Another day

[Confederate States]

Polk leaned back in his chair, he was satisfied with what he had accomplished in this meeting. It was his first diplomatic meeting and he believed it went well. He looked back at Jospin and said

"Not to be rude, but I have very important things to attend to, so unless you have anymore questions, I must be taking my leave."

 

[Austurland]

Richmond, Confederate States

Ambassador Gunnar Rousset, had virtually watched his mission transfer from one nation to another. As the Austurlander Ambassador to the Confederate States, which was in question, Gunnar was called to report to Dalerna on the current situation and to decide which was the legitimate government. The Archduchy was extremely concerned with all this turmoil so close to home.

As following instructions Ambassador Rousset left the Embassy determined to speak with the new leader. There were many things Austurland needed cleared up before she could give her acceptance. This was what was on Gunnar's mind when he pulled up to the office of Mr. Polk.

 

[Confederate States]

Virginia, Confederate States
The Grey House, Richmond

The Ambassador from Austurland caught people by surprise, but regardless Grey House officials welcomed him to the Grey House and brought him in to meet with the President. The Ambassador noticed the chaos in the Grey House. People were flooding the halls making sure to get work done, but the Ambassador bypassed much of the chaos and was immediately escorted to the Executive Office.

The door was knocked on and President Polk allowed the two to enter, when the President looked up to see who the two men were, he put down the papers he was reading and took off his glasses, and placed them in his breast pocket. He immediately stood from his desk and walked to meet with the Ambassador.

The President gave the Ambassador a firm hand shake and said “Welcome to the Confederate States, please, take a seat.” As he pointed to a white couch. “First off, is there anything you’d like to drink?” The President asked, before taking a seat on the adjacent couch.

 

[Confederate States]

Private James Perry was walking the streets of the recently occupied Montgomery, Alabama. He had hears stories that Alabama and Tennessee were the only two states where any fighting was actually being done. In Tennessee, apparently the Fascists were continuing to be pushed back.

Still, the city of Montgomery had suffered a good deal of damage. Many of the CS troops were upset that they did not find Sanford hiding in Montgomery, as the hunt for the man continues. The mental stress of this battle was unbearable. After all, this was CS territory, countrymen, fighting each other. Perry was tired of shooting Fascists. He wanted to go back to his home in Kentucky and go back to work at the school in which he taught.

The sound of the helicopters flying over head was very common. Now, they were brining in supplies and food for the people of Montgomery. Some power lines went down during the fight and that was currently in the process of being rectified.

General Horatio Stellers himself landed in Montgomery, making it the base of operations for the campaign to bring Tennessee and Alabama under control. Rumors were that General Stellers would ask the Confederate Government to keep troops in Alabama and Tennessee even after the cease of combat, in order to ensure the safety of the states. Even Stellers predicted the fighting would end soon, winter was coming. The Fascists had no method of getting money or supplies. Tennessee and Alabama were both landlocked states, completely surrounded by CS controlled territory. Even now, many Fascists in Tennessee were laying down their arms, knowing the resistance was pointless.

Private Perry hoped that he would be one of the few sent back home; all he wanted to do was see his family again.
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John Yadush was sitting under a tree. The temperature was extremely low in Northern Tennessee. His clothes were torn, and all he had left to defend himself was a pistol. He had learned about the few fascists in Tennessee surrendering, it was very disheartening for his brothers to give up.

President Sanford had not made a statement in some time; in fact, Yadush didn’t know where he was. Perhaps Sanford needed to say something once in a while, and then the Fascists might be rallied to save their country.

Yadush pushed himself to being able to stand, and then he looked over to see 3 Confederate Soldiers, holding a gun to him. Yadush looked and dropped his gun and held his hands up, his battle was over.

 

[Tyvia]

2342 HOURS,
UNDISCLOSED LOCATION,
CONFEDERATE STATES

It was all very simple. Civilian airliners could fly through neutral territory at any time, that was the established international protocol, and it had been respected by most nations. Despite that, Coronadic airline companies made an effort to avoid flying through the territory of Meribia, the communists being paranoid and increasingly petulant of late. The re-commissioned J-120T that had been re-commissioned by the Commission of Special Operations branch of the Coronadic Aeronautica was in all appearance a civilian plane. It had the same markings, and there were flight personnel who were trained to say just the right things when flying through potentially hostile air – to pose as the truth. The plane was registered as belonging to a small-time airliner based from Rosario, and was according to international flight traffic information on a course from Rosario to Anglia, avoiding Meribia in it's route. The truth was different though.

