A New Start

[Val]

A New Start

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Marshall Station, 21th October 825 AS

Following the recent events, Captain Blackwings made his decision to leave the Battlegroup Harmony to pursue his ideal. However, he can’t leave without his crew. He gathered these 50 companions in a secured Marshall room in order to convince them to follow him. Other personalities like the Professor Rosenberg and his scientists’ team were present too.


Yann: Welcome. I will be short because time is against us. As you know, recent events have taken a rather unexpected turn. Last week we lost the ship on which we served the Navy and Harmony for several years already. It was on this ship that you developed a strong friendship between all of you, an agreement that has proven itself many times in multiple battles. The loss of SNS-Bering shouldn’t taint what you have built, quite the contrary. The death of 17 of our friends during this tragic attack has marked all of you. And because it was done by the Nomads, the feeling of revenge animates you. I know how determined you are. I am too. Nevertheless, the war with the Unioners has all impacted you. You have been forced to kill some of your friends of the Union and against your will. We have lived many things together, and I have seen that more the time passes and more your attention turns to the question of the Nomads.

I also thought about it. I came to the conclusion that we have reached a milestone. Things are changing and yet we are not changing. Adaptation is the key to the survival. But the question of our ideal also arises. Remember what it was like when we decided to leave the Navy. You wanted to see this army rid of the purple parasites that controlled it. And now? What is your ideal? I asked this question many times to many of you. To my great surprise, I had very correlated answers. It was as if you were only one person, with one thought. Obviously that’s wrong.

So you have two separate goals. The first one is to fully fight the Nomads. And on the other hand, freedom. Hm, it looks like these nights spent on the Freeport have influenced you. In the right direction.

Crew: But Captain, none of this ideal can be achieved in Harmony. We are not free, and Harmony's ideal is to fight the Navy and change Liberty.

Yann: Actually, I don’t consider Liberty anymore as my home. It's also one of the reasons why I wanted to leave the Navy. But you are right. To fulfill this dream ... We have to leave Harmony.

The whole room: What?

Yann: It's the only way.

Crew: But what will Admiral Linford say?

Part of the room: But how are we going to do it? Harmony will think we've betrayed them and so we're going to have those terrible mercenaries on our heels.


Yann closed his eyes and meditated a moment.


Yann: Yes, we will be considered as traitors. But whatever. They'll need guts to catch us.

Crew: But we do not have ships anymore!

Yann: Hm. Currently no. But soon yes. We will capture a battleship of the Navy.

He explained to them the meeting he had made at Freeport 14 and how he had obtained this information a few days earlier.

Yann: For that, I have some ideas. We will find allies who will allow us to capture it. But you must be ready to give up Harmony.

Crew: ......

Yann: Those who want to follow me will follow me. The others, if you want to stay, here feel free to do so.

A moment of silence took place in the hall. Then after a few seconds...

Second: I'll always follow you Captain. I am with you.

Gunner: Who am I going to shoot if I stay here? I want to kill tentacles myself!

Deck crew: I'm with you!

All the crew answered present, except the scientist team. Yann went to them.

Yann: Professor...

Rosenberg: We know each other for a while. We worked together during the Nightfall project. I too want to know more. And we do not do much now. So I will try my luck with you.

Yann: Thank you Professor. Everyone! We are leaving in two days! Prepare yourselves. Be as discreet as possible. No one must know our plans. We will take the shuttle in block 17. I will fly in my usual ship. Good luck.