the cave entrance. Lt. Johnson logged the kills and their description into a palm pilot. Then they went about planning an assault on the cave.

OOC: Sure thing, Rufai.

The chellian unit has begun to land troops, and we will be ready for operations in a few days.

Excellent Chellis. We await your deployment with great anticipation.

"OK. This is how we're gonna do this: Roberts will sneak in and take out any guards. Chavez and I will go in next and fire the first shots. Fowl, Geralds, and Redman will await orders until we know the size of this place. We don't think there will be more than 20 in here but we gotta be ready. Any questions?" Johnson briefed the group.

"No Sir." The group replied quietly and without saluting. That was both normal and acceptable. Wraiths were taught to always keep their voices down. They didn't salute because any movement might draw attention to them.

"Then let's go. Move out!" Johnson ordered.

The chellian unit has set up in a mountainous region of Rufai, and has begun preliminary scouting.

OOC:Sorry about my crappy posting recently, I'll post a nice RP post soon, im just busy recently.

Major General Winston Draper in IFR Command, Camp Haradrim (near The Mountains Of Ash) smiled as he heard from Ybronneb Command of the skirmish in the caves.

"Excellent! Another rebel encampment found!! Keep going at this rate and we-"

His sentence was cut short as a staff Lieutenant rushed over and snapped off a quick salute and a rushed "Hail Rufai" before shoving a transmission into Draper's hands.

It read: From: Captain Guy Summers, IFR Army Camp "Billtong"

We are being attacked. All our artillery and armour are involved in a skirmish to the north of this base. We are surrounded and outnumbered."

The message ended abruptly.

"That's all we got Sir".

Draper cursed. "Air strikes around the perimeter. Keep trying to raise contact. Recall some of that damn armour. Also send out a request for nearby coalition personnel to reinforce Billtong.

OOC: Maybe some people could send troops? This could be a big battle, depends upo the reinforcer.

Transmission to Rufai from Lord Edwin Do'Calamar of Ybronneb:

We can give you 500 troops by air within a day. Also up to 20 squads of Wraith Unit could help you. That would give you a total of 600 troops. I regret that we can't send more. However, if you can wait for 2 or 3 days, we can pledge 1000 more troops and 20 more squads of Wraiths from Ybronneb. We will help no matter the cost.

-Lord Edwin Do'Calamar

"Sir, Rufai command has given us word of a large engagement fairly close to our position, and is requesting additional forces to help. What is your word?" Asked a lieutenant, just as the commander of the Chellian forces was finishing setting up his bed.

"Lieutenant, I really don't know. Im tired. You have permission to decide, just don't relocate the base" Said the commander, laying on the bed and turning away from the lieutenant.

"Uhm...ok, sir..."

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The chellian base had been established in the bottom of a small valley, near the mountains of ash. The chellian troops were glad that they were an air cavalry division at this time, and 150 H-7 helicopters took off, each with two rocket podsm except for 5 of them which had two Magic missiles and four HOT missiles.

As soldiers rushed, about 200 soldiers had been prepped for combat landing. "Move the god-damn Mirca 2's! We're gonna need em! Why arent...You two, get in your damn H-2! Jesus christ, I gotta bunch of idiots in my unit." Yelled some second lieutenant or another, his face unvisible with the shadow from his cap. Soldiers cocked their P-14's, made sure their magazines were full of ammo, and that they had all their equipment, which was about 80 pounds worth. After the H-7's had taken off, the H-2's had finally been filled, two with 100 infantry each, 3 with one Mirca II in them. One of the Mirca filled H-2's also had about 100 Famas G-2's with the FELIN setup, for arming the Rufai soldiers if their weapons got low or damaged.

The chellians were to be their shortly, their distance not being far from the base. They had sent communication to the base telling them they were coming, but with the ensuing battle, it wasnt sure whether or not the Rufai soldiers would recieve it.

Captain Guy Summers was the superior officer now. The commander and his subordinates had been picked off by expert sniping from somewhere on the mountainside. Airstrikes from IFR command had done a great deal of damage and had helped the situation, but still the rebels kept on coming.

