Tiberian Eclipse
Chapter One: Rest Doesn't Last
General Richard Conner looked out the window of his home in Moscow. It had been nearly a year since the signing of the peace treaty, yet he still was worn down. He had finally found an opportunity to take a short vacation, which was extremely difficult since he was the leader of Nod, and was now enjoying some quiet time at home with his wife Carol and there daughter Rebecca. Even though he was tired, he always found time for his family. Even when two months ago, on his thirtieth birthday, when his presence was required at the command post, he still took time to go home and attended to his cake and family. There was not a soul who could call him a bad father. He had spent as much time as possible with his daughter, and even when he should have been at the command post, stayed at home to baby-sit. His officers were all loyal and they could handle things without him. Or they should be able to. It would come, he knew it. Just three months away. The awful memory that was burned into his brain and showed in a scar on his chest. The day an air raid destroyed his home, and killed his family. And as he thought, he also realized that by some odd coincidence, the day his family was killed, was the 15th anniversary, of the day when the meteor carrying Tiberium crashed.
He decided that he was just tired, and put the thoughts behind him, for now. Just then Carol walked in.
"Well, the grumpy old husband comes home from work and doesn't even bother saying 'I'm home' or even bother giving his wife a kiss."
A smile appeared on his face and she came over and hugged him, then he kissed her and then Carol stepped back.
"So, what's going on in the world today?" she asked with interest
"Well, there's finally talk of the last of the world's countries joining together to form a new power."
"Well, at least that's something."
"Perhaps, and maybe it isn't such a good idea. I'm hoping that it doesn't start a legislative conflict," he said depressingly
"Well, let's not worry about it now," said Carol, trying to soothe him.
Just then Rebecca began crying from her crib.
"The duty of a mother never ends," she said with a sigh
They both walked into the room where she was sleeping. Carol picked her up and cradled her for a while. Rebecca calmed down finally and went back to sleep. Then she put her back into the crib.
"Well, that's done," she said, relieved, "She's calmed down and is sleeping more."
Conner walked back to the living room and collapsed onto the sofa. It had just begun to rain, and it was late in the evening. Carol walked in and stood there for a second.
"Well, it's dark, nothing else to do, baby's sleeping," she said with a grin
"You know, sometimes I think I'm getting to old for this," Richard replied, but smiled anyways.
There was a moment of silence while they just stared at each other.
"Alright, alright," he said.
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Colonel Azeem Holem looked over some space charts that were giving him and his men a surge of excitement.
"How can this be possible? And we didn't even know it till now?" he asked one of his aides
"It would appear sir, that because of the war, sky watch programs were given a very low priority over the last several decades, that we weren't aware of this."
"English please," he said frustrated
"Which means, what we have here is an asteroid that is going to pass us in three months," the aide replied, "It's going to be a close one."
"So this asteroid is like the asteroid that brought Tiberium to Earth?" asked Azeem.
"Yes," said an aide, "But I don't think we have to worry about anything like that."
"What's the ETA on the exact moment?" the Colonel asked
The aide looked through some papers. Then he looked up.
"About three months sir. October 9th, at noon...........on the dot," he said with great certainty.
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General McNeil walked down the corridor of the advanced complex of the space station Philadelphia II. He passed through the laser scanners, then did an ID check. Last, he went onto a pad, and it verified his DNA. Then, the six-foot Chronom Steel door, made using a material in Tiberium, opened and he walked in.
The place was idol for the most part, except for one section, which was buzzing like a hive.
"What's the situation?" he asked
Captain Charles du Gaulle answered him.
"Well sir, it would appear that the countries of Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, and several South-Western Pacific islands, have formed a new faction."
"Oh great, another fanatic leader by any chance?"
"No sir, it appears that the elected Chairmen, is your old friend"
"Excuse me?" he asked surprised
"Umaagon has been named the Chairwoman of the Pacific Alliance Protectorate," the Captain said
"Well, I'll be a son of a bitch!" said McNeil.
