Terran Alliance: A Jedi and the Hammer Squadron

Chapter 13- Destroy the Legacy

Chapter 13- Destroy the Legacy

"Copy that, Page," Jared says before deactivating his commlink. Jared then turns around to face the rest of the Rangers where they are seated in the seats lining the passenger bay.

"Alright, men. The Hammers have cleared the way for us and are hitting the compound now to wear down their defenses. The path is clear, and we should be in the the ground in no more than 3 minutes from now. Now, we don't know exactly what we're going to face once we get on the ground, but all of you have been trained to handle situations where adaptation is the rule of the game. You all can handle this, right?"

"Yes, sir!" the Rangers all call out.

Jared looks around at the platoon. "Lieutenant Franks, you, Sergeant Lawrence, and the machine gun squad will accompany me. Each of the three rifle squads will separate from us and cover additional ground. Any sign of resistance, you shoot to kill. If they show they wish to surrender, bind them and set them aside for transport off world after the mission has been completed. Call ins every few minutes to ensure that the whole platoon has full situational awareness. Understood?"

"Yes, sir!" the Rangers all call out in response.

"Alright. Ready your gear. Touch down in 90 seconds!" Jared calls. The Rangers all start checking over their gear, ensuring that every weapon is battle ready and nothing is misplaced. As they are making their final check of their gear, Jared heads up to the front of the passenger bay, from which he can look into the cockpit.

Looking into the cockpit, he can see out of the front viewport, and sees the ground closing in. Watching how fast the ground is approaching compared to how close it is, Jared slowly counts down in his head. Finally, he turns back to the Rangers and calls out, "30 seconds! Ready up!"

The Rangers begin getting to their feet, grabbing hold of straps hanging from the ceiling to steady themselves as the shuttle descends the last little bit to the ground. Finally, the shuttle comes to a stop as its landing struts touch down on the ground.

"Clear!" the pilot shouts from the cockpit as the back of the shuttle opens up. Lieutenant Franks leads the way out. All of the Rangers hurry out of the shuttle, Jared bringing up the rear. The shuttle's back then closes, but the shuttle remains where it is, ready to take them off the planet when the mission is done.

Jared and the Rangers get their first look at the Dark Force's compound. A fairly large structure, several times larger than the biggest sports stadium on Earth. However, the outer walls are badly battered, and one corner of the place has been demolished by a stray bomb. Several small fires are burning around the edge, and several defensive towers around the perimeter of the compound are in ruins from bombs and strafing from the Hammers.

"Alright, team. We breach the front door and then separate into individual squads. Move it," Jared says as he draws and ignites his lightsaber. He then starts moving briskly towards the front doors leading into the structure, the Rangers following close behind him.

As the strike team reaches the front doors, Jared hurries up to the doors and stabs his saber into the doors, almost right in the center. Jared then slowly cuts out a circle out of the center of the doors, cutting through the massive bar keeping the doors shut. Jared then gathers up a powerful wave of Force energy before releasing it right at the doors, battering them open.

As soon as the doors open, the strike team spots two cultists on the other side. Immediately, two of the Rangers gun both of them down with quick bursts of rifle fire.

"Alright. The cult knows we're here. The faster we move, the less time they'll have to react and prepare for us. Let's move it, people," Jared says. The strike team moves briskly into the compound and then separates into their individual squads. The other three squads move into passageways off to the side while Jared leads his squad straight into the compound.