Once more, my friends...
Disclaimer: The characters of Tenchi Muyo! are not mine, as are ship
designs from Space Battleship Yamato; however, The Union of Byzantia,
and everything about it, is mine. Do not use it w/out permission.
Otherwise, I'll have to tie you down and force you to eat both
Akane's, C-ko's, and Misato's bad cooking ^_^ [heh].
Author's note: the events within take place after the end of the TM!
tv series.
C&C is severly welcome. MSTing is ok, only if it is in good taste
^_^. No flamers, please.
A Tale of Two Crowns, #1: A TM! fanfiction
by Thor Odinson
[The view shows a field of stars, then the narrator speaks...]
Narrator: It has been one month since the Kagato Incident. All seems
peaceful in the universe, or so it seems....
[The field of stars is now filled with the passing of a massive ship
followed by scores of others. The view changes to an above angle to
show the starfleet. The ships are similar in desgin to the ones in
Space Battleship Yamato, with one major exception. The camera zooms
in on the lead ship to see that the bow is crafted into the shape of a
very large dragon's head. The scene changes to a view of the lead
ship's bridge.]
Crewman1: Fold Op completed, m'lord.
Crewman2: All ships are accounted for, m'lord. The carriers EAGLE,
FALCON, GREYHAWK, and AVIARY have proceeded to launch their Skyriders
for fighter support.
Crewman3: Long range scopes show no presence of Jurain ships in the
vicinity, m'lord.
[The view changes to the center of the bridge, where the CO , an old
yet burly man (kind of like Sean Connery with no apparent accent) is
sitting with one arm holding the armrest, the other softly tugging at
his beard as if in contemplation. To his right is a middle aged
red-headed woman, who speaks..]
Capt. Katrina: Any jamming?
Crewman3: Nothing, Captain.
Katrina: Excellent. [turns to the old man] M'lord Admiral...
Admiral: No need to get formal with me, M'lady Captain.
Katrina: [smiles] Touche, m'lord. It appears that everything is
going smoothly.
Admiral: [with a look of concern] Yes...and that is what troubles
me...
Katrina: M'lord?
Admiral: Think about it. It has been one month after the Kagato
Incident. The Jurain Imperium is not the stable great power that it
used to be. We knew of the military buildup that Kagato the Usurper
was orchestrating. We knew that almost all of the heirs to the Jurian
throne, save for a very few, were put out of the way and have not come
back. A large part of the Jurian High Command has been sacked due to
the scandal. Scores of worlds have left the Jurian sphere to join with
our dear Union of Byzantia, and not a peep from Jurai. To top THAT
off, the Crown Princess Ayeka has disappeared to who knows where!
Something is going to happen, I can assure you that!
[Just as the captain is to produce a reply, another speaks...]
Crewman4: Sirs!
Katrina: Yes?
Crewman4: We've received a message from Byzantia, m'lady...
Katrina: Very well. Let's hear it.
Crewman4: But M'lady...It's a Crown 1 message.
[The eyes of the admiral & captain go wide with suprise]
Kartina: Crown 1? By the light...
Admiral: Directly from His Imperial Majesty...[turns to crewman4]
Have it sent to my quarters.
Crewman4: At once, m'lord!
Admiral: [turns to another officer, a young yet skinny blond male]
Commander Pym?
Pym: M'lord?
Admiral: The bridge is yours.
Pym: Yes, m'lord!
[both Katrina & the Admiral move quickly to the old man's chambers]
Admiral: Ready?
Katrina: Of course, sir!
[The admiral rambles off a sequence of terms in an old language for
security reasons, then a holo-image appears in front of them. The
image is of a stout male with very short brown hair and big brown
eyes. He appears to be in his late twenties. He is wearing purple
robes and a purple circlet on his head.]
Image: Can you hear me, old friend?
Admiral: [smiles] Yes, my emperor, I do. The line is secured as well.
Image: Excellent. Unfortunately, I must be brief about our mission.
Katrina: Our mission, sire?
Image: Yes. Are you aware of The Great Truce, Captain?
Katrina: I believe so, sire. After a long and bitter war, both the
Union and Jurai agreed to a cease-fire period of 1000 years.
