NationStates Jolt Archive

They struck at night. They were like ghostly shadows descending on the small town. It was quiet as many people were in bed asleep and the streets were strewn with rubbish and banners, left to be collected by the refuse collectors. The group of people took position at key areas of the town. Guns were trained on doors to stop anyone from raising the alrm should they be seen. As positions were taken a man walked through the checkpoints but he wasn't challenged. This was the man who would bring a new Order. He was simply known as General. Very few knew of his past and even few knew his name. A signal was given and some of the fighters stormed the mayors house and office finding little resistance. The town had been taken without a single shot being fired.

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Earlier that day

The whole of Londim was in celebration. Today marked the 700th year anniversary since the Great Ased had brought the tribes together to form the nation of Londim. There were parades all over the nation and street parties. This was a day that every citizen of Londim could be proud. However while these street parties were going on, a few men entered a small dingy bar. They wanted to change Londim but not just Londim but instead the world. These people had alleigance to no nation but an interest in all. They were the Legion Of Order, just one cell of the group Legion Army. Similar cells were preparing all over the world to strike. They didn't like how the world was and instead looked for a world which united under one flag, a world which the Legion Army controlled. The General entered the room:

"Today, my brothers and sisters, today we will change the world. All these nations fight with each other for no reason. We will bring peace and stability to the world, but there will be a small price. Some may die if they stand up against our noble cause. We all know other cells just like us will act today or soon in other nations. We will first take this town an set up a base, but to avoid huge loss of life we will strike at night when the celebrations are don eand the people retire. Tonight will begin the global revolution!" He shouted the last bit and was met by cheers...

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The town was subdued. Noone had dared fight back against this group who had taken control so quickly. General was in the mayors office. I think its time Mr President knows of our victory...


To President Roberts, I will leave this message short. The Legion Of Order has captured Greta and now control it. You will be happy to know that no one has been killed. This is not a rebellion against your leadership but this is the beginning of a global victory. This town is a mere stepping stone. Send out as many warnings as you wish but by the time they reach their destinations, cities in other nations will be captured. We do not have alleigance to any nation so blaming them would be pointless . Don't take it personally.

The General
Chamber Of Office
The President read the letter. This had been a day of celebration adn nw a town had been captured. He didn't care what the letter said other nations were going to be warned.


All nations of the world,
Today one of our cities was captured. Though this may not concern you the next bit may. These people claim to be part of a global revolutuion and have boasted that other cells will strike in every nation. Be aware for this is the biggest threat we have seen in a long time. Have your armies on alert and watch out for people who you think you can trust. The world is about to enter a new stage.

President Roberts
The Democratic Republic Of Londim

As the letter was sent the 4th Division Infantry and the Republic Tank Group 1 was en route to Greta. There was going to be a battle in Londim.

Red Pearl, Newman Island, Veataka 05:00

The small village of Red Pearl was located on the North East coast of Newman Island Vetaka's largest and main island. It was quite isolated laying 35 Miles from the nearest civilization. Its population was just below the 86 mark the fact that Red Pearl only had 6 Police Officers reflected that fact. The sun was starting to rise when the armed men burst into the police office and into the civil admin building. The officers reached for their pistols just before they where gunned down. The armed men began to burst into house ordering the occupiers to dress and to go to the school hall for "Storage". One house the men searched was intially empty its occupier hiding in the cellar sending an e-mail to his friend in the Theeb telling him of the situation as he hit the send button the cellar door burst open and the men gunned him down he was thrown against the wall and died.

At the school hall a man entered followed by a stunningly beautiful women dressed in leather with blonde hair. She stood on the stage and looked at the scared townspeople. She sighed an began:

"Listern Up my name is Stacey of the Legion of Order"

"This town is ours you all will co-operate or you will die. To show you that I mean you no harm intially breakfast will be served to you within the hour. Sit tight and be quiet"

She turned and left the stage leaving the men armed with MP5's to guard the people. She stood in an ajoining classroom wipped out a mobile phone and pressed a speed dial number. It rang and then answered she spoke:

"Order 3 Complete"

She put the phone down swung on her heel and barked at a man stood behind her. Begin building the fortifications. He nodded and left the room. The women sat on a chair took out a hipflask and began to drink.

Titanus
Amazonian Dominion

"Check his stuff."

The black-armored man bent down, armored joints moving in response. His gun-an AR-12 Amazonian battle rifle, potent weapon-slung to his back. Ten bullets were missing.

Five bodies were on the ground. Dead.

The standing man emptied the corpse's pockets, removing various articles, including soem sort of idenitifcation card. It had two letters on it-"LO".

