I should have known. Achilles groaned as he observed the warehouse he was suppose to investigate. "Ozpin i'm at the target location what's the next part of this job." Achilles spoke into his helmet com.

"Achilles is it?" A women's voice came the com surprising Achilles.

"What... shit OK lady who are you?" he asked reluctantly looking around making sure that there wasn't anyone lining up a shot as he took cover behind an AC unit.

"Relax Mister Achilles my name is Special operative Winter Shnee of the Aleshean military."

"Oh god there's more of them."

" What was that?" she asked with irritation in her voice,

"Oh nothing. So Am I to make the assumption your a friendly."

"Have you been shot yet."

"No but but my powers of perception sense that can change at any time."

"Well your not wrong, but all you need to know in relation to Professor Ozpin is that he handed this operation over to us. So in keeping with this your next objective is to infiltrate the building and recover an Atlise special against that went missing undercover find him if you can and bring him in alive."

"Understood." Achilles sighed of his com. "Uh should have gotten the full story before hand Achilles." He shook his head and activated his camophlogh system before he entered threw a small maintenance hatch.

"Hey." One of the men working inside in a mask and animal ears called out to another in the same attire. "Did the boss tell you why were moving all this dust out now?"

"Are you kidding!

"What? why are we moving out today?"

"Really stupid?"

"What? we cough't the guy."

"Yeah we did and when the people he was working for come looking around, and when they find are dume asses sitting on half the dust in the kingdom. What do you think's gana happen?"

"Sorry."

"And we just got past people thinking we were all just a bunch of dumb animals."

"Theses no need to be so harsh man..." the two continued to argue as Achilles listened. "Well that's convenient." He thought looking around the where-house. Now if i were holding a guy hostage where would i put him. Achilles thought just before he hurd a gun cock. "Shit."

(Alderon)

"Achilles?" Ali asked him while they were laying in bed.

"Yes." he answered pulling her head to his chest.

"I want you to stay."

Achilles looked skeptically at her. "You may be taking this A bit too quick besides your father.."

"Firstly my father loves you, you moron he sees the same light in you that he had. And secondly you've spiled your guts to me on more then one ocation which you hate... and oh I'm getting off topic. Your a good man Achilles I know it all you have to do is let go."

"And let Vader and the rest get away with what they've done? I'm not built that way Ali I refuse to loose what's left of my dignity."

"Achilles... you fought well you'll be remembered for what you've done but are you sure you want to risk looseing everything you have left." She pulled him close and made him stare into her eyes bringing her lips to his.

Achilles brought his robotic hand to Ali's face after braking the kiss. "I...I don't, but... i need to think."

"How log do you need?"

"End of today at the latest." He said as he kissed her again. "What would I do without you?"

The pair proceeded to get dressed and went there separate ways for the day.

Achilles had grabbed a welding torch and ushered Eric to come along with him.

"So what do you need boss?" Eric asked as Achilles passed around the power cell he was suppose to fix.

"I wanted to talk to you about the future of the clan."

"OK..." He said skeptically the look on the face of Achilles didn't bode well, even a man as thick as him could see that.

"It's about well it's about me and Ali."

"OK."

"She.. she wants me to stay to give up the fight."

"What.. but your. huh I don't envy you."

"Yeah thanks for the pity i appreciate it." He said sarcasm dripping from his words.

"Well what do you want me to say dump her so we can go and probably die in an attempt to avenge our clan. I mean it's not exactly poetry boss, nor is it an easy call."

"Honor or happiness." Achilles sighed. "Fuck me."

After a pause Eric stroke up conversation again. "Do you really want my opinion or did you just want me out here so you wouldn't look crazy talking to yourself?"

"If you have something useful to say then lets hear it... come on out with it."

"Achilles, stay here with her OK, you fought well, we fought well but now. And I can't believe the words are coming out of my mouth. We should get while the getting good live a while longer grow old so to speak."

"Ha well I guess I owe you an apology Eric."

"For what?"

"I miss-took you for an regular asshole."

"Thanks Achilles." Eric said just then gun fire erupted from the compound. the pair turned toward it in shock.

"Eric..."

"Don't worry brother I got your six." They took off as fast as they could towards the compound.

