A.N.: Just posting this and a couple of chapters for my other fics to show that I'm still around, none of these are finished at the most they're halfway done.

Disclaimer: All I really own is some of the plot and some of the designs for equipment used by the characters. Harry Potter and all related things are the property of J.K. Rowling, Stargate is owned by MGM and the geniuses that originally came up with the movie script, Battletech is owned by Wizkids I believe.

Chapter 2

Luthien

September 12, 3032

"Ms. Kinney where exactly are you taking my son?" Asked Lily when she saw one of her mot promising students leading her six year-old son down the hall.

"He asked me to show him the Astronomy dome so he could see the constellations from different planets, Instructor Potter." answered Elizabeth Kinney. Shrugging she looked at the child then at his mother and said, "He had such a cute pout on his face that I couldn't resist taking him there."

Lily smiled at the reaction Elizabeth's statement caused in her son and confided in a stage whisper, "Yes, even the Headmaster of the school gives in when he does that." Looking at her son she said, "Go on and take him to see the stars. Just make sure that Harry's back here by the time classes let out Ms. Kinney."

Elizabeth bowed and replied, "Hai Instructor Potter." Holding her hand out for the boy she said, "Come on Harry, time for you to see the stars. Maybe we should start with Terra so you can see what our ancestors saw for thousands of years until they started colonizing the Inner Sphere." Looking back over her shoulder at the door the boy's mother had just entered Elizabeth muttered, "Your mother would be better at telling you all the stories about the constellations seen from Terra though."

When Lily's favorite student hadn't brought her son back by the time classes let out for the day Lily decided to walk to the astronomy dome and see what kind of trouble her son had managed to get into. Entering the room she was surprised to see that Harry and Elizabeth were sitting in the center of the room with several noteputers laying around them and the dome showing the Inner Sphere and near Periphery. Quietly moving closer she heard her student explaining how to calculate the position a Jumpship will arrive at and how the Star League had computers that could do it in several hours instead of the day or two it currently took.

Watching in curiosity Lily was surprised when her son handed the older girl the unit he had been tapping then shift over to the keyboard near him and start tapping keys. She was even more surprised when the dome cleared and showed only the 12 systems commonly navigated to get from Luthien to Earth and then almost fell over when gold dots appeared in pirate points near the inhabited planets in each system.

Staring at the noteputer in her hands Elizabeth said in shock, "Of course the Star League ships also had computers that were only used for plotting jump points." Looking over at the boy she asked, "Do you know how you did this?" Getting a shrug in answer she continued, "I had the computers plot the jump point for a ship to arrive in Wolcott in..." pausing to look over at the clock on the wall and see what time it was she continued, "45 minutes. Think you could calculate it? Pirate point near the inhabited planet's moon."

Lily turned and left the room while trying to remember if she still had the contact number for her old unit's quartermaster. As she walked she didn't notice the head of the jumpship pilot program walking around from the other side of the astronomy dome.

Stepping up next to Lily Potter, Captain Hohiro Takashi said, "Well Lily, it looks like your son is some sort of hyperspace navigational prodigy. Any interest in setting a course load for him to become a jumpship navigator as well as an aerospace fighter pilot?"

Starting slightly Lily answered, "I plan on doing exactly what my family and James' family has done for the past five or six centuries and start training my son son to serve with the honor and discipline that should be shown by all warriors." Stopping at the door to her office she turned and asked, "Which is more important, that he trains as a pilot or that he is prepared to train for what he wants to do? My family have for the most part served in the aerospace services as pilots or marines with the occasional Dropship and Jumpship pilot. James' family has almost always served as mechwarriors with the odd infantry soldier." Entering the office she walked over to her desk and sat down then turned opn the comp sitting to one side and started looking through her contact lists and prayed that she had a recent location for her old ComGuards unit otherwise she'd have to risk the chance of being called back to active service just to get an address.

Sun Zhang Military Academy

November 1, 3049

Harry sat at the desk in his dorm with his feet propped up on it while glancing between the monitor sitting on it ad the noteputer that was held in his right hand. Occasionally typing something into the noteputer he almost jumped out of his seat when he heard "Hey Potter. It's the weekend and we got weekend passes, want to come with us or are you going to waste the weekend working on whatever it is you're always working on?"

"No Han. Unlike you guys I have to stay on base since the marines have the obstacle course this weekend, and if I don't want to be a disappointment to the Academy Commander then I have to do my best at both parts of training."

"I still think you're insane for agreeing to cross-train as a marine when training as an Aerospace Fighter pilot is difficult enough," said Han.

