The Untold Story of the First Alien War

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TOP SECRET
Date: 11 September, 1997
Subject: Case 043 After Action Report

X-COM forces were responding to a report of some kind of strange, furry creatures in Russia, which X-COM had encountered an estimated five of them. We also managed to kill three of them and capture of these creatures alive. However, it should be noted that it took a significant amount of ammunition to eliminate these things. We should begin an autopsy of these creatures and study of the live specimens as soon as possible.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 21 September, 1997
Subject: Mongorn Autopsy

This creature, as we have suspected in the past, is likely a product of genetic manipulation. It possesses the genes of humans and other primates, with some patterns unknown to Earth science. Standing out at 3 metres tall, this creature possesses great strength and a tough hide, which may prove to be advantageous in combat, given their flammable fur. Yet it should otherwise be noted that this is a dangerous species and should be treated with carefully.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 12 September, 1997
Subject: Case 044 After Action Report

X-COM agents managed to eliminate a batch of giant spiders in Tunisia. Otherwise, very little of note.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 15 September, 1997
Subject: Cult Base Assault 003 After Action Report

X-COM agents managed to clear out another Dagonist base, this time managing to kill a so-called "Sorcerer of Dagon" in the process, alongside all but eight of the base's occupants. However, it should be noted that during the attack, Agents Agbaria and Gutierrez were both killed one way or another by Dagonist forces in the field. Agents Castillo and Wanjiru were both reportedly injured during the fighting, but we have managed to inflict serious damage.

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CNN
15 September, 1997
Congolese forces attack Dagonist Outpost; Battle Results in Bloodbath

Congolese forces have recently been reported by local state media of having carried out an attack on a Dagonist base just outside of Kinshasa earlier today, with at least two soldiers reportedly killed in the engagement. Two other soldiers were reportedly injured. Nine suspects were reportedly captured according to state-run media, with the fight against the Church of Dagon only further escalating across the world.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 20 September, 1997
Subject: Red Dawn Storm Trade Investigation Report

After two months of investigating, X-COM has determined that this mysterious muscle development serum, which we have taken the liberty of calling "Storm", has allowed Red Dawn to create a sort of market...or at least the perception of one. Storm appears to be ridiculously expensive, and in most cases, either completely pointless or harmful. However, it should be noted that there are rumours of rare cases in which superhuman abilities are given to consumers of Storm with minimal side effects, rumours which we believe keep Red Dawn's business operating.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 21 September, 1997
Subject: Reaper Study Report

The unidentified lifeform we had previously found difficult to kill known as the "Reaper", is a strange, bipedal carnivore with powerful jaws and a voracious appetite. We also noticed that the creature seems to have had some kind of neural implants implanted onto its skull, which are...or were likely used to control its activity, which we believe were damaged at some point prior to our first encounter with this thing. This creature's primitive instincts make it only useful in the hypothetical event of an alien attack against civilians, which is a very likely possibility in the upcoming invasion, given the creature's neural implants.

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Re: Request for Acquisition of M16 Assault Rifle - X-COM: PAU

Commander,

The Council has assessed your request for the acquisition of additional weapons and the request has been granted. Your soldiers will find the M16s to be just as useful as the AK-47s in your existing arsenal.

Good luck, Commander. We know you will not disappoint us.

Sincerely,
Frank Kirby

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TOP SECRET
Date: 21 September, 1997
Subject: Cult Outpost Assault 016 After Action Report

X-COM agents Leclercq and Bilenga were both able to respond to an anoynmous tip of an EXALT shipment of Psiclone being delivered to a safehouse smack dab outside of Dallas. In the ensuing firefight, Agent Bilenga had sustained signficant injuries and should be back in action in about a month. Otherwise, except for the shipment of Psiclone being intercepted before it could reach the safehouse, there is very little of note.

