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OOC: Some recent information on Risban: Emperor Scorpius had recently come to power through a nearly-bloodless coup, overthrowing the former Emperor, Julius Graffia, who was destroying the Empire of Risban. When I find the link to that topic, I'll edit this post and include it.
This RP is a slight continuation from A Goodwill Tour (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=376807&page=5).
This is an open RP; people can feel free to join in however they so choose!

IC:

Emperor Robinson Antares Scorpius left the dinner party in Imperial Palace, closely followed by Grand General Charles Lucas (http://www.nps.gov/frsp/images/lee.jpg) and Press Secretary James Ormiv (http://www.mediabistro.com/content/archives/04/01/20/skyler.jpg). "I don't see what the big deal is about putting these papers off until tomorrow," said the Emperor as they walked through the halls.
"Sire, I've been doing my job since before you were born. It is best not to put things off," said Ormiv.

The halls of Imperial Palace were large and grand. The Imperial High Guard stood along the walls every ten feet, dressed in ancient Roman Praetorian Armor with modern modifications.
Emperor Scorpius turned down the hall that led to his office, frowing slightly as he eyed several of the High Guards. A few of them didn't look familiar, and he made a point to at least acquaint himself with all of the High Guards. They were, after all, responsible for protecting him.
General Lucas spoke with the Emperor as they walked. "They say that you are having an affair with Countess Courtney."
The Emperor shrugged. "That's presumtuos."
The Grand General sneered slightly. "You rigged the election."
"That's preposterous!"
"Don't lie, sire. There is no way that I coud have lost to some young little gi-"

At this point in time, a secret passage in the wall opened and Colonel Antonin Steele, command of the Imperial High Guard, stepped out.
Scorpius' eyes widened slightly. "Antonin... What happened? I thought that you were at dessert speaking with the Xenizen President's bodyguard."
Colonel Steele looked at General Lucas for a moment before gazing back at the Emperor. "Well, I was speaking with him when I realized that I forgot to make my rounds along this side of the palace."
Emperor Scorpius stopped walking by now, eyes narrowing slightly as he saw the look between the Grand General and the High Colonel. He looked again at the guards along the wall. "Tell me, Colonel, did we recently receive a new squad of guards?" inquired Rob.
Colonel Steele's eyes widened slightly. "Er... No, m'lord. Why do you ask?"
"Because I usually recognize my guards..."
General Lucas laughed slightly. "Now, now, sire. Do you honestly think that you would be able to recognize every face you see? The Imperial High Guard has over a thousand men employed."
At this point, the Emperor's eyes narrowed even more. "That isn't the only reason... These guards are standing differently; not as relaxed with the position. They're standing like military.... The flagbearers over there are clutching their flags at a different angle then High Guards are taught to," said the former Admiral, current Emperor.
Press Secretary Ormiv, catching on as well, stared at the guards. "And several of them have their identification pins on rather sloppily, and High Guards maintain complete neatness," he said.
"Which means that these are not Imperial High Guards," said Emperor Scorpius, his posture changing. Rob's face began to change to that of realization; realization of something bad. "James, go back to the dinner party and please tell Nora that I forgot to put the scorpion back in the pen."

Ormiv frowned slightly, and then a look of dawning fell upon his face; that was the good the Emperor used when he knew there was danger. "Yessir!"
The Press Secretary turned around, only to come face-to-face with a pistol, currently held by Grand General Charles Lucas of the Risban Imperial Military. "I wouldn't be going anywhere at this time, Mr. Ormiv."
The Emperor's eyes turned from those of worry to anger. "General Lucas... Betrayal! I'll have your head for this!"
"Shut up, Scorpius," ordered the General. "It's time for change in the Empire of Risban; my change, not your's. When you got rid of Graffia, I should have just seized power just then and spared myself this trouble. You're pathetic, Scorpius. Risban has a military, and yet you don't bother to flex its muscles. We have the power and supplies for nuclear weapons, and yet you leave the subject alone. You even allowed for an election on Head of Parliament; one that I should have won!"
Scorpius scoffed. "Unlike you, General, I don't rely on brute force to get what I want."

The Emperor of Risban turned, looking at Colonel Steele. The Colonel, too, had a pistol out. "Antonin, you're in on this??"
The Colonel nodded. "Yes, your Highness. General Lucas made me an offer I couldn't refuse."
"Where are the real guards!?"
"Dead," responded the General with a grin. "Well, most of the ones who protect your office and your chambers, that is."
Ormiv, now backed up against a wall, gulped slightly. "What are you going to do with us?"
"I am going to force Emperor Scorpius to surrender the Empire of Risban to me," responded General Lucas.
"That I will not do," said the Emperor stubbornly.


Phineas, a dwarven man who worked in the palace doing odd-jobs and such, was just on his way to clean the Emperor's Office when he heard voices from the hall. He peeked his head around the corner just in time to see the High Guards drag James Ormiv into the office and begin pushing Emperor Scorpius in. Phineas gulped and stumbled for his walke-talkie, dropping it loudly. This, of course, drew the attention of the treacherous High Guard imposters.
Phineas had to act quickly. He ran down the hallway, screaming on the top of his lungs. "HELP! EMPEROR SCORPIUS IS BEING ATTACKED! HELP! AT THE OFFICE!"
His voice echoed throughout various halls in this section of the palace, calling the real High Guards in the area into action. They moved swiftly towards the Office Corridor, removing their Risban-Series Automatic Assault Rifles.

"Damn it," cursed General Lucas under his breath as he pushed Scorpius into the office, where more of his soldiers were hiding. "Damn that dwarf.... Antonin, call Zorag and have him proceed to phase two."
"Zorag!? Richard Gaius Zorag?" said Press Secretary Ormiv in disbelief.
Ignoring the question, Colonel Steele pulled out his cellphone and hit a series of buttons. There was a text-message response. "Alright... He'll have it in less than one minute."
"Perfect. Barricade the doors," ordered the Grand General.

The renegade soldiers did as ordered, punching in the security code. The door to the office closed, metal, explosion-proof doors coming down around the door and the windows, just in time for the High Guards to arrive in the hall and open fire. One of the General's men were shot and killed by the High Guards' precision. The rest, however, withdrew into the office before the door was sealed.
"Lock down! Lock down! The Emperor has been taken hostage. I repeat: The Emperor has been taken hostage." called one High Guard over his radio.

Seconds later, an explosion rocked on the other side of the Risban Imperial Palace, destroying part of the guest quarters and damaging a section of the Foreign Affairs Minister. ((OOC: All Risban ministries are located in or around Imperial Palace)).




It didn't take long for media to swamp the site. Caroline Kotch, a reporter, was first at the scene for Risban International News.
"...s, Emperor Scorpius has been taken hostage in his own office. A short video-feed of the outside hall showed Grand General Charles Lucas and Colonel Antonin Steele, as well as some High Guard imposters, dragging the Emperor and James Ormiv into the office. Imperial High Guards have locked down the building and are surrounding the office, which has been sealed off by the traitors. There was an explosion in the palace, killing several guests.... We have just received word that the explosion damaged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, killing the Risban Ambassador to Axario, who was just preparing to leave. The Risban Ambassador to the Federation of Aligned Planets was also currently in the Ministry, on holiday from Aligned Planets, and is now in critical condition....."

In Green City, Green Sun...

"Sir, I know you're busy but something has happened in another nation that could use your attention."

"What is it?" Earnest Equanant asked the man at the computer. He didn't know what he did or why he was here, but he was on the payroll and had useful information of something.

"The emperor of Risban has been taken hostage. They're calling for help. What should we do? Ignore it?"

"Who took him? Another nation?"

"This is an internal incident."

"Rebels. I can't stand them no matter what nation. Dispatch Yillik Kort and his Forge Force."

"Dispatching..."

Yillik Kort and his older brother, Ishmael, were immigrants to Green Sun. They had come from a nation that had been ruled by a psycotic dictator that fell to his own regime. Everyone within the nation was killed by the army, but the Kort family had escaped to the fledgling nation. Their father was a founder of the nation, but was killed by assassins from the nation they hailed from. Earnest appointed Ishmael head of Defence and the GSCIA and Yillik started the Forge Force, the nation's only SpecOps military squad. Earnest can't stand rebels anywhere, no matter what the goverment since his best friend had been killed by them. The Forge Force had fifty specially trained men an women. Now they were sent to a nation never known to Green Sun until three hours ago. A plane had been dispatched to find the Emperor and start negotiations for help with a recent problem in Green Sun. The plane landed on an airstrip in the middle of nowhere. Several Humvees were dropped nearby, so, clutching his SMG, Yillik took his Blue team to find them.

Tag

---Press Release----

Risban City (AP)-Today, the Emperor of Risban, his Majesty Robinson Antares Scorpius, and his press Secretary, James Ormiv, have been taken hostage by dissident factions led by Grand General Charles Lucas and Colonel Antonin Steele of the Imperial High Guard. The President, who was visiting him at the time, and his children, are reported to be safe, though Archbishop Batov has joined with the Home Secretary in asking all Xenizens to observe a National Day of Prayer.

Secret IC:

Home Secretary Charles Lau called Countess Courtney, head of Risban's Parliament.

"Countess, what in the devil is going on? Everybody is freaking out....and they are calling us to send in SOG to help save the area. I need more info, and permission to deploy either SOG forces!"

Yillik turned on his radio to get orders. Everything was busy, full of motion from the incident. Earnest drove the media away from the sending of troops to Risban and towards the mystery back home. He held the button and asked into it,
"Sir, what's our first target?"

"Get to an ally military base. They'll fill you in. Riban oesn't know we're here, so be very careful, alright?" his commander told him. He morse coded "Affirmative" into the radio and started the Humvee and turned on the GPS. There was a base a few miles north. He Morse Coded orders to his teams and drove off...

Aleksandr Batov, looking distressed, was sitting at the Board's Meetingroom in the Citadel at Vigilance City.

"Gentlemen......It has come to my attention that Risban's Emperor has been taken hostage....this obviously is a threat to international stability, and a danger to law and order. Since we have forces in Risban already, I propose we use them to help 'liberate' the Emperor, and resore order. That is, after all, why we exist."

Norman Anderson said, "I concur, Captain-General Batov......the unfortunate turn of events in Risban is quite disturbing indeed...........and must be dealt with as soon as possible. I think, that if these toy soldiers are allowed to take control, they will cause a threat. So, we must intervene."

Batov said, "I agree.....and, the Xenizen President is still here, and as I hold Xenizen citizenship, I must help my leader."

Everybody nodded, and agreed. A call was made to the Risbanian bases, and they were mobilized.

Meanwhile, a phone call was made to Countess Courtney, as well.

"My dear Countess....I pray the situation has not turned too sour.....and I pray that the Emperor may yet survive. The Committee of Vigilance is wiling to help you, free of charge (as this is a dire emergency), and we do this out of genuine concern. After all, we do have the resources."

OOC: Hey, you don't mind me joining in do you ? if you do, I will remove my post.

IC:

News Report over in Shaw Delta flicked on the screen in "Gen. Drazek"'s office.

"Risban insiders have reported great calamity in the reign of Emperor Robinson Antares Scorpius as he and Press Secretary James Ormiv are being held captive by the renegade forces of Grand General Charles Lucas and Colonel Steele... (Continues)"

"Drazek" leans back in his chair, and looks at the current situation from a CIA satellite they are hiring to review the situation. Drazek opens a COM link to the office of Marc Simms’s one of his advisor staff, "Situation in Risban, any thoughts? I presumed you have been watching the situation closely", Marc Simms’s replied "Indeed I have, it appears the population is in crisis over the matter as well, they do love their emperor indeed, there are opportunities to be gained with this incidence as well". Drazek ponders, he knows exactly what he means, there has been trouble with foreign affairs because of their closed society, misdirected of cause, this incident could clear up some matters which the international community thinks of this state.

Drazek replies to his advisor, "Prepare the Hell jumper’s, when given the signal, we will help calm down the civilian population and help a fellow nation indeed."

Marc Simms’s politely sign's off and calls for Military, he knows this is the right thing to do, but sending our military out? When we restricted it so much already especially with the release to the UN...

Drazek patches through a connection to an Embassy then got routed through to a 'Countess Courtney'. "Hello Countess of Risban, I heard the news, were here to help if you need to settle down the civilian population and help secure the cities for your emperor's safe return".

"Sir! The base north of us...The one we're headed to...It's mobilizing..." Lieutanant Shith reported.

"Damn...Well, we'll just have to approach with a white flag."
Yillik turned on the radio and said into it,
"All humvees, bear the white flag. I repeat, all Humvees hold the white flag!"

Countess Nora Courtney, only on her first day of being Head of the Risban Imperial Parliament, was in the Control Centre of Risban Imperial Palace, the safest place in the Empire. The Xenizen President and his children had been invited into the virtual command bunker as well, for safety.

The Countess returned the call to Upper Xen.
"Secretary Lau, we don't know... General Lucas had the Emperor go to his office to sign some papers. Our cameras show that the High Guards in the hall were imposters; they seized the Emperor and pulled him into the office. Now, apart from the Control Centre, the Emperor's Office is the most secured part of the entire palace; we are still attempting to figure our how to get in. General Lucas and Colonel Steele have about twenty-five troops in there. We have also heard word that approximately one-thousand of Lucas' troops have seized control of an armory. You have permission to deploy forces. Thankyou."

