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/\/\/\/\/ S R E V : T h e U n d e r g r o u n d
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--=== SRE V: The Underground. Yes, SRE: IV my first original SRE story
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made a BIG splash. So- At the request of over forty users, SRE: V has
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come about. In the last story, our 'hero' died. To destroy the ultimate
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evil, MaceMan, Ultra gave his life. And the only remaining members of
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the Geneva Alliance have died or are missing. With the Dark Alliance
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seemingly destroyed, the Galactic Coordinator has reinforced the new
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Justice system. But a new danger lurks: The Underground, never
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destroyed, had gained three new members. Two were thirsty for power, one
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was thirsty for vengeance. This is their story....
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===/ Chapter 1 /
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The Galaxy was quiet. That was the way the Galactic Coordinator liked
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it. Ever since Ultra died, noone seemed to do much in the Galaxy. There
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were many fewer new empires. Perhaps word of the Coordinator's return
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had leaked Universally. Steel Talon was dead, and it seemed his
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once-powerful Dark Alliancefriends were gone too. Elite and Noren were
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dead, giving their lives and their empires to save the Universe. It
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seemed everyone the Galactic Coordinator had once held dear was dead.
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HitMan, head of Underground Weapon Centers had been arrested. He would
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be killed soon. FOrtuantely BioWeapons, the weapons that killed over 30
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billion people in the Battle, were finally no longer made. No one had
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taken the chances involved in infiltrating the Underground after Ultra
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did. The Galactic Coordinator had no idea what was brewing down there.
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The Coordinator was still sad that Ultra, the only one who could have
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taken his place, was dead.Elite would have done the job too, but he was
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gone. Dune Realms was overthrown by his own 'loyal' empires. The
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Coordinator needed to find emperors willing to come to his
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once-war-ridden Galaxy.
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===/ Chapter 2 /
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The Galaxy. He'd learned to loath that word. He had been the one. The
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Third In Command, under the mighty Steel Talon. Until the fool Ultra
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came along. He hated Ultra now, much as Mace must have once hated him.
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But Mace had avenged himself, even if he died. Mace's rise to empirial
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rulership had cost over 100 billion lives. A total that staggered even
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the most hardened person's heart. ButValiance was not willing to let the
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figure stay. Ultra was finally dead. Elite, the only other 'good guy'
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left after the fall of Dune and his Dune Realms empirewas gone. And
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Noren, the man who'd shown promise as ruler of NorLand. He'd died before
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he had a chance to prove how good a ruler he was. Valiance wanted war.
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He wanted revenge. He wanted to tear apart the Galaxy that had rejected
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him. TheGalaxy that denied him a share of a mighty Galaxial Empire. He
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would destroy theGalaxy, if it meant losing his own life.
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===/ Chapter 3 /
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No leaders. Only the Galactic Coordinator was around. Amoko also knew
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that there was no evil. It had all been purged once and for all. His
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empire, Amoko Sky, was growing at a nice pace. More importantly, he was
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having tremendous populatrion growth. That was a goal the Galactic
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Coordiantor had set. To replacethe people who died. Well, not replace.
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But to grow again. And grow back peacfully. Amoko knew he could do it.
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Cyber was content. Everyone was weak. That meant prosperous empires
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could establish themseves. Cyber knew the Coordinator would be watching
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like a hawk, so the new 'leaders' had to be friendly. He was allying
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with a few more empires, to create a stronghold for himself. He would
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not fall. He would not let war get in the way of his ambition.
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Finances were pouring in. What many were calling the Repercussion Era
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was turning into gigantic oppurtunities to make money. That's what
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WildCat discoverdHe himself was using the matter at hand to make a
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little cash on the side. He wasn't -that- stupid. His empire, Feline
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Realm, was also picking up alot of new citizens.
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The League of Famished Empires made a formal plea. Formed shortly after
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the Final War Era, the LoFE was an organization made up of struggling
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empires. Afterthe Geneva Alliance claimed victory over the Dark
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Alliance, the LoFE disbanded thinking proseperity was not too far away.
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They were right. But fools that they were, they helped Steel Talon
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overthrow the substitute Galactic Coordiantor, SandMan. And Steel Talon
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stole their money, and severely destroyed their empiresSo the LoFE was
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back in business, taking no chances even though Mace was
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finallydestroyed. They hoped the Galactic Coordinator could lend them a
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sum of 100mil credits. Then they could rebuild.
