And I am back once again with another chapter of Remnant Unleashed. I'm pleased to inform you all that I am just several chapters away from a moment you all have no doubt been waiting for. What that moment is, well that's a surprise.

Last time, we were introduced to Sedyn Merrick and his class, Rick and Neo's relationship has been revealed, Cinder somehow has a lightsaber and both Galen and Jaune have a bad feeling about the current situation of the world. Oh, and Ruby asked Galen to the dance.

Now, before we get onto the story, I am sure many of you have heard about the passing of David Prowse, the bodybuilder, weightlifter and actor who physically portrayed Darth Vader in the original trilogy of one of the greatest space-opera series of all time. He will be missed.

Also, I am considering doing a Halo/Star Wars story involving Noble Six and have them act as an older sibling figure to Anakin. It's still up in the air for the moment, but I think I might do a good job with a Halo story, like I've done with Star Wars.

Anyway, onto the reviews.

Luffy L Deathwalker: You are correct, both Jaune and Galen do indeed have a bad feeling with the current situation, both in terms of Team CVFY and Team CME.

Spartan-626: Yes, the relationship between Neo and Rick has been established. How Neo survived, that will be explained at a later date. Yes, Cinder does indeed have a new toy, but how did she get it? As for Ruby growing up, you're not wrong about that, but as for Jaune being force sensitive, that's a good thought. As for what Team CFVY is facing, you'll find out.

Jack Smith1: The Rebellion will appear, but not for another few chapters. As for my idea about Sullivan getting a morph gun in your story, you have to admit, the Morph Gun is a great tool to have for firefights since its capabilities are endless. Plus, it's a favorite one of mine. The title for a chapter you gave me sounds like a very good one. I know you have many questions, but I won't answer all of them. But I'll try to answer them as to the best of my ability.

Alright, reviews are done. Let's get this chapter started. Disclaimers are the same as always. Please enjoy.

Chapter 20: The Coming Storm

After completing his studies, Galen began to meditate once again hoping to find the answers to the many questions he had about the growing darkness he had been sensing across all of Remnant. Closing his eyes, he merged himself with the force hoping to find his answers.

Blocking out all the distractions and relaxing his body, Galen saw the images of many students and teachers in Beacon going about their business as usual, even a few people in Vale. He saw dockhands unloading cargo from ships onto trucks and trains, waiters and waitresses attending to the guests at their restaurants and various others doing whatever they liked to do. None of these were what he was looking for.

Reaching out with the force, Galen soon saw a vast number of mountains surrounded by numerous desert flats showing signs of water runoff, various wrecks of numerous vehicles, civilian and military alike and numerous rail lines running through the mountains, some of them old and rusted, having not been touched in a long time. Then, Galen heard a voice.

'We've got another wave coming in! Grimm plus scrapheads!' Coco's voice shouted before the roar of weapons fire erupted. Following the weapon fire was sounds of various fighter and ground vehicle engines as his vision soon showed an isolated area in the desert region where several crashed airships bearing the logo of the Schnee Dust Company laid wrecked on the ground. 'Velvet, Fox! Check on the wounded! Ms. Penwolf hasn't contacted us yet and we really need an evac like yesterday!' Coco shouted as the sound of hundreds of footsteps filled the vision. The sight of hundreds of battle droids and other separatist military equipment soon appeared along with an armored figure that looked surprisingly like those of Death Watch wore, with the exception of several spiked horns on the helmet.

The vision soon changed to the armored warrior dueling Artoria while Coco and her team, who were battered and bruised watched on, along with the wounded Atlas Soldiers that Galen assumed were sent with the second-year team for some unknown reason. 'Prepare for a warrior's death!' the attacker said before the vison ended.

Opening his eyes with a concerned look in his eyes, Galen rushed to Ozpins office where the Headmaster was talking with General Ironwood. "Mr. Marek. I don't recall asking you to come to my office." Ozpin began.

"This is the person you spoke about?" Ironwood asked.

"Yes." Ozpin answered before he turned back to Galen. "May I introduce James Ironwood. Headmaster of Atlas Academy and General of the Atlas Military. You might have concluded that he's the reason for the Atlas personal here at Beacon."

"I know who he is, I saw that advertisement or whatever it was of those AK-200's and Paladin when I was in the city a week ago." Galen answered.

"And you're Galen Marek. The 'Wandering Huntsmen' and Jedi who's chosen to attend Beacon. It's a pleasure to meet a Jedi after all this time." Ironwood said holding out his hand to Galen which the young Jedi took and shook. "Though, I am wondering why you have come here?" the general added.

"Its Coco and her team. There in trouble." Galen answered. Both headmasters looked to Galen with a curious look. "Look, I meditated and I saw them. Their being attacked by both Grimm and Battle Droids. I don't know how, but I think they walked into a trap. You've got to get them out of there right now!"

"We can't just send out a rescue team based on a dream. I understand your concern for your fellow students but we need more information." Ironwood answered. "Furthermore, I've sent Ms. Penwolf with them, along with a platoon of some of my best men to assist Team CFVY in clearing out the Grimm nest, if they run into any of these 'battle droids' you speak of, they can handle them."

