WOLF

Written by: Nick Kish

2006-04-12

Revelation

01. Greetings   It's early June in 2037 and David Singue walks with Mike Andrews and Liz Citrel along the gravel walkways of National Mall, Washington D.C., looking for their contact. While none of them know exactly what he looks like, they do have an idea of his general appearance. They also know that the contact is here with a woman. David, Mike, and Liz are all wearing earplugs, discreet microphones, and hidden cameras; which are all being monitored by a CHP team in a delivery van in front of the National Air and Space Museum. Then Liz spots the man they are looking for and notifies the team of his location. Mike and Liz take point on either side of David as he approaches and introduces himself and gives a respectful Calus greeting. The man looks at David in surprise at David then introduces himself as Alcoer in some type of broken English. Alcoer motions and a woman approaches. Alcoer introduces her as his wife, Poeh. David introduces his colleagues Mike and Liz and Mike suggests going some where a little more private.

02. The Thirty   A CHP car that was waiting in front of the delivery truck pulls up and David gets in with Alcoer and Poeh. Mike and Liz get in the delivery truck and they all head out of the National Mall towards a commercial area of the city. Going into the back entrance of an abandoned building, David leads them to a conference room which had been cleaned and furnished. As they enter, Jack Williams stands and greets the two guests. Alcoer and Poeh are obviously surprised but are soon comforted and they invite the rest of their party to join them. An hour later, 28 others had arrived at the office building. Alcoer tells David that they are called The Thirty. Seeing the time is finally appropriate, The Thirty invite the CHP members to join them in some of their planet's traditional introduction rituals. David suggests that The Thirty be taken to CHP head quarters for the more formal introductions.

03. Allies and Enemies   David rides with Alcoer and Poeh as The Thirty are taken to CHP HQ. Once there, The Thirty find that a large room has been prepared for the Calus' Introduction Rituals. After the rituals, The Thirty are provided a general tour of the facility that finishes in a large conference room. David then gives a brief history of The Project and explains how they (the CHP) knew about them and that they are familiar with the Goriin and Skag. The Thirty seemed a little impressed, but still felt it necessary to provide a little more detailed explanation. Alcoer provides a breif history of their situation. He explains that the Goriin had lived millennia, grew very intelligent, and began developing new life forms by experimenting with genetics. They had created the Skag (what we call dinosaurs) and the Trug (what we call humans). The Skag project was the main experiment in genetics and creating new life. The follow up experiment was people, which was largely an experiment in evolution. The humans were separated into two groups, placing each on a different planet. Half were placed on Earth, the rest in their home planet of Calus. Then Poeh continues with more recent history. She tells of how the Humans of Calus discovered the Goriin and Skag and the Skag revolt and the war that has ravaged their home ever since. Then she tells how they, Alcoer and herself, deciphered the Goriin language and learned all this history of their enemies and of another planet of Humans, Earth. So they came up with a plan to win the war. At this point, Alcoer's supreme officer, Fob, interrupts Poeh. He says that thier plan to win the war consisted of bring the fight to Earth so their war-ridden planet could recover and thry could repair their fleet, so their fleet can come here at a latter point to destroy the Goriin and Skag fleet for good. He then formally asks the CHP and the People of Earth help them in their struggle against the Goriin and Skag. The room is silent for a few minutes until Jack stands and addressed everyone. Jack says that he will notify the President of Earth and that they will have all the help they need but they're level of technology is not yet at that of Calus. Fob replies that they will help the People of Earth prepare for war. Jack then calls for the head of the CHP Department of Plans and Contingencies, Robert Watts, to present. Robert starts out by explaining that Plans and Contingencies forms plans in case of a number of various situations. Due to the fact that all of the resources of Earth are going to be required for such an undertaking, the people of Earth will have to be notified. The plan that accomplishes this best is Plan 39. Plan 39 basically covers the introduction of other species to the people of Earth. Watts estimates that the technology will have to be brought between 70 to 90 years to really be effective. He finishes by stressing that Plan 39 is merely the introduction to the People and that they will present another plan to handle the war itself shortly.

04. The President   In the next few hours, Jack and David leave for Honolulu, HI, the Capitol of Earth to meet the President. At the Capitol building, they make their way into the President's office quickly because they out rank every one of the on-site personnel except for the President himself. Jack has the President called and Jack and David wait in his office. The President of the UGD, Mike Nurb, enters his office a few minutes later. Jack introduces himself and provides his rank and introduces David. Then, Jack gives an explanation of who he is and why he is there. He provides a general explanation of the situation, referring to David to fill in the necessary details. Nurb is obviously surprised and is at a complete lack of what to say. After a minute or two, he collects himself and asks the two men what needs to be done. Jack deferrers to David to fill in the basics of Plan 39 and says that Nurb will have to act as quickly as possible. David also mentions that this is basically an introduction of The Thirty to the People of Earth and that the CHP will present a plan on their plan for the war itself in a few days.

05. Addressing the People   Nurb asks the two men to stay until he addresses the people. Jack and David agree and even have Alcoer and Poeh come out as liaisons. Nurb calls for an immediate Address to the People of Earth. A few hours later, David is sitting in a back room at the Capitol building, watching the introduction of the President of the UGD on television. He can't help but think how big the President must feel, talking over TV and radio stations to the entire world at the same time. Nurb speaks of the unity and brotherhood and peace that are the foundations of the UGD. Then he vaguely introduces Jack and the CHP and describes a little about what they do. Then the President enthusiastically introduces Alcoer and Poeh as members of The Thirty. He then switches to a more somber tone of the impending attacks by two other species, the Goriin and Skag.

