Prolouge
UNSC military calendar: June 20 2557
UNSC ensign Dave Lewis stared at the endless stars that he was to observe. When he had first gotten this post on the edge of space on some old space station he had been relived that he was away From all the action, now he couldn't wait for the replacements to arrive so that got could get some action.
"Hey Dave, did you check your post?" Asked his CO, lieutenant Haverson.
"Yes LT I checked it for the third time in the last hour, sir".
"Well check again, you never know what could be out there". Said ensign Walcroft on the other side of the observation deck below him.
"Fine but just like the last time I checked it there will be nothing out there". He said as multiple white dots showing unknown ships appeared.
"Uh sir you should come see this..."
Fleet admiral Yoseph Dreadler stared at the primitive space station ahead of him with glee, the emperor would be pleased he thought.
"My lord they are hailing us". Said the comms officer.
"Put it through".
"This is the UNSC listening post alpha 17 to unidentified vessels state you business or be fired upon". The message said.
"Respond with this, crewman. You are now under the jurisdiction of the galactic empire, prepare to be boarded".
Ensign Dave Lewis told the response to the LT who said
"Well you heard him, besides all we can deal with is a boarding anyway, we only have our sidearms and one MA5C rifle so it looks like we will have to fight for this station alone until the fleet gets here".
"Sir the message has been sent, the Relentless will be here in one day". Said ensign Walcroft.
Fuck,fuck,fuck thought Lewis as the first boarding craft entered the hanger...
"Get ready men!" Yelled the LT as the first hostiles came out of their ship.
Ensign Lewis cocked his M6G pistol and fired. It hadn't occurred to him that he had just started a war when he fired. In fact he had no idea what he was firing at for he had his eyes closed. When he finally opened his eyes he saw figures in white armour with small black rifles.
look out their guns shoot plasma!" Yelled ensign Walcroft beside him.
And indeed they did as Lewis noticed red flashes coming from their weapons.
"They're everywhere." he yelled as a bolt struck Walcroft in the chest. He dropped dead instantly.
The shrewd barricade they had hastily erected didn't do much aginst lasers as the LT was hit in the arm.
"Damit I'm hit, Lewis get the MA5, these pistol don't do shit".
"Yes sir". He yelled as he went back into the main station and grabbed the rifle.
By the time he got back he saw the LT get hit in the face, and when his body spun around he had no face left to show.
As the ensign stared in shock at his commanding officer go down he was hit with a bolt to the leg, he fell and blacked out for a moment, when he came to he saw tree of the white armoured figures standing over him, the one in the middle had an orange pauldron on its left shoulder so Lewis thought it was the leader.
Stormtrooper Sergeant JF-4356 of 4th platoon 1st Naboo Lances stared at the being laying before him and winced, it's leg was a mess thanks to one of the sergeants marksmen. The trooper on his left raised his blaster to deliver the killing blow but the sergeant raised his hand .
" No,this one comes with us, the admiral will want prisoners". He said as two other troopers picked the motionless being up And dragged him to the shuttle.
"Sir we searched the station, there are no more hostiles." Said one of the corporals.
"Good, get any information you can and bring it to the eggheads, they'll love that stuff." He replied.
"Man these beings sure put up a fight." Remarked one of the drop ship pilots As he gave one a soft kick.
"Yeah they did, we shouldn't of lost so many guys though." Replied JF-4356 as he stared at the remainder of 4th platoon.
"Well at least they died for something sergeant, at lest they died for something." Said the pilot as they boarded the shuttle to head back to the fleet.