Image: That is correct. What is not known it that there was an
official date when the truce would end, provided that neither side
broke the truce before that set date.
Admiral: [suprised] A date??
Image: Yes. In ten standard days from now, the truce will expire...
Katrina: [very concerned] And there will be war, sire?
Image: Only if I fail in my part of the mission. Your fleet, old
friend, and a plethera of others are all along the Great Border. Your
job is to keep whatever Jurian forces occupied while I head to Sol
III.
Admiral: That backwater globe, sire? Why??
Image: That's where Ayeka is hiding. And when I find her, I will
invoke the clause of the Truce in the hopes of achieving eternal
peace.
Katrina: [even more suprised] Sire, do you mean...
Image: Yes, Captain. I intend to offer myself as husband and unite
our nations together as one. Otherwise, the universe will tremble.
Katrina: I undrestand, Sire.
Image: Good. I wish you luck.
Admiral: We wish you luck, Sire. Oh, one thing, Sire...
Image: [smiling] I haven't forgotten...One Land, One Crown!
� To be continued....
Disclaimer: The characters of TM! are not mine; however, the Union of
Byzantia and everything about it, is mine. Do not use it without
permission. Otherwise, I will be forced to chain you down and allow
Principal Kuno perform a full body shaving on your person ^_^.
Author's note: the events within take place post-TM! tv series.
C & C is still welcome; MSTing is ok, too. No flamers, please.
Special thanks: For those people who put in thier input, I wish to
thank you...
To Jussi Nikander, The Major, TenchiKen, Aldrich Bautista, Florencio
B. de la Merced Jr. [Wheh! That's a NAME ^_^ (I'm complimenting it,
so please don't be offended.)], Shachihoko, Trakal, and Brendan,
thanks for your input!
An apology...
Sorry this took so long. I've been working a lot and I haven't had as
much web time that I used to have.
And now.....
A Tale of Two Crowns, #2: No Need For Ambassadors.
A TM! Fanfiction
by Thor Odinson
Narrator: In our last episode, The Union of Byzantia has mobilized
its forces along "The Great Border" between the Union and the Jurian
Imperium. The soverign of the Union is speeding his way to Earth in
an attempt to prevent another galactic war by wooing Princess Ayeka
into a state of matrimony. Right now, other events are about to be
put in motion...
[The view now shows a space station, just like the original GP HQ, but
significantly larger and in orbit around a class M planet. The camera
zooms in to one of the station's windows, where we see a raven-haired
woman working at her desk with a cup of tea to her right. To her left
is a blonde woman who is sipping on her own cup of tea and trying to
read a magazine, which the cover reads GP Monthly, which has a picture
of Kiyone with a v-finger formation and Mihoshi behind her. Suddenly,
Kiyone's vidphone activates with a picture of a blue-haired AND
skinned GP officer, but as she opens her mouth, Kiyone interrupts...]
Kiyone: Azuna, it can wait. I'm really busy right now. [starts
taking a sip of her tea]
Azuna: But, Sarge...It's President Whitehall...
Kiyone: [eyes bulging as she sptis out the tea, then] The...The...THE
PRESIDENT OF THE GALACTIC FEDERATION?!?
Azuna: [nervously] Uh huh. He said he wants to speak with you and
Sgt. Mihoshi in Conference Room 1 at...[stops as a large man wearing a
black tunic, wrap-around sunglasses, and an earphone whispers into
Azuna's ear, then steps away]..um..nix that, Sarge.
Kiyone: Huh?
Azuna: He wants you there NOW!
Kiyone: On my way! [shuts off viewscreen] Come ON, Mihoshi!
Mihoshi: Right with ya, Kiyone!
[as they approach the door, Kiyone stops and turns to get in Mihoshi's
face]
Mihoshi: Whoa...What is it, Kiyone?
Kiyone: Mihoshi, I am going to tell you this ONCE and ONLY ONCE,
OKAY?!?
Mihoshi: Ummm...ok.
Kiyone: Good. When we meet the President, DO NOT TALK, GET IT?!?
Mihoshi: But why, Kiyone? He may have a question concerning...
