One could suppose it all started with a flash of light.
Battle Fortress, Flagship of the Battle Bird Armada, somewhere over the sea
The 15 Battle Kukku, ruler of the Battle Kukku Empire (known to most as simply the Battle Bird Armada), was surveying the land beneath the Fortress with keen eyes. The land belonged to the sky, and the sky the Battle Birds.
Spying something in his peripheral vision, he noticed, to his confusion, a point of light on the horizon. That confusion grew into alarm as the light got bigger, and brighter, and closer…
"Helm!" he squawked to one of his helmsmen, "Sound the alarm!" To the other, he motioned for him to switch on the intercom.
"Battle Bird Armada, brace for impact!"
The impact was a jarring one. However, it was not a physical one.
The light struck every crevice of every mind on the battle Fortress, rekindling lost feelings and awakening lost memories.
After the light had faded, the ship was unusually quiet. None of the usual hubbub of conversation in the background.
It was silent.
The birds on the Fortress bridge looked at their Battle Lord, who seemed lost in contemplation.
When he finally spoke, his words were biting. "Halt all military operations, bring all our scouts back to the roost, send out recruiters, contact our other outposts and tell them to speed up production on the armada, and get in touch with Lord Speedy. Dismissed."
One spoke up. "But, Battle Lord-"
"Move!"
The Armada got moving.
