MSGS: Serenity
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Prologue- Rena Arrias
With practiced ease she bypassed the electronic lock closing the airlock on the warship Amuro Ray, a ghost of a smile crossing her picturesque face, as she considered the complexity of the cruiser that she herself had helped to design. Seconds passed, and a soft whirring filled the room as the airlock safeties disengaged. She punched a few keys on the keypad that she was using to access the Amuro's mainframe, disengaging the atmospheric monitors, pressure sensors, and security protocols for this section. She glanced nervously over her shoulder, almost expecting to see the scowling face of her elder brother leering from behind her, demanding why she was once again 'sneaking out'. Last time she had been caught, and had been suffered severely for her disobedience. Logic overruled her irrational fear however, as she considered the crew compliment on the mercenary cruiser. There were perhaps 30 people, on a warship that was over 350 meters in length. 354.45 she thought, smiling smugly to herself, and slipped out the airlock into the neutral resource colony that they were docked at, Ankaris 2, another of the recently constructed colonies created by the Coalition of Independent States, a economic and political movement, headed by Orb, the Earth Sphere's leading military power. The coalition was an alliance of The Orb Union, The Equatorial Union, The Eurasian Federation, Scandinavia, and Imperial South Africa. She shook her head, her light pink hair cascading across her shoulders, and her obscuring her vision. She irritably brushed it out of her eyes, and pressed forward, determined to experience life out of a hospital bed. A sigh crossed her lips, as she thought back to what had transpired three years ago…
The EAF and ZAFT had been engaged in a stalemated war. Chairman Dullindal, of PLANT, managed to find an opening, uniting the people of the world, under a flag that promised peace. The LOGOS, industrialist who fueled the hatred of humans for their own profit, were destroyed, though not before they could employ Requiem, which destroyed six colonies. It finally looked like humanity could put down the swords that had locked them in a spiral of destruction for countless centuries. Yet it was not to be, as Cagalli Ula Atha, of Orb, one of the last nations to oppose the plan, raised an army and crushed the 'dangerous and extremist' Chairman Dullindal. Yet for over two years it seemed like sanity had prevailed, and Dullindal's legacy was glorious. Yet 6 months ago the pacifist state of the world ceased to exist. Military research, which had virtually ceased, was renewed, arsenals were rebuilt, armies were conscripted, and many nations struggled to regain what they once had.
The EAF and ZAFT were devastated by their internecine warfare, and found themselves on the decline. The EAF split into 3 camps, those who saw promise in Orb and the Atha Family, those who believed in pursuing the goals of the Blue Cosmos, and those who believed in a stance of firm neutrality. Orb, and its new supporters formed the Coalition of Independent States. The radical EAF members, based in North America, formed ASOH, the Allied States of Humanity, a radically racist group with open policies of coordinator discrimination. Many Ex EAF soldiers and generals gravitated to this group, which is controlled by Delia Azrael, sole heir of the Azrael family, and financially backed by the Meira Vermilea, now owner of Seraph industries after her father and brother were killed during the mob justice that occureed three years ago. The Germanic federation sprung up in Europe, with only the Nations of Britannia and Iberia siding with the ASOH. They Germanic Federation, and its citizens found themselves weary of the never-ending war, and dropped their discriminatory policies in an effort to have coordinators , and their superior abilities, bolster their sagging economy, an effort that has worked surpassingly well. Marcus Welles, a Danish aristocrat whom recently gained popular favor heads up this organization.
ZAFT, once a bastion of Military strength, also split into three. ZAFT itself, now consisting of about ¼ of the space colonies, is nearly militarily and strategically unimportant, a relic struggling to regain lost glory. Mirriele Hamana, a military dictator controls ZAFT and its subject people. Independent Plant is a pacifist state, which is headed by Lacus Clyne, the daughter of Siegel Clyne, and refuses to participate the unprecedented military build-up of the last 6 months. Again nearly one quarter of the Colonial populations counted their allegiances to this organization. ZETA, The Zodiac Extended Treaty Alliance, consisting of half the coordinator population, as well as the nation of Oceania has begun a radical policy of ensuring their supremacy, moving their colonies out to the newly discovered 7th Lagrange point, at the stable point between Mars and Earth, and distancing themselves, emotionally, politically and physically from the Earth Sphrere. The new colony complex is not yet self sufficient however, and relies heavily on their terrestrial allies for supplies. Yzak Jule is their chairman. The world seems poised for collision as the five superpowers build their 'defensive' arsenals, and embark on a well worn and hauntingly familiar path.
The first paragraph is too give an example of my style, and the background below is to try coax people into reading, This is my first fan fiction, hope you like. If all goes according to plan, and I have some support, this will run 50 additional chapters, all much longer than the prolouge. Reviews Please.
Forgive my grammar, I don't have an editor.