Dawn of the JetPunk Empires - Part XV

*Note: This takes place before the last episode

Dollyfroggy: I'm here at ground zero in what used to be the small village of Mwathirika. Mwathirika is a village in the South Sudan area of the Veggie Caliphate. Little is known on the details; however, we can reveal that the village, with an estimated population of approximately 10,000 people, was almost completely levelled by an unknown force. Original reports on the incident indicated some sort of natural disaster may have been responsible, but as the ongoing investigation continues, we have been told that it was more likely a targeted attack, perhaps by a rival tribe or ethnic group. Others speculate that perhaps the Yemeni's, the Svalbardians, or another of the Veggie's enemies were behind the attack. So far, the death toll is estimated at 8,000, but we have been told that it may be much higher than that after the rubble is finally cleared. Nothing else is known about this most mysterious incident that really seems quite sudden and out of the blue. The QuizzerBros and MiecraftMan are having a meeting to discuss the matter which is quite pressing for both empires.

QB1: The Palapyan-Botswanan Empire would like to give you a gift of 10 million Naturas to help the survivors, and to help rebuild Mwathirika if you choose to do so.

MCM: Thank you very much, the Veggie Caliphate very much appreciates your continued support and aid to our empire, including supplying us in the ongoing war.

QB2: We also have another proposition to make, we would like to offer our investigation services to help you find the true cause of this incident. Would you like our help?

MCM: Um... yes, I will accept your help. However, I will inform you that we have already discovered a potential lead. We believe we may know who and what was behind this attack.

MCM: I'll explain, the leader my intelligence agency claims to have overheard the schemes of various international criminals to endue themselves with superhuman abilities. Not only would they do this, but they would mind control other superhumans, and use them for their plans. We believe they are behind this attack, although we can't figure out what prompted it against this particular village.

QB1: Are you referring to Bykarbe Soder and dovewing?

MCM: Who? I've never heard of them before.

QB2: They also go by the alter egos of Sultan Viniga, and tigerheart.

MCM: How did you know?

QB1:Your empire isn't the only one with an intelligence initiative. We have been keeping our eye on Mr Viniga and tigerheart.

MCM: Well, although we can't be sure, we believe that they may be planning more attacks, considering how successful their first one was. We don't know where, when or even why, but we do have a hunch.

QB2: There is one more thing, we were able to gain intelligence on Viniga and tigerheart, however we have noticed their frequent interactions with a woman, who we have failed to identify. We know nothing about her at all.

MCM: Yes, I know about her too! She was there scheming with Viniga and Colin as well.

QB1: Colin?

MCM: Tigerheart

QB2: Well, it seems we have a pretty big mystery to solve then. Do you think we should try and find the woman together, or separately? Maybe we could share our intel with each other on the matter, in order to have a greater chance at tracking these criminals down.

MCM: Sounds good to me, well, what are we waiting for then?

Qy: I cannot tolerate the evil that MCM blatantly displays by granting vegetarians extra rights!

VP: What will you do?

Qy: I'll sanction them.

VP: But we're just a small icy archipelago. Our sanctions will only really help ourselves.

Qy: Then I will ask other stronger empires to join me in sanctioning them.

VP: Ok.

Qy: Geopro, I know you have a strong empire. Will you join me in condemning and sanctioning the VC for their crimes against human rights?

Geopro: I can't really. I'm sworn to neutrality. I don't agree with giving vego's more rights, but I wouldn't call what he's doing a crime.

Qy: Ok, fair enough. Aficionado, will you sanction the VC?

Aficionado: No, because my empire has an enormous population of vegetarians. It would be quite hypocritical if I did, and I might as well invite a rebellion in my empire.

Qy: Ok, fair enough as well. I guess there's only one option left.

VP: And what is that?

Qy: We'll go to war!

VP: What!? We can't go to war with them. They'll smash us to smithereens.

Qy: We have de facto control of the whole American army and all of their assets.

VP: Kind of. But a lot of the American forces were destroyed by Nauru's surprise attack remember? We may have control of what is left, but is it enough to go to war with VC, and likely their allies?

Qy: Of course it is! We have nukes!

VP: Do you want us to arm the nuclear missiles?

Qy: Yes. And deploy the aircraft carriers. I want to launch a direct assault on VC soil.

