Swords of Heaven: Resurrecting Sword

by Nexus Gundam

2 months have passed since the Black Rebellion and the battle of Earth... and now the Swords of Heaven shall bring the fight to the Sith and find the weakness of the Siths new weapon where they will put it down but a new threat is hunting them.

10. Tales of the Commandos

Neither I, Mandalore the Freedom, or Gundam Knight Chris own (Except our OCs and their Gundams) Code Geass, Gundam, Mass Effect Etc. Those belong to their respective owners.

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Many questions require answers

But those answers come at a cost or aren't meant to be answered.

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(Cue Golden Time Lover by Sukima Switch)

(Instrumental) The screen opens to show a red armored arm raised in the air with a field of flowers surrounding it as the title appears

(Shuuchuu dekitenaina mada karada ga mayyotteirunda) The camera shifts to show Chris in his Scale Mail armor with his helmet broken and pieces of armor fractured

(Furueteitanja kontoroorushitatte burerunda) The camera zooms in on Chris's face as his arm remains raised until he blinks and slams his fist onto the flowers, crushing them into the ground

(Taiyou mo tsuki mo nanmo kanzen ni kocchi muiteinaiga) The camera shifts to Chris standing up as nine shadowed beings appear in front of him before it changes to Chris glaring at them

(Yarushikanainda likidaseruyouni sotto tsubeyaita) Chris then brings out Excalibur Galatine before charging at the shadows

(Instrumental) The scene changes to various clips of the Swords

(Joukyou wa waruiga tada nigedasunja konjou nainaa) The camera shifts to show two cloaked figures standing in a burning city with sadistic grins being seen under their hoods as both their eyes glow red

(Tenbou wa naiga dokyou dekuria suru shika naiya) The scene changes to show the Armored Core pilots as they stand on a cliff, watching over the land below

(Shoudou wa osaetamama taagetto to no kankaku sagure) The scene changes to Lelouch sitting against a wall before the camera zooms in on his eyes as flames begin to reflect off of them

(Hitsuyou na mon wa katsu puraido) The scene changes to show Lelouch in his Zero outfit with Kallen by his side as they glance at the sky

(Ajiwau nowa shouri no bishu ka) The scene changes to show Alex holding his Judgment Execution while the Astraea Plus appears behind him

(Soretomo haiboku no kujuu ka) The scene changes to Lenalee leaning against a broken piece of wreckage as an afterimage of Jacob appears behind her

(Sou subete wa futatsu ni hitotsu) The camera changes to Ben, Andrew, and Jarod on a cliff, watching the sunrise before it shifts to John looking at the night sky with the full moon shining

(Ayatsuritai unmei no ito) The camera changes to Alyssa walking through a field as wind blows through her hair while an afterimage of Braydin and Aiden appear in front of her with their hands outstretched to her

(Zekkou no goorudentaimu kono te de tsukame) The scene changes to show the Gundams in front of the camera posing before it shifts to the Lancelot and the Guren Mk. II fighting

(Koshin no POKER FACE kimete shikakeruyo) The camera changes to Euphie clasping her chest as apparitions of John and Suzaku appear to her sides as tears begin to fall from her eyes

(Iryuujon no sekai e hikizurikonde) The scene changes to the Swords falling through an endless darkness before it shifts to Chris standing in front of an intricate door before looking back to see Cerina holding her arms out to him

(Saigennai puresshaageemu sururito nukete) The scene changes to a figure covered in black armor flying through a dark area while avoiding shadowy arms before being lifted by astral arms. The scene changes to Chris floating in a darkened abyss with a large apparition of Cerina behind him

(Eikou no boodaarain tobikoeru tameni) The scene changes to Chris in his Scale Mail with his helmet shattered as he struggles to open prying jaws as he reaches out for a bright light

(Haumenii dorekurai no daishou ga iru) The camera dims to show Chris's arm raised before he blinks in confusion and slams his fist to the said before stopping

(Tedanashitakunai mon wa dore) The camera shifts to Chris's fist as it opens to reveal a white flower with slight drops of water on it

(End of Opening)

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War has come to the Orion arm…

The Orion Federation army is deployed into its very first war against the army of the army of the Sith Empire.

Far above the carnage, the elite commandos of Delta Squad prepare for their first mission of the Federation Sith war.

Zero hour – Federation Sith War – Abregado-rae

"We're picking up an incoming contacts from the planet surface. Target acquired."

"They're not responding to signals but they're believed to be Galactic Imperial star destroyers."

Boss sat in an LAAT/i as it sat in the launch bay of an Acclamator-class assault ship as it flew through the atmosphere in the planet.

The LAAT/i next to it dropped first with the LAAT/i that Boss and another clone trooper who was wearing phase 1 armor before the side hatches of the gunship close and it is dropped a second later.

"We have visual and taking action. Standby."

The gunship dropped before finally coming out into the skies of Abregado-rae.

The side doors of the gunship open before the hologram projector turns on to show Delta Squads advisor.

"Welcome to Abregado-rae 38, nice to see that they finally got you here from Kamino after that incident from that Britannian base on Earth." Advisor said as gunfire could be seen with explosions going off in the skies before the gunship flying next to them is struck by an AA missile which causes the gunship to go up in flames.

"Once you are on the ground you will rendezvous with Delta Squad. Delta six-two is nearby! You're first objective is to find him and hook up! The squad objective remains: Find Jak Swarncon and eliminate him! I will issue further orders from there! Good luck commando!" Advisor said before the hologram vanished as the gunship approached its objective which was a Sith base with which looked to be under siege.

Boss looked at a datapad to look up the mission.

Sith forces in this area are under the command of Sith commander Jak Swarncon. Swarncon is producing casualties which are growing by the second as Swarncon lives. Meet up with Delta Squad and eliminate him.

The gunship reached its landing zone as gunfire goes off.

"Alright we're above the LZ, hook up." Said the clone pilot.

The clone trooper and commando hook up and descend but when then touched the ground and unhooked themselves a rocket flew and struck the gunship in the side.

"We're hit! We're going down!" Shouted the pilot as the gunship began flying to the side before crashing down.

"We're okay. We're okay." The pilot groaned as he got his sight back from the crash.

"You go on sir! I'll check on the pilots!" The clone trooper said as he runs towards the LAAT/i.

Boss nods his head before he runs off between two rocks only to stop as he sees a patrol of two B1 battle droids and one Sith trooper.

Boss takes aim and fires, striking the Sith trooper square in the head, killing him before he even knew what hit him before shooting the two battle droids which fell to the ground with blaster burns.

"Delta 38 you are approaching Delta 62's last known position." Advisor said followed by an explosion.

"WOOHOO! Eat plasma you blasted Sith! Yeah! Have some of that!" A familiar voice shouted along with blaster fire.

Boss runs before turning a corner to see a familiar clone commando wearing white Katarn-class commando armor with grey and yellow trimming as he fought shot down three Sith Troopers.

"62 reporting for duty sir! Linking up with your HUD now sir." Scorch said as he turned to see Boss standing there.

"38 the fleet in the air are being hit by a couple of J-1 semi-autonomous proton cannons about a click from your location towards the East. There should also be a tunnel that leads towards the Imperial base behind them." Advisor said before an explosion was heard.

"Advisor what just happened?!" Boss asked as he puts his hand to the side of his helmet.

"We were just hit by a proton round but thankfully the shields held. I don't know how long we can hold out against those ships so hurry up Delta." Advisor said before cutting the connection.

"Scorch, let's move!" Boss said.

"Sir we can use that to get over there." Scorch said pointing towards an AT-PT which was empty save for two dead Stormtroopers.

"Good idea Scorch, let's get to it." Boss said as he and Scorch run towards the walker with Scorch going in first and Boss getting into the copilot seat.

"Advisor, we have commandeered an enemy All Terrain Personal Walker and making our way to the objective." Boss said as Scorch got the walker on and marching towards their destination.

"Roger that 38, be advised, the OSF Freedom has been struck by several rounds causing damage to its engines and is being forced to land. They will be landing close so expect company." Advisor informed.

"roger that Advisor." Boss said as Scorch blasted an AT-DP in the side of its head where it falls to the ground and exploding.

The marching took two minutes before they found their objective which were 5 J-1 semi-autonomous proton cannons which were guarded by at least 12 Sith troopers, 8 B1 battle droids, and 4 Stormtroopers.

"How should we do this boss? March in firing on the cannons?" Scorch asked.

"Give them a wakeup call." Boss said causing Scorch to grin under his helmet.

The AT-PT started stomping towards the emplacement before firing its concussive grenade launcher which flew and struck the ground between one Sith trooper, one Stormtrooper, and two battle droids.

"Enemy approaching!" Said a battle droid before it was blown apart as the AT-PT opened fire which.

"Now this is fun!" Scorch said with a smile under his helmet as he blasted a proton cannon.

"Scorch, rocket launcher!" Boss shouted as a Sith trooper grabs a rocket launcher and takes aim.

"Oh osik!" Scorch shouted as he began to move but only for the rocket to fly and destroy the walkers left leg and causing the walker to fall onto its side.

"You alright Scorch?" Boss asked.

"Yeah, just a few bruises but I'll live." Scorch replied as they got out of the walker.

"How are we going to destroy the rest of the cannons?" Scorch asked.

"We'll use one against them." Boss answered as he runs towards the closest proton cannon.

"Good plan boss!" Scorch shouted as he runs towards the cannon along with Boss as they fired their blasters.

The blaster bolts struck one Sith trooper and one battle droid before Boss aimed at the gunner and sent a bolt straight into the gunners head, killing him instantly.

"Scorch help me with the ammo!" Boss shouted as he runs towards the ammo.

"On it!" Scorch replied as he began helping Boss move a proton round into the chamber.

Once in the chamber Boss goes to the gunner position and took aim and fired which struck the third cannon, destroying it.

"alright that leaves just two more to go Boss!" Scorch shouted.

Boss got off and began helping Scorch move another proton round into the chamber which took ten seconds before he got into the gunners seat and took aim at the forth proton cannon which was moving to position to shooting him only for Boss to beat the gunner to it and send a proton round which struck under the cannon, causing it to fire where the heavy round hits the ground at the remaining Stormtroopers and three Sith troopers, killing them.

"Boss look out!" Scorch shouted as the last proton cannon took aim.

Boss jumped out of the gunner's seat as the weapon fired, sending a proton round right where he sat, destroying the cannon and sending Boss and Scorch flying.

Boss hits the ground hard, sending his helmet flying to revealed his head which looked like a regular clone save for his hair being short and colored orange.

Boss shook the stars out of his eyes and turned to see two Sith troopers running towards him, only for them to fall to the ground dead as blaster bolts struck them.

"Boss get up!" Scorch shouted as he was in front of him firing his blaster which struck another Sith trooper and a battle droid.

Getting his bearings, Boss grabbed his fallen helmet and strapped it back on before grabbing his DC-17m and fired on the three remaining battle droids as Scorch killing the gunner and last Sith troopers.

"Boss this cannon as a round in it, we can use that to open the door and I can set a charge on this thing." Scorch said as he pulled the gunner out of his seat.

"Do it." Boss said.

Scorch maneuvered the cannon to face the door which was shielded before firing a round which went past the shield and struck the door, creating an explosion where when the smoke faded, there was a hole.

"Good job Scorch." Boss said giving Scorch a nod.

"Just doing my job Boss." Scorch answered as he strapped a detpack onto the controls and inputs the codes before jumping off.

The charge is set and ready to detonate. It's all yours Boss." Scorch said as he runs to his squad leader.

"Why don't you take this Scorch." Boss said tossing the explosive expert the detonator.

"With pleasure Boss." Scorch said with a smile under his helmet as he pressed the button and a second later the cannon went up in a huge explosion.

"Advisor, proton cannons have been destroyed and we're making our way into the base." Boss said into his communicator.

"Roger that 38, be advised that you'll be meeting up with Delta 40 in the base. He managed to get through security thanks to help on the inside." Advisor said over the communicator.

"Roger that, Delta Squad out." Boss said before he and Scorch run into the base.

Boss and Scorch run through halls and dodging Sith patrols but when they open the next door they come across Fixer fighting off a Sith trooper before he ducks under a punch and sends a vibroblade through the head killing the Sith trooper almost instantly.

"Uploading and linking with your visor sir." Fixer said as he pulled his blade out of the Sith trooper and letting the body fall to the ground.

"What have you learned Fixer?" Boss asked as Scorch looked around.

"Our target is several levels up but we will have to cut through the hanger." Fixer said as he puts a magazine into his rifle.

"What's so bad about that?" Scorch asked.

"The hanger is filled with Droid tri-fighters along with thirty battle droids." Fixer answered.

"Delta Squad move out." Boss said before he and his two squadmates run down halls before they reached a hall.

"You're nearing a secure door leading to the hanger. Activity suggests that they are unaware of your presence. I advise slicing through the nearby console and silently enter the hanger." Advisor advised.

"Acknowledged, Fixer get this door open." Boss said.

"On it Delta lead." Fixer said as he walked over and began slicing into the console and ten seconds later the door unlocks.

"Nice job Fixer." Scorch said as he playfully punches Fixer in the shoulder.

"Delta Squad, form up!" Boss ordered as he gestured for the two other commandoes to form up behind him.

The door opens and Delta Squad runs in to find about six Droid tri-fighters sitting on the hanger floor in a row, being fueled up.

"Advisor we have six tri-fighters in the hanger." Boss said as he and Delta Squad hid behind a couple of crates.

"Sir, if we set an explosive on the fueling system we can destroy this hanger." Scorch suggested as he pointed to fuel canisters that were next to the six droid tri-fighters.

"Good idea Scorch, you set the explosives while me and Fixer create a distraction." Boss said.

"Roger that sir." Fixer said with a nod.

Boss and Scorch run towards a part of the hanger as the droids were busy as Scorch got into position next to a pair of fuel cylinder.

"Engage!" Boss shouted as he and Fixer open fire taking down three battle droids before they open fire.

"Clones! Blast them!" Shouted a battle droid as they fired.

Scorch saw that the droids were distracted and got to work setting the explosive.

"Priming, explosives." Scorch muttered as he began typing away on the explosive.

"Give them everything you've got!" A battle droid shouted only for his head to be blown off.

"Charges set!" Scorch said before he runs away from the canisters.

"There's another clone!" A droid shouted as he saw the clone running only for Scorch to blast it in the chest.

"Go to hell you clankers!" Scorch shouted as he pressed the trigger, causing the explosives to go off and the canister explodes with the tri-fighters exploding as well as causing many other explosions with the ceiling falling on top of the droids.

Once the explosions have stopped it revealed that the droids were destroyed by the explosions or the rubbles.

"Alright, that was good!" Scorch said with a grin under his helmet as Fixer and Boss got out of hiding.

"Let's hurry." Boss said before the three commandoes run off into a chamber filled with crates before which took a minute to get them out of there.

"Delta lead, you're making your way to a balcony which should take you above Swarncons position. I am also reading Delta 07 below your position." Advisor informed as the commandoes reached the balcony.

The clones take out cables which they use to descend downward to the balcony below them and as they do they see Sev dropping onto a B1 battle droid before a Stormtrooper tried to punch him but Sev grabbed it and tossed him over his shoulder and over the edge of the balcony, sending the soldier to his death.

"Oh-Seven locking into your HUD sir." Sev said as he turned his head towards his squadmates.

