~Matrix Rising~

[ExSPlug]

=Beijing, China=

"This is wierd, Premier. First they had threatened us on the 01 issue, and now they're trying to sent a diplomat in..."

"We'll let them in. Order a fighter wing to 'escort' them to the Inner Mongalia base. I'll discuss matters with them through encrypted vid-conference. There must be something behind this."

"Yes Premier. Premier, the machines in our country had all been either gathered or destoryed."

"The numbers?"

"We've collected up to 55000 civilian models and 2000 military models."

"And how is the processing?"

"On the way."

=01, Arab Peninsula=

Under the help of the Israel and Turkey forces, the Chinese forces continued the assault on 01. The communication center mentioned before had been captured with minimal damage, and Chinese engineers are now working on it.

"Wow...this thing is much more delicate and advanced than that we've back at home..." said one of the engineers performing checks on the comm cneter.

"And that means more work for us!" grumbled another engineer.

"Stop grumbling and get on working! This baby here is essential for our victory! Hey Yang, are your men done with the safety check?"

"100% all clear! I've wiped out any potential hazards on the system after disconnecting the building from the rest of 01! Gen, you man call the 'nerds' in!"

"Good! I'll call the 'nerds' then get my men to reconnect this stuff into 01 again!"

As the engineers move on to their work, a group of men entered the complex. They're all wearing the combat armor, except that they're all painted in black instead of the usual green, and the helmet seems different from thos of standard issue.

"Is this ready?"

"Emm...yes sir." replied Gen. He had ran right into one of the men.

"Thank you." the one who replied seems to be leading the group of men. "Something to remind you though, I'm 'madam', and another thing...don't let me hear you saying 'nerds' again!"

The engineer scurried away after apologizing. The 'nerds' are now the only ones in the control room of the comm center. The women leading them looked around for something...she soon found it.

A USB-X cable. The one and only one interface used on machines and computers. Through the interface the machine could conduct data transfer, recharge, and all sorts of other functions.

While holding the cable in one hand, she removed a flap from the rear of her helmet with the other. Instead of bare, smooth skin, what was under the flap was a USB-X interface...

"Hydras, dive in!"

All machines would be 'processed' in 3 posts.

24% of 01 under control, total losses: 301 exo-skeletons, 1850 infantries.

OOC: "Hydras", expermential task force of the Chinese forces. Consist of 12 men, their job is to hack into enemy computer systems. What was different is that they do so through the USB-X interface implanted into their head. The unit is connected directly into their brain, thus redirecting nerve impulses into the system they're hacking into. During the hack, the system that they're hacking into would be visualised in their mind, be it in form of a city, tropical jungle, or whatever, differenting with various systems. The action of hacking would be visualized in their mind like real-life war in the reality. The advantages of such a way of hacking is that the data transfer speed is the highest available, and no security programme seems to be able to stop them effeciently. The only disadvantages is that the effect of any security programmes seems to be redirected as damage of the hacker's body in real-life, and the hack would be stopped once the hacker is killed while connected into the system.

[Dante]

"I am here to inform you," The diplomat to China smiled smugly, "That it is too late."

Black aeroplanes flew silently over 01. The heat-sensitive machines let them pass, the humans never knew what hit them. First there was the faint 'plop' of something landing. Then an even fainter hissing. The Chinese forces investigate, but found no more than spent metal casings. They had no idea what had been in them. What was even now racing through their systems.

[see my last post for details of similar]

[cobrajc]

Midnight in Miami...

It was midnight and all the homes were dark, their lights shut off and everyone sleeping. It wasn't a wartie situation so the defenses of the city were not online.

It was a mistake that none in Miami would live to rectify.

Out of nowhere a huge fleet of aircraft came into Miami airspace and started dropping containers onto the surface. When these containers hit the ground they opened up, disgorging hundreds of war robots to attack the city. These twelve-foot war machines decimated all of Miami. The museums, the homes, all the industry was destroyed.

With their delivery complete the planes turned and flew up the Florida coast, dropping explosives all up and down the coast. After the bombing the war machines came in and killed the survivors.

The machines were about to invade the rest of the US when they were stopped by the 101st Battlegroup, composed of 300 exo-skeletons, 700 tanks and 1,500 heavy infantry.

The Machines were turned back but they had brought the US into the war.

---

amount of Florida destroyed: 97.8%

number of Machines in Florida: 2,397

time till reinforcements come for the US troops: 2 posts

reinforcements: 600 exo-skeletons, 1,400 tanks, 3,000 heavy infantry.

---

Message to all:

Last night the United States was invaded by the forces of Zero One. The cities of Miami, Orlando and Tallahasee are gone. Almost all of Florida has been destroyed. There are no humans left in Florida alive.

The United States was intending to stay neutral in this affair. We didn't want to involve ourselves in matters overseas. However, our hand has been forced by the war machines of Zero One.

