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Arcturus Station Northern Arm.

North Wing Academy

Collage of Military Science

September 24 2585

Inside a Clean white room, a series of student was listening to their talking about the past wars of the Republic "For you, the younger generation felt like this is ancient History. But in fact, it's all Recent Event. Now mister Anaheim, will you please explain the Factors why the Republic won an overwhelming Victory against the Zygerrians?" A Ssi-Ru said to an 18 years old boy with a tan complexity with bright brown eyes "Yes sir, The Republic won using the sheer amount of resources that we had at that time. Even using Centuries old ships like the Mandator 1 class star dreadnoughts. We overwhelm the Empire we brute force and unrelenting attacks. But the most used reason was the utilization of Lighting Warfare or Blitzkrieg to what the ancients called it. As it uses Lighting fast attacks to create chaos among enemy ranks and purposely create holes in their frontlines for the main battle groups to exploit. That is why the Navy was the most focused strength of the Republic but have well trained marines and the Elite ODST units being the main force that takes the most damage for each engagement. With the introduction of the new Praetor class star battlecruiser and the Venator class star cruiser which proven to be effective and immediately become popular among the admiralty by the sheer firepower of the Praetor and adoptability of the Venetor. The Zygerrian Empire didn't stand a chance and lost the war within the timeframe of one year" Ricardo Anaheim explained.

"Very good Mr Anaheim looks like your starting to take your class seriously. Know can someone explain the standard formations of a Battle group? What about you miss Isha" the instructor said and a female Eldar stood up with her Light crimson hair and emerald green eyes that goes along with her pale complexion. Her beauty could turn any male heads of sentient beings upon seeing her face "Yes professor Shi'tk'chi" She then stood up eyeing each of her classmates but only landed to Ricardo who is looking at her and waiting for the answer "The standard naval formation of the Republic from the smallest to largest are. Three corvettes and a frigate for anti-pirate and smugglers patrol, four corvettes, two frigates and a light cruiser or heavy corvette for border patrols. A standard cruiser, three standard frigate and a number of corvettes depending of the taste of the commodore of the fleet as the standard combat formation.

Then there's one battleship or battle cruiser, three cruisers, six frigates and a large number of Corvettes depending on the taste of the rear admiral commanding the formation, if the navy predicted a large battle such as the final naval engagement against the Cabal Empire two hundred years ago, then that formation uses three battlecruisers nine cruisers, fifty-four frigates and a swarm of corvettes.

During that time Dreadnoughts are used as defensive ships designed to have heavy shielding to hold enemy formations as long as possible to protect the evacuating civilians and hold the line until a battle group arrives in which that tactic was so effectively that the Empire would always split their formations into two, one to engage the dreadnought and the other to attack the planet" Isha explained with most boys clapping with Ricardo just smiled "Very good miss Isha" The professor said before hearing the bell "now, study the legend of the Spartan Super Soldiers and we will have a debate regarding if they really exist or not. That's all for today, class dismiss' The Ssi ruu professor said before leaving the room. As he exits the door, all students begin to stand up and do what they would always do. chat to one another. Some going to the restroom while others going outside to eat.

Isha on the other hand was swarmed by the boys of the class trying to earn her affection. But her eyes landed only to Ricardo who is chatting to a female twi'lek with blue complexion before leaving the room. Isha could only internally sigh as she smiles at her suitors before seeing the pair leaving the room and having a tight feeling in her chest

Ricardo and the Twi'lek found themselves looking for two more their friends when they saw a man with Asian descend pacing with his astromech an old T3 unit beeping in annoyance until a female Togruta arrives with a R6 astromech, she has with a very cute face and crystal blue eyes. "Vette, I'm betting 30 credits that Barus there will chicken out in the last minute" Ricardo said with the now known Twi'lek named Vette smiling and answered "you're on!". The Togruta then said "Did I made you wait?". The now known Barus then blushed extremely red and said "N-not at all!" he said with a slightly high pitch tone. The Togruta then smiled like the sun is shining right into her face making her more beautiful for Barus, He then felt an electrocuting pain seeing his Astromech pushing him while beeping rapidly "Ashara"

"Yes?"

