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[Source: HMS Derby]
[CommID: Fleet Admiral Nelson]

Good work Ensign Bridge. Lt Commander Goodmen is to report to New London for a debriefing on his actions in Orkney. All officers are also warned to be vigilant against conflict with Zoners in the light of the recent crisis sparked by the revelation that the Chair of the Council of Zoners was a Gallic spy.

That is all for the time being,

Sir Stanley Nelson
Fleet Admiral

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---Sender ID: Commander Robert Jones---
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---Subject: Classified---

I didn't have the time to write this report for the past few days. However, it contains very important information, hence the increased encryption.

My patrol started relatively normally, until a kusarian arrived, along with a pirate gunboat. Fleet Admiral Nelson took command and we quickly took care of the gunboat. During this time, however, a man named Richard Peia started claiming that Queen Carina is in fact a traitor to Bretonia. He attempted to aqquire converts to join his "Knights of Round", an organisation which he claims would restore an Emperor to the Throne.
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Under the orders of the Fleet Admiral, I contacted him wishing to join his organisation for the purposes of undercover surveilance, at the same time finding out more about his organisation. The results of this are worrying, to say the least. A transcript of what was said is included in the guncam records.
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[Target ID: Defense Intelligence Staff]
[Comm ID: Goodmen, Austin - Lieutenant Commander]
[Subject:HMS Investigator]


The HMS Investigator, is up and running. The vessel will be used to catch blockade runners. She's currently on standby in Leeds.

The ship class is a Percheron Transport.

Signed,

Lieutenent Commander Austin Goodmen




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This one couldn't be done over the normal channels because this one was more personal. This was the kind of thing that had to be done face to face, in a safe room with no one listening. This was the kind of knowledge that could lose Bretonia the war if it fell into the wrong hands. So with some hesitation he had made an appointment to talk to the boss himself, Nelson. He kept telling himself that something had to be said, trying to justify what he was about to do in his head. As he walked behind the Admirals personal assistance, leaving the waiting room behind to see the man, he felt anger and a sinking feeling when the thought crossed his mind again.

Now he stood before the Admiral, saluting with the same blank stare at the wall behind Nelson, saying the same thing he always did. Rank followed by his full name, reporting. By now the assistant had left the room to give the men their privacy behind closed doors.

As usual this meant the men could relax a bit and not be so formal. Gilead was to not have to prounce around clicking his heels and avoiding the Admirals eyes anymore and that was ok by him. Finally once the small talk was over, he knew the moment of truth was here.

As promissed, he plays the recording he had told Nelson he has to hear:

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No matter how much he hated doing it, it had to be said; "Sir...the moral in the front is low. I feel, I feel... that men are on the brink of cracking. If the enemy finds out about this type of behavior, their vindiction will grow. Stanley" he sighs, "I don't want to have to learn that god awful language. We need to think of something to do, and quickly."

This was awkward one of those awkward moments of mixed feelings were one is lost as to what one should do. Although her stomach felt tight and she was nervous Countess Lafiel Tarrant had been persuaded that this was for the best even though it hurt was it hurt yes that felt like one of the many feelings in the mix as she stood nervously outside the door to Fleet Admiral Nelson's office. She wore a lovely white dress and had dressed nicely for the occasion as she tried to convince herself it was just like meeting an admiral when she was little except they weren't dancing at one of fathers banquet and Fleet Admiral Lord Nelson wasn't one of the admirals she had danced with not that she remembered clearly enough.

Just as she almost decided to turn from the door in front of her and lose her nerve that this was the right thing completely her hand betrayed her and knocked softly on the door. She suddenly heard Lord Nelson's voice bark "Enter." She turned the door Knob and entered. Pleasantries were exchanged and she found herself sitting in a chair oposite him under his strong gaze. She felt shy and put both her hands in her Lap with the report. It took her a moment but she began discussing the matter she had personally brought forward to him today and handed him the report she had written up.

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Lord Nelson I under the strong advisement of a certain commander and captain within the armed forces am here by writing you this report. It saddens me that I have been persuaded to write this I feel rather awkward and like I am betraying a friend and one of the many I have grown to see as family in these many months.

I fear I must report to you something concerning your officer Lieutenant Commander Austin Goodmen.
It is in my thoughts that he requires immediate medical attention albeit I did not think of this till this day.
I believe he has had a breakdown or two... It began in recent days gone by..... on a secure frequency Goodmen, Bridge and myself were discussing goodmens past or rather he was telling us I don't remember how it came up I do believe it is known privately of said individual's past and people known as the Wilde...an incidents befalling.... Well he spoke of all his past he suddenly said something strange if I recall something about turning oneself into the Kusari or something he then he vanished he closed down the military frequency and headed to leeds I followed him after it suddenly pinged something wasn't right. Well he got very far ahead of me I eventually found him in Orkney. Though by then it is of my opinion he was raving madly and suicidal I couldn't find him anywere I managed after calling him to rouse him on the common frequency albeit he didn't help me find him an save him I had to be careful what I said it was the automatic distress beacon that saved him I found him using that.