We will not stand for this invasion!

We will not stand by and fall!

We were neutral!

We will have our revenge!

AND HEAVEN HELP THOSE IN OUR WAY!!!

---

Armed Forces of the United States

50,000 light infantry

45,000 heavy infantry

12,000 tanks

10,000 exo-skeletons

4,000 fighter planes

1,200 bombers

120 battlecruisers

500 destroyers

200 crusiers

70 carriers

Nuclear supplies

1,000 nuclear bombs

Special Projects

Eternal Twilight: completed

Safe Haven (Zion): completed

[Jack Leaf]

"Good God..." Heikki Lehti said.

"Good God..." Everybody else said, too.

"We can't stand and watch the machines destroyt the world. I didn't know they would attack, only defend... and U.S.A, they didn't do anything. Don't send the troops to help Zero one."

[Dante]

Message to all;

Just before World War Two, a German radio station on the Polish border was attacked. This attack was Germany's excuse to invase Poland. It did not take long for the bodies to be truthfully identified as Polish, dressed in German uniforms. Germany had faked it.

Now let us ask why 01 would attack the USA. It is a powerful nation that could cause damage, and it stayed more or less 'neutral' in the past. Why anger the USA? There are no logical benifits and machines think very logically.

Russia therefore comes to the conclusion that the US either attacked 01 first, aided others in attacking 01, or faked the entire thing. 01 remains blameless, and we shall stand by them.

Additionally, sending a message of peace right now would defuse 01's attacks against the US, and enforce any views that it is a peace-loving country. This is a suggestion.

Finland, be careful. I won't force you to do anything but you have to see both sides of the argument. Humans are just as destructive, violent, and expansionaist as machines. Moreso even.

Russia.

[The_Sadukar]

In a few days the Great Scandinavian task force had routed the German army, and proven itself in battle, and it's commander-in-chief, general Jan Holst had negotiated a peace treaty with the German chancellor. A treaty that forced Germany to hand over Prussia to Great Scandinavia, and in addition to send any unwanted machines to Great Scandinavia, instead of killing them. Soon afterwards, the Great Scandinavian government began a propaganda campaign in Prussia, indoctrinating the local populace, that they in fact were north men and not Germans, and that their true fatherland had come to reclaim them.

Message to all:

I hope my message have been made clear, we are allies of Russia, Italy and all machine kind.

Message to the US

[hide]I don't know what's going on in Florida, but as the Tsar said we shall stand by 01 them till the end[/hide]

1st Hird division in Germany

2nd, 3ed, 4th, 5th and 6th Hird divisions, standing by.

The regular army (20 armour divisions) is still mobilizing

20 armour divisions mobilized

4 of them are in northern Germany

The Great Scandinavian navy is now completely mobilized

6 battleships, 12 destroyers and 2 carriers are now mobilized.

The Great Scandinavian air force is now completely mobilized

1000 fighters and 300 bombers are currently prepared for battle

[exatreide]

"Out breaks of the black death and Anthrax are spreading all across the country, The black death is being handled with modern anti biotics but the Anthrax has wiped a third of the population in the Jeio area." The health advisor said.

"Kurds correct?"

"Mostly?"

"Send a messege of thanks to the russians for dealing with the Kurds." Rodrigues said coughing his body was beating the black death with the help of the doctors, that damned ambasador was already dead.

"Yes sir." The advisor said confused.

"Arm all Nukular Missels, Go to Defcon 2. If anymore then 10% of the population gets infected its not possible to contain the infects effectivly anymore correct?"

"Yes sir, its possible but mass exterminations are needed of large groups of people."

"Which we wont do. Tell the Russians that if anymore then 10% Of the population of Turkey becomes infected. Nothing will remain of 01 but cold atomic Ash."

"What of Russia?"

"Send Ground forces to Suport the assult on 01. But have a full third of everything stationed against The Russians. Ask The americans for Finiacal and military Suport."

"Yes sir."

Construction of Super Battleship at 8% 5% per post untill further notice

[cobrajc]

The Machine forces had been beaten back and thrown off of US soil but the President was angry. He was furious. And so he issued an order that would resound throughout history.

---

"You ordered me here Mr. President?"

"General...destroy 01."

"Sir our military is about 2 weeks away from their bor-"

"I meant nuke it! NUKE THE FUCKERS TO HELL!!!!!!! TEACH THEM A LESSON!!!!"

---

The nuclear bombardment went on for a week. Thousands of nuclear bombs were rained down on 01. All that waws left were piles of glowing ash.

[Dante]

"A dark day." Vivienne sighed. "All those machines..."

"Good thing we planned for this." Vladimyr smiled grimly. "Turkey has been severely weakened, and all Russian citizens have been protected should the viruses spread across our borders. Turkey is threatening violence if a percentage of deaths is reached, which considering the rapid spread is inevitable. They're also sending forces to the Western border."