"Where's Swarncon?" Boss asked.

"In the next room Boss." Sev answered as he popped his neck.

"Delta's prepare to breach." Boss ordered as he gave a hand signal and the four commandoes got into position as Scorch placed a breaching charge.

Boss jumped to the side and the charge goes off with the door being blown open.

Scorch tosses a thermal detonator through the door and an explosion followed where the clones rush in to see two Sith troopers, and three B1 battle droids… as Swarncon runs towards the door.

"Swarncon is making a run for the door, stop him!" Advisor shouted since Boss's helmet was transmitting everything he saw.

"He's made it through!" Boss shouted as the door closed behind Swarncon.

"Delta don't let him escape!" Advisor shouted.

"Clear out the hostiles and take him down!" Boss ordered as he took down the last battle droid… only for the door to open to reveal a B2 super battle droid with a cannon for a right arm, and two Stormtroopers.

"Blast him!" The lead Stormtrooper shouted as the SBD opened fire sending rounds on the clone commandoes and causing the commandoes to take cover.

"Grenade out!" Fixer shouted as he tossed a thermal detonator which lands under the droid.

"Grenade!" A Stormtrooper shouted but before they could do anything the grenade goes off, killing the Stormtroopers and the droid.

"Move up! Don't let the man escape!" Boss ordered as they run after the Sith officer.

"Step it up commando! I'm reading a power transfer to Swarncons fighter." Advisor said.

The commandoes run into a large hallway with multiple doors but they run towards a door where once open reveals a hanger where they can see Swarncon running towards his Sith Interceptor.

"There he is!" Boss shouted as he sees the Sith officer while seven Stormtroopers blocked their path.

"Sev take him out!" Boss ordered.

"Roger that lead." Sev said as he switched his DC-17m into sniper mode before he took aim.

"Swarncon's fighter is warming up!" Advisor shouted as Swarncon got into his interceptor as the engine began glowing blue.

"He's taking off! Cover squad!" Fixer shouted as the interceptor lifted off the ground with the wings that were folded under the fighter unfold as it turns around and opens fire, missing the squad as Sev takes aim.

Sev fired a round which flew before striking down the barrel of one of its lasers.

[Play: Kote Darasuum (Glory Eternal)]

The blaster bolt strikes the power source as the interceptor fired which causes an explosion which destroyed the entire wing and causing the fighter to spin out of control before hitting the ground and going up in a large explosion.

"Woohoo! Yeah! I love that smell!" Scorch cheered as the wreckage burned.

"All I smell is burnt Sith." Fixer said with a small smile under his helmet.

"38 my scanners show an explosion." Advisor said over the radio.

"that's an affirmative, subject terminated." Fixer said into his communicator.

Suddenly the roar of engines is heard causing the squad to look to see a mobile suit take flight. The mobile suit turned to them to show a face with a familiar V vin crest on the forehead before transforming into a fighter and flying away.

"You see that? That mobile suit almost looked like a Gundam type." Fixer said as he and the squad saw the head crest.

"Confirmed, it's unidentified. I'll check the intelligence data banks. Move on Delta's there's no time to celebrate. We are taking heavy fire from anti-air guns and we're reading an energy line connecting a power source to the cannons. If you cut those lines then you should give us a chance to give the main force the breathing room they need." Advisor said.

"Understood Advisor." Boss said before they squad moved out and began making their way to locate the power line which took them a full hour to find before they actually found it… only it was a large cable and by that the cable was as large as a mobile suit.

"That… is going to need a lot of explosives." Scorch muttered.

"What we need is a week point to just put one powerful explosive." Boss said.

"Why not right there Boss?" Scorch asked as he pointed towards what looked like a control console next to what looked like a door on the tube.

"What is that?" Boss asked as he walked to the door before opening it… and he saw to his surprise were tubes willed with organic tissue.

"Fixer." Boss said only to turn to see Fixer who just finished scanning one of the capsules and if he wasn't wearing a helmet then they would see the look of horror and disgust on his face.

"This stuff… it's melted Necromorphs." Fixer said in horrified disgust.

"What?!" Scorch shouted as he looked at the readings to make sure that Fixer wasn't pulling his leg.

"Scorch, set up a heavy explosive and blow this thing to every type of hell there is!" Boss growled as he punched one of the canisters and in doing so created a crack in the glass.

"Don't need to tell me that Boss. Already on it." Scorch said as he began inputting the codes for the explosive which took him half a minute to put in.

"Explosives primed and ready to destroy these pieces of osik!" Scorch growled as he was the first to leave with the other commandoes following him.

"Advisor we have explosives set in the power cord but we have a situation. The energy is not energy but the tissue of liquefied Necromorphs." Boss said.

"Delta… destroy it at once." Advisor said with a more than serious tone but the clone commandoes can just barely hear the tiny hint of anger and disgust.

"Already on it Advisor." Scorch said as he flipped the switch, causing the entire cord to explode.

"Alright the cannons are offline, now I need you all to make your way to a cliff mounted dock where you will board a Recusant-class light destroyer before it takes off to join the fleet in space. The only way to reach the dock is through a transport that is located in a transport hanger located fifteen clicks from your position. The dock is protected by a barrier that destroys any and all non-Sith ships and mobile suits that pass it. The hanger is behind enemy lines and it contains a transport that should be able to get you into the dock. Once you are inside the barrier you need to find the generator and destroy it so we can send in the main assault force as the destroyer is loading and when the barrier has dropped and the Sith are distracted you can board the destroyer and take control. Once you have control of the ship you will move it between the enemy flagship and turn its guns on it. Once the flagship has been destroyed you need to have the destroyer target the other Sith warships and fire every gun, torpedo, and missile on them. There should be escape pods where you can escape and make your way back to the planet. I will give you further orders once you are back on the surface. Good luck Delta's. Advisor out." Advisor told them.

"Roger that Advisor. Delta 38 out." Boss said before they run down towards a hallway where they run into a Clone Trooper who guns down a Sith trooper.

"Commandos. It's good to see you." The Clone trooper said as he took a deep breath.

"How did you get in here?" Scorch asked.

"I was fighting with my squad but a Sith mobile suit came in and almost crushed us. I got separated from them and trekked through passages before I found myself in here." Said the clone.

"We're making our way out of the facility, you better follow us to make it." Fixer said.

"Yes sir!" The trooper said with a nod.

The five run down the halls until they exit out into the open where they were met with the rifles of Clone and Federation troopers.

"Whoa hold your horses!" Scorch shouted as he almost tripped when he saw the number of blasters aimed at him.

"Sorry about that commandos. But we appreciate that you managed to find one of our boys." Said a Federation trooper as they all lowered their weapons.

"Happy to help but right now we need to make our way to a Sith hanger to get onto a transport to a Sith dock." Boss said as he looked at the soldiers.

"Understood, there should be a canyon where you can sneak into the base. Saw it as we descended towards the surface." Said the Federation trooper.

"Thanks trooper." Boss said before the commandos run off towards their destination.

After a full hour of running the squad was about a hundred yards from the hanger.

"Hey Boss what do you think we'll encounter in this hanger?" Scorch asked as they reached the canyon.

"I think we'll find droids, and Sith." Sev said as he runs with his squad.

"Cut the chatter Deltas." Fixer said as he runs behind the white and red armored.

"Delta you are a hundred meters away from the hanger, keep moving squad." Advisor said to them.

"Roger that Advisor, approaching the hanger now." Boss said as they reached the wall and notice two B1 battle droids patrolling around the building.

"Sev, take them out quietly." Boss ordered.

"On it Boss." Sev said as he sneaks behind the droids before he punched both of the droids in the necks with his vibro blades cutting into the necks and decapitating the droids.

"Nice work oh-seven." Boss said giving Sev a nod which he returned.

"Hey Boss take a look over there." Scorch said as he pointed to the open warehouse door which revealed multiple transports but one transport being a Herald-class shuttle.

"That's a Herald-class shuttle. This shuttle must be the transport we are looking for." Fixer said as he looked at the ship.

"Delta Squad, let's get moving." Boss said as he gestured to the shuttle.

The squad enters the hanger stealthily and made sure they weren't spotted by Sith soldiers or Sith droids until they stop to see Sith troopers loading crates onto shuttles with one crate being loaded onto the Herald-class shuttle.

"Delta squad what is your status?" Advisor asked.

"Advisor we are at the hanger but our transport is being guarded by several Sith forces. We need a distraction to get onto the shuttle." Boss said as he saw a battle droid walk close to their position behind a couple of crates.

"Delta Squad we are sending a squad of mobile suits to your position to create a distraction. You only have five minutes to get onto the shuttle and take off while they attack the base." Advisor said to them.

"What mobile suit squadron are you sending Advisor because there are a lot of guns here." Scorch said as he turned his head to look at an AA gun.

"We are sending in mobile suit Requiem Squadron, Deltas. ETA two minutes. Good luck Deltas." Advisor told them.

"Isn't that the mobile suit team that stopped that terrorist attack a year ago that almost destroyed the shipyard on Kuat?" Scorch asked.

"Yeah, and they did it without losing a single pilot and they haven't lost a man since the war began." Sev said as he stayed behind a crate as a super battle droid walked past.

"Alright squad, once the mobile suits are here there will likely be panic and the Sith will likely launch their ships so we sprint this. No stopping." Boss told his squad.

"Understood 38." Fixer said with a nod.

"got it Boss." Scorch nodded.

"Right 38." Sev said as he looked around.

"Mobile suits approaching." Fixer said pointing to the approaching fourteen mobile suits with three DINNs, two Kyrios, five Astrays, one GN-XIV, two GN-XIII, and one Jegan.

"Let's hope they can create the distraction we need." Fixer said as he looked up in time to see the Jegan fire its beam rifle which struck two gun towers where they both explode.

"Contact!" Shouted a Sith trooper only for a piece of debris to crush him.

"Federation mobile suits!" Shouted a B1 battle droid.

"Move up!" Shouted a Sith trooper as he along with the other troopers and droids run up to fight against the mobile suits.

"Deltas this is Requiem Leader. Get onto the shuttle. You have a small window." The pilot of the Jegan said in a feminine voice as the mobile suit landed on the ground.

"Two hangers are opening Requiem." Fixer said as he saw two warehouse doors opening to reveal ten mobile suits.

The ten mobile suits were four Leos, two Gafrans, three Aries, and one Zedas.

"All units engage the enemy mobile suits! Show them all no mercy!" The pilot of the Zedas said in a male voice with a malicious tone in it.

"Let's go Deltas!" Boss said before the four commandos run out from their hiding spots and make their way to the Herald-class shuttle and encounter two B1 battle droid.

A battle droid turns around only for Boss to slam a vibro blade into the droids face while the second droid turns around when they hear metal cutting into metal.

Before the droid could raise its weapon Fixer aimed his DC-17 and sent two blaster bolts into the droids chest, destroying it.

"Delta Squad onto the shuttle!" Boss shouted as the squad run onto the shuttle.

"Die you bitch!" The Zedas pilot shouted as he swung his beam saber onto the Jegan but the Jegan clashed its beam saber onto the Zedas's before kicking the mobile suit in the chest, knocking it back before thrusting the beam saber through the mobile suits chest, destroying it.

"You never stood a chance against Requiem." Requiem leader said as she kicked the Zedas back before the mobile suit exploded.

"Requiem leader this is Delta 38, we are on board the shuttle and the shuttle is beginning to take off but we are hearing that Sith reinforcements are making their way to the base. Get out of there!" Boss told her as she blocked a slash from a Leo as she fired two rockets at an Aries.

"Roger that Delta. Good luck." Requiem leader said as she took off followed by the rest of her squadron which flew away from the base with the transports taking off.

"This is Delta three eight, we're on board the shuttle and making our way to the dock. Once we are on the other side of the barrier. Once we are through the barrier we will making our way to the barriers generator before we make our way to the destroyer." Boss said as the Herald-class shuttle along with three Lambda-class shuttles and two Sentinel-class landing craft.

"We'll make it look believable in your departure." Requiem leader said as she fired her beam rifle on the retreating shuttles, gunning down one Sentinel and one Lambda while the other shuttles flew away.

"Good luck Requiem." Fixer said as the squadron flew off the ground and away from the base once more Sith forces arrived.

"Delta Squad we are reading that you are on board the shuttle. That's good but yours priorities have been updated. We got word that in that base they are preparing a large number of mobile suits with heavy weapons to cause massive amounts of destruction onto our forces on the ground and in space so your squad is being ordered to split up and prepare to take out targets as we are at the moment preparing to send bombers to level that station. Oh-Seven will be tasked with taking out the missiles and guns protecting the base. Delta Forty will be tasked with taking out the early warning systems. Delta Six-Two will be tasked with destroying the fueling system. And Delta Three-Eight will target the barriers generator. Once you are finished your squad will rendezvous on the destroyer. Remember the barrier stretches almost three kilometers so be sure to *Static* extract-*Static*" Whatever Advisor was about to say was interrupted with static.

"Advisor come in." Boss said trying to raise Delta squad's advisor.

"There's probably a jammer at the base." Fixer said.

"Or the barrier we passed through is the jammer." Scorch muttered getting the three other clones to look at him.

"That's an excellent analysis Scorch." Boss said.

After Thirty minutes the shuttle reached its destination where the commandos exit the shuttle with ease since the only thing there were cargo droids who focused on one very simple thing… take care of the cargo.

Boss made his way through the compound, passing Sith soldiers and droids who were on patrol and occasionally ran into a few droids or Sith but his silently killed them before he reached his destination which was the facility that housed the barriers generators.

"Delta Squad this is Delta Three-Eight, I've reached the barrier generator compound. What is your status?" Boss said as he entered the building.

"Delta Four-Oh here, Boss I've reached their early warning compound and cleared the room. Setting charges now." Fixer said.

"Delta Oh-Seven here, I've reached the weapons systems. Setting explosives now." Sev said.

"Delta Six-Two, I am outside the fueling center. Once I have found the largest piece of fuel then I can set the explosives." Scorch said.

"Roger that, once you've set the explosives… set them off." Boss ordered.

"Roger that Three-Eight." Fixer said.

"Understood Three-Eight." Sev said.

"I'll be sure the explosion is big enough to see from orbit." Scorch said with a smile on his face.

Sev looked through halls as he walked through and encountered light resistance until he reached the generator… which was protected by a Sith Warrior.

"Well what do we have here? A clone thinking he can take down this generator." The warrior said in an intimidating male voice.

"Blast!" Boss growled.

"What was that lead I didn't copy?" Fixer asked.

"The generator is being protected by a Sith Warrior." Boss said.

"Blast indeed." Scorch muttered.

"You will die here and the Federation will fall." The warrior said as he drew his lightsaber.

"This is going to be hard." Boss muttered as he aimed his DC-17m and fired with the Sith warrior running at him and deflecting all of the blaster bolts with one flying past Boss's head.

The Sith swung his lightsaber at Boss but thanks to his training and how he fought magna guards which were programed to kill Jedi he dodged the attack and aimed his blaster but the Sith sent the clone flying with a force push causing him to crash into the wall.

"Blast!" Boss growled as he got up but saw his DC-17m several feet away from him.

"Now it is time for you to die clone!" The Sith said as he walked towards the downed clone.