(Remnent)

"Well now active camophloge that's new even for Atals." the man said holding a shotgun to the back of Achilles head. "To bad it can't hid you from my eyes."

Achilles stood and turned to face his momentary captor.

"Go on try something pall I dare you." the funus said looking into Achilles cold visor.

"Your species truly is an interesting one." Achilles said calmly.

"Thank you human."

"Unfortunately your still stupid as the rest." Achilles robotic reflexes snatched and twisted the weapon out of the funusés hands quick as a flash before he knew it they were sitting on the floor blade to his throught.

"How did you.."

"I'm just that good, now tell me where your prisoner is being held and i might let you live."

"go fuck..." the funus was cut off before he could stream the last words mostly do to the combination of both a tightening hold around his throat and a blade nicking his neck.

"You know what's funny that's everyone's first answer right before they see the light at the end of the tunnel. But just when they catch a glimpse of that beautiful sight the'll do anything to get away from it." Achilles whispered into the mans ear, if he could see the grin on his face then he'd of broken down immediately.

"OK OK he's in the managers office at the end of the building second floor."

"See what did i tell you. Thank you for you cooperation and have a nice nap." Achilles said as he cut off the funests air supply until after a several violent golts trying to brake free the funus was left unconscious.

Achilles hid the body in an open crate that was parallel to where the struggle had taken place he then moved on taking extra care to avoid the eye sight of anyone else.

Eventually Achilles made his way up the stair case at the end of the corridor and entered the office the funus had spoke of which happend to be conveniently labelled as managers office. "I've got a bad feeling about this." He thought as he open'd the door only to find that the prisoner he was here to rescue was in the middle of the room tied to a chair that had been kicked over on it's side, said prisoner was bleeding from the head blindfolded and regaling on the floor surrounded by three members of the organization.

"Hay who open'd the door one?" Said pointing unknowingly at Achilles who was still cloaked.

Before they could act Achilles flew into action drawing his pistols and in quick succession stunned the three.

"Well it's about dame time I was starting to think you guys were gana leave me behind." The supposed special agent said as Achilles uncloaked and cut his bonds loose. he look like much this special agent he was white skind, bearded like a forester, brown haired, wore a brown shirt, green camo pants and a TAC vest.

"long as I'm getting payed your all good."

"So they send in a merk instead of one of our own?" the Agent said as he walked over to a table on the oposit side of the room and retrieved a SMG with a bayonet and forgrib attached. odd if you ask me. a blue cap and a pair of sunglasses that he immediately put on Indore's mind you.

"Don' t ask me pal I just work here." Achilles pointed out.

"Well lets just get the fuck out of here." he said heading too the door only to be stopped by Achilles. "Just what in the fuck do you think your doing?" Achilles looked at him a bit puzzled the agent spoke with an acsent that he hadn't picked up before sort of what you might expect a moisture farmer to sound like.

"Before we go who are you?"

"Oh why you may charitably refer to me a his holiness Sargent Kelly Eldrige the third... fucken Esquire. call sine Sasquatch."

"Achilles of Sparta call sine..."

"let me guess cyclopes?"

Achilles groaned. "How did..."

"yeah well lisen as much as i enjoy this little get to know each other secession i got importaint info to get back to GI."

Achilles lead the way before Sasquatch could finish the rest of his thought. exiting out the same path he took in un-cloaked this time.

"Who told you about that?"

"Special Agent remember."

"Yeah enfisic on the special."

"Hardy har har." He replied sarcastically glaring at Achilles.

(Alderan)

Ail and Doc Mengele were going over notes that were left over from the surgery Achilles had endured until one of the good doctors personnel rushed into the room. "sir we need you up front."

The doctor and Ali looked at each other puzzled with worry before the three took off to the entrance of the compound. once they arrived there hearts sank.

three of the Spartans Achilles had brought were lying dead or stunned on the ground most likely the former. standing above them was a squad comprised of Mandalorians of clan Wren and several special ops members of the rebel alliance. leading them with his helmet off was Tristan wren. "Doctor Mengele I presume?"

"Yes what can I do for you young warrior?"

"Well for starts you can surrender without a fight."

"First tell me for what reason have you come here?

"Don't play dumb with me Mister angel of death." Tristan shot out a tazzer wire from his gauntlet hitting him in the chest.

