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by SinfulSoul on Wed May 09, 2007 2:50 am
A meeting was held for the press on the L01 Colony inside of General Sin's command headquarters. It was a tall office building that looked like an obsidian spire. All the windows were tainted black and the peak was adorned with a tall pole that carried the Space Imperial Nations' (SIN) flag. The meeting took place in the main lobby area where a number of chairs were set up in front of a large stage that was draped in a black cloth. In the center stood a cylindrical, silver, metal podium with the SIN insignia painted onto the front. When the press arrived, a spokesman for the Colonies stepped out onto the stage and stood behind the podium and stared out among the crowd as he waited for the hush to silence the voices. CBN got front row and center for this event, and the spokesman stared directly into their camera. When the room fell silent, Imperial Chief of Staff Richard Bolt began to speak.
Richard Bolt: "My name is Richard Bolt, I am representing the government council in absence of the four Generals. The council will remain anonymous in these times for safety of their lives. I am merely a voice. There will be time for questions afterwards, so please hold your thoughts till then. With that said, let us begin.
Yesterday, a great tragedy fell upon not only the Colonies, but all of humanity. It was announced that Earth forces failed to defend a peaceful envoy for peace, and is allegedly responsible for the premeditated assassination of High General Sin, Major General James Marshal, Brigadier General Walter Prescott, Lieutenant Carter Chamberlin, as well as the 12 Space Imperial Guard soldiers that escorted them. This morning, we received word that in addition to these fallen, an additional mobile suit pilot was slaughtered in the attack trying to defend our leaders from certain death. We estimate the assaulting force to have been roughly 30-40 units large in addition to the Gundam that accompanied it. Our forces, although severely outnumbered and ambushed, fought valiantly against the earth forces and their Gundam and dealt heavy casualties. One of the surviving pilots described the fiery scene as "Hell on Earth." Our satellite scans of the base confirm based off of the amount of destruction that took place that a massive battle took place. I warn you in advance, these images are graphic."
A projector to the left of the speaker flickered on. Onto the pale white background of a screen, images of the battle scene were shown. The jet that carried the Generals to the base was still clearly visible as a giant fireball. The crowd was aghast in horror with the next few slides. The top-down view gave an impressively distressing view of three of the generals laying on the ground burnt to a crisp beyond recognition along with the four soldiers. The jet fuel kept the flame burning long enough to scorch their entire bodies. The only thing that identified the generals were the decorative metal pieces along the shoulders, left breast, their pistols, and around General Sin's cloak. Another picture showed the fallen Leo mobile suit with a splatter of blood painted over the cockpit area. Several more pictures went by show the destruction of a Serpent mobile suit and another Leo as well as red fragmented remains of the Heavy Arms Gundam. Then the pictures cut back to a zoomed in overhead picture of the barracks where the Black Ops soldiers had run into. A river of blood was flowing from all the slaughter house, and sticking out of the rubble was the arm of a Black Ops soldier. The spokesman resumed speaking.
"With their valor and expert skills in combat, they managed to drive the assaulting force including the gundam away... But not without the heaviest of prices. All that we can ask now is that Earth have the minimal decency to return the bodies of our fallen without delay so that they can be given a proper funeral. I can only hope that there exists at least one decent soul on Earth willing to grant us that small privilege, since they wish to take away our privilege of peace. We have heard Earth's answer to peace, now it is our turn to respond.
That brings us to the issue of the one hour long anonymous broadcast declaring war on Earth. I must utterly deny the government's involvement in that action. We are currently investigating the sources responsible for that broadcast and we deny sharing the same sentiments as those of our rebel broadcaster. Any declaration of war must go through the council, and at that time, war had not been decided by the council. However, as the official representative of the Council that now governs the Space Imperial Nations I have been granted authority by these powers to make the official, true declaration of war against Earth. We do not expect Earth to honor any of our boundaries of war due to their rashness, and so we are forced to accept ahead of time that Earth will commit heinous crimes that violate the standard rules of war. To save ourselves the shock and grief, we enlist this declaration of war as the Colony's first doctrine for unrestricted war.
It is to our great dismay that I must also inform you that the Asteroid Colonies have decided to side with Earth against the Colonies. Since this decision was made as a result of a false declaration of war, we restrain our right to jointly declare war on the Asteroid Colonies in hopes that they will be persuaded to join our side in this great time of anguish after seeing the truth.
I'll answer your questions now. Yes, you there in the front row."
Reporter:"Jane Watson from Colonial Broadcast Network. Is it true that there were also ground forces that attacked the Generals?"
