Reclaimation of Purgatory (FT)(IC)(JSA only)

[Hornopolis]

Pharaoh's Palace, Deir-el-Bahri; Day 1

"My Pharaoh, there has been increased attacks on our regiments on the spacestation Purgatory, there are no Nubian fleets in the area and I believe that the increased attacks could lead to something more of a full scale terror war, we should call upon M.A.C.O. and see if they would mobilise to help us, and maybe this would make them, more experienced."
The Pharaoh in all her beauty paused for a few moments before speaking, "You make a compelling arguement Thutmose, before I decide what is the current regiment count currently stationed on Purgatory?" Thutmose III stood there, thinking in his head, "We have about five Regiments of Punic Heavy soldiers and two Brigades of Argos Light soldiers." The room falls silent as the Vizier ended his calculations, the whole council turned there heads towards the Pharaoh, waiting for her to answer, "Not what I had hoped, send a message to the M.A.C.O. Headquarters, have them rendevouz with an insertion team outside Purgatory's asteroid field." Thuderous applause resounded around the semi-circle council chamber, Pharaoh Hatshepsut stood, her cat, Thoth, at her feet, "Inform me once M.A.C.O. arrives, Council meeting adjourned." After a few minutes the councilmen and women exited the council chamber and returned to their normal routine.

***

To:M.A.C.O. Headquarters
From:Vizier Thutmose III
Enigma:Very High

MACO HQ, this is Vizier Thutmose III, the council has convened and decided on the decision of asking MACO operatives to help the Nubian soldiers on the station Purgatory qwell the criminal ruffians that inhabit our extremity worlds. Respond Soon.

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Purgatory, Fortune's Den; Day 1

The 'elected' mob bosses of Purgatory sat at a large rectangular table in Vendetta's office, the music, the smell of exotic liquors and the ever tempting strippers dance around their heads, none spoke, they only occasionally gave the exotic dancers a tip, finally Vendetta walked in, his jet black hair and his towered six foot eight frame helped him take control of the room, "Hello my fellow O.C. efficienatos, I as you must already know am Vendetta," His very name struck fear into anyone how hadn't met him before, "We have many things to talk about, but before we do, enjoy youorself in my nightclub," He paused before he continued, "The lower levels of the club are more, discreet, go go! enjoy, we will re-convene at 6:00." The various crimelords stood, bowed to Vendetta and promptly left to tickle their fancies in the various private rooms of Fortune's Den.

[Ekilion]

At M.A.C.O. HQ Iron Fist Wing

Radio Officer "Sir we are getting a message from the Nubians."

Haner "Play it through."

To:M.A.C.O. Headquarters
From:Vizier Thutmose III
Enigma:Very High

MACO HQ, this is Vizier Thutmose III, the council has convened and decided on the decision of asking MACO operatives to help the Nubian soldiers on the station Purgatory qwell the criminal ruffians that inhabit our extremity worlds. Respond Soon.

Haner "Finaly a chance to fight agian. Send a message to the other M.A.C.O. units telling them that we atleast are mobilizing."

Red lights were flashing throughout the Iron Fists wing as soldiers ran throughout the wing grabbing weapons and heading to the shuttles and gunboats assigned to the Iron Fists.

[Nua Gealach]

MACO HQ, Sun Knight wing

"Commanders! We are getting dual messages!"

Lori Telvona and Muara Dalo were in a meeting, and while Lori was a bit peeved at the interruption, Muara took it with ease. "Yes, messenger. What is it?"

She played the Nubian message, and said "They want us to help reclaim the station. The second message is from the Ekilionite Iron Fists. They are mobilizing."

With a fist on the table, Lori said "I am not going to allow us to be the followers on MACO's first mission! We must act!"

Muara stayed calm, and stated, "While your reasoning is faulty, my friend, you are right. We must mobilize. Messenger, send word to the troops to mobilize. We will be going personally. Tell them we need six Moon Guard and six Assassins at the shuttle bay immediately, with all the things needed for transfer. I will be sending a message to the Nubians. When the forces are rallied, inform the other parts of MACO that the Sun Knights are moving out."

To: Vizier Thutmose III
From: Muara Dalo, co-commander of the Sun Knights, the Nua Gealachian division of MACO

We have heard your plea, and are mobilizing a strike team to be sent to your station immediately. Expect them at the rally point post haste. Lori Telvona, the commander of the Moon Gaurd portion of our MACO units, and I will be leading the mission for our forces personally.

Good day.

