Chapter 12: A new bond?

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The Quarian Migrant Fleet

February 7th, 2966

"What's going on?" Rael asked as he watched several UN carriers and their escorts broke off from the UNAF 10th fleet.

"I have no idea? Are the Batarians launching another attack?" Krois asked as well.

The bridge of the Rayya was buzzing with movement, trying to figure out what was going on.

"Rael, Koris, have any of you been watching the news from the Citadel?" Admiral Xen said she walked into the Rayya's bridge.

"Why?"

Xen hands Rael a datapad and his eyes widened when he scanned its contents.

New Species accuse Council of supporting genocide. Deploys Humanitarian mission to Tuchanka.

On February 7th (or whatever the Citadel Standard equivalent is), 2173 CE, the first contact meeting between the Citadel Council and the Galactic Commonwealth of Nations went sour with the revelation of the Krogan Genophage. Already somewhat alienated by the treatment of the Quarians, Envoys Cera and Udina publicly denounced the Council as "willing to commit genocide on two different species". The meeting ended when Envoy Cera publicly ordered Commonwealth military forces to Tuchanka for a Humanitarian mission and announced that the Quarian migrant Fleet was under their protection. This statement has rattled Citadel space, which has not helped with the fact that these newcomers have teleportation and immediately left the Council chambers.

This may have exacerbated the situation between the Commonwealth and the Council when it was revealed that Turian ships opened fire on ships from the United Nations Solar Alliance while defending the Quarian fleet. With this new development, the Turian Hierarchy has ordered all military forces to high alert. Whether this will deter the Commonwealth and the fleet heading to Tuchanka has yet to be seen.

"The Solarians shouted at the Council? And Accused them of genocide?" Rael said in shock.

"They did what!?" Admiral Raan said as she entered the bridge.

"Look at this." Rael hands off the datapad, who read the news report in shock.

"Keelah. I knew that these Humans hated genocide....but to denounce the Council like this? That just seems extreme."

"What made them hate genocide this much?" Koris asked.

"Look into the history of the United Nations Solar Alliance, I was doing some reading myself. It turns out the UNSA traces it's heritage to an international organization trying to maintain peace on the Human homeworld after several million people were murdered by a dictator. Later, the Humans were victim to one off their own planets being cracked in half." Xen explained.

"A planet being WHAT"!" Rael looked at Xen in shock, who simply hands him another datapad with more information.

"It's true! The Humans lost an entire planet, cracked into millions of pieces and they simply fought on against a greater threat. Billions died and yet they are still here. Then they not only proceeded to rebuild and reform themselves into a new nation, they ended up taking care of 7 more species! That war, the Unification War, made Human detest genocide so much that they will resort to military actions to stop it!" Xen explained.

"What do the Humans consider genocide?" Koris asked.

Raan spoke up. "According to Admiral Limburn, the United Nations has two primary types of genocide: racial genocide and cultural genocide. The first is straightforward, the physical destruction of a race or ethnicity. The latter is more complicated. Cultural genocide is the destruction of a species or group's culture, so items like religion, nationality, ideals, and more."

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