Chapter 6:
Everyone entered the small transport and it looked like it was also a home.
"We should probably get out of here before another missile comes." Joker said.
The figure looked at Joker with silence making Joker nervous.
"Can you fly?" The figure asked.
"If I say no, will you spare me?" Joker asked.
The figure just sighed and pointed to the cockpit.
"Be my guest to take us wherever, this isn't my ship anyways." The figure said.
"So you stole it?" Eto asked.
"Long story short, I was given it." The figure said.
Joker operated the ship and flew it off.
"So how do you know me?" Eto asked.
"I knew your ancestor, Aizen." The figure said.
"How?" Eto asked.
The figure took off the mask around their head, it was a female with a boy cut medium length natural dark brown hair with magenta eyes.
It was Karura, Aizen's former friend and rival.
"You could say we had the same goal but different paths to reach it." Karura said.
"How would you know him unless..." Ken began to say.
"It's a strange story kid, but I was pushed into a time portal and I came out of it a year ago on this planet. I didn't know where I was or what year it was, but it was one hell of a year to find out." Karura said.
"May I ask what your name is?" Ken asked.
"Karura." Karura said.
"Aizen never spoke about you." Eto said.
"Of course he didn't, he thought I probably died or something. Lucky for all of you, I found out that he was here and what his plan was. It took me a while to get all the information I needed." Karura said.
Karura looked at the case beside Ken.
"I don't like that look on your face." Scourge said.
Scourge noticed what she was looking at and stood between her and Ken.
"I'm not going to stop you guys. I want to see these things die. I have regrets, one being not helping Aizen when I could of. I want to make it up to the bastard." Karura said with a shrug.
Scourge gave her a glare before looking back at Ken.
"Your call." Scourge said.
"We can trust her. But I keep all this stuff, got it?" Ken told her.
"You're the chief, chief." Karura said with her hands up and with a smirk on her face.
Karura looked around.
"Wasn't their ten of you?" Karura asked.
Everyone looked around.
"Dad?" Octavia asked looking around.
Stolas was in the ship's bathroom looking at a hologram of Drayconivous with a wide grin on his face.
"Dad, get in here!" Octavia shouted from the other end.
"Oh! I'm just using the bathroom dear!" Stolas lied.
Karura cocked an eyebrow.
"He's a King where he comes from." Hide said.
"I don't care if someones a King, Queen, or whatever. I ruled a Kingdom a long time ago." Karura said.
"Is it okay if we know a bit more about you please?" Ken asked.
Karura just sighed.
"Me and Aizen goaled to rule the planet, Gielinor. We grew up together but split apart as we goaled for the same thing but our methods was different on how to rule the planet. We wanted to see corruption end and us to rule the entire planet to make laws and rules happen rather than allow Kings and Queens to argue with the citizens. We felt we knew what the people wanted, but it's what we wanted." Karura said.
"That's what an Empire does." Ken said.
"I know that now. When I heard Aizen was still alive due to the effects of the orb on him, I tried to find him but sadly I learned he died. I found his grave spot on a chunk of Gielinor that was left after the planet exploded and found the Alexandrian robots still active." Karura said.
"How did you get here?" Octavia asked.
Stolas walked in and sat down behind Octavia.
"I got here through a time portal that was struck on me by another friend and rival of ours. I ended up on Coruscant a year ago. Took me awhile to understand what the hell was going on and what transpired. I traveled around to search for answers and only recently did I find out that Aizen was helping the Federation against what he called an invasion. I guess Aizen saw something from that Oracle that terrified him, and now seeing what's going on, he was right." Karura said.
Karura walked over grabbing a cup of Tapioca and taking a sip of it.
"I learned about you, Eto. I learned about your friends here too. I decided that perhaps I could help all of you for Aizen. I know Aizen would be happy to know that I help you all defeat this galactic threat. This time I won't do it for my own glory, I learned that the hard way. I'm glad Aizen must of saw what he did was wrong too." Karura said.
"You're doing this thinking you can repay your sins?" Stolas asked.
"I'm doing it because it's the right thing to do." Karura said.
"I welcome your aid if everyone else is okay with it." Eto said.
"I'm alright with it." Ken said.
"Same." Octavia said.
"As long as you don't kill me!" Joker shouted from the cockpit.
Hide put his arm around Karura.
"I'm fine with it!" Hide said with a bright smile.
"Get your fucking hand off me." Karura said giving him a deadpan look.
"Hehe." Hide chuckled letting go.
Everyone else gave a nod.
"Then it's settled." Ken said.
The Otter walked up and gave Karura's ankle a hug and she looked down at it cocking an eyebrow.
"An endangered near sentient species." Ken said.
"Strange thing." Karura said.
"Guys, you may want to see this!" Joker shouted.
Everyone went into the cockpit and looked out the window.
From the closest building to the far horizon, Coruscant was a wasteland from the missiles dropped down.
"Over trillions of people lived here." Ken said.
"Dude, this is madness." Hide said.
As they made it into space, they saw the debris of many fleets and the Fifth Fleet only had one Nebula-class, two Quarian frigates, four Turian cruisers, and two Munificent frigates left.