Kiyone: [interrupting] I just don't want you to inadvertently say
something stupid that will make you look bad [to herself] <or make ME
look bad>. This meet ing HAS to be important, otherwise The PRESIDENT
would not be seeing us on such short notice. Got it?
Mihoshi: [with hand rubbing chin] Hmmmm...[then smiles to Kiyone and]
Nope! I don't get it!
[Kiyone does an extreme face fault]
[A few moments later in Conference Room 1, our heroines are standing
at attention at one end of an oval table. Sitting at the other end,
flanked by two Very big humanoids dressed in black tunics w/
wraparound shades & earphones, is a gentleman w/ slat & pepper hair
and plain black robes. He speaks...]
Whitehall: Take a seat, detectives.
[Both sit and have their attention focused upon what the president has
to say.]
Whitehall: Before I explain as to why I have called you two here, I
need you to see the recording of yesterday's Council meeting. [He
touches a button on the table, activating a screen. We then see a
room full of people seated like the members of the UN's General
Assembly, with the exception of two people. The first one, standing
at a podium at the left of the chamber, is clearly wearing Jurian
ambassadorial rainments and hairstyles (whatever that may be) and the
other one, standing at a podium at the right of the chamber, is a
woman who appears to be an older version of Shayla Shayla [see
El-Hazard] and is wearing a white bodysuit with cape and a purple sash
which bears the crest of Byzantia upon it. She has her arms akimbo as
she speaks directly [and vehemently] to the Jurian ambassador...]
Byzantian: Look, I'll ask you for the LAST time...Where is the
Princess Ayeka?!?
Jurian [coldly]: I cannot say.
Byzantian: You cannot say? Or..rather...you Will NOT say?!?
Jurian: I do not have to answer to that.
Byzantian: That's because, Mr. Amb-ASS-ador, you and your governemnt
have NO INTENTION of renewing the Great Truce!!! We have had enough
of your lies, and by heaven, you Jurians WILL feel the thunderbolt!!!
[She turns and storms out of the chambers, along with the entire
Byzantian entourage.]
[Whitehall tuches another button, and the screen turns off.]
Whitehall: As you can see, detectives, things are about to get more
active in this galaxy of ours, unless you two can do your part to
preserve the peace.
Kiyone: That's why we're here, sir.
Mihoshi: You bet, Kiyone!
Kiyone: [whispers] Hush!
Whitehall: [smiling] Good to hear the enthusiasm from both of you,
for the task ahead will not be an easy one. As of this moment, you
two are, by executive order #8464026 as of this instant, no longer
detectives of the GP...
Kiyone and Mihoshi [standing up quickly]: WHAT????
Whitehall [holding a hand up]: AND You two are now members of the
Galactic Federation Diplomatic Corps with FULL Ambassadorial rank,
status, and priviledges.
Kiyone [shocked]: Am...am...AMBASSADOR?
Mihoshi [all smiles (what else ^_^)]: Wow, congratulations,
Ambassador Kiyone!
Kiyone [back in reality]: Gee, thanks. [smiles as she shakes
Mihoshi's hand].
Whitehall: Before you two celebrate, you had best to know what your
mission is.
Kiyone & Mihoshi: [at attention] Yes, sir!
Whitehall: Ladies...you are ambassadors, remember?
Kiyone: Yes, sir.
Whitehall: Good. The reason that you 2 were chosen is that you had
both interacted with Princess Ayeka in a variety of escapades, so
that, in my opinion, she would interact favorably with you more than
any other diplomat that I could muster.
Kiyone: True enopugh, sir.
Whitehall: Excellent. I'll be straight. She, the princess, has left
Jurai to head back to Sol III, for reasons unknown, and...
Mihoshi: Sir, I know why she went there!
Whitehall: Oh?
Mihoshi: Yes, sir! She's in love with Tenchi!
Whitehall: [looking at Kiyone] Is this true?
Kiyone: Sir, you don't know the half of it, but yes, it's very true.
Whitehall: [rubbing his chin]: Hmmm...interesting...but if she had
these feelings for the Crown Prince, why didn't she marry him?
Kiyone: She couldn't bear to force herself on him, sir.
