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.

11. Citadel assault

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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Some people will go to any lengths to save someone

Even risking their very lives for the people they love

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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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OFS Freedoms Pride

On the bridge of the OFS Freedoms Pride stood Colonel Striker along with so many United States personnel as they prepared for the coming battle.

"Are all planes ready to deploy once we enter the system?" Striker asked as he looked out into space as everything shifted around like afterimages.

"All Valkyries are ready to launch once ready." Said an ensign who was working on a communications station.

"Is there anything new about the defenses in orbit?" Striker asked.

"Just that the Sith fleet in orbit has been dropped to six Munificent-class star frigates, eight Imperial II-class star destroyers, two Lucrehulk-class battleships, twelve Laurasia-class frigates, and one Providence-class carrier/destroyer." Said a crewman.

"And reports of the structure that our SNU friends have given us?" Striker asked.

"Just that we should expect heavy defenses, traps, and multiple Sith experiments." Said the crewman.

"Once we have reached the planet, have all planes launch and once you have gotten the Siths attention then launch all transports to make their way to the planet's surface where they will land at the Citadel." Striker informed as he made his way out of the bridge.

Striker made his way towards a hanger where inside another hanger which instead of this holding Valkyries and mobile suit this held multiple transports ranging from Sith Imperial assault shuttles, Sentinel-class landing craft, and what looked like Pelican gunships.

"You know sir, I'm surprised that the Federation allowed us to take some of their transports." Said a US engineer as he tinkered with a Pelicans engine.

"When we explained that we are going to be attacking the location where the Sword of Heart is located they cooperated. But it was mostly the Sword of Courage who allowed us these transports since we mostly have captured Sith vessels, fighters, mobile suits, and transports." Striker said as he walked towards the engineer.

"So we're still the spearhead?" The engineer asked as he finished with the engine.

"As sure as me having cybernetics." Striker answered with a nod.

"Then let's hope we teach those Sith bastards that the United States Armed Forces still has the bite to back up our bark!" The engineer shouted which got everyone's attention as they shouted "OORAH!" "HOOAH!" "HUA!" "HOOYAH!"

"Oorah." Striker said with a smirk under the helmet as he walked off to get his gear ready.

"Sir," a US Marine said getting his attention "are we going to use that new BDU?"

"That depends if you want to use it. It's all up to you boys." Striker answered as he walked away.

The ODST made his way to his quarters where once there he walked to a closet which he opens and pulls out two foldable axes which he folds and magnetically straps to his back before he grabbed an FN SCAR and strapped to his back before he grabbed four M67 grenade which he placed to his sides before reaching his hands to grab a handle of a suitcase but stopped at it was an inch from it.

'Now or never marine.' Striker thought as he grabbed the handle and walked out of the his room.

Lola Sayu

In orbit of the scarred world of Lola Sayu flew a fleet of Sith warships which was made up of six Munificent-class star frigates, eight Imperial II-class star destroyers, two Lucrehulk-class battleships, twelve Laurasia-class frigates, and one Providence-class carrier/destroyer.

On the bridge of the Providence-class carrier said a human with black short hair and blue eyes as he had a bored expression.

"Nothing on the scanners yet?" Asked the human in a bored tone to an OOM pilot droid.

"There is nothing on the scanners yet sir." Said the droid in an emotionless tone.

"Why won't something happen?" The man groaned in a bored and annoyed tone as he crossed his arms.

"Admiral, I'm picking up a fleet entering the system." Said the droid.

"Are they Sith, Federation, or Covenant?" The Admiral asked as he had a curious look.

The US fleet enters the system and drew closer to the fleet.

"Unknown affiliation but they are made up mostly of our ships sir. Six Munificent-class star frigates, three Lucrehulk-class battleships, two Recusant-class light destroyers, four Lupus-class missile frigates, and one unknown vessel." Said the droid.

"Admiral the new fleet is launching fighters and mobile suits! They are opening fire!" Said a Sith ensign from a terminal.

"Tell all ships to bring up shields and open fire on the enemy vessels! Tell all ships to launch fighters and mobile suits!" The Admiral ordered as he stood up from his seat.

"Yes sir!" Shouted the ensign as he relayed the admiral's orders.

The Sith fleet deploy 52 Vulture droids, 46 Scarab droid fighters, 38 Droid tri-fighters, 31 TIE Fighters, 27 TIE Interceptors, 28 Gafrans, 26 Hellions, 22 Enacts, and 20 Zedas.

The US fleet deployed 62 VF-1s, 48 VF-11s, 54 VF-17s, and 52 Flags.

"This is the USS Inquisition all Valkyries and Flags launched."

"USS Reliance has launched Valkyries."

"USS Alliance has launched Flags."

"Valkyries and Flags launched from the USS Halcyon."

"USS Texas has launched Valkyries and Flags."

"This is the USS Freedoms Pride all Valkyries and Flags are on the catapults and launching." Said the communications operator on the USS Freedoms Pride.

Transport hanger

"MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!" Shouted a male voice as boots slammed into metal with US Marines and US Army soldiers running towards the dropship hanger.

The soldiers run towards a stand where Striker stood on a podium.

Striker looked at all of the marines and army to see they were wearing different types of uniform with most of them wearing regular Kevlar with some having what looked futuristic masks with some looking like gas masks but Striker could understand since they were going to a volcanic planet.

"Alright listen up boys and girls!" Striker started as he looked at the group of assembled soldiers "Our objective once on the surface of Lola Sayu is going to be infiltrating the enemy prison and take out the defenses for more soldiers to get in. We will also enter the facility and free any Sith prisoners we come across. Be aware that this entire station is as dangerous as the Capitol in the Hunger Games."

The soldiers began muttering to one another with some knowing what he is saying as they have read the book that it was said that the entire capital city was a giant death trap with deadly traps at every corner.

"But once we have freed every prisoner we are going to blow that prison to oblivion!" Striker shouted getting cheers from the soldiers.

"That station of needless death will cease to exist once we are through with it. We will go in there, we will find our objective, and we will reduce that place to nothing more than tiny specks of particles that not even the most advanced microscopes will find them!" Striker said which caused the soldiers to cheer once more.

"Now who is ready to get down there and show what the United States Army and Marine Corps can do?" Striker asked the crowd and was responded by "OORAH!" "HOOAH!"

"I can't hear you!" Striker shouted and was again responded by "OORAH!" "HOOAH!"

"Good! Now get onto the transports and get down there!" Striker shouted before he walked towards a group of thirteen marines with all having the patches of the Second Battalion fifth Marines… the 2/5.

"Alright you are with me. We are going into the facility as everyone else distracts them. Once inside we will locate the defenses and shut them down with extreme prejudice but that isn't our only mission. Our mission will also be to rescue every prisoner that the Sith have in that facility along with the Sword of Heart. Now we are will fight not only for our friends and family but we will also be fighting for the victims of the Sith here people! Now let's go!" Striker said before he looked at the marines and shouted "Retreat,"

"Hell!" The marines shouted.

"Two/five." Striker said with a smirk as the marines shouted "Retreat hell!" before he looked at the assembled soldiers and shouted "Let's move soldiers!" Striker shouted which caused everyone to run to their designated transports.

"Let's go! First and last out marines!" Striker shouted as the marines rush towards a Pelican gunship.

Striker was the last to board the Pelican before it began moving onto an elevator.

Once the Pelican was onto the elevator it rose onto the port launch pad where a VF-17 takes off as the Freedoms Pride fired its Heavy Quantum Reaction Cannons with the beams striking a Munificent-class frigate in the left wing which blew the entire wing off.

"Pelican Victor-two-four, you are cleared to launch. God speed." Said the deck chief as he stood on the launch deck wearing a space suit.

"Roger that." The pilot said before the Pelican took off and made its way towards the planet along with so many other transports.

The Pelican along with many other transports flew towards the Sith lines and evaded the gun fire from them with only one of two ships getting blown out of the sky before they managed to pass the fleet as they were more focused on the US fleet while the Sith fighters and mobile suits were focused on the US's Valkyries and Flags.

The transports then flew through the asteroid belt around the damaged planet before they began their descent towards the planet's surface.

"We are entering the planet's atmosphere now boys!" The pilot shouted as the Pelican flew through the clouds.

"Watch out!" A voice shouted before they see a blue shield covering the sky.

"Shit they have shielded the entire planet! No one comes in or out!"

"Then we get down there and destroy the shield for reinforcements to arrive." Striker said as the Pelican flew through the clouds.

Once they have gotten out of the clouds they were met by anti-air gun fire and missiles which flew and struck multiple transports.

"All units keep distance from the fortress until you are close to the ground then close in to the landing zone!" Striker ordered as he stood at the door that led to the cockpit.

Citadel

ten hours before US fleets arrival

In a chamber stood Darth Oculus and Darth Nheel as they stood in front of a machine.

The machine was a device surrounded by six triangular pyramid devices which sat a few feet away from the flat ends of the hexagonal pyramid with all of which had multiple spikes sticking out of the corners with symbols on all three sides of the triangles with two hovering electrical straps which hovered at head height and they were covenant styled cuffs that were on the wrists of one occupant… and this occupant was Lenalee.

Lenalee was bound to the cuffs that hovered about head height.

There was also a podium in front of Lenalee with a sphere like device which was completely empty.

"So what will happen when the procedure starts?" Oculus asked with a curious look as this was the first time he saw an extraction like this.

"The spikes will generate energy when the runes on the five other devices. Each device is coded to the Sith code and the central device is the last step where the energy is extracted and put into that orb in front of her. She will feel great pain and should she survive, we'll just throw her into the maze like everyone else or just give her to the prisoners to enjoy." Nheel said.

"Is there anything else I should know?" Oculus asked.

"Just that the procedure will remove some coverings." Nheel said as he stood in front of the forward device.

"How long will this take Nheel?" Oculus asked.

"It should take about ten minute's Master." Nheel answered.

"What do you plan to do with me?" Lenalee asked as she looked around trying to look for a way out.

"Your Dark Boots are going to be extracted. The procedure will be painful but don't worry, your suffering will end soon enough." Darth Oculus said to the bound girl.

"My friends will come and they will stop you!" Lenalee growled as she glared at the Sith lord.

"Oh I believe they will be too late by then my sweet." Oculus said as he stood next to Darth Nheel.

"Begin the extraction!" Darth Oculus ordered.

"Yes Master." Darth Nheel said with a nod.

"Peace is a lie there is only passion." Nheel started reciting the Sith code before a podium flashed to life glowing a crimson red and menacing voices could be heard.

"Through passion I gain strength." Another pyramid flashed to life but this time this was dark blue.

"Through strength I gain power." Another pyramid flashed to life glowing grey.

"Through power I gain victory." Another pyramid flashed to life glowing maroon.

"Through victory my chains are broken." The fifth pyramid flashed black with a red outline.

"The force shall set me free." With that the last pillar came to life glowing purple.

"The power in this girl shall no longer belong to her. The power shall be long… to the SITH!" Darth Nheel chanted before the triangular pyramids began releasing bolts of energy before the energy struck the central pyramid.

The energy began striking Lenalee which in turn causes her to scream in agonizing pain as she felt the energy burning through her body.

As she felt the energy burn her inside and out her cloths began to burn with some patches burning off to reveal skin before her Dark Boots began to dissolve into green light particles with said green particles floating into the orb with each particle causing the particles to make the orb to slowly glow with each particle to increasing the glow.

The entire thing lasts for the next nine minutes before finally her Dark Boots were fully removed extremely painfully with her cloths burnt especially her underclothing was burnt with smoke rising from her limp form.

"Never thought she would survive." Darth Oculus muttered with a raised eyebrow as he sees looked at the whimpering Lenalee who had tears sliding down her face.

"And all of her power is in here." Darth Nheel said as he stood in front of the bright green glowing orb that sat on the podium.

"You took it..." Lenalee whimpered.

"Yes. Your power called Innocence: The Dark Boots is now our property… and we don't need you alive anymore." Darth Nheel said as he began using the force to choke Lenalee.

Lenalee was having trouble breathing and she was completely defenseless as she was completely bound to the device.

"Don't Darth Nheel. She still has her uses." Darth Oculus said as he looked at his former apprentice.

"As you wish Master." Darth Nheel said as he dropped his hand and released his grip on her neck with the force and allowed her to take a big gulp of air back into her lungs.

Darth Nheel takes out a switch and pressed the button before the door opens and two BX series Commando Droids with the Sith Empire emblem on their chests and red color schemes on their shoulders, thighs, and heads.

"What is your orders sir?" Asked the lead droid.

"Strip this girl of her burnt clothing and put her into something that a prisoner like her should wear." Darth Nheel ordered.

"Roger roger." The lead droid said before he gestured to the girl for the two other droids to walk up to.

The two droids walk up to her and grab the top of her cloths before ripping it off as Darth Nheel and Darth Oculus leave the chamber with the orb of energy in hand as she finally blacked out from the pain.

Six hours later

Lenalee lied in a bed in a cell wearing a prisoner's attire which was made up of a single skin tight full body jumpsuit.

Lenalee opened her eyes and looked around to see which was in a two bedded cell with only one toilet.

"You alright?" A voice said getting her attention to look to see a young man with chin length blonde hair and green eyes as well as a scar on his left cheek bone as well as wearing the same jumpsuit as her but also with letters and numbers on his left chest area which were N6SB312.

"Where am I?" Lenalee asked as she sat up before cringing in pain.

"Take it easy. You were brought here by two commando droids. I had to put you in the bed to rest. Even though these beds aren't the most comfortable." The man said.

"How bad?" Lenalee asked as she leaned back against a wall.

"By the looks of it you had multiple burns and your legs nervous systems are damaged but thankfully it is light and you should have the ability to walk again in an hour or two." The man said as he looked out a cell window which showed The Maze as more victims were tossed in.

"Will we be put into that maze?" Lenalee asked as she looked to see the cages opened and the victims run into the maze with screams following them two seconds later.

"Since you were thrown in with the rest of us, you will." The man said as he lied back into his bed.

"Hey I never got your name." Lenalee said as she focused her attention on the man.

"My name is Daniel but everyone calls me Six." The man introduced himself.

"Why does everyone call you Six?" Lenalee asked with a confused look.

"Because I am always the sixth person to get out of The Maze alive with five other people. So many go in but when I get in there I always come out with five people." The man explained.

"I see now why they call you Six." Lenalee said with a smile before she held out her hand towards the man and said "My name is Lenalee."

"It's nice to meet you." Daniel said as he shook her hand.

"Oi!" A voice shouted getting their attention to look to see a Sith trooper along with two Commando droids.

"Lunch time scum!" The Sith trooper said as he opened their cell which allowed the two to get out with Daniel helping Lenalee.

Daniel helped Lenalee out of the cage where they then began moving to the cafeteria to eat.

Once there Daniel helped Lenalee to the cafeteria where they grabbed their meal which to Lenalee was better than the garbage they gave her when she was in that torture cell.

"Hey Daniel! Over here!" A voice shouted getting their attention to see a man with neck length black hair and black eyes and Lenalee could see the markings on his chest which were N6SA293.

"Hey Thom, anything happen?" Daniel asked as he brought Lenalee to the table.

"Just heard that the Sith are weakening their fleets in orbit because of something big." Thom said as he took a bite of his food.

"Yeah, I heard that too. The empire is also strengthening their defenses down here." Daniel said as Lenalee took a bite of her food.

"Do you think the Sith are expecting an attack?" Lenalee asked after swallowing.

"That's the likeliest possibility." Thom said with a nod.

The group ate in silence before Lenalee felt like she was being watched and turned around to see a man with a shaved head with grey eyes with N4SA239 on his cloths.

"Do you know that guy?" Lenalee asked as she gestured to the man.

"Oh that's Emile. He's a bit aggressive but once you get to know him you'll understand." Thom said taking a bite.

"He a friend of yours?" Lenalee asked.

"Yeah he is. A good friend I've known for years." Thom answered with a smile.

"We better get eating. Sith will even throw starving people into The Maze." Daniel said as he took a bite.

Several minutes later they were finished and guided towards The Maze where the victims run in… only for one of them to die in the most brutal fashion.

"Why would they do something like this?" Lenalee asked as another prisoner was killed.

"Darth Nheel enjoys watching people die." Daniel growled as another prisoner dies.

"Is there anyone who can get through this?" Lenalee asked.

"Several people have managed to get through this. Me, Thom, and Emile were some of those people who got through with our lives." Daniel said as he saw a head fly towards Lenalee.

Daniel catches the head as the face that was stuck in absolute terror with said face looking right at Lenalee.

Lenalee's eyes widen in horror at the head before Daniel dropped the head back into the maze.

"This is really horrible to see isn't it?" Daniel muttered.

"Why are they even doing this?" Lenalee whispered as she saw an organic tentacle lift into the air holding a prisoner before many more tentacles flew up and began tearing the prisoner limb from limb.

"And with this, it's all over." Darth Nheel said from a platform that still there as well as Darth Oculus.

Lenalee looks up to the platform and glares at the two Sith Lords with Darth Oculus looking directly at her with smugness in his eyes.

"Alright all of you back to your cells!" Darth Nheel shouted before ports opened and Commando Droids armed with electrostaffs before they began approaching the prisoners.