"That's not all sir, we have this situation as well."
Mac looked over the documents for a few minutes, then said, "Contact Dr. Boudreau, tell her I authorize the proposal."
The Captain took the documents, and headed over to the com station
"Lord knows what good be in that file," he muttered to himself.
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The next morning, Carol was up reading the paper International News Network and was eating some cold cereal.
Then the communications unit rang.
"Who would be using the calling at a time like this?" she asked herself
She walked over and pushed the button. A screen came up and Dr. Boudreau's face appeared.
"Dr. Boudreau, it's been a long time," Carol said, with a bit of surprise
"It has Carol, I know. But this isn't a social call. I called because there's something that I need you for. It has to do with the Tacitus."
"But I thought it was destroyed," Carol replied.
"No it wasn't. Look, I really need your help in this. General McNeil has authorized this, and you're being offered a temporary position as Assistant Director of the GDI Tiberium Technology Labs."
Carol thought for a moment, then said, "Well, I'll have to clear it with someone first, but I'd love working under you again."
"Great, I'll have a transport ready to pick you up tomorrow."
"What, wait!?" she began, but the transmission ended.
She just sat there for a few minutes, not knowing what she was going to tell Richard
"Well, are you going or not?" said Richard.
She spun around to see him standing there with a smile on his face
"You mean it?" she asked
"If you really want to go, I'm not going to stop you."
She hugged him, and they just stood there for a few seconds.
"Well, I'll help you pack."
"Oh wait! What about Rebecca?"
"Well, I guess she'll have to go with you."
"You won't be to lonely?" she asked
"Carol, I somehow lived for 29 years without you, I think I can survive another few months."
End of Chapter 1. This is a joint story written with Book-Master, even though I had to do a lot of editing for grammar and spelling. Also, WYSIWYG is also involved, but I'm not completely sure how. This is the third installment of my Tiberian Series. Tiberian Eve and Tiberian Moonrise are the other two. Well, see all of you later! R+R and send any other comments you have for Book-Master to him, not me.
Z98
Chapter One: Rest Doesn't Last
General Richard Conner looked out the window of his home in Moscow. It had been nearly a year since the signing of the peace treaty, yet he still was worn down. He had finally found an opportunity to take a short vacation, which was extremely difficult since he was the leader of Nod, and was now enjoying some quiet time at home with his wife Carol and there daughter Rebecca. Even though he was tired, he always found time for his family. Even when two months ago, on his thirtieth birthday, when his presence was required at the command post, he still took time to go home and attended to his cake and family. There was not a soul who could call him a bad father. He had spent as much time as possible with his daughter, and even when he should have been at the command post, stayed at home to baby-sit. His officers were all loyal and they could handle things without him. Or they should be able to. It would come, he knew it. Just three months away. The awful memory that was burned into his brain and showed in a scar on his chest. The day an air raid destroyed his home, and killed his family. And as he thought, he also realized that by some odd coincidence, the day his family was killed, was the 15th anniversary, of the day when the meteor carrying Tiberium crashed.
He decided that he was just tired, and put the thoughts behind him, for now. Just then Carol walked in.
"Well, the grumpy old husband comes home from work and doesn't even bother saying 'I'm home' or even bother giving his wife a kiss."
A smile appeared on his face and she came over and hugged him, then he kissed her and then Carol stepped back.
"So, what's going on in the world today?" she asked with interest
"Well, there's finally talk of the last of the world's countries joining together to form a new power."
"Well, at least that's something."
"Perhaps, and maybe it isn't such a good idea. I'm hoping that it doesn't start a legislative conflict," he said depressingly
"Well, let's not worry about it now," said Carol, trying to soothe him.
Just then Rebecca began crying from her crib.
"The duty of a mother never ends," she said with a sigh
They both walked into the room where she was sleeping. Carol picked her up and cradled her for a while. Rebecca calmed down finally and went back to sleep. Then she put her back into the crib.
"Well, that's done," she said, relieved, "She's calmed down and is sleeping more."