Within the confines of the plane, which had been extensively refitted from it's original civilian transportation purpose, was effectively a warehouse. Numerous crates were strapped to the floor with long and thick metallic wiring, so many of them it was almost impossible to believe, and some very big. None housed any real heavy equipment, the plane wasn't suited to carry anything heavier then a light tank, and even that was barely below the operational limits. Within the room, lounging amongst the crates were two dozen men, arranged evenly into two squads – sitting sullen with their various rifles, all of which shared the same ammunition, 9x39mm round magazines smacked shut in the receivers. They were dressed for their objective, their tiger-striped camouflage fatigues matching the color of terrain found in Alabama. Each had a parachute, and an extensive backpack, filled with numerous supplies.

They were likely late though. The Commission had approved the operation far too late for it to achieve any real result – and the greatest chance of success would be in the extradition of certain individuals which were of interest to the Commonwealth. Alabama was where the Fascist militia's still operated, as far as intelligence could tell – and though they were swiftly being defeated, this operation wasn't intended to necessarily intervene in the conflict. The ultimate goal was the abduction of certain individuals key to the efforts of the Fascist militia. The Commonwealth was not interested in seeing public trials and executions of such individuals, and they would remain in Coronado in exile until such time that they would become less useful. Though that was the official outlined goal told to the 144th Esopex (Especial de Operaciones Extranjeras) platoon, most of the men considered it little better then a training run. Their objective in the event of the capture or death of targeted individuals was simply to assist the Fascist militia in any way possible, another reason for their displeasure.

They were professionals, all volunteers, as that was the matter of all Special Forces in the Commonwealth. The two squads were each headed by a Sergeant, both of them bearing the official rank of Staff Sergeant, with the leader of the operation from the ground being Capitan-Lieutenant Ermand Sanchez-Castello.

The red klaxon blazed in the side of the plane, and the men all stood from their positions doing a final check of their weaponry and basic kits. They stood, eyes downcast, the nervous calm before the storm experienced. Though not all of them were green, nearly half of them were on their first operation. It was understandable that some degree of anxiety was experienced by all. The newcomers for their lack of experience, and the Veterans for having to look after the greener operatives. Their parachutes were colored a dull grey, the kind which is more easily hidden in the dark then black itself, dissipating the edges of the surface to the human eye. One by one, they swiftly jumped from the plane into the night, a landing zone arranged and a rendezvous point established of which all operatives had knowledge. Roughly twenty kilometre's away from where fighting was thickest, they could assemble in remote secrecy until enough intelligence gathering had been done. The plane would continue in it's route, not pausing or lowering it's speed so as to not attract attention.

It was unlikely the paratroops would be discovered, they had until dawn to group up and move out, for they all spoke the language of the local people, and a certain President was the target.

 

[Confederate States]

Undisclosed Location
Alabama, CS

A fighter squadron, launched from Berks Airfield in south Alabama was in the air. Their original mission was to provide, if needed, air support for the CS troops. Just recently, the fighters were ordered to intercept an aircraft flying near the heaviest area of fighting. There were four planes, and they were storming to the location of the plane, with the intent of forcing it’s landing in Berks Airfield.

The squad got closer to the plane, and began to surround the plane, one in front, one on each side, and one in back. The leader of the squad, one William Franklin contacted the aircraft in a very calm tone.

“Civilian plane, this is the Confederate Air Force, please identify yourself. You are flying in a restricted air space; we have been given orders by higher ups to escort you to land in Berks Airfield, a safe distance from the warzone. Once there, you will be cleared to again resume your course.”

The planes continued to fly in position and waited for the aircraft’s response.

 

[Confederate States]

OFFICIAL COMMINQUE OF THE CS MILITARY

To, Brigadier General Harvey Baker, 1st Expeditionary Brigade
From, General Horatio Stellers, Alabama task force

Due to the situation in Alabama, I, General Horatio Stellers, am officially requesting that Anglia deploy its troops to the enclosed locations. Once there, officers will direct your men to their destinations that we feel they are most useful in.

Some of your men will be performing combat missions on the frontline of the combat, as combat has intensified. Special Forces units are to join with CS Special Forces and deploy behind enemy lines to check out suspected locations of George A. Sanford. The remainder of the troops are to stay in occupied areas to perform humanitarian efforts and help military police to maintain civil order.

We do advice that you make haste.

With Regards,
General Horatio Stellers.

 

[Anglia]

TO: General Horatio Stellers, Commander of Alabama Task Group
FR: HM 1st Expeditionary Unit, Communications Office
RE: Mobilization (CONFIDENTIAL)

The request made by General Stellers has been approved by the Anglian Joint Military Council. All Anglian forces in the Confederate States have been notified of the situation, and given dispatches of their mission and objective. 3rd Battalion have taken helicopter transports to the theater front line.