Boss stood back up and whipped out his DC-15s blaster pistol and began firing but the Sith blocked the shots and when he got close swung his lightsaber, only for Boss to duck under it and shoot his blaster with the bolt striking the Sith lords hand which held the lightsaber, sending the blade flying while also causing it to shut off.

The Sith warrior throws a punch but Boss blocked it and knees the Sith in the side before punching him in the stomach, causing the Sith to bend over and followed up with kneeing the Sith in the face, causing the Sith warrior to stagger before he could even react to Boss aiming his blaster at him and sent two blaster bolts into the Sith Warriors chest.

The warrior fell to the ground and remained unmoving but a groan could be heard.

"You know Sev has a favorite rule which is rule 17: Always make sure their dead." Boss said as he shot the Sith Warrior in the head ensuring the Siths death.

"Delta lead please respond, what is happening?!" Fixer asked.

"This is Delta Three-Eight, I have taken out the Sith Warrior and I'm moving to put on the explosives." Boss said as he holstered the DC-15s before he retrieved his DC-18m.

Boss walked to the generator before he strapped his DC-18m to his side as he took out a detonation pack before he began putting in the code but the process took twenty seconds to put in the code.

"Alright, this is Delta Three-Eight, I have set up the explosives onto the barriers generator and am making my way to the destroyer." Boss said as he began running his way out of the building.

"This is Delta Six-Two, I have finished on my end and I have set my explosive signal to you Boss." Scorch said.

"Delta Forty, explosives are primed and signal is with you sir." Fixer said from his position.

"This is Delta Oh-Seven, I finished my end and am sending the signal to you. Making my way to the ship now sir." Sev said from his position.

"Delta Squad be sure to take into account of Sith Warriors and Sith Inquisitors." Boss said as he exits the facility and began making his way to the destroyer.

"Roger that lead." Sev said as he continued to make his way to the destroyer.

Boss made his way, passing buildings which held Sith and droids before he finally reached the destroyer and made his way to a corridor where he waited.

"Hey Boss." Scorch said as he runs up to Boss before he leaned forward with his hands on his knees and began breathing heavily.

"You alright Scorch?" Boss asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah *pant* just out of *pant* breath." Scorch said through pants.

"You were running all the way from the fueling station?" Boss asked in confusion.

"The facility was on the other side of the base. I had to run or I'd miss the rendezvous." Scorch said as he regained his breath.

"I see you had to work it in order to get over here." Sev said as he walked to the two with his blaster resting on his shoulder.

"You try running through a facility where every corner was filled with droids, soldiers, and Sith." Scorch said as he glared at the white and red commando.

"Cut the chatter squad." Fixer said as he walked over to them.

"Are the explosives in place?" Boss asked.

"Explosives set and signal has been uploaded to your HUD Delta lead." Fixer said with a nod.

"You should read the signal on your HUD Boss." Sev said as he slapped in a new magazine into his DC-18m.

"Explosives primed and ready for you to blow Boss." Scorch said giving Boss a thumbs up.

"Alright then." Boss said before he brought out the detonator. "Let's bring out the fire works."

Boss presses the trigger of the detonator… and multiple explosions go off.

Federation FOB

"Advisor this is Delta Three-Eight, the barrier and defenses are down. You are clear to attack." Boss said to the clone officer.

"Roger that Delta. We are deploying attack units now." Advisor said with a smile on his face under the helmet.

"All units move out!" Said a Clone commander wearing phase one armor with yellow markings which signified his rank as a commander.

Every Federation walker, tank, gunships, and mobile suit began moving out with mobile suits flying through the air.

Delta Squad

Delta Squad looked out a window to see the Federation beginning their assault with Y-Wing bombers flying and dropping bombs on random targets before the destroyer began taking off.

"Alright Delta Squad let's get ready for the next objective." Boss said as he slapped in a new magazine with the rest of Delta Squad doing the same.

After getting their gear ready the squad watched the Federation forces attack the base from multiple angles including from the air with mobile suits, fighters, bombers, and gunships.

Sev took out an image caster and tossed it in the center of the group as a holographic image of Advisor appeared.

"Alright Delta Squad, here is your objective. You're objective is to go to the bridge of the destroyer and take full control of the weapons systems of the destroyer. Once you have control, I will be issuing you the coordinates to fire the weapon systems of the ship. Once the codes are in Delta Squad will enter the escape pods and dropped back into Federation territory. Once there you will regroup with Federation forces and then make the final push into Sith territory on the planet." Advisor told them.

"Wouldn't that leave us easy picking for the Sith, Advisor?" Scorch asked.

"You would if you didn't launch with every escape pod launching and mobile suits protecting the pods." Advisor said.

"That at least helps a bit." Scorch muttered.

"Delta Squad you are now entering orbit. Good luck." Advisor said to them before the communications unit turns off.

"Alright Delta Squad, let's move." Boss said before the four commandoes open the door, only for the other side to have battle droids with three B1 battle droids and one B2 super battle droid with a cannon arm.

"Clankers!" Sev shouted as they opened fire with the droids returning fire but the three battle droids crumbled to the ground with blaster holes in their bodies while the super battle droid was taking longer because of the heavy armor with the armor being blasted off before the super battle droid met the same fate as the other droids and crumbled to the ground with blaster holes all over its body.

"Delta Squad, move out!" Boss said as he did some hand signs before the commandos run down the halls encountering more droids and Sith with each confrontation being harder to deal with than the last.

"Alright we'll have to cross through this large opening behind this door before we can continue our trek to the bridge." Boss said as they reached a door.

"Open that door. Nice and quiet." Boss said as he signaled Fixer to hack the door.

"Hacking the door now sir." Fixer said as he approached the terminal next to the door before he began hacking into the terminal which took ten seconds before the doors unlock.

"Once the door opens and the commandos run in they stop when they see that they weren't the only occupants in the room. Standing in the very center, heavily armored with a cannon on top of its head was a single A-DSD advanced dwarf spider droid.

"Spider droid!" Sev shouted as the droid fired a heavy rounds which flew past the commandos and continued to fly through the halls that they walked out from.

"Squad focus fire on the optic!" Boss shouted before the clones began opening fire with blaster fire.

"Don't let up!" Boss shouted as they continued fire with the blaster bolts not even making a dent in the spider droids heavy armor.

"Scorch use your anti-armor attachment!" Boss shouted.

"Ob it Boss!" Scorch shouted as he took out the magazine where he followed with taking off the front half of the rifle and then putting on the anti-armor attachment onto the rifle.

"Sev do you think you can use your sniper attachment?" Boss asked.

"Didn't need to ask that Boss." Sev said as he replaced his rifle attachment for the sniper attachment where he fired a round at the droids eye but only for the droid to blink and the round hit the metal instead of the eye.

"Delta we need to find a way to end this quickly!" Fixer shouted as he fired his rifle.

"By the time we finish this battle the entire ship will be aware of our presence!" Boss shouted as he fired his rifle and followed with throwing a thermal detonator which exploded when it landed next to the droid but it had little to no effect on the heavily armored droid.

"And that will make it that much harder to get to the bridge." Scorch said as he fired an explosive round which struck the front left leg of the spider droid which blasts off the armor of the leg.

"Just hold strong Delta's! We can do this!" Boss said as he fired his rifle.

"We're Delta Squad Boss! We fought against Necromorphs that were upgraded with Reaper tech so fighting a Spider droid is going to be as easy as going on a walk through a very small park." Scorch said as he inserted another round before shooting the spider droid with this round hitting the droid in the face.

The droid moved both front legs to cover its face before an antenna popped out before it shot a red scanner which began scanning around.

"Find cover!" Boss shouted as he hides behind a crate.

Sev took cover behind a canister which was made of metal.

Fixer hid behind a control terminal which connected with some cranes.

And Scorch was hiding behind a large piece of metal.

The scanner stopped and couldn't find the four commandos which caused the antenna to shut down the scanner and pull back into the body where the machine moved the two front legs out of the way as it fired its main gun.

"Delta's keep firing!" Boss shouted before the commandos pop out of cover and open fire on the heavily armored droid.

"You know a Necromorph would be more of a challenge than this!" Scorch shouted as he fired an anti-armor round.

"That's because they would have been charging at you all of the time instead of just standing still and trying to shoot you like droids or Sith troopers or even Stormtroopers do." Sev said as he fired the last mag of his sniper before he replaced the magazine with a fresh clip.

"Focus Delta, we need to find a way to deal with this thing!" Fixer shouted as he fired his rifle.

The commandos continue fighting the droid until finally the commandos notice smoke coming from the droid.

"It's about to fall, keep it up!" Boss shouted as they fired.

The droid fired a heavy round which struck the crates next to Boss and sent him flying where he crashed to the ground hard.

"Boss!" Scorch shouted before he runs to the downed commando and pulled him into cover as Sev and Fixer draw the Dwarf Spider droids fire.

"Are you alright Three-Eight? Boss?" Scorch asked as he looked over Boss.

"I'm fine Scorch." Boss groaned as he sat back up and shook his head saying "But please make sure that never happens again."

"I won't make any promises but I will try Boss." Scorch said with a smile as he saw Boss's DC-18m next to them but in the open.

Boss retrieved his rifle and saw he had only thirteen rounds left in the magazine and decided to switch the magazine for a fresh one.

"Watch out!" Sev shouted as he and Fixer leap out of the way from a blast from the spider droid.

"Delta's form up and focus fire!" Boss shouted as he stood back up.

"Roger that Delta lead!" Fixer said as he stood up.

"Got it Boss!" Sev said as he too got back onto his feet before he and Fixer run over to where Boss and Scorch stood.

The Spider droid slowly turned towards them as they reloaded their respective weapons.

"Delta Squad, focus fire on the dot!" Boss shouted before the commandos open fire.

The droid was bombarded with blaster bolts and anti-armor rounds before finally it succumbed to the multiple rounds of the four clone commandos and exploded.

"That's one more for the scrap heap." Sev said as he switched his sniper attachment for the rifle attachment.

"Let's continue on Delta." Fixer said as he reloaded his rifle.

"Wait, do you hear that?" Scorch said as the sound of metal on metal is heard before multiple doors open and entering the room… were twelve B-X Commando Droids.

"Commando Droids!" Sev shouted as the droids open fire.

The clone commandos open fire as well but the droids were more agile and evaded the many blaster bolts but one droid wasn't so lucky and got a blaster bolt to the face.

The eleven remaining commando droids rush the four clones as they respectively shot at one another with two more commando droids being gunned down by the clone commandos.

"Stand still you hopping metal frogs!" Scorch shouted as the droids he tried to shoot always jumped or flipped away from his shots.

"These things are really starting to make me mad!" Sev growled as a Commando droid got close and tried to shoot him but Sev pushed the rifle up and stab the droid in the face before shooting a second droid in the side of the head as it was right next to Fixer.

"Thanks Oh-Seven." Fixer said giving Sev a nod which he returned.

"Why don't we just use droid poppers on these things?" Scorch asked in an annoyed tone as he shot the head off of a commando droid.

"Because then that would give us problems with communications and data." Fixer answered as he shot two commando droids.

"Won't be needed because there are only four left." Boss said as a commando droid with officer markings jumped in front of him and slapped his rifle out of his hand.

The droid aimed his blaster at Boss but the clone commando kicked the rifle out of the droids hands before it reached back and drew its sword that was attached to its back.

"This is going to be fun." Boss muttered as the droid lunged at him.

Sev sees a commando droid shoot at him and he ducks under the shot and fired his blaster three times with two blaster bolts hitting the droid in the chest with the last bolt striking the droid between the eyes before crumbling to the ground.

"I really hate Commando droids!" Scorch growled as a commando droid that he was fighting got close and ripped his blaster out of his hands before grabbing him by the throat.

"Six-Two!" Fixer shouted as he saw his brother in danger but that left him open for a commando droid to knock him to the ground.

The droid aimed its blaster at him and shot him three times in the back.

The droid moved to turn him but as it did the body quickly turns around and punched the droid in the face with the vibroblade that was in the gauntlet coming out and stabbing through the droids head.

"Glad for Katarn armor." Fixer muttered as he stood back up with his blaster in hand.

Scorch growled before he took out a thermal detonator and slammed it in the gap on the droids neck before he planted both feet onto the droids chest and kicked him back.

When the droid got back up it moved to get the grenade off, only for the grenade to explode and take the upper half of its body with it.

"Good riddance." Scorch muttered as he wiped his hands.

The captain commando droid that Boss was fighting swung its sword but Boss evaded the swings before slipping under a swing and wrapped his arms around the droids neck and snapped it before slamming the droids body onto the ground and then proceeded to take out his blaster pistol and shoot the droid in the head twice.

"Let's hope the droids think we're dead." Boss muttered as he retrieved his rifle.

"Sir we need to hurry or else we'll miss our window." Fixer said as he reloads his blaster.

"Right, Delta Squad, move out!" Boss said before the four clone commandos began running through the halls once more.

The commandos run for the next twelve minutes before they finally reached the bridge.

"Fixer, what do you see?" Boss asked as Fixer used a scanner to see into the next room.

"I'm reading ten battle droids, four Stormtroopers, and one Neimoidian." Fixer said.

"Never thought a Neimoidian would be the captain of a Sith warship." Sev muttered as he reloaded his rifle.

"I agree with you Sev. Sith are more like human supremists and would rather kills a Neimoidian instead of letting it in control of a warship." Boss said as he nodded his head in agreement.

"Squad prepare for door breach!" Boss ordered as he gestured to the door.

Scorch walked up to the door with Fixer and Sev going to Scorch's left while Boss moved to Scorch's right.

"Explosives set." Scorch said as he planted the explosive onto the door and activated it before he rushed to Boss's position saying "Clear!"

The explosive goes and blows the door open where Fixer threw in a thermal detonator which goes off and kills the two Stormtroopers that were standing guard at the door before the other occupants of the bridge turn in time to see four clone commandos rush into the room and open fire.

The bridge crew never stood a chance as all were struck by blaster bolts, including the captain.

"Fixer, access the weapons controls." Boss said gesturing to the weapons controls.

"Roger that Three-Eight." Fixer said as he moved to the weapons controls before pulling the body of an OOM droid pilot off of the controls.

"Advisor this is Delta Three-Eight, we have taken care of all threats on the bridge and are accessing the weapons controls." Boss said.

"Roger that Three-Eight. Once you have access the coordinates are 38471/2891." Advisor said to Delta Squad.

"Roger that Advisor." Fixer said as he pressed in the coordinates.

"Codes are inputted and we are preparing to set the weapons onto automatic." Boss said as Fixer continued working on the weapons terminal.

"Boss we have hostiles coming in!" Scorch shouted as he hears marching.

"Sev set up for sniper operations." Boss ordered.

"On it Boss." Sev said as he switched for his sniper attachment.

"Boss maybe I can place some mines to help deal with some of the hostiles." Scorch said.

"Hurry up then because I don't want to remain here anymore than we have too." Boss said.

Scorch nods his head before he runs towards the hall and takes out several explosives and placed them on random locations but when he finished he hears the marching getting closer and closer.

"Alright that's the last mine." Scorch said before he starts running back to the bridge where he gets ready for the approaching hostiles.

They didn't have to wait long because soon battle droids, Stormtroopers, and Sith troopers starting rushing towards the bridge.

"Delta Squad open fire!" Boss ordered before he, Scorch, and Sev opened fire with the blaster bolts striking several battle droids and troopers.

