Note: Well we are now up to the point where the Republic is officially at war with the Confederacy of Independent Systems and in a lot of these the plot either follows the episodes of the Clone Wars or it makes an entirely new story, However not a lot have merged the two so that is what the next few chapters will be, won't say any more because of spoilers.

Guest - Yeah, I was kind of hoping to avoid it though unless it was a gloves-off type of scenario

CoolDude101011 - When it comes to of what ships will be in the story In terms of eligibility will be if it exists and there is proof of it (Not plans or designs) then It can be in this also applies to Star Wars but the Venator and Accalamator are really the most common ships the Republic use since the Venator is a multi-role ship since it carries aircraft and has several heavy turbo laser batteries.

Guest - There are so many great ideas and suggestions coming in and even though I do want to put them a lot of the drafts have already been written and I am already planning a sequel so even though the thoughts are amazing I can't change the story too much although a lot of them are quite accurate as to what will happen, can't say which ones though.

Guest/Shadowninja10 - As to if the Sangheili will be in the story I think this doesn't qualify as a spoiler so yes they do but I will not say when. Spartans will be reserved for incredibly needed missions since there is not a lot, Also information on how many Spartans the Infinity can have is redacted/Not available.

DCDGojira - Thanks I hope you like the rest just as much if not more.

Guest - I am trying to stick to much of the Star Wars Canon as possible and not legends but in some cases, I don't have much of a choice since Information on one thing might be very limited with Canon.

Chapter Five: Insertion over Ryloth

Onboard the Infinity Admiral Lasky sat at his desk within his office, Various knickknacks lay on his desk, small reminders of home. After having returned from the senate he immediately contacted President Charet to report that the Republic had held a hearing at which he spoke and told the tales of their position and history in an effort to persuade and convince the various members of the Republic that they were had declared war upon the Confederacy of Independent Systems due to their unprovoked attack and the hard evidence of them committing war crimes that would be cause for war in their own galaxy as well as this one.

"So the ruling with the Republic senate went as we'd hoped?" Charet asked

"Yes, I made sure to outline our conditions. That we would assist the Republic with them outlining targets and missions for us to accept and advise on and that no breaching of the M.O.R act was permitted, I think some of them took it as a possible threat when I mentioned that there would be consequences if it was proof of such actions was discovered." Admiral Lasky informed.

Charet put her right hand to her chin in thought "We want them to understand we are not simply here to fight for them but the people and that our rules can not be bent, We must tread carefully both politically and military, These are are unfamiliar times. What did you think of the leader of the Republic, Chancellor Palpatine?" Charet inquired

"A subject for discussion, I learnt through recent records and information that he has delayed the election for a new Chancellor twice now through the emergency powers granted to him by the senate at the beginning of the war, similar to the UNSC during the Human-Covenant war" Lasky Reported "Though he didn't seem to have any deceitful or malicious intent I have before seen people gain high amounts of power and hide how corrupt in made them, I would suggest we keep an eye on him" He suggested

"What do you recommend?" Charet asked

"We could be wrong about this so I wouldn't recommend anything to strong, Luckily one of the technological areas we have advanced in much more than anybody in this galaxy is in AI, I could have Roland monitor any in and outgoing transmissions to find any evidence of embezzlement or unethical deals. Though I may have misread his intentions and we'll find nothing."

"I leave the decision to you, how is the construction of Edan Base going?" Charet asked.

"Last I heard from the Captain of the Terroformers and engineers construction is on schedule and will be fit for scientific and military purposes within three to four weeks with both military and civilian housing and research facilities complete, the ground defences including anti-ground and air defences are being constructed and assembled in the locations outlined by captain Ajex. Then the construction of orbital defences and shipyards will begin so that the fleet currently guarding it can be reduced and the ships sent on valuable missions. Lasky disclosed.

"I'll be making my announcement to the UEG regarding the war soon. Until we speak again Admiral keep up the fight" President Charet said before ending the transmission.

