Fiction:Galactic Council of Unified Species (GCUS)

HISTORY OF THE GALACTIC COUNCIL OF UNIFIED SPECIES

ORIGINS

In the year -9 CY the Pintoid Starfleet ship PSUS-Corra discovered a ship belonging to a race they had never encountered before, and followed it back to it's homeworld. The race that owned the vessel was the Copian Republic, who took the sudden arrival of a highly advanced vessel as a threat. The Copian Republican Navy deployed a 15 piece task force to capture the alien ship by force, but the task force was decimated, only one ship made it back alive. The ship reported that the Corra had refused capture and insisted that it was present in Copian space on a mission of peace. The task force used EMP torpedos in an attempt to disable the Corra, but the highly advanced ship was resistant to the torpedoes. Following Starfleet protocol, the Corra retaliated by firing a warning shot at one of the ships, causing a firefight to erupt. The survivors reported that the Corra shrugged off anything they attacked it with and that the vessel effortlessly decimated the attacking vessels. The Copians responded by formally declaring war and launching a massive invasion into Union space. Several planets were occupied, forcing the Pintoid Starfleet into action. Over the course of 9 years, the Copians and the Pintoids engaged in a brutal war. Eventually the Copian Republic, with half of it's navy exinguished, surrendered. The Pintoids beared no hatred to their enemies and instead of accepting their offers of land and money, they instead proposed an alliance to prevent further violence. The Copians, stunned by this strange offer, accepted, and thus the Council was formed

THE CRIMSON ED

By the year 459 CY the two members of the Council, the Copians and the Pintoids, had expanded far into space and opened trade with countless species. This progress warranted the attention of the Crimson Ed, a race of highly-intelligent telepathic beings (SIDE NOTE: Crimson Ed isn't the actual name of council race 3, it is instead a shortened name chosen by the ed so that lesser beings could call them by name, the actual name of the Crimson Ed is 5,000 letters long!). The Crimson Ed Conclave requested membership into the Council on the grounds of economic advancement. The Ed were welcomed into the council, allowing the present members to reap the benefits of the hyper-advanced race (in exchange for defense as the Crimson Ed are too weak to defend themselves). The Crimson Ed also shared navigational data with the Council, allowing the Council access to much more of the galaxy. Ushering in the era of exploration.

THE ERA OF EXPLORATION

The Era of Exploration lasted from 542-1276 CY. This period of time added thousands of worlds to the Council, as well as several species that were willing to observe Council law but not become full members. This period of exploration also saw the addition of the fourth member state, the Quadro-Parliment. In 876 CY the Crimson Ed discovered a spacefaring race suffering from severe internal instability. The Quadrobob (as they called themselves) were divided into three radically different governments that each hated each other, only one of these governments was friendly towards the Council, the Quadro-Parliment. After the other two governments discovered that the Quadro-Parliment had allied with the Council, they allied and declared open war. The Council intervened, the Pintoid Starfleet and Copian Republican Armed Forces quickly extinguished the opposing governments and united all three sects under the Quadro-Parliment. The United Quadrobob government then happily accepted a position of membership, strengthening the Council even more. Shortly after the formation of the Quadro-Parliment, the Quadrobob fell under attack from the Codega Empire, a war-mongering empire bordering Quadrobob space that opposed the council. This brought upon the Codega/Council war that would last over thirty years!

THE CODEGA/COUNCIL WAR

In the year 1276 CY the Council officially declared war on the Codega Empire, following the Codega invasion of the Quadrobob. Following the decleration of war, all members signed the Treaty of Crimoa, which stated that during the course of the war 50% of each members military would fall under the command of the Supreme Allied Commander who would fight on behalf of the Council. That leader was Crimson Ed Thaddeus, a brilliant strategist and brutally efficient commander. Supreme Allied Commander Thaddeus lead a strike force into Quadrobob territory and began the lengthy process of liberating the occupied worlds from the Codega. Progress was slow, the Codega were too well dug in. In an attempt to disrupt the Codega supply lines, Thaddeus launched a counter-offensive into Codega space. The allied force occupied the border worlds, cutting of supply and reinforcement lines into occupied territory. Eventually, five years later, the occupation force retreated, having run out of supplies. Following the retreat, Thaddeus continued his incursion into Codega space. Years went by without any noticable progress other than the destruction of numerous worlds and uncountable losses. Finally, 30 years after the outbreak of violence, the war ended. The Codega Emperor ventured to Unification Prime, the capitol of the GCUS, to sign a peace treaty. Once the treaty was signed, the Council Allied Force was disbanded and all forces returned to their respective empires, a relative calm fell over the galaxy. The Codega would eventually grew to respect the Council and even become allies with them.

THE BRUTUS REBELLIONS

In 1789 CY, the Pintoids discovered the Brutus Royal Consortium. The consortium was happy to meet the council, but was unable to join due to a brutal civil war between Loyalists who favored the royal family, and Rebels who wanted them out. The council opened supply lines to the loyalists, but the supplies had little effect on the war. Eventually the Copian Colonial Marines were deployed to help stabilize the situation. The skilled marines helped the loyalist forces defend the capitol, and eventually put down the rebellion all together. The grateful Brutus joined the Council as the fifth member

THE DARDARIANS ARRIVE

From 1789-2150 CY, the Nuenna galaxy was quite with no major events. In 2150 CY, the Dardarian Alliance established it's first ten colonies and caught the attention of the Brutus. The Brutus made first contact and introduced the tiny empire to the Council. The Council was wary to let such a small, under-advanced empire into the fold. The Dardarians however, made it their mission to prove them wrong. The Dardarians expanded to twenty new worlds and established a moderately powerful military. The Council allowed them membership on the grounds that the continued their expansion efforts and didn't become dependent on Council aid

THE TERNAKON WAR

In 2200 CY the Ternakon Empire, a long ignored empire that bordered the Council, invaded Copian Republic space. The Copian Military fought back valiently, but discovered that the Ternakon were tougher than the average empire, and suffered heavy losses. Eventually, the Pintoid Starfleet was mobilized and helped in the liberation of occupied territory. At a summit on Unification Prime, the Council of Six decided that the Ternakon had to be stopped, and war was formally declared. As the war dragged on, both sides lost numerous worlds and suffered substantial losses. However, it became apparent that neither side was capable of defeating the other as both had become equally matched.

THE MODERN COUNCIL

The current council year is 2239. The Ternakon war still rages with no clear victory for either side in sight. The Council however has had several minor victories over the Ternakon, and has made some progress in pushing them farther back from Council space. The Ternakon Empire, determined to gain an advantage, invaded the Dardarian Alliance. The Dardarians, who were way less advanced than the Ternakon, lost most of their empire within weeks. Within a month, the Ternakon had surrounded the Dardarian Homesystem, and defeat was imminent. However, a successful sabotage mission resulted in the creation of a cyber weapon capable of forcing Ternakon ships to Self-Destruct. This weapon was used to liberate the Alliance and push the Ternakon back, but as time passed the Ternakon navy adapted to the weapon and it became obsolete. The Dardarians, using captured technology, have expanded extensively and rebuilt their military to be more powerful than before.

THE FUTURE

The Council has set the wheels in motion for the Peboo and the Terrosaurs to become members, which will allow the Council to expand into an entirely new quadrent of the Nuenna galaxy. There have also been manned missions to the neighboring Centraga Galaxy and numerous first contacts made, with the hopes of the Council possibly expanding into the aforementioned galaxy. The Ternakon war is expected to end within the next ten years. Many experts believe that one side will somehow gain and advantage and defeat the other, or that somehow the two sides will find relative peace.