VP: So, what exactly should our orders be?

Qy: We will land our troops in Sudan, Arabia, and Israel, and lay siege to Santa Barbara.

VP: But that will likely make us go to war with the Macedon's and definitely Chilefornia then.

Qy: Oh well. It won't be ideal, but we have almost 2 million troops. We can do it!

VP: We don't have that many troops. We do have a large force of about a million, but can that stand up to 3 of the strongest countries in the world?

Qy: Well, the Veggies are losing to a simple rebel group, and the Macedon's are being beaten by the Grandians. Given this, I don't think we'll be in much trouble. We only have to worry about Chilefornia.

VP: The whole thing sounds very expensive. How can we afford that?

Qy: I don't know, but we'll figure something out.

VP: Ok then.

14 hours later...

VP: Sir, a Palapyan SkyPod has just landed outside the city.

Qy: I wonder what for?

All of a sudden, an Alpha soldier landed in front of Qy and the VP as if he had fallen out of the sky.

Alpha soldier: I've come to speak to your leader.

Qy: Yes, that's me. What do you have to say? And who are you?

Soldier: I am Agent Leopard, and the QB's have sent me to ask you a few questions.

Qy: Ask away.

Leopard: Why have you armed your nuclear missiles?

Qy: Well, just in case we need to use them, obviously.

Leopard: And why might you be expecting to use them?

Qy: In case we get desperate in war.

Leopard: So you are going to war! Will you go to war with us?

Qy: What? Why? No, we are going to war with the VC because they favour vegetarians.

Leopard: Wait. Let me get this straight. You're gonna go to war and nuke the VC just because they lower the taxes for vegetarians? Are you a carnivore?

Qy: No. But every human deserves equal rights. It is a serious crime to violate human rights. Everyone deserves them. Our forefathers fought for...

Leopard: Come on now. Don't get all American on me. I just want to know what you're up to.

Qy: I'm not up to anything. We're just being cautious. And if you're going to stand in our way then we will have no choice but to actually go to war with you.

Leopard: So you don't want to destroy us for what Nauru did to America.

Qy: Why would we want to destroy you? You had nothing to do with it, right?

Leopard: No, of course not. Sorry, we were also just being cautious. Just in case you planned on nuking us. We spotted one of your ships off our coast and we thought you may be up to something.

Qy: No, we don't plan on nuking you. That ship was probably spying on the VC, not you. Thank you for peacefully coming and settling this.

Leopard: No problem, see you later, and maybe rethink going to war with the VC. They haven't really done anything that bad. I disagree with vegetarians as much as the next person, but I don't go to war with them because of their choice. I mean, maybe I would if they were vegan, but...

MCM: I need a VP. Who should it be?

YakoNickelz: I'll do it!

MCM: Ok, sounds good. As long as you don't raise up a coalition against me like you did last time.

Nickelz: I won't, I promise.

MCM: Good. Then it's settled, you can be my VP.

Nickelz: Thanks.

MCM: Now I need to ask the QB's for military access to Burundi.

MCM texts the QB's on his phone.

MCM: Cool. They said: "Why not?" Ok now I'm going to send an army division to take Burundi.

Nickelz: How many troops?

MCM: Um... 10,000 should do. It's a Vampire exclave and doesn't start with a 'V' so it's probably neglected and hardly defended.

Nickelz: Sounds good to me.

Advisor: Sir, the explorers will return in an hour.

TNT: Great, you may send a minor official to receive them and have them at the sunny meeting room in the palace as soon as possible. Remember that this is a secret mission.

an hour and a half passes

TNT: Welcome back. I hope everything has gone well.

Spy: Thank you. We have not found anything that would disrupt the invasion. You were smart to bring experts from the academic fields of our empire, as we have have made a mysterious discovery that could be very helpful as long as we can be certain that we will be the first to utilize it. Varaludzo will explain.

Varaludzo (representative of Chilefornia's official botany field): We have discovered a new plant on the borders of Siberia, in Empire's Imperial territory. It has not yet been fully studied, but what is important for all of us is that this plant has very thin leaves and is especially responsive to sounds. We discovered that this lets us distinguish human languages by watching the plant's leaf, even cut off, as sounds in the language's phonetic inventory causes certain movements. Now I'm sure you understand how this can be used to spy.

