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Don’t Turn Around..

OOC: This takes place after the UX leader visted

IC:

“One must use the dark side of his powers to protect the good side…even thought he may regret it…it is for the greater good that the dark side must be used..” quotes from Silent Thinker aka Dr. James Maxwell

Part One the Great Debate

The House of Viziers was a oddly within an oddly with an oddly…sure it was the upper house of the Legislative Branch, yet the elections for the Viziers was quiet odd in a way compare to other nations…only Muslims were allow to vote for the Viziers, and only an Muslim may run for the post of Vizier. Do the fact that it was the job of the Vizier was to elect the next Khaif aka Sultan,if the current were to died or force to resign…and under Islamic Law, only Muslims may elect the next Khailfah , therefore only Muslims may run for the post of Vizier..since they are the elector of the Khailfah…they had the most powerful posts in the Imperial Government and are highly repected..yet there is always question about the Viziers, how long are their terms as Viziers….its commonplace for the Viziers to have new elections for their post ever four to six years, yet most of the time, the Viziers manger to keep their post for life. Most of the Viziers come from Arabia,Bilad al Sham (Greater Syria), Mesopotamia, Turkey, Kurdistan, Near East( Persia, and Turkistan), Egypt, North Africa( Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco) these regions made up the bulk of most the Viziers , then came the Viziers from the Balkans , West Africa, Southeast Asia, East Africa and India made up another quarter of the number of viziers, then came the Viziers from Eurasia, European Union and the other dominions. Yet the Cores regions of the Khailfah are Arabia, Bilad al Sham, Mesopotamia, Turkey, Kurdistan, Near East( Persia, and Turkistan), Egypt, North Africa made up roughly 60 percent of the seats in the House of Viziers…do the fact they were the core regions where most of the well known Imperial l houses came from.. just setting who was really in control of the House of Viziers….it was the well known families of the Khailfah that ran the policy and made new laws to protect the system. The House of Vizier was a place where great debate happens between the great minds of the Khailfah…we shall see a very key debate..

The debate was about a key topic. it was about the state and how is it current state of affairs, and all 200 viziers and including the Sultan and Grand Vizier were there watching this meeting.

The debate was between old and respectable Vizier Ibrahim ibn al-Walid bin Umayyad who was 60 years old and member of the powerful house of Umayyad and the other side of the debate was Vizier Mütercim Mehmed Rüstü Pasha, the entire debate was spoken in Arabic, the language allow to be spoken in the official government meeting

They began the debate, by shaking each other hands and then they stood at opposite sides of the Hall. Then the Debate began with Vizier Ibrahim ibn al-Walid bin Umayyad making the opening remarks

“ My brothers in Islam…I must state the current affairs of the state is leading us down the path of decline and chaos…..the current way the state is handling the affairs of the itself is going be the downfall of the system and ideas..the ineffective ruling of the state and allow its regions to slowly become more and more free of central contral is a threat to us all.. once a land becomes part of the Khailfah..it always part of the Khailfah and cannot ever leave the union of the Khailfah what the state is doing is illegal and against the core beliefs of the state.. what has happen to this state…what happen to the state we all knew, the state I grew up in…the very foundation of our Khailfah is the Jihads..what has happen to us…have we become passive and allow the decline to set in and stop the grand jihads which were design to spread messaged to the world and being new wealth into the Khailfah.. now look at us…the state has stop the Jihads…and stop its own control systems to prevent unwanted elements from entering the system and slowly ruining it…it is the duty of the state to protect and safe guard the systems and ideas.. and now look at the state..it has failed its duty to the system..and allowed decay to set in the Khailfah systems…and only the state can correct itself and save the Khailfah from itself…the System and Ideas can only do so much to help the state, yet the State must act on its own power to correct itself..for the greater good of the Khailfah, WE MUST HAVE THE STATE SAVE US FROM THE DECAY is coming upon us.” He yell part of his speech, well he yell a line to get his point across..

Then it was Vizier Mütercim Mehmed Rüstü Pasha took the floor

My brothers in Islam, Vizier Ibrahim, has made many valid points base on his point of view and thought process.. yet his points are of a mind set that states…the state must always be in a state of Jihad..just start a series of never ending war against anyone…we no longer need to this…we found peaceful ways of spreading our messener and have enough weath to support our state in long term process..and the fact that we giving more freedom to the far off regions of the Khailfah is allow them to have more self rule, but stop short of breaking them off completely..it making it easy for our nation to run itself better…what is this decay you speak of…there is no decay..the state is perfect shape and manager itself well..there is no unwanted elements in the state that are spreading to the System or ideas….it is all nonsense…we must give more freedoms and loose our tight control of the regions to maintain our rule of the Khailfah.”

Then Vizier Ibrahim ibn al-Walid bin Umayyad took the floor once again

“Your points are also valid , but we are the Islamic state..therefore we must follow the Islamic laws to the teeth, we can’t decentralize the state to the point of all the regions becoming and acting like their own nations, sooner or later they will try to break off.. you see…if we give freedom in small portions…they will want more.. and more..then we can’t control anymore..without facing a massive rebellion against our rule….we must maintain our unity at all cost… I will explain why we can’t allow can’t allow unwanted ideological elements in our system…that poison it , we do have these elements already in our system…these ideological elements will slowly eat away at the foundations of the system..and only the state can stop this from happening..yet you wonder why not allow alien ideological to exist in our state..we are of Islamic Ideology ..There is no room for outside ideologies to exist in state or we will face major problems in the future.. we are a Islamic state not a mult ideological state … you know this for a fact…it is the duty of the protector of the state to protect the state form alien ideas…and look at us now…the state is not protecting the system or the ideas.. and you said you want peaceful ways of expanding and spreading of the faith…there is not peaceful way my friend..the Khailfah was found on the bases of Jihads..that’s how we always spread our faith and get our wealth of the new lands….we take..grant Islam was always spread by traders from our nation going to other regions…yet this was the only peaceful way…we can do..but we are state made out of Jihads… it was the way of the Jihads…that all of us Muslims…the traders did had a role in it…Its not right to said we spread Islam by the sword…we only use the sword to take down the barriers that prevented the messaged from being…that is all we want the message to be heard…yet if we can’t our affairs at home…then we done for…”

Vizier Mütercim Mehmed Rüstü Pasha took the floor again and bow his head in defeat , since Vizier Ibrahim had made his case strongly then his and made his statement

“ You are correct, oh Abu Ibrahim(out of repect he call him Abu, since the Vizier was his elder)…how do you plan to save the state from its decay, I must know..” He asked


“It is the duty of the protectors of the State to fix the state..the System and the ideas can do so much…we can only give them a push and advice…that’s all we can do…hope that the protectors of the state realize in time and save the state…if not…then the state will fall apart and then follows the systems and ideas…for the greater good…we must come to our sense.” Reply Vizier Ibrahim, just giving the closing statements and ending the debate

All the Viziers, the Grand Vizier and the Sultan rose up and bow their heads in respect of Vizier Ibrahim ibn al-Walid bin Umayyad

Then the Grand Vizier said the following

“This meeting of the House of Viziers, is now dismiss.” Said Grand Vizier Mehmed Pasa Sokollu (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/marcus.jpg) and then all the Viziers got up and left the Meeting hall of the House of Viziers.


Sultan Suleiman Al Bashir II ( http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/73.jpg ) left with along the Viziers and meet up with the Grand Vizier, the Grand Vizier look at him and ask

“ So when will it began?” He ask the Sultan

“Its only 8 o’clock in the morning my Grand Vizier…the day is still young..yes it going to began soon..come over to the Palace at 8:40…with your wife.. all the other ministers will be there too…its for their own protection…” said the Sultan

“Understood, my Sultan.” Said the Grand Vizier and they both disappear into the hallways of the palace..


At a army garrison base just 20 km outside of Istanbul, Major General Rusçuklu Cezayirli Hasan Serif Pasha, head of officer of the Istanbul Area Garrison, walk outside his office in the barracks, and took a look outside…it was only 8 o’clock in the morning… what he saw was officers from the regional divisions dress in parade uniform, he himself was dress in uniform. They all waiting for something to happen, then they all got on to trucks, and they all drove to the Veteran Hall of Fighters…there they mean with other officers from other divisions and branches of the arm forces.

They all were of many backgrounds and different religions, but they all march into the Veteran hall of lost fighters http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/Troop%20Pics/693aa75f.jpg

They bow their heads in silence to remember the fallen fighters who died for the Khailfah and then Major General Rusçuklu Cezayirli Hasan Serif Pasha march front of the group and said the following
“My brothers of the arm forces…look at us all the branches of the arm forces are united as one force, here have an division from every corner of the Khailfah. We have the branches of the Army, Marines, Paratroops, Navy, Air Force, Space Forces (Missle army cores) Home Guards” Reserve divisions” , Civil Defense Corps, Black Legions, Imperial Black Guard, Black Hawks,the Janissary corps , and New Order corps, a number of divisions form the East Asian Empire have come today…to support our mutiny against the failed state, and we going to fix it once and fall under the name of the grand mutiny! We will overthrew this failed state and restore it to its glory! For the greater good of the Khailfah we will be overthrow this failed state…at this moment, the entire mobilization of all the arm forces for the entire Khailfah has been call up by our comrades..we will storm all the major cities and take over the state…we all want to see the old state overthrow and replace with more effective state. Long the great mutiny of 2005, long live the Revolution of 2005, long live the Khailfah al Muslimeen!” He yells out and pull out his sword

Then the group of the officers pulls out their swords and yell back
“Long the great mutiny of 2005, long live the Revolution of 2005, long live the Khailfah al Muslimeen!” Then they started to march out of the hall of fighters and return to their bases and began getting ready to march on Istanbul

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By 10 o’clock in the morning, they began their march on Istanbul, nearly 250,000 troops were marching from all sides toward Istanbul, they had riding in Army Trucks, BMP-4 which were towing G5: 155mm towed gun Howitzers , along them a columns of Type 98 Main Battle Tank. Also along these long columns of moving division, was the ever-growing civil defense corps, who was joining the march as they past the outline towns of the city. They march into city of Istanbul by 11:30 a.m. of that day…they enter the Asian and European Sections of the city at the same time…it was quiet a sight…to see all the all forces marching together…soon they were start to get support from the college students who were assign to civil defense units of the city…then the Police began marching with them and joint the mutiny…they first march to Central High Command aka General Staff building was in Istanbul…it was the nerve central of all the Arm forces. They stop their march and awaited for the heads of the arm forces to come out and see them

Then the doors of the General Staff building open and the heads of the arm force came out, they were the following Head of Arm Forces - Field Marshal of the Al Muslimeen Khailfah Army (head of the arm forces) Mohammed bin Abdullah (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/kivrikog.jpg), Subhead of Navy- Flag Rank Fleet Admiral Hassan Yusef al Saad Pasha (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/saral-al20Dawleh.jpg) , Subhead of the Air force- Marshal of Al Muslimeen Khailfah Air Force Ismail Pasha Pliasa (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/liakoff.jpg), Subhead of the Army- Field Marshal of the Khailfah al Muslimeen Army Mustafa Resid Pasha (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/cevik.jpg), Marshal of the Paratrooper core- Flag Rank General Jehangir Karamat (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/JAHANGIR.jpg), General of the Marine Core- Marshal Hassan Mwinyi (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/sisko3.gif) , Field Marshal of the Al Muslimeen Army Abdul al Mejid bin Ismail Pasha (Head of arm forces intell) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/duncan.jpg), they along with the other high ranking generals of the General Staff and finally one of them step out of the group and took out his sword it was hero of the Khailfah, the legendary it was Field Marshal of the Al Muslimeen Army Ghazi Ali Hassan Pasha(Head of General Staff) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/03146-6.jpg) and yell out

“ My brave solders of the Khailfah…you have the compete support of the General Staff, the High Command supports you in your efforts to end this failure state…LONG LIVE THE GREAT MUTINY OF 2005, long live the Revolution of 2005, long live the Khailfah al Muslimeen!”

The entire group, went wild…they got the support of Imperial High Command, now they began their revolution ..they headed to the embassy section of the Istanbul…they only stop by the Istanbul Police which was assign to protect the embassy section from attack…but the Police force of the Khailfah was part of the arm forces…and were just division of the army that was assign to deal with the civil matters..just went the only protection that the Embassy section had from these rebelling troops…the police officers just stood aside and opened gates to the Embassy section to the rebellion… These troops were carrying banners of all black flags….the new media soon began calling the rebellion the Black Banner rebellion.

When the gates of the Embassy section were open, the officers all storm in and they had already pick the two embassies to storm into…. before they began storm the targeted embassy, they bought in the G5: 155mm towed gun Howitzers and began shelling the entire embassy section with tear gas. All officers were already given gas mask so they don’t be effect by the gas..their prime goal was to blind and cause chaos for all the embassies in the embassy section…then after shelling tear gas for 20 minute…they give the go ahead to storm the two pre decide embassies…by 1000 upon 1000s of officers along with troops from all the benches yell out their war cry and change to the embassies of the Malkyer and Aztec National League, it was really hard to see them do to the thick tear gas, then right before they reach the walls of the two nations embassies, mortar rounds began to fire at the embassies walls. Just causing massive damage to the walls or weakling their defenses. Then right before storming the gates and the walls themselves…they throw by 100s upon 100s flash bang grenades into the two embassies outer areas. After that they began the storming of the embassies of Malkyer and Aztec National League…they were coming in endless numbers slowly be surely overwhelming the embassy guards…their main goal wasn’t to kill the staff or the guards of the two embassies, it was to taken them hostage…..as for the other embassies of the embassy section…they were given notices that if they didn’t want to storm. That, they must not try anything stupid or they will be killed for trying to be the hero.. Nearly 10,000 rebel troops were station in or around the embassy section, just showing the hate these rouge officials had for outsiders..

At the same time, near the Sultan Palace, the AMI Ninth Directorate (Guards) were called in to protect the Sultan and his family at all cost…they quickly set up a defense line around the neighborhood. To prevent the rebellion from storming the Sultan Palace, inside the Palace itself, the Sultan ,his family and all high ranking ministers along with their families were lock up in the Palace, they were being protect by blood loyal Imperial Black guardsmen and AMI Agents.. By the time mutiny force got to the neighborhood they face a well dig in AMI Ninth Directorate (Guards) taskforce waiting for them…then right when everyone who was watching the event from New Media or at the sence…the Guards of the Ninth Directorate join the munity and rise up the Black banner of the rebellion, and stood by and allow the rebells to take their lines..instead of marching any futher to the Sultan Palace, they stopped at the outer edge of the neighborhood of the Sultan.. They towed in their G5: 155mm towed gun Howitzers and pointed it at the Sultan Palace.. this was being repeated at the House of Viziers and Parliament building which had the Viziers, and the Ministers were in meeting when this all happen… the rebellion was holding the government hostage at gun point..with the threat of being shelled, if they try anything.. Also they were laying siege to the AMI Headquarters buildings …just effective shutting down the civil government and its Intel agencies..

