( Play the song above while reading this chapter)

( After finding out what the situation was,  Keith ordered all ships to Enter slip space in order to reach the designated area as quickly as they can)

"  How long till we reach the area? Asked Keith. " Three hours tops,  what are your orders sir?" Asked Cartia as the images of the other shuttles appeared on the hollow table. " Have Hercules and Zeus punch a hole through the enemy fleet. then have the rest launch fighters to focus on the enemy cruisers while Titan and  Muramasa attack the frigates. This ship and.  Once that's done, have Rebellion join us on the planet while the rest occupy the enemy ship.  Tell teams  Amazon and Delta that I want them geared up and ready for pelican drop." Said Keith. " Yes sir right away." Said  Ilena giving the orders to the other ships. " We'll make a commander out of you yet  Keith." Said  Tex as she patted him on his left shoulder. " Thanks but we're going down there to. From what Cortana told me,  the Covenant wouldn't be over here for any normal reason. they're doing something here. Get geared up gang, we're joining the fight on the ground." Said Keith as he walked to the hangar. 

" ( Looks at  Erla, Miko, and Raf while Tex runs to catch up with Keith). You heard the commander, let's get going people." Said Carolina as they ran to the hangar bay. ( Looks at  Hoya). Have your side of the fleet stay back in case more of the Covenant arrive." Said  Petra as she walked over to the hollow table while Ilena walked next to  Lida who was looking at a digital image of their fleet and the enemy fleet. " Understood,  we can't let them keep whatever is down there." Said Hoya as she left to head over to her capital ship while. " This should be fun eh Ilena, we'll finally get to test our fleet against an enemy fleet." Said Lida as she looked at a digital image of the battle. " Ya, though what has me surprised is the commander's plan of attack. It tore a big enough hole for his ground team to get through. We just need to make sure that they have a window of escape once they're done. Petra, how is the commander's tea doing? Did they make it through?" Said Ilena. 

" You bet,  though you should have two or three of our ships protect the hole we made.   We'll need to make sure that stays open." Said Petra. " I'll have the Colossus, Hercules, and titan do that. They're the ships more suited for that job." Said Ilena as she gave said orders to the three ships.

( Meanwhile, Keith's team along with teams Amazon and Delta flew in a Pelican in order to head down to the planet)

( Pelican)

" ( Holds onto a handlebar while looking at a digital image of the ground below with three Covenant bases on the map). Looks like I was right, they are doing something down here. Calista,  what are we looking at here?" Said  Keith as Calista, Mairi, and Laurel appeared in front of everyone as they looked at the digital map. " Looks like the closest base seems to be a mobilization depo.  I can see a ton of ships in there that are currently being built." Said  Calista. " As for the other two, it seems the furthest one is an armory where they are developing new and advanced armors.  ( Looks at Miko). We should see if we can get some info from that place. It could be useful in helping us make more toys that make a bigger bang." Said Mairi with a smile. " ( Looks at the map). What's that middle area between the two?  From the map, it looks like a training facility or something." Said Miko. "It's more than just that Miko.  From what I can find. ( Summons a digital keypad next to her and  Calista before pressing some keys). That base houses a ton of information." Said  Laurel as every immediately looks at Calista who had gasped in shock.

" Calista, what's wrong? What did you find?" Asked  Erla. " ( Looks at  Keith). I recommend you send team delta along with tex and Carolina down to the weapons depo and team Amazon to the Mobilization depo. There is something there that your group will want to see Keith." Said Calista as everyone looked at her. " If you think that would be the best course of action then we'll go with it. ( Looks at Keith as she feels the pelican swerve to the right before feeling it descend). Stay safe out there and call us if you need help." Said Carolina as she, Tex, and Delta team ran out of the Pelican once it had landed and with its doors opening to let them out.

" ( Watches Tex and Carolina's team fight their way into the weapons depo as the pelican's doors close and it flies off to the mobilization depo before looking at Keith). What should our main priority be sir? Asked Lara. " Your first task will be to download all the data you can on what their building over there. Priority two will be to destroy the facility.  Once that's done, call for extraction so that a pelican can pick you up. Split up into two teams if you have to, just make sure to get it done." Said Keith s the pelican landed at the mobilization depo with its doors opening. " Yes sir, right away. Come on girls let's get this done." Said Kasey as she and the rest of of team Amazon ran out of the Pelican.

"( Watches the pelican's doors close once team Amazon had all ran out). That's two bases down and one to go. ( Looks at where the pilot of the pelican sits). Olivia,  get us there quickly, I have a feeling this base is here for a reason that I am not going to like." Said Keith as he felt the pelican fly off while looking at the location of the final  Covenant base.

( Twenty seconds later after reaching the final  Covenant base and then disembarking so that Olivia can fly her Pelican to safety. Keith's group began to fight their way through the facility while making sure to take cover as they went)

(Keith's main weapon. His secondary is the one seen in the picture with his armor)

( Miko's weapon)

( Rafiel's weapon)

"  Miko watch your left Jackle three o'clock." Said  Keith as Miko shot the Jackle as  Erla shot an elite. " Laurel, where should we go once we're  in?" Asked Raf. " You'll need to head straight through the corridor in front of you and then left through the hall. There will be brutes guarding most of the hall but from what we can detect, it looks like it'll just be the occasional grunt or  Jackle." Said Laurel. " Yeah, it seems the  Elites are all coming straight to you while some hang back at the passageway that leads to the room that we're looking for. Miko,  you should set some charges as we go. No use letting this place stay active." Said  Mairi." Good idea Mairi. ( Looks from behind her stone wall cover to see  The last three elites guarding the door). Looks like it's just those three left." Said Miko as she aims at them. 

