Chapter 50 Only the Strongest will Survive

The Cylon forces didn't know what was happening, they had no real experience dealing with the weapons of the Citadel forces and it was on full display in the woods outside of New Caprica City. Instead of hearing the normal sound of bullets bouncing off metal the Citadel races small arms ripped through the Cylon armor. With the sound of gunfire and explosions filling the air Cavil dove to the ground as fear gripped his heart, knowing that if he died this time he would never come back.

"Who the frak is firing at us!" yelled Cavil even though he already knew how was shooting at him.

"Who do you think?" yelled a New Caprica Military member as he pulled his pistol and began firing blindly back of enemy who was hidden in the thick woods around them.

In the woods using two logs as a makeshift shooting blind hid one of the founding members of the Blue Suns mercenary organization Zaeed Massani took aim with his window sniper rifle. While others in the assault team where aiming at the Centurions and their human allies Zaeed was aiming that the engine blocks at the multiple vehicles which were now just sitting there. Zaeed pulled the trigger as the old warrior felt the familiar shock that came from the recoil of the rifle. Each shot found its park as each now disabled truck became a multiple ton road block standing in the way of the Cylon army.

While Zaeed was firing at the vehicles the rest of the assault team which was mostly made up of a mix of Turians and Asari keep up a constant rate of fire from hidden positions among the thick woods. By now the centurions had started firing back with their own weapons. Some of the centurions where armed with heavy mini guns which fired fifty caliber rounds from a large belt feed packs on the centurions back. The tanks which hadn't been destroyed in the first wave of the attack turned their turrets on the Citadel forces. The massive tank shell exploding on impact destroying everything it touched. The tanks were not the only heavy weapon the Cylons where bringing to the fight as the Raiders began swooping down and firing either missile or heavy machine gun rounds into the forest.

'Put up barriers!" yelled Zaeed as the centurions keep throwing thousands upon thousands of rounds down range cutting though whole trees with their bullets. The Asari members of the strike team quickly threw up biotic barriers which protected them but also gave away their positions.

"Fuck this, fall back!" ordered Zaeed as the forces under his commanded started to fall back as the Centurions began to move into the forest after the retreating Citadel forces. With the battle seemly in their favor Cavil finally got back on his feet with a smile on his face. However that smile was short lived as from their rear flank a mighty roar went out.

"We are Krogans!" yelled a monstrous choirs of voices as Cavil turned toward the source as the ground began shake a bit under his feet. His eyes widened as he saw a line of giant seven foot tall giant creatures covered with armor.

"We are Krogans!" yelled Grunt as he fired his shotgun misstep as he and a line of Krogan warriors in full battle armor ran headlong straight into the Cylon's line. The centurions had next to no time to react as they tried to change from one point of attack to another, a lot of the centurions were shot in the back while the humans turned tail and ran. In a strange twist some of the humans ran forward heading up to the very front of the army column believing they would be safe with the massive number of main battle tanks up at the front, while others turned tail and ran toward the rear of the army in the believed safety that provided. Cavil seeing the center of the army was now on the knife edge of being overwhelmed by the surprise attack followed the humans and ran back toward the rear of the army. A few of the New Caprica army managed to fire a few shots at the Krogans but the Cylons had only given them regular non armor pricing bullets and those roads who didn't bounce off the Krogan barriers couldn't break the natural armor like skin of the Krogans.

Unaware of the battle waging below them on New Caprica Galen Tyrol sat inside one of the thousands of rooms onboard the massive Cylon flagship the Colony. For the past few minutes he keep looking at his fresh new hands, small amounts of the sticky resurrection liquid still lingered between his figures and between his toes. The long hot shower had done nothing to shake his nerves as images of his past lives came back to him in flashes and broken images. Images such as him shopping in an open air farmer market place before suddenly a blinding flash of light filled the air as a nuclear explosion destroyed the city. Others didn't involve nuclear explosions, others whereas mundane as the taste a perfectly cooked steak

"Are you doing any better?" inquired Boomer as she sat down beside her former lover.

"I am a Cylon." stated Galen as Boomer nodded her head.

"I know it is a lot to take in, I went through the same thing when I realized what I truly am." explained Boomer "I am here if you need to talk about it."

"We don't have time for this." Grumbled a new voice as the two of them looked up into the eyes of a number five who was dressed in his normal blue button down shirt and pants. "We need the location of Saul, Sam and Tory having only two of the final five is not enough."

