I waited a few days before posting this to see if I could get some more traction. These are my first chapters so it won't be the best, or the most popular. Also, these characters were named before Star Wars: The Clone Wars...Kix and Wolffe are NOT the clone troopers.

Chapter 3 - Officially Meeting

-TFX-

A nervous Barrex looked at Irving greeting the rebels from one of the shuttles. Next to him, a bored female Kragolye yawned.

"Relax dude", said the Kragolyte. "If they were going to eat him or kill him or whatever, they would have done so already".

"Well I'm more worried about meeting that group of people, Koby", said Barrex. "I doubt they have ever seen species like us".

"Sweetheart, be like me", Koby said. "Just walk up in there like 'BITCH I AM FABULOUS'".

Barrex broke out laughing. A 'stern' looking human clad in navy colored armor approached, helmet in hand. A heart was on his spaulder, with a matching one on his helmet. His forest green eyes were alight with mischief. As soon as he entered, he was followed by another soldier wearing adaptive armor.

"Did I give you bum-asses permission to laugh? NO", yelled the first soldier.

"Sorry sir Mr. Ross Kelly sir!", said Barrex and Koby, mocking attentive positions.

The other soldier started roaring with laughter.

"Christ, Kix here and I nearly made one of the newer guys shit themselves, yelling like that", said Ross.

"Which one?", asked a passing cat Mobian. "Was it that man from the SAS?".

"Christie! How you are you doing sista?", said Barrex.

"Hey there brotha!", she said, giving him a businesslike hug. "Doing good! So was it that SAS guy?".

"No", said Ross. "That SAS guy, what's-his-name...Fawkes? He's a Captain. It was that kid from the 4th infantry division, Teal, I think. I do feel bad about it though, because he didn't get it was a joke.".

"Like your mom when I was in her", said Koby.

It was so stupidly impossible that everyone started howling with laughter. Kix grinned, his sea blue eyes alight. As he was about to say something, an indicator lit up indicating an incoming message. Suddenly, all of the soldiers changed their tone and demeanor.

"Come on out team, you need to socialize", said Irving.

"Roger that, O", said Ross. "Let's go and meet our new friends!".

The group of soldiers met up with a bigger group of soldiers who had formed up and then hit the sand as they walked towards the group of rebels.

-Rebels-

"Look at those fangs!"

"I wish I was that tall"

"Look at their weapons"

"Their vehicles use treads and wheels"

"Are those eyes really purple?"

"Is that a walking Loth cat?"

While the rest of the rebels chattered about and eyed the new allies, Sabine curiously looked over Kix. More so, his armor. She found it interesting that it changed color to blend in to the surroundings.

Now why can't I make my armor like that, thought Sabine.

Because you love to customize it, said Ezra through the force.

"Hey, knock it off", she grouched at Ezra, and swatted at him.

He easily dodged. She forgot he could read her mind sometimes. Annoyed as Ezra had just made her, she had to begrudgingly admit that he was right. Much as she loved her customized armor, it might as well be a bulls-eye. She noticed whenever the rebel group had to do missions during the day, her armor almost was practically a flashing target that said "I'm a jackass, shoot me".

"Hey, look sharp", said Zeb. "Some of those people are coming over to meet us".

Walking towards them was a female Kaithe, followed by 2 human males, and a female Mobian otter. Sabine's attention though was on Kix, who also was walking over to the group of rebels as well.

"Hi! Nice place you have", said one of the 2 ordinary soldiers.

"Reminds us of home", said the other.

The Kaithe walked up and gently shook hands with the crew of the Ghost, introducing herself.

"Nice to meet you all. My name is Chessa", said the Kaithe. "I hope you enjoyed our fireworks display".

"Yes ma'am. They were magnificent", said Zeb, too eagerly.

Sabine and Ezra glanced at each other trying not to laugh. Chessa didn't bat an eye, and seemed oblivious to Zeb. One of the human soldiers walked up and also greeted the group.

"My name is Raleigh", said the soldier as the other one walked up.

"And my name is Jackson. It's a pleasure", said the other soldier.

The Mobian also introduced herself.

"I'm Kathy", she said. "Kinda sandy, I like water, but hey, it's okay!"

Finally, Kix walked up to the crew of the Ghost, introducing himself, saving Sabine for last. He eyed Sabine's armor with interest.

"I could see you from a mile away. It's pretty radical, but not very practical", he said.

"Your armor adapts to the surroundings", said Sabine defensively. "I bet it looks pretty bland underneath".

Kix, hoping that someone would say that, chuckled and turned off the adaptive armor. Sabine's jaw dropped as she saw all of the artwork. On his chest piece was an eagle carrying a destroyed flag, a portrait of a Kaithe and a grey cat. All over his armor were various instruments, doodles, animals and album covers. What made her jaw drop further was how well it fit together.

"How long did that take you", she said in shock.

"Too long", laughed Kix. "It turns A LOT of heads".

Ezra grouchily listened to their conversation, feeling slightly jealous. He sighed, remembering jealousy was not the Jedi way. All around, groups of soldiers were greeting each other, and making jokes. He liked the amount of friendliness around him. He approached a group of TFX soldiers, introducing himself. They all greeted him with enthusiasm and friendliness. He searched their feelings through the force and felt as if they all struck a cord with him. They all were well meaning people. Loyal to keeping their friends safe.

