See first chapter for disclaimer. Well folks here's part four of the Battle of Angelus hive. I have two reasons for the delay, first was the fact that I was attending school and secondly I decided to wait a while after a certain superstorm wrecked the inspiration for the Ratical's home world, out of respect for the residents. Well anyway one more chapter after this and were done with the Battle of Angelus, then off for the next arc over the battle of this world. Also by the off chance if anyone is reading this and is a Youtube fan fic reveiwer reviewer, I would like to request a review of this story. Dafanficreveiwer has told me he has Bronchitis and that he was unable to do so.

Also thanks to Survelient and Vengeful Soldier for your reviews. Also the Imperium of man has entire alien species under their control in sectors of space, the only reason why we have not heard about them in the fluff is because GW is focusing on the main line of armies. There are also beastmen that fight for the Imperium, in the older fluff and even in WD. So this story isn't much of a leap of faith as it may seem.

Finally a big shout out to Master of the Boot. Thank you for you deep and caring reviews.

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Kaci was shaken awake." Corporal, corporal." A small voice said." Ugh?" Kaci grumbled as she turned to the voice and saw Julius looking at her with concerned eyes.' Emperor Dammit, I nodded off.' Then she asked the boy." Yes Julius what's wrong?" The boy looked up at her then at one of the consoles of the command station." Its dad, he's been hurt." Kaci then snapped out of her drowsiness and stood up." Is there more info on that console?" He nodded and she walked over to the electronic device. Flashing on the screen was a red banner reading 'Urgent General Staff Only: Lord Commissar Bracket WIA-Condition Stable-Recovering at Draconian HQ'. After reading the message Kaci turned to Julius." I'll be right back, get your stuff together. We're going to go see your father, but first I need to get some transportation." The boy nodded and gathered together his things and started to throw them into his bag.

Narabi then went to comms officer Blinx after he finished speaking to PDF Vox Operator. She rested a hand onto his shoulder to get his attention." Blinx I'm going to need a favor from you." He looked up at her, his eyes lighting up as if he won the lottery and had a sleazy smirk on his face." Well since you asked I'm free next thurs-" She slapped the back of his head." Not that you rat. I need a Chimera to take me and Julius to the Draconian HQ. Bracket's been injured and he probably wants to see his son." Blinx rubbed the back of his head and smiled sheepishly." Sure thing, I'll get you a Chimera in a couple of minutes. Just sit tight and I'll call you over." Kaci gave a smile to the Ratical and a small thank you before she walked back over to Julius and helped him loading his books back into his bag.

"When will we see dad?" He asked his guardian." Just as soon as the Chimera shows up." She answered, stuffing 'The Armageddon Coloring Book' into Julius bag." When will the Chimera show up?" The little boy asked." As soon as Blinx calls one over to pick us up." Kaci stated." When will he do that?" Julius asked again." Right now." Kaci quipped losing some patience at answering Julius's repeating questions. At hearing his guardian stressed and losing patience, like his father had done once when he asked 'why' to many times, the young half-Canenid quietly helped load up his bag. Kaci was silently praising the Emperor for the silence… well from the younger Bracket any way, the command center was still a flurry of controlled furry chaos.

As they were just standing Blinx waved Kaci over." Good news." He said when she walked over." I've got a Vostroyan advisor, he's moving from command station to command station, and his next stop is here with his squad. I told him to be on the lookout for a foxy lady and a wolf eared kid outside." He snickered at the foxy lady and yet again Kaci had to roll her eyes." Thanks Blinx, try to stay alive." She then turned away and gathered up Julius and their then left the command station, glad to be finally out of the building, she hadn't felt like she was going to be violated ever since she helped clear out some rebels back on her home world. Now those were some sick-

A chimera pulled up, well skidded to a halt mear inches away would be a better a better analogy. The pair winced, closing their eyes and Kaci wrapped an arm around Julius to protect him, though if the vehicle hit there wouldn't be much to protect. By the tank stopped with the rear hatch facing them. They then opened their eyes as they heard the seal of the chimera's hatch open. When the door fully open a Vostroyan officer, a chubby lieutenant with dark hair streaked with grey, when he spoke it was with a deep voice." Kaci Narabi and Julius Bracket?" The pair nodded and he smiled." I'm First Lieutenant Mikhail, I heard you needed a ride?" Kaci spoke," Yes, I would like to bring the Lord-Commissars son back to him, he has been injured and in the Draconian command camp."