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NBC News
21 September, 1997
Dallas Police Raid EXALT safehouse; Psiclone Shipment Intercepted

Authorities in Dallas have reportedly been able to raid an EXALT safehouse, which was announced to have been the destination of a shipment of Psiclone that was coming from Juarez near the Mexican border. The police have reportedly also intercepted the shipment, arresting at least three suspects; two of them attempting to intercept the shipment and one at the safehouse. They will all be brought into police custody for further questioning. We will update you live as this story unfolds.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 24 September, 1997
Subject: Terrorist Attack Prevention 005 After Action Report

X-COM agents had managed to apprehended a suspect in Houston again after we got reports from the local authorities that he was planning a terrorist attack. We were able to apprehended the suspect with minimal trouble, and as such, there is very little of note otherwise.

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FOX News
24 September, 1997
Houston Terrorist Apprehended by Unknown Agents

Unidentified agents had been able to apprehend a suspect in Houston earlier today after he attempted to carry out a terror attack in the city's suburbs earlier today. The suspect was apprehended by these agents, who refused to have their pictures taken or comment to out reporters. With rising reports of "monsters", "aliens" and even conspiracy theorist claims of a "clandestine organisation", could this be the organisation they ramble on about? We will update you live as this story unfolds.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 25 September, 1997
Subject: Mongorn Study Report

First discovered in Mongolia, these creatures roam the Eurasian plains in search of food and are very aggressive. Although not exactly intelligent, these things can seem to understand most of what we communicate with them, but always seem to respond with aggression. It is unclear how such a creature can even survive in the wilderness at all, but it is possible they were conditioned to hate and attack us, humans whenever possible. These creatures are troublesome to deal with, as their animal cunning and keen senses can make it difficult to hunt them down from the air.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 26 September, 1997
Subject: Cruise Ship Raid 001 After Action Report

X-COM agents had received word from US Navy ships passing through the Indian Ocean of a ship carrying some unknown cargo, which we responded to. X-COM agents were then able to eliminate most of the occupants onboard, with at least five suspects having been captured by our agents, including their leader. Agents Hendricks and Ferreira were killed during the operation, but we are looking for replacements at this time. We've also managed to recover some significant alien technological assets onboard and even some type of embryo.

As of this point, we believe that Osiron may have likely had some form of direct contact with the aliens and we suspect that we've only seen the beginning.

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BBC News
26 September, 19976
Beauty of the Seas Sunk; Rescue Operations Still Ongoing

We've just received word earlier today that a cruise liner carrying at least several hundred passengers had been reportedly sunk for mysterious reasons. With US Navy ships still operating in the area hunting for Somali pirates, the rescue operations that began just several hours ago are still ongoing. Stay tuned for further updates.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 26 September, 1997
Subject: Case 045 After Action Report

X-COM agents had responded to a report in Sudan over a minor zombie outbreak and we were able to eliminate the zombies. Otherwise, very little of note.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 27 September, 1997
Subject: Cult Outpost Assault 016 After Action Report

X-COM agents had been able to locate a Dagonist outpost somewhere in Botswanan-Namibian border and had eliminated most of the occupants, with four of them having been captured by our agents. However, it should be noted that Agent Leclercq was injured during the fight, but he should be fine by the end of the week. Other than this, very little can be noted from the attack.

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CBS News
27 September, 1997
Dagonist Outpost Attacked by Botswanan and Namibian Forces

The Botswanan and Namibian military have just attacked a Dagonist outpost along the border between the two in what was reportedly a minor outpost of the religious group. However, one Botswanan soldier was injured in the fight, with his injuries already being treated by medic teams. Three suspects were also reportedly captured by the Namibian and Botswanan governments, all three currently in the process of being questioned by both states' military forces. With reports of "monster", "alien" and "zombie" activity seeing new heights, one wonders as to the exact nature of the operations of the Dagonists and other groups across the world.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 28 September, 1997
Subject: Case 046 After Action Report

X-COM agents managed to capture another farmer, and kill another zombie, containing a minor outbreak of zombies outside of Marseille. Otherwise, very little of note to report.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 29 September, 1997
Subject: Red Dawn Rationale Investigation Report

After some interrogation of our homicidal maniac; the same one from Houston, we've managed to gain some insights into the nature of Red Dawn's activities. It would appear that this man was once part of Red Dawn until two days before he began planning through Houston, and at this point, he is the first and only Red Dawn member in North America that we are aware of.

