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[b]Sector 14, HQ of the Grand Governor[/b]
12:16 Galactic Central Time

There was a slight knock on the door. The Governor looked up from a pile of holo papers and sighed. "Come in, the door is open." The assistant, a young man stepped into the room and closed the door behind himself. He slid some data from his own datapad onto the one sitting on the Governor's desk. [color=f26522]"Sir, we've been receiving troubling reports from fringe world sectors about a strange new form of fungal infection that turns people into mindless beings. Zombies, if you would. However they seem to form bonds with each other, but we are yet to understand how it works."[/color] The Governor looked at the man with a dismissive glance and began reading the report.

A few minutes later when he finished reading the report and watching some of the captured footage, his facial expression changed. He was already tired from all the work, but these news just added a whole bucketload of more stress. He took his glasses off and started to massage his eyes that were tired from the reading. [color=f26522]"Please, be so kind as to do some background search on any kind of infections similar to this, prior to the recapture of Sector 14. If this, thing, has been around for more than 400 years than the locals must have records about it."[/color] The assistant nod and started walking towards the door.

However he was interrupted by the Governor once again. [color=f26522]"Please take this matter seriously. When we recaptured the lands of the EOM 370 years ago, we made sure to exterminate any such races so they could never pose a threat to intelligent life once again. We killed billions of hive mind drones, both biological and mechanical to bring about a total peace to the galaxy, without any race threatening our very existence. I hope this is just some infection, but if they truly are a new form of hive mind, we must spare no effort to eradicate every last spore. Until we are absolutely sure what this is, put the Militia on high alert, and double the patrols in infected areas. Make sure that all the soldiers wear the standard rebreathers, just in case." [/color] The Governor leaned back in his armchair and crossed his fingers on his stomach. "Now go, and bring me some good news. I'll make sure the SDF is ready if the worst happens." The assistant nod once again, and left the office. The Governor sat in his room in silence for many more minutes before returning to his work. Failing to apprehand a potential danger to sentient life itself would mean that he endangered the great rule of the Emperor.

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[i]The sight of battle upsets the fleets of the Follocks. Two rivalling Pirate factions are attacking defenseless cruise ships, and are threatening to get them included in their pity battles. The generals of the Follock fleet are enabling their FTL drives, and are ready to jump away any second, but some in the admiralty are refusing to leave just yet. They hazard to wager that the civilians could be saved if the Follocks intervene with the conflict. They have been watching the events in Sector 17 unfolding ever since they arrived to this region of space, and the more rebellious factions have always wanted to help establish a more peaceful universe where all life is equal. The admirals of these factions are now discussing the plans in the Great Vessel. [/i]

[color=00aeef]"So you have decided to go through with your plan after all?"[/color] The Chief looks at three commander standind in their ironed unifomrs on the other side of the holodesk, their 4 arms crossed behind them. They nod in unison and put their medals on the table in front of them to show their resignation. The Chief shakes his head and looks at the three Admirals with great sadness in his heart. His insectoid face conveys no emotions, but here is a great pain striking at his soul. [color=00aeef]"Keep the medals, so they will remind you of your true reason for helpig these factions. Peace must be achieved, less the Galaxy wants to end in war. You must always be there to remind those around you that conflict is not the right answer to sorrow."[/color] The admirals nod and put the medals back on their chest and bow in front of the chief as sign of respect. [color=00aeef]"Now go, and take some of our reserve ships. A dozen Longboats should suffice to bargain for the civilians."[/color]

[i]Some minutes later[/i]

The main fleet soon jumped away, and held a great feast to honor the three admirals who left. As the events escalated near them, the three Follock Admirals began to accelerate their [url=http://i.imgur.com/zm4aG49.jpg]Longboats[/url] towards the cruise ships. The transport ships weren't armed, but the dwarfed the shios carrying the civilians, and the small pirate ships appeared to be specks next to them. Their armor would not break on the Gargan on Relican weapons as they were made to sustain an eternity in space. They had only minimal crew to sustain it, but they were all hardened veterans who have been operating these ships for years, and fully committed to saving innocent lives. As they approached visual range, the Admiral leading the front ship began to broadcast on an open channel, hoping to end the conflict for now.

[color=00aeef]"Gentleman, this is Admiral Vice speaking. Your continued efforts at destroying our galaxy have left us no choice but to intervene. Your goals may be noble, but your actions speak about a different truth. We ask you to spare the innocent civilians and let them go, in exchange for our help. We are aware that you are in dire need of ships to fight the EOM, and we would gladly provide the ships we have brought with us for your cause, but you must let the cruise ships go. Ships for the humans, how about that?"[/color] Vice was aware of how gullible he sounded, but he had no other choice than to get straight to the point if he wanted to minimise casualties. He didn't understand why the two races with similar interests would try to kill each other in the first place, but he didn't want the humans to be involved. Before he began accelerating towards the pirates he spoke up again to threaten them. [color=00aeef]"If you open fire or try to board us, we will make sure to give your locations to the EOM forces who will surely find your fleet no match for their fleet power."[/color] He ended the broadcast and hoped for the best possible outcome.