Resolute Bridge

22 BBY

"My fleet is about to enter the system master, but I don't understand what you mean by company?" Anakin questioned his old master who's hologram was present in the bridge. With news of Organa's failed attempt to use Toydaria as a station for Republic blockade runners to deliver supplies to the troops and citizens on Ryloth, his fleet was ordered to punch a hole in the blockade for the supply ships. But he still didn't understand the need to be extra cautious. But then again, he left the discussion earlier so he could make preparations for the upcoming battle. However it was important enough for the council to contact him once again. Recent developments had apparently made the mission more dangerous.

"We're still unsure of how to explain it. There's an as of yet unidentified individual who was recently spotted in the Corellia system during the evacuation." Obi Wan replied.

"And just why does that concern my mission? Isn't master Luminara and her padawan handling the evacuation?" Master Obi Wan exchanged glances with master's Windu and Yoda, who were also in view, before turning back to Anakin.

"That's just it, Skywalker. This individual was responsible for single-handedly averting the catastrophe that was bound for the world. And after an encounter that master Luminara had with said individual, we believe that they are on their way to the Ryloth system." Master Windu informed him.

"I'm unsure of what you mean, master. How is that possible?"

"We don't know. Who this person is and where they came from is still as of yet unknown. However it is imperative that you take precaution if you encounter this individual.

"Understood master Windu, I'll prep my men. May the force be with you, master."

"And to you Skywalker." With that, the hologram faded from view and all that was left was the white light from the bridge of the Resolute. This left Anakin and his padawan, Ahsoka, with more questions than answers. How could a single person prevent a planet wide catastrophe? And why were they coming here? Perhaps his questions would be answered later, but he had a job to do. His job was to punch a hole in the Separatist blockade around Ryloth.

"I don't understand master Skywalker, just what did the council mean by that? Who do we have to watch out for?"

"I don't know Snips, but we're almost in the Ryloth system, prepare you're squadron for combat!" Anakin ordered. With that, Ahsoka left the bridge, leaving him alone with Captain Rex and Admiral Yularen.

"General Skywalker, we're about to exit hyperspace." Yularen informed them.

"All ships prepare for launch! All ships prepare for launch! The intercom rang out as the admiral began giving orders to the flight crews to ready for battle. As they exited hyperspace, Anakin was getting ready to leave the bridge when he felt a hand on his shoulder. It was Captain Rex.

"General, you might want to see this!" Rex said as he pointed out towards the direction of Ryloth. However what he saw wasn't what he expected. A large, green, transparent wall was directly ahead of the fleet. Admiral Yularen began barking orders for the fleet to immediately decelerate so they would avoid slamming into the barrier. However as Anakin watched out in front, he noticed two things. The first being that the barrier was moving away from their fleet, as if it was avoid a collision. The second was a green glowing figure off to the port side of the Resolute. A figure close enough that he could make out features on. A human male in bright green skintight clothing and a green aura around his body. The human noticed him and gave a mocking salute before darting ahead of the fleet.

"Rex, just what are we looking at?" Anakin questioned as he stood on the bridge perplexed at the site before him. "Focus sensors on that figure now!" Anakin ordered as he tried assessing the situation. The Separatist fleet was already firing and was launching fighters at them. However it soon became clear that they weren't the original target. As the hologram focused in on the figure, it was easy to tell whoever it was was already engaged with the blockade. The man was holding a weapon, similar to the Z-6 Rotary Cannon used by Clone forces. The figure began a sweeping pattern against the incoming swarm of Vulture droids. Hundreds of solid green projectiles, the same color as the green glow around his body. But even as hundreds of fighters were destroyed by the barrage of projectiles, many more flew past him, some of which darted back around and targeted the man. Others heading for the supply ships.

The zoom on the hologram was good enough to tell that the man was clearly frustrated with the swarm of Vulture droids. The man paused and clenched his right fist, which caused him to grow brighter. Soon multiple bright green objects could be seen forming around his body. These objects took the shape of missiles, which proceeded to chase every Vulture that he had previously missed. Those on the bridge watched in shock as each missile collided with a separate fighter, destroying each one. Dozens of fighters destroyed in seconds, by a single unidentified being.