Once the UEG president had heard all Lasky had to say she left and prepared to address the colonies of the UEG regarding the decision the create an alliance between the Republic and them to assist in the war on the Separatist forces. While a few of the people under the UEG were slightly provoked that a new alliance had been formed with them without the knowledge of the people or colonies leaders for that matter any thoughts of malcontent or arguments were ceased when the reasoning and proof behind it were provided to the public who not only knew and agreed about the Mantle Of Responsibility act which was not classified as its creation was celebrated, but many also viewed it as a mandatory part of their culture.

Just after the transmission between him and the president had ended, Lasky stood from his chair and turned to face his window from which he could still see Courscant since the alliance had only recently been made official they had only just received all of the undiscovered intel regarding high importance targets, planets, individuals, etc. Roland was still going through it to analyse and inform. While he was staring, he heard a voice behind him. "Sir, you have an incoming transmission from General Obi-One Kenobi". Roland informed him.

Lasky took a breath and walked back over "Put it through Roland" He ordered. As he said it stood in front of the Holotable, Kenobi appeared seeming sombre. "Master Kenobi, What can I do for you?"Admiral Lasky asked

"I'm afraid to say that just moments ago I received word from Admiral Dao who was in command of the fleet stationed above Ryloth before we lost his transmission, a Separatist invasion force has broken through the Republic ships protecting the planet and most likely destroyed them, However, what dawns on me the most is that along with the clone and rebellion forces against the droids they are running perilously low on vital supplies and because the location of the bases is unknown, Confederacy soldiers have begun taking and torturing both clone troopers and Twi'leks that inhabited local villages". Kenobi explained

Admiral Lasky's fist began to clench in anger at the intel that the local population of a victim planet was suffering so much.

"I wish I didn't have to ask for your people's assistance so soon but our attempts at trying to clear the blockade for supply runs have only proven worthless, Our only other option would be through political methods but sadly my faith in such methods is wavering and even if they were to be successful, I am not sure that Master Ima-Gun Di and his forces will survive that long without Medical supplies, food and ammunition."

Lasky didn't need to think long about it, "Any opportunity we can get is one we'll take General, do you have the supplies the forces on Ryloth need?" Lasky asked already forming an idea.

He nodded "Several Transport ships that have the necessary supplies and are currently docked in the Coruscant shipyard awaiting orders but until the Separatists blockading the planet are destroyed or retreat they have no way of approaching the planet to deliver the relief supplies". Laskey replied.

"Can you deliver the Supplies onboard the Infinity? I'll explain why onboard" Lasky requested.

"I'll relay the orders to the transports and board one of them to meet you onboard your ship" Kenobi responded,

Arriving at the transport ships docked at the shipyards, Kenobi bordered the lead ship and they headed for Coruscant space and the Infinity, It was a short journey and when they arrived Lasky got in contact with Kenobi, "I can see you coming into view General, I'm having five of the Infinity's Starwalt frigates leave and fly alongside temporarily so that you have somewhere to unload your cargo." Lasky relayed.

Slightly confused to what Lasky was referring to he saw from the small bridge several ventral hatches on the massive UNSC ship open and from within emerged five ships that about had as long as a Venator but still very capable. "You and your people never cease to amaze me, Admiral," Kenobi said to Lasky.

"I'm sure we'll be learning lots from each other soon General". Lasky added

Once the frigates left, the smaller Republic transports boarded the Infinity and in the hanger, Kenobi left and was greeted by Admiral Lasky, While several UNSC and Republic crew unloaded the supplies Kenobi asked, "So why have you asked to unload the supplies? If you are planning on attacking the blockade we can load on more than what we have here". Kenobi enquired.

