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Silverbeacher
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Reply #51 May 26, 2008 11:51:43 AM
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That... is one heck of a backstory.

(the above refers to the "brief history" Silver just described.
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Reply #52 May 26, 2008 11:54:36 PM
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Nice...excellent back-story!   

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Reply #53 May 29, 2008 7:51:57 PM
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Oooh nice   
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Reply #54 June 1, 2008 3:56:44 PM
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Episode V: Nine Brothers

"Proximity Alert! Three unidentified vessels at 187.1 by 218,2 mark 43. The vessels are tiny, ranging from ten to fifteen meters in length. The designs do not match those we encountered in the Old Systems."

Commodore Cal Morave brought up his own display on his side console. "Remind me to tell Fleet Command that I really want some defenses on this ship next time we're in drydock. Comm, hail them."

"Yes, sir. Sending out standard greeting on all EM and subspace channels... They are responding, Commodore. I can put it on the main viewer."

"Proceed."

The forward viewer of the bridge normally was a panaranomic view of space, but then it was filled with a screen that appeared with a pale bluish toned female with two small horns protuding from her forehead.

"Greetings! I am Master Explorer Kaeri Ellfe of the Carinoid Scout Ship "Stardust". On behalf of our people and our leader, CaerAine, we are most pleased to meet you."

"I am Commodore Cal Morave of the Starship 'Cerulean One' on special envoy for President Jacquelyn Hamilton and the people of the Cerulean Union. Forgive me, Master Ellfe, if we are a bit wary, but our previous encounters with alien species didn't go so well. May we ask for some form of good faith, such as information about your people?

"Of course. We are sending an information docket now."

***

Cal Morave sat in his ready room facing the screen that currently was filled with the face of President Jacquelyn Hamilton.

"The Carinoids seem fairly peaceful. They are a matriarchial society, on par with our technological levels about 200 years ago. While they do have some basic spacefaring technology, I doubt, unless they are given the technology by someone, that they are any kind of threat as they can't really travel more than a few parsecs from their home system. Also, they gave us contact information with their main trading partner, a race called the Scottlingas, which is found about 8 parsecs away. Again, a fairly peaceful race, though a bit fanatical. The Carinoids have good relations with them but find them a bit aloof, but overall just ignore it. I guess they named themselves after a former leader, the Chief Engineer they called him, and also believed that the stars were actually the spirits of their dead ancestors, so their whole point of going out into space was to find the star/spirit that was that of the Chief Engineer."

"Thank you, Cal. Keep up the good work."

"Yes, thank you ma'am. Um, Madam President? We don't get a lot of news while we're out here. How is the colonization efforts going?"

"Actually, it is proceeding better than I thought. Of course, we did have to make one 'concession'. As you know the Cerians have been...troublesome...since we arrived in this area of space, past grudges and all that. It was actually Tristan's idea, but he met with Cerian and some other former minor colony leaders, and reached an agreement. We now have nine primary worlds, with New Ceres being the ninth, and having a reprsentative on the Executive Council. The last one, New Triton, just ratified its Unification Charter last week actually. Aren't you Tritonese, Commodore?"

"I was born on Triton, yes, but we moved to Ares when I was seven."

"I see, I see. Well, in honor that all of the primary worlds have been re-established, the Vice President and I are embarking on an interplanetary tour, with him visiting Ares, Ceres, Gaia, and Hera; and myself starting on Rhea and then ending with a grand celebration on Triton."

"Well, sounds like tons of fun, Madam President."

Jackie let out a big laugh and had a huge grin. "Oh of course, Cal, of course. I'll be in contact with you later. Take care."

"You too, Madam President. Cerulean One out." and the screen blinked off.

***

Lieutenant DeSoto, turned toward Executive Officer Tahmoh Penikett. "Sir, we are recieving a Priority One Message on a coded channel from New Cerulean, text only."

Captain Penikett turned from his data pad to the fore of the bridge and nodded at DeSoto. "Go ahead, Lieutenant."

Lt. DeSoto glanced quickly through the message...and let out a small gasp. "Sir...we need to get the Commodore up here right now."

***

Captain Penikett stood up and saluted Commodore Morave as he entered from the lift.

"Thank you, Captain. What's going on?"

"Sir...we just received a priority message from the President's Office...sir...the Vice President was found dead this morning...two gunshots wounds."

"By the gods! How is the President?"

