Chapter 11

Year 0 Month 6 Day 4

Karel and Bora, along with the 122nd were brought to defend an important trade route between the kingdoms of Vaccuo. Winter was coming, and War was slowing.

Weiss, Ren, and Nora were sitting at a table. They were bored. Ever since they agreed to accompany the 122nd legion on this mission, they haven't seen anything. Karel entered the break room. He sat down at the table, tired.

"What was it this time?"

"Drunken brawling. This keeps happening. Am I a bad leader?"

"No, it's just that your soldiers were bored." Weiss said.

"And so are we. Why did they send us out here?" Nora said

"We must be the best vegetable protectors in all the world." Karel joked.

"We've had peace for the past week. Maybe this war will slow over the winter season." Ren said

"If it does then maybe that's when we should hit a beach." Karel said

"I doubt the men would like to see you in a bathing suit." Weiss said

"Most of the scars I have are because of you if you've forgotten." Karel said

"I gave you the big one, but what other scars are you taking about?"

"How about when I got tossed down a mountain because the white fang put a mine in the rode, that you ignored."

"That wasn't my fault."

"Wait, you fell down a mountain?" Nora said

"Yeah. I don't recommend it. Thank the force that I can use it, or I would be dead."

"Alright, which other one's?"

Bora walked in the room.

"We need to cut off booze." She said. She took a seat by Karel.

"Another fight?"

"They organized a fight club." Bora hung her head low.

"Just because we won at Menagerie, they think they're the best troops. They have no idea what it's like to lead them."

One of the ten division leaders entered the break room.

"Commander Allusis. It seems like there's going to be snow tonight."

"Thank you, Major Violet." Major Violet was head over squads 21-30. Ten squads equal one division. Karel selected the division leaders for different reasons. Major Violet was a human woman, 28, with coal black hair. She wore glasses and had blue eyes. She wore the 122nd's uniform. A Brownish uniform that would be suited for a forest.

"Only division 4 is suited for winter warfare."

"I know. Have division 4 take lead on the roads."

"Understood." She saluted.

"Also, Major, send out a notice to gather the other division leaders. We have to do something about this abuse of a privilege."

"I'll get them."

She left the room. Karel held the bridge of his nose.

"They don't fight for a week, and they do this. Don't they know the media has its eyes on us?"

Weiss looked at the Calendar. She remembered something

"Happy Birthday Karel."

Karel looked up.

"Its my birthday? I didn't realize it."

"You're 19 now." Nora said "And we're all 20. We're getting old" she mumbled.

"We didn't celebrate it last year, why celebrate it now?"

"Why didn't you celebrate it last year?" Bora asked

"Someone was in the hospital."

"Oh, yeah."

Karel laughed.

"My father did get you something."

"Really? What?"

"You'd have to go to the stables."

"No…" Karel smiled

"Yeah." Weiss smiled. Karel got up asked Bora. "If they come in before I come back, you can handle it, right?"

She gave him a thumbs up.


Karel went to the stables in the camp. He went in and saw his present.

His horse, and two others.

The horse neighed.

"Hey buddy, how've you've been?" the horse neighed. He understood the horse. The force gave him impressions about what it wanted to tell.

"I can't be at Atlas forever." He neighed back.

"I know. I'm sorry I haven't been to see you more, but I have responsibility. Who are these two?"

The horse neighed.

"I see. So, this is your child. What do you think about Tanner?"

The horse neighed.

"Then Tanner it is. It's so good to see you again Aero." Karel pet the horse's main.

Karel smiled. Then he remembered his responsibility.

"I'm sorry Aero. I must go now. I'll show you Bora after I'm done."

Karel went back to the main building.


"So, what was it?" Bora asked.

"My horse."

"You have a horse?"

"Two now apparently."

"You never told me about the horse." Bora said

"It never came up. I could take you riding with me."

"I'd have to skip that. We don't have much time with this war raging on."

"One day, it's going to end."

Two of the division leaders came in.

"Major Koa, Major Roy, thank you for coming."