"Man, you are even more fraken annoying then Saul's step brother and he was really annoying." grumbled Ellen Tigh as she walked into the room dressed in a black tank top and jeans. "I personally wanted to model you after his sister but it wasn't my call."

Boomer couldn't help but grin at the face the five was making at the idea his model may have ended up being a female.

"Where are the final three?" demanded the five as Ellen sat down on the other side of Galen.

"Yes, Saul's brother never could say please either." stated Ellen as the five's eyes narrowed.

"Fine please." Grumbled the five as Galen and Ellen traded glances as if debating who they should side with the Cylons which they now where or the humans they had longed believed to have been.

"Saul and Sam where suppose to have a meeting with the Citadel forces and the Colonial marines in a hidden command center under the rug in our tent." Stated Ellen as the five smiled at the news "However Tory left New Caprica to join with the humans of Earth."

"Can you explain something to me, Cavil said you are from Earth but it was nuked then where did these humans come from? Did they rebuild Earth or something like that?" asked Boomer as Ellen grinned a bit.

"No, that ball of dirt is probably still radioactive as it circles that hot ball of gas." stated Ellen

"So they are lying about being from Earth?" inquired Boomer as Ellen grinned.

"No, it seems that the old stories in our version of the holly scrolls are true there are two Earths ours and an original." stated Ellen as Boomer eyes widened "I never believed the old stories but in our version of the scrolls it says we all came to Kobol from Earth but that Earth was lost after they rose up against the Gods, we took up the mantle of Earth to honor them when we rose up against the false Gods to follow the one true God. That is how the story goes."

"So they are from the original Earth?" asked Boomer as Ellen shrugged.

"Doesn't matter either way, you are out numbered and out gunned and it is only a matter of time until they overrun you and you are whipped out." Stated Ellen "You only have two options left really."

"And what are those?" inquired the five

"Surrender or Die and we all know Cavil is too big of a fraken idiot to give up like he should, so we will die." Stated Ellen as she turned to Boomer "Do you guys have some good liquor onboard I could really go for a drink right about now."

"Aren't you worried about death?" inquired Boomer as Ellen smiled.

"I have lived so many lives, death doesn't scare me anymore." explained Ellen "But fear of not having a drink that is truly scary to me."

Down on New Caprica the smoke was clearing from the battlefield as Grunt and his fellow Krogan warriors stepped over the broken remains of the Centurions and New Caprica Army members. Burning tanks and vehicles clogged the air as the smell of burning oil and smell of fired gunpowder in other words it was a perfect scene for a Krogans warrior.

"This is a great victory, a round of Ryncol when we get back to Tuchanka." Stated Grunt as his fellow Krogan's roared at the news as the other attacking force which had drawn the fire of the Cylons allowing the Krogans to attack head on from their blind side.

"A drink sounds good." added Zaeed "However if I where the Cylons I would be pointing every artillery gun they have at this spot and it will not take long to make this place look like the surface of a moon. I for one don't want to be here when that happens."

"Agreed besides we have to get in position for our next fight." Stated Grunt as they started heading out of the woods as the first artillery gun began firing landing nearby as the Cylons tried to destroy them by covering the entire fire.

While the Cylons where busy leveling an entire forest using heavy artillery fire Commander Shepard moved though the cafeteria line onboard the Normandy. He didn't say a word as he grabbed his crispy chicken sandwich and fries before sitting down at his normal table. He never even got a bite of his sandwich before a person sat down across from him. He lifted his head half expecting to see Ash sitting across from him only instead he saw the bright red hair of his sister.

"So I heard I am no longer on lock down." Confirmed Jenny as John nodded his head as he reached for some hot sauce to put on his sandwich.

"The PR department wants to have a reunion special between the two of us and they don't that to happen behind bars." explained John as he placed the hot sauce down only to have it instantly grabbed by Jenny who added the sauce to her own sandwich. "We are all over the news broadcasts back home."

"Well I guess that makes sense." Confirmed Jenny "And I know it doesn't mean much but I am sorry for nuking that ship."

"You wanted to cause the Reapers to enter the war so that you could charge into one last suicidal battle against them." stated John "Did you really have nothing to live for that you wanted to die."

Jenny looked down for a moment.

"You know I had friends who I considered my family just like you have now but the Reapers took all of that." Explained Jenny "Including a man I loved."

"What happened?" asked John not knowing that his sister had a boyfriend.