As far as we are concerned, it appears that Red Dawn's rationale, other than what had already been broadcast after the St. Petersburg bombings, is based on a mix of Communist ideology and pragmatism. They believe, based on what they recovered from the Soviet archives about the aliens, that the aliens are not only technologically superior, but morally superior as well (though as we've seen with the Budapest Incident and several farmer interrogations, that is a dubious claim at best). Therefore, we believe that Red Dawn's goal is to survive the upcoming invasion and possibly even take advantage of it should Earth fall. They consider the aliens to be no different from us and believe that we should become more like them to fit into their new empire, which is a dubious claim at best. They believe that the aliens likely have some sort of internal discourse, and that classical internal politics could cause them to change both us and them for the better, which again, is likely dubious and possibly even part of Red Dawn's propaganda arm. Much of their efforts are focused on gathering resources for future negotiations with the aliens - after we join them, that is.

As you can perhaps tell by the nature of this report, X-COM will not tolerate this sort of objective, and there is to be no diplomatic negotiations with the aliens, should they indeed be hostile. If we are to EVER negotiate with the aliens, it would be on the terms of an independent humanity rather than as an alien controlled series of puppet states or even a directly administered alien colony if X-COM has anything to say on the subject matter, based on my prior experience as a former KGB officer.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 29 September, 1997
Subject: Case 047 After Action Report

X-COM agents had received a call from a small family of three that had gone missing in Greenland while on vacation in the area. When we arrived, we had found the missing civilians running from some kind of creature; the same kind we had encountered in Russia two weeks ago. Thankfully, it was alone, but by then, it had killed one of the family members. After questioning the survivors, we believe that the civilian killed was likely Agent Hicks' sister. As a family man myself after the collapse of the Soviet Union, I...I know what it's like to lose the things you love most. Returning to my professional tone, nothing of note should otherwise be reported.

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CNN
29 September, 1997
Unknown Agents Kill "Bigfoot", Hicks Family Claims

A family of three had been on vacation in Greenland when "Bigfoot" attacked and killed Sarah Hicks, daughter of Mary Hicks and John Hicks, the family claims. Shortly thereafter, two unknown gunmen who refused to mention their affiliations to the family, other than what they described as "a secret agency of some kind" to our reporters once they were called. Any details regarding the disappearance of their brother, however, were not told to reporters "at the agents' request" and that they and the agents would prefer to keep the details "private". However, although the nature of the claims has been deemed "dubious" by government officials, the family remains insistent at this time.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 2 October, 1997
Subject: Sorcerer of Dagon Interrogation Report

Based on the title of this report, the Sorcerers have the privilege of contacting "Messengers of Dagon" and claim to travel to their underwater temples. They possess telepathic powers similar to the ones used by the aliens we encountered in Budapest, but these need to be focused through a special device of some kind that has various effects. These...things are very dangerous opponents, and even though they can't speak any auditory human languages very well, they CAN transmit orders to their followers by these same telepathic abilities. On that note, we would like to mention that he told us of someone very important, which we will cover on a separate report.

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TOP SECRET
Date: 2 October, 1997
Subject: Dossier: Tyvarius Steinberg

As per the subject matter, the Sorcerer also mentioned a man by the name of Tyvarius Steinberg. Here is what we have from him so far:

Steinberg was in various legal cases indirectly involved with all four major criminal, terrorist and cultist organisations. In other words, he has been involved in legal cases with EXALT, the Dagonists, the Black Lotus group and Red Dawn. As a man who is highly skilled in manipulating emotions, truth and evidence, he always makes sure the defendant goes free. He is also a financial advisor for many bodies....well, was until just a few hours ago when we placed him under tax audit and surveillance. There are rumours that he has direct contact with the aliens and even has telepathic abilities like the Sorcerer we interrogated earlier and the Budapest alien lifeforms. On that note, we've taken the liberty of calling this new field of science "Psionics" and as such, these telepathic abilities will henceforth be referred to as "Psionic" abilities.

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