Major Koa was a faunas male. He was the leader of the 4th division. He was able to lead his troops easily in the snow. He was an older man, 37, and he had brown hair. His uniform was a white variant.

Major Roy was leader of the 8th division leader. He was a human male. He wore a blue variant of the uniform. He was 26. He used his own weapon that he created. He was a tactical genius. He led his men into many victories. He was born with white hair.

"You called for us boss."

"Yes. While neither of your division have abused the privilege, if I catch them, they will lose all privileges to Alcohol. You're lucky that I didn't catch them at that fight club."

"We will send out the warning" Major Koa said. They saluted.

"Keep an eye out for any brawls."

"Will do."

They saluted and left.

Karel did this for the rest of the division, but he banned it in divisions 1 and 6

After, Karel wondered what he was going to do. They had no more important business.

Ren and Nora decided to make Karel a cake.

After they took it out of the oven, the ground started to rumble. Karel got up immediately


"Is it imperials?"

"No sir, Grimm. They're the big kind."

"Grimm? We haven't seen them in over 2 years." Karel got his lightsaber. Bora got ready.

When everyone got outside. Two goliaths and ten lancers.

"That's a lot of Grimm." Weiss said. The troops were firing at the Grimm. The lancers came down. Karel threw one of his lightsabers into one of the Lancers.

"One down." Karel said. The lancer dissolved. Karel jumped up to catch his lightsaber, landing under a goliath.

"Can we get something to slow these things down? They'll crush the base camp!" Bora called out. Weiss sent out ice to slow the first one down. It seemed to slow down. For a second. It brought its leg up and continued to walk.

"We'll need something stronger than that." Ren said

"Sorry if that's all I got. That used an entire cylinder of dust." Weiss said.

"Get division 10 ready. We're going to need them." Bora called out. Division 10 was the smallest, but it had the most fire power. It was filled with their snub fighter pilots. They made Altesian wings.

Altesian wings were combinations of both X wings and the ships that Atlas were creating before. They were powerful ships.

"You sure we need them?" Karel asked.

"Yes."

"Then so be it."

Karel jumped on a Lancer, then on another. He was using them to get to the goliath. A rocket came flying at the goliath, but it did nothing more than to annoy the beast.

"Careful!" Karel yelled. "I'm on the thing!"

"Sorry sir." He got back. Karel went to the head of the thing.

"Why are you out here? You normally don't attack." Karel wondered.

He saw the lancer attack the beast to move forward.

The lancers are leading them to attack.

Salem has something to do with this.

Karel didn't want to, but he knew he had to kill the beast.

Bora got her jet pack and flew up to Karel.

"What'd you figure out?"

"Salem caused this. These Grimm don't like attacking humans. They're here because of the Lancers. They'll move forward, but if they do then the base will get destroyed. We must take out these things first. The Lancer's will be dealt with second."

"I see. Our fighters will be here shortly."

"Good. Let's hope none of the Lancers take them down."

Bora nods. She quickly kisses Karel, then flies down. Karel slides down the Grimm's face.

"I'm sorry I have to do this."

Karel slams his lightsaber into the Grimm. It looks at him

"Sorry." Karel said with a smile. The goliath grabbed Karel and threw him to the ground. It was about to step on him when it was hit by blasts from the Altesian fighters. Karel got up and away from the foot of the beast.

"Sir, we have confirmation that an imperial legion is coming this way, attacking another goliath." One of the pilots said.

"So, this is Salem's plan. She wants us to fight." Karel said to himself.

"Everyone, focus on killing the goliaths, then be ready for some company."

Karel got back up and sliced at the Goliath's leg. After a few strikes it fell to the Earth. Karel jumped back on it and jammed his lightsaber again into the beast. It still didn't kill the thing, but it was getting weaker. Karel saw the trunk trying to grab him again, so he cut it off. He jumped to behind the head of the beast. He slashed at the beast again.

Bora flew to Karel.

"Back up!" She yelled.

Karel jumped back, and Bora fired a wrist rocket in the beast's wound. Bora's rocket exploded, finally killing the beast.