"Let's get going." Daniel said before they began walking to their cells.

As Daniel enters the cell Lenalee was just entering the cell before she feels electricity shoot through her body before she fell to the ground in the cell in great pain.

"Are you alright?" Daniel said as he helped her up and onto her bed.

"It hurts so much." Lenalee whimpered.

"Darth Nheel loves to watch his prisoners suffer. That is why they call him the Lord of Suffering and why they have him in charge of torture." Daniel growled.

After a full minute the pain stopped which allowed Lenalee the ability to move once more before she looked out her cell window and muttered "I hope someone does come for us."

Hours later

Battle of Lola Sayu

Lenalee looked out the window of a large room as she saw explosions going off in orbit of the planet.

"I overheard from the guards that the attackers have managed to land troops onto the ground and are making their approach to the prison." Daniel said which raised Lenalee's hopes before a question went through her mind.

"But who is the one attacking?" Lenalee asked curiously.

"From what I heard the fleet is made up mostly of captured Sith warships and one unknown carrier battleship type warship." Daniel answered before he looked Lenalee in the eyes and said "Do you have any idea who might have those?"

"I really don't know." Lenalee answered truthfully.

They hear a banging which caused them to turn to see the cell began to move and two commando droids with electrostaffs stood there.

"All prisoners are to be moved to The Maze." Said a commando droid before the entire cell began moving.

"I have a bad feeling about this." Daniel muttered.

2/5 Pelican

The Pelican flew through the air along with the other transports as anti-air gunfire and missiles through the air while those with guns fired with many striking the missiles.

"Pilot, go through the canyons to get closer. There may be also some power sources we can destroy to weaken their defenses." Striker said to the pilot.

"Copy that sir." Said the Pilot as the Pelican flew down.

The Pelican flew through the canyon and as they were safe from the guns and missiles before the pilot noticed something.

"Nice job going down this way Colonel. We found the power lines for the anti-air guns." Said the pilot as it stopped at the power line.

The Pelican charged up on board SPARTAN laser before firing with the laser punching into the power line and causing a chain reaction which caused the line to begin exploding until finally the AAA stopped.

"Good job pilot. Now continue the flight plan." Striker ordered.

"Yes sir. "The pilot said before the Pelican began its flight towards the Citadel.

The Pelican continued its flight until it reached destination which was a cliff where there stood a door with electro mines on the cliffs.

"Reminds me of Star Wars the Clone Wars." Muttered a Private as he looked at the mines before the ray shield drops and a Destroyer Droid with two B2 Super Battle Droids walked out.

"Drop the hatch and let's move out." Striker said to the pilot.

"Roger that sir. Good hunting." The pilot said before the back ramp of the Pelican dropped.

"Let's go Marines!" Striker shouted as the heated wind blew once the ramp dropped.

"Sir yes sir!" The marines shouted before Striker runs towards the ramp and jumped out.

As he fell he lands on the Destroyer droid before bringing out one of his folding axes with the blade in the shield and pressed a button on the handle where the blades edge glowed pink and then cuts through the droids head, destroying it and dropping the shield.

The two SBDs turns to face him before Striker runs towards one SBD and double kicked the droid, sending it falling to its destruction before Striker threw his axe with the blade slamming into the droids face, destroying it.

The droid dropped to its knees with its light going out before Striker walked over and pulled his axe out of the droids face before pressing the button which turned off the beam blade of the axe while the US Marines jumped down when the Pelican was at a safe height where they will land on the platform without difficulty.

"Alright let's go Marines." Striker said as he folds his axe.

Due to the droids not going into the entrance the ray shield never came back up where they all run through as the Pelican flew away once all Marines were off.

"Alright I want all units to stay together. This place has so many traps that a single mistake spells death." Striker said as he took the lead.

"It's almost like the Hunger Games." Said a Marine Corporal as he held his M4 carbine.

"Cut the chatter. We need to locate the prisoners and get out of here." Striker said as he looked around a corner to find a squad of battle droids walking through a hallway.

"Right, sorry sir." Said the Corporal.

"Stay close, run quick, and shoot smart." Striker said as he moved in front with the marines quick behind him.

They continue running through halls until they come across a cell with two prisoners as four Sith troopers stood in front of them.

"Alright there are still two more left after these two." Said the lead Sith trooper.

"Alright let's get to work." Said another Sith trooper.

"To the Maze you go." Said the third Sith trooper.

"Not today." Striker muttered as he drew both foldable axes and ran towards the cell.

The larger prisoner in the cell sees the ODST incoming and smirked.

"What are you smirking at?" Asked the lead Sith trooper.

"Just your death." The man said confusing the Sith troopers.

"What the hell are you-" The last Sith trooper was interrupted when Striker threw the axe and it slammed into his back right into his spine, killing him.

"What the?!" The lead Sith trooper shouted as he turns around to see Striker running towards them.

"Blast-" The lead Sith trooper tried to shout but he back up to the cell which allowed the man behind the cell to reach out and twist the man's head which snaps the man's neck, killing him.

The two Surviving Sith Trooper fire their blasters at Striker but the ODST dodged the attack and ripped the axe out of the dead Sith troopers back before he swung his second axe which smashed into the side of the Sith troopers head while the last Sith trooper fired his blaster rifle at the ODST who dodged it and throws his retrieved axe which struck the Sith trooper in the chest killing him.

"Nice." Said one of the prisoners who had black hair that reached his ears and blue eyes.

"You ready to get out of here?" Striker asked as he pulled the axe out of the dead Sith trooper.

"Are you going to just stand there?" Asked the man.

"Just be patient." Striker said as he held up the axes… and turned on the blades beams.

"Now that is cool." The man said before Striker cuts through the bars of the cage releasing the two prisoners.

The two prisoners come out and Striker got a good look at them and saw that the second prisoner was a large man with brown hair and hazel eyes… and he had some scars.

Striker saw the numbers on their chest with the large guy having N5S052 while the other guy had JHH02.

"Alright let's go get the others." Striker said as he folds the axes and unstrapped the FN SCAR on his back while the US Marines run in.

The two prisoners pick up the fallen blaster rifles before they run down the halls. As they run doors shut before the sound of electricity grabbed their attention.

"The walls are electrifying!" A marine shouted as he sees a wall of purple lighting beginning to form.

"Run for it!" Striker shouted before they all run.

They run as fast as they could with the two prisoners moving faster than the US Marines as the wall of lightning flew towards them.

The prisoners and Marines get into cover as two Sith troopers arrived turned the corner and Striker punches one prisoner in the face, knocking him unconscious while the second was tripped.

The Sith trooper got back onto his feet and stood in the path of the lightning wall and was both pushed along with the wall as well as being electrocuted to death before the wall vanishes with the Sith troopers corpse releases smoke off of his body.

"That was a really close one." A marine Private First Class muttered while sweating as he moved his hand over his heart to try and calm his speeding heart.

"Be clad that you don't have to carry something heavy here since it will just weigh you down for when you have to run from something like that." Striker said as he didn't feel out of breath while the US Marines were tired.

Not even the two prisoners that they rescued looked tired at all.

"Why aren't you two tired?" Asked a marine Corporal through pants.

"We went through The Maze and when dealing with that, running away from a wall made completely out of lightning is just a simple walk across the street." The smaller prisoner said as he checked the blaster rifle in his hands.

"Do you know where we can find the other prisoners?" Striker asked in a tone that sounded like he was searching for something specifically.

"There is another cell down that hallway." The larger man said pointing down the hallway on the left… right behind the smoking corpse.

"Let's get moving marines! We still have more prisoners to save!" Striker said as he takes the lead.

"Is he always like that?" Asked the smaller prisoner.

"He's just trying to ensure that the prisoners aren't killed." Said a marine Staff Sergeant.

"I can actually agree with that." The larger prisoner said as they run after the ODST.

The ODST continued running until they reached the cell… in time to see a fork stab into the throat of a Sith trooper.

"Who's out there! Is it more of you Sith assholes?!" A prisoner shouted.

"Shut the hell up Emile!" The large Prisoner shouted back.

"Is that you Jorge?" Emile shouted.

"Anyone else skull head?" Jorge asked with a smirk on his face.

"HAHA! Good to see you back big guy… but I can't see you. Can you help us out? This lady is scared." Emile said.

"I'll handle that." Striker said as he began walking to the corpse.

"Who the hell was that?" Emile asked.

"Just a Helljumper." Striker said as he got into view as he strapped the FN SCAR to his back before he took out both axes and ignited the edges before cutting through the bars.

"Nice axes." Emile said as he walked out.

"Custom job." Striker said as he puts the axes away and took the rifle off his back.

Striker picked up the Sith troopers rifle and tossed it to Emile who catches it by the handle.

Striker saw a young girl in the cell and from what he could tell the girl looked to be green hair and brown eyes.

The young girl also had letters on her prison uniform with there being MFCRL and Striker could tell that she was traumatized.

"Hey are you alright?" Striker asked as he walked into the cell and kneeled in front of the scared girl.

The girl remained silent as she held the frightened look.

"It's alright, we're getting you out of here." Striker said as he puts a comforting hand on her shoulder which got her attention.

"You are here to save us?" The girl asked with hope in her eyes.

"I will and I plan to reduce this prison to nothing more than ash." Striker answered.

"Do you know where the others could be?" Asked the marine Staff Sergeant.

"Those bastards said that they planned to put everyone into The Maze." Emile said causing the girl to start hyperventilating.

"Hey calm down. It's alright." Striker said trying to calm the girl down again.

"What is The Maze?" Striker asked as he focused his attention on Emile.

"It's a death maze. You go in and you never come back out. The Maze has many traps, tricks, and turns with the most dangerous part are the creatures they have. Horrid monsters that brutally kill anyone who goes in. So many prisoners that Darth Nheel has thrown in die a most violent death." Emile explained.

"Do you know anyone who survived?" Striker asked.

"You're talking to them." Emile answered.

"You survived this maze?" Striker asked focusing his attention on Emile when asking the question before helping the young girl off of her bed.

"Yeah and what I will tell you is this: It is a death trap on every corner." Emile said.

"Do you know the way to The Maze?" Striker asked causing the girl to flinch when those two words were said.

"Yeah it's down that hall. Just follow us and we'll lead you to it." Emile said.

"You two keep the girl safe as we make our way to The Maze but stay with her at all times." Striker ordered.

Suddenly metal on metal is heard which causes them to turn to see three OOM security droids running towards them.

"There they are. Blast them." Said the lead droid.

The battle droids open fire on the group with the marines firing their rifles while the prisoners fired the blaster rifles they got their hands on with the bullets and blaster bolts slamming into the droids bodies which in turn either cause dents or holes.

"Everyone alright?" Striker asked as he looked at the prisoners and the marines before he focused his attention on a cowering young girl.

"We're alright sir." Said a marine Corporal.

"I want my Onii-chan!" The girl cried.

"It's alright." Striker said as he went to one knee to lower his height before rubbing her back soothingly "We'll reunite you with your brother soon kid. Don't worry."

"Sir I believe we should split up. One group goes to The Maze while the other group goes to the control room to shut down the defenses which will allow our forces to come in to land." Said the marine Staff Sergeant as he checked the rounds in his magazine.

"Good idea Staff Sergeant." Striker said as he gave the marine a nod.

"The command center is several levels up. We can reach it via elevator." Said Jorge as he pointed down the hall towards an elevator.

"Alright then why don't you take Lieutenant Stacks, Corporal Ramsey, Private String, Corporal Dias, Private First Class Wash, and Lance Corporal Romero." Striker said to Thom.

"Right but I suggest that they stay close and do what I say. We don't know what we'll encounter on the way there." Thom said as he held his rifle.

"I also suggest you take the kid. The Maze has traumatized her enough and I don't believe she would want to go through that again." Striker said as he looked at the girl.

"Sir we should get going." Said the Staff Sergeant.

"Agreed. Let's move!" Striker said before they split up and moved down different halls.

Striker and his group walked down halls until they reached a stairway which spiraled down.

"Where is The Maze?" Asked a marine Private.

"Just down on the bottom of this stairway." Emile said as he was the first to go down.

"Do you have any idea if they have armor and weapons that prisoners had anywhere on this station?" Striker asked as he was behind the two prisoners.

"Yeah they keep them locked up next to the armory." Emile answered.

"So once all the prisoners are freed that is where we'll make our next stop." Striker said as he kept walking.

"I hate stairs." A marine muttered before they reached the bottom.

Once on the bottom the group open the door where they see a hallway with glass on the walls.

"This leads to The Maze?" Striker asked as they walked through the hall.

"Yeah, it's just on the other side." Emile said silently.

"Oh my god." A marine muttered as he looked out the window causing the others to look to see cages liking up.

"It seems Darth Nheel is planning to kill all of the prisoners." Emile said.

"We won't let that happen." Striker said as he runs in front of Emile.

"Wait, there's guards up front!" Emile shouted as Striker opened the door to see two Stormtroopers.

"What the?!" A Stormtrooper shouted as Striker fired his FN SCAR with the bullets punching through the Stormtroopers armor, killing them.

Striker stopped when he saw so many cells with many occupants ranging from adults to even some children.

"Where is the warden?" Striker growled before he heard metal sliding which caused him to turn his head to see a door open before five Stormtroopers with one trooper having an orange pauldron run out followed by six OOM Security droids.

"Hands up!" The pauldron wearing Stormtrooper shouted as they aimed their rifles.

"How about no!" Striker shouted as he fired the first shot with the bullet punching through the pauldron wearing Stormtroopers helmet which send blood, bone, and brain matter flying.

"Blast him!" A droid shouted before they opened fire.

The droids and Stormtroopers open fire with blaster fire while the US marines and two freed prisoners shot at the Stormtroopers and droids.

Thankfully since the Stormtroopers helmets make it so that they can't shoot anything the marines and prisoners easily dispatched them without suffering a single casualty.

"Alright let's start getting these people out of here." Striker said as he ran to a cell which held a man with black hair, green eyes, and a prison uniform with RHH01.

The second prisoner was Thom who was doing some pushups before the firefight happened.

"Hey Jonah, glad to see you arrived." The person said to the rescued prisoner next to Emile.

"Glad to see you too Roland." Jonah said as Striker switches his rifle for the foldable axes and cuts through the bars of the cell which releases both Roland and Thom.

"You boys have military training?" Striker asked wanting to get the question away.

"Almost everyone here has military training. Some are soldiers, spec-ops, pilots, or spooks but the rest are civilians." Thom said as Emile tosses him an E-11 blaster rifle while Jonah hands Roland an E-11 and an E-5 carbine

"There is even a Sword of Heavens here." Roland said as he checked both weapons before Striker walked in front of him after switching his axes for his rifle.

"Which Sword?" Striker asked.

"The Sword of Heart." Roland said with a raised eyebrow.

"Alright the Sword of Heaven is top priority! We get her out of here along with every prisoner before turning this entire place to dust!" Striker said as he saw that he checked his magazine to see it was empty before tossing it away and slapping in a fresh magazine.

"And pray tell me what you planned to do if there was resistance?" A voice said causing everyone to look to see Darth Nheel on a balcony with Darth Oculus and two Terror Troopers.

"Darth Oculus!" Striker growled as he glared at Darth Oculus.

"Oh you have me at a disadvantage mister?" Oculus said to the ODST.

"I am Colonel Striker." Striker simply said still glaring at the Sith lord.

"So you are the man from the pod race. Well then I guess that you coming here was a good thing after all." Darth Oculus said with a smile under his helmet.

"Yeah well you won't be saying that for long." Striker said as he smirked under his helmet.

"Do you believe that we wouldn't expect a team to come in here? You are only half of the team. The rest of going right into one of our traps as expected." Oculus said with a smirk.

"Colonel those soldiers over there can help if you are able to get them out of their cages." Jonah said pointing to two cells.

"Not yet." Striker whispered before focusing his attention on Darth Oculus and said "And what do you mean by that?"

"I mean that your friends are as good as dead." Darth Oculus said with an evil smile.

Citadel Central Control Room

Standing in the center of the control room was a Super Tactical Droid which stood along with 4 OOM security droids with the droids working on terminals.

Suddenly the door opens causing the droids to turn before six marines and two prisoners go in with the marines gunning down the security droids.

"Surprise." Romero said with a smirk.

"That is unlikely." The tactical droid said confusing them.

Suddenly eight BX-series commando droids drop down from the ceiling and aim their weapons at the group of eight.

"Shit, commando droids." Ramsey groaned.

"Lord Oculus predicted a one hundred percent chance of you splitting up and half of you coming here to take down the defenses and planetary shield. Very impressive." Said the tactical droid with what sounded like an impressed tone if it could have one "Now you will drop your weapons and surrender or be destroyed."

"And if we don't?" Romero asked still holding his rifle up.

"He already said it Romero." Ramsey growled to his squadmate.

"I'm pretty sure that your compassion for life would prevent you from fighting with that little organic behind you." The tactical droid gestured to the green haired girl that was being scared by the appearance of the commando droids.

"Hey Lieutenant. I have an EMP grenade. I can activate it on your go." Said String as he showed Stacks the grenade.

"Go for it but follow my lead." Stack said before he dropped his rifle.

"Alright you win." Stacks said with the marines following suit as was Jorge who saw a flash of metal.

