Qurona-3 was a rich system of four rich planets. Though it contained only one truly habitable world the second solid world near the sun was rich in pure metals and minerals that were collected from the lava streams by scoops then solidified at an automated colony. The system also contained two gas giants that were mined for everything from pure hydrogen to diamonds from the core.
It's prime world, Qurona-3B was home to just over two hundred thousand people, all employees of one CU corporation or another. Many of them worked in the shipyards above the planet, building freighters for the Qurona trade route, some were workers from other facilities in the system on leave and others worked as miners on 3B itself.
Yes, Qurona-3 was a profitable system and today it had overthrown the system's Board representative, stormed the Security Operations armoury and begun to take full control of the system. Already the rebellion had secured the main colony structure and the small squadron of SECOPS gunships were being prepared to carry revolutionary troops to the gas giant facilities.
A group of family leaders had taken power as a temporary parliament and had already begun setting up a full system government. One far farer then the Corporate bureaucracy they had just shed and one that would prosper far more then they had under the last century of settlement.
With their victory almost assured but a response from home was almost certainly being prepared and so the parliaments first choice was to begin emitting a deep space transmission, if they could gather enough support from other cultures then perhaps the newly freed system could retain it's independence. A few had voiced concerns that a few less then benevolent powers might try to conquer but when put to a vote the plan was approved.
To all who can receive this, we are the former Corporate Unity colony of Qurona-3. We have revolted against our overlords and now wish to retain independence. As such we wish to open a dialogue with any people who would help defend us against them. In exchange we can offer many riches including metals, gasses and food. If you wish to help us please send a ship to the coordinates attached to this message.
We will accept all the help we can get.
RNS Solarium
The revolution had sent shockwaves through the leadership of the Rubble Belt. The CU board were in a panic, fearing that their other colonies would follow suit and the UNMF were considering the possibility that any classified data or navigation systems in the system might fall into the hands of those they didn't want it to.
The Navy was now in play against the colonists and already a task force of CU heavy gunships and a Navy cruiser was being assembled to retake the colony. Once more it was a case of the UNMF cleaning up the corporations mess, but when the secrecy of the Rubble was at stake, it was the Navy's job to clean it up.
The cruiser was already good to go but the gunships would need more time to prepare. The colonists would have, at best, a few days to prepare for the coming storm.