As the of the black opps squadron escort the 202nd up to the bridge, Captain Keys gives them an overview of the ship in a passive aggressive tone. "As you can see this ship is of top quality capable of holding its own in any dogfight and more..." "Once this ship is fully complete it will dominate the skys with sheer might." 

The men of the 202nd are brought to the bridge and are introduced to Admiral McGumery, he introduces himself then proceeds to ask, " What are you doing trespassing in the territory of Barrzicistan?"   

The initial shock was nothing compared to what the soldiers felt aboard the ship. This nation was completely unknown to the world, yet was in possession of an incredibly advanced cruiser, one which wasn't even completed yet and still rivaled the Akhilles in sheer power. 

The men were brought to the bridge face to face with the admiral.

"What are you doing trespassing in the territory of Barrzicistan?" inquired the Admiral. He did not appear hostile, but there was a certain edge to his voice that made the soldiers not want to cross this man. 

Lieutenant Hill stepped forward, "We were under orders to search for signs of organized government in Siberia, we mean no harm."

"Then why were you armed? Explorers don't carry the type of weaponry you had in your possession."

"We're soldiers from the Republic Fleet, we did not know what to expect. Part of our directive is to establish contact and negotiate peace. If you allow us our gear, I can patch you into the command channel for our ship, the Akhilles." 

The admiral looks at the lieutenant, his eyes seeming to cut right through him. Then he looks away and points to a soldier wearing all black armor as well as a helmet that covers his whole face, the soldier approaches the admiral and after a brief word nods his head in comfirmation then leaves the room.

The admiral speaks up again, "my men are arranging your gear to be returned to you however we will still be holding your ammunition for now...." "I am willing to speak to your commander about peace once we return to our airspace" 

Before they leave the site of discovery the ship of the 202nd is collected and stored in one of the lower levels of the ship.  The bridge of the POA allows for a great view of the surrounding area as they move back into Barrzicistan's airspace. From below the Mac Cannon can be seen ready to be equipped to the POA. 

Upon receiving his gear, Lieutenant Hill began to work on establishing a connection between the Pillar of Autumn and the Akhilles. After many transmissions, Hill managed to get the Admiral of the Akhilles on the line.

"This is Admiral Jack Callahan of the R.D.S Akhilles, who do I have the pleasure of speaking to?"

"This is Admiral McGumery of the Pillar of Autumn, Navy of the Armed Republic of Barrzicistan. Your men are aboard our ship, as well as all of their equipment and their ship. We would like to discuss diplomatic relations."

"We are open diplomacy. I would like to meet face to face with you and your leader. Do we have permission to enter your airspace?"

You have permission to enter our airspace admiral, just know if there is any funny business. We. Will. Cut. You. Down. 
Do we understand each other? 

Before he can respond the admiral pitches in again.

Great! We look forward to seeing you Admiral, McGumery out. 
 

The Akhilles moves in the Barrzicistanian airspace. Admiral Callahan and his personal squad of special forces soldiers board a specially modified FH-80B, equipped with an early prototype of the Unified Field Generator configured for stealth. The dropship moves towards the coordinates provided by the Pillar of Autumn. From the cockpit of the dropship, the Admiral can see a massive cannon being prepped for testing. 
 
The FH-80B moves in for landing on the landing pad provided, the Admiral and his man prepare to leave the ship. The blast doors open to reveal a squad of men waiting on the platform. 

"I take it one of you are the man I am here to meet?" Callahan inquires.

"No, we are here to escort you to the Admiral, we will take your men's weapons. They will be returned to you upon your departure."


    

Callahan and his men are lead onto the Pillar of Autumn and up to the bridge. 

Admiral McGumery stands facing the windows and speaks. 
"Ah, admiral its nice to finally meet you" He turns to face him. "Now then, why have you come to my great nation?"

"I have come to see about making an alliance between our nations."

"Ah yes, I see....And what, admiral, makes this worth while to us as a nation? Yes its nice to have allies, but what can your partnership bring to us?"