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Hope you all enjoy the first part comes courtesy of James Tanaga  the mission calling comes from my ex who had the idea of adding something completely different for BT (while being respectful) and the Solaris VII winner comes from the recently put up English version of Fan-TRO Shadows of War

Fort Mayfield
Gilfillan’s Gold, Rim Collection
Periphery
4th July 3099

   Star Colonel Justine Truscott stood by the side of Galaxy Marshal Karen Able as they made small talk as both watched the Highlanders began to march out from their DropShip that had landed an hour ago under the rising sun of the cool morning on the Rim Collection’s capital planet of Gilfillan’s Gold, waiting to formally welcome the Highlanders to the Rim Collection. Able’s father had called in all the favors he could to the Northwind Highlanders for their Gurkha Battalion to come here and in the end he had to bribe them with Titan and Titan monitors; yet here they were to train her unit at last. As she watched the kilt-wearing dezgra mercs pile out of the DropShip, she continued the small talk with the Galaxy Marshal as she stretched her shoulders and arms, not yet used to the new uniforms. Able soon copied her motions.

   Both were dressed in the new field uniforms of the Rim Collection, pants and jackets with camouflaged green and reds mixed in with dark red or green undershirts and green boots. The only differences in their uniform lay in their rank and unit badges and the headgear they were wearing; Able a standard field cap matching the camouflage of their uniforms and she a red beret signifying her as being Clan. Further behind them was the Monkey Khan, Aemelia Showers, who leaned against a tree as her arms were tucked across her chest, obviously still miffed to had to leave the Mandrill’s home on All Dawn for what she termed as welcoming potential enemies into the Collection. Justine for her part privately agreed with the aging Monkey Khan on that, if nothing else, these mercenaries could be dangerous to their future. Though she too wore the new field uniform, the old bitch, like many of the Fire Mandrills seemed to wear it with apathy.  Stubbornly had refused to wear the required jacket, citing the informality of her clan and like all Fire Mandrills, she wore their dark red boots instead of the usual green ones all other units, even her own, wore. They stopped their small talk as the Northwind Highlander commander, complete in a kilt, strode up to them.

   â€œMajor William McCollum, First Gurkha Battalion, Northwind Highlanders, on assignment t' the Rim Collection as agreed with President Jerry Able, reporting as ordered Ma’am.”  The Highlander man reported in what she was warned earlier in a Scottish drawl as he stood at attention and saluted them.

   Galaxy Marshal Able and she both returned his salute with one of their own respectively as Justine caught sight of the solahma Monkey Khan rolling her eyes and lifted her hand from her chest just enough to form a two-fingered wave before bringing it back down to her chest. The man immediately fell into a ready stance as he clasped his hands behind his back, feet slightly apart.

   Justine nodded to herself not expecting anything different from the dezgra mercenary. Mercenary he may be, but he was still a proud warrior, unlike the damn Monkeys she tolerated them purely because of their relationship with the Rim Collection and because of their current power. “We are happy your unit has arrived here on Gilfillan’s Gold, Major,” Galaxy Marshal Able started diplomatically. “Galaxy Marshal Karen Able of the First Rim Lancers and Star Colonel Justine Truscott of Clan Sphinx Raptor,” the other woman introduced them, not bothering to include the Monkey Khan, for she remained leaning against the tree. “She commands the unit you have been brought in to train, as a matter of fact.”

   By the tightening at the corner of the man’s lips, Justine knew the man was not at all happy. His next words confirmed it. “Forgive me, Galaxy Marshal, Star Colonel, but me and m' unit are t' train Rim Collection forces, not t' train Raptors.”

   â€œI said she commands the unit you were brought in to train, Major,” Justine noted the other woman’s eyes twinkle in mirth. “Rest assured her unit is and will be a combined unit, with members from the entirety of the Collection rather than just our local clans.”

   â€œThe majority of my Rangers are Clansmen and women, however, Major. If this is a problem for you and or your unit, say so now so as we know where we stand with you and your dezgra warriors,” she remarked cuttingly to the Inner Sphere sell-warrior, who balled a hand into a fist. She smirked in satisfaction as she noted his reaction. Before she could reply, though, another feminine voice did, causing her to gulp.

   â€œI trust the Highlanders to be as honorable an ally as they were an enemy when I fought them from my time as the last member of the Smoke Jaguars, Star Colonel Truscott. For the sake of your clan, do stop fanning the fire, so to speak, for the Major and his Highlanders will have enough problems with my own warriors,” Khan Aemelia Showers answered as she shrugged herself off her tree and walked the few steps to properly join them.

   Justine was flabbergasted. Aemelia Showers, the Monkey Khan, known to be an ardent Crusader, had just paid this dezgra warrior in front of them a high complement in Clan society. By the reactions on both the Spheroids’ faces, both were just as shocked as she. Finally, Able seemed to have found her voice. “Well said, Khan Showers.”

   â€œSo ye are the one who challenged and won a spot aboard a JumpShip from the Inner Sphere back t' your Homeworlds, lass?” Major McCollum asked, astonished to be facing the Clan woman who had shocked the Inner Sphere in her boldness in not only holding out for two years against his very own Highlander brothers and sisters by herself, but then had the audacity to demand and win a Trial of Possession for safcon back to the Clan Homeworlds, refusing to believe her clan had died. He was in front of a living legend as much as he was concerned. He continued after Aemelia answered him with a sharp nod of her head. “You were an honorable foe, Ma’am and the Jaguars were a courageous people.”

   All three were shocked when the Fire Mandrill snorted. “Misguided surats who had no idea how to be proper warriors, you mean Major.”  She said smiling broadly “after all, we did ignite the fires of the reborn Star League into coming after us. Courageous, aff. Honorable, neg,” the elderly Khan rebuked him before shaking her head and muttering about facing her past as she began the walk back towards her own DropShip, which stood only a few hundred meters away from the Highlander’s own.

   â€œOne of these days, I’ll figure her out,” Able remarked as the three of them watched her go.

   â€œDo not strain yourself, Galaxy Marshal,” Justine advised the older woman. “Even we Clanners do not understand the Mandrills at the best of times.”