"Restrain them." The tactical droid ordered.

"Before you do that I have something I must ask." String spoke up.

"And what would that be?" The droid asked while the commando droids moved towards them.

"Just how stupid are you droids!" String shouted as he tossed up the droid popper as it was beeping before it released an electromagnetic wave.

The wave caught the eight commando droids but left the tactical droid unharmed.

"That was illogical!" The droid said before Jorge retook his blaster and aimed it at the droid.

"What are the codes for the shields and defenses!" Jorge shouted as he walked towards the tactical droid.

"I will not be intimidated by you-" The tactical droid never finished as Jorge grabbed the droids head and ripped it off.

"And you needed only the head why?" Jorge asked as he shot the droids body when it fell.

"Because thanks to the Federation, they gave us a droid hacking device which we will use to gain the codes and take full control of the bases defenses and planetary shields." Dias said as he took out a Federation datapad.

"That's actually a smart plan. Kat would have approved of something like that?" Jorge said with a smirk.

"Who's Kat?" Stacks asked as Dias inserted two plugs onto the sides of the droids head.

"She's the second in command of my team. She is also a great tactician who can make great tactics that mostly lead us to victory." Jorge said with his smirk still present.

"Alright I have the codes." Dias said once the datapad beeped before he ripped the plugs out of the droids head.

"Alright lets shut those defenses down and drop this shield." Stacks said.

"There's a problem sir, the planetary shield will take ten minutes to drop so we will need to hold this place until then." Dias said as he moved to a terminal.

"We can wait, just worry about getting those defenses down for our troopers to get in." Stack said putting a hand on Dias's shoulder.

"Will do." Dias said as he began putting in the codes.

Outside

The US forces that were outside were being held back by guns and missiles with the US suffering some casualties.

"Sir, we can't get through that!" Shouted a US army soldier who wore what looked like a gas mask along with many other soldiers and marines.

Suddenly the guns shut down along with all of the missiles.

"Defenses are down! Move up!" Shouted a US army Lieutenant.

Every US soldier and marine charge towards the Citadel.

"Let's go, move it up!" Shouted a US marine as they ran towards the Citadel while battle droids and Sith troopers moved to fight since their automated defenses were shut down.

The Maze

"Sir, the enemy has shut down our defenses." Said an OOM commander droid before it was compressed into a metal ball and thrown away by Darth Nheel.

"I'm guessing your defenses are down." Striker said with it being more of a statement than a question.

"You have gotten lucky!" Nheel growled.

"It wasn't luck. It was planning and execution." Striker said with a smug tone.

"I can understand that Colonel." Darth Oculus said with it neutral tone before a smirk slid onto his face "But I'm pretty sure this won't help you when saving these people."

Suddenly a cage moved down into The Maze which causes the two prisoners inside to start screaming before they were fully in The Maze and then roars followed by the screams of terror being reduced to screams of agony before going silent.

"You won't save these people Colonel. You will just fail them." Oculus said with a smirk on his face.

"The shields on the Citadel will fall and when it does more soldiers will arrive so I suggest that you surrender. Or you can go into The Maze to get some prisoners out alive. But if you do that then you give me and Darth Nheel a chance to escape." Said Darth Oculus as he smirked at the US ODST.

"And what is preventing my men from shooting you?" Striker asked as he glared at the Sith lord.

"They will be busy… trying to get the controls of the cages to free all of them." Oculus said pointing to a control panel surrounded by laser wires.

"Those wires are set to a power level where they are as powerful as a lightsaber." Darth Oculus explained with an amused tone in his voice even though it was slightly difficult to tell what it was because of the voice filter.

"I think I can help with that." Jonah said as he walked up next to Striker.

"Let's hope you can do it." Striker whispered.

"Try to do what you can with these two." Oculus said as a cage was being lowered… with this cage holding both Lenalee and Daniel.

"No!" Striker muttered as he runs and jumped towards the descending cage.

Once Striker was on top of the cage he strapped the rifle onto his back before drawing both of his axes and got ready to cut the bars, only to fall towards the ground along with the cage due to the device holding the cage releasing it and sending both the cage, its occupants, and Striker towards the ground.

Striker groans in pain as he sat back up to see that both of his axes were on the ground next to him along with his rifle which somehow found its way off his back and two feet away from him.

"Are you two alright?" Striker asked as he stood up after grabbing his axes.

"We're both alright." Daniel said as he helped Lenalee off the ground who hissed in pain.

"I'm just glad that we're getting out of this place." Lenalee said with a pained look on her face.

"Stay back." Striker said as he activated the beams on his axes before he cuts through the bars of the cage.

Once the bars were cut through Striker holstered both axes and moved to retrieve his rifle.

"We're in the Maze. This is going to be hell to get out of." Daniel muttered as he looked down an open doorway.

"You got out of here so you should be able to lead us out." Striker said as he aimed through the doorway.

"Right, follow me and don't stop!" Daniel said before he runs.

Both Lenalee and Striker start running after Daniel and started running through hallway after hallway and have only encountered bloodied walls, floors, ceiling, and even the occasional body parts that are either fresh or decomposing.

Suddenly Lenalee trips and fell onto the ground hard causing both Daniel and Striker to stop and turn to see what was happening.

"Are you alright?" Striker asked as he got to one knee next to Lenalee.

Lenalee cringed in pain and moved to touch her knee before hissing in pain.

"Let me check with my biocomm." Striker said as he looked on his HUD as it began to scan.

"You can monitor our health?" Daniel asked with a raised eyebrow.

"The helmet uses a new scanner to help monitor the health of our teammates and to insure the health of civilians… I never really got your names." Striker said as he scanned the wounded Sword.

"I'm Daniel and this is Lenalee." Daniel said as the scanners finished.

"Finished with my scans." Striker said as he looked towards Daniel.

"Well what can you see?" Daniels asked as he looked around expecting anything to pop out of nowhere and try to kill them.

"Well from what I can see is that both of her ankles are broken but should heal very quickly over time." Striker informed.

"She won't last long in here with those." Daniel said before a trail of slime caught his attention.

"Above us!" Daniel shouted as he looked up and that caused both Striker and Lenalee to look up and what they saw caught them both completely by surprise.

The thing that they saw was what looked to be a man with long arms with bladed claws on the tips of the fingers, it also had a tail where the legs of a human would be with the tip of the tail being bladed and spines sticking out of the things back while the head of the thing was human before it opened its mouth to reveal four fangs.

"Necromorph!" Striker shouted knowing what it was before he aimed his FN SCAR at the creature and opened fire with the bullets hitting the creature but the bullets didn't do much before the creature lunged at Daniel.

Daniel jumped to the side as the creature flew before he grabbed it by the tail and spins it around before slamming it into the ground before planting his foot on the creature's neck and pushed his leg while at the same time pulling on the tail before the head snaps off… but that has yet to kill the Necromorph.

"Move!" Striker shouted as he tossed his rifle to the side and drew both of his axes.

Daniel did as Striker said just in time to avoid the creature's bladed tail before the creature spins around to Striker who runs at it.

Striker swings downward and slices through flesh and bone before all that was heard was blood splattering.

Striker's axes cut through the Necromorphs arms at the shoulders before the Necromorph fell to the ground with a thud and never moved again.

"You know what these things are?" Daniel asked as Striker swung the blood off his axes.

"These things are Necromorphs. Creatures created by an object called a Marker which produces multiple mental symptoms before finally there is death either by suicide or murder before finally they transform into Necromorphs like this thing. Even she encountered them during her time on Earth but those things were upgraded with Reaper tech." Striker said as he strapped both axes to his back and grabbed his FN SCAR.

"How do you know that?" Lenalee asked with a pained look even though she fought against Necromorphs she was curious on how he knew what they were.

"Our main base is located in Australia so we were able to know what mostly happened because of the ruins there." Striker answered as he looked around in order to make sure there wasn't any more Necromorphs that would likely try to come out and kill them.

"So you actually encountered these things?" Daniel asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, but those things were different due to Reaper tech." Lenalee answered as Striker moved towards her while at the same time passing Daniel his FN SCAR.

"Reaper tech?" Daniel asked with a raised eyebrow.

"A story for another time because right now we don't have that much time because of the Necromorphs here." Striker said as he picked Lenalee up bridal style which caused Lenalee to blush.

"We need to move. Now!" Striker said before he runs with Daniel right next to him.

"We should be close to the exit." Daniel said as he kept running only to stop as they entered an area where there were blocks in every direction.

"Why did you stop?" Striker asked.

"This area is filled with some of those Necromorphs you talked about. These ones will be anywhere and attack us at any time." Daniel said as he looked down the sights of the FN SCAR.

"Stalkers. Those are what they are called." Striker said as he looked around to see if he could locate a Stalker before it struck.

"Many people who reached this far would always die." Daniel said as he looked around.

"I think they wouldn't take into account of my motion sensor." Striker said as he looked left and shouted "On the left!"

Daniel spins around in time to see the Stalker leap out from behind a pillar and rush at them while releasing a scream but only for Daniel to start filling the Stalker with lead until both its right arm and left leg were blown off.

"Daniel I need you to switch for my axes?" Striker asked.

"Do you have something planned?" Daniel asked with a raised eyebrow.

"My motion sensors can detect the Stalkers so it's better if you had something for when they get close and you are basically quick but we won't last long if that rifle your holding runs out of ammo." Striker informed.

"Well how many magazines do you have?" Daniel asked as he saw that the rifle only had six bullets remaining.

"I have eight extra magazines but we aren't sure if they upgraded this place or anything further so it's better to use the axes now. Almost all of these Necromorphs are close quarter and I am not sure how long until we run into something that has ranged weaponry." Striker informed.

"Right, I understand." Daniel said as he walked to Striker before placing the FN SCAR on Strikers back which magnetically locks to the armor before he grabbed both of Strikers foldable axes.

"Now let's get through this." Striker said with both Daniel and Lenalee giving the ODST a nod in agreement.

The three moved through the pillar filled area waiting for something to come out of nowhere… until…

"Hostile one o'clock!" Striker shouted just before a Stalker leapt from behind a pillar and rushed at them.

Daniel reacts quickly and got in the Stalkers path before side stepping it where he swings and sliced the Stalkers legs off.

The Stalker screamed in pain before it was silenced by Daniel slamming both axes into the Necromorphs body.

Once the Stalker was dead the three continue their trek through the pillar filled part of the maze and encountered more Stalkers by the second before they finally reached the end.

"Does your motion sensor pick anything up from here?" Daniel asked as he held the bloody axes.

"Nothing right now so we better get moving." Striker said as Daniel opened the door where they were met by a platform.

The two walked onto the platform and waited for a full minute but nothing happened.

"Something should have happened by now." Daniel muttered before they hear roars from the way they came.

The three turn in time to see to their horror a Necromorph Brute.

"Necromorph Brute!" Striker shouted.

"Any plans?" Daniel asked as the Necromorph began stomping towards them.

This Necromorph is heavily armored in the front but its back is exposed and the joints in the shoulders will blow off if properly hit." Striker informed.

"Do you have any grenades?" Daniel asked.

"I have three. Why?" Striker said with a confused look before Daniel took one of Striker grenades.

"Then I'm glad you told me because I have been trying to kill one of these for the last two years." Daniel muttered with a smirk before he runs towards the Brute.

"Wait get back here!" Striker shouted to the prisoner.

"Daniel stop!" Lenalee shouted trying to get the rescued prisoner to see reason.

"Don't worry! This is what I do! I'm a Lone Wolf!" Daniel shouted with a smirk on his face as he rushed towards the Brute.

The Brute roared before it charged at the charging prisoner… before time began to slow down for Daniel.

Daniel felt like time was slowing down before he sees an opening in the creature which was its left arm before he smirked and lunged towards the left as the arm made contact with the ground.

The Brute raised its arm and Daniel went through the gap a second later before slamming one axe into the Brutes side and used his momentum to swing around before landing on the Brutes back as time began to speed up.

The Necromorph Brute stops and roared in both pain and rage while both Striker and Lenalee looked upon the freed prisoner as it stood on the Necromorphs back with awe.

'How did he do that? My scanners saw that opening and it required perfect timing to get through that small time gap.' Striker thought as Daniel slammed the second axe into the Necromorphs back, causing it to roar in pain and tried to shake the prisoner off.

Daniel swings the axe five more times which in turn causes a bigger wound before he slammed the axe to the side and took out the grenade that Striker had before he used his mouth to pull out the pin before he armed it. A second later Daniel slammed the armed grenade into the open wound before retrieving the axes and moved to the Necromorphs shoulders.

The Necromorph saw this and roared at Daniel and tried to shake him off but only for Daniel to plant his feet onto the Brutes face and kick off it, sending the prisoner towards the Sword and ODST.

The Brute shook its head as it was disoriented before it roared in rage at Daniel who landed in front of the two on one knee before he looked at the Brute with a smirk and said one word "Boom"

A second later the grenade that was in the Necromorphs back explodes and the entire Necromorphs bursts in a shower of blood and gore.

Striker turns around to shield Lenalee from the gore with his armor being caked in blood before he turned to see Daniel facing them and only that one side was covered in blood meaning that he got covered in it as he was turning towards the two.

"So, can we go now?" Daniel asked as he walked up next to Striker.

"If everyone is alright up there." Striker said before the platform began moving up and a full minute later they were back above The Maze where they see that the cages that held all of the prisoners were open and every prisoner was freed.

"Nice job getting everyone out of there." Striker said giving the marines, Jonah, Roland, and Thom who nod back.

"Alright now we just need to get the planetary shield down for transports to land." Striker said before their radios come to life.

"Colonel Striker this is Lieutenant Stacks do you copy over?" Stacks said.

"What is it LT?" Striker asked.

"Planetary shields are down I repeat: Planetary shields are down. Transports are coming down to get those people out of there." Stacks said which caused the rescued prisoners who heard that to cheer.

"Good to hear that Lieutenant." Striker said with a nod before he focused on the prisoners and said "Alright now we're leaving-"

"We can't leave yet!" Lenalee shouted getting the ODST's attention.

"Ma'am we have to destroy this place or the Sith will-" Lenalee interrupts Striker saying "I know that but he has the Dark Boots!"

"What?" Striker asked in surprise and confusion.

"During my imprisonment they tortured me until they were able to extract the Dark Boots so now I'm nothing more than a civilian. With the Dark Boots they could create a weapon that could create problems for the Federation." Lenalee explained.

"Daniel." Striker said looking towards the other prisoner before he hands Lenalee to him saying "Get her to the dropships and get to a safe distance."

The exchange was too soon as it caused him to drop the two axes but only for Striker to grab them out of mid-air and fold them.

"Where do you think you're going?" Daniel asked as Striker began walking away.

Striker stops and turned his head towards the two and said "I'm going to get back your powers."

"Wait that's suicide!" Daniel shouted as he watched the retreating form of Striker run through a doorway.

As Striker ran through the halls he was focused on only one goal: Reclaim Lenalee's powers.

Striker turns the corner in time to see a Sith officer along with two Sith troopers open a cell and a man who looked to be in his forties with black hair and a beard and mustache with his right eye covered with a makeshift eye-patch stepped out.

"Hold it!" Shouted a Stormtrooper as he along with three other Stormtroopers turn the corner and aim their E-11s at the three Sith and the prisoner.

"Drop your weapons and surrender!" The lead trooper demanded.

"How can you demand when you're already dead?" The prisoner said before he lashed out at a Stormtrooper that was closer and grabbed the barrel of his blaster before forcing the weapon to aim upwards and the trooper pulled the trigger which fired a blaster bolt before the prisoner punched the trooper in the face before tripping the trooper and then twisting the arm and breaking the Stormtroopers arm.

The prisoner ripped the blaster out of the man's now useless hand before shooting one of the Stormtroopers in the face followed by the second Stormtrooper aiming his blaster at the prisoner while the two Sith troopers fired on the last Stormtrooper killing him.

"Hey asshole!" Striker shouted as he runs towards the Stormtrooper.

The trooper turns around only to see the bloodied blade of an axe to come down and slam into the head of the Stormtrooper, killing him.

"You alright?" Striker asked as he pulled the axe out of the Stormtroopers head while the prisoner shot the wounded trooper in the head.

"I'm fine." The man said and for some reason the man looked familiar to Striker.

"Listen, all prisoners are to move to the hangers and prepare for transportation away from this place." Striker informed before he focused his attention on the Sith officer and two Sith troopers "I take it you are with Darth Imperius?"

"Yes we are." The officer nodded with the two Sith troopers nodding their heads in agreement.

"Then I suggest getting any and all New Sith Union soldiers to your transports and get out of here because this place is being reduced to dust." Striker informed as he sheathed both axes before grabbing the FN SCAR off his back.

"We'll do that." The officer said with a nod before he along with the two Sith troopers began running down the hall, leaving Striker and the prisoner.

"I also suggest you get to the Maze and there should still be a crowd where you can get out with them." Striker said to the prisoner.

"I will." The man said with a nod before he runs down the way Striker came from and again for some reason Striker felt like he knew that prisoner somehow from somewhere.

'Why does he feel so familiar?' Striker thought before he begins running down the hall.

The prisoner reached the maze in time to see a Stormtrooper taking aim at the group of prisoners.