"Sir...that's just it...the President is missing."
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Reply #55 June 1, 2008 4:08:34 PM
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Now that is a plot twist.
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Reply #56 June 2, 2008 1:57:08 AM
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The CSV (Cerulean Starfleet Vessel) 'Cerulean One'; Ambassador-Class Medium Cruiser (formerly Amberlyn-Class Diplomatic Attache Vessel)

The Ambassador-Class starship is based upon the design on the "Cerulean One" after it underwent minor upgrades at the New Heran Fleet Yards. The CSV Cerulean One was the first ship to carry the new Amabassador-Class designation, though a CSV Ambassador was built as its namesake flagship.

The CSV-Cerulean One does carry some unique improvements due to its status as the Flagship of the Office of the President (as compared to the Flagship of the Fleet, which is a military vessel), in comparison to the standard Ambassador-Class.

The most notable are the Anomaly Survey Module; Stellar Folding Engines (the Jump Drive engines engineered for faster hyperdrive capability), and a Stellar Defender system which gives the ship a stronger defense when it is in Cerulean space. The CSV Cerulean One also has about twice the hull integrity (HP) of a normal Ambassador-Class ship.

The CSV-Cerulean One also carries a larger crew complement.

All Ambassador-Class ships are equipped with two forward phasor arrays and one aft array, and a forward photon torpedo launcher. They are plated with zero-point armor, two shield arrays, and an anti-missile defense system codenamed Aereon.

While the Ambassador-Class can hold its own in a fight, they are not used as combat vessels but almost exclusively for diplomatic and scientific missions.

The CSV-Cerulean One is currently commanded by Commodore Cal R. Morave. Originally carrying then Vice President Hamilton on a diplomatic mission to Rhea, it coordinated the Jump to this region of space, at which point it blew out its Jump engines. It was relaunched under orders of Defense Secretary Westings to explore this new region of space and report to him. President Hamilton modified its mission, declaring the ship the Special Envoy of the President, continuing its mission to explore the region of space they were found, but to instead report directly to the Office of the President.

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Reply #57 June 3, 2008 3:27:56 PM
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Reply #58 June 5, 2008 9:11:19 AM
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Continues to be excellent Silver.

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Reply #59 June 5, 2008 10:22:48 AM
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just wait til i finish this next chapter, it will blow your mind!
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Reply #60 June 19, 2008 5:07:28 PM
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Where you at Silver?   
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Reply #61 June 21, 2008 1:06:04 AM
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I'm working on the chapter right now, but its a LONG one (three distinct acts, each one about the length of previous "episodes") so its taking some time.

in the meantime, I give you the Senior Officers of the CSV Cerulean One

please note that one Officer, named earlier, has undergone a slight name change.

if someone is really bright they may even gather where most (all but two) of the names are being derived from

Commodore Calvin "Cal" R. Morave- Commanding Officer of the CSV Cerulean One. Born on Triton but raised on Ares, Cal Morave originally planned to follow his father in running the family business of a large farming operation they owned. After a severe drought when he was in his teens, his family was forced to sell the land and Cal decided to enter the Union Starfleet in order to pay for schooling. He graduated 3rd out of 650 students in his class. During his first posting, he earned a Commendation for Bravery after leading a rescue of his commanding officer's away team that had come under attack by a group of pirates. He commanded the long range cruiser CSV Judicious before landing the command of the CSV Cerulean Two after a special recommendation by Vice Admiral Ardee Moore. His leadership and help during the Attacks on the Old Systems gave him command of the CSV Cerulean One and promotion to the rank of Commodore. His current assignment is as special dispatch of the Office of the President.

Captain Karl T. Penikett- First Officer aboard the CSV Cerulean One. Penikett is the youngest person to achieve the rank of Captain, being only of the age of 32. A Heran, Capt. Penikett has a very clear sense of right and wrong. He is very vocal about his disagreement and denouncement of underhanded or duplicitous actions. Before the Attack, he was the commanding officer on board the CSV Exuberant, a small defense cruiser, that was unable to make the Jump. He and his crew transferred aboard various Union vessels before their escape from the Dread Lords. He was one of seven candidates eventually selected by Captain Morave to replace his , who left the Fleet after suffering a severe injury after the Jump.

Commander James B. Griffith- Second Officer and Lead Tactical Officer. Star of his class, Commander Griffith was the lead pilot in the Hermian Run for all four of his Academy years, being the only Freshman to even win the race. He turned down offers for various navigational positions, including one where he would have been the lead test pilot for a new class of fighters to instead take the Tactical Officer graduate courses on board the battleship CSV Renegade. He earned several medals and commendations, including the prestigious Silver Star medal, and two Purple Hearts during various conflicts on Ceres. Griffith has turned down a command of his own three times previously.

