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Chief Editor Nazdreg Staff TFN Engineer Private Mendoza Newscaster Bob Boberton Writers Lucy Daniels Tiago Ferreira Zombiedodger puppiemaster Roy Orbson Mindlessidiots Guest Writers Hawke2019 Horgant Morrowind	Team Cold Cell COLD CELL BREAKING NEWS Cold Cell in the Summer Written by Roy Orbson, May 28th, 2009 An investigation into zerging claims in the Fryerbank area yielded an accusation of well-known Cold Cell commander Amano Jaku on the Resensitized forums. The implications seemed driven by a personal vendetta and indicated a mass zerging ring, with ties to long-time Fortress allies Dragonhead as well as Amano. Concrete evidence surfaced, and Amano owned up to some of his allegations (including running Dragonhead) and, this being his second zerging offence while with the Fortress, was expelled from the Fortress. As a direct consequence of these events, the Fortress’ alliance with Dragonhead was taken into careful consideration and ultimately cancelled. Despite shortcomings (a very human quality), Amano was a well-liked and very able commander, and he left very large void to fill in the commanding role of team Cold Cell. Max Dusseldorf , Amano’s former lieutenant, has stepped in as temporary commander of Cold Cell; however, there are several very accomplished candidates who received nominations for role of commanding officer. Cold Cell members theyeas and Horgant Morrowind both recieved nominations to lead the excellent combat team, their experience and knowledge of the ins and outs of their team members would invariably help them in a leadership role. Ziptrickhead, recently elected council member and experienced moderator, also stepped forward, citing his tactical knowledge and experience, as well as his rank of Campaign Master earned from his expertise. Whatever the outcome, the newest Cold Cell commander has the ability well within his grasp to revolutionize this excellent combat squad and lead them on to grandeur. For more Cold Cell news, check out the Cold Cell News Archive. Team Dark Watch Operation Skull Crusher Kills the Competition! Written by Mindlessidiots, July 9th, 2009 Forget the assassins of the movie “Wanted", there’s a new group of killers and they don’t need super powers to get the job done! On June 13 2009, 02:08 AM, Commander Anne Tardew, still flushed with Dark Watch's decisive victory at Ackland Mall (though some say she was flushed with Jack Daniels), declared open season on the RRF with Operation: Skull Crusher. This operation was unique due to its very specific objective: kill as many RRF personnel as possible, with special competitions focusing on assassinating the most RRF VIP’s and the most creative kill. Notable in this operation was the absence of our usual focus on holding real estate (the suburb was relatively in tact) and the solitary and independent nature of an assassin's goal. This tactic stripped the RRF of the ability to locate and hit us as a group, thereby limiting their ability to defend against Dark Watch's focused and lethal assassins. Soon after the operation began, The Fortress received word came that the RRF had a new leader in career player killer, Johnny Bass. Commander Tardew immediately showed her respect by assassinating him. True to form, Dark Watch achieved their mission objective with ruthless efficiency and it was not long before a representative of the RRF approached the Brig issuing a notice that TOO MANY RRF VIP's were being killed! Commander Tardew, ever the gracious diplomat (and compassionate to the plight of an enemy simply unable to match the lethal onslaught of her squad's attentions) ordered a cease fire and quickly dispatched a message to the new RRF's new leader, Johnny Bass which soothed escalating tensions on June 18. Regrettably, the abrupt termination of the operation led to setting aside the award competition for most creative kill but Ruinator accrued the most kills. Judging from the amount of kills Ruinator got, it would be safe to assume that he is the descendant of Altair of Assassins Creed, and should watch out for Templar’s trying to kidnap him. Below is the kill tally for each participant. Ruinator: Seven kills Zeke Nafien: Four kills Anne Tardew: Three kills PrepH: Three kills Bob Boberton: Two kills Ziptrickhead: Two kills Morrigana: One kill The rest of the squad: Zero Kills Operation Reunion comes to a Successful End Written by Mindlessidiots, June 12th, 2009 Havercroft was once a place where the RRF could shamble freely and threaten the good citizens that lived there, but thanks to the efforts of Team Dark Watch and Anaconda, that is no longer true! On June 2 2009, Anne Tardew started operation Reunion in order to assist the defenders of the Ackland mall against RRF attacks. The operations was put into 3 parts, part 1 was to find a safe house and to help rebuild important resource buildings that would be critical to the defenses of Ackland. Part 2 was the actual defenses of the mall and elimination of the besieging zombie force. Part 3 was to have the biggest party Ackland has ever seen! Part 1 started with Dark Watch members making their way to the safe house and scouting out the mall. Unfortunately, the original safe house was soon overrun by zombies and Dark Watch was forced to claim a new one. Ackland mall also had a break in its NW which the defenders were desperately trying to force out. The battle was going to be difficult for Dark Watch, but with the famous Anacondas arriving to join the mission tp save Ackland, and the DEM sending a team of healers to help. With this infusion of personnel from Anaconda and no longer having to dedicate time to healing, Real Time raids were soon started to retake key buildings surrounding the mall. Soon, every building between our safe house and the mall was repaired and ready for free running. Part 2 of the operation was ready to