Whitehall: I see...well, I should also let you know that there is
another monarch heading to Sol 3. Emperor Leto the Seventh.
Kiyone: The head of the Union of Byzantia?
Whitehall: The same. Now, concerning your mission...are you familiar
with The Great Truce?
Kiyone: To a degree, yes, sir. The treaty is up for renewal very
soon. But how will we get Leto and Tenchi to talk if Tenchi won't
take the throne?
Whitehall: Oh, he will still talk to him, but not to renew the truce
for another thousand years...
Kiyone: Sir?
Whitehall: He will be there to talk to Tenchi for permission to court
a member of his family...and to marry the Princess Ayeka. Your
mission is to make sure that Leto succeeds or that you can convince
Tenchi to take the Jurian throne and renew the truce with Emperor
Leto. Otherwise, there will be war.
� To be continued...
Disclaimer: The TM! characters are not mine, as are other popular
anime characters that will have cameos [?] in this episode; however,
the Union of Byzantia and everything about it, is mine. Please do not
use it w/ out permission. Otherwise, I'll have Gendou Ikari toss you
into a pitch-black room, lock it, and have him sing to you "Fly Me to
the Moon" for seven straight days ^_^.
Author's note: the events take place post-TM! TV series, and there
will be no involvement w/ Shin Tenchi until I can see the "horror" [or
so I have heard] myself.
Special thanks to Aldrich Bautista, Jiro Maeda, Philip Masters, Ryan
Norman, Aseloth, and Jussi Nikander for the input and info.
C & C is heavily desired. I have had only a few comments on this
work, and I would appreciate the input. Thanks ^_^. Oh, btw, MSTing
is ok as well. No flamers please.
One more thing...the plus...I've decided to sprinkle a touch of
crossover with this story. Sub-plots, if you will, just to give this
tale a twist of uniqueness.
And now....enjoy the show!
A Tale of Two Crowns, #3: No Need for Villains
A TM! Fanfiction
By Thor Odinson
Narrator: In our last episode, our Galaxy Police Heroines, Mihoshi
Kuramitsu and Kiyone Makibi were removed from the Galaxy Police force
and were declared as ambassadors of the Galactic Federation by order
of President Whitehall [still much to Kiyone's suprise]...
Kiyone: [w/ a touch of awe, eyes glistening] Ambassador Kiyone Makibi...
Narrator: And they were given the mission to perform one of two
tasks. Either convince Prince Tenchi to take the Juraian throne, or
have Ayeka agree to the marriage to Emperor Leto, Seventh of The Name.
However, time is still of the essence. There are only nine days left
in the truce, and Kiyone is quite aware of this...
Kiyone: [quite angry and at you know who ^_^]:
MIIIIIIIIIIHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSHHHIIIII!!!!!!
Mihoshi: [suprised] Wh...What is it, Kiyone?
Kiyone: You have been packing for TWELVE HOURS!!! We're supposed to
be on a diplomatic mission, not a FASHION SHOW!!!
Mihoshi: [whining tone of voice] But what am I going to wear for the
wedding? Or the coronation?? I don't want to wear the wrong thing,
y'know [giggles].
Kiyone [head down in disgust, and softly]: Its hopeless.
[Meanwhile, down the hall from their quarters, an argument is
commencing between two Galaxy Police officers. One, who has a mane of
red hair and a fancy cape [How did that get by regs ?_?] and the
other, speaking with a German accent, has reddish hair and looks
slightly younger than the first one. The second girl is grabbing the
first and is speaking rather loudly...]
Girl 2: Dumbkoff!!! We need to go straight, this way!
Girl 1: No way, Langley. We need to go left, like the cadet said.
[Cadet walking off screen]
Langley [formerly girl 2, pointing at the cadet]: Like, you are going
to trust A BOY for directions??? Just where were you when God was
distributing brains, Innverse??
Innverse [getting pissed]: Look, you better shut up or else, you WILL
regret it!!!
Langley [smirking]: Yeah, right. Like you can do anything to me, HAH!
Innverse [mad!]: THAT'S IT!!! [Begins gestures and]
Fire...BALL!!!...[AND NOTHING HAPPENS]...huh?
Langley: For-GOT something?