   â€œTrue,” Able admitted. “Yet there is no other Clan I rather have at my side in battle. They on my right and yours on my left,” she added before Justine could take insult to her words. “And the Northwind Highlanders on my six,” she concluded as she and Justine turned back to the Highlander commander next to them. “Anyways, I and Star Colonel Truscott will escort you and your men and women to the primary base you all will be staying, Major. Tomorrow, the press would like…”

Mission Calling
Marik, Marik-Stewart Commonwealth
Former-Free Worlds League
7th July 3099

   Sitting in a business office Duke Joseph Marik, son of Corrine Marik and heir to the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth's throne, sat opposite his Church Bishop.  “You have been called to serve our believers and to serve this Ward in a Mission to spread word of our beliefs.”  The Bishop said

   â€œI live to serve”

   â€œWe have gained clearance for you to travel into the Federated Suns to serve on New Avalon.  You will obviously be afforded more security because of your position but your presence on will be quite a coup.”

   â€œIsn't our history with the Federated Suns a little checkered for this to happen?”  Joseph said quietly the Federated Suns' present leader had a lot to do with that past.

   â€œThere has been assurances made if you are willing then it can happen.”

   â€œI am willing” Joseph admitted although he had no idea how he would convince his mother of the plan she was not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints nor was she a believer in a higher power.  He didn't know how she would take this development but it was something he wanted to do.

The Periphery War
Marian Hegemony Expansion
13th July 3099

   As the war continued to expand the Marian Hegemony launched further attacks against the independent systems of Kleinwelt and Worber's world while also landing troops on Thraxa and Vixen in the Magistracy of Canopus.  On Alphard itself the Marians open the Corbulo Academy of Military Sciences a new school dedicated to Battle Armour training and tactics the Academy is named after a Roman General from ancient Terra.  While the Marians turn on the Magistracy of Canopus the Twin Sons launches further attacks on the Marian Hegemony's flank landing troops on the world of Marius disrupting the Marian offensive.

Training Flight
Lee, Kathil Operational Zone
Capellan March, Federated Suns
27th July 3099

   While training in the Lee system Cadet Kym Hasek and her wingman engage pirate forces attempting to hijack a civilian JumpShip.  In the resulting dogfight Kym disables one of the pirate's aerospace fighters and damages another without taking an equal amount of damage herself.

Twenty-eighth Star League Games
Solaris VII, Star League Protectorate
Lyran Commonwealth
29th July 3099

   The Twenty-eighth Star League Games is dominated by House sponsored MechWarriors who fight over the title for being Star League Champion.  As the battle pans out Lyran Commonwealth Kommandant Hans Hohmann piloting an experimental Mountain Wolf BattleMechs designed assault BattleMech known as the Maus wins the championship however at a cost during his final battle a laser penetrates the cockpit ripping through the pilot's shoulder although Hohmann is victorious in the battle his wounds prove to be fatal claiming the life of the MechWarrior.

Lance Championship
Solaris Games, Solaris VII
Star League Protectorate, Lyran Commonwealth
8th September 3099

   The Undead Lance Pirate/Mercenary lance arrive on Solaris VII with its pilots taking part of the Lance Championship.  The Undead Lance piloting four experimental designs take the championship by storm and quickly gain a reputation for making head shots and engaging in physical attacks.  This reputation ultimately back-fires on the lance as in their Semi-Final they encounter a lance of warriors from the Draconis Combine.

   Traditionally warriors from the Combine had been most hated on Solaris for their “Warrior Code” believing that enemies should feel shame for defeats, enough shame to give their lives in battle even in games on Solaris, with the arrival of the Clans the Combine warriors had been less feared but still their legacy remained.

   With the Undead Lance's reputation built over the span of several games their opponents showed them no mercy as the four Combine built Mechs led by an experimental Ookami Heavy BattleMech tore into the Undead Lance.  With the pilot of the Cadaver the first to fall quickly two other Mechs fell as the Undead Lance had no choice but to surrender their duel.

   Following the battle the Undead Lance's support personnel protected by the unit's commander Morana Tichy piloting her Mortis BattleMech quickly removed the remains of the three destroyed Mechs and their Aurora-class DropShip quickly removed them from the planet.

Clan Wolf assault
Rasalas, Marik-Stewart Commonwealth
Former-Free Worlds League
19th September 3099

   In a resumption of hostilities in the Former-Free Worlds League Clan Wolf debut a brand-new BattleMech named the Shadow Wolf.  This Mech a one hundred ton assault design is built using standard structure, gyro and fusion engines built at the refurbished Ford Military Limited Factories on Ford carries a range of advanced Clan weapons including a Gauss Rifle, a Rotary Autocannon, a Long Range Missile Launcher and an Arrow IV Artillery Missile System.

   This Mech unlike others in the Wolf arsenal the Shadow Wolf is designed to support other BattleMechs in the field more than complements the Wolf strategy of combined weapons fire on enemy targets.  It is also uses a lot less resources than building a new OmniMech design or a design using advanced construction materials allowing Wolf engineers to quickly convert the facilities on Ford.   Two days after the fall of Rasalas the nearby system of Bainsville falls to a Wolf assault further strengthening the Wolf's drive towards Keystone and the valuable BattleMech factories there.

The Periphery War, Peace Negotiations
Fronc Reaches/Magistracy of Canopus
25th September 3099

   After weeks of peace negotiations the Star League Defence Force negotiators assists the Magistracy of Canopus into brokering a peace deal with the Fronc Reaches, backed by the firepower of the SLDF, the negotiators warn off the small periphery state in an effort to stabilize the Magistracy of Canopus.  But even as the SLDF assist in ending part of the Periphery War the Magistracy of Canopus continue to be threatened by the War as the Marian Hegemony launches more assaults on Marantha and Gambillon capturing both systems while further afar other nations have other plans.

Nadir Point, Recharge Station Hasek One
New Syrtis, Capellan March
Federated Suns
29th September 3099

   As the SLDF attempted to help settle the Periphery War with words the AFFS had other plans Field Marshal Nathaniel Hasek stood on the gravity deck of the massive recharge station, Hasek One, one of the remnants from when the New Syrtis system held a place of importance to the Capellan March.  He could barely hide his smile as he watched the FSS Black Prince and four other WarShips emerge from their Hyperspace Jumps.

   Thirty minutes later small craft from the WarShips brought the First Prince and his command team on board the Hasek One there the First Prince's team briefed the assembled House and mercenary regiment commanders.  “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Taurian Concordat has assaulted our worlds, seized our property and our people.”  Victor Steiner-Davion said looking around the officers beside him stood the Marshal of Armies Sora Higginson and Field Marshal Carver Felsner, the Head of the Department of Military Intelligence.  “However they are not our true threat” the First Prince explained deferring to Felsner.

