Sholnoa universe

The mankind have develop advance technology for generations to expand territories throughout the galaxy to explore within and without the solar system. The government of Earth have able to colonize some of the planets throughout the system to preserve future for humanity. However, there is a new enemy starting the war on Earth. These group are known as Settlement Defense Front or SDF start the coup to overthrow the colonial government and execute loyal-Earth citizens. This will lead to secession war against Earth, now known as United Nations Space Alliance. Afterward, they stopped the war between two factions however the tensions remain the same. Now, the SDF started the war again when they attack Fleet Week parade by hacking the AATIS guns to turn against its own fleet and then deploy invasion forces to the ground. The UNSA able to defeat the SDF forces, but the war isn't over yet.

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Onboard the UESA Retribution

A military man named Nick Reyes, a commander and a captain of UESA Retribution vessel, went to meeting with his superior for important meeting. He went to the communication screen to see his superior name Fredrick Reines standing there. he press a console as he says to the admiral.

Reyes: Go ahead admiral.

Reines (screen): This is an update on the AATIS gun saboteur. Our team has completed a forensic evaluation of the SDF asset we now know as Riah. An internally planted device was found on the prisoner. It's a transponder. Emitter as we speak.

Reyes: What message is it sending?

Reines (screen): We're still decrypting it. In the meantime, I've briefed Lt. Salter on developments in the field that need your attention. The war goes on Captain Reyes. Defeat is not on option. Top Cat out.

He said as he ended the communication call.

Comms officer (radio): Secure connection has terminated sir.

Reyes: Thanks, Comm0.

Salter (radio): More detailed reports available there at your desk terminal Reyes, or we can choose our next mission.

Nick Reyes went out his office room to the bridge room to see everyone is working on the consoles. He went up to the holographic map table to see three people waiting for him. On the left side is Victor Diallo aka Gator, he is a navigator who served aboard the Retribution. To the north is Nora Salter, she is a lieutenant serving his rank to fight against SDF. To the right is Ebele Yeltide, she is a lieutenant junior who served aboard the UESA Retribution to help and guide Captain Reyes whenever he needed for a mission. Gator tells him.

Gator: Tigris is setting out.

A screen pops in on his HUD to see a middle age woman named Maureen Ferran, she is a captain of UESA Tigris.

Reyes: Good flight, Ferran. Safe travels.

Ferran (screen): To you as well Captain Reyes.

The UESA Tigris warps in the hyper space jump, leaving UESA Retribution alone in this next mission. Reyes press a console to find a planet for a next mission as Gator just said.

Gator There's a new mission from STRATCOM near Mercury. Another air-to-air mission has also become available.

He pick it for a next mission. Then, it shows a map of the facility as Salter explains of the mission.

Salter: Here's the lay of the land. This is Vesta 3. Mining colony, provides us with raw materials we need to rebuild the fleet. Today's shipment never left port. Approx. 1800, Vesta-HQ went dark, all attempts to make contact have since failed.

Reyes: What's their security package?

Salter: Mechanized. Bots guard the facility. Our mission is to assess what happened, and report back to the Admiral immediately.

Reyes: Special recon.

Salter: He's throwin' us an easy one.

Reyes: Don't be so sure.

After that, they about to hyper space jump towards Mercury when Gator find a problem.

Reyes: what do we got?

Gator: The asteroids not where it belongs, sir.

Yetide: It's orbital path is well off its natural course.

Boats: I've got a radiation trail.

Salter: Where does it lead?

Gator: Toward the sun, ma'am.

Reyes: How close?

Gator: Just outside the operational boundary, Captain.

Salter: Our equipment can handle it?

Gator: It repairs from the blow out hold, I can wrestle her in. Let's go for it, Captain.

Reyes: You heard the man. Let's drop.

Reyes ready for hyper space jump while Salter announce to everyone aboard the Retribution for hyper space jump on the mic.

Salter: All hands, drop stations.

Yetide: Collision alarms up. Drive is spooled.

Gator: Ship is prime. We're set.

 Reyes: Take us out, Gator.

Salter: Jump in 3, 2, 1...

As she counting down, the UESA Retribution started hyper space jump going to the Mercury for another mission.

Timeskip

Reyes and Salter got their weapons and equipments from the armory room as they headed out to the hangar bay. They went on the elevator platform as it descended to the lower ground. They went to the ship where they see three men standing there. These guys are Todd Kashima, Sean Brooks, and Usef Omar. They entered the ship as Todd saw them coming and give them a salute.