Innverse [ponders for a second, then]: Ahhh!!! Dammit, I forgot
about the IFF* on these power bracelets!!! FINE! We fight!
[*Identify Friend or Foe--T.O.]
[And the fight ensues, rumbling down the correct corridor, which was
to the right.]
[We now see Kiyone sitting down and reading a book when she hears the
catfight rumbling outside her residence. She storms out of the
apartment, sees the fight, and...]
Kiyone [very loudly]: HEY!!!
[Insert sound of record scratch as the 2 redheads stop in mid-fight,
eyes WIDE open, and both bodies still in mid-air (hey, it an anime
thing ^_^), then...]
Kiyone [notices their uniforms, and]: Atten-HUT!
[Both redheads stand at attention. Mihoshi was starting to come out
w/ her luggage, but she snaps to attention as well, and drops
everything.]
Kiyone: MMMIIIHHOOSSSSHHIII!!!!!!!
Mihoshi [talking hurt]: I'm sorry, I thought you called for...
Kiyone: I KNOW WHAT I CALLED!!! IT WAS FOR THESE TWO BRATS [pointing
at Lina and Asuka]!!!
Linna: Pardon me, ma'am, but are you...
Kiyone: Ambassador Kiyone Makibi? The same.
Asuka [looking dejected]: Mien Gott, we're dead.
Mihoshi: [shaking hands w/ Linna and Asuka] and I'm Mihoshi. Mihoshi
Kuramitsu. How do you do?
Lina & Asuka: uh...hi.
Kiyone: That's NOT how officers of the GP should be addressing
themselves!
Linna & Asuka: YES, MA'AM!
Kiyone [glaring at Linna]: and you are...
Linna: Detective Sergeant Linna Innverse, MA'AM!
Kiyone [glares at Asuka]: And you...
Asuka: Detective Lieutennant Asuka Langley, MA'AM!
Kiyone: That's more like it. Let's see your orders.
[Both ladies produce their data pens. Kiyone activates both, glance
them over, deactivates them, and tosset said pens back to their
owners, then...]
Kiyone: If you two...[now dripping w/ sarcasm] Officers know whats
good for you, you WILL start acting like proper GP personnel.
[loudly] AM I CLEAR?!?!?
Linna & Asuka: CRYSTAL CLEAR, MA'AM!!!
Kiyone: [calmer] Good. Grab our stuff. We're moving out! C'mon,
Mihoshi! [grabs Mihoshi by the arm and leaves.]
[Both Linna & Asuka go in to grab the luggage, grumbling censored
words, etc. Asuka takes Kiyone's stuff, which consists of a standard
luggage set. Linna gets Mihoshi's superpile of luggage, but is
unfazed by the sight.]
Linna: Feh. Child's play. [Raises her hands toward the pile and
begins a chant...]
O weakest bond,
o greatest link,
grant me power
to make the bags SHRINK!
[Magical energies flow from her hand and around the giant pile of
luggage. The pile then glows, and shrinks to the size of Barbie doll
luggage. Linna thens picks up the pile, puts it into the cape's inner
pocket, looks at Asuka and says...]
Linna: Last one to the spaceship drives! HaHa! [and zooms out of the
Apartment]
Asuka [slightly weighted down] HEY! GET BACK HERE, YOU CHEATING
DUMBKOFF!! [and proceeds to chase Linna.]
[Later, in another part of the station, a civilian watches the four
ladies board the Federation Starship PAX PROXIMA and sees the ship
leave. He then goes to a secluded area, activates his 2-way wrist
holo-communicator. The image that is produced is that of a large
tree, similar to the ones on Jurai. It speaks...]
Holo-tree: Report, number 77.
77: M'lord 6, the women have left.
Lord 6 [formerly Holo-tree]: And...
77: The rumors are true, sir. They are on a peace mission to Earth.
Lord 6: Very well. Make arrangements to eliminate that ship.
Understood?
77: [smiling] Perfectly, my lord.
[The view changes with the end of the transmission. It now shows the
office of the Jurian Ambassador, who was just speaking to 77. He
starst to re-program his holo, but stops, then activates his vid-phone.]