'Not going to happen you Sith Spawn.' The prisoner thought as he sneaked up behind the Imperial Stormtrooper before he grabbed the sides of the trooper's helmet covered hand and twisted it until the persons neck snaps, killing the trooper instantly just as he hears two sets of footsteps.

"Blast them!" The first Stormtrooper shouted as they saw the prisoner before he reached and grabbed both the E-11 and the body of the deceased Stormtrooper.

The prisoner spins the body around and uses it as a bullet shield as the two Stormtroopers open fire with the blaster bolts striking the corpse before the prisoner fired with the E-11 in his hand, striking both Stormtroopers dead in the chest.

"Hey!" A voice shouted getting the prisoners attention to turn to see two US marines running to him.

"I had to react or lives would be lost." The prisoner said as he dropped the corpse and tossed the E-11 to the side.

"Just that you did good right now but hurry up and let's go." A marine said gesturing to the crowd that was exiting through the hall before the prisoner nods his head and runs to get into the crowd.

"How did he learn to do something like that?" Asked one of the marines.

"That's a good question." The other marine said as they walked towards the crowd.

Striker

Striker rushed through the halls leaving behind bodies of droids, Stormtroopers, and Sith troopers before he reached the end of a hall to see both Darth Oculus and Darth Nheel along with two Commando droids holding a container… which held a glowing green orb.

"Oculus!" Striker shouted causing both Sith to stop while the two commando droids continue towards a Lambda-class shuttle.

"Colonel Striker." Oculus said as he and Nheel turn around to face the ODST.

"What do you think you're going to do with Lenalee's Innocence?" Striker growled as he aimed his FN SCAR while thinking 'That sounded so wrong!'

"It's quite simple my ODST friend. I plan to use it to create a weapon, to destroy both the Federation and the New Sith Union." Oculus said with him spitting when he said 'New Sith Union'.

"You won't succeed." Striker said with narrowed eyes.

"And who is going to stop us? You? You're just a weak human." Darth Nheel said with a smirk as two MagnaGuards march out of the shuttle.

"I'm strong enough to fight you." Striker said with his eyes narrowed behind the visor as he tightened his grip on his rifle.

"Is that so?" Darth Nheel asked with a sick smile as the two MagnaGuards began approaching Striker with their electrostaffs ready to kill.

The MagnaGuards began twirling their electrostaffs in an attempt to confuse Striker and kill him, only for Striker to toss his FN SCAR at a MagnaGuard and bring out both of his foldable axes and engaged the beam edges.

The rifle struck the face of one MagnaGuard before Striker rushed the second and swung his left axe with the blade clashing against the electrostaff which creates sparks before he swung his right axe towards the second MagnaGuard which blocked that attack as well before he went on a three-way fight against the two Jedi killing droids.

Striker ducks under a strike from one of the MagnaGuards and kicked the droid in the center, causing it to stagger back but before he could attack it he was forced to block an attack from the second MagnaGuard which snuck up behind him.

"He is reacting faster than a regular soldier should." Darth Oculus said with an intrigued tone in his voice.

"He's just some lucky grunt that the Federation found." Darth Nheel sneered as Striker ducked under an attack from a MagnaGuard before swinging his axe and slicing the droids head clean off.

The second MagnaGuard tried to thrust its spear towards Strikers exposed back but the ODST somehow knew that the attack was coming and sidestepped it but not before using his axe to pull the headless MagnaGuard towards the awaiting lance with the electrical staff stabbing through the droids chest and its lights went out and it went limp signaling its destruction.

The last MagnaGuard pulled its staff out of the destroyed droid and allowed it to crumble to the ground before swinging towards Striker who ducked under the attack and swung his axe which sliced through the droids left arm at the elbow before slamming his other axe into the ground chest.

The droid stiffens for a second before crumbling to the ground dead.

"Do you expect me to do this all day?" Striker asked as he focused his attention on the two Sith lords.

"No, I guess not." Darth Oculus admitted with a nod.

"But I do enjoy a show." Darth Nheel said with a smirk as he pressed a button on a data pad he had strapped to his belt before nine Riot Stormtroopers armed with square shields and swords rather than electrostaffs ran out of the shuttle.

"What do you have on that thing?" Striker asked with a confused look.

"I sometimes wonder the same thing." Darth Oculus admitted with a shrug as Darth Nheel smiled like a psychopath on a combination of crack and heroin.

The riot Stormtroopers began moving around Striker with their square shields at the ready.

'Which one will strike first?' Striker thought as the troopers began moving around him.

Before Striker knew it, one of the troopers ran at him with the intent to slice off his arm.

Striker reacted when he saw the flash of metal and blocked the attack and kicked the trooper away but the shield protected the soldier from the attack before Striker ducks under another attack and swung his axe with the beam blades slicing through plastoid and flesh of the troopers midsection since he failed to take into account of Strikers reaction time and the blades he held.

'That's one down and eight to go.' Striker thought before he saw two more Riot Stormtroopers run towards him.

Striker jumped over the troopers and the two imperials spin around to face him but where met with a single axe swing which cleaved their heads off of their heads.

'Three down, six to go.' Striker thought before he ducks under a swing from two Riot Stormtroopers who clash blades because they were in front of one another while Striker was in between them before Striker slammed his axe into the chest of both troopers, killing them.

"Able to kill five Riot Stormtroopers so far… not bad." Darth Oculus said with a nod while Darth Nheel growled.

"He won't last very long." Darth Nheel said as a Riot Stormtrooper slashed Striker across the back.

Striker growled and spins around, punching the trooper in the face before swinging his axe upwards and the blade sliced through the troopers chin and out from the top of the head.

"That won't be enough!" Striker shouted as he continued fighting the last three troopers only for one to slam its shield into his face and causing him to fall backwards, losing his axes.

Striker stands up in time to see the three Riot Stormtroopers surrounding him ready to kill.

"And soon, you will die." Darth Nheel said with an evil smile as Darth Oculus stood to the side with his arms crossed.

'I can't go down like this.' Striker thought before he catches site of a Pelican dropship flying towards them before turning around with its ramp dropped which revealed its passengers which were US marines, Jonah… and Lenalee.

"Oh would you look at that." Darth Nheel said before he used the force to grab the Pelican and began pulling it down before he used the force to rip an antenna out of the side of a building and threw it with the makeshift spear, stabbing through the Pelican and causing the passengers to fall out and hit the ground hard as the Pelican crashed with its wings falling off.

"No!" Striker shouted in horror.

Striker moved to stand up only for a Riot Stormtrooper to slash cross his face, sending his helmet flying.

The helmet clatters across the ground several times as Striker lied motionless on the ground with a shadow covering his head.

Hanger

Prisoners rescued by the US military were now being loaded on captured Sith shuttles, transports, and dropships and even transports that the US brought when they entered the planets orbit.

"Come on let's go!" Shouted a US marine as they began loading the prisoners.

The women and children who were held prisoner there were the first to be loaded since they were more important than the rest.

"Sir, the High Value Individual is boarding a Pelican dropship sir!" Said a US army corporal to a US army 2nd Lieutenant.

"Get her out of here." Said the Lieutenant.

"Sir she is wanting to wait until the Colonel is safe sir." Said the pilot of the Pelican as it took off.

"That is not an option pilot." Said the lieutenant.

"Sorry sir… she's a commanding officer and I have to follow orders." Said the pilot, causing the LT to growl.

"That insubordinate little!..." The LT growled.

"Where do you think you're going!" Shouted a US marine as twelve prisoners ran back into the prison.

"You fourteen go after them!" The LT shouted to nine US army soldiers and five US marines.

"Yes sir!" The soldiers shouted before running after the prisoners who ran back into the prisoner.

"Hey, stop!" Shouted a marine as they chased after the prisoners.

They continue running for the next five minutes until they find the prisoners entering a room which locks.

"Damn!" Shouted a soldier as they reached the door.

"Hey isn't this the armory?" Asked a marine as he stood next to another door.

"It is, so that room must contain the armor and weapons that were taken from the prisoners." Said a US army Corporal.

"Contact!" A US marine shouted as seven Stormtroopers and eight Sith troopers turn the corner and began firing on the marines and army soldiers.

"Use the open doors as cover!" A marine Sergeant shouted as an army Private got a blaster bolt in the shoulder.

"GAH!" The soldier shouted as he was hit before getting into cover next to another soldier.

"James!" The soldier shouted in worry as blaster bolts and bullets flew.

"It's not that bad." James groaned in pain.

Suddenly a banging is heard catching everyone's attention followed by metal being torn apart.

"What the hell was that?" Asked a marine before a fist punched through a door right in front of a Stormtrooper before grabbing said trooper by the neck and pulling him right through the door.

"Stingray!" A Stormtrooper shouted as he runs in only to fly out and collide with the wall behind him with enough force to break every bone in his body.

The Stormtrooper who was pulled through the door was moved out of the room held in the air by an armored gauntlet before the person holding the Stormtrooper walked out with his appearance catching everyone completely off guard.

The man stood about eight feet tall wearing heavily modified with a helmet that had a red visor. The man held the Stormtrooper in his right hand while in his left hand was a familiar looking minigun.

"Now is this supposed to be a private party?" Emile's voice said before a person about six feet ten inches tall walked out wearing customized armor with a skull carved into his helmet.

Both military branches of the US military recognized the person and felt complete surprise… they were SPARTANs.

"Blast them!" Shouted a Sith trooper only for his chest to explode in blood as Emile fired his shotgun with the shells punched through the Sith troopers armor like it was tissue paper.

The larger man snaps the Stormtroopers neck with ease before he tosses the body to the side and with that done, he aimed the minigun at the survivors and opened fire with bullets.

The bullets from the minigun tore through the Sith troopers and Stormtroopers like an orange hot knife through melting butter.

A few seconds later the minigun goes silent with smoke rising from the barrel of the weapon.

"Holy shit." A US marine muttered as the two armor wearing prisoners turned to face them.

"WE need to go now." Emile said before more armored figures came out of the room armed with different types of weapons and wearing customized armor.

"No, we need to get back to the extraction sight." Said a US army Corporal as he helped James up.

"I know what you mean but your Colonel is up against two Sith lords who are highly dangerous and could kill him without batting an eyelash. He needs all of the help that he can get and it's thanks to him that I am out of that cell." Said an armored figure in Daniels voice as he walked up to the marines and army soldiers.

"And if what I heard from Lenalee is true then Striker is going to need all the help that he can get if he is going to try and retake those weapons of hers." One of the armored figures said in Thom's voice.

"Sir our orders-" A US marine tried to say only for Daniel to interrupted him saying "Are you going to throw away a superiors life to follow orders?"

The soldiers remained quiet before the armored figures leave and make their way through the halls… their destination… Striker.

Striker

Striker lied on the ground in complete pain as a small bit of blood slid from the corner of his lips.

Striker groans in pain and coughed twice before he sat back up.

"Seems you are still alive." Darth Nheel said with an evil smile as Darth Oculus observed with his arms crossed in front of him.

"Just, who do you think I am to give up?" Striker asked as Striker wiped the blood away from the corner of his mouth.

"Some weak spineless fool, but you haven't shown me much yet." Darth Nheel said as battle droids approached ranging from B1 battle droids, B2 super battle droids, Droideka's, B-X commando droids, LM-432 Crab droids, and some B2 Grappler droids.

"That fucking hurt." Jonah growled as he and the US marines stood up while Lenalee remained lying on the ground due to her broken ankles.

"Surrender." Said a B1 battle droid.

The marines and Jonah look at one another before they dropped their weapons while Lenalee looked around at all of the droids before focusing her attention on Striker.

"Do you see now? You are beaten. The battle will be ours to win, you have lost this battle. You may have won the pod race but this is war against the Sith Empire. You won't last a second against a Sith Lord as a regular human." Darth Nheel said before Oculus walked up next to him.

"I sense something else about him." Oculus said before he focused his attention to Striker who was on one knee with his head bowed "You are a cyborg aren't you?"

"How can you tell?" Striker asked as he kept his head down.

"I can sense machinery in your body which only means you are a cyborg or a droid with human skin." Darth Oculus explained causing Striker to laugh lightly.

"It seems you got the first one right." Striker said with his voice sounding more rugged.

"How did we not know that he was a cyborg?" Darth Nheel asked with a raised eyebrow as he focused his attention on the supposed cyborg.

"It is likely that the helmet came with a device that hid his cyborg parts and made us believe that he was just a regular human. When the helmet was off we can finally know what he really is." Darth Oculus explained.

"You're not right. The cybernetics were made to make force users like you believe that I was a normal human. But only someone of Darth Oculus or Darth Mundus's caliber can see that I was part machine." Striker explained.

"That explains a lot but I sense something else. You're hiding something aren't you?" Darth Nheel asked as he walked forward while the three commando droids that surrounded Striker tossed away the shields in favor of their swords.

"Your body must have been enhanced because you couldn't handle things normal humans can endure such as fighting our DEMONs or the fact that your humanity is your weakness." Darth Nheel taunted.

"Of course you would believe that, when you torture a young woman for a single bit of power!" Striker growled.

"This is the real world Colonel. Kill or be killed, Striker. The universe is a dangerous place. Freedom is a joke. Religion is a myth. Peace is a lie. We are all pawns. Controlled by something greater: the force, the soul of the entire galaxy. They shape our will. They are our culture - they are everything we pass on. You expose a person be they force sensitive or not to rage then they will learn to hate. Everyone is a carrier of emotions. Sith, Jedi, humans, they all become carriers one way or another. Envy, greed, despair, they are emotions passed into the force. And they are passed along." Darth Nheel said through his speech.

"Bullshit." Striker said as he glared at the Sith lord.

"You can't fight nature, Colonel. Fire burns, mountains crumble, and the weak suffer beneath the STRONG!" Darth Nheel said with the past part as he sent a wave of force lightning at Lenalee, causing her to scream in pain.

"Stop!" Striker shouted before one of the US marines jumped in the way of the lightning and took the full brunt.

"Hmm." Darth Nheel muttered as he sent the marine flying backwards until he was next to Lenalee, in pain.

Darth Nheel focuses his attention on Striker and said "My master tells me he believes you think yourself nothing more than a man with a single purpose of protecting people. He sensed your thoughts. You believe yourself a person who can save lives while at the same time taking lives. Now that is a good thought. Spread it through the force."

Striker glared as Darth Nheel continued to speak "I can sense the blood on your hands Striker, not just that but blood that has been piling up until your hands were completely red, all the way to the bone. You believing yourself just a man with a mission believing you had a way for you to not feel the guilt for the lives you have taken. Absolved you of the guilt when you seem to enjoy it."

Striker felt a cord snap inside his mind as if it was starting to become clear as memories went through his head while Darth Nheel continued to speak saying "That is until the illusion breaks and shatters."

Darth Nheel moves to the side saying "Don't be ashamed. It's only nature, running its course. You have no choices to make. Nothing to answer for."

Darth Nheel drew a lightsaber hilt before it activated and a double bladed lightsaber came out as he said "You can die with a clear and foolish conscience."

"You're right." Striker said as he kept his head down with a tone that said he was done hiding with it confusing everyone as he continued speaking "About me, I mean."

Darth Nheel and Darth Oculus raise an eyebrow as Striker continued speaking, saying "I know something was… off. After the True Patriots, I thought I could walk off the battlefield and into a normal life with what was left of my family. But here I am, surrounded by death, arguing philosophy with Sith and machines. I told myself this was about duty, as a soldier to the United States… and to the Federation. About Protecting the weak. But I was wrong."

"Then you admit it." Darth Nheel said with a raised eyebrow.

"I learned young that killing your enemies felt good. Really good. That is what was drilled into my mind when i was a boy."

"In America, In Japan, in the Swords of Heaven, my friends… my family… they helped me forget the devil inside." Striker spoke with the 'Swords of Heaven' getting Lenalee's full attention.

"But who am I kidding?" Striker said with his voice becoming rugged "I was born to kill!" Striker slammed a fist into the ground, making a small crater.

"Oh?" Darth Nheel said with a curious looked while Darth Oculus just had an interested look under his helmet as he crossed his arms.

"The bit about myself - that whole duty stuff? I guess I needed something to keep "the Ripper" in check when I was knee-deep in bodies." Striker admitted with his voice back to normal.

"You…" Darth Nheel said in a surprised tone.

"But you - all this - is a wake-up call to what I really believe. To what and who I really am." Striker said as he looked at a reflection in the ground with the metal ground reflecting his face.

"What are you saying?" Nheel asked in a confused tone.

"I'm saying Jack or Jacob is back." Striker said as his eyes flashed a crimson red before he began standing up… to reveal his face.

Lenalee gasps as emotions went through her head. These emotions were mostly surprise, confusion, hope, love, concern, and fear as she finally found the man she was looking for so long. Jacob Worth.

The Jacob from before the battle of Tokyo was different from the Jacob who standing before them. This Jacob had red eyes from regular blue but besides that, he also had what looked like a neural interface on the back of his head and he had a scar which ran down the right side of his face over up and down his right eye without even damaging the eye.

"Kill him!" Nheel shouted raising his lightsaber into the air.

"NO!" Lenalee screamed as a Riot Stormtrooper rushed towards Jacob and stabbed him right in the abdomen.

