"Project Artemis"

[Blazerhawk 162]

A World Apart

The History of the Planet Apollyon

   In July 1947 a UFO was spotted over Roswell, New Mexico. Some claimed it was an alien ship, while others said it was a result of Project Mogul. Debris was found in nearby field, and, again some claimed that it was alien and others said it was a failed Project Mogul balloon. No one is absolutely certain what happened there, except the humans on Apollyon.

   That night at Roswell it was aliens who visited earth. They were here to save themselves from a terrible disease, and they needed some test subjects. About fifty people were abducted from their homes, most not knowing it. While aboard the alien spaceship the humans were cloned, and then sent home. One of the humans who was awake accidentally jettisoned a life pod sending it crashing into that field.

   With their test subjects the aliens took off to their home galaxy. They had to test the procedure now or it would be too late. So they began the experiment, the humans were teleported down to a planet similar to earth. The aliens fired up their secret device, a time machine, and sent the humans thirteen hundred years into the past. The experiment was successful and the aliens left, totally ignoring the humans left on the planet.

   The humans on this planet began to build a civilization where they had started. They called the planet Apollyon, after the name of their civilization. Soon they encountered problems with each other, and then about 2103 A.D. (812 A.D. on earth) the civilization split into three nations the Croxians, the Urians, and the Telthesians. Over the next hundred years, several more groups broke off and formed their own nations.

   Since the formation of these nations great strides have been made technologically. Many wars have been fought between Croxia and Uregal (the Urians). The most recent war was almost an civilization ending war, averted only by the Croxians use of their first PLASMATTER Satellite. Since then, a state of cold war has threatened the peace on this planet. Croxia and Uregal stand ready to pounce upon each other again.

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Lunera 4, 3395

4:08 PM ICST

Project Artemis Headquarters

BANG!!!

A shot rang through the air. It shattered the office window and set off the alarms, triggering the sprinkler system. Panicked shouting filled the air, but Isis was still able to hear the security guards. They were chasing the would-be assassin. She silently prayed that they would. That bullet had been meant for her.

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The assassin had failed. He knew it the moment he shot the gun. This time he had to finish his mission or face death at the hands of the Urians. Still how could he do so with these security guards chasing him? Luckily for him, the guards didn’t know what he looked like and as he raced down the sidewalks an idea came to his mind. Quickly he ran into the nearest building and got into the elevator. He pressed for the top floor. He took off as much clothing as he could and put it in his pack. On the top floor he raced to the restroom, an unsuspecting worker had been just behind the door.

“OUCH! HEY WATCH I

[football_fever 6]

Awesome! It's finally here!

Great start, great pictures. great everything. Sounds like it's going to be quite a story

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

Looks good, can't wait for more!

[2nerdy4u 1]

Wow, that was fantastic. I'm liking this CJ.

[The_Hutt 11]

Interesting story. I'll be sure to tune in for more!

[panthersimcity4 162]

Oooh, I like the heads

[Schulmanator 5,812]

A nice start. This should be a good one.

[Deathtoall 28]

Nice story i like the heads. It a intersting story to

[Zelgadis 638]

A very nice start to this. Already a few mysteries.

ISF

[Naryanna 0]

Mmmmm.... lovely. I like the start very much. Nice story and lovely pics. Great work and I am definetly looking foward of seeing and reading more.

[penguin007 27]

Nice start and story cant wait for more

Will

[jj88 24]

Good start. Intriguing storyline. i wonder what is going to happen next?

[jacqulina 162]

great start and intro my friend allready looking good and great pics too

[Skram 4]

looks wonderful!

[edmonton_stinks 5]

Wow. Great concept, I'll be checking back on this one.

[Blazerhawk 162]

As you probably have noticed, this story revolves around Imperius City. I am going to try to post a little background information before each update. This week we look at…
The City in the Pit
The geography of Imperius City

Imperius City derives its name from the mountain on which it is located, Mount Imperius. Mount Imperius is a massive volcano standing approximately 45,142 feet tall. Imperius City is located in the caldera, which spans 39 miles in diameter, at an altitude of 13,024 feet. Thus, Imperius City got the nickname “The City in the Pit.”

