Raid of Bean York City

* Business Bay

 Antarctic Empire
 Corvarian Empire
 Krinios
 Ph1lzA
 KaraCorvus
 Wispexe
 LukeOrSomething

    The **Raid of Bean York City** was part of a series of events climaxing on Day 39 between the Bean Empire, Ph1lzA (representing the Antarctic Empire), the Corvarian Empire, and Business Bay. It followed events that occurred on Day 27 initiated by The Battle of the Bridges and part of The Great SMPEarth War.

## Cause

The temporary armistice established by the Treaty of Pit concluded on Day 31.

On Day 37,  TommyInnit of Business Bay thought it would be funny to place pranks on his enemies' territories. The prank in question would drop a player into a hole with a minecart inside of a boat. This would kill the victim, although their items could be recovered. One of the factions Tommy pranked was the Bean Empire.

Sylvee fell victim to the trap on the following day. Afterwards, she travelled to Business Bay along with Krinios and Thunder1408, and kidnapped Tommy's prized villager in retaliation. They placed him in a maze, killed all the other villagers, and filled all the houses in Business Bay with glass.

Unaware of her retaliation, Tommy attempted to establish a truce with Sylvee on Day 38 by voice chatting with her while she streamed with Krinios. He logged on Day 39 and noticed the chaos that they created.

## The War

### **Prelude**

Sylvee and Krinios flew back to Business Bay on Day 39 to watch Tommy clean up the mess that they left for him. Tommy claimed that the retaliation was too severe and that Krinios had equal responsibility in the matter. The Bean Empire joined Luke and Tommy's voice chat to defend themselves, although it became mockery instead.

Tommy attempted to insult Sylvee, yet she found his words to be amusing and only antagonized her further. Sylvee and Krinios continued to aggravate Tommy and watched as he attempted to reclaim his prized mending villager; they also called him "Zombie Child", a nickname coined by Pete during the Battle of the Bridges.

Tommy attempted to create and execute another trap against Sylvee, identical to the original trap. His plan quickly backfired as she did not fall for the same trap again and began to chase him. She killed Tommy in a few hits due to his weak armor and lack of weaponry. She also broke Tommy's bed, causing him to respawn at Spawn and forcing him to travel all the way back to his faction.

After Tommy's death, the members of the Bean Empire returned to Bean York City in order to resume the construction of their metropolis. The members of Business Bay, including Wispexe and LukeOrSomething, decided to reciprocate the Bean Empire's hostility towards Tommy by launching a surprise attack on the two members. They began to gather materials and develop a battle strategy, yet Wisp and Luke voiced their concern of the possibility a larger war with the Bean Empire. Their concern was due to the fact that the Bean Empire had established an alliance with the Antarctic Empire following the events of Day 31, and were able to request help from Philza as he was online. Tommy opted for a surprise attack instead, acknowledging that their armour was not strong enough while identifying that they would need outsmart their enemies.

### **The Raid**

Tommy, Wisp, and Luke flew close to the outskirts of Bean York City and attempted to slowly encroach in to Sylvee and Krinios' location. They were unable to remain concealed for long as the members of the Bean Empire were notified of Business Bay's sudden visit. Sylvee and Krinios both prepared themselves as they anticipated that Business Bay was not visiting on peaceful terms. Sylvee also messaged Phil and advised him to be prepared in case that they required backup.

The members of Business Bay arrived in Bean York City and began to establish a random conversation in order to confuse Sylvee and Krinios. Tommy claimed that he had nothing against Krinios and that he was only mad at Sylvee. The discussion did not continue for long as Business Bay attempted to pour lava on the members of the Bean Empire, initiating the surprise attack.

The Bean Empire was not fazed as they quickly returned fire. The battle lasted mere seconds as Tommy, Luke, and Wisp, began to run in order to shield themselves from Sylvee and Krinios' attacks. They realized that their armour was much weaker and put them at a great disadvantage. Wisp even advised Tommy to abort and the latter agreed, calling for a tactical retreat.

### **Attack on Business Bay**

Phil was travelling to Bean York City in order to assist the Bean Empire in the battle yet changed course for Business Bay when he discovered that the enemies had already retreated. Sylvee and Krinios decided to follow Business Bay, as encouraged by Phil, who managed to arrive there much quicker than Tommy, Wisp, and Luke. The members of Business Bay were alerted by their chat of Phil's presence at their base and hoped that he was there 'only to talk'.

Tommy attempted to confront and reason with Phil without his armour, hoping that Phil would not act against them with aggression. Tommy quickly realized that this was not the case as Phil began shooting at them, successfully killing Wisp. Tommy managed to avoid the shots and approached Phil once more, along with his members, in order to ask for compassion.

Phil justified his presence as he was summoned by his ally, the Bean Empire, to assist them with their current conflict with Business Bay. Sylvee arrived as well, yet without Krinios as he disconnected from the server while flying over the Pacific Ocean. Phil then launched a airstrike and successfully killed Wisp, who was attempting to pick up the redstone torch, unaware that is was an indicator of the powerful explosion. Tommy and Luke had abandoned Wisp and ran away during the airstrike in order to cover for safety.

Sylvee met up with Phil and awaited Krinios, who was being rescued and transported to Business Bay by KaraCorvus. Suddenly, the members of Business Bay exited their hideout and proclaim their surrender to the Bean Empire.

### **Treaty of Bean York**

*Main article: Treaty of Bean York*

Kara and Krinios eventually made it to Business Bay in time for the negotiations to begin, which were established mainly between Tommy and Sylvee. A long discussion ensued between Tommy and Sylvee where Tommy claimed that he was still upset from Sylvee's actions following the aftermath of the The Wednesday War. Tommy continued to monologue most of the discussion at the top of the southern Business Tower and asked to establish neutrality between their factions, to which Sylvee agreed.

While spectating the negotiations, Kara and Wisp were randomly blown up by a creeper as they were not paying attention to their surroundings. Their items are collected and returned to them. A treaty is eventually drafted by Tommy and corrected by Sylvee, called the "Treaty of BYC".

## Aftermath

* Sylvee and TommyInnit signed the Treaty of Bean York, reverting their factions to neutral terms.
* Upon Wispexe's request, Ph1LzA invited him to join the Antarctic Empire, effectively leaving Business Bay.
	+ Tommy's actions during the raid were a major factor in Wisp's decision to leave the faction.
	+ Tommy was both shocked and saddened by Wisp's departure.

## Trivia

* Tommy claimed that it was a 'Win' for Business Bay in the voice chat following the initial raid.
	+ Sylvee, Krinios, and Phil all laughed at this claim in confusion.
* VoiceOverPete did not participate in the battle, but could be heard at certain points in the voice chat.
* Overall, TommyInnit had a very bad day.