Conner walked back to the living room and collapsed onto the sofa. It had just begun to rain, and it was late in the evening. Carol walked in and stood there for a second.
"Well, it's dark, nothing else to do, baby's sleeping," she said with a grin
"You know, sometimes I think I'm getting to old for this," Richard replied, but smiled anyways.
There was a moment of silence while they just stared at each other.
"Alright, alright," he said.
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Colonel Azeem Holem looked over some space charts that were giving him and his men a surge of excitement.
"How can this be possible? And we didn't even know it till now?" he asked one of his aides
"It would appear sir, that because of the war, sky watch programs were given a very low priority over the last several decades, that we weren't aware of this."
"English please," he said frustrated
"Which means, what we have here is an asteroid that is going to pass us in three months," the aide replied, "It's going to be a close one."
"So this asteroid is like the asteroid that brought Tiberium to Earth?" asked Azeem.
"Yes," said an aide, "But I don't think we have to worry about anything like that."
"What's the ETA on the exact moment?" the Colonel asked
The aide looked through some papers. Then he looked up.
"About three months sir. October 9th, at noon...........on the dot," he said with great certainty.
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General McNeil walked down the corridor of the advanced complex of the space station Philadelphia II. He passed through the laser scanners, then did an ID check. Last, he went onto a pad, and it verified his DNA. Then, the six-foot Chronom Steel door, made using a material in Tiberium, opened and he walked in.
The place was idol for the most part, except for one section, which was buzzing like a hive.
"What's the situation?" he asked
Captain Charles du Gaulle answered him.
"Well sir, it would appear that the countries of Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, and several South-Western Pacific islands, have formed a new faction."
"Oh great, another fanatic leader by any chance?"
"No sir, it appears that the elected Chairmen, is your old friend"
"Excuse me?" he asked surprised
"Umaagon has been named the Chairwoman of the Pacific Alliance Protectorate," the Captain said
"Well, I'll be a son of a bitch!" said McNeil.
"That's not all sir, we have this situation as well."
Mac looked over the documents for a few minutes, then said, "Contact Dr. Boudreau, tell her I authorize the proposal."
The Captain took the documents, and headed over to the com station
"Lord knows what good be in that file," he muttered to himself.
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The next morning, Carol was up reading the paper International News Network and was eating some cold cereal.
Then the communications unit rang.
"Who would be using the calling at a time like this?" she asked herself
She walked over and pushed the button. A screen came up and Dr. Boudreau's face appeared.
"Dr. Boudreau, it's been a long time," Carol said, with a bit of surprise
"It has Carol, I know. But this isn't a social call. I called because there's something that I need you for. It has to do with the Tacitus."
"But I thought it was destroyed," Carol replied.
"No it wasn't. Look, I really need your help in this. General McNeil has authorized this, and you're being offered a temporary position as Assistant Director of the GDI Tiberium Technology Labs."
Carol thought for a moment, then said, "Well, I'll have to clear it with someone first, but I'd love working under you again."
"Great, I'll have a transport ready to pick you up tomorrow."
"What, wait!?" she began, but the transmission ended.
She just sat there for a few minutes, not knowing what she was going to tell Richard
"Well, are you going or not?" said Richard.
She spun around to see him standing there with a smile on his face
"You mean it?" she asked
"If you really want to go, I'm not going to stop you."
She hugged him, and they just stood there for a few seconds.
"Well, I'll help you pack."
"Oh wait! What about Rebecca?"
"Well, I guess she'll have to go with you."
"You won't be to lonely?" she asked
"Carol, I somehow lived for 29 years without you, I think I can survive another few months."
End of Chapter 1. This is a joint story written with Book-Master, even though I had to do a lot of editing for grammar and spelling. Also, WYSIWYG is also involved, but I'm not completely sure how. This is the third installment of my Tiberian Series. Tiberian Eve and Tiberian Moonrise are the other two. Well, see all of you later! R+R and send any other comments you have for Book-Master to him, not me.
Z98