The New media was reporting that this rebellion was happening all over the Khailfah…all the Dominions Government were being held hostage by the black banner rebellion…all the major cites were taken over by the rebellion, had complete control of all the arm forces. A massive lockdown was started by rebellion, to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the Khailfah al Muslimeen… The Air Defense Command send out order for the air defense systems to online, and send out all the MiG-29 and Su-37 fighters out to patrol the air space of the Khailfah to prevent other powers from entering Khailfah air space and Missile High Command was give order to have all the silos to be put on stand by.. It was odd…the new media of the Khailfah was not effected by the rebellion..it was untouched…so odd…

At the Sultan Palace, at the Sultan Office

The Sultan, Prime Minister, The Grand Vizier, and High Chancellor were in meeting and all were dearly worry of the turn of the events

”What has happen to us..why is the arm forces in a state of munity…” said High Chancellor Hashmir al Horatius Bin Assad (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/heaven1.jpg)

“This is compete madness…. how long have they been planning this…we have lost compete control of all our arm forces…this is bloody insane!” said Prime Minister Uthman Bin Bashir (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/baltar.jpg)


“What can we do…we have our families..here in this palace…if we try something..they may kill our familes by shelling the palace..oh what tight corner we been put into..” remark Grand Vizier Mehmed Pasa Sokollu

“Oh what can we do…gentlemen…oh what can we do …we are now powerless.” said Sultan Suleiman Al Bashir II

Then the Sultan staff aid enter the room and said” My Sultan you must see this” and he turn on the T.V.

It showed the rebel troops in Moscow, Dominion of Union of Eurasia Federated Socialists Unionist States ,shelling the headquarters of The Bolshevik Party of KLM and then storming the building and dragging the party members out in the street and beheading them or shooting them in the head, as they plead for their lives…The new reporter said this was happening over Khailfah…and all party buildings of The Bolshevik Party of KLM were being stormed and ranstack..with all it members being killed on the streets.. This image was being repeated throughout the Khailfah major cites. Riots were breaking in every major city and including Istanbul, as troops began set fires and beginning buildings that belong to the Bloshevik party.. Then the Image cut to the Izmir Naval Base…it showed all the ships in the harbor flying the Black Banner of the Rebellion..

“Dear me…we lost it all in one day…one bloody day..”remark the Sultan

"Did you hear the score of the soccer game yesterday?" Corporal James Wilson leaned against the edge of the gatehouse, taking advantage of his day off to catch up on news from home. Maybe he'd go into town later.

"Yeah. The lieutenant said it was 5-3 Royals." The guard manning the gate station and Wilson were both fans of Seattle, the defeated team.

"Damn. Well, the semi-finals should be a good game, at least. They'll be playing Melbourne at Los Angeles, won't they?" It was good to know that even with the continuing war in Utah, some things maintained normalcy.

Wilson and the guard continued to chat for a few minutes, but soon became aware of a sound like that of marching. "What is that, I wonder..." mused Wilson. The guard shrugged.

"Hey, Stevens. Take a look outside. See what's going on," Wilson shouted to another guard making his rounds. The soldier nodded, and walked up to the gate, where he had a better view than either the gate ward or Wilson.

"Christ...Corporal, you may want to look at this."

Irked that his day off was not starting as smoothly as he'd hoped, Wilson sauntered over to the gate. What he saw frightened him very much. "Shit...Stevens, go and get the captain." The soldier nodded again, and ran off toward the Guard Barracks, adjacent to the embassy. Wilson looked again at the growing mass of men entering the Diplomatic Quarter. They were carrying black banners, and were towing what looked to be artillery. 155mm Howizter towed guns...Mother of God.

They guns opened up, firing a barrage at the embassies. Wilson dove to the ground, waiting for the imminent explosions and shrapnel. The shells hit, but there were no great explosions. A thick gas was spreading around the courtyard. As his eyes began to water and his nostrils stung, Wilson realized what was going on. "Tear gas! Everyone, get inside, get..." he fell down, coughing, trying to shield his eyes from the burning sensation.

Guards rushed out of the barracks, their weapons ready, though the gas attack had caught them off guard. They didn't have sufficient protective measures, being stationed in an allied nation. By the time the rebel officers stormed the embassy, only a few squads of guards were able to resist. The onslaught of the rebels quickly overwhelmed the embassy's guards, and the officers made their way inside, taking the staff hostage. When they reached the Ambassador's office, they found him sitting quietly at his desk, a look of resignation upon his face.

***

"M'lord, early this morning local time, our embassy in Istanbul was overrun. As far as we can tell, most of the staff and the guard are still alive; they were taken out quickly in a gas attack. It appears that the Khailfah al Musilmeen is facing a large scale rebellion by their armed forces. Most, if not all major cities have been seized by the rebels, and it looks like every branch of the KLM Armed Forces is represented in the rebellion. We don't know the Sultan's whereabouts." The aide paused, waiting for Alexei's reaction.

Facing his first international crisis involving a close ally, Alexei was not sure of the best course of action. He did his best to behave like his father, and kept his face passive. "Get a car ready. I think I will pay a visit to Mr. Landsteiner at the KLM's embassy."

Twenty minutes later, Alexei was escorted into Ambassador Landsteiner's office. "Karl, you'll forgive me if I skip the usual pleasantries and make myself brief. I know first-hand what's going on. Something like it happened in our own civil war, you'll remember. In short, the full resources of the Imperial Commonwealth are at your disposal. Do you know if the Sultan is safe?"

***

Within an hour of the attack, media outlets across the Imperial Commonwealth began covering the uprising in the Khailfah al Musilmeen. The coverage was limited, given the surprise nature of the rebellion. It consisted mostly of footage from the KLM dubbed with commentary from various pundits. Some, mostly on the right, demanded immediate military action. Others, mostly on the far left, demanded that the Conservative government be ousted from power for a lack of foresight as far as chemical warfare equipment for diplomatic guards was concerned. All in all, none of it was really informative or helpful in any way, as was the way with most news media.

Ambassador Karl Landsteiner (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/f0123a6a.jpg) look like hell…his whole entire world was turn upside down…he was dead pale and he look at Alexei and said
“I have lost all contact with the Central Government..the last transmission I got from the Sultan Palace…was that the last line of defense had defect to the rebellion…they are holding the entire Central Government and regional governments hostage at gun point , its appears all the arm forces have mutiny to the rebellion…sir I am a bit overwhelm right now…all I know is this compete madness…and we must to save the Sultan and his family plus his ministers and their families…we don’t know how long would they hold their fire and start shelling the Sultan Palace..”

Generian Imperial Embassy, Istanbul, 11:45 AM Local Time

“Mother of God…”

Ambassador Nikolai Krekov’s eyes widened in horror as he peered out over the high stone wall surrounding the Generian Imperial embassy in Istanbul. The streets were a sea of green uniforms and black banners, the air a cacophony of shouts and the occasional crack of a rifle.

“Get me a line to Sofia.”

A nervous attaché nodded silently and walked off to find a phone. The ambassador was joined shortly thereafter by a burly man in the uniform of an Imperial Praetorian officer.

“Sir, they’re setting up howitzers down the street. Near the Malkyer and ANL embassies.”

Krekov was silent. He turned away from the window and walked over to his desk. The attaché returned.

“Sir, erm, the phone lines are dead.”

“Talk to Mr. Aljerevo. I believe he has a satellite connection.”

“Yes, sir.”

Krekov walked back over to the window. The Praetorian officer appeared at his side. Suddenly the facility shook with the roar of an explosion and a large plume of smoke appeared a few hundred yards down the street. Krekov threw himself to the floor. The Praetorian moved to cover him, and instinctively drew a G-9 heavy pistol from a holster at his waist.

“Sir, I think now would be the time to move you to another room.”

The aging ambassador allowed the Praetorian to help him to his feet, and took a last look out the window before he allowed himself to be escorted out of the room.

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Sofia, Old Imperial Senate Building, 12:00 PM

Dr. Isaac Andropov sat back in the high backed leather chair in the waiting area outside the office of the Imperial Foreign minister. He watched the news footage flickering across the flat screen television on the wall without expression, his fingers lightly stroking his recently shaved chin. He was a tall man with white hair and striking gray eyes His suit fit snugly around his tall form, and though he was pushing sixty-five years, he still was possessed of a powerful physique. The door to the office opened and a shorter, stockier man in a pair of wire rimmed glasses stepped out into the office.

“Dr. Andropov.”

Andropov’s neck snapped around to face the man and he got slowly to his feet. He walked over and shook the outstretched hand.

“Good to see you Alex.”

“Yes, sorry it couldn’t be under better circumstances.”

“The nature of the business. It’s rarely good news.”

“Yes, anyway, come in.”

The two entered the small, cramped office that served as the temporary hub of the foreign ministry. Aleksander Khukov, the Generian foreign minister of five months, shuffled some papers on his desk before turning to again face his visitor.

“No doubt you’ve seen the news?”

“I have.”

“Yes, well about fifteen minutes ago we got a call from the embassy. It’s pretty bad over there.”

“That’s what I’m hearing.”

“Of course, of course. You probably know more than I.”

“Perhaps, but go on.”

“Well, Kazatmiru’s instructed me to get in touch with you, tell you what’s been going on as far as we know, and the Generian government’s official position.”

“Alright.”

“As far as we know it’s a joint military force, all branches led by one Field Marshal Hassan-Pasha. Typical nationalist movement with heavy popular support in the civil services sector, police, etcetera. There’s been debate in the legislature lately. They’re upset with the Sultan. Thinks he’s too inviting. There’s talk from some demagogues of bringing things back home, staying true to Islamic Law. The usual rubbish.”

Andropov nodded attentively.

“Well, what we’re left with is a tinderbox situation. You probably know the exact details better than I, but the Generian government is in a real quandary. There’s been no word from the Sultan, and they’ve got things bottled up over there pretty nicely. They’re sealing borders and cutting wires across the board.”

Andropov nodded once more and then began to speak.

“I think I know where you’re going with this. I’d have reached the same conclusion in your position or that of His Majesty’s. We’ve got people over there, both of us do, and we can’t leave them over there with them storming embassies. They are closing borders, you’re right about that, but they can’t do it as fast as they’d like. We’ve still got a window of a few days before things get completely airtight. We’re going to have to act within this window if we want to bring our men home. I’ll need some details though. What are our personnel numbers?”

“About 150 diplomatic staff members including the ambassador and a contingent of twenty five Praetorians. Ambassador Krekov is reporting that only 135 of his people are accounted for.”

“Fine. GIIS, my department, has a good number of operatives in country. Most are dormant, but all are capable. I’m going to put them in touch, tell them to find your people and get them back inside. In the meantime seal up the embassy. Don’t let anyone enter or leave. When we need to move them, we’ll want them to be able to do so quickly. I’m giving us about ten hours before we have to act.”

The foreign minister nodded. His face was pale and his eyes were sunken and hollow from lack of sleep.

“Alright, Isaac. If anyone can get us out of this mess, it’s going to be you.”

“Well, keep it together. It’s going to be a long day at the office.”

Alexei shivered. Bad things were happening in the Khailfah, that much was obvious. He began going over a mental checklist of Malkyeri resources in the area. There was a naval fleet at Simonstown in Africa, and a few scatter units in northern Europe. Everything else was too far away to help.

"Karl, I understand. I've got to see to some things, but you should know that the Royal Palace is always open." With that, Alexei turned to leave.

***

Following the uprising in the KLM, orders were issued to all Royal Armed Forces in Europe not to attempt any intervention within the KLM's borders. Taking action in self-defense was permitted, but the commanders all knew full well that their scattered brigades were no match for the fury of the KLM's armies, and did not leave base grounds.

SAM batteries were set up, and perimeter fences were lined with razor wire and dotted with sandbag fortifications. Soldiers peered into the seemingly peaceful horizon, praying that they wouldn't be forced to fight their allies.

***

The Simonstown Naval Base, just south of Cape Town, South Africa, was a bustling mass of activity. The 7th Fleet had been ordered to put to sea immediately upon news of the fall of the Malkyeri Embassy in Istanbul, and crews and support staff rushed to ready the ships. The dreadnaught HMS Kenix Kil, in particular, looked like a carcass swarming with insects. The potential metaphor was not a pleasant one. Even working at this breakneck pace, it would be several days yet before the fleet was ready to depart.

A few submarines had been at sea on patrol at the time of the fall, and these vessels had been ordered to the north Atlantic and the Indian Ocean, to look for and observe movement by the KLM fleets. Running deep and silent, the sub commanders hoped to avoid contact with the larger KLM fleets in the area, at least until the main body of the 7th Fleet arrived to back them up.

***

It was late afternoon when the C-130 transport touched down at the Antwerp Air Force Base in Malkyeri Belgium. The plane taxied into a large hangar, where the rear bay door opened and a group of soldiers began unloading. After milling about for a few moments, the soldiers were told to head to one corner for a briefing. An aging colonel did the talking.

"Listen up. You guys are supposed to be some pretty bad motherfuckers. I hope it's true, because there's some crazy shit going down in Istanbul. Our buddies in the Navy are going to try to sneak you into the KLM, and get you back out again.

"Unofficially, you guys are codenamed Operation Laconia. It'll have three parts: Sparta, Thebes, and Thespus, 'cause those Greeks knew their shit. Each group will have a different mission, which you will be briefed on once you're en route to your various destinations.

"God help you."

The talk did not last long and afterwards the troops were split into the three groups. Covered trucks carried them into the city, where they boarded the train on a cover platform and were taken to the Antwerp Naval Base, for another briefing. It would be some time before they were able to depart, but still, great precautions were taken to hide them from any KLM satellites, as it was figured that the rebel military would control the satellites now.

