Pax Europa: Twelve-Starred Banner

Pax Europa: Twelve-Starred Banner ( C.2 )

European Union
Great Britain
ENB Devonport
EU First ( Atlantic ) Fleet
Diplomatic Floatilla 1, 24'th September, 2044, 11:00 A.M.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the famed Ex-president of Ukraine, and now, one of the most successful ambassadors in European History, the 66-Year old man leaned on the railing of the European amphibious assault ship ENV Normandie, a lumbering amphibious assault ship, and for the first contact, the flotilla's de-facto diplomatic Centre.

He was proud of his achievements, and rightfully so. He led Ukraine, a nation which has suffered much, to victory over the Russian Federation, supposedly the Second-most powerful nation on earth, after an attempted illegal invasion. He led his nation into the European Union, and led it to victory. And when his terms ended, he retired gracefully, becoming an Ambassador of the European Union. And now, once again, he was called up to serve his nation.

The ships of the flotilla cleared their moorings, from the pride of Britain, the ENV Hood, the Battlecruiser exiting port, to it's destroyer and frigate escorts, and finally, two lumbering support vessels, the flotilla was ready to face everything. Tens of thousands of people were gathered, waving small twelve-starred flags. It was a sunny day, and the people cheered as the flotilla departed. A flight of three Lightings flew overhead, with a Blue-Yellow-Blue smoke pattern. The cheers erupted again,

Fleet personnel in their blue dress uniforms lined the decks, as he gazed up at the flag flying above, and glinted at the sun, shining down on the flotilla. Europe would survive, no, it would not only survive, it will thrive in this new world. And he was proud to be a part of this union, the fact that he was making a different for the future of over one billion people.

Four EC-127 " Pelican" Utility VTOL Craft filled the rear flight deck, as he saw a young man energetically waving the European flag, high and proud, on the shore. A civillan boat with the European flag sailed right outside of the restricted perimeter, and a civilian VTOL flew past, towing a banner which had large, hand-drawn words on it proclaiming " GODSPEED, EUROPEAN NAVY! " Thousands more continually cheered, as the European Flag fluttered in the light, cool wind.

Looking towards the aft, he saw a literal fleet of civilian naval boats, hundreds, he saw, crowding the bay, cheering on the men and women of the European Navy. Three EH/U-64 " Gazelle " Utility helicopters belonging to the army flew by, banking in salute to the fleet. Various naval ships not included in the expedition escorted the flotilla, their horns blowing to salute the flotilla which continued out the bay, now going past drake's island. The Assault ship's underwater Water turbine engines went up to cruising speed, and the ship moved forward, the Battlecruiser Hood in front of it, and its escorts flanking to the sides and behind it. The horns of various naval ships, including the supercarrier ENV Ark Royal sounded for one last time, as the ships of the sizable flotilla cleared the bay, and begun the journey to the unidentified landmass, predicted to take just over three days. Ambassador Zelenskyy smiled, and returned back to the interior of the warship. He needed to prepare, and he will serve his nation once again in this time of turmoil.

Entering his guest quarters, the smartscreen activated. " Welcome back, Ambassador Zelenskyy, you have two messages from Commissioner Oscar Donnelly of the EFAC. Would you like to play the news?" The smartscreen's In-built AI assistant asked, and he nodded, and a news broadcast from the European Broadcast Channel's Ukrainian news link begun to play.

" В інших новинах Партія європейських консерваторів засудила поточні дипломатичні зусилля. Партія заявила про свою позицію європейського ізоляціонізму." ( Translation: In other news, the Party of European Conservatives have denounced ongoing diplomatic efforts. The Party has declared its stance of European isolationism. )