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Chapter 6
Two Days had passed since the landing had begun, and Hawke had secured the Western Dock and the Landing. He seemed to have Sturm figured out. The admiral was impressed. Hawke was handling the dark lord with the same ease that the advisor had. He must have studied Sturm like the advisor had. Perhaps they had worked together to defeat Sturm in the past. He had begun to wonder about how this battle would reshape Black Hole as they knew it. Imagine: a world without Sturm's ruthlessness, or a world with Bolt's age of prosperity? He took great comfort in knowing that he was on the winning side.
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The young student had left the advisor to pursue her new hobby, giving him a chance to reorganize his thoughts. He knew that Sturm would be planning something large scale after conquering Black Hole, but he couldn't decide exactly what it was. He closed his eyes and put his brain into overdrive. He knew that Sturm desired power. He also knew that Sturm wanted to have the world in his hands. However, there was a problem: Sturm was not a patient person. He would want the world yesterday. The problem that presents itself is that it would take Black Hole a long period of time to recover from a civil war. He would have to rebuild factories, cities, and economies. This would take Sturm longer to do than the lord would be willing to wait. So how do you take over the world in record time when you are still rebuilding your own country? Suddenly, it hit him: Blue Moon. Why do your own fighting when you can hire someone else to do it? It was true that Black Hole's economy was something short of spectacular, but Blue Moon's was significantly worse, yet somehow the military was impressive. Ten thousand Black Hole Dollars may not mean much here, but that money could go a long way in Blue Moon. And Blue Moon's current leader, Olaf, would probably be willing to lend his army's services for the right price. One major piece of the puzzle had just fallen into place. Now he had to figure out how Olaf and Sturm would manage to take on the world.
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Eagle had logged onto Green Earth historical records and was searching for the mystery CO. He had referenced his father's officer log to try to find a name. He believed that he had the name he was looking for.
"Admiral James Maxwell Seymour. He was the Admiral of the Western Fleet at the same time that my father was in command of the Royal Air Force. It says that he graduated with honors from the University of Stockport with a doctorate in Psychology, Engineering, and Genetics in only five years and had gone on to blow through the Royal Military Academy in roughly half the time it takes for the average recruit. He started out as a weapons designer, but was then moved to commanding tank divisions because of his ability to pinpoint structural weaknesses and design flaws in enemy tanks. This strength soon evolved to encompass any military machines: land, sea and air. After coming to this realization, he was appointed Admiral of the Royal Navy's western fleet. He remained in command for five years, and in that time, managed to receive three Gold Star medals, five Silver Star medals, three Medals of Valor, and also managed to become knighted for his impeccable and unyielding defense of the port city of Williamsburg. It says that he had nothing more than two battleships, and had defended against five battleships, two cruisers, and three landing crafts from an unknown assailant," Eagle said. "Wow, that's quite a history."
"I though t I recognized the deployment techniques used in that battle," Jess said. "I remember watching the battle in the Royal Academy. He was probably my greatest inspirations, and I had the privilege to serve in one of his tank divisions when he was an admiral. I got to meet him twice: Once when he awarded me with a medal, and the other, when I was promoted to Division Commander of his armored assault divisions. He came by and personally congratulated me on my promotion and told me that he had never seen such potential in a tank commander. However, I never saw him since, and had even heard that he was discharged."
"And for good reasons," Eagle said. "It says here that even while he was in command, he continued to design weapons of unfathomable power. The Administry of Defense was afraid to begin production in case he decided to take control of Green Earth. He was a genius of the military, yet he was very stoic, introverted, and in many cases, not regarded as the most trusting person in the world. Simply put, Green Earth was afraid of what he might do with that power given the opportunity, so they discharged him. Because of his accomplishments, and also a lack of any evidence proving that he was planning something devious, he was relieved of command, and honorably discharged: a decision that the Administry has long since regretted."
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Sonja was sitting in her quarters in the AN headquarters trying to understand what had happened. Lash seemed to be taking this on a personal level. She also wasn't the perky, childish Lash that everyone had grown accustomed to. Nell saw it fit to call a recess to let everything settle down before proceeding onward on this topic. She had logged on to the Black Hole site again, and was trying to find who this mysterious advisor was. She wasn't having much luck either: he seemed to have never existed. She did however find more of Henson's battles, and Lash was right. There was a glimmer of tactical brilliance trying to get out, but the admiral just didn't have what she was looking for. Her thoughts began to drift back to Lash and her reaction to the video. What was on the video to provoke such emotions from the her? Was there a friend who had died in the fight? Did Henson do or say something to her or someone she knew? These questions were starting to really bother her. She just had to know what was wrong.
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The advisor was just starting to figure out what Sturm was up to. He knew that, for the right price, Olaf would be willing to lend Sturm his armies. Not that Olaf was greedy, but Sturm definitely had enough money sitting around to really help Blue Moon get back on its feet. Now he had to decide on the execution of Sturm's plan. Then, like before, it hit him: Orange Star. Have Blue Moon launch an offensive on Orange Star. Orange Star will then counter this attack with an attack of their own. The world will see that both OS and BM are militarily active, and will be keeping an eye on both of them. Then Sturm will have an OS officer working for him "acquire" some OS military equipment and launch an offensive on one of the other two countries; Green Earth more than likely. Kanbei was a powerful commander, and just impulsive enough to not need any provocation to assume offensive positions. All he would need is to see that OS is hostile, and he will do the rest. But how does Sturm get an officer from OS to work for him? The OS officers were many things, but treacherous wasn't one of them. They were renowned for their sense of duty and loyalty; Sami being a shining example. There was only one alternative that came to mind: Cloning. In his days of Green Earth weapons design, he had worked in GE's top secret weapons lab located in the elusive Aberdeen mountains. In the Aberdeen facility, he had worked with other specialists on designing cloning technology. He had designed the cloning tanks, life support systems, and the special preservation fluids used in the experiments. However, one problem that neither he nor his associates had been able to overcome was the time span. There were other problems encountered by the system: limited intelligence, short lifespan, irregular skin colors, etc. The one major problem was still time. Growth acceleration technology was crude at best. According to their calculations, by acceleration the decay of carbon molecule found in the human body, they could shorten the process by thirty years; not exactly a speed record, but it was the closest shot in town. Sturm would use this clone and the acquired equipment to launch mock strikes against GE, who would in turn believe that they were under attack from OS. All of the countries turn on each other, meanwhile, amid the madness, Sturm builds up his forces. When all was said and done, there would be only one country standing and that country would be in no condition to fight Sturm. He defeats the final country and takes over the world by doing practically nothing.
"Sturm, you maniac, I'm onto you. And I'll be damned if I let you get away with this. If for nothing else, for my beloved Green Earth."