At the AMI Headquarters, Bursa
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It was quiet an odd sight …six buildings of the AMI Headquarters…were untouched by the mutiny.. the Black Banner forces were just on the outer limits of the area where the AMI headquarters was location…it was odd and question flowing in the air…why hasn’t the Black Banner mutiny storm the AMI, or the High Guard and even the SIA buildings..the answer was the Mutiny was only attacking the state and parts of the system..but not leading a finger on the idea...just leaving the Intel agencies completely untouched.. if they were to touch the Intel agencies. the they will hell to paid …for touching the guardians of ideas of the Khailfah…

All the heads of the AMI, High Guard, and SIA were in meeting..and talking about current events


“Well, ladies and gentlemen…we have quiet a event happing in our wonderful nation…and to think the blasted guards of the state are now attacking the state and part of the system…but leaving us alone..quiet interesting if I must said.” remark Head of Al Muslimeen Intelligence- Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/200422_134215_2_006.jpg)

“You must give it to them to playing the act of pretending to threaten the Sultan and his government… they can’t do nothing to the Sultan…they took a oath of loyal to him…its all just an…act to make people think they are truly nuts..but I must hand it to them for pulling this…off..they are doing a great thing for the Khailfah by purging of unwanted elements…they are not going to do anything rash. But they are going to kill a number of ministers…of the good old Bolshevik Party to purify the state. Of those elements..” said Director of High Guard -Khan Noonien Singh (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/V000628008C.jpg)

“Well, its all well planned out as we can see…even some of our own branches join the rebellion…well then its very interesting outsides think it’s a pan Islamic rebellion…such foolish idea..its more of rebellion against the failue aspects of the state and parts of the system…that’s all I am going to said on that matter..” said Head Commissar of the High Guard–Sloan (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/sloan2.jpg)

“It let them think however they as long as they try enter our affairs…then we are good…besides…we let this happen for reason…to get rid of some unwanted elements..” said Chairmen Head of the High Guard Pavel Chekov aka Bester (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/bester.jpg)

“But of course, we will keep them out of the loop of what’s really happening ..beside we all know the Sultan and company is perfectly safe… and we’ll pretend to be in state of disarray…all part of the wonderful act..” remark Chairmen head of the AMI- Ibrahim Abboud (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/freeman.jpg)

“But of cause…we can’t allow anyone to know what we are up to…so that’s we why we had the arm forces storm the embassies to create something for the new media to focus on and allow our friends of the arm forces to do our bidding…” said First Deputy Chairmen of the AMI Heribert Rech (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/Rutger_Hauer.jpg)

“Yet, I do said this…we did upset a number of nations by doing this and made a number uneasy…oh well...we’ll not going to kill their embassies staff …well for now at least..our prime goal to get the purge finish as soon as they can do and go back to business as always.”remark First Deputy Chairmen of the AMI Julius Hermann Moritz Busch (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/go.jpg)

“Remember the AMI hand in this course of events..is nothing…we taking a very inactive role…in this act…we are pretending that we have been disable…and we will stay like that for now…”said Department Head of the AMI -Wolfgang Schüssel (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/bb506a35.jpg)

“We all know what’s going to happen…next…anyways…we are going to lay low for our own good.. Besides the PSC and the Sultan did give the go ahead for this mutiny to happen..its all part of greater scheme of things” said AMI Head Committee Chairmen-Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/Donald_Sutherland.jpg)

Then one of the leaders of the mutiny enter the meeting

“Well well, look what the cat drag in…. what’s beings you here…dear friend…” remarked The AMI Fifth Chief Directorate-Dr. James Maxwell (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/Malcom.gif)

It was AMI Black Hawks Head- Flag Rank General Fyodor Yakovlevich Karamazov (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/PrestonLG.jpg), he just smile at Dr.Maxwell remark and hand the Head of AMI , a report of the events

“Ladies and Gentlemen, I being you an update from your friends at the General Staff…first matter of bossiness….Act One is almost complete , we will finish up killing off the last of the Bolshevik Party …next will move on killing the 20 Bolshevik ministers in Parliament. Gentlemen I must comment you coolness in all this chaos….well planned chaos.. also I must said everyone is going to plan…within 72 hours..the government will be handle back power and we will on our way with the Jihad…against our age old rivals of the Tsarist Empire of the Carpathians, yes we going after that big size land mass which about the size of the South America in the South Pacific …yet we have acquire some reports that the Malkyer..may try something…I hope not…or they will face… shall we this..no I shouldn’t give all the details…let me put it this way…We have complete contral of the missile defense gird..I truly hope that Malkyer come to their sense..” He stated

“Your going to do it against them…they are our closest allies…and going to use our defense gird against them!” said Chairmen head of SIA -Eleftherios Venizelos Al-Asma’i (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/baal.jpg)

“Clam yourself…its just in case…besides we are going to move their staff and ANL to the palace for their own safely…for our stake..let us hope the Malkyer don’t do anything…that they will reget..good day to all I must report back to High Command.” Said General Fyodor and left the meeting room

“Should I rely a message to Malkyer about his, thought my spy network?” ask The AMI First Chief Directorate (Foreign Operations)-Dr. Pavel Petrovich Alexandrovich (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/hans3_s.jpg)


“No, we will stay out of this matter…we have our standing orders to get involed..besides I have feeling we’ll get a call from our friends in GE about…their embassy.. this meeting is dismiss..return to your offices for now..its for your only good.” Said Head of Al Muslimeen Intelligence- Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee and everyone left the room and went back to their offices..


At the Parliament building
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The Parliament building being lay siege by the 6th Cold Stream Russian guard regiment, 3rd Indian Black watch regiment, 48th Malay regiment, 103rd Light Turkish rife regiment and 19th Turkmen regiment, the commander of the overall Parliament siege taskforce got order from the General Staff to demanded for the 20 Bolshevik ministers, that were in the Parliament. The overall Commander got on the speak phone and yell out this message to the Parliament

“Ministers of Parliament, we will give you 20 minutes to send out the 20 Bolshevik ministers and hand them over to us…if you don’t give us the these ministers in that set time.. we will began shelling the Parliament building with live fire..this only warning and notice. Good day to you sirs!” said the overall Commander who happen to be Russian

At the House of Viziers building
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There was uneasy silence…the five black banner regiments say nothing and were just watching the building for anyone to move out …their orders were to just watch and guard the building.

At the Embassy section

The divisions that were assign to guard the embassy section, was parts of the 1st Turkish guard regiment, 7th Kurdish regiment, 99th Greek regiment, 86th Arab High Guard regiment, 120th Persian regiment, 19th Bulgarian Rife regiment, 24th Romanian Rife regiment, 48 Russian Rife regiment, 35th West African Rife regiment and two regiments from the East Asian Empires, 15th East Asian Empire Japanese regiment and 17th East Asian Empire Chinese regiment. They got orders from High Command to take out the Malkyer and ANL embassy staff out of the area and send them to the Sultan palace for safe keeping. But the Malkyer and ANL embassy guards were keep at their embassies. The army trucks came in and the officers bark out orders in broken English or perfect English for them to get on the trucks or get beheaded ..After they all got on the trucks..they were send to the Sultan Palace. Under heavy guard..

At the Sultan Palace
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The Sultan Palace under the watch of the 1-10 Black Legion regiments, 5th, 6th, 7th New Order regiments, and 14-18 AMI Ninth Directorate (Guards) regiments. They order to just keep watch and make sure nothing fishly happens and to prevent the Sultan and company from trying to escape. Then the trucks full of Malkyer and ANL staff came in and the trucks drove them about 100 feet in front of the Palace, the officers yell at them to get out of the Trucks and run towards the gates of the Palace, they had only three mintues to get out of the trucks and get to safely or be gun down by MG fire.

The Sultan was meeting with his staff, a when loyal officer told him to run outside and see what was happening, hearing what the officers were about to do….

The first words to come out the Sultan mouth were
“Run, run for your lifes!” He yell out to the Malkyer and ANL embassy staff, and then the officers yell out to the

“You have three mintues starting now…” then they unlock the doors of the Trucks and give then a running chance to save themselves…

Ambassador Karl Landsteiner got a highly encoded flash from High Command itself, stating any major offensive by land or sea and air from Malkyer will have a equal and opposite reaction from the Black Banner High Command..and there is small note stating…they will not hold back..

The Ambassador jump into a limo and rush to see Alexei and ran into his office

“Emperor Alexei, I must strongly recommend that you must not do anything rash in this chaotic times..we need public support for the Sultan Government at all cost, if we lose that support then all is lost for the Sultan…you see…lets just said if some nation launches a massive attack or single, but large attack, no matter how the good intensions were..could kick out nationalist feeling in the people , do their state is under attack by foreign power..just causing them to rally around the new leadership and forget about the old one…we can’t at all cost allow this to happen..whatever you plan please do not allow it to be a large scale operation…its just what the rebels need to get compete support of the people..no matter how your intensions are good..it give produce an unwanted outcome..which will be very bad for us…I strongly hope ,sir whatever your planning doesn’t have large scale attack..that’s all they need to get complete support loyal from the people.” Explain Ambassador Lansteiner

Al Muslimeen New Network
A Female reporter came on the air “Today so far has been complete chaos for most part.. we now cut to our field reporter Murad bin Ismail”

“This is Murad bin Ismail reportering,Here outside the Parliament building , roughly 19 minutes ago the arm forces give the Parliaments 20 minutes to send out 20 ministers of the KLM Bolshevik party..if they don’t not send out the ministers…they will be began shelling the Parliament and we only have” The new reporter look his watch” 20 seconds to respond …”

Then at the moment the camera focus on the soldiers who began to arm the G5: 155mm towed gun Howitzers and were waiting for the orders to began shelling the building

Then the camera man focus on the doors of the Parliament to see, they would give in…then..all at once…the 20 Bolshevik Ministers ran out of the Parliament with their hands up. Then the camera shows the soldiers taken to the firing squads that were down the street… The Overall Commander got on the speak phone and yell out to the Parliament” You have done an wise choice..if you didn’t Parliament would be in ruins..”

Then the New team follow the soldiers who took 20 ministers…then the Camera showed the Ministers begging for their lifes…without warning the officers open fire on the 20 Bolshevik Ministers..they were firing at will..they killed the 20 ministers within only a few seconds…

Then the camera focus on the New Reporter..who was dead pale..” Words…can’t explain what just happen….” Then four Black Legions officer ran to him began beating him and the cameraman.. just then the New broadcast when dead…a compete new blackout was in effect..

The very last broadcast the people saw was local new broadcast from Moscow…it showed the Bosheviks rioting and then showed the Arm forces gunning them down..then the cameraman show them the Kremlin, its red walls were being used for the firing squads, as they began executing Bosheviks left and right..then the Camreaman zone in to forus..the local police force joining in the mayhem and beating the Bosheviks with their lead piles..then the last image they saw was a Russian officer curb breaking the lens and then everything went black… a compete new blackout was in effect for the entire Khailfah…

Roger Haverford, the Ambassador, was one of the last out of the trucks in front of the Sultan's palace. He was over fifty years old, and out of shape. He didn't make it ten meters before he was lagging behind, red-faced and out of breath. He'd never been so scared in his life. Fifteen meters and he collapsed, unable to run further.

A strong hand grabbed the back of his suit jacket and half-lifted, half-dragged him another meter, and finally pulled him to his feet. Haverford was confused, until he saw the face of Jamie Hyneman, a young intern working at the embassy. The younger man ran literally into the ambassador, pushing him forward as the Malkyeri and ANL diplomatic staff reached the relative safety of the Sultan's palace.

Hyneman turned to watch the last stragglers running. Be a diplomat, they said. See the world, they said. Fuck them.

At well-known arm forces gathering place which an old Turkish coffee shop, the high ranking rebel officers were in meeting and discuss the current events, officers from all the branches were there in the meeting and were drinking Turkish Coffee.

An officer dress in the black uniform of the Black Hawks began the meeting, His rank of Colonel of the AMI Black Hawks

“Comrades of the rebellions, today we are doing to a great duty to the Khailfah as a whole and proving the Sultan , that we not his bloody pawns for his games to gain more powers…that is why we are going with his plans for this event..that’s why we against the plans and storm the Malkyer an ANL embassies and began killing those bloody traitors know as Bosheviks…plus we are not sticking with the grand plans..set down by our Sultan and Ministers…this fake coup is going to turning more real and real as the time goes by..we have already killed 20 ministers of the Bosheviks in Parliament and tonight at midnight , we are going to storm Parliament and kill the Praetor and numbers of Ministers…if we are force to , we will shell Parliament, the House of Viziers and the Sultan Palace, if they don’t bow to our will. The Unionist-Reformist faction have set their own downfallen by foolish doing this…by unleasing the arm forces.. tonight genltemen…we will began the systemanic killing the old system ever so slowly and replace with our own system and elect our faction leader as the Sultan of the Khailfah…hail to the Young Darusian Dune Emporer of the Khailfah al Muslimeen…who lead us to new paths of glory and not fail us like the Bashirian Emperor as ..”

Then a naval officer of the rank Lieutenant Commander rose up and said

“ Comrade, you we can’t break the oath of loyal to the Khailfah, and we will not dare even touching the Sultan and his ministers..how you think that your going to do?” ask the naval officer

“You asked a very good question!” said the Black Hawk officer” DID YOU HEAR HIS QUESTION COMRADES?” He ask the other officers and they nodded their heads in agreement

“I’ll give you answer to your question comrade Lieutenant Commander, what you have said is true..we can’t lay a finger on the Sultan and his cabinet , but we still can attack the Parliament …but not the House of Viziers…we are going to allow our friends of the Darusian faction do that by using soldiers for hire..let them take out the Sultan and his cabinet…just allow us to do whatever since we are not the ones killing the Sultan…” said the Black Hawk Officer

“Aye, we are swear to never harm the Khaif ..and what your doing is ingenious by using a loop hole..of having them use solders for hire..hail to the new Dune Emperor!” said Army Colonel

All the officers rose up and did a toast

“LONG LIVE THE DARUSIAN DUNE EMPEROR AND DOWN WITH THE BASHIRIAN DUNE EMPEROR!” and they drink all their burning hot Turkish coffees at once

“Well gentlemen , we have work to do returns to your post…remember High Command is just figureheads who think they have powers…we are ones with the true power!” Said the Black Hawk Officer

Then all the officers filled out


Near midnight, At the Parliament building, all the Ministers and Praetor was stuck in the building they wouldn’t leave the building since the arm forces were blocking all hopes of the building…they stuck in the death trap and they knew it..they decide to make the best of it and try to sleep…they were under the protection of the blood loyal Parliament Guard who wear light gray uniforms that look like Imperial Black Guard uniforms, which was branch of highly train officers, who only number 250 officers who were order and train to protect the Parliament at all cost from outside attack.. Well tonight…their training will come to the test of a lifetime…

Outside the Parliament building
AMI Black Hawk Alpha Group, Beta Group, Night Group, and Red Group(Special Operations detachments) were getting ready for the storming of Parliament, there were in total 1400 Black Hawk officers taking part in the operations , all loyal to the Black Banner rebellion cause… The Black Hawk officers got the go ahead to storm the Parliament and kill all the Parliament Guards, The Praetor and 20 ministers of the Socialist Progressive Party …that was their goals and order…

When the clocks hit exactly 12 o’clock midnight, all hell breaks loose…the Black Hawks break thought the doors of the Parliament and storm it…outside one can hear guns and flash bangs going off as the room to room fighting breaks out in the Parliament, between the Black Hawks and Parliament Guards …the Parliament Guards fought to the death…every officer give his or her life to protect the Members of Parliaments…within an half hour all the Parliament Guards were killed, by they manger to take down 100 Black Hawks down with them.. The Black Hawks enter the meeting chamber of the Parliament and killed in point blank range Praetor Boris Grigoryevich Afanasyev (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/ig.jpg ) and ministers of the Socialist Progressive Party, they quickly beheaded them and bought out their heads and put them on pikes …to show the world…also they torn down the Imperial Government flag and replace it with the Black Banner flag.. They will holding the remaining ministers hostage for now…they may decide to killed them at anytime..