Once the last had been eliminated, the man focused his attention on the blockade ahead. The green barrier ahead of the fleet had faded and the figure raced toward the fleet. As the green glowing man pointed his right arm to the side, to which a streak of light emitting in the same direction. They watched as the light began manifesting into an object. It didn't take more than a few seconds to realize what it was. It was gigantic sword easily the size of an entire starship. The man then raised his arm back, to which the large glowing sword began doing the same.

"There's no way! How is this possible?" Rex exclaimed as he gazed at the scene ahead. He watched as the sword swung down onto a nearby Munificent frigate, slicing the vessel in half. The ship exploded violently as the whole blockade focused fire on the green man. Rex stood there, slack jawed at what he just witnessed. A blockade of this size would be tough to break through. But yet there was a single man who was doing so with ease. Whatever weapon he wielded, it was powerful enough to destroy entire ships with one hit. He watched the man raise a shield that protected him from the turbolaser fire of the remaining frigates. Another blast emitted from his hand, which obliterated another of the frigates.

"I don't believe what I'm seeing!" Yularen remarked.

"Get my fighter prepped for launch, we need to get out there!" Anakin ordered to one of the flight officers in the hangar.

"Yes sir, right away sir!" A voice on the other side responded affirmatively. As Anakin made his way towards the elevator, he took one final glance out the viewport before leaving the bridge and making his way to the hangar. Rex continued to watch as a green aura surrounded two of the remaining frigates, which dragged both of them on a collision course with one another. Just as all those on the bridge of the Resolute were stunned at what they had witnessed, those aboard the Redeemer and Defender had the same reactions. As the last frigate was destroyed, they watched the green figure disappear aboard the droid command ship.

Not long after he had vanished, the order was given by admiral Yularen to focus fire on the ship. Turbolaser bolts tore into the ship as the Venators closed the distance at a rapid pace. Fighters and gunships soon poured out and made their towards Ryloth, with intent to escort the supply ships down to the surface and relieve Jedi master Di on the surface. However soon after they began firing on the ship, the green ball of light emerged from the ship, which made it's way towards the hangar of the Resolute.

"If you can read me on any frequency, that guy's all yours. I've got no means to imprison him and that's not my main priority at the moment." The unknown transmission came over every comlink on the ship. However the source of the transmission became clear from the green glowing figure hovering near the ship. The man gave a mocking salute before speeding towards Ryloth, with fighters tailing him the whole way.

"Alright, with that out of the way, let's go figure out the situation on the surface." Daniel said to himself as he flew past the now destroyed fleet that was blockading the planet. As he looked back, he saw a small group of what he assumed were supply ships going full speed towards the planet below. Realizing that they'd know where to go, he slowed his speed and waited for the ships to overtake him, before falling in line directly behind them. "Alright mamma birds, lead me to the nest." As he finished saying that, he got an alert from his ring, indicating that they were being followed.

"Alert, multiple unidentified contacts approaching from the rear." Upon looking back, he noticed an array of fighters were exiting the arrow shaped ships that had arrived earlier and were now following him. There were two different types he was able to discern from a quick glance. The first one was a craft shaped very similar to the capital ships, only it was much sharper, and there was two that he could see. The first was yellow and grey, with a heavily tinted glass cockpit, and something that appeared to be mounted just in front of said cockpit. The second fighter was mostly red, with white markings on the sides, with a stripe down the middle. The second type of fighter was much stranger though.

"What in the hell kinda design is that?" The more numerous fighter, which seemed to be following the lead of the arrowheads, were the most peculiar design he ever saw. Aside from the red and white color scheme, the wings made the craft look like an upside down W. He saw one large cannon on the end of each wing and no missiles attached to the wings. If he had to guess, they were dog fighters. "Two arrowheads leading a bunch of upside down W's. Eh, not the weirdest thing I've seen." Daniel said shrugging his shoulders and refocusing on where the blockade runners were heading. However his focus was broken as the two arrowhead fighters took up position on his left and right. As he looked closer, he noticed the pilots were eyeing his with both confusion and apprehension. The pilot of the yellow fighter was human, however he had no idea who or what the pilot of the red fighter was. Best he could tell was that the pilot was female. One thing he knew however was that they were trying to communicate with him. "Ring, can you access their communication channel? I think they have something to say."

"Communication link already established!"