Salter: Save it for a captain.

She said to him. He lowered his hand down see her piloting the ship.

Brooks: Outta the freezer and into the fire. Welcome back, Captain.

Salter: We're away in 60 seconds.

Reyes approach towards Osmar checking the grenades inside the box.

Salter: Kashima, you're my co-pilot.

Kashima: Yes ma'am.

He said, headed to the co-pilot seat beside her.

Omar: Never out of the fight.

Both men handshake together.

Omar: You high and tight?

Reyes: Still standing, Staff Sergeant.

Omar: That's the way. How's Ethan?

Reyes: Mac's clearing him for combat.

Omar: Hehe... Strong bastard.

He said in British accent.

Salter: This is window Raider, come on up, we're right on target.

He went up the cockpit and take a seat.

Reyes: Lieutenant Salter, go green.

Salter: Boosters in 3, 2, 1.

The clamps release the ship headed towards Mercury. They fly through the space when they see a lot of asteroids flying in space everywhere.

Omar: No Marine's ever been this close to the daystar, that's for sure.

Kashima: Ah, you hear that, Lieutenant? We're setting some sort of record.

Salter: Stop talking Kash, that's an order.

The ship approaches to a larger asteroid nears them, rotating around in space where the station was located.

Salter: Asteroid rotation's fluctuating. About a minute give or take.

Omar: That's a hundred times normal spin!

Reyes: Let's get a look at the day side.

The ship hovers down a bit to fly through the asteroid heading to the location place.

Salter: 900 degrees in the sun?!

Kashima: Holy shit!

Reyes: Get us to cover, Salt.

Salter: Roger.

She rotating the ship to the lower level, dodging the exploded lava out the surface. She carefully not get those lava hit the ship. Then, she heard a beacon sound.

Salter: We got a beacon.

Kashima: No. Nobody could have survived this.

Reyes: We don't know that.

Salter: The facility's toast. Let's get back to base and report to Raines.

Reyes: We should find a place to land.

Salter: That is not advisable.

She said doubtful to believe there could be survivors in the station.

Reyes: Staff sergeant?

Omar: You pick your mission, Captain. Don't let it pick you.

Thinking his decision for a bit, he responds to her.

Reyes: We're goin' down there. Search and rescue.

Salter: Aye, sir.

She wanted to protest it, but she don't want to feel doubt to him so he comply his order and went in.

Salter: I see a hangar up ahead. We can set down inside, out of the sun.

Reyes: Do it.

Salter: Roger, forcing down.

The ship reach to the hangar and land it down. Reyes and the others prepare their weapons and equipments to move out the ship and search for survivors. They wear breather helmets to breath space. Omar said to remind them.

Omar: On me. Be advised. Separation on the ground could be catastrophic. Stick together! Keep out of the sun!

Reyes: Roger that.

Brooks: Roger that.

Omar: Let's find these civilians, dead or alive.

He opens the door as the team moving out to find the survivors and get out the station immediately. They keep moving until the reach to entry point to see a driller machine drills to the ground and the sun blazing rays shines outside.

Omar: Hold here. This is our entry point.

Kashima: Holy cow.

Brooks: Station's power is going on and off with the sun.

Kashima: Generators must be baked.

Brooks: Catch that light, we fry.

Kashima: Yeah, next night cycle's comin' back around any second.

Salter: We have to move in the shade. There's no other way.

Reyes: Salter's right.

Omar: Solar panels across the way will give us the cover we need. Here's our window. Get ready.

Everyone is ready for a signal until the shades covering the outside.

Omar: Now!

Reyes: Move!

They open the door as they run through the field, avoiding the fallen asteroids and debris throwing at them. But nevertheless, they able went through the station. 

Brooks: We got power with the light and a blackout with the dark.

Reyes: Let's keep eyes on. Use it to our advantage.

Brooks: This is nuts.

Kashima: You guys hear that?

Salter went to a dead body hearing a beacon sound on the chest.

Salter: Found the source of our beacon.

Reyes: Must've got caught outside.

Kashima: That dude is well-done.

Brooks: I got eyes on a sizeable structure.

Omar: We just need to make it to that airlock.

Reyes got detected the sun radiation as it almost burn him. but luckily, he didn't.

Salter: Sun's going down.

Reyes: Let's press.

Omar: On you, Corporal.

They waited for a signal until Brooks shouts it.

Brooks: Step off. Now!

They get out the station as they run through the platforms without dying. They reach to the door as Reyes is closing the door immediately. Afterward, they are in the airlock. it release a gas smoke to let them breath air in the chamber.