"That is true and my parents think I'm even more insane then you since I've managed to pull enough college credits that I only need this last one to get a Doctorate in Hyperspace Physics." Harry finally looked around at Han and three other students he was friends with, "Besides you know that we're not supposed to be leaving when the Coordinator is inspecting the Academy."

Shaking his head Han said, "You weren't paying attention to the afternoon announcements were you? The Coordinator left this morning due to news of some kind of assault on the Periphery and Lyran borders. All trainees who were supposed to graduate at the end of the month will be graduating in two weeks and get their assignments then. Though you won't have to worry about it will you?"

Harry shrugged, "Not really, I just have to worry about how the unit I get assigned to will react to being assigned a green officer."

"See you when we get back Harry. Keep going at your work for your college degree like you are and you'll be the first Doctor of Hyperspace Physics and improver of the jumpdrive younger then 26."

Hearing them walk away Harry called back, "I don't think that'll happen guys since I haven't figured out the power problem yet."

Sun Zhang Military Academy

November 17, 3049

"So, what unit you getting sent to Harry?" asked Han.

Harry studiously kept looking at his book and replied in a flat voice, "Can't tell you Han, though I will say that I'm surprised I was able to get into this unit."

Another of their friends said, "Damn Harry, you managed to get into DEST didn't you."

Looking over at his friends Harry grinned and answered, "Team 13. Guess High Command and the Internal Security Forces decided to set up a couple DEST teams with Aerospace pilots instead of Mech jocks."

"Any idea what your first mission is?"

Harry scratched his chin and answered, "Might have something to do with the invasion, but I won't know until I report for duty since DEST isn't in the military chain of command or even completely under the command of the ISF."

Border near Smoke Jaguar Invasion Corridor

June 3, 3054

"Dammit Potter!" Screamed Captain Takira. "You're supposed to be training them for fighting the Clans not you! Even the clanners can't pull a 15 g turn without killing themselves!"

Harry looked down at the monitors built into his current fighter. "Sorry sir, didn't realize I had turned that fast. Guess I can't go by what the others in the team say for how fast a turn is."

A sigh was heard over the radio. "Commander Potter, you mean to tell me that you were just starting to black out at that speed?"

"Hai Captain. I was trying to bring myself down to the level of tolerance of the other pilots but I just can't do it for some reason."

"Just try not to destroy the fighter around yourself in maneuvers this time." A rustling was heard over the radio. "By the way, the marines assigned to our transport for the time being want a rematch with you on the range, something about it not being possible to correct your aim that fast."

Harry sighed, "Sir you know they just want to cheat some more." As he started to say something else a ping was heard from the fuselage behind him and an alarm started blaring in the cockpit. "Oh shit, I just lost my stabilizers. Preparing to eject." Reaching down to pull the ejection lever he felt the fighter jerk then start to spin. "Dammit, I just lost rudder as well." Pulling the lever Harry saw the cockpit canopy pop up and smack into the side of the fuselage as his seat went up. "Oh fuck", was all he was able to get out as a piece of ferroglass slashed into his left shoulder and blacked out.

Private Medical facility

Luthien

July 20, 3058

Soft beeping filled the room as Lily looked down at the figure of her son laying on the bed. Reaching out she carefully brushed his hair away from his eyes and waited for the doctor to arrive and tell her what could be done to help Harry. Shivering slightly she thought of what she knew of medical advancements and hoped that somehow the doctors would be able to do something about the eye that her son had lost since she knew that the family could easily afford to replace Harry's right forearm and hand with the most advanced prosthetic there was, just like they had done when he had lost his left arm at the shoulder in a suspicious training accident that was still being investigated four years later.

"Ah Mrs. Potter. I take it you're here to find out what can be done to keep your son in fighting shape?"

Turning slightly Lily smiled at the doctor who had just come in. "Yes Dr. Crosby. We're prepared to pay for another arm like his left one, but the eye is what we're worried about."

"Actually his commanding officer wanted to talk to him about that along with some ISF doctors." Sighing in annoyance the doctor continued, "I have a feeling that the reason for his commander and the ISF being involved has to do with the calls for a campaign against the Clans, but since neither of us are members of the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery or the Internal Security Forces we aren't eligible to hear the reason unless they tell Harry that it's open information."

"Actually Doctor you and Mrs Potter can stay here if you want, what we're about to discuss with him is something that will be public knowledge in one or two weeks anyway, and since we know that both of you know better then to say anything before it's announced we have no problems with letting you stay," said a woman wearing the uniform of the Draconis Elite Strike Teams.