Eneimies become friends, friends become foes: Open

[Syphen]

*A tranquile forest resting peacefuly in the heartland of the ever untamed ylix is disturbed by cold droplets of water falling from the heavns above. A mute stream of lighting illuminates the dark night sky, the loud crash of thunder occurs after shaking the earth. The rain continues to fall as earth becomes mud and dryed shrubs seem to frolic to life... It indeed is the example of lifes gratest law... change.

For the earth, the change is not in it's favor as it loses its deinsity and becomes mud. However the blades of grass which seemed to dry up in the warm sun grow stronger. As one falls, the other rises; to know this and accept it is to understand most anything.

But the rain alone doesnt change, a flash of light appears far out into the forest. Although small it moves with great agility, and as it approches it grows larger and larger.

A humming noise breaks the ever tranguile moment of peace in the forest as a tree fals over and a large armored veichle hovers over it. A large spot light perched atop this hover tank is opperated by a soilder standing only halfway outside of the veichle from the hatch ontop of the armored craft. He moves the powerful spotlight through the wet forest as to be searching. Only then does the light fall upon a escape pod which is still giving off smoke from origonal ejection. The soilder looks back down into the hatch at the pilot of the veichle and two other troopers.*

"Alright, I think we found one."

*The soilder with the spot light announced to the rest of the crew.*

"Alright send report out, lets go check it for surrvivors."

*A capitan spoke reluctantly as the soilder manning the light climbed out of the tank and leapt off of it's side onto the muddy earth. The capitan climbed on out from behind him, as he stepped down he followed the soilder to the already ejected escape pod that remained illuminated by the powerful spot light. As the soilder approche the crashed pod he looked down at it and could only cringe. The capitan walked over to the opening hatch on the pod which was still closed, it wasn't a good sign but he knew he still had to see if any were still alive. Grasping the door's handel he twisted it and pulled as hard as he could. Griting his teeth tightly together it soon clicked open and squecked as it flew open on it's rusty hinges. Breathing heavily the capitan kneeled down and gazed into the dark escape pod. A moment passed and the curious soilder who occompanied the capitian, walked over behind him and peered over his shoulder.*

"What is that?!"

*The soilder stepped back repulsed by the sight and smell. The calus capitan stood up to his feet and turnned to the soilder.*

"No surrvivors thats for sure..."

[Syphen]

*Days afterwards the forest has been cleared by the offical YPR engineering guild under an emergancy actions act by the current sultan of ylix. The planet has been put under strict red aleart as well. But the true horrior has not been realeased to the public causing unrest, but none the less there is relativly few civial disorder reports.

On the site of the pod crash the entire forest has been uprooted and shipped off to a lumber yard over the period of three days. And even then it toke most of the engineering guild to manage such a feat in such a short amount of time. But with lasers, large machinery and years of experiance it was pulled off.The zone three miles have been compleatly logged and put under strict quarintien.

Syphen who has been a capitian for three years now was one of many who came to the site of the crash after all the trees had been up rooted. And even he like many others didnt exactly know what was happening. A large hovor craft transporter which normaly would be used for transporting large tanks and other armored veichiles to the battle feild was called in to get this pod off to the boo or other wise known as base of opperations. Syphen watched from afar as the glioth like HCT loaded the beaten and tatered pod into it's loading bays. As he felt a tap on his shoulder he looked to his right and saw nothing but turnned swiftly to his left to see an old freind who had recently joined the YPR Rabid Massif which was a prestigous star fighter branch in the YPR millitary. Suprised to see Albert Hectira who he met at a university in his home town show up here Syphen laughed joyously and firmly shoke Albert's hand with a warm smile.*

"Hey buddy how have ya been?"

*Albert joyously inquired.*

"Oh good how about you al? I heared news you made it into the Rabid Massif, congragulations on that! I Never knew a nerf herdder like you could get that far."