Ken had to walk off as he was doing his best to control his anger and his power from erupting out.
"I'll land in Decorus' flagship." Joker said.
When they landed, they saw some deck officers line up greeting them but all of them was silent and looked scared.
One of them walked up to Ken.
"Where is Decorus?" He asked.
Ken looked down and the crew knew what it meant.
"We are all that's left." Scourge said.
"Then, your majesty." The crew member said looking to Stolas.
Stolas looked at him.
"You're the only one of high rank left then." The crew member said.
Stolas looked at everyone and then nodded.
"Have the fleet head to my homeworld, we will refuel and prepare for the next mission from there." Stolas said.
The remaining fleet entered hyperspeed with several other fleets entering hyperspeed to join them as their numbers was dwindled down to either three to five ships left.
Meanwhile.
At the Gielinor System, the Alexandrian robots with the Geth were preparing their own fleet.
Cruise Chaser flew to Alexander and landed with a bow.
"Report?" Alexander asked.
"Coruscant is in ruins and the Federation is severely crippled throughout the galaxy." Cruise Chaser said.
"And our Geth friends on Coruscant?" Alexander asked.
"Decimated. Our enemies are stronger than we anticipated. They have thick layers of skin, but their wings seem vulnerable." Cruise Chaser said.
"Where is the fifth fleet?" Alexander asked.
"They left Coruscant and their destination was toward the Raloi homeworld, Turvess." Cruise Chaser said.
Brute Justice walked in.
"The Federation finished a download on one of the server farms on Coruscant. They have an approximate location of the Aparoid Queen on a datapad that they have." Brute Justice said.
"Then I will head to Turvess, alone." Alexander said.
"What are we to do?" Cruise Chaser asked.
"Prepare the fleets to enter hyperspeed once I know the location of the Aparoid Queen." Alexander said.
"Admiral Decorus is confirmed dead." Brute Justice said.
"A shame, he was an exceptional Admiral for his age. His death will not be in vain." Alexander said.
"We have reports that seventy percent of the population on planets is being harvested." Brute Justice said.
"Harvested? Explain?" Alexander asked.
Meanwhile on Decorus' flagship.
Everyone was listening to the Federation news of some of the deceased being carried off by Aparoids.
"Why are the Aparoids taking dead bodies?" Eto questioned.
"They are harvesting them for some reason." Ken said.
"But for what purpose?" Thane asked.
"Whatever it is, it isn't good." Kugo said.
The fifth fleet left hyperspeed over the planet Turvess and a few other Federation fleets arrived with them.
The Raloi defense fleet headed toward them.
"This is Stolas, we are here to fuel up. I want all news stations linked to me in about an hour for emergency broadcast." Stolas said.
"Yes, your majesty." A voice said on the other end of the intercom.
The Raloi fleet escorted the other fleets down to the planet while two of their defense fleets stayed behind in a defensive position incase any Aparoid Moths came.
Stolas sat down in a chair rubbing his face.
Octavia walked up giving her father a hug.
"You need to rest after your speech, dad." Octavia said.
"Perhaps I should. I think we all deserve a rest." Stolas said.
Ken nodded.
"Okay then." Ken said.
"All of you are welcome to my Palace to our guest beds. I insist." Stolas said.
"Thank you." Ken said.
"Everyone, this has been a strange journey but I'm glad we are all okay." Hide said to everyone.
The fleet began to land on different space pads and as they was leaving the bridge, Eto took hold of Ken's hand and kept him back while everyone else left.
Ken turned around and both him and Eto hugged with Ken wanting to cry.
"I wasn't strong enough to save them." Ken said.
"Don't blame yourself, look we have the virus and we have the datapad with the location of the homeworld. Do not blame yourself." Eto said.
"But they are dead." Ken said.
Eto was silent and just kept hugging him.
The two eventually stopped hugging and held hands walking out of the bridge.
An hour later, Ken plugged in the datapad to a star chart and the star chart showed where the Aparoid Queen was at.
In another room, Raloi scientists were making copies of the virus and placing them in missile capsules.
"She's at the very edge of the northwestern part of the galaxy." Ken said.
"It looks like on the edge of the Thule System." Scourge said.
"Then that's where we plan our attack." Ken said.
"But how do we do it alone is the question." Karura said.
"Sneaking in?" Thane suggested.
"Too risky." Scourge said.
"We got to think of something, what we need is help." Eto said.
Everyone heard a tapping sound outside the window.
"Uh?" Kugo questioned.
Thane drew his rifle and opened the curtains to see Alexander peeking through the window.
"And we plan to help." Alexander said.
In the sky, millions of Alexandrian robots was flying around with thousands of Federation Starfighters flying with them.
Stolas walked in with thirty-two Federation Admirals, and the Batarian leaders they helped, and former Neo Sith Empire Captains.
"Guess we aren't alone after all." Hide said with a bright smile.
Ken gave a smile to everyone and looked over to Eto who gave him a nod before looking back at everyone else.
"It's time we take the fight to the Queen." Ken said.