"there's something I have to tell you"

"May I ask what is it?"

"Ashara, I-I-I"

The duo from afar just watch with popcorn that just came out from nowhere watching how the event unfolds.

"I'd love to eat some Mapo tofu right now" Barus said comically tone voice with a female voice just shouted "WHAT!" from a distance in annoyance. Barus' astromech the begins to electrocute him and his partner just kept on shouting "Ow!" every time he got hit.

Ricardo then said to Barus "Wait me at the hangar" as he receives the money he won from Vette before walking next to the Togruta and said "Damn that was close" he said while walking and looked at her face completely red "soon he will get the courage to tell you how he feels. But I think that you should tell him how YOU feel" Ricardo said before walking away.

Ashara just stood there until the beeping of her astromech snapped her out of her thoughts like "By the Force he was about to confess how he feel" or "Should how tell him how I feel first?". Her R6 astromech beeps that could be understood like "you will get your chance Ashara, just build up the courage to tell him how you feel". The Togruta then smiled and mouthed "thank you" to her partner.

They group of friends manage to reach the Hangar. Before entering they heard a large explosion with a man in Early Republic Battle armor exiting and coughing. "Really Locke, we just left you for a day and you're already putting a dent to the ship" Vette said and man now named Locke removed his seeing his Grey hair and dark brown eyes with a slightly tan complexion. His hair is covered with a blue camouflage bandana with some military green on it.

"Sorry there Vette, been twick'in the ol' rust bucket there, qui'te a miracle the she's still operational" Locke explained before looking at a Centuries Old Defender Class corvette from the pre Republic Era used by the Earth Federation "We're lucky that we manage to dug her up from Ryloth" He continued "nope, we are lucky that the academy allowed a military grade ship inside the campus" Vette retort before looking at the Horizontal place hammer shape aft with two Dual medium Beam cannons.

The ship is twice the size in Width, Length and Height of a normal Defender class corvette which means more armament with two retractable rapid repeating beam turrets. A dual one on the Forward aft and a quad on the upper stern. There is also another quad rapid repeating beam turret hidden in the lower stern of the ship. One double missile launcher that was modified so that it could also fire ion torpedoes and flank missiles located on the ship's front bow.

The boarding ramp then lowered, revealing a woman with ginger hair and Lapis blue eyes "Locke! how many times do I have to tell you that you are not allowed anywhere near the Reactor!" She shouted with an authoritative voice with Locke shouting "sorry Sarah!" back at her. She then saw the group of four in the entrance "So we fly'in her or what" Locke playfully said with a smirk before turning into a frown when a roar was heard seeing a Wookie holding many pipes that contain that are actually power batteries for the ship and roared angrily at Locke like a mother disciplining her stubborn child.

Ricardo then looked at the lovebird's astromechs beeping to one another, which he knew was planning something to have their partners to get together. He then saw Vette checking the weapon's module that are still yet to be installed in the ship, Barus sitting on some crates like he was rehearsing something, Ashara was TRYING to meditate but clearly seeing her face that has a slight pink on it.

He could only chuckle at the antics of this group of friends and said "Come on Tojjirook, give Locke here a break. Save that when we're flying her" He said and noticed Sarah next to him "So 'Captain', what should we call her?" She asked Ricardo then looked outside seeing multiple Republic ships flying around the Arctutus then looking back at Sarah and answered "She will be called 'Warden" before looking at the stars ones again having a feeling that he is looking at a certain someone thousands of light years away and this person is looking back at him.

Within the Migrant Fleet

Ship Alerei's viewport, a young Quarian girl is looking at the vast void of space before her father called her "Tali, the others had arrived from their pilgrimage. Came with me, we are going to greet the new arrivals" With Tali answering "yes father" but before going with him, the Quarian looked back once more having a feeling that she is looking at a certain someone that is looking back at her.

"What was that feeling?" Tali asked herself as she went with her father to meet with the people that completed their pilgrimage.

She has a strong feeling that hers will be different from the rest of her race as she started to have strange dreams about an army of warriors standing behind her with pikes that uses red colored laser as spears and swords alongside men and women in robes covering their faces with green and blue laser swords.

But all she know was it's just a dream, or is it?