Blood began leaking from the wound as Lenalee silently cried before laughing was heard but it wasn't coming from the Sith…it was coming from Jacob.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Jacob laughed with his voice more psychotic and rugged than it usually was.

This change caused everyone to gasp including Darth Nheel who was amazed that a calm person would become a psychopath while Darth Oculus gasped in complete surprise.

Jacob finally stopped laughing before he placed his left hand to his left ear and said "Doctor Banks… shut down my pain inhibitors."

"What! That's crazy! You'll-" The man was interrupted by Jacob who said "Do it!"

"…Alright…" The doctor reluctantly said before several buttons could he heard being pressed before Jacob's eyes widen as he screamed in pain while grabbing the sword that was in his abdomen with his eyes closed.

Jacob's eyes open, glowing red as a red energy began seeping off his body with said energy emitting a bloodthirsty and rage.

"Pain… this is why I fight." Jacob growled in a tone that just spoke insanity as he began pulling the sword before with a yell he ripped the sword of out his abdomens.

"*Chuckle* This is my normal. My nature." Jacob said in an insane tone.

"You've lost your mind." Darth Nheel said in awe before he looked towards the weaponless Riot Stormtrooper before nodding his head towards Jacob.

As this happened Lenalee notices a suitcase in front of her flickering between appearing and disappearing while it was open to reveal an all too familiar sheathed sword. Mugen.

The Riot Stormtrooper runs towards a fallen blade before he lunges towards it, only for Jacob to stab the trooper through his hand.

"Jacob!" Lenalee shouted as she threw the sheathed Mugen towards Jacob before parts of the back of his armor which was made to hold the folding axes that he used before it magnetically grabbed Mugens sheath.

Jacob kicks towards Mugen and catches it by the hilt and causes it to slide out of the sheath before he flips it and kicks it right into the abdomens of a Riot Stormtrooper that was running up behind him before he ducks under an overhead slash from the third Riot Stormtrooper where he then grabs Mugen and ripped it out of the Riot troopers abdomens before swinging it around, cutting the third Riot Stormtrooper in half below the stomach but Jacob didn't stop as he continued his swing with his sword doing the same to the Riot Stormtrooper he stabbed before and cuts him in half just below the stab wound.

Jacob didn't stop there as he kicked the sword stabbing the Riot Stormtroopers hand deeper into the ground before using Mugen to cut the troopers arm off at the elbow allowing the trooper to stand up and scream in pain before Jacob swung Mugen, cutting across the Riot Stormtroopers abdomens. The trooper's upper body began to slide off before Jacob kicks the lower half of the trooper away from him and next to Darth Nheel.

"*Insane chuckle* Who's next?" Jacob asked as he raised Mugen with the tip pointing towards Darth Nheel before aiming it towards Darth Oculus.

"Darth Nheel… this is going to be your fight. Ensure that he dies quick and if he doesn't… we can use more warriors like him." Darth Oculus said with Darth Nheel nodding his head saying "As you command my master."

Darth Oculus began making his way into the Lambda-class shuttle as Darth Nheel focused his attention on Jacob and said "I misjudged you. You have the makings of the Sith just like the rest of us."

"Now you're just being nasty. *Insane laughter* That nickname you love so much. You want to know how I got it during the Third World War?" Jacob said as he ran his fingers along Mugens blade before he twirls it once.

"Actually - Why don't I give you a demonstration? I think it's time for Jack… to let 'er rip!" Jacob said as he got into a fighting stance as he glared at Darth Nheel before he grabs an object from his side and attached it to his face to reveal it to be a pitch black visor.

Darth Nheel smirked as he got into a fighting stance before looking at the Sith units holding the US marines, Jonah and Lenalee hostage "Don't kill them until I say so, even if he kills me."

"Yes sir." Said a battle droid.

Darth Nheel was the first to strike by thrusting his saber at Jacob but he blocked the attack and swung towards Darth Nheels face but he dodged it and jumped back before sending a blast of force lightning towards Jacob who side flipped but as he flipped he swung Mugen towards Nheel but the Sith lord blocked the blade and sent Jacob flying with a force push.

Jacob fell onto his back but he back rolls back to his feet and runs towards Darth Nheel before the two began exchanging blows once again.

Darth Nheel sends a wave of force lightning towards Jacob but the cyborg jumped to the side and ran towards her but not swinging Mugen saying "First Illusion: Netherworld Insects!"

Phantom creatures form from the arc of energy that Mugen created through the swing and flew towards the Sith lord.

Darth Nheel jumped back and used the force to rip pieces out of the ground which he used to block the phantom insects which destroy the rubble and fade but Darth Nheel's eyes widen in surprise when he saw Jacob leap through the rubble.

Jacob swings Mugen and the sound of metal cutting flesh is heard before blood splatters the ground.

"Damn!" Nheel growled as he a gash down his left shoulder.

"What is wrong with the Colonel?" Asked a US marine.

"It's from the war." Said another marine.

"What are you talking about?" Demanded a Stormtrooper.

"During the war against the True Patriots the colonel was subjected to the horrors of war and became a child soldier fighting against the True Patriots. During his fights he formed a second personality which bathed in battle." Said the marine.

"So what, he's crazy?" Asked another Stormtrooper.

"In a way, yes. He was a child soldier during the war against the True Patriots after all. The True Patriots used children for soldiers or even for experimentation. He was a child soldier who was rescued by the US during the war when his parents were killed and his older brothers were in battle flying through the skies. He created his own mental blocks to hold back Jack. The True Patriots wiped his memory and imprinted a new identify named Jack. Jack was psychotic and blood thirsty but other than that… he was a soldier." Said a marine as Jacob continued fighting Darth Nheel.

"Netherworld insects!" Jacob shouted as he sent swarms of phantom creatures towards the Sith lord who leapt to the side in order to avoid the attack before sending a force push that sent Jacob flying through the air.

Jacob flips and lands on his feet before he runs towards Darth Nheel who threw his lightsaber, only for Jacob to jump over the blade and pluck it out of the air by the hilt and toss it back at Darth Nheel.

Darth Nheel was caught completely by surprise and used to force to stop the lightsaber in the air before he sees Jacob jump over the lightsaber and swung Mugen and got the Sith lord across the chest.

Darth Nheel growled in pain before he sends Jacob flying with a force push and lands on his feet where he skids to a halt.

"You bastard! I'm going to kill you and then kill your friends!" Darth Nheel growled as he held the wound on his chest.

"Not if you're dead." Jacob said with a smirk on his face as his eyes continued to glow red behind the pitch black visor.

"That will be you!" Darth Nheel said as he used the force to grab several objects before he crumbles them together to form a disk before he began spinning it and chucks it at Jacob.

Jacob see the attack coming and looked towards Mugen and muttered "I guess it's time to change it up huh Mugen?"

"We have been working for so many months. It's time to test my other forms." Mugens spirit Kanda said with a smirk on his face.

"Armor Breaker!" Jacob shouted before Mugen began changing forms in a flash of green light.

Once the light faded the sword looked different from what it was. Instead of being a chokutō to being what looked like a Kabutowari but it not only looked like a Kabutowari but it also looked like the Armor Breaker from Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, including the size.

"Illusions light!" Jacob shouted as the blade started glowing green before Jacob swung the sword and with the swing came a large beam of energy which sailed before striking the incoming makeshift saw blade with the metal melting while the stone began cracking before finally the makeshift saw blade exploded in a shower of dust and ash.

"Impossible." Darth Nheel said in amazement as the cloud of dust and ash faded to reveal that Jacob stood strong with the aura still around him as he held his now transformed Mugen.

"High Frequency Katana." Jacob said before the sword transformed again in a flash of light but this time it transformed into a katana sword with the entire blade being a light green with some bits of green lightning dancing along the blade.

"You think that little sword is going to do much against my lightsaber?" Darth Nheel asked with a sneer as he saw the curved sword.

"I don't think it's going to do much against your light saber… I know it's going to do much against it." Jacob said with a smirk which caused the Sith lord to glare at Jacob.

"You are going to pay for your arrogance with your life." Darth Nheel said as he regained his lightsaber and spun it in the air before getting into a fighting stance.

"I'm not arrogant. I'm optimistic." Jacob said as he got into a traditional Samurai fighting stance.

"Die!" Darth Nheel shouted as he used the force to pick up some rubble before he chucked them at Jacob.

"Jacob!" Lenalee shouted in worry only for everyone to watch as Jacob kept his stance and in a few seconds as the rubble got closer he swings his sword.

Darth Nheel expects Jacob to get crushed by the rock and metal, only for Jacob to start cutting through the rubble like a lightsaber through a battle droid.

"What?!" Darth Nheel shouted as Jacob sliced the last piece of rubble in half.

"I used Mugens ability to create illusions to not only transform Mugen into a katana but to also vibrate the blade to an extent that the blade will be able to not only cut through the toughest of metals but to also hold up against a lightsaber as well." Jacob explained with thee smirk still plastered on his face.

"So you changed you're weapon, big deal. It won't save you." Darth Nheel sneered as he shot a wave of force lightning towards Jacob, only for the swordsman to dodge it and take out a grenade which he throws at Darth Nheels feet which explodes to reveal it was a smoke grenade, caking the entire battle field with smoke.

"Smoke?!" Darth Nheel growled.

"Not any smoke." Jacobs voice said as he stood behind the Sith lord.

Darth Nheel's eyes widen in surprise before he spins around, swinging his lightsaber and cuts through Jacob but instead of being met with the sound of a lightsaber searing through flesh he was met with the hum of the lightsaber.

"This smoke allows me to use Mugens illusionary ability to create phantom images of myself and my voices around the affected areas." Jacob's voice said through the smoke with more forms fading in and out at random times which causes Darth Nheel to look around in all directions quickly to try and find the location of the swordsman.

"You think you can hide from the force?!" Darth Nheel shouted before he felt a long sharp pain shoot through his back with him turning to see Jacob in a stance that showed that he stood with his sword in a downward slash.

"Bastard!" Darth Nheel growled as he sends a torrent of force lightning towards the swordsman, only for Jacob to vanish almost instantly upon the lightning reaching him.

"Dammit!" Darth Nheel growled as he began looking around once more.

"The force will not help you in this zone Darth Nheel. This is my playground now." Jacob's voice rang through the smoke.

"Come out and fight!" Darth Nheel shouted as he looked around.

"It won't be long." Jacob said with his voice sounding only in front of him this time as the smoke parted to reveal he was behind the smoke.

"DIE!" Darth Nheel shouted as he sent a force push towards Jacob, only for Jacob to be another illusion by the augmented smoke.

"RAGH!" Darth Nheel shouted as he released a force repulse that sent the smoke sailing out as well as sending Jacob flying because of the power in the repulse but Jacob lands on his feet.

"You will not live!" Darth Nheel shouted as he runs towards Jacob.

"I will." Jacob said as he got into a stance.

Darth Nheel swings his lightsaber but Jacob blocked it and push him back before swinging Mugen with the Sith lord blocked the attack, only for Jacob to spin the blade to cut his lightsaber in half.

'This is impossible!' Darth Nheel thought as one part of the saber deactivates due to the damage done to one part of the hilt while the other remains on.

Jacob kicks the Sith lord back causing him to fall onto his black and Jacob took his chance to stab towards the fallen Sith lord, only for Darth Nheel to role to the side and dodged the blade which now stabbed into the ground.

Darth Nheel kicks Jacob in the face, causing him to stumble backwards before Darth Nheel jumped back onto his feet and swing his lightsaber towards Jacob's neck with the intent to decapitate him.

Jacob ducks under the attack before he ripped his sword out of the ground and swings the transformed sword towards the lightsaber and clashed.

The two moved to try and see who could win the match of strength with the winner being Jacob as he pushed Darth Nheel back before swinging his lightsaber, catching Darth Nheel in the face, removing his left eye.

Darth Nheel roared in agonizing pain before he shoots Jacob with force lightning, causing him to scream in pain as he felt the lightning coursing through his body before he punched Darth Nheel in the face, sending him stumbling back before Jacob runs towards the Sith lord and clash blades once again.

"Do you think you will live? Your friends will die before then!" Darth Nheel shouted as he held the lightsaber blade against the physical blade.

"And you think I will die here? You are mistaken." Jacob said as he pushed the lightsaber blade to the side before he swings his sword with the Sith lord blocking the attack in time before it could cut through his flesh.

Darth Nheel growled as he held the blade before Jacob pushed the blade back as Darth Nheel swung his lightsaber, only for Jacob to duck under the blade and swings his sword with the blade cutting through flesh.

Darth Nheel gasps in pain as he stumbles backwards with a gash across his chest.

Darth Nheel growls and turns towards the droids and troopers on the sidelines and shouted "Kill them!"

Jacob's eyes widen and he turns to see them click the safeties off their blasters… only for bullets to come out of nowhere and punch through metal, armor, and flesh.

"What?!" Darth Nheel shouted as they looked to see multiple men wearing advanced looking armor run towards them, firing bullets at the Sith soldiers and droids.

"You alright?" One of them said in a familiar voice.

"Daniel?" Lenalee asked in surprise.

"What the hell are you wearing?" Asked a marine after he snaps the neck of a Stormtrooper who got distracted by the reinforcements.

"This is-" Daniel was interrupted by metal clashing metal right behind him, causing both Daniel and Lenalee to turn to see a man with long black hair and. He was also armed with a katana with the blade a bright red as it held back the arm of a Grappler droid holding it back.

"Mind if I cut in?" The man said with a smirk.

The droid throws another fist but the man ducks under it, pulling is sword back and going under the attack before swinging his sword and both the man and the droid stood back to back… before the Grappler droids upper half slid off with the lower half falling to the side and both Lenalee and Daniel saw that the cut areas was glowing orange.

"What is that?" Lenalee asked.

"I would like the answer that question but right now is not the time." The man said as two commando droids armed with swords run towards them.

The swordsman runs towards the droids and the two machines swung their swords but the swordsman blocked both attacks before sliding under the blades and spun around, swinging his sword and cutting both droids in half at the waist.

"Right we'll talk later." Daniel said as he fired the rifle in his hands which was an MA37 at a super battle droid with the bullets slamming into the armor before the droid finally fell to the ground destroyed.

"Emile, watch your rear!" Daniel shouted as he ducks under a commando droids sword before he slams the butt of his rifle into the droids head and knocking it off.

"Right!" Emile shouted as he spins around at a Grappler droid and slides under a swing before he drew a kukri and grabbed the droid by the shoulder which he used to pull himself up over the droid before bringing the kukri down, stabbing through the droids head.

The droid goes limp and falls to the ground with Emile ripped the blade out of the droids head before sheathing it.

"Nice job Emile!" A new voice said as a man wearing blue armor runs in and fires what looked like a M392 Designated Marksman Rifle with the bullet tearing the chest of a battle droid.

"It's what I live for." Emile said as he grabbed a shotgun and fired a round into a charging Grappler droid with the bullet tearing through the droid and out its back, creating a massive hole.

"As you can see, you are beaten." Jacob said as he held his arms outward in a gesture to show that all of the droids and Sith soldiers he had were dead on the ground.

"Now surrender and you just might live." Jacob said still emitting the aura that he held throughout the fight.

"Surrender?... I'll kill you before that!" Darth Nheel said as he rushes towards Jacob with his lightsaber blazing.

Jacob stood still before raising his sword up with the blade pointing downward as Darth Nheel swung with the two blades clashing and creating a small light show.

"This ends here!" Darth Nheel shouted as he pushed his blade forward, only for Jacob to push the lightsaber upwards and he swings his sword towards Darth Nheels hand as it was still up and the blade cuts the tip of the hilt off and destroys the lightsaber.

'This is impossible!' Darth Nheel thought in realization.

"Play time's over!" Jacob shouted as he held his sword at the ready before he thrusts Mugen and the sound of metal cutting flesh is heard.

Darth Nheel gasps in pain before he slowly looks down to see the green blade stabbing through his chest before Jacob ripped the sword out.

Darth Nheel drops to his knees and moved one hand to the wound before pulling it back to reveal that it was completely coated in his blood.

"Kill… or be killed." Darth Nheel whispered with only Jacob able to hear it as the red aura faded.

"Don't be ashamed. It's only nature, running its course. Your memes about the Force… ends here." Jacob said as the rigid tone began returning to normal.

"No, I will passed one through the force… to you..." Darth Nheel said as he moved his hand to pull the mask off his face to reveal a man in his thirties with pale skin, bald head, and yellow eyes with veins visible around his eyes as he continued "Sure as the sun… will rise… the struggle… will continue… Now… I will become one… with the force…" Darth Nheel looks up to the sky as clouds clear to reveal the sun as well as the continuing space battle before he said "Fire burns, mountains crumble… the weak… suffer beneath… the strong. All… is as it should… be…"

With his last breath Darth Nheel fell onto his back with the life leaving his eyes as they turn from yellow to blue… signaling his death.

Jacob just looked at the corpse as the visor splits down the middle and moved to the sides before he muttered "Mugen, chokutō."

Mugen transforms back into its previous state before the mechanism on his back moved to his left where he spins the sword before sliding it across the sheath where he then finally sheathed the sword.

"Not bad." The man with the red sword said as he too had the sword sheathed as he had his arms crossed with a grin on his face as he observed the finally moments of the fight.