Mikhail nodded and pointed over his shoulder with his thumb." Hop in, we'll be moving out in a moment. I just need to check on a few things here." He then motioned for one of his men to follow him, he was carrying a chest. Kaci paid it no heed and walked into the chimera with Julius, they sat and awaited Mikhail to return. As Julius waited he could see other Vostroyians in the vehicle and several crates, he could see that one of the items in the crate was partially out of it. He stared at it trying to make out what it was. It looked like a calendar and-

Mikhail walked back into the chimera, his compatriot lifting the chest much easier and carried it to the front of the chimera. A moment later the tank was moving again, it was then that Julius could get to see, when the calendar moved, the image on it. It was of a group of scantily clad ladies standing around, he pointed at the crate." Why do you have those? Daddy say's their prohibited." Mikhail bit his lip and looked at the young boy, before Kaci could look and see his contraband he noticed the pistol at the young boys hip." Eh, nice pistol… Vostroyan right? How'd you get it?"

"Dad gave it to me." Julius said patting it." It was granny's. She gave it to him before she died." Mikhail nodded." How did that happen?" Julius shrugged." Dad never told me." The Vostroyan then spoke and pointed to his bolt pistol." I inherited this one from my father, who inherited from his father." He took it out and showed it to the boy. The handle being carved wood with worn gold inlay." It's an old pistol, a thousand years old that has served my family well. It's slain thousands of enemies of all types. Greenskins, traitors, elder you name it's blown its head up at some point." Julius said." Awesome." Mikhail then lightly tapped one of his soldiers and motion for his las-rifle. The trooper got the message and started to tell the story of his rifle, then the next trooper did so and the next one after him, thus distracting the boy and his guardian from their not quite legal business.

Soon they arrived at the Draconian command post. Unlike the Raticals, who set up in a parking lot surrounded by wrecked vehicles, the scaly guardsmen had set up their command center in the Angelus Hive botanical gardens. Their main command center was set up on a small island in the gardens, a prefabricated three tier pagoda. In another contrast to the Raticals the command center was finely decorated with copper tiles and actual gold miniature statues. The place was beautiful and governors would paid their own weight in the most valuable materials to get one of those pangodas. Of course if an earth shaker round came in it would destroy the building with hardly a second thought.

Instead of going to the command building, Kaci and Julius instead walked to a single story, long building. After having a conversation with the guard and convincing him that Julius was indeed Danolovs son, Kaci and her charge entered the command staff hospital. Surprisingly it was mostly empty save for three beds, two of which had Draconian officers with light but bandaged injury's. There was a third bed though, one that was blocked by a tech-priest, the sizzling sound of a soder could be heard from the bed. It didn't take much deductive reasoning for the young boy to know where his father was.

"Daddy!" He ran to the bed, the guardswoman following behind at a walking pace with a slight smile. The tech-priest still continued to work even as Julius ran up to hug his father, who was quite surprised since he was listening to his music device and didn't hear him coming." Woah, Julius how'd you doing? How did you get here?" The elder bracket asked." Kaci brought me here." Julius answered, his tail wagging when the fox woman appeared besides the bed. Danolov nodded to her and said." Thank you Narabi." She gave a quick, friendly salute." Your welcomed Commissar Bracket." He lifted up a hand and smiled back." Danolov please, you can refer to me as Commissar in the field. We've known each other long enough that we don't have to be so formal."

"Of course Commissar." She added with a chuckle, Bracket rolled his eyes at the jest. His son's eyes though went down to his augmented leg." Dad what happen to your leg?" He looked down at it, the tech-priest was attaching a temporary leg at the knee, it was a more like a claw, one he had seen on a few vostroyan commanders. As soon as this campaign was over he would have a new one attached that was more lifelike." Well this was the first time that a xeno walked over me." He chuckled at the humorless joke. His young son stared at him." Alright, I faced one of the xeno dreadnaughts. I was able to take it down with some help from the Raticles as well."

"Cool." Julius said, imaging his dad taking on a space marine dreadnaught or a Tau battlesuit… then he remembered not imagined, an image of his father with a power sword fighting three battlesuits. As the image came it disappeared, a fleeting memory. It was then that a new visitor appeared, this was a male Draconian officer, a low ranker." Lord Commissar, may I interrupt?" Bracket pulled his son off his chest before assuming a harden face." You may." He said in a heavy commanding voice." Sir the colonel has given me the task of giving you this data slate." He then held it out for Bracket who took it." What am I looking at?" He asked." The top three news reports."

Danolov looked them over, for the benefit of the others he spoke." Lets see, the Holy Santo has been destroyed, but it destroyed one of the enemy mothership's and heavily damaged the others." He gave a sigh." May the emperor grant them peace." Julius and Kaci crossed their thumbs and hands across their chests in the sign of the Aquila, showing their respect for the dead. Danolov continued." Ah some good news the Imperial Guard are pushing the xeno's back into the seas. The forward most are only a couple of blocks from the sea in Angelus Hive and pushing them on the east coast with only a hundred thousand causality's, acceptable. Enemy dead is estimated in the tens of millions an…." His eyes stopped as he read the next report." Holy Emperor… the largest mothership has landed in the ocean nearby." He looked up at his son then Kaci." The High Marshal has authorized a naval assault with all ships that we can commandeer. The attack begins tomorrow night."

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