The 13th Force Recon Strike Force has deployed to your SOCOM headquarters and is currently being briefed on their mission. All remaining forces from the 1st and 7th Battalion have moved into civilian areas to begin humanitarian efforts. The 143rd Royal Air Force Squadron requests permission to begin reconnaissance missions and air to ground strikes at Confederate Command discretion.​

 

[Confederate States]

President Polk was walking down the halls of the Capitol Building. He was walking in between two rows of Confederate Troops, all standing in position. Polk never felt more proud of himself then he did at this particular moment. The air in the Capitol Building was chilling, it didn’t help the President’s nerves, but he saw the open doors at the end of the hallway. There, he could see the immense crowd of people, waving the Confederate States, screaming chants of happiness. Polk stood before two doors. Those doors were then opened by two soldiers, and Polk walked out onto the south side balcony of the Capitol Building. People sitting on the balcony were important political figures, who all stood at the sight of Polk.

Polk walked down the path to the podium. At the podium stood General Horatio Stellers, a controversial pick to deliver the oath of office, but he was one of the most respected men in the country. Stellers took his spot and the President went opposite of him. Stellers pulled out the constitution of the Confederate States, and told Polk to put his left hand on it and raise his right, Polk did so. The crowds, who were screaming, went silent.

General Stellers looked at the President sternly, fighting back his want to smile. He cleared his throat and began to speak.

“Jackson Polk, I am here today to deliver the oath of office of the Presidency of the Confederate States. Unless you have any objections, we shall begin.” Polk nodded in agreement.

“Very well, repeat after me. ‘I, Jackson Polk, do fully swear to execute the office of the Presidency,’” Stellers said, Polk repeated.

“To the best of my abilities, I will donate myself to protecting not only the country, but the people who are its pillars,” Stellers said, Polk repeated.

“I promise to preserve freedom, democracy, and the civil liberties that our country stands and fights for,” Stellers said, Polk repeated.

“I now salute you, as a General of the Confederate Military to the President of the Confederate States. Thank you for the honor, and congratulations Mr. President,” Stellers said, and saluted the President, the people cheered.

The President and Stellers shook hands and then Stellers took his seat. Polk walked up to the edge of the balcony, and waved to the people as he prepared his inaugural address.

“Merry Christmas fellow Confederates. I hope you got everything you had hoped for today, and I will tell you I certainly did as I am now addressing you as your President, an honor I cannot put into words. We are a very lucky generation, seeing the principles of freedom, liberty, and justice return to us. I will not tell you these next months will be easy.

There are many problems our country faces and our conversion from a socialist economic system to a capitalist system will be painful, but I promise you it’ll be beneficial for everyone. The reason for this is no one is trying to control your life other than yourself; you are now in the driver’s seat. Previous administrations have claimed our lives are perfect, I can tell you they weren’t and still aren’t. But, they can be. You can have an amazing life, and the tools for you to achieve that are now here.

For the last 72 years our country has oppressed anyone who was not a heterosexual, white, Christian. I hereby make a promise to all 94 million Confederate Systems. You will never again be oppressed on the basis of color, nationality, religion, political ideology, sex orientation, or culture.

Our country has regressed over the last 72 years. This regression can be undone, but it won’t be me or the Government who does it, it’ll be everyone who does it. The “Medical Camps” are hereby closed down. Everyone in them will be returned home and given compensation for their horrific ordeal.

I have faith in this country, in each of us. Now, let us build a country. Not a country that I want, a country that we want, as the citizens, the pillars to the nation we live in. Thank you, fellow citizens, and merry Christmas, happy holidays.”

Polk’s speech, although short, made every single Confederate Citizen feel safer at their own home. It was a common saying for CS people, “You cannot respect the value of freedom, unless you’ve been without it.”

 

[Austurland]

OOC: I know ive been absent, but im back from Christmas and Will have a reply tomorrow.

 

[Serenierre]

Somewhere in Northern CS​

The flotilla of Belmontien ships had arrived in the Confederate States a few days before Christmas. A total of twenty three ships had come from Eastern Fleet of Belmont, based in the Lake of Champlain, and had rushed to get to the historic ally. The primary reason was to bolster coastal security of the country. But the secondary, and more covert reason, was to investigate who was the one who attacked, and subsequently sunk, the CSS Russell. The attack had shown Paris that, the region was becoming the hotbed of covert activity. The Confederate States had the fortune, or misfortune, to be located right in the middle of a highly sensitive region. Meribia and Austerland on its flanks and Coronado and The American Union not much further away. The country was of special interest to Paris.