   â€œThe DMI have uncovered a Maskirovka sleeper agent within the Taurian command network unfortunately we cannot identify who this person is, but we believe that he or she is the architect of the attacks on the Capellan March.”  He said “we have also discovered that the Capellans are shipping advanced weapons to both the Taurian Concordat and the Fronc Reaches in an effort to support the Periphery War and provide both of these nations with the confidence to launch a war.”  They said some of the warriors appeared to be aware of these facts possibly briefed en route to the Capellan March by the First Prince and his advisors while those who had been based within the Capellan March looked angry.

   â€œIn essence the Capellans have begun these proxy conflicts that we believe they intended on using to re-exert their influence over the Magistracy of Canopus and possibly the Fronc Reaches.”  Marshal of Armies Sora Higginson said “we are not going to allow this to continue” he said “Task Force Alpha will strike at the Caellan Confederation systems of Muridox, Corodiz, Larsha and Rollis while Task Force Beta will strike at the Taurian systems of Laconis, MacLeod's Land, Brisbane and New Vandenburg.”  She explained “you will receive your tasking orders over the next couple of days.”

   â€œWe are going to sever the Capellan Confederation’s border ties to the Taurian Concordat and we are going break the Taurian Concordat's ability to wage war.”  The First Prince said “we will not attempt to occupy all of these worlds we know the Taurian response to such a move” he said speaking of the Taurian's remaining attachment to and willingness to use nuclear weapons.  Instead we will make precision strikes against specific targets.  Let me be very clear” Victor said looking at the officers if I hear of any unit taking advantage of this situation and exerting some revenge on the people of the Taurian Concordat I will hold those people responsible for their actions” he warned “we were wronged in this conflict and we will be the ones who ensure it will not happen again in a hurry.  Thank you.”  He said off to one side a senior enlisted officer called out for the gathering to be dismissed few of them would actually be going anywhere instead they would be remaining on the space station to finalize plans for the AFFS twin assaults.

Counter Attack, The Periphery War
Magistracy of Canopus/Marian Hegemony
2nd November 3099

   Heavy fighting continues on no less than six different worlds as the Magistracy of Canopus launch a desperate counter-attack against the Marian Hegemony invasion intent on blunting their enemy with all weapons at their disposal.  Sending all three of their active WarShips in support of ground forces the Magistracy attempt to retake the systems of Marantha, Gambillion and Vixen.  Initial efforts are a success with Marantha and Gambillion both returned to the Magistracy's control however efforts on Vixen quickly bog down with the Marian forces equipped with advanced technology holding off the Magistracy's ground forces and advanced aerospace fighters assaulting the Magistracy's WarShips.

   After four days of fighting the deadlock is broken as the Marians launch a nuclear attack against the MCS Belisong completely obliterating the Shoung Bi Shou-class Corvette with a single missile strike.  With this brutally effective display the Marians show how vulnerable WarShips are to swarms of aerospace fighters and nuclear weapons.  Not willing to risk losing both other vessels in the area the Magistracy government recall their WarShip fleet while leaving their ground forces in position this allows the Marians to fill the area with more units and for pirates to move into the area praying on the contested planets.  These events effectively create an area of space that neither side is able to dominate much like the area once known as the Chaos March in which both nations vie for control over the planets but neither is able to move in.

Dining Hall, Allard-Liao Residence
St Ives, St Ives PDZ
Capellan March, Federated Suns
4th November 3099

   Jaylen Davion sat at her dining room table in her home on St Ives staring at her plate of food as her house butler entered the room.  “Should I prepare another dish for Duke Allard-Liao?”  He asked glancing down the table.

   â€œNot tonight” she said not looking up from her food.  Her husband of two years had walked out the night before after yet another argument about the course her father, the First Prince, was taking.  Justin claimed that the people of St Ives had been worse served since they joined the Federated Suns and that her father's “warmongering” was taking them back towards war with the Capellan Confederation and that all they would get out of it was the loss of more St Ives planets.

   Jaylen did not completely agree that the Federated Suns needed to do what was planned but her father's decision was final.  Even as she sat here alone Federated Suns ground and naval units were entering the Capellan Confederation systems of Muridox, Larsha, Corodiz and Rollis in the first stage of the Federated Suns offensive.  Ground force units would be supported by WarShips in each of the systems but there were no Capellan naval units expected in any of the systems nor was there expected heavy resistance.  The resistance would come in the next couple of days as AFFS units pushed onto the Taurian Concordat worlds of MacLeod's Land, Laconis, Brisbane and finally New Vandenburg.  When the AFFS entered those systems in reprisal for the recent Taurian raids the Federated Suns would officially be at war casualties were expected to be heavy in the Concordat but the AFFS actions were intended on shattering the Taurians capability to make war.  Jaylen's father had ordered that civilian casualties were kept at a minimum but that should the Taurians resort to the use of weapons of mass destruction the AFFS units were to destroy the Taurian units with extreme prejudice.

   These orders were something that neither Jaylen or Tristen had agreed with but neither had been in a position to argue with the First Prince which had caused further disagreements between the couple.  Jaylen refused to admit her marriage was over but neither wished to see the other for now time apart would do them well.

Border raids
District of Tamarind-Abbey, Outer League Alliance
Former-Free Worlds League
17th November 3099

   With the Outer League Alliance more concentrated on the Wolf Empire and the Marian Hegemony the Lyran Commonwealth continue to use the Outer League Alliance as a testing ground for new units raiding their border systems.  In an effort to win a contract with the LCAF Quickcell support these raids with their new Hetzer Jagdtiger a new variant of the popular tank destroyer.  This unit featuring an Improved Heavy Gauss Rifle proves deadly to enemy units but the tanks also suffer from a series of mechanical failures.

   During the fighting the Lyrans also debut their new UZL-10X Uziel Headhunter which uses the Lyrans new Headhunter – 10 which is capable of decapitating an enemy BattleMech with a single missile strike.  This new Uziel model proves very capable of taking out enemy units and with two tons of ammunition the Mech is able to remain with units.  The Mechs Guardian ECM suite gives the Lyran units addition options but its extra-light gyroscope and advanced Headhunter missile system adds to the maintenance costs of the unit.  The Uziel's performance wins it multiple orders from the LCAF Quartermasters.

