Author: Haruo Chikamori
Rating: M
Classification: Angst, Romance.
Spoilers: N/A
Summary: Continuity of Government (COG) – a stark term for starting over after a holocaust the likes of which is hoped will never ever happen. This is a what-could-happen if the button was ever pressed.
DISCLAIMER: The characters Harm Rabb, Jr., Sarah "Mac" Mackenzie, Meg Austin, AJ Chegwidden, et al. belong (in concept if not name) to CBS/Bellisarius. Animal and all OC characters are the property of Heather and Hugo Chikamori. No profit is being made from this story, nor is any infringement intended.
------------------------------------------------ Chapter 1 - The Calm Before the Storm------------------------------------------------
Outside the Naval Intelligence Headquarters,
Norfolk, VA
0328 ZULU
"I am standing outside the Headquarters of the Naval Intelligence...where inside many personnel are trying to determine carefully what the next move of Russian President Vladimir Putin after the leader stated that Russia would not back down from any aggression by the West."
"At the White House today, there was a meeting of high government officials on the situation in the Crimea and in the Pacific. General Hayden Wallace of the Chiefs of Staff was unwilling to provide any comments to questions asked today about whether the military was planning anything to respond to Russia's incursion into the Ukraine.
It is not sure if the meeting managed to resolve any matter whatsoever. President Obama in his press conference today was unable to shed any clarity on the situation at hand other than hinting at a possible military intervention."
"So we are no clearer on the situation at hand and while the Crimean Peninsula dissolves into a firestorm, China has been threatening Japan with retaliation should they set foot on the Senkaku Islands."
"With four countries waging a war of words at this point on who is at fault, it is uncertain that anything will get resolved any time soon. Rebecca Landon, ZNN News, Norfolk...
JAG Headquarters,
Falls Church, VA,
0330 ZULU
"We have been hearing the inflammatory words from the West; that they seek to exert their will on the Pacific. They have told us in no uncertain terms that they are prepared to resort to force to achieve their goals.
These bombastic words from the West are nothing new. We have heard it for many decades. And we have not gone to war for it. But Russia needs not heed what the West says in exerting our own sovereignty over our territorial waters or our own land. In short Russia does not need to heed these words from the West, but the West should heed the words coming from all those who oppose her.
Russia seeks not to strike the first blow, but rest assured, if met with force; Russia will do whatever it deems necessary to preserve its sovereignty and its people."
There was silence in the bullpen as the officers watched the screen. At first there was incredulous gasps of amazement at the audacity of Putin but they of all people understood the enormity of the situation. The rhetoric being tossed about by both world leaders could potentially lead to an incendiary conflict that could wipe humanity off the face of the planet if they weren't careful. But they were only JAG officers and what could they really do? Shuffling legal papers around and determining what actions were legal on the battlefield was their forte.
"Isn't that just like them..." muttered RADM AJ Chegwidden as he glowered at the TV screen. "You give them an inch; they'll try to take a mile. Never liked working with them when they were friendly."
"I don't trust them, sir." Harm said...he still had issues from when his father had been held in Russia and eventually died there. "It seems like they're back to the Cold War posture."
"Understandable, Captain, they've got an old KGB guy holding the reins." Chegwidden stated, matter of fact. "Naturally, they're a suspicious bunch and no wonder they're trying to freeze us out. You saw what happened in Crimea."
"They trained us up to fight them..." Mac interjected making a face, "Then they told us to be friendly to them. I expected that they'd turn on us. I don't trust them either. That line of drivel coming out of Putin's mouth..."
"OH MY GOD!!!" interjected Captain Liandra Gracen who was staring at the television screens. "Oh...dear God...help us..."
"On the screen!" Lia motioned to her colleagues. "Oh my god...China just started a shooting war..." Dead silence reigned among her colleagues as they all stared at the television screens in dumbstruck horror.
Each of the screens showing the panoply of destruction of Hakodate Air Base in Kyushu (Hakodate is actually in Hokkaido... ;) )
There were no words to be said, They all knew what a shooting war meant in the Pacific.
White House Press Conference Room
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, DC
0553 ZULU
"My fellow Americans, there is no easy way to say this, so I'm just going to come out and say it succinctly. We are at war."
"Earlier today, the USS Monaghan was patrolling in the Sea of Japan when it took a direct hit from several air to surface missiles launched from a Chinese Bear. Since the warhead was so large and so many hits were sustained by the cruiser, she went to the bottom with all hands on board. We know that it was the Chinese because they have been stating that they will defend their territory against any incursion by foreign powers meaning us."
We will not take the loss of our US Navy ship lightly nor will we allow them to carry on attacking other ships with impunity. This attack on our naval asset requires the most severe of retributive action.
We will not forget those who sacrificed their lives protecting our nation and we will avenge their loss.
JAG Headquarters,
Falls Church, VA,
0610 ZULU
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