Lieutenant Auguste, Commander of the Flotilla, looked at his desk, in his new office in the base provided by the CS Navy. "Report," he said to his second in command.

"Sir," he began "the patrols have begun and our vessels are working in unison with CSN vessels. And the investigations are underway."

"Good, good. The commandos?"

"All 350 have been deployed in teams of ten and they have reached their target locations. Contact has been made, they are doing as planned and are on schedule."

"Yes, good. And the planes?"

"Patrols are underway... in unison with CS Airforce."

Auguste put down the phone and looked at the sea, from the windows in his office. From here, Belmont seemed so far away.
​

 

[Confederate States]

Virginia, Confederate States
CNDN HQ, Richmond

The President was rushed down the main hall of the CNDN’s HQ. Two soldiers saluted the President and opened the French doors. He walked into a large circular room. In the room, there was a large table with a screen on it; on the screen was a map of the CS. The men in the room stood as the President walked in. He nodded to the men and they took their seats, as did the President.

“Gentlemen, I assume you all have a very good reason for summoning me?” President Polk asked.

“Yes, Mr. President. I believe the information we have for you will more than justify this meeting. Our special forces, along with Anglian aid, have discovered the location of George Sanford. He’s in a town known as Kennesaw. We can also confirm that the town is infested with Fascist troops, including a tank. The fascists also seem to be holding thousands of civilians hostage, I fear the worst when it comes to what they’ll go to them in desperation,” General Horatio Stellers reported.

“Can you send in a special team to get Sanford and Sanford alone and get out of Kennesaw?” The President asked.

“It’s possible, but the risk of failure is too great. Not only could we lose our team, we could lose Sanford, and no one knows for how long. If we move in there with everything we can offer, and defeat them, and capture Sanford, the blow to the Fascists could end their fighting, or at least their organized fighting,” Stellers replied.

The President sat in his chair, in deep thought. The other Generals didn’t have anything to add, they were all in agreement that an assault on Kennesaw should be made in the attempt to end the fighting. After an awkward and long five minutes, the President finally spoke again.

“If they have a tank there, it’s imperative we destroy it. However, gentlemen, you’re requesting I approve an attack that will likely result in the deaths of thousands,” Polk replied.

“With all due respect, Mr. President, its likely more will die if we don’t make the dash for Sanford. Kennesaw seems to be one of their largest bases, may I note that some of our bio weapons have not been accounted for, it’s likely they’re in Kennesaw,” Stellers said.

“You are positive that this is the best option?” The President asked.

“Yes sir, I am,” Stellers answered.

“Very well, General, I will approve of the assault on Kennesaw. I want you to keep civilian casualties as long as possible, do whatever you can to keep them safe. Once Sanford is captured, send him immediately to Berks Air Field, keep him there until we figure out what to do with the bastard,” Polk answered, unsure of his decision.

“Yes sir,” Stellers replied, and the meeting was ended.

 

[Confederate States]

Alabama, Confederate States
Berks Air Field, Berks County

The helicopter landed and David Green stepped out of the chopper. Captain Connor Dwight stepped up to Green.

“You’re late,” Captain Dwight said.
“Blame the pilot,” Green replied.
“There is no individual blame, the team gets the blame, you are a part of the team, and therefore you are late. We have a high priority target we need to get, and your first impression isn’t a good one,” Captain Dwight said, and began walking back into the hanger. Green didn’t reply and just followed Dwight.

In the hanger, seven other men were there, and one of them was the esteemed General, Horatio Stellers. Stellers noticed Dwight and Green walk in, and he turned to them.

“Good, about time you arrived, anyway, gentlemen get used to each other; you all now make up Task Force Delta. In the Kennesaw Offensive, you are some of the most important people to the plan. You will be dropped a fair distance away from Kennesaw, you are then to proceed on foot and find our friend, George Sanford. Once you have found him, bring him outside the city to the LZ, once there a chopper will arrive to bring you back to base. Speed is essential gentlemen; we cannot allow Sanford to get away. Your mission won’t end this war, but it’ll be one hell of a blow,” Stellers said.

“When will our boys begin the assault?” Dwight asked.

“As soon as you tell us to, Captain,” Stellers replied, Dwight nodded “Now gents please get on the chopper and get going.”

The seven men immediately got on the chopper and it took off. The ride was rather lengthy, then the chopper stopped and the pilot ordered the men out, the men did as commanded. On the ground, they began moving for Kennesaw. The lights of the town were on and could be seen in the distance, it was time.

The team moved quickly and silently. The night air was frigid, it made the mission all the harder. Then, the team came across two patrols. The team didn’t hesitate to take them out and move quickly. The team continued onward until they came to a building in Kennesaw, they entered the building to find it deserted.

