2008-06-14 - GNN Palpatine Missing

=Palpatine Missing=
===Author: Vegetius===
BYSS. Iselnik Castle. Storm Imperator Heinrich Vegetius stands at a podium, looking rather subdued and grim, as opposed to his normal look of sneering or anger. Flanked on either side of him are the white-armored (But unhelmeted) members of Legion I Volones, holding E-10 Rifles and also looking grim. However, in a change, a full squad of Red Guard Members stand behind Vegetius, scanning the crowd gathered suspiciously. Heinrich Vegetius clears his throat.
"Galaxy, Fellow Humans, Aliens ... I have worrisome news. Imperator Palpatine has gone missing, and I'm afraid early intelligence reports look grim. Earlier this morning, the Imperator left with a small contingent of the Red Guard on personal business. At approximately 1000 this morning, we lost contact with the Imperator's shuttle."
Heinrich Vegetius sighs, and shakes his head. "Not much else is known, but we suspect, at this time, a coordinated pirate attack. There are preliminary reports of heightened pirate activity in the system the Imperator was last known to be in, which at this time is classified. I have sent a team of personnel to investigate, and will release more information when I have determined what information is safe to release."
The Red Guard turns about face, and begins to file in, and Heinrich nods to the camera. "In response to this crisis, Byss and Merr Sonn will be significantly increasing security. While the planets will -not- be placed on lock down, we will be increasing patrols significantly. Also, due to suspected sabotage in it's production, the sale of Ceramic armor is halted until further notice while we hunt down the problem and the saboteur. I will temporarily be assuming all of the Imperator's duties, and leadership of Byss and Merr Sonn until we have recovered him, or determined that he has deceased, in which case I will hand over power to whomever the Republic selects to lead next."
Heinrich Vegetius sighs. "Thank you for your time. If you have any relevant, confirmable information that leads to the Imperator's recovery, there will be a reward of 500,000 credits provided to the person or persons who provide the information." he says, before turning and walking away from the cameras amongst panicked shouts from the members of the media.
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