A battle-weary corporal ran over to him and shouted over the roar of the infantry guns. "Sir, Chellian HQ is coming!!! They have supplies, arms and helicopters!!! We also have word IFR HQ is diverting some of the Stalker tanks and armour units!!"

Guy sighed in relief. "Talk about the bloody cavalry! Right ho chaps, let's let them know we're still here!"

As another wave of bloodthirsty rebels emerged from the shattered forest, the rifles of the IFR opened up and the machine guns chattered.

Roberts moved slowly into the cave. There was light within. Voices chatterred behind a boulder. Suddenly one voice was louder than the rest.

"WE HAVE ORDERS FROM THE BOSS TO MOVE ON ANOTHER ARCHDUKE LOVING CITY! ONE IS ALREADY BEING ATTACKED, AND OUR TARGET HAS SENT FORCES TO HELP THEM. THEY ARE WEAK, WE ARE STRONG. MOVE OUT!!!" tHE VOICE YELLED.

Nearly 200 rebels marched out of the cave soon after. Roberts had warned the rest of the team, and they had decided to intercept them. Everyone but Roberts had gone to set up an ambush. Mines were being set, bushes moved, reinforcements called. Another group of Wraiths came to help. Also, the 4 that had left before returned, giving an interception force of 20 Wraiths. Roberts was to stay in the cave and eliminate the rebels which had stayed. Once the attack force had left, Roberts ventured farther into the cave. From his count, only around 20 rebels had remained. 4 were by a large fire, smoking and talking about how the rebelion was going. 1 was in a corner taking a leak. 15 were sleeping. Roberts moved closer to the ones by the fire.

"I hear we got people comin' ta 'elp us." said one.
"Really? Who?" asked the second.
"Rumor is that that guy that's in the back room, he's some sort of mercenary or somethin'. 'E's 'ere to check us out, make sure we can pay."
"Really?"
"Really."
"Huh. Who woulda thunk that 'Ugo would get help. Everyone knows he got no brains"
"Yep. But he did. Guess these mercenaries can help in the way of aircraft 'n' tanks, not ta mention troops."
"I see...Well, now that Bob's gone, I'm turnin' in. Night."
"Night."

The second went and curled up on one of the cots.
The first stayed and kept smoking.
The one in the corner went to bed as well.

"Interesting..." breathed Roberts. He crept up behind the guy by the fire, and quickly grabbed him, placing one arm around his throat and one hand on the his mouth. Roberts dragged the struggling man back toward the cave entrance.
OOC: I'll post the interogation and ambush in the morning.

OOC: Ah a mercenary...Interesting!!

(10 Kilometers to the south of the cave)

"Bob" led the 200 rebels through the dense trees . They had passed that large section of boulders an hour ago. Within an hour and a half they would reach their target.

"Sir! There is a small pass between two minor peaks. Would you like it scouted?" a rebel asked Bob.

"Nonsense. No one knows we are here. Now MARCH!" Bob replied.

The rebels never knew what hit them. The first 20 stepped on SPIDER Anti-Personel mines and were launched into the air. One landed on a taut wire which was stretched between two trees. Nearly 50 grenades were launched from grenade launchers, which had been triggered by the wire. In the resulting confusion a lone Wraith sprinted out of his hiding place and dropped a lit match. Then he retreated back to the group, which was hidden on the two peaks. The match lit a ring of oil on fire, trapping nearly 100 of the rebels. Some rebels discovered the hidden Wraiths. What ensued then was chaos. Bullets flew through the air. Flames crackeled and torched the trapped rebels. Both rebels and Wraiths alike fell, though more rebels than Wraiths. Finally the last rebel fell.

The Wraiths immediately began searching the bodies of the rebels and checking for survivors. A small group detached itself and went to put out the fire. A perimeter was established. Only 7 rebels had survived. 4 had hideous burns, 2 had been shot, and one had lost its leg to a grenade. The Wraiths loaded the weapons and ammo in a cargo truck which they had called in. The prisoners were put in another.