As Mengele struggled and Ali tried to help him members of the staff opened fire with the weapons they had one Mandalorian was hit in the opening volley but the group of attackers returned fire doing significantly more damage with significantly less shooting. After a moment within the fight Tristan had, had enough of this fight and fired a wrist rocket into the building causing most of it to go up in flames.

Tristan stood over both Ali and her father peering down at them. "Now for the second question." he said kneeling down "Where is Achilles?"

"He's left your too late." Ali said to spite him.

"I wasn't talking to you." he responded coldly

"I'll tell you just leave my daughter out of this."

"What no don... "Ali tried to Finnish unfortunately Tristan kicked her in the face.

"Shut up!" Tristan pointed his gauntlet down at them. "I'll say it one more time, where is he!"

"He's..."

"He's right here Wren." Achilles said this as dramatically as he possibly could right up to the boot he had placed on the neck of a Wren solider.

Tristan chuckled. "I should have known you'd show up like that."

"Ali get the doc somewhere safe, I need to have a bit of a chat with these..." Achilles paused thinking of the appropriate words.

"Wronged warriors." Tristan suggested with anger in this voice.

"I was thinking more along the lines of trecherois assholes."

"Oh how I missed you Achilles." he said sarcastically. Tristan along with his four remaining men set there weapons to stun.

"As much as I hate to say this, and trust me I really hate having to say this."

"Spit it out." Achilles said squaring up with his gauntlets.

"Our main objective on this mission was to bring you in alive so we can re-establish our army and continue the fight."

"Oh so your shitty clans can't do it on your own oh and i see by your company that the rebellion here too."

"Shut up and listen we don't have to do this, put down your weapons and come quietly. no one else needs to die."

Achilles laughed manically at that he laughed that the remains of Tristan's men started to shake whether it was anger or fear is a toss up. "Listen well Wren I'll give you a better option seance your's was never on the table and peaceful flew out the window when you killed my men and touched my women so in the interests of protection my women form seeing me dismember you in various ways. I'll give you one chance, turn around walk away and tell your cunt mother I'm retired."

The Wrens stood there silent.

"Or that would be the case if we were anywhere else but sense you came here burt down what i helped build down your not living threw the day." Achilles gave the thums up and a sniper round flew into one of Tristan's men hitting him in the neck. At this signal Achilles rushed forward letting his flame thrower spread out the remaining three pushing Tristan plus one of his rebel friends back towards a the east wall of the compound. while the third ran towards Eric who was hiding in one of the towers.

Achilles on the other hand was still pushing the two back towards the wall.

Tristan returned fire on Achilles literally holding him off while his companion tried to sneak around the side. As the gap closed the solider fired his pistol at Achilles hitting his right gauntlet causing it to spark up destroyed.

the solider continued firing. Achilles did a combat roll and grabbed a blaster from one of the corpses coming out of the roll he fired hitting the solider in the chest and the second hit him in the neck, killing him.

Tristan started sprinting as soon as he saw him get the blaster and as the gap closed and Achilles started turning, Tristan tackled him, putting Achilles into a full-mount position sitting on-top of him chest and threw a punch into Achilles face.

Achilles not being fond of being punched in the face performed a power slide while simultaneously pushing on Tristan's chest pulling him into a leg lock.

"You should really work on your hand to hand Tristan." Achilles said with a smile.

"Dame you." he spat as Achilles prepared to snap his leg. until A shot rang out in the air.

"Stop!" yelled one of Tristan's remaining men he had Ali and the Doc at gun point. "Stop or I'll kill them both!"

Achilles froze. 'dame it all' he thought looking at Ali and the doc.

"Achilles remember what you promised me!" Ali called to him.

Achilles reliced Tristan. "Take me but leave them alone... please. That's all I ask of you."

Tristan stood nursing his leg. "On your knees." Achilles did as he was told. only to be punched by Tristan again. He fell on to his side and looked over to the the three by what was left of the compound. Tristan stomped on his head maring it in the durt and blood. all Achilles saw was the doc holding on to Ail.

"Tristan" Achilles grunted.

"what?"

Achilles made it back up to his knees. "before this goes on any longer I want you too hear what I have to say."

"Well then by all means Mandalor the arrogant." Tristan smirked.

