the fleets of fate (wk10)

*encrypted*

Sector Generals and Fleetmaster,

I have disturbing information regarding the fleets of fate. They are converging on the Unity. If they succeed in their wishes, they will use the Unity Core to convert all living creatures, against their will, to Unity subjects. Unlike the current Unity of our dimension, this conversion will result in the subjugation of all living things to a singular consciousness.

I thus present to you an unfortunate dilemma: we can either assist, as distasteful as it may sound to you, in the defense of the Unity, or sit by and do nothing. The battle of the fleets of fae will not be pretty, and will cost significant resources. But I do not know wha would be worse. I'm of the opinion that you fight for what's right, but I acknowledge it's a unique perspective.

I have signifcant connections across the Polar expanse and am willing to serve as a go between for a proverbial sit-down with the leaders of your treatied allies, your non-allies, and your enemies. I believe it will take the entire universe to bring them down, especailly in light of their recent victories throughout the Brethren Expanse.

I look forward to working closely with you all in this endeavor.

Yours sincerely,
Stockholder Maehl

**HEM To the Sector generals and SH Maehl (I didn't want to clutter)**
Sector Generals and Stock holder,
The fleets of fate are going for the Unity core. This will be the winner take all battle. I intend to commit the majority of my forces to the battle.

I have thought of another solution though I lack the resources to make it happen. If the Unity Core is such a danger to all existence, perhaps someone should destroy it. It won't harm the Iron Republic and it will make sure that even if the FoF retreat and regroup they will never be able to use what could be the be all end all weapon of mass destruction.

I wanted you all to know my comparatively meager forces are committed to this fight, and will assist in any way they can.

V/R,
Childeen Backheart

Sector General Palomedes paced his office. Already he was sure the infiltration had gone far, too far if they were being fed false information on targets of opportunity.

Then the call came in that the new Stockholder Maehl was trying to gather a force to defend Unity Core, and Palomedes became even more confused.

"Stockholder Maehl,

With all due respect we are holding off a Fleet of Fate beach head in the Brethren Expanse. What can the Fleet of Fate hope to gain by trying to get past our blockade of the Unity Core?

While I am not yet convinced of Unity Cores strategic importance. If you gather together a coalition defense force I can send some IR Motherships and Starfighters to bolster the defenses of Unity Core."

Hem

Sector General Palelomedes,

I am in the process of doing so. At least one million ships will be assisting in this endeavor from outside the Trilat.

Forty Fleet of Fate motherships are converging on the Unity Core. Each one has hundreds of thousands of warframes they will employ to destroy all defenses. Im not even sure with what I am amassing and what is currently present and what you will bring will be enough.

The Unity Core is of strategic importance to the Fleets of Fate because they think they can use it to convert the entire universe to their mainframe by using it. That means you and I will cease to be as individuals and serve the Dragon of Unity. I can't emphasize enough the importance that this fleet does not reach the Unity Core.

To this purpose, I need more than ships. I need real strategy. And weapons. The rare kind. Two, in particular. The first is Alioth weaponry, specifically MDWs. These will shut down Fleet of Fate ships easily, and is perhaps the only weapon we have to do so. Second, i'd like to use a red star satellite. If we can control the battle field, we can win this battle, and these are the only two means by which we can.

Are these things possible?

Yours sincerely,
Stockholder Maehl

There is a strange symbol on everyone's screens. It says the cryptic words:Operation TRUTH.
Then the screen goes black, then red. With a cgi image of an IR Flag, the screen shows Deer in the full uniform of a Fleetmaster.

Fleetmaster Deer says,
"Stockholder Maehl, Sector General Palomedes, Directors listening in to our communications,
I am Fleetmaster Deer, not to be confused with Sector General Deer of the Polar Expanse.
I control the entire IR Starforce located at Mars in accordance with the wishes of the Board of Directors.
My mission involving Unity Core is simple and bold.
Fifty Cloaked Trident Missile ships will be upgunned with Alioth Soil Mega Dispersal Weapons.
After we have confirmed that the Unity Purifier is no longer in battle we will launch a salvo of MDWs against all FoF Motherships. These weapons will shut down all Nanites, so we got to pull any ship with Nanite shields out of combat before that bombardment begins.
Once the entire area outside and inside Unity Core is dusted with Alioth soil we got the advantage.
Then five Motherships will be outside the Energy Bridge blockading with their own Starfighters andd an additional 1000 IR Chaos Starfighters. they will be backed up by twenty three Horn Class starcruisers who will snipe using their cannons any capital ships not yet affected by Alioth soil (open a hole to let the soil inside).

Meanwhile I am sending 5 Century Class Frigates to deliver their drop troopers onto the Unity Core.
Every team of drop troopers will be armed with TDW grenades to get as much Alioth Soil into those technodemons wounds. They got to be backed up by 100 Omega Brethren snipers with Alioth Sniper rounds to headshot any Sanguine Lords or Metatrons of Fate.

Supporting them delivered by 100 Raptors will be 200 AntLion mekanoids who will also be firing the Alioth Soil dispersal weapons. I will make Unity Core uninhabitable for technomagi from now on.

After dropping off their teams on Unity Core the five Century Frigates will use their domebusters on the "antenna" of the Dragon of Unity and Morning Star station.

A team of five IR Motherships will back up the outside blockade if needed.

Do not warn the Unity about the Alioth soil, it must be a secret if it is gonna take the FoF by surprise"

Fleetmaster Deer,

The expansiveness of your plan is breathtaking and awe-inspiring. I would, however, strongly advise against direct incursion against the Core. The source if the Demonic energy that, when linked up with the Core are the Dragon of Unity and the Horror Nexus aka Morningstar Station, can the Universe be compromised. If you focus your efforts on those two latter locations, avoiding the Core with Alioth weaponry, we will likely avoid immeasurable backlash that will occur if Alioth weaponry is used on the Core proper.

To explain, the core itself is not a danger. As I have cone to understand it, it is merely a nexus. Its only when the Horror Nexus and the Dragon of Unity are in alignment does the core take on this malicious significance. Much like with the Forgotten, taking extreme measures against the Core can be disastrous.

Be vary wary when invading the Horror Nexus, for it is filled with every imaginable Unity defense. I know that both the Temporal Empire and Unity Prime plan on invading this station as well. I can mediate a coordinated plan of attack if you like.

Yours sincerely,
Stockholder Maehl