Prolog: A world on fire
Admiral Pellaeon stood on the bridge of his flagship the resurgent class star destroyer Chimera. The ship was in hyperspace with Pellaeon looking out the viewing glass.
Pellaeon wore a black uniform with the first order insignias on his shoulders and the admiral ranks as well. His skin was fair, and his eyes were brown with blonde hair that was starting to grey. He also had a crips-well groomed mustache on his lips.
A pair of footsteps were heard behind him as he turned to see a pair of stormtrooper officers. One was the chrome armored captain Phasma while the second to her right was a man wearing the black and white armor of the FN-corps only more advanced and shiny looking with a few attachments and a golden pauldron.
"Lieutenant General FN-0001, captain Phasma." The admiral said.
"Admiral sir, the FN-corps are prepared for battle."
"Good, generals RK-0001 and ML-0002 inform me the RK -corps and the mainline corps are also ready. When we arrive you will be dropped planet side, air and orbital support will be limited until we can secure orbit. However, the mainline army forces on Terron are at the breaking point, they need support as soon as possible."
"I understand sir." General FN-0001 said as he and Phasma left.
"Prepare for rapid deployment, this will be rough." The general said.
"Yes sir." Phasma said as she moved to another part of the ship.
Phasma saw the stormtroopers of the FN corps in formation across the hanger.
Captain Phasma walked passed the companies and their officers who saluted as she passed her.
Phasma passed one company in particular, turning to the Lieutenant who had a grey pauldron around his shoulder while two sergeants with black pauldrons stood beside him, the three saluting her.
"Lieutenant, what is the readiness of your company?" She asked.
"Captain, all men of Kilo company are ready to fight."
Phasma didn't look at the men in the company, only the officer and his sergeants.
"I expect great things out of Kilo company, being lead by three heros of the First Order, you will be deployed first."
"Yes captain."
Phasma turned.
"And FN-2187, you're an officer now. I don't want to hear anyone calling you by anything other than that or Lieutenant again."
"…..Captain." He started as Phasma turned to him and stood close, within a fraction of an inch.
"I don't care what you want to be called, your name is FN-2187 and you will be addressed as such." Phasma said sending a chill through the other stormtroopers in their company's spines.
"Yes captain." Finn said as Phasma walked away.
Finn exhaled as she did.
His sergeants turning to him before snapping back to attention.
Back on the bridge, Pellaeon saw his ship exit hyperspace. Pellaeon's fleet was composed of three resurgent class star destroyers and five smaller cruisers.
They had come out of hyperspace at a planet covered mostly in ocean with tens of thousands of of islands covering around thirty-five percent of the world.
In orbit above the planet were three destroyed First Order Cruisers and three damaged ones with a damaged resurgent class star destroyer.
The ships were being attacked by dozens of Greartok ships.
"This is admiral Pellaeon to captain Wilkot, situation report."
"Admiral! We've sustained heavy damage! Our ships are scattered and our ground forces are on the verge of being overrun!"
"We're here to help captain, Dusk-squadron, Viper-squadron, move in and draw the fire off the fleet."
The First Order ships began firing at the Greartok ships using their motion trackers to try and find the Greartok ships.
Leading the First Order fighters were three Tie silencers.
"Take out the smaller ships before they can form the larger ones." The lead Knight of Ren said as the other two followed. A series of yellow beams following them around as the First order fighters scattered.
The lead knight of Ren flew away from three beams as they followed him closely.
"Talon move down, Kesson follow him."
"What do you have planned Arkorous?"
"Just trust me." Arkorous flying after his companions.
"BB-10, full power to engines." The knight of Ren said as he flew faster and past his companions as the beams collided into each other.
"Watch those trackers!"
They saw movement.
"Position two-seven!"
Two First Order fighters flew up from under and fired, destroying two Greartok fighters before seven beams enveloped the two fighters.
"I see them!" Talon shouted as he sent the coordinates to Arkorous and Kesson. The three rushing over and firing as they ripped apart three more Greartok craft.
