Tessler Part 3

The Final Chapter

Wrangle, leader of the rebels/freedom fighters*, studied the army base through his binoculars. In the morning he intended to end Red Blok rule on Sigma 5 once and for all. He turned to his ally, Colonel Vronski, “Come, Colonel, we must plan our attack. With your  knowledge of the interior of the base we have an advantage.”

Meanwhile, Captain Guryev, senior officer at the bas ... Read more »

Dirty Work at the Crossroads #2

UNA Intelligence HQ, Ava:

Deputy Director Hannah Noble stood and addressed the half dozen or so people seated around the table;

“We have intercepted communication between, wait for it, the ONI Corporation and Gencol.” A wave of concern went through the room. “We think this is a Gencol only operation; the rest of the Red Blok government agencie ... Read more »

Dirty Work at the Crossroads #1

Another clandestine meeting at a secret Gencol research facility:

“The sample is ready for testing, Comrade Doctor.”

“Thank you Mikhail, I’ll be there in a second. Will you come this way Mr Harkness?”

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A History of the Expedition

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Diabetes of Praxis

The ship sailed away from the island. The crew were in good spirits. They had been able to replenish their dwindling supplies of water and fresh fruit and the weather was ideal for voyagibg. The mood changed, however, after no land was sighted for several weeks. An unease settled over the crew and they became despondent and quarrelsome. The slightest thing would cause argument. ... Read more »

Tessler Part 2

Tank v. Tank

As the battle raged on the streets of the city a terrible coincidence brought destruction to Tessler Spaceport. The Loyalist and Rebel commanders had deployed their armoured assets on opposing flanks. This meant that two tank armies were set to clash and the spaceport would be the battlegound.

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Defection

The Five Hierarchs: Leaders of the Red Blok. They implement the decisions of The Assembly of Collectives, the governing body of the Red Blok. Some say they wish to dispense with the assembly altogether and assume absolute power. The Hierarchs themselves are divided, however. Marshall Timoshenkov, Hero of the Red Blok and head of the army; Dr Alexandra Ivanova, Director of Gencol; Comrade Sergei Danskoyevski, Secretary of the Assembly of Collectives are defenders of t ... Read more »

TESSLER Part 1

Tessler: Capital city of Sigma 5

After their close shave retrieving the smuggled weapons the Freedom Front regrouped. They rendezvoused with dissident elements from within the Red Blok army and advanced on Tessler. If they could capture the main city, they reasoned, their cause would be as good as won. Tessler was the key to controlling trade, communications and non-military travel onto or off Sigma 5. Their objectives were threefold; capture the communications centre, seize the local collective buildings and take control of the star-port. The first part had already been achieved. Front troops had infiltrated the city during the night and were now occupying the TV and radio s ... Read more »

Sigma Five

Sigma Five

Fifth planet of the Sigma system. Situated in the Ekaterinburg sector of Red Blok space. Mainly agricultural but some kollosium mining.

Captain Guryev was a worried man. His commanding officer, Colonel Vronski, had been behaving strangely. He had been receiving encrypted messages from an unknown source and had asked Guryev to ignore them. Out of a sense of loyalty he had agreed but was beginning to regret it. Vronski was his friend and he was loat ... Read more »

The Agitation and Propaganda Subcollective

Red Blok News

All the news that’s fit allowed to be told

The Maranos Campaign Ends

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Counter-revolution!

A clandestine meeting on an unknown non-aligned planet:

The two men faced each other across the table, neither trusting the person opposite.

 “You have confirmation of the transfer of funds?” said the man on the left

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