"Well you know the story Girl meets boy, they fall in love and then the girl drops a skyscraper on the hospital he was a doctor at. I had to choice between saving him or keeping the saving thousands of people trying to escape the Reapers using the Tokyo spaceport." stated Jenny as John couldn't help but think about when he had to choice between saving Ash or saving Kaidan all those years ago "Not that it really mattered only a handful of ships got off the ground and most where destroyed before they reached the relay escaping the system. Then one by one I lost all my friends until I was the only one who remained."

"I have lost some good friends on my way here but none like that." admitted John as he thought about how he lost Kaidan, Legion, Thane and Mordin during multiple battles across the galaxy.

"I wanted to die because I had nothing to live for but then I had a run in with those Protheans of yours and they had told me I was luckily to have a family at all and that I should basically beat the Reapers by doing something truly important."

"And what is that?" asked John

"By living." answered Jenny, John couldn't help but give a smile at the words even if he was unsure if she was telling the truth or not.

"Alright then I have something planned you may be interested in." reported John "In ten minutes a Cylon Heavy Raider is heading down to New Caprica to help support Garrus in the defense of the Prothean bunker, if you follow orders you can join the team going down there."

"Thanks I was going a little crazy in here with nothing to do." Thanked Jenny

"Hold on a moment, this is your final chance." Ordered John as Jenny grinned a bit before nodding in agreement.

"Personally I am surprised you are even gave me this chance." Admitted Jenny as she took a single bit of her sandwich before heading toward the shuttle bay before running off.

Ten minutes later Jenny walked into the shuttle bay dressed in her armor and with her sniper rifle on her back. She expected to see a team of marines standing around waiting to board the heavy raider however instead of a bunch of uniformed marines there instead standing around was her brothers friends Jack, Samara and the two Protheans where standing around checking their weapons as a few marines loaded equipment onto a Cylon heavy raider.

"So this is the team going to New Caprica?" asked Jenny as she looked around at the team.

"No, not fully." Stated a voice behind her as she turned to see her brother and Ash standing there in their armor. "Now everyone is here."

"Wait, you're going?" inquired Jenny as she looked at her brother "I thought you would want to stay on the Normandy? You are its commander."

"Miranda is better at ship to ship combat and I am more useful on the ground." explained Shepard as he moved to his locker pulling out his personalized weapons. "Tali is staying to work the barrier on Galactica. EDI and Joker are staying to fly the Normandy but everyone else is going down to New Caprica."

"I see." stated Jenny

"Alright everyone load up." ordered John as he moved toward the Cylon heavy raider.

Down on New Caprica a team of centurions and New Caprica Police members were preparing for the most important mission in their history. In a rare moment the New Caprica Police members where given fully automatic weapons and body armor.

"Alright listen up!" yelled the commander of the assault team as he yelled over the sound of constant heavy artillery fire in the distance. The fire was so constant it actually caused the ground to shake a bit as the Cylons kept firing into the forests trying to destroy the threat in there. "We are going to end the resistance here and now. Now load up!"

Without saying a word the members of the New Caprica Police jumped onto the trucks, some of them hanging onto special rails and foot rest located along the side. The trucks took off down the empty streets until they came to a stop in front one of the thousands of tents which made up the city. Moments after the truck came to a stop another one rolled up on the other side of the tent. The New Caprica police surrounded the tent as the centurions moved in along beside them. Not wanting to alert anyone inside the tent the New Caprica police members stormed in guns raised as they stormed in.

"New Caprica Police." Yelled a few of the masked people as they rushed into the empty tent. For a moment they scanned the room before one of them kicked over the rug and after short period of time they found the pull cord which allowed them to open the door to hidden underground command center of the resistance.

"New Caprica police! Come out now!" yelled a member as her gun mounted flashlight pierced the darkness of the underground bunker.

"Here's go." said the woman as she jumped into the darkness half expecting to be shot but nothing happened. As one by one more members of the police force entered the underground command center their flashlights piecing the darkness.

"No one fraken is here." complained one of the police members as suddenly a warm glow appeared out of the darkness as everyone turned their weapons toward the light source.

"What the frak?" asked the female member as she moved toward the light only to see a small computer sitting on a desk. "You have got to be kidding me."

"What?" asked another member as the female officer moved to the side allowing everyone to see a message scrolling across the screen.

"Nice try, better luck next time." read the message.

"Those cocky mother frakers." complained one of the New Caprica Police force.

Well I hope you liked and that John is heading toward New Caprica. I debated this for a while if Shepard would leave the Normandy when it is likely to go into battle but I decided that for my Shepard at least he would want to be where he would do the most good and that is on the ground then in space. Now until next time please keep reading. Thanks Wilkins75