"One more left!" Karel announced. A lancer dove down into where his men were. It grabbed two men before rising back up.

"Ren, Nora!"

"Got it." Ren said. He and Nora went to the troops and helped to defend the line.

Karel looked for Weiss. She was battling with a lancer by herself.

She used her semblance, and the knight came out. It started to fight the lancer.

"Good job Weiss." Karel shouted.

A lancer grabbed Karel. Karel turn around and cut off its head.

"Sir, the imperials will be arriving at the base in less than a minute. We're going to have to be ready to fight." Karel swore under his breath

"Can't we do anything to kill these Goliaths?"

"Sir, we have a bomber. Shall we send it out?"

Karel didn't like using the bomber. They didn't have many after the droid factory.

"We have no choice. Launch the bomber."

Ren dodged one of the lancer's tentacles, cutting it off. He fired at it. It rushed towards him. Nora jumped up and smashed it.

"That's another one."

Weiss' knight was defeated, but she did everything she could to kill it. It hit her arm, causing her clothes to be blood stained. She plunged her weapon into the lancer, killing it.

Bora flew to a lancer and placed an explosive on it. When she got off it, she pressed the detonation button.

Major Roy had his axe in the head of a lancer.

The surviving lancers left the area. The Goliath turned around.

Karel turned around and saw the imperials coming out of the woods. Their Grimm were fleeing.

"New objective troops, defend the base from the imperials!" Karel said.

Everyone turned around. Squad 7 was the first one to react. They ordered the imperials to lower their weapons. They thought we were weaker, so they didn't. They opened fire, but my men were ready for this. Squad 7 must have taken out two squads worth of imperials out in a few seconds.

Bora launched another wrist rocket, and she killed four imperials. Some of the imperials threw down their weapons. Others charged forward. Those that didn't surrender were put under the fire of the 122nd. They got into the base camp. They were dangerous since they were unpredictable.

Ren was fighting one hand to hand. It wouldn't end well for the imperial. Ren took out his weapon and slit the throat of the imperial. Karel moved forward and led the attack.

Weiss ran towards where the fighting was going on, and knew she had to do something.

The imperial general exited the forest. He was an older man with white hair and a beard. He wore a black armor over him. He shouted to his men

"We surrender, Men, stand down!"

The imperials mostly stopped attacking, except for a few. Those few weren't spared.

"We don't have enough men anymore to take this position. Don't waste your lives." The imperials threw down all their weapons.

The general walked to Major Koa.

"I assume you are the leader of this legion."

"No."

"Well than who is?"

Karel stepped forward.

"I am."

"Don't mock me. Who is the real leader of this legion?"

"That is him." Major Roy said.

"But he's just a child."

"I am a Jedi knight."

The general didn't say anything.

"We surrender to you. All we ask is to be treated humanely."

"Of course. You have the honor of being prisoners to the 122nd legion of the Remnant Alliance."

"I remember now, you are Jedi knight Karel Allusis. You are one of the most hated people in the empire."

"That doesn't matter. We'll talk about your surrender inside."


Karel, Bora, and all the division leaders went inside the main base with the imperial general, and two men he chose.

"My men, the 143rd royal regiment were attacked by a Goliath Grimm as well as forty smaller Grimm. Many of my men were killed before reaching your position. That is why we couldn't fight."

"How many of you are there?"

"Most of the 143rd was killed. We have less than three hundred fifty left"

That was why they gave up so quickly.

"How many of you were there before?" Karel asked

"One thousand of us were sent to take this base."

"So, now that we have your story, we have to figure out what to do with you."

"If you do a prisoner trade you can get back many of your people."

Karel sent out a call to master Roni. She answered. Karel took the hologram of her on her comm and placed it on the table.

"Master Roni, we have captured the 143rd royal regiment. What do you suggest we do?"

"Send them to Camp Calden." Camp Calden was a POW camp. The alliance and empire set up multiple POW camps. They were regularly emptied and filled.

"Will do."

Karel ended the call.

"You heard her. You and your men will be taken to camp Calden, then you will be a part of a prisoner transport."