Next, the Countess returned the call to the CoV.
"From what we know, the Emperor has not yet been harmed. The only known casualties are some servants, one of our ambassadors, a few palace guests, and eight High Guards. We would very much like some assistance. Currently, the largest force of our army is away with the First Fleet, and they are only just turning course to return to Risban. Our forces will need some help taking back the armory and seizing the Emperor's Office... Without any harm happening to Rob...Thankyou."




By now, news had spread all around the Empire. Citizens of Risban City began to gather in the Palace Courtyard, chanting prayers in their different religions and protesting calling for the Emperor to be returned. There were a select few, primarily completely left-wing animal activists and some communist supporters, began to rally in support of General Lucas, calling for open rebellion across the country; the Risban military silenced them quickly and threw them into a prison for now.

Emperor Scorpius, forced to lean back against a wall, grinned as he heard the chanting from outside. "My, my, General... Not what you expected, hmm?"
Lucas glared. "They're blinded.... In time they'll come to see what I can offer."
Scorpius, acting quite casual for being a hostage, chuckled. "Charles, they didn't vote on you for Parliament, and they won't support you as Emperor, you militant, back-stabbing psycho."
One of the renegade soldiers hit the Emperor across the face with the butt of his gun, bloodying the Emperor's nose.


Cardinal Kilptnock of the Risban Roman Catholic Church stood out in the courtyard, leading a prayer for the Emperor's safe release.


General Oliver Telemachus stood in the Control Centre, looking at a screen. He had assumed temporary control of the military for Countess Courtney, organizing the few troops they had in Risban City to block off all exits from the palace, even the secret ones. He had also had his men surround the rebel-held armory. So far, there had not been any exchange of fire. Telemachus hoped to keep it that way.

((Please respond to my previous posts.))

Alarms began to go off in the Control Centre; a village where Lucas was from had just rebelled, killing the Imperial Magistrate.


Countess Courtney responded to Drazek.
"Yes... We... there are rebels in the north, and some communist radicalists throughout the empire are taking this as an advantage."


OOC: Green, am I to play that Northern base or do you want it?

((OOC: I don't know how your people would react to ten strange, black humvees bearing white flags.))

OOC: Heh. True.


IC:
Armed troops stood by the wall, weapons pointed towards the humvees. Commander George J'ak, the commander of the base, called out on a loudspeaker. "This is Commander J'ak of the Risban Imperial Military Sinter Base. Identify yourselves."

OOC: All soldiers are carrying modified AK-47 rifles, few grenades and a combat knife with the handle like a pen knife with all different accessories. They carry a COM link via their ear piece and PDA like computer for Intel and other uses.

If you want, you could have the real strong hold some where else, if so, this is from bad intel that Commander Khalid assualted Agros himself.

IC:

“Ok, don’t worry we will try and be there shortly, Drazek out”, he silences the COM link.

Drazek, start’s preparing to give the order to Mark Simms’s to give the go signal, he quietly thinks to himself “Our military might not be the best equipped or vast numbers but we got guts and team work to try a secure a win, we need one”. He looks out the side window from his desk, over viewing the lush eco friendly system what he so hard tried to create, he needs this win, for the opportunities it can bring to Shaw Delta. Marc Simms’s voice crackles to life over the ear piece “So we have the signal sir?” “We have an all clear, send word that we will be assisting the Nation of Risban against its immoral revolutionists.”

Down into the Reach Complex, into the shadowy depths, the alarms went from dim to full siren. Commander Khalid Smyth stocked himself up on ammo packs ready to board the pelican aircraft. This is the first official mission where he is in command of the entire army of Shaw Delta and hopefully this will not be his last. He swings his modified AK-47 onto his back and gets seated down in the craft.

This mission was perfect for Khalid, all the men were well trained in urban/forest combat and they all trained heavily as “base jumpers” swinging in fast and low opening their parachutes at the last second to ensure a swift and fast action. His men were taking and holding north of Risban from the Rebels there, His men will be spread thin.

The army is split into 5 group’s, All assigned to Master Chiefs for Intermediate orders then tied to him for objectives except for Group 5 which is he in control of. Group 5 force of 2000 is further split again into group of 500 per city. His group of 25 soldiers, the best trained will personally be with him as he ensures the mission at hand is done. His team and the other 475 are going to fight the battle in Agros where the rebel’s activities are at its highest and seem to be the source of attack.

-Over the city of Argos-

The team assigned have already landed in strategic areas of the city and have started conducting assaults against the rebel strong hold there. Same for the other cities in the North.

Pilot reports over the telecom “We are approaching the city hall be.... shit watch out” just then 3 stinger missile rounds punch into the side of the pelican making it crash into a multi car park complex, Commander Khalid gets knocked out cold.

Secretary Lau then said, "Thank you Countess. We will send SOG. They will arrive at the Airport, where we can coordinate our assault."

Secretary Lau then called the Joint Chiefs. Before long, three C-17's filled with SOG men and women took off from Urumqi, racing towards Risban as quickly as possible.

Aboard the C-17, Colonel Mao Xibei checked her XM8 rifle, and made sure her flashbangs were secure. Then, she got up and briefed the men.

"Ladies and Gentlemen. As you all know, the President was visiting Risban. Now, he is in deep s**t, and so are his kids. Thanks to some goons, we have to fix this s**t, and save an Emperor. Let's show those wannabe shoguns what SOG is made of."

A cry of "F**K YEAH!" eminated from the cabin and the crew. They would land at Risban Int'l Airport, and meet up with the Risbanians.

Yillik announced on the speaker on the top of the Humvee,
"We're the Forge Force of Green Sun. We're the best Green Sun can offer. We have ten Humvees full of men and women. We come to aid you in rescuing your emeror and quelling any rebellions. We request that you let us in and brief us on locations to attack and strike. Will you give us passage?"

IC SECRET:

Meanwhile, 400 of the Anagonian Legionnaires, trained in Special Ops methods, and one of the Tanthanian Overwatch divisions, began to mobilize.

Aided by the 42nd Anagonian Transport unit, and 6 C-130's from the 22nd Air Transport Unit, quickly moblized and sent to Ft. Caesar at Neo Atlantis, the forces of the CoV prepared to do battle.

After a final check, General Sanjay Patel briefed his men.

"Today, we embark on a mission to restore law and order. The Emperor of Risabn has been taken hostage, and a military coup/ communist revolution seems to be in progress. This must be stopped. Prepare for war."

"We have been tasked to assault the Risban City Armory. It has been taken over by the rebels."

"We meet with Xenizen SOG troops at the Risban City Airport ASAP. They should be arriving by now...."

"You are to do your utmost, and ensure that order is restored! Got it!?"

The men shouted, "Yes, sir!"

Patel gave the signal, and the C-130's began to lift off. The helicopters did likewise, and they began to zoom to the Airport.

Bump

OOC : not much has updated, lets hope activity picks up a bit.

IC:

Commander Khalid starts to wake up, head spinning like the magic round about.
He is suddenly jerked to his feet by one of his men. "Sir, we thought you have gone, there is only 12 of us alive now, the other 14 are down for the count, we were hit hard by stinger missiles. We managed to secure this area, so far we can use this multi-storey car park for our operations, I suggest we stand down ground for a while."

Khalid checks out the area, he thinks "This has certainly been secured for now." he jogs to the post. At the post Private Jenkins’s has set up a Battle NET with the current situation and posting. "What is the current battle situation private?" Khalid barked. Jenkins’s flicked through a few screen quickly and responded "Well overall, the battle is going good; we have 6 cities already fully secured, 5 just finishing last security rounds and 3 cities surrendered."
"Hmm" Khalid thought, 14 out of the 20 cities are already done but these last 6 will probably be more of a challenge. "Group 2 and 3 are reporting problems with nearby cities and... we have a serious situation here, the rebel's out number us 1 to 5" Jenkins’s reported.. Khalid sighed.

Khalid barked "Jenkins’s I need a full briefing on what is the team's situation and our strike force's team". "Sir, we have captured some key buildings in the area, our forces have been reduced by 30% in this city, and estimated Rebel forces seemed to decrease by 20% from our current calculations. Team 5g report they have captured what it seems to be a group of Warthog jeep's and are heading to our position, I thought this might come useful." "Good thinking Jenkins’s, oks then, 5 of you are coming with me now, to clear the location for the jeeps."

Khalid and his 5 man team evacuate the building via the back passage which leads into the back streets of the city. "Sir, this City seems rather quiet? Not a person in sight" one of the men replied, "Unfortually, I have to agree Soldier, let’s get to our rendezvous point with the jeeps for hopefully more answers."

South west of their position, the Warthog jeeps are speeding through the city at top speeds, no traffic in sight, the odd car parked up but nothing else. Khalid’s team swiftly go through the back streets to the rendezvous point hoping to get there soon.
“Watch out Commander, Battle NET has picked up activity in the area so keep an eye out” crackled over the COM link. Damn, they have to meet up quick.

Khalid’s team rushes out into the open to a large open road with a giant fountain for a roundabout. His team rushes across to it hiding behind anything they see for cover in case of sniper fire. A gentle roar can be heard as the warthog jeeps rush around the corner at high speeds and skid to a halt in front of Khalid’s team. The Sergeant in charge of the Jeeps jumped out one of the passenger seats and flicks back his blond hair.

“Hey there Commander, we got some jeeps here and men for your support where you need us?” the young Sergeant said. “I need you and your men to go and hold the base of operations; we will take 2 of the jeep with us to carry on with our task.” The young sergeant didn’t seem too pleasant about his order’s but accepts them and they exchange talk with supplies. Other jeep squad fires up ready to go as Khalid’s team pack stuff on the jeeps when cracks of assault rifle fire and round starts blistering down on their position.

It was an ambush…

OOC: Sorry for the delay! Busy day. Heh.

IC:
Back in the Emperor's Office....
General Lucas paced back and forth, watching the TV. Rebellions had arisen in several towns and villages, but they were all slowly being put down. Combined forces from various other nations and Risban's own army had joined together to put these rebellions down, stop the Grand General's forces, and save the Emperor. It wasn't good.


The Imperial Palace Command Centre...
Countess Nora Courtney, now looking quite tired, sighed as she watched several news screens. There were casualties on all sides...
Jim Watts, head of Risban's Ministry of Fuel and Power, walked up to the Countess and bowed slightly. "M'lady, we are ready to cut off the Office's power. We finally managed to get onto the line..."
Nora nodded. "Alright. Do it."

Minutes later, the lights and televisions in the Emperor's Office went out.


Rebel-Held Imperial Armory....
Captain Michael Larwon, the leader of a small group of Risbanian soldiers currently attempting to take the armory, sighed with relief as the CoV forces arrived. He contacted their leader.
"General Patel! I'm Captain Larwon. Lucas' men have the entire perimeter defended. They have troops in the defence towers, armed with some stationary automatic rifles and rocket launchers. They have troops at all the doors and windows, firing at us every time we attempt to move in," he said. "I have a plan, though. My reports show that you have Anagonian Special Op troops. If I can have my men draw their attention and fire, would you be able to infiltrate the armory and open the doors?"


The City of Argos, Northern Risban....
Lord Maxwell Graffias, a distant cousin of the former emperor (but one of Scorpius' strongest supporters) and the Imperial Governor of this area, led a small squad throughout the city. While the troops from Shaw Delta attacked the insurgents, Lord Graffias orchestrated the evacuation of faithful civilians from the city via old underground acqueducts. Now Graffias led a small group of thirty-one footsoldiers, armed with modified M-16's, throughout the city to help put down the rebels. That's when they heard the gunfire coming from the Central Fountain.
"Damn.. move!"
Graffias and his troops moved closer to the position, weapons at the ready. They saw Khalid's men, and rebels surrounding their position.
"Fire!" barked Graffias. His men reacted instantly, opening fire on the attacking rebels. Graffias, covered by nine of his men, managed to make his way to Khalid, holding up a Risban seal as indendification
"I am Lord Maxwell Graffias of the Argos Governance," he managed to get out above the gunfire, gripping his pistol tightly and ducking for defense. "We need to get out of the open. My men will cover you and your's."
With that said, Graffias stood straight and shot his pistol, managing to hit one of the rebels. His men held their positions, managing to distract most of the insurgents for the time being.


Sinter Base
Commander J'ak paused slightly, then called back over the speaker to the men from Green Sun. "Permission granted!"
One Yillik and his men were there, George came down to speak with them. "On behalf of the Empire of Risban, thankyou for coming. Now, there are reports of soldiers loyal to General Lucas marching towards the road just one kilometer away from here. They are attempting to make it to the sea and evacuate their men and supplies via boats. We need help blockading that road and halting the rebels."

Yillik nodded to J'ak.

"Right. I just got word that Green Sun has officially created it military and is now dropping new laser-technology salvaged from terrorists. We'll try to hold them off as best we can. Once the crates are dropped, please send them to the front lines in which we're fighting."
Yillik turned the Humvee to the coordinates given. In the dark he couldn't see a thing, so he turned on the Hunvee's searchlight. Loyalists fled from the light.