"Can they handle someone with a lightsaber and do they have enough ammo? You can't just assume because they have a few skilled soldiers with them that they'll succeed." Galen countered before turning to Ozpin. "How many weeks has it been since Team CFVY left on their mission?" he asked.

"Three weeks." Ozpin answered. "A mission like this should take as long and I too am concerned for their safety. But I have to agree with Ironwood, we can't send out a rescue team until we receive some sort of communication from them. I'm sorry, but my hands are tied." Ozpin said.

Before Galen could even call Ozpin a 'cold man' Glynda rushed into Ozpins office holding her scroll. "I hope I am not interrupting anything important, but I have a received a transmission from Miss Adel." She explained, placing her scroll down on Ozpins desk and played the message.

'This is Coco Adel of Team CFVY to Beacon! We need immediate evac from our location. We've eliminated the Grimm nest, but our transport has been destroyed. We're being overrun and we…' The message played before an explosion was heard in the background. 'Almost all of the Atlas soldiers are dead and we're being attacked by these weird looking Atlesian Knights and armor of some kind and their working with the Grimm. Damn it! They just took out the guy with the rocket launcher. We can't hold out for long, we need immediate…."

The message soon came to an end and Galen looked to General Ironwood with a fire in his eyes. "Well, now you have you answer. We need to get them out of there now!" Galen shouted.

"I can't spare any men to assist. I'm sorry." Ironwood said sadly. "I want to help those students, but I can't just take my men and leave Vale vulnerable to an attack by the White Fang, Grimm or Empire. There's nothing I can do."

"Then why not try a different method." Galen spoke, getting all three too look at him. "Send me and my team. We take a few gunships with troopers with us, we can get them out and leave without you having to send any of your men." He explained.

"You'll have to pass over the border between Vale and Vacuo. The transmission we received confirms that they are in the proximity of V7R, 'The Round Table' and many ships have been shot down the same type of fighters that Mobius 1 encounters in Atlas. Its too dangerous." Ironwood countered.

"Are you just saying we let them die!?" Galen asked. "That's just like something an imperial officer would say when they are losing a battle. I'm not like them, so I'm going even if I have to do it on my own!" he shouted.

"You misunderstand. I'm not saying that at all, I'm saying its too dangerous to go without any fighter support." Ironwood stated and pulled out his own scroll. "General Ironwood to Warwolf Squadron, Galm Team and Mobius 1. Prepare your planes for sortie in thirty, you'll be providing escort for a gunship going into the Round Table to rescue Ms. Penwolf, her men and Team CVFY. Tell Trigger he is to assist as well." He said into the scroll before closing it. "I can only spare a few men. I just hope that they will be enough."

"That will do." Galen said before he looked to Ozpin who then told Galen to have his team ready. As he left Ozpins office, Galen also contacted Fordo and Master Plo about the situation who were already planning a rescue mission of their own.

The following morning a large formation of ARC-170's, V-Wings, Z-95's, an ETA-2 Actis-class interceptor and a Delta-7B Jedi starfighter along with several LAAT's were speeding towards Team CVFY's location at top speed. Following them were the Longsword and Broadsword fighters of Warwolf Squadron and Mobius 1, the Daggers of Galm Team and Ricks plane, the S35.

Officially called the Sabyr E, the S35 was the more recent model of the older S27 Sabyr. Like the original aircraft along with the S30 and S33, the S35 is a twin engine aircraft that featured the same thrust vectoring and improved avionics, engines and radar capabilities as the other versions. It was heavily armed with two 30mm cannons carrying eight-hundred rounds per gun and carried twelve hardpoints for missiles and bombs. The aircraft had a top speed of Mach 2.25, making it faster then the S33 and S30, but a bit slower than the original S27. Rumors spread among the pilots of Remnant that seven versions of the S35 were developed as prototypes before they cancelled. The aircraft were intended to be used as test aircraft for newer versions of the Sabyr series, but three of them were stolen by unknown party.

Along with them were three dozen F15 Strike Daggers, the strike fighter version of the F15 Dagger. Like the original Dagger, the Strike Dagger featured the same cannons and capabilities as the fighter version of the Dagger but was capable of carrying bombs and air-to-ground missiles, something that the original Dagger could not do. Half of the Strike Dagger carried six air-to-ground missiles and four air-to-air missiles while the others carried Self-Forging Fragment Submunition bombs, as for the plane's cannons, they carried one-thousand rounds per gun, giving the pilots two-thousand rounds of ammo.

Taking a glance at the strike fighters, Rick thought back to what he was told. Based on the information from Galen's vision, Team CVFY was under attack by both the Grimm and machines he called droids, which had access to armor and fighters. The gunships they were escorting were capable of engaging in air-to-air and close air support, once they had unloaded their compliment of troops, but the Jedi could not risk the lives of their men so the fighters were assigned to fly escort to deal with both hostile Grimm and what ever enemy fighters they encountered. 'Hey kiddo, a lot on your mind?' a familiar voice called over the radio. Turning his head, Rick looked in surprise as his old Scimitar flew up alongside him.

"What the hell are you doing here, Aunt Robyn? And where did you get that aircraft?" Rick asked in shock.

"What do you think I'm doing here? I'm here to give you guys some help. Didn't I tell you I got a few flying lessons from the Galm Team much like yourself?" Robyn answered.