begin. Moving to a new safe house that is close to the mall, we began to prepare. On June 7th 2009, Anne gave the orders for us to move into the mall. The move was easy thanks to PrepH who in a heroic feat of daring and skill, killed the last remaining zombie inside and repaired the two ruined corners of the mall. Once situated, Dark Watch and Anaconda soon brought their attention to maintaining the barricades where the besieging zombies had focused their attention. The Mall soon became a game of “Who has the most AP” with the survivors inside trying to keep the cades up, and the zombies trying to take the cades down. In the beginning there were close calls with barricades coming down and brave survivors being killed, but thanks to the vigilance of Dark Watch and Anaconda, no major breaking inns’ happened. To keep up morale, Anne created the first annual “The Fortress/DEM allied survivors Pimps and ‘Hos Bash!”. Soon the moans of the zombies were blocked out by the Techno music, and there hideous appearance forgotten with the memories of Anne and Morrigana’s hilarious pimp costumes, and thanks to Dark Watch ingenuity, we were able to do steps 2 and 3 at the same time! The siege continued, and it seemed like we were in for the long haul until the RRF showed there true colors on June 9 and ran off like the cowards they were, apparently unable to take the fierce opposition of Dark Watch and Anaconda, even though some claim that they ran due to Anne releasing her secret weapon, her dreaded Marconi salad. With the RRF gone, the siege soon became a cake walk. The mall was no longer in danger, and we soon used it as a base of operations for the next planned campaign. On June 11 the operation officially ended, and operation Reunion joined the list of many successful campaigns done by Dark Watch and Anaconda. For more Dark Watch news, check out the Dark Watch News Archive. Around the Tavern A Tattered Journal in The Street [Thumbing through several torn and smeared pages, you find an excerpt that is legible] ....As I sit at the bar, a bloody and disheveled figure stumbles through the door. "Ugh, again?" I moan at the poor fellow laying by my feet. "Yeah.... it...it was C Whitty" he gasps. You see, C Whitty is this poor misguided soul who's ties with the Fortress grew strained quickly, and then were severed due to inappropriate actions. He has been on a murdering spree lately, somewhat a lesser version of Blair Wells, an Ex-Fortress who went rogue the past year. C Whitty formed this small Anti-Fortress, a small party of ragamuffins who find joy in slaughtering innocents they've never even met. So I asked, "What happened? Where'd he find you?" "Find me?... Oh no, it was US who found HIM!" Just then, I recognized the voice as ...[Here the name has been scratched out, seemingly with the butt of a gun]... a Shadow Wolf. He went on a discourse about C Whitty's misguided attempts to create an organization that could damage the Fortress, while in reality it was the equivalent of a single piece of cat dander on the back of a giant trenchcoat. However, my interest peaked when he mentioned a ramshackle base, jokingly referred to as "Cardboard Box 4", where the base of operations was. As he described it, he laughed, saying that most of the group's strategy relied on maps and plans written with crayon. "Now that we found it, we will send a squad out to...[Here the rest of the entry has been torn out] A Malton Recession? By Private Mendoza, June 05, 2008 The latest news I've been hearing from around the bar, in dark alleys, and during the increasing random muggings (Please stop!) is this rumor of how Malton is in an economic recession. After much research, and numerous Post-Apocalyptic Government funded-studies, the accusations are seemingly true, and the main causes have been released. Historic depletions of weapon reservoirs, the influx of cheap illegal Dead labor, Urban Dying, lack of safe-working conditions, sup-prime mortgages, shoddy barricade contractors, and PKer terrorism are just a few of the problems being blamed. The problem is obvious in the hardest hit pockets of survivors as the value of Cheese has been weakened by inflation while the Barhah Union currency, Brains, is rising in value. Consequently, generator prices are up, barricade materials are hard to find in the less-populated parts of the city, weapons cost twice as much as in the BU, and even the usually well-off zombie-stripper industry is suffering. The Urban Dying crisis is a major factor. Of course Bullets are the most effective way to dispatch a zombie, but the urban supply is dwindling and AP cost is up. The eco(nomy)-minded survivor might want to convert to renewable resources, such as axes and knives, but they are still riddled with major problems like low accuracy, and low damage. The recession doesn't seem to be showing any signs of slowing, so start saving that hard-earned Cheese. Hopefully our city’s leadership can come up with some sort of plan to combat the crisis. -- We can now follow up the TFN exclusive regarding a blossoming romance in the Fortress. Local nice guy and Fortress essential Charlie Mon recently announced his romantic feelings towards the new Director of Communications Azula Invidia. Both were spotted together at the Malton-exclusive showing of 'Help, my Grandfather is a Zombie princess!'. We wish the new couple every success in their lives together. -- An old bank statement received from an inside source sheds light on secret love affair so well concealed it took over 20 bottles of Guinness to coax it out! Want to know the parties involved? Click: http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/1843/revelationbi9.jpg Out of Gossips? No!!!!! Seriously. We're working on it. While you are waiting for some fresh dirt, why don't you read the Gossips Archive? In the Line of Duty Caution: Construction Zone; Beware of falling undergarments