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A Sad Day of Reflection - Earth V

Wowmaui
30-04-2008, 15:49
General Jack T. Ripper looked around the room at the stacks of photos "official" documents now in boxes - nothing but memories of the greatness that had once been Mauiwowee and his king. Rulers of Australia and the South Pacific, Conquerors of Brazil and much of China - the only nation with guts enough to take on Vineyard and now it was gone, all gone, destroyed, barely a memory. The Black Queen had effectively destroyed it all.

Jack was old, tired. He and the thousand or so men and women still loyal had this small island in the Pacific - A single crumb off the plate of the Feast that had been Mauiwowee. Why bother.

The General opened a drawer in the desk and pulled out his .45 and began to turn it over and over in his hand. A man hardened by war and crushed by politics. The General began to cry.
Wowmaui
30-04-2008, 16:59
There was a knock on the door. General Ripper wiped his eyes and put the gun back in its drawer.

"Come in" he said.
Katrina, his faithful aide-de-camp entered gracefully. "General, we have received a telegram, I thought you would like to see immediately."

Katrina handed the missive to the General who began to tentatively read it. Who could this be from he thought.