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==Chapter One - Book 5 – Chappy's Howling Siegers==
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===Operations Briefing===
FFSF Accuser, Flagship, Conference room
Pirate Point just outside third orbiting planet
Killbourn System, former Draconis Combine
February 4th, 3031
General Chapman looked out at the table and pride bubbled up from within. Here sat the Chapman Clan; his wife, all four of his kids, his daughter in law and his sister-in-law. He tapped a few strokes on the noteputer and a 3D screen popped up in the middle of the table.
“The planet Dieron, one of the most fortified planets on the border and we are tasked to take it. First Prince Davion is expecting just the Command Regiment, but as you know over the last five and half months, we have traveled using original star maps from the SLDF time insuring that abandoned planets were used to recharge. Because I did not want him to know the size of the force we are bringing, nor did I want anyone else to know. President Henry is the only other person that knows we are not in our nation and has done an excellent job keeping this secret. I told the First Prince that we were moving up the timeline to February due to our intel, he was not happy, but they are there waiting for us. All four of the Elite battalions are going to have specific goals and targets. While I will have the other units from the Steiners and Davion nation focus on different areas of operation.” 
“The Command Regiment will be hitting the Capital and even though there are six full regiments plus militia defending the planet I think we can be in and out as long as the other Four regiments in our alliance do their part, before the other two Dieron Regulars units show at the end of March. Now I know all the commanders that we will be working with and I have faith that they will live up to the hype. Nichole has been in touch with our intelligence at home and President Henry has authorized the construction of the new defense platform called Jericho. This defense system is based on the system protecting our home planet Devils Breath but not as unforgiving and will be human controlled.” 
“I say this only to let you guys know that I am getting leery of Hanse Davion’s demands on the Federation, and if such time comes that the safety and security of our nation is in jeopardy, I won’t hesitate to break ties with Hanse, I hope it never comes to that, but I think we should be prepared. Now let’s look at the battle plan before we pop in on our allies.” Chapman concluded.
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===Close Call===
Corridor B 
Dieron Military District 
Dieron, Draconis Combine 
November 7th, 3030 
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Four months prior to the Invasion
Ben Jonas walked down the Corridor, like he did every day, only this time it was different. How so? You might ask. Well, today he was going to do something he thought he never had to do, espionage. His family had been part of the Chapman covert operations for generations. Typically, it was just passing along unclassified information. Today though it was different, because he knew that the military was planning something big, he just did not have the full picture, but he will soon and hopefully pass it along before he is caught. 
Ben was in the server room, which was easy since he had the security clearance, after all he was the senior data analyst for the Dieron Regulars. After about an hour shifting through the data, he finally found it. OPERATION BARRICADE he downloaded all the information and then logged out and quickly, but casually left the complex. 
Moving through the streets he moved into China Town, he lost focus for a minute thinking about how every planet has a China Town, he heard a noise from behind him startled he turned around, but nothing was there. Scaring himself was not unusual but now he was focused quickly he moved from one alley to another checking every few minutes for a tail. After a few minutes he decided it was safe and went home. Ben went to the hidden communication unit, dialed up the sequence and sent the data packet closing up the compartment his front door was blown up. A squad of special force agents burst in a second later guns leveled at Ben and screaming at him to lay still. Handcuffing and yelling secured a new person walked into the room. The Director of Operations for Dieron Regulars Intel Division. 
 
“Mr. Jonas what have you been up to? You went home four hours early after searching data for information you did not need to know.” Director questioned 
“Sir, I don’t know what you are talking about, my task was done I was just shifting around reports and started to feel ill so I left.” Jonas told him.
The Director looked at his subordinate and shook his head. “You viewed some highly classified information and all the sudden got sick? You look fine to me, search him and this place now.” 
After two hours of searching Ben’s apartment the agents said that there was no evidence of a data breach and no special communication device in the building. The agents left and the Director turn around and looked at the now beaten man and said. “Take the next two days to heal up, but we will be watching you. I will see you Monday at work.” 
Ben waited for all the agents to leave and glanced at the entertainment viewing station, turning it on to watch the local news he was grateful that the agents did not tear open the casing of that device, hidden inside was the data stick still attached to the black box that was his only way to communicate with his handler. With the threat that they may be watching and could have put a bug in his house he decided not to retrieve the data stick or expose the highly classified communication device and to call his father. Telling him he will be unavailable for a while to come see him due to the demands of work, code for he has been compromise and to watch the family’s back until its safe again. 
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===Unpleasant news while lurking in the Dark===
Chappy’s Revenge Combat Fleet
Zenith Jump Point 
Matsuida Prefecture, Galedon Military District 
Yufu, Draconis Combine Space 
November 9th, 3031 
General Chapman and Colonel Chapman was having dinner while waiting for the K-F Drives to recharge. Yufu sometime during the 35 years of war during the First Succession War was lost. Records kept at the Chapman Compound on Devil’s Breath showed a young but thriving planet, but little record of why it was abandoned. Which made it a perfect stop for the combat fleet trying its best to remain hidden. Him and his wife was having small talk about the good ol days when the intercom interrupted. 
((“General Chapman communication from TRANSIENT has come in.”)) intercom relayed 
“Thank you, Bridge, I will take it in here.” 
While the message loaded and was de-encrypted Matthew thought upon this amazing device that his family has had since SLDF time. Back in those days the project TRANSIENT better known as K-series transmitter was abandoned according to public documents, but General Aleksandr Kerensky kept some in service and one was with the Chapman Compound since the EXODUS, now all the Freedom Federation Ships of the line had a box and top operatives on selected planets had one disguised as a working entertainment system. The message finally loaded up and he read it. 
 
“Damn it!!” Matthew griped 
Startled Nichole ask what was wrong, Matthew moved the noteputer to her and then opened a channel. 
“Bridge, Chapman here I need you to spin up the HPG we need to send a priority message to First Prince Hanse, I will be up there in a minute to send it.” 
((“Yes sir”)) 
Matthew looked at his wife. “We will need to do double jumps and get to Rocky a month early, I am going to demand that the Prince gets his force there early too, we will need to strike Dieron before they launch the counter strike into Davion space. This also means that ten warships will have to make it to Rocky separately and slower since they don’t have the batteries for this. See to it that as much supplies are transfer from those ships if we need to put crates in the hallways then do it. We have fourteen hours before we are jump capable.” 
“I am on it, General.” With a playful smile of love and seduction, she patted his chest before they left the room and then split up in the hallway to carry on their duties. “I will come help as soon as I get the message to Hanse, My love.” Matthew said as he moved down the hallway.
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===Preparing for Invasion, while casting shadows over a dead world===
FFSF Accuser - Conference room
Pirate Point just outside third orbiting planet
Killbourn System, former Draconis Combine
February 4th, 3031 
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Present Day
The leadership just finished coming up with a strategic and tactical battle plan for the invasion. Matthew’s contact within the Federated Suns military confirmed that all players were in route to the planet Rocky and should all be there in about week. During the briefing Matthew decided to show full force when they dropped into the pirate jump point. All the ships were to run silent and black (no lights on) and CAPS (Combat air patrol) will immediately take off and set up the perimeter. 
Even though no battles will be fought here, Matthew did remember that one of the first contracts his ancestor unit called Chappy’s Howling Siegers was on the planet Rocky. 
How centuries of war have changed planets sadden Matthew and he had hope that the planets in his nation would find peace and prosperity for centuries to come instead of what happen to the planet Rocky.
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