You my see my records of the conversation here: http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?sh...=55938&st=0

After this incident in orkney and the two long days goodmen spent suffering in such an environment of a damaged space craft which must have taken its toll I left him at a BMM facility upon his return to Leeds he was.... Captured by an Order Battleship... I in my rash attempts to save him was also taken onboard shortly followed by bridge who had been after me. In all honesty I can't remember what happened onboard the battleship all I remember is Goodmen at one stage had had a knife to my throat. I think... something was going to happen... violent...I think I had been trying to stop goodmen from getting himself killed but he in turn put the knife to my throat and turned it on me.... I can't remember what else had happen I was by my ship in a cargo bay there was blood when I had put a hand to the back of my head.... The commodore of the battleship was screaming to medical teams or something I don't know I passed out apparently goodmen I believe might have attacked me... when I came too I was in a medical facility on the ship... I asked were goodmen and ensign bridge were he had said they had left of free will as I was free to go as well now that I was patched up.

Upon returning to Leeds at a later date I found goodmen I was halfway between leeds and stokes observing his dealings with a Gaian.... When the Gaian had suddenly threatened him he had told the gaian to kill me at least three times. The gaian didn't take trying to sacrifice my life well and attacked goodmen.. upon his attacking goodmen. Goodmen attacked me my paladin lost its shields and his weapons bit half way through my hull till he had to flee due to the gaian.

Records of common an military frequency: Rec 1 Rec 2

Events moved fast then I had contacted officer harding about goodmens attack on me at first he looked into it then I found myself suddenly ousted from the military frequency as far as I know I have just as equal a right to be present and only you or Lord canning might prevent me from being connected to that channel I do believe. All lawfuls ceased complete communication with me I was very scared and not thinking very well I had at first suspected some sort of plot later to find out it was not the case but when I was hurting inside and in shock over a friend attacking me someone one loves attacking you yes I would say love I love you all you are family collegues people all worthy of ones love. I did something rash I flew to Kusari space I got all the way into New tokyo I didn't care whether I would die why would I had just been attacked at home by ones own people an officer of her majesties armed forces.... a friend... what would it matter if they had killed me I was going to die back home or have suddenly get attacked out of nowere by goodmen and murdered in cold blood and you know well amusing enough I got all the way to Tokyo system I decided to come back after a private transmission came through from goodmen to return and he would tell me everything and the reasons. Alas when I was in Kyushu on my return back because I was curious now to know what he had to say Goodmen and other officers arrived to bring me back I was shocked an at first unwilling but their presence had given away the fact I was present in Kusari and I was kidnapped from my wreckless dangerous tour back to Leeds when I arrived... the conpiratory silence resumed and Goodmen I can officially say Lied to me... he didn't tell me anything he remained silent I was most put out that he had now not only tried to kill me but also Lied to me the latter is a much graver offense.

In addition after the battle more recently in cambridge I was at a later time told to leave the military channel by him he attempted to sway the other people or rather other more senior officers to remove the brat as he put it from the communication channel though this was in vain they were not swayed like the lower ranked officers and Police officer harding back at the incident in Leeds as this was not accomplished.... He left the channel to which he began disobeying Captain Owens orders yes I do believe it was Owen to rejoin the military communication frequency.

I have to my sudden realisation decided that it is not goodmens faultthat he tried to attack me and he is not a traitor to the crown or to me the aforemention events must have caused him to break down under stress or pressure... or there is something mentally unstable happening... He is not the same man that saved me from the gaian Ritsuka when I was taken hostage.... he needs immediate attention my Lord Nelson.

I was counciled well more of persuaded to report this to you I was hesitant at first because I have mixed feelings on this... I don't won't him to be in any trouble over a medical issue... or have a friends life well friend on my part as you all are life destroyed over such none sense and stupidty but the offers that counciled me are right and it would be negligent for me to not tell you for he could harm himself again... or another innocent person an it would hurt more badly than if I were to die should an innocent bretonian or human being for that matter suffer due to goodmens actions whilst he is not .... not himself.

I apreciate your time and efforts looking into this matter.

from

The Countess of Araluen Lafiel Tarrant of Cambridge

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There conversation was brief he had assured her that he would look at the report but their conversation had gone other places and to other subjects. She was surprised by the time when she left and felt content that the Admiral was the best person to have informed for better or for worse should either come of this report.

Beginning of Report

January 1st, 818

Came across something that was worth reporting. Apparently a vessel named the "P.Schyler & Sons", a Junker vessel that seemed to have came out of a time anomaly. I don't know how or why it appeared in Leeds but it did.

Now it's worth reporting because the vessel had no crew on it and I received the distress call from a Zoner, one who came and towed my ship that was damaged in Orkney. Upon arriving, I found the ship critically damaged. The hull was below ten percent, and the vessels reactor was going to go critical at any second. We managed to retrieve a few things from the vessel.

Some of it was 100,000 credits, the Captains personal funds, as shown here.

