[b]Sazkar Major[/b]

The news that the Equestrians had been completely killed off in one fell swoop set off celebration on Sazkar. All military forces were pulled from once-Equestrian controlled regions; a few weeks of leave were in order for the sailors out there. A funeral and memorial was held for [i]Night Specter[/i], and the crew of [i]Spirit of the Damned[/i] was awarded for their service above Equiis. After some time, Grand Vessel Suar'kum had delivered a speech in recognition, and in glory, of the fall of the Equestrians.

"We once saw the Equestrians as friends. We joined them in a diplomatic pact and looked to become an intergalactic superpower. Alas, their hearts were darkened with power, and the new leader in place was clearly one unfit to carry out such duty. This magic-deprivation finally signaled their end. The end of an empire...one obstacle less to achieve a powerful position in the universe. A potential attack of the Sazkarjhit was always gleaming in space, and we stood prepared to fight them off. They are now no longer a threat, and perhaps, if only for a short while, enjoy a period of peace, tranquility, and prosperity. Our new-found alliance with the Triarian Collective and the Zonanese Empire will, too, help us reach this. With Equiis and her colonies now mostly uninhabited, it is up to us to recover the technology they withheld from us.

Today, we turn a new page in history. An empire falls, and its worlds now ripe for development. It's been a long while, but I also hope that our sailors searching for our new planet find something that will only help in improving Sazkarjhia. May the gods always be our beacon in these times. Amen."

[b]Colonization Report: Sazkarjhia Colonization Fleet 003, Fleetmaster Sayar Tin'yum[/b]

The old Fleetmaster awaited on the bridge as he sipped from a warm drink. He looked through the viewscreen as the fleet loomed over the celestial body. Now in geosynchronous orbit with the planet, science crews had reached the surface and began expeditions after the atmosphere was recorded to contain about 54% chlorine. Documents were coming in by the hour, describing what they found. But suddenly, the entire bridge went red, a distress signal came from the surface crew.

[i]"We've...we've discovered some-...station near a basi-...we're taking hea-...But they're Saz...I think they're...no...no they can't YEAAAARGCH-"[/i]

Sayar rushed to the life support station, one whole crews' life status flatlined. 

"Station? Sazkarjhians? This can't be...this can't be right..." he whispered to himself. He strode to his deployment officer.

"Send a group of marines down to the last received coordinates and find out what this 'station' is. If we have pirates down there it could be a serious problem. Make sure we can safeguard the colony ships, those are our top priorities."

"Aye, sir. Dispatching soldiers."