The
appearance of a third sentient species, designated Shivans,
caused the Terrans and Vasudans to set aside their differences
and combat the mutual threat. The Shivan armada, led by the
shielded superdestroyer Lucifer, marched through the Terran and
Vasudan lines of defense, destroyed the Vasudan homeworld of
Vasuda Prime, then set a course for Earth. Fortunately ancient
artifacts discovered in Deneb and Altair led to the Lucifer's
destruction while exiting the jump node to Sol, collapsing it.
2335:
January 7th: Shivans first sighted in Ross 128.
Contact lost with Rivera Station.
January 8th: GTA launches Operation Thresher, also
known as the Fifth Battle of the Vasuda-Antares Node. Initial
losses cause Thresher to be declared a failure only two days
after it started.
January 9th: Laramis system discovered.
January 15th: Traitor Alexander McCarthy captured by the
GTA while attempting to sell the Avenger prototype cannon to the
Vasudans.
January 16th: The Shivans attack Vasudan and Terran
forces near the Antares-Ribos node. PVC Taurus and GTSC Plato
destroyed. First Shivan fighter destroyed.
January 18th: VPE proposes cease-fire based on the
XXXX-YYYY Treaty. Shivans inflict heavy casualties in Beta Cygni
and Vega.
January 20th: Lt. McCarthy is tried for treason, but
released on the condition he divulges all knowledge of the
Shivan activity in Ross 128. The McCarthy trials go down as an
historical precedent.
January 23rd: GTA and PVE sign the Treaty of 2335. The
14-Year War officially comes to an end. GTD Amadeus destroyed by
Shivan forces. GTA and VPE declare open states of war against
the Shivans.
January 24th: Hammer of Light secedes from the VPE and
begins willfully aiding the Shivans. Terran and Vasudan
scientists perform the first successful test of energy shielding
aboard the GTSC Feynman.
January 25th-29th: HoL attacks disrupt many of the
convoys carrying shielding systems, and capture many prototypes.
January 31st: HoL cruiser Rameses is destroyed
by the Shivan Cain-class cruiser Taranis during a GTA capture
attempt.
February 10th: Terran fighters and bombers from the
GTD Galatea capture the Taranis in Ikeya. It is towed to
Tombaugh Installation in Ribos.
February 11th: SD Lucifer destroys captured Taranis
and Tombaugh Station. Analysis of the attack reveals powerful
beam weaponry and invulnerable shielding. PVD Pinnacle assists
in the recovery of refugees and survivors in the system.
February 14th: PVD Prophecy and PVD Tanis captured in
Vega by the Hammer of Light. Terran-Vasudan tensions are
strained by the joint occupation of Antares.
February 15th-19th: GTD Galatea leads a strike force
against HoL forces in the system.
February 20th: Shivan Dragon-class fighter captured in
Deneb.
February 22nd: Shivan fighter refitted with Terran
weaponry. Covert reconnaissance acquires crucial scans of
several Shivan ships, including the Lucifer.
February 28th: Battle of Deneb, a last-ditch effort to
hold off the Shivans as long as possible to evacuate Vasuda
Prime. Combatants include the SD Lucifer, SD Eva, GTD Galatea,
GTD Legion, PVD Pinnacle, and PVD Hope. Of these, only the
Lucifer and the Hope, badly damaged, survive the intense battle.
March 1st: SD Lucifer arrives in orbit around Vasuda
Prime and bombards it for thirteen straight hours. Most escaping
transport ships were destroyed. All major Vasudan cities were
leveled, and most of the landmass was rendered uninhabitable.
It's estimated that four billion innocent Vasudans lost their
lives in the attack.
March 2nd: GTD Bastion and PVD Hedetet assist in
evacuation and rescue efforts in Vasuda and Beta Aquilae.
March 5th: Vasudan scientists discover Ancient remains
on Altair IV. The GTSC Rosetta and pilots from the GTD Bastion
help recover the artifacts and destroy the HoL flagship Anvil.
March 17th: Ancient artifacts reveal the method of
tracking the Lucifer through subspace, where its shields will be
inoperative.
March 22nd: Miniaturization technology on intrasystem
subspace drives perfected. Drives are installed on all remaining
fighters and bombers.
March 29th: SD Lucifer destroyed by pilots from the GTD
Bastion while exiting subspace in Sol. Sol-Delta Serpentis jump
node collapses, severing Earth from the rest of the GTA.