"Not quite, we are going to be attacking the fleet and delivering the supplies but not like that, we'll be using these". Lasky said before gesturing to several dark coloured ships in the Infinity internal hangers. "These are new compact prowler stealth ships undetectable by any form of sensor, radar and eyes, they can carry either one hundred standard weight soldiers or Fifteen tons of cargo per ship. We'll load the supplies onto them as well as some of our own and go right past the blockade. I say ours as well because I am attaching a small expeditionary force of FIfteen hundred marines and five hundred and fifty special forces, their main objective will be to infiltrate any and all camps were the CIS is holding Civilians or military personal and rescue them." Lasky informed

"Rescue op as well, Very bold but what will you do with those that you rescue from these camps?" Kenobi questioned

"It depends, All that need medical attention whether it is clone or civilian will be attended to aboard the Infinity which will be waiting in a local system close enough that a stealth jump from Ryloth to the Infinity should only take minutes but after that, I suppose the clones would be returned to either a Republic medical facility or if they were able and their commanding officers were alright with it back to the forces on Ryloth. The Civilians though that is different".

Lasky pulled up a hologram from a panel showing what looked like large cranes and ships constructing giant white buildings with grey roofs, "While you were on route to the Infinity I contacted the commander of the engineers finalizing the construction of our first colony in this galaxy and ordered them to begin construction of a refuge camp for those that had lost their homes or trapped on war tawn planets with nowhere to go and by the time the first civilians make it to the Infinity it will be done."

"That is a very good idea, what if they do not wish to leave though?" Kenobi wondered

"Even though the main purpose of the M.O.R act is the preservation of life and its protection, we can't force them to leave so if they wish to remain then they can," Lasky said

"Many of the Twi'leks that are already a part of the resistance will wish to remain and fight but there are many that wish to escape this conflict, you may be their way to do so.

"I can only hope," Lasky said before being approached by one of the hanger crew who saluted him and the Admiral did the same, "Sir, the cargo is offloaded and will be onboard the prowlers ready for Slipspace launch in ten minutes."

"Thank you, General Kenobi, since you contacted me can I assume you'll be joining in this operation?" Lasky asked

"Unfortunately not, I must oversee repairs to my fleet and then will no doubt be deployed on another front."

"Shame, though before I go is there anything you can tell me about Jedi Master Ima-Gun Di, If I the troops heading to the planet will be working with him and the clones it might help to understand a little about their commander," Lasky asked.

"Hmm, He was a former lightsaber instructor and is widely respected for his tactical knowledge, using innovative ways to outthink his opponents, Certainly a wise Jedi," Kenobi said

"Shame I probably won't get the chance to meet him, I'll relay the information to the commander of the expedition force as it may prove useful, I'll have a Pelican take you back down to Coruscant while the transports you arrived in are refuelled, I took the liberty of keeping a decent supply of fuel for Republic Ships and Starfighters just in case."

"My thanks, give Ima-Gun Di my regards," Kenobi said before boarding the Pelican that had arrived on the rasing platform from the bowls of the Infinity, The Pelicans engines ignited and the dropship left the Infinity headed for Coruscant. "Roland what is the closest that we can get to Ryloth but remain undetected by Separatist forces," Lasky asked Roland who was at the Holopad.

"Technically we could get very close sir but due to CIS activity in the area I would recommend a small system apparently called Shimia, It is more of an astronomical object in the galaxy's Outer Rim and causes interference with the sensors on most Republic and CIS military sensors. It is close enough that a prowler could make a clocked jump from Ryloth to Shimia in an estimated six minutes and forty seconds." Roland Informed

"Good, Once that Pelican returns to the Infinity, inform the Coruscant defence fleet that we plan to leave their space and plot a Slipspace jump to Shimia once there the Prowlers will disembark and head for the system of Ryloth, Once the troops are deployed the remaining prowlers will aid in running supplies of our spare fuel down to the planet and contact the science deck, I want to know if Bio-Foam has any ill effects on Twi'leks if not send down several crates of canisters with the medical supplies from the republic". Lasky ordered

"All understood Sir," Roland said.

Eventually, the Pelican returned and the order was given after notifying the Coruscant fleet and the Slipspace portal opened and the group of Six ships entered on their way to relive and rescue Ryloth.

Several hours later they came out of the Slipspace portal around Shimia and Admiral Lasky gave the order for the Prowlers carrying the much-needed aid and soldiers to Ryloth. Before leaving Admiral Lasky contacted the commander of the Ryloth Expeditionary force, "If the General and his forces are engaged in combat drop in before the relief aid and assist in repelling any attack if not then contact the General before decloaking and drop supplies, I'd also recommend leaving a few full platoons to assist the Republic and Twi'Lek forces" Lasky ordered.