"Under the flag of the Risban Empire, Green Sun is ordering for you to set down you weapons and surrender immediately! Failure to do so wi-"
Yillik didn't get the chance to finish when a rebel shot a spotlight. He was gunned down by the other hidden Humvees. He told one of his men to man the gun and lights on the 'Vee while the rest went rebel-hunting.

Command J'ak nodded and returned to the fort, sending a message to Risban Imperial Command about Green Sun's involvence in thwarting the rebels.

Meanwhile, at the road, a small squad of Risbanian soldiers, armed merely with old AK-47s, set up concrete roadblocks and had their only tank hidden among some bushes along the edge of the road.


The Risban Imperial First Fleet, just off the coast of Risban
Grand Admiral Eric Tarda paced back and forth on his flagship, a Risban Imperial Command Cruiser prototype, the Scorpion, watching the coast carefully. He had, of course, received news of the Grand General's betrayal and the problems throughout the country. Tarda had recently returned from a mission in the nation of Casana with his entire fleet and 19,309 troops out of an original 20,000. They also brought with them several attack cruisers, various types of helicopters, and fifty F-16 fighter jets.
Their mission: protect the coasts of Risban at all costs and make sure that rebels do not escape.

"Sir! The rebels are being routed. There are just a handfull left. Should we engage?"

"Affirmative. But leave one alive and bring him to the Humvees."

"Roger. Engaging."

Gunfire errupted from the forest, followed by a loud WHACK! and the others returned bearing a rebel on their shoulder. They tied him up and threw him in the back, just as a plane bearing green dots on the side flew by...

OOC : If your interest on information on my Nation view here : http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=7677860#post7677860

I also made a slight mistake in last one, the jeeps were brought in by us, not found/stolen.

IC:


Khalid views across at an opening with some kind of Official running towards him firing at the rebels with troops covering him.

"I am Lord Maxwell Graffias of the Argos Governance," he managed to get out above the gunfire, gripping his pistol tightly and ducking for defence. "We need to get out of the open. My men will cover you and yours."
With that said Graffias stood straight and shot his pistol, managing to hit one of the rebels. His men held their positions, managing to distract most of the insurgents for the time being.

Khalid agreed, bad idea out in the open, and Hell Jumpers are mainly trained to fight in more urban/forest territory.

Khalid shouts to the young blond haired Sergeant "Get your men out of here with the Warthogs, we will join Lord Maxwell". Lord Maxwell looking quite wide eyed in surprised looked at the Commander while the Sergeant barked some orders at his men driving off in the warthog wiping out much of the rebels and seriously distracting them.

Khalid looks to the Lord, "We are coming with you, the rebels are distracted this is our chance to escape and you can update us and get us to the heart of the operation here."

Khalid’s team of 5 over men quickly pick up supplies they have left, a spare Modified AK-47, a bag full of clips and a Stinger missile launcher preloaded with 2 missiles and 6 spare grenades. They pick up the supplies ready to run for cover with Lord Graffias.

"Hey, Sarge! They came with instructions! Warning: Do not aim at allies or oneself, only at intended target. Warning: Point this way. Warning: Do not remove thing on top of gun. Wow, they're real specific. Warning, Warning! Will Robinson!" one of the soliders joked.

"Shut up and shoot at the damn dummies," Yillik told him. The weapons was incredibly light and didn't need any ammo. He could shoot almost perfectly strait and there was absolutely no recoil. These will prove useful.

The Emperor's military advisor, General Jack, had been watching the Risban situation very carefully, percieving correctly that Saxanadian troops would be heading in if the Risbanians allowed. He recieved his formal order via secure satellite phone from General Spades, and immediately called the Sax City Military Base, home of the Big Red One, Saxanada's finest counter-insurgency task force. The task force was mobilized and loaded onto a modified C-5, with Gen. Jack in command. As soon as the plane took off, the General used his satellite phone to call ahead and ask the Countess where to land.

OOC: ETA 12 RL hours.

Forces in the Big Red One:

1,000 Soldiers broken into battalions of 100, and squads of 10. Most are armed with modified M-16's, but every squad has a SAW, and a rocket launcher. 10 snipers, the best in the land, are also a part of the T.F.

10 modified Super-Main Battle Tanks, fully loaded with ammunition and with the tools to use whatever fuel could be found

10 Apache Helos, able to carry a squad into battle, and support them afterwards

((OOC: The Forge Force is awaiting orders.))

(( OOC: Shaw Delta men are waiting for Lord Graffias))

It would be interesting in some one actually joined in on the rebels side...

That would be fun. Sadly it is too late for me too do that do too things outside this thread. Damn....



The Emperial Goverment of the Alexian Empire will deploy:

15,000 troops

2000 Armored Personel Carriers

1300 tanks

4000 general combat jeeps/ Hummers

800 SAM anti-aircraft trucks

9000 general transportation trucks

50 Strike Fighter Planes

30 Precision Bombers

800 transport helicopters

600 Heli Gunships


inside the empire of Risban to be placed under the goverment's control, for the purpose of combating the rebel forces, who seek to depose the rightfull Emperor Scorpius.

We will also direct our unoficial sponsored mercenaries to attack seaside towns under rebel control from ships.

We only await proper conformation with Risban's goverment.

((Bump!))

((Hey everyone. I'm having big connection problems today, so I may not be able to post. Sorry! I'll get on when I can))

The New KSC Presidential Office

Present: President: Sarah Mczuno, Prime Minister: Misty Alhim, Minister of Defence: Helle Von Godheaven, General of Staff: General Conmas Masia, Leader of NIS: Admiral Roger Mist, Leader of the MIS: General Miska Alera, Leader of the Navy: Admiral Mixi Elren, Leader of the Army: General Zulana Himmelton, Leader of the Air Force: General Mulina Eskuvices, Admiral Neda Sealman

President Sarah Mczuno: "You all know why you are here."
General Zulana Himmelton: "Yes, madam President. My recommendation is to send support to Risban, our allies."
President Sarah Mczuno: "No!"
Minister of Defence: Helle Von Godheaven: "What?"
President Sarah Mczuno: "I said no, we are not to interfer in an domestic matter."

Vice-President Mina Alhim and her adviser, Ambassador Kregen Asmist, were walking down the hallway and came to the president's office. Mina entered without knocking on the door.

President Sarah Mczuno: "This is a closed meeting, I have to ask you to leave."

Mina looked at the president. "You have no control over foreign affairs, so this would be my area, Madam President, I am angry that I was not informed of this earlier."

The ministers and military officers looked nervously at the two wondering what was going on.

Mina spoke before the president got a change to answer. "General Zulana Himmelton deploy your men."

"Yes, sir!" General Zulana Himmelton replied unsure what to do, but he stood directly under her command and had to take her orders. He left the office.

The New KSC Military base for foreign operations

"Yes, you heard me. Send them 10,000 soldiers armed with the KSC-X1 rifles." General Zulana Himmelton ordered.

"As you wish, sir." Commander Alis Jaena said and pointed at one of the officers. The activity around them increast as the soldiers began to find their weapons and board the planes.

Encrypted message 203/02-2*1: To Countess Nora Courtney of Risban.
We send what we can to help, but I am afraid we can not offer much help at this time. Commander Kregen Asmist will lead our forces, a total of 10,000 soldiers.
Regards
Vice-President Mina Alhim and Ambassador Kregen Asmist.
End of encrypted message 203/02-2*1: From The New KSC Goverment.

OOC: Sorry for the delay! Busy day. Heh.

IC:

Rebel-Held Imperial Armory....
Captain Michael Larwon, the leader of a small group of Risbanian soldiers currently attempting to take the armory, sighed with relief as the CoV forces arrived. He contacted their leader.
"General Patel! I'm Captain Larwon. Lucas' men have the entire perimeter defended. They have troops in the defence towers, armed with some stationary automatic rifles and rocket launchers. They have troops at all the doors and windows, firing at us every time we attempt to move in," he said. "I have a plan, though. My reports show that you have Anagonian Special Op troops. If I can have my men draw their attention and fire, would you be able to infiltrate the armory and open the doors?"


General Patel went, "Yes. I will have two teams storm the front gates, and two other teams infiltrate the east and west sides of the armory, respectively. We have fuel air rockets......something which I believe will prove useful. If possible, I can position Tanthanian Overwatch Counter-Snipers to draw fire, as well."

Patel continued: "In the meantime, we will deploy the regular Overwatch men-they are MP's-to help secure the city from further attack, if it is necessary."

Meanwhile, the three Xenizen C-17's with SOG units in them were flying over the capital.

The pilot soon radioed Risban International, and said: "Risban International, this is Xenizen Military Transport ANO#789-234. Requesting permission to land and aid in restoring order and rescuing all heads of state."

((Still waitin' for somethin' to do.))

Sinter Base
Commander J'ak stood in the control room of the base, staring at security screens. "Damn..." he muttered beneath his breath as he watched a hoarde of rebels militants start to approach the road block. He called the Green Sun troops on the walkie talkies. "This is J'ak. Those rebels are starting to approach the block; I'd say there are about five-hundred of 'em. They're marching in organized lines... Can you and your humvees disorganize them?"


The City of Argos
Graffias nodded and led Khalid and the troops away from the town center, entering an abandoned building with them. "Alright.... You want an update, eh? Well, General Lucas is still holding out in the Emperor's Office. His troops are marching towards the sea near one of our northern bases, combined Risban and allied forces are attempting to take a stronghold and a armory back from the rebels, and there have been several communist uprisings in some small villages. Here in Argos, we've managed to get most of the civilians out; communist rebels seem to control the northwest of the city, Lucas' men control the east, and we have a small force holding out on the southwest."



Risban Command Centre, Imperial Palace
Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Perkins ran in, having just arrived from the UDF meeting. "This is terrible! What's the current status?"
Lord William Plutus, sitting in a chair next to a computer console and sipping some coffee, glanced up at Perkins. "Well, we're losing a fortune in arms manufacturing. Risban City seems to be secure; there are rebellions in most small villages.... Oh, and Charles is still holding the Emperor inside his office, located not even four-thousand feet away from us."
Countess Courtney sighed, now looking quite tired. "There are troops from Upper Xen, Green Sun, Shaw Delta, and the Committee of Vigilance. The New KSC, Alexias, and Saxanda have troops coming too... All in all, Foreign Affairs is still doing good," she said. "Oh, and Eric is off shore with his fleet...."


To the New KSC
The Empire of Risban thanks you greatly for this help. We ask that your troops please meet at Fort Sirius outside of the City of Copmol in southern Risban. You will meet with General Luke Skops and he will fill you in on everything.
-Countess Nora Courtney

To the Emperial Government of Alexias
The Empire of Risban is very greatful for this aid. We ask that you please have your troops deployed at Fort Sirius outside the City of Copmol. They will be placed under the command of General Luke Skops.
-Countess Nora Courtney


Rebel-Held Imperial Armory...
Captain Larwon nodded. "Excellent. I will move the majority of my troops to help storm the front gates, while leaving a small force to keep them busy along their perimeters. Deploying forces into the city will not be necessary; we have the city pretty much secured."

Risban International Airport, Risban City
"Xenizen Military Transport, permission granted. Please land and proceed to Imperial Palace. Await further orders there," came a response from the tower.

Transmission to: Risban
From: Lady Larissa Do'Le'Croxxe

We of Ybronneb wish to aid the esteemed nation of Risban in the rescue of its emperor. We wish to send a squad of ten to fifteen special operations/counter terrorist operatives from Wraith Unit. We will prepare to get them to any place in your city where you wish. Until then, we await your reply.

-Lady Larissa Do'Le'Croxxe
-Lady, Queen, and Leader of Ybronneb

Transmission to: Risban
From: Lady Larissa Do'Le'Croxxe

We of Ybronneb wish to aid the esteemed nation of Risban in the rescue of its emperor. We wish to send a squad of ten to fifteen special operations/counter terrorist operatives from Wraith Unit. We will prepare to get them to any place in your city where you wish. Until then, we await your reply.

-Lady Larissa Do'Le'Croxxe
-Lady, Queen, and Leader of Ybronneb


Message to: Ybronneb
--: Lady Larissa Do'Le'Croxxe

Your help would be most appreciated in helping us save the Emperor from his office. Please have your operatives meet with us in Imperial Palace, Risban City.
-Alexander Perkins, Minister of Foreign Affairs
--On behalf of Countess Nora Courtney, Risban Parliament

In the underground headquarters of Wraith Unit

Captain Zedgar's watch beeped twice, signaling the end of his exercising. He switched off the treadmill and wiped the sweat off of his face with a towel. A knock on the door drew his attention.
"Captain! You and your squad are ordered to attend a briefing in an hour," a voice said through the door.
"Very well. Thank you." Zedgar replied.

An hour later Zedgar and 14 other Wraiths were gathered in a briefing room, surveying maps of the Risban cities, choosing weaponry, planning transportation, and, finally, waiting for Risban to give them permission to lend aid.

As soon as the transmission came from Risban, the 15 Wraiths were jogging out to the stealth transport chopper waiting above ground. Technicians pushed carts full of equipment, everything from the OMEGA Tactical Assault rifles favored by the Wraiths to lock picks to eye pieces to provide tactical data.

