Internal Intelligence Agency

The **Internal Intelligence Agency** otherwise known simply as the **IIA** was the national security organization of the Solar Union and later, the United Republic of Orion. It was formed in 13 P.T. alongside the FIA when the ISB was disbanded after the fall of the Sol Imperium.

## **History**

### **Solar Union Years**

#### **Foundation of the IIA**

When the Solar Union was created in 13 P.T. after the collapse of the Sol Imperium. The Imperium Security Bureau was disbanded and in its place two agencies were created. The Internal Intelligence Agency and the Foreign Intelligence Agency, the former with the objective of preserving national security and detaining those who were deemed risks to the State.

The Internal Intelligence Agency's headquarters were located in the old TSB Building in the city of Barcelona, in the Catalonia Region of the Interregnum. First Executive Alexander Knox assigned Agent Mustafa (former Director of the TSB) as the first Director of the IIA.

#### **Citadel Incident**

While the Union was fighting the Second League War in the planets of Avalon and Lyra, a paramilitary Metahuman group known as the Metahuman Defence Force took over the Citadel of Metahumans and deposed Governor Frost. After the deposed Governor escaped and informed Director Hayes and First Executive Knox of these events, the IIA was tasked with carrying out a preemptive investigation into the matter, as to gather intelligence for a potential military incursion into the extradimensional city.

While uncovering Commander Thyne's plot and rebellion in the Metahuman city, multiple bombings ocurred at the Headquarters of the Executive Council and the Armed Forces of the Solar Union on Mars. The Executive Council and the Union Congress had an emergency meeting and finally decided to focus the IIA's efforts on searching for the MDF agents responsible for the bombings, while the FIA and TDO handled the Citadel Incident. Their search ultimately led to the arrest of those responsible of bombing the Executive Council, however, the other conspirators were never found. A final report concluded that those responsible for the rest of the attacks on Military and State facilities had been killed during the destruction of the Citadel, alongside the majority of the MDF's forces.

#### **Search for Thyne**

After the Citadel of Metahumans was destroyed, the IIA launched a manhunt for Commander Thyne of the MDF who had escaped the wreckage and had been spotted in Mars multiple times. After months of searching and interrogation, the investigation came out unsuccessful. A year later, Director Enzo Fox of the FIA would inform Director Mustafa of a plot by Thyne to overthrow the Solar Government.

When First Executive Viaux and Union Congress were informed, the IIA uncovered the hideout of the conspirators in New Oslo. The National Guard and IIA agents stormed the location and successfully captured Thyne, while also discovering Marshall Laake with him. The latter escaped before he could be captured. Thyne would be later imprisoned indefinitely and then executed by orders of Congress at the Grand Orion Republic Detention Center in Mars.

#### **Arrest of the TDO High Command**

In 32 P.T., Union Congress was bombed by an unknown enemy. Due to the recent passing of legislation that granted Grand Protector Enzo Fox authority over the TDO, FIA and IIA, the government suspected the TDO did not want to submit to the Grand Protector, thus officially accusing them as the people responsible for the attack.

A team of IIA agents and National Guard troops were sent to Eden Base in order to arrest Director Hayes, General Haig, Commander Jäger, Admiral Blackout, Admiral Stroner and other members of High Command. In response to this, Hayes and his security detail at Eden Base captured the government agents and declared their formal leave from the Solar Union. Only General Winston Haig willingly testified and was cleared of all charges, remaining as the Interim Director of what remained of the TDO that was loyal to the Union Government.

### **United Republic of Orion Years**

#### **Newborn Crisis**

In 33 P.T., Congress allowed the IIA to raid the many warehouses and installations of MetaCorp Industries while the Newborn Crisis was happening on Earth. They sent a report to Congress with details about the Hive Drones that had gone rogue on Earth. The IIA continuously provided intel to Fleet Admiral Jäger von Adelhard and Grand Protector Enzo Fox throughout the duration of the Crisis.

#### **Moon Anomaly Investigation**

In 35 P.T., an anomaly near the debris field of the Moon appeared, Fleet Admiral Jäger and Fleet Admiral Stroner were dispatched to observe and provide images to the IIA so they could send them to the TDO in order to discern what the anomaly was. This disturbance suddenly grew and sucked in the people in the bridges of the RSS Ravager and the RSS Trafalgar as well as a TDO corvette.

For eight days, the IIA searched for Jäger, Stroner and the others while the TDO contained the anomaly and studied it. Eventually they came up with inconclusive results and declared the missing people Killed In Action, only for them to reappear in Terra Base the next day.

#### **Capture of the Tranquility Spy**

In 50 Post Terra, following Operation Pioneer, TDO technician Maximillien Duvallier (a spy working for the Vortex) managed to flee alongside former mercenary Rose Kessler from Base Tranquility in Novaterra. Immediately after the Pioneer Committee completed its investigation, and connected Lieutenant Kondo to the same enemy unit in the Orian facility, the Internal Intelligence Agency began its manhunt for Kondo's accomplice and the former member of the Etinson crew.

While Kessler was never found, a whistleblower in the planet of Apollo gave away the location of Duvallier, and the Gendarmerie and the IIA organized his capture. In 54 Post Terra, a team of IIA Agents and a two-man unit led by Sergeant Angelo Fox Blanca was able to corner him in the city of Genesis. Duvallier was arrested in a mechanic store where he was working, and was later incarcerated at the IIA Headquarters Building in Barcelona, Interregnum while awaiting for trial. He was placed under the supervision of IIA Staff Sergeant Ettore Rondizzoni, until the spy was temporarily hired by the IIA as a cyberspace specialist for Fenrik Blanca's special operations team in the La Plata Region, giving the former spy the opportunity to put his skills in service of Orion in return for an official pardon from the Military and the State.