False Flags [New Order, Mandos, League of Red Skirmish on Aeten II]

[Darth Ferus]

The Zabrak slid back, nearing a single man. None of the Shadows were close together, staying a thermal blast away from one another instead of squads. He'd feel the bump as he hit the soldier, and the soldier knew instantly what to do. Even without the Sith's prompting the man ran, right for [member="Aedan Miles"] .​ The shots hit him square in the chest, and his form crumpled down, and the Thermal activated. All the Force energy the Darth had stored focused in his own palm, and he sent the blast right for the dying soldier, to send him right at the boy as the bomb went off.

 

[HK-36]

[member="Darth Vulcanus"]
Entering Aeten 2
Aboard the Siege Tower

[member="Listeri Dalane"]
"Last time I checked, the Republic did not hired Tulaks to do their job, or the ships of Fel Imperium. If they were coming on official siege, they would bring their own vessels. If they were trying to set somebody else up or conducting a black operation, they would not use their own IFF codes. But you never know I suppose, we shall be entering the system shortly."
The droid responded to Listeri's transmission,

And as the droid promised,
[member="Hecate"]
A flash of light would erupt out in space around the system Aeten 2 as two Ships entered the scene, the Siege Tower and its escort the Lunar Shadow. The two ships quickly made their way towards the van-guard of Mandalorian vessels, they wouldn't want to stay out in the open for too long with all of those Sith about!
Soon enough the Mandalorians would receive the following transmission from the ship,
[member="Aedan Miles"], [member="Captain Larraq"], [member="Ordo"], [member="Sherruk Vhett"]
"Aeten 2, this is Iron Knight of the Protectorate, I have arrived with reinforcements, as I was summoned and hired by Aedan Miles. Let me know where do you need me the most."

Aboard the ship,
HK turned to face [member="Nyos Val"] and [member="Bluejay Ungolfen"] once more, nodding to them as he took his helmet and placed it over his metal head,
"Well, come on you two, we have a battle to fight. Bluejay, I want you to take a squad of Knights among with any troops you brought if you, you are leading the charge, be prepared, however, if I will need a flanking maneuver done, you shall be sent. Nyos, I want you right behind the lines of Iron Knights, you job will be to support their advance and take care of any wounded, take a squad of battle-medics to help you out."
He then nodded again,
"Come on then, we do not have an all day."

[member="Drazav"], [member="Levia Sol"]
Alarms would ring out through the ship once more, alerting troops to get their butts over to the hangar and aboard the dropships. Hopefully, Levia had all the gear he needed on and he would be ready to rock. It seemed Drazav was on top of things, as efficient as any droid, and already aboard waiting to be shipped out.
The hangar filled with clamor of boots, armor and weapons as the dropships were being filled up, everyone hurrying for the battle to come, the starfighters launching one after the other to provide cover and escort for the dropships out in the void of space.
"Come on, come on!"
One of the armored Captains yelled out somewhere among the masses of hurrying troops,
"Get your buttocks on board!"

 

[Soell Alberio]

[member="HK-36"]

The Gozanti Cruiser was silent as its crew focused on preparing for the upcoming battle and coordinating with the larger frigate being commanded by HK-36. Hecate spent most of the time as they oriented for the hyperspace jump considering if she had all the information she likely would need for the upcoming engagement the Lunar Shadow was entering. Likely not, but regardless she had the entirety until then to ask and double check the data she was given for it. After she satisfied her concerns over that, she worried briefly over how to best utilize her vessel in the battle. Likely it would be both safest and most effective to act as the Siege Tower's escort. The Gozanti was armed well for a ship it's size, it could definitely shoot down any fighters and bombers that got too close. However, aside from their torpedo launcher they likely wouldn't be able to really threaten enemy ships larger than frigate class. Which was a good

"Exiting hyperspace now maam."

Nodding thanks to her sister Echani, Hecate also heard as HK made his announcement of their arrival to their allies. Everything would begin soon then, the young woman felt she was ready now as the Gozanti Cruiser hung close to the Siege Tower while they made their way to their allied fleet. Hecate grinned as their systems readied themselves to shoot down any enemies that decided to try to intercept them before then.

 

[Aedan Miles]

Aedan's eyes widened as he saw the man charging towards him and then saw him jerk twice dead when a sudden force push sent him moving towards Aedan. Turning Aedan applied his own force push but against himself. Sending him flying down the hallway he went into a roll as he stumbled upright spinning his weapon he holstered the pistol he carried and held it up in his hand as he looked towards the man holding a glowing purple sword his eyes narrowed as he tried to think about how to take him on. With a shrug Aedan started to sprint down the hall towards him suddenly veering towards the wall on his right before he suddenly sprang to the left spinning mid air to plant his feet against the left wall and propel himself towards the man his lightsaber held before him as he aimed to actually lock blades with the man. [member="Darth Ferus"].