"Blast them!" Shouted a Stormtrooper only to scream in pain as a blaster bolt struck him in the chest.

The Sith troopers, Stormtroopers, and battle droids open fire on the commandos.

"Fixer what's the status on those weapons?" Boss asked as he blasted a Sith trooper in the face.

"Working as fast as I can Delta Lead." Fixer said as he kept pressing buttons.

"Well please work faster Fixer. I don't want to be fighting these guys all day you know." Scorch said as he shot down three battle droids and two Stormtroopers.

"You just took the words right out of my mouth Scorch." Sev said as he sniped a Sith troopers in the head.

The clone commandos kept fighting with Fixer still working on the terminal.

"They're getting closer!" Sev shouted as he reloads his rifle.

"But they don't know about the surprise I laid out." Scorch said as he shot a battle droid in the chest.

"A battle droid steps on a scanner and a second later the explosive that was transmitting the scanner explodes, taking the droid along with two Sith troopers with it.

"Mines! They've booby-trapped this entire hallway!" A Stormtrooper shouted only for a blaster bolt to find its way into his face.

"Nice job Scorch." Boss said giving the explosive expert a thumbs up.

"Happy to be of service Boss." Scorch said with a smile under his helmet.

"Alright I finished! All cannons are now on auto-targeting and are taking aim for the Sith warships!" Fixer said as he got away from the terminal.

"Alright squad. Move out!" Boss shouted once the last Stormtrooper was killed.

"We should hurry before reinforcements arrive." Scorch said as he reloads his rifle.

"Let's go squad." Boss said as they run towards an escape pod.

Once inside the pod the commandos take their seats and launch the pod away from the ship before they turn the pod around where they see the cannons of the Recusant-class destroy turn to the Sith flagship and opened fire.

"The destroyer is firing on the flagship. Their shields are beginning to buckle." Advisor said as the destroyer along with multiple Federation warships fire on the Sith flagship.

Multiple explosions go off with each hit from turbo lasers before finally the Sith's flagship exploded with smaller explosions going off from the remains.

"This is Admiral Cota, the flagship has been destroyed. The enemy is disorganized. We're moving in to wipe them out." Said the admiral on board a Harrower-class dreadnought.

"Nice job Delta Squad." Advisor said.

"Wait do you see that?" Scorch said pointing towards a ship that was flying away from an Imperial I-class star destroyer.

"Advisor we're transmitting footage of a retreating craft. Does that ship look like who I think it is?" Boss said as he transmitted footage to Delta Squads advisor.

"That's General Grievous's ship!" Advisor shouted in surprise.

"General Grievous is here?" Scorch asked in a frightened tone.

"There's nothing to worry about that right now Delta's. You just been assigned new orders. Once you have landed onto the planet's surface we'll be giving you new orders." Advisor told them as the commandos began entering the planet's surface.

After ten minutes the commandos finally reached the planet's surface where once the pods door opens the commando walk out and were met by a squad of Federation troopers along with a single Pelican dropship.

"Nice to see you Delta's." Said the lead trooper as he smiled under his helmet.

"What's happening?" Boss asked as the squad got out of the escape pod.

"You'll be briefed on board the Pelican." The trooper said before they walked towards the Pelican.

The troopers and commandos walked on board the Pelican where once the ramp is closed the Pelican takes off.

Suddenly a floating holoprojector came down from the ceiling and projected what looked like a base as well as different positions of said base.

"Delta Squad, this is your new objective. The Sith's main base of operations is heavily defended by anti-vehicle cannons and anti-air cannons with at least a battalion of troops. The base is also protected by cannons that are aimed at our forces in orbit so you won't be getting any orbital support. There is also reports that a strange metal signature is detected that is sending out some kind of energy that we are unsure about. We need you to enter the facility and find the controls to the weapons before you locate the signal and either retrieve or destroy it." Advisor said as the Pelican flew towards its destination.

"What kind of metal can create a signal?" Scorch asked.

"Not many types of metal can make a signal but it is quite rare for metal to make this type of signal." Fixer said as he got a look at said signal.

Fixer pressed several buttons to get a better look at the signal "From what I can tell the signal isn't like any I've seen. It looks more like a simple vibration than a signal."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Sev asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Well most signals are just electrical impulses but this, this signal is like a vibration that is effecting everything like a wave hitting a beach." Fixer said as he looked at the signal further.

"Do you think the Generals know what this signal might be?" Scorch asked as he walked over to Fixer and looked at the signal.

"They might know about it. After all they know about us and our pasts. Heck they even know about a lot of things." Sev said as he was messing with his rifle.

"The Swords of Heaven seem to know a lot of stuff including the stuff involving mobile suits and knightmare frames." Boss said as he puts a hand to his helmets chin.

"Yeah he's right. Those guys seem to know a lot about stuff including us." Sev said with a nod.

"Mostly with things involving mechs." Scorch said as he took his helmet off and grabbed a bottle of water.

"And if they know about us and mechs then it wouldn't be a surprise that they know what metal this is and why it's making this signal." Scorch said with a smile before he drank some of the water in his bottle.

"That's a smart conclusion Scorch." Fixer said as he turned to look at the explosion loving clone commando.

"We're approaching the Federation assault force but heavy AA fire is preventing any mobile suits, fighters, or bombers from attacking the base directly! And the current air units aren't helping either!" The Pelican pilot shouted in a feminine voice.

Boss walked to the floating holographic display and put in several codes before they began hearing voices from Federation soldiers all over the battle field.

"Hostile units on vector heading two-five-seven-eight-three."

"Droid starfighters incoming!"

"We got mobile suits! Hellion and Enact class!"

"Hostile artillery is preventing us from moving closer to the base!"

"This is the Federation Venator-class star destroyer OFS Reclamation we are suffering heavy damage from cannons from the station."

"I'm hit! I'm going down!"

"Hostiles have wiped out Gold team!"

"We need reinforcements over here!"

"We can't hold them back!"

"They're getting slaughtered." Fixer muttered as they continued to listen to communications trafficking before the Pelican shook.

"We're being chased by a TIE Fighter! Hold on to something!" The pilot shouted.

"You heard her!" Boss shouted as he strapped himself into a seat with the other commandos and Federation troopers doing the same.

The Pelican flew to the left with the TIE Fighter chasing it and continued to fire its lasers at the fleeing transport with the Pelican evading the green beams of death before it flew right, flying towards the falling remains of a Munificent-class star frigate but the TIE Fighter flew after it and continued to shoot at them.

One of the TIE's lasers struck the Pelican and causing a small explosion in the Pelicans side.

"We're hit! This is Pelican Victor-two-three-seven requesting assistance! We're carrying commandos for a critical mission and we are being pursued by enemy TIE Fighter!" The pilot said in a worried tone.

"This is Requiem Leader to Victor-two-three-seven, don't worry." A familiar voice said before a beam slammed into the TIE Fighter which then caused the machine to go up in an orange fireball.

"Thanks for the help Requiem." The Pelican pilot said with relief.

"Happy to help. Now get those commandos down on the ground because it looks like you are about to fall out of the sky." Requiem Leader said.

"Thanks for the heads up." The pilot said as she flew the Pelican towards the Federation forces.

The Pelican flew down before landing hard onto the ground.

Once on the ground the ramp dropped and the Federation troopers and the four clone commandos walked out of the Pelican and moved to different areas.

"Fire in the hole!" A Federation trooper shouted as he fired a rocket which sailed and struck a Sith AAT, destroying it.

"Alright I want Gorgon Battalion to move up the left flank and create suppressive fire for Venom Battalions retreat." Said a Clone commander wearing phase 1 armor with yellow highlights.

"Yes sir." Said a Federation trooper wearing Havoc Squad armor.

"Lieutenant Scraper, see what you can do with the artillery units we have and see if we can create a hole for our soldiers to get through." The commander said to a Clone trooper wearing Paratrooper armor with grey markings.

"Yes sir, I'm on it." Said the paratrooper as he salutes the commander and runs off.

"Commander." Boss said as the commandos walked up to the clone commander.

"Delta Squad. I'm CC-3882 'Strike'. Welcome to the frontlines." Strike said as he looked at the map.

"What's the situation sir?" Boss asked as he strapped his DC-18m to his side.

"We're taking heavy fire from those defenses. That base is built like a fortress. The walls are shielded so much that they vaporize even a rock." Strike said as he looked at the base.

"Are there any weak points we can exploit?" Boss asked.

"No idea, I just got here after the last officer that was station here was killed by a Gafran." Strike said pointing to a grave with a phase two clone trooper helmet on a stick with the glass broken and scorched.

"Maybe we can get through this drainage pipe here." Fixer said pointing to a part of the base which had a small tube.

"Yeah, two squads can go through there and sabotage the bases defenses." Strike said as he looked at the map.

"Do you have suggestions for a squad we can take?" Fixer asked.

"Take Soran Squad. They are the best recon squads we have here." Strike said pointing to a squad of four clone troopers and five Federation troopers.

The clone troopers wore phase one clone trooper armor with grey markings in the shape of a two arrows pointing towards a dragons head on the left breast plate.

The Federation troopers were dressed in Forward Recon armor painted grey with the same dragon symbol on the left breast plate.

"Who's in command of that squad?" Boss asked.

"The commander of the squad is Sergeant James Worthington." Strike said as he pressed some buttons.

"We'll leave as soon as we can Commander." Boss said before the squad made their way to Soran squad.

"Sergeant." A clone trooper with a shaved head and moustache which was dyed grey said.

A Federation trooper wearing Forward Recon armor with a pair of Dragon eyes painted on his helmets forehead walked forward before he took it off revealing a man in his early teens with black hair that reached his ears, light tan colored skin, and green eyes.

"RC-1138." Worthington said to Boss as he walked forward.

"Are you Sergeant Worthington?" Boss asked as he took his helmet off to reveal a regular clone face with no custom appearance.

"I am." Worthington said with a nod.

"Commander Strike has assigned your squad to come with us to infiltrate the enemy base and take out the defenses." Boss said.

"What?! But we just got here." Worthington said in a concerned tone which Boss noticed.

"This is your first mission, isn't it?" Boss asked as he looked Worthington in the eyes.

"Yes, it is. I just arrived here two hours ago and we haven't been sent on a mission yet." Worthington said truthfully.

"Well this will be your first mission soldier. Stay with us and do as we say and both you and your squad will come out of this alive." Boss said as he puts a reassuring hand to Worthington's shoulder.

"Hopefully your right sir. You are a commando and I'm just a recon trooper." Worthington said before he puts his helmet on "I'll go prepare my men."

"Make sure that they are armed with light weight equipment. This is an infiltration mission so stealth is the best course we have. Even though my squad wear a lot of armor, there is a reason Delta Squad is the most feared commando unit in the entire galaxy." Boss said as he smiles before he puts his helmet on.

Boss walked over to the rest of his squad who were loading up on ammo and supplies.

"So what's the word Boss?" Scorch asked as he slipped a grenade into his pack.

"Seems that Soran Squad is composed of shinies." Boss said as he looked at his brothers.

"Shinies? Who did we piss off to get stuck with them?" Sev asked as he looked at Boss.

"They were the only squad that Commander Strike allowed to come with us so be glad at least we aren't going in there alone." Boss said as he looked at his fellow clone commandos.

"Is there anything we should prepare for before we head out?" Fixer asked as he placed a magazine into his pack.

"Just that we will need to move fast since the commander will be creating a distraction for us as we enter the base." Boss said before he heard footsteps, causing him and his squad to look to see Worthington and his squad.

Worthington held an E-111 Stealth-X Saboteur blaster rifle with a C-300 Spec Ops Interceptor blaster pistol on his hip.

The other eight soldiers were armed with an assortment of weapons with two Federation troopers and one Clone trooper armed with M7S Submachine Guns with M6C/SOCOM pistols, two Federation troopers and one Clone trooper armed with C-303 assault rifles with TM-59 Blaster Pistols in their holsters, and the last Federation trooper and last Clone trooper armed with MA5D Assault Rifles with M6C/SOCOM pistols in their holsters.

"Are you all ready?" Boss asked as he looked at the soldiers and noticed that two Federation troopers and one Clone trooper had backpacks on their backs.

"As ready as we'll ever be for this mission." Worthington said with a tone that said that he was ready but concerned at the same time.

"Just stay close and do as we say and you all will make it out of here alive and in one piece." Boss said as the commandos finished getting their gear.

"Alright boys! Let's double time this!" Boss shouted as he held his DC-18m in his hands.

"You heard him boys, let's move!" Worthington shouted as the four clone commandos, five Federation troopers, and four Clone troopers began their run towards the enemy base.

Drainage pipe

12 minutes later

Delta Squad and Soran Squad stood at the drainage system as they hear the sounds of battle going on.

"Sounds like the commander has begun the attack." Said a Clone trooper.

"Then we need to hurry and take out the defenses." Boss said as he ripped the bars off the drain.

"Fixer take point." Boss ordered.

"Yes sir." Fixer said as he went in first.

The commandos and troopers walk into the drainage pipe with all of them glad that they were wearing helmets because of all of the decomposing bodies that were lying around.

"Good thing I'm wearing a helmet." A clone trooper muttered in disgust.

"Keep moving soldiers." Boss muttered as the commandos kept walking.

"I assume you're used to this?" Worthington asked as he walked next to Boss.

"You have no idea. But sometimes the corpses are trying to kill us." Boss said as they continued walking through the sewer before an explosion shook the area.

"What are you talking about?" Worthington asked with a raised eyebrow.

"You don't want to know." Boss said as they reached a door where he holds a closed fist up signaling all of them to stop as they see two Sith troopers toss the corpse of a human male into the sewer.

"What should we do?" Worthington asked as they saw a Sith trooper drag a scared woman.

"We have to stop them!" Worthington whispered.

"No, we hold position." Boss said causing the rookies to look at Delta Squad in horror and surprise.

"What?! But they're going to kill her!" Worthington silently growled.

"We have our orders." Boss said as the Sith trooper shoved the woman onto her knees.

"We can get her to safety!" Worthington growled as he glared at the clone commando.

"Who do you think will volunteer to escort her? She'll die the moment she exits the sewer by gunfire or explosives." Boss said in an emotionless tone.

"We can do-" Worthington was interrupted by a gunshot causing him to turn to see the woman fall into the sewer water with a hole in her head.

"Let's go." The Sith trooper said as he and the other trooper walk out of the sewer but as the door closes Fixer grabs a slab of metal and placed it in between the door.

"Why did you do nothing?! We could have saved her!" Worthington growled as he glared at Boss.

"This is war Sergeant. We can't save everyone." Boss said as he and Delta Squad walk towards the door.

"What did we get ourselves into?" A Federation trooper muttered.

"I don't know Maxwell." Worthington growled as he glared at the backs of Delta Squad.

The two squads exit the sewers to find themselves in what looked like a morgue and they could see that one of the bodies had blood coming out of the ears, nose, mouth, and eyes with the eyes also looking like they were about to pop out of the skull.

"What happened to these guys?" Worthington asked as he looked at the corpses.

"They were likely test subjects for whatever the Sith were doing on this world." Boss answered as he looked to a corpse of a young boy.

"We need to find survivors." Worthington said only for Boss to walk up to him and say "Our mission takes top priority over POWs sergeant. If we don't take down those defenses then the Sith will wipe our forces out and have complete control of this world. I will not be the reason so many men and women lost their lives here so you will follow your orders."