TNT: Wow, that's amazing! Do we know any ways this can be utilized further?

Varaludzo: The leaf can also be dissolved in water easily giving the water these properties to a lesser level.

TNT: Interesting. The immediate concern however is that these plants are in Empire's Imperial territory. While the Empire's Empire is no big threat, GrandOldLand is one of the few countries which rivals us in the field of national linguistics, and they would surely know of this if it was discovered by the EE. Have any ideas already been proposed about how to track these leaves to detect languages?

Varaludzo: Not yet, but what you mentioned is correct, and finding out if GrandOldLand has knowledge of this is crucial.

TNT: Well that's simple. As soon as the invasion is announced, we will immediately send spies disguised as Grandese soldiers. They will speak Grandese and talk about how GrandOldLand is going to invade the Empire's Empire and turn on them. If they have the technology to figure out what is being said, they may believe this and declare war on the Grandese, the larger enemy, and we can take out the EE after we both take out the Grandese. In this case we will have to break peace with them though. If they can figure out the language, and have already figured out technology for that, they may believe the Grandese have already arrived to help them, and start fighting back early and sending too many troops. If they have no knowledge of this, the invasion goes on.

Geopro: Alexander seems has been stirring up war when I told him not to. I want you to go to the Amazon, with MG's permission of course, and bring him back so I can talk some sense into him.

Captain Oz: Yes sir. I will do you proud.

Geopro: I know you will. Now I need to send my best to the cricket team for their game this arvo in Bangalore.

Dollyfroggy: I'm here in Bangalore for the opening match of the ICC ODI World Cup. Tonight, the GSE will battle it out against the BIE. The GSE are clear favourites, but the poms could pack a punch.

The goes on and is an exciting one. The BIE bats first and scores a respectable 7/287. However, they are no match for the GSE's masterclass, and they chase it down in 43 overs to win by 5 wickets.

Dollyfroggy: The GSE has triumphed tonight, and are the favourites to win the World Cup, but the GIE are certainly in with a chance, and could definitely make an upset.

Grandese troops complete their invasion of Lithuania, and the region capitulates, falling under their control.

Chilefornian troops go through the EMG and flood into a Paraguay, taking it by surprise. the Grandese troops fight hard but are no match. They retreat to Asuncion and hold out there, fiercely defending the city.

Troops from the Imperium Sanctus continue westward from their already captured territory until all of Siberia east of Kazakhstan is under their control.

Grandian troops push upwards from Greece until they get to Serbia, isolating the Balkan strip of Macedonian territory.

Veggies move into Burundi which was basically undefended as predicted, and take it with ease, marking their first success on the battleground of the war.

The Yemeni's attempt an invasion of Chad but are stopped by the Veggies.

Svalbard manages to land troops on the Sudanese coast, and they supply the Yemeni's. Together they plan for an invasion of Chad and the CAR. Svalbardian aircraft carriers are stationed off the Nigerian coast, ready for a massive assault. The Svalbardian air force launches air raids on Nigerian cities to try and get MCM to take away vegetarian privileges in his caliphate.

Svalbardian marines launch a surprise assault on Santa Barbara and make a naval landing in the city. Unfortunately for them, Chilefornia then declares war on them, and the troops from San Francisco quickly move down and kick the Svalbardians out.

Grandese and Blaze troops attempt a naval invasion of Taiwan, but the Vampires defend it well, and it is unsuccessful. They continue their blockade of the island though, with Sawiwi granting them access to some of their ports for assistance.

Dollyfroggy: In breaking news, Qy and the Svalbardians are now at war with the VC and Chilefornia. Have they bitten off more than they can chew? WWIII continues with the VC finally tasting success, and Chilefornia showing their strength. The cricket World Cup has begun in the GIE, so we will continue to keep you updated on this. Anyway, here is a summary of the empires:

- The Great Southern Empire:

Capital: Hobart

Biggest city: Jakarta

Countries: Australia, New Zealand (Wellington, South Island and Pavlova), Indonesia, East Timor, United States (Hawaii), Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, France (New Caledonia), South Africa, Tanzania, Azerbaijan, Lunar Palace.

Leader: Emperor Geopro

Population: 459 million

- The Blaze Empire:

Capital: Tehran

Biggest city: Tehran

Countries included: Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Monaco, Spain, United Kingdom (Gibraltar), Syria, Iraq, New Zealand (Antarctica), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, half of the moon, Qatar.

