| Jacinta_Ibáñez | Date: Friday, 02 Mar 2012, 3:20 AM | Message # 1 |
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| Like Brentaal, which was also on its own parading venture, Deralia was a proud world; unlike Brentaal, Deralia was proud for cultural reasons rather than historical. It was not commercially dominant, although it was aiming to change that; it was however militarily dominant which, other than the recent debacle at Dantooine, it was unblemished, with a proud and dominant history. They had been a military power of their region for some time now, holding off the advances of the Hutts for generations, and this was even before the "Revanchist Revolution". Despite the recent controversy, it was, however, riding high off of the victory at Caluula. What other Outer Rim world could say it stood up to the powerful Cronese Mandate, a veritable superpower in the Outer Rim, and conceivably the galaxy were it not united under the aegis of the Galactic Empire, and emerged victorious?
The Captain behind that resounding victory, largely take the focus off of her superiors, whom were no doubt grateful for it of late, stood on the bridge of the modified Venator-class Star Destroyer Ops. They still remained over Caluula, protecting the vulnerable world within the confederation that was the Tion Hegemony, but by now the crisis was averted and hostlities were over. She watched as the transport holding the commandos that had been operating on the surface jumped into hyperspace, bound back to Deralia, while behind her, an odd scene was unfolding. A picture was being put on display on the bridge, done by a Caluulan artist. It was a rousing depiction of the Ops dropping out of hyperspace, with the Auril Irregulars at its bow, firing into the Cronese Mandate's 101st Attack Fleet over Caluula itself. The feint starfighter battle that waged by the Caluulans was depicted below the scene. Not entirely accurate, but it captured, in a whole, the battle that was waged. The artist called it "Hail the Liberators", and it was donated to the Deralian government by the Caluulans. She decided to put it on display for the time being on the ship, and upon their return home, the painting would be put on display in the Royal Palace in Mithra.
She was young, energetic, different, preferred to make old new again, much like the Deralian Navy. Like her foreign superior Sir Edwin Lancaster, she too was fastly becoming a symbol of her own fleet. She was woman however, and in this day and age, it was rare to see a woman celebrated as she was; not on Deralia, but in the galaxy at large. She didn't let this bother her, she didn't even consider it. She was here to do a job and serve her nation, and she would do so honorably and in fulfilling her duty. Now, that duty called for carrying out Deralia's "goodwill tour" of the Tionese Hegemony. Deralia and the Tionese were finalizing a new diplomatic partnership, making Deralia one of the confederation's allies against Cronese aggression, and the symbol of their liberating force was now the Ops, which was to be celebrated across the Hegemony.
Upon readying themselves, the jumped into hyperspace over Caluula to move to their first stop in the tour. That world, considered by some the most likely to fall prey to Cronese aggression next, was Saheelindeel, which sat right on the edge of the border with the Cronese Mandate. In fact, the termination shock of the star system was the border between the Tion Hegemony and Cronese Mandate. It was here that the Ops would show up next, to much celebration by the locals. In fact, a rather intense celebration. Known for doing nothing small, the Saheelindeeli held a planet-wide celebration for their new protectors. The Ops would begin this appearance however, by not actually appearing over Saheelindeeli. It was in-fact at full combat readiness, circling the outer edge of the star system, along the Cronese Border. As it did so, it opened its hangar deck in preparation to launch fighters.
Captain Jacinta V. Ibáñez
Commanding Officer, HDMS Ops
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