"Miss Hill, with all due respect I think you should turn around and leave this to us. A4 is picking up multiple squadrons of fighters, droid fighters and I don't think your craft can handle the number of hostiles." Sedyn added in.

"Sorry, but I'm not leaving. I'm a huntress first and foremost so I can't just ignore something like this. Those kids need help and if this is all the help Ironwood sent, you're going to need a lot more help. Besides, my F20 is back in Mantle and I couldn't let this bird get covered in dust." Robyn answered.

There was a long silence before Cipher spoke. "I'd say let her stay, we need all the help we can get and her planes loaded up for combat. If we send her back now, we might regret it if we run into more trouble. Besides, I've seen what she can do." he said over the radio.

"If you vouch for her abilities, then its best that she stays with us." Plo added.

"Trust me, I won't slow you…" Robyn began before her radar picked up multiple contacts. "We've got company coming our way! Looks like quite the welcoming committee." She added.

"This is AWACS Eagle Eye to all pilots. Multiple enemy craft entering the round table. Confirming Vulture, Hyena and Scarab class fighters. They must have picked us up on radar. All pilots, protect the gunships and strike aircraft." their Airborne Warning and Control Systems support craft called out.

Sure enough, dozens of hostile droid fighters streaked towards them from Team CVFY's location. The odds were almost a thousand to one. "Warwolf 1 to all pilots, engage those fighters!" Colonel Bishop shouted before he and his squadron broke off to engage the fighters. The other pilots did the same while the gunships hanged back.

(Annex starts)

"Galm Team, engaging!"

"Mobius One, engaging!"

The calls of all the other pilots moving to engage soon brought Rick out of his thoughts, which were focused on Neo once again. He knew that Neo would like a fight like this and would no doubt be on his wing right now in either another S35 or something like an F20. "Trigger, engaging!" he shouted and flipped his helmets visor down. "Aunt Robyn, form up on my wing! We'll go after the fighters that try and slip by us and make a run for the gunships." He said to his aunt.

"Sounds good to me." Robyn acknowledged and did just as she was instructed. They were soon joined by Ahsoka and blue squadron. "Always good to have some back up."

Enemy cannon fire soon lit up the skies above the round table as the droid fighters began to duke it out with the allied craft. Getting behind a single Vulture, Colonel Bishop waited until he got a lock on the craft and fired a single missile. The missile tracked its target and made contact with the enemy craft, exploding into a fireball before he zeroed in on another enemy fighter, this one a Hyena fighter/bomber. Closing the distance, Bishop kept his finger over the trigger and once he was in range, unleashed a burst of cannon fire, riddling the enemy craft with rounds before it exploded in mid-air.

No sooner had he taken his finger off the trigger; cannon fire zipped past his cockpit. Looking back, he saw that he had picked up several boogies in the form of vulture droid starfighters. Zig-zagging to avoid the enemy fire, the colonel pulled the stick back, pulling a loop-de-loop and getting behind the enemy fighters before calling 'Fox 3' and launched some of his XMAA's. The missiles slammed into the enemy fighters, sending them down where they joined the other wrecked vehicles down below. "Eagle Eye, can you determine where the enemy fighters are coming from?" he asked.

"That's a negative colonel. Too much electromagnetic interference." Eagle eye replied.

"That explains the glitches in my HUD." The colonel commented before a droid fighter flew past his cockpit with Guts on its tail. The enemy fighter was soon blown out of the sky by a missile fired by Guts before he went after a pair of two vultures which were then riddled with gunfire and exploded into numerous pieces. "Nice shooting, Guts." Bishop praised before he began to scan for enemy targets. As he did, he spotted a pair of unusual looking fighters heading after an ARC-170. Nosing over and diving down, the Colonel switched to his XMAA's again and was about to fire when he noticed something on the allied fighter. Multiple insect like machines were cutting into the fighters' engines before the allied craft exploded into a fireball. "Warwolf 1 to all allied fighters, we lost an ARC fighter. Some kind of insect machine just cut into the engine and caused it to explode."

"Buzz droids! Careful Colonel, if those things get on your craft they'll try and sabotage your crafts systems. Stay on your toes." One of the clone pilots, Broadside if he remembered correctly called out.

"Copy that, Shadow 2." Bishop replied before he acquired a lock and fired another four XMAA's at the Tri-Fighters, destroying them and avenging the fallen pilot. "What a disgusting weapon." He snarled.

Meanwhile, Dante fired a burst of gun fire from his plane's cannons at a Scarab, chewing through the fighters shields before it rolled over in a death-roll exploding in a fireball a few seconds later. "I really hate these machines! Who's the dumbass that built these things!" he cursed before braking hard left to shake the missile that was tracking him.

"Blame the Trade Federation and the Separatist Alliance! They built a large droid army that outnumbered all of the Jedi still alive by the time the Clone Wars began. They were able to build thousands of them since many of the Separatist leaders were the head of companies that profited off building droid weapons!" Galen called over his radio.

"And now, someone is using these things against us and the rest of the planet! Can this get any worse!" he said before he got behind the Vulture that had fired the missile at him and downed it with a missile of his own. "Even with the Longsword's stealth systems, these damn things are still getting on my tail!"