"How much of 01 managed to evacuate here?" Tsar Mikhail asked.

"Approximately 80%." Vivienne answered, checking her figures on a small screen. "By the end it was almost entirely defence programs and automatic guns left there. All of the important factories, technologies, robotics, programs and others translocated successfully."

"Russia is the new 01." Tsar Mikhail grinned proundly. He flexed his metallic new arm as he said it, admiring the glint of the sunlight off the silvery surface. "I assume the machines are settled in nicely?"

"We've located them very successfully." Vladimyr grinned. "Top secret of course. They're sending the best they've got to the Western and Southern borders already."

"The sentinals and stalkers?"

"Yes, and the harvesters as well."

"Is that really necessary?"

"If Eternal Twilight comes to pass then it will be."

"It's just... the harvesters..."

"Are perhaps the best we've got now." Vladimyr stated bluntly. "They'll take care of the Turks nicely, and make something useful out of them."

"Our borders are ready for the impending attack"?

"More than. Nobody's getting past those machines."

Message to G. Scandinavia, Italy and Finland;

[hide] Forge a path between yourselves. I suggest G. Scandinavia and Finland move South to Italy. Now we must be united by more than just paper, there must be a land bridge between us. I'd do it myself, but Turkey is in the way. A land bridge would, incidently, also allow us to attack Turkey from the West as well as the East.

Funds are being transfered to allow this to take place, and in Finland's case as an incentive to action. Russia is 01, their strength is now ours.

Tsar Ildvev. [/hide]

To USA;

You... you... There are not enough known pronouncable profanities for you, you worthless, moronic, trigger-happy cretin! What you have done is a hundred times worse than Chernobyl! Radiation clouds are spreading across the world and will be around for centuries to come!

Let me give you some indication of your immence idiocy. Think of Chernobyl. Or Hiroshima. In each case one disaster. You have rained down thousands of these explosions. Do you have any idea what that will do to the world? To the enviroment? Cancer rates will go through the roof! The ecosystem will go completely haywire! Entire species will become extinct, including man more than likely!

A nuclear winter will cover the globe. Including your own country, you won't escape this. The next hundred years will be torturous. And it's all your fault. You thought that it being such a small area would stop the effects from spreading? You pathetic fool! Rdiation spreads! Within the week it will cover the hemisphere, another week and the world will be bathed in it. Radiation that was emitted over 01 is even now passing through your head!

I hope you catch cancer of every single organ in your body you worthless excuse for a human being.

Russia.

To Turkey and China;

Lo, 01 is destroyed and not by your own hand. Surely now you have no reason to continue this war? After all, a vast proportion of your own troops were in 01 when it was bombed. Even if any did survive, which our calculations do not show as being very likely, they are poisoned by radiation now, and they shall die.

This is no fault of ours. Why not attack America for this insult? This is our oppertunity to fight together against some insane foe.

Think about it.

Russia.

[Danuary]

Is this an alternate universe type fan fic?(as in alternate storyline from the matrix) if not then I have my 2 cents to add.....

[Dante]

Yes. If it was following the story then 01 would have won and Russia would be fighting with America.

[ordos45]

The Pope looked at the screens angrily. The Americans had done irreprable damage to the Earth. Plants would begin dying soon, as well as the weaker amongst people and animals. Nuclear fallout was going to be a danger for more than his lifetime.

He turned to the man sitting beside him in the Vatican Bunker, the President of Switzerland.

"Thank you my child Hans, we accept Switzerland as part of Italy with happiness amongst the sorrow of this situation," the Pope said.

He thought again of Russia's message of a landbridge. Swizterland would help in the connectivity.

[The_Sadukar]

Message to Russia

[hide]There is a slight problem. you see I can't expand any more south at the moment, as I recently signed a peace treaty with the Germans, so unless you can think of something I cannot expand anymore[/hide]

message to Italy

[hide]Congratualtions on your expasion, might I ask if you can expand any futher north?[/hide]

message to Finland

[hide]Now is the time to decide are you with us or are you not?[/hide]

1st Hird division in Germany

2nd, 3ed, 4th, 5th and 6th Hird divisions, standing by.

The regular army (20 armour divisions) is still mobilizing

20 armour divisions mobilized

4 of them are in northern Germany

The Great Scandinavian navy is now completely mobilized

6 battleships, 12 destroyers and 2 carriers are now mobilized.

The Great Scandinavian air force is now completely mobilized

1000 fighters and 300 bombers are currently prepared for battle

[Jack Leaf]

"We are making ourselves fools now. First G.S, then Russia and now G.S" Mr. President said

"Well, anyway, we are going to stay here. Inform G.S that we will be unoffical allies."

