The year was 2257 BCE and Humanity was the only great space-faring power within it's system, having yet not made any contact with other extraterrestrial lifeforms. Humanity however was not united. Each of the great nations of Earth, China, America, Japan, Russia and others could not or would not form a united Earth government and decided to pursue their own interests. However in matters of great importance they agreed to form a Coalition to tackle the issue.

In 2041 China faced even greater population problems than ever before and famine and instability was growing. The government put it's faith into the New Nanking orbital space station. Designed to hold half a million people without resources from Earth for long periods of time. Other nations who could soon followed.

Sixty years later Humanity's desire to expand grew and the first space faring ships were built by America with help from scientists and engineers around the world. Affectionately called USS Enterprise it held the first Hyperdrive engine and could reach speeds one third the speed of light. It's purpose was to ferry colonists to Mars where "living domes" were constructed a few years earlier to make the surface habitable. Some other nations also staked their claim on Mars and colonised it in the following years.

By 2130 Earth had a population of 13 Billion people, innovations in farming "cities" and other technologies allowing this sustained growth. Mars had a population of 5 Billion in the large Domed Cities. The OSS's provided for 3 Billion people and each station could now support itself for indefinite periods thanks to advances in technology, allowing the Stations to produce it's own resources from the mines of the mineral rich asteroid belts.

During this time of great inventions Japan produced the first MCA, Mobile Combat Armour or "Gundam's" to Americans because of the many similarities between the machines and the classic anime program. The first generation of MCA's, the Toyotomi, performed spectacularly. Being able to be used in construction and replacing the Main Battle Tanks of Japan. Like with all other ground breaking inventions other nations soon followed. America produced the ground and air capable Washingtons, Russia with the Tsar fortresses and other nations with their own variations of the MCA.

Meanwhile numerous OSS, Orbital Space Stations, had been constructed around Mars, housing Humanity's ever growing population.

2180 marked a enormous change in Humanity's history. The OSS Elizabeth and it's neighbour New Beijing were taken over by separatist rebels who were aided with popular support. Some OSS's desired greater freedom away from their national government, this sparked fear in Earth and some tried to tighten control over the stations, this was the begging of the rift between the Earth born and Station born humans.

A Coalition strike force was sent to the stations. The Elizabethians fought on for a year while the citizens of the New Beijing resisted for two until a peace treaty was finally agreed upon. New Beijing would become independent of China and the Elizabeth would become a protectorate of England.

This war, which would become known as the 1st Station war, was a pivotal point in history for humanity. This was because it allowed the military of the Coalition nations to asses their new war machines and experiment with new methods of war. Cyberwarfare took great prominence and advancements in this field gave birth to full functioning AI's. These would soon be available for commercial civilian use.

The first space ship battle occurred during the start of the war and with military planners having only simulated training in this field it was a valuable experience gain. New tactics and strategies were learned and the ship-to-ship battles allowed engineers to asses the performance of the ships. New specialised and hybrid ships and other types of ships were designed, redesigned and produced using input from the ship crews.

On the ground soldiers had the chance to really put themselves and their equipment to the test. Electric firing systems were available fifty years before but this was the first time it was really tested in battle and it shined. The firing system was very versatile and could be used in many situations. PCA's, Personal Combat Armour developed throughout the years was also tested and shielding technology, which was in it's infancy, would be developed further.

The result was the same for MCA's and other combat machines. MCA Ace's were great propaganda objects and many companies and organisations who produced them were eager to bring these Ace's into their image. This spawned the individualised MCA's and soon competitions would be held between MCA pilots who were sponsored by their chosen companies.

However, all this experience came at great cost. It was estimated that the Coalition forces lost sixty thousand soldiers, the station forces and civilians up to seventy thousand. Two hundred Coalition ships and a similar number of Station forces were lost. MCA losses from both sides numbered at least twenty thousand or more. The money used for this operation was staggering and this was only considering the logistical supplies like food and ammunition.

By 2200 there had been a total of five Station Wars and humanity gained and lost on each one. All the OSS's had officially declared their independence and formed the Coalition of Independent Space Stations, or CISS. During the Station wars Domed Cities in Mars, sensing the opportunity to achieve the same goals as the OSS's, began rallying and petitioning for their independence from their home nation. Some nations of Earth, embroidered in the Station Wars, just granted the cities their independence peacefully while others tried to negotiate. When the negotiations failed the nations who did not want to relinquish control of their piece of Mars formed the Mars Task Force. It consisted of China, Russia, Japan, Germany and France. Russia regained their cities at great cost and Japan managed to get a treaty for their Domes to effectively become independent client states. The others, already faced with the Station War, could not fight with enough commitment to regain their Domes.

After the conclusion of the Dome Wars the independent Domes declared their freedom and formed the UCM, the United Cities of Mars.

2220 was the year that stability was restored to the Sol system and five years later expansion from all factions; the nations of Earth, CISS and the UCM took place. Most sent observers to look for habitable planets and large Colony Ships were sent when they were found. The only exception was the CISS, who built OSS's around suitable planets.

The 2240 Census revealed the estimated total population of Humanity :

Earth: 18 Billion

Colonies originating from Earth (does not include Mars or the OSS): 4 Billion in eight planets

Mars:10 Billion

Colonies originating from Mars: 2 Billion in three planets

All Orbital Space Stations: 15 Billion in five planets not including Mars or Earth.

By 2250 the CISS developed technology to allow the OSS's to move from planet to planet. All OSS around Earth moved to other CISS controlled planets, some moved from Mars while others stayed, having made good relations with the UCM. This gave the CISS government a more centralised force instead of scattered stations. Trade boomed between all factions and peace settled in.

The Year is now 2257 and this year human history is about to be changed once again, for on the fringes of Human controlled space, a unknown object had been found. Human scientists would call this a great discovery, proof of other sentient life apart from them, other races in the Galaxy called it the Mass Relay.


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