Salter: Airlock's running on backup.

Brooks: Triggers in an emergency.

Kashima: Yeah, well, I'd say this qualifies.

Omar: let's keep moving. On you, Captain.

He went up and opens the door by kicking it. They went up stairs, and when they're about to enter the room, they spotted a group of Shinihon space troopers finish off the remaining survivors against the wall. An officer is looking up on the holographic screen searching something important for their objective.

Salter: What the hell?

Brooks: They're executed the survivors.

Reyes: Who are those guys?

Suddenly, an officer look through the holographic screen shockingly saw them coming here.

Shinihon officer (Shinihonese): Intruders! Kill them!

Reyes: Take a cover!

They went to cover as the bullets hitting them hard.

Brooks: Who are those guys firing at us? 

Salter: Judging their uniforms, they are not SefDef. They kinda look like samurais and that guy must be their officer. But that uniform seems resembles to Imperial Japanese officer.

Brooks: What! So we're facing against those neo-imperials dressed up?

Reyes: Cut the chatter. What matter is to attack and find out later.

Reyes and other retaliate to the unknown enemy as the number of Shinihon imperial troopers are got killed. Shinihon officer and his remaining troopers fight back as Reyes and his squad continue push forward, killing them at once. Shinihon officer and the rest of his troopers are killed. After the fighting, they checking on them to find out who they are and where they came from.

Brooks: Damn, these guys are wearing some sort of samurai in sci-fi version.

Osmar: Something is wrong here. I don't remember encounter them before.

Reyes: It's unknown. But we will find answers once we find the survivors and get out of here.

Salter: He's right. Whoever they are, they are not SefDef. But they're hostile to us so focus on the mission.

Everyone nodded. They continue through the next corridor to enter the room only to find a man crushed by a refrigerator. Osmar and Brooks went to observe a body while Reyes went to the locker room. He search everything in each lockers to find more equipments and ammunitions. Kashima came in the room to check in there as well. He whistle as he said to him.

Kashima: They nearly cleaned the place out, didn't they?

Reyes: Looks that way. 

Kashima went to the table to found something underneath it.

Kashima: Yo, Cap'n. I got something with your name on it.

He grabs it and place it on the table to see a heavy weapon called F-SpAr Torch, better known as Steel Dragon. 

Reyes: What'd you find?

Kashima: Gotta look out for each other, right?

He didn't reply to him, but give him a nod. He grabs a Steel Dragon as Kashima just say add some words to him.

Kashima: Speaking of which. Uh, your XO. Is she, y'know, available?

Reyes knows what he means to his XO so he just said.

Reyes: Y'know what? I think she is.

Kashima: Ahaha! That's a good to know.

Reyes: Gotta look out for each other, right?

Kashima: Good talk, Captain!

He said. They return to the squad as they continue forward through the corridor with damaged obstacles, broken cables, and dead civilians. They reach to the door as he opens it only to find a dead Shinihon space trooper laying against it on other side.

Kashima: Oh shit. It's one of the dudes trying to kill us.

Brooks: But he's dead now.

He said, pulling a corpse out of their way.  They entered it to see a knife stuck on security bot. Reyes pulled a knife out of it.

Salter: I don't think these two were getting along so well.

Reyes: Maybe Ethan was right.

Brooks: You mean about those things turning?

Kashima: Their own security bots turned on them? They can't do that, right?

he said. The room release a gas.

Osmar: Keep it tight. Breathers on.

They put their breathers on and went out to the room. As they keep moving forward, they see dead Shinihon space troopers and security bots laying on the ground. They can't explain who are those guys are, and what are their objective. Reyes is thinking they're neo-imperial restorationist group in Japan, but it is too impossible if they don't have enough resources to get them here. He ignore the question as he has a mission to do. They moving forward to see several security bots in the capsules on the wall are destroyed like they are being shot down. More dead civilians, security bots, and even Shinihon space troopers dead up ahead, ignoring them and continue forward. They reach to the dead end to see a blast door is close tight. Salter and Reyes went to the blast door and ready to pull it up.

Salter: Think anyone's left to rescue?

Reyes: Let's hope so.

He said as they pulling the blast door up to make an opening. Osmar and the others went in first when he said to Reyes.

Osmar: We'll find them, Captain.

He quickly nodded and then they entered to the next room only to find the battle between Shinihon space troopers and rogue security bots fighting each other to death. Reyes pulls out his Steel Dragon as they're prepare to go through them.

