Victory: Defenders of Ryloth

One heck of a day.

I thought it'd be easy going once we settled here at the landing pad.

But boy, was I wrong.

 

Ya see, that's the thing about war.

 

It never goes as planned.

 

We had just gotten the news that we had won. We had actually successfully completed a mission.

 

No casualties.

No regrets.

No failure.

 

Now that's my kind of mission.

 

The boys were all riled up and passionate about this victory. First mission and it's a full bed of roses.

I gotta admit, I was pretty happy too.

But that's against protocol, so I can't show it.

 

I thought things would be fine after that.

Some gunship would carry us home, Tango would shoot some jokes, and we'd all share some drinks all on me.

Least I could do, right?

 

Then.

Hell transfigured itself from its fiery dungeon and placed itself in our midst.

The comms bustled with screams and yells of anguish and agony.

 

"AHHHHH!!!! We-w-we can't-- It's coming to fast---- it's hopele-- AAAAAHHH-"

 

"What the firefek is going? Hey, you wait sto--"

"Sarge! What the heck, shoot that bloody si---

AAAAAAAARRRRRGGHHggghhhhh."

 

It was too much.

All the joy had been sucked out of us.

Somewhere was an evil foe too cruel to imagine.

 

But that wasn't it.

 

Just as all these transmisions trickle in, a massive shuttle blots out of the dark sky.

It's engine was on fire, crippling the ship and sending it straight toward us.

 

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"Boys!! Take COVER!!"

 

In those decisive moments, again life flashed before me.

The uncertainty between life or death was nearly too much to bear.

Whether I would live and another die....

Why would it happen?

 

Why--

 

[EXPLOSION]

 

Silence.

Void.

Emptiness.

 

Then.

 

Light.

 

 

Though my cracked visor I manged to see the the flames, like little Devils consuming whatever was in sight.

 

Debris was everywhere.

The comm tower was on the brink of collapse.

The stench of gasoline burning made me gag.

 

This was war.

 

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"Sabre! Ratchet! Tango! Fuse! Where are you!? Boys!?"

 

Silence.

 

It can't end like this.

No.

No.

 

No.

 

And, then like turtles, team emerged out from their shells.

 

 

[CT-2471]|Tango|:"Well, I can still dance." (Chuckles)

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"Dance-boy?"

[CS-1742]|Sabre|:"Well I'm fine, thanks for asking."

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"Sabre?."

[CS-1742]|Sabre|:"The one and only." (laughs)

[CT-1274]|Fuse|:"Man, it seems like for every boom I give, the Seps just gotta keep competing with meh."

[CL-4712]|Havoc:" (chokingly) But,Y-y-ya, ya just can't let 'em win, now can ya?".[CT-1274]|Fuse|:"You got that right Sir."

 

Wait.

 

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"Where's Ratchet"?

.[CT-1274]|Fuse|:Geez sir, I'm afraid I don't know.

 

I heard something.

What was that?

There, yes right there...

 

There.

A moan.

 

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"Ratchet!"

 

There he was, leaning against the towers base like a shattered doll.

 

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"Are you alright"?

[CT-2471]|Tango|:"Vital signs are stable, Sir."

[CT- 7215]|Hatchet|:"I.... I-I think I've just gone and broken me leg."

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"Definitely."

[CT- 7215]|Hatchet|:"Nah, Tis but a scratch. Let me-- get.... up.." ( tumbles)

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"Easy thar Private, Easy now."

[CT- 7215]|Hatchet|:"HA! I got all of y'all!"

[CS-1742]|Sabre|:"When we get back to HQ, I will personally beat you up."

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"If there were a lower rank I'd demote you right now for scaring the living daylights out of me."

[CT- 7215]|Hatchet|:"(Chuckles) Sorry sir, I just had to."

[CS-1742]|Sabre|:"Well, we're alive."

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"And that's what matters."

 

That was too close for comfort.

 

As staggered to look for my rifle, I saw a gleam of shiny white armor.

 

I- Well I just can't believe it.

If it wasn't Cod.

 

One of my best buds on Kamino, he had been entered into the legion some time after me.

I thought I'd seen the last of him.

 

And here he was.

 

"(Weakly) Well if it isn't Hotshot Havoc Havoc." (Chuckles)

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"We meet again, Corny Cod."

"Argh.... what happened?"

[CL-4712]|Havoc:"Hell broke loose."

"You can say that again."

[CL-4712]|Havoc:You gone solo?"

Oh, firefek. My squad... they're here. Somewhere. I gotta, I just gotta- get up.... (falls)

[CL-4712]|Havoc:Cod, it's alright. Believe me, I know. We'll find them.

 

I helped him up as we began searching for his team.

 

Still, we're alive.

We've won.

An unlikely victory that nearly ended in a defeat.

 

Yet we are and will be,

Victorious.

 

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Done