“Alright men, Intel shows us that Sanford is likely to be in one of those buildings,” Dwight said, pointing to two buildings. “I’m going to call the strike force. We’ll begin the search immediately, once the strike force arrives, the majority of the fascists should go to fight them, leaving us a bit more breathing room. Stellers was right men, speed is absolutely essential, Sanford’s freedom ends tonight.” Dwight turned and looked at the buildings, pulling out a trigger and presses the button, then darted out of the building.
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Stellers got word for the strike force to move in. He issued the order and the entire base went on alert. Troops piled out of wherever they were and moved into helicopters. Several tanks have been moved in as well. Stellers wanted nothing to go wrong. Ultimately, the strike force consisted of 300 troops, and they were all moving as fast as possible towards Kennesaw. Their ETA was 45 minutes.

 

[Confederate States]

Captain Dwight kicked down the door to the final safe house of George Sanford. Inside, he found two fascist troops; he shot and killed them both. He ordered his men to secure the exists and to begin searching for Sanford. Dwight ran upstairs and kicked down the doors to several rooms. He turned around and there he saw George Sanford, standing there with a pistol. Before Dwight could even think, Sanford shot Dwight three times and Dwight fell to the ground.

The other troops heard these bullets and ran upstairs, Sanford hid in one of the rooms. The soldiers immediately went looking for him, then, another gunshot and a scream of agony. The team looked and saw another soldier fall and they darted into the room. They saw Sanford there, and he jumped out the window and onto the roof of the building. The troops followed swiftly.

Sanford jumped down onto the ground and ran for the fascist take. The team saw this tank and immediately took cover, but it was too late. The tank shot at the building, brining the roof down. Two members of the team jumped before the tank struck and made it safely. The two soldiers looked and saw Sanford laughing as what seemed like every Fascist soldier running at them. Then, out of nowhere, a helicopter came and opened fire on the tank and Fascist troops. Several other helicopters arrived, all firing on the Fascists.

The two soldiers got up and ran to Sanford, tackling him to the ground. One soldier punched him in the head to knock him out and immediately called for extraction. The fascist troops were fleeing as more and more Confederate troops began moving into Kennesaw. Medics went into the collapsed safe house to pull out any survivors.

Finally, a transport arrived and landed next to the team. The two troops through Sanford into the chopper and then them themselves jumped in. The chopper immediately took off and headed back to Berks Air Field. George Sanford, the Fascist Leader, was now in their hands. General Stellers had been waiting to get a hold of the guy for a long, long time.

The Battle of Kennesaw, however, didn’t go so well. As the mass of Confederate Forces stormed in, it had been made apparent that Kennesaw was one giant trap. Gas tanks littered the town, all rigged. When Sanford was extracted, someone somewhere set off the bomb. The gas tanks in streets, houses, etc. all went off at once. The entire town went up in a blaze; one could see troops running away, on fire.

First estimates predicted nearly 100 CS military deaths and every single hostage in Kennesaw, over 1,000.

 

[Confederate States]

The President again sat in the Department of Defense’s Intelligence Room. Stellers had just reported the truth of Kennesaw, and it shocked all levels of command. The President himself came in to help resolve the situation and direct the military on what to do. Sanford was on route to Berks Air Field, but that was no longer a significant thing.

“Alright gentlemen, Kennesaw was, without a doubt, a trap. We now have over 1,100 deaths both military and civilian,” reported Secretary Shay.

“Two things are obvious now. If Kennesaw was a trap, then the terrorists wanted us to find Sanford, in order to draw our forces there, this means that Sanford is not the leader of the terrorists, someone else is, someone that we, 5 hours ago, had no idea even existed. The second thing that is now obvious is that these terrorists are resorted to harming the civilian population to destroy morale and bring anger to Richmond,” The President said.

“I couldn’t agree more,” Secretary Shay answered.

“If anyone finds out that Kennesaw resulted in 1,100 unnecessary deaths and the man we’ve been hunting is the wrong man, morale for this war effort will collapse. Not only that but we need to show the world that we are stable, we can’t do that if we just fell into a massive trap. For these reasons, the fighting of the terrorists is now classified as top secret. We will tell the public that many had died in Kennesaw to bring peace to the Confederate States; we will tell the people that Sanford is the leader of the terrorists and now their leadership is crushed. No one can find out the truth about what happened in Kennesaw,” President Polk declared.

“And Belmont and Anglia?” Secretary Shay asked.

“We’ll tell them what we told the public,” Polk answered. “As of now, our resources are going to go to hunting down whoever the hell is in charge of the terrorists.”

“Yes sir, Mr. President,” Shay answered.

