Author's Note

This is going to be a short story and hopefully better than my last one which I feel flopped terribly.

Guardians from above

Location: Drakas system in the third defense ring.
Year:4042
Unit 375th Lightning Defense Trooper Brigade, United States Imperial 78th fleet of the 1st fleet battle group.
Time:13:01 Greenwich time

Humanity is no stranger to war, after all we've been fighting for as long as history has been recorded. When Able first killed Cain, when the Israelite brought down the walls of Jericho, when America fired it's first shot in defiance, when millions died in two world wars, blood was spilled over simply ideology and resources. The loss of our home, Earth, changed our focus. We realized that our ability to wage war could be used to prevent the same disaster that we suffered. Humans are meant to be protectors and creators, destroyers and warriors. Even though we destroy we can still turn that destruction to good, destroying the enemies of freedom.

Our military power is legendary, a galaxy under United States Imperial control, our ears to the cosmos for cries for help. Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is the right of every innocent being. When a cry comes we go, we hammer the enemy back and we hold every inch of ground we take. We are guardians first and watchers last.

"Captain Gerad to the bridge, priority 1 situation". Gerad opened his eyes and groaned as he got up. The room he was in on board of the fleet's flagship, a world burner class battleship, the U.S.I.S Solar Fury was comfortable but he missed home. "Sally, Tell the XO and Captain I'll be up in a moment".

Looking in the mirror Gerad sighed and placed on his under suit before activating his commander class assault armor which formed around his body except his head. The commander class armor was capable of letting the commander keep eyes and communications with the NCOs below him. Taking one last look in the mirror he traced the scar that went along his jaw as his bright blue eyes stared back at him. His blonde hair was a dirty blonde with a white streak through it from the augmentations given to him like every soldier, sailor, Marine, or pilot.

Walking out of his room he headed towards the bridge, he'd get the usual "Good morning sir" from passing NCOs and lower enlisted. He returned the greetings as he continued on his way. He passed engineers, weapons specialists in charge of keeping the weapons operational, the cooks, other combat troops who were on board the ship but ultimately made it to his destination.

"Captain Herald, what is so important that you had to interrupt the first sleep I've had in days". He grumbled with a clear unhappiness. United States Imperial soldiers and others were capable of going a week solid without sleep to increase survivability and combat performance. The look on the Naval officer's face said it all, something was wrong, very wrong.

"Ten minutes ago we received a distress call and it's got to be the most desperate I've heard in thirty years". The naval captain motioned the XO to play the transmission. The XO nodded his head and tapped a few commands into the console before a voice came through. "If anyone can hear me...my name is Princess Celestia. We've come under attack from other countries on our world and they have weapons my people can't stand against. We need help or we will be enslaved or killed off". Came the voice as Gerad's eyes widened and an air of anger could be felt in the room.

Gerad looked at the commander of the ship. "How long ago was this sent"? A tapping of the holo keys was heard. "Estimates say roughly three hours ago with a 88% accuracy rate. We traced the signal back to a planet roughly 55.6 million light years outside of U.S.E controlled space". Another tapping of the holo keys was heard. "There's a good chance they could still be transmitting whether it be sporadic or constant. Either way we can track it if needed". The XO stated as a map of galaxies surrounding the U.S.E appeared and an area was highlighted in red before being brought up. "Estimates say it would take us a half hour to get there since the area is unexplored".

The captain looked at Gerad, his XO, and then everyone on the ship. "XO Let U.S.I.A.N.A.C know where we're going. I don't want them to freak out, Captain Gerad, get your brigade ready to burn, Helmsman set a course bearing Star grid Golf, Alpha , Xray 13356, Yankee 045578 and commence star treading". An alarm sounded through the ship as the bridge and elsewhere on the ship became a beehive of activity. "Got it sir, coordinates plotted in, commencing jump in three, two, one". In a split second a fleet of 100 ships vanished without a trace to fight in a war and protect those they had never known.

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U.S.E fleet composition. A standard U.S.E fleet contains 500,000 combat troops including pilots and 100 ships maximum. They are equipped with powerful anti-ship and orbital bombardment capabilities.

50 GFF frigates: Act as skirmishers and troop transports
20 Guardian class Destroyers: protects the carriers
10 World burner class Battleships: The king of firepower in the fleet
5: Solar Flare Carrier: Carries the Azriel bombers and Diablo interceptor fighters and scout variants
5: Planetary Defenders: Orbital command center and packs heavy fire power for defensive battles
5: scout ships: The eyes of the fleet.
5: Restoration ships: Mobile repair vessels capable of repairing ships or "Turning back time" on a planet by ten years to restore some or all land and structures to their original states.

78th fleet information.
The 78th fleet is in good hands with it's captain being an experienced veteran of many battles. It's combat troops are tested and well trained and are just one tip of many spears in the United States Imperial military. The fleet utilizes a powerful energy called Phasna in it's weapons and is extremely lethal. The energy is created and refined by humanity and used in all weapons and in it's power grid. The resource is easily renewable and widely available.

Captain Gerad: is a well known leader in his fleet, putting his men and the mission first in order to protect the innocent. He is a selfless individual who's fought through multiple campaigns and liberation operations. He is a kind hearted soul under his tough exterior and will run head first into enemy fire to rescue one of his own or someone trapped. His ability to think on his feet is his greatest strength along with the fact that his men trust him with their lives.

I know that a General is in charge of brigades in modern military structure but this is a larger force and as such captains make better sense as they have experience and not new to the leadership role like a Lieutenant would be.