Jacob takes a deep breath before he hears a voice mutter "Steady now. You should be fine for only a little bit of walking but no running."

Jacob spins around to see a US marine with a medical kit helping Lenalee to her feet but she cringed slightly but that was likely due to the phantom pain she was feeling.

"Lenalee" Jacob whispered as he began walking towards the dark green haired woman.

"Jacob? Is that really you?" Lenalee asked with tears forming in her yes.

"It's me Lenalee." Jacob said with a small smile.

SMACK

Everything was silent save for explosions and gunfire with everyone having their eyes wide in surprise as Lenalee slapped Jacob across the face.

"You jerk!" Lenalee cried as tears slid down her face.

"I deserved that." Jacob muttered as he rubbed the place where Lenalee slapped which was now a bright red.

"You were alive and you never bothered to try and contact us to let us know that you were alive. You should have called!" Lenalee said with her eyes red from the crying.

"I am really sorry for what I put you through Lenalee. Please forgive this fool for his stupidity." Jacob said as he bowed his head in regret.

"You are a big idiot!" Lenalee cried as she began sobbing only to freeze as Jacob wrapped his arms around her in a comforting hug.

"I'm sorry. When the Astray Karas exploded I was still in the cockpit when it did. I was in extreme pain, I had lost all feeling in my limbs. Even my own mind was fading because of the injuries. The US saved my life. But because of that battle I the ability to walk, to move… to feel. The US gave them back and I had to repay them by ensuring that they were safe behind the ACSS. The ACSS is only going to protect them for so long. The ACSS has limited power for how long we don't know. But I know that if we aren't ready then Britannia or the Chinese Federation will come and attack. We have friends still on Earth. Kasumi, David, Max, May, Berlioz, Thermidor… they are still on Earth. They need all the help they can get. But my deepest regret is leaving you behind and making you believe that I was dead." Jacob said as he held Lenalee.

Lenalee wraps her arms around Jacob and buries her face into his chest piece and sobs while at the same time saying "You big idiot."

"I know I am." Jacob whispered.

"Sir, we just got communications from the Freedoms Pride. Sith reinforcements have entered orbit and they are with an Executor-class super star destroyer." Said a US marine with a long range radio.

"An Executor-class? Are you sure?" Jacob asked as he lets go of Lenalee and looked at the marine with a serious expression.

"Positive sir. They also report that a Lambda-class shuttle has just exit the atmosphere once the shields were brought down." Said the marine as two marines ran into the downed Pelican before coming out with two wounded pilots with one a man while the other was a woman.

"Oculus!" Jacob growled as he clenched his fists in anger while Lenalee looked at him in worry.

"Have every available unit not combating the Sith to capture or bring down that shuttle! Darth Oculus is on board! If we take him out then this war will be that much closer to victory for us." Jacob said as two Sentinel-class landing craft came in and they saw the star with two bars which was the USAF insignia signaling that the two crafts were under the control of the United States.

"Colonel Striker this is Victor-two-two and Victor-three-eight, We're here to get you boys to the Freedoms Pride sir." Said the pilot of a Sentinel through a radio as the two shuttles landed and dropped their ramps to show two US marines in each.

"Much appreciated… and its Jacob Worth soldier. Striker was just a codename." Jacob said into his gauntlets on board radio with a smirk on his face before he walked to his fallen helmet and picks it up to see a gash in the visor and thought 'It's a good thing I wore this helmet.'

"Roger that sir." The pilot said as the armored prisoners, US marines, wounded pilots, Lenalee, and Jacob got onto the shuttles.

"Oh Jonah before I forget, I managed to grab your armor before we left." Roland who was wearing red armor with a gold reflective visor as he pointed to a wall where lying against the wall was a similar looking armor to his but it was olive green with a much wider visor.

"Thanks Roland." Jonah said as he playfully punched Roland in the shoulder before he runs over only to stop to see the eight foot tall man with the minigun picking up his armor and walking towards him.

"We need to leave now before those ships in orbit decide to just blow up the prison." The man said in a Hungarian accent as he brought the armor into a shuttle.

"I can live with that." Jonah said as he walked in with the ramp closing behind him before both shuttles take off and fly up into space following the other transports.

"So how is the battle going?" Jacob asked as he sat his helmet on a chair while everyone was either standing up and holding some railing on the ceiling or sitting in a seat.

"Look on the monitor." The co-pilot said as she pressed some buttons before monitors appear on the walls showing the battle with the US fleet taking a beating from all directions.

"Shit, it's a slaughter." Jonah muttered as he saw the damage being done to the US fleet.

"We won't last long without some help." Jacob muttered before he remembered something and reached into a slot in his armor and takes out a device.

"Take us to the Freedoms Pride as fast as you can!" Jacob called.

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

"Alright everyone listen up! We're heading to the flag ship called the Freedoms Pride! Once there we will be getting all non-pilot certified personnel to safety. If you have any pilot training then step up because we will need all the help we can get." Jacob said before he felt a hand on his shoulder causing him to turn to see Lenalee.

"I can still fight even without my Dark Boots." Lenalee said with a serious look on her face.

"I have flight training." Daniel said as he stood forward with his helmet at his side.

"Anyone else?" Jacob asked but was met with silence.

"Here." A voice said as Thom walked up with a helmet in hand with a gold visor.

"Pilot tell the Freedom Pride to bring the Throne Zeta from the Stallion along with a few any machines who don't have any pilots." Jacob said with a smile on his face as he looked at Lenalee.

"Roger that sir." Said the pilot.

The shuttles finally reached the Macross Quarter-class vessel before landing on an elevator which lowered into a hanger where the door on the launch pad closed and oxygen enters the bay before a door opens and machines move to pull the shuttles in before the ramps dropped to allow the passengers to come out.

"Sir the mobile suits and Valkyries just arrived sir." Said a US Crewman with a green coat and helmet.

"Good to hear. Is there a spare helmet I can use?" Jacob asked as he tossed his damaged ODST helmet into the air several times before holding it in his hands with the damaged visor facing him.

"Yes sir, I can go grab the helmet if you want." The crewman said as he runs off to grab the helmet.

"Is there a piloting suit I can use?" Lenalee asked as she stood next to Jacob as the other US marines and armored prisoners began making their way to safety while only Daniel along with Thom with both of them wearing their helmets.

There were also a few more of the rescued prisoners who looked to have military training as there were only twenty other pilots. Some looked to be only sixteen but then again in some countries that you can enlist at the age of 15.

"Alright you will be a temporary unit here until after the battle where once the battle is over you will be given the choice to either go civilian or remain a pilot or soldier. It is all up to you but the Sith won't care if you are civilians or combatants, they will kill you if you give them the chance. The Sith won't feel regret but only enjoyment when killing so I ask you: are you going to just sit there and let those murderers kill you for their own sick enjoyment?" Jacob said to the crowd.

"Many of us are soldiers and we've seen what the Sith do first hand. We'll fight." Daniel said with everyone else nodding their heads in agreement.

"Alright." Jacob said with a smile before that smile dropped as he raised a clenched fist shouting "Mount up!" Jacob then moved the arm straight forward with the fingers uncurled "We're moving out!"

"You heard the man! Let's move it!" Daniel shouted as he began running towards a Union Flag with others running to either VF-1 Valkyries, Union Flags, or other Valkyries while Jacob made his way towards a shadow covered Gundam only to stop when he hears footsteps behind him.

"Hopefully the suit is alright. It's the only suit we have that can be classified as a pilot's suit." Jacob said as he turns around to see that Lenalee was wearing a black and dark blue TSF Fortified Suit.

"It's a bit tight." Lenalee said in embarrassment with a light blush.

"But at least it will protect you from the G-force you will mostly feel and the good thing about this is that the Fortified Suit is also made to make it so that you can see what a TSF sees but the problem is that you are going to be flying your Gundam so you won't be needing the OBL." Jacob said as a green jacket wearing US crewman walked up with two helmets with one being another ODST helmet while the other held a TSF helmet.

"OBL?" Lenalee asked with a curious look.

"OBL stands for Operation By Light. It's where you can see what the TSF you pilot does." Jacob explained as he grabbed the ODST helmet in one hand and the TSF pilot helmet in the other.

Jacob hands Lenalee the TSF helmet where she looks at it to see the reflective black visor.

"We better leave or Oculus will get away with the Dark Boots." Lenalee said as she looks Jacob in the eyes.

Jacobs nods his head before putting his helmet on and said "Let's go get that bastard."

Lenalee hears a beeping and turns to see a platform but on the platform was her Gundam Throne Zeta in a kneeling position.

Lenalee smiled before she slips her helmet on and runs to the Gundam where once she's inside she powers it up and the Gundams eyes flash.

"Lenalee… take the lead." Jacob said with an encouraging tone in his voice.

Lenalee smiled and said "Alright, let's do this."

The Gundam stands up and begins walking towards the elevator followed by two Union Flags where once on the elevator the three transformable suits transform into fighter mode as the door closes and the elevator rises with the door over them opening out into space.

The Throne Zeta and two Flags stood on the Freedoms Pride's left arm where the Flags and Throne Zeta moved to the separate catapults.

Lenalee looks to see a man in a yellow space suit giving hand signals which she knew was the flight preparations before she sees another man doing the same thing with the two Flags before they got to one knee and flew their left arms forward which signaled for the Flags and Throne Zeta to take off.

Lenalee narrowed her eyes as she flew towards the battle but as she does she takes note that not only was there an Executor-class super star destroyer but there were also six extra ships.

There were six Imperial II-class star destroyers, two Immobilizer 418 cruisers or more commonly called Interdictor-class heavy cruisers and three Recusant-class light destroyers.

"Lenalee we need to focus on the enemy machines and fighters." Daniel said from one of the Flags.

"The others will be sitting ducks on the catapults without our support, even if the ship is protected by guns they are still in danger of being destroyed." Thom said from the second Flag.

"Right." Lenalee said with a nod before she sees seven TIE fighters and three TIE bombers flying towards the Freedoms Pride with the intent of destroying it and Lenalee could see one VF-1 Valkyrie and one VF-17 Nightmare moving onto the catapults with two VF-1 Valkyries behind them.

"Let's go!" Lenalee shouted as she flies towards the approaching TIEs along with both Daniel and Thom.

"Right."

"I'm with you."

The three transformable mobile suits fire their weapons with the Flags firing bullets while the Throne Zeta fired beams with one beam punching through a TIE bomber while the bullets destroyed two TIE fighters.

The fighters moved to attack the approaching mobile suits while the bombers continued their way towards the Freedoms Pride even though the two Valkyries have already launched.

The Nightmare fired two missiles which flew before one struck the cockpit of a TIE bomber while the second one moved to evade but the missile was still on it before slamming into its side and igniting the explosives which in turn reduced the TIE Bomber into an orange fireball.

"This is Hollow one-six, scratch two bogeys." Said a female voice from the Nightmare before it flew after a TIE Fighter that was chasing a wounded VF-1.

Lenalee narrowed her eyes and fired her beam weapon which struck a TIE fighter in its eyeball shaped cockpit, causing it to explode before another TIE fighter fired its lasers at the Throne Zeta.

Lenalee transformed the Throne Zeta into mobile suit form and drew a beam saber before she sliced through the cockpit, splitting the TIE in two before both halves exploded before she looked to see Daniel firing his rail gun at a TIE with the bullets punching through the glass of the cockpit and likely killing the pilot because it started flying right towards the remains of an Imperial Munificent-class star frigates wing before slamming into it and going up in flames.

Thom was being chased by two TIE fighters with them trying to shoot the Flag but Thom evaded the lasers before making a hard left with the fighters following but one flew right into an incoming missile with the other TIE flying through the smoke that the last TIE created.

The last TIE continued going after the Flag and firing its lasers before the Flag transformed into MS mode and drew its Sonic Blade or more commonly known as the Plasma Sword where it spins around swinging the sword and cutting through the cockpit of the TIE with both halves continuing their trajectory and crashing into the remains of an Imperial II.

"You alright?" Lenalee asked as she and Daniel approached Thom who was sheathing his Plasma Sword.

"I'm good. It's just that this will take some getting used to." Thom answered as he looked at his controls.

"I'm still surprised it took you ten minutes to go through that whole manual like that." Lenalee said amazed.

"Hey that's how Spartans are." Thom said.

"Spartans?!" Lenalee said in complete surprise.

"Nice going you moron!" Daniel said as a screen of Daniel pops up on Thom's screen, glaring at him.

"Sorry." Thom said as he scratched the back of his helmet.

"What generation?" Lenalee asked confusing both men.

"We're SPARTAN-IIIs ma'am." Daniel answered.

"We… encountered three SPARTAN-IIs several months ago along with both the UNSC Spirit of Fire and the UNSC Everest." Lenalee said.

"Two UNSC ships? What were their conditions?" Daniel asked.

"The Spirit of Fire was in need of some repair on its port side and the Everest was in need of the most repair because of plasma damage." Lenalee answered.

"Well at least we know that there are more UNSC." Thom said before he sees an approaching Gafran that tries to shoot him but the SPARTAN-III dodges and fired his Linear rifle with the electro-magnetic round punching through the head, destroying the cockpit and letting the mobile suit float around in space.

"Watch out!" Daniel shouted as he sees an Lupus-class missile frigate approaching.

"We won't be able to dodge all of its missiles if they fire." Daniel said before a beam punching through its top before coming out its bottom before the entire missile frigate explodes.

"Sorry I took so long Lenalee." Jacob's voice said causing Lenalee to look to see what looked like a Gundam with most of its body looking the GAT-X1022 Blu Duel Gundam but it was colored mostly grey with bits of blue and yellow as well as green eyes and on its shield and left shoulder sat the same emblem that all US aircraft have. The unit also had what looked like one cannon on its back. Unlike the Blue Duel this unit was missing most of its armor which made it almost similar to the GAT-X102 Duel with its only weapon being the beam rifle in hand and two retractable beam guns.

"Jacob." Lenalee said with a smile.

"What is that?" Daniel asked with a confused look.

"It's a Gundam." Lenalee answered.

"This is the GAT-X1032 Striking Duel Gundam. This unit is designed to switch different packs for different situations such as heavy assault, mobility, and even stealth with different kinds of equipment." Jacob explained as he spins the unit to fire its beam rifle only for the rifle to be struck by a TIE fighter, causing the unit to throw the rifle away before it explodes.

"Good thing I have these." Jacob said as the slots in his Gundams arms slip out to reveal them to be beam pistols before the Gundam grabs the pistols and begins firing with a beam striking the TIE and destroying it before he spins around, firing another beam with it striking a Zedas as it was busy trying to push a sonic blade from a Flag with the beam striking the unit in the back, causing the machine to shake which gave the Flag pilot a chance to slice the Zedas in half.

"Is everyone out?" Lenalee asked as she spins around and fired her beam weapon with the beam striking a Sith Hellion with the Hellion exploding.

"Everyone is off of the ship and ready to move out." Jacob said as he looked around to see that the US forces were still holding up against the Sith fleet even though they were outnumbered.

"WE need to go now!" Lenalee shouted as she transformed the Throne Zeta into fighter mode and flew away with both Daniel and Thom transforming their Flags into fighter mode and going after her.

"Wait, Lenalee!" Jacob shouted as he shot off after her.

"We need to stop him before he gets away with the Dark Boots!" Lenalee shouted as she fired her beam weapon with the beams either striking Sith mobile suits or Sith fighters.

"Lenalee you need to calm down! If you rush this them you'll get yourself killed!" Jacob shouted as he continued flying after her.

"We're doing what we can to make sure she survives sir." Daniel said as he fired two missiles with the missiles hitting two TIE interceptors that were chasing a US controlled Pelican that was picking up US pilots who ejected from their vehicles when they got damaged from enemy fire.

"She's pretty determined to get those boots back." Thom said as he flew after the transformable Gundam.

"Why wouldn't she be? Those things can destroy a Knightmare with a single kick. Imagine what the Sith would do if they managed to create a weapon of mass destruction with those things." Jacob said as he flew.

"She's getting ahead." Daniel said as Lenalee continued flying, unaware that she was about to be surrounded by a group of five Gafrans and one Zedas.

"Lenalee, watch your surroundings!" Jacob shouted before his Gundam flew towards them, passing the two Flags while also retracting both beam guns and grabbing a discarded gatling gun pod from the remains of a Nightmare with an open cockpit.

"Follow me!" Jacob shouted as he flew off after the Throne Zeta.

"WE have you now Sword of Heart!" The Zedas pilot shouted in sick joy as he raised a beam saber.

Lenalee looked to see the Sith unit before transforming her machine into MS mode and drew a beam saber where she clashed against the Sith units own beam saber.

"Your wide open!" The Sith said with an evil grin as the Gafrans were in position.

"I can't dodge!" Lenalee mentally shouted as she saw that the Sith have blocked all her routes of escape… before bullets began pelting the Gafrans with three of the five units exploding.

"What?!" The Sith shouted as the Striking Duel flew in, firing its gatling gun which was in its right hand while the shield still strapped on its right shoulder.

"Lenalee, move!" Jacob shouted as a slot in its right shoulder opens and fired a missile.

Lenalee sees the incoming missile and punched the Zedas in the head, disorienting the Sith pilot before she flew away where the missile came and struck the mobile suit below the neck, causing the Zedas to explode due to damage.