"Clanker fighters were built to overwhelm our fighters with their superior numbers. They may lack shields and hyperdrives, but that just made them cheaper to build in the dozens from all the droid factories hidden through out the galaxy!" a clone pilot called out just seconds before they were blasted out of the sky by a Scarab fighter.

"This is why I hate machines!" Dante growled before he got a missile lock on several enemy fighters and launched a salvo of his XMAA's. His missiles turned the enemy fighters into fireballs before he broke off and went after a group of Vultures making a beeline for the gunships and strike fighters.

In the gunship of the Muunulinst 10, Galen and his team could only watch in horror as both friendly and hostile fighters were shot down in the ongoing dogfight. Sedyn's V-Wing soon flew past the gunship, firing its cannons at numerous enemy fighters making a run for the gunships. Many of the droid fighters were shot down while the others broke off from their attack one. "Cowardly droids!" the Beacon teacher cursed and gave chase.

"Hey, uh, boss. Don't you have a fighter?" March asked Galen.

"I wasn't trained in starfighter combat!" Galen answered as a blast shook the gunship. "If I did, I wouldn't be as good as the others!" he added as the gunship shook again from the enemy fire. "After this, I am definitely learning how to fly a fighter!" he said to himself.

Back outside the gunship, the ongoing dogfight continued with both droid, Remnant and clone fighters being shot down. A pair of Strike Daggers were shot down by missiles from a few Tri-Fighters that managed to slip past the fighters while an ARC-170's cannon roared to life and blasted a group of droid fighters. Cipher watched this and gritted his teeth. "This is getting us nowhere! Galm 1 to all craft, form up with the gunships! Strike Daggers, go full afterburner and get your asses to where Team CVFY is pinned down! Drop your ordnance, head back to base and rearm for air-to-air combat! We'll keep these metal heads busy!" he ordered.

(End song)

"Dagger leader copies Galm 1. We'll do what we can!" the lead Strike Dagger pilot said over the radio before they and the rest of the Strike Daggers did as Cipher ordered and proceeded to Team CVFY's location. Some of the Strike Daggers soon picked up tails from the enemy fighters, but they were soon targeted by numerous enemy fighters that were preparing to launch multiple discord missiles. "Galm 1 to Galm 2, Mobius 1, Trigger and Miss Hill form an element and follow me. We'll hit the enemy fighters from the left before they hit those Strike Daggers! Commander Tano, mind if you and your boys give us some support" he called out.

The four pilots, Ahsoka and her squadron acknowledged Ciphers request, broke hard right and got on the fighters three 'clock position. "All pilots! Fox 2!" Cipher shouted before he fired one of his radar guided missiles at an enemy fighter. The others followed suit, save for Ahsoka who fired her cannons at the enemy fighters. A volley of missiles, heat-seeker, radar-guided and concussion along with cannon rounds streaked towards the enemy fighters which barely had a chance to dodge the incoming missiles and exploded as the warheads and cannon rounds slammed into them.

The droid fighters soon broke off their attack on the Strike Wyverns and turned towards their attackers. "That got their attention!" Robyn said. "So, what's the plan of attack?"

"What else? Attack." Cipher answered.

"Time to dive into the fireworks!" Pixy stated.

(Mayhem starts)

"Lets kick some ass!" Robyn said and pushed her fighter to full power, heading headlong into the path of an incoming vulture and pulled the trigger, sending a burst of cannon fire at the enemy fighter, reducing it to scrap metal before diving down to avoid the wreckage before she picked out another target. A Tri-Fighter going right after her nephew. "Leave my family alone!" she snarled and gave chase. Closing the distance quickly, she acquired a missile lock and pressed the fire button, sending the missile towards the enemy fighter, but to her surprise the enemy fighter dodged her missile which continued to travel until it slammed into another enemy fighter. Her target continued to go after Rick and she again, this time her missile made its mark and turned the fighter into another piece of wreckage. "Hey, you guys better be careful with your missiles. Something tells me these droids have a lot more experience!" she shouted.

"Copy that!" Pixy said before he sped after a pair of vultures, downing them with his guns. "They may be experienced, but they're no match for living pilots!" he said with confidence, firing a missile at a third enemy fighter, a Hyena bomber.

As his target fell out of the sky, his craft shuttered as cannon fire zipped past his canopy. "Damn it! I've taken some hits!" he cursed and looked back. "I've got bogies on my tail! I can't make out what they are!" he said urgently.

"Captain Foulke! You've got Porax-38 fighters on your tail! Those things have shields and are piloted by Magnaguards! They're a lot tougher than vultures!" A clone shouted.

Sure enough the pilot was right. One of the magnaguard pilots spoke to their wingman in binary before their wingman circled around and sped towards Pixy from the front with its cannons blazing. Pixy followed suit with a burst of fire from his fighters own cannons which chewed through the Porax's shields and sent the fighter into a death roll before it exploded on the ground below. The last enemy fighter was still on Pixy's tail and managed to score a hit on his planes left engine. "Damn it! Galm 2 to Galm 1, I took a hit in the left engine. I don't think my plane can handle any more damage. Sorry buddy, but I have to pull out!" he said.

