(August 19th, 15:30 hours)
"Major, cut power to engines one, two, and three. We've arrived at Sol," Commander Skyblade said.
"Roger. Commencing shutdown of engines. Triton Corsair and 213th Division now entering yellow-alert speed," Major Ronsard replied.
a few million miles outside Stardock Aplha, the 213th Navial Division exited hyperspace. Twenty-five cruisers, six "C" class cruisers, sixty-six destroyers, twenty-four star cobras, and four-hundred mantas strong. The Triton Corsair lay at the head of the fleet...
"Jenkins, I need a sensor report," Skyblade requested.
"Yes sir. Sensors indicate two Confederation frigates, and three patrol ships."
Commander Skyblade chuckled. "Well, seems as though Confederation has been caught off guard. Lieutentant, give me comm channel two to the 213th."
"All warships, arm weapons and get rid of hostile targets as quickly as possible!"
Throughout the fleet, amazing numbers of mantas dropped from their docking rings and raced toward the Confederation frigates, which had just now sighted the Rebel fleet. In a short eleven seconds, both warships were decimated by incredible amounts of guided missiles, and the patrol ships didn't last much longer.
"Sir," Jenkins quickly stated," all hostile targets have been destroyed. Area secure."
"Excellent. Proceed to dock at Stardock Alpha, and Lieuteant, tell the rest of the fleet to take positions surrounding the station. If the Confederation does send us a large fleet during the operation, I want to be ready. Captain Carlos, you have the Corsair while I'm gone."
"Aye, sir. Commencing docking sequence,"Captain Carlos said as he brought the Triton Corsair alongside Stardock Alpha.
Commander Skyblade, who was to lead the assault on Stardock Alpha, ran down a few levels of the ship to the barracks. There, he found his commando team preparing to take on the operation. Most of them were veterans from the last assault, so this would make the job easier.
Skyblade swiftly grabbed his infantry belt, and attached six neutron grenades to it. A few seconds later, energy clips, two turbolaser pistols, a medical kit and various accessories were also added. After fitting the his camo bureau on his head, Skyblade grabbed his automatic turbolaser, complete with a silencer.
"Ok team, let's move!" Skyblade yelled.
As the team of ten commandos headed to the airlock, Vance Vollorium let out a laugh. "We all remember this door, don't we?"
The same door that the commandos had blasted away weeks ago sat in front of them, which had obviously gone through some extensive repair.
Commander Skyblade gathered his team together.
"Here's the plan. The R.S.S. Hornet, Relliant, Starseeker, and Nova will release squads of heavilly-armed Rebel Troopers, each containing fifty troops, at docking bays one through four. We will go through this door, docking bay six, and perform the same menuvers we used last time, only we'll be more successful with the aid of troops at our flanks. Now, let's get rid of this door!"
The commandos stood away from the door, and Vance Vollorium detached a neutron grenade from his belt. He hurled it at the door, and seconds later, a huge hole emerged after the smoke cleared. Skyblade then threw a bang grenade through the hole, in order to stun any Confederation guards that might be on the other side. Lieutenant James was the first to go through the door, and a few shots of turbolaser fire were heard. After Skyblade went in, he saw that James had shot three guards who had been stunned from the bang grenade.
"Good work, James. Now all we need to do is get to the power room again."
With that, Skyblade ran down the hallway to the right. After turning the corner, two Confederation gurads (there is a differnce between guards and troopers. The guards carry proton pistols and no armor. The troopers carry armor and proton rifles, and are better trained) opened fire with proton pistols. The commandos quickly silenced the guards with a few shots from an automatic turbolaser, and the team raced for the power station.
After opening the door to the power room, it was obvious that the Confederation had learned to guard such rooms. Eight troopers turned, but before they could fire, Vollorium tossed a bang grenade through the door. Six of the guards were blinded by the flash, while the other two were sprayed down with pistol fire. After the commandes had shot all the troopers, Skyblade ran for the power box.
"I remember this box," Skyblade whispered to Vollorium.
Skyblade only had to cut a few cables before all the lights blinked off. The hallways and rooms were now pitch black; just what the commandoes wanted. The team fitted themselves with night-vision eyewear, and ran out the room. After reaching the turn where the last special opps mission had failed, the team slowly emerged from the corner. Vollorium could see two guards at the end of the hall, both in panic since they couldn't see. Lieutenant James gunned them down with a few bursts from his sniper turbolaser.
After reaching the point where the two guards had been shot, the commando team saw a squad of Rebel Troopers moving in to join them.