Free Worlds League Embassy, Crawford Place
Avalon City, New Avalon
Crucis March, Federated Suns
25th November 3099

   The armoured limousine stopped outside the main gate of the Free Worlds League Embassy and Elder Marik stepped from the vehicle onto the pavement with another man.  Like his companion he wore a simple black suit carrying a brown leather suitcase at his side he stepped into the Embassy grounds and was quickly followed by two guards from a second vehicle.  On his mission with the Church he had intended on having no guards but his mother had insisted that at least two plain clothes SAFE trained guards.  Stepping into the embassy he felt like he was back in the Free Worlds League the décor feeling familiar.  Walking past the grounds staff a couple looked at him but they paid little attention to him he wasn't dressed like any other noble.

   Entering the Embassy he was immediately approached by Ambassador Felicity Jones “Duke Marik” she said as he entered.

   â€œPlease Ambassador it's Elder Marik for the duration of my visit to New Avalon.”  He said calmly glancing around there were few others present “I do not wish for my family name to interfere with my duties while I am here.”

   â€œUnderstood we will pass on your request”

   â€œVery good” he replied turning away back towards the exit his companion following.

   â€œSire do you not want to look over the status reports of our mission here?  Or receive news from home?”  The Ambassador asked confused.

   â€œI am sure you have everything under control here” he said “my duties will have me on the streets and that is where I will be.”  He said stepping out of the room back outside the Embassy there he stepped and turned to the two bodyguards who had been shadowing him.  “I am aware of your orders.  Now I will make a request I want both of you to maintain your distance from us I do not want the people we speak to to feel crowded.  You may remain at a distance that you can see us but not interfere unless we absolutely need you.”  He said the two guards did not look completely certain of his orders “my mother is not here I am take this as an order.”  Both men did not look convinced but said nothing further so he turned to his companion “shall we begin?”  He said completely calmly the man nodded and the two walked out onto the streets of New Avalon intent on passing the word of their Church to the people.

My thanks to James Tanaga for the continued excellent work on the Rim Collection storyline.

Gilfillan City
Gilfillan’s Gold, Rim Collection
Periphery
2nd December, 3099

   Frank Able watched the crowds from behind the tinted glass of the utility vehicle he rode in as they made their way towards the President’s House, where his father resided, he'd been invited for dinner and now his vehice was in the middle of a convoy of five vehicles that his advisers and security  had insisted travel with him. The Old Man, as many within the Collection had termed him, was on the warpath in regards to the family, what with him knocking up yet another woman and Karen allowing her fiancé to take their daughter along with him to the FedSuns. Sometimes, rarely, he wished his father was never selected as President Mayfield’s successor it was easier when The Old Man was purely a military commander.

   He was rocked from his thoughts as the vehicle screeched to a stop and he felt the seat belt he wore dig into his skin keeping him in his seat as he heard and felt an explosion. “Wha-,” he started to ask, only for his driver to turn his head and slam the vehicle in reverse. As he did so, he caught sight of the crowd running in all directions, seemingly trying to get away from the explosion. That was when he understood it hadn’t been an accident. The convoy itself was under attack, as the vehicle reversed and then turned down a side street, following the one in front of them. As it did so, he reached into the seat in front of him and pulled out the light body Kevlar body armor that was inside and hurried to put it on, his private assistant also doing the same as they both scrambled for some sort of protection.

   As they finished putting the body armor on, he paled as he caught sight of a Purifier power armor suit keeping up with them on the roofs of the building to his right. He guessed there were others to the left, for his bodyguard in the front passenger seat reported as much into his radio as Frank and his assistant pulled out matching compact laser rifles hidden in the back of the seats in front of them.

   Suddenly, the vehicle in front of theirs exploded into a ball of flame. He heard his driver yell something as Frank held onto the seat in front of him, then they rammed the now-destroyed vehicle in front of theirs as his driver attempted to maneuver them through the ambush. Turning his head, he could see the vehicle behind them follow them as the one directly behind it too exploded.

   He suddenly was jolted out of his seat, hitting the door hard, blacking out, as the vehicle was hit onto its side by another explosion as the ambush was complete with Frank's entire convoy destroyed and dozens of others injured.

   Hours later with the ambush long over the assailants still at large Karen Able balled her fists, feeling her nails breaking her skin, as she walked out the hospital into the rain, surrounded by Watch personnel. The entire Collection now knew about the attempted assassination of her brother Frank earlier today and the collateral casualties that had gone with it. In the parking lot and on the nearby street and buildings, she could see the Rim Collection Security Services were out in force. Uniformed personnel along with plain-clothes one; tactical response units alongside canine units. On the surrounding roof tops with her trained eyes she could see snipers belonging to both the Security Service and the Lancers and she knew that those were only the visual deterrent there would be concealed troopers out there too.

   Yet, at any other time she would have noted this with pride, she instead seethed. While her brother was still alive, he still was in emergency surgery and the docs still did not know whether he would ultimately survive or not. Whoever had done this to her brother would pay, she promised herself.

   â€œMa’am,” she heard the voice of the head of her Watch bodyguard contingent speak to her. She nodded in her direction, as the rain continued, her face and clothes now soaked. “Star Colonel Truscott of the Raptors and Star Captain Harold Faraday of the Mandrills have arrived,” the woman informed Karen as she nodded to the two approaching clanners who both wore the military green waterproofs matching hers, they were followed by a contingent of Truscott's Rangers. She knew Truscott by sight, but not the male Mandrill warrior in front of her. Glancing down, she noticed the dark red boots the Mandrills all wore, and decided to trust the man to actually be a Mandrill warrior.

   â€œOur clans have given us orders to offer any and all support that we and our units can give you, Galaxy Marshal,” Star Colonel Justine Truscott reported to her. “Whoever dezgra ordered these surats in this cowardly attack will face our collective might!” The unknown Fire Mandrill nodded to Karen as the Star Colonel spoke.

   â€œRight now, I need answers! Whoever ordered these assassins to kill my brother, we will make pay!  We've captured one of them Star Colonel, you and your Rangers have your first mission. Take the bitch and make her talk! Anyway you can, but make the bitch squeal!”

   Both clanners looked to each other before they turned to her and nodded, before Justine Truscott motioned to her subordinates behind her. As the female clanner led the other fourteen Rangers with her into the hospital, each paused and gave Karen a squeeze on her left shoulder. Most she noted were clanners, but Karen noticed all operated as a team. Where one grieved, they all grieved.

   â€œGo with them and make sure the clanners get the bitch as nonviolently as possible,” she muttered to her, bodyguard as an afterthought. She heard her mumble her agreement and watched her join the back of the contingent of clanners as they entered the hospital.