"What's your problem Clone! I am here to save lives!" Worthington shouted as he ripped his helmet off his head.

"This is war Sergeant! Lives are lost but if we lose this battle then more lives will fall. If you want your morals to guide you then go ahead but if you want to ensure that the Sith fall then follow orders or you will be responsible for more lives lost this day." Boss said as he glared at Worthington.

Worthington just glared back at the commando before he replaced his helmet and growled "Sir yes sir!"

"Alright, Deltas our orders stand: Find the controls to the defenses and shut them down permanently. Once that is complete we will move to secure the metal that is causing the strange energy signature." Boss said as he and the squad walked away.

The two squads continued their trek through the Sith facility until they reached their destination which was a tower with only a single elevator to reach the top.

"Alright boys, let's go take this thing down." Boss said as he did hand signs.

"There's only one way up Boss. They must have an access key to get up there." Sev said pointing to said elevator.

"I think I have a way to get that key." Scorch muttered as a Sith trooper walked close to them before Scorch popped out of nowhere and thrusts his gauntlet mounted vibro blade through the soldiers throat, killing the soldier.

Scorch pulls him behind the pieces of metal and searched him before producing a key card.

"Now we just need to deal with those two guards." Boss muttered as he looked to the two Super Battle Droids with arm cannons.

Worthington drew a grenade and primed it before tossing it.

"Are you trying to get us killed?!" Boss growled.

"It's not an explosive." Worthington said as the grenade landed in between the two super battle droids.

The droids notice the grenade and how it was beeping but before they could do anything the grenade released a wave of electricity which in turns short circuits their systems and in turn shuts them down.

Once the droids hit the ground the soldiers run to the elevator and get in and the elevator was big enough to hold all thirteen.

"Alright once we are up there we take out the guards an operators before we set the charges and blow this tower sky high." Boss said as he checked his blaster with the three other commandos and nine troopers checked their own weapons.

"And once we have taken out the weapon we look for the metal that is creating that strange signal." Fixer said as he slapped the magazine into his rifle when he saw that it was getting loose.

"You really don't care what happens to the innocents here do you?" Worthington growled.

"The Sith don't care about innocents getting caught in the crossfire. By the time we even find any they would have already been dead." Boss said with an emotionless tone with the rest of Delta Squad understanding what Boss is saying because even they have seen the horrors of war when they were part of the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire.

The elevator reached the top floor which was occupied by eight Sith troopers, two B1 battle droids, and one OMM Commander droid.

"You're not authorized to be up h-" The droid commander was interrupted when Worthington shot the droid in the head, sending the head flying as the other troopers and commandos opened fire, wiping out the towers defenders and operators before they even knew what actually hit them.

"Scorch set the charges so we can leave this place." Boss said as he gave Scorch hand signals.

"On it Boss but you shouldn't rush art." Scorch said as he walked over to a terminal and placed an explosive on it and began putting in the code.

Worthington noticed that a Sith trooper was still alive and was moving to grab him blaster, only for Sev to put his foot on the barrel of the weapon.

"Rule seventeen: Always make sure their dead." Sev said as he aimed his blaster.

"Wait!" Worthington shouted as he pushed Sev's blaster out of the way.

"What are you doing?" Boss growled as he looked at the rookie sergeant.

"I want answers." Worthington said before he focused his attention on the Sith trooper.

"What happened to the civilians you had here?" Worthington demanded as he kneeled in front of the Sith trooper.

"They are long dead. Almost all were instantly killed when we tested the metal. It's a powerful weapon that comes out of that." The Sith trooper answered.

"You said almost all of them were instantly killed. There were survivors?" Worthington said as he raised an eyebrow.

"There were some but they were going to die anyway. The energy from the metal caused problems in their bodies that is unseen until it is too late because by the time you figure out that you are dying… you already have been blown up." The trooper answered before he went limp with his head hitting the floor.

"No survivors?" Worthington muttered as he took his helmet off to reveal his horrified expression.

"It's like I told you Worthington. This is war." Boss said in a sympathetic tone as he puts a hand on his shoulder.

"Alright the explosives are in place and ready to blow this popsicle stand!" Scorch said in a joyful tone.

"Alright boys, we're leaving now!" Boss said before everyone got back onto the elevator which descends and once they reach the floor the two teams run out of the tower and reached their last location which still had the Sith trooper corpse.

"Alright fire in the hole!" Boss said as he took out an trigger where one he pressed the button the explosives in the tower go off, causing the top of the tower to go up in flames before the tower slowly began to fall towards the ground before bending as it crashed into the ground.

"Commander Strike this is Delta Three-Eight, we have destroyed the enemy defenses." Boss said into his communicator.

"We are seeing it from here commandos. Nice work. All that is left is to get that metal and ensure that it doesn't get off world and back to the Sith's capitol. My men are moving closer to the base with ease since those guns and missile launchers have been destroyed. I will speak to you once your next mission is complete. Commander Strike out." Commander Strike said.

"Alright boys, let's get this over with." Boss said before he and the two squads make their way to their next destination.

"Alright the Sith's new metal is close by so be careful." Boss said as they enter a building only to stop as they hear a vibrating sound.

"What is that sound?" Asked a clone trooper.

"It must be the metal that we were told about." Fixer said as they walk through the hall only to stop to see a Sith trooper corpse with a blaster hole in the back of the head.

"Dead, execution style. By the looks of it he never had the chance to fight back or do anything. An assassin?" Fixer muttered as he looked over the corpse.

"Maybe we aren't the only ones trying to get the metals." Scorch considered as he walked up next to Fixer.

"Then we better get moving to be the first to get it off world." Boss said as Fixer stood back onto his feet before they began their run through halls.

The group continued running for the next five minutes until they reached a large room which had a slight purplish glow and the vibrating was noticeable here as well as blaster fire causing them to look to see to their surprise Stormtroopers fighting Sith troopers.

"Are the Sith turning on one another?" Worthington asked as they took cover behind a crate as a Stormtrooper shot a Sith trooper in the face.

"Wouldn't be surprised. The Generals said the Sith would always betray one another." Boss said as he took aim, waiting to take out the victors.

"Or something else is responsible here." Fixer said as he saw Stormtroopers working on terminals.

"What's the status on the data?" Asked one of the Stormtroopers.

"The data is secured here and we can destroy the metal anytime you want sir." Said a Stormtrooper working on a terminal.

"Good, the Federation won't get what is here." Said the lead Stormtrooper only for part of his head to explode when a bullet struck.

"What the hell?!" Shouted one Stormtrooper.

"Hostiles approaching!" Shouted another Stormtrooper as the commandos and regular troopers rush into the room, guns blazing.

"Blast them!" Shouted one of the Stormtroopers as before they opened fire.

"Fixer get the data!" Boss ordered as he gunned down two Stormtroopers.

"Yes Delta Lead!" Fixer said as he gunned down a Stormtrooper.

"Kill these Federation dogs!" Shouted a Stormtrooper only to cry out in pain as a blaster bolt struck him in the throat, killing him.

"And with this the last Stormtrooper drops." Sev said as he shot a Stormtrooper in the face.

"Fixer do you have the data?" Boss asked as he looked at the green painted commando.

"Yes sir. They wiped out all the data on the terminals but before that they downloaded everything onto this chip so we have everything we need." Fixer said as he holds up a data chip.

"Commander Strike to Delta and Soran Squads, report in." Strike said through their radios.

"Sir, this is Delta Three-Eight, we have the data and are standing in front of the metal that is giving off the energy readings. We have a roof that is able to open so we request an aerial transport to come in and take this piece of metal back to Federation space." Boss said as he puts his hand to the side of his helmet.

"Roger that Delta but be advised: We are picking up Slipspace ruptures in orbit of the planet with twelve ships coming out. They match Covenant design with three CCS-class battlecruisers, six CRS-class light cruisers, two CPV-class heavy destroyers, and one CAS-class assault carrier." Strike said.

"What are Covenant doing here?" Worthington asked in curiosity.

"I don't know but our forces in orbit are already having a hard time with the Sith fleet. Hopefully these ships are controlled by Brutes instead of the Elites." Strike said.

"Sir there's a message here. It states that Chieftain Talanos is on board the CAS-class assault carrier called the Vengeful Reclamation here to cleanse the world of the heretic scum known as the Federation." Fixer said as he looked at a message from a terminal.

"Just who is in control of those ships." A Federation trooper said as he looked around the room.

"It could be some Jiralhanae who managed to get their hands on old warships or it could be rogue Sangheili. I mean the Arbiter is changing the Sangheili for the better but there are many people who disagree… very greatly." Scorch said as he looked the piece of metal.

"Does this base have any cannons that we might be able to use in case those ships get close to the base?" Worthington asked.

"I saw that there were a few anti-ship cannons around the base but from what I saw they were connected to a building close by." Sev said as he kicked the corpse of a Stormtrooper.

"This isn't good." Boss said as he looked at the group.

"What isn't good Boss?" Scorch asked.

"The attack on the base was too easy. There wasn't enough patrols and soldiers. It's a trap. They brought the main force of the attack group here and then called the Covenant ships to glass our ground forces for Sith reinforcements to wipe them out." Boss explained as he looked at the two squads.

"They could win the battle quickly with minor losses." Worthington said before he looked at Boss "They would also kill innocent people who haven't had the chance to leave the planet for find a safe place to hide!"

"The Brutes don't care who dies as long as they get to kill. They'll even kill infants to sate their bloodlust. The Covenant glassed entire worlds during the Human-Covenant war and they even killed innocent people. There are also reports that the Jiralhanae have been known to devour the flesh of their victims either dead or alive. They are monsters." Boss explained before he focused a stare to Worthington "This is the reason for why I say that you can never save everyone during war."

"Delta Squad this is Pelican pilot Thrasher Seven-Niner here to pick up the metal. Just open the roof and we'll be down to take it off your hands." Said a female voice with an Australian accent.

"We never got word of a transport coming in for the slab of metal." Boss said.

"Orders are orders Delta. Strike isn't one for explaining things very well." Thrasher Seven-Niner said with an annoyed tone in her voice.

"Alright we'll get the roof open for you to get the metal slab out of here." Fixer said as he made his way towards a terminal before he began accessing it where ten seconds later the roof opens where the two squads can see a Pelican gunship flying through the air as its side guns were firing around, likely at Sith soldiers and battle droids that were still around.

"Alright sending down some cords, just slap the super magnets onto the corners and we'll handle the rest." Thrasher Seven-Niner said as she dropped a cord which had four smaller ones with magnetic tips.

"What's the worth of this slab?" Asked a Clone trooper with confusion as he slipped one of the tips to a corner.

"Unknown soldier but it would be better if you didn't know so that way you'd have less headaches." Boss said as he puts another magnet on a corner.

"True that." A Federation trooper said as he placed a magnet on a corner.

"But the question is what is this metal exactly." Fixer said as he placed the last magnet on the last corner.

"We'll let you know when we get the data read and the metal analyzed back home. See you later Delta and good luck." Thrasher Seven-Niner said as the Pelican flew up, taking the metal up before flying towards a direction, likely towards a Federation warship that's on the ground.

"Alright we better go find those cannons and get them working if the ships do get here." Boss said as he took the lead.

"We're picking up hostiles coming from Covenant class vessels!"

"Vessels are deploying aircraft and drop pods!"

"We have verified the hostiles. Jiralhanae, Unggoy, Kig-yar, Yanme'e, and Mgalekgolo. No Sangheili are among their ranks."

"Roger that, be advised: Covenant class vessels have deployed ground units."

"We have just engaged Brute ground forces! Their wiping us out over here!"

"Thank god they don't have mobile suits or else we'd have a limited chance."

"We have engaged a Scarab. Type-47B Deutoros types."

"Delta this is Commander Strike, the Jiralhanae are moving the Vengeful Reclamation, the destroyers Barbaric Reclaiming, Solemn Redemption and five light cruisers, the Forefather, Vengeance, Anarchy, Prophecy, and the Worthy to the base you are currently at. Get to those cannons right now or else you'll be looking at oblivion in the next fifty minutes." Strike yelled over their radio.

"Roger that Commander, we are making our approach to the cannons control room right now." Boss said as they reached the door.

"Delta be advise: Jiralhanae have begun sending forward units to the base. Expect them in twenty seconds." Strike said.

Delta Squad and Soran Squad exit the building and look to see approaching aircraft with fifteen Type-25 Spirits and twenty Type-52 Phantoms being escorted by sixteen Type-26A and sixteen Type-26B Banshees.

"You never told us they were being escorted by Banshees Commander!" Scorch shouted.

"Never thought it was needed." Strike said in an emotionless tone.

"That bastard is really pissing me off." Sev muttered as the seventy seven aircraft got closer.

"Delta we are sending in A-Wings to give your assistance against enemy fighters." Strike said before the comm line cuts out.

"Finally he's off." Scorch said before they hear the sound of A-Wings before they look to see fourteen A-Wings fly over them and towards the incoming Covenant type aircrafts.

The Banshees, Spirits, and Phantoms open fire with plasma cannons and six of the Banshees retaliated with Fuel Rod cannons with the fourteen A-Wings firing lasers and two fired concussive missiles which sailed and struck one Banshee and one Phantom.

The Banshee explodes once the missile struck and the Phantom began losing control before a laser pierced through the hull and caused the Phantom to explode.

A Banshee fires a fuel rod round which struck an A-Wing, causing the fighter to spin out of control.

"I'm hit! Controls are out! I'm bailing out!" Shouted the pilot of the wounded A-Wing before the cockpit bursts open and the pilot shot out as several plasma rounds struck the wounded A-Wing and turned it into an orange fireball.

"Let's move soldiers." Boss said before the two squads began making their way to the cannon control tower.

As they ran they look up to see an A-Wing chasing a Type-26A Banshee before they see a Phantom fly in before hovering above the ground with the side hatches opening and releasing its content of twelve Unggoy, eight Kig-yar, and six Jiralhanae.

There were eight Unggoy Minors, two Unggoy Majors, two Unggoy Heavies, five Kig-Yar Jackal Minors, two Kig-Yar Majors, four Kig-yar Skirmisher Minors, two Kig-yar Skirmisher Majors, five Jiralhanae Minors, and one Jiralhanae Captain.

"Move! Find them! Kill those Heretics!" Shouted the Brute Captain in his native language.

"What is the plan Delta?" Worthington asked as he saw the Covenant soldiers spread out.

"Alright, Worthington, I'm going to need your squad to distract them from over there" Boss said as he points to a group of crates "Those should give you some cover to take them out and while you're doing that we'll move into position to get them from behind." Boss said.

"Consider it done." Worthington said before his squad moved to get into position.

"Let's move Delta." Boss said as he took the lead.

"Where do you think they are?" Asked a Grunt Minor.

"I don't know but I want something to eat." Said another Grunt only for part of his head to explode in blood as a bullet struck him in the side of the head.

"It's the Heretics-GAH!" The first Grunt Minor shouted before a blaster bolt went right through his head.

"Kill the Heretics!" Shouted the Brute Captain as they opened fire on Soran Squad with plasma, needles, and spikes.

"Alright Delta, are you in position?" Worthington asked as he popped out of cover quickly and fired his rifle which killed a Jackal Minor when it was dumb enough to move its shield to the side.