Doctor Dan Rhodes (Commander)- Chief Medical Officer. Doctor Rhodes is the only field sanctioned officer aboard the Cerulean One, being that he was formerly a medic with the rank of Ensign, thirty years prior for Fleet Command before leaving to go into private practice. He joined the crew of Cerulean Two as part of Vice President Jacquelyn Hamilton's entourage. After the Attack, he took over the medical bay of Cerulean One and was given the Field Rank of Commander. Dr. Rhodes is especially noted for his knowledge and skill in neurological and spinal injury/surgery.

Legal Secretary Torie Sharma (Lt. Commander)- Chief Liaison for the Office of the President. Torie Sharma studied constitutional law on Cerulean Prime at the elite university, The Arch, before joining the Union Starfleet four years ago. She quickly rose through the ranks of the Judge Advocate General after trying and winning a number of cases derived from the Ceres conflict. She applied to be posted aboard the Cerulean One based on the recommendation of childhood friend, and Cerulean One crew mate, Operations Lt. Wesley Brown (second Operations officer).

Lieutenant Commander Gracie Lynn Park- Science Officer. Longtime friend and confidant of Cal Morave, Lt. Cmdr. Park has served along Morave on all but one of his postings. He tends to trust her insight and opinion more than any other single person. She received the Saturn Medallion for her work on Metaphysics and HyperJump Compatibility Theory. She lost her husband and three-year old son, Walker, in the Attack on Ares.

Lieutenant Alexander Julian- Operations Officer. Lt. Julian has had but one goal throughout most of his teen/adult life and that was to become an officer aboard a starship. Giving up a full ride athletic scholarship he instead chose to enter the Fleet Academy and doggedly pursued his goals. While he earned top marks in all of his courses, he often was marked down in leadership and team-oriented skills. Cerulean Two was his first posting, where he was given the rank of Ensign Junior Grade upon graduation. Lt. Commander Walter Prescott, former Operations Commander aboard the Cerulean Two, decided to mentor Julian and guided him into knowing and being able to lead all aspects of the Operations department. When Lt. Cmdr. Prescott left for a posting aboard another starship, he argued for, and eventually helped earn Julian a promotion to Lieutenant (j.g.). Julian became the Lead Operations Officer, and a full Lieutenant, after the Attack.

Lieutenant Tricia H. DeSoto- Conn (Navigation) Officer. Another veteran of the Hermian Run, though not as accomplished as Commander Griffith. DeSoto was unable to compete in her freshman and sophomore years at the Academy due to health concerns. She did manage to compete and achieve a second place finish her junior year, and a third place finish her senior year. Much later after her senior year race, it was learned that the 1st and 2nd place winners had illegally used spatial hyperjumpers to make their ships go faster. DeSoto was then given the first place medallion but is still listed as the third place winner. Often when the ship is on Third Shift, DeSoto handles both navigational and communication control from her console, thus explaining why she, and not Communications, is often seen notifying Command.

Ensign Kandace MacClure- Communications Officer. A recent Academy graduate, Ensign MacClure is a highly trained linguistic specialist, being to differentiate between all 160 various Union dialects and accents. She is also fluent in 6 historical colonial tongues, including Ancient Promethean which is only spoken by the secret priest caste of that world, of which only 3 survived the Attack.

Chief of Engineering (Lt. Commander) Douglas Aaron. A skilled technician and engineer, Chief Brown graduated with Honors from the Fleet Engineering School, did understudy work at the Heran Fleet Yards, where he also worked on the 'Nova Project', the lead-up design for the battlecruiser CSV Victorious. He was then promoted to Specialist Engineer of the CSV Venture, Second Engineer aboard the CSV Discovery, and later promoted and transferred as Chief Engineer on board Cerulean Two.
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Reply #62 June 21, 2008 5:18:20 PM
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Lovely back story Silver-excellent   
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Reply #63 June 23, 2008 7:29:01 PM
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Episode VI: Discord

Part One of Three

"This is Machiko Yamamoto reporting from outside Ashton Manor in New Cerulean City where yesterday morning Vice President Tristan Larrin was found dead. Reports are still slow and sketchy but we are also being told by sources that President Jacquelyn Hamilton is also missing, but the news out of the Executive Council explicitly denies this, saying that she is currently being held safely in an undisclosed location.

From what we do know, yesterday morning at about 700hours local time, an assassin or assassins, entered Ashton Manor. There does not seem to be any signs of struggle, so the Union Bureau of Investigative Forces are taking a close look at individuals that would have close contact with the Vice President and/or knowledge of Ashton Manor.