Planning Room, Clan Wolf Command Complex Alpha One
Boxleitner (Wolf) City, Sheridan
Wolf Empire
12th December 3099

   The new saKhan of Clan Wolf Amina Kerensky could walk down the street of Wolf City, or Boxleitner City as the locals insisted on calling the Capital City apparently it was named for an actor from old Terra and the people were quite proud of it, and feel less nervous the Wolves in Command Complex Alpha were busy at work monitoring their neighbouring realms.  Amina stepped up to the main holo table standing beside Khan Jennifer Winson who was studying some plans the saKhan glanced over the plans not recognizing them.

   â€œYou look confused saKhan” Jennifer Winson said quietly Amina Kerensky could not stand the woman she had been Nathan Fetladral's lackey and did not deserve to be Khan of the Wolves.

   â€œNeg interested to learn Khan” Amina Kerensky replied continuing to study the plans.  “Is this your planned answer to the Marik assaults Quineg?”  She said these plans showed the Wolves in a far stronger position than they currently were.

   â€œNeg” Jennifer Winson admitted “these were the plans laid down when Clan Wolf initially planned to move to our new home.”  She said “their plan was for us to cripple our neighbours in one swoop.”

   â€œAmbitious” Amina Kerensky admitted “and to think we control only a single one of the worlds listed on this list.”  She said referring to Tamarind which itself was currently being contested with the newly risen Outer League Alliance.

   â€œAff their plan was to strike hard and to capture or destroy each of these worlds” she said moving her finger down the list of worlds Bolan, Tamarind, Solaris VII, Stewart, Keystone, Loyalty and Ionus.  “However Nathan Fetladral believed that if we were to strike at all of these worlds we would be more spread out than the Sea Foxes and we would be destroyed piecemeal even with the contracted Snow Raven and Nova Cats.”

   â€œWho are nearing the end of their Contract and who we have under used.”  Amina Kerensky said pushing the Wolves had successfully defeated both the Snow Ravens and Nova Cats to extend their contract securing their naval support in the Wolves time of need but still these units had not been used to their full capabilities. “We need to hit the Marik-Stewarts before they become overconfident following their latest successes.”

   â€œI agree” she admitted “which is why we are going to strike at Stewart and take one of their co-capitals from them.  We will strike at Stewart first bypassing Amity and Danais to give forewarning then our back-up forces will strike at those systems.  Additional units will strike at Helm and Gallatin to tie up the dezgra mercenary units stationed there.”

   â€œWhat about the Commonwealth's offensive forces?  They still hold Zortman and have significant assets in the region.”  Amina Kerensky pointed out the forces on the world which Nathan Fetladral had died on were still a potential knife at their back.

   â€œThe Sea Foxes have wanted a planet in the region for weeks”  Jennifer Winson said “we will give them Kappa Galaxy to support their efforts.”  She said suggesting using the second-line command for the task.

   â€œThat may work.”  Amina Kerensky admitted she had already fended off two attempts by the Sea Foxes to gain territory in the last month.

   â€œYes it will.  We need to push the Marik-Stewarts to the brink of collapse so they remain within their own borders.  Inform the Nova Cats and Snow Ravens that we'll be striking directly at Stewart and following the completion of these operations they will be released from their contract.”

   â€œOur trials increased the duration of their contract” Amina protested

   â€œAff however they will be carrying the majority of the work in the next battles” Jennifer Winson said “they have served out their contract.”  She said the two spoke for several more hours looking over their plans the Wolves needed to succeed in this or they would be vulnerable for years to come.

   A week later on the 19th December Clan Sea Fox launch an assault on Zortman with the WarShips Terror of the Deep, a Nightlord-class Battleship, the Intrepid-class Troopships Dortmond and Saratoga the Faulk Skate and three clusters from the Deathstrike Khanate.  The Sea Foxes come in firing obliterating the MSC Cook, a Venturer-class Light Cruiser, immediately before burning towards the planet.  Landing the Sea Foxes continue their “fire-first” strategy blasting the ground forces completely over running the Fourth Marik-Stewart Guards Regiment and two small supporting mercenary units two other Marik-Stewart units that had been expected in the system were both missing.  The fighting costs the Sea Foxes the Fortieth Strike Cluster but the Sea Foxes are able to give their new Tribune BattleMech a live-fire combat run.

Bunker City Taussen
Versailles, Crucis March
Federated Suns
18th December 3099

   The colony of Taussen buried deep under the Manei Domini base on Versailles was a hive of activity as AFFS troops manned the streets and Intelligence agency staff checked every inch of the facility it wasn't every day that the First Prince of the Federated Suns visited.  These people had been citizens of a secret world within the Federated Suns until just a short few weeks ago but Victor Steiner-Davion had insisted that he visit them personally and then his wife Duchess Danai Centrella-Davion had insisted on accompanying him.

   To ensure nothing went seriously wrong the DMI had deployed two entire Battalions of Rabid Fox Battle Armoured troopers into the facility on top of the First Princes personal security unit from the First Davion and the troops that were already based on the planet.  Despite their advancing age both Victor and Danai were accomplished warriors and could look after themselves but the troops of the AFFS were dedicated to their defence and would not let them down.

   Victor and his wife entered the habitation level at 13:00 hours and slowly moved through the crowd with multiple bodyguard staff.  The population despite their many years under the Manei Domini the people considered themselves to be citizens of the Federated Suns and subjects of the First Prince like their ancestors had been.  Victor learns that the Manei Domini had perpetrated a ruse with the population claiming to be a secret fail-safe force assembled in secret by the First Prince to support the AFFS to ensure no threat could completely destroy the Federated Suns.  In effect the people were as loyal to the Federated Suns as any other.  Victor also learns that the people of Versailles refered to their world as Taussen, which the AFFS had been naming the Bunker.

   The First Prince announces that the planet will be under the personal stewardship of his family for the foreseeable future with no noble ruler assigned to running the planet.  He also announces that a purpose built habitation facility will be built on the surface of the planet for the population allowing the civilian population to see the sky for the first time in centuries due to the Manei Domini's security concerns.  On the surface Davion clean up teams also begin the long process of clearing the centuries old munitions that litter the surface in an attempt to make the planet more habitable.

Kwangjong-ni
Coventry Theatre, Lyran Commonwealth
25th December, 3099

   Karen Able struggled to swallow down the bile that threatened to surge into her mouth, the result of developing Transit Disorientation Sickness brought on by her pregnancy with her daughter. Not unheard of, she was told it would abate once she had Victoria. Yet, two and a half years after she gave birth to her little girl, she still had it and likely would continue having it until the day she died. It was rare for natal TDS to continue after a pregnancy, she was told, but it did happen.

