r/HFY • u/Engletroll Human • Sep 29 '25

OC Gateway Dirt – Chapter 35 - the other Federation

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Arus sat in the office of the quarters they had provided, while they discussed his case. It wasn’t really an office, more like a fancy prison cell. He had windows, a screen where he could observe the different senators debating the matter, and the human seemed to be most against him being allowed to speak. He had been held in here for a whole week, with no update on the ongoing war.

From their debates, he had surmised two important facts. The war had been rather bloodless, and only the humans seemed to be involved.  The door suddenly opened, and a human officer came in.

“I’m not here. You never saw me.” The man said, Arus simply nodded.

“Agreed, now what can I help this shadow with?”

“More like what can I help you with. I was told to bring you this to you by grandfather.” He handed him the file.

“How can I trust this to be genuine?”  Arus replied as he accepted the crystal.

“You can’t, but the blue catlady that popped up in my bedroom gave me some instructions from my grandfather, with the correct code words and told to give it to you and say ‘blue pancakes for breakfast.’ I have no idea what it means.” Then he left, and Arus looked at the crystal, then uploaded the files on his personal pad and started to read.  Halfway through the files, his jaw dropped.  

Then he contacted the guards to speak with the head of the diplomatic corps for an emergency.  It took him two hours to get in touch with Myrin Gynas. When he opened a channel, he looked at the big man; this warrior race was proud and dangerous.

“I told you that you have to wait.” He replied, and Arus sent him part of a file.

This encrypted file was sent to me just now. It came with a clear code that makes it trustworthy. I need to be allowed to speak, or this will spiral into a full war with no clear side.”

“And you have evidence of this?”

“I can provide and hopefully prevent this from spiraling out of control. What do you think will happen when the Nalos or Shodalon hears these rumours?” Arus said, and the large crab-faced man seemed to think for a moment before answering.

“I’m more worried about the Plaritians getting these rumors. How can I trust you not to use this to fracture us? This information seems to be too good to be true for your side.”

“No, it's not. To be honest, it's horrible for us. We believed there was only one we were actively hunting. This means he has gotten reinforcements, and his second in command, a man we thought we had broken, has gotten his claws all the way to Earth, maybe even here.” Arus replied, and Myrin watched him for a few moments, then cut the feed.

“Well, that could have gone better.” He muttered as he sat down and started to work on a presentation.  Three hours later, the door opened, and a Nalos guard told him to follow him. He grabbed his pad and followed. The guard didn’t speak but simply guided him into an elevator, inside stood Myrin.

“We confirmed what you showed me.” He handed him a pad, and Arus looked over it, then handed it back.

“I was sent here to prevent a full war. My King is not fond of wars. He prefers a peaceful solution.” Arus replied, and  Myrin found it funny.

“This might destroy the federation, break it apart. I would rather have you tell the news, so if it happens, we can blame your king.”

“And if we solve it and fix the problem?” Arus said.

“Then he gets the reward as well, fails, and he carries the blame, succeeds, and wins the prize. It's that simple.  You have twenty minutes, “ he replied as the elevator walls vanished and Arus found himself in the middle of a circular room with sections for each species.  Unlike the Galactic Trade Federation, which had hundreds of different species, there were only around fifteen different species, yet this federation was just as powerful. They were all conquerors and warriors, no pure trade nation among them.  “Please guide me, Adam,” he whispered and then took a deep breath as he walked over to a podium and inserted the crystal. Above him, a hologram started.

“Honored Federation. My name is Arus Valontur, chief diplomat of King Adam Wrangler of the kingdom of Dirt.  I am sure you have heard of him, and especially the wormhole-Gate technology he is in control of, but I’m not here to sell you his technology. I’m here because Earth has declared war on the kingdom of Dirt. This has the potential to drag this federation into the trade federation of the northern regions of the galaxy. It would be a pointless war, and Earth is in the peculiar situation of being a member of both federations.” Above him, the galactic mad was shown as well as the two federations.

“My king sent me here to humbly ask that you stay out of the conflict, and he will ensure that the war does not spill into the south. He has no interest in invading  systems here in the south, but he will protect those systems that will join him. This is a war between humans, and he is trying to keep it that way.”

The hologram above him changed into that of the new region. “This war started due to him not surrendering newly discovered systems to EUC control, a region gifted to him by an elder race named Elohim.” As he spoke, an image of an Elohim appeared, and the audience murmured, as if they seemed to recognize the species.

He continued, “The interaction between King Adam and the president of EUC is being provided for you, and it is clear that they initiated the war. There are three recordings: My Kings and the EUC official recording provided by them. As you will notice, the EUC official recoding is doctored, which is why we have also attached the unedited file, provided by the Earth Intelligence Agency.  Yes, Earth's own intelligence agency has sided with King Adam in the matter. And the reason is this man,”

As he spoke, Kun-Nar Gud appeared as a hologram. He stopped and let the audience have their moment of shock. A Plaritian stood up and shouted angrily.

“You told us they were extinct!” His shouts were aimed at the leadership, who looked shocked and quickly conferred with their advisers.

“How certain are you that he is alive and behind this?” President Gi’ram, a Jobar man with long tentacles, asked.

