My first Command and Conquer fic. There should be more of these. I do not claim CC but I claim my characters. Vladamir, Maraxus and Su Ling

Chapter 1

The polar ice-caps were always a pleasant sight. Snow and ice packed tight together sparkling in the sunlight. Strong enough to hold a small hut for a top secret meeting.

The young man who had arranged the meeting looked at his watch and sighed.

"They are almost late" he muttered before lifting his binoculars.

In the distance he spotted three Twinblades with four Mig escorts.

"I guess Vladimir will be on time" he turned to face a different direction.

A dozen Rocket Angels emerged from behind a small mountain with a Jet Tengu in the centre of the formation.

"And so will Miss Ling" he smiled.

The three Twinblades touched down and a group of Conscripts emerged from one, Flak Troopers from another and a tall thickly built man from the third. His bald head was covered with an ushankas with the Soviet symbol stitched into it.

"Maraxus" he spoke with a thick Russian accent, "You call us here for a meeting. Next time make it in a warm country da?"

"Well secrecy is needed." Maraxus shook hands with the Russian. "Glad you could make it"

"Are you sure we can trust this Imperial dog?" Vladimir indicated the approaching Empire of the Rising Sun forces. His men stood ready in case of treachery.

"I am sure" Maraxus waved up at the Rocket Angels and they started to descend. Once they hovered just off the ground the Tengu changed to land form. It stopped a bit away from the Soviet troops and a young woman emerged gracefully from the cockpit. She walked over to join them as her forces took up defensive positions.

"Greetings" she bowed to Maraxus and Vladimir, "I am Commander Su Ling of the Empire of the Rising Sun."

"Vladimir" he grunted, "Highest ranking Commander of all Soviet Tank Divisions since Oleg was killed last week."

"Maraxus" the host bowed his head, "Commander of Allied Air Force squadrons. Giles' tea was poisoned so I took his place."

"How was his tea poisoned?" Su Ling asked.

"No idea" Maraxus shrugged, "I don't know about you but I'd prefer to take this discussion inside, it's a bit chilly for my liking."

Vladimir and Su Ling gestured to their troops to wait outside before following Maraxus inside the hut.

"Now, to business" Maraxus poured a cup of tea and handed it to Su. "Tea?" he offered Vladimir.

"No thank you." Vladimir pulled out a hip flask and took a deep gulp of something, "Good vodka" he muttered.

Maraxus and his guests sat down in comfortable seats and watched their fellow Commanders.

"We need to form an alliance." Maraxus began, "The War of the Three Powers has gone on long enough."

"So we tell our leaders to stop fighting?" Vladimir snorted, "And how do you plan to get peace when we are locked up?"

"I must agree with the Soviet" Su moved a strand of her long dark hair behind her ear, "The Emperor believes it is our destiny to win. The Empire will not back down."

"And I suppose it is destined that Russia will run out of vodka" Vladimir snorted as he lifted his hipflask.

Su calmly turned to him, "I have enough knives on my person to turn you into a pincushion so kindly do not mock the Empire of the Rising Sun."

"Sure," Vladimir glanced at her shapely figure, "Cannot really find anything wrong at the minute."

"If you two are done" Maraxus hinted, "Now the problem is exactly what you said. Our superiors will not listen to us. Therefore we need to take out anyone who could stop us. Premier Cherdenko and General Krukov, Emperor Yoshiro and Crown Prince Tatsu, President Ackerman and Field Marshall Bingham."

The other two stared at him.

"And would you like a hot tub party with Zhana? Or perhaps you would like an alien race to come and invade the planet?" Vladimir glared at Maraxus, "Be realistic you Allied dog. How do you even hope to be able to achieve that aim?"

"By teamwork" Maraxus grinned, "We eliminate the others and work our way up. Consider this, Vladimir is fighting say Shinzo, I shall aid Oleg with my air force and kill Shinzo. If Ling is fighting Warren then Oleg can bring in his tanks to crush the Allied troops. And if I am locked in combat with Moskwin then Ling's infantry can assist me. Sooner or later we shall be forced to fight each other. Fight for real, but take the other alive if you win or if they don't escape. Provide them with safety and comfort until the third member can mount an attack that results in the prisoner escaping."

"So we watch each other's backs" Vladimir summarised.

"Very honourable not to leave one's ally at the mercy of the enemy" Su bowed her head slightly.

"And how can I be sure that I can trust you capitalist swine?" Vladimi gazed at Maraxus, "I trust the female as the only thing I like about the Imperials is that they have honour so I believe she will keep her promise if we agree to this alliance."

Maraxus finished his tea before speaking.

"I am the one who brought us together because I know we shall succeed. Once the other Commanders are gone we shall be in prime positions to assume full military control. With the armies backing us then the leaders lose the forces needed to continue the war. We shall take command and call for an end to this war."

"You are asking me to betray Mother Russia" Vladimir wasn't convinced.

"And you ask me to betray my Emperor" Su's calm voice didn't give a hint to her emotions.

"They need to be shown the right path" Maraxus shifted in his seat, "I will not force you onto this path but if you do not accept then if we ever meet again we are enemies."

There was silence for a moment then Vladimir stood up.

"I will consider the idea, I shall inform you of my decision within a week." He left the hut.

Su also stood up, "My answer is his. One week, then I will contact you." She bowed her head slightly and left.

Maraxus listened to the sounds of the two parties leaving. He pulled out his phone and dialled a number.

"Yes?"a voice rasped

"They are thinking about it."

"Excellent, I am fairly certain they will side with you my friend." The speaker sounded pleased. "Return to the laboratory, I need your assistance with a small matter."

"As you wish." Maraxus grinned as he put the phone in his pocket. He walked outside and climbed into his personal Cyrocopter. The only difference between it and a normal Cyrocopter was that this one had a small Chronosphere generator and several missile pods installed.

"Time to go" he activated the Chronosphere and vanished in a flash of blue light.

O.o Who is this strange figure? Will the other Commanders join forces? First CC fic so any helpful criticisms are appreciated. Please leave requests if there are any characters you would like to see