Leader: His (Great) Imperial Awesomeness, Solomon Blaze III

Population: 286 million

Allies: Macedonian Empire, Veggie Caliphate

At war with: Vampire Empire, Grande Empire, Yemen

- Greater Indian Empire:

Capital: New Delhi

Biggest city: Delhi

Countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Comoros, Mauritius, France (Mayotte and Reunion), United Kingdom (BIOT), Madagascar, Norway (Antarctica), Mozambique, half of the moon, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Azerbaijan.

Leader: Emperor Aficionado

Population: 2.007 billion

- Empire of the Minas Gerais:

Capital: Belo Horizonte

Biggest city: Sao Paulo

Countries: Brazil, Botswana (Chobe National Park), France (French Polynesia), Uruguay, Bolivia, Argentina, Free State of Hudson Bay.

Leader: MG17

Population: 297 million

Allies: Chilefornia

At war with: Macedonian Empire

- The Pacific Empire:

Capital: Suva

Biggest city: Tokyo

Countries included: Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Philippines, Vanuatu, Japan, Tuvalu, New Zealand (North Island except for Wellington).

Leader: FacterLiger0804

Population: 241 million

- The Nauru Empire:

Capital: Gaziantep

Biggest city: New York

Countries: Nauru, Tuvalu, United States (Except for Hawaii, Alaska, the Carolinas, Wisconsin, California, Virginia and overseas territories), New Zealand (North Island except for Wellington), Turkey (Gaziantep), Djibouti, Kuwait, Russia (Crimea), Serbia.

Leader: Afghabwe

Population: 267 million

- The Imperial Union:

Capital: Reykjavik

Biggest city: Kathmandu

Countries: Iceland, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada (British Columbia), United States (Puerto Rico), China (Tibet), Nepal, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Andorra.

Leader: ZooTuber3000

Population: 58 million

- The Macedonian Empire:

Capital: Athens

Biggest city: Moscow

Countries: Greece, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Georgia, Kosovo, Romania, Moldova, Russia (European part except for Crimea), Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Israel (Jerusalem), Egypt, Syria, Serbia, Estonia, Netherlands.

Leader: thegoatisgoaty

Population: 437 million

Allies: Blaze Empire, Veggie Caliphate

At war with: Grande Empire, Vampire Empire, Yemen, Empire of the Minas Gerais

- The Palapyan/Botswanan Empire:

Capital: Palapye/Gaborone

Biggest City: Kinshasa

Countries included: Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Congo, D.R. Congo, Gabon, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Barbados, Lesotho, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, New Zealand (South Island), France (Antarctica), Ghana, United Arab Emirates, Free State of Hudson Bay.

Leader: The QuizzerBros

Population: 590 million

- The Vampire Empire:

Capital: Taipei

Biggest city: Ho Chi Minh City

Countries: Taiwan, United States (overseas territories and Virginia), Vietnam, Vanuatu, Venezuela (except Maracaibo), Vatican City, Spain (Valencia), Lithuania, Malta, Russia (Vladivostok), Canada (Vancouver), Mexico (Veracruz), Burundi.

Leader: Angbo

Population: 183 million

Allies: Imperium Sanctus

At war with: Macedonian Empire, Blaze Empire, Veggie Caliphate, GrandOldLand, Empire's Empire

- GrandOldLand:

Capital: Nuuk

Biggest city: Luanda

Countries: Canada (Newfoundland, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba), Denmark (Greenland), Angola, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, United States (Wisconsin), Suriname, Paraguay, Germany, Poland, Russia (Kaliningrad), Free State of Hudson Bay.

Leader: ClutchNferno

Population: 265 million

Allies: Empire's Empire

At war with: Imperium Sanctus, Vampire Empire, Chilefornia

- Chilefornia:

Capital: San Francisco

Biggest city: Mexico City

Countries: United States (California except for Santa Barbara), Mexico (except for Veracruz), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador (Except Galapagos Islands), Peru, Chile (besides Southern part), Venezuela (Maracaibo), Sao Tome and Principe, North Korea, South Korea, Nigeria (south east coast)

Leader: TheNatureThread

Population: 446 million

National food: Dhokla, Dabeli, Burritos and Tacos

Allies: Veggie Caliphate, Empire of the Minas Gerais

At war with: Empire's Empire, GrandOldLand, Svalbard

- Republic of Carolina:

Capital: Hamilton

Biggest city: Hamilton

Countries: United States (Carolinas), United Kingdom (Bermuda)

Leader: JackQuizzer

Population: 63 thousand

- The Empire's Empire:

Capital: Juneau

Biggest city: Mogadishu

Countries: United States (Alaska), Russia (Siberia), Somalia, Free State of Hudson Bay.