About 3 hours later, the chopper entered Risban airspace.
"Risban, this is Wraith Chopper 5 out of Ybronneb. Requesting permission to land."

On the chopper, the Wraiths were quickly tallying their equipment and pouring over the old maps they had managed to pull up.
"Hm...first thing we're gonna need is an up-to-date map of the palace." Zedgar said to himself. He took his palm pilot out of its pouch on his arm and looked at the list of equipment.

-15 OMEGA Tactical Assault Rifles (silenced, flash suppressed)
-4 Wraith Claymore Mines
-2 Fragmentation Grenades (per team member)
-15 Maghook Grappling Guns
-10 "Door Buster" Charges
-Assorted Other Equipment Varies Per Team Member

Zedgar replaced the palm in his shoulder pouch and began helping the rest of his team prepare their equipment.

The Alexian Forces quickly mobilized as they were directed.

The New KSC transporter Alis 1

"It is an honour to serve with you again, General Kregen Asmist." The young commander Alis Jaena said.

"Oh, don't get to happy. It is ages since I lead a military force. Once we are on the gound you will take command and deploy the soldiers." Commander Kregen Asmist answered.

"But you....?" Commander Alis Jaena stated.

"Nevermind that!" Commander Kregen Asmist interrupted.

"We are in Risban airspace, sir!" A pilot yelled.

"Okey, everybody we are heading for Fort Sirius outside the City of Copmol in southern Risban. Go into formation 1-2-2 and await my orders." Commander Kregen Asmist said over the intercom and turned to the pilots. "Ask for permission to land at Fort Sirius, when ready."

Near Fort Sirius

"Sir!!" A Pilot yelled, "Sir! Incomming!"
"1-2-2 break up, heavy landing, send transmissing to Fort Sirius." Commander Kregen Asmist ordered over the intercom. We should have been more careful in our approach.

Encrypted message type delta 2-A-d: To Fort Sirius
Receiving heavy fire, going down. I repied, receiving heavy fire, going down.
2 miles nord of your position. End of Encrypted message type delta 2-A-d.

As The New KSC transporter Alis 1 made the touch down, the soldiers were already preparing to get out. With in seconds of the touch down the soldiers were deployed. Two of the other transporters, Alis 2 and 3 made touch down seconds later.

"This is The New KSC transporter Alis 4, requesting permission to land!" One of the pilots of the transporter said over the radio.

"This is The New KSC transporter Alis 5 requesting permission to land!" One of the pilots of the transporter said over the radio.

OOC: Battle NET - Military Strategy channel with latest information on locations and orders bouncing around, picked up by soldier's Battle NET PDA.

COM link - On the field, this is a walky-talky style system which uses different channels of Battle NET to communicate to another soldier or group or even everyone etc.

IC: "Renegade troops here? No wonder the battle here is a lot harder then excepted" Khalid said surprised. "We have our main base here in the centre of Argos which troops sweeping through from the west." Khalid pointing out on the GPS system of the area.

Lord Graffias seemed to be studying the Battle NET readings carefully. Khalid carrying on talking "We can send the bulk of our men to the Northwest which will hopefully sort out the Rebels and clear the area for when they meet the central point here (points on map), this will hopefully make sure your men are safe can help them to get them to 100% Battle readiness for an assualt against the East." Lord Graffias keeps reviewing, looks a little doubtful but is nodding as in saying its the best we got so far.

"Well for us, I got a different plan" Khalid says out the blue, Lord Graffias sharply faces him looking at Khalid in curiosity. "With your help, maybe we can do a pre-strike weakening off the renegade forces in the area by destroying their supplies or such like, or destroying their HQ along with their commanding officers, with them gone, the enemy is more likely to surrender or turn to our side". Lord Graffias prepares to answer...

"Roger. Let's see if these new laser-tech guns can do the trick! Humvees! Engage!" Yillik shouted.
The vehicles roared to life and opened fire, but delliberately missing to break the lines. As the rebels scattered, Yillik's men opened fire. Red beams shot through the midnight darkness and the body count rose as the Forge Force sniped them out.
"These things need grenade launchers!" one soldier shouted.
The man pulled the pin out of a grenade and tossed it behind a rock, sending burnt flesh and destroyed weapons. But the rebels still kept coming, now firing. The man who tossed the grenade got hit in the chest, but his Kevlar kept him standing. A head shot in the nose took him out. Now angry, Yillik ordered the Humvees to shoot the guirrillas. Yillik salvaged the man's grenades and his laser rifle, since he didn't want the enemy to learn of Green Sun's new tech.
After thirty minutes of fighting, Yillik lost three men, but the Rebel lines were broken. There were about fourty left and they were running as fast as they could, only to be sniped down. Only one remained, and he had gotten hit in the leg by a bullet. They picked him up and brought him back so J'ak and his men could interrogate him.

Risban International Airport...
"Wraith Chopper 5, permission granted. Land on pad eight," came a response from the tower. "You are to proceed to Imperial Palace."


Fort Sirius
A response came from the fort. "Alis 1, permission granted."
Teams were sent out to help the New KSC troops into the fort.

General Skops stood in a room, looking down at the commanders of the Risbanian and Alexian forces. "Alright. Here's the situation... An army of five-thousand of General Lucas' most loyal soldiers have the city of Copmol under their control. Our forces have managed to keep them out of the most south-western point of the city. We have no clue how many civilians are inside; we do know, however, that many of the civilians inside have joined with Imperial Police to help hold off against the rebels until we can make it...."
He paused to allow the New KSC commanders to get into the briefing room.


The City of Argos
Lord Graffias nodded. "Excellent plan. Now, I am not a military man; merely a governing magistrate. My men will follow your commands," he said.
"Okay... So, their HQ is in the Police Centre. We can slowly make our way there... I do know that, along the way, there are three buildings that civilians and some guards are being held prisoner in; if we can save them, they'll prove to be useful."


Sinter Base
Command J'ak grinned slightly as he watched the Green Sun troops do their thing. Once the rebels had started retreating, J'ak's troops moved in and began killing and capturing as many of the fleeing rebels as possible.
Once the Green Sun troops and the Risban Imperial soldiers had finished with the rebels, J'ak called Yillik on the talkie. "Excellent work. The rebel threat here has been halted. Risban is indebted to you. You may return home, or proceed to Fort Sirius or perhaps Argos City.... I know there are reports of fighting going on there."


The Emperor's Office, Imperial Palace
Emperor Scorpius smirked as he listened to a radio one of the traitors had on. "My, my... Looks like your men are losing, General. The people don't want you to lead them."
General Lucas glared darkly. "Shut up your pompous, ignorant idiot."

The Grand General sent out a message on a general signal, making it possible for anyone to pick it up. "This is Grand General Charles Lucas of the Risban Imperial Army. I currently hold Emperor Robinson Antares Scorpius and Press Secretary James Ormiv hostage, with a thirty of my men protecting me. If you want your precious Emperor and his press secretary to not be killed, you will listen to these commands:

1. A jet shall be made ready for me at Risban International Airport.
2. Myself and my men shall be given permission to pass safely to the airport. Upon this, Ormiv will be freed. If we are attacked, the Emperor will be killed.
3. We will be allowed to take-off from the airport without being attacked.
4. We shall be allowed to fly to Port Poises peacefully. Upon landing in Port Poises and boarding the RIS Orpheus, I will surrender the Emperor back to Risban and its allies.

Should these demands not be met, Scorpius and Ormiv will both be shot and killed."



Risban Command Centre, Imperial Palace
Countess Courtney sat at a table with Alexander Perkins, Lucius Thrantir, Lord William Plutus, Cardinal James Kilptnock, President Gordon Lew of Upper Xen, Duke Magnus Scorpius, and Captain Benjamin Biggs.
"Alright. You've all heard Lucas' demands... Does anyone have any suggestions?" asked the Countess.
Magnus Scorpius, the cousin to the Emperor, spoke up. "I say we do what he says."
Lord Plutus sighed, rubbing his head. "He may do all this and kill the Emperor anyways."
Captain Biggs nodded in agreement. "I think we should ambush him between Imperal Palace and Risban International."
Perkins' eyes widened. "We cannot! What if something happens to the Emperor??"

The C-17's landed, and out of them, several Casspir APC's and about six plattons of men got out. Getting into the APC's, they sped towards the Imperial Palace.

All of them had SOG troops in them, and when they rendevouzed with the Risbanians, Colonel Mao jumped out of her APC, and asked, "Who's in charge here?"
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Meanwhile, Gordon said, "I think we should not cave in. Anyway, by now, the CoV and SOG should have come.....they might plan something."

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OOC: Technically, I also manage the CoV, so here goes.

Patel went, "Very well. We will deploy the snipers to aid your skrimishers in drawing fire. Again, two teams will join you to storm the front. Two teams will move in from the side, they will have some heavy arms."

Patel ordered his men to get into position. 100 men soon joined the Risbanians about to assault the front, the two 50-man teams got ready to move on their respective sides, and the Tanthanian snipers took up their positions.

Patel then turned to Larwon and said, "When you're ready."

"Thank you. We've come to dispose of these rebel scum, so that's what we're going to finish," Yillik replied. He called for a lift and withing three hours it came, taking the three dead soldiers and lifting the others to Fort Sirius.

Within another two hours the forty-eight men landed at Fort Sirius.
"Sir! Were is the Commanding Officer so I may speak with him?" Yillik asked the closest Risban soldier.
"He's busy right now, but I can get a message to him if you want."
"Tell him the Green Sun Forge Force is here to assist him in any way possible."
"Right-o."

BUmP!

OOC: sry for the delay

The Saxanadian troops made their final preperations on the flight and reached the Risban borders fully ready for any combat they might see. The radioman hailed the Risbanian control tower and asked for permisson to land at the military base that was closest to where the troops would be needed.

Yillik finally was able to get to speak with the General. Yillik entered and did a Green Sun salute (Grab your shoulder and beat your heart with your fist).
"Sir, I think we should start spreading Propeganda. Tell the Rebels that they're outnumbered, outtrained, and outtgunned and tell the Risban people to form militias to figh the rebels, as well, telling the poeple that the situation is great at the time but could be better with their help. Should we do it?"

"Roger that, Risban International. Pad eight, confirmed. Landing now."

Once on the ground the team was met by 3 conversion vans which the Ybronnebian government had readied. One contained computer equipment and such, and would be used by the techs who had come along. The other two were for the transportation of the team. Soon after the chopper landed, the Wraiths were in the vans and driving toward the palace...

A heavily modified C-130 appeared in the Risban airspace on the far coast, the pilot openned a comm frequency to the locals and hoped he picked up the command channel, after a few fustrating minutes he decided to broadcast into the open.

"Risban command this is dragonfly, the Branadian people have heard of your emergency and have sent aid, we are requesting permission to perform a drop over the target area, repeat, I have a team in the backseat here requesting a drop, respond please"

Now he could only sit and wait...

The two New KSC transporter Alis 4 and 5 made their touch down near Fort Sirius. The soldiers quickly got inside the base.

"Sir! where is first commander Asmist?" One of the captains asked.

"Don't worry, he is just 2 miles up the road, we have more important stof to take care of." Commander Alis Jaena said and ran to the briefing room where General Skops. With her was the two commanders, Mia Mijara and Jade Narades.

Commander Asmist's landing area.

"Commanders, we are 2 miles north of Fort Sirius, you will clear the way and I will protect us against attaks from behind. Move Out:" Commander Asmist said.
"Yes, Sir!" Commander Joanna Hedefa, Commander Yrika Madasin and commander Jeash Madefa replied.

The soldiers began the slow approach to Fort Sirius. The main problem being the enemies around them. Alis 1, 2 and 3 had quickly departed after the landing.

Fort Sirius, briefing room

"Sorry, for the delay, we flew in low which seems to have been a miss jugdement of the situation here." Commander Alis Jaena said.

Captain Zedgar sat with Point Alpha, which consisted of 8 of the 15 Wraiths, inside the conversion van. They were about 15 minutes from the palace, and would get out and walk about 10 minutes before arriving. Point Beta, the other 7 Wraiths, was in the second van, which would continue past the palace, and park about a quarter of a mile away.

Soon, Zedgar felt his van stop. "Alpha, disembark and check gear. Beta, continue on as planned." Zedgar said into his headset. A series of clicks followed, signalling the two points' acknowledgement of his orders. Once outside, Zedgar opened a private communication line to Risban Command.
"Risban Command, this is Wraith team 5. We have arrived on site and are awaiting permission to begin operations. Also, more details are needed. Are there sewer entrances inside? How many enemies occupy the palace? Finally, what other units, if any, are operating in the area? As soon as we have answers, we will begin operations and attempt rescue of the emperor. Wraith Team 5, out."

Rebel-Held Armory
Captain Larwon nodded to General Patel. He glanced at the armory once more before giving the order. "Alright. All troops, begin assault. I repeat: All troops, begin assault."

As the distraction began, the combined forces of the Risbanians and the CoV troops marched at the doors, instantly being met by enemy fire. The troops returned fire, marching relentlessly to the entrance.