"Lenalee you need to be careful." Jacob said as the Striking Duel flew close to the Throne Zetas as she sheathed her beam saber.

"I will once the Dark Boots are back where they belong." Lenalee said as she looked around to locate that Lambda-class shuttle.

"Lenalee you are still hurt from the torture you suffered. I'm not even sure you have been properly fed." Jacob said in a worried tone as he flew up next to the Throne Zeta and placed one of the Duels hands on the Throne Zetas shoulder.

"But we can't let him have the Dark Boots!" Lenalee shouted as the Throne Zeta spins around to face the Striking Duel while a screen showing her face pops up on Jacobs screen to show her worried face.

"And we'll get them back. I promise but if you die then who is going to make sure that what belongs to you stays with you?" Jacob asked as he looked at the screen.

"We can't let him have them." Lenalee whispered.

"Daniel… go after Darth Oculus and should he escape make sure you placed a tracer on the shuttle." Jacob said as Daniel and Thom arrived.

"I'll do what I can do but with all that's going on, it's going to be tricky." Daniel said as he looked around.

"Then let's get going." Jacob said as they flew in a direction of an Imperial II-star destroyer.

"I have visual on the shuttle." Daniel said as he sees the fleeing shuttle.

"It's making its way past that warship." Thom said as he gestured to an Imperial II-class star destroyer with the shuttle flying over the ship's hull.

"It's going to make a jump into hyperspace!" Jacob shouted as he dodged a Hellion before shooting seven shots into the machine, destroying it.

"We're not close enough!" Lenalee said in worry.

"Daniel, do it!" Jacob shouted.

"Right!" Daniel shouted as he fired six shots with three shots missing the shuttle but the other two hit their mark.

The first shot punched through the shuttles top fin, the second shot punched through the shuttles left wing, but the third shot hit just above the left engine with that shot being a tracer which clung to the shuttle.

Once the last shot hit the shuttle entered hyperspace and left the battle.

"No!" Lenalee shouted in anguish.

"Don't worry, we have a tracer so we should have his location to track." Jacob said trying to calm her down.

"The warship is approaching!" Daniel shouted as the Imperial II-star destroyer flew towards them and fired all of its cannons.

"Not to worry." Jacob said as he released the gatling gun and the cannon on the machines back moved to its right side before a gun grip slid out from the top and the Duel grabbed the grip.

"Power level is rising… Power level is at one-hundred percent… feedback is minimal." Jacob muttered as the barrels of the guns began glowing red.

"Firing!" Jacob said before the cannon fired, sending a large beam towards the star destroyer which pierced through the warships shields and into the ship's hull before coming out just below the ships engines.

Seconds later explosions go off all over the star destroyer's hull before finally the entire ship goes up in a huge explosion.

The cannon returns to its place on the Gundams back before the Duel grabs the floating gatling gun pod and turns to face the transformable mobile suits.

"Alright now all that we need to worry about is the rest of the enemy fleet." Jacob said before he looked to see the Freedoms Pride take out two Imperial II-class star destroyers while the US captured warships were behind it.

"Colonel Worth, we are about to transform the Freedoms Pride." The captain of the Freedoms Pride said as it flew towards the Executor-class super star destroyer while the other warships fought against the Sith fleet.

"Sir we are picking up new contacts entering the system. Detecting what look like six Helghast Cruisers, three Imperial II-class star destroyers, and eight Raider-class corvettes. IFFs match those of the New Sith Union sir." Said a crewman on boards the Freedoms Pride.

"Communication coming from the lead star destroyer." Said the Freedoms Pride's communications officer.

"Play it." Jacob said as they look to the approaching NSU fleet and they could actually tell the difference from the star destroyers from Sith Union and the Sith Empire because on the sides of the Unions star destroyers bridge towers sat the Sith Unions emblem which signaled them being part of the Sith Union.

"This is Admiral Trask of the Unions twelfth fleet, we'll deal with the Imperial fleet while you make your escape." Said the Sith Admiral.

"We would if we could but the Executor-class super star destroyer is in the way of our trajectory so unless we destroy that then we are as good as dead. But we have a way of destroying that thing." Jacob said to the Sith Admiral.

"Hopefully you do what is needed because my fleet will do what we can to make sure that the empire is held back." Admiral Trask said before cutting the link as the Union fleet opens fire on the Imperial fleet.

"Freedoms Pride prepare to fire the cannon." Jacob said as he, Lenalee, Daniel, and Thom make their way to the Lucrehulk-class battleship.

"Roger that Colonel or should I say General." Said the ship's captain with a smirk.

"Once the Executor-class is destroyed all ships are to make their way to the rendezvous point for further instructions." Jacob ordered as they flew.

"Sir the rescued prisoners are being sent to the Lucrehulk-class battleships." Said the pilot of a Pelican as it flew along with some other transports from the Freedoms Pride.

"At least this way they won't have to worry when the ship transforms." Jacob said as they reached one of the Lucrehulks-class battleships which was marked the USS Inquisition and flew into the port hanger where the transformable suits transformed into MS mode.

"Freedoms Pride transforming!" The captain said before the Freedoms Pride begins transforming with the back engines moving to form legs while the two arms moved to the side and the bridge turned into the head of the machine as the machine finished its transformation.

The now transformed Freedoms Pride strapped its port arm onto its back before its starboard platform splits open into three and started glowing.

"Freedoms Pride firing Macross Cannon." Said the gunnery control officer before the cannon fired with the beams swirling before they struck the Executor-class star destroyers shields but three seconds later the beam punch through the shields and shears through the hull before coming out through the engines and when the beam exits the ship the Executor-class star destroyer began twisting and turning into unrecognizable angles and began glowing a hot orange before finally exploding from the damage that it has taken.

"All ships we are clear! Let's get out of here!" The captain of the Freedoms Pride as said ship returns to cruiser mode.

The US warships began moving through the rubble as the Sith Union warships continued attacking the Sith Empires fleet.

"Admiral Trask this is Jacob Worth. We have the Swords of Heart on board and are leaving. Do you think you can destroy that Citadel and destroy any Markers that are there?" Jacob said into a communicator.

"... Mister Worth your request shall be proceeded and the Citadel shall be nothing but rubble… now." Admiral Trask said before his flagship opens fire with the beams heading down towards the planet and striking the location of the Citadel.

"Sith Warriors shall be sent down once the battle is finished." Admiral Trask said with a smile.

"Thank you Admiral." Jacob said.

"Also you wouldn't happen to know a Dexter Walker right?" Admiral Trask asked causing both Jacob and Lenalee who was walking close to stop in their tracks cold.

"We know him… why?" Jacob asked.

"He says that he shall redeem himself for his crimes as Darth Imperius." Admiral Trask said causing Lenalee and Jacob to widen their eyes in surprise.

"Dexter was alive… and he was the Sith Lord hunting us?" Lenalee asked in complete horror.

"And it haunted him for so long." Jacob said causing Lenalee to turn and look at him in surprise.

"When did you learn this?" Lenalee asked.

"I found out a few days ago." Jacob answered as he looked her in the eye.

"Is it possible to see him later on. It would be nice to see a lost friend again." Lenalee said with a hopeful look.

"We can send you coordinates to a rendezvous point where you can meet." Admiral Trask said.

"That would be appreciated." Jacob said as he placed a hand on Lenalee's shoulder.

"Coordinates have been sent… good luck." The Admiral said before the communicator cuts out.

"We're leaving now!" The Lucrehulk battleships captain said before all of the remaining US ships entered hyperspace and leaving the Sith Union fleet to remain and fight against the Sith Empires fleet.

"Are you sure you didn't want to talk sir?" Admiral Trask asked to the side as a figure wearing black armor and a black cloak walked in with his head uncovered to reveal it to be Dexter Walker.

"It wasn't the time and besides… we have work to do." Dexter said as he turns and made his way down to the hanger.

Lola Sayu's surface

A crash is heard with the 1.5 Gundam landing on the ground followed by two feet landing on the ground.

That person was Dexter Walker who was standing in front of his Gundam, in the remains of the Citadel.

Dexter made his way towards a large container but as he does he stops as he hears growling.

Dexter turns to see five Necromorph Slashers glaring at him with animalistic anger and the intent of tearing him apart limb by limb.

Dexter faces the Necromorphs and narrows his eyes before reaching to his side to grab his lightsaber hilt which was the same hilt he used as Darth Imperius before he activates the blade which was a blood red before he grabbed another hilt with this one being different and looked like the lightsaber he used as a Jedi which he activated and a green blade came from it. Dexter spun the lightsabers with the red lightsaber in his right hand while the green one was in his left hand before getting into a fighting stance as the Necromorphs slowly stalked towards him.

'Necromorphs should remain destroyed.' Dexter thought as he runs towards the Necromorphs which run towards him.

The first Slasher swings its left bladed arm at Dexter but the former Jedi dodged it and swung upwards in a vertical slash which slices the Necromorph in half from its right abdomen to its left shoulder before he spins around swinging both lightsabers upwards as a Slasher was behind him with both of its arm blades up in the air, only for the lightsabers to slice through the Necromorphs shoulders.

The Slasher groans before falling onto its back where Dexter stabbed his green lightsaber through the Necromorphs chest to ensure that it was dead before he spins around and jumped in the air as a Slash made a vertical slice in the attempt to catch him but thanks to his reflexes he dodged before he swung his red lightsaber with the blades cutting through the Necromorphs shoulders, body, and head, killing it.

Dexter lands on one knee with his left arm in front of him with his lightsaber in a reverse grip before he looked up with narrowed eyes as they were a sickly yellow as he sees the last two Slashers growling at him.

"Monsters like you don't deserve the rights to exist." Dexter muttered as he stood up and flipped his left lightsaber upright.

The two Necromorphs run towards Dexter before he runs at them and swings his lightsabers where the blades cut through flesh with ease and both Necromorphs fell to the ground dead with their limbs cut off and parts of their upper body severed as well.

"Now to destroy this thing." Dexter said as he deactivates his lightsabers and strapped them back to his belt.

Dexter walks to the container and glared at it as he feels the evil of the Marker that it was emitting before he stretched out his left hand towards the Markers container before the container begins shaking and finally it was slowly lifting before he moved his arm to the side and the container followed, hovering over a large lake of magma.

"To ensure you are destroyed you abomination." Dexter said as he began slowly turning his outstretched hand into a fist and the container begins to compress with the sound of metal bending and rocks being crushed before he hears roars behind him.

Dexter turns his head to the side to see a large group of Necromorphs approaching with all being scorched and many looked like they were former Sith soldiers and prisoners.

"You will die here." Dexter said as he clenched his fist and finally the container turns into a metal ball before a wave shoots from the container followed by an unearthly scream which causes Dexter to grab his ears in pain before he looks to see the Necromorphs roaring in agony before they were reduced to puddles of goop.

Dexter then hears the sound of lava splashing and turns to see that when he released the container it fell into the lava and begins sinking before he feels the ground shaking.

"My lord, the planet is falling apart! Whatever it is the planet is going to destroy itself!" Admiral Trask said in worry.

"Have all of our ships pull back to a safe distance and prepare to jump to hyperspace in case it's needed. I'll will be back on board shortly." Dexter said before he runs towards his Gundam.

Once inside the 1.5 Gundam he powers it up and it flies up and out of the planet's atmosphere where it flew through the planets asteroid field and finally reached the star destroyer where once inside he sees the planet exploding with rock and debris being pushed outwards.

"Just what are the Empire doing?" Dexter whispered as he got out of the Gundam and dropped to the hanger floor to see several Sith Union soldiers working around.

'Whatever it is, I will stop it.' Dexter thought with a determined look on his face before he exits the hanger.

Dexter reached the bridge before he looked to Admiral Trask and said "Set a course for the rendezvous point and once everyone is on board then we shall make our way."

"Yes sir." Admiral Trask said with a nod.

"Sir the Imperial fleet is in full retreat." Said a crewman.

"Likely because they lost the planet and without it they don't have a reason to stay here and continue the fight anymore." Dexter theorized as he crossed his arms and rested his chin on his left hand.

"You're likely right sir. We'll be making our way to the rendezvous point right now." Admiral Trask said as the ship began moving away before entering hyperspace.

Unknown system

Exiting hyperspace was a single Lucrehulk-class battleship with US markings. This was the USS Inquisition. Standing on the bridge stood both Jacob and Lenalee with the former wearing a ZAFT black coat with the US flag where the ZAFT symbol sat while Lenalee was wearing a Celestial Being with a dark blue coat and green diamond.

"How long do you think until he arrives?" Jacob asked as he looked out into space from the bridge while US personnel moved around or were working on terminals.

"Picking up a new contact entering the system. Imperial II-class star destroyer. IFF pings it as Sith Union." Said a crewman as an Imperial II-class star destroyer entered the system.

"A transport has just launched from the star destroyer." Said another crewman.

"Give them clearing for the port hanger." Jacob said as he and Lenalee exit the bridge.

"Did you take a look at what the rescued prisoners gave us?" Lenalee asked as she walked next to Jacob who was reading a datapad while US personnel walked around them.

"Looking at them right now. I'll start with Daniel since he was the first." Jacob said as he pressed a few buttons to bring up a picture of Daniel while words were on the right side of his face.

"Alright says here that his name is Daniel, no name. A SPARTAN-III from the Beta batch. Military rank is Lieutenant and…" When Jacob read that he stopped in his tracks at the next piece that he read before he muttered "his number is B312…"

"What's so special about that?" Lenalee asked with curiosity.

"Spartan-B312 is a famous SPARTAN-III who fought in the battle of Reach and lost his life near the end of the battle of Reach where he took down so many Sangheili and Unggoy that he really was considered a demon. He was mostly considered a Lone Wolf because of his ability to make Insurrection cells disappear before he was assigned to Noble Team as a replacement Noble Six." Jacob explained.

"Alright we don't need to know all about him." Jacob said as he pressed the screen and moved it to the side to show Thom's face with words on his right.

"Alright Thom no last name. Also a SPARTAN-III and ranked Lieutenant like Daniel but he was in the Alpha Batch." Jacob looked at his designation and muttered "Designation is A-293… the Noble Six before Daniel."

"How did he die?" Lenalee asked.

"He died in a nuclear explosion when he tossed a Medium Fusion Destructive Device which is a nuclear weapon in the hanger of a CCS-class battlecruiser during the battle of Fumirole." Jacob explained.

"Alright next is Jorge and again no last name. But he's a SPARTAN-II. Guess I should have seen that coming. Before you ask he's Noble Five and he lost his life when he detonated a slipspace bomb which destroyed a CSO-class super carrier." Jacob said.

"Anyone else?" Lenalee asked as she was getting more and more confused.

"Next is another SPARTAN-III which you know him as Emile. He's part of the Alpha Batch and designated A239. He's Noble Four and is the most aggressive of them all. He lost his life when a Sangheili Zealot snuck up behind him and stabbed him through the chest but he paid the Elite back by stabbing his kukri into the Elites neck." Jacob explained as he scrolled through the list.

"Another Noble. Noble Three or more commonly known as Jun-A266. The teams Sniper and only survivor of Noble Team." Jacob explained before reached another.

"Noble Two, Catherine-B320. She lost her life from a Needler rifle in the head when her shields were down." Jacob said before reaching another as they entered an elevator.

"Noble One, Carter-A259. The leader of Noble team and bravest of them all. He lost his life when he crashed the Pelican he was flying into a Scarab to protect but Emile and Daniel." Jacob said as they reached their level.

"What about Jonah and Roland?" Lenalee asked as they exit the elevator.

"Both Jonah and Roland are SPARTAN-IIIs but their designations is unknown. They were part of the Headhunters which were tasked with entering enemy lines and sabotaging their facilities. Roland lost his life from a new type of spec-ops Elite which stabbed an Energy sword through the chest while Roland lost his life from a nuclear explosion when those same Spec-Ops were about to torture him." Jacob explained as they reached the hanger before they noticed that the nine Spartans were all in the hanger chatting with one another along with some other soldiers.

"What about that guy with the sword?" Lenalee asked as she pointed to the man with a red katana.

"We don't have anything on him right now but I can tell that his entire right arm is cybernetic." Jacob explained as he looked at the swordsman who was doing practice swings in an open area.

Jacob and Lenalee hear the sound of engines which caused them along with everyone else who hears the roar of engines to turn their heads to see a VT-49 Decimator fly in before slowly dropping to the ground and landing in an open area.

The hatch opens and three Helghast Capture Troopers walk out before a very familiar figure to both Lenalee and Jacob walked out wearing Eradicator robes but there was no helmet and the hood was up.

"It is good to see you both again." Dexter said with a smile as he pulled his hood back to reveal his face and his grey eyes.

"It's so good to see you again!" Lenalee said as she hugged Dexter who returned the hug before they two separated and Dexter walked up to Jacob and held a hand up.

"How has life been treating you Jacob?" Dexter asked with a playful smirk.

"Life's been treating me fine but I can't say the same for the Britannians and Sith that get in the path of my axes and sword." Jacob said with his own playful smirk.

"I heard from Colonel Radec that you managed to take Madagascar and some beaches in Africa." Dexter said as he crossed his arms over his chest piece.

