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Gates of Zeus; [Red Rust Tide Part 2]
Topic Started: Jun 4 2014, 03:31 PM (1,207 Views)
Akai Kaichou
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Early UC 107
Past the Dark Side of Io


Peering behind the darkened sphere of the Jupiter moon Io and crossing into the illuminated other half, an armada of ships cast their shadows over the moon. This armada was led by a black steeled warship of monstrous size, more than 2 kilometres in length and emblazoned on its bow was the symbol of its origination. Above this symbol riding it was another that proclaimed who built this ship. This monster was the Black Olympus created by the renewed Martian Empire and led by its Prince- Sakata Minagoroshi. Behind the flagship was an armada of warships and battleships this time led by the flagship's sister ship the Valiant, commanded by Sakata's sister, Princess Yuko Minagoroshi. The armada numbering at more than fifteen vessels and announced punctured into the Jupiter Sphere with one objective.

Complete Conquest

Sat at the center of the bridge of the Black Olympus surrounded in an amphitheatre lay out by bridge staff and communications officers, Prince Sakata Minagoroshi watched as the magnified images of the Jupiter Aristocratic colonies came into view. These colonies were controlled by Jupiter Helium Tycoon turned Nobility. Sakata new very well of the Nobles, like those of the Hohenstauffen. They had accumilated wealth and bought even their own private militia of mobile suits from Neo-Zeon. Sakata grinned, this was the perfect time to test out his new MS in action and his new fleet. Leaning back into his commander chair and clasping his fingers together, his purple eyes gazed into the images. The colony's slow rotation reflected in his pupils, Sakata spoke in a cruel cold manner. "Open a channel with my Sister, have her Vanguard move ahead of the Black Olympus, we shall provide bombardment cover when she does." Sakata then swung his arm out to capture the attention of a nearby communications officer, "All Units and Squadrons ,Phase I battlestations! Have all MS in combat ready stanby. Forward main guns prepare to fire and make sure to minimize damage only to the frontal docks and any patrolling vessels!"



The communications officer broke into busied activity. The ship's alarms range informing the pilots and crew to get moving. Meanwhile, Sakata reclined back into his chair and awaited the projection of his sister's face on the side monitor of the bridge so he could discuss his orders further. Outside the vessel the various Susano and Kitsune class warships moved into attack formation and with precise harmony all their forward guns moved to point at the various colonies ahead. There would be no warning of the Martian fleet's attack. Sakata planned to make this a swift cut of the head and remove the Nobles from any power. Silence fell. Then Sakata bellowed the command that would start a great battle, "All batteries FIRE!" and then the flash of the many main guns of the Black Olympus and its neighbouring escort ships exploded into violent life. Green beams flew across the distance and impaled themselves into the colonies. A few beams ripped through patrol ships and even regular tankers, which all burst into brilliant purple balls of fire and energy.

Operation Red Rust Tide....had begun.
Edited by Akai Kaichou, Jun 4 2014, 03:43 PM.
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"Captain! Commander Sakata is ordering our fleet to the frontlines." One of the operators relayed the orders, then proceeded to look over the ship's overall performance on his screen.

Yuko Minagoroshi was the captain of the Valiant, the ship she had seen beside the Black Olympus many months ago. She thought for a moment before crossing her legs and sinking into her chair, placing an elbow on the arm of the seat with her cheek upon her hand. "Have our fleet move beneath the Black Olympus and position outselves in front of her and her ships." While she wasn't exactly a leader in her personality, she was bossy enough to have a commanding tone and aura. Mayhaps it was but a family trait, but it was enough so people didn't talk back to her.

She pressed a button on her chair. A screen dropped down, and she established a link with the Black Olympus. "Sakata, do you want us to do anything in particular?" She asked, her tone somewhat bored. "Or continue firing with the rest of the ships?" Although she did have sufficient knowledge in ship warfare, it wasn't exactly her cup of tea. She could command a vessel and adequately utilize it to a proficient degree, but her interests lay much more in the frontlines. There was one thing she wanted to see -- and that was seeing Mobile Suits clash against each other in a metal-on-metal smash fest. She wanted to see what his units were capable of and compare it to her own designs.

The ships had finished positioning themselves as per Sakata's orders, their guns primed and ready to fire. The Valiant took the front, shifting from the rear and spearheading the formation. Like Yuko in many of her endeavors, the ship was fearless and utterly confident in dominating any opposition.
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She pressed a button on her chair. A screen dropped down, and she established a link with the Black Olympus. "Sakata, do you want us to do anything in particular?"