[Dante]

As yet there is an unofficial alliance between Russia and G. Scandinavia, so Finland's position between the two isn't exactly a matter of great importance.

To G. Scandinavia:

[hide] You defeated them, they are weak. Conquer them, they're in our way! [/hide]

[ordos45]

Message to G.S.

[hide]

Thank you. We will begin to amass forces for a strike into Germany, but we must do so cautiously.

[/hide]

Message to Russia:

[hide]

If we move northward into Germany we will require an agreement that you will strike any interceding party striking us.

[/hide]

Italian bombers began to fuel, fighters prepped for launch. APU Exoskeletons massed in Switzerland for the order to invade Germany.

The Pope glanced through the fallout shelter plans and such. Within a short time the Italian population would be able to be ready for a chemical strike. Vaccinations for different bio weapons would take longer.

[exatreide]

"Basterd Americans, this wasnt the way for them to do it." Rodrigues spat.

"Yes it is cause for concern the radiation luckily is mostly all going eastword. Towards Iran."

"Least that problem is solved."

"Yes. 5,000 Chinease troops were lost, 190 Isreali's and 45 Turks."

"Thankfully most of our troops were still in Isreal and pulled back to Turkey after the bombardment begain." Rodrigues stood up and walked towards the window.

The diseases had failed, over 10,000 had died, but the infection rate had slowed to 2% and was falling at a even faster rate. The macheins had set up shop in Russia, Hollow safe ground from Turkish assults.

"Isreal agreed to our offer." The man in the darkness said.

"Exelent. Continue economic build up, if we cant defeat the machines in war. We shall defeat them in economic might. Offer the same to China."

"Italy is preparing to invade Germany."

"Thats very un." He searhced for the words." Dangerous for the Catholic dogs. Wernt they anti war and everything not a few weeks ago? and now they are expanding into Germany? Hypocritical fools."

"We have also stumbled across a few plans of Invading Turkey."

"Interesting." Rodrigues said stairing into the wonder of Istanbul.

"Sea invasion from the black sea, after massive aerial drop forces land to take out our shore defenses, Italion troops land in the UN controled part of Cyprus and take over the island using it as a spring board for invasion."

"What was the other thing about Cyrpus?"

"We picked up a large machine Resitence cell around 2000 of them preparing to strike our possitions there."

"Perhaps it is time we showed the world our speical forces."

"The Jannisaries?"

"No The Speical, Special Forces. They are ready arnt they?"

"They have been training since infancy, We picked up abnormally smart and strong children and sent them to the underground training ground, that was 19 years ago. In our all simulations they are 125% more effective then america's Delta force."

"I know all of this. Are they ready? How many can leave at once?

"6,000 with 2,000 more withen the month."

"Send them."

"Yes sir."

"Send the fallowing messege to the world. IF Turkey is faced with overwelming defeat, we will strike those who defeat us with our entire stockpile of Chemical and biological weapons."

"Sir?"

"Just do it."

"And increase construction of the ship by 3 times. We have to get this thing finished."

"Yes sir."

"One more thing. Offer a Military allience with Isreal, and the United states."

Construction of Super Dreadnaught at 23% 15% Per post.

Spartans in route to Cyprus ETA 1 post.

[Dante]

"The Turks are threatening chemical action against us." Vivienne said, noting down the message.

"We've made our preperations." Tsar Mikhail smiled. "We don't need to fear chemical or biological weapons anymore."

"Reports indicate that radiation has now covered the globe." Vladimyr sighed. "It's strongest around Israel, 01, and most close countries. Any shift in the weather will sent it towards Turkey."

"Well that's a plus I suppose..." The Tsar sighed. "How are the machines?"

"They're doing fine." Vivienne checked her laptop, "Already set up and working at 100%. They won't tell us where they are."

"Understandable." Vladimyr said, "You never know where spies could be."

"We know that they're NOT with the machines."

"Turkey is still attempting an economic coup."

"Oh so what? We've got enough to be self-sufficient. With the technology of 01 behind us we're fine. It's not like anyone else has it."

Message to all:

This is the official declaration of alliance between Imperial Russia, Papal Italy, and Great Scandinavia.

Message to Finland;

We suggest you join us.

Leaked messgae: Many Russian forces that are not positioned at the borders are mobilising and heading North. Objective unknown.

Twelve sentinals transfered to G. Scandinavia, and twelve to Italy via airdrop.

[exatreide]

The Chopper moved silently across the water, the 35 Spartans inside didn't move, their faces hid behind the protective armor. Weapons held protectivly.

Angela Rodrigues waited for the go Signel. She was ready to proov her skills as the most lethel killer ever trained. She squezed her fist carefull not to crack her rifle, the bio strenghth implants fully working.

The green light flashed and the door slid open. The Spartans rushed out onto the ground and fell into formation the choper lifting away.