   Catching her breath, she looked outside the window, seeing the jumpships and the Raptor’s Whirlwind-class destroyer, RCS Elysium. Already, Omni and aerospace fighters were deploying into the blackness of space. Looking down, she could just see the watery-blue and green world of Kwangjong-ni, the size of a very small ball. Yet TDS was a small price to pay for avenging her brother’s death, she decided as she looked down upon the planet.

   Straightening her back, she turned to face the rest of the bridge. Already, the JumpShip captain, an aging female clanner nearly as old as her father, was barking out orders as her crew just as quickly reacted to them. Finally the male Elemental clanner manning the comm station nodded to her.
Pushing against the floor of the bridge with her toes, she floated towards the comm station, nodding to the younger man as he reached out and effortlessly pulled her to him. Resting her right arm on the man’s shoulder, she leaned against him as he turned on the comm channel. “Comm link established, ovkhan.”

   She acknowledged the large Elemental clanner with a nod of her own as she looked to the black dot near to a blue light she knew that housed the tiny camera. “This is Galaxy Marshal Karen Able of the Rim Collection to Kwangjong-ni defenders and all Lyrans.  The attack on Kwangjong-ni is a retaliatory strike against Defiance Industries for their role in my brother’s assassination earlier this month. Kwangjong-ni defenders are ordered to stand down if they value their lives. Those who surrender will be repatriated back to the Lyran Commonwealth. Those who do not will be considered as acting on Defiance Industries behalf and will die. This is their only warning. To the Lyran Commonwealth, do not interfere and we will consider this a private matter. If not, we become enemies this day. Able out.”

   She knew she was risking much for this attack on Kwangjong-ni, but her love for her brother demanded it. She could only hope her father would understand that.

   At the same time on Gilfillian’s Gold, her father, President Able was with his staff were watching the same message which had been per-recorded by before Karen left. Just as it ended, the President collapsed unconscious in his chair after having a massive heart attack, a result of a stress caused by Karen's reckless actions and a grieving heart for the death of his son.  Although Jerry was immediately taken to the best medical facility in the Rim Collection nothing could be done for the President.  Hours later Vice President James Nanook announces the death of President Jerry Able to an already grieving Rim Collection.

   Beyond the nation's borders Karren Able persecutes her campaign against the Defiance Industries facilities on Kwangjong-ni intent on making the company pay for the death of her brother unaware of the trouble she had caused at home.

Clan Assault
Stewart, Marik-Stewart Commonwealth
Former-Free Worlds League
30th December 3099

   With a series of flashes of light the Snow Raven WarShips Mountbatton, Spur and Faithful jump into the Nadir point of the Stewart system arriving ahead of the Wolf ground forces.  At the Zenith point Liger, Principle and Sabretooth enter the system.  At both jump points sparks of weapons fire immediately filled the surrounding space with fixed defence stations and the two Marik-Stewart Commonwealth Venturer-class Light Cruisers assigned to Stewart's defence immediately engaging the Clan forces.

   The Clan WarShip crews are surprised to find that the defenders have armed everything in the area with as many weapons as possible and are engaged by the local jump stations and even the JumpShips something rarely encountered in the Inner Sphere.  As the Clan forces methodically destroy the WarShips and fixed defence stations in the system a merchant class JumpShip from the Nadir point jumps to the Zenith point re-entering the system close to the Nova Cat vessel Principle.  The massive emergence wave caused by the arriving JumpShip rips across the port side of the Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser stripping the vessel of armour and weapons breaching the hull causing the deaths of the majority of the crew.  The Principle continued on the same course with power systems shorting out across the vessel with the remaining crew abandoning the vessel soon after.  The remaining Nova Cats and Snow Ravens then go about destroying every defence asset and civilian vessel in the system including the MSC Gambit, a Zechetinu II-class Corvette, that enters the system via a pirate point in a vain attempt to stop the marauding Clan forces.

   Hours later with both standard jump points secure the Wolf's JumpShips carrying Alpha and Beta Galaxies enter the system behind the Nova Cat and Snow Raven vessels and begin their transit towards the planet of Stewart.

I'm still not 100% happy with my documents but I've decided I want to write so here we go...

My thanks to James Tanaga for the first part and for patience in sticking with the AU.

3100

Landry Sea
Kwangjoneg-ni
2nd January 3100

Star Captain Yu Nevversan felt the Kirghiz omnifighter shake as it entered Kwangjong-ni’s atmosphere, knowing nine other identical craft were following him it.  His unit, Gamma Trinary of the Mandrill’s Nineteenth Striker Cluster, was the Mandrill’s only contribution to Galaxy Marshal Karen Able’s Task Force Vengeance, as the Rim Collection’s media had coined the collective force she had brought here to Kwangjong-ni.

Yet despite being the Mandrill’s sole participation in the operation, his trinary was perhaps the most important element of it. Normally a Specialist Salamander Trinary with a star of Kirgiz OmniFighters and two stars of Salamander battle armour.  Today the Elemental troopers had traded their regular equipment in for Undine battle armour.

He reviewed the mission in his head just as he felt the atmospheric turbulence end. While Karen Able’s Lancers and the Sphinx Raptors handled the Lyrans Fifteenth Arcturan Guards RCT and Kwangjong-ni’s militia units, his Specialist trinary had waited on board their Titan DropShip for Able to find and then send them the required coordinates to the underwater Defiance Industries facilities.  Once she had destroyed the ground threat, she would force the planet’s governor to disclose to her the required coordinates and then gather her forces to make it seem they were gathering to enter into the water, even sending some Raptor Undine suits to “picket”. Once she was certain she had the underwater defender’s attention, she would send his trinary in.
“One minute to drop. Repeat, one minute to drop,” the Kirghiz pilot warned Yu and the other warriors it carried. Only an hour and a half ago, she had sent him a text message via Fire Mandrill encryption protocols. It only had one word; Vengeance, followed by the coordinates where he hoped the underwater factory was located.

“Deployment drop. Repeat, deployment drop,” he heard the pilot report into his radio, just before he felt his Undine power armor drop from the hold of the omnifighter into the blackness of Kwangjong-ni’s sky.