Prince Sakata, moved his eyes to see the image of his sister appear. Spinning the chair to meet her angle he gestured with a pointed finger. "Have your Silver Fox Vanguard deploy MS squadrons and infiltrate the colonies. Have them take out military instalments and advance on key buildings. Lock them down. Minimize colony damage, we need them for our foundations." He face then cooled to a cruel glare, "Once this is complete move the ships and have the ground troops unloaded. Take the buildings by force and state our demands of unconditional surrender to the Nobles inside. If they resist...dispose of them."


Sakata then fell silent and only the melodic hum of the bridge's mechanics could be heard. He then stood up and drifted away from his seat. " I shall be leading the charge into the main command colony myself with Captain Isard's Escort unit. Rendezvous with me at Main Command when your task is complete. Good luck." the line was cut and Sakata drifted off the bridge, nodding at Admiral Valdeburg to carry on.

Moving to the hangar quarters and placing on his suit, Sakata moved to the far part of the hangar after the line of over 20 MS lined by the walls. This MS at the end was his, the Hyperion Grand, an elegant knightly suit with monstrous potential. Floating towards the cockpit in the chest Sakata commanded the suit to activate, "AWAKE HYPERION!" The green glow of the eyes gloomed into life and the cockpit hangar hissed and opened. Shifting into the seat while the door closed, Sakata turned on the cockpit computers and the psycommu system rushed through his cerebral activities. He and his machine became a single being. Walking onto the catapult placed at the bow of the ship. Sakata called out to his personal squadron, "Follow my lead. Destroy all resistance and spare the colony with its citizens. Our conquest is assured. To glory!" His team roared in reply. "Sakata Minagoroshi, Hyperion Grand...launching!"

Meanwhile the two Susano class ships that made up Captain Isard's Escort Squadron deployed their MS teams. Isard called over the communications "Ready when you are boss!"

The Hyperion burst across the catapult and into the frey. The other suits began their sortie as well. The Hyperion canned the battlefield and registered Zeon MS types in the computer. "I see they as well been dealing with Neo-Zeon. Quite an array of Mobile Suits they have gathered, but their size is no much for our superiority!" Salata continued, "Let us begin! Onward!" The Hyperion waved its hand calling its comrade to follow. As the white and gold suit flew across the battlefield, it released its two shoulder shield funnels and ejected a beam banner above its body notifying its comrades to move on its point.

Sakata narrowed his vision on the forward dock entrance to the Command Colony of the cluster. To total victory!" he hissed.
Edited by Akai Kaichou, Jun 5 2014, 10:13 PM.
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She listened to his words, saying nothing except nodding at the end. Once the line was cut, the screen flipped back up and she released a sigh. She closed her eyes for a moment before standing, placing her hands on the control monitors in front of her. She scanned the command deck for a moment before pressing a small button beside her right hand.

"Attention Silver Fox Vanguard, this is Admiral Yuko Minagoroshi." She began, straightening her posture as the line was opened throughout the ships beneath her command. "All ships deploy your Mobile Suits. We will be infiltrating the colonies and taking over key facilities." She relaxed her shoulders for a moment. "Four words: Unconditional surrender, or death."

She could hear some of the operators in the bridge make audible gulps. Clearly they were extremely glad that they weren't on the receiving on of the operation. No mercy? They had better hope they would never face Sakata's wrath in any way, shape, or form.

The hangar bays in the ships opened, and the dock workers scrambled. Pilots were in their suits, and they quickly deployed from their ships. All of their Mobile Suits. Brilliant thrusters blazed through space, quickly rushing to the colony. What small resistance they faced along the way were quickly shut down and pockets of explosions could be seen form the bridge.

It had begun.

The Silver Fox Vanguard infiltrated their target, leaving pairs of mobile suits at key locations once they had been successfully subdued. Their primary targets were anything potentially hostile -- docks, hangars, and storage units containing munitions and mobile suits. It was a swift operation as they funneled through the site, dispersing, searching for those in power to demand their surrender.
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The Hyperion left a trail of explosions and debris as the Shoulder Shield funnels zoomed ahead blasting enemies with their beam cannons. Old Xeku models and pre-civil war era arms deal MS continued to flood out of the main command colony. Passing by the Hyperion, a red and gold vanguard Hachiman Warrior blasted towards the new group. Captian Isard sending her image by comms to Sakata, "We got this rabble boss, make for the colony!" Isard's Hachiman spun about and filled a closing in Xeku with rounds of beams from the beam machine gun. The other Hachiman's in command of Isard surrounded her position and charged forward. "Understood Isard. Let's move!" the Hyperion gestured the other suits to follow. The group moved into the main docks of the colony. Through the various corridors and enemies, the Hyperion made its way into the colony. Inside the citizens of Helium Colony 23 Command had stepped outside of their home and gathered in the streets to see the invasion.

