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Office of the Supreme Chancellor
Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum's office was a flurry of activity as aids darted about with the latest news from what had happened just a few blocks from the Senate Building. The members of the Defense Committee sat in front of his desk as the relatively new Chancellor of the Republic looked at the latest data pad that one aid thrust into his hands. Among the roughly dozen Senators was his old friend Senator Palpatine of Naboo. Palpatine looked concerned, but calm amidst all of the chaos.
"We just received word from the United Remnant Government," Valorum sighed, as he looked over the contents of the pad.
"What do they say," asked Palpatine, the rest of the room quieting to listen.
"They say that they are deploying a fleet to Coruscant. We are not to interfere with the securing of their embassy, and they demand an immediate investigation," replied Valorum.
"Outrageous! How dare these savages make demands of us," cried Senator Dod of the Trade Federation.
"Although I agree that they are being rather presumptuous, an investigation is a perfectly reasonable request," Palpatine stated coolly.
Valorum sat in quiet contemplation for a few moments as the senators argued with one another. Coruscant hadn't seen a battle fleet in its skies in almost a thousand years. A URG fleet suddenly appearing just after a terrorist attack on a URG diplomatic convoy could cause a war scare. That was the last thing that the Republic needed on its hands at the moment. Corruption, debt, and a multitude of smaller issues had to be dealt with first. The real question was what the fleet would do once it arrived. Valorum looked back at the squabbling senators and decided that he needed to take action in order to avoid a potential war.
"Get me the Judicial Forces. Tell them to assemble a task force and have them stationed in orbit. Make it clear that they are not to engage the UAG fleet unless fired upon," he ordered.
An aid darted off to contact the Judicial Forces as the senators started to argue again. Some of the senators were for the order and others were not. Valorum glanced over to Palpatine who had remained quiet for most of the debate. When he noticed that the Supreme Chancellor was looking at him Palpatine spoke.
"I think that you have made the right decision. The URG will be allowed to show their strength to the galaxy, and we will be able to show our resolve," he said.
"Let us hope it does not lead to war," Valorum sighed as he looked out at the skyline.
Command Bridge URSC Illustrious
James Ironwood was worried. He had received word from Command that the delegation to Coruscant had been attacked and that the ambassador had been wounded. On a more personal level James old rival and friend from Huntsmen school Qrow Branwen and his team were there. He silently hoped his old friends from Beacon were alright as he prepped his fleet for combat.
The Rapid Deployment Fleet, or RDF for short, had been created a few years ago for exactly this kind of situation. If an embassy anywhere in the galaxy was attacked the RDF would be called in to secure the embassy and evacuate the staff. Currently the core of the RDF was six Marathon class heavy cruisers, but RDF protocols had allowed James to take several smaller ships from other commands. Ironwood glanced at the monitor in front of him when the ships AI, named Neko, appeared. Neko had the appearance of a female cat Faunus in purple overalls, with cat ears and a tail. In James opinion she was a bit to bubbly in personality for his liking, but she was good at her job.
"Sir, the last two ships have arrived. The Vanguard and the Constellation are reporting that their ready to go as soon as you give the word sir," the cheerful AI reported.
"Good, set coordinates for Coruscant. We need to get their before something worse happens," ordered Ironwood.
"Okay sir, let's go kick some butt," Neko cheered.
James sighed as he walked off the bridge to his cabin, leaving the running of the ship to its Captain. He had only just been given command of the RDF a few months ago and already he was faced with the biggest crisis that it had ever faced. Leave it to Qrow to make his life difficult. Ironwood had to admit that with Qrow's track record it was a wonder that the URG wasn't at war with the entire galaxy at the moment. That was the last thing the URG needed with the White Fang starting to cause trouble and the Grimm.
Ironwood paused at that last thought as he thought back to the resent conversation he had with his old friend and mentor Ozpin. Ozpin had revealed to James that the Grimm had a Queen. This Queen was apparently every bit as intelligent as a human, and she had plans to take over the entire galaxy. From what Ironwood could gather, Ozpin had been working for the past several years to try and get the Jedi and the Republic to realize how much of a threat she was with no success. Maybe this show of force would at least make them listen.
James walked into his cabin and went straight to his desk to look over the fleet roster. The fleet was rather modest in most respects, but he hoped to make a good impression on the Republic. With one final glance at the list James opened the new file he had created.
"So Salem, what is it that you want," he muttered to himself.
United Remnant Government Embassy Coruscant
Qrow sat with the rest Summer and Taiyang in a lounge, waiting for Raven to finish her little talk with their new 'friend'. Summer was looking over her weapons as always, looking for any imperfections. Taiyang was pretending to read a book, but Qrow could see the worry in Tai's eyes. He understood the blonde mans concern, since Raven seemed to become a different person when she was integrating people. Taiyang seemed to notice Qrow looking at him, because he put down the book and turned toward him.
"Can I talk to you Qrow," he asked.
"Sure, what about," asked Qrow, though he felt he knew what Taiyang wanted to talk about.
"It's…it's about Raven," he said hesitantly.
"What about her," Qrow pressed gently.
"She…I don't know. It's just that she really does scare me sometimes," Taiyang confessed.
"I know what you mean Tai. My sister has always walked closer to the dark then to the light. Don't get me wrong, if she see's someone in trouble she will help. If she can save an innocent life she won't hesitate, but if it's a criminal she has to save you have to order her to do it," Qrow answered, summing up his twin the best he could.
"I know that. It's just…when she does stuff like this, she enjoys it. To be honest with you Qrow I fear her. I fear what she could become, and I fear the influence she could have on Yang. I don't want my little girl to become like her," Taiyang said, with pain in his eyes.
"Don't worry about it Tai. Qrow and I will be there to support you," Summer chimed in, reminding the two men that she was there.
"I don't have to tell you not to repeat a single word right," Taiyang asked her.
She just gave him a smile and went back to inspecting her weapons. A few minutes later they glanced up at the sound of approaching footsteps. The three of them blanched at the sight of Raven with blood splattered on her right cheek. Raven whipped it off with a finger and tasted it, giving off a hum of satisfaction of the taste. She looked at her three oldest friends and could see the shock on their faces. The other member of team QRTS stared at the dark haired woman, whose blood red eyes seemed to glow like those of the hated Grimm.
"I found out something interesting from our late friend," Raven stated in a casual tone.
That does it for this chapter folks. I'm sorry it took so long in coming out, but had a bad case of the flu last week. Plus work and a little writers block and you get this. This chapter is more or less a filler for the next major incident. I wanted to get it across that Raven is not evil, but she lacks a moral compass like the rest of her friends. I also wanted to introduce Ironwood into the series, at the moment he is not the head of the military he is just a field commander. I plan to finish this book in the next couple of chapters so let me know what you think in a review. Until next time folks.