"You've surprised me well done." He said smiling.

"So you didn't think i'd..."

"Your even more pathetic then I thought you were." Achilles looked up at him before he started to stand. "I thought you if any of them would have some semblance of honor."

"You are an enemy of my clan if our positions were reversed..."

"If they were reversed i'd of challenged like a warrior and killed you like one, not hide behind a women and old man."

"Honor? don't talk to me about honor you shit your just A fucking hypocrite you killed unarmed men in battle same as the rest of us, you accept the reality of war. there is no honor for us not really. we do what we need to win. if i'd of challenged you you'd kill me. "

this isn't about war that this is personal so don't lie to me.

"OH no this is war my friend i'm only here for the cause the fact that it involves you is just a pluse. you and that monster over there are done,"

"Were all monsters Tristan. or well you see it's actually funny..." Achilles stuttered just a bit his stomach trembled along with the rest of his body. "All I care about now is her and you have the balls to shove a gun in here face and burn down a medical research center. that's cold blooded even for me so..."

"just fucking stun him and..." the solider shouted before he was cut off by Ali she'd stabbed him in the through with a piece of metal debre. spurting blood every where Tristan lifted his pistol for her but Achilles grabbed his arm shoved him over before Achilles returned the favor and stomped on his head.

"so he was going to die ether way the choice was out of my hands."

"Achilles no don't do it!" Ail yelled.

"Ali he sent men to take me and your father to prison he betraid me he doesn't deserve to live."

"You said all that you care about is me?"

"Yes that i did."

"Then show me. He's beaten theres no need to kill him."

Achillles sighed like a beast. Tristan I can kill you right hear and right now, you'll be nothing but a puddle of blood and dirt. But I don't want too, not hear not in front of them." he said looking into Ali's eye's, she was coated in blood. Achilles removed his boot from Tristan's head and grabbed him by the collar. "If you get up, no amount of her pleading will be able to stop me from doing what i want to you. I'll fucking end you and send your corpse back to your family understand? Tristan nodded.

"speak the words!"

"I understand." he said bluntly.

"Good." and just like that he drooped him and began walking to Ali and the Doc.

"She saved your life never forget that."

Tristan locked eyes with him once more nurceing his head wound. "I won't."

(remnant)

"Two more assholes coming in at three o'clock!" Sasquatch shouted.

"I see em." Achilles replied as his shoot the two that tried rushing them.

"Stealth really isn't your specialty is it my young friend."

"The fuck do you mean by that!" Achilles replied as he peaked over the crate he was hiding behind only for more rounds to fly past his head. "Your the asshole who shot him." he said pointing to what was left of the man who in inadvertently raised the alarm.

"He saw you!"

"And i'd of handled him with out spraying his insides all over the where house as loudly as possible!"

"Bullshit!"

"Oh fuck you!" Achilles reached for a thermal detonator and primed it to throw. "I ain't getting payed enough for this shit!"

"Are you crazy that's dust on the truck one bad shot and were all dead!"

"Oh i'm so sorry you have any better ideas?"

"Yeah hold up wait for back up."

"I am the fucking back up."

"Not in this case you aren't."

While the two had been having there loves quoral the members of the white fang had been having a second problem out side.

"How are they not dead yet?" Roman yelled at the funus who delivered the news to him.

"Were trying but there cutting us down."

Roman sighed. "OK fine looks like were going to have to cut our losses pull as much as you can out of here, then blow the building."

"got it."

inside the fire fight had only gotten worse. "So is funaling more men in there only strategy?" Achilles asked.

"More or less." he started before shooting another White Fang member. "They don't have any of there skilled fighters here so this is all they got."

As Achilles peeked out around the corner of the crat he was behind he saw the white fang was moving everyone who wasn't fighting out along with everything they could carry. "They're pulling out!"

"I think we should follow there example."

"fucken A." Achilles turned to his right and began sprinting for a window that was unfortunately closed thus he smashed though head first as one does in desperate times.

"Talk about usen yer head." Squatch joked following him though.

"Shut up!" he yelled as he primed that detonator again and threw it into the where house. "Move your ass!" Achilles yelled as he ran without waiting for Squatch.

"Oh sure yeah great don't wait for me!" he yelled as he ran after him. "ya don't worry pall i got your six."

