HoloNet News The Devastation of Mon Cala

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BREAKING NEWS!

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Disturbing images from Mon Cala have begun to surface today, following the planet's largest terroristic attack in known history. It began as an assault led by Gareth Gin, one of the known vigilante killers of Durr the Hutt. Gareth led a force of marauders on a killing spree throughout Day City's spaceport during the Mon Cala Harvest Festival, one of the busiest travel days of the year. Dozens of civilians were killed in the crossfire.

As police rushed to this horrific scene, violence escalated. An unknown assassin shot and killed Admiral Treon Munty, a veteran of the Mon Cala Civil War and the unofficial leader of Mon Cala since the King entered into a coma. Along with Admiral Munty, several other officers of Mon Cala's High Command were killed in the crossfire, effectively decimating the civilian and military leadership of the watery world.

Following this attack, further assailants dumped nearly one million gallons of 3-dioxyl-methylmercury 2-polychlorilbipropylene, an industrial solvent used in a variety of manufacturing applications into Mon Cala's oceans. The solvent is incredibly toxic to marine life; the initial poisoning destroyed the organic architecture of several deep-sea cities of Mon Cala. As authorities have not been able to excavate much of the damage, the death toll is still unknown. However, it is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands - perhaps even the millions.

What was the cause for this violence? Mon Cala authorities say the Syndicates were provoked to attack by an anti-Syndicate legislation penned by Commander Jal Widase, a strategist for Mon Cala's Navy. Caught between a war with the Sith and a growing organized crime presence, however, police were short-staffed and the military was criticized for its sluggish response. Widase, now, has been demoted to Lieutenant - he declined to comment to the Taanab Chronicle. Without firm leadership on Mon Cala, any hope the legislation had in making it to the Galactic Senate has now died.

Mon Cala has been silent in the aftermath of this attack. Their borders have been closed and media presence has been disallowed. That was until today, when Dac City hosted its first press conference since the violent attack. Interim leader of Mon Cala's Planetary Defense, Colonel Brefhep Jaggus, spoke to a crowd of press beneath the shattered remains of the High Council. In his speech, he lamented the terrorist attack on the planet, and called into question the weak leadership of the Free Worlds Alliance. Watch this excerpt below!

"For too long, the proud people of Mon Cala have been subject to the barely functioning government of the Free Worlds and the Galactic Senate. What should be a forum for productive trade and cooperation has been hijacked by war hawks and extremists, eager to push their illicit war against the Sith Empire. This position left us vulnerable - we were caught between the war with the Sith, and the violence of those despicable criminals of the Syndicates. That changes today. No more lives will be lost for a foreign war, and we will return to a peaceable, prosperous nation."

"Today, Mon Cala announces its exit from the Free Worlds Alliance and the Galactic Senate. We will no longer be party to this war with the Sith, and we will seek amnesty with the Sith Empire and the Jedi Order to remain a neutral party in their conflict. Empress Andruil, we have no quarrel with your Empire. Grandmaster Voran, we want no war with your Jedi. We, the people of Mon Cala, seek peace and prosperity. Nothing more."

With Mon Cala out of the Free Worlds Alliance, what happens next? Will the world join the Sith Empire? Have they abandoned their neighbors and allies,
Lothal and New Alderaan?

Follow the Taanab Chronicle for more coverage as this story develops.

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”Cowards!” Senator Starros slammed his fist on the table of his private office as he stared at the holonet feed. After everything they had done for the Mon Cala,and this was how they responded? A proud warrior species, effectively handing the Sith, the gateway to the Free Worlds Alliance because of one attack?

He could hardly believe it.

Lothal had done much, hand in hand with Mon Cala, as had their allies on New Alderaan. A fleet, a defence alliance and even a rapid response force, trained by Mon Cala officers! Senator Starros wasted no time. ’’Get me Lothal Command, tell them to send what Mon Cala officers remain in our command structure back. Do what we can to mitigate the delays in training their removal will cause.” he put down his commlink, and sighed.

Looking back at the holofeed, Senator Starros shook his head.

’’Get the ship ready -” it wasn’t the fault of the Mon Cala citizenry that their leaders had lost their will to resist ’’- and inform command to double patrols to make up the shortfall from Mon Calas withdrawal.”

The situation on the border had just got much more difficult.
 

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’’Do I want to donate? To the ‘Mon Cala Disaster Fund’? Get a grip.” Julia terminated the call, as the whiney college student who had been trying to fleece her for some credits. She flipped on the holoscreen, and watched the news pour in from Mon Cala, a poor world that had been hit by some sort of terror attack.

’’Get my broker on the line, short Mon Calas main bank and manufacturer, and its shipping companies. I’ll send the tickers over now -” her assistant stood there, aghast ’’- oh, and get me a list of all my assets on that world.”

Her assistant replied ”None Mrs Hipori.’’

”Well, thank the force for that eh?”
 

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The rooftop pool of the Kowakian Refuge House felt a little bit colder today as Davik walked down the slope into the deeper water. He was still wearing his bathrobe and his pyjama's, which is to say he wore only a bathrobe. Six Kowakian Monkey Lizards that had been chilling by the pool looked at him in confusion as the lead-guitarist of the Furry Fantastics walked deeper and deeper into the pool holding only the last bottle of distilled mon cal whiskey.

"Davik, don't be daft!" Meera, the lead-singer of the Furry Fantastics suddenly appeared at the top of the stairs leading down into the house and shook her head in disappointment. "I'm not daft!" Davik shouted, startling the kowakian monkey-lizards, safe for one, and they scurried off to the sunbeds for cover. "This is the last bottle of Mon Cal whiskey! Ever!"

"Them closing the borders doesn't say they'll stop distilling your favorite brand of whiskey," Meera sighed as she began walking around the pool so she could look him in his eyes. "But it does!" the dramatic smuggler replied with a wail, "It's the only joy in my liiiife!" He uncorked the bottle and took a long animated sniff.

"Oh! How I'll miss you!" he cried as the tears made a mess of his make-up and his free hand splashed the pool water around. "After you, the deluge!" He let himself drop to underneath the surface, leaving nothing but the top op the bottle in the air as he dramatically drowned in the deluge of sorrow and sadness.

How would he ever survive life without easy access to Mon Cal products? Well, how would he survive the time between his current emotional state and when he realizes three hours from now that he can still simply order his favorite brand of whiskey from the holonet? Who knows, who knows.

Then, the last remaining Kowakian Monkey-Lizards started laughing so hysterically that he fell over.
 
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