"OK, let's see what they have to say then." He said as he turned over to the yellow fighter. "So did you guys like the present I gave you? I have no mean to imprison him and this place is well out of my jurisdiction anyway." He directed at the pilot. He could see through the cockpit and could tell that whoever was inside was certainly confused.

"How did you get access to this communications channel?" The man questioned, with a bewildered look very visible on his face. "And how are you even flying?"

Daniel let out a light chuckle at the question. But then again, his contact with the locals of this galaxy has been limited, so he couldn't really blame them. "Well to answer your first question, that's not very important. However I caught wind of what was going on and figured I'd help out in whatever capacity I can. I'll help you get those supplies down to the surface, as I'm aware of the suffering of the natives below. However," Daniel took on a more serious tone as he looked at the pilot. "I am not on your side. My job as a peacekeeper requires me to intervene in matters such as this, and don't mistake my willingness to involve myself in these matters as taking sides."

"Yet you destroyed an entire separatist fleet, gave us the leader of the blockade, and are escorting our supply ships. Seems odd for someone not taking sides, wouldn't you say?" The man replied, not seeming to believe what he was being told.

"Well how about I put it like this; I heard this planet was invaded for siding with Faction A. Faction B proceeds to invade and starve the people of this planet by not letting allowing supplies to get through. Where I'm from, anyone who deliberately starves a planet's people over the actions of their government, is heavily looked down upon. Which tends to draw the ire of people like myself, who's job is to end conflict and keep the peace." For at least a few seconds, the man seemed to be bewildered at the statement, but seemed to shoot an unsure glance past him, apparently directed towards the pilot of the other fighter. Daniel glanced over in her direction and waved, which was quickly returned.

"Well you still haven't answered my second question, how are you flying?" Daniel simply chuckled and pointed to the ring on his right hand.

"With this." He replied with a slight smirk on his face.

"Alert, entering atmosphere!" The ring informed.

"Alrighty then, let's see what's going on down here." He commented as he picked up speed and flew directly alongside the supply ships. As they got closer to the surface, he could make out flashes of blue and red lights down below, which as he got closer, he determined to be weapons fire. As he zoomed in on the battle with a pair of construct binoculars, he saw how desperate the situation was below. A large force of robots, supported with tanks and fighters were slowly closing in on a settlement below. There was a trench line at the front which housed a number of soldiers in white armor, the same ones he had an encounter with earlier in the day. They were supported by two tanks and what seemed to be local militia fighters. However the oddest thing he saw was a man, who he assumed was their leader, standing out in the open and deflecting the shots being fired at him with an energy blade. "Well that's certainly something. This guy's either really ballsy, stupid, or both. But then again, still not the craziest thing I've seen."

"We appreciate the help, but we can handle the situation from here." As Daniel heard this, the fighters blew past him and into the fight below him. He watched the ships drop boxes of supplies behind the trench line, before darting back into orbit. Soon both sides were tangling in the atmosphere, shooting wildly at each other as they did. But that still left the forces on the ground closing in.

"I'm putting a stop to this." Daniel said as he raised him arm forward and erected a barrier directly in front of the trench, absorbing the fire from both sides, until they stopped fighting altogether. He hovered just above the construct wall, high enough where he could watch as both sides stared up at him, unknowing of what to do next. The soldiers in white armor, alongside who he assumed were the natives of this planet, seemed very confused at the sight in front of them. Many were pointing upwards at him, while others aimed their weapons at him. However the man with the sword seemed to be telling them to stand down, as he motioned for them to lower their weapons. As they did so, both men looked at each other, studying one another, learning what they could from a first glance. "I was thinking you might need a hand. Mind telling me the situation here?"

"And who might you be?" As he landed, he got a better look at the leader. He had spikes protruding from his head, as well as wearing a strange set of robes, not to dissimilar to the ones he saw on the women he encountered earlier. As Daniel walked closer, he saw many of the soldiers tense up and aim their rifles at him, weary of his presence. "Captain Keeli, order the men to stand down!" He ordered to the soldier standing next to him. The Captain barked a few orders, but slowly the soldiers lowered their arms, but kept their fingers hovering over the triggers, just in case.

"I'm not your enemy if that's what your asking. I heard about the blockade and the situation the local population was facing. That's why I destroyed said blockade and escorted those supply ships through."

"You did what to the Seppies blockade?" The Captain said incredulously.