 

[Confederate States]

General Stellers opened the doors to the conference room of Berks Air Field. He sat down with two other generals, General Drake and General Connor. The two Generals greeted Stellers and began to tell him what they had found.

“General, reports from Kennesaw put the death toll at 1,235. 1,000 being civilian prisoners, two hundred being soldiers, and thirty-five being fascist rebels,” General Connor reported.

“That is perhaps the worst thing I’ve heard in my entire life,” Stellers replied, clearly angry.

“Scavenging the wreckage, we located designs for an assault on a school in Richmond. We’ve deployed troops immediately to stop it,” General Connor said.

“An attack on a school?” Stellers asked, he was absolutely shocked with what he was now dealing with. “Do we know which school?”

“We have ideas,” General Connor replied.

“Schools around the area have also been warned on the danger,” General Drake said.

The three men continued to talk about what to do about the situation. After the meeting, General Drake left and said he wanted to go to his wife and child, Stellers had no problem with this, after all, the fighting was supposed to end.

However, later that night, General Drake walked into his house and there, on his couch, was a man named Yashur. Yashur was wearing a long brown overcoat, black gloves, black pants and black boots. He looked like he was in his 40s, and he was a rather thin guy.

“Hello, sir,” Drake said.

“It’s about time you got here, I thought you’d be talking to them all night,” Yashur answered.

“Where are my wife and son?” Drake asked.

“I can’t say. They left, and then I came in,” Yashur answered.

“It’s not every day that you want to speak to me in person,” Drake said.

“Your right, it’s not. But, this is not normal times. You’ve recently acquired information that I find to be a high priority. I want to know what Stellers’ men know of our next move,” Yashur asked.

“They believe it’s a school,” Drake answered.

“Well that’s good then. Everything’s set up my friend, you’ve done yourself well. It won’t be too difficult to complete the task now considering that they’re going after the wrong target, once again,” Yashur said.

He stood and walked out of the house. Drake sat on the couch and fell asleep.

 

[Confederate States]

There were three targets, Richmond Hospital, Ellis International Airport, and the Richmond Power plant. This attack had over fifty fascists involved, and Yashur had high hopes for it. Not exactly for the slaughter of the sick, people in airports, or removing electricity from Richmond, but because they were evacuate Polk from the Grey House. Yashur had people lined up to transport the President to the nearest safe house; after all, it was only fair. Polk was the real target in the attack, the rest were just a nice touch.

1:00 pm
Ronald Strohl was standing in an elevator. He and seven other men were tasked with an attack on Ellis International Airport. The men were wearing bullet proof vests and had assault rifles. Flash bangs and Grenades also accompanied the group. There was no talking in the elevator, it was silent. Then, the bell rang and the doors opened.

When the doors opened, a couple of people were standing, waiting. The seven fascists opened fire on them and moved out to begin their massacre.
1:00 pm
Jake Thomson turned the corner and drove into the Power plant’s parking lot. He drove to the supplies drop off and shot the man attending the drop off. Then, ten men jumped from the van with bullet proof vests and assault rifles. The men stormed into the facility, killing everyone along the way, moving for the control room.
1:00 pm
Thirteen crammed into an ambulance which pulled into a docking area in the hospital. The men piled out and shot anyone who was in the room. They moved up the stairwell, shooting any doctor who showed. Then, they walked into a patient’s area, and began doing what they were sent to do. Four of the men continued moving upstairs until they came to the roof. At the roof, they could hear sirens go off as comrades began their missions. None of that mattered.

What did matter was that the Grey House was in view. They had brought with them several RPGs, capable of reaching the building. They held them up to their shoulders and opened fire. After the first shot slammed into the east side of the Grey House, Richmond’s alarms went off and it wasn’t long before helicopters were in the air. They still kept fire on the Grey House. Screams in the streets could be heard.

 

[Confederate States]

1:30 PM – Ten minutes after the attack.

In 20 short minutes the course of the Confederates States changed. It became painfully obvious that the fascists operating in the CS were much more of a threat than previously expected. The screams of the civilians in Richmond could be heard miles away, the plumes of smoke from the Gray House were now the towering feature of Richmond. Sirens from ambulances moving patients, victims, and the dead to other hospitals could be heard miles away. Electricity had been cut off in Richmond, which made things all the more difficult. Perhaps the most significant, frightening, and sickening display of the level the fascists were playing at was the video they had just released.

Richmond Hospital had suffered significant damage from the fighting in it. The hospital was, for the most part, utterly destroyed. Now, rescue forces were moving victims and dead bodies out of the hospital and transporting them to other hospitals. Thankfully, backup generators kept the hospitals running.

