Remind me never to make you mad.
X-34's response:
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2260.05.23 -- With just days left before the end of the truce, the Bright Compact notifies us that it's borders are now closed to us. There was one large system in the lower parts of Djomar space still being surveyed, but that effort is cut short.
Dr. Tarc and the
Jaschalgur are forced to leave ... we'll come back sometime in the future. This is exactly the kind of thing that makes this war necessary ... these weak fools will not keep the mighty Architreuthis from our destiny to dominate this part of the galaxy any more than Operative X-34 will. That's our story anyway, and we're sticking to it! The fleet is on high alert, knowing that the order to strike will soon be given ...
06.12 -- The
Jaschalgur has officially jumped out of Djomar space, and the Fist of Boojie powers up hyperdrives for the first of three jumps that will take it to Trimus, the remaining Kroll world. Our demands are their surrender and that of two Djomar worlds in the system closest to us, as well as open borders with the Djomar. At least two other colonizable planets would then fall within our space.
The Kroll response is "We are not surprised. In fact, we expected this sooner. You will find that our forces are ready for you."
Absurd bravado, esp. given that we could not declare war on them until 11 days ago. I doubt very much that they 'expected this sooner'. Nonetheless, here it is.
07.14 -- In the first system, Pesch, one of four orbital stations attacked us immediately. It's resistance was short-lived.
10.15 -- The spaceport at Vi Sullug, the Kroll capital and lone planet in the Trimus system, has been defeated with only minor damage to us.
10.27 -- News from Vurl-Xagh, and once again it is not good.
Apparently not only is Operative X-34 still at large, but he's not sitting idly by.
2261.03.05 --
Gen. Eola Eusrim's ground troops land on Vi Sullug.
04.04 -- As usual, we have made short work of the enemy. For all intents and purposes, the Kroll Star Commonwealth now ceases to exist. All that remains for them is for it to become official. On to Djomar space, several jumps away.
06.01 -- The Fist of Boojie arrives in the Ullus system, where two Djomar worlds are targeted.
06.27 -- As Eusrim's armies prepare to follow the fleet, having completed their repairs, the defenders of the first Djomar planet have been defeated and the Fist of Boojie moves into position for orbital bombardment.
10.22 -- Ground assault on Naff'Avm, the first Djomar planet, begins. The Fist of Boojie moves off to a neighboring system now to deal with a frontier outpost.
11.10 -- Naff'Avm surrenders.
12.02 -- Quantam Energy States research completed. Upgrading of power plants begins on the four developed core worlds. Humboldt has four to do, Bakangi and Eskogg three apiece, and Eskogg four as well. Getting everything up to the new standard will take a year or more most likely, but the economy should be in much better shape afterwards. Naturally, the most productive provinces will get the first investments.
12.17 -- A Djomar fleet of transports appears in Ullus, and a fleet of four destroyers and seven corvettes has been spotted in a neighboring system. The Fist of Boojie will need to wrap up it's business with the frontier outpost quickly.
2262.01.01 -- Vurl-Xagh news again, and once again it is not good. Operative X-34 is becoming a real pain the neck, if indeed he is the cause.
01.04 -- The frontier outpost has been destroyed, and the Fist of Boojie makes ready to return to Ullus. The incoming Djomar transports divert course immediately; their fleet has not entered the system. It appears they know they are overmatched and are not even really going to give more than a token effort.
02.20 -- The Djomar transports did not run quickly enough. The Fist of Boojie caught up to them in the middle of the Ullus system. The armies, and their
General Goll as well(*** skill) were doomed.
03.02 -- Railgun research is completed.