"I admit that I lead the attack but we couldn't have done it without some UNSC marines." Jacob said with his smirk still present.

"UNSC marines? Who were the marines?" Dexter asked with a curious look on his face.

"You won't believe it but they were Sergeant Forge, Ghost, Sergeant Major Johnson and Ghosts platoon.

"Never thought those people would arrive. I wonder if we'll see other people from the UNSC." Dexter said with a smile.

"Let's hope we have more Spartans. We can use all the moral boost that we can get." Jacob said with a smile before he turns around to see the nine Spartans and one swordsman look towards them.

"Also I brought someone for you two to see." Dexter said before he looked into the dropship and said "Alright you two. Time to come out."

Both Jacob and Lenalee were confused before two small figures come out of the dropship and Lenalee's eyes widen in recognition as she saw one figure she could never forget… her biological daughter Lana.

"Lana!" Lenalee cried with a joyful look on her face before she runs from Jacob's side which caused him to blink twice.

"Mommy!" Lana shouted as she runs towards Lenalee before Lenalee dropped to her knees as Lana drew close before enveloping her in a hug.

"Mommy?" Jacob asked as he blinked twice in confusion.

"I missed you." Lana whispered as she cried into her biological mothers chest.

"I missed you too." Lenalee whispered as she kissed Lana on the top of her head.

"I… need an explanation because I am really confused right now." Jacob said as he looked Dexter in the eyes.

"She's a biological clone from DNA from you and Lenalee so basically she's your daughter like Rin is with me." Dexter said as he dropped to one knee right next to Rin as he rubs the top of her head with a smile on his face while Rin had a bright smile on her face at the feeling of her father's hand resting on her head.

"So… she's my daughter too?" Jacob asked with wide eyes as he looked at both Lana and Lenalee who were still hugging each other before he looked towards Dexter who nods his head.

"That she is my friend. That she is." Dexter said as he stood up, picking Rin up.

Jacob walked over to Lenalee and Lana who were finally separated with Lenalee wiping her eyes of remnants of tears before Lana looked to see Jacob.

"Mommy, who is that?" Lana asked as she buried her head in Lenalee's chest in shyness.

"He's your daddy Lana." Lenalee said with a caring tone in her voice.

"Hey there." Jacob said as he dropped to one knee with a bright smile on his face.

"You're really my daddy?" Lana asked with a hopeful look in her eyes.

"That I am, my little light." Jacob said with his smile still present.

"Daddy!" Lana cried as she lunged from Lenalee to Jacob who wrapped his arms around her as she cried into his armored chest.

"It's alright, daddy's here." Jacob said as he felt a warm feeling in his heart.

"Now this is a beautiful sight to see. A family reunited." The swordsman said as he had a smile on his face.

"I believe I know who you are." Dexter said as a Helghast Capture Trooper showed him a datapad which showed the man's face.

"Oh? Then who do you believe I am?" The man asked as he crossed his arms over his chest with a grin on his face.

"Oh I think I know enough… Samuel Rodriguez… or more commonly known as Jetstream Sam." Dexter said causing the now identified Sam to raise an eyebrow.

"I take it that you got that from agents you had in that prison?" Asked Carter as he held his helmet in hand.

"Yep. We have agents in almost every parts of the Sith Empire. " Dexter said with a serious expression.

"When will we see the pack again daddy?" Rin asked with a cute expression.

"We'll see them later my dignified daughter." Dexter said as he looked his daughter in the eyes.

"Sir there is something we need to talk to you about." Said a US soldier as he approached Jacob and Lenalee while Dexter was more focused on his daughter and everything around the hanger.

"What is it?" Jacob asked as he picked up Lana.

"It's about one of the prisoners we rescued from the Citadel." The soldier said as he holds up a holographic folder.

"What about them?" Jacob asked as he hands Lana to Lenalee and accepts the folder that the soldier was holding out for him before he looks through it and it was on one person who had a lot of facial hair and a makeshift eye patch on the right side of his face along with a few scars.

"Well sir we are unsure because he introduced himself as Cin Vhetain though we ran a DNA test on him… and it's something that warrants your attention." The soldier said before Jacob saw something that made his eyes widen.

"What is it?" Lenalee asked.

"It says… that there is a 100 percent DNA match… to Braydin Nilsson." Jacob said.

"But Braydin's dead." Lenalee said with Dexter looking towards them when he heard what Lenalee said.

"Actually…" Jacob started as he rubs the back of his neck.

"Jacob?" Lenalee said with narrowed eyes.

"Braydin and Aiden are still alive and are fighting with the Mandalorians who are on Earth." Jacob said quickly.

"What?!" Both Dexter and Lenalee shout at the same time in surprise.

"How are they still alive?" Lenalee asked.

"I guessed that he was still alive because if Durge couldn't kill him then an exploding mobile suit might just be a bit of a problem." Dexter muttered.

"Can we talk about this later because I have something to take care of." Jacob said as he walked away from them.

"Is something wrong?" Dexter asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I really don't know." Lenalee answered.

Unknown star system

Exiting hyperspace was a single damaged Lambda-class shuttle which flew towards an awaiting Imperial II-class star destroyer.

The shuttle lands in the hanger of the star destroyer before the ramp dropped and Darth Oculus walked out before two battle droids walked up the ramp to grab the orb.

"My lord… Lord Nheel is dead." Said a Sith Officer.

"It is unfortunate. He was a great student… one who was still human." Darth Oculus said as he walked past the officer.

"Shall we make our way to the rendezvous point sir?" Asked the Sith Officer.

"Yes and once there I shall take a stealth craft to make it to my next destination." Darth Oculus said as he walked out of the hanger.

Zygerria slave pins

In a slave pin was Alyssa who was shaking from the cold while on her feet facing a wall with her hands chained above her head and a slave collar wrapped around her neck and some small tears in her flight suit.

The cage doors open and Alyssa froze up at the sound before she felt someone grab her hair and roughly pull her head back.

"Now listen here Skug, you have been disobedient for long enough! You have left us with no choice but to go with some more… painful means or teaching." The lead slaver said before her eyes widen in fear but before she could protest the slaver stuffed something into her mouth and clipped it to the back of her head.

"Begin!" The slaver shouted before Alyssa feels agonizing pain shoot through her back as a shock whip slashed across her back, leaving a gash.

Alyssa screams in pain but her screams were muffled by the gag in her mouth before she screams again when the shock whip slice into her back again.

The whipping was excruciating for her but after fifty lashes she hears the shock whip deactivate.

"Are you ready to behave skug?" The slaver asked as he pulled the gag out of her mouth.

Alyssa just glared at the man and spits into the Zygerrians face.

"GAH! You bitch!" The slaver shouted as he backhands Alyssa across the face.

"You… really are… worth-Hmm!" What every Alyssa was about to say was cut short when the slaver stuffed the gag back into her mouth.

"Give her more lashes!" The slaver shouted but the person holding the whip said "Sir maybe we're going at this the wrong way."

"What do you mean?" The slaver asked curiously.

"She's a Jedi right?" The torturer asked with a sick smile.

"Yes?" The slaver said wondering where the torturer was going with this.

"And Jedi care for the weak." The torturer continued.

"Go on?" The slaver said catching on to what the torturer was getting at.

"Why don't we use one of the slaves as a lesson in obedience?" The torturer suggested with a sickly sweet tone in his voice.

Alyssa's eyes widen in horror as she knew what they were planning and tried to voice her mind but the gag in her mouth muffled everything she tried to say.

"You two! Bring us two skugs." The slaver ordered to two guards who nod their heads before walking off.

A full minute later they were shoving two slaves into the room with one being a Falleen girl and the other was a human male with pale skin.

"Chain them to the wall." The slaver ordered.

The two guards did just that and cuffed the two slaves to the wall.

"Now why don't we try this again? Go for the other skugs." The slaver said with the torturer nodding his head with a sick smile on his face.

Alyssa tried to scream for them to stop but it was met with silence as the torturer lashed against the two other slaves, cutting into their backs and causing them to scream in pain but after fifteen lashes the torture stopped.

"Now do you see? Others will suffer for your crimes. Submit and they will live. Don't… and this happens." The slaver said before he nods to the torturer who swung his whip which wraps around the male slaves neck causing him to gasp in surprise before he screams in pain at the electricity going through his body.

Alyssa screams for them to stop but the gag stopped it before finally a sick snap was heard and the entire room fell silent before the torturer pulled tighter and the slaves head was severed from the body with blood flying with many droplets landing on Alyssa face.

Alyssa gasps in pain as the slaver grabbed her hair and roughly turns her head to look at him.

"Do you understand what happens to those who disobey?" The slaver asked and Alyssa nods her head in regret.

"I didn't get that? Say it louder." The slaver said as he pulled the gag out of her mouth.

"Yes I understand." Alyssa said before the slaver her by the throat and said "Yes you understand what?!"

"Yes I understand master." Alyssa said feeling like she was going to be sick with just that single sentence.

"Good." The slaver said before he releases his grip and walks to the door.

"A few more lashes for both as an example." The slaver said.

Alyssa looked at the slaver in horror as he said "I hate odd numbers. Fifteen more lashes for the girl and fifty more lashes with the Jedi. And the gag will remain off this time."

The torturer nods his head and activates the whip before striking Alyssa first and causing her to scream in pain with her scream being heard all the way out of the facility and to a building close to the location as a figure wearing Mandalorian armor stood on the roof.

"Location verified. Sending coordinates to the Mandalorians." Jindo said as he pressed a button on his wrist.

Jindo looks at the facility and muttered "The facility is too heavily defended. Likely to ensure that no slaves ever escape. Electrical fences that are ten stories high, automatic turrets, shock pits… these boys must have been expecting that a Jedi might try to escape this place."

Jindo turns around but not before giving one last glance at the prison and said "Hold onto strength Sword of Skill. You aren't forgotten."

Jindo then shoots off using his jet pack to fly through the night sky while everyone who was still awake went on about their business.

USS Inquisition

Jacob walked through the halls of the USS Inquisition towards a room where once the door opens it revealed a room with only one occupant with said occupant being Cin Vhetain.

"Is there something I can help you with?" Cin asked as he stood in front of a mirror and began trimming his long hair and facial hair.

"We ran a DNA check with your blood and we have a positive match with one Braydin Nilsson." Jacob said which caused the man to freeze when he finished shortening his hair as he hears the sound of a pistols flicking its safety off.

"Now you are going to tell me why you have his DNA when Braydin is alive and with the Mandalorians on Earth along with Aiden!" Jacob said as he aimed an M1911 pistol at the man.

Cin turns around and faced Jacob and with that Jacob got a good look at his face and even with the shorten hair he looked like an older version of Braydin until he realized why he looked familiar.

"You are from an alternate future." Jacob said with his eyes wide in surprise.

"I am." Cin answered before he explained what happened before he ended up in the Citadel especially how he lost his right eye.

"Then tell me… what happens to the rest of us?" Jacob asked.

"It's something you really don't want to know." Cin said as he turns away from Jacob and looked at what appeared to be a picture but Jacob couldn't get a good look.

"Before I leave, is there anything you want?" Jacob asked.

"I would like some armor. Mandalorian RD-15B (Imp) all grey and two E-52 Galactic Shrieker pistols would be nice." Cin said as Jacob walked out.

Jacob made his way back to the hanger where once there he sees the Helghast troopers enter the Decimator while Rin and Lana playing with Jorge who was using his strength to lift the two children with them laughing as this happened while those who observed had small smiles while Emile was sharpening his Kukri and Kat was looking at her now organic arm.

"Hey guys, just learned about our new guest." Jacob said as he approached both Dexter and Lenalee as they were talking with each other.

"What did you learn? Is he an alternate future Braydin?" Dexter asked with Lenalee nodding her head in agreement since she remembered about what Chris said about the Strike Ronin being an alternate future Dexter.

"Yes he is." Jacob answered with a nod.

"He told you about what happened to him?" Dexter asked.

"Yeah, fighting as a mercenary and during one mission found himself here and got captured by the Sith and sent to the Citadel under HEAVY guard." Jacob answered.

"Did he want anything?" Lenalee asked.

"Just that he wanted all grey Mandalorian RD-15B (Imp)armor and two E-52 Galactic Shrieker pistols." Jacob answered.

"I'll see what I can do." Dexter said.

"So is there anything we should know about his timeline?" Lenalee asked.

"Nothing that we should know of." Jacob answered.

"Sir we just got his location." Said a US crewman who looked to be out of breath.

"Who's location?" Jacob asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Darth Oculus's sir." The crewman said which causes all three to widen their eyes in surprise.

"That was quick." Dexter muttered.

"Where is he?!" Lenalee demanded.

"He's in a star system close to the solar system containing the planet Strangereal." Lenalee's eyes widen in worry.

"Is something wrong?" Jacob asked.

"Strangereal… it's where Euphie and the others are." Lenalee quietly said.

"Shit! We need to mobilize our forces and move to intercept them!" Dexter shouted.

"I'll head to Earth and grab some TSFs for the pilots on Strangereal. This might give them an edge against any Sith forces they encounter there." Jacob said.

"You should also tell Braydin about the Sith as well. He will not want to miss an opportunity like this." Dexter said.

"That will be hard because he's more focused on trying to locate Alyssa so I'll only talk to him once they have her. Better to have three Swords than two." Jacob said with a grin.

"I can see reason in that." Dexter grinned.

Earth

Tracyn island

The sounds of metal on metal is heard through the air before Aiden could be seen flying through the air before flipping backwards and landing on his feet before Braydin leaps at him with Zangetsu high in the air before bringing it down in a downward slash which Aiden blocked with Senbonzakura.

"You really need to get better at this." Aiden said with a grin on his face.

"Oh like your one to talk." Braydin said with his own grin before he jumped back "Let's go all out."

"Scatter, Senbonzakura!" Aiden called before his swords blade vanished in a wave of sakura petals.

"Getsuga Tensho!" Braydin shouted as he swung Zangetsu at Aiden.

Aiden vanished with Force Step and appeared behind Braydin and sent a wave of Sakura petals at him but Braydin blocked the attack but the force of the blades sent him crashing across the ground.

"Damn!" Braydin growled as he stood back up before he lunged at Aiden and swung his large sword at the former Sword.

"Alor!" A voice shouted getting them to turn to see a Mandalorian in blue Neo Crusader armor.

"What is it?" Braydin asked as he sheathed his sword while Aiden deactivated his Shikai.

"Sir we got a call from a Mandalorian named Jindo Krey. He says that he has the location of the Sword of Skill." Said the warrior which causes both Braydin and Aiden to widen their eyes in surprise.

"Where?!" Braydin demanded.

"He doesn't trust anyone else to give you the message so he'll only tell you face to face." The warrior said as he gestured for them to follow.

The three run back to the Mandalorian compound which now had several more Knightmares with all having Mandalorian features before reaching the comm station.

"Where is he?" Braydin asked.

"So you are the one I was informed about." Jindo said as a holographic image of him appeared on a table.

"We were told that you had information about the Sword of Skill." Braydin said with a determined look on his face.

"I do. She's sold into slavery on Zygerria." Jindo answered before the entire room shook.

An aura shot out from Braydin as his eyes turn a sickly yellow.

"Those bastards sold Alyssa into slavery?!" Braydin growled.

"But now we know where she is. We can go save her!" Aiden said trying to calm Braydin down.

"Maybe we can get help from the Federation?" Maeren suggested.

"No." Braydin said stopping them dead in their tracks as they look at his face with his eyes returned to normal "Only the Mandalorians shall go and show these Zygerrians the honor we have and what happens to those who steal away the lives of people!"

The Mandalorians in that room either nod their heads in agreement or shout out how right Braydin was.

"Well then," Everyone turns to see Shae Vizla who had a smirk on her face "let's get ready for this fight."

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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

"A life taken by those who destroy lives." Shifts to show two cloaked Mandalorians walking through a slave market before shifting to show Alyssa on a stage

"Two former Swords of Heaven are on the world of slavery to locate a Sword of Heaven enslaved." Shifts to show Aiden and Braydin wearing cloaks over their Mandalorian armor as exit a transport on Zygerria before shifting to show Braydin and Aiden standing on a balcony as they saw Alyssa dragged her onto a stage

"The Mandalorians will show the Zygerrians what happens when you pit honor against subjugation." Shifts to show Mandalorian warriors fighting against Zygerrian slavers before shifting to show Knightmares sliding across the ground and causing chaos to the defenders

"The honorless slavers of Zygerria will be put into a tough situation against the honorable warriors of Mandalore." Shifts to show the Zygerrian capitol under heavy siege by the Mandalorians before shifting to show Braydin as he holds Alyssa on a ceiling as she looked at him with teary eyes

Next episode: Warriors against the slavers

"What will happen between the masters of warfare against the masters of slavery?" Shifts to show Braydin in his Bankai with a glare on his face before shifting to show Aiden surrounded by a large concentration of sakura petals with a glare on his face before shifting to show Maeren with Hozukimaru with an evil grin on his face as he stood in front of a group of ten Zygerrians before shifting to show Alyssa with an ice cold glare on her face as she held Sode no Shirayuki in her right hand while she stood surrounded by several Zygerrian slavers all frozen solid while twelve Zygerrians ran towards her with blasters and shock whips