At the same time…The arm forces storm all Dominions Governments buildings and began killing many ministers and other officials…at Moscow…the Kremlin was shelled before the troops storm and killed nearly half of the ministers of the Dominion government and the same thing was happening at the Provincial level…the arm force were effective killing the old government ever so slowly…and made painful as they could, slowly be surely crushing the outer layers of the Imperial Government, then working their way to the central ever so slowly..


Also they were getting ready to storm the AMI headquarters.. soon a big battle was about happen at the headquarters..

At the Sultan Palace, Sultan office roughly five minutes before the storming of Parliament

The Sultan and his Cabinet, plus a number of loyal arm force advisers and the Ambassadors from Malkyer and ANL were present in the meeting..

Arm forces officers were giving a debriefing to the Sultan.. on some reports that rely to them by the loyal AMI.by using a highly encoded transmission..

Brigadier Gorkon Vladimirovich Khristenko and Flag Rank Commander Siddig El Fadil of Imperial Black Guards, the only two high-ranking officers to stay loyal to the Sultan during the munity give the debreifing

“My Sultan accoding these latest reports from the AMI …the entire High Seas Fleet is getting ready to leave dock within the next four days at the least…also a number of SSBNs had left base and actived their slients drives..Black Banner Command is planning to use our fleet to cut us off from all outside help or contact..sir…even the Dominion fleets are getting called up … also sir..our reports are showing the process of complete lockdown will be compete withinn 48 hours..”reported Flag Rank Commander Siddig El Fadil

The Sultan asked
“ Is there any truelly loyal units that we call upon to help us to try turn the tide of the munity?” ask the Sultan

“Judging by AMI reports….we have 40 regiments that would rejoin and 10 fighter wings…but sir…the bad new to this..is these units are spread out thought to the remote corners of the Khailfah and will be of little help to us..sir..AMI is barely mangers to get the high encode transmissions thoughts the blocks the arm forces have set up…to prevent us from getting contact from our remaining allies in the nation..we are doing our best sir…but heavily outnumber and can’t do much sir..” reported Brigadier Gorkon Vladimirovich Khristenko

“Thank you gentlemen for whatever information you can get us..on this matter is good enough.. Now we must..” Then the Sultan was cut in middle of what he was saying , as Imperial Black Guard officer ran and turn the T.V.

“Sir there is something you must see…they allow this to be broadcast ..its not too petty..” said the Officer

The broadcasts showed the officers holding the pikes with Praetor and 20 ministers heads on it…then the broadcast showed the Moscow at the Dominion Government building and showing half the ministers being hanged or shot point blank… then it jump to Paris…it show the Dominion Prime Minister of the European Union, beginning behead on live public television…. Then the Sultan yells out

“TURN OFF THAT TV!” and the officers turn off the TV..

The Sultan turns very pale, he knew the plan was no longer in effect…nothing was going to plan…everything has gone wrong and rebellion had took a life of its own..and it may take his..

He looked at the Grand Vizier, the Prime Minister and High Chancellor, he was competely speechless…and dead pale.. he looked like if he was about to have heart attack..it was too much for him to handle…He just put his head in hands and just didn’t look up…most of the ministers were stone pale and in compete shock.. and said something

“Gentlemen…hell has frozen over..”

Istanbul

Vasilly Aljerevo flipped off the television. He walked slowly over to his desk, his face pale, but his expression remaining composed. He unlocked the drawer with a key he removed from his coat pocket and casually removed a file folder, a cigarette lighter, and a G-9 pistol. He opened the file folder, flipped through it, taking out a picture of his family, before closing it and taking the lighter in his other hand. He flicked it and touched the tip of the flame to the corner of the document, dropping it into the trash can as it caught. He set the lighter down, tucked the photo into his coat, and opened his laptop. He proceeded to quickly erase all files stored on the system in the next three minutes. He stood up and walked out into the larger adjacent room where a dozen other men were working furiously, burning files, erasing data, and smashing hard drives with baseball bats.

“What’s our progress?”

“Almost done, Mr. Aljerevo. Just a few more files to go.”

“Good. I’ll contact the Agency.”

Aljerevo stepped back into his office and picked up the phone which accessed a secure direct satellite line to the office of GIIS director Dr. Isaac Andropov.

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Andropov set down the document he was scanning and picked up the telephone.

“Dr. Andropov, it’s Vasilly Aljerevo.”

“How are things proceeding?”

“My men are destroying the last of the data files. Everything that could be packed and sent over the secure lines have been. You’ll have to sort them yourself. No time to be neat.”

“Of course. What’s the situation over there?”

“Ugly. It’s turning into a real bloodbath.”

“Have any of our men been harmed?”

“No. The violence is centered mostly around the palace and parliament buildings. They seem to have forgotten about us for the moment.”

“And the embassy staff?”

“All present and accounted for except for two who were out of town when the mess started. We’re checking consulates across the country. The rest were found reasonably quickly by my men and are now safe inside the compound.”

“How’s the ambassador holding up?”

“Well. Some of his men are shitting themselves, but he seems calm. He’s in the secure room with the others. We’ve sealed off the lower lobby and fortified the place pretty well. The flag’s still flying.”

“Good work. Hang in there. We’re going to get something done. I’ll give you my word.”

“Alright, Isaac.”

“Take care of yourself.”

He hung up the phone and rubbed his eyes before getting up and walking into the next room. He proceeded into the long white corridor a few doors and came to one very similar to all the rest. He swiped his identification card and stepped into the nondescript conference room where a half dozen or so men had gathered, some in civilian clothing, some in military uniforms. He took a seat in the chair closest to him at the large circular table.

“Gentlemen, I thank you for getting here so quickly and on such short notice, though I doubt any of you weren’t expecting the call if you’ve been watching the news. I’ve already spoken to several of you about the situation and our pending decision on remedying it, however, I’d like to let Advisor Aleksander Khukov have the floor to explain the situation in detail to you.”

The portly gentleman from the ministry of foreign affairs who was also not coincidentally the chief advisor of that bureau nodded in the direction of Andropov.

“Thank you, Dr. Andropov. As you are all more than well aware, the Generian embassy is located in Istanbul, and currently has in residence and occupation roughly three hundred Generians including diplomatic staff, soldiers, and GIIS liaisons. At approximately 11:30 AM local time this morning, a group of rogue Khalifah military officers launched a coup, marching on Istanbul. Shortly thereafter they entered the embassy district and shortly after that opened fire on and stormed two embassies, one belonging to the Malkyer government and one to the Aztec National League. The Malkyeri embassy was just down the street from our own, and so naturally our department ordered our staff and defense personnel into emergency status, locking down the compound and making it as defensible as possible.

Our GIIS liaison in the embassy reports that all Generian staff previously unaccounted for have currently been brought back to the embassy with the exception of two, who were believed to be on business elsewhere in the country. It is further presumed that they have since sought shelter at the nearest Generian consulates, as their training would have dictated, however we are currently looking into this to be certain. This puts us in a favorable position, at least as favorable a position as we can hold at this time. Our embassy was designed with defense in mind, and should the rebels decide to storm it, we will be prepared and will presumably be able to hold out for some time. General Brekov who was responsible for providing the embassy defense can elaborate on this.”

A muscle bound man in a green uniform began to speak.

“Thank you Mr. Khukov. There are twenty five Praetorians currently in the embassy, all armed and all trained to the highest standard. I have absolute faith in their ability to stave off any attack they might throw at us, at least until help can arrive.”

Andropov nodded to the general and the foreign minister and addressed the others.

“Now, gentlemen, it is out duty to make sure that help does arrive, however before we go into that I’ll give you a heads up on what we think is going on. The generals involved in the coup have all sworn an oath of allegiance to the Sultan and their warrior code is such that none would allow themselves to break such an oath, especially not in such numbers as have made themselves apparent. Therefore, at the outset of this incident it was speculated in my department that the coup was intended merely as a show of strength on the part of the armed forces, to communicate discontent among the men of the ranks in a visible manner, though remaining reasonably nonviolent. However, with regard to recent occurrences we are forced to discern that either a) we were wrong, or more likely b) the plan has broken down with the Malkyerian government’s recent moves towards large scale military action. No matter which is the case, the results will remain largely the same. We are dealing with a highly more volatile situation than we originally suspected, we have less time to deal with it, and our plans to remedy it up to this point have all been shot to Hell. We are therefore left with very, very few options, gentlemen, and we must decide which one to use as quickly as possible. Lord Varus himself has agreed to attend and give us insight into the objectives specified by the Emperor and Imperial core advisors. Lord Varus, if you would elaborate, please.”

A man who appeared in his late thirties, dressed in a simple though elegant suit nodded to Andropov, and spoke in a soft, though subtly imposing voice.

“Thank you Dr. Andropov. His Majesty has of course been following this situation closely and has reached similar conclusions to those of Dr. Andropov and the other bureaus. Recognizing the increasingly dangerous and unstable nation of the Khalifah, we must recognize one objective and only one objective: get our men out of Istanbul. Previously we had wanted to do so utilizing channels via the AMI intelligence service, however noting that the armed forces are no longer considering government buildings to be sacred and have already ransacked parliament, we find that that option is no longer available, and thus must undertake matters ourselves. As Dr. Andropov has said, our options are few and foremost in our minds is the use of the Imperial combined armed forces to make a quick extraction of first the embassy personnel in Istanbul, and later all Generian staff and civilians from the consulate. Travel advisories have been put into effect and all Generian citizens have been instructed to go to the nearest consulate, however many already began doing so earlier in the incident and therefore our position for such an extraction is quite favorable.”

Andropov nodded.

“Yes, as you can see a quick extraction operation may well be our best chance to bring our men back home. I’ll let Admiral Czekov elaborate.”

A man in his mid fifties, clad in a blue uniform began to speak.

“We currently have two moderately sized task forces operating in the area, each one currently served by a full sized and two escort carriers along with a contingent of smaller escort ships. The rebellious forces have initiated a lockdown of the country and have threatened to intercept all unauthorized nautical and aerial traffic, however I will add that they have not had the time they need to thoroughly establish the net, leaving us a small window. We could, if we act now, get a squadron of VTOLs and a contingent of soldiers to Istanbul and the Generian embassy to perform the extraction. General Streteskyc will be able to describe the details to you more clearly.”

A young man, early thirties, in a black uniform took the floor.

“We propose to send a squadron of six heavy VTOL transports into the area. That would allow us to put about 125 Black Guardsmen on the ground in and around the embassy compound to cover the evac in addition to the fire support VTOLs themselves. I will remind you that the ‘Lew’ VTOL gunship/transport is a stealth aircraft, and would allow us a greater chance of getting in quickly and unseen. Once at the compound we would have to move quickly. The rebels would be caught off guard and disoriented, but it would only be a matter of time before they regrouped and came at us in full force. Following the loading of the embassy staff, soldiers, and GIIS personnel, we would make a break straight for the sea and the task forces which would enter an extraction zone a short distance within Khalifah territorial waters to pick up the VTOLs and their cargo and make a break for open water. Shortly thereafter, we would be joined by the 14th fleet which would commence extraction operations throughout the country.”

Andropov nodded gravely.

“Right now this stands as the plan. Anyone have a better one?”

The room remained silent.

“Alright. Then let’s get it done.”

Andropov got to his feet and stepped out of the conference room. The race was on.

There was amount of outrage along the mutiny officers with the ransacking of the Parliament and other Imperial Government buildings to them that cross the lines…to openly attack the system was major taboo in the state to do so…but to act against these rouge officers…they need support of the Hero of the Khailfah to rise up in counter rebellion against the black banner rebellion.. it was now 5:30 a.m in the morning..the day after the mutiny began..

At General Staff Building, A young Muslim Indian officer by the name Lieutentant Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari was enlisted by the officers of the counter rebellion to get the support of Field Marshal of the Al Muslimeen Army Ghazi Ali Hassan Pasha, which will grant the counter rebellion the much need support to rebel against the Black Banner mutiny. Since High Command was looked upon as nothing but the figurehead of the mutiny, only two regiments were assign to guard the buildings, they were of the 485th Indian rife regiment and 500th Kurdish rife regiments. Lieutentant Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari was assign to the 485th Indian rife regiments, so he was the idea choice to meet and get the Field Marshal support in the counter rebellion. When he dischange from his post, and was allow get some slept..instead of getting sleep he went to the Field Marshal office.

He knock on the door once and heard a tired voice said come in, he enter the office and address the Field Marshal

“Sir, Lieutentant Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari of the 485th Indian rife regiment, permission to speak freely!”

“Permission, granted Lieutenant Ansari of the 485th Indian rife regiment.” Reply the tired old man known as Field Marshal of the Al Muslimeen Army Ghazi Ali Hassan Pasha

“Sir, I know that you join the mutiny on the grounds of restoring the old ways of the Khailfah by protesting and somewhate roughing up the government…your reasoned and belief were correct sir..but original ideas of this uprising have been betrayed by these officers of the black banner rebellion..they have turn their backs to the original ideas of the Revolution..look at what they done…they break the oath of loyal to system and ransack it…they killed many ministers of Parliament and the Praetor…the broken code of honor… they attack the system…we only wanted to protest…and they went to far by storming the embassies and the Parliaments of the Dominions and Imperial governments…they cross the bloody line…we only wanted to change the state not the system or ideas…now they threaten to attack the Sultan, our Khailf….we look oath of loyal to Khailfah…and now they want to break too and cross the line…damn it man…they must be stopped at all cost…sir, with your support we’ll have roughly 70 regiments in Asia Minor alone that would join us in the counter rebellion and countless others regiments throughout the Khailfah, that would join us in when they hear that you join us…we also have the support of the number of air force commanders and navy officers willing to join our cause to right this wrong..and rumors are that AMI is very upset on what the Black Banner rebellion has done by storming the Parliaments….if we manger to get this counter mutiny going .. The navy officers promises us that garrison (Marines), Naval Infantry Divisions and crews of the Izmir, Alexandria, Sevastopol, Odessa, St.Petersburg, Dakar, Lagos, Dar Es Salaam, Kiel, Bombay, Jiddah and Algiers will rise up and join the counter mutiny… and 20 air wings plus two paratrooper corps will join us..all we need is your support..you are the warrior of faith…as a young child I looked up to you…I used to collected a newspaper articles about your dareing stands against the Soviets, PLA, and NATO…you are hero of all the officers..sir, please join us in correcting this wrong that we have started!” Stated the Lieutenant

Then Field Marshal made his opinion known

“. We;ve made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They kill ministers and we fall back ..and just watch them …killed innocent people. They storm our government and…killed our Praetor and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further! And I will make them pay for what they've done to our people and our beloved Khailfah.. You have my compete support in this counter mutiny and also I presume that you got the support of all the General Staff, didn’t you?”

