Fiction:Third Ottzello Galactic War/Stage 3

Meeting the Grox
Valzo's ship arrived, with several other diplomats & relations-boosting devices. The Grox empire, who were unhappy with dealing with Tyranites and Kralgon, didn't want another enemy at this time. The Grox were in a very different mood to normal.

"Greetings, Grox Empire." Valzo said.

"Oh... YOU. I remember you..."

"I'm sad to say you probably do. Well, we've formed a pact with the Ottzels, you former allies."

"Proof," the Grox demanded. The Galot transmitted digital article, with several sources and references, including Ottzel signatures.

"We'd like your help,"' Valzo began, "in destroying the Tyranites. We need Planet Busters to stop the Tyrnaties. we trsut you have many?"''

"Well," the Grox began, "why should we give them to you? What will you give us in return?"

"Entree into UNO. You've been cut off from the Grox Empire, right? We'll prove the alliance works by striking a crippling blow into the Kralgon. Do you accept?" There was a pause.

"Yes. What can we do in this situation? Haven't you heard of the saying, 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'? We tried to ally with the Kralgon, but they refused."

It was settled; the Grox and UNO would form a pact, and if UNO proved themselves, then the Grox would join.

Battle of Ploritao
A combined UNO Fleet and Grox fleet prepared to attack Ploritao. It was a system that the Kralgon used for many purposes. There was a planet for spaceship production, for food and, most importantly for Dark Gyronic. It was impossible to sneak in, as the defences were huge. Destroying or claiming this system would prevent the Kralgon from being able to afford sending as large fleets to the Grox or UNO.

The combined fleet was large. So large, in fact, that no one would've thought that UNO could afford it. The source of their economy was unknown, however. The Grox had a similarly large fleet.

The battle initiated when the Grox ships fired a single destructo-ray at the largest dark Gyronic reactor. Soon, it spread through space, and infected the star. The star was becoming unstable and about to explode, but thankfully, stabilized. Without this, the Kralgon couldn't fire their larger weapons, and had to use their Dark Gyronic reactors to keep ships firing at all.

Then, the entire Kralgon fleet arrived. Ships from both sides fired missiles, lasers and Dark Gyronic rays at each other, so many that no on could see who was winning or not. there were huge explosions from both sides.

"FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!" called the UNO admiral. All the time they fired, and couldn't see how many ships were destroyed. Fortunately, UNO ships had been outfitted with great evacuation systems, meaning little/no casaulities. When suddenly UNO could see (as the lasers were dying down), they saw that UNO was winning. It wasn't long before UNO saw they hadn't lost nearly as many as they'd expected. The Grox and UNO decided that the alliance was confirmed, and they'd simply bombard the Kralgon forces and take the system.

Over the course of the next few weeks, UNO and the Grox managed to take Tyranite and Kralgon systems near that one, linking the two empires. The Grox were now a member of UNO.

Yogtam's Loss
UNO arrived at a planet. It was deserted, with the exception of a Kralgon planet. It was devastated by war, and apparently so.

Following the map from Folron's advice, they went into a cave. It was large and mostly artificial, as wel as difficult to notice. Sai's team had been here before. When the group went in, something suddenly hit Yogtam.

'Note; if you can, at this point listen to this soundtrack, as it'll help you to listen to it (no rapping or anything unlistenable for some). You'll understand what it means eventually. When it ends, play it back from 3:00'

The team went onward. There were lights around the area. "Sai's team must have created this cave;" Dakster said. Yogtam muttered something under his breath. They all knew something was up with him. He was the last person they'd expect to be trailing behind them, with a sad expression. When he was asked if he was alright, he just said "I'm fine," but everyone knew he didn't mean it.

"Ahah!" Dakster called, after finding the Lotacon's journal. It was much more advanced computer work than Sai's. "Let's have a rest here." Yogtam's eyes widened again. "Yogtam, seriously, are you ok? You can tell me."

"Nothing..." Yogtam replied.

"According to these scans," Folron said, it's something to do with sexual feelings.

"Damn..." Dakster said, "I tried my hardest to cut that down, including making it an all male team, and we can't remove them from an Inalton."

"Do you want the short story or the long story?" yogta asked. They simply nodded, saying go ahead anyway.

"Well, it was a long time ago. Before UNO even joined. See that hole there?" He poined to a gap in the wall. "That's mine. Yes, all this equipment is Inalton, not Sai's. I don't know what Sai was doing here, but I can guess. That Dark reactor..." he was close to tears. "So, in the last days of the Inalton, this system was our last stand. It used to be a snow planet, would you believe? So we carved a cave into this mountain, bigger than the first. It was high up, and unnoticeable, so we shoved all that we'd added along the outside to inside. Only Inalton technology could have done what  we did; we made the mountain a Dark Gyronic reactor, to create the worm hole out of here.''

"So, from within the cave, no one could find us. The Loron attacked in their huge numbers. They were defeated at some places, but eventually we got them all to climb the mountain. But here's the thing... my fiancee was part of the group. I gave her clear instructions; stay inside the base and keep yourself safe, no matter what. The machine was meant to suck all the energy for the Loron, who'd all climb the mountain. That way there'd be enough energy without having to create as much using the reactor. So, it worked... until we discovered that we needed more energy. The machine had just the one usage. There were 15 seconds left before it was turned off and the whole thing failed. One of us had to go out there and sacrifice. So..."

"Your fiancee did?" Dakster asked.

"...yes. After being told NO MATTER WHAT she'd stay in. I was just too depressed afterwards, why didn't I go? So I froze myself, then you guys picked me up, took me to OIA, and here I am. I'd gotten over the heartbreak, it seems the freezing of my brain made me forget."

"Well," Folron said, "maybe you can do her proud? Serve OIA well, and save the galaxy like she did. You've got a chance to do that."

Night came, and the group slept. They'd check out the reactor and read the journal the following day.

Dark Days
The Tyranite Swarm were evolving every day. They were becoming too powerful and adaptable for UNO or the Kralgon to deal with. After fighting against Kralgon dark Gyronic weaponry, it made them strong, and they became beings of the energy themselves. While UNO were growing much stronger, so were the Tyranites. Even with all their damage the Kralgon were still too powerful. But they were focusing on the Tyranite Swarm, and ignoring UNO for the time being.

To make matters worse, contact with Team NH has been completely cut off...

.....
"Everything going as planned?"

"Yes. The galaxy is dying..."

"Good... Soon, it'll all fall. All of this will turn from dying... to barely breathing... to dead. It's currently barely breathing. Not for much longer."

The Great Push
UNO gathered all their forces together. Their ships were now hugely improved, as were their defences, thanks to the Grox and economic improvements. UNO was starting to become a nation...

Their huge fleet pushed ahead. It was going to suffer some losses, but what it gained afterwads would be priceless. UNO would gain a new ally... and an incredibly strong one.