Leader: Jetpunker180

Population: 64 million

Allies: GrandOldLand

At war with: Imperium Sanctus, Vampire Empire, Chilefornia

- British Isles Empire:

Capital: London

Biggest city: London

Countries: United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Russia (Severny Island), Canada (Baffin Island).

Leader: BigGeographyGuy

Population: 72 million

Vassals: Duchy of Wyvernia (Leader: NiobiumVoid)

- Med-Atlantic Empire:

Capital: Tangier

Biggest city: Milan

Countries: Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cape Verde, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Cyprus, France, Portugal, Guyana, Grenada, Ivory Coast, Benin, Italy (except for Elba), Spain (Balearic Islands), United States (Carolinas), Free State of Hudson Bay.

Leader: turnbacktwo

Population: 412 million

- Imperium Sanctus:

Capital: Beijing

Biggest city: Guangzhou

Countries: China (minus southern Tibet), Mongolia, Russia (around Lake Baikal)

Leader: cathlete

Population: 1.402 billion

Allies: Vampire Empire

At war with: Empire's Empire, GrandOldLand

- Veggie Caliphate:

Capital: Abuja

Biggest city: Lagos

Countries: Nigeria (except south east coast), Armenia, Niger, Greece (Crete), Iraq, Syria, Chad, Eritrea, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel (besides Jerusalem), Equatorial Guinea, Ecuador (Galapagos Archipelago), United States (Santa Barbara), Bahrain.

Leader: MiecraftMan

Population: 359 million

Allies: Macedonian Empire, Blaze Empire, Chilefornia

At war with: Yemen, Grande Empire, Vampire Empire. Svalbard

Semi-autonomous region: Yemeni People's Republic

Vassals: Apostolic Armenian Empire (Leader: YakosaysBOT5WANA)

Viniga Sultanate:

Capital: Jerusalem

Biggest City: Cairo

Countries: Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Leader: Sultan Viniga

Population: 0 million

National Food: Salt and Vinegar Chips

Second German Empire:

Capital: Berlin

Biggest City: The Ruhr, Cologne/Dusseldorf or Berlin

Countries: Germany, Russia (Kaliningrad), Poland, Latvia

Leader: Felix1958

Population: 124 million

Middle Earth Empire:

Capital: Unknown

Biggest City: Unknown

Countries: Unknown

Leader: ducklingpanda1245

Population: Unknown

At war with: Unknown

Korean Empire:

Capital: Seoul

Biggest City: Seoul

Countries: North Korea, South Korea, Estonia, Latvia, Ghana, Austria, Poland, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Dominica, Barbados, Italy (except for Elba).

Leader: Tigerheart1919

Population: 0 million

Apostolic Armenian Empire:

Capital: Yerevan

Biggest City: Tashkent

Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ecuador, Iraq, Syria, Serbia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Bhutan, Bolivia.

Leader: YakosaysBOT5WANA

Population: 0 million

National Food: Raspberry tarts with rose oil

Grande Empire:

Capital: Half Tree Hollow

Biggest city: Portoferraio

Countries: United Kingdom (Saint Helena), Italy (Elba), Free State of Hudson Bay.

Leader: Napoleon Bonaparte

Population: 25 million

Allies: Yemen, Vampire Empire

At war with: Macedonian Empire, Blaze Empire, Veggie Caliphate

Sawiwi:

Capital: Tímår¬

Biggest city: Tímår¬

Countries: Make believe islands in the Pacific

Leader: Almighty Dhruv

Population: 11 million

Svalbard:

Capital: New Baltimore

Biggest city: New Baltimore

Countries: Norway (Svalbard archipelago)

Leader: Qy

Population: 17,389

Allies: Yemen

At war with: Veggie Caliphate, Chilefornia