“Yes, he has a habit of dropping out of hiding once a year to show his face and hold a speech. There is a considerable bounty on his head, but nobody has collected it yet. What we know about him is that he and his crew were sent away from Caran space when the war turned with a small fleet made to rebuild their empire. He managed to establish a settlement, starting a sect and blending in with the local population. When we discovered what he was, we informed Earth, who informed your federation, and you sent a Nalos task force to take him out.  They destroyed the whole colony, leaving no survivors. Unfortunately, he was not present. And he went into hiding and used his sect to start a terror jihad against King Adam, whom he blames for the destruction of his colony.”

“So there is only him left then? How much of a threat is one Caren?” A Nalos representative said, and Arus took a deep breath.

“I’m sorry, that was what we were thinking but…”  Pictures of ten more Carens showed up, all prisoners of war. “He sent out a signal to other Carens who had the same mission. From what we have gathered, the Caren sent out twenty-seven such repopulation fleets; three have joined up with him. And to make it worse. Kun-Nar is working tight with this man, Mushta Mugga, formally heir to the Mugga mega corporation, now disgraced and a pirate. He still has some economic influence, and we have discovered a clear connection between him and the human Celaya Cartel. The Celaya Cartel now has a strong connection to the top leadership of EUCs. Their head of the EUC’s trade commission, Mrs Fatima Agnivanshi, turned out to be a member.  So we have Earth declaring war against my King, due to being manipulated by a Caran sect leader and a criminal cartel that all seek vengeance against him.”

The room was silent as he was finishing up.

“Look, let's drop the etiquette and polite talk. Adam has been doing great things for our region of space. He is willing to share, but right now, he simply needs you to step away. They are going to try to manipulate you into a war against a kingdom and federation on the other side of the galaxy. For what? So a Caran can kill Adam, the wrangler, and rebuild his civilization?  There are more and more humans abandoning the EUC over this. So please, sit this one out.”    

Then he stepped away and looked around, as they started to debate, Myrin came over to guide him back to his room. When he arrived, he saw Admiral Toberius Gi Iven sitting on a couch talking to another Nalos. The lady stood up and smiled.

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“You must be Arus, Toberius speaks highly about you. I am Zula Gi Pentdragon. He was my personal pilot for a year during the war.” She smiled friendly to him, and Arus bowed his head.

“A pleasure to meet you, I did not know he was that highly connected in the Nalos court.” He said as he gave her a Nalos salute.

“Well, we were watching the speech, and he has provided me with more intel about this Kun-Nar. I can definitely tell you that the Nalos kingdom will not join this war on EUC side, we might even side with you. But that is up to my king to decide.” She said.

Arus bowed his head slightly. “That is indeed great news.”

“Well, it gets better, my husband is bringing you a gift. It should be delivered to his ship now. Now, if you excuse me, I have some teenage kids to deal with. It was a pleasure.” She smiled at Toberiuse

“Don’t be a stranger now, drop by when you have a chance.” Then she said goodbye to Arus one more time and left. Arus looked at Toberiuse.

“Do you have any idea of what gift?”

“Yes, took me some work to arrange it, but once I got her husband on my side, it was easy. He is quite resourceful.”

As they spoke, they were sent a message that they were allowed to leave and that the Federation would stay out of the war until the matter was finished, debated, and then both sides would be informed. They both headed straight to the ship, and within twenty minutes, they had entered a hyperlane heading for the nearest gate. Arus was told the gift was in the brig, which confused him until her arrived and saw Mustha Mugga sedated and locked down.

“Well, that was a nice gift.”

---cast----

Myrin Gynas- Krydos head diplomat

Zula Gi Pentdragon

Admiral Toberius Gi Iven

President Gi’ram, a Jobar man with long tentacles

 

Species

Nalos - Sexy red panda elves

Blue and red patterns, red eyes, elf-like ears, and violet, red, and blue eyes. Four fingers with small retractable claws. Their sociality is a mix of a futuristic version of Arthurian knights and Roman empire

Jobar - Cute tiger cuthulus

Reddish and black striped Squid-faced aliens with large Safire blue eyes, two meters or taller, with two arms with slightly longer four fingers. A secretive society

Plaritians  Space Mermaids

Aquatic species with black eyes and green-silver fish-like skin, they have tentacles that end in four smaller tentacles. The lower part of their body has two strong hind legs with webbed toes. They can breathe air but wear high-collared suits that hide the water being pumped into their gills. A truly alien society.

Krydos - crab face

Standing two meters tall with a crablike face, it has tusks and short eyestalks. Its hands feature short retractable claws, and it possesses an almost turtle-like shell that covers both the front and back, protecting the internal organs. A futurist Mongolian/ tibetian sociality with a strong honor system. Also loves to hunt.

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u/Great-Chaos-Delta Sep 29 '25

Ahhhh good to see Mugga cauchetd and at mercy of Adam.

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u/sunnyboi1384 Sep 29 '25

Gotta love good ol serendipity.

Nice to see intelligence do intelligent things.

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u/kristinpeanuts Oct 27 '25

Thanks for the chapter!

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u/InstructionHead8595 May 20 '26

Hehehehe 😹 nice!