Fort Sirius
General Skops nodded to Commander Jaena. "Understandable..."
The General returned to his briefing. "Alright... So, our goal is to storm the city and join with the Imperial Loyalists to stamp out the rebels. Risban Imperial Command has given us orders to do whatever it takes to retake Copmol City. We will start the attack with several air strikes, followed by bombardments from out artillery. Then, our soldiers will storm the city, attempting to capture or kill any insurgents. Imperial Command has given us orders that we shouldn't go out of our way to capture; whatever is easiest and quickest, we do."

After the briefing, General Skops met with Yillik. "Ah, yes... In most events we would have already had propoganda out, but our Press Secretary is being held hostage. I'll send a message to Imperial Command to begin immediately," he said.

Risban fighter jets were manned, getting ready to strike the City of Copmol for the first phase of the attack.


Risban Command Centre, Imperial Palace
Minister Perkins nodded in agreement with Gordon. "Yes... Let us have the teams organize something."
Trade Minister Lucius Thrantir spoke up. "I have an idea," he said. "We let Lucas get to Port Poises. He'll keep the Emperor alive at least until then so we do not attack him. Then, we have all these special forces teams that are arriving get him at the port. There are several secret tunnels and such that they can use; they were built by pirates a long time ago and used to store things... We used them to hide valuable trading items like gold now until they are ready to be sold.. The special ops can hide in them and ambush him."
Captain Biggs stroked his chin, nodding. "It may work..."
Countess Courtney glanced around the table for opinions. Most were in agreement, except Cardinal Kliptnock; he was convinced the mere power of God would save the Emperor and there was nothing they could do about it.


Risban Imperial First Fleet Command Cruiser, Off the Coast of Risban
Admiral Tarda received the Branadian's offer first. He instantly replied. "Permission granted, Dragonfly."


Message to Foreign Special Operation Teams from Risban Command
"Wraith Team 5 and SOG Forces, please send commanders to Command Centre immediately. We have a plan."
-Captain Biggs, Risban Imperial Military.


Risban Border Control Tower
"Saxandian troops, permission granted. You may land at Fort Sirius and help them retake the City of Copmol."

hmmm.

The CoV commandoes and their Risbanian counterparts marched to the door, taking hits. After charging and firing back, they approached the door. Then, some of the CoV men began to lay C4 and prepared to blow the door down.

The CoV Tanthanian Snipers began to rain fire upon the rebel troops in the towers, hitting some of the enemy and silencing a few. They also turned their deadly .50 cal Barrett rifles upon those who fired at the teams charging the front, and provided cover fire.

The CoV teams from the side began to advance slowly. Looking for a side entrance, they found one, and came under fire from some of the sentries. Silencing the sentries, they moved in, and carefully began to open the door, taking care to watch for booby traps.

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The SOG commander, Colonel Mao, went to the Command Center as quickly as she could. Meeting the Risbanian commander, she said, "You wanted to see me?"

Fort Sirius/City of Copmol


General Luke Skops next met with the leader of the Alexian Forces. "Would you mind your forces joining the first wave of attack on the City of Copmol?"

Military Plan for attack on Copmol City:
1. Airstrike- scattering the enemy forces and weakening their defenses.
2. Artillery Strike- obliterating some defenses; allows troops to begin moving in.
3. First Wave Infantry- Risban Footsoldiers and Alexian Troops march in.
4. "Cavalry" Charge- Green Sun forces drive in on their humvees and cause chaos amongst the enemy forces.
5. Distraction- Saxandian troops attack the other side of the city, spreading out and distracting enemy forces.
6. Second Wave Infantry- Risban Footsoldiers and New KSC Troops march in to join the first wave.
7. Endgame- All remaining troops march in.

Rebel-Held Imperial Armory
Captain Larwon opened his communication line. "Alright... Open the doors."
Once the CoV troops were ready, they did as ordered. The doors fell down in a large explosion, catching many of the rebels off guard.
"Advance! Attack at will!" yelled one of the commanding Risbanian officers.
The Risban Imperial Forces ran for the doors with their CoV allies. It didn't take long for a swarm of them to breach the armory.

Inside the armory, Lt. Colonel Carl Klip was leading the rebel troops. He had lost communication with General Lucas some time ago, and now the tv and radio were saying that the rebels were losing all over the country.
"Sir!" a soldier ran up to Klip, gasping for breath. "Imperial and CoV forces have breached the front door... T-they blew it down... Snipers from somwhere are decimating our perimeter defenses, and we've lost contact with some of our sentries."
Klip sighed heavily; he could here the gunfire coming from outside his command office. He had to decide whether to surrender, die fighting, or run away...



Risban Command Centre, Imperial Palace
Colonel Biggs nodded to Colonel Mao. "Yes...we have a plan to save the Emperor. General Lucas made several requests; I'm sure you heard them, for they were on a general frequency. When they arrive at Port Poises, we are going to ambush them. It needs to be quick and clean... We must save Emperor Scorpius at all costs; if he dies, this rebellion may turn into a full-fledged civil war. Now, do you think that your troops, combined with Risban Shadow Forces and Ybronnebian Wraith Team, would be able to pull this off?"

Patel drew an old cavalry sword, and ordered his men to "Charge!"

At the same time, the men on the side, kicked the door open, and began to clear out the side entranceway.

The CoV and Risbanian troops moved in, and began to clear out the armory, encountering fierce resistance, but making strong headway. Flashbangs were thrown, hostages were rescued, and a general sense of calamity hung in the air as the men moved inexorably closer to their goal......

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Mao nodded, and said, "SOG's the best. I don't see why not."

She then said, "We have snipers. I think they can get the 'clean' part of the equation completed. For quick, that is another story. We could prep a team for a snatch.....as in, after the shooting begins and we remove much of the threat, we could sneak in a helicopter, and get the Emperor on a STABO rig, if it is not a problem.....let's see what everybody else has cooked up."

The Saxandian troops landed at the designated airbase and offloaded quickly. The General and his tacitcal commanders flew ahead in 3 of the choppers to scout the area in which they would be the distraction. The rest began marching toward the City of Copmol, they had plenty of time to get there before they would be needed.

*On the opposite side of Copmol
The General sat at the head of the makeshift table, (a coupla of flattish rocks put together), as his tacital team discussed their strategy for the upcoming distraction. Their plan was to split into 5 groups, each with 200 men, only excluding the snipers. The snipers would be in the Helos, hitting whatever targets they could. The Helos would also provided CAS for the feints that would constitute the distraction. Each team would move forward under cover of the tanks, attacking at different points until they encountered some semblence ((sp?)) of real resistance, when they would withdraw. Another force would be in poisition to ambush anyone stupid enough to follow. As soon as the tanks could reposition, they would attack again from a different point. As the finishing touches were put on the plan, the rest of the Division arrived. The commanders were swiftly informed and went to tell their squads what they were going to do.....All was soon ready.

"Sir are you sure this a good idea
? Don't you think they're overestimating our Humvees? Those were to get us to the base, not to use exclusively for combat. We're not exactly fully prepared for a full-invasion like this. We don't have the ammo,' one soldier complained.
"Don't worry, if you want something to do, sit in a tree and snipe out men from afar. These things do have scopes," Yillik replied. They had arrived a little while away from the city, but still in sniping distance.
"I know, sir, but our Humvees aren't the best in the world."
"But they are the best in the region. Don't worry, by the time we've gotten through most of them will be dead, alright?"
"Sir...Yes, sir."

Commander Alis Jaena and her two commanders, Mia Mijara and Jade Narades exited the briefing room and ran to the soldiers location.

"Okey, listen up everyone. I have assumed command of our mission here. We are to attack with the second wave. So be ready." Commander Alis Jaena said.

"Any word from him, yet?" Commander Mia Mijara asked.

"No, not yet, but I will keep an eye in his direction." Commander Alis Jaena said.

Commander Asmist's team

"Okey, there is the base move out." Commander Asmist ordered.

"Who will take command inside, Sir?" Commander Joanna Hedefa asked.

"Alis Jaena will have command." Commander Asmist answered.

The City of Copmol

General Skops stood in his command room, arms folded behind his back. He glanced at a guy at a computer. "Give go for airstrike."
Seconds later, the planes took off. After a few minutes, their job was done; parts of the enemy defenses lay ruined.
Skops nodded approvingly. "Excellent. Bombardments away."
After a few minutes, the artillery bombed the city. Tanks blew open the gates to the city.
"Alright....Risban and Alexian troops, move move move!"

The soldiers ran into the city, opening fire on the scattered enemy troops. After a few minutes, the enemy militants were beginning to remake ranks.

"Alright... Green Sun, move in. Scatter those troops," ordered the General. "Saxandia, begin your assault on the far side of Copmol. New KSC, move in once Green Sun has finished their job."



((So sorry, but, I must be off. I'll post again ASAP))

"Humvees, GO!!" Yillik shouted. The engines roared as the vehicles went in at full speed. Anybody not in uniform with a gun was shot. There was a roadside bomb that destroyed one Humvee, but luckily they all had just the driver and the gunner. Neither was killed, but seriously wounded. Within twenty minutes, every street had been searched and cleared.
"This is Yillik. Mission successful. Requesting to start searching buildings. It would be a very good idea," Yillik radioed to the General.

As soon as the General heard the go-order, he mobilized his troops.

The first attack moved forward and shattered the first line of defence, helped by the tanks and the snipers hitting anyone high enough to be taken out. When the second line was encountered, the men drew serious fire for the first time. A squad leader was hit, but his second, Sgt. Diamond, quickly stepped up and ordered the troops to return fire. After 10 more minutes, the Saxanadian troops began a well-organized withdrawal, leading several of the remaining troops into the waiting ambush. The tanks quickly moved down the line and the next wave was sent forward, attacking another corridor, just as planned.

As the attack proceeded, many enemy troops, especially the leaders who were spotted by the snipers, were decimated. The distraction went off without a hitch, and Saxanada lost relatively few patriots.

Final Tally:
Troops lost- 24
Troops wounded- 43

Major Laliberte made one last, rushed inspection of the two squads under his command, quickly briefing sergeants and making recomendations.

He had to admire the boldness of the Risbanian forces. Making an attack on the enemy while they had the poor emperor hostage was very courageous indeed, in his opnion. The again, he was unsure weather the rebels had a direct communication with those holed up in the palace back in the capital. He had not been informed of to many details, not because they did not want him to know, but for lack of time. He was not high enough to need to know anyhow. All he had to do was direct some troops, and not make decisions, so it was not all that important and the moment anyhow.

He was also quite satisfied with the competence of Risban's generals. The combined airstrike would make work for his ground troops much easier, and again he had to comend their strenghth for ordering it.

Grant wondered slightly weather he would rather serve under Risban's generals rather than those of his empire back home. There was a terrible shortage of competent military commanders, for a number of reasons. The emperor, an avid advocate of the benefits of totalitarianism, made sure that every one of any importance, espicially in the armed forces, was deathly loyal to him. The majority of the emperor's higher ranking people were simply there as a reward for there loyalty, and those who did have real military experience had been part of the Emperialist militia that had brought the emperor to power( for the emperor was of no apparent royal liniage, and he had given himself the title immediatly after toppling the old goverment.) These men were experienced combat veterans, but they were used to guerilla tactics and fighting the established goverment, and were having difficulty making the transistion to traditional military combat. All in all, the military chain of command was garbage.

Major Grant quickly chased this thought from his head, deciding if he was to continue his carreer, he better focus on his job and not on counter revolutionary idiocy.

The major's radio crackled, and the voice of a superior told him to get ready.

He rushed to his command vehicle, climbing in and closing the hatch, giving a quick greeting to the radioman.

The troops were about to move on the city.

Grant's two groups were assigned to take 10 city blocks, eliminate the anti-goverment forces within, and then split, one group holding and keeping control of the blocks and the other combining with forces moving deeper into the city. They would have to keep those blocks to make certain that the rebels did not return and redeploy, or hurt the residence. And most importantly, they would need that route in case of the need for retreat.


Grant sincerly hoped that the locals were not rebel sypathizers, for if they were, he was not sure his teams could complete the objective. If soldiers do not know who to shoot at, they cannot do a good job of it.

The radio crackled again"Team G here, preparing for initial incursion." said the voice.

"Roger that G, remember, use care and descrition, minimize civilian casulities. The last thing that Risban's goverment needs is for people to have a reason to side with the rebels."

"Roger that sir. Begining advance. Out."

Satisfied, the major sighed with relief, then went on to pass the same message onto the other team.

"Damn, sir, I didn't realize that our humvees were so effective!" the soldier exclaimed after the battle.
"Me neither. I expected to have to get an extraction. I never knew we'd actually pull this off," Yillik replied.
"We couldn't have done it without you, sir," another replied.
"Yeah, well, we're not out yet. We still have to find the Emperor, and I'm not leaving until we storm that place."
"Damn strait!" a third one shouted.

The pilot turned in his seat,

"You heard the man, the word is go, repeat we have green light for combat drop" the pilot hit the throttle and the plane lurched forward shooting across the sky towards the capitol building.

The plane shuddered through the turbulence preparing to deliver its cargo

Zedgar repeated his message, still awaiting as response.
"People, we wait until nightfall for any op. Back in the van." He said to the team. Quickly, Alpha Team got back in the van and tried to get some sleep.