*Syphen laughed jokingly while albert only grinned a little, before clearing his throat.*

"Ahem, so I heared you were the ledgendary war hero who led the charge on raiding the supply lines of the SSR. "

*Albert said, as syphen paused a moment thinking on how he could say what he wanted to.*

"Well, it was more of bandit work, not true generalship by any means... I mean they could have hired mercenaries for that, or one of the many clans of space pirates on the moons of bogden. I mean come on!?"

*Syphen gave an exasperated sigh as albert couldnt help but chuckle.*

"So what have you been doing lately al?"

*Changing subject, syphen asked as the HCT gave off a thunderous humm and turnned around before activating it's thrusters and moving off towards the new capital of Ylix which was founded after the civial war. The noise caught both albert and Syphen's attention.*

"Well look, we can catch up some more later, it was good seeing you but I have to get back to the compound and figure out what the heck has been going on."

*Syphen extended a hand and albert shoke it firmly.*

"Well alrighty then, if your allowed to, could you inform me on whats happend?"

*Albert asked, Syphen then let go of alberts hand and began to ready his gear to head off.*

"If you are ment to know, your commisionar will tell you. There is a reason everybody doesnt know this al. Respect that, and understand that I cant unless other wise told."

*Albert disappointedly waved goodbye to syphen as he walked aboard a hover transport and zoomed off towards the capital city over the horizon.*

[Syphen]

*Bellow the capital city of Ylix a maze of steel corridors head on out for about a mile and a half away from the city. Each is connected to the core bunker located directly beneath the city. The main bunker is comprised of three rooms the largest being the auditorum where announcements are made from the sultan himself or other leading members or cheif of staff. The smallest room is the millita armory, this is where emergancy resources are held in case of an emrgancy of any sort. The other room serves only as a hall way connecting the millita armory and the auditorum.The entrance to the bunker has always been kept secret from the public so the exact where abouts of the entrance remain a mystery.

The way into the hallway is a single elevator door, this time with a soft beep it slides open as high ranking officers and cheif of staff fill into the auditorum. On the stage is a gray podium with a ceiling light hanging above it providing better lighting for the speaker. Behind the podium stand a row of chairs which are currently filled with the sultan's advisors and intellagince and reconnisance missions cheif of staff. The aduitorum has already filled and disscusion begins. In the hallways the elevator slides open and syphen steps out onto the beautifuly designed crimson floor rug which runs all the way down the hall. Syphen walks out of the elevator followed by four other generals of much higher ranking then he, needless to say he felt akward. Only the dim wall lamps light the hallway, as syphen reached the oak wood door which leads into the auditorum he had to feel his way to the bronze handel, finaly twisting the handel and opening the old fashioned door. Despite the high pitched squeak full attention remains on the cheif of the YPR royal fleet as he gives a powerful speech. Trying not to draw attention to himself he takes a seat in the back row listening intently.*

"The Ylix partisan republic cannot show weakness to this attack! It would show weakness to our rivals who might think us a easy kill.

From the escape pod recovery from one of our few remaining allys of Yinchorr. The vessle was spotted by the YPR Reconnasence team of Rabid Massif on a scout mission. As the squad team left the atmospheric pull of ylix they recorded this footage which is crucial for convicting thease bandits and putting them to the sword of justice!"

*The Cheif of the YPR royal fleet looks down at his speech notes and takes another breath before looking back up at the audiance in attendance.*

"Here is the last recording..."

*A large screen rises from the floor presinting a in color video from a reconnisance fighter. The screen shows space and the some hundred audiance members set a pair of head phones on their heads and listen intently and never blink as the screen begins to play.*

*The camera records ample space for about two minutes, and suddenly a small object passes over the camera's lense.

Then all at once a embassador shuttle jets pass the camera's line of sight with it's thrusters on full blast. A transmition can be heard in the background as the pilot speaks to the others in his recon squad.*

Camera (lewis):"*Static* id you see that lewis?..*Static*.... over."