"Copy that! Just get yourself out of here! We'll handle the rest!" Cipher acknowledged before he fired a missile at a Hyena bomber that was heading for the Strike Daggers that were returning from their air-strike. "Try and protect those Strike Daggers as best you can. You've still got ammo, but don't put too much strain on your plane!" he added before he spotted Trigger firing two missiles at two Tri-fighters that were on Ahsoka's tail.

"Splash 2!" Rick confirmed as the fighters remains headed down for the ground below. "Hey, Ahsoka. These fighters, did they give you this much trouble as they did during the war?" he asked.

"Yes they did, a lot of good pilots lost their lives to these machines, not because of their sheer numbers, but because some of them got a little too cocky. But that was mostly the pilots of planets who had a starfighter corps." The Togruta teenager answered.

"Good thing I'm not cocky or anything like that." Rick muttered before he fired a single missile at another Tri-Fighter which tried to shake the missile lock, but failed and exploded in mid-air. As he scanned for another target, his radar picked up three unknown fighters coming from the southeast of Vale. "Trigger to all pilots, we got new bogies on radar. Probably hostile, moving to engage!" he called out.

To his surprise, the three unknown fighters streaked past the others and headed for the gunships. A quick glance by Rick confirmed that the fighters were three S37 Sabyr-T, prototype versions of the Sabyr E with improved electronics and similar armaments as the other Sabyr fighters. "Shit! I've got three Sabyr-T's going for the gunships! I'm moving to intercept them!" he called out and kicked in full afterburner.

Galen heard Ricks transmission and quickly sensed the intentions of the pilots. "Rick! Hold your fire! They're not hostile! They're on our side!" he called out, just seconds before Rick could fill one of the new craft with bullets.

"Attention Trigger, my name is Fulcrum. The Gelb Team and I are not here to cause trouble. In fact, it is quite the opposite. We heard about Team CVFY's situation and are here to provide support." The pilot of one of the S37's said over the radio just as more vulture droids rocketed from the ground to attack the gunships.

The fighters that Galen assumed to be those of the Gelb Team broke off and began to engage the enemy fighters with their 30mms. Multiple droid fighters were reduced to remains of scrap metal. "Gelb 1 to Fulcrum, advise the gunships to exit the Round Table. They are in too much danger if they are caught in the battle." Gelb 1, Orbert Jager said over the radio as his wingman, Rainer Altman Gelb 2 launched a pair of missiles at a Vulture droid.

"Understood. Fulcrum to gunships, increase speed and vacate the combat zone! Those students and soldiers won't last long without additional support!" the pilot called Fulcrum shouted as a Hyena droid was downed by cannon fire from Ahsoka's ETA-2. "Many thanks for the support, Master Jedi." Fulcrum acknowledged before firing a missile of her own at an enemy fighter which exploded.

"ARC-77 to Fulcrum. We copy!" Fordo said from inside the custom gunship of his unit before he relayed the orders to the other gunships.

As the gunships sped away, Ahsoka, Rick, Robyn, Ahsoka's squadron, Cipher, Dante and the Gelb Team formed an element and turned around to engage the enemy fighters that were still heading after the gunships. The battle over the round table was far from over.

(End song)

Meanwhile, back at the site of Team CVFY's wrecked transport a few of the surviving Atlas soldiers continued to fire their assault rifles at the incoming droids and creatures of Grimm that continued to overrun them. A Beowolf pounced on one of the soldiers, sinking its teeth into the soldier's neck before it was gunned down by another soldier who then took a blaster bolt to the back from a super battle droid.

The third and forth soldiers kept firing their weapons at the horde of monsters and machines before they noticed a grenade was thrown towards them and exploded, killing them both. The last soldier, seeing his comrades killed right in front of him panicked before he plucked up courage after checking the remaining rounds in his magazine, popped out from behind the piece of cover he was using and fired his weapon. The soldier took down a few hostiles before his gun jammed and he was pulled into the center of the horde, screaming as he was killed.

Further away, the wreck of an airship was getting pounded by the continues weapons fire before a hand shot up from the horde, forcing the droids to stop firing and the creatures of Grimm to cease their advance. Everything soon became quiet as the members of Team CVFY who bruised and battered ran from cover to cover getting whatever medical supplies they could find before returning to where Artoria and the rest of the soldiers were hiding. "What the hell? Those things had us and yet they stopped, even the Grimm stopped in their tracks. What's going on?" Coco asked aloud, wiping the sweet from her brow.

"I don't know… but that man or whoever he is… he's unstoppable… all those soldiers… there dead…" Velvet panted before Yatsuhashi offered her some water.

"I've never seen anyone command the Grimm before. Its almost hard to believe if I hadn't seen it for myself." Yatsuhashi commented before glancing to Fox who was trying to tend to one of the wounded soldiers, only to be blamed for their current situation because he was a Faunus.

"This is all your fault freak! You must have used some kind of Faunus crap and brought the Grimm and those machines to our location! You and your kind are nothing but trouble!" the soldier shouted, getting some of the other soldiers to agree with him.

