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| A Commonwealth for All | |
| Facts | |
| Author | MarkWarrior |
| Series Name | |
| Alternate Universe Name | Blood on the Horizon AU |
| Year Written | October 6th, 2024 |
| Story Era | Alternate Succession Wars Era |
Description[]
Bases on the events triggered in the Blood on the Horizon main story, focus on newly crowed Archon Katrina Steiner & her husband Arthur Luvon.
Story[]
Remembering a Passing Comment[]
Date: February 3rd, 3008
Location: Tharkad, Lyran Commonwealth
"What's on your mind?" Arthur asked his heavily pregnant wife.
"Something Hull said before we left," Katrina replied, looking at the map of the Inner Sphere that hung on her wall.
"In the farewell? Or earlier on?" Arthur asked for clarification while moving to stand beside her.
"It was while we were on Eidolon," Katrina rested her hands on her belly as the baby kicked. "I asked if he knew about any other abandoned locations like Eidolon."
"And his response?" Arthur asked, stroking his beard.
"Let's see if I can quote this correctly," Katrina closed her eyes and tried to remember the exact conversation.
"There are always things that have remained hidden. Planets like this exist across the Inner Sphere and Periphery. Some of them were hidden for a reason, and others were simply forgotten, as this one was. There are some that are just rumors. But some contain more than just an element of truth."
"Anything specific for a Lostech prospector to go off of?" Katrina asked afterward.
"I remember something about Edwin Keeler," Hull replied, stroking his beard in thought. "I know the Helm Cache has long been looked for, but I don't think anyone has actually looked into his journal or anything. I recall that he was a prominent engineer who once worked with DoME. There might be something there. Aside from that, I'd check and see if there's anything left of what Kerensky built in the old RWR before he retook Terra. That's about all I can come up with at the moment."
"That's more than what I expected," Arthur wrapped his arms around Katrina. "I take it you had the LIC go over those records?"
"I did," Katrina moved to her desk and pulled out a report before handing it to her husband. "The Star League's Department of Mega Engineering used Helm as a test bed for many future projects involving waterways and dams."
"Huh," Arthur sat down and read through it. "I can't believe that we never checked this report before."
"The Nagayan Mountain complex was buried in the rest of DoME's reports that the LIC had," Katrina sighed. "It took them six weeks to find anything that might be helpful in the first place. I've also directed agents to raid SAFE's Intel center to grab anything they might have on Keeler and Helm. I think there's something here. I just don't know what it is yet."
Katrina then yawned, blinking slowly as everything caught up to her.
"Alright, I think it's time for a nap," Arthur helped her over to the couch. "Let me handle the paperwork. If there's Lostech there, it'll still be there when we're ready."
Katrina tried to stay awake, but the warm blankets and cold pillow meant that she lost that battle before she'd even begun.
Placing Plans into Motion[]
Location: Tharkad, Lyran Commonwealth
Date: March 25th, 3008 (Ten days after Melissa Steiner is born)
"Katrina, you're supposed to take a break after giving birth, not stressing out by doing more," Arthur chastised his wife.
"It's just a handful of reports I have to go over," Katrina replied, "I personally have to sign off on these before passing them on."
She held the sleeping Melissa against her chest with one hand while going over the few reports with the other.
"What reports could possibly be that important?" Arthur asked.
"Fixing Alessandro's mistakes on the FWL and Drac border," Kartina sighed. "I want to move Frederick away from Skye and the influences from that area, but I already have Nondi working as the General of the Armies, but despite my distrust of him, he's one of our most capable generals and military officers."
"Where do we need rebuilding the most?" Arthur asked. "We can at least trust him to see what will be best for the Commonwealth as a whole."
"He's done a fantastic job with the 7th Lyran Regulars," Katrina replied. "I could try to rebuild the 6th and use it to showcase what needs to change within the LCAF for us to finally stop being on the back foot."
"If you frame it properly, you can probably use this as a way of promoting him," Arthur stood up and began pacing. "We can post them to Arc Royal or anywhere away from Lestrade's influence. But we would have to ensure that they get proper equipment."
"I was planning on expanding loans and other monetary assets to various entities," Katrina flipped through her reports. "LIC has informed me that the Concordat has resurrected the Toro, and that there is development of several other 'Mechs and factories within the Federated Suns."
"There are quite a few older designs that could be resurrected," Arthur agreed. "I can use my personal wealth to begin a company founded on Duran. That would ensure that this is more than simply political. But we're putting our faith in him and his unit to protect another asset of the Commonwealth."
"I thought you were going to be giving Morgan some assets?" Katrina asked.
"He told me that he and Patrick will finish their time among the LCAF. Then, they will decide what to do."
"Then we follow your plan," Katrina jotted down a note as Melissa began to wake up and cry. "But I add my assets behind it and ensure that Freddy is wholly behind us for the future."
With the last few notes jotted down, Katrina began to feed Melissa while heading to a nearby rocking chair and slowly rocking the baby and herself to sleep in her office.
--FINI--