Ellis International Airport was far from the other two targets, and thus it was the last to receive CS Troops. The busiest airport in the country had just been slaughtered. Estimates put the death toll at over 300, many of them not being Confederate Citizens. Thankfully, all the attackers in Ellis Airport were killed by CS Troops.

The Richmond Power plant was an unexpected target, the fact that now over one million people were without electricity, was a blow that was extremely significant. Most of the important things, like Hospital and Government buildings, had backup generators and were able to maintain power. However, some supermarkets were without power. Food, without chilling, a food shortage was without question in Richmond.

But despite all the damage done to the country, both emotionally and physically, no blow hit the nation harder then what the fascists did last. Only a few minutes after the attack was confirmed to be over, a video was found of a man sitting in a room with the President and his wife tied up in the back. The man revealed himself to be named Yashur, and claimed to be leader of the fascists. His words were as followed:

“The attack on Richmond was just the beginning of a long plan to regain control of this country. Your Government continues to lie and tell you everything is okay, the terrorists have been defeated, defeated in Kennesaw. When in reality, Kennesaw was a useless slaughter of more than one thousand people. Sanford had nothing to do with the leadership of the organization; we knew your government would go after him. Regardless, your government kidnapped my President, so I played fair game and kidnapped yours. Polk is with me, I’m not quite sure what to do with him as of yet. He means nothing to me and maintaining his life costs money, and I’m not swimming in piles of money. So, Congress, best make your decision soon because if you don’t I will.

How long will it be before the world realizes that this new Government has been feeding lies? Stability, improvement, safety, all things that this Government cannot supply. It’s not because I’m here, it’s because Belmont and Anglia are here. The base that Belmont has owned for the last few years has gone unchecked, unmanaged, god only knows the secrets they have stolen. God only knows the influence they had over our political structure. The sad thing is this Government plays into their hand to a tee. In these times, inviting a powerful nation’s military to come in and provide our security is an idea that I don’t believe any intelligent person would have sided with. So, as this administration continues to prostitute us to Belmont, I shall do what I can to save the Confederate States. That begins with distaste for the current administration. Speaking of which, Congress’ time has run out. I’m going to kill President Polk. I’ll slaughter him like the traitor he is. When that happens, I want to see how Congress will react. I want to see how long this Government can claim stability when they were unable to protect the single most important man in the country. I thank you for your time, good night. Oh, also, to all the citizens out there, enjoy life as it is, because it may be your last day. I may be coming to a town near you.”

Congress was frantic and retreated from Richmond and went to private bunkers around the country. The attack had shattered the nation and had proven the lies the Government had fed for the security of the people. President Polk did not choose a vice-president and there was no bill passed as of yet that outlined what to do in a situation like this. After frantic communication, it was ultimately decided that an Acting President was to be selected until a permanent President could be selected.

On this day, January 17, 2010, over 560 people were slaughtered. Over a million were without power. This occurred in the capital of the nation. Morale of the people was shattered and many did not believe that the Government was capable of defending the country and status quo. The only thing that was certain was that all hell has broken loose.

 

[Confederate States]

Stellers found himself before an assembled Congress, for the first time since the attack. He had wondered why he was chosen for the position of Acting President. Congress had told him it was because he was very well trusted not only by Congress but by the people, also he had the most leadership experience out of the other candidates. Stellers himself had no interest or passion for the position. He thought it to be a punishment. Regardless, his country called on him to perform yet another service, therefore this Acting President position was an obligation. General Stellers was now to be formally called “Acting President Stellers.”

Stellers was asked to give a speech, to comment on the situation that was now presented before the States. It was something Stellers didn’t want to do, but was forced to, it was the right of the people to know exactly what had happened and what is projected to happen.

“Senators, Representatives, and people of the Confederate States. I come before an assembled Congress to make an address to the people. What has occurred over the last week has shocked and thrown us all into dismay. On January 17, 2010, an attack occurred in our Capital. This attack was the largest attack in our history. It ended with the kidnapping of a national hero, a man who I call my friend. In this address, I will explain exactly what has happened and what I predict to happen.

In the assault on Kennesaw, it had become apparent that the entire thing was a trap. George Sanford was not the leader of the Fascists; he was bait to get our troops into one area. The result from our failure hit us all very horrifically. I was the one who pushed for the assault on Kennesaw; I take full responsibility for what has happened there. It was my idea to have your government lie to you on what happened during the battle.

Later, we received word that there was a plot to attack a school in Richmond. We deployed as many troops as possible to Richmond and examined schools around the city to ensure their safety. We were wrong. What has occurred on that day was something no one could have predicted and it was neither I nor the military that paid the price, it was the country. This attack has made it obvious that people within our ranks’ loyalties do not rest with us. I will do everything I can and more to find these people and bring them to justice.