"Enough!" Artoria shouted who was covered in both dirt and droid lubricate more than the others. "It's no one's fault! The Schnee company should have conducted a more thorough investigation of the surrounding area before constructing that damn mine! We completed our mission to the letter and were caught unprepared for the incoming monsters and machines. All we can do is survive. As a soldier, you should be ready to risk your life for the defense of the people. Huntsmen and Huntresses are no exception regardless of whether they are human or Faunus." She roared. "Miss Adel called for help and it will come. I guarantee that my cousin and his team will arrive to rescue us." She added.

The others nodded, as did some of the soldiers before she noticed that Coco and the rest of her team were exhausted. "Coco, have you and your team rest. You have only two magazines left for your weapon and all of you are exhausted. I will deal with our mystery foe." She said, placing a hand on the second-year team leader's shoulder.

The second-year team leader smiled and was about to speak when a new voice echoed around them. "Huntsmen," the voice said, getting everyone's attention and to look out the entrance of the wreckage. "You are surrounded. Your soldiers decimated. Make peace with the gods now, for this is your final hour. But know that I, your destroyer am not completely without mercy. I will grant you a warrior's death. Prepare!"

Everything was dead quiet before everyone could hear the sound of footsteps approaching the wreckage. Drawing Caliburn, Artoria readied herself for the impending battle as some of the soldiers also drew their own swords. "He's coming, alone." Artoria said softly as the footsteps grew louder and louder with each passing minute.

One of the soldiers started to brake out in a cold sweet, scanning the area for the attacker. The closer the footsteps got, the more scarred the soldier became until they finally snapped. Screaming and charging out into the open with their weapon drawn, the soldier was then crushed by a piece of wreckage as the man from before landed on top of the debris. Everyone was ready to attack when the armored warrior leapt into the air and vanished, forcing Artoria and the soldiers still able to fight to retreat further and further back into the wreckage with Team CVFY staying behind with the wounded soldiers.

The further they moved into the wreckage, the further away they got from their allies which was what their attacker wanted as they brandished a double-bladed lightsaber and dropped from their position above the soldiers, igniting the weapons blood red blades. The swords of the Atlas soldiers were useless to them as the attacker killed them in short time before Artoria charged in to avenge her fallen comrades.

Her blade clashed with her foes weapon, which much to the surprise of the attacker didn't break. "Beskar. Interesting to see a weapon forged with a material like that on this planet." the attacker chuckled, separating his saber into two separate sabers. "A pity I don't have the Darksaber, but I am grateful to have my old weapon back and modified." They snickered.

Artoria said nothing and continued to clash with her mystery attacker, but their skills were giving her a run for her money. Her opponent's attacks were keeping her on the defensive and while the beskar in her armor protected her, her aura was dropping rapidly. All of a sudden, she was somehow pushed back into another piece of wreckage. She barely had time to react as she saw her opponent leap in with both sabers, but on instinct she managed to dodge.

"You're certainly a skilled warrior. Yet you have killed those soldiers in cold blood, you are no huntsmen!" Artoria spat and decided to keep on the defensive since her aura was low.

"Huntsmen?" the warrior asked before laughing. "I am no huntsmen or some mere warrior. I am Sith." The man said, their yellow eyes glaring through his helmet before they landed another hit on Artoria's armor before they landed a kick to her stomach and relieving her of her weapon. "And as a Sith, I will end your life." They said, before they prepared for the final blow.

"You will find that I will not die that easily." Artoria declared, rolling out of the way of the twin red blades, reached behind her and pulled out a lightsaber hilt, igniting its cyan blade. "Much like the sword of my cousin, this weapon was passed down by my family for years until it was needed be used. Now is the time to use the weapon." Artoria stated holding her saber tightly.

"Finally, a fight worthy of my time." the warrior said before leaping at Artoria.

While Artoria battled the unknown attacker, the gunships were being blasted by enemy anti-aircraft fire that somehow managed to miss the Strike Daggers. Their shots hit the gunships, destroying them but what the enemy didn't know was that the gunships they shot down were holographic decoys, produced from holoprojectors rigged up by High-Tech and salvaged from a crashed transport. By using the holoprojectors as gunships, the Muunilinst 10's gunship was able to slip past the enemy defenses.

Inside the gunship, Captain Fordo and his men along with Galen and his teammates loaded up and checked their weapons as Fordo twirled one of his pistols around. "Captain, approaching target." The pilot called over the commlink.

"Begin jamming signals." Fordo ordered. The pilot did so before the blast doors were opened, revealing to Galen's team that they were just feet off the ground when they could see the wreckage of the airship.

"Approaching droid permitter. We are undetected." The pilot called out before Fordo ordered the pilot to increase speed. The gunship soon picked up speed, clipping the heads of a few droids before dropping several explosive charges down by the feet of the Grimm and droids. The Grimm took notice of this, as did the droids before they both ignored it and either fired at the gunship or gave chase.

Flying over another piece of wreckage, the Gunship blew a hole in the side of the wreckage large enough for it to make through and right above Team CVFY and the surviving soldiers. "Coco!" Galen shouted before he leapt out of the gunship before it could even land.

"Boy, are you a sight for sore eyes." Coco replied as the troopers and Galen's teammates exited the gunship. "Listen, Artoria is facing off against some weird SOB in armor and the same type of weapon you have, Galen. They went that way." the fashionista added and pointed in the direction Arthurs cousin went.