"Understood," The commander said before saluting and cutting off the Hologram transmission.

The Prowlers left all of the Infinity hangers entering empty space and all opening Slipspace portals When they emerged over Ryloth they were still cloaked though were not carrying any Nuclear weapons since even when clocked they gave off large amounts of detectable Cherenkov radiation. Heading towards the mostly desert covered planet the CIS fleet came into view and the closer the large group of Prowlers got there was no indication that they had been detected.

Soon they were entering the atmosphere and begun to descend, heading for the last-known locations of the Republic forces, When they arrived at close to ground level they saw a large explosion in the distance and further inspection revealed a small group of clones lead by a Jedi against an overwhelming number of droid forces. "Pilot relay new orders, get to drop altitude and decloak behind those Republic forces and get me to contact with General Ima-Gun-Di." The Commander ordered.

While the prowlers manoeuvred to the new location Jedi Master Ima-Gun-Di appeared in hologram form fighting off droids and deflecting laser bolts, "General this is Spartan Commander Kojo Agu, we are the UNSC forces that General Kenobi sent, we have your supplies and are dropping in marines and special forces to drive back the droid forces, check your fire we're dropping in from your rear and left flanks along the ridge". He informed the Jedi

He could see through the Hologram the Jedi's attention turned to the decloaking ships which were being fired on by small arms from the ground, a total of four hundred marines and two hundred ODST's dropped at low altitude at both the rear of the Republics position and along the edges of the cliffs above and channelled through the small gap leading into the pass between the two ridges, the few clones that were left were shocked and some even nearly aimed their weapons when the UNSC forces came in from behind them until they started firing on the droids.

The Spartan jumped down from the cliffs as though it was nothing at lead the charge of marines and special forces against the droids who began to retreat after their numbers were being decimated by the large number of troops flooding in. With their Morale boosted the remaining clones joined the attack followed by Jedi General Ima-Gun-Di, It wasn't long before the droids were in full retreat and the Clones began to cheer while firing on them.

As the UNSC forces stopped firing they set up defensive positions just in case the droids regrouped and tried to counter-attack while some others provided medical attention to some injured troops and clones. The Jedi Master searched for and approached the one that had identified themselves as the commander of the forces, "Are you the Commander of these forces?" he questioned

The Spartan turned around "I am, Spartan Commander Kojo Agu though many just call me Romeo, General Kenobi sends his regards" Romeo said.

"My thanks Spartan, without your help me and my men would surely have perished" He thanked Do you have the supplies Kenobi promised us?" Ima-Gun-Di asked

"Yes, they're still on the ships that stayed cloaked, Where do you want them?" Romeo asked

"We planned on making our last stand here, I made sure the leader of the resistance Cham Syndulla got the Civilians out safely, by now they'll be several miles west of here though, thanks to your help we can rejoin them."

"We'll follow you to your Civilians General but our Objectives on Ryloth differ, my orders are to go locate all camps in which Republic troops or Civilians are being detained and evacuate the civilian population, except for those that wish to stay, to a refugee camp built by the UNSC. So while we will assist you if we can, our primary objective takes priority" Romeo informed

Ima-Gun-Di was not aware of this, though he only expected the Supplies he assumed once he saw the UNSC soldiers they would be fighting with them for the duration. "I was not aware of this but if you are capable of getting the innocent people on this planet off, then you have what support I can offer. I'll contact Cham Syndulla for his location so that we may deliver the supplies."

Once he had contacted Cham Syndulla who was incredibly relieved that they had both survived and that the Republic had sent the relief aid they so desperately needed. He sent his location to the Jedi and then he relayed it to the UNSC Spartan Commander and very soon the ships were decloaking in front of the Civilians who at first were scared as many of them had still not heard of the UNSC, but when they started unloading supplies with Republic markings they slowly approached and were immediately helping distribute the food and medicine as well as the ammunition to soldiers.