Pilot 4.1 (Bill):"*Static* Oger that bill, we all di*static*... What the hell is that oth*Static*.... (Long pause)"

Camera (Lewis):"*Static* Bill?.... Bill, come in Bill, do you copy?... Over"

Camera (Lewis): "*Static* "Bill... Bill... Do you copy?... This is Rabid Massif 4.3 Pilot Lewis.. 4.3 to 4.1, come in Bill... *Static*...."

*Message end*

*The screen turns off and lowers into the floor again. The cheif of the YPR royal fleet clears his throat before speaking into the microphone.*

"If you recall on the screen when 4.1 spots somthing you dont actualy see the object that destroyed not only a few of our recconasence 'Rabid Massif' force. But also destroyed an allyed shuttle from Yinchorr close to our space. This could make it look like we ourselvs destroyed it and could possibly be veiwed as an act of war...

In such a case we must find the true culprate to clear our name which will be first to be falesly acused. Our intellagince points to our primary rivals on iridonia. Thus we need to conduct..."

*The cheif of the YPR royal fleet turns a switch which turns off all speaker phones and recordings of this meeting in all of the bunker rooms and steel corridors leading outward. He then smiles at the audiance and clears his throat.*

"Excuse me... An espionage mission..."

[Syphen]

*A commanding officer stands holding a few papers in his right hand which were most likely notes. The commanding officer was elderly and seemed as if he had many years of experiance under his belt. The current cheif of the YPR royal fleet nods towards the CO.*

"Yes sir?"

*The fleet head asks bluntly.*

"Yes, are you sure that it wasnt some sort of accadent?"

*The CO then sat down as the cheif of the royal fleet pondred a moment over the question. Finaly he spoke.*

"Well we have no other explanation for the large blaster markings left behind by turbo lasers no doubt judging by the size and resadue left over from the pod.

But even if it was an accadent, and I know many of you would rather think that and not, supposedly, start yet another war. But war is enavnable now, if the Yinchorr recived word of it being an accadent, well they couldn't belive that. After all, one's word is never enough to convict, to reprove or set anything straight. You need prof, prof that is undoubtedly flawless. For all of us have spoken a lie at some point in time, and thus cannot be fully trusted. But objects dont lie, rather they speak a story in pure truth from their point of veiw. So I advise we send word to the Yinchorr stating we did not do such an act, but we say this not only with our word... But with the word of a witness that cannot lie; an object..."

*In approval the audiance gives a cheerful applause as the meeting ends. It has to be done then, an espionage mission that holds the fate of current friends, and current foes.*

[Syphen]

_{Intellagince and counter intellagince base of opperations: 6:00 AM}

*In a dark room with only a bare lightbulb hanging from the ceiling which illuminates a desk bellow it. Sitting at the desk is YPR Fleet admiral Fredrick Gillingham, the stirn vetran admiral served as a Fleet commander in the Ylix Cival war for the SSR. But was called upon by the goverment once more for his brilliance on the feild of battle; may it be space or other wise...

Although the SSR was destroyed, many of the members mearly disbanned after the defeat at the battle of the Hydian way, where many casualties toke place in a never before seen form of combat in space. The SSR used a tatic they called the fire ship, and actualy flew their small destroyers into the much larger YR Crusiers. The daring tatic almost won the SSR the battle which might have won them the war itself. That is if it hadn't been for the ledgendary Rabid Massif fighters.

The war never seemed to bother the admiral much anymore, in his mind he lost fair and square and thus was just honored by the fact that they would call upon him for help. As he sat there scanning over papers which debreifed the intelligance opperations, a door opend and the selected spies stepped in. Each agreed to a code of suicide if nessasary, one could imagin that they were being payed for hansomly.

The admiral looked up only to see five casualy dressed people standing infront of him. Exasperated at this he let out a heavy sigh and leaned back rubbing his eyes in stress. The spies stood ready as he then sat back up and looked them over.*

"This is our spy unit?"

