A/N: I'm baaack... Did you guys miss me? Anyway, here is the sequel that many of you have been asking/begging for. This is just the intro into the story and don't worry, I will be giving more information and detail about what has happened since the end of the last story. So please be patient, okay?

As always both HALO and STAR WARS belong to there respective owners and not me so I ask that you do not sue me, I AM BROKE!

Now that is over with, on too the story...

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In the years following the collapse of the Republic and formation of the Galactic Empire, Andromeda bore witness to a series of evens that forever changed the galaxy in ways its population could have never imagined, both politically and socially. The Confederacy of Independent Systems, though still considered a young government when compared to the Republic it hadn broke away from, was finally to shake off the stigma that had been created by its first leader and his inner circle.

Under the leadership of Mina Bonteri and her new government, the Confederacy was able to clean up its act as it were, and became the new democracy that many of its member governments had hoped for when the CIS was first formed. Corruption was thoroughly stamped out and new laws were introduced, that prevented senators from profiting from contracts that were sent out to the few privately owned companies that still existed.

In another section of the galaxy, another certain group of planets that had also broken away from the now defunct Galactic Republic were now experiencing an period of economic prosperity that many had never thought possible. They were worried that the economies on many worlds would fail because of their heavy reliance on trade with Republic, which no longer existed. But what had happened next shocked everyone.

After numerous meeting within their own ranks and with the Confederacy, trade and investment soon began to flow freely between the former adversaries, and many worlds who's economies were weakened by the Clone Wars, soon found themselves a boom that had not been seen in literally centuries. But of course none of this could have been possible, if it were not for another faction that many once thought of as' primitive' and even harmless. A faction that many now considered as a major galactic power, even though they were not from that galaxy. The Terran Union.

From their colonies known as the Worth System, the Terran government had asserted themselves into the galactic community as a major economic, political and military power. Ever since their actions during Operation Just Cause over Naboo, the TUG and their military arm known as the U.N.S.C had created close ties within Andromeda and many governments had come to trust these beings that came from beyond the galaxy. That trust was never more tested when the Clone Wars came to an abrupt end and a number of governments soon found themselves question the then Chancellor's power.

Known as "The Fall" by many historians today, it was a short but very turbulent time in the galaxy's history that saw the fall of the Galactic Republic, which had lasted for thousands of years, and the birth of the Empire that came from its ashes. It was during this time that many governments that had begun to question the Republic's leadership and no longer wanted to be apart of the "madness" that had gripped the majority of the then senate.

Thus many within the senate that were wary about the Chancellor's true intent, turned to the one government within the galaxy that had not only managed to stay out of the war, but had shown interest in helping their allies in their time of need.

Now twenty-four years after the fall, the TUG had become the new light of hope within the galaxy and many governments looked towards them for guidance and security. Many worlds such as Alderaan and Naboo had actually gained a political alliance of sorts with the Terran government and even though they were still technically independent, each government were actually represented within the TUG parliament and their people, recognized as "Terran Citizens". A fact that allowed them to enjoy the freedoms that came with the title.

But not everyone in Andromeda were fortunate enough to enjoy or experience the prosperity that had spread across the galaxy. Namely, those that found themselves under the heel of the Galactic Empire and its power hungry emperor.

The years after the installment of the Empire was a mixed bag of accomplishment, pride and despair. On one hand the peace and prosperity that had been promised by Palpatine on the day the empire had formed had come to pass. But that peace and prosperity had come with a high price and for many, that price was paid in blood.

The numerous monuments that had been made to celebrate this new order, were made by forced labor. Countless millions had been forced into a life of servitude by the new imperial government, on the grounds that they were deemed "expendable" and that their sacrifice would be for the benefit of the Empire at large. It was nothing more than state sanctioned slavery.

There were those within the imperial "senate" who were not too pleased by these actions and made this known when the senate was in assembly. But no sooner had they spoken out against this policy and showed their displeasure, said senators had either meet with an unfortunate "accident", were suddenly found to be linked to one of a number of "Terror" groups that had popped up over the years. Or simply just "Disappeared" without a trace.

Too late many had come to realize the mistake they had made in supporting the establishment of the Galactic Empire. They had willingly sacrificed their freedoms and rights to a government that was clearly being lead by a power hungry mad man, they had made a deal with the devil and now he was collecting his due.

Numerous rebellions began to erupt on hundreds of imperial worlds and even though they were largely unorganized and relatively isolated, each one was brutally crushed under the weight of the Empire's imperial forces. Entire cities and even entire worlds were destroyed so as to send a message to all that oppose the empire, but that did not stop many from doing what they could to stand against what they saw as a major evil that needed to be stopped at all cost.

Soon the peace that so many had sacrificed so much for to have was fast becoming a memory, as the Empire's war machine began to crank out ships and solders to fight the growing insurrectionist situation within its own borders. Even the state's propaganda machine was unable to convince the populace that the actions of the government were justified and was needed to quote; "Keep the Empire strong and its citizens, safe." unquote.

There were still those that were loyal to the empire and many more who were all but fanatical about the "New Order" that now existed, but the iron fist that had gripped this section of the galaxy and its inhabitants for the past couple decades, was starting to show signs of rust. All the while, the other two powers of the galaxy were prospering and many within the empire were convinced that it would only be a matter of time before both the C.I.S and the T.U.G decided to take advantage of the situation.

This was something that could not happen, the empire needed to be safe from these governments that wanted to destroy the order that the galaxy truly needed.

In the Terran year 2634, the Andromeda Galaxy was a far more dangerous place than it had been since the fall of the Galactic Republic. The drums of war were beginning to sound once again within the galaxy that was not so far away and the fragile peace that had lasted for over two decades would soon disappear.

A storm coming and soon, the entire galaxy would be engulfed in a conflict that would shake it to its very core. A conflict that history would not soon forget and forever be remembered as... The Andromeda War.