Jurian Ambassador: Miss Chani?
[The vidscreen shows a green eyed girl w/ green hair and plenty of
papers. She speaks...]
Chani [his secretary]: Yes, sir?
JA: Cancel ALL my appointments for the coming week. Something has
come up.
Chani: [confused] Sir?
JA: [slightly miffed] Just DO it!
Chani: Yes, sir. [signs off]
[The ambassador then resumes the reprogramming of the holocom in his
office. He finishes, then activates it. The view changes with his
form shaping into a tree, and he is in a pitch-black room with other
trees, each one of them [including himself] with a number that appears
to be carved in their fronts. The ambassador speaks as he did
before...]
JA: My fellow Lords of The Twelve, I have a report for you and the
Master.
Tree 3: Speak.
JA: Kuramitsu and Makibi have left for Earth.
Tree 7: And what arrangements have you made to deal with them, 6?
JA: 7, the problem is being dealt with as we speak. What of the
princesses?
Tree 11: Ayeka...and Sasami...shall be removed before they reach
Earth...as will dear Leto...
Tree 4: And what about Yosho and Tenchi?!? Just how do we plan to
deal with them???
Voice [filled w/ evil]: Leave that to me!
[The view shows the trees turning to face the voice. A figure slowly
walks into the spotlight]
All trees: Master....
[Once the figure steps into the light, we see clearly who the Master
is. With white hair on his head, wire-rimmed glasses on his nose,
robes, gloved hands, and an evil grin painted on his face. He speaks,
his voce full of venom and hatred...]
Voice: I, KAGATO, your master, swear to you this!
When we are done, not only shall have the blood of Tenchi and Yosho
flowing at our feet, but all the universe shall be worshiping us AS
GODS!!! HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TO BE CONTINUED.....
Sorry about this...
Ranma: HEY! That's my line!
Thor: Ok, ok...I'm just apologizing to the FFML gang, that's all.
Ranma: Sheesh...
Disclaimer: The characters from Tenchi Muyo [tv], Slayers, and Neon
Genesis Evangelion are not mine. However, the Union of Byzantia, and
everything about it, IS mine. Do not use it without permission.
Otherwise, I will paste the label "guinea pig" on the top of your
forehead, and I will toss you into Little Washu's dimensional
laboratory.
Author's note: The eventes herein take place after the TM! TV series.
Special Thanks: to Aldrich Bautista [who thought my story was actually
half decent material], Stephen Nalley for tactical advice, and to all
those people in the FFML who dealt with my stupid questions. All of
you know who you are; Domo arigato gozaimasu!
Comments, criticisms, questions, rants, wierd looks, MSTs, and even
mild flames [if applicable] are heavily desired. I do need to know if
I am doing something wrong.
An Apology:
Sorry that this took so bloody long. Life has been rather interesting
of late, especially with the presence of four other roommates.
And Now...
A Tale of Two Crowns, #4:
No Need for Battle Plans
A TM!+ Fanfiction
By Thor Odinson
Narrator: In our last episode, Ambassadors Kiyone and Mihoshi, with
the escort of 2 new officers [Sergeant Lina Inverse and Lieutennant
Asuka Langley] sped off in the PAX PROXIMA toward the solar system.
Unbeknownst to them, spies were about. Spies that served the society
known only as The Lords of The Twelve, an ambitious secret society
based in the bowels of planet Jurai. This mysterious order, who only
show themselves in the form of holographic trees, are now under the
control of Kagato the Ambitious [aka Kagato of OAV fame], seeks to
destroy the House of Jurai, kill the head of the Byzantian Union, and
basically, dominate the universe. We now return to the meeting of
these dastardly villains...
Kagato: Well, gentlemen...let us get on with the business of
butchering, shall we?
All trees: Yes, master.
Kagato: Excellent... what is the status of the dead Juraian?
Tree 2: Master, the cadaver has been successfully retrieved from the
Imperial Mausoleum and said corpse has been plkaced in the amniotic
tanks for the purpose of cellular regeneration. However...
Kagato [annoyed]: On with it, fool!
Tree 2: Y...Yes, Master. The cadaver has taken extensive damage from
the combat. The cellular regeneration will take time.