While on route to the group Imu-Gun-Di spoke with Spartan Commander Kojo Agu, "Spartan I believe we may have a way to help each other". He said while taking out a holodisk displaying an image of the Capital City on Ryloth. "This is Lessu, the Capital of Ryloth, the Republic Garrison was overrun and the Separatist forces have been using...less than civil methods on both the inhabitants and the surviving clone troopers, If we combine our forces I am confident we can retake the city" Ima-Gun-Di explained

"Agreed, We can plan how we will re-capture the city once we land and meet up with this Cham Syndulla, Do you think that there will be many Twi'Leks that wish to stay on Ryloth?" Romeo asked

"Would you leave your home if a stranger asked you to?" The Jedi said back

"Good point, No, I'd fight till my last breath". Romeo replied

Eventually, they reached the Twi'Lek forces and Civilians and Romeo told him about their primary objective and the refugee camp that was waiting for the civilians, While he was hesitant to let them leave his protection, especially to a stranger he knew that if the Jedi trusted them then he should try to get the civilians off the planet somewhere safe. After giving the info to Syndulla Romeo went to the centre of where the supplies were being distributed and in a loud voice called for attention.

"Innocents and Civilians of Ryloth, We are the UNSC and we are your allies in this fight, close to Ryloth we have constructed a refuge camp for all civilians on Ryloth including those currently imprisoned by the separatist forces and while we will not force you to leave your homeworld, any civilians that wish to leave may do so, you will not be judged on your decision and if you choose to leave everything you need will be provided for and once this planet is retaken we will ensure that it stays that way so that all of you may return and live in peace". Romeo finished.

While many of the Twi'leks that were already a part of Syndullas rebellion decided to remain and fight something that Romeo was respectful of there were a considerable amount of the civilians willing to go with the UNSC and soon the stealth ships returned to space in stealth mode with the civilians to the Infinity where they would be taken to the Refugee base on Lucazec.

The three leaders of the Combined forces grouped to discuss how they would free the Capital from Separatist control. "When the Republic originally took the city they had to seize control of the light bridge but now it seems that to prevent it happening again they replaced it with a solid structure, heavily guarded by Super battle droids and gun emplacements at the end of the bridge." Cham Syndulla explained

"We can have snipers take up positions in these cliffs in front of the city and have them also equipped with M41 Rocket launchers to destroy those heavy canons and then assist in the assault from concealed positions, Luckily this massive hill here will provide cover for all of our troops and then once the gun and canons are unmanned we attack," Romeo said while showing the various point on the Holomap they were using.

"Its a good plan but as soon as we get close to crossing the bridge they'll alert the lead blockade ship and they'll send down bombers to wipe us out". Master Ima-Gun-Di revealed

"We thought about that when planning our attacks on the villages in droid control so when I give the word two Spartan teams of four are waiting to board the lead ship in the blockade and plant a jamming device to cut off communication to the ground and if that fails to work, eliminate the bridge crew," Romeo said

"Eight men against an entire destroyer, that is suicide!" Syndulla exclaimed

"If it were any other soldier I would agree with you but the teams being sent in are the elite of the elite, trust me when I say they have faced bigger threats". Romeo Reassured them.

"So the plan is settled, once the last of the civilians are evacuated we must move out towards the capital".

The three of them turned to see several ships taking off and immediately engaging their cloaking technology to escape past the blockade with the civilians. The permanent liberation of Ryloth had only just begun.

Okay another chapter up and finished, the UNSC is finally beginning to involve themselves more in the war, as I said in the review responses at the top I can't give away to much since it would ruin the story but a lot of the comments and reviews are either giving me ideas that are correct or are too far from the story to include yet they are all mostly brilliant.

Just as I also said up top I am trying to keep to the Canon star wars universe and so if anything is from Legends it is because it was too limited on the information in canon, for example, the information on Jedi Master Imu-Gun-Di (I didn't name him) is legends since there was barely anything about him in canon.

Anyway, thank you all for reading, Make sure to leave a review on your thoughts or anything I may have missed or done incorrectly and I hope you enjoy the next chapter.