"last guy that said that to me ended up dying."

"Fun fact huh."

"Yeah ain't it a bitch." the pair ran and made it to the getaway car as the where house exploded.

"You drive, it didn't go well last time I drove for an extended period of time."

"I was gana do that anyway."

"Just get us to your HQ in vale, were out of the fire."

(Alderan)

Achilles began walking over to Ali and her father his gaze had wandered from them to find Eric and after a few steps more he'd found him dead as a door nail sprawled out with a hole in his chest. "rest well brother you have my gratitude, for what it's worth."

"look out!" Ali and the Doc yelled to snapping him out of his frame of thought. Achilles spun around just as Tristan got to his knees and fired a wrist rocket at him And the others. As the rocket sailed threw thee air Achilles hand known somewhere in his mind that if he moved then the Ali and the Doc would die... somewhere indeed but that place wasn't in his in-stinks Achilles drop'd to the ground as he fell it past over him he'd realized what he'd done the decision he'd made he couldn't stop himself he couldn't take it back all he could do was turn and stair into the shocked and betrayed faces of those who saved him the one who'd confessed her love to him after he became the monster he was.

The explosion was loud though he couldn't hear it all the would had gone quiet as a grave. Achilles had been frozen he couldn't move, scream, or even breath he just watched. He watched the bright orange of the fire that had been left in it's wake he smelled the inhuman combination of burning fuel, hair and flesh.

"Well I'm waiting." Tristan said standing. "What? Don't tell me all the fights been taken from you now that there dead."

Achilles didn't move he was still frozen.

She was a burned this is freedom. A voice in his head told him.

"I said i'm waiting." Tristan had made his way behind Achilles And kicked him in the side where his kidnys should be. "Come on Mandalor the arrogant, Achilles the lustful where's it all gone? where did it go? Did it leave with the old man and your bitch!" Tristan screamed at him and tried to kick him again but it was knocked out of the way by Achilles.

He sprang up from the ground wrestling Tristan to the ground getting on top of him. He began throwing punch after punch into Tristan face each one driving his head further into the ground. that is until Achilles found a steel cable on the ground. He hit him again and began wrapping the cable around his neck then tightened it so there was no slack in it.

"You killed them, you killed them all and you are going to FUCKING PAY YOU DICK!" Achilles was strangling the life from Tristan when a shot rang out and he went cold.

Achilles went limp and fell onto his back. Tristan unwrapped himself as quick as he could and began coughing up blood.

"Your lucky I came soon as I heard the explosion." A rebel special ops solider said to him he wore the horned skull mark of renegade squadron.

"Which one?" Tristan said as he coughed.

"First one." He said inspecting the battle field or what was left of it. "So he really was as heard core as they say."

"Yes now help me restrain him before he wakes up and finishes what he started." Tristan spoke with a seance of urgency as well as fear he knew what would come if he'd woke up now that bravery and reckless abandon he'd had previously disappeared.

(Remnant)

"Hey... Hey asshole wake up." Squatch and Achilles were still in the car and had arrived at there destination the atlas embassy.

"Uh we here?"

"Yeah i'd assume they want to debreaf you before you leave."

"Fuck that. I'll just take my pay from the guys who took over the mission."

"personally i don't give a shit what you do but they will."

"I appreciate it." the pair stepped out of the car and entered an elevator on the opposite end of the garage they'd parked in.

"Hey thanks for pullen my ass out of the fire back there."

"All in a days work pall."

When the elevator door had slid open they were greeted by four atlas soldiers in combat gear pointing they weapons at them.

"So much for a warm welcome." Achilles joked.

"You morons blinde it's me." Squatch sighed. "Special agent Eldrige."

"We know that sir this is for him." one of the soldiers said.

"I'm faltered but i'm just here for my pay check. And besides this isn't nearly enough guys."

"Weapons down gentlemen." a female voice called to them. it's owner was a slender women with long white hair.

"Yes mam" the lead solider replied as they lowered there weapons.

"Welcome back Eldrige."

"Thanks Winter."

"Mister Achilles I am glad to see the professor was right about your talents, but your methods are far too loud."

"I'll just take that as a compliment."

"As you will." she said plainly. "There's someone who wants to speak with you before you leave."

"My pay."