Kashima: Looks like we're not the only ones here.

Brooks: Hostiles fighting each other. Captain?

Reyes: We charge in and get those survivors now.

He said as they charging towards them. Shinihon space troopers and security bots notice them coming as Reyes and his squad kills them while charging in. Reyes firing Steel Dragon to destroys security bots while the others shooting at Shinihon space troopers.  Reyes and Osmar went to the blast door and pull it up as Salter and the others went in first.

Osmar: We need to locate a central station or HQ.

Brooks: Someplace with access to the closed circuit system.

Salter: Good call, Marines.Cameras may give us a fix on our personnel.

They quickly entering the next room leads to outside as more enemies are here. Most of security bots went in to attack them while a few decides to charge in with self-destruct. Salter tells them while attacking the hostiles.

Salter: All SATO, be advised, red lights dead ahead.

Reyes: That may be our command center.

He said. He hacks on one of security bot as it runs back to it's fellow security bots and self-destruct them. They keep attacking the security bots as best as they could to reach the command center. They climb up on the stairs and reaches to the door of the command center. Kashima tells them on the comms.

Kashima: Real quick, what are the chances these guys are even still alive?

Omar: We get to the command center, we'll know for sure.

The group reaches the door to the control room, which is locked.

Salter: Check a civilian!

Kashima: Control room is through here!

Omar: The bloody thing's locked down!

Kashima: Damnit! I do not wanna end up like this guy!

Salter: We can hack through. Engage the lock from the other side.

Omar: Roger that.

Salter: All yours, Reyes.

Reyes then begins a proximity hack on the door.

Salter:  Be advised. Commander's gonna set the device near the lock and stay close so the signal doesn't fade.

She said. The next day cycle begins as more hostile security bots are coming for them.

Omar: Day cycle's up! Stay covered!

More drones begin to attack as the squad defends the door. They able to hold down the postion as more hostiles are coming to attack them. Eventually, the night cycle will begin.

Kashima: We got shadow!

He said, shooting one of hostile security bot coming toward him. Day light then returns.

Brooks: Daylight! Daylight!

Salter: Get to cover!

They went to cover avoiding the daylight. More hostiles are coming in as they are attacking them at all sides.

Kashima: They're swarming!

Omar: Just don't let them get close!

He said as he and the others defeating the security bots. The next night cycle begins.

Salter: Night cycle! Get ready!

Omar: Let's thin the herd!

They keep hard as best as they can to fend off the hostiles and then the hacking progress is finished.

Salter: Hack's done!

Reyes: Lock's disengaged!

Salter: Grab the door, Reyes. Got your back.

Omar: Finish them off before we move inside!

Reyes opens the door. They entered the room and pursue to find the survivors as quickly as possible. They entered to the command center and check any hostiles nearby.

Brooks: Clear!

Kashima: All clear!

They went to a computer with a live feed of several civilians can be found in the room.

Brooks: Captain Reyes, get eyes on this, I think we found our civvies.

They look at the feed confirming that they are survivors in the room.

Omar: That's them alright.

Reyes: Where are they?

Kashima: Close. Landing area over the mine.

Salter: You were right, Captain.

Reyes: Salt, get back to Raven One. I want you on the X for evac.

Salter: Rog. I'll brief the Ret on what we know so far.

Reyes: Check.

She leaves the room to get the ship for evacuation in different location. Reyes, Omar, Brooks, and Kashima are be the ones to get those civilians out of the place.

Reyes: Listen up! We're getting those people out of here.

Omar: The mine is just ahead of us. Straight shot. Remember, we're facing both rogue bots and unknown enemy here. Let's move!

They went through the room to reach the civilians when they immediately went to cover from sentorimen androids opening fire at them. They repelled as three androids are got shot. 

Brooks: The hell? Those aren't security bots.

Kashima: They must be belong to those samurai getups. I think they're planning on kill them.

Reyes: Ain't happening, Brooks. We'll get there in time.

He said. They went down the stairs and pass through the mines.

Brooks: Earth needs the resources from these mines.

He just said. The group then encounters more robots finish off killing the remaining Shinihon space troopers. They gunned them down and keep pushing forward.

Brooks: We locate the civilians and report back to STRATCOM.

After clearing the area, the group reaches a bridge, where a pipe breaks it in half.

Omar: Back up! Back up!

He told him as Reyes stopped near the broken bridge.

 Omar: Well have to jump across!