The Chimera and the other two resurgent class star destroyers were now directly over the planet as the drop hanger's lights turned to red.
"Standby!" A voice over the intercom said as the stormtroopers got into crate shaped craft, each putting on a large pack that was attached to the walls of the craft.
Finn, Nines, and Zeros stood in the front.
"Weapons check!" Nines shouted as their men held their weapons up.
"Gear check!" Zeros shouted.
The stormtroopers began sounding off as they confirmed their packs and weapons were in check.
"When we hit the surface, we need to link up with the rest of our battalion as soon as possible, then we move on and engage the Greartok forces outside the main city and the main island where their forces are being concentrated. We're going to relieve the army forces there, the mainline corps forces will be engaging the Greartoks across the rest of the planet while the RK-corps retakes the capital as well as the other cities. Stick together, follow your orders, and remember your training, and we'll get through this, protect the people of the First Order, we must be willing to give our lives if necessary." Finn said.
The stormtroopers threw their right arms up in unison.
The lights turned green as handles lowered from the ceiling, each of the stormtroopers grabbing one as their craft dropped out of the star destroyers and flew through the atmosphere. The stormtroopers staying in place as they descended quickly towards the planet.
As they got closer to the surface, they moved fast enough to avoid incoming blasts from the air and ground.
The lights turned red again as the craft began to slow down as thrusters underneath them activated.
Finn took a deep breath as he thought about what Phasma said and looked at the stormtroopers around him. Knowing all of their numbers….
"Nines, I want you on the right flank, Zeros on the left, I'll take the middle."
"We understand Lieutenant Finn." Nines said.
Finn shook his head.
"Seriously , you both know what Phasma said."
"We've been calling you Finn ever since we were kids, I'm not going to stop now, sir." Zeros said.
"We're heros anyway, Executor Vanto himself promoted us." Nines said.
"Despite her title, Phasma's more than just a captain you know. The last thing we need is to cross her." Finn said before the lights turned green again.
The floor began each stormtrooper began to open as they held onto the grips.
"Kilo company go go!"
The stormtroopers let go as they fell out of the craft, Finn, Nines, and Zeros joining them.
The wind flowing through their armor as they fell down before the ground was in sight.
The island was of a tropical environment with palm trees , rivers, small scorched rain forests and beaches with many settlements including a massive city that appeared to be on fire. The areas around the island seeming scorched as well.
Finn and his men activated their packs as blue fire like energy flew out and allowed them to land harmlessly on the ground.
As Finn landed he saw his company land around the scorched ground. Many dead animals and local inhabitants human and aliens were dead around them. As well as several crashed speeders with the bodies if First Order army troopers and drones beside them.
Finn could hear blaster fire nearby.
"Kilo company let's move!" He shouted as his stormtroopers moved forward.
As they got over the hill they saw three overturned first order two man speeders. Several squads of First Order army troopers were taking cover behind them as they tried to fightback against over forty drones on the ground with many in the air.
Several of the troopers were dead while others were wounded. The troopers wore similar armor to the stormtroopers only it seemed bulkier in some areas such as the arms and chest. The helmet had a thin straight line visor across the eyes only with a very thin black area around the mouth with nothing in between. The rest of the helmet was while except a thin black line around the end of the bottom and two try ends to the chin.
"Move down in a pincer formation!" Finn shouted as he and a third of the company moved down in a very organized and efficient manner. The stormtroopers with the riot shields went in first absorbing fire from the drones as Finn and the rest of the men returned fire with their blaster rifles and gatling guns.
As this happened, Nines and Zeros took their men around and to the sides of the Drones.
They began firing into them as the greartok were caught in a crossfire, dozens being easily gunned down as the flying ones fired down.
A few stormtroopers were hit, but their armor absorbed the damage and each one got right back up and continued fighting.
Several of the flying drones were shot down, but Nines and a few of the stormtroopers activated their jump packs and flew into the air, shooting down the flying drones from the sky.