At the end of this attack, Richmond was without power and our President was in enemy hands. A disturbing video was released by a man claiming to be the Leader of the Fascists. I know who this man is. His face is well known to the higher ranking members of the military. This man is brutal, heartless, and demonic. I now know who we are dealing with and I truly wish we weren’t dealing with this.

Congress has selected me to serve as Acting President until the system can properly put in place the permanent President. I will put whatever resources necessary to find Polk and bring him back. I will put whatever resources necessary to bring down Yashur and his terrorists. I will put whatever resources necessary to ensure that we can sleep in peace that we can again return to normalcy and security.

I am asking Congress to recognize this threat as a foreign army. We are no longer dealing with a band of rebels; we are dealing with a complex terrorist unit. In simplest terms, this country is in Civil War. I want Congress to increase military spending. I am asking Congress to supply the tools necessary to bring down Yashur.

Government cannot do it alone. I will need the support of the people in order to complete this task. We may need to take measures that most are uncomfortable with, but I assure I will not do anything that is not entirely necessary for the survival of our government. We are fighting for freedom, justice, and liberty and I for one will give my life to see a peaceful, stable, and free Confederate States.

Thank you,”

 

[Confederate States]

Gray House, Richmond
Virgina, Confederate States

President Stellers was sitting at the President’s desk. It was the first time he was on camera wearing a suit rather than his military uniform, for he was no longer in the military. He was too busy to actively campaign, so he decided he would make an address from the President’s Office.

“Good Afternoon fellow citizens of the Confederate States, I am addressing you from the Executive Office in the Gray House. The responsibilities of the Presidency prevent me from going out and actively campaigning for the position. I decided to make this address to elaborate on the reasons that I am running for the Presidency of this country.

I am seventy years old. For as long as I can remember I have been in a Fascist Society, a society where the Government will step in and end the problems of your life, and all you must do in return is follow it’s every word without question, to give up life for the greater good of the country. For the majority of my life I believed this full heartedly. I believed I was here to serve my Government. I joined the military with the intentions of doing just take. I remember shaking the hand of President Featherston and looking at him as an idol. In 1960, I was promoted to a General. As a General, I received more rights than the average citizen. This is when I thought to myself, why do I get more rights than the average citizen because of my social standing? These ideas were just simple questions that I never put any real thought into.

Then, I went to Belmont with other CS Officials to speak with Belmontien Officials. While I was there, I saw how the Belmontien Economy worked, how free enterprise created a nation that we relied on for several things. Most of all, I saw equality there. When I came back to the States, I began thinking about who I was fighting for, the Government or the People. When I gained privileges to see into Blue Ops Operations, I was appalled at what our Government was doing. I began studying the systems of the world, democracy, freedom, free enterprise.

I kept my thoughts secret, which only recently have I discovered that to be a large mistake. Jackson Polk inspired me to break off from these policies and begin fighting for the people. I joined him and promised that I would do whatever necessary to bring peace, liberty, freedom, and justice to the people. I began feeling that Government was a car, and the people ware its drivers. A car does not decide its path, the driver does. I then knew that people had the right to drive the car that is Government in whatever direction they so chose and how fast.

When the tragedy with President Polk occurred, I was asked by Congress to become President until a President could be selected by normal routine. I did not want to take the position; I found it to be an obligation rather than an honor. Sitting in this office, knowing that what I do affects the people of this nation, the position of President grew on me. These ideals that I kept bottled up for decades, I finally had a chance to act on them. I wanted to act on them. My decision to run for this office was not a hard one. I am not doing this for publicity, or for a chapter in our schools’ history books. I am doing this because I believe in a set of ideals that we have not had in this nation throughout our history.

I believe that it is time for the people to become the main power source in this country. For Government to begin acting on the will of the people rather than their own will. I am running for this office because I believe that Government should be limited so that freedom and enterprise can grow. I know how difficult the task will be and there will be casualties, but such is necessary to bring these ideals to us once and for all.

On February 5, I want you to go into the voting booths knowing that your choice is yours; no one will influence you on a decision. If you do not believe in the same ideals that I do, if you believe in what I stand for, I ask you not to vote for me when you enter the booths. However, if you want change in this country, if you want a man who is capable of bringing this change, if you want liberty, peace, security, and justice, then when you go into the voting booths on February 5, vote for me, and I promise you that I will deliver on these ideals. I promise you that our children will again be able to sleep at night without worrying about the perils that we face.

Thank you, and good night.”

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President Stellers delivering the Address