Imperial Apocalypse
The Calm before the Storm
As Daniel walked through the corridors of one of the Federation's most valiant warships, he was beginning to be respected among the Federation troopers as a powerful warrior. He felt a hand on his shoulder, it was Spock. "Come with me, I have something for you." Spock told Daniel. Daniel went with him to what appeared to be a storage room. Spock turned the lights on and Daniel saw what he least expected. The sight of a massive room full of arms and armor overwhelmed him. "Come, you will need a few things for your mission on Earth." said Spock. Daniel followed and found himself standing in front of a large area devoted completely to armor. "Let us choose your armor." Spock said. Daniel immediately went inside and began to sort through different armored suits. There were ironclad suits, Stormtrooper armor sets, Sith and Jedi robes, and many other types of defense. As Daniel picked up a robe and a strong armor set, Spock told him that the combination is preferred by assassins and spies for its light weight and look of secrecy. That alone was enough for Daniel to take the set and move along to take a weapon.
As they exited the enclosure, Daniel thought he saw Krystal again, but she disappeared as fast as she appeared. Daniel thought that he was going insane and decided that Spock should probably know about this. "Spock?" Daniel asked, "I think that I might be going crazy. I continue to see one of my friends everywhere that I look." "After we choose your weapon, we will go down to the medical bay." he told Daniel. They walked over to a pile of boxes labeled "Infantry and Shipboard Weapons" and opened them to go through the rifles and pistols. Inside one of the boxes was an assortment of rail guns. In another was a set of laser pistols. They set aside a few rail guns and went sorted through a set of assault rifles. Daniel picked up one of rail guns and positioned it to be ready to fire. He looked at the tab on it, it read: "Advanced Rail Gun, item number 62348492", and it appeared to be ready for combat. He already knew the mechanics of a rail gun, as he had built several on Earth. It was an energy pack with sets of wires leading to the main barrel. The energy flowed through these wires toward a main lens, where the beams converged and became an energy-based projectile with the range a sniper's rifle and the power of a battle tank. He then chose a light pistol and told Spock, "Skip the med bay, I need to get to Earth." "Okay, lets go to your TIE fighter." was the reply.
As they approached the TIE fighter, Daniel saw a number and a key pad. They turned out to be his entry code for the fighter. He entered the code and the hatch opened. As he got in, Kirk walked up and said, "Be careful on Earth. Many civilians don't know what you are and won't recognize you." Daniel nodded his head and closed the hatch. The blast door opened and Daniel flew out and prepared for a hyperspace jump towards Earth.
Daniel rested during his jump and flew towards his school first. As he neared his school, he called the United Nations Security Council and told them that the Empire and the Separatists were going to do battle on Earth. They told him that because of the intelligence that he had given them, they were restricting the armed forces of Earth from arresting him. Daniel thanked the United Nations. He then put the TIE fighter on auto pilot so that he could armor himself and gather his weapons. Just before he landed, Daniel tinted the windows heavily and rested in the calm before the storm.