I sense great tension building between the other sectors of the Galactic Army. I only hoped for everlasting peace among the human race, but even I must admit that there is something inside us all that strives for conflict. General Aris Despero
I'm tired of being under the constant watchful eye of the Galactic Army. There must be something in this universe for me. I can't escape the Galactic Army's grasp without using similar technology. I guess I'll just have to take some. Pirate Captain Vigeon
Sector 5 has a more peaceful feel to it. The Galactic Army in Sector 5 is for protecting it's citizens, rather than abusing their power. Unfortunately most citizens don't have the technology to travel between sectors. General Aris Despero is known throughout the star systems in Sector 5 as a wise and fair leader who wants the best for the entire galaxy and the human race's development. But those who have seen him lately can tell that he is not the same as he was when he took command of Sector 5. The general has lost his hope in the Galactic Army and their so called "goals for peace".
A small personal craft enters the atmosphere of a planet that is covered in dense jungles surrounded by vast oceans. While flying above this planet it would be hard to tell that humans occupied it, other than the satellites in the outer orbit. The ship goes closer to ground and then hovers in a clearing of a jungle. The ground seems to split in half leaving a perfectly sized entrance for the small craft, which then lowers into it. The ship lands in a well lit underground hangar. There are some people in the distance on computers too caught up in their work to be paying attention to their surroundings. The hatch on the ship opens and Colonel Myron jumps out. He doesn't say anything to anyone and runs off down a small corridor.
The colonel walks up to a door and starts typing a code into a keypad when he feels a presence behind him. He snaps around quickly out of fear, assuming the worst. "Oh...it's you," said the colonel with slight relief and confusion. He recognizes the man in front of him to be the mad man's partner who he assumed was standing behind him moments ago.
"Yes it is me, it is time for us to have a little chat," said the man calmly.
Colonel Myron answers reluctantly, "I guess so...is your partner...going to come here?"
The man responds with a subtle hint of sarcasm, "My partner? I forgot to tell you..." The man's skin begins to move like bubbling water. His blank expression slowly turns into a smile as his appearance begins to change drastically. Bones crack as he grows in height and his proportions even out. His face changes as if it were made out of puddy but the smile never changes. Now a completely different man stands before Colonel Myron. He has long, unkempt dread locks and a long, shaggy beard. He wears welding goggles as a head band and wears also a long coat which covers an array of shiny metallic items being held by a belt and bandoliers. He smiles as the colonel begins to quake in his unnecessarily shiny boots, and says with satisfaction "I am Dolosus Black, and I work alone. Now let's see what you're made of."
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Three large Galactic Battleships coast through the vastness of space with purpose. General Aris has been running constant training exercises for the last couple of months so that his army is ready for what he believes to be an inevitable conflict with other sectors of the Galactic Army. The general has also reached out to other sectors in a desperate attempt to make allies before it's too late. Most thought he was crazy or that he was planning an attack himself for suspecting The Pact between the sectors would be broken.
General Aris speaks into an intercom which goes through all three of the ship's speakers "We must be prepared for anything. I sense The Pact will be broken soon so we must be strong! Otherwise we will die. We shall stay vigilant and keep -" Alarms sound. Everyone stands around in confusion for they never heard the alarms go off before and never would have known there were alarms if they hadn't gone off.
"Sir, our communications aren't working, they're jammed," says an operator. The general whips around his head, looks out of the large cockpit window dumbfounded and sees a Galactic Battleship materialize, furiously unleashing an array of projectiles. One of the general's ships explodes and collapses immediately and falls out of formation. General Aris looks on in despair thinking about the thousands of people who just lost their lives in the blink of an eye. Why did I have to be right? I should have been able to stop this.
"GENERAL! What are your orders?" asks a random voice in the background. The general doesn't respond. He has a horrified stare on his face as if he died along with the thousands on the destroyed ship.
An officer on the other battleship begins shouting orders, "COUNTER ATTACK! WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? FIRE EVERYTHING!" The two remaining Sector 5 ships fire back but seem helpless against the technology of this rogue battleship. The officer who just assumed command is immediately in over his head and decides to make a run for it. He orders his ship to turn around and head for Sector 5's Army Headquarters at top speed, ignoring what stress this kind of maneuver would have on the ship.
General Aris and his crew don't realize that the other ship has left. They continue to fire back at this unknown battleship doing no damage. General Aris is on his knees watching everything transpire, staring death in the face. What a pointless life. Then the general's ship jolts downward, everyone in the cockpit gets thrown around the room. The general lets out his last scream and gets splattered on the glass cockpit window along with some of his crew. The ship crumbles like a soda can and then explodes. The ship breaks up into several pieces and begins its descent into darkness.
A man sitting at a control panel on the rogue ship looks over his shoulder shaking and nervously asks"Sir should we follow them?"
Major Pierce is sitting behind him with a smile on his face and answers contentedly, "No, this is how I planned it. The surviving ship will return to the main base of Sector 5 and report an attack. We will just have to tell them who attacked when we bring up their communications and hack into them." The Major's ship then slowly turns into darkness and vanishes, returning from whence it came.
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Dolosus is standing over Colonel Myron's body which is in a heap on the floor. There's a large hole in the Colonel's torso and a vapor is flowing out of it. Dolosus crouches down and a small metallic cube levitates out of his palm. He gently grabs it and places it on the Colonel's lifeless hand. The cube gets absorbed and shortly levitates back out and it starts to emanate light. Dolosus has an uncanny grin on his face as he places the cube back in his own hand. He stands up and turns his back on the lifeless body and throws a small canister over his shoulder. The Colonel's body begins to decompose at a rapid rate. His arms and legs curl up and his body crumples like a dead leaf and he turns to dust. Dolosus starts to walk away, and his skin begins to crawl as his laughter echos down the corridor.
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