The rest were medical logs and the last log of the captain, the ship was on an intercept course to Planet Leeds, but we managed to change it's navigations chart, and sent it to the Leeds star. Apparently from one of the logs there was an unknown virus on it called the "FEV Virus". Which apparently originated in Omicron Alpha. We couldn't get a sample for risk of contamination.

Uploading transmission logs now:

Log 1
Log 2
Log 3
Log 4
Log 5


Report #2, January 1st, 818

This happened late in the evening, after the Rheinland Admiral and their escort left back to Rheinland space. We were packing things up when two Joker Thugs appeared on scanners. I was ordered to engage and so I did. Fleet Admiral Nelson also engaged. His bomber was shot down first, while I continued to toy with the Thugs.

HMS-Swansea, and Lieutenant Command Boris McDonald soon joined into the fray. It was a long fight before the Swansea pulled back to Canterbury station, which provided support fire against the enemy bombers. One of the thugs was then shot down just as Fleet Admiral Nelson called the Swansea to retreat. The Pendragon was on station at this point, after picking up Sir Nelson's pod.

My ship was suffering from malfunctions across the board. I was taking the precautions to get it fixed during the heat of the combat when my mini-razor fired and clipped the last Thug, forcing him to eject into his pod. Talk about luck.


Report #3, January 2nd, 818

Took command of the Wellesley after hearing about a certain "Ell-Morro" being in Leeds. Sure enough, the moment we Unmoor the "Ell-Morro" is in orbit of Leeds, and begins to flee towards the Wellesley. After a short pep-talk on how we were going to send them to Davy Jones locker again, we engaged. Bomber and fighter support quickly arrived and "Ell-Morro" went down in dust and debris.


Report #4, January 2nd, 818

This report will be short, but we engaged a Kusari Battleship outside Stokes. The Invictus was heavily damaged and had to return to Leeds for repair. I do not have any Gun-cam shots of the fight. However, we could see the explosion from Leeds surface. Quite lovely I'd say

Report #5, January 2nd, 818

Shortly after we took down the Kusari Battleship, I was sent off to Manchester to escort a prison liner. However, the Prison Liner never arrived. So I returned to Leeds and took up search looking for a small Gaian raiding party. We found the Gaian's near sector F4-5, for some strange reason. Hardly wanting any small talk, the Gaians engaged with two Gunboats, and a few fighters.

We had two squadrons consisting of a mix of Fighters and Bombers. So we can say the Gaian's efforts were quickly swatted. Gunboats quickly went down, when both Gunboats were gone, I opened my weapons up on "Shadowcat" But was quickly tailed and engaged by a "Moldy Crow" Heavy Fighter. Pulling off, I turned around and engaged the Moldy Crow fighter, taking it down quickly.

Happy to report that none of the Gaian fighters escaped. However, their escape pods is another story.


Report #6, January 2nd, 818

An Outcast Battleship entered the system, hours after the fight between the Gaians and our squadrons. We hardly had any birds in the air. But the Captain of the Outcast Battleship let us escort it to the Tau-31 gate (We broke off after Stokes.) The Battleship did fire on Stokes, however we managed to stop the Captain from wasting his resources. Upon returning, we ran into some <strike>Nomads</strike> which were quickly dispatched of. I have no images of that fight however, due to being away in the Derby Mess hall.


Report #7, January 2nd, 818

After a long day. I was sitting in the Hangar working on my Templar (in a previous report, I said it was having system malfunctions.) When I noticed a few of our lads running towards their bombers. Since never had the funds, to buy a Challenger. I went to the bridge of the Invictus, where First Officer Richard Hans, informed me of a situation in Cambridge. Taking command, I ordered an immediate route update. We secured Comms with the rest of the forces that were mobilizing.

We moved into Cambridge, now made aware of the Corsair battleships, an Osiris and a Legate. Guild Master Stoat was already engaged. Quickly we joined the rest of the awaiting fleet, which included the Portsmouth, Sovereign, Invictus, multiple fighters and bombers.

Near the end of the battle, the Portsmouth had to pull back due to taking heavy fire, David York, an engineer working on the Sovereign was killed by an exploding power junction. Commodore Doyle moored the Sovereign in orbit of Cambridge to meet with the Family of Engineer David York.

The Invictus suffered little to no damage, and the crew members are safe. Unknown number casualties for the Portsmouth, still waiting for the numbers to come in.

Oh, and Ensign Adama was caught in the reactor explosion of the Legate.


Debriefing for December 30th, 817

I decided to add this to this report. One it was needed to be done, and two because I was already working on the report. Took a lone flight down to Orkney, which is far out of our way, though I figured it would be worth it to get everything together, and it was.

Despite me being fine, I ran into a wing of Gaian eagles, which did most of the damage. I retreated via thruster, as it was the only thing working. Shortly after I had a system malfunction which sent my craft into a slow drift. Life support systems were still working, Long range communications sadly, weren't. I couldn't contact anyone at the time. But I managed to work on it until a rescue party arrived, which was just after I sent the distress beacon.

I was rescued a few hours later, and got some rest on the Tau-31 Construction base in Tau-23.

That would be the end of this report.

Signed,

Lieutenent Commander Austin Goodmen