"Greetings, I am Chancellor Roman, of the Deltan Imperium. In agreement with my fellow leaders in the Shadow Alliance, I am officially closing our borders to all non-military traffic. All Deltan Naval forces are being dispatched to form a blockade line around our island, while our air forces will be patrolling the skies above. Any civilian air and water craft attempting to cross into our territory will be first warned away with communications. If they do not turn around or respond, lethal force has been authorized. Our international Aerodrome has been shut down, with all civilian craft grounded. Again, all civilian craft are ordered to refrain from attempting to enter the territory of the Shadow Alliance. If you do not turn back, you will be fired upon. Good luck to you all..."
Grand Admiral Mathious stood on the bridge of his flagship, the I.D.S Avenger watching his officers going through their shift change. A young lieutenant walked up to him. "Sir, we're getting a message for you on the emergency channel."
Mathious turned. "Very well." He followed the officer to the communications room, and sat down at the terminal. Entering his personal code, he brought up the message. It was a live video feed from the Chancellor. "Sir!" he said.
"Mathious, I just received the reports from External Security. Is this as serious as they claim?"
"Yes sir," he replied. "I am deploying our forces into defense positions now. All ships, submarines, and aircraft are heading out as we speak."
"Understood. Make sure you close us off from ALL external traffic. I don't want anything getting through except me and my escort."
"When should I expect your return?" he asked.
"In 6 hours. We're already airborne." The chancellor frowned. "We should deploy ground units, just in case any air or water craft do slip through."
"I have already issued orders for just that," Mathious replied.
"Excellent. Oh, another thought." He leaned toward the camera. "Order the SR-71's prepped. I want over-flights of the surrounding areas. We should keep an eye on the rest of the world during this trial."
"Understood," the admiral replied. "I've have them airborne within the hour."
"Good. And inform all of our forces, this is now a Level 7." Chancellor Roman sat back in his chair. "As of right now, we are at war...."