 

[Nyos Val]

Nyos synced his comm to the squad or combat medics and took a squad of support troopers to guard them. He loaded up into a transport and his squads in tow. The shuttle launched and began it's decent to Aeten II.

"I'm en-route to the LZ, Meet you down there Commander."

[member="HK-36"]

 

[Darth Ferus]

[member="Aedan Miles"]

Ferus watched the boy move, the grin now formed into a small smile. Oh, how time flied. But now was time to go. Time to leave. He moved with Miles, and as he jumped from the wall to bring his saber down the Darth moved under him. There was a blur of purple before it faded, the flame seeming to snuff out almost in an instant. While going underneath Aedan, Ferus had slashed once, right for the boys extended arm.

Without so much as looking back the Darth made a single call, reaching out to a single Shadow. Instantly the man dropped his thermals, and it seemed the rest of the Shadows followed in suit. They retreated back to the gunships, loading up quickly. Their mission was not to take the ship, but to assist with the master plan. The Shadows loaded up quickly, no man not disintegrated left behind and Ferus found himself once more stepping onto his own Gunship.

They would all leave, punching out of the holes they had made to join in, leaving the mining ship entirely. Hopefully the others would have done their job, for now was the time to leave.

[member="Darth Vulcanus"]

 

[Other Space Kaiden]

[member="Nyos Val"] [member="HK-36"]


More ships quickly arrived in the system, blotting out the stars that dotted the vast, black ocean of space. Vulcanus smiled from the view port of the vessel he now occupied. There was no way his forces could defeat the flow of Mandolorain vessels that were to follow the Omega Protectorate's ships, but there was no need for them to. The pieces had been played, the pawns sacrificed so that the game of thrones could be won in favor of the New Order. With the evidence laid and the game all but won, Vulcanus turned to the captain of the ship.


"Sound the retreat, its time to let the Mandolorains find our little surprise." Vulcanus growled cynically. They would jump back to Fel space where New Order ships would be waiting to take on the crews of the false ships. They would then blow these Fel ships to dust and then jump back to New Order space, leaving no evidence behind...

 

[Aedan Miles]

Aedan's eyes widened and then he bit back a scream of pain as he felt the man's weapon cut into his arm and he dropped to the ground with a dull thud. As he hit the ground he heard a second thud and half saw the arm that held his lightsaber beside him the lightsaber dead. Then he heard a cry of shock and the thud of boots shortly there after everything went black. As the man left the Red Legion charged forward grabbing Aedan carefully that started to retreated their commander being carried with them one man reached down to grab the arm and noticed that the ship they had used to board was disattaching from the main ship with a gasp he snatched up instead the lightsaber and started to charge down the hall after his companions hitting a button at the cross roads a bulk head slammed down to seal the corridor off as the volunteers did the same at the far end. Turning the soldiers hurried Aedan to the med bay and set him down on a bed so that the doctor could get to him. One of the higher ranking men turned and ordered a sweep of the ship before going to the nearest com console and activating it sending a single message to @Gilmar Skitra [member="Strider Garon"] [member="Captain Larraq"] "Report from Concordance mining barge opponents pushed back checking for any remaining enemy forces... General Miles wounded. Forces appeared to be Sith of some type from what the General said prior to the engaging of them. Message End."

 

[Nyos Val]

Their shuttle landed and its payload disembarked, Nyos looked about the battlefield, noticing only a few troopers firing back at the Iron Knights men. He then looked up to see a few ship fleeing the planet, but they weren't marked. He ran out with his squads in search of wounded. His squad brought about ten men back, two were critical and the rest were patched up right there. An enemy soldier ran up to the ship, fired at Nyos but was then immediately put down by the security soldiers. The bolts hit Nyos in the arm, flashed a rainbow of colors then faded.

Commander [member="HK-36"], I see ship leaving atmos, what are their IFF readings?

 

[Nolan Detta]

Nolan rushed to the medical bay with Aedan passed out from the wound he suffered. The doc was looking over Commander Miles, I need to replace this limb and close off the wound before so it won't become infected. Get me someone who can provide Cybernetics replacements quick.

This is Nolan Detta, I need immediate assistance in the medical bay with [member="Aedan Miles"], Is there any allies who have access to Cybernetics? Nolan called out through his comms.

 

[Levia Sol]

[member="HK-36"] [member="Drazav"]

Levia wasn't adverse to a little pressure, but he felt it now as the sirens blared in the hangar to signal the imminent departure of his drop-ship heading to Aeten II.

He buckled the armour around his chest and carried his blaster rifle over his shoulder, running towards his ship, blazoned with the Protectorate symbol he as looking for as identification.

