[USS Chimera] SD240902.27 -- A.R.A. Anx --

Pierre-luc Denis <pldenis@gmail.com> wrote to chimera@ucip.org:

> == ARA Anx, Command deck ==
>
> "84 minutes to objective, President." a voice said, breaking
> silence.
>
> The anxiety was overwhelming for everyone on board. They have been
> waiting for this moment for years and now that they are so close to
> the
> objective, some doubt the sole reason of being there.
>
> Yslaminda was still sitting, thinking. She has been dreaming of this
> day for decades, but, yet, she couldn't help but shake her head to t
> he
> irony. Being about to go to war for the purpose of absolute peace.
>
> Historically, the Anx were know as a stabilizing and peaceful nation,
> although being very talented for dialogue and propaganda. They
> overseen
> the Quorum acculturation for decades, never engaging in any violent
> tactics to justify their mission. The fact that the Quorum are, most
> likely, one of the most peaceful nation in the universe probably
> helped
> the Anx to keep it line.
>
> Somehow, the militarization of the Anx Rebel Alliance, a faction that
> is next-to-unknown in the universe, was made in silence and "under t
> he
> radar", as 21st Century man would say. But, Yslaminda, who was elect
> ed
> President of the Anx Corporation on Stardate 239108.21, have been
> propagandizing a vision of absolute peace and that, if absolute peace
> couldn't be acquired, absolute chaos. Her vision was as long as the
> re
> is war, there's a need for Chaos. Chaos would dissipate all war-like
> behaviour and increase a new era of peace.
>
> Years ago, the Insurrection War was declared and Yslaminda notice a
> war
> to start the militarization of her Corporation while everyone else
> were
> busy fighting in the front line. She acquired technologies from
> different worlds and developed a R&D department that sole purpose
> where
> to adapt to a common technology all of the bought and acquired foreign
> techs. All those "covert" department were eventually called the
> A.R.A., or, the Anx Rebel Alliance.
>
> The A.R.A. acquired a Olympic class ship from the Neutral zone. As it
> was badly damaged by an asteroid field, it was left there, drifting,
> as
> a ship wreck to be salvaged later by the Federation. However, the
> A.R.A.
> got there first and transported it to Anx, where it was drydocked and
> repaired. It was worked on for years, modified and fortified, to
> become
> the ARA Anx, the A.R.A. flagship.
>
> Throughout the years, the A.R.A. propagandized that the Federation
> were
> a trigger-happy Empire, that the Totalitarism of the UFP was against
> the
> Quorum and the RSE values and that the UFP should be stopped at all
> cost. And the A.R.A. began believing themselves, too.
>
> Upon the war declaration between the RSE and the UFP, it became clear
> that it was an opportunity for the A.R.A. to get involved and,
> eventually, grow in strength and culture. Through this though, they
> would rally more worlds to the cause of peace to, eventually, gain
> perpetual peace throughout the universe.
>
> That was the reason that the A.R.A. left Anx, for the first time, as
> an
> faction seeking expansion. The first step was decided by the Counsel
> as
> being taking over Starbase 234 and it's surrounding space, right on
> the border of the Neutral Zone.
>
> "We are entering sensor range, President...", the same voice as
> earlier said.
>
> Yslaminda stood and looked at the screen, to the advancing Starbase.
>
> "Send in our accreditation and advise we would like a diplomatic
> meeting with it's leader.", said Yslaminda.
>
> == END LOG ==
>
> President Yslaminda
> A.R.A. Anx
> NPC by Pont