We picked up random bits of intelligence that suggested something was going on in Sector 42. But we didn't know what, or who, or why.
We sent in one of our best operatives. He infiltrated the "nest." He caught them in the act and reported back! While his report was thorough and cast a very bad picture of what was going on, we still failed to act, choosing instead to watch and wait, and not let on that we knew what they were up too. Although we now knew who they were, we still didn't know how powerful they were.
We sent in another operative to dig deeper. We told him nothing of his mission, or what to look for. His report sent alarms up and down the chain. It was more serious than we'd ever imagined. They had thoroughly infiltrated our infrastructure! They were dangerous. They were very powerful. And we did not have the weapons to wipe them out!
The Command Center was activated. Rangers and special forces were placed on the highest alert. A strategy was developed. Granted, it had a low probability of success, given the thorough entrenchment of the enemy. But we had to do something! It was obvious that this could not continue this way.
While we prepared for war, an ancient enemy reared its ugly head and allied itself with the RNA. We were caught defenseless. The attacks were harsh, and unrelenting! The civilian population suffered the most. For they had no idea of what was happening.
We mobilized our remaining resources and began to launch attacks of our own on them. Initially, they met heavy resistence with accompanying high casualty rate. But this was a war that we could not afford to lose. Our very survival was dependent on defeating: