CHAPTER 2:

WARNING

MY USUAL DISCLAIMER

Riven was headed towards the magic universe in his ship. He was in his room looking at a picture of him and Musa, his girlfriend. He hoped that he was not too late to stop the Empire. "Commander, We have Grey online. He wishes to have a chat with you" Echo said. "Hook him up"

They went to the bridge where Captain Rex was. "Sir, Grey" "Hello Grey, 501st legion commander. Have you arrived yet?" "Yes sir, we are surrounding the planet Magix. There have been no Empire activities yet. We have sent down a few scouts to help us understand the surroundings" "Good. We will not be here until a few hours later. But if they come, play defensively. I have my orders from the high command to hold the enemy line until they arrive" "Understood Sir" "Commander Grey, we are detecting usage of the Hyperspace lane here" "That means they have arrived. Get as many troopers and tanks to the surface as possible! Evacuate the city and it's people. We cannot risk them" "Yes sir" "Sir, it appears that the enemy has arrived" "Capital ships coming out at 4!" "They are here" "Hold your position and fall back if needed. We are to hold to line until more reinforcements can arrive" "Sir yes Sir"

"Pilot, we need to be faster. Get us there faster" "Yes sir" "Captain Rex, Echo and Fives. Prepare the troopers. Once we come out of hyperspace, deploy all troop and vehicle transports to the surface. I will lead the air raid. The starfighters will cover you and the troopers until you get to the atmosphere. Get there and immediately help with the battle. We are to hold the line as long possible. Minimum damage to the buildings there." "Sir yes Sir!" "Good, prepare the them now. We cannot afford any more time" "Star fighter squadrons. Get ready!" "Sir yes Sir"

Riven then went to his room, getting ready and reporting back to Mark. "Mark, the invasion has begun" "I was worried this would happen. Stop them and hold the line for as long as you can or until reinforcements arrived" "Understood" He then took out his phone that he still held it with him. He was debating whether or not he should give her a call. He decided to just and if she did not pick up, it was alright. He chose her number and rang it.

"Hello, who is this?" "Hello Musa. It's me, Riven. Long time" "Oh, hi Riven, Yah, it's been a long time. Did you get the invitation for the wedding?" "Wait, what wedding?" "Oh, I'm sorry. You did not get it? Nevermind. Today is Bloom, Sky, Stella and Brandon's wedding. It starts in 2 and a half hours" "Oh really. Congrats to them. How have your life been so far?" "It's good. Doing me usual music and stuff and defeating evil once in a while. What about you?" "Nothing much really to talk about" "Ok then. Well, the wedding is starting soon. Goodbye" "Goodbye"

Riven was more worried than ever before. Keeping a population was hard enough, but now. A wedding. Dear me. This is not going to end well.

To the 501st legion…

They arrived on the surface where they were greeted with people looking at them, suspicious. "Citizens of Magix. This place is not safe at all. A war is coming and you need to evacuate this place immediately" They started to look worried as they looked to the skies where they could see a battle raging. "2 battalions, go and help in the evacuation of the citizens. The rest of us will hold the line and make sure they are contained. Once you help the citizens get to a safe spot, immediately join the fight. Understood?" "Sir yes Sir" "Move out now. The rest of us. Lure them here. We are to hold defensively until they arrive. Some of you, spread out. Disperse them. 1 battalion, go to the schools and evacuate as many people as possible. We are to minimize as many citizens deaths as possible. Do not damage the buildings unless absolutely needed to. Do you understand!" "Sir, enemy droids coming within 30 minutes" "Understood, everyone, battle positions" "Sir yes Sir" "Let's light up these clankers up!"

A 1 hour later…

"We are pinned down Sir!" A clone said as the 501st slowly got pushed back. They managed to hold the line for that long as they blasted the droids. But they suffered a lot of casualties. There were around 5 million troopers when they arrived. Now, there was only 3.25 million left, compared to the growing forces of the droids. "We can't go down without a fight. Fall back. Go into the forests and shoot them from there" "Sir, this is Jaz. We have successfully evacuated the citizens to a very deep part of the forest" "Good. Have a few men stay there to protect them as well as to guide them back once this battle is over. The rest of you, join us now. I will send you the coordinates to where we are going to. Meet us halfway there" "Understood sir" "Men, fall back! Fall back! Fall back!" "Commander Grey, this is Jess. There appears to be no one in any of the schools. It says on the front that they is a wedding at the school of fairies, Alfea, which we have not checked yet" "Oh no. they are going to be in trouble. Meet us there halfway and hold the line and if need be, retreat. Do you understand?" "Yes sir, meeting you there soon enough" They immediately ran to the forest as they continued to gun down the droid army. This was going to be a long fight.

1 hours later…

The ARC trooper fighters and squadrons of clones led by Riven came out of Hyperspace and instantly engaged the enemy capital ships, corvettes and frigates. The troop transports were immediately sent out as well as the starfighters. "Alright Team, report in" Riven in his starfighter, which was a Jedi-interceptor.

"This is Rogue squadron leader standing by. Everyone in my squadron is here"

"This is Dragon squadron leader standing by and reporting for battle. Everyone in my squadron is here"

"This is Blue squadron leader standing by and reporting for battle. Everyone in my squadron is here"

"This is Gold squadron leader standing by and reporting for battle. Everyone in my squadron is here"

"This is Red squadron leader standing by and reporting for battle. Everyone in my squadron is here"

"This is bomber squadron leader standing by and reporting for battle. Everyone in my squadron is here"

"Alright boy, you know the drill. All squadrons except of bomber squadron, we are to protect the troop transports until they get to the atmosphere on the planet. Once they get to the atmosphere, we engage all the capital ships. Understood" "Sir yes Sir" "All 501st squadrons. Hold your position. We are coming into the battle. I will lead the assault" "Rex, Echo and Fives. You three of you know what to do when you get down to the surface, right?" "Right Sir" "Good"

The fighters then formed a defensive formation in order to protect the troop transports. Enemy fighters came in and engaged the fighters, but they were not able to penetrate the tight formation. They only lost a few pilots as they guided Riven, on the other hand led the 501st assault on the ships of the Empire. Riven was one of the standout pilots of the New Republic. He has left plenty of air assaults and never lost a single one, well, apart from a few. He had a kill count that would have made Mark proud, who has often engaged in air battles as well, in his suit. "Bombers, focus your attention on the smaller ships. The rest of us will go and attack the bigger capital ships. Understood?" "Sir Yes Sir" "Bombers, once you are done with the smaller ship, go and attack the bigger ones" "Understood Sir" "Now let's light them up!" The battle was fierce. Many Pilots lost their lives. But their strategy paid off. They manage to destroy some of the capital ships and most of the smaller ships. Just when they were about to destroy the last few, Riven head a voice. "Help…me" on a capital ship. He was shocked. He did not think that there were going to be any hostages there. "Hold your fire on that capital ship!" "Sir? Why" "There are a few hostages inside. I need to rescue them. I will blow it up myself when I am finished. Do you hear me?" "Understood Sir. Go for it" "Alright then. I'm going in"

Riven boarded the ship and was immediately greeted with droids blasting in his face, but immediately destroyed them. He went through the ship and along the way destroyed plenty of droids. "Well, that was droid destroyed number 100 million" That 'super soldier serum' that he was given helped his mind mentally as well as physically as he had blades that would come out of the surface of his hand, like wolverine, except that instead of claws, it was one full sword out from each hand, except there was no stand. He worked his way through the ship where he found the prisoner. There was only one of them, but that one shocked him a lot.

"Guess my distress signal got somewhere" The woman said. Riven looked at her in shock. "Come, let's get you out of here, Matlin" "Wait, how do you know my name?" "I was your daughter's boyfriend before, Musa. The name is Riven. How long were you in the hands of the Empire?" "20 years. They faked my death and put a copy of me that was gravely ill as they captured me. Why, I do not know. How is my husband and my daughter doing?" "They are doing fine. Musa is currently a guardian fairy of Melody and your husband, I don't exactly know" "It's good to see that they are doing good" "How do you still look so young?" "When I was captured for reasons unknown, they froze me in carbonate, which obviously stopped my aging for 20 years. I do not know why though" "It's alright Matlin. You are coming with me to Alfea, where you will get to see your daughter and husband again. They are in grave danger. The Empire has started an invasion of Magix and your daughter is attending a wedding and I am not sure she knows about the invasion" "Oh no! we have to save her!" "We need to get to the surface before it is too late"

Just then, he received a call from Commander Grey. "Commander Grey, what is the situation on the surface?" "Not good Sir, we are being pushed back to Alfea slowly, where there appears to be a wedding. We have no idea where Rex and others are" "Fall back to Alfea and push the locals to some shelters. I will join you as soon as possible" "Understood Sir. Men, fall back! Fall back!" "What's wrong?" "The Empire is pushing them back to Alfea. I will have to join the battle there. Commander Star, you take charge of the air battle. I am going in to the surface to help out" "Alright Sir. You can count on us to defeat them" "We don't have time. Let's move" Matlin nodded as they went to the Interceptor. "There is a small compartment here where you can sit and recovery. Sit there. I will be driving" Matlin nodded. Riven hit the engine and left for Alfea. He hoped he was not too late. "Rex, Echo and Fives. Where are you?" "We are helping out with the other troopers secure the city. We are nearly finished up with the droids there" "Ok then. Once you are done. Go to Alfea and help out there. They are being pushed back and I need you there to assist Commander Grey. I am headed for Alfea now! Get the medic and tend to the wounded" "Understood Sir. Alright boys, let's finish this battle up! We got another one coming up soon enough!"

With the 501st legion…

"Men, fall back! Fall back!" The 501st were in desperate need for reinforcements. They had only 2 million soldiers left, compared to the ever growing forces of the Empire, with over 20 million droids. "Sir, Alfea is just ahead!" "Alright boys, get cover and protect the people there. We need to interrupt the wedding there and keep fighting. Let's move! Fall back now! General Riven will meet us there! Move Men Move!" The 501st continued to fall back as they try to desperately hold the Droids in place. "We will see about that!" "Hardcase, fall back now!" "Alright! Let me just plummer a few more of these clankers first!" "Alright Hardcase. Have it your way" After destroying a few more droids, he fall back. The game is long. Long term they must think. Survival is the only way to victory. If they cannot survive, they will not win the war.

Meanwhile…

5 minutes before… at Alfea

"I would like to declare Sky and Bloom Husband and Wife. I would also like to declare Brandon and Stella Husband and Wife!" Some person said as the rest of the visitors clapped. "Someday Helia, we will get married" Flora said, looking at Helia. Helia smiled back "You're right, someday. We will in the near Future" he replied back as the two of them shared a kiss. Tecna looked at Timmy and vice versa. "We will get married soon enough. Right Timmy?" "Right" Aisha looked at her boyfriend, Nex. They wanted to get married when the time was right. But Musa, looked at the wedding of two of her best friends and sighed. She was starting to miss Riven. But she constantly told herself that the two of them were not right for each other. Her father, who was beside her during the wedding, Ho-Boe, noticed this and went up to her and comforted her. "Musa, it was a hard decision for both of you. But the two of you agreed that you will spilt up. Riven needed to discovery himself. He needs time. Maybe, until the time is right, it is best for the two of you to stay apart from each other. Not to say that the two of you were not meant for one another, but it is just that maybe he needs time" He tried to comfort Musa, who was near tears.

All the parents congratulated them ranging from their parents to the other kings and queens. "Hi Bloom, it's been a while. I got the invitation" "Selena! I am so happy you managed to make it!" "Yah, but how could I not attend the wedding of my childhood friend? The answer was pretty obvious. Hi Sky, hope the two of you are having a wonderful day so far" "Yah, it's pretty good so far. Hope no one crashes the wedding" Of course, Sky jinxed it.

"Something is coming out of the woods!" A guy shouted. Everyone looked at the woods which was rustling with movement. "You had to jinx it Sky" "What?" Out came a clone trooper of the 501st who was running but shooting at the other direction. "Get out of here now!" "Why. There is a wedding. And even if we listen to you, we can take on what is going on" "True, but this is Aargh!" The trooper said before falling to the ground, dead. Everyone looked puzzled. But their questions were answered when many more clones came out shooting at the other direction. "Fall back Men! Fall back! We need to get cover! Hold the position here. We need to protect the Citizens!" Commander Grey shouted. This made them more worried. Grey saw their worried faces and went up to them. "Sorry Sir. But a war is currently raging on. We did not bring it here. The Galactic Empire did it. You will not know about this. But anyway, get out of this place now! We cannot risk anyone getting hurt here" "Who said we are going to run. We will fight" "If you insist. Armory, get here now and give these people some weapons and Guns!" He ran right here and supplied them with guns and ammo. "Sir, they have arrived" "Right then. No time for training! Let's blast some clankers right now!" "Fairies and Witches do not need guns. We have magic" "True. But don't get yourself killed. There are millions of droids out there, so be prepared. Understood" "Alright then"

"Here they come! Blast them!" The clones started to fire at the droids alongside the specialist. They needed to protect their home. "Captain Rex. Where are you?" "We are on our way, but we are out going to be here in the next hour or so" "Understood Sir. Everyone, hold your position. Reinforcements are going to arrive soon enough! Hold the position here!"

After 30 minutes, they managed to hold the line and started to push the back the droid army slowly. But then, Their general arrived and started to turn the tide on the clones to the droids. "Hold the line, we are to stay here and wait!" "That will not be happening as I will kill you all before that happens!"

"Oh no. They are in trouble! R-1. Take over. I'm going to dive in" "What are you going to do Riven?" "Entering the battle the way I know how to!" Riven opened up his cockpit and immediately jumped out to Alfea. He activated his guns and started to gun down the droids. "The General has arrived!" Hardcase shouted. They looked up a saw Riven going down. The Winx Club and their boyfriends were shocked at this, especially Musa.

"General Riven, it seems that we have finally met" "You must be Lord Cyber. I have seen your kill count. It is… not very impressive" "What did you say! I will show you impressive when is impressive. When I finally kill Mark's right hand man!" "You will try. Bring it!" Riven said that as his mouth plate closed and he activated his swords. The Specialist and the rest were shocked at this. What was going on and what did they do to him?

"Ha. Bring it" Lord Cyber activated his 6 arm style and drew 6 swords from his back. Riven knew this was going to be a hard battle, but a bit easy. They stared at each other for a while, trying to intimidate the opponent. The droids and clones stopped firing at each other to look at the battle.

Lord Cyber launched the first attack at Riven. Riven deflected it and the two started to duel. Cyber was on the attack and Riven was on the defense. The duel went on as they tried to find an opening in one another. Cyber managed to get through his defense and slice him. But to his surprise. He was not damaged, not even a single scratch. "Is that the best you got?" Riven asked. He immediately fought back and continued to play offensively. Cyber was extremely pissed off as he kept hitting him but he did not flinch, neither did he have a scratch on him. Riven continually taunted him as he tried to find an opening. He did and used his martial arts skill to kick and punch him. He occasionally used his blasters to throw him off his game. His training under the best core in the galaxy as well as his battles with Mark trained him to be an extremely deadly force, which is made worse as he had his entire life hand to hand combat. His friends were in dead shock. The Riven they once knew was basically thrown out of the window. He was more merciless. He was a lot better at fighting than anyone in the history of the specialists, which somewhat made Sky jealous. He continued to disarm Lord Cyber and eventually, was at Riven's mercy. But he showed no mercy as he cut his head off clean. That battle went on for 15 minutes, so the rest of the reinforcements arrived. The Empire had to surrender. But Riven showed no mercy as he tore apart every single droid that was present, as did the rest of his men.

Riven looked up to the skies, where he saw more Republic forces arriving on the planet. He knew that this will be a crucial battle to the victory of the war.

THEY COULD NOT LOSE THIS BATTLE! NO MATTER WHAT THE COST WAS!

AND DONE! CHAPTER 14 OF POKEMON X BUDDYFIGHT WILL COME OUT HOPEFULLY BY TOMORROW. I HAVE STARTED WORK ON IT!

AND NOW! I WILL SEE YOU, IN THE NEXT CHAPTER! BYE