When the drones were all killed, Finn came to the lead trooper who was wounded and being treated by one of his men.
"Sergeant are you ok?"
"A little burned, but ok sir. It's about time we got some help. Our forces have been overrun, we're scattered all around the planet trying to regroup."
"The Stormtrooper corps is here to regain control." Finn said as Zeros approached.
"Sir, we have to link up with the rest of of the battalion."
"Right, Sergeant-"
"We'll be fine sir, we can get to our rendezvous point from here."
"Let's move!" Finn shouted.
Above them they could see explosions in the sky as First Order aircraft battled Greartok vessels above them.
Across the battlefield Finn could see the ruins of the First Order army forces, dead troopers, destroyed speeders and AT-ST walkers with thousands of drones moving across the island.
Finn tried to take his mind off such things, right now all he had to do was link up with his battalion.
"This is Lieutenant FN-2187 to Lieutenant FN-3000, Kilo company is moving alone point three-seven. Where are you over?"
"FN-2187, Hotel company is near your position, say again, we're near your position. Captain FN-3100 is with us as well as Major FN-2486. Our orders are to clear a landing zone for the heavy armor."
"Kilo company copies." Finn said as they continued across the field.
Finn could see large vehicle transports deploy First Order models of the AT-AT as the FN corps continued to sweep across the island.
Finally Finn saw Hotel company on top of a hill setting up defensive positions as over a hundred drones began to swarm around them.
"Move in along the flank, we'll push them right off the hill."
As the stormtroopers on the hill fought off the drones swarming up the hill and over them, Finn's company moved in a line like formation at their right flank and began firing into them. As this happened, the drones's attack was divided.
However, Finn saw three of the spider drones from Icean crawl towards them.
"Move back!" Finn shouted as his company began to carefully move away, several of his men taking fire as the spiders got closer.
"Concentrate your fire!" Zeros shouted as he fired a mortar round into one.
However, as the stormtroopers shot parts of the spiders apart, other drones took their place.
However, one of the spider drones was blown apart larger fire.
Finn looked up in relief as he saw three AT-ST's backing Hotel company. The walkers destroyed the other two spiders before firing into the rest of the drones.
Finn and his company joined hotel at the top of the hill as Finn met up with the other officers.
"Gentlemen." He said rendering a salute to the captain and Major.
"FN-2187, good timing lieutenant. We've cleared the LV for the heavy vehicles." FN-3100 said.
"Once they've landed we're going to link up with the other battalions and clear a hole for the people still in the capital to get out."
"Sir!" The two heard as FN-3000 waved them over.
The other officers came over and saw what the other Lieutenant saw.
In the distance they could see two companies of stormtroopers making a tactical withdrawal as the AT-AT they were with was being attacked by three massive centipede like machines with beam weapons burning through the thick armor of the vehicle and wrapping around its legs before burning into the underside.
The Stormtroopers were in awe as they saw the AT-AT break apart as the three machines began to move towards them.
"This position is compromised. We need to fall back." Finn said.
"First Order stormtroopers don't retreat." FN-3100 said.
"Sir, we'll be wiped out if we stay here." Finn said to the major who looked at the three vehicles that came closer and closer.
"Sir we can destroy them." FN-3100 said as the stormtroopers began firing into the metal centipedes as well as the AT-STs. The blasts from the stormtroopers and their vehicles deflecting off the shiny armor of the three vehicles. Finn saw in horror as the three centipedes unleashed their beams into the hill top.
All three AT-STs get torn apart as several stormtroopers were also hit and disintegrated.
"Sir!" Finn shouted to FN-2486.
"Battalion fall back!" He shouted over the com link as the stormtroopers began to move back and off the hill as the three machines got closer with flying drones swarming over them.
Finn saw as several of his men were hit by the drones before being disintegrated by the centipedes.
He tightened his grip and face the greartok.
"Come on!" He shouted as Nines and Zeros joined him.
The three began gunning down several of the flying drones before Nines tossed Finn a pulse cannon.
