Mojowuq9 Keyes calls his War Council into the conference room. "All right, I need all of you to listen to everything I say. Karl, are you taking notes? Karl! Take the headphones off. Okay. Welcome to Operation Tango Alpha. Tango Alpha is a plan to take down a very important political figure. For security reasons, the details of this person are in your file." Each person opens their file, showing a detailed description on Supreme Leader Buchanan. Murmurs spread throughout the room. "Holy shit!" One person shouts. "We're taking Buchanan out!" He makes his way towards the door to spread the news to everyone. Before he can do that, his head is splattered on the wall as Keyes lowers a Flux Pistol. Keyes sighs. "Karl, don't put that down in the notes, will you? Thanks." Karl scratches out something quickly. "As I was about to say, we can't tell anyone about this, alright? There could be spies and double agents everywhere. The other file you received contains the plans for this op. You are all dismissed." Keyes spots a Council member turn off a recording device, and shoots him before he can make a move. "Shit..."
Across the universe, Buchanan smiles. "Oh... I see what they're up to. They're trying to 'take me out.' Now how in the hell are they gonna do that? Have fun trying to blow up my ship! If Jameson couldn't beat me in hand-to-hand combat, no one can. So, what are they planning? Looks like Keyes terminated my agent before he could send me details." He organizes for high alert to be declared for every core Remnant planet.
FILE 1: Dossier, PoI #0001, Supreme Leader Buchanan
Name: [REDACTED] Buchanan
Race: Terran
Age: Unknown
Occupation: Supreme Leader of the Remnant Empire
Confirmed Kills: Countless
Description
Buchanan is a Terran, born on Terra itself before its collapse. He is 6' 10". Buchanan commonly wields twin gun-swords, made with an unknown technology. Personally conducts the ongoing war against the New Legion, and seems to possess unlimited determination, never faltering in his attacks.
His vessel of choice is the flagship Buchanan, which was designed exactly to his specifications. He seems to have some form of neural link with the ship, allowing him to have complete control over its flight and weapon systems if he so desires, meaning that he could, in theory, pilot the warship solo for a short amount of time. (A short amount of time because things would need to be refueled.)
Buchanan has ruled since the beginning of the Empire's existence, dating back to when it was simply "The Quarantine": a group of hardened veterans determined to fight back the Blood Cult. He has somehow managed to have no political opponents. Also, even though he has ruled for hundreds of years, Buchanan only appears to be in his late-twenties.
Most disturbingly, recent surveys, as well as a testimony by Platinum Star Commander Jameson Keyes, have shown that Buchanan classifies as a Class-VI reality bender, meaning that he has high control over the nature of reality. However, he seems to limit his power, preferring "fair" fights to simply wiping his enemies from existence. If Buchanan ever decides to use his full power, the damage would be beyond apocalyptic. Termination of this individual is to be made highest priority.
FILE 2: Operation Tango Alpha
WARNING: THIS DOCUMENT IS CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. ONLY INDIVIDUALS WITH CLEARANCE LEVEL NLHC/WC-05 MAY READ THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT.
Clearance Accepted. Welcome, Councilman.
#1: Shadow Strike: Small stealth fleets will be sent to dozens of border planets at once, distracting Remnant forces.
#2: Hawk: Scouts will be sent in disguised as civilian ships to find the safest and quickest route to the Remnant capital planet. If undercover forces are discovered, they are to terminate themselves in whatever fashion deals most damage to the Empire.
#3: Contact: Once the route has been secured, the main assault fleet will be sent in to clear a path for the Keyes' ship, containing an experimental, cloaking boarding pod. Buchanan will inevitably be forced to come up in his warship to protect his capital and his people.
#4: Leech: When Buchanan arrives, the pod is to be released, and cloaking activated. All crew on board the main ship are to abandon ship and let the flagship be destroyed, thus making it look like Keyes has been killed. The airlock is to be blown open by sniper ships in the back of the formation, allowing the pod to attach on, letting Keyes and his Task Force onto the ship.
#5: Tango Alpha: Buchanan is to be confronted by Keyes, and executed with the gun provided by S.E.I.N. Upon completion of the mission, Keyes is to locate an escape pod before detonating the Remnant flagship, and bring the body of Buchanan with him for study of his anomalous powers.
#5b: Contingency Nightmare Red: If Keyes is killed in his attempt to terminate Buchanan, all New Legion forces are to prepare self destruct mechanisms, and release all weaponry upon Remnant forces, and then detonate in an attempt to mass-clear Remnant ships.