"You know what this means?" the first man inquired.
"Beats me," his armored companion responded.

The two men-cops, essentially, of the Amazonian kind (more like soldiers than police)-had responded to a call in the small, surbaban inland city of less than three hundred people. Nevertheless, like all Domnion Regions, the police were everywhere-the Dominion were serious about law enforcement and defense. The men's exteriors reflected that.
Each wore a black, multi-armored body suit with synthetic hard and soft materials throughout, maximizing defense. Each carried, besides the battle rifle that was standard policing equipment, several flashbang grenades, and two melee weapons-a nonfatal banded Shocker club, and a very lethal double-edged blade.
They had been called due to a frantic call by several inhabitants of the small city-supposedly these five had been up to activity and threatening others with weapons and babbling about some sort of new order. Amazonian police didn't take crap, and were there in an instant. Two other cops, nearby, had in initially been fired at by these five, when the two now inspecting the bodies had arrived thirty seconds later. Directed tactics an quick reflexes had downed all five within five minutes-lethal force was something the Dominion was well versed in.
But something was up-this was only the precursor.

The General sat in the mayors office and looked out at the view. The town stretched before him for miles and it was under his control. Even now he could see the walls going up and the armaments being constructed. The government would fight but for them it would be dangerous. Not only would they have to fight a few thousand militants they would also have to ensure the safety of their own citizens. They had been opposed for a short while but the citizens were losing. Even now he heard a small burst of gunfire.

"Officer Stokes, I want a scouting party to go out of the city walls and see if any enemy military are approaching. If any sign is seen radio back to me and return to the town at once. Understand?"

"Yes General."

Stokes had been in the army. For which nation he did not say. He had an extensive military background and to him this was just another mission. Similar to many others he had been on...


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Chamber Of Office

"Mr President, satellite images show what seems to be a wall being constructed around Greta. This isn't some crazy group we're dealing with. They're professionals. Each member probably has some sort of military background. The dangerous thing to do is to underestimate them."

The President looked at his aide.
"How long before the armed forces get there?"

"Another two hours or so sir. We decided against an air strike. Thousands of our own citizens are in there and if we go charging in we're going to put all their lives in jeopardy."

"Yes I know. And there has been no news of any other takeovers in other nations?"

"Yes and no sir. You see we've had no formal communication from any nation about the situation but our satellites over Vetaka got images of what seemed to appear as armed personnel entering a town and setting up posts. Thats all we got but for all we know it could be a military exercise by the Vetakans."

"Right, unless we here from them I want our full attention on Greta."

"Yes Mr President."

OOC: Let me make sure I understand this before I post. The Legion of Order consists of cells in nations throughout the world, that are now becoming active. It is up to the individual RPer to RP the cells within their nation. Is that correct? And if so, is there any sort of overall controlling force, or is each cell completely independent?

OOC: Yes it is up to the nation how big the Legion becomes. First the cells will strike up and they all follow the same ideology. Later in the RP a leader figure will become more apparent but not until cells have have contacted of a national governemen and taken control of a town. The leader is only known as Ghost who wants to bring all nations under his control.

Vetakan Defence Force Command Centre, Theeb, Vetaka 09:00:

The situation within Red-Pearl only came to the attention of the Vetakan Authorities because a Theeb Cititzen had recieved an E-Mail from a friend whom lived in village reporting "mass killing" as a result he forwarded it to the police whom forwarded it to VDF High Command. The VDF had tried to contact the police office in the village however it was met by a grim radio silence. As a result they had tried dialling various telephones in the village all being met by dialling out.

As a result the situation was now tense within the VDF High Command. The head of Security and Intelligence (SIS) provided a very brief overview on the situation. The VDF Chief Ground Commander Ted Harling reported that troops where now inbound and would be on the ground within the hour. They would not attack but contain the situation. VDF Chief Naval Admiral Charles Hornblower reported that the Navy where deploying a Fleet of 5 these being a 1 Type 22 Command & Control Multi Purpose Frigate, 2 Type 45 Air Defense Destroyers, 1 Agamemnon Class Battleship and 1 Seawolf Sub. This was to contain the situation at sea should the terrorists within the village be supplied from the sea. VDF Chief Air Commander James Monty of the airforce reported that the sky would be patrolled by an F-22 Raptor and a B-52 Bomber would remain in the area in the case the village needed to be Destroyed. An AWAC was also deployed to gather what Intel it could. It was now that it became clear that Vetakan Forigen Affairs had received a message from a distant nation that might shed some light. As a result an immediate message was sent back with a request for more info:

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Official Dominion of Vetaka Diplomatic Message:

To: President Roberts of The Democratic Republic Of Londim
From: Vetakan Defence Force High Command (VDFCC)

It seems a small village within the nation of Vetaka has suffered the same fate of the city within your nation. The village is very small with its population well below the 100 mark. As a result it has been easy for us to contain it. I write to you for a request of information on the people you are currently facing so that we may discover whether or not the two cases are related.

