Chapter 17 - Rubicon

High-speed rockets flew through the air as I made their way towards the intended target only for the target a system alliance, battle core scout type to dodge out of the way with its side boosters.

Using its mobility, it cut through the Many buildings that have fallen and ruined within the city as it continues the Dodge these tactical missiles.

One step two steps three steps and turn and fire! the Battle core Scout Fired its auto Canon At the point defense system, they were firing those rockets several shots and it goes up in flames. After that the scout moved on with its objective going through the rubble of a once populated city that is reduced a battlefield between the system alliance and the league.

Slowly, it made its way back to its unit after sufficient scouting out the enemy, strong points in there defenses of this sector of the planet of Rubicon.

Upon arrival with its unit it IFF was double checked with the commander of the unit afterwards they all regroup and begin making their way towards the next objective.

Their group made up of six Battle core two heavy defenders with shields, there outfitted with shoulder cannons, One sniper with its loadout being specialized for extreme long range combat, two assault types that are outfitted with assault weaponry specialized with Duke it out with the enemy, then the one scouts that returned, specialized with long-term reconnaissance and superior radar.

It has been eight months since this group has been dropped off on the planet Rubicon to be retaking for the system. Alliance, however, resistance was fierce, despite having local civilians, helping out with information since many of them do not want to be under the League rule.

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POV: Hannah Shepard

Another day, another mission sometimes I wonder why this war even started and every time the answer is clear as day the League!!

Ever since those greedy corporate bastards started their whole domination of humanity thing everything has gone tits up multiple colonies have all been burned under the fires of war.

My included, I was barely a teenager when the fighting started granted I had no parents as an orphan, but I still had lots of friends and a lot of them died from fighting, but also being sent to the Labor camps and sometimes you don't survive those camps you barely have enough food to eat.

Sign up with the alliance was Never for me. But It was the best way to fight against the Evil of the league.

But I also realize I'm also naïve in this thinking after all, this is a war losses and gains that's the name of it, but I would rather hope hope that this fighting will end.

My Shortrange com Start to beep, it's from the squad commander turning it on I see the face of the man leading my squad, his young and little rough, but a good man and knows his shit after all he pulled my ass out of the fire more than once.

Zaeed Massani: Shepherd I need you to take our Sniper and defender to coordinates B13- to set up for a potential sniper shooting I don't wanna go into this without someone watching my back once you're done, the rest of the squad will charge to the enemy headquarters and you will Regroup with the squadron, clear.

Hannah Shepard: understood, sir, I will make sure that Tom doesn't try to shoot you again.

Hannah says in a joking manner from past experience

Zaeed Massani: he better not last time was in training. The fucker nearly took out my eye if he tries that shit again I'm gonna put my boot up his ass, Zaeed out.

Closing my communications, I proceeded to move onto the next point with both the sniper and defender.

Tom: You know I wasn't gonna shoot him again. The first time was an accident I swear.

The sniper replied, knowing for well it was an accident, but everyone still gives some shit about it.

Hannah Shepard: yeah, I know, but you also know all of us are keep giving you shit about it until we die or until we get too old to remember!!

Both of us share laugh together as we continue making our way to Tom sniping position that way he will be able to cover us With sniping fire and our defender that will be able to protect him should envy squads come after him.

Thankfully, our machines were not the standard battle cores Since were special ops unit of the N7 program, we were the elite among the elite either as infantry or core pilots.

We are special within the special, We were the N7+ The greatest of the elite within the N7s Our machines were heavily modified by the system alliance, scientists, and engineers obviously, our machines cannot compete with the new war machine. The league unleashed upon us, however, and thankfully said machines were few in number and could not cover every planet.

The league have to defend dozens of worlds and had to be careful picking their targets for conquest, and the same was true for the systems of alliance.

That's why my squad was assigned to Rubicon. The planet is rich with resources and much of the infrastructure is all revolved around mining those resources. The systems alliance needs this world resources to push further into league territory.

The planet itself was owned by one of the companies, the Information in debriefing before we landed on this world gave us what we needed to know before landing and what to expect. It was owned by GA America, one of the big heavies within the league.

While the army and the Navy Duke it out with the enemy my team, which I take Great pride of being one of them have to make sure we destroy this headquarters in This sector of the planet.

With it gone communications for the league here at least would be in chaos more than enough for our own forces to coordinate our efforts while the league is unable to coordinate their own giving us said huge advantage.

Before long we made it to our point, and Tom started to set up his sniping position. The only downside to his sniping is that he's unable to move once he sets up making him very vulnerable.

Thankfully, our defender Kai Leng Will be here to defend him once Tom was finished. I started making my way back to the squad before I could get there. They got started without me charging the enemy headquarters when they were at their weakest.

We've been scouting out headquarters for months, waiting for the perfect opportunity and when they presented itself, we strike most of the Garrison had already moved out to rain, force the front lines within This sector.

Allowing us to strike, grabbing my auto rifle, activating my boosters I joined the rest of my squad thankfully, my machine is lightweight and let me maneuver better than the other models, but at the cost of less armor, but it suits me just fine, especially when I go fast!!

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{author Notes: The battle cores For both the league and the system of alliance is separated into types from assault, defender, sniper, scout each one has their own weapons, loadout and equipment while the special forces within each of these organizations have their own freedom of customization.

Defenders with her heavy armor and powerful weapons, The assault midweight and carry standard weaponry wearing less armor than a defender type But wearing more armor than a scout Type would, Snipers Types have little armor, but are outfitted with powerful snipers, but once deployed, the sniper is unable to move, making it vulnerable. The common tactic is to leave a defender to protect the snipers one or more.

Scout wears more armor than the sniper but less than the assault Type, however, the scout is more mobile, more agile enable to go much faster than any of the other types.

More chapters will be coming.}