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Prologue

January 12th 2061

CEO of Atlas, Jonathan Irons is reported killed in the New Baghdad conflict. It is discovered in his Will, that a Ryan Mitchell was to inherit all of Iron's riches upon his death. It is pointed out that steps were taken to change that after discovering that "Hades" corruption file was shown to Ryan, but Irons was killed before he could finalize his changes. Ryan Mitchells gives the immediate order to all active Atlas forces to stand down, which only partially succeeded. After a short, but destructive conflict, CEO Ryan Mitchells manages to recover Atlas Corporation. However, due to his lack of knowledge over administration and financial operations, he appoints two people to help lead his company. They are well known for the Biomedical Company they created in the 20th century.

2062

Due to the actions of Atlas Corporation, it is decided that a more active, more powerful organization is required to stop threats from possibly destroying the world ever again, one that would be the face of the world's most powerful organizations. After what could be considered a "bloodless process" a single united military organization is founded, the "Earth Alliance". Backed by the most powerful nations in the planet, the Earth Alliance would ensure that nothing would ever rise up and cause such harm to humanity ever again.

2063

Investigations into Atlas's activities have lead War Crime Investigators to believe that the KVA was secretly funded by Irons, this conclusion is based off the fact that: 1. With all the assets the KVA had, a highly wealthy person or organization had to have been supplying them to continue their expensive operations. 2. The clearance packages and authorization codes used to detonate nuclear power plants had to have been given by someone who had administrator access or above for important infrastructure projects. 3. "Hades" knowledge over Iron's murderer, would have required Hades to have had the clearance to get the recording in the first place. 4. The fact that funding was cut, as soon as "Hades" was killed, removing the threat to Atlas. The final results from this was that, Nuclear plants were detonated for a power grab by Atlas, Dr. Pierre's capture was intended so Atlas could remove "Hades", and Manticore was to be created with the help of Dr. Pierre.

2069

Plans are drawn up to colonize Mars. With the colonization of the moon in 2052, Humanity has realized that it is almost out of space again. The first Artificial Intelligence is created, designed for assisting with crop yields and food management on Earth. However, within hours it becomes self aware, creating a world-wide panic. The process of peace between the A.I and humanity goes by very carefully, and very slowly.

2084

Terraforming projects enter the prototype stage for the future colonization of Mars. They are few and there, but are considered to be the most important contributions to the advancement of human science and technology. Reforms are being created (due to the aggressive campaigning by Equalists) to consider Artificial Intelligences to be on the same level of humans and have the same sentient rights.

2086

Terraforming prototypes within the Moon's biodomes have proven to have successful results, scientists are positive that the colonization of Mars is achievable within a few years. Meanwhile, non-military A.I are (under law) now considered to be equal as humans, but will face certain restrictions on certain operations and actions involving other sentient beings, these restrictions are accepted by the A.I community.

2089

Mars is colonized, terraforming projects begin, and the first goal is to have a breathable atmosphere within a hundred years. New methods of transportation in space are being looked into, but it seems Atlas corporation is ahead of the race. By the end of 2089, despite running into numerous setbacks and sabotage attempts, they introduce the inertialess drive, capable of putting people on Mars in weeks. This achievement is said to have been achievable only because of the assistance of the A.I community that had been working on the project. The world's superpowers now predict long-term issues with the introduction of the inertialess drive, there is no effective way of monitoring and regulating what happens in space, without a proper space military. The Earth Alliance secretly begins the production of blueprints for space-based military weapons and ships.

2101

Inertialess drives are upgraded, the solar system can now be crossed in a matter of weeks instead of years. This leads to a boom in space travel industry, the moon can be reached in minutes, Mars a day Jupiter a week, Pluto two months.

Unfortunately, a crazed miner by the name of Marcus Oswald steals an interialess drive and industrial thrusters, 'nailed' it to a large 3/4 of a mile asteroid and attempted to crash it into the city of Elon on Mars. During its travel to Mars however, an outpost detected the irregular path and its destination.. Quickly contacting the Alliance, a nearby warship, there for refit, was sent with to deal with it. Upon reaching the asteroid however it discovered that it was speeding too fast, the inertialess drive was not made aware until they were already there. So in a brave act of heroism the crew of the warship decided that the best and only option, was to detonate their own ship's nuclear reactors, so that the asteroid would be knocked off course and impact with one of Mars's many desolate deserts. Sadly, this plan was acted out before the concept of emergency evacuation pods became mandatory on ships. With none of the crew able to leave, they could only stay and wait until the bright flash that would signal the end of their lives appeared.

It did. There were no survivors, but the asteroid would never be able to cause harm as it landed hundreds of miles away from civilization. Alliance leaders would later look upon this, and reinforce the notion that the militarization of space was necessary for the protection and safety of humans everywhere.