"We're in position right now Worthington. Be ready for a grenade explosion." Boss said as Delta reached a position behind the Covenant lines as they fired on the squad of Clone and Federation troopers.

"Alright we'll be ready for it Delta." Worthington said as a spike flew past his head after getting back into cover.

Boss takes out a thermal Detonator and primed it before he tossed it and it lands in between a group of two Brute Minors, and three Jackals before it explodes, killing them and getting the Covenant forces to realize that they were being attacked from both sides.

"There is more of them!" A brute Major shouted before a blaster bolt struck him in the chest, right in the heart dead.

"We can deal with them." Worthington said as he shot another Grunt.

A Brute Major fired his Spiker at Fixer who ducked under the super-heated spikes which stuck themselves into the wall behind him before he fired his blaster three times with each round striking the Brute in the chest, killing him.

"Die heretics!" A Brute Minor shouted as he fired his Type-25 Brute Plasma Rifle at Soran Squad but the red plasma bolts were wide due to these Brutes having bad aiming.

"Are these guys even worth calling soldiers?" Scorch asked as he shot down two Grunts.

"They're zealots, what do you expect." Sev said as he filled the Brute Captain with blaster holes.

Because of the two way fight, the Covenant soldiers were wiped out in a matter of seconds with the Federation forces suffering no casualties.

"Alright is anyone hurt." Worthington asked as he and everyone else got out of their cover.

"Just a scratch." Said a Federation trooper as he saw the scratch on his left shoulder pad which was nicked by a super-heated spike.

"Alright we better hurry because I don't think those Covenant ships will let us take our time." Boss said as he saw Covenant warships in the distance, slowly approaching them.

"Move! Double time it soldiers!" Worthington shouted.

"Let's move Delta Squad!" Boss shouted before the two squads made their sprint towards the cannon control tower.

The two squads ran past building after building, occasionally making glimpses at the approaching warships which grew closer with every minute and the two squads sometimes were to make glimpses upwards to see the A-Wings fighting the Banshees or even the Phantom and Spirits that flew through the air.

"Cannon control tower is in sight." Boss said as they turn the corner to see the control tower which had electrical signals attaching to several nodes.

The squad also notes about four Brute Minors, one Brute Major, and two Hunters.

"We can handle the brutes but those Hunters are going to be trouble." Sev said as he used his sniper attachment to get a good look.

"I think I have an idea Boss." Scorch said as he saw the remains of a building next to a Brute Minor.

"What are you thinking Scorch?" Boss asked as he looked at his explosive expert.

"I was thinking we could use the rubble over there to make the Hunters attack the Brutes. Maybe even get the Brutes to fight one another." Scorch said as he pointed to the rubble behind a Brute Minor.

"Good idea but we need someone who is sneaky enough to get behind those Brutes and Hunters." Boss muttered as he looked at the guards.

"I think I have just the man for you Three-Eight." Worthington said as he puts his hand on a Clone trooper's shoulder.

"Shadow here is the stealthiest clone in the battalion. He was able to sneak past enemy lines in training and take out the enemy officers without them even knowing it." Worthington said with a smile on his face.

"Then move out, we only have a short amount of time before those Covenant ships get here." Boss said as he pointed to the approaching warships which were larger than the last time.

"Yes sir." Shadow said as he began jogging behind a building, vanishing into the shadows as his name suggests.

"Once Shadow has caused his distraction be ready to engage should the distraction fail." Boss said as he looked at the rest of the soldiers.

"When will those ships get here?!" A Brute growled as he leaned against a wall.

"Those fools must be shooting at heretics. Fools are enjoying all the fun." Another Brute said.

Shadow snuck past the Brutes until he was behind a wall with a Brute Minor which was looking in a random direction before Shadow picked up a rock the size of his hand and tested the rocks weight before he took aim at a Hunter and when they weren't looking, tossed the rock.

Shadow was rewarded with the rock smashing against the back of the Hunters head, causing it to spin around and search for what hit him and saw the Brute with rocks around it.

The Hunter growled and stomped towards the Brute with its bond brother fast behind it.

"What do you want?" The Minor asked in an annoyed tone only for the Hunter to roar and swing its shield which slammed against the Brute, sending him flying until he crashed against the wall with the sounds of his bones breaking going off through the entire area before his body hits the ground in an unnatural angle.

"What are you doing?!" The Brute Major demanded as they stormed to the Hunters with one Brute Minor aiming its Spiker at them which was a bad idea.

The Hunters saw the weapon as an act of aggression and fired their assault cannons in streams which flew with one striking a Brute Minor and melting through its armor, killing the Brute.

"The Mgalekgolo are going feral! Kill them!" The major shouted as before they all drew their weapons and fired on one another.

"This plan might actually work Scorch." Boss said as he saw a Hunter swing at a Brute but the ape dodged it and fired spikes into the Hunters exposed back, causing the Hunter to roar in pain before it swung at the Brute behind it.

The Brute didn't see the attack in time and was smashed into the ground dead.

"Thank you sir." Scorch said with a smile as a Hunter threw a Spike Grenade at the Hunter that crushed the Brute.

The grenade sticks to the Hunters armored back before exploding, destroying the Hunters back and sending spikes flying or embedding some into the Hunters body.

The wounded Hunter roared in rage and pain before turning around, only for an explosive round from a Brute shot to hit the Hunter in the exposed neck area where the head is blown off, killing the Hunter.

The Hunters bond brother roared in rage before firing a concentrated blast which struck the last Brute Minor, vaporizing him.

"Man this is tense." Scorch muttered as he saw the Hunter Fire a stream towards the Brute major but the Brute dodged it and fired his Spiker, sending spikes towards the Hunter which either pinged off the armor or embedded in the worm flesh.

"Well the Hunter will win this." Worthington said as the Hunter rushed the Brute as the Major took out a Spike grenade as the Hunter charged.

The Hunter swung as the Major moved to swing with the Hunters shield slamming into the Brute as it released the grenade which embedded into the Hunters neck before the Brute was sent flying.

The Brute slammed into the ground with a sickening crunch and came to a halt in an unnatural angle.

The Hunter groans before the grenade that was embedded in its neck explodes, sending the helmet flying, the Lekgolo that made the worms to either pop, go flying, or get stabbed, and send spikes flying.

"And that gentlemen is how you cause a fight to the death." Shadow said as he walked from his hiding spot with his hands out with a smile on his face behind his helmet.

"Good job Shadow. Now let's get going and take control of those cannons." Boss said as he gave several hand signs before gesturing to the door with the two squads moving into position to breach into the tower.

Scorch sets the charge before he moved to the side and the explosive goes off, sending the door flying which struck and flattened a Jackal before the commandos and troopers rush in to see seven Grunts three Jackals and one Brute.

The Federation soldiers opened fire with blaster bolts and bullets before the Covenant soldiers could even fire a single round.

"Hostiles neutralized and room is secure." Worthington said as he lowered his rifle once all of the Covenant soldiers hit the ground dead.

"Alright let's get those cannons online and fire on the Covenant warships." Boss said as he walked to a terminal.

"Uh Boss you aren't going to like this." Scorch said as he looked at a terminal.

"What's the problem Scorch." Boss asked.

"We need to get into five terminals in order to get the cannons all online… and they are on the top." Scorch said as he pointed to a map of the tower.

"Alright… then we better get moving and get those cannons online and fire on those Covenant ships before they get the chance to leave." Boss said as they walk to some stairs.

Two minutes later

"I… hate… stairs…" Scorch groaned as they climbed the stairs.

"You and me both." A Federation trooper groans feeling like he was about to throw up.

"Alright we have reached the control room." Boss said as they reached the control rooms entrance on the top of the tower.

"Oh thank god!" Both Scorch and the Federation trooper groaned in relief.

Boss opens the door to see eight Grunts and two Brutes with the door getting their attention.

"Heretics!" The first Brute shouted as he and the other Covenant moved to draw their weapons.

"Flashbang out!" Boss shouted as he tossed a flashbang grenade.

The Federation troopers, Clone troopers, and Clone Commandos moved to look away from the grenade as it touched the ground before going off in a great white flash, blinding the Grunts and Brutes.

"I'm blind, I'm blind!" One of the Grunts cried as they grabbed their eyes in agony as all they saw was nothing but white.

"One shot kills only boys." Boss said as he aimed his blaster and fired one blaster bolt which struck the first Brute in the head, killing it.

"I can live with that." Worthington said as he shot a Grunt in the head.

The two squads fired one shots each with the rounds striking the blind Brutes and Grunts dead in the heads.

"Alright room is secure, now let's get those terminals online." Boss said as he walked to a terminal.

"Tech, see what you can do." Worthington said to a Federation trooper and pointed to a terminal as Scorch, Sev, and Fixer were on three other open terminals.

"On it sir." Tech said with a nod as he smiled under his helmet before he walked to the last open terminal and began accessing it as the four commandos worked on theirs.

"Delta Squad this is Commander Strike, the Sith Warships are approaching fast! We are sending down two Marathon-class heavy cruisers the OFS Victory and OFS Tristan along with four Paris-class heavy frigates the OFS Minerva, OFS Worthy, OFS Fright street, and the OFS Hellfire are moving to engage the Covenant warships here but they will only be able to hold them off for a short time unless those cannons can get online." Strike informed as Worthington looked out a window to see two Halcyon heavy cruisers and four Paris heavy frigates flew towards the base and the Covenant warships approaching.

"Roger that Commander, we are accessing the tower controls right now. ETA to cannons is one minute." Boss said as he continued pressing buttons on his terminal.

"Delta and Soran Squad this is Captain Ryan of the OFS Victory, we are approaching the Covenant warships, priming MAC guns and Archer missiles to fire." Said Captain Ryan as the UNSC type warships were close to the base.

"This is Boss to Captain Ryan, don't worry because we have thirty seconds before the cannons can come online." Boss said as he continued pressing buttons.

"Copy that commando. We are firing on the Covenant ships now." Captain Ryan said as the UNSC warships fired MAC rounds on the Covenant warships with the MAC rounds hitting the Covenant shields before they fired their Archer missiles.

"Fifteen seconds until guns are online Captain." Boss said.

"Find those heretics!" A Brutes voice shouted.

"Covenant are coming up!" Shouted a Clone trooper as he looked down.

"Drop some grenade." Worthington shouted.

"But make sure they are incendiary." Boss said as he continued pressing buttons.

"Right." Worthington said as he took out an incendiary grenade and primed it before he dropped it down until it hits the ground where a second after it did, the grenade explodes in fire, followed by the screams of pain from the Covenant soldiers down below.

"Cannons online!" Boss shouted once they were finished before the cannons open fire onto the Covenant warships, focusing on the light cruisers.

"The light cruisers are losing their shields." Ryan said as the commandos and soldiers notice that the light cruisers were beginning spout fire in random parts before one light cruiser exploded and its remains began to fall to the ground before another light cruiser began to fall to the ground as more explosions began going off along the hull.

"One of the destroyers is powering up is Glassing projector!" Ryan shouted.

"Don't worry." Fixer said as he typed on a terminal and a second later one of the cannons turn to the destroyer as its energy projector began to glow.

The cannon fired a heavy round which flew and struck the charging projector and when the round struck, the resulting collision destroyed the weapon but also caused the ship to explode in multiple areas as it began falling towards the ground due to its reactors overloading and exploding.

"Nice job Delta. We're focusing out attack on the assault carrier now." Ryan said in a pleased tone.

"Happy to help Captain." Boss said as he watched two Paris class heavy frigates focus MAC rounds which punched through the shields of a Covenant destroyer and hit the front part of the ship while another Paris heavy frigate destroyed a wounded light cruiser with a single MAC round through the side.

"That's another Covenant warship destroyed." Scorch said as he saw the ship explode.

"Fixer have the cannons focus their attention on the destroyer." Boss said.

"On it Boss." Fixer said as he began pressing buttons before the cannons began turning to face the destroyer that had the wound before opening fire.

The cannons fire struck the destroyer with some hitting the warships shields while a few others struck the hull and cause small explosions as a Marathon heavy cruiser fired a MAC round which punched into the hull of the destroyer.

"Hostiles!" Shouted a Federation trooper as he sees a Grunt running up the stairs before he fired his blaster rifle which struck the Grunt in the chest where the heart was.

"Barricade the door!" Boss shouted as he ran to the door in time to see a Brute Major running to the door.

"Die heretic!" The Brute shouted as it aimed a plasma rifle at Boss.

Boss ducks under red plasma rounds and aimed his DC-18m and shot three rounds at the Brute, striking the Brute in the chest and causing the Brute to fall backwards and began falling down the stairs and into several Grunts, Jackals, and other Brutes which in turn causes them to fall over one another as the corpse causes all of them to fall down the stairs.

"Hurry and barricade the door!" Boss shouted as he got back up.

Boss reenters the room and slams the door shut before he shoots the door controls which in turn locks the door.

Scorch grabs a table and moved it so that way it was pinned against the door as Federation troopers and other clones began grabbing random junk… even a coffee cup.

"We don't have much time guys." Worthington said as he moved a chair to barricade the door.

"Captain Ryan what is the status on those enemy ships?" Boss asked as he checked his blaster rifle.

"The enemy fleet is falling, the light cruisers have been wiped out and we're focusing fire on the two remaining ships." Ryan said to the soldiers once they finished barricaded the door.

"Roger that Captain. Let the cannons finish off the destroyer." Boss said as he looked out the window to see the badly damaged destroyer.

"Copy that Delta Squad. Be sure to help us out once you are done." Ryan said with a grin on his face even though the clone couldn't see it.

"We'll do what we can Captain but we are also dealing with Covenant soldiers down here." Boss said as they hear banging on the door followed by a Jiralhanae roaring.

"Roger that Delta Squad, we will have a Pelican outside the window for you to use as an escape so we can target the tower to shut down the turrets and kill the Covenant occupying them." Ryan said.

"Copy that Captain, we'll be waiting for as long as we can but please hurry." Boss said as they hear another bang on the door.

The cannons continued firing on the destroyer as the UNSC ships focused fire in the assault carrier before finally the cannons finished the destroyer with the cannons focusing fire in multiple areas before it fire explodes in multiple areas fall apart with the front half fell towards the ground before exploding into smaller pieces as the back half soon followed.

"Destroyer has been destroyed Captain. Now giving assistance." Boss said as he stood in front of a terminal before he began pressing buttons and ten seconds later the cannons began focusing on the assault carrier.

"The assault carrier is holding strong." Ryan said as the assault carrier fired its plasma cannons with one striking the side of a Paris heavy frigate which in turn causes the frigate to float towards the side.

"This is the OFS Bering, we have lost connection to the MAC gun and are beginning to lose shields." Said the captain of the OFS Bering.

"OFS Bering get out of here, we'll do what we can from here." Captain Ryan said.

"Yes sir Captain Ryan. This is OFS Bering, over and out." Said the captain of the OFS Bering began making its way out of the battle field.

"Come out heretics!" A Grunt shouted as they hear gunfire followed by the door beginning to glow orange from the heat from the plasma weaponry.

"Captain Ryan we are running out of time." Boss said as the door continued glowing with some parts melting.

"The carrier is going down. It's falling." Ryan said as the assault carrier began falling towards the ground with the engines exploding.