Thank You for Your time and I hope to hear from you soon.

VDF Supreme Operational Commander Stone

Chamber Of Office

The President looked at the message he had received from Vetaka. So Londim wasn't the only one who had been so unawarely been struck by the Legion.


To VDFCC,
At this time we have very little information on whop this group is. They call themselves the Legion Of Order and claim to have no affiliations with any nation. I believe they want to have the entire world under their control. We have dealt with individuals like this before but those were individuals. The Legion executed their attack like a well organised military so it is more than likely that members have served in the armed forces of various nations. The leader of the cell in Londim goes by the name General. That is all we know at the moment.

From President Roberts
The Democratic Republic Of Londim

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Five miles outside Greta

Commander Jones was nervous. Attacking a town was one thing, attacking one of your own towns was something else. Somehow the Legion had been able to take control of the town without much resistance. That in itself was scary. He was tapped on the shoulder by one of the soldiers.

"Sir our scout team has returned. The enemy seem to be building fortifications around Greta and have armanments trained in all directions. They report that if we charge in we'll face mass casualties before we've even breached the walls. What should we do?"

Jones looked at the map in front of him. Greta had been built close to a mountain range. He recalled on past situations. The mountain would be treated like a natural barrier so not as well defended as the front of the city. Jones looked towards the soldier.

"Pincer attack. 1/4 of our forces will go around the mountains and gain access to the city that way. As soon as they're in we will go from the front. They won't expect and will be in chaos."

"Understood sir."

The Vetakan Defence Force was a modern fighting unit consisting of the traditional military forces as well as a Security and Intelligence Service, Coastguard and Domestic Emergancy Services all under one Joint Command. This arrangement had proved to be invaluable in the past and today was no exception.

The VDF 1st Battlegroup which consisted of the 1st Army & 1st Naval Fleet had deployed forces around Red-Pearl very quickly. Road Blocks now guarded all roads not letting anybody in or out. Tanks and APC's patrolled the Exclusion Zone and all Roads. The surrounding sea and coastline was now guarded and protected by Naval Ships. In the sky an AWAC and Nimrod trying to gather intel or radio communication however all was quiet. Apache Gunships patrolled low-level areas and the whole force was backed up by F-22 Raptor Fighters. It was weird because as of yet their had been no word from the Aggressors. Field Commander Clowes sat in his now mobile Command Centre awaiting his greatest and most effective tool and weapon to arrive in these situations. This weapon was a team of Highly Trained Commandos known as the Vetakan Scouts. The scouts where experts in this sort of warfare and in Anti-Terrorism Operations. Then the Chinnok Chopper came over he hills getting louder and louder as it approached. When it arrived it immediatly landed and shut off. Noise began to die away a tall muscular man exited the Chopper and ran towards the awaiting Clowes then they both walked into the Command Centre where he introduced himself.

"Good Afternoon Field Commander Clowes I am Captain Mark Gimli of the VDF Scout Unit and please no Dwarf Jokes ive heard them all." he said as he respectfully saluted.

"We are now under your Command Sir. My team consists of personnel 20 this being 5 Scouts, 10 101 Commandos, 1 Supply Officer, 2 C&C and 1 Intel Advisor."

"Orders Sir?"

Inpressed by this Clowes Saluted back:

"Orders are get yourself deployable and scout out the town and tell me as much as you can about the usual stuff. Numbers, Weapons, Positions. Understood?"

"Yes Sir. Scout and Measure." Again Gimli saluted and left running to his now waiting men and briefing them.

The Scouts had arrived and Vetaka was now ready to deploy and re-take their village.

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Gimli and his scout force had landed just 30 minutes ago however now they where in their combat dress. His face covered in camoflage paint. Grass and other plants covered his helmat and back. A head set ran down the side of his face. A large Sniper Rifle was in his hands he was trully menacing. His 2 comrades looked the same. The rifle the elite Scout V.3 Sniper Rifle was one of the most closely guarded secrets within Vetaka. The recon mission Gimli was about to carry out was the kind of mission that had made the Scouts famous.

They moved off in a Defensive Stealth Formation towards Red Pearl Gimli was out in the lead checking the route through the scope for any enemy troops that where trying to ambush them.

