Late night, December 29th, 2032… one hell of a night that was…
It was supposed to be just our usual night before the first day of the combined training between all military branches in the Chicago Military Base, save the Coast Guard in order to familiarize the whole armed forces in the U.S. with a whole new type of weapon – a Direct Energy Weapon. It turned out, that everything was going totally wrong just right when it was going online. We thought that another party, or country for that matter had somehow interrupted or hacked the whole weapon system, but those who survived soon knew that was not the case at all…
The ones behind the problem turned out to be creatures we had yet seen before – behemoths with grotesque appearance who suddenly invaded us from the dark sky, swiftly obliterating countless residents of Chicago, and isolating the whole city from the others within their watch in just one single night. Those who were lucky enough to survive the sudden attack in the night soon faced the crisis that they had never expected before, eventually making everything seemed to be loss, and all hopes perished. Luckily, there were a few people among the survivors who were brave enough to take those extraterrestrial creatures down, finally ending the 5 days full of nightmare for good, and eventually freeing the city from their clutches.
Among those few people, were U.S. Navy Ensign Travis Verelli Burners – now a Lieutenant, U.S. Army Cadet Ryan Ming – now a 1st Lieutenant, and U.S. Navy Captain Gabe Callahan Quentin – now a Rear Admiral, as well as myself. Those men contributed greatly in taking back the city, and succeeded in countering the uninvited guests from out there. For a moment peace was once again restored not only to the city but also to the whole world. However, another extraterrestrial terror soon emerged again three years after the first incident on another part of the world.
The date of the second incident was September 26th, 2035, and in a region of an archipelago located in the Southeast Asia – the western part of the Java Island in Indonesia. Unlike the first incident, the whole world had become somewhat prepared for another similar terror by the formation of E.X.T.I.R.T – short for Extraterrestrial Terrorism and Invasion Response Team. It is a global organization with the main mission to counter, and if possible, prevent any possibilities of forms of extraterrestrial terror from happening – be it from outer space, or from inside the globe that may pose as a threat to outer space.
Even though back then the organization was still half-formed, Travis, partnered with the official representative of Indonesia's Army Special Forces Command 2nd Lieutenant Billy Azir Mubarak – now a 1st Lieutenant, and also directly supervised by Gabe, who was still a Commodore at that time as well as the Commander General of the Special Forces, Major General Gillian Girsang succeeded in wiping out the invading monsters from outer space, again, although with some numbers of casualties.
The success in not only countering the second extraterrestrial terror, but also snatching several of their technologies – which are now currently called 'Extraterrestrial Stealth Hover Boats', served as the hammer that knocked the complete official formation of E.X.T.I.R.T, and is now running in its full operation with two different branches – Northern Hemisphere, and Southern Hemisphere. The current Commander General for the Northern Hemisphere region is Lieutenant General Uriel Diatrich of the German Army, with Gabe as the Vice Commander General. The Southern Hemisphere region is currently commanded by Major General Gillian Girsang, with no current Vice Commander for the time being.
As a side note, officers who are enrolled as the active members of E.X.T.I.R.T do not necessarily have to resign from their current military ranks, and any involvement in operations conducted within the organization will also be regarded as an official military tour, which will instead give boost to their career. It is indeed due to that statement that since the first day of its full operation until now, countless resumes and portfolios are sent by active duty military officers from all around the globe 24/7, filling every E.X.T.I.R.T mailboxes, as they are all looking for any way to get enrolled. One thing to mind however is that every candidate must be at least on the rank of commissioned officer to be considered in their application.
The year is now 2037, on November 23rd which is two years after the second incident. I am currently both a Major in the U.S. Air Force, as well as a Junior Field Commander in the E.X.T.I.R.T of the Northern Hemisphere branch. Approximately eight hours ago, we have received reports of multiple military personnel stationed in the Franz Josef Land Air Base, located in the far northern region of Russia, suffering from extreme dizziness and vomiting after a couple of comets sightings and the sudden occurrence of blood red aurora right after that in the middle of the night when they went to several of the islands there to investigate about the fallen two comets.
Then, barely an hour after that, another report came from the Northern port city of Naryan-Man, Russia, about the sudden disturbance in magnetic field which was shown by the continuous spinning of the compasses belonging to the fishermen there. Apparently, judging by the timing of the arrival of the comets, the occurrence of the aurora, and the magnetic field disturbance, the events are all connected to each other.
Of course, E.X.T.I.R.T is also involved to assist with the investigation, and unlike two years ago, this time the organization deployed several field teams for it, especially since the conclusion of the first operation was that just one or two operative agents in the field would not suffice. Well, I cannot say anything about it either, considering what happened to 1st Lieutenant Mubarak, during the operation. Luckily, he survived the ordeal and is now under the intense training directly from Major General Girsang for his final preparation and examination to be enrolled as an official member of E.X.T.I.R.T of the Southern Hemisphere branch.
I am now currently waiting alone in a small room in the Central Headquarters of E.X.T.I.R.T Northern Hemisphere branch in Stuttgart, Germany, and also separated from several other commissioned officers which have come from various countries in the region. I have just finished reading the brief and summarized information of the events that had taken place inside the document that was handed to me right before I entered the room while I am still waiting here until further notice.
'Operation E.X.T.I.R.T (Extraterrestrial Terrorism and Invasion Response Team) Number II – 24 November 2037'
Even though the room itself has a pretty relaxing aura as there is a comfortable chair, a small tea making machine on top of the table right in front of me, a flip tablet with free Wi-Fi, and even a small washroom as well, I cannot help myself but to be eager of what Commander General Diatrich has to say more about the upcoming operation…