"I thank you."

Karel sent out a request for a ship to take the imperials.

"Now, until the ship comes, your men will be secured. You will also be with your men."

"So be it."

"Now go."

The general got up and held out his hand Karel took it.

A few hours later an airship came and picked up the prisoners. They were taken to Camp Calden.


The division leaders left the room. Ren and Nora came in with the cake they made.

"It's still your birthday so we made you a cake. It may be cold, but it's still good." Nora said. Karel smiled.

"Thank you."

Karel celebrated his birthday with his friends. The snow started to fall.

"It's a good thing we buried the bodies beforehand. It would be much harder now."

"Don't think about that stuff. Today is your day." Bora said

"I can't just forget it. If I do then why should I be commander."

"I have an idea." Nora went to Weiss.

"Yeah, let's do it."

Nora and Weiss called the members of their teams. Bora smiled and did the same with Vuren.

Everyone answered.

"Hello?" Yang said

"Hey guys. We're here with Karel. It's his birthday."

Ruby shouted

"Happy Birthday!"

"Thanks" Karel smiled.

"Do you have cake?" Ruby asked

"Yeah. Ren and Nora made it."

"I didn't know they could bake a cake." Jaune said

"Jaune, we made you cake on your birthday." Nora said

"I thought that was Pyrrha."

"I can't bake things. I burn everything I try to bake." Pyrrha said

"Blake, how are you?" Bora asked.

"Good. My Mom said to thank you guys for being at Menagerie when you were."

"It's our job." Bora said

"How's the band Yang?"

"Great. We've on our last stop. We still need to find out about the missing bandmember though."

"Vuren, you haven't said anything." Bora said

"I just haven't needed to say anything."

"Where are you?"

"I'm with the 41st at Core." She was in Atlas.

"Be careful out there." Weiss said

"It's the most boring job. We don't see anything out here." Karel smirked at that. She joked about being blind.

"At least Core has a hot spring." Weiss said

"Yeah, that famous hot spring. I hear it makes you feel years younger. I could use that right about now." Karel said.

"You're talking like an old man, you're younger than everybody."

"No, I'm older than Ruby. Besides, I feel like an old man. Next time I'm going to request a place with a hot spring."

"Or a beach" Bora said. Karel laughed

"Yeah, and why not a resort that we're 'guarding'"

"I'd like to go to a beach." Jaune said.

"Of course, you would" Blake said

"Who knows, maybe we'll bring all of you along." Karel said.

"I'd like a beach." Jaune said.

Karel smiled.

"This is relaxing, don't you think? Just us being us. I don't have to worry about anything right now."

"Yeah. I like this. Don't get used to it though." Bora said.

"I know." Karel said.

"But, since it's your birthday, we should get something for you." Ren said

"I don't need much." Karel said

Ren thought.

"I know what I can give you."

Ren left the room and came back with an Arrow. Nora looked at it.

"You want to give him that?"

"What is it?" Jaune asked.

"This Arrow was from my Father before…" Ren stopped for a second "It doesn't matter, but I have only three of these. I want you to have this one."

"Are you sure?"

"Since we met you, we've learned that we're only a small part of a wider universe, we've learned that there are Jedi here, we fought invaders from space. We are friends for the rest of our lives."

Nora shook her head.

"I don't have much from my parents. I never really knew them. I'm sorry I don't have much to give you."

"You don't have to."

"Wait, I have an idea. I only have this from my parents. It's a coin that has my emblem on it."

"Nora, I can't"

"Take it, or I'll break your legs." She said with a smile on her face

"Okay. Thank You."

Bora thought for something

"I don't know. I can't think of anything."

"That's okay. You gave me a good gift a while ago." Karel looked at the ring. Bora blushed.

"Aww…" Ruby said.

Karel smiled.

"But letting me grow a beard…"

"No." Bora said

"You'd look terrible in a beard." Vuren said. Karel looked at the scroll.

"How would you know that?"

"Bora told me."

He shook his head

"What do you think Weiss?"

She jumped.

