Some notes from the reviews I got. First, Palleon is an admiral in the Imperial navy who, towards the end of the Empire, Is the ruler of imperial forces. Next, Yes I can make the battle scenes longer, and there's one here that will probably blow you away. And last, I am the first person to bring the enemy to the hero's, and I've got a lot of things I want to do with this, so……………who knows when this alliance will break………….
UNSC CARRIER PALPATINE1500 HRS-STANDARD TIME
Aboard the newly christened UNSC Carrier Palpatine (why that name?), The Master Chief gives a briefing to his platoon of Marines, and another platoon of Stormtroopers. They will be taking the Palpatine and Keyes Fist, also a new Carrier, and two Star Destroyers named Constrictor and Chimara. They were to go to a frontline world currently held by the Covenant. The assault would start with a bombardment from the Star Destroyers, and then the ground troops would land. Launching into a new method of interstellar travel…hyperspace, allowed for more accurate in system arrivals, and would allow them to come out right on top of the planet.
They are told ten minutes until they enter real space, so they go to their launch pods. The Stormtroopers are a bit uneasy about this way of getting down, but it was the fastest way, and the best for losing less people. All his marines are outfitted with SMG's and Battle Rifles, with four frag grenades each. On command, they drop into the atmosphere and wait until they land. When his pod door open's, Master Chief immediately stares a Jackal in the eye, fires, and rolls away from the pod. He turns around to see that his three rounds killed the Jackal, and heads to the thick of the battle. So far, two Brutes dead from being under one of the landing pods and five Jackals from three marines who had exited. More pods land, and a pod lands on the only gun emplacement, quite comically, and it is crushed to nothing. Master Chief walks behind his pod and assures that there are no troops behind them for a rear attack.
By now, everyone is on surface and firing, the Stormtroopers rifles working surprisingly well against the shields held by the Jackals. Master Chief goes headlong into a group of three Brutes, throws a grenade, and pins them down with SMG fire. The grenade explodes, sending chunks of Brute everywhere. Just as his shower is done, he hears an explosion ten times bigger than his grenade. He turns to see one of the Stormtroopers "Thermal Detonators" explode, and a group of ten Jackals goes flying in all directions. A few more Jackals pop out from behind a wall, and open fire. Two Stormtroopers and a Marine fall with very distinct cavities in their chests. Ten people have a shot and the three hit the ground seconds later. The area is clear, so they move toward a building that is supposed to hold the leaders of this post.
They blow the door with a shaped charge, and storm into a building with ten Brutes, twenty Jackals, and two Elites being held prisoner. The Stormtroopers unleash a full barrage and kill everyone in the room, including the two Elites, before Master Chief can even say a word. Evidently, someone forgot to tell them that the Elites and Grunts were exiled and were helping us now. But the alliance was still new, and none of the new forces had seen neither an Elite nor a Grunt. He checks the room for any signs of intelligence that would help the other assault groups around the planet, but comes up empty. So he goes to the Communications station and calls that the mission was a success.
STAR DESTROYER CHIMARA1700 HRS-STANDARD TIME
Admiral Palleon looks out on his battle group. This mission yielded a valuable planet, and could be the site of the first Death Star to be built. As he reads a tactical display, he noticed that his crew was working at near twice their normal efficiency. He sighs, and with a groan, gets up and heads to the turbolift at the rear of the bridge. This was not the first time he had a renegade Jedi on his ship, and he did not like having his crew messed with.
He enters the finely decorated officers quarters that belong to him, and picks up his personal yslamari, and heads to the portside turbolift. From there he goes down twelve levels to where their "guest" is staying. He enters his personal code clearance into the lock on the door. He hears a click, and some whirring, and the door opens. Seated in a chair similar to that of a throne, an older man is meditating. As Palleon enters, he looks up with one eye, and immediately stands up. "Admiral Palleon, the reports are excellent, we have barely sustained losses. And I see that the forces above the planet were also dealt with very well. My hat goes off to your men, and their cunning skills." "Can it, Jedi. I know you were controlling my crew. These men are imperial troops, NOT your playthings. I would rather not want to grab more yslamari to ensure they are themselves when I need them most. Your help was a great usefulness, but until we can start a search for your 'candidates' you will have to hold your powers." Without waiting for a reply, Palleon storms from the room and heads back to his room…