"Yeah, that's why those ships and escort fighters got though in the first place." Daniel replied matter of factly. The Captain exchanged a glance with the leader, sharing a look of disbelief while doing so. However they were soon drawn to the glowing ring on his right hand, which the leader took notice of. "I'm afraid I haven't asked your name yet. Mine is Daniel, What about you?" He said putting his hand forth towards the horn headed man.

"My name is Jedi master Ima-Gun Di, and this is Captain Keeli, my second in command." He said gripping his hand firmly. "Am I right to assume that ring you wear is responsible for that barrier?" He questioned.

"Another of these Jedi? I'm guessing just like the UN peacekeepers back home, I can probably find them often in warzones. Which means I'll likely meet many more if I keep this up." Daniel thought to himself. "Well it's nice to meet you. I believe I've met a few of your kind before. On some planet that was almost hit by a solar flare. Their names were Luminara and Barriss if I remember correctly. Very friendly, but unfortunately I had to cut our conversation short due to-" He was interrupted by the sound of cannon fire erupting behind him. The forces on the other side of the barrier began to open fire on it, unaware of the futility of doing so. All he could do is sigh at their attempts to break his constructs.

"How long will that shield hold?" The Captain directed towards him.

"With what they're shooting it with, it'd take them a very long time to break it. Now get the civilians out of here, I'll handle this." Daniel lifted off into the sky and above the barrier, giving him a clear view of the surrounding battlefield. As some of the robot tried getting around the flanks, he simply enlarged the shield, not allowing them to get past him. "Ring, scan for lifeforms in those tanks." He commanded.

"No life forms detected, Lantern Daniel." The ring responded almost immediately.

"Good, so I don't need to play around here." He raised his hand forward and let off a barrage of blasts towards the robotic army that lay ahead. Each blast tore through the tanks as if they were nothing and turned the infantry to scrap. However during his conversation with the Jedi and his Captain, he hadn't noticed the large number of reinforcements that arrived in tow. Many more tanks, as well as hundreds of robots began assaulting his construct shield, which started to falter in the face of the attack. His mind was scattered now that he had to not only keep the barrier up, but destroy the attacking force. As focused more, he failed to notice a casualty from the air battle above. One of drone fighters was spiraling out of control and before he could react properly, slammed directly into him. The force from the impact, combined with him being unprepared for the hit, sent him into the ground. He wasn't injured, but his focus was lost enough for his shield to dissipate, leaving those behind it open to attack. "Now this is really starting to piss me off." The Lantern said angrily as he got back to his feet. "Let's see how you do against some good old American firepower."

As he raised his arm to the side, he created a group of constructs he was very familiar with, the M1 Abrams main battle tank. Each one raced forward, cannons firing wildly and scoring hit after hit on the enemy. In the air, a squadron of construct F-35's took to the skies and bombed the formations of enemy armour that was directly behind them. For the infantry, Daniel went with one of his favorite techniques, a minigun to sweep over the Napoleonic blocks of tightly packed infantry. As he swept over their lines, spraying wildly as he went, it wasn't long before he had whittled their forces down to almost nothing. But there was something else he had noticed. The Jedi, alongside his soldiers, had charged from their trench lines and began fighting among the wreckage of tanks and dismembered robots.

"Hey, what are you doing? You trying to get yourselves killed?" Daniel screamed down at them as he flew back down and landed in front of them. "I had this handled, there's no reason to run from cover towards them!" However his complaints fell on deaf ears as he watched the Jedi deflect blast after blast with his energy blade. The man even started to slice them in half in close quarters, with speed and agility beyond that of a normal man to doge their fire and close the distance.

"And let you have all the fun? There's not that many of them left, so let us finish them off!" The Captain directed towards him. With all of their armor destroyed, he let his constructs fade, and watched as the soldiers picked off what was left of the robots, which began a retreat from the battlefield.

"Run for your lives!" He heard one of the tan robots scream as it dropped it's weapon and ran.

"A robot that feels fear? Kinda a shitty design flaw to create a robot that has emotion, especially for a whole army. Potter-59-3 learned that lesson the hard way." He muttered the last part quietly, all too aware of a certain Sinestro Corps member that came from that world. Seeing as the battle was now over, both on the ground, and in the air, he made his way over towards the Jedi, who was conversing with his Captain.