"Commander", said Irving respectfully as he shook Sato's hand.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, marshal", replied Sato.

"I have a few more ships en-route", said Irving. "However...the bulk of my forces are farther away. We're spread thin already. If we do call for support it will take a few months. With no hyperlanes existing, we had to rely on astronomy".

"I can understand that, marshal", said Sato. "Any help is appreciated".

A radar indicator went off. The operator checked the radar nervously.

"5 unknown ships have entered the system", said the radar operator.

"Relax, those are probably-", Irving was cut off by an incoming transmission.

Commander Sato opened the channel.

"This is colonel Wolffe of Task Force 100", said Wolffe over the transmitter. "Be advised, we ah gonna hold this position until furtha direction is given".

"This is commander Sato of the rebels", said Sato. "It is an honor to have your assistance".

Irving then stepped in and gave Wolffe some orders as Sato watched him curiously. This person was so direct, yet he didn't demand. He turned to the crew of the Ghost, and approached them.

"Commander Sato", said Hera, saluting.

The rest of the crew saluted him as well.

"So...what do you think of our new ally?", said Sabine.

"They're strong with the force", said Kanaan, who had been quiet most of the time. "This could be something useful. Commander? Your opinion?"

"Professionals", said Sato simply. "They're well versed and they've been around a while. The only issue I'm worried about is their lack of nearby support".

The rebels all frowned. They all knew that while their ally was great, that they couldn't over-exert them. Their attention suddenly shifted to Irving as he ended the transmission. He turned towards them with a smile.

"Well, commander, you're in luck", said Irving. "Between here and my home Galaxy, there are a few more ships enroute. At the end of the month, we will have 19 more ships. 1 carrier, 2 battleships, 5 cruisers, 2 interdictors, 4 destroyers and 5 corvettes. Currently here are 2 heavy assault frigates, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, and 2 corvettes".

"That's excellent", said Hera. "...but why aren't there any more assault frigates coming?".

"That's mostly because they are thinly spread all around the galaxies", replied Irving. "Those 2 that I have are the only ones for megaparsecs around. How badly is their support needed?"

More than one voice started talking. Kanaan shushed them all, and reminded them to speak one at a time. The rebels gave Irving a briefing on the situation that they were in. He pulled out a pad and jotted down a few notes as they talked to him.

"Seems stressful", said Irving. "I've been there before. I understand just as well as you do.".

"Well, it is good to have what we have", piped up Ezra. "Every little bit helps."

Everyone couldn't help but smile. Ezra always was thinking positive, and it certainly brightened up everyone's day.

"Of course. Well it's been a long day", said Irving. "I'm going to go talk with my forces about their assignments."

-TFX-

It had been a few hours since the Task Force soldiers had started setting up a living area near the rebel base. Soldiers were talking to each other about what would be happening soon. They had overheard that there already were several missions planned. Squad leaders started arriving back with their assignments. Kix's squad patiently waited as he approached, a manifest in his hands.

"Here's the New York Times, hot off the press!", joked Kix. "We're going to be assisting the Ghost crew of this rebel cell. We're going to be operating under the callsign Sprite. I am Sprite 1, Chessa is Sprite 2, Raleigh is Sprite 3, Kathy is Sprite 4, Jackson is Sprite 5 and... oh hey! We got Koby as Sprite 6.".

Koby approached the group and joined them, giving Chessa a hug. Chessa smiled, and hugged back.

"Girl it's US working together", she Chessa happily.

"Damn right!", replied Koby. "Let's do this!".

She high fived Chessa. A small ways away, Ross approached his own squad of soldiers. Ross was being followed by a few different soldiers, including Barrex and a heavily bearded human.

"Hey dudes!", said the soldier, high fiving several soldiers.

"Oh 'no'!", yelled a Kaithe with bright orange eyes. "It's Staff Sergeant D'AWWW".

Dawwe snickered and punched the Kaithe jokingly.

"Nice to see you too Blaze", replied Dawwe.

"Alright listen up!", said Ross, taking a serious tone. "We will be functioning as the backup in case shit goes down for the Ghost's crew. We got to choose our callsign, and the vote was either to be 'Bodysnatcher' or 'Angel'. Apparently someone thought it would be demoralizing if it was Bodysnatcher, so we chose Angel.".

Ross's squad snickered.

"Hush up now", said Ross. "I need you to hear your callsigns.".

The soldiers immediately got serious.

"I am Angel 1, Barrex is Angel 2, Dawwe is Angel 3, Blaze is Angel 4, Christie is Angel 5 and we have Teal as Angel 6".

Teal approached, as Ross chuckled.

"That joke wasn't funny Lieutenant Colonel...", he muttered.

"Kiddo, we don't hate you. I did that because I like you", said Ross truthfully.

"You mean that?", said Teal, his eyes brightening up.

"Yes he does", piped up Blaze. "Guy wouldn't shut up about feeling bad about it.".

The team laughed and then were dismissed. Back in the command center, Irving looked over the holo table.

This is going to be interesting, he thought to himself.

Across the room, a silent Ezra heard his thought in the force. He smiled.

Don't worry marshal. We won't let you down.

Well that's the end of chapter 3. I'm almost likening this to the SWR series, with the 'boring' but important shit happening at first then it gets more intense. You'll like what is coming.