The only real item of value from an intelligence perspective was a book found on Bob's body. It contained over a hundred names and addresses, which the Wraiths assumed were the names of the rebels which were hiding in the cities. There weren't enough names to be all the rebels though, so they must have been the names of just the ones from Bob's group. Also in the book were several journal entries, many depicting Bob's distaste for someone named "Zeran".

The Wraiths finished loading the trucks and escorted them back to their temporary HQ. Five stayed behind though. They took over 50 of the bodies and displayed them throughout the area. Some were impaled on stakes, some hung from trees, some even dismembered and the parts hung in the same tree. Then the five went to check on Roberts...

*Wraith Casualties: 4/200
*Rebel Casualties: 184
OOC:No time for the interrogation now, I'll do it later

Roberts dragged the rebel back outside. He found a secluded place behind as boulder and took his hand off the rebel's mouth. The rebel began to yell out and Roberts smacked him hard on the side of his head.

"Shut up. Only talk when I ask something. And then only quietly. Otherwise things might go badly for you." Roberts yanked the man's head back with the hand that was around his throat.

"Okay, okay, sheesh...What da ya want?" the rebel said quietly.

"Who's in the back room?"
"Name's Zeran."
"What's he here for?"
"Ohhhh, I don't know..."
Roberts tightened his arm around the rebel's neck.
"All right! He's a mercenary or somethin'. He's got tanks, and planes. He was gonna help us kill the Archduke. He's got thousands of people. Guess you're gonna kill 'im though."
"We'll see...Anything else I should know?"
"Nah..." Roberts again tightened his arm around the rebel's throat. "Oh! I know now. I, uhhh, forgot. Theirs another base a little further to the North. That's where they're keepin' the tanks 'n' stuff. It's a cave, and they've dug tunnels 'n' stuff. Is huge. Are you gonna kill me?"

Roberts used his free hand to hit the man on the top of his head, knocking him out instantly. Roberts placed a transmitter on the man's body so that they could find him later. Then he walked back toward the cave.

OOC: Just waiting for the information to be sent to the IFR Command and then I'll post!

When Roberts got back to the cave the 5 Wraiths were there. Together they called in their information:
184 Rebels dead
8 Rebels captured(7 wounded)
4 Wraiths dead
Info so far about "Zeran"
Location of Cave base


Then they prepared to take the cave.

Major General Winston Draper laughed heartily when he read the information.

"Excellent, these Wraiths are very effective! Send them my thanks."

He then turned and viewed the satellite photographs of the northern base. Not much could be seen due to the snow-covered forest. These were the right locations sent by the Wraiths, and to confirm, he ordered patrols and skirmishers into the immediate area.

Zeran was a more difficult problem. With any luck he could be in the base to the north, but that would be the biggest stroke of luck.

"Send news to the RdK HQ in Siphione City. I want this Zeran tracked down. Send them all the data we have. Request a number of RdK Elite Guard...They can choose how many. We can do this with special forces. If we destry the base, the largest threat is gone. Then we have to close the borders to prevent the escape. We need prisoners to be strung up. Zeran won't get far."

"Okay guys. This is it. We need to go in real quiet like, then full out attack. There are too many of 'em to do it any other way. I want me an' John on one team, Katherine an' Jane on another, and Frank an' Ben on the third. Ready?" Roberts asked.
"Ready." the two females, Katherine and Jane, replied.
"Ready." said John.
"Ready." said Frank and Ben.
"Then lets move." Roberts slammed his gloved hand down on the snow, making a cloud of the stuff billow up.

The three pairs formed up and began moving into the cave. Once in, it was evident that this would be easier than they thought. There was now only one guard awake, and he looked drunk. There were approximatly 30 rebels asleep in this main room. There was a doorway, obviously man-made in the back wall. Beyond it some idle chatter floated towards the cave entrance. It sounded like 3 or 4 people, with strange accents. Roberts signalled for the groups to halt and crept up behind the drunk guard. Halfway he stumbled. There was a small rock on the floor which he had not seen in the dark. He fell on his hands and quickly rolled into a crouch, pistol at the ready.