Falling in behind another heavily armoured soldier, a Gran, Levia pulled himself up. Half pulled, half pushed by the commander down below getting the stragglers in ready for departure.

Levia moved forward and too the first seat he could find, opposite a burly looking female and a droid of some kind. All suited and ready for battle. This would be Levia's first real taste of conflict and his stomach felt like a pit swallowing him up from the inside.

Closing his eyes as the sirens blared outside still, he let the Force flow around him, washing through his veins as easy as the water would around his body under an ocean; cooling and soothing and calming.

 

[Darth Ayra]

| [member="Darth Voracitos"] | [member="Ordo"] | [member="Ashe the Reaper"] | [member="Hunter Yagami"] |

As Ordo was distracted by the shot that she had fired from her WESTAR M5 blaster rifle, and the several probes in the vicinity that she thought would draw the Mandalorians attention, if he survived the long shot, Darth Ayra utilized the Dark side and used a Force Cloak over her body. Disappearing from physical view, the Sith Marauder made her way out of the brush, making sure not to make too much movement in the bushes and twigs under foot so as to make it apparent something had moved there; and began to approach the stockpile.

 

[HK-36]

[member="Nolan Detta "], [member="Nyos Val"], [member="Aedan Miles"],

Well first thing HK had to deal with was the call for a cybernetics expert on the allied channels, thankfully, Nyos was actively messaging the droid.
"Looks like those are the ships of the aggressor, they did not liked us entering the battlefield, I think. However, our allies are calling for a cybernetics expert aboard the Concordance, a job for you, Nyos, take your team and deal with it, I will replace you on the battlefield."

Just as Nyos would receive transmission, a dropship would land with a clang and HK with his team would come out, their Verpine pistols shooting here and there, taking potshots at the enemy, their lightsabers burning through the shadows.
"Come on, Nyos hurry up!"
The droid hurried him, looking over his shoulder he called out to his soldiers as well,
"Secure the Landing Zone!"
"Securing the Landing Zone!"
One of them answered as the durasteel covers were brought forth from the bowls of dropships, gun emplacements soon set up on them.

Looking up to the skies, he quickly sent out commands to the Siege Tower and [member="Hecate"]'s the Lunar Shadow
"The enemy ships are retreating, Tower, open fire at the nearest vessel's engines with turbolasers and tractor beams, Shadow, I want you to use your missiles."
Hopefully, the two vessels would be able to damage and ensnare at least one of [member="Darth Vulcanus"]' ships with the tractor beams and salvos of missiles and trubolasers, although the enemy ships were composed mostly of quick corvettes, they did had one or two heavier cruiser among them.

[member="Levia Sol"], [member="Drazav"], [member="Bluejay Ungolfen"],

The droid and his team began to push to the front of his soldiers' phalanx, trying to make their way to Bluejay's squad and help the Company in advancing on the planet,
"Come on, we will be making our way to secure the Stygium stockpile on the planet, the Mandalorians should have the guards there already."

Although the opposition they faced was mostly made up of mercenaries hired by Vulcanus, and they were few, demoralized by being left behind on the planet, it would slow them down a bit, although it would not be long before the sounds of Protectorate's advancing soldiers would reach [member="Darth Ayra"], [member="Darth Voracitos"], [member="Ordo"], [member="Ashe the Reaper"], and [member="Hunter Yagami"].

 

[Nyxie]

You there... a hollow whisper echoed out through the brush and forestry, much further than it would naturally. Just where do you think you're going?
"I can smell you... smell the sweat on your skin, the adrenaline in your blood.... Oh, how I can practically taste you."
A cloak could bend sight and sound around oneself, but did nothing in the way of the other senses. Ashe was an experienced hunter, learned hunting fish and game on the cold surfaces of Csilla, and her species' senses were above human norm. Tracking her prey through every means available came second nature to her. She was hot on [member="Darth Ayra"]'s trail, guns slung around her back, now sprinting gracefully through the woods on all fours from time to time. The target was very close now.
"I'll tell you what, you can have the first shot..." the foxtress shouted into the disturbed brush ahead.

 

[Bluejay Ungolfen]

[member="Levia Sol"] [member="Nyos Val"] [member="HK-36"]

Bluejay looked at HK. "Nice of you to show up." She said, smiling thinly and briefly beneath her helmet. "I was starting to wondering if you were going to let me have all the fun." Stygium stockpile. Yes sir yessir the recorders on it's always on your bar'ec are covered go to hell. Et cetera.

 

[Other Space Kaiden]

The ship growled as it fought through the interdiction field that had been placed around the area of the heavy cruisers, a fact that had Vulcanus snarling within seconds as the ship struggled to pull away. "Captain, explain why my ship is still in this planet's orbit" The Graug Warlord snarled, his eyes glaring down to the short human beside him.