"General Di, the attack has been halted and the droids are in full retreat. This should give us enough time to tend to our wounded and get the supplies distributed." Keeli informed the Jedi.

"I just received word from Skywalker, they've just secured the air and gunships will be landing soon. He also confirmed what happened to the Separatist fleet in orbit." He informed as he motioned his hand towards the young Lantern. "Our friend here single handily destroyed the fleet shortly after they arrived in the system." He informed the Captain.

"I don't understand how this is possible. Just how can he do that?"

"That ring he has on his finger. I noticed that when he created the shield, it let off a faint glow, and when each of those weapons materialized, it let off the same glow. That ring seems to be the source of his powers."

"I can understand your curiosity, so allow me to shed some light." Daniel interrupted as he came back down to earth and in front of them. "My ring is indeed the source of my power, as it is for all members of the Green Lantern Corps. What you saw me create were hardlight constructs. And as you saw, they are very durable.

"I'm unfamiliar with your organization. Where are you from?"

"Like I explained to some of your kind before, I'm not from your galaxy. However I will still uphold the oath I took, which means as long as I'm here, I will do my best to help those who need it."

"And we are quite thankful for that, seeing as how the Republic had already failed to do that." A voice from behind them interrupted. It was one of the locals, riding some strange two legged creature, which also sported two stubby arms. If Daniel had to describe it as something, he'd call it ugly cute. It looked fairly harmless, although it's pointed teeth made him debate that in it's mind. Then again, there's plenty of herbivores with sharp teeth back home. As for the man, he gave off the aura of a leader of sorts, perhaps a partisan leader.

"Hey lighten up on them. With the debris I came across in orbit, combined with the fight I stumbled onto when I arrived, they were clearly doing everything they could. Cut them some slack, would you?" Daniel directed towards the man.

"You don't understand," The man replied quickly. "Promise after promise was made by the Jedi and the Republic, yet help never arrived. We were on the brink of retreat before you arrived."

"Well I didn't arrive alone. Those supply ships had a fleet escorting them, which tells me they had no plans on abandoning you. Now whether they would've broke through the blockade is another story, but I digress. I can't say I caught your name."

"My name is Cham Syndulla, leader of the Ryloth Resistance Movement!" The man stated proudly. As he did with the Jedi, the two shook hands, properly greeting one another.

"My name is Daniel, Green Lantern of sector 2814. I heard of the situation here and how they were struggling to send relief aid to this world." He said gesturing towards the Jedi and his Captain. "I wish to make on thing clear however, I'm not interested in picking sides in this fight, only ensuring innocent lives aren't lost and working towards a peaceful resolution in this conflict."

"It seems rather late for not picking sides, isn't it?" Cham rebutted. "Seeing what you did to the droid army as proof of that."

"While I admit that my actions don't seem to match my words, keep in mind that the only reason I did so in order to minimize bloodshed, seeing as how those were just robots, not living beings. Not to mention I tried avoid fighting them, they just kept attacking. Besides, I had to other way to ensure the aid got planet side without eliminating the fleet in orbit first."

"Be that as it may, the droids will be back and they still occupy our cities. Are you going continue to help us?" He asked the Lantern.

"Like I said, I'm here to help the people of this world. If that means I temporarily have to pick a side to do so, I will. While I will seek a peaceful resolution where possible, I will endeavor to help you and your people. The actions being displayed against this planet by whoever commands those robots are utterly reprehensible." A smile grew across the man's face as Daniel finished speaking. At the very least, Cham believed him, and from the jubilant expressions one the faces of many of those like him, believed him as well. It was a step in the right direction.

"We thank you for that." Cham replied sincerely.

"Now while my ring is good for combat situations, I can do far more than just that. If you have any wounded, or if you wish for me to assist in repairing any structures damaged by the fighting, please let me know." As he finished speaking, the two arrowhead shaped fighters he encountered earlier had arrived, alongside numerous smaller transport craft. As they landed, their occupants disembarked and made their way closer to him. From the attire he saw, as well as glancing at their belts, he assumed that the pilots of the arrowheads were Jedi as well. The soldiers were the same he encountered earlier, only more numerous than the scant few left in command of Jedi master Di. "I guess it's time for more introductions." Daniel said slightly annoyed.