*The semi furious admiral stood from the chair at the desk and began to slowly pace.*

"There is only five of you here, surely there is more?!"

*The spies in attendance shoke their heads as they looked at each other cluelessly.*

"Get out of here..."

*The admiral already fet up with this plan sat back down and began reading over the several stacks of notifacations he had recived. The shocked hired hands were at a loss for words, but one stood foward and blankly asked.*

"But sir? We were-"

"Get out!"

*The admiral interuppted sharply as the spies made no hesitation in their choice to bolt out the room. He was an intemidating man even when in a good mood. Right now they were lucky he had a good night's rest...

As the hired spies left the disstressed admiral leaned on his hand as he signed a few papers of agreement here and awnsered holomessages for about another hour before Syphen entered into the room quietly shutting the door behind him.*

*Admiral fredrick looked up at syphen who stood just a few feet away from the desk. He then sighed, and set his papers aside and foldded his hands atop his dest giving syphen his full attention.*

"What is it Steven?"

*The lion like admiral spoke respectfuly and with less command as to show more respect.*

"I just spoke with the Sultan, he wanted me to report the current status of the spy mission?"

*Syphen raised a brow propaly already knowing what the update on the mission was.*

"I kicked their asses out of here thats the update, now captain I would advise you tell his highness that millitary intel suggests a change in our actions."

*Syphen awaits a response for a moment before speaking up himself.*

"Well?..."

"Well, tell him that we wont be able to send o=a team of spies because for one, I can't see a benefit of doing this. I mean if we even did get evedince from Iridoria pointing to the fact that they did it, instead of us they would want to know just how the hell we got that infromation..."

*Admiral fredrick rises from his seat gesturing with his hands as he continues.*

"Now, its a known fact that the Yinchorr are currently deeply in with the republic , although not fully. but never the less, if they found out about the spy mission..."

*Syphen puts it all together and quietly finnishes fredrick's though.*

"They would veiw it as an act of war..."

*The admiral grins and pats syphen on the shoulder.*

"Now you are learning somthing, just because someone isnt with the republic... Doesn't mean a damn thing if they are freinds with the republic. Because those damn senators up in the core worlds take asskissing suckers like the yinchorr and count them as one of their own."

*Admiral Fredrick then opens the door entering into the main corridor's of the intelligance base of opperations HQ and begins to walk out as syphen follows.*

"And steven, make sure his highness gets the point. I dont want him having any doubts about the out come, war isnt somthing that is inevnable at the moment, because you can't evade what already hit ya."

*The admiral then turns down an opposite corridor from syphen, as he heads off to give the go ahead for red alert and full mobiliazation.*

[Syphen]

The sultan's head advisors have gathered to disscus upon the rather forceful propisition from Admiral Fredrick. After pondering upon the matter it seems to make since, and it is accepted that there is no other option. The Yinchorrian goverment is furious and is more then likely going to do somthing drastic. Since it makes since that the iridorians know little of this that the Ylix Partisan republic should issue a millitary alliance with the iridorians for this sudden assault plan. It has not been officaly released to the public so to keep this plan under wraps. It has also been decided that the final say in this would be after some time has passed, exactly how long; well that is only known by the cheif's of staff and the sultan himself.

Mobilazation begins in the many artificaly constructed corridor's beneath ylix's surface. Many of the commanders and generals have been given order to subtely look for alliances who would be willing to help out in this confrentation. Mercenaries of course cannot be trusted because of their greed, but larger corperations were announced to be the primary target to prupose to.

The final word will be given by the sultan himself on the exact day that has been decided upon as the offical begin of our aggression aginst the former ally to the YPR of Yinchorr. It has also been brought to his highnesses attention that this secretive assault may not be the best for his popularity among his people, so a goverment change has been considered but remains to be decided upon. As for now, the suspence builds as freinds become foes, and foes become friends.