"I haven't given it much thought. I don't think a big mountain beard would work. Maybe, Maybe, a small beard." She smiled.

"He's not growing one. Why do you even want one?"

"It would look cool." He said. Bora shook her head.

"This is why people still think you're a kid."

"It might look cool." Ruby said

"Thank you, Ruby."

"She's worse than you" Yang said

"Hey! I heard that."

"Doesn't mean I lied"

"I still think it would look cool."

"It might." Jaune said

"Not now Jaune." Bora said.

Karel had a thought. "I'll give the troops one last try to not lose my trust since it's my birthday."

"Alright, but you're going to have to break up any drunken brawls" Bora said

"Okay."

Karel sent out a message to the camp. Since it was his birthday, he would allow every troop alcohol privileges.

The troops cheered.

Karel heard it in the building.

"I think I just made a terrible mistake."

"Did Weiss give you anything?" Ruby asked.

"Yeah, she brought me my horse."

"You have a horse?"

"Yeah. Stubborn old thing, but I trust it."

"Sounds fun." Blake said. Karel liked this. Everyone was together. He heard something Blake's end, then her scroll cut off.


"What just happened?" Karel asked.

Weiss looked at her scroll.

"Blake's scroll isn't working." She said

"What?" Yang asked.

"Does anyone know where she was?" Karel asked.

"She was coming from Menagerie with 101." Bora said.

"This isn't good. We can't just leave and go check up on her." Karel slammed his fist on the table and swore.

"Bora, contact HQ. I'll get the troops ready."

"We can't get them to Menagerie fast enough. We can't even hold them all in our ship."

Karel swore again.

"Can any of you get to her?"

"I can." Ruby said

"So can I" Vuren said

"And the both of us." Jaune said, speaking for Pyrrha.

"This isn't ideal, but I need you to get to her position. She should be moving towards one of the islands at the half way point. Bora, get division 7 and send them to the location with Ruby and the other."

"Got it. I'm going to send them with squad 100. They know how to fly our larger ship."

"Good."

"Weiss, Yang, Ruby, you have the location of Blake's scroll. You have to find it soon."

"I don't know how." Weiss said

"I'll get one of my men to help you. Everyone, we must make sure Blake and the 101 are safe. That is our only objective. Move out."

Everyone ended their calls. Ren and Nora looked at Karel.

"What should we do?" Nora asked

"Pray. Did they track her from the call?"

Bora grabbed onto Karel's shoulder.

"We don't have time for that."

Karel nodded.

"Everyone, no one sleeps until we get her and the 101 out safe. Is that understood?"

"Yes."

The Majors entered.

"Sir, what's going on?"

"There's not much time to explain. Major Pixi, you're going to take your division and squad 100 with you on a rescue mission. Everyone else will have to stay here. Move out!"

Major Pixi saluted and left. She was a female faunas. Her troops were the fastest they had. They wore a black variety of the uniform. Pixi was the youngest Major, being only 20. Pixi had dirty blonde hair and green eyes.

After she left Karel looked at the remaining Majors.

"You might be getting this before HQ. One of my friends was with the 101st and her call was ended for unknown reasons, but before it ended, cannon fire was heard. We have her location on Weiss Schnee's Scroll. Get me someone who can figure out where it is, then send it to Division 7. We don't know if they were on an airship, or a boat, but neither is good. If it's a ship, we can hope that they have boats to flee to the islands."

"Isn't that hopeful thinking." Division leader 1 said

"Major, it would be wise to not speak like that. No, it is not hopeful thinking. We'll know by examining where she was when the call started and where it ended. That would tell us what she was in."

"Yes sir." They said.

"Go, Move out." The saluted and exited the building. A few minutes later two tech experts entered the tent.

Bora went to Karel.

"Everything's going to be alright."

"Please don't stop saying that. We're going to need it."

Author's Notes: A two Parter! Next time is a Blake solo story.

Happy Veterans Day. To every veteran, I thank you. My dad's a veteran.

I hope you liked this chapter

May the Force Be With You

-DragonZlayerx12