"Spartan's sqaud red landed, securing dropzone." Angela said over the suits radio.

The Spartan Protective armor or SPA, consisted of a outer layer of plastic like material, bullet resitent, it didnt try to stop the bullet as much as deflect it, and slow it down. It was exelent at stoping shrapnel and other flying debrees. Inside the outer plastic was several layers of micro kevlar. capabul of stoping a 7.62 round with out sufficent damage to the skin. The chest and back area have several added layers, benithe these runs several cooling lines and sensors, these cooling lines keep the Spartan at a constant 78 degrees. inside his airtight suit. The Helment is a fully functional gas mask and with added eqipment the Spartan can survive in a vacume. The armor was light weight, weighing only 23 pounds.

The team was in a Cyrpus hill side, a town lay infront of them. Their orders were simple, elimiante any machines in the area, and set up a Turkish controled zone.

The Spartans broke off into 3 sqauds, sqaud one would assult the city head on, sqaud to would come in from the south and secure the main highway leading into the city, sqaud 3 would assult the eastern side of the city.

Angela led sqaud one. The grass was nearly chest high, it was waving back and fourth in the wind, the spartans moved silently down their vision inhanced visors scanning for cybernetic life forms.

With in sevreal minutes they were at the edge of the city.

Angela directed 3 spartans toward a school, atleast 75 vague cybernetic signitures could be dected a few feet underground. The aproached a celler door on the west side of the school. Ther rest of the sqaud aproached and the celler door was opened. The Spartans rushed down, Still silent.

Dozens of cement pilars stood in a large room. Two doors stood at the end in these were all the cybernetic life forms, now registering atleast 120.

Angela motioned towards the pilars. The troops set up overlaping fields of fire.

The door opened and a lone machine walked out. The troops triger fingers tensed but the rounds were never expelled.

"Excuse me? May I help you with something? This is Machine refugee camp 101. Set up by UN Troops here after the barbarius Turks drove us out. May I ask who you are?" The voice was mettalic. Angela was sickened from it.

"Turkish Soidlers Were taking over the island."

"Oh My." The machine said turning back towards the door.

"Fire."

The rounds raced out cutitng the machine in peices sparks flew everywhere.

The doors flew open machines begain pooring out, Collapsing on each other as the overwelming force tore them apart. The wall sliped in towards the corner of the room, and the machines came from here. Cement getting blown to peices as the Spartans ducked for cover.

Angela turned and fired towards the new threat. Three machines fell a round ricoheted off her armor.

She ducked for cover, grabing a gernade and tossing it towards the machines. A new EMP gernade, it scrambled the machines CPU's erasing memory banks and corrupiting files.

A small blew electronic explosion sounded and 30 machines fell. They were still coming from the door. The radio was full of chater.

"Tim, Cover me I'm going in."

"I got you Ahemet."

"Look out Steven!" It was nearly chaos but somehow it all made sense.

Angela Dashed towards another pilir firing on the way rounds racing all around her.

"Mark get to the third pilir from the left."

"Confrimed." He didn't ask questions he just ran.

Angela jumped towards another piller a round slamming into her leg, pain raced through her. But it didnt break the skin.

"Push it!" She orderd Mark.

Mark leaned aginst the cement pilir the strength enhancers working over time. Angela did the same grunting as it fell towards the gap in the wall. The cement piliars landed on several machines and the debree closed the gap.

"Shit." Someone screamed.

Angela turned just in time to watch a sentinal race out of the door, the rounds richoeting of its armor. It raced towards a Spartan its tenticals slashing and ripping at its armor. She hoped it would hold.

Someone tossed a EMP gernade and it exploded at the Spartans feet, the Sentinal fell dead.

"Area secure. No more cybernetic lifeforms dected." She said in relife. They raced towards the injured Spartan. His armor had held for the most part, his chest was slashed prety bad, the bleeding was profuse but there was only the one large wound he was going to be ok.

"Evac him out of here. Do a body count."

"Yes mam." Ahemet started coutning the machine dead.

Movment caught her eye in the corner she turned her weapon ready.

A cybernetic spine was twitching red eyes were glowing. She aproached it still ready.

She reached down picking it up by the spine and looked into its emotionless red eyes. She hated it with all her heart, the damn things deserverd to die, she couldnt fathom possibly living with them, she couldnt imagine how russia and other nations could possible allow the creatures to move freely in there land.

Her left hand wraped around its skull and squeezed, it folded like a pop can and the twitching stoped.

"119 Machine dead." Ahemt said finished.

"119 machines to one injured Spartan. I like those odds." Angela said walking up the stairs. The Spartans useing superier tactics, choke points and weaponry had defeated a numericaly superir force. 15 Spartans had defeated 119 machines.