"Keep fighting to a minimum, if so keep it to melee!" Sakata barked. A group of Xeku's attacked from behind. The Hyperion swiftly moved to avoid the beams as they passed him and impaled into the side of the colony digging craters. Sakata hissed in a violetn sigh, "Stupid fulls! They'll destroy their own colony!" The people below now began to scream and run in chaotic spree for life. The Hyperion turned around and blasted towards the lead Xeku firing. The Hyperion moved by the firing arcs, using its superior speed to reappear near the suit blowing off its head unit with the Hyperion's beam lance. "Use your sabers!" Sakata belowed, "Disable them don't destroy the reactor cores!" Then Sakata moved past his unit to move to the large mansion at the centre of the colony. This was the home of the greatest of the nobles that lead the Helium Lords.

At the base of the mansion, Sakata could see the Noble himself old and fat desperately trying to move his possessions to the closest space port. The Hyperion landed between him and the high way leading to the space port. "Surrender. And I shall ensure your continued existence under my command." the Black Prince hissed at the noble. Before the noble could speak, soldiers and mobs flooded the mansion grounds. Some of them carrying bazookas and anti-MS missiles. Raising its shield the Hyperion slapped aside the missiles. "As you wish." he sighed venomously. The Hyperion fired its beam vulcans and tore the mansion to rubble, incinerating the people around it in the process. Sakata watching the burning rubble and vaporized corpses- he began to chuckle, then bursting into laughter.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, one more to go."

The Hyperion spun about and blasted off moving to the docks, he commanded a section of his team to hold the colony. Sakata called out to Isard and then commanded her to swing to the rear to cover the Hyperion's exist. Sakata inside his cockpit watched as the glows of war and battle reflect off his suit. All was going to plan, Jupiter would be crushed and the Helium Lords would soon be smothered of power. They, their colonies and the Helium Lanes they controlled, would be his, this would be Mars' announcement to the Earth Sphere- that while they quarrelled with one another in ignorant assurance their resources that fuelled their wars were safe.

Well no longer, now the Empire had reached out its arm and taken what they take for granted. Of course this was just a gesture to terrify them, Sakata had no interest in choking the Earth Sphere of resources- not just yet. There was much work to do. After the battle is won, Jupiter would be re-organized into a protectorate of the Empire- a new realm to expand into. This is what Sakata pondered as his mobile suit flew back to the Black Olympus now parked right outside of the command colony.
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The Silver Fox Vanguard's mobile suits quickly acquired notable assets within the colony. Civilian casualties were nonexistant, each unit seeking to disable anything that might contain innocent souls nearby. From crunching in mobile suit limbs, removing their arms and legs, or ramming them with enough force to render their pilots unconscious.

Of course, the Vanguard's forces were beaten to the mansion by Sakata's Hyperion. They merely stood by and watched for a moment before mobilizing and acquiring new targets within the colony. They were going to incapacitate various sections of the colony, hold onto them, and make ensure Martian control over them. Once sufficient forces were allocated to contain the colony, what Mobile Suits weren't holding a defensive position roamed throughout the colony in order to pick off any resistances.

"Silver Fox Vanguard, we make landfall on the colony." Yuko commanded, establishing a link to each of the ships. The orders were relayed immediately as her operators were prepared for her next set of instructions. "Invasion teams, assist our Mobile Suit forces in the colony in taking full control. I want coordinates and maps of the colony forwarded to the commanding officers for each team."

The Valiant landed first, its doors opening and deploying a ramp. Immediately, troops rushed forth. While they didn't walk in lines, they scrambled forth toward the coordinates forwarded to them. They were armed with an array of guns, disruptive grenades, and various other tools they would need to break through any resistance they might meet inside.

Yuko closed the channels and opened up a line directly to Sakata. "Sakata, the ground forces have been successfully deployed and our Mobile Suit forces are cleaning up any major resistances." She explained the situation, sitting back into her seat. "Our targets should be subdued and fully under our control within two hours."
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Yuko closed the channels and opened up a line directly to Sakata. "Sakata, the ground forces have been successfully deployed and our Mobile Suit forces are cleaning up any major resistances." She explained the situation, sitting back into her seat. "Our targets should be subdued and fully under our control within two hours."