OOC: can you do the walk/etc to enemy hq in Agros? since your leading me, thanks.

OOC: Me? I'm still waiting for a response from Risban

((riiiisban!))

for god sake, he said he'd be back tomorow!

The new KSC soldiers were quickly orginized under their commanders and awaited the order to move in. As soon as Green Sun's Humvees had cleared the street, the soldiers of Alis 4 and 5 moved in while Alis 1, 2, and 3 formed a back line to pick up any rebels that tried to escape that way.

As the C-130 reached the target area it began to lose altitude, the plane came in hard and fast to avoid any AA fire that the terrorists or 'rebels' as they seemed to be, could throw at them. The belly hold opened, whipping the team with wind. The Capitol flew up to meet them, but the pilot was the best in the service and the airspeed reduced, as soon as it was safe hit hit the controls and the wings swung vertical, allowing the aircraft to hover over the roof. Quickly the ten special ops troopers were down and disconnected their harnesses, the lines whipped back into the hold. The process took less than a minute, the team leader spoke into his comm.

"Dragonfly, Risban command, this is Dragon, we are on the ground and clear, proceeding with operation"

"Copy Dragon, this is Dragonfly, I'm pulling back to the safe zone, signal when the objective is secure"

"Copy that Dragonfly, moving out" as the transport pulled away a squad of rebels emerged from the roof access, the team was nowhere to be seen.

They began searching the roof and where dispatched quickly by the knives of the team. With a signal from the leader the team proceeded silently down the access.

((Sorry! I'm in the process of moving, and finals at school are next week, so I'm a bit swamped.))


IC:

Rebel-Held Imperial Armory
Lt. Colonel Carl Klip gulped as the combined Risbanian, Xenizen, and CoV forces poured into their armory. "Damn it," he cursed under his breath. He took out his radio. "All troops, stand down. I repeat: All troops, stand down. Surrender to the Empire and their allies...."

The Rebel Militants all immediately stopped firing, raising their guns over their heads as a sign of surrender. The Risban, Upper Xen, and CoV forces all stopped firing upon the enemy, but kept their guns pointed at them.

Captain Larwon let out a sigh of relief as he walked into the armory, escorted by several Imperial High Guards. He walked over to Patel, smiling. "Excellent work, General. We would never have been able to pull this off without Upper Xen's and the Committee's help."
Moments later, Colonel Klip was brought out by some soldiers. Larwon looked at Klip. "Liuetenant Colonel Carl Klip of the Second Infantry, you are hereby placed under arrest by the Empire of Risban. You shall sign a surrender document and then be transported to the Imperial Military Prison, where you will await trial by the Grand Court."
Klip miserably took a pen and signed the surrender that was pushed in front of his face.
The armory had been retaken for Risban.


The City of Copmol
The forces of Risban and their allies took the city quickly, destroying all perimeter defenses. Eventually, a team captured the enemy headquarters, where Rebel Field Marshall Henry Therp was captured. The City of Compol had been liberated. Risban military casualties numbered at 114. Risban civilian casualties numbered at 406.
Back at Fort Sirius, General Skops stood in a room, looking at Marshall Therp, who was in handcuffs. Skops had gathered the leaders of the Alexian, Green Sun, New KSC, Saxandian, and Risanian militaries/special forces in the room as well.
"We did good today, my friends. The city if Copmol has been captured, and the enemy forces in the city are about to officially surrender," said the Risban General. "Tell me, how many rebel prisoners did each of your teams captured? I'd like them all transported to the Imperial Military Prison."


The City of Agros
Lord Graffias, the Risban soldiers, and the Shaw Delta troops slowly made their way to the enemy HQ. Along the way, they freed forty-seven people from enemy jails, meeting little resistance.
At last they reached the Agros City Police Headquarters. Graffias glanced at the Shaw Delta command. "Well, here we go.... Here's the plan... I'll lead my men in a frontal attack at the doors. We'll draw their attention... The prisoners we liberated can storm the back entrance. This means that you'll receive almost no resistance at the windows. With us distracting them, your people can sneak in and surprise the enemy," explained Lord Graffias. "Good luck, friend."
With that said, Graffias clutched his Desert Eagle tightly and rallied his men. Moments later, he charged the front gates of the police station, killing the few men that we guarding it. His forces climbed up the front steps, coming into contact with enemy machine-gun fire. The Risbanians took strategic positions and slowly began to kill off the doormen.
Meanwhile, the 47 liberated prisoners went around to the back. Some had guns, some had swords, and some had baseball bats. Several lit baseball bats on fire and threw them into a back window. This, of course, drew rebel attention. The rebel guards opened to doors, expecting to find a group of teenagers causing trouble. Instead, they were instantly beat down by the small mob.
The Risbanians had now breached the police station on both sides and began to scatter throughout, making sure that the rebel forces were kept busy.

Vice-General William Wilson, leader of the Agros rebels, was surprised by the bold move the Imperial-loyalists made. With such few men and with meager weapons, he thought they had gone insane. As far as he knew, they didn't have any more back-up coming. Attacking the headquarters was obviously a last-ditch attempt to kill off as many rebels as possible. Though, their boldness surprised him greatly... Several had managed to penetrate even as far as his make-shift command room in the centre of the station.
He watched on security screens as Imperial forces caused havoc throughout the station. One by one, however, his security cameras were destroyed by the Risban Imperial Forces. "Bloody hell..."

Lord Graffias crouched behind a desk and pulled out his talkie. "Shaw Delta, move in. Mission success; enemy distracted. You can move in n-"
There was a gasp on the radio, and then it went dead. One of the rebel sharpshooters had seen Graffias in his hiding spot and shot the Imperial Magistrate three times in the chest, fatally. Graffias looked down at the blood, eyes wide and face pale. "No.. Not right now..." He struggled to stand, lifting his pistol and leveling it with the surprised rebel sharpshooter. "See you in Hades, scum," coughed Graffias, pulling the trigger twice and hitting the rebel in the head. Then, the magistrate fell back, slumping against a wall as the battle raged on around him in the police station.....


Imperial Palace- Lucas Rebels
General Charles Lucas grinned as he was given the okay for safe passage out of Risban City. "Alright, troops, grab the Emperor and Ormiv. Have a gun level to their heads at all times. If something happens, shoot them."
General Lucas and Colonel Steele led their men, and Scorpius and Ormiv, from the palace. They made their way to Risban International Airport, only being surrounded by Risban Imperial Forces-- not stopped, in case something happened to the Emperor.
Once they reached the jet and helicopters, Alexander Perkins called to Lucas over the loudspeaker. "You said you'd release Ormiv once you reached the airport. We want him."
General Lucas sneered, grabbing James and throwing him away from the jet. Imperial forces didn't dare move in until the jet adn copters took off, in fear of being shot at.
The General took his seat on the jet. "To Port Poises... Antonin, please give Press Secretary Ormiv a going-away present," ordered the Grand General to the former head of the Imperial High Guard over the radio.
Emperor Scorpius' eyes widened. "Charles, you'll never get away with this. If you harm one hair on James' head I-"
"You're in no position to be making threats, Highness," retorted General Lucas.

As the jet and helicopters took off, Colonel Steele crouched on the side of one of the helicopters. Armed with a high-powered sniper rifle, he aimed out of the copter. Just as Risban Imperial forces began moving in to grab Ormiv and drag him to safety, Steele pushed the trigger down and held it. Antonin Steele never missed.


Risban Command Centre, Imperial Palace
Countess Courtney sat down in a chair, going pale as she watched the scene on tv-- yes, all major news stations were getting it.
Perkins called, giving the Countess news she didn't need to hear. "Nora, Imperial Chief Press Secretary James Michael Ormiv is dead."

One hour later....
Countess Courtney had ordered that the SOG forces, Wraith Team, the Risban Shadow Forces be put on the highest-speed jet Risban head. Destination: Port Poises.
Flying fast and going a different way than Lucas did, they arrived in Port Poises earlier than the rogue general. Colonel Biggs led the teams. He looked at Colonel Mao and Captain Zedgar. "Alright. Here's the plan. There are several secret tunnels here in Port Poises. They were used by pirates ages ago. Anyways, here's what we have planned: SOG snipers will shoot down as many of the rebel guards with Lucas and Steele as possible as the rebels approach the RIS Orpheus. Then, agents from SOG, Wraith Team, and the Risban Shadow Forces will move in to scatter the rebels and attempt to get as many of them as possible away from the Emperor. Their goal is to reach the Emperor and form a sort of 'wall' around him. We will use one of the Ybronnebian choppers and an SOG chopper will fly in. The ground forces must make sure that the Emperor gets safely onto one of those helicopters. Then, the forces will climb onto them too. The choppers will fly back to Port Poises HQ. Lucas will make a run for the Orpheus. By that time, Branadian Dragonfly Forces will be finished with their current mission. We are going to pull together the SOG Team, Wraith Team, Dragonfly Team, and Shadow Team to infiltrate the ship and capture General Lucas. We would do it while rescuing the Emperor, but it is too much of a risk to him. Now, with the Grand General and Colonel Steele are going to be some of the better rebel forces and their special ops teams, since Steele did formerly head the Imperial High Guard. It won't be easy to take out these forces. Any questions?"

((OOC: There... I hope I responded to everything. If not, somebody poke me and quote the post I might have missed))

Mao nodded her head, and said: "Nope."

She then ordered her SOG teams to take up cover in the tunnels. Sniper teams took up positions in the tunnels and in cover along the routes the rebels would be using to get to the Orpheus, and readied their Barrett and Harris-McMillan .50cal rifles to meet the incoming rebel troops.

The man in charge of the Alexian forces looked rather surprised at the question, and then broke into a nervous sweat.

"Ah, um, well, you see, uh, we, well, we had to move in fast and continue the advance and....um, in the process, um, we did not aquire any prisoners. Hehe." He laughed nervously. He seemed enormously relieved when the next military commander spoke.


His emperorship Alexander I expresses his deepest condolences at the death of your most esteemed member of goverment, and will continue to support the rightfull goverment of Risban in there destruction of these terrorists and rebels.

"Understood, sir." Zedgar turned to Alpha Team. "Prepare to move. We will go in as a rescue force, while Beta will cover extraction. Check gear and form up!"
He then spoke into his headset to Beta Team. "Beta, you are to proceed immediately to the airport. You will board one of our choppers, which will then be used as an extraction method. You will touch down and gaurd that chopper at all costs. Once the emperor is on board, lift off. Follow Risban Commands instructions from there. Wraith Command, out."

General Jack stated calmly, "Our plan did not allow for many prisoners, but we did manage to capture 14 enemies who were struck by our snipers during one of the false retreats in a standard procedure for obtaining intelligence. We will begin shipment of them, or shall we turn them over to ur forces at a base?"

jump, jump, jump on it!

"Green Sun forces haven't captured any as well, sir. We shot anybody with a gun who wasn't in uniform. We have a very anti-rebel...Policy," Yillik responded.
Suddenly, a series of large explosions erupted from outside, followed by gunfire. Yillik and the others rushed to see what happened. All of the remaining Green Sun Humvees had been destroyed and all the men and women getting ready to man them to return home were shot.
"My...My soldier! The Forge Force! NO!" Yillik shouted. A Green Sun soldier burst into the room.
"Sir...Black Sun...They tracked..." he gasped for breath, then died. A knife stuck out of his back. A cloaked figure stood in the doorway. Then he threw a Flashbang and disappeared.
"No...Why, Allah? WHY?" Yillik screamed. He had trained all fifty of the Forge Force himself. They were his family. Tears dripped from his cheeks. Then rage boiled through him.
"Those bastards will pay...General, I request that you lock down Risban's borders. I don't want Black Sun to escape."
There was a confused look on everyone's face.
"Just do it. I'll explain later. Green Sun can't operate anymore since our best SpecOps team has just been murdered."

Commander Alis Jaena was about say how many prisoners they had captured when the meeting was interropted. "More enemies, this is starting to get more and more intense. We have captured 51 prisoners, not that we had planed for it. But our rules of engacement are very strickt." She said in her unusual cold voice.

Commander Asmist looked at her. "That may be, but this weapon test was a good practice for our soldiers. I will recommand the overcommand to integrate the new weapons as soon as I get home."

The New KSC Casulties:
Killed: 43
Injured: 142

Fort Sirius
Skops glanced at the Alexian Commander. "Quite alright, my friend," he said. Then he turned to the others. "Yes, hand your prisoners over to us and we'll take care of them. We have e-"
Instinctively he pulled out his Risbanian Magnum as the explosion sounded. He watched the following events with wide eyes and then nodded to Yillik. "Y-yes... Of course."
He picked up a phone. "Risban Command, this is General Skops. Shut down all borders. I repeat: Shut down all borders. Have Tarda's fleet control the shores and make sure all the watch towers are operational and armed.... Oh, and Copmol is our's."
Skops had heard about Black Sun before, and there was belief that they were connected somewhat to the most powerful rogue group in Risban, the Society of Shadows...



Port Poises
The choppers and jet landed as the Risbanian ops teams took their positions.
General Lucas, Colonel Steele, and their men all got out with Emperor Scorpius. The rebel soldiers took defensive positions as the rebels headed towards the Orpheus.




