Chapter 1
Cornerian Defense Force Headquarters
General Pepper stepped into the intelligence corps office. "I got an urgent call to be here, Polanski. Now what?"
The Dog colonel stood up from his desk. "Well sir, we have a problem in the Lylat system. Something attacked our on Katina and all contact with bases on Fichina and Fortuna is lost."
"Something?" Pepper frowned. "Species?"
"Previously unknown sir." Polansky led his commander into a room with a holo-vid. As high commander, Pepper had to manage the whole base on Corneria.
"Well, what is it?"
"We have no idea, except that they ressemble cybernetic insects and they decimated our fleet on Katina."
Several scientists as well as Nova Corps commander, Richard Rider, stood around the holo-vid screen, arguing. Rider saluted the general. "Sir. We're very glad you came."
A green-skinned humanoid woman with a blaster on her hip and a sword on her back stood next to Rider. Pepper noted the deadliness in her eyes and looked at the holo-vid.
The video showed a group of CDF troopers running around, firing their blasters at an unseen enemy. A soldier crashed into the screen and began babbling about monsters, when a CDF soldier wearing cracked green armor and a red visor, lept onto his back and stabbed him repeatedly.
The screen then flipped on it's side, showing soldiers being attacked, and absorbed into some of the vehicles around. The arguments started again as the screen went blank.
Pepper sighed. "Who's still on planet?"
A Dog Captain looked up from a table. "Sir, reports say we have a division of Port Authority Police Force at half strength, three decimated CDF battalions and an insurrectionist group of 60."
Pepper slammed his fist. "How fast can we get more men there?"
"For the appropriate amount, about a month."
"We don't have a month!" Pepper roared. "What's in range of the area?"
"Sir, Star Wolf team is on-planet. Star Fox is in range and a transport ship with 200 marines is nearing the planet."
Pepper smiled at the mention of Star Fox. "They'll have to do."
Rider gribbed the general's shoulder. "We can't hire those good-for-nothing mercs! They have no idea how to deal with this!"
"No, but my sister does." The green-skinned woman pulled th two officers apart.
"What? Gamora, really, this is no time for-"
"Nebula's got a boyfriend. He's a Zan and can kill pretty much anything." Gamora puther hand on her hip. "Hook McCloud up with them, and we can survive this."
Pepper and Rider nodded simultaneously. "Sure. Let's do it."
Chapter 2 coming soon. Shit's about to get real!
