Subsequent Fall Part 50: Realization

"All on the planet, listen up!" Zane's voice filled the headset as several other ships came down to the surface. "You have reinforcements, a bulk of the fighting is designated to happen around the city, Astral is planning of creating a barrier to keep the high level threats inside and the other forces outside."

"We will be deployed across the perimeter and extending outwards, with many defensive positions made for us to hold out." Indy spoke as the diagram filled out more. "The planet is to be split into thirds, Achilles, your forces are in charge of a third. I will be taking the volunteers and the Dogpound in a third. And Zane is leading the clones in a third. Each clone general as a moon that is powering a network relay station to keep the planet and each other safe."

"What about the fleets and the active space battle, who is leading that?" Achilles asked, hoping to hear what he wanted to.

"Viper squadron are the active headhunters in space, Josey is helping out as well as reinforcements and reserves from the milky way. We have three generations of battleships activated for this fight." Zane spoke confidently to them. "Adam, Astrid, Pollen, Lucky and Ally are the active admirals aboard the Merle, Shiro is calculating the battle plans and the other three are going to be with their owners to boost our chances of winning."

"I see, thats good." Achilles paused for a moment. "Wait, which heavy hitters are going to be in the city?"

"Astral, Jaimie, James and Angel." Indy was quiet as the rest froze. "Dogpound, we are also being assisted by Proto, Omaha and Airsoft on this mission. And Cece is back inside of the Zeta mech." They were very uneasy on having her on the battlefield.

Astral joined the call when it started and listened the entire time. "Listen, I can't be truthful and say we are all going to live, the way we have it set up is our best chance however." Astral took a breath. "The barrier will only fall if I die, don't worry about orbital bombardment and air forces. We have countered it already."

They all felt uneasy at his calmness and coolness. "As for the inner city. If I were to vanish, Jaimie would be in charge." They all took their first breath in what felt like days as they gasped. Once they looked into the camera Astral looked at them in their eyes. "We will win this fight! Just have a little bit of faith."

The call ended as Astral looked over to Adam. "We are fucked aren't we?"

"I don't think so, depending on their numbers." Adam looked at the way they were positioning the moons and allowing the refraction cannon to be opening to targeting. "Merle, sap the sun. Astral, set an artificial light across all the moons and the planet."

"I see your plan." Astral held his arms out to the moons and the planet as they slowly became brighter in the atmosphere. The ozone layer became a source of trapped light. Across all of the moons and the lone planet.

"You ask me to kill my own kind?" Merle asked Adam as his nose was buried into his sketchbook.

"Only because if they destroy the moons we have no other chance and hope to win outside of the refraction cannon, and I'd rather you have more power than not enough." Adam's voice was cold as Jaimie comforted May, James and Angel before the fight were to begin.

"I have set a practice seal on the sector of the Red Merle with the civilians. It should not be pierced by any attack no matter how devastating or powerful it is." Astral looked in the direction of the Milky Way as the last ship arrived and split across the solar system as the sun's energy was sucked into the Merle through the refraction tunnel.

"So did all the families aboard the Red Merle civilian sector decide to leave?" Jaimie asked as James and Angel clung to her arms.

"No, I am escorting their ships myself in a moment, I need to place the seal across the milky way." Astral walked through the glass and floated into space. Ally, Pollen and Lucky walked onto the bridge.

"Hey! Long time no see!" Jaimie shouted as the three rushed her and hugged her as the twins still clung to her like leeches. "Sorry it had to be under these circumstances." Jaimie's voice was soft as they shrugged.

'We are just happy we can help!' Lucky was more than enthusiastic to help as were the other two.

"You three certainly have his excitement. Sorry you have the boring part of the mission." The three clones shrugged as Jaimie held up the twins. "Are you two ready?" Jaimie asked softly.

"We can't get more ready." James had a cold shrill to his voice.

"Will we be able to get through this all together?" Angel asked as her voice was a whisper due to her worry and doubt. Jaimie lifted the two by their necks from the back gently.

"You two are the best warriors we have outside of Me and Astral, don't ever doubt your abilities. Just do what is natural and go with the flow of battle and you won't fail yourselves!" Jaimie set them down gently as Lucky and Pollen gave a hug to each of them while Ally wrote something down for the two of them to read.

'We may not be Astral, but we know you two are more than talented to carry yourselves through even the most difficult of battles and moments!' The two started tearing up as they read the note. With a flash of light, Astral was gone with the remainder of the civilian ships.

"Thats our cue. Ally, double check with the clone generals that they and their forces are ready. Pollen, double check that all fighters and fleets are deployed. Lucky, make sure the resources on the moons and planets are fully stocked. Astrid, stay cute and keep the boys in line, and help Shiro recognize and make the plans." Jaimie walked out with the twins as the four of them became busy with the prepwork.

Jaimie, James and Angel landed on the planet as they landed outside of the city where Achilles met them. "You three? Where is Astral?"