The carrier began to land when Gawel and Suchart had volunteered for the mission. At the first chance he had to offer Zachariah stood declaring, "If there's going to be anyone to follow I say I should Captain."
Dana knew there was probably an amount of drama built around this moment but she didn’t bother bringing it back up when she thanked, “Good to see you have some fight left in you Maddox. I know it’s going to be a lot to handle but you volunteering will give us the full power we need to face the Sol Invictus.”
Zachariah agreed, “I’ve got Suchart’s way of thinking as well. Even if the war doesn’t end overnight I hope this will at least make it seem that much more pointless.”
“How long before we launch sir?” Mercurio asked.
Dana looked outside and saw the preparations for the shuttle when she guessed, “It should be about another half hour before preparations are complete. I suggest you get suited up and get ready for launch.”
Mercurio agreed when he rallied the others, “Roger that. Let’s head out guys.”
Dana began to lead the eight pilots outside but turned to the others ordering, “The rest of you, you’ll be situated here for the defenses of this port. If there’s any conflict happening, be sure to follow suit on the orders of high command from Quebec.”
Nasir saluted, “Easy enough sir.”
Cinzia was next to him when she agreed, “We’ll be waiting for you to return sir.”

Malcolm saw the carriers making their touchdown in St. Johns space port when Devine reported, "We have another 8 hours before our arrival in Quebec City sir. We'll be able to see the launch from here. Also OZ has committed to the mission and will see to its success."
Malcolm considered the high risk stakes when he looked down at the nearest terminal, "Our final hope for an end to this conflict. Is it still possible for our forces to turn this war around?”
Devine reminded him of the “We have the descendants of many former fighting men prepared for this conflict. I wouldn’t call it unrealistic to place some faith in them sir.”
Malcolm looked up when he accepted the promise, “You might be right. These aren’t little boys and girls who dreamed of playing war. These are men and women who have been through many hardships. Resolve is only the first step to placing a proper foot in conflict.”
“And in some cases resolve is the only thing necessary to making a difference of any kind in war.” Devine added.

When Edward finally had a moment to himself he waited next to his computer with his plotting in mind. He heard his doorbell and motioned to open it. He saw one of his guards standing at attention in disgues as an Earth Sphere soldier when he offered, "Please come in."
"Very well." The guard stepped in and became less tense when he was in the presence of his superior. He still maintained a proper posture if the need to salute came however.
"Did you retrieve it?"
The guard took out thumb drive when he answered, "Yes sir. We obtained the signal necessary for the contact."
"Very good. Give it here." Edward placed it into his computer drive and found the file containing the Earth Sphere’s communications table. He opened his communications device and entered the proper signal necessary for bypassing any Earth Sphere surveillance. He found the signal before commanding, "Attention New Brunswick. This is Override Commander 019 enacting Emergency Protocol 08. The enemy leaders have revealed their location of refuge, Quebec City. Assemble every available force to prepare for an invasion. The new siege is soon to begin." He turned off the device when before handing it to his guard when he reminded, "We will at least have a forewarning on the arrival of the Sol Theros. The forces in New Brunswick will be able to signify their arrival."
The guard took it agreeing, "Yes sir. I'll be sure to report it if asked."

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On the front lines of Edmundston, Colonel Jason Huerta observed his battle maps while one of his men entered his tactics room with a device in hand. "Colonel. We've received word on some key coordinates from one of our superiors. The enemy is relocating its leaders to this new location and we have the opportunity to catch them off-guard."
The Colonel looked up when he asked, "Where is it?"
"Quebec City sir." 
The Colonel was interested in the discovery when he asked, "How have our forces have discovered this?"
"From a message on General Blare's part sir." He played the message from Edward through his communications device.
The Colonel thought over the message for a while before he decided, "Our forces in Pennsylvania should be enough to keep the enemy at bay for now."
The soldier agreed, "They will be. The members of this new OZ will not be able to survive for much longer once we make our way through Washington."
The Colonel dismissed the issue when he moved his focus on Quebec answering, "That will be a secondary concern for now. As of now we will be able to end this war in the Coalition's favor."
"And for the good of humanity as a whole?"
"Of course. The human race will no longer deal with the corrupt politicians that have controlled the Earth for so long." The Colonel looked up again when he asked, “Estimated time of arrival?”
“About another eight hours sir.”
"Prepare a squad to secure the General once the enemy has landed. We’ll have our forces ready to engage them by the time they arrive.” The soldier saluted before running off to the others to relay the order.