" Don't worry, I got this. ( Runs from behind his cover while shooting his gun at the elites with one hand while the other grabs something on his hip as he then activates said object). Time to see what these things can do." Said Keith as a blade of energy appears in his hands before using the blade to slice an elite in the cheast and then shoot the second in the head before stabbing the third in the cheast and then yanking his energy saber out of the elite's body as all three elites fall to the ground dead. " Wo, where in the world did you get that thing Keith? It looks awesome." Said Miko. " The Swords gave it to me. Actually, we all have one, however my  sister  Carolina has one of those gravity hammer things." Said Keith as  Miko, Raf, and  Elra look at their hips and spot the devices before taking them off their hip and activating them.

(Keith's energy saber)

( Miko's  energy saber)

( Raf's energy saber)

( Erla's energy saber)

" The Swords had these made for us when our armor was made. Now, let's get back to the mission." Said Keith as they deactivated their blades and reattached them to their hips before running through the base toward the designated room. " You're almost there,  just a little more to go and then I'll be able to show you why I was so fixated on your team being the ones to attack this base." Said  Calista. " From the way you talked, it was as if what they have on here is extremely important." Said Miko as she threw a charge into certain rooms or a designated room. "It's more than that. I was able to  learn something that we need to prepare for." Said  Calista as they made it to the hallway that leads to the designated room.

" Ya, like what Calista? What has you on edge?" Asked Erla as they walked into the room and then towards the computer. " I'll pull it up for you once I'm in." Said Calista as  Keith held his left hand out and let her walk onto the consul. " Make it quick, we don't know how long we'll have to this place is calling with covenant forces." said Miko as she, Raf,  and Erla pulled down steel bookshelves and flipped over metal tables in order to use them as cover." It'll be quick. ( Hacks into the computer systems and remedies through their info through a digital keypad). I just need to find it." Said Calista. " We'll lock down any rooms where reinforcement may try to come through." Said  Laurel as she and  Mairi hacked into the facility's systems and closed any doors or hallways that may lead to the room that they were in.

 ( Twenty seconds later)

 " I got it, I found what I was looking for." Said Calista. " Great then let's get out of here. The longer we stay the more time they have to regroup." Said Raf. " Then let's get out of here and I will show you what I found once we get back." Said Calista as she hopped back onto Keith's hand and then appeared on his helmet's hud. "Let's get move it team double time it." Said Keith as they ran out of the room and back to the landing pad while shooting any covenant in their way.

" Miko, once we're clear. Arm the charges so we can blow this  thing sky high." Said Erla as they ran to the landing bay. " (Receives a transmission from Olivia saying that she had finished picking up teams Delta and amazon and was on her way to them). Scratch that  Erla,  Miko.  Once we get to the landing bay arm the charges. By the time we're there, Olivia should be outside waiting for us." Said Keith. " That'll be cutting it close... Let's do it." Said  Miko as she kicked a jackal's head into a steel wall while still running with the others.

"  The doors up ahead and I can detect Olivia's pelican. She'll be there by the time we're outside." Said  Mairi. " Good then let's make a dramatic exit. ( Runs through the door along with his team before spotting  Olivia flying into his left). MIKO DO IT NOW!" Said Keith as he felt the landing bay shake before he, Erla, Raf, and Miko all jumped off the landing bay and into the Pelican as it swerved toward them with its back doors open.

" ( Lands inside the Pelican with  Keith, Raf, and Miko). We're in Olivia,  close the door and get us out of here." Said Erla as she felt the pelican fly up. " You got it Leutient, hang on back there. This is gonna get bumpy." Said Olivia as she flew the Pelican away from the exploding base and back into the sky. " Carolina to captain Lida. Are the skies clear up there?" Said Carolina as Tex went to go check on Keith's team. " That's an affirmative Carolina,  the skies are clear up here. You are clear to come aboard. Was the mission a success?" Said Lida. " ( Looks at Keith as he gives her a thumbs up). Mission accomplished  Lida.  we're coming in for a landing now." Said Carolina as Olivia flew the pelican into the Retributions hanger bay.

( Twenty minutes later. Everyone is in the bridge room around the holotable) 

" Ok Calista,  can you please tell us what had you on edge down there?" Said Keith as Calista brings up all the files she took from the console back on the covenant base onto the holotable. " ( Looks at Erla). It pains me to say this but I had to make sure I was right." Said  Clist as she has the info stop on a certain paragraph that has  Keith, Miko, Raf, and Erla gasp at what they see. "They're launching a full-scale invasion on  Cybertron. ( Looks at Erla). They must know that your world is currently being rebuilt.  ( Thinks for a second and then realizes something). They're going to try and acquire resources from your planet in order to make themselves stronger." Said Carolina. " That means that we have to get over there now. Who knows how long it will be until they arrive." Said Raf. "( Looks at Lida and Hoya). Tell the fleet to  jump to slips-space, we're going to Cybertron.  Also  Lida,  have the Guradian, Colosuss, Renual  and Hercules head back to earth. Something tells me they will be needed there." Said  Keith as He hears  Lida give him a sir before she then goes to give the orders as he feels the ship move.