A few seconds after the drop, he felt the near stop of his suit he was in as its parachute opened, signaling the suit was at ten thousand meters above the water. Once he made sure the parachute would hold, he sent a click into his radio. Soon, he allowed himself a smile, as his point all answered him. The seriousness of the mission necessitated radio silence until the actual strike against their target and so he and his two stars were stuck with using radio clicks and lights for now.

Switching frequencies, he did the same task and was soon answered in kind. A moment later, he switched radio frequencies to the command frequency used only by he and Star Commander Becka Faraday. Sending a click, he was relieved by the immediate click that was sent back. It meant no drop losses. Sending a click back, followed by four clicks, he switched channels back to his own immediate points, as he then looked at the readings on his scanners.
He smiled to himself as he saw they were mostly on target. Now they only had to wait until the parachute harnesses detached when they reached 30 meters above the water. As he and the other warriors did so, each constantly used their suit’s Underwater Maneuvering Unit to act as a maneuvering device when needed. Usually only useful underwater, the small jet engines acted to somewhat propel and guide them as they glided through the night sky.

Soon enough, he felt the parachute detach from him, then just as quickly crashing into the ocean underneath him. Just as quickly, he turned on his suit’s small green lights so others would know where he was, and again did clicked his radio. Once he had confirmation from his point, the four point commanders he commanded, and from Star Commander Becka, he led them slowly to the facility and into the depths.

Three hours later, having travelled nearly a hundred kilometers underwater, Yu and his warriors neared their target. He allowed himself a grin as he and the others stopped as they heard a submarine pass over them, its sonar warning them it was perhaps twenty meters above them. He expected at least one submarine this close to the target.  Remaining still their systems in passive mode the Mandrills watched their target pass harmlessly overhead continuing it's submersed patrol.

Once the submarine had passed, they began again. Only twenty minutes later, they had reached the target. Even this far away, their passive scanners could already see it was a decently sized underwater facility. Quickly, they began scouting the facility and found the only way in was the submarine pens. And just as he had hoped, a large cargo submarine was in the pen, making their job to destroy the facility all the more easier.

Half an hour later, once he filled Star Commander Becka Faraday on his plan and both alerted each of their warrior’s to their assigned targets and duties and each carefully went into position, he clicked his radio to all frequencies. “Go for broke,” Yu yelled into his radio, firing his torpedoes. They were joined by more fired from select warriors.

A few moments later, explosions rocked the Lyran factory. As soon as he fired his torpedoes, he darted his Undine battle armor suit towards the facility, followed by the four others belonging to his point. As he got closer, he grinned in grim satisfaction as he himself could see the devastation his torpedoes had done. The superstructure was bent, he easily saw, though as warned, the double hull of the structure kept it from imploding. As he studied the structure, his radio piped up.

“Beta-One here. Submarine pen is under our control. Continuing to phase two. Out,” reported Star Commander Becka. He didn’t bothering giving her an oral reply, rather just giving a click to the radio, letting his fellow Mandrill warrior know he received the message. Another attack from his warriors would destroy this part of the facility, he judged, before leading his point back to the others, while Becka’s warriors would capture the cargo submarine and help with their escape.

“Go for broke,” he again called back after his point returned to their assigned positions. Like before, torpedoes launched out towards the underwater facility, though this time, much more of them, as he allowed the remainder of his warriors to fire their torpedoes.

Once fired, all his warriors began their attack. As they neared the structure, he could see it far more damaged. And, this time, he could see they could enter it. Leading his point in, he could see bodies dead either by the shockwave of the torpedoes exploding or drowned.
Soon enough, they came to a bulkhead. There, he and his point mates ripped open the hatch. With water spewing into the compartment, he and his points continue to rip open the hatch so their Undines could fit. A minute later, the last of his point mates, Eric, had just entered the now half full compartment, when the first of the underwater factory’s defenders had found them.

Lightly-armed with slug pistols and having no kind of protection outside of rebreathers, Yu and his point had no issue neutralizing the threat with their ER Micro Lasers. “Alpha-One. Light resistance encountered. Moving on,” he reported through his radio to his subordinate point commanders as they continued through the large compartment.

Nearing the next hatch, they found a much more sizeable threat however. A squad of infantry in rebreathers, armed this time with pulse laser rifles and a portable medium pulse laser set up to cover a large cargo hold kept them from continuing.

“Cover now,” Yu yelled out as he used his UWU to dart back behind the wall in the now-underwater compartment. “Sitrep,” he called out into his radio a moment later as he checked his surroundings.

As the rest of his point reported in, he tested to see how thick the walls in the direction of the hatch the enemy were protecting. Once all checked in and reported by shear dumb luck all were uninjured and their suits undamaged, he reported back. “Justine, still have your torpedoes, quiaff?” he asked the one warrior in his point that should have their torpedoes still.  Firing the weapons inside was dangerous but given the size of the cargo bay he hoped any detonation shockwaves would disperse.

“Aff,” the slightly younger warrior replied back. “Hold on.” A moment later, he heard her voice again. “Fire in the hole!” her voice yelled into his radio as he saw her dart out behind her wall and fire the last of the torpedoes his point had.  Not a second later he heard the explosions of her torpedoes exploding and water being sucked into the next compartment.

“Alpha-One to all points. Encountered heavy resistance. Threat neutralized, but stay on your toes,” he reported into his radio as he led his point into the other compartment. Though they encountered minor resistance, none was so much as the portable medium pulse laser from earlier.

“Beta-One Alpha-One,” his radio came to life as they neared another hatch. Her voice continued as he brought up his suit’s claw, motioning his point to halt. “Respectfully request a bug out NOW!”

“Alpha-One to Beta One. What’s the situation,” he asked the other Mandrill warrior via radio.

“Beta-Five just reported the cargo sub is having a meltdown,” was the other warrior’s slightly panicked answer. “Beta Star is in full retreat.”

“Glad to know we’ll be seeing the fireworks we missed yesterday,” he remarked to her humorously before switching channels to speak to his subordinate point commanders as he motioned with his suit’s claw to head back towards the ocean. “Alpha-One to all points. Up to the surface NOW!”

Without bothering to explain, confident his point commanders would begin their withdrawal, he switched frequencies to an open frequency. “This is Star Captain Yu Nevversan of the Rim Collection. A meltdown inside one of your subs is happening NOW! Highly advise you begin evacuating the factory as quickly as you can. Nevversan out.”

He quickly led his point out into the ocean surrounding the factory, then all began making their way to the surface as quickly as they could, not even bothering for stealth. Once he hit the surface, he immediately keyed his radio to Gamma star’s frequency. “Christmas party is done, Gamma star. Need immediate pickup and extraction, over,” he called into his radio as he looked around him as more of his warriors bobbed up out from the ocean’s depths.