"Will be delivered to you residence at Beacon."

"This beater not take long I, need a drink." Achilles said reluctantly as he followed them down a hall.

The three entered a room that was little more then twenty feet away from where they were talking.

"Contact general Ironwood." Winter told the com operator.

After a moment a video image appeared on a large screen the general then appeared. "Eldrige good to see your still alive." the general said with a smile.

"Thank you sir."

"And I see our young friend was worth the price we payed for him."

"Dame right I am."

"Yes, but I'm afraid I must ask A few questions."

"About."

"Firstly was there any extra intel you two found on you rescue mission."

"Big ass where house full of flammable material and White Fang members. I apologize but I wasn't able to get there security numbers and the locations of there diary keys."

"Oh no there's two of them." The general said pinching between his eyes

"How about that sir two smart asses for the price of one." Squatch said.

"No it's more like two for the price of four." He said rubbing his temples.

"Anything else?" Achilles said crossing his arms.

"yes there is someone who would like to speak to you in private. Winter, Eldrige, out."

"yes sir." they responded before they exited the room.

The general stepped out of the screen and a elder man had taken his place lucky for Achilles he'd found someone who he'd met before in a meaner of speaking.

"My name is commander Fordo and i think we're from the same neck of the woods."

He was a Fett clone looked gust like Rex. Achilles couldn't help but smile from underneath his helmet. "man am i glad to see you i thought i was the only one here from our place."

"Yes professor Ozpin had filled us in before you were offered the job."

"Well that's kind of him to tell me first."

"Don't give up information you can't avoid loosing." Fordo said.

"Yeah I guess the bantha milks on my face this time."

"hmph. They told me your an enemy of the empire."

"Yes or well the better question to ask is who am i not an enemy of.

"I see, so your not on good terms with the rebellion ether?

"I'm afraid not." Achilles stated planlly. "you came here after order 66 right."

"That's right son."

"Ha it's funny i met one of your brothers captain Rex a few a bout a year ago."

" Ha How is Rex then?"

"He's alright last i heard he was still fighting for the rebellion."

"He never knew when to give up."

"That why your here? war on a galactic scale to much for you in your old age?"

"Yes it was I find this to be more... manageable then in the clone wars."

"Well that's fair. I'm just a humble bounty hunter now days, no judgment here."

"You sound like an old man you know." Fordo smiled at that.

"Talk about the pot calling the cettal black."

"Yep."

"Not that this isn't fun but iv'e got things to do."

"Alright I'll skip to the point. I want to ask you to come work for us instead of professor Ozpin."

"Any particular reason why that's the case?"

"Simple we're soldiers he's a teacher guys like you and me belong in the field fighting not training kids to fight."

"Ha well thanks for the offer but I'm a freelancer I'll work for pay and no offence but I give orders I don't take them after all." Achilles said as he headed to the door. "I still technically am Mandalor. but if you need anything, you know the price."

"But what abut beacon and Ozpin?"

"Oh I stay they because I like the senary." He said as he left.

After Achilles left Fordo had to think for a moment about what he had said he's the mandalor but that's... unlikely then again what do i know. still it's good to hear that Rex is alive, or at least was. general ironwood approached breaking Fordo's train of thought

"I'm assuming it's a no go."

"He's not joining but he's not opposed to working for us as long as we keep the money coming."

"Story of my life." Ironheart replied. "Was he one of yours?"

"No. but he say he knew my brother Rex."

"Well thanks for pullen my ass out of the fire but don't expect a bonus or anything as a plus." Squatch said holding out his hand.

Achilles took it. Don't worry I can tell you were a cheep one, from the moment I met you." The two grind to each other before winter approached.

"I hate to brake up this hart warming moment between you and your rescuer Eldridge but I must speak with him."

"Duty calls." Achilles said as he followed her to the bullhead.

"I would like to remind you that above all else you are being payed for silence, which means..."

"yeah yeah yeah I know no divulging any state secrets or telling your sister your in town yada yada yada."

"Glad we understand each other." Winter said actuality smirking a bit.

"We gana kiss now?"

"Please mister Achilles keep it professional." she said frowning before she turned to leave.

Achilles borded the bullhead to leave before Winter turned around before the door closed "besides Your not my type!" she shouted.