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---/ Chapter 4 /
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The Underground was abuzz. The 'Evil Three' were making plans for the
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takeover of the Ceti Galaxy. Ceti was one of the weakest Galaxies, and
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the empires in it were not very big either. The ET thought it would be
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quite simple. There were rumors flying that this was the beginning of a
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Multi-Galaxial Takeover. Chemical weapon production was up, although not
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strong. The Galactic Coordinator and Zakal had wiped all the BioWeapon
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and most of the ChemWeapon plants out. It would be hard to get started
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again.
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---/ Chapter 5 /
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Sabrek, Head of Tau Galaxy, was trying to help. The Sree Galaxy, the
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only galaxy which still had a Galactic Coordinator to enfore Justice,
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was making a desperate plea. The Coordinator needed many new colonists,
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or the Empirial system would fail. There were no strong empires left in
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Sree. Over in the Ceti Galaxy, there were more colonists than it could
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hold. Perhaps Macabre, leader at Ceti, could move some settlers to
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Sree....
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Cyber was losing his steel grip. All the citizens of his empire,
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Citadel, wererevolting. He would have to sell parts of his army if more
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cash didn't come in. And if he didn't sell his army, he would collapse
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completely. His aspirations ofunifying the Galaxy and becoming a
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dictator were dissolving. He now knew why people were cautious of
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spending their own hard earned money to start an empire.His was about to
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fall...
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Galaxy deCeti was teeming with people. More than 3 billion citizens were
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without homes, and no empire could take them. All the empires had more
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people than they could feed. More than 10 had collapsed due to
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food/money ratio problems already. Macabre couldn't stop it either. The
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Galactic Coordinator of Sree Galaxy needed colonists badly. None of his
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empires could make money. But Sree was 3 million light years off. And
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the recent Battle, and Sree's history of wars, were discouraging people
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from going. Some way had to be found to ship people over there before
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both Galaxies caved in.
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---/ Chapter 6 /
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Ahh.. The Galaxy was in turmoil. Not enough citizens to supply the
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demand. Valiance had a devious, hideous mind. He decided it was time for
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the Undergroundto strike. Target -- Galaxy deCeti. They'd capture the
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Galaxy and make deals with the empires in Sree for the colonists.
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Massive money, and massive power would abound from a plan like this.
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Macabre would have to go.
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Guardian surveyed his Forever Empire. The Underground was the -most-
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powerful force in the Universe. Hydryx and himself were considering an
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alternate plan to Valiance's. While the plan had merit, the ultimate
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goal was domination, not revenge. They couldn't let his vengeance get in
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the way of Universal domination.
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---/ Chapter 7 /
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LoFE coldn't get the money. All the empires in the LoFE were doomed. If
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the deal with Galaxy deCeti didn't go through, the entire realm of Sree
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would plungeinto the depths. Billions had been slaughtered in the
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Battle; the few people whoremained would perish as well from
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underpopulation. The situation was desperate.WHo could help them??
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On the far side of the Universe, there was a ruler. An old ruler. He was
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once considered to be the wisest leader who ever lived. Platinum was his
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name. His empire had had it's heyday, and so he passed it on to a new
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ruler, waiving his rights to re-imbursement for the total value of the
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kingdom he'd possessed. But it was no bother to him. Life was short, and
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would soon end for him. Alas things were looking grim across the
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Universe he lived in. The first multi-Galaxial talk had taken place only
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months ago. Until then, none of the Galaxies knew other Galaxies like
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themselves even existed! But there had been one man who'd talked with
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Platinum before. Ultra of the UltraEmpire had once been a student of
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Platinum's. And then Ultra moved from this Galaxy called Sei, and
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started a new empire in the new Galaxy of Sree. People knew Ultra had
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come from another Galaxy, but never knew that they'd had Empirial
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systems like it's own. Ultra was a legend, to be sure, and everyone in
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the Universe knew his name. He'd defeated Evil itself: Mace of MaceLand.
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ANd he'd gotten all his stuff from Platinum. Made him feel proud, it
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did. But now his beloved Galaxy was on the verge of collapse. Thevery
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same reason the Founders had started over again so many years ago was
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aboutto cause the Universe to die yet again. Only one of the original
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Founders was still functioning as a Leader. The Galactic Coordinator,
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considered to be the most upright (In fact the -only- upright)
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Coordinator alive, so he was chosen to Lead the new Universe. The
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Coordinator knew one man could not keep an entire Universe Just. So he
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made sure the Galaxies didn't know that others of their kind existed,
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and allowed each Galaxy to have it's own ruler. He himself took a Galaxy
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as well, and named it Sree. But Sree had been racked with War from the
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start. There was the first War, and then the Peace Era. And then came
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the 2nd Battle, and it all came to an end. The Coordinator watched as
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his, -his-, Galaxy fought a battle that seemed as though it would never
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end. And when it didthe last thing he had hoped for was a recurring War.