“Roger that, Alpha-One pickup in ten mikes,” was the reply.

“Might be dead in ten mikes, Gamma-One, but will wait until pickup,” he commented back, before immediately switching frequencies to Karen Able’s own. “Mako Alpha-One to Kings Omega Alpha-One. We have a serious problem.”

“King lead One. What’s the problem,” she asked not a moment later, obviously waiting for his reply. Probably since she gave the go ahead for the op, he thought humorously to himself.

“Rim Collection’s belated Christmas present just turned into a wildfire,” he told the freeborn woman mirthfully as he finally caught sight of the Kirghiz flying towards them. “The submarine we planned to escape in is having a nuclear meltdown that couldn’t be helped due to battlefield conditions. Over,” was his reply.

“Oh god!” she replied with horror before switching channels. A moment later, she came back. “This is Galaxy Marshal Karen Able to all remaining Lyran forces on Kwangjong-ni. A meltdown on a submarine in your battlemech factory as a result of battle damage has been reported. Request any and all ships and submarines to vacate the area. Rim Collection forces will not, repeat not, take advantage of this accident and will stand down, though will continue to defend ourselves if attacked. Furthermore, I am offering Rim Collection support and apologies for this tragic accident. Over.”

Later that day, on board his trinary’s assigned jumpship, Yu was enjoying an intimate coupling with Becka when the news came in. Though the factory was destroyed, Yu breathed a sigh of relief, as the Lyrans had listened to both his and Able’s warning of the impending disaster and managed to evacuate those inside not a perfect mission but certainly no reason to stop his current activity.

Launching Ceremony, Nova Cat Shipyards
Varnay System, Nova Cat’s Den
Periphery
9th January 3100

   In an effort to begin the new century on a high note Clan Nova Cat relaunch the captured Nighlord-class Battleship Altrops into the Nova Cat fleet under the name Sacred Rite.  The vessel has undergone extensive upgrades during its time in the Nova Cat shipyards and is now classed as a Nightlord II-class vessel.

Wolf Victory
Stewart, Wolf Empire
Former-Free Worlds League
14th January 3100

“To hard fought victory” Khan Jennifer Winson said looking around proudly at the Wolf spoils it had cost them three full clusters of ground troops but finally they had crushed the First and Second Stewart Home Guard Regiments securing the planet.  Duke Leonard Stewart had finally been forced to admit defeat and had retreated off planet with the remains of his Land-Air Mech Wing.

   â€œBut a costly one” saKhan Amina Kerensky said “we should not have lost so much in taking this planet.”

   â€œWe knew it would be a costly victory” Jennifer Winson said defending her troop’s success “now we must hold it.”

   â€œWith three less clusters” Amina Kerensky repeated the losses “and both the Nova Cats and Snow Ravens are preparing to leave.  Even with the Ward’s Legacy overhead we are vulnerable.”

   â€œAff but both the Nova Cats and Snow Ravens did they duty and furfilled their contracts we will not force them to remain longer.  The Nova Cat commander informs me that the Principle will be left in this system as Wolf Isorla.”

   â€œA Nova Cat joke quiaff?  The Principle is a wreck it will take months to repair even if we had the resources.”  She said disgusted a fully functional Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser may have made some difference not a wreck.

   â€œRegardless it shows the Nova Cats have no interest in remaining her longer than required if they did then they would wait for their Heavy Cruiser.”  Jennifer pointed out “to force them to remain now would mean we had allies who had no stomach to remain, I have no interest in that.”

   â€œSo we hold against out enemies ourselves.”

   â€œWe act like Wolves and we continue to take the fight to our enemies.  Declare martial law here on Stewart anyone who steps out of line or acts in a criminal fashion are to be shot.”  Jennifer said ferrally “have our border forces continue their series of raids keep our enemies uneasy and contact the Sea Foxes perhaps now that they have their planet we might get some trade out of them.”  She said looking around again smiling “it cost us a lot but this was worth it.”

Escape Pod
Summit System
Jade Falcon Occupation Zone
21st January 3091

   Archon Jessica Steiner looked out of the rear viewport at her dying WarShip the LCS Archon’s Pride as the escape pod she’d been forced into was jettisoned from the Alliance-class Cruiser.  The crewmen and women who had stayed on board to fight off the Jade Falcon assault had to know they were fighting a losing battle but they continued to engage the massive Jade Falcon Nightlord vessel that bore down on the Lyran flagship.

   It had started three days ago as word passed that Clan Wolf had successfully conquered Stewart in the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth.  Not to be outdone Clan Jade Falcon had sent forces across the border as well invading New Exford, Kandersteg and Summit in a blitzkrieg type assault that had taken the Lyrans by surprise.  Before the Summit assault Jessica knew of four mercenary units, two Mountain Wolf Clusters and one full Lyran Regiment that had been destroyed by the Jade Falcon advance and now they could add her WarShip she thought.

   Jessica Steiner’s escape pod was quickly captured by a Lyran DropShip which had been assigned to recover the Archon and take her to a waiting JumpShip which would take her from the system before the Jade Falcons could cause more damage to the Lyran Commonwealth.  Five days later after the destruction of the LCS Archon’s Pride and a Jessica Steiner’s JumpShip exited the system from a pirate point Clan Jade Falcon landed on Summit.  With the loss of their naval support and with their Archon fleeing the system the Lyran morale was broken before the Falcons even arrived and they quickly walked over the Thirty-seventh Lyran Guard Regiment and its supporting militia troops as the Jade Falcons showed they were not a Clan to be upstaged by the Wolves.

Star League Announcement
Liberty, Star League Protectorate
25th January 3100

After a relitivtively quiet spell within the Star League Protectoate another terrorist attack is committed by the Battle Armour troops this time on Liberty. While SLDF units are being deployed wholesale to the Clan front near Wolf and Jade Falcon held space Duke Bannister Cameron announces that SAS Troops will be deployed to all worlds of the Star League Protectorate to counter terrorist threats and to help train local forces.  He also announces that all Mowang Small Craft whether they are owned by independent operators or companies will be stopped and searched by the SLDF until this crisis is over. The other worlds of the Star League Protectorate make note that it is now a priority to counter these threats after Bannister Cameron's world is targeted.

Nightlord II is up

http://www.ourbattletech.com/forum/techlab/nightlord-ii-class-battleship/

great update!