Finn aimed the shoulder fire heavy cannon at the center machine and fired, a red blast hitting the machine to no effect.
"Hit it again!" Zeros shouted as he gunned down another four with Nines.
Finn recharged the cannon and fired at one of the legs, still nothing happening. Finn lowering the cannon as the three stormtroopers saw the three centipedes in front of them.
As the beams on the centipedes glowed before one was torn apart by heavy blue fire.
Finn and his men turned to see another walker had landed. But this was bigger than an AT-AT. It was over thirty-six meters tall and over forty meters long with four massive legs, the front legs having almost gorilla like feet. Along the head were four heavy cannons and a firth on the center f the main body's top.
The two remaining centipedes turned and unleashed their beam weapons at the AT-M6, but their beams had no effect on the armor of the walker as it unleashed all five cannons on one of the centipedes, tearing it apart as the last one crawled up its front right leg and tried to fire into tis underbelly only to be stepped on and crushed by the walker.
A series of blue plasma bots flew from below the AT-M6 as Finn saw Captain Phasma with a Battalion of FN-corps stormtroopers. Phasma herself gunning down fifteen of the flying drones.
Phasma approached Finn and his battalion. The other officers quickly approaching.
"I was hoping you could clear this landing zone Major." Phasma said as FN-2486 gave a nervous expression under his helmet.
"We weren't prepared for those vehicles." The major said.
"I expected more from one of my officers." Phasma said as she walked back to the AT-M6.
"Sir, we're clear for support." Phasma said over the com channel.
Inside the cockpit of the AT-M6 FN-0001 nodded as two more AT-M6's landed beside his before the battalions of the FN-corps linked up with each other and scattered groups of army troopers and continued their counter offensive.
The capital city was in ruins as thousands of people tried to escape with scattered groups of armor troopers trying to help them.
The RK corps was also in the city putting up a fierce fight against the Greartok.
An AT-AT was torn apart by a pair of centipede tanks before the two were blown apart from the air by four Tie silencers.
The silencers fired at other Greartok vehicles and aircraft.
Inside the lead Silencer, BB-9 chirped as the back gunner fired down at groups of Greartok.
"Kylo news from the RK-corps, they say the greartok have set up their command center in the army base. The army's commander is still alive as well." Another knight of Ren said as Kylo changed a setting on his ship.
He saw the army base and four craft over the base with several centipede tanks on the building
The four craft fired as Kylo and his men flew past them and caused the beams to crash into the centipedes as the back gunners shot down the four craft.
Kylo leapt out of his ship and landed on a platform with four other knights landing beside him.
All four knights had their helmets on. Kylo igniting his lightsaber as the one to his right ignited a violet one, the one to his left a red one, and the one behind him drew a gatling gun.
Dozens of drones began flying from around the building with a few spiders crawling towards them as well as another group of ground drones rushing out of the base interior.
Kylo and the other force sensitive knights deflected dozens of incoming blasts with their lightsabers and off hands before Kylo pulled his hand back at him, over ten of the flying drones' skeletons. The knight with a violet lightsaber reached at the building as pieces of it began to break off into smaller pieces that flew into over a dozen drones, ripping their bodies apart.
The third knight of Ren hurled his lightsaber and used the force to guide it as it cut down several more.
The last knight of Ren hurled three small devices into the spiders before firing a mortar round forward, the devices glowing as the mortal round spot into three and flew into the center of each, causing them to burst apart.
Kylo and the other two knights began cutting down the incoming Greartok with their lightsabers, each one of Kylo's strikes causing a burst of telekinetic energy that hurled a few away.
As more came out of the base, the knights of Ren saw a few squads of RK-corps stormtroopers fly up with their jump packs and join the fight, gunning down several of the drones.
The RK-corms stormtroopers's armor being white with a green stipe down the center of their helmet, across the chest plate, and arms.
With the landing pad secured, Kylo turned to a stormtrooper captain who landed on the platform.
"Captain, secure the base, if there's a Greartok inside we'll deal with them."