Kagato [pointing at Tree 2]: If that...PUPPET of yours is not ready as
planned, I will PERSONALLY make you regret that you live! UNDERSTOOD?
Tree 2 [gulps]: Y...yes, M...Master.
Kagato: Now, what is the status of the Juraian Royal Family.
Tree 11: With your permission, Master?
Kagato: [glancing at Tree 11] Proceed.
Tree 11: The traitor Yosho and his bastard grandson are still on Sol
3. The acting regent, who is the uncle of the Princesses Sasami and
Ayeka, is suffering from an energy-induced "brain hemmorage". He is
now...ahem...receiving treatment.
Kagato: And the 2 princesses?
Tree 3: Master, the princess will be arriving in the vicinity of the
Sol system shortly, as is Leto and the ambassadors of the Galactic
Federation. The 13th Blac Fleet, which consists of three SOJA-class
battleships and nine NEEDLE-class frigates, has been separated into
three squadrons and placed in various areas within the Sol system.
[A 3D holo-map is activated which shows the area of the Sol system
within the asteroid belt.]
Tree 3: As you can see, Master, Squadron 1 in here on Sol 4's dark
side. Squadron 3 is on Sol 2's dark side, and Squadron 2 is
positioned behind Sol 3's only natural satelite. The positioning
allows the ships to remain hidden from Ryo-oh II's sensors. A sensor
probe has been placed upon one of Sol 4's satelites so as to detect
and monitor Ryo-oh's progression into the system. Squadron 1, upon
detecting her, shall trail her until she reaches Sol 3, where the
ambush takes place. all forces will converge in that area.
Kagato [amused]: And what do you plan to do if Ryoko shows?
Tree 3: Master, we will have more than enough firepower to deal with
that bitch, or any other "intrusions" I stake my reputaion on it!
Kagato [softly]: You better stake more than that, 3...or I will be
very unhappy.
Tree 3: Yes, Master.
Kagato: Good. Now, what about the rest of the Juraian fleets.
Tree 4: Master, the remaining forces that are loyal to Ayeka have been
duped into being part of the first wave of our invasion plans by
making them think that Byzantia will be attacking first. Ergo, those
fleets will be attempting to perform a pre-emptive first strike. The
loyalist fleets, with their old ships, will be wiped out, giving the
Byzantians a false sense of confidence. Then, our Black Fleets will
enter the fray, and the rest will be history!
Kagato: Excellent...EXCELLENT! BWA-HAHAHAHAHA!
[Fad to black, with the maniacaql laughter going on and on...]
Narrator: Meanwhile, inside the Union of Byzantia, a concerned
ambassador broods. She is the Duchess Shayko, a royal cousin of Leto
[Seventh of the Name], and theAmbassador to the Galactic Federation.
She has returned to her homeworld, angry and concerned for the well
being of the Union. Within the majesty and beauty that is the
Imperial City, she paces back and forth within her private keep. Her
personal court stands at attention, waiting to do her bidding...
[The view shows the Duchess pacing and the 4 members of her personal
court, standing at attention. Two of them wear are Admirals of the
Imperial Navy. The other two wear robes similar to Roman Senators,
but they include purple sashes. The Duchess speaks...]
Shayko: [stops pacing, looks at 1 of the 2 senators, and says] Any
word from the Imperial Household?
Senator 1: None, my Duchess. It's still the same response: "His
Imperial Majesty is unavailable at this time."
Shayko: [grumbling] Unavailable, my ass...[looking at the 2nd senator]
What is our status in the Royal Congress?
Senator 2: M'lady, my sources in both the League of Lords and the
League of Citizens indicate strong support for military action against
the tree-huggers* . However, there are a number of "doves" in
important postions that may hinder our plans to preserve the Union.
[* Tree-huggers: Byzantian slang for Juraians. T.O.]
Shayko: Deal with these "doves", but QUIETLY!!! We do NO
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Thor Odinson
Grand Paladin and Patriarch of
The Church of Ukyou, located at:
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/thechurchofukyou
Official Forger of the BFS-9000 Spatula
Author of "A Tale of Two Crowns" and "Ukyou's Gaijin"
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