Sakata nodded in response on his end of the line. "Have our ships move to blockade the area. No ship, patrol or helium tanker is allowed to enter or escape. All you who try to force their way through, shall be destroyed without warning." Meanwhile the Hyperion and flown back to the Black Olympus, as the giant flagship was moving to position itself between two colony pairs rotating. Manoeuvring so that the flagship could be seen from either colonies, Sakata left the Hyperion and moved to the bridge where the large projector beam was being activated. As Sakata approached the top tier of the bridge structure, a beam focused on his image and re-projected the image of him into the abyss of space. An enlarged image of the Black Prince of Mars took up the space between the colony clusters.

Sakata held a grim look upon his face. His enormous holographic arms opened up and his words were projected across the colony media systems which the ground forces had all occupied, and forced to turn to his speech's frequency.



"I..."his voice echoed in the colony structures, "am Prince Sakata Minagoroshi of the Martian Imperial Combined Fleet. Before me, are the constructs of the numerous Helium Tycoons now turned self-proclaimed Nobles. Citizens of the Helium Colonies, your world has been dominated by this money worshipping parasites for far too long. Never, until now, have you been given the right to determine your own fates. BUT, NOW THE TIME HAS COME.! Sakata's voice boomed and exploded in a sudden change in volume. "THE TIME HAS COME! Under the watchful gaze of the Martian Empire, you shall flourish and for the first time gather as a congress of citizens of the JUPITER PROTECTORATE! We shall build a lasting relationship of progress and diplomacy! AS OF TODAY I DECLARE THESE COLONIES ANNEXED BY THE MARTIAN EMPIRE, AND HERE ON TO RECLAIM THESE COLONIES AS THE JOVIAN PROTECTORATE!" Sakata's arms rose up and extended out as if giving the colonies and embrace. "GLORY ONTO YOU JOVIANS WHO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE KEYS TO THEIR OWN SELF-DETERMINATION! FOR MARS AND BEYOND!" Sakata punched his giant holographic fist into the heavens, and in reply the legions of soldiers and MS pilots inside the colony echoed his gesture in a glorious roar!

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Yuko's forces had finished occupying all of the key structures detailed in their mission plan. Reports arrived before her, finalizing and confirming the occupation -- informing her that the invasion was a success. As per her own orders prior to the mission, the Silver Fox fleet disengaged from the colony and lined up, front-to-back and parallel to the colony. She moved from her seat and stood before the glass pane separating her and the vacuum of space, looking into the distance. She could see her brother setup a large holographic display in space for everybody to see.

And so his speech began, and the Jovians had certainly lost this fight. Mars had expanded its military forces.

Yuko had moved to this location, knowing nobody could see her facial expression. She bit her lower lip slightly and crossed her arms. One of her fingers tapped impatiently on her side as she watched her brother speak. There was something about the way Sakata presented Mars that seemed to rub her the wrong way.

As Sakata's fist rose into the air, she could hear her crew raise their fists in agreement, generating a raucous celebration.

Yuko simply watched in the shadows, raising her arm. "Notify all ships in our fleet to fire!" The guns on each ship turned toward the direction of Sakata's holographic display, firing a coordinated stream of beams above it as a signal of a triumphant salute.
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Olympus Mons, Mars


---Retrieving Data---
---File Opening----

---Access Granted---

Jovian Sphere Operation Red Rust Tide Report

November. 6. UC107

To Supreme Sovereign.

As instructed by you after military phase of Operation Red Rust Tide was complete, we went about reconstructing the social hierarchies that the Helium Nobles had erected for themselves. Captain Isard and I moved to demilitarize the Nobles and had their estates confiscated for temporary house arrest. The people were slow to respond as they would having no previous experience with self-determination. But, some intellectuals out of the population of mainly helium miners and component manufacturers took the reigns. By this process the people did turn around in the end.

With the allegiance of the Nobles and hostages taken back to Olympus under the guise of education for those Nobles who resisted, their alliance to our movement has been completed. Along with the opening of the Jovian Congress, the Jovian Protectorate was established. Economically, as you instructed our momentary blockade of all Helium Lanes was lifted and we have come to an agreement with Earth Federation. We still however, possess the station fleet to move to disrupt the lanes if so necessary. And we have managed to gain the Io metal mines. Besides this, the previous private MS facilities of the Helium Nobles have been converted to our imaginations. The scientist and engineering teams your excellency has sent to us have begun to remodel them to produce our MS and as instructed one of the colonies was converted into a warship production facility.

In total the Jovian Protectorate is firmly in our hands and their facilities have finally re-cooperated enough to produce for our needs. The newly established Jovian Defense Fleet has been performing its task perfectly. Our empire has grown well your excellency.

Your Loyal Knight,
Richard Vish
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