((I shall post again later!))

Suddenly Yillik's radio called him. It was his brother, Ishmael.
"Yillik! Yillik! Come in, Yilllik!"
Yillik picked it up and replied,
"Ishmael? What is it?"
"Black Sun has made its assault! We've just confirmed who they really are! It's completely wierd! Is the Risban problem dealt with?"
"No, not completely. What do I do? My squad just got killed by Black Sun!"
"Dammit...That's not goo-" Ishmael stopped. Gunfire erupted from his side.
"They're everywhere. I'm in the field right now. Get as much help as you can! Our Fire Bases are being attacked as we speak!"
"Right." Yillik put the radio away.
"Well, Black Sun has attacked your borders, General, and they're invading mine. What do we do? I suspect the Emperor can be saved soon?"
Suddenly Jet Fighter roared overhead. Yillik ran outside to see that they were Green Sun's! Another wing of Jets engaged them. The Black Sun/Green Sun conflict had begun.
"This is going to get big, and fast."

The ten members of the Dragon team carefully made their way down the access,

"Okay, according to the map, the reserve generators are in the basement, a signficant assault should be able to cut the power to the building, then we can find and secure the emperor" The assault team reached the bottom of the access, the team took up positions around the entrance of the basement.

"Risban Command, this is dragon, what can you tell us about the power supply of this build?"

Port Poises
The choppers and jet landed as the Risbanian ops teams took their positions.
General Lucas, Colonel Steele, and their men all got out with Emperor Scorpius. The rebel soldiers took defensive positions as the rebels headed towards the Orpheus.




((I shall post again later!))

The SOG snipers began to track the moving troops carefully. They looked for a good opportunity to attack, and began to carefully place two-man teams in variouys buildings to cover their path.

Meanwhile, the SOG regulars began to prepare to assault the rebel positions. They readied grenades and fuel air rockets to dislodge them.

OCC: I would have thought that the place were a huge number of foreign military and goverment leaders were would be better protected.

I mean, if they let a guy get all the way to the door with a knife, they could have let a guy get in with a gernade or a minigun or something, and there all dead.

But what do I know?


The Alexian commander slumped down in his chair, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Upon hearing the fighting, however, he jumped to his feet in a state of great surprise.




The Emperial Goverment of the Alexian Empire strongly suggests that all Green Sun forces be withdrawn from the Risban Empire so as to not spread internal conflicts from Green Sun into Risban. It is obvious these "Black Sun" forces can attack inside Risban's borders for now, so it only makes sense to withdraw the people they are attacking, as there presence will do more harm than good.

((OOC: Alexias-- that guy with the knife wasn't at Risban Command. It was at a small, already-weakened fort outside of a different city. Basically, the fort isn't all that well protected at the moment. Well, it wasn't a few moments ago. Haha. Now you can bet that most of the Risban soldiers who aren't busy are assembling there.
Branada-- the Emperor situation has changed in the last few posts. Your mission has changed; you're to await for the rebels to get onto a ship and then ambush the ship with other forces. See post #78))


IC:

Fort Sirius
General Skops frowned, taking a seat. "I don't know what Imperial Command has in store to save the Emperor at this moment. I do know that most of the rebels have been stopped...." he trailed off, listening to the jets. "Command isn't going to like this...."
The General placed a call back to Risban Command. "This is Skops. A terrorist group called Black Sun has targeted the Green Sun soldiers. This is already becoming an issue; figh-"
Perseus Sargas, Risbanian High Minister of Homeland Security, cut in on the phone. "--FIGHTER JETS. FOREIGN FIGHTER JETS FLYING OVER OUR BORDERS WITHOUT PERMISSION. You're lucky that we didn't have them shot down!"
"Percy, calm down. They did help us, after all," returned the General of Fort Sirius.
"Yes, yes," came the response. "But we can't afford a foreign conflict to take place on our soil when we're still dealing with our own internal conflicts."
Skops sighed. "Yes..." he hung up, turning to Yillik. "We send up what planes we can and give you what troops we can spare, but we need to push this conflict out of Risban territory."


Port Poises
General Lucas stood in the middle of the group of now sixty soldiers, along with Colonel Steele and Emperor Scorpius. "You'll pay for James' death, you basta-"
The Emperor was cut off by a hit from Steele's gun. "Shut up."
They were now approaching the RIS Orpheus.

Colonel Biggs sent in the call to the SOG snipers once everyone was in place. "Alright. Take out the guards nearest to Lucas and Steele, then fire at will."
He called all other teams. "As soon as the rebel holding the Emperor goes down, move in. The choppers are getting ready as we speak. Remember: Your mission right now is to save Emperor Scorpius, not kill the rebels. We can do that later."

IC:

Port Poises
General Lucas stood in the middle of the group of now sixty soldiers, along with Colonel Steele and Emperor Scorpius. "You'll pay for James' death, you basta-"
The Emperor was cut off by a hit from Steele's gun. "Shut up."
They were now approaching the RIS Orpheus.

Colonel Biggs sent in the call to the SOG snipers once everyone was in place. "Alright. Take out the guards nearest to Lucas and Steele, then fire at will."
He called all other teams. "As soon as the rebel holding the Emperor goes down, move in. The choppers are getting ready as we speak. Remember: Your mission right now is to save Emperor Scorpius, not kill the rebels. We can do that later."

The SOG snipers complied, and a hail of .50cal shot hit the guards nearest Lucas and Steele with deadly precision. The snipers could distinctly see the rebels become confused and terrified, and they could see their shots hadn't missed.......

I found a hammer.

General Jack, locating a Green Sun commander asked, "Is there anything we can do to help?"

He also began the transfer of the captured enemies, asking the Risbanian commander he was dealing with if there was anything more for Saxanada to help with?

IC:

Fort Sirius
Skops sighed. "Yes..." he hung up, turning to Yillik. "We send up what planes we can and give you what troops we can spare, but we need to push this conflict out of Risban territory."
"I can't garuntee anything. Black Sun first appeared in Xeraph over fifty years ago, before Green Sun was founded. They disappeared for a while then they returned, this time in Green Sun. When a country attacked Xeraph, a terrorist bombed its capital. I think that if Black Sun has been in your country before, there's only one way to get them out, and that's to destroy their nation. I don't think our Air Force is aware this is Risban air space. From what I've gathered Green Sun is in some pretty deep shit right now, and communication to our nation is hard to get at this point it's so crowded," Yillik replied, "If Green Sun jets are in your airspace fighting Black Sun fighters, we're doing you a favor."
Yillik turned on his radio again and ordered for GS reinforcements.
"I just ordered for more Green Sun soldiers. They'll help us in any way possible. I'm not leaving Risban until the Emperor is saved," Yillik told the General. His eyes went to the sky. One Black Sun jet broke off from the others and fired a missile at a suburban area, leveling it.
"You don't have to get involved in the conflict between Green Sun and Black Sun, but you've got your own Black Sun/Risban problem."

Fort Sirius
General Skops' eyes widened as he saw the damage. A fire appeared in his eye; there had been enough civilian casualties. Recently, Risban had purchased 100 jets and gotten 50 free from an ally... Skops gave the order to deploy them all.
"Clear the skies," he said to the Flight Admiral.

General Skops turned to the Alexian and Saxandian leaders, an genuine greatful look on his face. "My friends, the Empire of Risban is forever indebted to you and your nations. You've helped us stop this small rebellion, thus stopping a potential civil war. And for this we thank you greatly. If--- no, when the Emperor is saved, we will tell him all that you and the others did. Your men and your leaders are invited to Risban's birthday party.... There's really no way we can express our thanks," he paused, looking down for a moment. At last he looked back up. "There is no more you can do here, my friends. This Black Sun thing is taken care of, and we're relying on a miracle to deliver Emperor Scorpius safely. Again, thankyou."


((OOC: Upper Xen-- Sorry. I'll post Port Poises tomorrow. I think it may be long, so I don't have time right now))

Hammertime!

Yillik listened to his radio.
"I wouldn't be so sure. Green Sun has reported that over thirty Black Sun fighters have been sighted flying over TAoK and into Sol Sector. I'd get your Air Force ready," Yillik told him. The Green Sun jets roared overhead back to The Elder God of Chthtulu. Green Sun helicopters landed in the base and two hundred Green Sun soldiers poured out of them. The helicopters lifted, but exploded into a ball of fire as Balck Sun jets fired on them. Three soldiers mounted their Rocket Launchers and locked onto them and fired. The rockets tailed them and eventually caught up to them.
"We've got to mobilize. Find that Black Sun airbase so we can assault it, or find where the portal is. That's the only way we can stop them from getting into the country!"

Corporal Perris was startled by the screaming of jets above. His recon group was sent investigating several instances of military conflicts in this area, and he was to report back the next day. He looked around, grabbing a radio. He said one sentence; "Unit 656-356, this is Recon Two. There are aircraft nearby, and they are military; there is war."

Thirteen miles away, a large lump sat in a dugout. It was covered by a net, and had two protruding guns. The lump shuddered as an engine roared, then fell silent again as the radio crackled out the word "aircraft." They could not be spotted. It was against their orders, the orders from Provost-General Thoma himself...

Commander Asmist looked at General Skops. "We will transfer our prisoners to you and then take off since the worse part of the conflict we were send to help with has been handled." Commander Asmist turned to Commander Alis Jaena. "Transfer the prisoners and give take off orders Alis 1, 2 and 3. Our military mandate here has ended."

"As you wish, commander." Commander Alis Jaena replied.

Commander Mia Mijara came running into the room. "Commander Asmist, you have been called home under code T-gevea."

Commander Asmist looked at her for a moment as if he didn't know what she meant. "Are you sure it was a code T-gevea? And not a T-genavi?"

"I am sure, commander. It was send from the office of Ministerial Affairs." Commander Mia Mijara said.

"Commander Jaena, you stay here unto Alis 4 and 5 are ready to leave. I will return home with Alis 1, 2 and 3 under my command. Good luck!" Commander Asmist said and left the room in a hurry.

A few minutes later the transport planes, Alis 1, 2 and 3 took off.

Zedgar clicked his transmitter 3 times, signalling the team to begin. Two Wraiths had climbed up onto one of the rooftops, and were now creeping from roof to roof attempting to get nearer the enemy force, and, more importantly, the emperor. Zedgar and the 4 other Wraiths climbed down into the sewers, picking their way through the tunnels until they were almost directly below the Emperor. Upon hearing the SOG snipers firing, Zedgar and his men sprang into action. 2 sewer grates popped out of the ground, flying through the air, having been blown off by the "Door Buster" charges. Zedgar was the first out, firing quickly into the mass of enemies, quickly making his way toward the emperor. The other 4 Wraiths followed suit, sprinting through the surprised enemy force toward the emperor. Finally, the 2 Wraiths on the roof zoomed in on Lucas, preparing to fire in 10 seconds if none of the other units killed him.

***Transmission to the current leader of Risban***

We've heard of your problems with Black Sun from your ally Green Sun. However, if we're to send SeeD (elite mercenaries skilled in para-magic and casting) to your nation, we'll require a summary of the events so far, what we can do to help, and how much are you willing to spend for our services-the greater the amount, the larger the SeeD contingent will be.

Imperial Palace- Press Room
Countess Nora Courtney stood in front of tons of cameras and reporters.
"This has been a terrible time for the Empire of Risban. Press Secretary James Ormiv has, sadly, been murdered. However, Imperial forces and our allis are reaching victory on all fronts. The cities of Copmol, Andromedia, and Genixville have all been recaptured. All roads in and out of Risban have been blocked off, stopping rebels from leaving the country. The Risban Imperial First Fleet and several other ships are patrolling our naval borders. The City of Agros is on the verge of being taken back. And we have a plan, now, to rescue Emperor Scorpius. This is all we will say for now. You'll be briefed later."
The Countess left the room.


Imperial Palace- Command Centre
"Damn it!" barked Perseus Sargas, High Minister of Homeland Security, as he slammed his fist on a table. "How the hell did we let these bloody things get by border patrol?!?!?!"
Foreign Affairs Minister Perkins sighed, rubbing his head. "We have deployed over 200 fighter jets by now, and any anti-air forces we have at hand are running around. These jets will be shot down."
The phone rang, and Colonel Biggs' voice was heard. "This is Biggs. We've begun our operation; snipers have opened forces on Lucas and we are attempting to safe the Emperor right now. Biggs out."
As the phone was hung up, Cardinal Kliptnock muttered beneath his breath. "God help us..."


Port Poises
As soon as the SOG forces opened fire, the Risban Shadow Forces jumped in alongside their allies. They immediately made their way towards the Emperor.
Choppers were already in the air and approaching the scene.

"It's an ambush!"
General Lucas' eyes were wide with shock as he crouched down behind a crate, pulling out an old Colt Magnum. "What is this!? Antonin, get Scorpius!" yelled the Grand General to the forum head of the High Guard.
Fifteen of the sixty or so rebel soldiers, some of the best-trained in all of Risban, immediately formed a perimeter around the General. Several of them ran towards the Emperor in an attempt to capture him. They were only met with bullets from the Risbanian, Ybronnebian, and Xenizen forces.
Colonel Steele was one of the best; he had been, after all, head of the Imperial High Guard. He shot and killed several of the Shadow Forces, proceeding to jump behind an old truck as the SOG snipers shot at him. He narrowed his eyes, watching for where the sniper fire was coming from. Upon seeing it, he carefully took aim, and squeezed the trigger. One of the snipers fell dead.