Bolt: Richard smiled a moment as he stared at Jane. She smiled back with a small blush to her cheeks. "Yes, there are indications that there were also ground forces, however we cannot confirm this as fact yet since the area is too devastated. The spacing between the Generals indicates that some managed to escape the initial explosion from the plane. We noticed that General Chamberlin had managed to avoid the initial explosion along with 8 of the forward soldiers, but their bodies were later discovered in photos of a wrecked barracks building. Zooming in on the photo I had shown you all earlier with the limb of a soldier sticking out of the rubble, we found bullet holes. A bullet from a mobile suit would have torn the whole arm off, but this was much smaller. It came from a human firearm. Since we are at a state of war and cannot examine the area until we occupy the area, we can only speculate about this, but the evidence is strong that a ground force was also involved. We will know for sure if Earth complies with our request to send the bodies back. Thank you, good question. Next question please. Yes you with the glasses."
Reporter: "Don Donahue from Late Night Circuit News. Isn't it true that the broadcast came directly from the Military Intelligence Agency of L01?"
Bolt: "It is true that we are investigation a possible internal spy or leak that caused the unofficial declaration of war. However, at this time I can neither confirm nor deny an internal suspect as fact. Next please. Yes, you there in the third row."
Reporter: "Melonie Mayor from CCBN. Are rumors true about General Sin actually still being alive here on the colonies?"
Bolt: "Those allegations are entirely false. It is illegal to impersonate General Sin, and if anyone is seen doing so it must be reported immediately. I suspect by now that there are plenty of look-a-likes trying to play him and these hooligan-like antics are intolerable behavior against the dead. Next question. You with the blue tie."
Reporter: "Rocky Smith from Colonial Industry Magazine. Are there plans to make Gundams again to counter the Gundam threat on Earth? And what about Gundam pilots?"
Bolt: "We have not come to a decision yet on whether making more Gundams will be necessary. We suspect that our pilots are trained far better than any Earth pilot considering that 12 of our pilots managed to fend off 30-40 mobile suits. Some estimates range as high as a 100 attack mobile suits, and that's not even including the Gundam. Most would be proud to have taken on a Gundam with a force of only 12 mobile suits. However, to be on the safe side, we are training and actively recruiting certain gifted pilots through a Gundam piloting school. If you want to be a Gundam pilot, please visit one of the recruiting agencies to be tested for acceptance into the program. Due to the extreme demand required by this course, we are limiting the acceptance rates to only five individuals who manage to meet the requirements. Next question please. Yes, you in the fur coat."
Reporter: "The exquisite Marietta from Star Gossip Magazine. Is it true that the Generals actually went down to Earth to meet their mistresses instead of for the peace treaty?"
Bolt: "Those allegations are entirely false and are without base. None of the four Generals were married and their personal lives are not up for questioning. Next question, in the red over there in the corner."
Reporter: "Rob Gates from Super Nova Magazine. What was Carter Chamberlin's involvement in the Class 9 BioMod-Human project on section 42 in L05? What as the project been renamed to? Were humans used as test subjects? Did he use --"
Bolt: "Those allegations were proven entirely false three years ago. There is no BioMod-Human Project and there never was. There isn't even a Class 9 clearance level and Section 42 is merely a bio-hazard storage facility for byproducts of our fusion reactors before they get launched into the sun. The BioMod-Human Conspiracy was debunked under the standards and supervision of the High Judicial Magistrate three years ago. All the supposed witnesses to any atrocity coincidentally have or are spending time in insane asylums for numerous psychological disorders. These are all accusations made by highly imaginative individuals looking for publicity. Next question please, and lets stay on topic. We're at war, not on trial for ridiculous schemes. Over there in the black."
Reporter: "Mary Lane from the Daily Sun. Isn't going to war so quickly without exhausting further diplomatic channels over-extending the government's authority?"
Bolt: "How many more leaders would you have die? How many before you realize that it is impossible to reason with the unreasonable? General Sin went down there as an ambassador to peace, and this is the result. Do you want to go down there and be slaughtered too? All diplomatic channels have been exhausted. Earth is responsible for assassinating four of the most powerful people in the universe. This government functions as a Stratocracy, and as such, General Sin has the final say in any decision. However, in his absence, the power has been handed down to the currently unnamed Council which comprises of some of the greatest minds in the universe, I can assure you that. If we do not prepare ourselves now, we will never be able to defend ourselves against the inevitable invasion force that will come to claim the Colonies.
That's all for today. Please submit any further inquiries to the Military Intelligence Agency. Thank you."
And with those final words, Richard Bolt left the stage and headed behind the curtains to the roar of the crowd asking questions.
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