Current Council Chairman, Felipe Castille, of New Hermes, has called an emergency meeting of the Council. Also, we know that currently Defense Secretary Henry Westings is fielding all calls to the Office of the President, and has issued a Code Two Alert, the second-highest, which puts all Fleet vessels on alert. The CSV-Victorious was launched from orbit early this morning to patrol the system.

I will report in as I get more information but for now, back to you Tom and Diana."

"Thank you, Machiko. In other news, a refinery on New Rhea was closed today due...."



***

"Commodore, you are receiving a private message from Fleet Admiral Moore."

Commodore Cal Morave looked up from the tactical station that he had been standing at for the last few minutes. "Thank you, Lieutenant. Forward it to my Ready Room." and with that, Morave began to walk off the bridge to his adjacent private office. "Commander Griffith, you have the Bridge."

***


Sitting down in his chair, Morave flipped open his monitor and entered his pass code. A moment later, the bearded face of Fleet Admiral Moore filled his screen.

"Hello Admiral, how can I be of service?"

The Admiral offered a small sigh. "As of yesterday morning, Fleet Intelligence was asked to take over the investigations of the assassination of the Vice President and the disappearance of President Hamilton."

"I see, sir. But may I ask why? Those are definitely not under the purview of the Fleet."

"Normally, you would be correct, but early forensics and scientific readings have detected the residual effects of a hyperspace Jump made in orbit of New Cerulean shortly after the assassination."

Cal Morave was speechless for a moment. "You're telling me Admiral, that someone has a starship capable of making a Jump still?"

"We are unsure of that fact as of yet, which is why I must order you to bring the "Cerulean One" to the New Heran Fleetyards for a complete diagnostic by Fleet Intelligence, since you are in command of the only ship known for sure to have a Jump Drive since the "Morning Song" was disassembled when it colonized New Ares."

"Sir, I can't believe that you are suggesting that this ship or its crew would have anything to do with such an act!"

"I would hope not Commodore, but I expect you and your crew to be in drydock by this time in two days, which if you make best speed within the hour to New Hera, you'll have no problem accomplishing."

Morave clenched his teeth and tightened his fists. "Very well sir, we'll proceed immediately."

"Very good. Fleet Command out." and Admiral Moore's image disappeared from the screen.

Commodore Morave took a slow look around his office before leaving to reenter the Bridge. Standing outside of his door he looked down at the floor before looking up to face his crew. "Lt. DeSoto, change course for the New Heran Fleetyards, best possible speed. It seems that we are now all under investigation."
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Reply #64 June 24, 2008 6:28:28 PM
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Hehehe I live for your new posts Silver-superb as always   
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Reply #65 June 25, 2008 12:16:55 AM
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Really good! I look forward to the next one.  
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Reply #66 July 11, 2008 7:09:07 AM
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Some of you knew this already, but due to some stuff happening., my schedule became much more hectic, and now I am also leaving for Michigan tomorrow for a job for two weeks taking me away from my home PC. By NO means is Cerulean Sky finished, just think of it as a mid-season break.
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Reply #67 July 11, 2008 10:48:12 AM
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Some of you knew this already, but due to some stuff happening., my schedule became much more hectic, and now I am also leaving for Michigan tomorrow for a job for two weeks taking me away from my home PC. By NO means is Cerulean Sky finished, just think of it as a mid-season break.


Mid-Season break? I hate it when Battlestar Galactica does that. I got to wait until next year to see the final 10 episodes of the last season.

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Reply #68 July 11, 2008 1:55:27 PM
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Mid-Season break? I hate it when Battlestar Galactica does that. I got to wait until next year to see the final 10 episodes of the last season.

Definitely...very annoying!

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Reply #69 July 16, 2008 5:37:24 PM
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Indeed on the BSG front but we'll let you off Silver as you are such a good story writer lol
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Reply #70 October 4, 2008 12:15:04 AM
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By a strange twist of fate and luck, I just happened to come across a Thread Necromancer the other day, and he offered me to revive one thread.  Well of course, I knew exactly which one that I wanted-but not in the way y'all are thinking.   I am currently revising and rewriting the previous chapters which I hope to post in a NEW AAR thread in the next few days, and then I will continue with the story in the next few weeks.   I really liked this story and it has a lot of potential, so I hope that all my readers will come back to enjoy what I have in store for them.

 

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Reply #71 October 4, 2008 4:41:11 PM
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Check out "Cerulean Sky- Redux" now posted in the AAR forum

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