Unstoppable Force

HEADLINE: Unstoppable Force Meets Immovable Object

On September 9th around noon a call for aid rang through the airwaves, hoping that someone would intercept the message in a bottle. While it was far more advanced, the principal was the same, and just as the bottle eventually finds a shore, so did the plea. 

The voice of  Colonel Bartholomew Taylor of the US Army 75th Rangers Regiment was heard by Convergence Citizens loud and clear. Like a herald, the transmission set the brave of Convergence in motion. They filed into helicopters and took flight to the US military facility code-named 'Vanguard.' 

Little was known of this facility, and little was offered to assuage curious minds. The only information was entirely need-to-know, and all the defenders from Convergence needed to know was that Vanguard was under impending attack "by a <redacted> D13 horde!" This mass of arguable life worked its way through Oregon, rending and adding to its ranks like a plague of locusts.

Vanguard was too woefully understaffed and under-stocked to defeat the incoming force. Convergence was spoken of as the only place the  army could get reinforcements from in time. Due to the proximity of the writhing mass, and Convergence to the facility, our home was the first, and last option for aid. As such, Colonel Taylor christened everyone as part of 'Operation Vanguard.' 

With a quick command and an offer of a sure reward for our home, the intrepid set foot and then took to the skies.  All piled into the choppers filled with hope, but the omens were numerous as dangerous, tumultuous skies crashed with heavy storms. Due to heavy turbulence and poor visibility, only the pilots who truly knew where the target location resided could make out the flight path. It is suggested that some of the robots who attended still functioned within normal perimeters, giving the notion that perhaps the Vanguard does not rest far from Convergence's shores. 

There were two calls for help on this day with the original coming from the Colonel and a second made from a much younger sounding and calmer young man.  What happened to Colonel Taylor is unknown, but the second defensive maneuver took place some five hours after the first.  The Convergence Chronicle received eye-witness accounts of the second series of happenings during Operation Vanguard.

Almost immediately, the untoward events unfolded. "I witnessed one of the helicopters go down in a fiery blaze before we landed as we were literally peppered in dead bodies from above.  It almost seemed like something or someone was throwing infected at us," reports Kurosawa Ruukah, one of the many fighters in attendance. 

With little recourse, those trying to aid Vanguard were forced to jump to the roof below. A dangerous start, to be sure. "Myself and some others jumped from the helicopter and landed on the roof of a government facility where we were led to a mess hall.  We were instructed to 'hold the line' while other groups were repairing tunnels," says Ruukah. 

Support began immediately with the mentioned repairs, while others prepared their weapons for defense. 

During the fight, CLOVER, a robot unit, informed those at her side that the infected were organizing fighting efforts against the defenders. They appeared to be working like a hive-mind of bees, enacting orders from a higher, more assertive force. It was then that Miss CLOVER instructed that the highest priority targets were three 'queens.'  

Combat ensued with bloody results.  The brave fighters of Convergence were able to fell two of the target 'queens' before radio instructions ordered everyone to take cover for incoming air-strike. There came a strange noise that seemed to disorient the infected, and most, if not all, were killed in the ensuing air-strike. 

Even with such dangerous skies,  injuries were negligible. Those that were injured were tended to promptly, and an hour later the army ushered our citizens home via submarine. 

Soon, Vanguard will offer their boon to the city in thanks. More importantly than that, we at Convergence gained an ally in this dreadful war.  Be the battle infected or something more sinister, we hope that should we need assistance the way that Vanguard did, brave souls left in the world will come together to do what must be done.

Reporter: Alexi Alkaev


For ease of navigating the Convergence Chronicle, please click the links below to see which pages have been updated for the month of September.  Be sure to read this month's 'Conspiracy Theories' page for a chance to get in on a sim-wide event!  The Convergence Chronicle is soon to host a Candlelight Vigil where a mysterious 'thing' shall occur.

Happy Corner
Sleepless in Convergence
Conspiracy Theories
A Very Artistic Interview
Obituaries