Colonel Biggs arrived in one of the choppers, which immediately sent down ladders. "Get the Emperor!"
The Risban forces and several from Wraith Team jumped in, grabbing the injured Emperor and forming a small circle around him. The chopper pilots worked quickly, taking the Emperor up into the helicopter. Ropes descended from the other chopper, allowing for the Imperial Forces and their allies to get out of the fray.

General Lucas was flabbergasted. He had never lost a mission before; he had never been taken by such surprise before. He had underestimated Risban and its allies greatly, and it cost him dearly.
"All troops to the Orpheus!" he yelled, pointing his men one direction. Then, as the majority of them ran that way, Lucas ran a different direction with his most loyal men, including Colonel Steele, and reached the ship. Upon getting on, he barked at the captain. "Quickly... Imperial Loyalist Allies are all over the port. Get us out of here!"



Message to the command of the SeeD Forces
Your people have clearance. We need you to help the Green Sun forces and General Skops of the Risban Imperial Military to capture the Black Sun base.

The SOG helicopter with the Emperor began to move to a safer location. Onboard, medics administered aid to the Emperor, who had soem light inujries.

The SOG teams, meanwhile, split up. Two twams went to hunt the remaining rebels, two others went to catch the ship.

As the helicopter containing the General flew overhead, a Black Sun 'Copter engaged it. But instead of a combat helicopter, it was a Cargo helicopter. It engulfed the Genral's escape craft and flew off. Green Sun jets tracked it, but it suddenly disappeared...
"What the hell?" Yillik asked. Then he realized there was no base IN Risban. They were teleporting from the alternate Risban into this one!
"Dammit! We can't catch him at this point."
"Sir! All Black Sun aircraft has disappeared! We're needed back at Green Sun!" a radar operator told him.
"That means they only came here for the General. Alright, let's get an evac!" Yillik ordered.
"Everyone who's going to help Risban against Black Sun, there's nothing you can do at this point. We're going to have to attack them at their own plane of exsistance. But at this point a ground and naval war is being waged and we've got to fight it here. God bless us all," Yillik told them. He jumped into the Green Sun Helicopter and flew off.

Imperial Palace- Command Centre
A man glanced up from a screen. "No word from Agros yet. Apparently, Imperial forces and Shaw Delta troops stormed their HQ a while ago. We don't know who's winning yet."

Perkins sat back in his seat, looking extremely relieved as he hung up a cellphone. "Emperor Scorpius has been safed. He sustained a few minor injuries that SOG medics are taking care of."
Sargas looked equally relieved. "And the Black Sun terrorists have left. General Skops is asking permission to deploy some troops to aid Green Sun in their struggle."
Countess Courtney, looking quite estatic, nodded. "Yes. Deploy the second fleet again, this time with some more troops. Have the special forces proceed with their plan to capture Lucas and Steele. Begin reconstruction in all civilian areas... Send a public plea out asking for humanitarian help. Perhaps the International Red Cross will help us for the first few days; luckily our economy didn't take too hard a hit in this rebellion."
Lord Plutus frowned slightly. "What is the Risban Imperial casualty list as of now?"
He was handed a peice of paper.

Risban Military Death Toll: 1,953
Risban Military Injuries: 1,607
Risban Civilian Death Toll: 9,329
Risban Civilian Injuries: Estimated 20,000
Imperial High Guard/Special Forces Death Toll: 27
Risban Government Death Toll: 57
Total Risban Imperial Deaths: 11,366



Port Poises- Imperial Base
Emperor Scorpius groaned slightly, glancing around at the people in the plane. They appeared to be from Upper Xen. After a few minutes, he felt good enough to talk. "So, how's it going out there? They shut off the electricity about halfway through the ordeal, so I'm quite uninformed here...."

The choppers both landed at the Imperial Government Centre in Port Poises. Colonel Biggs stood and made his way to the Emperor, bowing. "Hail, m'lord. I am deeply sorry I cannot speak with you right now, but we need to catch those traitors."
He bowed again and ran off.

Port Poises- RIS Orpheus
Charles Lucas paced back and forth on the RIS Orpheus as it slowly began to move. His remaining troops on the ground were either caught up or dead; he wouldn't wait for them. He looked around, glancing at Colonel Steele, who was looking out a window.
"You can't just leave our men there!" exclaimed the Colonel, turning and facing his superior. "We're their leaders! They need us! They served us!"
"If you must be with them so much, Colonel," said General Skops, withdrawing his pistol, "then be with them you shall."
He aimed his pistol at Steele's head, who looked shocked and outraged. "Goodbye, Colonel. Tell Scorpius I said goodbye."
With quick motion, the old, treacherous general shot his hand out, punching Colonel Steele incredibly hard and throwing him out into the water, right in front of the SOG and Risban forces.
"Move! Full speed!" barked the General.

Colonel Biggs approached the shore on a humvee. He opened his radio to the SOG, Risbanian, and Ybronnebian forces. "Okay. Your guys need to get onto that ship and capture Lucas. We want him alive, but dead will do if it is necessary. Move out!"
The Risban troops nodded, pulling out some rather handy Risban Imperial Issue Harpoon Gun and shooting them towards the ship. Several others got onto little boats. Both boats and harpoon guns we offered to the SOG and Wraiths if they needed them.

((Wasn't he in a Helicopter, like the Emperor, only a different one?))

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Colonel Mao and her SOG troops began to move in closer to the Orpheus. They accepted the Harpoon guns and boats, and got onboard them and began to move closer to the ship.

Mao said "Haha!" in a fake pirate accent, and used her Harpoon gun to hook on to the ship. Her comrades did likewise and began to scale the Orpheus firing back at any crewmen who tried to shoot back.

((No; he made a dash for the ship with some of this men, sending his other men a different direction for a distraction))



Port Poises
Colonel Biggs and the Risban Imperial ops reached the ship, using their harpoons and boarding it. Snipers from the shore helped cover the Risbanians and their allies.
Meanwhile, troops moved in and grabbed Colonel Antonin Steele, arresting him.

General Lucas frowned as alarms went off in the ship. "What now? Is Tarda's fleet approaching?"
A technician glanced up, shaking his head. "No, sir. Enemy forces have boarded the ship."
"Damn it all.... Do we have an estimate as to how many troops have boarded us?"
"Negative, sir."

Colonel Biggs glanced at Colonel Mao once they were on deck. "Suspect hand to hand combat.. Do your men need blades or clubs or anything?" he inquired as he grasped a Risban Imperial Sword in one hand and pistol in the other.



Somewhere off the coast of Risban....
Grand Admiral Eric Taarda stood on the deck of the Risban Imperial Command Cruiser prototype The Scorpion. He was approaching the seas around Port Poises with three Type 23 Frigates and some smaller patrol boats.

((No; he made a dash for the ship with some of this men, sending his other men a different direction for a distraction))



Port Poises
Colonel Biggs and the Risban Imperial ops reached the ship, using their harpoons and boarding it. Snipers from the shore helped cover the Risbanians and their allies.
Meanwhile, troops moved in and grabbed Colonel Antonin Steele, arresting him.

General Lucas frowned as alarms went off in the ship. "What now? Is Tarda's fleet approaching?"
A technician glanced up, shaking his head. "No, sir. Enemy forces have boarded the ship."
"Damn it all.... Do we have an estimate as to how many troops have boarded us?"
"Negative, sir."

Colonel Biggs glanced at Colonel Mao once they were on deck. "Suspect hand to hand combat.. Do your men need blades or clubs or anything?" he inquired as he grasped a Risban Imperial Sword in one hand and pistol in the other.



Somewhere off the coast of Risban....
Grand Admiral Eric Taarda stood on the deck of the Risban Imperial Command Cruiser prototype The Scorpion. He was approaching the seas around Port Poises with three Type 23 Frigates and some smaller patrol boats.

Mao pulled out a very intimidating looking kukri knife. "I think we'll be set."

She then told the SOG agents: "Pull out your kukris and katanas, we're gonna experience some Close Quarters Combat. Work with the Risbanians, go in teams of two. Patrol the ship, and make sure that Lucas doesn't get out."

The men complied and began to fan out in two man Risbanian-Xenizen teams with their XP-25's in one hand, and kukris in the other.

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Port Poises- RIS Orpheus
The Risbanian-Xenizen teams slowly made their ways throughout the ship, encountering and defeating rebels without any casualties yet.
Colonel Biggs glanced at Mao, showing her a screen that held a schematic of the ship. "Alright. Lucas is here," he said, pressing a button. A room turned red and the screen zoomed in. "Now, there's one main door into the bridge, and a second coming up from the floor. No doubt he'll have both covered. We can use the ventilation, but it would be risky. Our best bet would be an assault from all three entrances."

Mao went, "Not a problem. I can have a group of men sneak into the vents, and two assault teams throw flashbangs into the room and assault the two entrances. Is that good?"

"Colnel Biggs! Colnel Biggs! This is Air Man First Class Jones of the Green Sun Air Force. Three Black Sun jets have just appeared and is headed to your position. I don't think their intent is pretty. Shall we engage?"

Port Poises- RIS Orpheus
Colonel Biggs grabbed his radio. "Yes. Engage and shoot down at all costs."

Biggs glanced at Mao, nodding. "Yes. Let's get going."
The troops move into position, waiting for the SOG troops to throw the grenades.

The SOG troops threw the flashbangs, and a blazing white light filled the room where Lucas was at, blinding him and his guards.

bump for a response......

"Damn it!" the General fell back, caught off-guard. His men opened fire, blindly shooting towards the doors as they opened.

The SOG forces, Wraith Team, and Risban Shadow Forces all moved in, guns out. They quickly took out some of the rebel forces.
"Surrender, General," called Colonel Biggs. "There's no way out of this one."

General Charles Lucas sighed, standing up straight. He waved his hand, and his men threw their weapons to the floor.

Colonel Biggs walked in, Colonel Mao and Captain Zedgar closed behind, as the troops grabbed the rebel soldiers. Biggs grinned smugly at Lucas. "Grand General Charles Lucas, by order of the Emperor and Parliament of the Empire of Risban, in witness of our noble allies from Upper Xen and Ybronneb, you are hereby placed under arrest. You are ordered to sign this document and surrender to the rightful government of Risban."
He handed the General a paper and pen.

General Lucas glared, taking the pen and signing the document. Then the old man sighed as the cuffs were put around his wrists. He looked at Biggs, Mao, and Zedgar. "I hope you're all happy. Nothing good can come this pathetic Empire... Nothing at all."
With that said, he was dragged off by two annoyed Risban soldiers.

Mao pulled out a cigarette, and began to smoke. "A job well done."

"Another successful operation. Good work, men." Zedgar broadcast over his unit communications set. He then looked down at his palm pilot, which had just beeped. He read a message for a few moments then frowned, eyes narrowed. "Men, it would seem that this is--was-- the final Wraith op. We have orders from Lady Do'Le'Croxxe to return to the homeland immediately for debriefing and disbanning. A new unit will be trained to take the place of the Wraiths. We are hereby forced to retire, or face the wrath of our Lady. Men, board the choppers, and set the safeties on the guns; we're going home."

Mao went, "Well, now that the affair is over on our side, is there anything else we can do? If not, we can skedaddle."

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Patel went: "My job here is done. Anything else needed?"

All teams who helped put down this militant uprising were given leave to go; the Empire of Risban had already asked for Red Cross help and were receiving it. Also, with Risban's economy as good as it is, it would not be too hard to rebuild.
All nations involved are invited to join in on the Risban Imperial Bicentennial Celebration ((starting next week)), where the Emperor will give all foreign military leaders a special award for helping them.

OOC: Neato!

IC:

Gordon Lew began whispering a small prayer of thanks. His men, and others, had gotten the job done, now he could continue in peace.

The SOG men, meanwhile, returned to Upper Xen for debriefing. The CoV men returned to their bases in Neo Atlantis, where a debriefing and a pizza party, of all things, awaited them.

Commander Alis Jaena gethered the rest of the New KSC soldiers around The New KSC transporters Alis 4 and 5.

"I know you are all ready to go home, but I most remind you all that the debriefing awaits us once we land. Now get on the planes and lets get home." Commander Alis Jaena said and looked at her commanders.

"Your heard our commander, get on the planes." Commander Mia Mijara ordered.

The last of The New KSC soldiers returned to find The New KSC political situation unsable.

Dragon team exited the lower pathways and evacuated out the aquaduct, two hours later, Dragonfly lowered its boarding ramp allowing the team aboard, the after boarding the transport finished its mission arriving at the converted Sub, 'Redeemer'. Slipping beneath the waves the submarine vanished from sight

The Alexian forces board the boats home. Huzzah!

His emperorship Alexander I of the Alexian Empire would like to personally congradulate emperor Scorpius on his full return to power. It is good to see that the people of Risban understand the great things you for them.