06. Mixed Reactions   A few days later, an official banquet is held to welcome the Thirty. There is a lot of high level government people and David feels quite out of place. Even with his wife, Jill, there with him, he is still uncomfortable. Most of the public seemed to be in shock for the first few days. The news is obviously all over the media and the Thirty are the most popular 'people' on Earth. As busy as he is over the next few weeks, David still tries to keep up with what's happening in the world. It seemed that once everyone came out of the shock of the news, the reactions were as varied as there are people. There are riots and looting in a few cities. There is also an increase in people going to church. Support groups are overwhelmed and in great need of volunteers. Various branches in the military had received record volunteers not seen since WWII.

07. Plan 62   A few weeks after the announcement to the world, the CHP Planning Dept. called a meeting with Jack, David, Alcoer, and Poeh. Robert starts off saying how hard his entire team had worked over the last few weeks. He continues in announcing a revised Plan 62. With information from Alcoer, Poeh and his own team, they have come up with a general plan of preparing the people of Earth for a war the likes of which they had never seen before. The plan also outlined how they were going to advance the current level of technology about 75 years. Alcoer also addresses everybody and states that they have detected two fleets approaching. The Thirty estimates that the more advanced Goriin fleet will arrive first, in 10 to 12 months, and the Skag fleet will arriver later, in 12 to 14 months. Jack and David are immediately on a plane to inform The President.

08. Preparing for War   Upon hearing the new plan, Nurb again addresses the people of Earth, outlining the plan. He says that every capable person will be working towards preparing the Earth for war. He also says that this is the biggest project in the history of Earth and that they will be bringing technology forward about 75 years with the help from the Thirty working with Earth's own scientists. Afterwards, Nurb tells Jack and David how important it is that the CHP lead this effort. With Jack as the manager over the entire project, things move quickly. Within two months, a new space station (named ISS-4) is started and weekly or even daily launches become common occurrences all over the world. Jack manages everything as efficiently as possible, delegating a lot of work like the manufacturing of ships, weapons, and facilities on Earth and shipping most it into space for more work. After five months, a variety of new, and some secret, weapons begin arriving at the space station and fitted into place.

09. Truth in Rumors   David is surprised how much has been accomplished in the past five months. On a much deserved day off, he spends it at a local park with his wife, who is pregnant with their second son, and Daniel, now a year and half old. But something worries David, like its going almost too well. A few days later, David receives the bad news he thought was coming. Members of the CHP and some media begin hearing rumors of some unsettling news about an as yet unknown underground organization known as the Old World Order (OWO). David heads an investigation to delve deeper and finds that the rumors are true. Government begins to worry, fearing a rebellion will slow down the already bogged down progress on the war effort. But things continue with little slow down and the momentum continues to grow as all types of personnel are trained. Preparations move along nicely, but David is sure not to forget the OWO and the threat that almost was. People move on as David warns that just because the OWO didn't act just recently, doesn’t mean that their threat is any less relevant.

10. The Arrival   It has been eleven months since David made his contact with Alcoer the previous summer, David ponders as he lays in bed before getting up to go to work in early May, 2038. David has been staying on the space station for the past month and he thinks he has finally gotten used to it. A lot of work has been done, it is quite surprising what people can accomplish when they put their minds to it. All over the station, through all the training, preparing, and construction, there has been a restless calm for the past few weeks. David is running through drills of the pilots of the fighters as alarms blare suddenly. The first fleet has arrived! David orders the pilots to get to their stations as he runs for his own fighter. Out in space, all the fighters get into formation with David, awarded General two months before, leading the charge. David comments that the fleet appears to be made up of Goriin and Skag ships. Alcoer replies that the stations analysis confirms it and he guesses that the Goriin and Skag have joined forces.

11. The Battle of 2038   The Goriin and Skag fleet advance across space, past the Moon, to the awaiting Human fleet. David calls for a particular attack pattern and the line spit into three sections with the sides moving around and back in to flank the fleet in the middle to back of the force. The Human fighters are soon to realize that they are underpowered by the more experienced Goriin fighters and carriers. The fleet also consists of heavily armored Skag freighters. The Goriin repel the Human attack and push through the line. Liz points out that it looks like the Goriin fighters and carriers are escorting the Skag carriers. David orders a retreat to regroup at the station. An operator from the station relays that it appears the Skag carriers are full of Skag soldiers with layers of small weapons to provide backup for the Goriin fleet.

12. A Small Victory   Now in full swing the battle rages on over the people of Earth. The experience of both side show as the Goriin and Skag continue to advance. David and other members of the CHP fight very well, but its not enough to stop the fleet's progression. The flanking sides have all but been destroyed except for a few fighters trying to make it back to the main group. David and the CHP fighters are running out of options when Mike tells the command center to scan the Skag carriers further as he sends them data on a weakness he thinks he's spotted. A few minutes later, they report that the carriers are being controlled by the bridge and; in align with what Mike had found; there is a weakness in the joint between the bridge and the rest of the ship. They are quickly destroyed, leaving the carriers as big crates in space and leaving little cover for the Goriin fighters. The humans are motivated even more by the advancement and pull together, finishing the remaining Goriin fighters one by one.

13. Just the Beginning   That night, back on Earth and on the space station, everyone is celebrating. The parties continue long into the night and a few into the next morning. A week later, members of the Thirty had finished analyzing the attack with other generals and members of the CHP. Alcoer reported that the Goriin showed their main weakness was underestimation. Even with their new ally, the Skag, their underestimation was still there and lost them the battle. They also reported that while the two species appeared to be working together, the Goriin were very much in charge. Poeh says that even if it is the Goriin's biggest weakness, they won't make it again. And she reminds everyone that the other fleet seen should arrive in the next few months.