"Delta Squad this is Pelican Echo Seventeen, here to pick you up." Said a clone voice as a Pelican flew in front of one of the windows.

"Thanks for the help Echo Seventeen." Boss said as he blasts the window out.

"Shadow, Tech, get the wires out!" Worthington ordered.

Both Shadow and Tech attach cables to their rifles before firing the cables which land onto the inner wall of the Pelican.

"You two go first." Boss said to both Tech and Shadow.

The two troopers nod their heads before they connect the end that was attached to the barrels of their rifles to the ceiling before they began making their way to the Pelican, using their rifles as a support on the thin wire before they got into the troop bay of the Pelican.

"They're almost through." Worthington said as he sees that the melting door was beginning to have holes.

"We better hurry then." Boss said as two more Clone troopers began crossing to the Pelican.

"The carrier looks to be mostly intact." Worthington said as he looked out the window to the crashed assault carrier as the two clones reached the Pelican before another clone trooper and one Federation trooper began crossing.

"Look out!" Boss shouted as he pushed Worthington down as a plasma bolt flew over his head.

"Thanks." Worthington said as Boss fired his blaster at the attacker which was a Jackal as the two soldiers reached the end.

"Thank me later once we're on the Pelican." Boss said as he fired his blaster again as a Brute was in view of the opening while two Federation troopers moved to cross.

"Die heretic-GAH!" A Grunt tried to shout only for a blaster bolt to go through his head.

"We're almost done Boss!" Scorch shouted as the two Federation troopers reach the Pelican before he and Sev began their move to the Pelican.

"We're going to have to hurry." Fixer said as Worthington shot a Brute Captain dead in the face.

"Worthington you and Fixer go while I stay back to make sure that these guys don't shoot you in the back." Boss said as he shot several Grunts while Scorch and Sev reached the Pelican.

"Roger that lead." Fixer said as he got to the wire and began his trip.

"Alright." Worthington said in an unsure tone as he began the trip with Fixer and they reached the Pelican ten seconds later as Boss shot more Covenant.

"We're all here!" Scorch shouted.

"I'm on my way!" Boss shouted as he tossed a thermal detonator into the doorway before he ran to the wire and made his way.

"Die h-AH!" A Brute major tried to say but only for his roar to be reduced to a scream as the grenade goes off, killing a lot of Covenant soldiers.

Boss reached the Pelican where once inside the troop bay both Tech and Shadow detached the cable in the troop bay before the Pelican flew off as the soldiers and commandos took their seats.

"We're clear Captain." Boss said into his radio.

"Copy that Delta, bringing in the pain." Captain Ryan said as a Halcyon-class heavy cruiser came in before firing a railgun which struck the base of the tower and the entire structure began falling to the ground.

"Delta, this is Commander Strike, I need you to return those men here at the moment. Your advisor has another task for you once you hand me my troops." Strike told the commandos.

"Understood Commander." Boss said before the commander cuts the connection.

"Who was that?" Worthington asked with a raised eyebrow.

"That was Commander Strike, he wants you boys back on his position." Boss answered as he rolled his shoulders.

"I see." Worthington said as the Pelican flew down where once it touched the ground the troopers and commandos walk out to see more Federation soldiers.

"Are you Delta Squad?" Asked a Federation trooper wearing Kevlar armor which looked like Halo 5 marine armor.

"We are." Boss answered.

"You are being ordered to board a Pelican to head over to the assault carrier." Said the Federation trooper.

"What, why?" Scorch asked in surprise and confusion.

"You'll have to talk to your advisor on the Pelican." Said the Federation trooper before he walked away.

"So what do we do Boss?" Scorch asked.

"We follow orders." Boss said before they make their way to a waiting Pelican.

Three minutes later

Pelican

On approach to crashed CAS-class assault carrier

A single Pelican dropship flew through the air as it made its approach towards the crashed assault carrier.

Inside the troop bay the clone commando unit Delta Squad said as a holoprojector sat in the middle of the bay before a hologram appeared to reveal the person being projected was none other than Delta Squads advisor.

"Alright Delta Squad here is your new orders: you are being ordered to infiltrate the assault carrier and set the reactors to self-destruct and once you have done that then you will then evacuate." Advisor said.

"Advisor, why are we going all the way to the carrier just to self-destruct it? Wouldn't it be easier to just destroy the ship from orbit?" Scorch asked in a confused tone.

"That would be easier Six-Two but we got word of a high ranking official on the assault carrier and we need to verify who they are and either capture them or take them down." Advisor told them.

"Understood Advisor, we shall complete this mission." Boss said.

"Be careful Deltas, the enemy will try to get the ship up and running to escape so you have a limited window." Advisor warned before his hologram vanished.

"That seems too easy of a job." Scorch muttered.

"I agree but maybe there is something else to this." Fixer said as the Pelican flew.

"We are closing in on the assault carrier Deltas. I'll be able to land you into one of the hangers if the ships weapons and sensor systems are offline so when we reach the hanger be ready for a quick exit." Said the Pelican pilot.

"Roger that pilot. Be careful when you get out of here." Boss said.

The Pelican flew towards the assault carriers hanger where once inside touched the ground with the ramp dropping where once it dropped fully to the deck the four clone commandos run out and find that the hanger was empty.

"All clear." Fixer said as he looked around.

"Alright, you are cleared to leave pilot." Boss said.

"Roger that Deltas. May the force be with you and gods speed." Said the Pelican pilot as the ramp closed before the Pelican flew out of the hanger.

"Alright Deltas, let's get moving." Boss said once the Pelican is out of sight.

"Roger that Boss." Sev said as they squad began making their way out of the hanger.

The squad reach the hallway where they see the bodies of two Jiralhanae in blue minor armor and one Jackal.

"No hostiles in sight." Fixer said as he looked left and right but only to find that they are the only living beings in the hallway.

"Let's make our way to the reactor and destroy this place." Boss said as he took the lead.

The squad made their way and encountered no Jiralhanae, Kig-yar, Unggoy, or even one Mgalekgolo until they reached the hanger where once inside they were met by to their surprise Huragok's… and a lot of them.

"So this is why they had us focus on the reactor." Scorch said as he saw a smaller Huragok which meant that it was a child.

"This entire ship is filled with Engineers." Fixer said as he saw them.

"And it looks like they don't have any explosives strapped to them." Sev said as he took notice that not a single Engineer had a bombs.

An engineer floated up to Delta Squad and hummed before moving its front tentacles in motions as a way of speaking and thanks to their helmets on board translator which was able to understand any type of sign language and were able to know what they were saying.

"You are soldiers for the Orion Federation?" Asked the Huragok.

"We're commandos ordered to come destroy this ship… and possibly save you." Boss answered.

"Oh thank the Forerunners! You must get us all out of here! The Jiralhanae are forcing us to fix their equipment and they even us our own as food." Said the Huragok.

"Then get everyone ready because when we get the reactor to overload we are going to get picked up so be ready for when we leave." Boss said which made the Huragok's hopeful.

"Delta Squad what is the status?" Advisor asked them through their radios.

"We are in the reactor and have found multiple Huragok slaves. We request some transports for the Huragoks." Boss said to their advisor.

"Roger that Delta, sending over three extra Pelican transports." Advisor said.

"Understood Advisor. Delta Squad is moving to overload the reactor." Boss said as he and his Squad walking to the controls of the reactor and began pressing several switches.

After ten seconds, the terminal began flashing.

"Reactor overload commencing. Twelve minutes until core overload." A mechanical voice said in the Jiralhanae language.

"Alright, let's go commandos." Boss said before he turned to the Huragoks and said "We're getting out of here right now! All of you hurry and come with us!"

"We shall follow you at a safe distance so you will not get distracted." The lead Huragok said.

The commandos run through the halls and encounter two Jiralhanae minors.

"Clones!" A Brute Minor shouted as they moved to grab their weapons only for the commandos to gun them down.

"Move! We aren't sure how long until we encounter more Covenant!" Boss shouted as they run through the halls.

The commandos continue running through the halls until they reached the hanger again and they encounter four Pelicans sitting on the deck with six Federation troopers waiting.

"Delta Squad?" Asked a Federation trooper which Boss nods his head before the trooper said "I'm Sergeant James. I was assigned to help escort the Huragoks to safety."

"I am glad for that Sergeant. Now let's get these Engineers to safety." Boss said as the Huragoks floated in.

"Contact!" Shouted a Federation trooper as a door opened on the other side of the hanger where Brutes and Grunts rush through.

"Open fire!" James shouted before the Federation troopers and Clone commandos open fire with blaster bolts striking the Grunts and Brutes.

"Kill the humans!" Shouted a Brute captain only to cry out in pain as a blaster bolt went right into his heart.

"Get those Engineers on now!" James shouted as he shot a Grunt and was forced to duck when a super-heated spike flew over his head.

"Hurry!" Boss shouted to the Engineers as he shot two more Grunts and a Brute.

The Engineer floated one at a time into the Pelicans which took eight minutes until they were all on the three Pelicans which took off and fly away.

"Get on board now!" Shouted the female Pelican pilot.

"You heard the lady, go!" Boss shouted as he shot two more Brutes.

"Come on!" Shouted a Federation trooper before a spike stabbed into the troopers shoulder causing him to cry in pain.

"Sears!" James shouted as the wounded trooper limped into the troop bay of the Pelican.

"Get onto the Pelican!" Boss shouted as the troopers began piling onto the Pelican with the commandos going on board last.

"We're leaving boys." The pilot said as the Pelican closed the ramp and flew off where several minutes later the assault carrier exploded.

"Nice job commandos." Advisor told them "We have the engineers and are waiting for you back on the ship. The battle is over boys."

"Well at least we can finally get some rest." Scorch said as he leaned into his seat.

"But it isn't the last battle of the war." Boss said as he leaned forward with an emotionless look on his face which was hidden by the helmet.

End flashback story

Strangereal

Gracemeria

"And that was what happened during the battle of Abregado-rae." Boss said to the crowd as they listened to their tale.

"That sounds cool." Gabriel said with a smile.

"Though what happened to those Engineers that you saved?" Noel asked.

"I believe you met one of them two weeks ago." Scorch said before a Huragok floated close to them.

"And here is another one. It's good to see you again Light. Everyone this is Light as Air, he's one of the Huragoks that we saved." Boss introduced.

The Huragok hummed while moving its toward tentacles in sign language saying "What were you talking about?"

"We were just finished talking about the battle of Abregado-rae." Boss answered.

"Was it when you saved us on the CAS-class assault carrier?" Light as Air asked.

"Yes we finished talking about how the assault carrier exploded and we were on our way to the ship." Scorch said with a smile on his face.

"Do you like working for the Federation?" Kurona asked the Huragok.

"I enjoy it actually. It's far more better working with the Orion Federation than it was for those Jiralhanae since they actually care for our wellbeing than those brutes who prefer to have us as their lunch or dinner while the Federation actually like to ensure our safety and they help us around if the task seems difficult without care." Light said through sign language and because of Sith training, Kurona was able to understand what he was saying.

"How can you understand sign language?" Scorch asked with a raised eyebrow under his helmet.

"During my… 'training' with the Sith, I was around Huragoks a lot due to me being close to the shipyards. I got the chance to understand what they say and the tones in their sounds." Kurona answered with a somewhat sad tone which caused Cerina to put a hand onto the girl's shoulder which helped lighten her mood.

"Well your with us now kid. You don't need to worry about them getting to you with Delta Squad around." Scorch said jokingly as he puffed out his chest which caused the children to laugh while Cerina, Euphemia, and Noel, giggled with the other clones laughing lightly at how Scorch seemed to have lightened the mood in just a second.

"So when do you think they'll be back?" Zack asked with his mind focused on the Swords of Heaven.

"That's what I'm here about. The Swords of Heaven have reported that they are on their way back right now. And they have also reported that the Sith Empire is now in civil war." Advisor said surprising the clones there along with the children, Noel, Euphie, and Cerina.

"What is the Sith forces identified as for the two sides?" Boss asked with a curious look on his face under the helmet.

"The two sides are the Sith Empire which we already know who is leading them and there is the New Sith Union which is being led by Helghast Colonel Mael Radec, Darth Marr, Darth Malgus, and Darth Imperius." Advisor said.

"The same Sith Lord who is hunting the Swords of Heaven?" Sev asked in confusion.

"Yeah but we have more news. General Meilsa has been captured by the Sith Empire." Advisor said causing everyone to have looks of horror and worry.

"Will she be alright?" Euphie asked in concern.

"We are unsure but Darth Imperius will tell us everything he learns." Advisor said only for Sev to growl saying "Why in the galaxy would we be willing to listen to what a Sith Lord who has been hunting the Swords of Heaven for the last few months has to say?"

"The reason is very simple Oh-Seven… Darth Imperius is actually General Dexter Walker." Advisor said catching everyone off guard once more.

"General Walker was the Sith Lord this entire time?!" Scorch shouted in surprise.

"It seems the Sith did the same thing the Jedi did to Revan during the Jedi Civil War." Advisor said as he crossed his chest over his chest plate.

"So they rewrote his mind to force him to hunt us down and force him to fight against the Federation and kill our brothers?" Sev growled at the Siths own twisted minds.

"The Sith are twisted but it seems that General Walker is remaining with the New Sith Union to not only give fight with them but he thinks it's the only way to give US an even fight against the Empire." Advisor said.

"Are you saying that the General is staying with them as a way to give force the Sith Empire to fight on two fronts?" Boss asked with a raised eyebrow.

"You are correct Three-Eight. General Walker wants the Sith to be focused on the two fronts since we are unsure what they're numbers are and since with every battle we've won two more have been lost. We are getting reports of fleets being ambushed and destroyed, space stations reduced to debris, and worlds invaded by the Sith Empire. General Walker is giving the Federation a chance to fight on even footing." Advisor said.

"That's smart. Force the enemy to fight on two fronts which will weaken their numbers and allow our forces to fight on equal footing against the empire." Fixer said as he understood what the former Jedi Knight and former Sith Lord was thinking.

"And we are also getting info from the Sith Unions intelligence branch and thanks to them we have located multiple Sith worlds of importance and we have taken them including destroying Sith Empire stations in different locations." Advisor said as he looked at the group.

"Well that's good." Scorch said with a smile.

"Advisor." A Federation trooper said as he walked up to the group before he placed his hands behind his back "We just got a communications signal to the Generals. They are requesting the status of the defenses."

"Inform them that everyone is prepared for an attack at any time and will drive the enemy back to the holes they came from." Advisor said surprising the clones.

"I never thought I'd hear those words come out of your mouth Advisor." Scorch said in a surprised tone.

"You should know when you've been around the Swords of Heavens then things change." Advisor said as he looked at the explosion loving clone commando.

"He's right. I mean look at most of the soldiers who go into the units under their commands." Scorch said pointing out how many clone and Federation troopers who got out of basic training and who were very strict became different like either laidback and even have multiple different other personalities when they first work with them.

"Well they do have a hazard squad specifically meant for Jarod's experiments." Gregor said with everyone including the children to nod their heads in agreement due to Jarod's experiments getting out of hands at times.

"Jarod is known to cause problems with his experiments." Scorch agreed with a nod before he laughed saying "Remember that trouble he created on that Valor-class cruiser? The OFS Stinger where he created a device that shut the entire gravity and sent the entire ship into chaos?"

