Ten years passed since the Phoenix Legion's daring defense of Kamino from the First Order. Saving a number of Force Sensitive Kaminoan children from abduction by the enigmatic Imperial force, and from their own people who saw them as a threat to the survival of the Kaminoan race. In that time, the Phoenix Legion had grown a clone army to serve beside it's droid forces. The Phoenix Legion's fleet had grown exponentially, with whole new ships constructed for the war to come.
The C'hol system had grown from a meager colony in the middle of nowhere. To a self-sufficient star system that could hold its own against any force in the galaxy. Gcarin looked over the bustling capital of C'hol Palentine of Phoenix Roost, as a number of alien species went about their business.
"Never thought I could pull this off, serve as a senator for Shili, and have my own star system with its one war machine, and have no one catch on for twenty years the double life I lead." Gcarin said to himself.
"Master Fy'nyx, is it really necessary to talk to yourself?... and blurting out confidential information about yourself?" Harq Luu asked.
"Because my Padawan, I like to remind myself of what I'm doing to try to save our galaxy from the grip of the dark side." Gcarin said.
"But... why? You already know, you've told me many, MANY times what you're doing when you're not in C'hol. So what's the point of reminding yourself of things you already know?" Harq asked.
Then... it happened. In the sky, an enormous bright red star flashed, and just as quickly faded away. But almost every Force Sensitive in the galaxy knew what it meant... the First Orders super weapon. Starkiller Base; had destroyed the Hosnian system.
"No... Harq, send out the call. We meet at the Apex Station to plan our next move with mother." Gcarin said.
Soon enough, Gcarin was onboard the Apex Station with his sisters Padme, Riyo, and Barriss, along with Harq, H'laris, and Jorma Apep. "Friends... the First Order has fired the first shot. This is the hour that we finally take up arms against them, and grind the Imperial's, and everything they've ever built to ash!" Gcarin said in an angry tone.
"Gcarin, remember your anger." Ahsoka said in a scolding tone.
"I know, but the First Order, and the Imperial's by and large must pay for this! We have to make the first move, now. There is an Imperial outpost nearby, a lava world dangerously close to our system. We take that out, and we can secure further attacks into Imperial space." Gcarin said.
"And what'll we do? I've been stuck training those clone sharpshooters for ten years, the only excitement I've had is keeping Storm Troopers from escaping the camps." H'laris said.
"This war is not about excitement raptor." Harq said venomously.
"Harq, don't be rude. At any rate, you, H'laris, and I will lead the opening assault on Pele Minor. Decimate the entire base, and drown any Storm Troopers in the lava." Gcarin said, practically frothing with outrage.
"Calm yourself my son... anger leads to-"
"Hate which leads to suffering I know. I'm sorry... just marshal a company, and make ready for battle." Gcarin said, now sounding exhausted. Eventually the Phoenix Legion fleet arrived at Pele Minor, quickly decimating the small Imperial fleet guarding the planet.
"Master, we're ready to make planet fall." Harq Luu said.
"I see." Gcarin said as he donned his father's mask. He then went down to brief the clone Legionaries. "Men, this will be your first real combat experience. Make no mistake, even with all the years of breeding and training, it will not prepare any of you for the screaming and the blood. Many of you won't be returning home. But I promise you this, your deaths however they may happen, will be avenged. And when the times come for the galaxy to be fully reborn from the darkness, your sacrifices will be remembered." Gcarin said to the gathered clones.
"Sir, might I ask something?" A clone in an officer's uniform asked. A women cloned from the captured Rae Slone.
"Yes, and what is your name?" Gcarin asked of the young women.
"Phoenix Legionare Officer Class Clone Delta-2214, though my men have taken to calling me Sno'tra. And... well it's a two part question. Why are you wearing the mask INSIDE of the ship? We all know what you look like, so why wear it now?" Sno'tra asked.
"Fair point, what was the other question?" Gcarin said as he lifted the mask up.
"Well... it's more of a personal question." Sno'tra said.
"Place, speak freely Officer." Gcarin said.
"Were we created... just to die? I'm sorry if that's insubordination, but it's a question I've been wrestling with since we we're called up." Sno'tra said.
"No... you were not created merely to be sent to the slaughter. Each and every one of you were created to be brave, to be bold, to be cunning. But you were not created to be expendable... technically the droids were but that's not the point is. How many of you remember the post-war pamphlets I had made?" Gcarin said, the various clones then brightened up, the Engineers, Marines, Officers, Praetorians, and even the grim Snipers.
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It wasn't long as Phoenix Legion gunships made there attack, dropping droids and clones upon the base. "DRIVE THEM BACK INTO THE HELL THEY CRAWLED OUT OF!" Gcarin shouted as he, Harq and H'laris joined in the fight.
"Is it just me, or are this bucket heads on higher alert then we were expecting?" H'laris said as she blew up a Storm Trooper squad by sniping a barrel.
"That much is obvious. Either there was a security leak... or someone is already here." Harq said as she deflected a few blaster shots, then without warning, a large green humanoid alien burst through a window.