Imperius City has a massive lake known as Imperial Lake. Low “sub-mountains” dot the landscape going away from the lake.  Most of the city is situated between these mountains and the lake. This area is known as the Calderal Plain.

Technically Imperius City is the whole of Mount Imperius, but once outside the caldera most of the mountain is uninhabitable. And, due to the fact that Mount Imperius has a base diameter of 106 miles, most everything in the habitable zone acts as an independent community.

Here’s a map:

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Artema 2, 3395

9:00 A.M. ICST
BexTar Nanotech Facility, Avalon Harbor District


Major John Sheppard:“Test set up is ready.”

BexTar CEO:“Alright.” She spoke into a microphone, “Attention all personnel please evacuate room 26-F.” Then she said to the man at the computer, “Fire the engine on my mark.”

After about five minutes the room was empty.

BexTar CEO:“Fire the engine in 5…4…3…2…1…mark.”

A roar signaled that engine had started. The man at the computer stared at the screen as data poured in.

BexTar Employee:“Energy output is stable. Core is stable. Heat shielding is 100% functional. Engine is capable of hyperspace travel.”

BexTar CEO:“Okay, now shut it down.”

The man at the computer pressed a few buttons, waited, and looked up in confusion.

BexTar Employee:“The controls are jammed.”

[calibanX 1]

I love these unique storyline CJ's. Very well done. I'll be following this very closely.

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

There seem to be problems going on all over the place... can't wait for more!

I want the next background to be about the propulsion methods used by the Planet Apollyon. (space variety)

[Zelgadis 638]

Oh, you lotted one of 2ch's things!  I'm getting ready to do that myself.  Would you mind letting me know how many tiles it is?  That would be very helpful for me. 

Great story too.  Looking forward to more    Seems that your problems and my problems are a wee bit similar, eh? 

ISF

[Blazerhawk 162]

Requested by Leech 10

Space Ventures

Spacial Propulsion Systems Explained

You may have guessed that this CJ revolves around the production of an interstellar spacecraft known as the "Artemis." The component being discussed in the current update is the engine. Now a little explanation of what the engine is and how it works.

First of all, there are two major engine designs used by Croxia, the Fusion Drive and the Particle Drive. The fusion drive was the first ever hyperspace engine. It works off the process of fusion to generate thrust and hyperspace windows. Simply put a 10kg mass of antimatter is reacted with a 11kg mass of metal to cause temperatures inside a plasma force field to rise to about 55 000 000 K. Then Hydrogen is forced into the plasma force field and fuses creating signifigant amounts of energy. Each engine has three reactors, but only one is used at a time for sublight thrust. To generate a hyperspace window all three reactors are fired simultaneously.

The particle drive is a human-alien hybrid that uses a plasmatic gyroscope for thrust and hyperspace winow generation. This is how it works. Two plasmatic force fields shaper in figure 8's are intersected at 90 dergree angles. At either end a reactor similar to the ones used in a fusion drive generates power for the ship. The products, anti-helium and helium are sucked into the the vaccuum of the plasmatic gyro. When the reactants collide in the center, they annihalate each other creating an immense amount of energy, which provides sublight thrust. To activate a hyperspace window a charge of energy must be built up, thus the particle drive is equipped with a second, smaller plasmatic gyroscope for hyperspace window generation.

Heres a quick comparison:

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Previously…

The Particle Drive BexTar Nanotech was developing for Project Artemis went into a routine test. However, the computer which should tell the engine to shut off is jammed by a hacker. Now the engine is building a massive charge which will destroy Imperius City if it cannot be stopped.

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Artema 2, 3395

BexTar Nanotech Facility, Avalon Harbor District

12:30 PM ICST

BexTar CEO: “Are you sure this will work?”

Omar: “Well, the worst that could happen is we lose another computer. And, given the fact that this thing could blow up any second, I’m pretty sure that’s not a big concern.”

BexTar Employee: “That should do it, fire it up.”

Everyone looked at him in a disgusted way.

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

Can you use jpegs please?

Can't wait for more!

[Zelgadis 638]

Oh, I had a funny feeling that code wasn't the deactivation code...

Great story. 

ISF

[OffTopic 3]

The assasin was shot in the leg twice. I probably wouldn't be smiling.