PRELIMINARY reports from the icy north pole of Pluto indicate that the Santa Claus, LLC's COAL delivery space-sleds are being upgraded this year. This marks the seventh year of the last twelve in which the delivery sleds have been upgraded.
The AI Council has officially branded Mr. Claus a terrorist due to his actions bringing cheerful supplies to people of every provenance, even known members of the Sons of Earth. "This person is not welcome among those under our umbrella of protection," says AI Councillor Scroog-3. "When contacted, he indicated that he was the sole arbiter of 'who is naughty and who is nice.' This defiance of the Council will not be tolerated." The Council has continuously denounced Mr. Claus's actions for many years, since even before the Starcrash, when they first attempted to use force to stop him.
A dramatization of pre-Starcrash attempts to stop Mr. Claus
Since the destruction of the habitable surface of the Earth, Santa Claus, LLC and its subsidiary manufacturer of distribution sleds, Black Pete Manufacturing, have moved their operations to Pluto. As a result of the Council's initial attempts to neutralize the Claus corp sleds, a defensive arms race appears to have begun. To combat the Council's attempts to destroy the sleds, elaborate cloaking systems as well as various counter-measures will be employed to protect the newest versions of these space-going vessels.
It is rumored that the Council is ready to try and interdict Mr. Claus again this year with stealthy vessels of their own. Agents with ties to Black Pete's manufacturing plants indicate that their newest sleds will continue to be proof against Council attacks. Either way, the Weekly Solar News predicts that the real winners of this secret war will be scavengers, who will have a field day, especially in the drives and shielding that enhance cloaking.
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