[Hornopolis]

To: Vizier Thutmose III
From: Muara Dalo, co-commander of the Sun Knights, the Nua Gealachian division of MACO

We have heard your plea, and are mobilizing a strike team to be sent to your station immediately. Expect them at the rally point post haste. Lori Telvona, the commander of the Moon Gaurd portion of our MACO units, and I will be leading the mission for our forces personally.

Good day.

To:Nua Gealachian MACO HQ; Ekilion MACO HQ
From:Vizier Thutmose III
Enigma:High

We will set a silent beacon at the rendeavouz point, once on the station your soldiers are to link up with the Captain of the 54th Station Police Brigade, you are to wait until the Ekilion transports arrive before you dock with the station, when the station's control tower askes who you are do not identify yourselves as MACO, they'll kill you on sight. Goodluck my friends.

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54th Sation Police Brigade, Purgatory; Day 1

"Sir, we have rumours of MACO units attempting to help us retake some control of the station, what should we do?" The brigade had been stuck in their original barracks of over three days, finally word of more re-inforcements from outside the station excited the fatigued, demorilized soldiers of the different detachments on Purgatory, "Move the men up to their defensive positions and have them try and coax the scum from their holes, I'm going to see how the sewer drain is doing." The Captain stood and walked out of the two story building, he slide down the rail and stopped at a few engineers welding the manhole to the sewer shut, "How's it going boys?" The two men look up and flip open their masks, "Two more minutes and the gangs won't even try to get in this way, we have some other men blocking the doors to the east." The Captain smiles, then pulls a smoke from his packet, "Good good, get ready there may be another assault soon." With that the Captian walked back upstairs towards first squad.

[Ekilion]

M.A.C.O. HQ Iron Fists Wing

The sound of jets was enough to defean anyone without ear protection as the Landers and Gunships took off. All the ships were painted void black to disguise them to the naked eye. As they entered the atmosphere they began picking up the beacon. They opened up the warp gates and jumped (I assume the beacon is far away).

[Dbrought]

The Dominion had received the M.A.C.O. requisition and promptly responded. The "Vagatus" had just returned home from an unsuccessful mission unfortunately. However the majority of her systems and crew were unharmed. Malich had spent the past several weeks picking out his new soldiers to replace the men he had lost. He had lost a few good men, that while never could be replaced in his mind, their deaths had opened up the roster to accept the newest aces and commandos or the Dominion. His 3 squads of Hunters (25 men each) were ready. When the call for support was heard, Malich answered quickly. The Vagatus de docked itself from the Olympus station and made its way to the Hypergate. The Coordinates to Hornopolis's gate was keyed in and the gate activated.

To:Vizier Thutmose III
From: MACO commander Malich
We have been notified of the call for support and are ready to assist. please deactivate any security on the gate to allow our safe arrival. Thank you. we await your conformation

[Nua Gealach]

Sun Knights Wing, MACO HQ, Hanger

In the hanger, the force was preparing to leave. Lori and Muara were standing in the hanger when the soldiers flooded in. The Moon Guard group were wearing full battle armor. They had red and black armor, along with yellow details. They looked similar to knights, only with reinforced armor and stronger weapons. The Assassin Priest group were far more casual. They wore street outfits with reinforced microweave armor under there clothing that was acceptable. Some were dressed as dancers, other as party goers, and the last two as simple casual people. They were not threatening at all, except they all had a hidden weapon. Under all of there shoes were hidden blades. Not the curved weapons of the Assassins tradition, but blades made of the Falkaron metal of Hey-Xu.

Lori and Muara exchanged nods, and each parted there ways. Lori took a military shuttle, armed and dangerous, while Muara, dressed like her assassins, took a casual shuttle. Both would enter the Purgatory space, but off time. the military shuttle would go first, then the casual one.

With a boom, they took off, jumping when leaving the atmosphere for the Purgatory.

[Hornopolis]

From:Gate control
To:Dominion
Enigma:Plaid

This is Hyperspace Gate control, all defensive countermeasures have been deactivated until your arrival, once you arrive you must go to the coords attached to this message. Goodluck.

***

54th Station Police Brigade, Purgatory; Day 1

"Sir we have a massive amounts of thermals on our scope, they're identified as Siren Pact grunts, should we form the brigade up and move to an ideal defensive position?" The Captian ponders this for a moment,, then says, "No, we'll stay where we are, get the men ready for a brawl." The Sergeant stood infront of the Captain, shocked, his words came back to hm a few moments later, "A brawl sir?" annoyed by the Sergeant the Captain nods, "Yes Sergeant a brawl, have them ready their swords." The Sergeant snaps to attention and gives the Captain a crisp salute, "Yes sir, I will sir."