"Commander Skyblade? This is Commander Von Brown. We've cleared out airlock section three, and all hallways behind us are cleared of Confederation resistance."
"Excellent," Skyblade whispered. "Atleast we'll have an escape route when needed. Now I need you to take your team and get to the outskirts of the shield generator. It's located directly in the middile of the station, so proceed with caution. I'll take my team around the other side and hopefully penetrate Confederation security."
"Sounds good, sir," Von Brown said. "Good luck." Commander Von Brown's team quickly moved down the left hallway, while the commandos began heading down the right. For five minutes, no Confederation guards or troopers had been sighted. It was obvious that the station had been evacuated, but the team remained on their guard.
Seconds later, Skyblade entered the shield generator compartments of Stardock Alpha with his team. The size of the room was breath-taking, and the generators were extremely large. If it weren't for the fact that some of the commandos were carrying timed-high explosives, taking out the generators would be impossible.
"Alright team. Let's get down there as quickly as possible and get those explosives set. There's no telling if we are currently being watched or not," Skyblade stated. "Vollorium, you take Major Wilson and Lieutenant Strider with you to set the explosives. Lieutenant James and I will form a defense perrimeter surrounding the generator with the rest of our men. Let's move!"
Three of the commandos raced for the bottom of the main shield generator, while the other eight scurried off behind kraits and pillars that surrounded the generator. For forty-five seconds, all was quiet. The three commandos were in the process of setting up the explosives, while Skyblade kept his eyes alert.
"Commander, explosives are set and ready to be detonated. All we need to do now is get out of here before triggering them," Lieutenant Strider spoke in nearly a whisper.
"Very well," Skyblade added. "Get the rest of the team and we'll hea-"
Skyblade's words were cut short by a sudden burt of proton fire. A blue bolt ripped through his arm, causing him to give a brief yell. After being stunned for a moment, he quickly reacted.
"Common, let's move! The Confederation have found us. Head to escape routes two and three. Double time!"
Vollorium and the two other commandos with him raced for the doorways that entered into the room. While the rest of the team followed his example. Enemy proton fire increased, and the lights suddenly blinked on again, making the commandos easy targets.
Skyblade, grasping his wounded arm, glanced to the rear where the fire was coming from. Hundreds of Confederation troopers were pouring into the room, with every intention of annihilating the commandos.
Lieutenant James was the first to reach the door, but was suddenly hit twice in the back from proton rifle fire. As Vollorium picked up the wounded commando and pulled him onto his sholders, Major Wilson was hit in the neck and head, killing him instantly.
Skyblade continued to yell orders to the commandos, doing his best to get the remaining men into the safety of the hall. After the remaining eight were out of the generator room, Skyblade then realized that Major Wilson was the commando who had been carrying the trigger detonator to the explosives, who was now laying dead nearly fifty yards away. Proton fire continued to hit the walls and floor surrounding the doorway.
As Commander Skyblade readied himself to run out and get the detonator, Vollorium took careful aim with his sniper turbolaser at the explosives hundreds of yards away, and let off a shot. Seconds later, sparks emerged from the bomb, where a hole had been punched. Then slowly, the bomb began to explode, ripping away at the base of the main shield generator.
"Well done, Vollorium! Now let's get to the ship!"
As the commandos raced down the hallways as fast as their feet would allow, the floor shook with fury as the generator gave away. A sudden explosian then knocked the team off their feet. It was then that they realized their mission had been accomplished.
The commandos reached the airlock without any resistance, and raced into the Triton Corsair. While the medical staff aboard the ship gave care to Lieutenant James, Skyblade ran to the bridge.
"Sensor control, give me a read on Stardock Alpha's shield status," Skyblade ordered.
"Sensors indicate that Stardock Alpha's shields are decimated, and it's own armor is all that's currently keeping the station together," a young officer replied.
"Then now we can do what we came for. All ships of the 213th Navial Division, arm weapons and prepare to fire on Stardock Alpha."
The same officer who had just given Skyblade the shield report then spoke again. "Sir, we are now picking up two entire Confederation warfleets warping into the system. They'll be here within seven seconds!"
Commander Skyblade, who was preparing to destroy the station, quickly retaliated from his previous decision.
"All warships, take up battle positions!"
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A Confederation warfleet is made up of twenty cruisers, sixty frigates, one-hundred gunboats, and two-hundred and fifty patrol ships.
I'll continue the battle once I get the time. 
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~Captain Skyblade
President of the Corsair Development Team
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