The Rocket blasted off the ground shaking from the extreme force exserted. It raced up towards the sky, towards the uninhabited moon. The first Turkish moon landing. Its orders to scout for mineral or water suplies to allow for set up of a Turkish colony. 22 were on board.

"Yes Mr President it was a honor. We are happy to give humans jobs insted of those machines. Our nation is poor in the first place, and the labor pool will add jobs to us as well. We have decided to Sighn with Turkey insted of 01."

"Exelent President Oh Mi Dabi. We are very pleased."

"Yes, I must get back to business I will speak to you later."

"Of course." And the phone clicked dead.

"YES! YES! YES! YES!" Rodrigues stood up jubilent," The Nigerians accepted our proposale over 01! We shall make over 100 billion Lyrias(Roughly 800 million american dollers) In the off shore mining construction. We just delt 01 a massive blow!"

"It wont hurt them that bad, it could be looked apon as minor they can deal with several dozen of those with out being hurt at all."

"Yes but it helps Turkey a great deal, its a start cant you see?"

"A start. Oh by the way. The Spartans have landed on Cyprus, 22 have been wounded, and 6 killed. Your daughter led a assult of 15 Spartans against 119 Machines, only one of her men was wounded. The rest of the island continues to fall at a rapid rate. Machine resitence is high, but a estimated 28% has already been wiped out in this day alone. The island should fall withen two weeks."

"The Spartans live up to there legend."

"They can still be killed."

"Of course, nothing with substance is emortal. That includes the machines."

"Indeed."

Construction of Super Dreadnaught at 38% 15% Per post.

Island of Cyprus 58% controled.

[ordos45]

-Vatican Bunker-

"So the Turks have shown their super soldiers to the world," mused the Pope," Perhaps it is time we do as well, yes Father Maxwell?"

"Indeed Holiness," replied Maxwell with his irritating Greek/Italian mix of an accent.

"Well then...deploy twelve of our Paladins into Germany to support our assault forces."

-Above Munich-

The X-457 bombers began dropping their bomb payloads on the German Military Command. All around them their fighter escorts were tangling with German Interceptors.

-Berlin-

The Twelve Paladins had been inserted via helicopter quietly. Of course that quiet was over now. Anyone could see that as German Soldiers and brave civilians fighting alike were being felled by swordsmanship and good gunshots.

One Paladin had been injured, but that was nothing compared to the fact that they had already nuetralized 90% of GS9. Besides, given a day or two he'd heal.

-Vatican Bunker-

"We've lost two X-457s and fifteen fighters in the first hour of the invasion," said the Cardinal to his right.

"Estimated German Casualties," asked Innocent XVII wearily.

"We decimated the German Military Command completely, at most a handful of their officers escaped. The Paladins are causing a good deal of panic in Berlin," reported the Cardinal.

"E Nomine Patris," said the Pope in a shallow whisper.

One Cardinal has been sent to Russia to act as the Vatican Nuncio (Ambassador), one Cardinal has been dispatched to Great Scandanavia for the same purpose.

[exatreide]

"The Romans have used there super soldiers." The man in the darkness stated.

"And?"

"They are 26% less effective then the Spartans, if you compare the kill ratio for each Padalin."

"Exelent."

"They are 110% more combat effective then delta force."

"Hmmm."

"Our ship is a qourter way to the moon, and our workers have already begain in Nigeria."

"Has Isreal accepted our military pact offer?"

"Yes, They will suport us in times of conflict and we will do the same."

"Exelent."

"The Romans are defeating the German forces."

"And our forces have nearly taken over all of Cyprus."

Messege to all

Military Allience between Isreal and Turkey Formed.

Construction of Super Dreadnaught at 53% 15% Per post.

Island of Cyprus 78% controled.

[The_Sadukar]

Message to Italy

[hide]Congratulations on your succes, I wouldn't be able to convince you to hand over any German POWs you have, I have a plan for them you see[/hide]

Message to Russia

[hide]please tell me, those forces you are moving north, where are they going?[/hide]

"Arn, raise 8 divisions from our German holdings, and give the more than the usual ideological "traning", and sataion them in Norway" Philip said

"Yes m'lord"

"and airlift one armour division to Russia, and one to Italy, and that floating fortress we were talking about, get it build"

-Note-

the 2 divisions in Italy and Russia now serve Dustie and mr 45, and thier divisional COs will function as Great Scandinavian ambassadors

1st Hird division in Germany

2nd, 3ed, 4th, 5th and 6th Hird divisions, standing by.