"They have us trapped in an interdiction field, mi'lord!" The captain yelled back to the Sith, just as HK's forces began to use a mix of turbolaser and missile fire on his armada. Shields of ships flickered and died, making them easy prey for the missiles that crashed into them and tore them apart. Plasmatic flares of heat lit up the cold void of space and rippled the invisible shields of "The Outcast"


"All weapons power to the hyperdrive, I want this ship out of the battle" he growled back calmly

 

[Soell Alberio]

[member="HK-36"]

"The enemy ships are retreating, Tower, open fire at the nearest vessel's engines with turbolasers and tractor beams, Shadow, I want you to use your missiles."

The comms were awash with commands and news, but that order in particular was the only one Hecate and her crew concerned with as they maneuvered their Gozanti Cruiser into position along side HK-36's frigate the Siege Tower. The turrets and batteries of quad laser cannons blasted away furiously at enemy vessels in range, though the Echani were careful to make sure their smaller ship was maintaining position and pace next to their larger companion. Besides, they had to rely on their ally's larger warship to break through the enemy's cruiser class ships for their proton torpedos to have any significant effect. Still, the rest of their weaponry was firing away all the same.

"Alright, let' just keep it up and keep it safe. Keep an eye on the shields ladies, and keep our weapons firing in turns so we don't have a blind spot in our outgoing salvos."

Hecate watched as the Lunar Shadow's torpedo salvos were launched at the enemy vessels whose shields were being weakened and dropped by HK-36's ship. The smaller ships were ok to destroy, but she recalled being asked to try and cripple the cruisers. As such her Gozanti's torpedos directed at those ships soared through space toward those ships' engine and hypderdrives.

 

[Nyos Val]

[member="Aedan Miles"] [member="Ordo"] @Mandos

Nyos and his team jumped back onto their shuttle and took off for the Concordance.

Concordance this is Lt. Nyos Val of the Omega Protectorate, I've been sent to aid in treatment of one of your soldiers? Permission to come aboard?

 

[Darth Voracitos]

[member="Ashe the Reaper"], [member="Ordo"], [member="Darth Ayra"]

Hmm, Voracitos thought as his probes detected the fox woman. The Mandalorian whose face might be smoldering from blaster fire, seemed to be distracted enough, thus his purpose in distracting him was now made obsolete. Especially with his compatriot going invisible. Fortunately for Voracitos, if he needed to he could sense her general location, if information needed exchanging. Right now however, there was someone new on the scene she would have to deal with, and they needed those stygium crystals.

With an agent dealing with the guards, Voracitos for once took the initiative. A probe seemed to hover near a power conduit of some kind, that most likely led to the Stygium Vault Facility they were breaking in to. They needed to be quick. Her had two options, take the time to cut into the system, and ionize it, or ram his probe into it and self destruct. Time was a factor here, thus the logical solution was self-destruction. It might bonus for confusion and distraction. It wasn't likely that with this kind of damage the power would be out for long, not very long at all. There was no way of knowing how major this component was, and they undoubtedly had back up systems. But it was worth it. The probe drove itself into the ground many meters in an adjacent position to the guard skirmish lead by Ayra and the Command Probe. An explosion sounded, and in that moment, power went out in the facility.

The other probe, detected a weak point in the facility, were an entrance could be made. Although time was important, he only had three probes, and this time, distraction was not a quality that was wanted. Refracting its blaster into a beam-cutter mechanism, the probe on the opposite end of the facility began to cut into it. It may take a post or two for it to make it through, depending on interference.

The Command Probe meanwhile, stayed its course, making sure to keep itself relatively out of sight from the fox-lady, and kept a careful blaster aimed in her general direction... not that that would do much good if she deign to attempt its destruction. She would, however, get a nice load of shrapnel in her face if she did.

 

[Darth Ayra]

| [member="Ordo"] | [member="Darth Voracitos"] | [member="Ashe the Reaper"] | [member="Hunter Yagami"] (come on dude, you can post ) |

As Ashe made her presence known, Ayra could only help but roll her eyes. Capitalize on your advantage; crush your opponent in the way you see fit; and never let your enemy know your just behind them. Lowering her hand to her utility belt, she took out a Dye grenade and dropped it behind her, where she sensed Ashe was closing in on. The plume of smoke that followed were purple in colour. Darth Ayra intended the target to believe it was poison. That was what one assumed when they saw purple smoke, right?

Turning a corner into the facility, Ayra came to a stop in a room. One, large blast door was closed down upon another room, she figured by what she observed. Coming to the conclusion that she was outside a vault, Ayra moved to the corner of the room and got down on one knee, WESTAR M5 blaster rifle pointed at the entrance to the vault with a fragmentation grenade inside it's grenade launcher, waiting for the next poor sod to walk inside.