“Yes, sir…we got the compete support of all the General Staff, you were the key for this counter mutiny to happen!” reply the Lieutenant

“Good, when will the counter mutiny happen?” ask the Field Marshal

“Soon…very soon..”Reply the Lieutenant and he left the room


At AMI headquarters

Head of Al Muslimeen Intelligence- Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee was in office, getting ready for the next meeting the AMI heads. He walked in the meeting..most of the heads were very very upset with what the Black Banner rebel has done.. most noteable was AMI Black Hawks Head- Flag Rank General Fyodor Yakovlevich Karamazov

“ The son of bitch…use the name of Black Hawks when they storm the Parliaments….those fuckers will pay for this…they use soldiers for hire…yet they used my arm forces name for it…how dare they..” said General Fyodor

“They are trying to dishonor the name of the AMI..for that crime..we’ll killed them all..” said The AMI Second Chief Directorate Head- Dr. Nikolai Alexandrovich (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/diehard2f.jpg)

“To used the name of the Black Hawks for crime done by soilders for hire..is a major insult to us…to think we were supporting them before they decide to storm the Parliaments and killed the ministers, then they dare to us our name in for their crimes..we will get our payback..” said The AMI First Chief Directorate (Foreign Operations)-Dr. Pavel Petrovich Alexandrovich (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/hans3_s.jpg)

“Gentlemen, the AMI will get its payback for this major insult to our honor..I will allow General Fyodor to go into detail.” Said Head of Al Muslimeen Intelligence- Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee

“Gentlemen, we have made connections with many elements of the mutiny. That very upset with present events and are planning to start counter mutiny.. We are going to join them…all units under the control of the AMI, such as the Black Hawks, Black Legions, Imperial Black Guard, Black Hawks, the Janissary corps, and New Order corps will switch to the side of the counter mutiny….just giving our black banner friends a nasty surprise and it will be our revenge for trying to ruin our good name in the Khailfah.. To think using Soldiers for hire to storm the Parliament and then use the name of the Black Hawks to show who did…that cross the line…now we’ll killed for fucking with the AMI!” Said General Fyodor

Then the meeting was dismissed and the AMI went back to plotting and getting ready for their revenge…


Just outside the Sultan Palace at siege lines

Roughly six army trucks enter the mutiny lines and the trucks were filled with an number of soldiers for hire from Dominion of European Union from the Region of Germany.

The rouge Black Hawks Colonel welcome them and said” Friends you did an damn good job at handing the Parliament and my idea of using the AMI Black Hawks as cover name was ingenious..to ruin the name of that group is key..” He

Then the Soldier for hire head commander reply with a thick German Accent
“Ja, but sir you know storming the Sultan Palace is going to very hard on my men and will be high losses on both sides my hire soldiers and the Sultan loyal forces.. are we going to get pay extra for this, Colonel Pavel Smerdyakov?”

“But of course…besides don’t worry if everything goes to plan…we’ll take the palace with easy and killed the Sultan with easy..” reply rouge Black Hawks Colonel known as Colonel Pavel Smerdyakov, once the right hand man of AMI Black Hawks Head- Flag Rank General Fyodor Yakovlevich Karamazov

“Very well my 1300 soilders will began the attack at 1 o’clock p.m. today.. soon Sultan Bashir head will be resting a on a pick..” Said Commander Kurt

“Good…very good..” said Colonel Paval Smerdyakov

At the same time…The Black Banner rebel command move in 4 more regiment(62nd Turkish Rife regiment, 562nd Serbian Guard, 900th Albanian Rife regiment and the 89th Georgian Rife regiment.) To the embassy section of Istanbul to double up support for the units already in the area..and also to prevent anything fishily from happening on part of Embassies..

“Well, I guess this adventure is taking another life of it’s own, Angelica.” Quetzalcoatl Nochtli, the Premier of the Aztec National League, sat back in the Sultan’s palace. After his conference in Blargistania, he decided to visit his old friend, Sultan Suleiman Al Bashir II. However, the Premier and his wife ended up getting more than what they were expecting.

Angelica sat next to her husband, emotionally disconnected from the situation. Rather than being hysterical, she kept her composure and said, “Good thing Xihuitl’s not with us.” Although their one year old son, Xihuitl, should’ve been there with them, she decided last minute that it could be too dangerous. “Good thing we chose this not to be the day he’s exposed to the international world.”

Silence followed after that. Their wasn’t much to say – the truth is that there is mass rioting outside, one of Aztlán’s most powerful and largest allies’ population was against them and they were trapped with no where to run. The Premier loved his job, but this went beyond the job description. “Fun way to start a vacation, eh?” Said the Premier, trying not to loose his sense of humor.

“This is the first vacation since you took office, the first vacation in the year I’ve been married to you.” Angelica retorted, a bit irritated.

Quetzalcoatl sighed...”True, but I’ve enjoyed every moment of being Premier.”

“You think our embassy will hold out until the situation quells?” Asked Angelica.

Quetzalcoatl looked outside, “They’ll have to, their lives are depending on it, plus our national image…They’re tough, they’ll hold it out long enough.”

“Well, let’s see if we can get a view of the situation, shall we?” Quetzalcoatl said.

The two walked over to the nearest television set and watched the “situation.” It was a total nightmare. The grotesque images of heads on pikes, beheadings, lynchings and execution style shootings. The rest of the ANL embassy workers couldn’t watch the carnage, the complete chaos. Only Quetzalcoatl and Angelica watched in complete silence. Quetzalcoatl had seen similar atrocities in the battle fields…But, no rebel insurrection he fought in could match this. This was almost surreal, as if society has ceased to exist in its entirety.

Angelica said in complete astonishment, “How could this happen?”

Quetzalcoatl remarked with indignation and anger, “Nothing is as it seems to be. The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple. Something’s amiss here, and it’s going to cost many, many lives.” He was speaking softly, when he said this, he didn't want to complicate the situation the Sultan was going under, nor complicate their own.

The couple hear the sultan shouting "TURN OFF THAT TV!" and are startled. In the several times the three have met, this was the first that they have heard him yell. Angelica leaned over to Quetzalcoatl and whispered, "I can't tell from his reaction, he was either caught completely off guard or this isn't what he was expecting."

Quietly, Quetzalcoatl said, "Until something manifests itself, I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt."

At 7:30 a.m. that morning.. at Sultan Palace

The Sultan couldn’t sleep at all, he couldn’t rest his mind with everything that was going on…he drank at least eight cups of Turkish coffee to himself wide awake..He just looked out to the siege lines and watch the soldiers for hire in their black uniforms and amour getting ready to storm the Palace..he knew damn well that he was outnumber…he had about only 400 Imperial Black Guard officers and 40 AMI agents were assign to the Palace..they outnumber and out gunned by 1300 soldiers for hire..yet He decide he will make his last stand here and not falled..here he’ll died with a gun in hand..he went out with his Brigadier and Flag Rank Commander to the main hall to inspect his troops before the coming back..

As his two officers and the Sultan walked down the hallways, they were heading to main hall. Then a officer from communications room ran up to the Sultan and handle the news flash from the AMI

The Sultan read it and he smile for once…and started to tear up..and he spoke to his two officers

“Genetlemen..its beings me great joy to being this news to you..to tell that our soldiers of the Empire didn’t storm the Parliaments or were the ones killing the Bolsheviks..those were soldiers for hire..not our men.. Just showing our soldiers are refusing to break the oath of loyal to the Khialfah…just showing that those rouge officers of the mutiny have to use soldiers for hire to do their biding..since they can’t… Also this shows us that the arm forces are not against us..its just a number of officers…therefore we must defeat the soldiers for hire and then go killed some traitor officers..I have a feeling if we are able to hold off these soldiers for hire and defeat…we’ll win back the support of the arm forces..only if win here and not fall back.. even if I don’t make it and we win…we must get those traitors and behead for their crimes…how I long to see that…” said the Sultan

“Its good to hear that our own men won’t rise their arms against us…now we have get ready for the coming battle..” said Brigadier Gorkon Vladimirovich Khristenko

“Yet how long can we hold them off without support…of couse my men have been working on getting the emergency subway back online. Which will be online by the time they attack..I can’t speed it up that much..we can transport as most of the staff and you my Sultan to the AMI headquarters..where you will be safe ..but we must hold them off long enough..for everyone to get out..Know this the AMI agents and Imperial Black Guard will fight to the death.” said Flag Rank Commander Siddig El Fadil

“Get the emergency subway up and running as fast as you can..I know the munity fired the system before attacking…get my family, my staff, Prime Minister, Grand Vizier, High Chancellor, the Malkyer and ANL embassy staff…these my standing orders..do not question gentlmen…I will fight along side by side with my men..I’ll be last to leave this palace, if allow to…I will end this Frankistein here and now, I will this mess that I have started even if its takes my life .. there will many more Khailfs to come after me….know this I die in the name of the Khailfah..with sword and gun in my hands..”said Sultan

The two officers bow their heads in repect and honor of the Sultan last wishs.

Then they finally reach the main hall and Sultan faced his 400 Imperial Black Guard officers and 40 AMI agents were there waiting for the speech from the Sultan..They made of many backgrounds, they range from Russians to West Africans to Arabs to Persians, to Kurds to Indians and many more backgrounds were there… The Sultan enter the hall and nodded to his men..He was dress in the Black Uniform of the Imperial Black Guard, and had on his trademark black gloves and sunglasses, along with a Black Fez, that he was wearing on his head.

“My soldiers of the Khailfah..today we will face the foes of the Khailfah. Today we will make our stand against them…today we will fight to the last soldier and take out as many of those rebels as we can…we do not fear death..we all welcome it with great happiness.. Today we shall make our stand.. and show our comrades in throughout the Khailfah to rebel against these traitors rise up in name of the Khailfah..I will fight side by side with my soilders…we together we fight and die…show no fear my comrades.. we will fight to the bitter end in name of the Khailfah!” said the Sultan

The officers and agents said nothing; they just bow their heads in respected. They were armed with XM8 Lightweight Assault Rifles, AK-103, Desert Eagle handguns and SPAS-12 (pump action shotgun), all of them had on body amour , inculding the Sultan, to have some protection at least.

“Now, ladies and gentlemen of the Imperial Black Guard, you order to man you post, and also to AMI agents you stay here for moment.” Said the Sultan

Then the Imperial Black Guardsmen left the hall and the AMI agents were left in the hallway and Sultan spoke to them

“My agents of the AMI, I have all but one assignment for …protect my family, my cabient, Prime Minister, Grand Vizier, High Chancellor, the Malkyer and ANL embassy staff..I order you personal to protect them at all cost..they must get out of the palace and make it to the AMI headquarters via emergency subway, once we get back online…now you have yours order to move these people to basement..the most well defend floor in this palace and has to access way to the Emergency subway..you are now dismiss agents..” Said the Sultan

And then he disappear into the hallways of the Palace with his two officers

The agents lead the “The group”(Sultan family, Sultan cabient, Prime Minister, Grand Vizier, High Chancellor, the Malkyer and ANL embassy staff) to basement floor. After they got into the basement floor, the most well secure floor in the entire palace, the AMI explain what was going to happen.

“Now listen now and listen closely, we will be relocating all of you to the AMI Headquarters…via the emergency subway system..which is currently being repair and will be repair compete by 1:40 p.m at the max… yes the blast mutiny knock it out before we could use it…we fixing the problem as fast as we can.. note the access way to the subway in this floor, when we get the system and running…we’ll for you all to come to the safely of the AMI Headquarters..for now please stay clam and everything will be taken care of.” Said Agent Idriss al Hassad (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/6c60350e.jpg)

“Where the Sultan, why isn’t he here with us?” ask Dune Empress of the Imperium Sophia al Fuad bin Bashir (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/sandra_bullock.jpg), one of the Sultan wives

“Yes where is our husband…shouldn’t he be here with us in safely?” ask Dune Empress of the Imperium Roxelane Lisowska bin Bashir (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/EvaLongoriaX.jpg), said another wives

“He is the leader of this nation…he is needed here where he can get out alive..what’s going on here..”asked Dune Empress of the Imperium Haziqah bin Bashir (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/Sh86.jpg) and another wives

“The Sultan will be here shortly…he has to tend to some key items before coming here…don’t worry, he’ll be here soon..” said Political Commissar AMI Rank Captain Mikhail Tomsky (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/reeves.jpg)

And with that the Sultan wives questions were put to rest..for now..

Then Commissar Mikhail and Agent Idriss went out the Basement and to first floor

“Idriss..they can’t know that the Sultan is not planning to come at all or he’ll at the dead last minute. But all cost..they must not know this..it will upset them and make matters worse..” said Political Commissar Mikhail

“Understood…sir, you do know they are going to attack around one o’clock and also we don’t know if we can get up and running intill 1:40 at the best…if they do attack we have to hold them off long enough for us to get them out.” Said Agent Idriss

“I know..I know..” said Mikhail

Emergency Situation Briefing Room, Carrier GIS Lew

“Alright gentlemen,” the stern faced Imperial Praetorian Black Guard Major spoke to a room full of black uniforms as he paced back and forth in front of a projected map of Istanbul with inlaid embassy schematics.

“As you are all well aware, some bastards in Istanbul thought it would be a good time to start making some trouble for the Sultan. Under any other circumstances this wouldn’t be of much concern to us, but as you are also well aware, the aforementioned bastards have stormed a couple of embassies. Now, realizing that Generia has its own embassy in that sector of the city, this incident has suddenly become our concern, and so therefore it is now our job to go into Istanbul and pull our boys out.”

He paused and gestured at the map display.

“The embassy is located here, in the southern sector of the city, the so called embassy district. This was one of the first districts seized and secured by the rebels, so you can suspect a heavy presence there. However, you have to remember that His Majesty the Emperor does not want to involve Generia officially in this mess, just wants his citizens back home. Therefore you have express orders from the Emperor to refrain from killing anyone, unless of course you are fired on first, under such circumstances you have express orders from the Emperor to terminate their asses with extreme prejudice. Do I make myself clear?”

“SIR, YES SIR!”

“Beautiful. Get your asses on those birds and bring me back some diplomats.”

The 125 Praetorian Black Guards, members of an outfit that was largely considered to be made up of the best warriors Generia had to offer, jumped to their feet and scrambled to the upper decks to outfit themselves for the mission. In ten minutes, the six VTOL transports had lifted off from the carrier deck and were streaming towards the territorial waters of the Khalifah Al Muslimeen.

Shanghai, Upper Xen-

Gordon Lew was sipping some Suntory whiskey, reading over the reports from the State Department on the matters in the KLM. Apparently, the situation, as of a few hours ago, had gone bananas. Foreign legations were being stormed, and the government was in danger. It seeemd the whole nation was convulsing in pain.

Still, he recognized that he was busy at home with other matters. Full scale intervention aftrer a mass civil war, with the desire for peace on the minds of the people, was not the wisest action to take. But he had to do something about the Xenizen Embassy. They would be swept up, taken hostage-nothing he wanted.

He then called Generalissimo Huang, now the supreme military leader in the land, second after Gordon himself.

"Generalissimo, I want to get our embassy out of the KLM before things get too hot. You think you can do that?"

Huang laughed, and said, "Son, I can do a heckuva lotta things. It depends on how you wanna handle it."