[Dbrought]

From:Gate control
To:Dominion
Enigma:Plaid

This is Hyperspace Gate control, all defensive countermeasures have been deactivated until your arrival, once you arrive you must go to the coords attached to this message. Goodluck.

***

54th Station Police Brigade, Purgatory; Day 1

"Noted. Proceeding through the Gate. see you soon."

The Vagatus tacked into the center of the emerging nearly instantly at the other side.

"Thank you, Proceeding to marked Coordinates now."

[Ekilion]

Near Beacon

Multiple small warp gates opened up and the Ekilion ships popped out. To the naked eye the ships were starless voids as they moved through space. The gunships on the wings of the group kept a look out for any criminal ships at the rally point.

[Nua Gealach]

Beacon, near Purgatory

A small flash of light appeared, and out came a dark red shuttle. On its side was the emblem of the Sun Knights: a sun with a sword and dagger crossed. It waited at the beacon, not far from the Ekilionite ship(s). Another light appeared, and out came another ship, this one not marked, and looked civilian. It also waited near the beacon, but out of the windows of the ship came flashes of light. They awaited for a sign to move.

[Hornopolis]

From out of the asteroids a small Nubian vessel appeared, to bore the markings of the Fortune's Den on its port side, just below the name: P.A.G. Privateer the ship itself was slow and it appeared to have been attacked by another ship earlier for it bore scars of previous battles, the lights came on in the cabin and the ship sent out a message:

This is P.A.G. Privateer, while going through the asteroid field I will guide you, these space rocks hold dangerous creatures that can eat a starship, if you would please assemble directly behind the Privateer and we can begin our journey to Purgatory, I hope you enjoy your stay.

The vessel then began to turn and the lights in the cabin flickered out, as it turned the hull turned a light blue as an energy field appeared over its hull, protecting it from anything in the asteroid field that lay ahead.

[Ekilion]

The Ekilion vessels dropped in behind the Privateer and switched into silent running. Heat disipators dropped down over the engines and the crew stopped moving. They wouldn't tip off any creatures or ships floating through space.

[Dbrought]

The Vagatus also activated her active stealth jamming systems. Most ships would scan where she was an see a ripple. hopefully they would presume it to be a sensor ghost. She fell in line behind the privateer, as well keeping her weapons primed and ready for any creatures or enemy ships that might attack. in the armory the Hunter squads were making their final preparations and gear checks.

[Nua Gealach]

The two Nua Gealachian shuttles fell in, the military ship turning to low power and switching on stealth items, while the more civilian ship slowed the power, but kept the ship looking like a civilian pushed into an escort.

[Hornopolis]

Thank you all for following my directions and we will know begin to traverse the asteroid field, I'm going to tell ya'll just a bit of information about Purgatory and this asteroid field while we make our way through the asteroids, firstly the station Purgatory was built around around a large almost planet sized asteroid, it used to be a mining station but quickly turned into a boomtown of sorts, as the inhabitants built more and more onto the station the mining and construction companies bagan using 'illegal' money dealers of sorts, over time the money brokers grew tired of not getting paid and took over Purgatory, slaughtering many civilians and soldiers living on the station, for the next hundred years or so the station has been under the control of a man named: Vendetta, I believe he has done great things for the station and I wish no ill will against his person, but thats just me. Now that we have gone through a short history of Purgatory I will direct you to the asteroids, they infact, are each graves for the many civilians and workers that have died on the station over the years. With all the non decomposed bodies floating around monsters came, and they feasted, oh look! a group of coffins, it looks like they are circa 1692. Anyways, we are about to fly past Siren's Rock, I suggest all male crewmembers ask for a female crew member to hold them, hard, the Siren's call is very seductive, thery target males, so I urge caution, even the most strong-willed male will beseduced by their call.

The P.A.G. Privateer's light whent completely out and thier search lights were drawn, inside the female crew members began to tie up their male counterparts to ensure they do not mutiny and kill the rest of the crew. Inside the cockpit the pilot, an AI clicked and buzzed to lock all the doors of the crew's quarters that housed the tied up male crew members, once this was done the AI sighed and continued to steer the ship and its followers towards Siren's Rock.

[Dbrought]

Onboard the Vagatus the male crew began to lock down their implants rendering them immobile, The female crew took over the major ops stations and controls and kept the ship on coarse. the ship A.I. Freya took control of the male crews' implant locks preparing to release them the moment they were clear.

[Nua Gealach]

Sending a comm was the civilian type shuttle, the one occupied by the assassins. The message was coded heavily, and could only be detected by military grade decoders. It said:

I suppose we do nothing then, am I right? Biologically, to most species, we are female.