2120

An alien device is discovered within Charon by Prometheus (a subsidiary of Atlas) survey teams. The relay picks up signals being sent from the orbiting ship, and activates, destroying the ice dwarf, and accidentally killing all survey teams in the process. Many people go into mass hysteria due to the many unknowns, and theories that aliens have been watching us the whole time, or controlling the events of the world. With the recent unrest, it is decided that a joint military organization is to be assembled, with a single goal: to protect Humanity as a whole. Plans and blueprints for militarization in space become public. The first A.I designed for war is created, classified as a "Warmind", the process to create it is kept classified above top secret. The first Warmind immediately begins creating potential scenarios and simulations to predict the purpose of the Charon device, the most likely possibilities are identified as: it is A) Superluminal communications device/monitoring station B) Super-Bomb C) Transportation device. Each scenario is horrifying to the world's leader, the Warmind's analysis is kept secret.

2121

The first Warmind, dubbed "Onyx", becomes Self-Aware. It is unknown why it took Onyx so long compared to other . After being questioned on it, Onyx cryptically replies "Because I'm different" and provides no further information on the subject. A military expedition is sent to the Charon Device to further analyze it and the threat level it is to humanity. Onyx requests to be abroad, and is given permission. The material the Charon Device is identified as being incredibly dense, a plasma laser torch at maximum power, manages to take out less than a 5mm3 worth of material. Lab studies identify the metal as being near-indestructible, with its atomic structure being locked in place. A large kinetic impact or significant amount of energy discharge (and time) is determined to be the only ways of cracking it's shell. But more interesting than that is upon nearing it, the relay activates and sends the expedition to a different solar system containing five planets and the same device in Charon. Onyx quickly discovers that the Sol system is 36 light years away, and with deductive reasoning quickly discovers how to get back home. The Charon device is renamed Charon Relay.

2138

Due to unexpected advancements in technology, the terraforming of mars is achieved around 50 years ahead of schedule. Venus and Europa begin, expected completion time is around 50 of the addition of Mars to the Earth Alliance, the name is changed to Planetary Alliance. The militarization of space becomes one of the largest industries out there, with Atlas leading it. After numerous research expeditions, it is discovered that the Charon Device connects to other Relay Gates which in turn connect to even more, creating a complex system of instantaneous galactic transportation. The first wave of pioneers are sent by Prometheus, and terraforming projects begin on all planets that humanity can get its hands on. Prometheus introduces humanity's first FTL drive, capable of 2 light years a day. And in a secret space station somewhere in Sol's Kuiper Belt, humanity's first dreadnought-class ship is launched, at a whooping 2 kilometers long. 2nd-generation Warminds predict that humanity will encounter a spacefaring civilization within the next 50 years. This prediction is kept secret from the general public. Atlas begins working on new projects under Plantery's Alliance authorization designed to protect humanity from possibly hostile aliens. Construction for a space station in Arcturus System begins.

2147

Due to the introduction of new colonies from far away systems to the Planetary Alliance, an organizational change occurs: the Planetary Alliance is renamed the Systems Alliance. Contingency plans are created in the event that aliens take over human territory. Eden Prime is to be the decoy location of Earth in the event of an attack, the System Alliance have placed Relay Monitoring Stations near every relay, and a planetary defense program is required for every System's Alliance Colony. In addition all planetary law enforcement are required to take Hostile Environment Defense Education. Strange transmissions have been discovered coming out of the Perseus Veil, an expedition is planned to be sent out in 2148 to uncover the origins of the Perseus Transmission, and map out space in the meanwhile, it is dubbed Operation: Exodus.

2148

The Exodus research expedition discovers an active relay in a previously unmapped system. Reports come back to System Alliance Command, they quickly respond with a task force of battlecruisers and a Warmind. Initial results come back with nothing, and entering from the other side offers no clue to who the perpetrator was. A monitoring space station is assigned to the relay gate along with a small security attachment, all under the command of 1st-Gen Warmind Onyx. In the meanwhile Operation: Exodus is to be placed under hold, until further investigations determine that the unmapped system is safe for travel.

2151

The SSV "Singapore" disappears overs Mars after testing a new-prototype FTL engine that uses a different concept from the inertialess drive. Alliance PR manages to keep the creation of the FTL drive secret from the general public, but not the explosion caused by the ship. News agencies simply report the incident as the result of an inertialess drive malfunction caused by improper placement, unfortunately it left no known survivors.

2156

Humanity's population is at 55 billion. Plans for Operation: Exodus to be restarted commence, the planned date of aperture is 2157. Warships are called back to Sol System for Fleet Combat Training and Thursday Way simulations under the supervision of Warminds. Expected completion time is next year. Warships from Shanxi requesting to attend it are denied, under the authorization of Onyx.

2157

The expedition is sent, consisting of a single Prometheus Exploratory Vessel and two private company escorts. It goes wrong in hours. One of the escorts returns, showing signs of battle. Attempting to return to Shanxi, it is chased by 3 unidentified ships before being shot down over the atmosphere of Shanxi. Distress Transmissions are received by Alliance Navy. The 2nd fleet enters Shanxi's star system twenty-four hours after receiving the distress signal; an alien fleet stands over Shanxi…