Lew then said, "Quickly and without much blood."

Huang then said, "Well get Marines. Send a C-130, 200 Marines, and some helicopters to get our Staff out."

Lew said, "Make it so."

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The Xenizen Embassy, Istanbul-

The situation had gone bananas. The sounds of demonstrating angry soldiers was getting to be too much. The Ambassador had ordered the Embassy sealed off; the Embassy Guards waited like hawks, watching for those who would try and violate its santicty.

Inside, the staff packed their things. Running on emergency generators, they began making copies of important documents, and shredded the originals using crisscut shredders. Personal items were being stowed hurredly in suitcases, to make a fast getaway. PCs were being unplugged and packed up in styrofoam boxes. A sense of restrained panic was in the air.

The Ambassador and his family were hiding in their office, cleaning up. Bodyguards and Embassy Guards were patrolling the areas inside, in case the violence infiltrated.

Many prayed. They also wondered, when would they get out?

Meanwhile, somewhere in Central China, Upper Xen-

"Alright boys and girls and Borderworlders," said the mission commander. "Word from above says that our boys in the Xenizen Embassy in Istanbul are in danger, thanks to local ruffians. Now intel says that there are some who have not revolted, but a goodly amount have revolted and taken the opportunity to raise hell. So, we're going to do this the silent way."

He pointed to a map on the wall of istanbul. "We're going in via C-130 to Istanbul International along with several helicopters, along with several Land Rovers to bring your rears to the Embassy. While we form a cordon sanitare, the Helos will go in, one at a time, to take our men and materiel out. Do not fire unless fired upon. Got it?"

The troops nodded yes, and said, "Yes sir!"

The mission commander then said, "Go to it."

The men then boarded their C-130, and several Land Rover Defender 90 combat models boarded the plane as well. Meanwhile, several Blackhawk helicopters, and several Stratotankers lined up to escort them. Then, they lifted off.....

At 12:00 P.M. , of that day..

The officers of Izmir Naval Base, decide this was the time to began the counter mutiny against the Black Banner mutiny, these officers were being lead by the AMI Political Commissars, they storm into the Command Center of the Naval Base. These counter mutiny officers and their guns draw at the Black Banner mutiny officers who had their guns draws at them…both sides had their guns draw each other…but one problem existed. They couldn’t fire at eachother… they were a band of brothers…best friends…brothers in arms…they knew one side was right and one side was wrong.. The AMI Political Commissar made a plead to the other side to join them and arrest traitor officers

“Comrades…these officers have betrayed the ideas of Revolution and attack openly our system, our ideas and are threatening to attack our Khaif…these traitors must arrest for their crimes against the Khailfah!” said the AMI Political Commissar

Then all at once, the officers and soldiers on the Black Banner side turn against the their leaders and arrest them.. Six officers in total were arrested for betraying the revolution. This scene was being repeated over all the Khailfah, has the counter mutiny spread around the many lands of the Khailfah.. The main reasoned for the arm force switching sides was do the storming of the Parliaments, which to them broke the oath of loyal…At all once the a stand down order was issue by High Command aka General Staff…a massive stand down began to happen…as troops arrest the mutiny leaders under the change of treason against the state. Throughout the Khailfah , the counter mutiny troops storm the Parliaments and free the ministers that being held hostage by the Soldiers for hire, they also killed the soldiers for hire..They arrest the regional leaders of the Black Banner mutiny and put them under heavy in till everything return to normal. Then they’ll decide the faith for these traitors.. A massive stand down of the arm forces began to happen, troops began pulling out of the major cities. The lockdown mode was called off and normal was slowly returning..all because of mistake on part of Mutiny leaders to openly attack system…that cross the line for most of the officers in the mutiny.. With the counter mutiny retaking and restoring control of the arm forces back to the state…the Mutiny was collapsing within itself..yet the Counter mutiny had yet to reach Istanbul.. by 12:40 A.M…all because the there was not AMI Political Commissar in Istanbul to began to counter mutiny, word reaching them ..About the counter mutiny and soldiers were being plot to join the counter mutiny when the time was right..

An interesting note about KLM arm forces, they were key on doing everything at once, even thought the time zones did pose a problem…yet these officers of the KLM factor that in also. Everything happens like clockwork. Everything was tune to 12:00 Istanbul stranded time, no matter what the time different was.. The counter mutiny began on right on the dot.. Coordination was key element for the counter mutiny.

At AMI headquarters around 12:50 a.m.

Head of Al Muslimeen Intelligence- Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee held another meeting of the Intel heads

“Gentlemen, only 50 mintues ago massive counter munity to the Black Blanner , also we have regain contral of the nuke stockpiles…most the enitre arm forces have switch back to loyal to the State..do the fact that the munity has cross line by attacking the system…that’s root cause for the counter munity..,we don’t have enough commissars in Istanbul to start up the counter munity, we do have an number of units already in Istanbul to kick start the counter munity…when the time is right we’ll start the counter munity in Istanbul..also Time is not on our side….the soilders for hire will attack the Sultan sometime around 1 o’clock p.m..now we must work fast to try to help Sultan…we will order units to step in and try to save the Sultan and start the counter munity at all cost, we must do it right.” Said Head of Al Muslimeen Intelligence- Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee

“Also the latest reports from our agents in the Palace have stated that their end of the emergency subway system is still off line and they said it won’t be online …so time is very important …they must delay and hold off the soilders for hire as long as they can..intill we can kick start the counter munity and save them…Our units will lead the reuse of the Sultan..” said AMI Black Hawks Head- Flag Rank General Fyodor Yakovlevich Karamazov

“Indeed, let us hope the Sultan and his officers can pull this off..” said Head of Al Muslimeen Intelligence- Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee


Just outside the Sultan Palace, the Guards of the Ninth Directorate officers began speading the word of the munity to the officerrs of the other units…they told them to wait for the right moment to spring into action and end this rebellion once and all.. Also all over Istanbul…AMI Commissars began speading the word for the counter munity…all in good time…it will happen ..but would it happen by 1:00 p.m or much later…

KAM Territorial Waters, 20 miles south of Istanbul

Corporal Zver Arasleno gazed solemnly at the barrel of the GIR-47f carbine resting in his lap as the dull but loud drone of the VTOL engines roared in his ear. He looked up at the sea of blackened faces, distant eyes, and urban camo; twenty-five decorated, hardened individuals riding in the belly of a tin can on an aerial highway to Hell.

The aircraft’s com system came to life.

“This is it boys, KAM territorial waters. We’re officially breaking the rules.”

Arasleno took the last cigarette from a pack in his breast pocket and put it between his lips. He accepted a light from an officer seated beside him and inhaled deeply, exhaling the white smoke through his nostrils. The VTOL continued on, flying at maximum cruise speed just a few meters above the waves, avoiding the sweeping eyes of the Khalifah’s RADAR emplacements.

In the cockpit, the grizzled, bearded pilot handled the stick with grace, watching the horizon. Suddenly, from over the blue line the spires and domes of Istanbul rose, striking and beautiful in the hot noonday sun despite the plumes of black smoke that marred parts of the skyline.

“Christ. Would you look at that.”

The pilot flipped the switch again opening the intercom to the rear compartment.

“Coming up on Istanbul. Lock and load.”

Corporal Arasleno shoved a magazine into the carbine and turned to look out the window. Sure enough the cityscape was fast approaching. The six Generian VTOLs continued to stream in fast and low, coming over a beach and maneuvering towards the embassy sector, narrowly dodging low ridges and buildings. Then finally the pilot saw the flagpole in the distance, the proud Generian standard waving on the staff. Corporal Arasleno flicked the safety off.

The Seventh Fleet of the Royal Navy had reached its destination. Off the coast of Africa, the massive grouping of warships waited in the Indian Ocean. This fleet had the firepower to annihilate nations. It had more guns than many armies. And yet, its orders were not to make use of this immense destructive capability.

The Emperor himself had issued an explicit command, forbiding any aggressive action by the Royal Navy against ships or territory belonging to the Khailfah al Musilmeen.

"If we act aggressively, we'll sacrifice what little currency we have with the Khailfah military. This is a show of resolve, nothing more. I do not want anyone to shoot anything unless it's an imminent threat to the fleet. Our utmost objective is to secure the safe release of our Ambassador, his staff, and the embassy guards. Anyone who violates my orders, I will kill them myself."

The fleet was careful to stay well outside of KLM territorial waters, and maintained only token air patrols. Hopefully the Khailfah military would understand that the Imperial Commonwealth did not want a war.

***

Attention: Interim Government, Khailfah al Musilmeen

There remains in your custody personnel from the Malkyeri Embassy in Istanbul. The Imperial Commonwealth demands the immediate surrender of these persons, as well as those members of the embassy of the Aztec National League, to the forces of the Imperial Commonwealth, or a suitable neutral state.

The Imperial Commonwealth of Malkyer and the Khailfah al Musilmeen are allies, yet this alliance has been sullied by the Khailfah military's dishonorable treatment of diplomatic personnel. Malkyer does not pretend to claim authority over internal matters in the Khailfah, nor do we wish to end the years of friendship between our nations.

Release our diplomats and their guards, and those of the ANL.

[signed]Alexei I

Somewhere over Istanbul-

The C-130 and its retinue of helicopters were buzzing high over Istanbul now. The men were armed, equipping tear gas and all kinds of goodies, in case the enemy got rowdy. They were told not to shoot unless shot at, which was nice, since it looked like they were going to get shot at (OOC: THey do not know about the countercoup).

The pilot of the C-130 relayed a preplanned message to KLM Forces-

"KLM Forces, this is the Xenizen Marine Corps, requesting permission to land, over. We are here to retrieve Xenizen diplomatic personnel, they may be in danger. We are not here to hurt or harm you. We just want to get our boys out. Repeat, request permission to land and begin retrieval, over."

At 1:00 P.M outside the Sultan Palace

Right before the Soldiers for hire began their assault on the Sultan Palace , the two commanders discuss their plans..

“Sir, I have already assign four groups of men to the embassy, which is about 400 soldier. Three more groups to be resign to watch over the Parliament, which adds up to 300 soldiers. Just leaving me with 600 soilders to storm the Palace..We better get pay well for this..your speadings my men …you know…thanks to you I may not able to do this mission correctly.. even thought I have study the plans for the Palace…why have you order me to spead out my men.” Ask Commander Kurt of Soilders for hire

“Change in plans..We have to make sure that everything will still go to plan..that’s all ” said AMI Black Hawk Colonel Paval Smerdyakov

“Ah, I see…very well then…I’ll see after storming Palace and I’ll be presenting you the Sultan head on a sliver plate.” Said Commander Kurt left the Colonel and went to see his men


Then Commander Kurt organize his men into six groups of 100 each, they had on SWAT amour, plus number of assault rifles, SMGs, Shotguns and high caliber handguns such as the Desert Eagle handgun. They getting ready for the great storming of the Sultan Palace. They made sure that they were ready for anything..they pull on gas mask , just in case for any gas attacks by the Imperial Black Guards. But at lines of the seige of Palace, Munity troops were getting word from AMI Political Commissars who had join the lines, that counter mutiny has began and when they give the go ahead…the Commissars will lead the counter mutiny in Istanbul.. The Commissars all over Istanbul were giving the word about the counter mutiny…and also told them not to do anything unless they give the go ahead.

Then the Commander Kurt give them the go ahead…all his troops began to march on the Palace, one of the groups were being lead by Commander Kurt himself

The Imperial Black Gurads send out word to the Sultan that the Solider for hire were on the way via radio


Brigadier Gorkon Vladimirovich Khristenko and Flag Rank Commander Siddig El Fadil were with the Sultan when word reach them

“Sir, its time..” said Flag Rank Commander Siddig El Fadil

“Shall we began the locking of the doors to basement?” ask Brigadier Gorkon Vladimirovich Khristenko

“Yes, make so it…today we fight and know our families are safe..”said the Sultan, as he load his AK-103 rifle

Then the Brigadier radio to the AMI agents to lock the Basement doors

The AMI agents did it right away…the bullet proof doors were now locked and secured. Then Agent Idriss al Hassad lead the group (Sultan family, Sultan cabient, Prime Minister, Grand Vizier, High Chancellor, the Malkyer and ANL embassy staff) thought a hidden access room that lead into another hallway, then another hallway then to the hidden doors of the emergency subway station itself.. and the AMI agents enter the access codes to open the doors, then after the doors were open… they lead them into the emergency subway station itself.

He went to control room and to see the Agents who fixing the palace section, and asked them if the system was on line?

“DAMN IT MAN!, we still need 40 minutes…at the least…we are now just rebooting the computer and network system,…” said Agent (Lieutenant Commander) Aleksander Nikitin Stukov (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/sga_cast_flanigan.jpg)

“We may not have that much time…and we have orders to get them out as soon as we can!” said Agent Idriss

“Time is what we need…damn it..we’ll our best…that’s all you need to know..now leave…” order General Agent Methos (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/deade48b.jpg)

Agent Idriss left the control room and told everyone to start boarding the six subway cars, it was barely enough to fit everyone in..

Agent Idriss thought to himself and he loaded his assault rifle

“Even the system comes online at very second they storm thought the doors..I will fight to death..to delay them and to allow the subway cars enough time to get out.”

At the courtyard of the Sultan Palace, roughly 200 Imperial Black Guardsmen were station at the front gates of the Palace, the area that face the street, had a large wall with connect to the front gates of the Palace walls.That was nearly half of the Sultan guards…were assign out of the palace in courtyard.. These men were told the soldiers for hire were coming.. They took up their positions throughout the courtyard, some of them took position where they would have kill zone, to take out the Soldiers for hire with easy.. They manger to set up an number of Dashika 12.7mm heavy machine gun at key points facing the Gates…so they could mow down who ever got pass the cast iron gates. The Imperial Black Guardsmen, had on body amour, gas mask and had their assault weapons ready…also they had a number of snipers set up their post to so they could out a number of the soldiers as they got into range.

Then all once, a massive explosions happen, which blew open the gates. The explosion was cause by Commander Kurt men firing many RPGs at the gates and after fighting the RPGs and blowing up the gates, the threw of number of tear gas grenades into the courtyard before storming in. Then six groups of 100 each, began enter the courtyard, the first group to enter the courtyard loss half of their group to the machine guns emplacements. Yet they got wise and fire a number of RPGs to take out the MG emplacements.. they manger to take out roughly half ot he emplacements and kept on pouring in.. Were engaging in heavy firefights….with Imperial Black guard snipers firing off their high yield rifles..the courtyard was becoming a killing field…with both sides taking heavy losses..yet the Soldiers for hire out number the Imperial Black Guardsmen and manger to overwhelm them.. Yet they losses two groups of troops (300 soldiers, killed or injured) and as for the Imperial Black Guardsmen in the courtyard, all of them were killed or injured in the battle, yet they put up one hell of fight…they did manger to take down three groups of soldiers for hire.