"Yeah I remember that." Gregor muttered as he shook his head since he was one of those unfortunate victims when the gravity was off… and when it came back on.

"Advisor what's the status on the Sangheili front anyway?" Scorch asked since it has been a few months since they heard.

"The Sangheili are fighting Covenant on multiple fronts… and the Covenant have claimed some locations on Sanghelios." Advisor said.

"The Arbiter must not be taking that well." Sev said.

"He's not. He's leading the attacks on Sanghelios." Advisor said.

"Well this is his own homeworld." Scorch said with a shrug.

Sith Union territory

Flying through space was a fleet of ships ranging from seven Helghast cruisers, twelve Imperial Escort Carriers, four Ardent-class frigates, and two Pellaeon-class star destroyers.

On board a Pellaeon-class star destroyer called the Resurgent stood Dexter as he looked out the windows to see NSU fighters fly through space.

"My lord we are ready to attack the station." Said a man wearing a Sith officers uniform.

"Good… and how many times have I said to not call me a lord?" Dexter said with the last part in annoyance as he turned to the man.

"Seven times sir." The officer said with a smile as everyone else on the bridge just laughed.

"Well let's get going." Dexter said as he turned and left the bridge with the fleet entering hyperspace.

Once in hyperspace Dexter made his way to the communications station where once there he contacted his home where once turned on he sees a face that brought a smile to his face.

"Hi daddy!" Rin said with the smile on her face.

Dexter smiled at the girl who he officially took as his daughter since she was by blood his daughter.

"Hey Rin, how are things going?" Dexter asked the young girl.

"I doing okay and Lana is playing with the pack again." Rin said with a playful smile on her face.

"How are your lessons going?" Dexter asked.

"They are okay but I can't seem to get to levitating the stone." Rin said in a sad tone.

"Hey don't worry, when I get back I'll help you with your lessons if you want." Dexter said with a small smile which brought up the young girls mood in an instant.

"Really? Thank you daddy!" Rin said with a smile.

"Just keep trying until I get back and if you manage to levitate it an inch or more up off of the table then I'll make you something special." Dexter said with a smile.

"Thanks daddy." Rin said before she gains a confused look "Daddy, when will I get to see my mommy?"

That caught Dexter by surprise as he never expected Rin to say something like that.

"I'll take you to see her and Aoko when I have a safe way to take you to her. I don't want to get you hurt if I am forced to travel through a battle field." Dexter said with a small sad smile on his face.

"Oh, I understand." Rin said with a sad look on her face.

"Hey turn that frown upside down. I'm not going to have my child have a sad look if I can't help it." Dexter said in a playful tone which in turn caused Rin to smile and laugh lightly at how Dexter lightened her mood.

"Thanks daddy. You really know how to make us feel better." Rin said with a bright smile which had replaced her sad look.

"Sir we are about to enter the system in ten minutes." Said a Helghast Trooper as he stood outside the room.

"Alright I'll be up there in six minutes." Dexter said to the Helghast trooper who nods his head before he walked off away from the door.

"Listen Rin I need to leave, I have a battle that I need to go to." Dexter said in a regretful tone.

"Okay." Rin said with a sad look.

"But don't worry because it's just two hours away from you in FTL so when I finish I'll be heading over there." Dexter said to the girl.

"Okay. Please be safe daddy. I love you." Rin said with a small smile.

"I love you too." Dexter said with a loving smile that only a father would give to his daughter as the transmission ended.

Once the transmission ended Dexters smile dropped and he had a serious expression on his face as he turned around and walked out of the room with his left eye flashing black and red… with a familiar sigil in the pupil.

Australia

Colonel Striker walked down halls passing US naval personnel before he came into a large room with terminals, screens, and a window which revealed that they were inside what looked like a catapult tube.

"Sir the USS Freedoms Pride is ready to launch." Said a US technician as he hands Striker an electronic pad which Striker tapped before handing it back to the technician.

"Then have all ships prepared to launch and charge up the Space Fold drives." Striker ordered.

"Aye sir." Said the technician with a salute before he walked away.

"Colonel, this is General Mitchell." Mitchell's voice said over the radio.

"What can I do for you General?" Striker asked.

"I just want to inform you that when you encounter her… don't do something you'll regret." Mitchell said.

"Don't worry sir, it's a rescue mission." Striker said.

"Count down commencing. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one… LAUNCH." Said a mechanical voice before the ship shook and flew out of the catapult to reveal that the ship was a Macross Quarter-class vessel while sixteen other ships flew out of different tubes with six Munificent-class star frigates, three, Lucrehulk-class battleships, two Recusant-class light destroyers, and four Lupus-class missile frigates.

"Once we have exited the atmosphere we will engage Fold drives and make our way to our destination… and then we will begin the operation." Said an admiral.

"Sir why are we using this ship?" Asked a crewman.

"The answer is quite simple ensign. The Macross Quarter-class is still a new ship and we were given one so this will be a good chance to see how it can handle under the controls of the US." Striker said as he stood with his arms crossed over his chestplate as the fleet began to exit the atmosphere.

"I guess that makes sense sir." Said the ensign as the ships moved to a safe distance from Earth while the Sith fleet still stood at a standoff with the Federation forces in orbit an didn't notice the US fleet before they Folded out of the system… and to their objective.

Striker exits the bridge and made his way to the hanger where inside were multiple Valkyries ranging from VF-1 Valkyries, VF-11 Thunderbolts, VF-17 Nightmares, and machines that had bodies of mobile suits but wings on the back and hips. This was the SVMS-01 Union Flag.

There were 25 VF-1s, 23 VF-11s, 20 VF-17s, and 11 Flags in the Freedoms Pride. And those were just the Valkyries and mobile suits.

"Colonel sir!" A voice said getting the ODSTs attention.

Striker turns to see a man walking up to him wearing a pilot's uniform.

"You ready to give those Sith the meaning of the words pain and hell sir?" Asked the man with a smirk on his face.

Striker gave him an unseen smirk and said "By the time I get over there, they are going to wish that they had never been born."

"That's the way to say it boss man!" The pilot said with a nod before he walked off.

Striker lost the smirk that was on his face and made his way to a section of the hanger where standing tall and proud was a mobile suit that was covered by shadows and had two eyes.

"I will show the Sith of the meaning of the word strength with you by my side." Striker said as he took his helmet off with the lighting shadowing his face as he looked at the mobile suit while everyone else was just enjoying themselves or getting ready for the coming battle.

Citadel

A scream rips through the Citadel as Lenalee screams again while standing in front of her was Darth Nheel and Darth Oculus.

That is enough." Darth Oculus said with a wave of his hand towards a droid before it pressed several buttons and the helmet on Lenalees head stops allowing her to see clearly instead of seeing nightmares.

"Make them stop!" Lenalee whispered as her tears slid down her face.

Oculus used the force to take the helmet off of her head before he grabbed her chin to make her look at him.

"Don't worry Sword of Heart, this entire nightmare will come to an end soon." Darth Oculus said before he lets her go and walked towards Darth Nheel.

"Take her to the extraction room. She is ready." Darth Oculus said before he walked out of the room with two Stormtroopers standing guard.

"Get her down." Nheel ordered to the droid who deactivated the magnetic restraints which in turn caused Lenalee to fall to the ground before the two Stormtroopers walk in and grab her by the arms before they hefted her up, swinging her arms over their shoulders before they began making their way through the halls to their next destination but as they did they didn't see a figure sitting in a cell that they passed.

The figure just watched them pass before he took out a sharp rock and began tinkering with a lock while muttering with a Hungarian accent "Hopefully the others are ready for this."

Unknown star system

Flying towards and from a planet were multiple ships ranging from different classes from freighters to cruisers before a YT-1210 light freighter exits hyperspace and flew towards the planet.

Once the planet was in the atmosphere it began flying towards city with walls and a large palace.

The freighter flew towards a landing platform before extending its landing gears.

Once it touched the ground it dropped its ramp where the occupants who were Zygerrians walked out to be met by three other Zygerrians.

"Welcome home Forsinko." Said the lead Zygerrian with a smile on his face.

"It's good to be home Gorvak." Forsinko said with a smile of his own.

"I take it that the meeting with the Sith has given us new slaves?" Gorvak asked with the smile still on his face since because of the Sith Empire, Zygerria regained its status as a Slave Empire.

"There seems to be a complication. The Sith is split into civil war." Forsinko said.

"Never expected the Sith to fall into civil war." Gorvak muttered caught by surprise.

"But Lord Oculus has given us something to put onto the market." Forsinko said as he gestured the three other Zygerrians into the ship where once inside Forsinko upped the top hatch to reveal Alyssa who look up with a tired look before glaring at them.

"One girl? She looks to be seventeen! What can one girl be for us?" Gorvak asked with curiosity.

"This isn't just any girl Gorvak. She is a Jedi." Forsinko said as he pulled out Alyssa's lightsaber which surprised Gorvak.

"A Jedi? Well that is great news Forsinko! Think of how much she will fetch on the slave auction in three days!" Gorvak shouted.

"Yes and we have three days to get her ready for then but I'm sure we can make her… obedient." Forsinko said as he looked at Alyssa with a smile that sent terror down her spine.

"Well let's go speak with the auctioneer. I'm sure that collar will prevent our friend from escaping right?" Gorvak said.

"Yes that collar was specially built for Jedi. If she uses her force powers then she will get an agonizing shock." Forsinko said and just to test it out he pressed a button which sent electricity through Alyssa's body causing her to scream in agony before ten seconds later the shocks stopped, freeing her of the pain.

"Good! Let's go talk to them then." Gorvak said as he walked out while the hatch slams shut.

"Those fools will regret the day they were born!" Alyssa growled before winking in pain.

Alyssa moved her bound hands to her hair where she pressed the button.

"Let's hope they find me." Alyssa said as she slipped the cylinder back into her hair and laid down to try and get some needed rest.

Mandalore

"Sir!" A Mandalorian wearing all grey shock trooper armor said to a man wearing TD-15A Pyro-Tech.

"I see it boys. Let's inform our boys on Earth we have a signal." Jindo said as he looked at the map which showed the location of the beacon.

Tracyn island

Braydin, Aiden, Maeren, and Dorothea were walking towards a hanger but only to be stopped by a young Mandalorian wearing Neo-Crusader armor that ran down a hall, only to trip on a barrel and slam into some more barrels… that were holding a crate.

"Braydin! We just got word from a Mandalorian on Mandalore!" Shouted the young Mandalorian.

"What's the transmission?" Braydin asked with a raised eyebrow.

"It says that they have the location of the Sword of Skill and are asking for you and a fleet of six ships to go to Mandalore to meet up with the rescue force." The young Mandalorian said which caught Braydin off guard.

"Well it seems we don't have to wait long." Aiden said as he looked towards Braydin who clenched his hands into fists before they continued walking towards the hanger where once inside they were met by two differently designed mobile suits.

"So they are ready?" Braydin asked.

"Yes sir but I advise you test them out before taking them onto the field." Said a Britannian technician.

"Well we will test them out right now. Because we have a job to do soon." Braydin said as his eyes held the fire of determination… determination to regain his right as the Sword of Honor.

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(Uso by SID)

(Ano hi mita sora akaneiro no sora wo) Shifts to show a single streak fly through the sky before it was followed by thousands of more before the screen pulls back to show the Swords of Heavens, AC pilots, jet pilots, Knightmare pilots, and soldiers looking up at the sky

(Nee kimi wa oboeteimasuka) Shifts to show a giant metal clawed hand which shrinks into a regular hand showing a phantom image of Dexter before it fades to show Chris leaning his back against a tree

(Yakusoku chigiri shoka no kaze ga tsutsumu) Shifts to show Chris looks in a direction to see the other Swords looking at him with bright looks on their faces causing him to smile

(Futari yorisotta) Chris looks up at the sky where the camera pans to show Gundams and several other machines and vehicles fly through the sky

(Instruments) Shifts to show the inside of a warship showing both Dexter and Chris looking at one another

(Muri na egao no ura) Both Dexter and Chris bow before engaging their Scale Mail and start throwing punches at one another

(Nobita kage wo kakumau) The two continue their spar with the strikes occasionally hitting one another before Dexter grabs Chris and tosses him into the air where he follows with an energy encased fist hitting Chris in the chest which shattered his Scale Mail save his gauntlet and sent him flying

(Dakara kizukanu furi saisei wo erabu) Chris flew passing Braydin and Aiden in Mandalorian armor and an ODST with foldable axes strapped to his back before Chris continued flying until he is caught by Darth Imperius who punched Chris in the face sending him flying before releasing a roar as well as sending a wave of black mist

(Instruments) Shifts to show Kallen as she and John were sparring with Andrew, Ben, and Saber

(Teeburu no ue no furuenai shirase machitsuzukete) Shifts to show Jarod as he was working on something before it explodes in his face sending him flying before he gets back into the room wiping soot off his face before he cracks his knuckles and continues what he was working on

(Instruments) Shifts to show several machines fly through the sky before one aims a rifle and fires at the screen

(Kuuhaku no yoru mo kuru hazu no nai asa mo) Shifts to show Lenalee and Alyssa as they stood in front of makeshift graves with the former crying openly while the latter was trying to comfort her

(Zenbu wakattetanda) Shifts to show Alex and Josh standing side by side where they nod their heads before drawing their weapons and Alex sends a beam of energy while Josh sends an ice dragon which causes an explosion

(Ano hi mita sora akaneiro no sora wo) Shifts to show several Armored Cores hover across the ground while Knightmares drove beside them while they engaged Sith mobile suits and Britannian Knightmares

(Nee itsuka omoidasu deshou) Shifts to show several jets fly through the sky followed by Federation fighters and machines as they attacked Sith mobile suits and fighters

(Hatasenakatta yakusoku wo idaite) Shifts to show all of the Swords of Heavens Gundams fly through a battle field demolishing Sith mobile suits before they flew at the black Ghirarga where they clashed creating a bright flash

(Futari arukidasu) Shifts to show a pocket watch which closes with the holder being Chris who hands it to a cloaked figure before they and the Swords of Heavens walk away down a road before shifting to a flight deck to show the Swords of Heavens and AC pilots with their Gundams, mobile suits, and Armored Cores behind them

(End of ending)

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Preview

"The past has been said and the rescue is now." Shifts to show a battle going off in space as fighters and mobile suits flew before it shifts to show Striker slam an axe into the head of a Stormtrooper

"The Sword of Hearts rescue by the United States will bring back what has been forgotten." Shifts to show Striker holding up a briefcase as his helmet lied on the ground, shattered before shifting to show Strikers eyes which were blue before they flash a menacing red

"But horrors await those who enter the Citadel." Shifts to show shadowy figures walking towards Striker and several US soldiers

"And allies will reveal themselves." Shifts to show a large figure tossing a shadowy figure towards a Stormtrooper with one hand while in his other hand was a minigun which he used with skill before shifting to show a figure sneak up behind a Stormtrooper before snapping his neck as two others turn the corner before using the corpse as a shield and gunning the two troopers down

Next episode: Citadel assault

"Will they make it in time to save the Sword of Heart or fall into darkness?" Shifts to show a Striker running down the halls, cutting down Sith troopers, droids, and Stormtroopers in his way before shifting Darth Oculus and Darth Nheel standing next to a machine which held Lenalee as she screams while energy was being ripped out of her before shifting to show a large shadow covered figure roaring to both Striker and Lenalee