Carpati, population 3000, Democratic Republic of Hamilay, 0200 Hours
One Captain Dennis, in charge of the National Guard outpost in the quiet mining town relaxed in his easy chair. It had been a long day. Not a stressful day- nothing ever happened somewhere this small, it barely warranted a Guard base- but a long day all the same. He was just lifting his coffee cup to his lips when he was startled by several bursts of gunfire, causing hot liquid to spill in his lap and several expletives to spill out of his mouth. Probably just some of the damn night shift at unauthorised target practice again.

The Captain slid open his office door, and ducked back in again as a rocket cut through the night, culminating in an impressive fireball which consumed one of the company's Legionnaire vehicles. Dennis made an immediate dive for the alarm button, noticed someone had already beaten him to it, and grabbed the radio on his desk.
"This is the Carpati guard post, designation echo-one-nine-one-eight-seven, we are under attack! We are under attack by unidentified hostiles, heavily armed! Need reinforcements now, does anyone copy? Repeat, does anyone copy?"
"Calm down, soldier. State your rank and unit."
"Charles Dennis, captain, B Company, 290th Infantry Batt, 19th Nat Guards Div." He flinched as another explosion resounded from outside, accompanied by screaming. "NOW can we please have our bloody reinforcements?"
"Affirmative, hang in there." said the voice on the other end with infuriating calm. "Airborne Republican Guard units are on the way, ETA fifteen minutes and 11th Mech Regiment should be there in the morning. Hold your positions."
Click.
At least he didn't quote Dulce Et Decorum Est..., thought the captain, like many of those communications officer types loved to do.

Sayenna, Presidential Palace, 0225 Hours
"What the hell is going on?"
"Mr President, it appears we're under attack. Something like three hundred gunmen attacked the guard post in the town of Carpati, in Archangel province. Republican Guards were dispatched immediately and managed to repulse the assault with heavy casualties- about half the garrison of a hundred and another dozen Guards. Our troops there are currently engaging the enemy in the streets."
"Now, who the hell is attacking us, exactly?"
"We're not sure, sir, but it appears we have a lead. A group called The Legion of Order" The aide handed the President the telegram from Londim, who briefly glanced over it.
"All right. Notify the Democratic Republic of Londim that we've been attacked in a similar fashion and are currently engaging the insurgents. Put all military and police units on high alert and begin mobilizing National Guards as you see fit. This is our top priority at the moment."

FROM: The Democratic Republic of Hamilay, Ministry of Defence/Ministry of Trade and Foreign Affairs
TO: The Democratic Republic of Londim
Unfortunately, we report that Hamilay has suffered an attack very similar to that initially reported by Legion of Order terrorists in Londim. We respectfully suggest that both our nations and others who may have been affected by these insurgents implement measures in regards to the sharing of intelligence on the Order and possibly limited military access within each other's borders to help combat what appears to be a very serious threat.

Chamber Of Office

"Sir there's been another attack. This time the target was the nation of Hamilay. The nation has contacted us and it seems the Legion are getting more violent."

"Damn it. Whats the status in Greta?"

"Soldiers are in osition but due to the nature of the attack they need authorisation from you Mr President."

This was understandable. The last time troops had fired in one of their own cities was when Londim was in serious political and financial trouble. That was 60 years ago. The President looked to hid defence secretary.

"Engage."

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Outside Greta

Troops were in position. As thought the mountain path was undefended. Though it was a cold night, there was sweat forming on a few soldiers faces. For some this was their first battle. For a few others this was their hometown. They knew people here, their own families were within the walls.
Lieutenant Watts was in charge of this group and was silently waiting for permission. There was a crackling as the radio came to life:

"Engage.Repeat. Engage"

Soldiers entered the city spanning the streets. Then the first shot was fired. Allof a sudden the quiet town had turned to a battlefield. Soldiers fell wounded and dead as did the enemy. What had seemed an undefended area was actually very heavily defended. Watts radioed back to the main force.

" Enemy is coming at us from all sides. ....Heavily defended area....Civilians trapped in buildings.....More enemy than first thought......Reinforcements needed........"

Commander Jones stared at the radio as it went dead. They had severely underestimated the enemy. A gorund attack wouldn't be very effective. He radioed back to Command.

"This is Commander Jones. We need air support. Enemies have built heavy fortifications that need to be taken out. We're sending in tanks now but it won't be enough."

"Jones. This is Command. You're request is being checked."

What the hell was taking so long. As they made a decision people were dying. He needed a response.

"Air support has been approved. 2nd National Gaurd Bombers are en route. Estimated time will be 30 minutes. Hang in there "

Finally.
"Tank Group 1. Engage!"
The tanks moved forward in a line to batter the makeshift wall. As the tanks moved in rockets were fired from the wall. The enemy were prepared.

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