Reyes and the group use a jump jet to get across the other side and went to the next room. Reyes decides to radio in to Salter to see if she gets to the ship.

Reyes: Fever, Raider, we're on the X. What's your status?

Salter (radio): Up and away. Contact with the Retribution was a no go. Solar flares are killing the net.

Kashima: They don't know we're here. They may be armed.

Reyes: Maintain fire discipline. We don't want any accidents.

Kashima nodded as the group reaches to the door then they saw a group of Shinihon space troopers trying to break it in.

Kashima: Hostiles! Up ahead!

The Shinihon troops turns around and shoot them, but they failed as Reyes and his group shot them first.

Kashima: I knew it they're going to kill the survivors.

They went in cautiously as they don't want accidently to shoot the civilians.

Omar: Stack up.

Brooks: Give me a hand, Captain.

The two men open the door as Omar takes lead.

Omar: SATO forces! SATO forces!

A terrified civilian named Owens wearing an orange space suit holding a gun

Owens: Get back or I'll shoot! I said get back!

Omar: Put down your weapons, we mean no harm!

Reyes: I'm Commander Nick Reyes. We're here to rescue you.

Owens seen them here feel a relief as he lowering his gun.

Owens: Thank heavens.

Lee: You gonna get us out of here?

Reyes: We have transport ready for evac.

Omar: Ma'am, can you tell us what happened?

Owens leads the group to a security monitor as she explained.

Owens: Closed circuit captured this.

A security recording of the Nagato-class battlecruiser arrives and begin attacking the asteroid is then shown.

Owens: An unknown ship came out of nowhere send those ships to our mine facility. Those men wearing some samurai outfit in space suit came in and start asking us about the data here. When we refuse, they started shooting us. Most of them dead but some of us able to escape.

Brooks: Do you know who they are, miss?

Owens: Unknown. Then, that SefDef came out of nowhere. BIG son of a bitch. Opened fire, knocked the asteroid off course. 

Omar: Olympus was here, Captain. 

Brooks: But they ain't attacking that ship.

Owens: Probably they find a new partner to join the war.

Brooks: Those SefDef son of bitch.

Owens: Our own mechs attacked us.

Brooks: That was no accident, SDF must've gotten into their programming.

Kashima: Hold on. Did we saw those bots killing those guys? I thought they're allies.

Omar: They must've forgot about that.

Lee: Did you find any other survivors? There we more of us but they... they never came.

Omar: Then you're all that's left.

Owens: Landing pad's right outside. It's covered by heat shielding, though.

Lee: Materials here are highly explosive.

Omar: Roger that. Let's do this.

Lee: You open us up to the airpad the bots are going to get in here.

Omar: You want to get out of here or not?

Brooks: Get your people lined up.

Kashima: We're gonna have to make a run for the transport.

Lee: I'll take you over to the switch but I'm not pulling it, Captain.

Lee leads the group towards the switch as Owens rounds up the miners. Reyes contact to Salter on the radio.

Reyes: Fever, Raider is opening an LZ for civilian evac. Be advised, exfil will be hot.

Salter: Solid copy. I'm in place.

Reyes went to the room as Lee went to the console.

Lee: Okay. This lever opens the shutters.

Reyes pulls the lever.

Lee: I hope you know what you're doing...

The roof above the hangar opens up.

Reyes: LZ is open, Fever. Time your shadows.

Salter (radio): You too, Raider.

Reyes: Marines, protect your people. Fire when ready.

They entered to the room filled with a large number of rogue security bots standing their way and Salter's ship.

Omar: Hold them off! We evac on the night cycle!

Kashima: Tango! We got company!

He said as a large group of Shinihon space troopers came out from the left side.

Shinihon space trooper (Shinihonese): Contact! Multiple enemy here!

Owens: That's them! They're the ones killing us!

Reyes: Engage!

He said as the group engages the robots and Shinihon troops. They blasted through both enemies to clear the path. Reyes using Steel Dragon destroying the security bots and then he killed most Shinihon space troopers attacking them. Eventually, the night cycle arrives as Salter lands inside of the hangar.

Salter: Move it, this place won't hold much longer!

Omar: Civilians! Follow me - Let's go! Let's go!

The group finish off the hostiles and escorted the civilians to the ship then suddenly an explosion then knocks Reyes and a few miners down. Omar helps a miner.

Omar: If you can move, get to the transport! Let's go! Let's go!

Lee: Explosives are igniting!

Omar: I got you, Captain. Take. Watch our back!

