04-11-2023, 12:53 PM
Jointly written with Lauchenoiria
Another group of WOE members had managed to escape Lauchenoiria just in time. Six Warriors from Costeno province had made their way to Greater Acadia the day before the crackdown. They got lucky; they would have been and gone by then, back in Lauchenoiria, but their trip was delayed by a couple of days as they waited to make sure Kerlile didn’t drop a nuke on their target country. When no nukes appeared forthcoming, they got on a plane.
Greater Acadia was hardly somewhere you’d expect WOE to target. In their own twisted way, WOE thought they were helping. Acadia had pledged to reach net zero by 2027. Yet they still had a smattering of petrol stations throughout the country. It would be helpful, wouldn’t it, if they could help the Acadians have just a few less. After taking a few days for reconnaissance, the six of them spread throughout Federation City, and waited for 3am.
At 3am, or close to it, they set fire to six petrol stations in the city, and then made a run for it. Alarms went off inside the stations as the flames spread. Fire departments arrived on the scene to extinguish the flames before they could reach the underground fuel tanks. An explosion in the middle of downtown was something they wanted to avoid. The flames would be extinguished, and investigations launched to discover the cause.
It was quickly determined by Greater Acadian Mounted Police that the fires were deliberate. What the perpetrators didn’t seem to realise at the time, or simply didn’t care for, was that these stations had been equipped with security cameras. Security cameras which were linked to off-site backups. Three of the suspects would be eventually apprehended by the GAMP, and a nationwide manhunt for the other three would be launched.
One of those arrested was more than willing to talk. Or more accurately, brag.
“So you’re saying that the Warriors of Our Earth are behind this?” Detective Lina Walters stated flatly, staring at the man in cuffs sitting across from her. The very smug man in cuffs sitting across from her in the interrogation room.
“That’s right, officer!” He replied cheerfully. Funny. You’d think a man under arrest would seem a bit less chipper about this.
“Why? Why now? Acadia has been pretty straightforward of our plans to phase out fossil fuels from everyday use. Every year we import less and less. Every year we put up more solar panels along roads and on roofs. Every year more charging stations for electric cars.” She questioned. “Hell, word has it that the Mounted Police are gonna be modernising their fleet with electric police cruisers soon.”
“That’s just it!” He declared. “You missed it by two years! Two years! We’re doing you a favour! Accelerating the timeline! Getting that poison out of your system faster!”
“You think burning down a few gas stations is going to speed up the process?” Lina countered, raising a quizzical brow.
“No! Well…maybe.” He shrugged. “Depends on what your leaders do. They speed up the timeline by two years, the attacks stop! If they don’t, well…”
“You’re threatening more attacks, then?” She asked, eyes narrowing.
Again, the perp shrugged, smug grin still on his face. That he talked so openly and brazenly about WOE’s plans like he was doing society some kind of favour really made her want to punch him right in the mouth.
“Again, it depends on what your leaders do…”
Another group of WOE members had managed to escape Lauchenoiria just in time. Six Warriors from Costeno province had made their way to Greater Acadia the day before the crackdown. They got lucky; they would have been and gone by then, back in Lauchenoiria, but their trip was delayed by a couple of days as they waited to make sure Kerlile didn’t drop a nuke on their target country. When no nukes appeared forthcoming, they got on a plane.
Greater Acadia was hardly somewhere you’d expect WOE to target. In their own twisted way, WOE thought they were helping. Acadia had pledged to reach net zero by 2027. Yet they still had a smattering of petrol stations throughout the country. It would be helpful, wouldn’t it, if they could help the Acadians have just a few less. After taking a few days for reconnaissance, the six of them spread throughout Federation City, and waited for 3am.
At 3am, or close to it, they set fire to six petrol stations in the city, and then made a run for it. Alarms went off inside the stations as the flames spread. Fire departments arrived on the scene to extinguish the flames before they could reach the underground fuel tanks. An explosion in the middle of downtown was something they wanted to avoid. The flames would be extinguished, and investigations launched to discover the cause.
It was quickly determined by Greater Acadian Mounted Police that the fires were deliberate. What the perpetrators didn’t seem to realise at the time, or simply didn’t care for, was that these stations had been equipped with security cameras. Security cameras which were linked to off-site backups. Three of the suspects would be eventually apprehended by the GAMP, and a nationwide manhunt for the other three would be launched.
One of those arrested was more than willing to talk. Or more accurately, brag.
“So you’re saying that the Warriors of Our Earth are behind this?” Detective Lina Walters stated flatly, staring at the man in cuffs sitting across from her. The very smug man in cuffs sitting across from her in the interrogation room.
“That’s right, officer!” He replied cheerfully. Funny. You’d think a man under arrest would seem a bit less chipper about this.
“Why? Why now? Acadia has been pretty straightforward of our plans to phase out fossil fuels from everyday use. Every year we import less and less. Every year we put up more solar panels along roads and on roofs. Every year more charging stations for electric cars.” She questioned. “Hell, word has it that the Mounted Police are gonna be modernising their fleet with electric police cruisers soon.”
“That’s just it!” He declared. “You missed it by two years! Two years! We’re doing you a favour! Accelerating the timeline! Getting that poison out of your system faster!”
“You think burning down a few gas stations is going to speed up the process?” Lina countered, raising a quizzical brow.
“No! Well…maybe.” He shrugged. “Depends on what your leaders do. They speed up the timeline by two years, the attacks stop! If they don’t, well…”
“You’re threatening more attacks, then?” She asked, eyes narrowing.
Again, the perp shrugged, smug grin still on his face. That he talked so openly and brazenly about WOE’s plans like he was doing society some kind of favour really made her want to punch him right in the mouth.
“Again, it depends on what your leaders do…”