Ilos Hirotek was a stubborn man when he chose to be. When he didnt get his way initially, he always found a way to get it in the end. He had never been foiled by anyone in that regard. Until now. The new commander of the Kuat shipyards had managed to halt his plans almost before they had begun. And Ilos was furious. And he had no qualms about showing it. Especially to some upstart desk jockey like the general in front of him. "What do you mean, all of it is gone? Where did it go?" Ilos asked, anger evident in his voice. General Yogtha, the new commander of Kuat, simply sat in his chair, a smug look on his face. It was obvious the general was enjoying seeing Ilos angered. "Im not at liberty to tell you Admiral. All I can say is that all debris from the battle has either been salvaged to help refit warships, or taken away for study." he said, and ilos sat back in his chair and fumed for a moment. His plans for the Vagaari had rested on being able to build realistic replicas of Reporan warships. And for that, he needed debris from the battle. But that obviously wasnt going to happen. But perhaps there was another approach. "Under whos orders was it moved? I had already given orders to have it all rounded up and stored here. Who countermanded them?" he asked, and the genereal simply shrugged. "Sorry Admiral, but I cannot devulge that information. What I can say, is that who did it, does not place much trust in you, or your schemes. And frankly, neither do I. Your battle plans have just as much a chance of failing, as they do of succeeding." the general said bluntly, and Ilos had to restrain himself from commenting about the fact that the general had only gotten his position because he was to incompetent to lead troops. It was a well known fact that Shipyard command was basically punishment duty. "Well then, who do I speak to to find out? And dont tell me that you aren't at liberty to tell me general." he said with a growl. General Yogtha sighed, and shook his head. He was growing tired of this. "Sorry Admiral, no can do. All of that information is under a need to know basis. And you dont need to know." the general said, and Ilos cracked. Even he had his limits. For this entire meeting, the general had been throwing barbs at him, and he was done with it. He was not going to let this general make a fool of him in the very office he used to occupy. Ilos stood quickly, and grabbed the general by the front of his tunic. With a strength that most wouldnt have seen him having, Ilos yanked the general out of his chair, and over the desk. Ilos threw the general to the floor, and walked over to where the general had landed. "General Yogtha, I belive I detect a hint of insubordination to a superior officer in your voice. And in a time of war, thats seen as treason." he said coldly, and the general slowly stood up. The general brushed off his tunic and stared coldly at Ilos. "You are mistaken, Admiral. I am simply following orders." the general said, and Ilos snarled. "Whos orders?" Ilos barked, and the general sighed. "I already told you, I am not at lib-" the general began, but Ilos never let him finish. Ilos grabbed him again, and proceeded to throw the general across the room. The general crached into the out bulhead whcih served as one of his walls, and fell to the floor in a heap. Ilos walked over to wear the general had allen, and bent over him. Grabbing him again, ilos hoiseted the general up along the wall. "Now, who gave the orders?" Ilso asked, and the genereal stared at him for a moment, seemingly considerign not telling him again. But then his intelligence got the better of him. No to mention his self-preservation instincts. "Cal Omas gave the orders. He said the study of our enemy was more important than some admirals schemes and insane tactics." the general said quickly, and Ilos sighed. He turned and dumped the general back into his seat, and thought for a moment. It would figure that Omas would do something like that. "The study of our enemy? The last time I heard talk like that, the Vong were marching across the galaxy, and Borsk Fey'lah was saying them." Ilos said through gritted teeth. He hated it when politicians got involved in wars. In his mind, they should just sit back and let the warriors do the fighting. But he knew that was never going to change. "Thank you for your time general. Maybe next time, you will simply answer questions you are asked, correct?" he asked, and the genreal simply nodded. "Good. Now, i will be on my way." Ilos said, and he straightened out his tunic. He turned, and walked out of the office, the anger he had felt simply gone now. He knew that more than likely, high-command would have something to sya about him using the general as a practice dummy, but right now, he didnt care. He would be gone to Dresnak soon hopefully, where high command wouldn't be able to reach him. Outside the office, Athien stood waiting patiently, a smile on her face. Ilos knew that she had heard the entire exchange through the door. It didnt bother him. Nor did it appear to bother Athien. "I see you got your answer." she said, and Ilos nodded. "Yes, to bad it wasnt the one we needed. We will have to overhaul our plans again. It seems that Cal Omas has other plans for the debris." he said, and Athien sighed. "They never learn, do they? Poloticians need to know when to back down, and let the military run the show." she sia,d and Ilos nodded in agreement. "Very true. You think they would have learned against the Vong. But obviously, we arent that lucky." Ilos stated bluntly. Athien nodded, and theny bagen to walk towards the hangerbay. On the way, they talked breifly about how they were going to proceed now. They had spent a lot of time on those plans, just to have them crumble. It mostly a nuisance however. Thjey had talked about back-up plans in case they wre needed. Whcih they now were. As they entered the hangerbay, they saw standing there a familiar, and freindly face. "General Ioor, its good to see you." Ilos said, smiling. Ioor smiled in return, and nodded to them both. "Likewise Admiral. I have news that may bring a smile to your face. From Admiral Eveha." Ioor stated, and Ilos smiled heartily. Perhaps this day wasnt a complete loss afterall.