Reyes begins to cover the group as he is dragged into the Raven. Reyes firing the last remaining Shinihon space troopers coming out of nowhere. Lee is then shot by one of the robots, wounding him as he falls to the ground.

Lee: Shit! I'm hit! Go! Go!

Omar: Bollocks!

He said as he pulled Reyes into the Raven.

Salter: Ship's takin' heat. Asteroid's unstable. Imperative we pull out!

Omar: I'm going for 'em.

Salter: No, we don't have time! Omar! Son of a bitch!

It's too late as Omar went to get Lee then another explosion knocks down both. Salter went to the cockpit.

Salter: Stand by - we're holding for Omar!

Reyes: We gotta go now, Staff Sergeant!

Omar: I won't make it - leave me, go!

Salter: I won't do that!

Omar: Mission first - GO NOW!!!

He shouted. The Raven then begins to takeoff.

Reyes: No, no! Stop! Salter, stop! That's an order!

Salter won't listen as another explosion knocks Reyes further back into the Raven as the Raven's back door closes. Reyes and his group took off the breathers.

Kashima: Sergeant?! Sergeant?! SERGEANT?!

Brooks: Private! Step back! Step back, step back!

Kashima: Stop this thing! Turn it around! Sergeant!

Reyes: He's still down there Salt! Turn this ship around!

Brooks: He's gone, sir!

Reyes: We left him, Corporal!

Brooks: There was nothing you could do, Captain.

Reyes goes to Salter in the pilot seat as she putting the auto pilot.

Reyes: I gave you a direct order!

Salter: I'm the pilot of this ship, it's my job to make sure that we get back!

Reyes: We lift off on my order!

Salter gets out of her seat.

Salter: We shouldn't have been down there in the first place...

Reyes: That's not your call.

Salter: Mission comes first. Omar's words, not mine.

Reyes: I bring my men home, Salt, we do both!

Brooks: Captain! He goes willingly.

Reyes: He didn't have to, Corporal.

Salter walks up to Reyes.

Reyes: Two seconds, Salt. All he needed was two more seconds.

Salter: I needed those two seconds to get us off the X...

Reyes: What if it were me?

Salter: What are you asking me?

Reyes: Would you have left me out there?

Salter: I don't know.

Reyes: Yes you do.

Salter: Hesitation is a hole in the head, Reyes. We both know that. There was no other way.

Reyes: There's always another way.

Salter: Not always.

Reyes: Since when?

Salter: Since you became Captain.

They stare each other faces until Gator contact them.

Gator (over radio): Main to Raven.

Reyes heads up the the cockpit.

Reyes: Send traffic, Gator.

Gator (over radio): We received an emergency OPREP Captain, what's your ETA?

Reyes: We're coming in now.

Gator (over radio): You're needed on the bridge ASAP, sir.

Reyes nods to Salter.

Reyes: Roger. We've got civilians on board.

Gator (over radio): Acknowledged. Will prep for load-off. Out.

Salter then turns off the radio as the Raven approaches the Retribution.

Reyes: This day isn't ending anytime soon. Let's keep the barrel side out, fight the enemy, not each other. You got the greenlight to do whatever it takes.

The Raven arrives in the Hangar Bay of the Retribution.

Salter: I'm sorry about Omar, Reyes.

Reyes: Me too, Salt.

Salter then heads towards the back of the Raven.

...

UESA Retribution, Office room

Reyes is sitting on the desk as he's typing on the keyboard about Omar KIA. Salter came into the room to see him.

Salter: Captain.

Reyes: Salt, I need to ask you something.

Salter: What is it?

Reyes: It's about unknown enemy.

Salter: What about them?

Reyes stand up after he finish the report and walk to her.

Reyes: I need to know who they are and what are they doing there. They have a ship and then SDF Olympus came, but they didn't fire them. Something is weird going on.

Salter: Whatever they are, they look more advanced than UESA or SDF. They have some resources too for combat.

Reyes: Whoever they are, they're joining the war and they might attack us any moment now that we see they're working with SDF. 

Salter: We got no information about them, Captain. It is very unknown of who are they and what do they want from the mines. What is their objective.

Reyes: Well, it doesn't matter now. What matter is we'll keep fighting. When we see them again, we'll ask them a question and why are here.

Salter: Of course, sir. Captain, we will be your side so try not get blame yourself because we left Omar behind to die. He did what he had to do for us to escape.

He understood as he giving her a nod. He went back to seat and look at the monitor. Salter went out to the bridge room to meet with the others. Reyes is questioning himself of what are they planning next.