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But it had been done away with. Or so they thought. Platinum knew evil
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could never be purged by mere men. Only God could do such fantastic
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feat. But he -did- know evil could be overcome.However, evil was much
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stronger than ever, especially in the light of the Universe's problems.
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---/ Chapter 8 /
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Macabre submitted. He knew his Galaxy's problems would keep it from
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overcomingthe Underground. The people of deCeti would understand.
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Macabre had done what he thought was wisest. If he had even attempted an
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overthrow, billions of his overpopulated Galaxy would perish. So he
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preserved lives, while aiding the Underground. It was ironic how such a
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thing could occur. If only someone could defeat the Underground!
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He was strong. In order to overcome his empirial problems, Cyber created
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a secret alliance with the Underground. He knew they'd try and take him,
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so he'd have to welch them as quickly as possible. His move was a
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gamble, and he knew no matter what, he'd probably die. Guardian had been
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very willing to allow Cyber refuge in his Underground. Guardian had
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changed alot since Cyber'd last seen him and it was not for the better.
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Prolonged exposure to the Underground was not something Cyber wanted.
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Valiance laughed hysterically. Galaxy deCeti had been taken without a
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fight. Sree should be even easier to take. Macabre was going to be
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executed, and then noone strong would remain in deCeti. They already had
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a foothold inside of Sree and that was the Citadel empire. Cyber, it's
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ruler, was of no use to them, so he would be killed with Macabre. And
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then Hydryx would assume command of it. Tau Galaxy was still in good
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shape. Hopefully after the domination of both Galaxies, it wouldn't be
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able to resist the Underground's power.
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---/ Chapter 9 /
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Damn. Damn. DAMN. DAMN!!! How could Macabre be so stupid? If Galaxy
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deCeti wasn't so far away, the Coordinator would've personally kicked
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him. The Underground was still alive and kicking, much to the revelation
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to the Universe.That wasn't good news. A way had to be found to get rid
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of the Underground. But how? It was the mightiest force in the Universe,
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and as the Coordinator saw, it was employing the same tactic MaceMan
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once used. Join us and we give you power. But it was funny how it never
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worked out that way.
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Platinum heard the news. He knew he was days away from death. So he gave
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decided to give his life's work to the one person he knew he could
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trust: Amoko. If Amoko could deploy it correctly, the Universe might be
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saved from the filth involved with the Underground. The Genesis Device,
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he'd been working on for years. He'd discovered the files pertaining to
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it when he'd made a trip to another Universe. There wer flukes that'd
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taken over sixty years to overcome. But now it was working, and it could
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create planets by the hundreds. If Amoko could use it successfully, the
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Underground would no longer have the advantage in planets.
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Amoko recieved the device with great joy. With this mechanism, the
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Universe had a shot at beating the Underground. He'd tested it, before
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Platinum died, and it had generated over 1000 planets within a week. He
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was going to duplicatye the device and ship it to the Sree Galaxy, so
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they could create tourism planets and other leisure places to attract
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citizens.
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Hydryx was among the crowd of Underground leaders attending the testing
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of the Psionic Bomb, a new invention supposed to do more damage than
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five hundred BioWeapons used in conjunction. Guardian and Valiance had
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come up with the idea, and special scientists built it. He huddled
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around a small screen watching the bomb being deployed from a specially
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equipped heavy cruiser onto a small planet with 5mil citizens. The
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screen switched from the bomb hutling through the sky to a view of a
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metropolitan area. He could hear the impact of the bomb from the
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screen's speaker. Then he watched as the citizens writhed and clutched
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their heads. They were all screaming, and mass hysteria and paranoia
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broke out. They were all beginning to fall down, dead. This was one heck
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of a weapon, and would put the Universe at the Underground's mercy.
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The demonstration was over, and Valiance was pleased. He ordered a fleet
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of 1mil PsiBomb-equipped heavy cruisers to head towards Tau Galaxy. He'd
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save Sree for last. He'd heard the rumors of a 'Genesis Device,' which
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could create planets. But Valiance didn't care. His tactical strength
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was unstoppable, and Amoko could not gain anything to stop the PsiBomb.
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"Sir, scanners detect incoming heavy cruisers," said a young lieutenant.
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DeTser looked up. "HCs? Send out anm intercept fleet," he ordred. Then
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the young boy spoke again. "Sir, this fleet consists of one MILLION
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HCs!!" DeTser almost fainted. 1 MILLION?! They'd be slaughtered. "Send
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out the fighters the HCs, anything. Whatever you can find, send it out,"
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he sauid hurriedly. Then he heard it. The impact of a bomb. Then his
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brain began to pulsate. He screamed in anguish. The pain inside his head
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was so overwhelming he wanted to kill himself. His body went into
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seizures, and then he fell down. The pain overcame him, and he passed
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away.