"Lieutenant, hold off the enemy. Everyone else, with me move out!" Fordo ordered and rushed in the direction Coco pointed, his pistols in hand.

"Rose, March, stay with the troopers and hold off the enemy. Arthur, you're with me! Let's move it!" Galen instructed his teammates, who nodded and did as they were told. One of the clones exiting the gunship had the Z-6 rotary blaster cannon in hand, following Fordo, Galen and Arthur while another trooper exited with a portable reciprocating quad blaster and headed for March and Rose's positions as the Gunship hovered up to the hole and saw that the enemy was heading their way.

The pilot pulled the trigger and unleashed hell with the gunship's cannons and missiles, killing many Grimm and droids, but not all of them. Those that made it past the gunship were treated to a volley of blaster fire, grenades and dust rounds from those holding the enemy at bay. A few precise headshots from Rose's rifle ended the lives of many Grimm while March swung his shotgun sword around like crazy, as usual. "Give them hell boys!" Rose shouted.

While half of Team GARM handled the incoming hostiles, Galen, Arthur, Fordo and his men charged through the wreckage before they soon came upon Artoria and her opponent who were still clashing blades with one another. The mystery attacker soon knocked Artoria's saber from her hands and was about to finish her off before they both noticed Galen and others.

The troopers and Arthur soon opened fire, forcing the attacker to retreat behind the wreckage. Clones fired their blasters and grenade launchers while the trooper with the rotary blaster continued to maintain suppressive fire, as for Arthur he kept his finger on the trigger firing in short-controlled bursts at the mere sight of the attacker while his cousin reclaimed both her sword and lightsaber. The attacker soon became visible as they ran up the side of the wall, much to everyone's surprise. "Shot him down! Shot him down!" Artoria called out, getting several soldiers to fire their grenade launchers at the mysterious warrior before they leapt off the ceiling and landed on the ground, cutting down a few troopers.

The attacker would have killed Fordo had Galen not intercepted the attack with his own sabers, before using the force to send the attacker skidding back as Fordo called for backup in the form of the gunship. Artoria's opponent soon fled deeper into the wreckage, leaping and flipping to avoid the blaster fire and missiles as the others boarded the gunship. "Lets get out of here!" Galen shouted. Fordo instructed the pilot of the gunship to do that and quickly fled the crash site. "Who was that man?" Galen asked Coco.

"Don't know, but he's a damn monster that's for sure. He somehow managed to get the Grimm to stop their charge before they could get inside the ship. I've never seen anything like it." Coco answered.

"Ozpin will want to hear about this." Fordo said before he pulled out a detonator and pushed the button, detonating the previously dropped charges from earlier which destroyed a good portion of the enemy forces that had surrounded the wreckage.

As for the figure, they walked through the fires and watched the gunship retreating back to the Round Table. "Run all you want; you have only delayed the inevitable." The figure said with a chuckle before he walked away from the wreckage.

Back above the Round Table, things weren't going so well. Rick, Robyn, the Gelb Team, Cipher, Pixy and the pilot who called herself Fulcrum had just returned from refueling and rearming their craft soon found that more hostile fighters had arrived in the form of Nantex-class territorial defense starfighters, better known as Geonosian Starfighters and more Rouge-Class starfighters, all of which were piloted by droid pilots and were starting to piss off the pilots. "Trigger to all pilots! Hit those fighters hard and fast! Captain Fordo's gunship is on route and they have wounded. Let's give them one less headache!" Rick said over the radio.

The others agreed and quickly formed an element with Trigger and turned in the direction of the enemy fighters. "Fire missiles!" Cipher shouted.

(Contact starts)

A volley of short ranged heat-seeker missiles streaked towards the enemy fighters, forcing many of the new fighters to break off their attack but those that didn't break soon joined the other wrecked fighters that littered the Round Table. More wreckage for salvagers that frequently visited the Round Table.

The pilots soon broke off into pairs. Cipher went with Pixy, Orbert and Rainer with Fulcrum and Rick and Robyn. "Lets get it done." Robyn said and trailed a Geonosian fighter. Lining up her plane's gunsight, the 'Hero of Mantle' fired a five second burst, tearing through the fighters laminasteel armor and sending the fighter into a death role before it exploded. "Got one!" she cheered before she turned to chase after two Rouge-Class starfighters.

"Fox 1!" she called and launched one of her radar guided missiles which slammed into one of the enemy fighters before she downed the second with another burst of cannon fire. "Splash 3!" she announced before she started to scan for a new target.

Suddenly, her radar pinged as cannon fire zipped past her cockpit. Craning her neck, she looked to see that she had picked up a tail in the form of another Geonosian fighter. "I've got one on my tail!" she called out urgently before taking evasive action. Breaking in either direction when the enemy fighter fired, Robyn pulled a one eighty, got behind the enemy fighter and fired another missile turning the enemy fighter into a fireball.

As she pulled up to avoid the wreckage, a Rouge-Class fighter was approaching her head on, firing its twin cannons at Robyn. "Time for you to crash and burn." She said and pulled the trigger, sending a volley of cannon fire at the fighter which exploded in mid-air. "That's another one for me. How you doing, kid?" Robyn said into the radio while scanning the area for her nephew.