"VENGEANCE!" The large alien screamed as he had a man in dark armor and robes in his hands.
"Move up! We must meet with this warrior!" Gcarin said as he and his squad, including the elite Phoenix Praetorians. Eventually they met up with the green skinned alien as he fought the dark side warrior.
At closer examination, the warrior was an O'Krani, and also had tattoos written in the O'Krani language, and made short work of the dark sider with an enormous sword. "So you're the one who spooked the Imperial's." Gcarin said.
"Uh huh, and you are?" The O'Krani said as he pulled out a comparably sized knife.
"We are the Phoenix Legion, and I believe that we have the same goals." Gcarin said.
"I was asking for a name." The O'Krani said as he cut off the head of the Imperial Force user.
"Tell me yours before I say more." Gcarin said.
"Iraa Juus, disgraced O'Krani warrior. And I'm here to kill Knights of Ren for the dishonor there leader has heaped upon me." Iraa said as he put attached the severed head to his belt.
"So you have a personal grudge against Kylo Ren himself? But what are you doing here? Surely he can't be on this planet?" Gcarin said.
"No, he's not. But there are Knights of Ren here, that's reason enough to butcher them." Iraa said.
"For now, you may call me Autarch. I help you take out the Knights of Ren at this base, and I'll make certain that you never have a short list of Imperials to kill." Gcarin said.
"...really? And who are you to make such an offer? I tried to give my services to the Resistance. But I never heard back from them." Iraa said.
"Then come, my personal squad and I will help you find the rest of the Knights of Ren on this planet. Bastion, how are our ground forces fairing?" Gcarin said as he opened a communicator.
"Better than I would have thought. We've only lost a small handful of droids so far, and only a few of the clones are even wounded." Bastion said.
"What?! Then explain the nexus!" Sno'tra cried as one such nexus scractched her left eye. Followed by Bastion shooting the creature.
"Sno'tra, you need medical attention!" Bastion said. "It's just a couple of scratches."
"Just hold still, and let me tend to the scars." Bastion said with concern.
"Right... you two lead the main assault. I'm going to help a disgraced alien warrior hunt dark side warriors. Autarch out." Gcarin said as he turned off the communicator. Eventually our heroes found a number of Knights of Ren near the lava's edge.
"The First Order will be victories!" One of the Knights of Ren said. The fight was intense, as even outnumbered the Knights of Ren held their ground. In the chaos, Harq Luu was thrown over a railing into the lava below.
"HARQ!" Gcarin shouted as he reached down to the Kaminoan in a vain attempt to reach her with the Force... but it was too late to help her. She was practically dunked into the lava. "Bastion! We need an emergency shuttle; Harq Luu has been severely injured, and needs emergency evac!" Gcain said into a com unit.
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The next few days were harrowing for Harq Luu, as she faded in and out of consciousness. Seeing the leadership of the Phoenix Legion, and assorted doctors and medical droids tended to her... as well as one incident where Padme got a hydrospanner stuck in Harq's chest.
"GAAAH!" Harq screamed in pain.
"BY ASHLA! SOMEONE HELP ME GET IT OUT! AND SOMEONE MAN THE PAIN KILLERS!" Padme shouted as she removed the spanner, and Harq returned to flickering in and out of consciousness. Eventually she awoke in earnest, to see her master.
"Master?... what happened? The last thing I remember is falling and... Then Padme shoving a hydrospanner in my chest-"
"Calm yourself Harq Luu... you've been through a lot in the last week." Gcarin said to her.
"Was our mission successful?" Harq asked.
"Yes... but, during our fight with the Knights of Ren on Pele Minor. You... were thrown into the lava, and were severely injured." Gcarin said.
"What... but, I'm not dead!" Harq said. "No, you're not, we barely got you out alive, and Jorma and the doctors have spent the last week reconstructing you. Replacing damaged organs with cloned ones, and a cybernetic torso and legs." Gcarin said as Harq looked down her repaired body.
"Okay... I knew about the cloned organs. But when did Jorma have the time to make a cybernetic lower body?" Harq asked as she wiggled her legs.
"Apparently he's got full body cybernetics as well as droids... kind of creepy actually. But still... it was a narrow scrape. You nearly died on Pela Minor." Gcarin said as Harq sat up on her bed.
"I see... what is our next move?" Harq said as she stood up on her feet, shaking as she fell to her knees.
"You're in no shape to be going on a mission. I applaud your enthusiasm. But among other things, you need to get used to your new legs before you can go on any missions out of the system." Gcarin said as he helped Harq Luu to stand up.
"Very well master... I will defer to your wisdom on the matter, but what of the Imperial super weapon?" Harq said as she sat back down.
"The Resistance dealt the killing blow. Right now the First Order is in chaos, and we've got word of a First Order base in the Core Worlds, and a fleet on route to exterminate the Talortai. Just stay here and recuperate, the Legion will deal with these things. With any luck we can stay secret despite the coming war."