*** Prison Administration Sector, Minimum Security Wing, Belsavis ***
"If you heard my conversation with my contact, you would know," K'Tath said. Looking to Graal, he added, "She was working the vault that White Maw are headed to before she disappeared; stands to reason that as a member of this prison's staff, she reported to you; where is her office?"
Graal keyed in a few commands to his desk computer, and Blaine's HUD would update. "I've uploaded the location of her office. Go there, see what you find. Sooner you off the White Maw, sooner we can all breathe easy."
K'Tath nodded, returned his mask to his face, and turned to leave, motioning for Blaine to follow. "You have the location; take point. If you don't see me behind you, don't worry; I'm keeping up. I'll be in contact via radio." K'Tath then cloaked, and scrambled up a nearby wall, scaling it and running along the top, but kept an eye on Blaine's position.
*** Dragon'taan Orbit ***
Mathayus piloted the craft out of the hangar and turned to head planetside. "So..." Mathayus said in an effort to make conversation, "... Crowley said you were attacked. Might I ask by whom?"
*** UNSC
Chaos March, Earth Orbit ***
Nikita arrived not long after. "I'm a bit surprised an agent of the DMC is here. Might I ask what this visit is for?"
*** Mongdrigo, the Tower ***
Malgus inhaled, then described what he had learned from the datapad, in hopes that the Handmaiden might know the creature described within.
*** Mongdrigo ***
"Yes, actually, it was a time of war - the Clone Wars. But the hostility between the old Jedi Order and the Sith goes back much farther than that, millennia before my time," Ahsoka explained. "I read about Malgus during my Jedi training; the Malgus you serve... is not what he was made out to be in the historical texts. If that Malgus really is Darth Malgus... then that would mean you're living with a Sith Lord nearly four thousand years old. Did he ever tell you how he got here?"
*** IKV
Terror Wing, Approaching designated AO ***
Rhea looked to Fayam. "Did Durok give you any special instructions on what to tell our contact when we got here?"
(Fayam didn't answer that question.)
"I was Commander Temer Dor, until I found myself and my crew out of work when it was revealed to us that our superior officer was a Tal Shiar Toady. We just need some work, something to keep us busy. I'm sure you know well, a soldier without a mission gets bored very easily, and that can lead to some unfortunate troubles. That's the 'why' of why we joined you - we're out of work. We don't have the money at present to commission out own starship, and we aren't ready to lay our weapons aside. The crew is a well-rounded gathering of soldiers - Marines and Naval Personnel, from all departments. You understand, when our original commander turned out to be a Tal Shiar Toady, we had to rise against him. But the Tal Shiar destroyed our ship, hence why we're looking for work." He bumped his XO, who then spoke:
"I am Subcommander Takvi Dor. I was originally the chief of Security, but I was promoted by Temer after he was promoted by High Command following the defection of our commander. We... took care of him, which is why our ship was destroyed. Brother and I look to gain enough money to commission our own starship, and we both agreed that mercenary work was the best route to go."
*** Ma'Hara, Lupe's Home ***
"That's actually... kinda... my fault..." Kayla said shyly.
*** UACS
Iron Regent, En Route to New Cerinia ***
Markus accepted the bottle and began feeding Malcolm. "He looks so much like his mother..." he commented quietly.
*** Starship Onyxia's Pride, Approaching DF Outpost ***
"Half-Cerinian? What's the other half of you?" Roc asked.
*** Sol III, UACS Unseen Assailant, Bridge ***
"Oh, mom gave birth today, did she? What'd she and dad name the baby?" Saraabi inquired.
*** Dromund Kaas ***
"If you want, I can have a Marauder Corps battle fleet watch over this world until you can get ships into orbit," Vokun offered. "We on Dragon'taan are nothing if not hospitable. And it might come in handy if Zaarin's boys find out you're here. Just... be careful around the Sith Tombs here on Dromund Kaas. If the tomb traps don't get you, the Dark Side energies will. But, if you do get into them, the DMC is happy to pay for anything of value you might find in there."
*** Corneria Orbit ***
In a completely unexpected turn, yet
another fleet arrived, consisting of two
Retribution-class Battleships , four
Vengeance-class Grand Cruisers , six
Space Marine Strike Cruisers , and a
Space Marine Battle Barge , all of whom showed extensive modifications and tech that was not standard of their 'verse - Omni-directional Torpedo Launchers, Beam weapon banks, Plasma Turrets, Onager MACs, and Missile Pods. All of them had a logo of an eagle similar to the Romulan Empire, but instead of clutching two orbs, this eagle logo clutched two swords.
Upon being secure from FTL speed, the lead ship sent out a open-comm message:
"Attention, Cornerian Defense and Resistance Forces - this is Admiral Ducain of the Imperium 601st Regiment - we are answering your call. If you can hear us on the channel, please acknowledge this transmission."What was even stranger was the response:
"Copy, 601, this is General Peppy - about time. Our friends in orbit beat you here, but there's still plenty of Sith Covenant left for you to raise hell with. Enemy forces have pulled back to a command center in our Military Commanc Building. Allied forces are taking the government center; recommend you hit the Military Center, cut off their escape. Did you bring your Tau friends?""Affirmative - them and the Space Marines were eager to pitch in. We brought the whole party. See you planetside." Moments later, drop ships began launching from all ships, and heading down to the surface.
"If the Sith Covvies weren't screwed before... they're definitely screwed now," Travis commented
*** Corneria Surface ***
If anyone were listening to the radio transmissions of the Sith Covenant forces, they would catch chatter as it tripled into a jumbled mess as the newcomers dropped in and immediately engaged the Sith Covenant forces with lasers, Bolters, Plasma, and all manner of weapons. Predator Tanks, Leman Russ tanks, Sentinel Walkers, and a pair of Baneblades were also brought in. One would wonder just where these forces came from - but one would immediately see the Cornerians had summoned them, as Cornerian forces across the city came out and fought alongside them.