From: General Joseph Garcia
To: The People of Omega-49
Priority: HIGH
[Message Begins]
People of Omega-49,
I am General Joseph Garcia and I am here to remind you all that the Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army stands ready to defend you. Our actions in destroying the Artemis, a Flagship of the Corsair Brotherhood has prompted this declaration!
We will not abandon you in this time of strife and we will be moving to establish a military presence planetside on Gran Canaria in order to pacify any Corsairs living on the planet who may become a threat, as well as counter a potential planetary invasion. Furthermore, we will move our fleet into Gran Canaria orbit in order to challenge the Corsairs before they strike!
Together, we will ensure that the Coalition Protectorate of Omega-49 will not fall to the Corsairs!
People of Gran Canaria and surrounding space.
Today you have witnessed the might and sacrifice the Corsair Brotherhood is willing to give in order to guarantee the safety of all Civilian settlements on Gran Canaria , Corsair or forastero.
The mighty Athena valiantly bombarded several Coalition positions on planet Gran Canaria , and on her last efforts dived into it´s orbit to crash land on top of another one.
The Athena will fly again, sources claim the area is under Corsair control now.
Sadly some wreckage has fallen on one of our embassies.
Until it is rebuilt the Omega 49 system will have to fall under martial law.
This matter will be temporary but will have to be taken into account while travelling through the system.
More details will follow shortly.
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*incoming transmission*
Comm ID: [TAZ]Doc.Holliday
Location: Somewhere On Gran Canaria
To: General Joseph Garcia; The Corsair Brotherhood
Doc appears in a field location, blood stained and angry
So this is how it's going to be? Well then, I won't sugarcoat how I feel.
We witnessed today two bombardments, one against the Corsair colonists and the other against SCRA settlers. Until today, I had never heard of either. I guess because they lived in peace and harmony, keeping to themselves, they were never heard from.
He shows a picture Burned young woman
This is one of the many survivors. She was tending to her now dead children when the bombing hit. Plasma burns have scarred her. There are many more like this. I can fix that in time but I can't bring back the two children she lost.
I'm but a resident of Gran Canaria and have no real authority. I keep my own family here and my practice as well. I don't know your histories nor do I need to but I will make this one request, for all of us here, please, take your fight away from the planet. Today was enough. Until today, we had no problems.
I suppose now one or both of you will accuse me of taking sides. For now, excuse me while I continue my work.
Our ground forces are currently locating the wreckage of the Athena.
Anyone who comes into contact with them should follow their directions,
not stand in their way and all will be fine.
We are not here to take innocent lives but that injured Corsair woman , and any other Corsair affected in the Coalition bombardments will be avenged.
Inhabitants of Gran Canaria are to report any hunch of Coalition activity to Corsair forces.
We will smoke them out , burn them out if necessary....
From: General Joseph Garcia
To: The People of Omega-49
Priority: HIGH
[Message Begins]
It is with great sorrow in my heart that I must confirm the terrible events that unfolded yesterday. The SCRA was led to believe that the locations bombarded were a Corsair Military Base and were filled only with Corsair Ground Troops. The discovery of a network of underground bunkers also reinforced this belief. It would only be later that we would discover the tragic truth of what happened. It is always a disaster when innocent lives are lost and I will forever hold this moment on my conscious.
The SCRA remains committed to the Coalition Protectorate of Omega-49 and we will do everything in our power to ensure that something like this does not happen again. That being said, I'm afraid that withdrawing from Gran Canaria will be impossible as of this moment. With the Corsair bombardment of a settlement built by the Sirius Coalition to house Bretonian Refugees, we can only ascertain that they will indiscriminately attack anything that they believe to be associated with us. Furthermore, with the declaration by the Brotherhood that they are deploying ground forces, as well as our own intelligence, we believe that they are preparing for a planetary invasion to capture Gran Canaria for their own purposes.
We cannot and will not allow the Corsairs to do this as it is both a threat to us and a gross injustice to the peaceful Zoners living in this area. We will ensure that the Corsair threat is permanently ended in this region.
**** Incoming Transmission ****
From: Gran Canaria surface, district 4, building 12. Residence listed to one "Mark Owlton"
To: The bloody hotheads raining shells down on us
Subject: Don't need no stinkin' protection
Encryption: *crude attempt to configure the voice synth to max volume*
To all you frakkin' hotheads.
Get this. We dun' need no stinkin' protection. Next time ye Reds want to send us something, send us some vodka, or some of those, whaddaye call them hotties. Or send us a friggin' kiloton o' brooms so we can do some cleanin' once your ruddy ships are done rainin' fire. Lemme give yers a small lesson in GranCan politics. Sairs been on this planet fer years now. They love a good brawl, I'll give 'em that, but they ain't the frappin' savages you make em out ta be. Heck, most of 'em are farmers, like me.
Ye that interested in clobberin' Sair soldiers, go stomp around in Omega-5. We don't need that kind of *censored* *censored* bull*censored* over here.
Ye. I'm pissed. Rightly so.
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Wide awake in a world that sleeps, enduring thoughts, enduring scenes. The knowledge of what is yet to come.
From a time when all seems lost, from a dead man to a world, without restraint, unafraid and free.
Mostly retired Discovery member. May still visit from time to time.