The regular army (20 armour and 8 infantry divisions) is still mobilizing

20 armour divisions mobilized

4 of them are in northern Germany

1 in Italy, and 1 in Russia

The Great Scandinavian navy:

6 battleships, 12 destroyers and 2 carriers are now mobilized.

construction of the folating fortress "Njord" is curretly at 0% rising at 25% each post

The Great Scandinavian air force is now completely mobilized

1000 fighters and 300 bombers are currently prepared for battle

[Dante]

"Moon base? Moon minerals? I don't think so." Tsar Mikhail Ildvev grimaced. "They're getting far too confident. They think we'll just ignore a rocket that will help them in the war effort? Still, I can't just blow them out of the ether. That would hardly be sporting."

"Sporting be damned, I want to see some carnage!" Vivienne scowled. "They butchered civilians in Cyprus!" The Tsar's face hardened at her words.

"Yes... perhaps my warnings have been going on for too long..." The Tsar's fingers hovered over a control panel. "Very well. We shall... compromise." He pressed the button.

**Beep** **beep**

The Turkish vessel sped on it's way to the moon, in full view of the many satellites. And behind it was launched a far smaller, far faster craft.

**Beep** **beep**

"This is a spaceship, not a fighter!" The pilot yelled, "We aren't equipped for tactical avoidance!

**Beep** **beep**

Completely silently, the missile impacted into the back of the Turkish craft. A massive, but utterly soundless explosion ripped though it as the fuel tanks detonated. The living module was torn free from the main body of the craft, and spiralled away. It was sealed shut already, and all of those on board had had time to prepare. But without fuel. Without engines. Without anything. They had no way to control their path.

**Beep** **beep**

"Oops." Vivienne grinned as the Tsar turned a cold look her way. "Must have miscalculated."

"A dangerous miscalculation." Vladimyr sighed, "Although perhaps it is about time. Speaking of which, the troops the Turks used to take Cyprus, they weren't just ordinary men and women. Their casualty rate is astounding."

"Astounding or not, I'm sick of this." The Tsar growled. "Launch an anthrax warhead at them."

To G. Scandinavia:

[hide] If you can't remember our plans then at least don't spoil them by drawing attention to them. [/hide]

To Turkey:

Haven't you noticed that 01 withdrew from the market when it was destroyed? You're not very bright are you? All 01 tech is now ours. None of it is being exported. Thus there is no market for it. Duh.

Russian troops mobilised in the North at 33%.

[exatreide]

Rodrigues slammed his fist on the table the damable Russians! All of them have to be punished. All of them most suffer!

His fist slammed against the red button on the desk.

Hidden red lights in the room began to flash.

Misseles stationed across Turkey begain launching Automaticly towards there new target, Hundreds of Russian Military Satilites.

"This could be bad." The man in the darkness stated solomy.

"They commited a act of mass genocide against us! That craft was un armed! Now they are punished!"

He watched his misseles race towards the satilites and the small pin pricks of explosions as the satiltes exploded, one by one all satlites registerd to 01 and the Russians exploded in large fireballs, Telivision, Cell phone, GPS systems failed instantly,

"Sir ICBM headed Towards Cyprus!" Someone screamed over the intercom the image on the telivision zoomed back towards Turkey and a red line was rapidly racing towards the island.

"Anti Missel Systems!" He screamed

Hundreds of white lines could be seen racing towards the missel still in the black sea. But all of them seemed to miss. But with out its gudience system the missel veerred off course and headed South West over Bulgaria, Serbia, Montrenago and across the Ageneana Sea, A Montrenago Missel defense system nearly shot the missel down, it was passing over napels italy when it begain to shake violently the systems damaged by the missel assult, it exploded over the city showering it in massive amounts of deadly RUSSIAN anthrax.

"Why is Cyrpus so importent to them? To launch to missels towards its and risk a full out war? God bless GPS systems." He said smiling A disaster nearly averted.

"We just finished taking over the island. 33 Spartans were Killed, 58 Wounded, 2120 Machines in total destoyed from the Island."

"News reports are begging to pile in." The man in the darkness stated and the telivsion switched to a Serbian news station, the ancor women was speaking and at the bottem it was beging translated.

"Russian ICBM guidence system malfunctioned was heading towards Serbia, And Montrenago, We had no choice but to atempt to shoot it down, we offer our synserist Apologizes to Italy." A image came in the top right of the screan showing a ominious white cloud decending over the city the hill side was burning near by from the explosion of the missel.

"Offer Italy our full suport in handleing the Crisis, Offer them Medicene and personel trained to fight this disease."

"Sir President Gero Of Bulgaria online one." His secretary stated

He picked up the phone

"Its your fault! Its your fault this happend!" He was screaming.

"My fault? Tell that to the russians who shot down our un armed space craft, tell that to the thousands died in the first Russian chemical assult."

The Presidents voice begain to lower. "I apologize Rodrigues, its just things are chaotic around here. We have public opion beginning to shift against Russia for this act. They cant freely assult another nation and expect nothing to happen in return! Rodrigues if public opinion continues to fall for Russia at this rate we may have a problem."

"Problem how is that a problem?"