"Huh?! What's that?!" the drunken guard asked in alarm. When he saw the crouching shape, he yelled and fired a burst at it. Roberts was hit in the left shoulder and yelped in agony. Two pairs simultaneously fired on the guard. A pistol shot hit him in the forehead, another in the chest, and two bursts of sub-machine gun fire hit him in the stomach and chest. He crumpled to the floor and died. The 20 sleeping bodies were awake by then, and grabbing weapons hurriedly. 3 fell from shots from Katherine and Jane. Robert's quickly recovered and fired a single shot at a rebel who was running for the doorway. THe shot struck the rebel in the back of his head, and he fell in the doorway. After that, chaos ensued.

The remaining 16 rebels all opened fire at the 6 Wraiths. Jane and Frank fell immediatly, struck by several fatal wounds each. 7 rebels fell as well, as the wraiths all opened fire. 3 rebels stopped to reload and were promptly killed. The remaining six rebels kept firing until they too had to reload. 4 fell as soon as they stopped firing. The remaining three looked at each other and dropped their weapons.

"We surrender! Dont kill us! Please!" The rebels screamed. Katherine ushered them to the mouth of the cave and began tying them. Then things went from bad to worse. 3 rebels, dressed in army fatigues, came out the doorway, holding M-16s. They opened fire on the nearest target, John. HE crumpled on the floor and died almost immediatly. Roberts fired two rounds and hit one of the gunners in the chest with both rounds. That gunner fell. Katherine fired at another with her sub-machine gun, but missed with all but one shot, which took the man in the shoulder. The man dropped his weapon and grabbed his shoulder. The last rebel fired at Roberts, hitting him with 2 rounds in the stomach. KAtherine fired madly at the remaining two, expending her entire clip. THe two fell, bleeding from a dozen wounds each. They eventually bled out and died.

The rebels which had surrendered had escaped in the confusion. Katherine ran to Roberts and called in a Wraith rescue chopper. Then, recognizing that she had to continue her job, she moved into the back room. That room obviously had served as quarters for the rebels in fatigues. 3 cots were lined up against one wall. A curtain hung near the opposite wall, blocking view of that wall. Behind the curtain was another cot. THere was also a writing desk, lamp, and a large safe.

Katherine quickly rummaged through the writing desk. The only thing of interest was a map of an unknown cave complex. Katherine stuffed it in her pack and moved to the safe.

It was an expensive electronic model, and had a keycode panel on the front. Katherine was a hacking expert, and got out a small chip which she placed on the side. Thhe numbers showed up one by one as the chip went to work. After 6 numbers, there was a click. Katherine withdrew the chip, and put it back in her pack. SHe pulled the safe's handle and opened it up. Inside were some papers, which had troop numbers written on them. She would leave it to the RdK to figure it all out.

Kate closed the safe and went out to Roberts. The chopper arrived and lifted both Wraiths out, along with the bodies of the other 4 Wraiths. Katherine called in the kills and information.

Once the information had been transferred to the RdK HQ in the Mountains Of Ash, it was immediately transferred by Major Dominic Knight of the RdK Elite Guard to the RdK Operations Building in Siphione City.

The papers were immediately given to the RdK analysts, and several days later, the information was sent back to High General Walter Stryker, Head Of The RdK.

The papers had been encoded into an entirely new language, of which the likes had never been seen before. Despite this, the RdK, given any material they needed, took mere days to decode and process the information.

From what was seen, troops were filtering to the frontlines by APCs and tanks, as aircraft would immediately be struck down by IFR Imperial Air Squadrons.

Stryker immediately contacted High General Thompson, an old friend from Siphione City's vast Imperial Military School. After exchanging greetings, Stryker informed Thompson of the situation, and Thompson began plans to attack the northern base 3 days from now...

The Ybronnebian Wraiths arrived back in Rufai two days after the end of the war with Del Folio. They then boarded transport choppers and began the journey back to the Wraith Base near the mountains.

OOC: I figure we can get back to this now that Del Folio is over. I won't be able to post until Monday though....