"Pretty good." Rick answered, not bothered by the fact that his aunt was out preforming him in combat. Breaking hard left to avoid enemy fire, Rick raked three enemy fighters with cannon fire before launching two missiles at two Rouge fighters. Five enemy craft became wreckage in a matter of seconds before he banked right and pushed his fighter's engines to full power the moment, he spotted the gunship on radar. "The Captain's here, lets keep this up!" he said into the radio, pulling his craft into a hard climb as two Geonosian fighters began to shot at him from behind. Rick grinned under his helmet and quickly leveled out at ten-thousand feet before reducing his speed and allowing the enemy craft to pass him. "Fox 2!" he called out and launched two missiles at the fighters which tried their hardest to shake the missile lock, but failed and only became fireballs. He didn't wait long for a new target before dived down and raked another enemy craft with gun fire that was on Fulcrums tail.

Fulcrum watched this and smiled to herself. "He's improved quite a bit." She said to herself before firing a missile at an enemy fighter, destroying it before she spotted the gunship coming into view. It wasn't alone as multiple Geonosian fighters and Rouge fighters were hot on its tail, trying to maneuver in for the kill shot. "Gelb 1, Gelb 2, follow me. Friendly gunship is in danger of being shot down!" she called out and nosed over.

The Gelb team followed suit and was quick to form up with their leader. Flying past the gunship at top speed, all three S37's fired their cannons destroying some of the enemy craft and forcing the others to brake off. "Thanks for the help! You know, your craft might not be starfighters, but they are damn good!" the pilot said over the commlink. Fulcrum smiled and began to give chase to another group of enemy fighters, downing them with her cannons and missiles as Rick and his Aunt soon joined up with them.

"Galm 2! Fox 2!" Pixy shouted, firing another missile at an enemy fighter, turning it into a fireball before he riddled another fighter with gunfire. "Cipher, we don't have many more craft left to deal with. Take them down one at a time and we will survive this." He called out to his wingman.

"Cipher here, copy that." Cipher acknowledged before he fired two of his missiles at two Rouge fighters, destroying them. "I've got two missiles left and plenty of gun rounds. Galm 1 to all pilots, take the rest of them down and we can get out of here!" he called to the other pilots who acknowledged his words and continued to engage the enemy fighters.

Despite the odds were still a hundred to one, the pilots continued to protect the gunship from any enemy craft that tried to make a run for the gunship. Galen sensed their determination and couldn't help but think of how much their piloting skills would be of use to the Rebellion if they ever made it to Remnant.

Back above the round table, Gelb 1 fired his twin cannons, downing another Geonosian fighter before launching two of his remaining missiles at another fighter as Gelb 2 flew overhead with their own cannons blazing, downing two more enemy fighters. Fulcrum followed suit, but with the last of her missiles. "Fulcrum to all fighters, I'm out of missiles. Gelb Team, what's your status?" she called out.

"Gelb 1 here, my guns are jammed." Orbert announced.

"Gelb 2 here, I've got two missiles left and only a few hundred rounds of ammo left for the guns." Rainer called out.

The other pilots called out that they two were almost of missiles and ammo, but there were still plenty of fighters left. That all changed when a volley of blue laser rounds slammed into the enemy fighters, revealing that Ahsoka and her squadron had arrived after they had to break off to intercept a formation of Hyena's that were heading for Vale. "Sorry we took so long, there were more bombers than we thought, but they've been dealt with." Ahsoka apologized.

"Don't worry about it, we got things pretty much wrapped up here." Robyn waved off before the remaining fighters suddenly retreated. "Guess those metalheads wised up decided to retreat." She spoke.

(End song)

"It appears so." Fulcrum said in agreement before they and Gelb team turned away from the direction of Vale and headed off towards another location. "We've done our job, so you guys can head back. Be sure to tell Mr. Marek that I am still waiting for his report." She said before she was out of communications range.

"What did she mean by that?" Rick asked no one in particular before turning in the direction of Vale and headed for home. The gunship arrived back at Beacon several hours later and Team CVFY was sent to the infirmary to be treated for any injuries they might have sustained that their aura might not have been able to heal.

However, while the mission was completed, both Galen and Rick, along with Ahsoka and the other Jedi had a very bad feeling about what had happened and something about that dark warrior was bothering them greatly.

And done.

So, I used a bit of Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War in terms of the Round Table and Gelb Team. Like I said before, I want to give Remnant a fighting chance when the Empire arrives, so as that some might be able to give the Rebellion a bit of an extra advantage.

Now, I am sure many of you were expecting Galen to unlock his semblance this chapter, but that will be a bit longer. Probably around the chapters involving Mountain Glenn or during the chapters between Volumes two and three.

Next up, the S37 and S35 Sabre's and the other versions mentioned this chapter are the SU-27 and its variants, with improvements to its gun armament. I prefer two guns to one when it comes to fighter planes.

Third, it seems that someone is able to control the Grimm, like Salem is able to. You all know who it is and what their goal is. It is also revealed that Artoria's side of the Penwolf family has a lightsaber. I wonder where she got it?

Fourth, a new player has arrived and calls herself Fulcrum. Who is she and what is her goal? Only time will tell and you'll be surprised as too who it is.

Anyways, please read and review and I will see you all with my next chapter.