"Yes sir." The captain said as he lead his men inside.
Kylo and his knights entered the First Order base and saw the interior heavily damaged with dead First Order troopers and personnel everywhere.
They walked past squads of stormtroopers battling drones in the hall, clearing any drones in their path as they reached the command center.
Inside the command center they saw a Greartok standing in the center with a First Order army general in his hand and two metal tentacles inside his ears as the man screamed in pain.
The Greartok's armor was blue and green with his helmet having a demonic like design with two horns coming out of the top.
The four knights of Ren faced the Greartok as he saw them and snarled, removing the tentacles as he tossed the general down.
He shouted out something in his native tongue as Kylo saw thousands of metal insects crawling around before they began to form together into three large metal monsters each with a blade or staff esk weapon.
The other knights of ren attacked the beasts as Kylo ran at the Greartok who's hands glowed with energy before hurling them at Kylo who knocked them away with his lightsaber. However, the blasts came back as Kylo continued to try and knock them away.
Kylo turned and saw the Greartok's hands glow as he tried to smash him, Kylo using his saber to block them. The blasts kept coming back as Kylo tried to hold off the greartok and the blasts. Kylo got angrier as he roared and used the force to push the blasts back into the Greartok who was knocked back, Kylo rushing forward as he slashed his lightsaber against the armor twice , both only glancing off as the Greartok grabbed the lightsaber with his right hand and hurled Kylo through a screen.
Kylo grunted as he got up and saw the Greartok hurled several energy bursts at him, the bursts swarming around Kylo as he tried to hold them back. The Greartok leaping forward and slashing at Kylo who tried to block it with his lightsaber only to be knocked away.
Kylo got up and held his hand out, large pieces of metal from the room ripping out and flying at the Greartok who slashed them apart with his glowing claws before leaping at Kylo.
Kylo Ren channeled his anger and hate as he roared and thrusted his hands forward, unleashing a pulse of force energy that was able to force the Greartok back to the ground and his arms back.
Kylo lunging forward with the dark side propelling him, his lightsaber forcing itself through the Greartok's chest. The Greartok grunted and convulsed as Kylo held it there. However, he heard the alien growl before the alien smacked him away.
The knight of Ren with the violet lightsaber exchanging strikes with the mechanical beast's staff. The knight and creature struggling to overpower the other before the knight reached out with his offhand and forced a piece of metal through the creatures chest, allowing him to force his lightsaber up and slashed through the creature as it melted into liquid metal.
The other force sensitive knight of Ren knocked away the swords of the second metal beast as he leapt over and kicked it back before hurling his lightsaber into the monster and guided his weapon as it cut the monster to pieces.
The other knight of Ren avoided the blades of the last one as he slashed at him and absorbed his blaster bolts.
The Knight of Ren hurled two small devices into the beast before firing two mortar rounds that were pulled into the center before heating up and exploding, tearing the beast apart.
Kylo got up and did his best to avoid the slashes from the Greartok and his flying every blasts.
The Greartok kicked Kylo back into a terminal as Kylo reached out to his lightsaber with the force, the Greartok grabbing his chest in pain as the lightsaber was pulled through his body and tore the Greartok apart.
Kylo let out a relief breath as his knights came to him, the one with the gatling gun kneeling beside the brigadier general as he injected bacta into his neck as the man gasped and began coughing.
"Ghaaah!" He shouted before Kylo grabbed him and held him up.
"General, reactivate the base defenses, now." Kylo said as the man nodded, Kylo setting him beside a computer and activating the base defenses.
Kylo got on his communicator.
"Arkorous, what's the situation in orbit!?"
In orbit, Arkorous saw a First Order cruiser get torn in half by two combined Greartok vessels.
"It's going well Kylo." He said before blasting apart two more vessels.
"Form up." he said as his wingmen followed him through the debris of the destroyed First Order vessel and caused the beams following them to crash into the debris.
