Ascendancy! Series 2 (The Solar Civil War)

Ascendancy! Series 2 (The Solar Civil War)

The Falcons hoard a buncha people and must find the venusian colony ships to extract their people out-system.

Sol must gather its eggs and stop Kestrel from getting them without access to space cos fireflies destroyed and barely capable comms.

The venusian colony ships are a major conflict spot. The phyllidae fleet of Duellicus.

\*Arden and Zri believe the Empire has learned of their betrayal and opted to kill them, but they're later rescued

SO

(EPISODE ONE:) Kestrel Rallies people. Arden and Zri are in area in dark as water pools in, they try to get somewhere savable as the gigantic militarized cargo ship sinks.

SLIP BOOM.

SLIP BOOM.

Starliners arrive, hooked onto cargo haulers and miners by collosal tow cables.

"This is Kestrel, I have brought new disciples into the fold."

People fight over status and stuff before kestral introduces them to the Starports of Skullcrest.

They introduced to the wierd situation.

+insert of rescue+

Riversies and skullcrests don't mix well. Especially the folks skullcrest discriminates against.

+talk with arden+

Patton is like wtf and busts through Kestrels door as he has a plan up.

"I'm already making a vie to reconcile our unreconcileable issues."

\*eyes dart in disbelief\* "And what's that?"

"Your own worlds."

"I'm sorry?"

"The barges we captured. That your people evacuated on? They're for the venusian colonies being prepped somewhere in the system."

"You wanna plop us down somewhere on the complete other side of the Syndicalists?"

"Oh goodness, no. Your population isn't ready for Venus. But if you can select people to fill to space habs tocapacity, those should more than suffice."

"What about everyone else?"

"Patton. I-- don't mean to sound callous, but in a nation constantly ripping itself apart, does everyone you brought truly deserve to be placed on paradise ships?"

+ -- Ascendancy Forces rescue the dregs and stuff from Riversie. Try to get a hold of what they were doing.

+ -- Rich folks are placed in padded areas and cordoned off. People in the riversie thing that are normal are handed survey pads. A black man is cut off by a riversie soldier who assumes he is poor despite him flaunting around riches. "Complete this survey and we will try to station you amicably. Conflict is not necessary. Complete this survey..." There is a note to register with the Falconry.

+ -- People see the refugees being tended to in the camp hastily set up on the coast.

\*PIPE POPS WATER SPILLS\*

"This way. You sound so skiddish. Aren't you from an island? There's tons of water there, right?"

"Well, it's usually below knee level."

"It is for now."

\*Water splashes on him from a pipe.\*

"I meant all of it."

\*Zri chuckles as she lunges up\*

"Don't worry Arden, I've escaped a fair few critically damaged phyllidaes in my time."

"Yeah? How's that?"

"Crashing and jumping, mostly."

"Comforting."

"Right?!"

"Got any plan that can survive an ocean?"

"I don't know. They're usually pretty shallow where I come from."

"Oh yeah. How you liking Inkuna so far?"

"I'm not. Hell, the air feels heavy here."

"Just be happy you weren't a colonist 300 years ago. Your bones would probably be snapping under this gravity without the gene mods."

"Comforting!"

"Right?"

"But, cos I feel like I want the record straight on my obiturary: I'm not a colonist. I was born and raised on Duellicus. Same as seven generations back."

"My apologies." (half-joking)

"My thanks."

\*WELDING\*

"Good thing you outlined your obiturary now."

"Shh. To the sides."

\*WELDING POP\*

"Ready?"

"Ye-WOAH! HEAT SIGS!"

\*TUG\*

"IDENTIFY YOURSELVES!"

"Do we know who these people are?"

"Trust me, I don't think I could get away with lying either way. -- THIS IS CAPTIAN KAHIKILANI ARDEN OF THE JOINT IMPERIAL FIREFLY MISSION."

"This doesn't look like a Firefly."

"Cos I hitched a ride with someone offworld."

...

"You can check my RFID."

"Yeah sure, lemme grab a scanner."

...

"Are you sure you can still trust Imperials, Arden?"

"Let's hope."

"By Jove. RFID checks out."

"He really is the Flamebreaker (arden chuckles softly) We'll lower a rappel for you sir. Lets get you, uh-- and your friend-- out of here."

The Slip-Rupture wreaked havoc on the Riversie seaboard. Gothic America, New England, and Cuba are trying to organize search and rescue efforts.

"In an enemy nation?"

"Riversie's entire government was in that flotilla."

"That doesn't mean they're no longer at war..."

"Tell that to the doctors."

\*smirk\*

"I'm going to check on our rescues, not everyday you get a international hero in your midst."

"I know we can joke around and everything but-- are you doing okay Arden? I know that wasn't the welcome you were expecting."

"?"

"We heard some of the fireflies were sent out to the void. Didn't know you were among their number, sir."

"Yeah, half the fleet to find and reunite humanity, half to keep up the burn. Has the scourge been stopped?"

"Yes. Jove, that feels like ancient history already."

"There was quite the flotilla leaving the planet, one that fired on us. Is that related to what's been occupying your mind, perchance?"

"Funny you say that..."

"Red. Duellican representative."

"Those forces belong to Riversie, mostly anyway. The Phyllidae connected with some despot in the Outer Worlds and the transports have a smattering of whoever could buy a ticket."

"Fun."

"And storied. What's been going-on on the surface?"

"For one, sir, you've become quite the legend. People all around the world have been rallying against the unfair use and control of Fireflies."

"Because of Arden?"

"Yes. In huge part."

"Kahikilani Arden?"

"Correct."

"Captain Kahikilani Arden of Hawaii, formally stationed on the Star Crossed Lover?"

"Yes."

"He almost sounds like a revolutionary." (joking)

"And you speak awfully freely for a confidant."

"A confidant!?"

"Hey! -- Don't fire her up. This gash didn't come lightly."

"Just keep talking..."

"Workers and exploited nations the world 'round rejected EU companies, PMCs, and powerbases. The EU bloc didn't respond very nicely. Safe to say the empire's gone on Inkuna."

"Sounds familair."

"We've been embroiled in war for a while, but the upper echelons of most of the attacking states fled on that flotilla."

"Holdouts remain?"

"A few. Enemy morale is really dropping without their leadership."

"They'll soon realize they really don't need them."

"I hope that means they'll end this fighting and join the Ascendancy."

(Kahi) "The Ascandancy?"

"Yes, sir. We're gonna be something better than the empire when this is all done. An Ascendancy for all of Sol."