The remaining three groups of soldier for hire reorganize themselves and then Commander Kurt order the storming of the palace..they broken the down the front doors and storm into the building, and threw their tear gas grenades in the main hallways….yet soon as they meet what with the remaining 200 Imperial Black Guardsmen who wanted to finish the job.. of killing the remain soldiers for hire..a massive fight fire broke out in the main hallway…both sides were exchange assault rifle and spreading bullets all over the palace. Yet at the height of the fighting, Commander Kurt and 80 men manger to break out and headed for the basement floor… they ran into heavy fire from the Imperial Black Guardsmen…

At the Subway itself, the AMI officers manger to get on the system online 20 minutes early, Yet they had their orders to send the trains out of harms way..and they did…soon everyone realize that the Sultan wasn’t coming with them…and all of them started to panic..but there is little they could do…the trains were already on their way to AMI headquarters…there was a uneasy silence..


Back the Basement floor, the Sultan and Brigadier Gorkon Vladimirovich Khristenko and Flag Rank Commander Siddig El Fadil with 20 Imperial Black guardsmen plus an number of AMI agents were waiting for the Commander Kurt and his men to get to the Basement, when they did both sides exchange heavy fire and then all at once, the soldiers for hire threw number of high yeild genades and took out a numbe rof the Imperila Black Guardsmen and heavy injurying a number AMI agents, the Sultan order his men to hold their ground at all cost…just down to 5 Guardsmen, plus and Brigadier Gorkon Vladimirovich Khristenko and Flag Rank Commander Siddig El Fadil, and were facing 40 Soilders for hire..the battle was bloody one…soon Gorkon and Siddig were taken out of action in the heavy arm fires, yet were barely alive..as for the Sultan…He refuse to give up and allow to enter the basement and into the Subway..even thought the trains had lefted..he didn’t know that… He and the remaining two guards keep on fighting to the bitter end…then Commander Kurt threw in two genedes which killed the two guards and heavly wounded the Sultan…

Then Commander Kurt and remaing 10 soldiers for hire..walked up the badly injury Sultan… who bleeding heavly from his legs and sides, the explosion had heavy damage his right robotic hand and did some give him some major burns to his left hand…Commander Kurt pull out his Desert Eagle and point at the Sultan and said

“Well Sultan Suleiman Al Bashir II, this ends your chapter of the book so to speak and new chapter will be with the Darusian Emperor ruling the Khailfah…how does that sound, Sultan?” ask Commander Kurt

“Go to…hell” said the Sultan weakly

“Already been there..”said Commander Kurt and then He fire four rounds into the Sultan body, mainly focusing on the crest area. And then he pointed his gun at the Sultan head to finish him off, then right before he could fire his gun…he and men were killed by group of soldiers from counter mutiny forces…the counter mutiny had began right after the soldiers for hire enter the palace itself…it took them some time to get thought, do the fact they had to arrest the rouge officers and then fight their way soldiers for hire and help the Imperial Black Guardsmen.

The soldiers who save the Sultan, were from the AMI Ninth Directorate (Guards) the officers rush to see if the Sultan was still alive… the medic was with them check on the Sultan, multple gun shots to the chest area..and heavy damage to his lower..massive bleeding..he was barely alive , in between life and death.. the Officers quickly took him out and got a him to the nearest medical center for treatment. As the officers took the Sultan out of the palace, they pass thought the hallways of the Palace, they saw many broken bodies from boths sides..they load the Sultan broken body in ambulance and which took the Sultan to the Regional Istanbul Medical Center, where Doctors when to work to save the Sultan life..who barely alive when he came to Center.

At the time when the soliders for hire were storming the Palace, the officers of the counter munity arrest their rouge leaders, and attack the soliders for hire at the Parliament, these officers manger to overwhelm the soliders for hire at the Parliament and killed them all, just freeing the Ministers who being held hostage by the soilders for hire, just ending the hostage crise of Parliament.


At the Embassy section of Istanbul

The Counter munity officer saw Generic Empire VTOLs coming to the embassy section, they decide to use this as change to finnish off the remaining soilders for hire once and all, they told the soilders for hire, to attack the VTOL and pervent the GE embassy from leaving… The Soilder for Hire , leader for the Embassy section was a Major Hans, he agree and he lead all 400 of his soldiers to attack the GE VTOLs, He organize men into four groups of 100 each and also out of sheer not thinking..he left the job of guarding the Malkyer and ANL embassy to the munity officers, as soon he left with him men to fight the GE recuse forces, the counter munity officers just free the hostages and told them .

“The munity is over…we are restoring power to the Imperial Government we are sorry all that has happen…we currenlty…arrest those who have start this mess and killing those who done some crimes..sit tight and everything will go well.”

Then the officers of the 62nd Turkish Rifle regiment, 86th Arab High Guard regiment, 120th Persian Rifle regiment were getting ready to attack the Soldiers for hire from behind as they fought in the GE forces.. They were waiting for the right moment to spring into action


Major Hans order his men to began firing off their RPGs, and Stingers at the VTOLs, his main goal was to shot one of them down.. His men had on Gas Mask, SWAT amour, plus number of assault rifles, SMGs, Shotguns and high caliber handguns such as the Desert Eagle handgun…they were ready for anything…in the coming battle, which would near the GE embassy..


At the AMI Headquarter, at the Subway section of the building, the trip from the Sultan Palace in Istanbul to the AMI Headquarter in Bursa, took about 20 minutes on the high speed subway.. The Sultan wives and family ask any news about their husband and yet the Standing AMI guards had orders to say nothing on the matter. With the guards not answering them…made them only more worryed

The AMI Fifth Chief Directorate-Dr. James Maxwell welcome “The group”(Sultan family, Sultan cabient, Prime Minister, Grand Vizier, High Chancellor, the Malkyer and ANL embassy staff) and told where they could refresh themselves and get some rest..and he told the ANL and Malkyer embassy staff, that they will be send home soon.. He told the Grand Vizier to come with him and he disapper before the Sultan wives could ask him on the topic of the Sultan.

He lead the Grand Vizier Mehmed Pasa Sokollu to main office of the building and debriefing him on everything that has happen and told him, he was now the acting leader of the KLM, intill the Sultan can recover from his injurys…if he dies…intill the next Sultan can be elected by the House of Viziers. Also the Grand Vizier was handle message from the Malkyer Emperor…he quickly wrote reply to the Emperor

To: Emperor Alexei I
From: Grand Vizier Mehmed Pasa Sokollu, acting leader of the Khailfah and acting head of Imperial Government

Emperor, I am please to inform you, that a counter mutiny has restore power to Imperial Government and also we have free your staff and guards and those of ANL, we send them back your nation as soon as we can do so…Please expects my sorrow over this unexpected event.. I hope this does damage the strong relations between our two respected states.

At Istanbul International Airport, the counter mutiny has take over the airport

The Airport control officer radio to the C-130

“Xenizen Marine Corps, you have permission to land and retrieve your personal…we will stand out of your way.over.”

At Istanbul International Airport, the counter mutiny has take over the airport

The Airport control officer radio to the C-130

“Xenizen Marine Corps, you have permission to land and retrieve your personal…we will stand out of your way.over.”

The pilot said, "Acknowledged."

The small fleet then manuevered down, and landed at Istanbul International, whereupon they organized themselves in a pattern for ease of movement on and off the airport. One of the helicopters was cleared to go, they began to follow the Defender 90s that exited the C-130, filled with Xenizen Marines.

They then drove as fast as humanly possible to the Embassy district, the helicopter following close by. When they got to the embassy, the Defenders parked in front, and the troops debarked, forming a cordon sanitaire around the embassy, as planned. Then, the helicopter landed, and one by one, the staff began getting on...when it filled up, the helicopter left, bound for Istanbul International; another would follow, and another, until everybody was out.

The VTOLs spread out, moving to separate areas around the embassy compound. As they drew closer muzzle flashes began to appear in the streets below, and with them came the distinct sound of bullets hitting the fuselage. In the bellies of the VTOLs, the soldiers braced themselves as the external 30mm cannon began rotating in their housings, targeting computers and HUDs coming up and online.

“We’re gonna clear you a nice little LZ, boys!”

The cannons belched flames as they buzzed and roared, unleashing a hail of fire in the direction of the weapon discharges. Two VTOLs proceeded to the embassy courtyard and touched down, the soldiers rushing to secure positions throughout the building and begin the first part of the evacuation. Two more prepared to touch down in two large intersections on opposite sides of the building.

Corporal Arasleno felt the craft kick as it touched down, and in an instant he was out of his seat, down the ramp, and on the ground, searching for signs of threats. Another man landed beside him, and raised the scope of his GIR-47f to his eye.

“There’s one.”

Arasleno grabbed his arm.

“Not yet. Remember the orders. Don’t shoot unless fired upon.”

As soon as he finished his sentence he heard the crack of gunfire and retracted his hand. His compatriot fired a few rounds into the enemy soldier’s head and neck.

“Good shot.”

Arasleno got to his feet and moved for cover as the rest of the Black Guardsmen did the same. The four VTOLs in the air swept over the area, scanning for signs of their foes, occasionally unleashing a barrage of cannon fire.

The Soldiers for hire were in four groups of 100 each (400 in total).. they all under the command of Major Hans. So far in the battle he had already lost around 20 of his men to 30mm cannons of VTOLs and lost one soldier to gun fire from the GE forces. He order that one group of his men to keep the VTOLs, by firing RPGs at them as his other three groups went and attack the GE forces. An outsider could tell that these soldiers for hire weren’t at part of the Imperial Army, they not under the control of the Government, therefore they were soldiers for hire..then to Imperial Soldiers.

Major Hans order his two groups to attack the Embassy right away, and he order one group to give cover fire for the attacking groups

When his men were ready they began the assault on the GE embassy.. First they had to deal with the guards that were station outside…they began to fire at the GE forces at will..their prime goal to kill them all at all cost..They firing their XM-8 Assault rifles at the GE soldiers…hoping to killed a good number of them. The two soldiers for hire groups were now lock in fire fight with the GE soldiers..

Then without warning for the soldiers for hire, grenades were being throw at them, and killed about 20 more of them, these grenades were being throw from the 62nd Turkish Rifle regiment, all at once the Cover group and air defense group of the soldiers for hire force under attack from two sides one GE and the KLM troops.. The Turkish Riflemen were doing their job for the state and attacking the soldiers for hire. Just giving the GE forces more support.

OOC: This takes place after the GE embassy attack

IC:
Roughly four days after these events, things were slowly returning to normal, new ministers were elect from the Regional governments that lost their minister in the mutiny to replace the late ministers, also a new Praetor was elected by the Parliament, this was one of the few times where the Parliament uses its reserve power to elect officials, then to have general elections. Also for the rouge mutiny officers who got arrested They was special event being held for them at the Black Sands Missile Base, being held for them…their punishment for trying a massive rebellion against the Khailfah, was going to happen..

Location: Unknown, Black Sands Missile Base

Somewhere in the endless dunes of the desert next to an mountain range, lay the infamous Black Sands Missile Base, which in matter of fact no longer a missile base, it cease being a ICBM base 20 years ago.. It was taken over by the AMI and turn into a prison for the prisoners of the AMI, Most the old silos were turn into the holding cells, and rebuild to interconnect with the other silos, it was a massive underground complex. It was a place, where an prisoners of the AMI, had no rights and will never see the light of day, all he’ll see is darkness and feel the pain of the mind probes and cold hard steel of the clubs that were use to beat him to dead. The base, itself was run guarded by the Ninth Directorate (Guards), AMI Black Hawks and the Black Legion. Yet it was run by the High Guard and AMI commands. No outside of the Intell Agencies of the KLM, knew about this base and knew it was even active, it was know only to the public as a Myth, nothing less and nothing more.

In the dunes just outside the base…all 400 rogue officers from all the arm force banchs that cross the line and braken the oath of loyal were grouped in four groups of 100 in the Dune sands

Flag Rank General Fyodor Yakovlevich Karamazov give the traitors a little speech before their excution by Dashika 12.7mm heavy machine guns which were set up at all angles to fire from all the sides to kill all the traitors with Machine fire.

“Well, Traitors of the Khailfah ,enjoy your last moments of life…before these Black Hawks kill you for breaking the oath of loyal and attacking the system…for these crimes against the state.. after we kill you…we’ll put your heads on pikes at the Gates of Istanbul…a warning to others who wish to break the oath of loyal and try to attack the system. Well Traitors, good bye” And then he looked into the eyes of the traitor known as Colonel Paval Smerdyakov and said

“You were my right hand man..and look now…your going to die…pity you could have rose in the ranks and become a man of power..and your Dariusian Emperor has been killed.. Fire the Machine Guns!” Yell out the Flag Rank General

Then Black Hawks who manning the machines gun open fire on the traitors..within a matters of mintues all the traitors were killed and filled with lead..

Then Flag Rank General Fyodor Yakovlevich Karamazov give the following orders to his men

“Behead them and sent their heads to Istanbul, to puts on pikes on gates of the Imperial Garrison of Istanbul , to be warning to whoever may try something like this again.. and as for the Bodies…burn them..their remains will disapper into the sands of these dunes.” Said General Fyodor

And officers nodded in agreement, and follew their orders

Then General Fyodor Yakvlevich Karamazov got to his jeep and drove back the Black Sands base.. He pass thought the checkpoints and got into the Mountain part of the complex and made his way to his office at the base.He had to go thought many hallways and checkpoints to just reach his office. When he enter the office, someone was sitting in his chair at his desk and the he said the following in Russian

“ Yet again..the High Guard or should I said GRU..thinks it runs this ..even thoughts its jointly run by High Guard and AMI commands…yet you people…think you can ..just walk in and sit my bloody chair in my office..how dare you GRU…damn asses..” said Fyodor

The High Guard aka GRU agent was GRU General Dr.Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/neeson3.jpg) one of the highest-ranking officials in The High Guard

“Thanks you for you enlighting words , AMI Black Hawks Head- Flag Rank General Fyodor Yakovlevich Karamazov…now isn’t againist the rules for us…to speak in other languages when on duty…we are allow to speak to Arabic when on duty…don’t want to me to report you…do I?” reply Dr.Karami in Arabic

“Since when the does the bloody GRU follow the rules?” answer General Fyodor in Arabic

“I could ask the same for the AMI and company.”reply Dr.Karami

“Tell why are you here….GRU..” ask General Fyodor very annoyed..

“Just to said good job on killing the leader of the munity…an General Darius al Saad bin Hamid..I must said you guys could have taken of him before this happen..well that’s AMI slow reactions…” remark Dr. Karami

“Very funny…beside Darius was a leftover from faction system..he was trying to get himself to the post of Sultan and almost did..we did stop him and behead in Istanbul at General Staff Building..but no one will ever know..slow reaction my ass..now tell me are you really here…oh great GRU officer.” Said General Fyodor

“Oh just to pick up some ex section 13 agents, that lock away in the vault.. my I have been clear with AMI command to get these agents and recuit them into the GRU…now just give me the access cores to the vault and I’ll take them out…oh here is the papers for this matter.” He handed the papers to General Fyodor

General Fyodor read the papers and said” Very well…now leave me..I’ll have the guards take them out for you..GRU..”