The three then flew up and under the two combined craft and firing at their centers. The two were torn apart as more Greartok craft flew from their mothership. The whale shaped ship standing its ground as three more combined craft continued to fire at the First Order fleet.
Pellaeon standing on the bridge as he saw incoming blue blasts.
"Full power to shields!""
The First Order ships' shields glowed as they were hit and shook.
"Shields!?"
"Forty percent sir."
"We're in range sir!"
"Our fighters haver reported their location."
"Fire!"
The Resurgent class star destroyers and cruisers opened fire , the cruisers hitting and ripping apart several of the combined craft as the Chimera's guns ripped through the mothership's shields and hull, dozens of craft flying from it as the remaining combined craft broke apart.
"Now!" Pellaeon shouted as a second wave of fighters flew from the ships lead by Arkorous and the other knights of Ren in their Tie Silencers.
The craft ripped through the Greartok ships, several First Order fighters being shot down in the process, but the Greartok fleet wiped out to the last vessel.
"All enemy ships eliminated." Arkorous said.
"This is FN-0001 we've secured the planet." Pellaeon gave a relieved look.
"Begin moving medical and relief supplies to the planet, there are going to be many people down there who need our help."
On the planet Kylo and his knights were joined by Arkorous and the knights with him, one having a lightsaber on his belt.
The seven watched as the stormtroopers began helping the people in the ruins of the city.
Kylo and the other force sensitive Knights used their force powers to help move debris while the other two helped injured civilians.
As BB-9 rolled up to Kylo and chirped, Kylo thought of something else, his family.
The seven Tie silencers exited hyperspace over Mustafar as they saw their resurgent class destroyer in orbit.
"Welcome home everyone." Arkorous said as they flew down to the castle and landed.
The seven entered as Arkorous and the one with the violet lightsaber followed Kylo, the two behind Kylo taking off their helmets as the one with the violet lightsaber shook his shiny bald head.
"What is that three battles in one week, these Greartok just don't stop coming."
"At least we're holding them off Walkin." Arkorous said.
"But for how long?"
The three reached Kylo's chamber where they saw Tratha holding Cade in her arms.
"Ahh there you are." Tratha said.
"How was Uborn-v?"
"Long and bloody, but we drove the Greartok away." Tratha said as she held Cade.
Kylo removed his helmet and came over, taking Cade from Tratha as he looked at his son.
"How are our students?"
"Despite our rush to train more, their quality seems to still be on par as it was in peace time." Arkorous said.
"Good, it seems I made the right choice putting you in charge of training."
"I do my best Kylo, for the Dark side, for Darth Vader."
BB-9 rolled up beside Kylo as he set Cade in his crib and watched him sleep.
BB-9 chirped.
"BB-9 you're going to wake Cade."
BB-9 beeped.
"What? A chamber I've never seen before?"
Kylo lead the other three knights as they followed BB-9 to a secret elevator and went down.
They entered a dark chamber with a single terminal in the center.
"What is this place?" Tratha asked as Walkin approached the terminal.
"It looks like this is a control console for a piece of frozen carbonite called " The failed apprentice"".
"Failed apprentice?" Kylo said before the lights lit up the rest of the room, Kylo and the others seeing a piece of frozen carbonite hanging on the wall. Kylo soon realized there was someone inside the carbonite, someone alive.
"There's someone in there, let them out."
Walkin pressed some buttons as the carbonite began to heat up before melting, the person inside falling free as they tried to breath. Kylo and the others saw it was a young Togruta woman with blue eyes and a brown jedi like tunic on.
Kylo sensed the force in her, curious he slowly came closer and knelt in front of the alien girl.
"Who are you?"
The togruta looked up and saw Kylo's face, the young woman looking like she had seen a ghost.
"Anakin!?" She said as Kylo hurled her against the wall , choking her with an almost fearful expression on his face.
"How do you know my name!?"
Author's Note
The first order is doing their best to fight off the Greartok, but even their victories come at a cost
How well will the republic and Jedi fair? And who was in the carbonite...but you already know
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