The world is at the brink of destruction. After the wake of the KVA, nations fell one by one, in the hands of Hades. My mother Depa was one of the many casualties of their uprising. Now I only seek a purpose to live, and I did, thanks to my dearest friend Gideon.

"The weather's never been better. We got the North and South Korea at the brink of war, multiple KVA attacks in Europe in just two weeks, and now they're marching up on our soil. Fuck me." Gideon said sarcastically. "And guess what the closest thing to good news is." Kanan groaned in frustration. He did wish for a better status in the co-operation, but unfortunately that means taking recruits.

Gideon seemed like he could read his friend's mind. "Recruits?" He asked. "Yup. Name's Ezra and Sabine."

'Ascension'

Area 51, United States

May 3, 2042-2000 hrs

A squadron of five warbirds hovered above the skies of the experimental facility. Kanan and his team were sitting in the lead chopper. "Everyone seeing this? Alright. According to our intel, the KVA is after an experimental orbital platform stored inside the facility. We'll drop in the airfield and push them back to the main gate. The Titans will take care of the rest. Everyone get ready." Ezra and Sabine loaded their weapons as the infamous Area 51 emerged from the horizon.

"Thirty seconds!" Shouted Kanan. Rockets and bullets came flying at them as they made their approach. Ezra spinned his rotary rifle and unloaded a volley of bullets at the KVA below them. Their landing zone was soon clear and Kanan grabbed a zip line turret and fired it at the concrete ground below.

The rest of the team were on the ground. They sprinted to the nearest cover and dropped another few KVA infantry. "We gotta keep them from getting in from the main entrance! Let's go!" Ordered Kanan. Ezra and Sabine activated their boost jump and gunned down the short sleeved terrorists below. The two landed safely a few meters away, leaving bodies lying behind them. But before they could progress any further, several jeeps stopped up in front of them and started unloading soldiers and bullets onto them.

"Ezra! I need you to flank the turrets and take them out! We'll cover you!" Ordered Kanan. Ezra quickly reloaded his weapon and sprinted up a wall beside him. He used his magnet grips to cling on the surface and pulled out his pistol, catching the gunners by surprise. He managed to drop one, but the other turret soon noticed him and rotated his battery. Ezra landed behind the first truck and managed to avoid the deadly rounds, for now. Kanan peeked out from his cover and noticed Ezra crouching behind the truck. Without a second thought, he activated his riot shield and managed to distract the gunner, allowing Ezra to use his sniper rifle to line up a clean shot.

The team fought their way inside the facility and helped recovered several experimental subjects. They made through the maze-like hallways and corridors and finally reached the orbital platform. "This looks nothing like an orbital platform. It's more like...a space station. No, a spaceship." Commented Sabine. "We need to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. That's all you need to know." Kanan replied sternly. Sabine was about to question Kanan when a voice screamed through her radio and almost caused her to flinch. "Spectre team, where the hell are you? We got multiple Titan tanks in the horizon. They're gonna tear us apart!"

"Copy that Delta team. We're en route to your position." The team sprinted towards the main gate, only to encounter dozens of KVA soldiers along the way. The resistance grew more and more intense as they progressed to the gate, but was ultimately gunned down by the highly-trained operatives. By the time they've reached the gate, the defenses were falling apart. Atlas troops desperately held the line, but was at the edge of being overrun.

Ezra pointed at the KVA chopper and yelled out with all his might. "They're dropping Titans at the main gate!" Kanan turned his attention to the fleeing choppers and shot one of the pilots, causing an enemy Titan to be out of commission. "Sabine, I see a Stinger behind the downed MD turret! Bring that tank down!" Ordered Kanan. "I'm on it!"

Sabine pulled out her twin SMGs and cleared a path to the gate. Ezra sprinted to the turret and hopped inside. He quickly gained a missile lock on one of the Titans and opened fire. The Titan was hit, but it was shielded by a trophy system. She grabbed the launcher off the floor and unloaded a volley of rockets into the tank. Its leg was crippled by the blast, but the machine gun was still ripping the infantry apart.

Ezra then heard a grunt that sent a chill down his spine: She was hit. He fired one last round of rockets and jumped out of the turret. What he saw was his teammate lying there, with two wounds in her shoulder. "Spectre 2-1! 2-3 is down. I need a medic on my location!" He picked the Stinger off the ground, and started unloading the rest of the rockets into the Titans.

Eventually, one fell apart. But the other tank was still marching towards the front. Two Atlas medics ran up to him and checked her injuries. "Keep an eye on her! I'm going for the tank!" What Ezra did next caught Kanan by surprise. He jumped up, landed on the top of the tank, and tore down the machine gun single-handed. A gunner flipped the lid of the tank, only to be tossed off the tank by Ezra.

He dumped a few grenades inside and hopped off the Titan just before it was sent sky-high. He quickly got on his feet and ran back outside to repel the incoming KVA. "They're pulling back to the gates! Hit them hard!" Yelled Kanan. The captain bolted towards the gate with an EM1 he found in a crate and fired its red hot laser beam at the infantry crammed at the gate. The KVA fell one by one, with shrouds of scorch painted on their bodies.

A relieving voice crackled through Kanan's radio. "All units this is commander Sato, we are no longer on the defensive. Mop up the infantry and begin counterattack." Kanan grinned slightly and ordered his team to push forward. Soon, they had the KVA on the run, for now. "Nice work team. Drinks on Ezra tonight." The rookie shrieked in disbelief, but soon returned to his charming face.