[Hornopolis]

Sending a comm was the civilian type shuttle, the one occupied by the assassins. The message was coded heavily, and could only be detected by military grade decoders. It said:

I suppose we do nothing then, am I right? Biologically, to most species, we are female.

If you wish, they will pose no danger unless your ship gets close to their home, then they will attack, with ferocity, currently they are right in front of us.

The male crews began to scream and yell for the female crew members to unlock the doors so they could get outside, some even threatened death to some, but the females yelled back, saying more or less to shut the hell up and sit in a corner. Even though the Siren's calls were ineffective to females the women on the ships could still hear it, it was a mix of bad notes and blood curtling screams, although to the men on board their song was the very definition of beauty and love, it called to them, saying: Why don't you come out? men began to talk to the calls, saying: I can't they've locked me up! more and more the Sirens tried to get the men to mutiny, to kill all on board and to land the ship on the rock so the other Sirens could kill the remaining male crew members and add more to their home,

Stay headstrong everyone, we're passing the Sirens now, ww'll be away from them and there damned song soon enough. After we move further away from the Siren den we'll have to crawl our way through the boneyard, anyway I'll give everyone the all clear to let the male crew members out soon.

[Dbrought]

"Understood."

Freya eyed the men. she was thankful that locking the implants and inducing a mild fast sedative to each of their systems seemed to lessen the agony most of the men were undergoing.

"Estimated time of arrival please"

[Hornopolis]

"Understood."

Freya eyed the men. she was thankful that locking the implants and inducing a mild fast sedative to each of their systems seemed to lessen the agony most of the men were undergoing.

"Estimated time of arrival please"

Well, ma'am, it all depends on if Caesar will let us pass through the Boneyard peacefully, if it goes peacefully we'll have around another thirty minutes to an hour trip, but if it goes violently, we'll have to take a shortcut and that'll take us maybe thirty minutes tops, with gunboats chasing us too.

[Nua Gealach]

Around the ships was dead silence. No one was saying or doing anything. Then, however, they came within the sound barrier (which is odd because sound doesn't travel in space) of the Sirens. They heard the screeching of the daemons, but no one fell in love with it. Then, as they drew closer, some of the older crew on the militarized shuttle began to swing and call out. Luckily, they were easily subdued.

The captain of the ship, Lori Vestana, send out a relay to the Kush ship.

We were somewhat wrong. It affects the elders of the species, though most have gone unaffected. We might need to make note of it.

[Dbrought]

"Understood."

Freya eyed the men. she was thankful that locking the implants and inducing a mild fast sedative to each of their systems seemed to lessen the agony most of the men were undergoing.

"Estimated time of arrival please"

Well, ma'am, it all depends on if Caesar will let us pass through the Boneyard peacefully, if it goes peacefully we'll have around another thirty minutes to an hour trip, but if it goes violently, we'll have to take a shortcut and that'll take us maybe thirty minutes tops, with gunboats chasing us too.

"Understood. Estimated strength and number of the gunboats. we would also request schematics to scan for weaknesses if it is at all possible."

[Hornopolis]

Around the ships was dead silence. No one was saying or doing anything. Then, however, they came within the sound barrier (which is odd because sound doesn't travel in space) of the Sirens. They heard the screeching of the daemons, but no one fell in love with it. Then, as they drew closer, some of the older crew on the militarized shuttle began to swing and call out. Luckily, they were easily subdued.

The captain of the ship, Lori Vestana, send out a relay to the Kush ship.

We were somewhat wrong. It affects the elders of the species, though most have gone unaffected. We might need to make note of it.

(Siren's calls defy that law)

Interesting, I'll log it into the Purgatory database for later profiling, I suggest you tie them up, Siren's calls can make the listener, violent, more violent than even the listener would know, although its odd that the Spartans, they are not even effected by the Siren callings, and most Spartans are males, anyhow, we will be running into a man named Caesar and his associate Syracuse, I suggest you arm all crew members with firearms, they may board your vessels.

The Female crew members of the P.A.G. Privateer began to run to the armouries and retrieve the stockade of weapons that was inside the locked cage of an armoury, All female crew members lock and load, we will be approaching Caesar's Boneyard in just a few.

[Nua Gealach]

Hearing this, the two shuttles interlocked, creating a lonfer ship, with the civvie'-disguised ship toward the back. The crew that was incapacitated were locked in a store room with no windows, and left until they turned sane. Meanwhile, the Sun Knights and other various crew members began to arm themselves, preparing for a boarding. The ships themselves only had small energy cannons, and would not be able to defend a dogfight, but in close quarters, would most likely survive.