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The Coordinator was up in arms. Every person in the Tau Galaxy was dead.
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Every single one. Killed by what people called a Psionic Bomb, which
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attacked the brain. Genesis Device or not, the Underground would
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undobtedly turn on the Sree Galaxy, and the Coordinator knew he couldn't
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stop the murder and violence that would follow.
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Hydryx and Guardian were in a single room togehter, celebrating their
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success. Only one Galaxy was strong enough to be a bother to the
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Underground. Sree would be destroyed in a matter of days. Kharq Galaxy
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and Galaxy Ti were so small even one small empire could take them over.
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Then the room began to shake. The door burst open, and several suited
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figures came in. They neutralized Hydryx and Guardian within seconds,
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and dragged them out. Once outside the room, several shots rang out.
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Valiance pulled his head back and let out a roar. Hydryx and Guardian
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were dead, victims of a few covert agents. The Underground was now his
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to control, and soon the Universe would be at his disposal. He's already
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ordered his entire armada to meet the Sree Galaxy. He wouldn't PsiBomb
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them until he'd beaten them manually. Slowly he'd carry out his revenge,
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and then he would wipe Sree Galaxy out of the Universe.
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The fleet was prepared. Amoko and the Galactic Coordinator had prepared
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a fleet of fighters and HCs that could match the Underground's, no
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doubt. The problem came in taking out the PsiBombs. How could they do it
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without setting one off? The end was drawing very close, and no smart
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maneuvers were going to save them.
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It was huge. Five million HCs, and at least three times as many
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fighters. Sree only had 500k HCs, and only half the fighters the
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Underground fleet had. They were going to be slaughtered, and everyone
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knew it.
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"Bring me a Genesis Device," said Joski, one of the head designers of
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the new Genesis Torpedo. "Sir, there is a war. Why do you need one?"
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replied one of his underlings. "Damn it, get me one! The Battle depends
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on it," he yelled. The boy ran out, and returned 30 minutes later with a
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large cart, with the towering Genesis Torpedo on it. "All I have to do
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is cross-connect the matter converters with the guidance system," babble
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Joski. His hands swept across the Torpedo with a knowing touch. Once he
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was finished, he turned to his assitant. "Arm a HC with this, and I will
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pilot it," he said.
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Amoko wept. The Sree Armada was almost obliterated. The Coordinator had
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been killed, and Amoko knew his own death was now inevitable. There were
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no tricks up his sleeve any longer, and Valiance had won. He'd signal
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his surrender, even though he knew Valiance longed to destroy them with
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a PsiBomb, as vengeance.
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There, up ahead lay the entire Underground fleet dueling it out with
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Divison 4A of the HC division of the Sree Armada. Joski need only lay in
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a course, and the new Genesis Torpedo would convert the entire
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Underground fleet into a singular mass. That would be the ultimate
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destruction, and the tables would turn. He pressed the launch release,
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and gazed in wonder as the Torpedo swept through space. The Genesis Wave
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hurtled towars the Underground fleet, and towards Jsoki. He was consumed
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by it, but not before seeing his success. The Underground's fleet had
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been obliterated without firing a single PsiBomb at Sree.
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Valiance had almost killed four people already. The entire Underground
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fleet had been destroyed. Not that Sree had anything left to battle back
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with, but he had been neutralized. He would destroy the fool that
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allowed this to foul up his revenge. He would kill Sree. He would kill
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the entire Galaxy. He swore it.
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Amoko could not express his happiness. Sree and the Underground were at
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a standstill, but at least a miracle had occurred. He'd never expected
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to live, but he was still alive. He would have to negotiate peace with
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the Underground as his Galaxy rebuilt, and geared up for the inevitable
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final battle between the two mighty giants. His David had hit Goliath
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with a small enough stone to stun him. Now there was time to find a
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larger stone, and knock Goliath down.
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-=<{[ TO BE CONCLUDED ]}>=-
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SRE: VI- The Alliance Restored is coming soon. I hope you enjoyed this
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story as much as I enjoyed writing it. The SRE saga is powerful, and the
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conclusion of the trilogy (SRE: IV through SRE: VI) is even more
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exciting than this one. It features more dialogue and more
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characterizations. SRE: VI is a tale of human drama, portraying even
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politics and religion, and dealing with them the way they should be. The
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SRE series has officially moved into it's next generation. The only
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remaining character from any original SREs, the Coordinator, is dead.
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Stay tuned for SRE:VI-- THE ALLIANCE RESTORED!!
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