"Well We traded goods primarly with russia, and since it closed its boarders its been dificult, our econemy has sliped."

"Turkish merchents will be happy to trade with Bulgarians."

"I fear we dont have much choice, The Italions and the Northnsmen are frightining in there conquests there has been talk between the nations of the Balanks about a secret allience between nations."

"Go on." The president said interested.

"Alone we are weak, together we stand a chance, We were trying for American suport, but they have not responded. Will Turkey suport us?"

The president thought for a moment. Suporting The nations of the Balkans could be risky, they often faught each other, there econemies wer not the strongest but neither was there love for italions or machines.

"If The nations of the Balkans pledge to defend us as we shall defend you there will a allience."

"Bulgaria stands with you, I can not speak for the other nations of course but they should be calling for you soon enough. We are died of Russian and Italion Bullies."

The phone clicked dead and the voice of Serbian prime minister came to life.

One by one they agreed to econimic trade agreements, and Military Alliences.

"From The mists of Erebus to the Alution Plains." The man in the darkness said with joy.

"Indeed The Russians careless assults have not only cost them there satlite systems, but the loss of the Balanks and millions of italions dead to there name."

"Continue to offer Rome our suport."

Construction of Super Dreadnaught at 73% 20% Per post. (+5% due to Workers from the Balkan states)

Island of Cyprus 100% controled.

[Dante]

"Those missiles are 01 tech. They cannot miss." The Tsar growled [Ex, I'm growling at you]. "Someone tampered with it." He sighed, and rubbed his brow. "Good thing we sent the vaccinations to Italy and Great Scandinavia. If that missile could actually affect anyone we would be in trouble."

"The Anthrax used was a very specific mutated form." Vivienne said, "All allied personel and civilians are immune. Italy will be fine, although we expect minor casualties from the explos-" She stopped.

"What's wrong?" Vladimyr asked.

"I just lost my connection." Vivienne gasped. "How could that happen?" To her left, a phone rang urgently. The Tsar strode over to it.

He spent a few moments listening, and then slammed it back.

"Those idiots in the Balkans have allied to Turkey." He seethed. "And they've blasted out satellites in revenge for 'an unprovoked attack on civilians.' Sound familiar?"

"That... that hypocritical b*stard!!" Vivienne exclaimed. "After what he did to the machines civilians? Genocide on that kind of scale and he attacks what we do? They're not even dead!"

"As good as." Vladimyr reminded her calmly.

"We've lost all satellite-based systems." Vivienne turned back to her screen. "I'm sending everything through 01 now, we'll have to use their works." She paused. "GPS active... Communication active... That's the important stuff back online; rerouted through New 01." She glared at the screen. "All civilian resources; television etcetera, are still down."

"How are we going to explain this?" The Tsar sighed.

"Mass megaphone." Vladimyr said, already giving the orders. "Word of mouth and landline telephone."

"They'll be up and running within the week." Vivienne said dourly, "01 can do just about anything. But they aren't miracle-workers."

"I've had enough." The Tsar growled. "Enough of this. I'm going to get rid of that inhumane upstart once and for all." He paused to catch his breath, "Release the harvesters. They are to pass through Ukraine and Romania to Bulgaria and wreak havok. It's an invasion."

The Ukranian-Russian border was sealed. Above was a blue sky. A bored soldier chewed on some gum while he lazily paced. He looked up at a rumbling from the Russian side. His companion next to him glanced up, but didn't move.

In the distance, the man could see the Russian positions. Dark, forboding shapes could be seen above them. He fumbled for his binoculars to get a better look. A huge, bulbous machine was floating into view. The man shivered as he looked at it, even from this distance. It moved in the air, and below it hung mang dangling shapes. As it floated into full view, he began to appreciate how gargantuan it truly was.

It blocked out the sun, and as the light shone around the edges he could see hundreds of man-sized red pods attached to it. And behind this first machine, tens or maybe even hundreds more like it.

Finally coming to his senses, he dashed back to the bunker entrance, only to find it locked and barred.

He screamed for his companion to let him in, but the frightened man inside refused. And as the shape loomed closer, the Ukranian soldier fell upon his knees and wept.

The shadow passed.

The man looked up in awe. Around him, tens of the gigantic machines were gently floating onwards across the country, touching nothing but inspecting everything. One of them dropped a dangling thing towards him, and he leapt back with a shriek. But it only examined him with a red eye for a second, before retreating back to the sky.

Getting braver, the soldier picked up his gun from the dirt. Still the machines did nothing but move steadily on.

An hour or so later, the last of the massive machines left sight, and the man was left alone. It was as if nothing had happened. Nothing was disturbed, the birds sang on.

Russia retaliates by sending her own missile barrage against Turkish and Israeli satellites. They impact successfully and all targets are destroyed.

Russian troops mobilised in North: 57%