“Thank you…” reply GRU General Dr.Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami and left the room to get his new recuits

Then General Fyodor went to his desk, and check if anything out of place and nothing was…but He couldn’t trust the bloody GRU…at all ,even thought the on the surface both agencies worked together often and share information..both had complex over eachother..

Then Dr. James Maxwell enter the office and said” General Fyodor , hows it going?”

“Oh bloody well….I just had a Bloody GRU General in office..I those bloody asses..” said General Fyodor
“Ah, good..we all hate the GRU…I am also please to report that the Sultan will be leaving the hospital today..thanks for the help of Advance AMI medical tech.. so how are things truly going ex Commander Reginald Leonard Haine of British SAS, born in Haverfordwest ,Wales…The AMI recuirt your brother and you from the SAS in the mid 90s to join the Black Hawks..in order to make the Brits try to hunt for you and your brothers…your change your names to Russian backgounds and funny enough you were able to pass as Russian, do to your able to speak Russian…yet you of English backgound born in Wales…and your wondering how the fuck I know…trust me I have the highest level of access to all AMI, GRU, SIA and etc databases….only a few people know about this matter about your brothers and you…don’t worry your not in touble or anything..yet you have been allow to return to your real name and you can drop the accent and return to a British English accent…same goes for your brothers..” said Dr. Maxwell

At first Fyodor now Reginald was shock, but he hid it well
“ Well its good to drop that blast Russian accent…why are you doing these detail backgound checks anyways?” He asked in English Accent

“By orders of the Politburo Standing Committee, I doing an detail backgound check on all high ranking officals of the Sultan Government and all influncelly people…and plus backgound check of all Intel heads…don’t worry I didn’t do it just to you...I am done gilling all the Intel heads..now to move on some people I have gill the hell out of.. Dune Empress Roxelane Lisowska bin Bashir, brothers…they have some sharely deallings that must be address. Remember everyone has their secrects…and to think they can try to hide it..I already know after doing those checks...and also you are getting marred yet?” ask Dr. Maxwell

“No why?” reply Flag Rank General Reginald Leonard Haine

“Get marry…and you’ll rise to power faster..just some advise..good bye.” Said Dr.Maxwell as he left the room

“Righto..” reply General Haine somewhat puzzle..by Dr. Maxwell remark

At Istanbul medical hospital
Mu’awin Tafweedh(deputed assistant) Dr.Asad al Bashir (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/murphy.jpg) ( The Sultan cousin) was heading to see his cousin the Sultan, to give him a debriefing on the latest matter that face the Khailfah and etc, he walked thought the hallways of the hospital, intill he reach the Sultan hospital room. He nodded to the two Imperial Black Guardsman who were on watch. The time was around 10 o’clock in the morning, and the weather for Istanbul was cold and it was going to start snowing soon.. Winter as came to the city of Istanbul. He was allow into the room, he saw the Sultan wife Sophia al Fuad bin Bashir helping her Husband the Sultan stand up and help him put on his black rain coat.

“Yes, Mu’awin Tafweedh?” said the Sultan as he was getting really to leave the Hospital, he was dress in black suit with his black gloves…for now he had to wear the gloves to hide his scars that were on his left hand and to hide away that fact his right hand was robotic fake hand. He had his trademark black cane with him to give himself support, so he can stand on his own.

Dr.Asad al Bashir pull out his PDA and access the data files

“My Sultan, I have report the following matters to you, first the new Praetor has been elect by the Ministers, it is Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/d9e3dbb6.jpg) of the Al Muslimeen Party, who has won the Parliament Minster special elections for the post of Praetor. Secondly The General Staff aka the High Command of the Khailfah al Muslimeen arm forces is now awaiting for you to come the General Staff building and start the grand meeting of the General Staff..,that’s about it. “Said Dr. Asad al Bashir

“Well, that’s sounds fun…dear..oh yes I must said that AMI did a great job on repairing all the buildings that were hit by the mutiny and including the Palace, the Palace looks like it was never even touch ..” said Dune Empress of the Imperium Sophia al Fuad bin Bashir

“Fun fun…I must said…after being shoot up by these soldiers for hire.. and then being shot again…by nutty German Commander…then get send to hospital, where you have those bloody nutty AMI doctors operate on you and uses their mad crazy.. Advance medical tech to save my life…and look at me now…I am still petty much mess up and more cripple then normally I am.. oh bloody hell this is going to take time for me to recover from this scars and be back to normal mess up mode…eve bey..so meeting with the General Staff..this is going to be fun.” Remark the Sultan

“Husband…your sense of humor scares me and the other (wives) at times.” Said Sophia

“Don’t worry my sense of humor…it the only thing keeping sane.” Reply the Sultan

“Sultan, is there anything else that you would need of me to do for today?” ask Mu’awin Tafweedh(deputed assistant) Dr. Asad al Bashir

“Yes, I have two assignments for you, my Mu’awin Tafweedh, one arrange meeting of my Cabinet for later today…which I highly doubt, but may as well do so…have them come over for dinner..it’s the least I could do for them.” Said the Sultan

“Very well my Sultan, it shall be done..” said Dr. Asad al Bashir and he left the room to do his new assignments , that he has been assign by leader Sultan Suleiman Al Bashir II

“I’ll see you at the Palace later today or tonight?” ask Sophia

“Yes, dear..around that time today is going to busy one.” Said the Sultan

“Alright then, see you in till then dear.” Said Sophia and she left the room and took a limo to the Palace

Then Sultan was alone in the room, he was dress warm for the weather was hard. He had his trademark black suit, then his thick winter black raincoat, his black gloves, black fez and his black sunglasses. He began to walk out of the room with the support of black crane. Then he was lead out of the hospital by the Imperial Blackguards men who took him to his limo, which they drove him to the General Staff building in the other side of town. When they got to the building..The Sultan just looks at the building and said to himself
“ So it begins…the future of policy for the Khailfah..” Then the Sultan got out of the Limo and headed into the General Staff building , he walked thought the hallways of the building and headed to the grand hall of the building

He enter the massive hall, in the hall…were all the Head officers of the General Staff, they were from the Navy, Air Force and Arm forces, there was about 200 Generals, Air Marshals, and Admirals were at the meeting.. to hear the Sultan to them

The Sultan walked to stand in front of the assembly of officers, to give his speech to the General Staff and there was complete silent when he began to speak in Arabic

“Brothers, Comrades of the Al Muslimeen Arm forces, Protectors of the Khailiah and the ones who carried banner of the Khailfah to the world…these past events were to show the feelings of the officers…yet some rouge officers took the agenda of this peaceful march and turn it into a near coup and rebellion against the system…I am still your supporter of your goals for reform of the state..and return it to its roots. You are right, but what happen was completely incorrect thinking…next time express your opinions by address myself or members of my cabinet.. for the stake of stability of state. Do not ever do a such a massive wide scale protest like that ever again…yes its an order from your overall commanding head of the Arm Forces, me the Sultan, yet I am not going to silence my officers, if they want to make their opinions known to the Government. In Private, not in public..these my our standing orders on the issue period no questions. “ He pause for a moment and began to speak again

“Second Topic, There will be change in our mindset for the wars…. first of all the Carpathian Jihad, here is by cancel..” Then there was a silent uproar for number of officers.. “ You must understand…Carpathians is not important at all for us to brother with a Jihad for now..We have more grand plans for the Khailfiah which call for that we don’t do Jihads for the time being…we not backing away from the Jihads…we are going to change our plans for the better..first spending on the arm forces will be increase ten fold to fund the new projects that arm forces will look into in the hopes of improving our effectiveness to fight wars and win wars. Thirdly this will fund expanding in officers corp. training programs for Political Commissars and also officer cores. Yet you must know that we are inceasing the trainning programs design to train officers, enitre regiments in the art of Guerrilla warfare, our main goal to have at least 50 percent of the arm forces trained in guerrila warfare..also we will be reseaching new types of missle systems and impoves to the Missle Defense Girds. Also we will wait for key events to happen before we start again, for now we will began massive industies build up of all the arm force support industies.. to support our massive grow in spending and remember these impovements are design to make sure that we are able to handle almost anything and attack our foes with new weapons…yes our weapon reseach programs will gain quiet a lot in turns of funding….yet we must not gun ho for now…we will laid low for now…yet intill these reforms are competed…alll that I ask of all of you…to obey the orders of Khaif here and now…give you blood oath, you shall not break the oath of slience and do not break the oath of slience protect…I am doing this for the best of the Khailfah…we must show no fear when we died…yet we must welcome with pride!” said the Sultan just ending his speech, now all the officers had to bow their heads in repects in sign that they will fellow his orders with their lives.

One by one they all bow their heads in loyal to the Sultan, just saying if they were to rebel against the Sultan wishes…they agree to behead for their crimes..

Then after they bow their heads, Sultan left the General Staff building and he got back into his limo, to head to the Palace and said to himself

“Now to manger affairs at home..”

By the time, The Sultan got to the palace, it was already snowing at his palace. The first snow for the winter had fallen on Istanbul..it was interesting sight for one to see, if one wasn’t an locals of Istanbul.

Right when the Sultan walked into the Palace, his Sultan Secretary Anna Akhmatova (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Ottoman01/5b30c738.jpg) welcome him back and told him the following

“Welcome, back Sultan, the Independent newspaper reporter is here for your interview. Remember you kept on delaying it, and finally agree to do it today…and she is waiting in your office” She said to him

“Agh.…its today…I really shouldn’t agree to even doing this bloody interview..in first place, but at last…it must be done with..” said the Sultan , hinting that he would be better off being grill by his accountants then to be interview by an bloody accountants…

With that the Sultan walked to his office, he was thinking of what he had to say, when speaking to this the bloody new reporter. When he enter his office, instead of finding a reporter…. he found a old face from his past, sitting in one of his black leather chairs, this character was smoking an Cuban cigar. He was wearing a black suit with black button up shirt; one thing was standing out, he had on a white tie. For what may have lasted hours, but really was only a few seconds, the Sultan just looked at this ‘old face” …he just look at this man…and he study this “old faces “ features and saw the following. He was of mix Middle Eastern Background, his skin was very light, yet had appear that this person has been out in the sun for quite some time just making his skin lightly tanned. The age of this man, could not to exact, it had to be speculation to be around 40 years old. Whoever this person was, he gave the Sultan the shock of his life…. The facial expressions on the Sultan could tell it was of horror and shock to see this old face once again.

The Sultan just walks over to his desk and took a seat at his desk…never taking his eyes off this gentleman, it was the fact that this person were here…that truly was eating away at the Sultan mind….they both looked at each other as if they were looking into each other souls, which lasted for five minutes and then finally the Sultan broken the silence

“Oh what beings you Faruq al Mafee bin Hāni here to my humble home, you the ex AMI Commissar, now exiled traveler of the world…what’s beings you back to home..and how the bloody hell did you get pass my guards?” ask the Sultan showing great interest and hinting that he was somewhat frustrate by the fact this man ,bypass his defense systems.

Faruq just looked at him and grin at the Sultan question. He took a moment to think about his answer to the Sultan and finally he began to speak

“Suleiman Al Bashir II, the man who has an Doctorate in Economics and Business management, my favorite student and The Sultan of Khailfah al Muslimeen and brothers to ask me…how I can bypass your pitiful…guards.” He laughs

The Sultan just looked at him.. and one could tell by the look in his eyes, that he wanted to know the why is he here, but not how he got here.

Then Faruq decide to finally decide to tell him why he was here..He knew it

“Well Suleiman, if you really to wanted to know why I am here…I am here to talk my good old student. Who parental has forgotten…one of the most key lesson, that I could have ever told you.. Never listen to your advisers when comes to gaining power…how could you listen your ministers on that matter…the sheer stupidly of it and I still get kicks out of the idea of having planned chaos…by allowing the arm forces stage a protest…and you people didn’t think that a leftover faction…would not take the chance to seize power, the sheer stupidly of that thinking made me come back. Form self impose exile …bloody hell…the sheer stupidly of AMI…never stop to make me wonder…now Suleiman…truly have you forgotten everything I told you?” ask Faruq , the man voice sounded very annoyed by recent events and how things have change since he left his homeland long ago ..

The Sultan just looked at him, this man was first and only real teacher, he felt guilty for not following the advise of this teacher

Then Faruq began to speak once more

“To think…my dear boy, I was that bloody Commissar who took you under my wing…when you were just out of the Izmit Military Academy, just an young officer, who was very idealistic about the world and etc…Then you ment me and I showed you the real world…I have opened your eyes to many things…yet one thing I noticed about you.. you fighting yourself all the times…you have three different states of mind living in your mind…so to speak…one is the old war veteren..who has gone insane do what he had to do for the greater good, now comes the second person in your mind…it’s the Thinker, he is known to be an Islamic Humanist, known to be the genius of all three mindsets..he is also known to be the wisest of them of all, the kindest of them and the most likable of them all..then comes your true dark side oh Suleiman..the third mind set is your power hungry side, which is always plotting how to gain more power and plotting to kill off your would be foes…and this mindset reminds me of Stalin a lot…no I mean Lenin in many ways of wanting more power and his actions are driving the genius insane..plus the past actions of the veteren is driving you insane with guily and much pain…all these three mindsets are fightings for contral of your mind and trying to become the one and only mindset…just casuing your to go insane and soon all this fighting in your mind will push you over the deep end…” He pause and allow what he said to sink into the Sultan mind

The Sultan was in a state of shock…of what Faruq has just told him

Then Faruq began to speak once more

“Before I leave you, Suleiman…I must give you a ridden for you to figure out…its about your future…since I have heard a plan to kill you by your old rivals…which you can never killed them all …they will always there…to try to attack you , when they see it fit.. now what was I going to tell you..oh yes that ridden, here it goes.. Your attacker will be close to you, but not too close…your attacker will not be there when he attacks you, yet your attacker was there when he attacked you..but not in mind…when will this happen..its not known…yet your attack will strike when the sign is given.. the scene of this attack…will happen in plain sight of everyone…but does the attacker do it..is unknown…, that’s all I can give you on this matter Suleimen…that’s all I know…don’t brother to ask how I know this matter…with this I leave you..don’t worry…you’ll see me around…and also tell James Maxwell, I looked forward for our meals together.” Said Faruq

Then he got out of his seat, and left the room without allowing the Sultan to ask a question on about the ridden. The most odd thing was the fact, he just left the office and left the palace without any guard or AMI agent stopping him…it was most odd thing to see…a man just entering the Sultan Palace without being stopped by the Guards…it was an odd sight to see.

As for the Sultan, he was left in deep thought about his future and the fact he was lossing his mind…then with the new of a plot against his life, wasn’t good at all for the Sultan.. yet one major fact was making the Sultan very uneasy..it was the fact that someone close,but not too close may try to kill him…the Future for Sulieman al Bashir the Second….was not good at all.