'Come on Chamnix!' Calis said somewhat sulky 'Give me something bigger to attack with'. 'Every day you come around with the same story! You have the most modern weaponry available, like modern armor, or stealth bombers. I think that's all you need. If that is not enough, you should try to improve your skills and not come to me and whine that you need something bigger!' Chamnix answered annoyed. 'But we are getting nowhere really. We throw bombs, thousands of tons of bombs, but it won't be enough, eventually. We need a final statement....with a big bang!' Calis answered adamantine. 'And what do you have in mind? What do you mean with big? Bigger tanks, bigger ships, bigger planes?' Then dutchfire raised his voice: Well, on my many diplomatic travels, I got my hands on some very interesting plans for a real huge bomb.' 'Didn't Calis just say that we we've dropped enough bombs? Now you are coming with just another bomb!' Chamnix said, getting angry. 'Yeah, I know what he said, but what I am talking about is a very special bomb.' dutchfire insisted. 'It's able to get rid of our problems with one blow! That's what the Chief Diplomat of NARI told me!' Now Chief Engineer Cyc got interested 'Why, that sounds cool. May I have a look at the plans?' 'Sure! Here you are'. dutchfire replied:
Cyc took a look at the plans and said: 'Well, uhhm...yeeessss...interesting...ahhh, right'. Then he flipped the plan. 'Now that's better...I...believe....!' Cyc looked over at dutchfire a little bit confused, then asked 'Don't you have something....else? Something more....or even better...less...academic?' 'What about this?' dutchfire asked and handed over another plan:
Cyc took the new scrap of paper and started to study it. Then he looked at the plan saucer-eyed 'I LIKE THAT! I REALLY LIKE THAT!' He looked over to Chamnix, explained the ideas on the plan and finally asked: 'CAN WE? PLEASE? I'd love to try one of those!' Cyc was completely excited. Before Chamnix could answer, Calis said: 'With these thingies, I am sure to be able to change the situation drastically.
Chamnix thought about it for a while, then he said: 'Yes, we can!' grinning diabolically.
Immediately the whole scientific force of The Saberites, Cyc, started to build several of these bombs for testing purposes, he called nukes.
Several months later:
Chamnix, Calis, dutchfire and Cyc met again in the great hall of Chamnix' palace. Cyc proudly explained that he had built the bombs for testing purposes. Chamnix was pleased, but then asked: 'Where are we going to try them out?' 'What about the vast tundra area around Cat's Pajamas? We are going to tell the population that there is no danger for anybody. They'll buy that. For some reason they always do it.' Calis said with a shrug. 'But that's not true!' dutchfire the diplomat said with horror on his face. Cyc looked at him disparagingly and said: 'You were the one who brought us these plans. What did you think we'd be doing with it?' Well, I thought we would use them as a kind of determent!?' Calis laughed at that: 'I am sure our competitors will be fairly deterred after being hit by one of these!' Chamnix agreed with the plan. No sooner said than done, SABER brought their new weapons into position for the testing purposes of what they called...
'The Manhattan Project'
When the leaders of SABER took position to have a good view Cyc said: 'Well gentlemen. May I ask you to bring a little bit more distance between you and the testing area?:'
Everybody agreed and they brought themselves into a save distance. Cyc explained: 'This weapon can either be launched from a land site:
or also from a naval unit':
Calis got really impatient and said: 'Come on Cyc, let's get started with the tests!!'
'Alright, Sir. Here we go':
'Aren't they beautiful?' Cyc asked the other members of the government with a glow on his face. dutchfire had a terrified look on his face: 'I can't believe that we are going to use these horrific weapon against other human beings!' 'You know' Chamnix said calmly, 'I wished we had any other chance than that, but actually we do not have any alternative, I fear.' Calis nodded affirmative. 'Let's see what our targets should be.' he said uncoiling a map of the world of Meleet. 'So what do you guys think, what is going to be our target?. Chamnix', Cycs and Calis' fingers pointed at the map. dutchfire, still under shock looked from one face to the other of his comrades and found them smiling while their fingers rested at exactly the same spot of the map....
I think I enjoyed that image and story more than I was supposed to! 
Thanks for another great story, CYC!
Ah... the image of Saberites in chains... warms the coldest parts of my...
My pleasure, GW.
