It was early in the afternoon and Anonymous was taking a walk through a neighborhood when he stopped at a house that was located in a somewhat decent part of town. There, in front of him was a baby blue house with a small white porch and hanging in one of the columns the flag of the North American Union its distinctive emblem with a maple leaf on top of two eagles, a bald eagle looking west and a golden eagle looking east perched upon a white column and three white stars in its upper left-hand corner.

Anon started walking down the gravel path when he suddenly stopped shortly before laying foot on the small white porch looking down at his shaking left hand his mind immediately started thinking back to moments he wished he was never a part of. Memories of regret and pain made him clutch his fist and walk back from where he came, angry at himself.

While Anon detoured towards a park that was close by to clear his mind, he muttered to himself, "Not today... maybe tomorrow? Yeah tomorrow" he looked downcast as memories began playing out in his mind.

Anon was a well-built, tall man with thin jet black straight hair combed back and he was currently wearing a black t-shirt with blue jeans. Anon walked into a park he had been to before in his early childhood life. Anon was never fond of this park because it always reminded him of the time he and his sister used to live in it.

WW3 had started in winter of 2035 and didn't end until Spring of 2050 there were billions in casualties of which 65% were civilians and that's not counting the various nuclear meltdowns which were caused by hackers from both sides of the war. During this war Anon and Alice were still living relatively peaceful lives along with their father Maximiliano Reyes and their mother Joy Reyes in Baja California. One night they could see flashes along the horizon of endless sea from their shared bedroom window, little anon and alice watched in amazement and awe as they saw streaks of light come from the sea their innocence being watched by their worried parents who knew full well the meaning of the lights. The siblings at the time had no idea these lights heralded the beginning of their struggle for survival.

During his walk Anon was interrupted by the music he was listening to through his earphones when he noticed storm clouds forming. Looking above he could feel a few raindrops hit him warning of the storm that was upon him, looking forward and putting away his earphones he started jogging down the concrete path to find shelter. After jogging for a bit he found himself under a bridge where there was a bench he hadn't seen before.

"Huh, it must be new I guess," he thought as he walked over to the bench and sat down. As Anon sat down he leaned back on the back support of the bench, leaning his head back and closed his eyes, taking in the sound of the rain. Anon's mind started to play back memories of his time in orbit.

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"Battleship Aurora, be advised the enemy dreadnaught is approaching from the east sector 25B please confirm."

"Base, this is Battleship Aurora we see the enemy they're closing in on us fast! Battle AI is detecting enemy weapons zeroing in on us we will proceed with evasive action!"

The Aurora was a deep space battleship equipped to transport troops as well as lend support for larger fleets. Currently the Aurora was on its way to link back with the main fleet when they unfortunately intercepted by an enemy Dreadnaught.

Anon was a Sergeant of the army's orbital ground forces or OGF for short. Elite soldiers trained in all types of terrain from the urban megalopolis' of earth to the industrial wastelands of the moon. Trained harshly and enhanced bodies with faster reflexes, incredible speeds, superior strength as well as having a small storage chip embedded into their brains with all human knowledge, history and tactics. However even with all these enhancements and training they were still human, they still felt the mental fatigue of a long battle and the emotional fatigue that was accompanied with it.

It is no secret these soldiers were sent to some of the most extreme and dangerous places in the solar system, and most feared them all together giving them well deserved nicknames such as "bloodhounds, mutilators, executioners, angels of death" and so on. Its well known cherub squad was the most infamous for utilising the most brutal forms of dispatching the enemy.

Anon was part of the cherub squad and he knew full well what the squad was capable of, what he was capable of. He was no stranger when it came to battle and survival since he had grown so accustomed to it since his time as a war orphan protecting his 5 year old sister. It sometimes scared him, the cruelty of which he was capable of but he steams ahead as he knows full well that he has his sister on board of the same vessel he was in.

Anon and his squad were having a meal in the mess hall when they heard the alarm blaring through the sound system, indicating they were to suit up and head to the docking bay to await further orders. While changing into his space suit, which was a dark grey color with an assortment of pockets containing ammunition and other equipment, a loud explosion could be heard along with the feeling of a violent vibration coursing through the ship. The sound system came back on while anon hurried faster to put his suit on and from the sound system he heard a familiar voice "all personnel must abandon ship!" it was his sister, Captain Alice Reyes.

"This is not a drill! Enemy dreadnaught has fired a large calibre railgun and has hit the engine room! Head immediately towards the lifepods!"

A male Lieutenant who was on the bridge turned from the microphone to face Alice in a deep voice said "mam you must leave the bridge, my team and I will supervise the evacuation from here and take command of the guns."

"Request denied Lt. Davidson, I will make sure to hold off the enemy to maximise the chance of survival of our men."

Lt. Davidson knew that once she had her mind set on a goal it would be almost impossible to make her think otherwise, but even so he tried to reason with her and in a last ditch effort he said "But captain what about your husband and daughter?...What about your brother?".

Alice was taken aback, she thought about her family, but with a deep breath she resolved herself looking back at the eyes of the lieutenant and saying "My family is also here Lieutenant, this ship, its crew, ARE my children and as its mother I will save as many souls as I possibly can."

Lt. Davidson's face softened a bit, looking down at his feet as he rapidly steeled himself and looked back at Alice, who looked back at him with her hands behind her back and a resolved expression on her face, standing tall and head high, looking down at him as if waiting for an answer. With a quick salute and meeting her gaze said "Then we shall stay!" he then quickly turns around barking orders to his section of the deck, making sure he can board as many of the crew on to the lifeships as he can.

Alice was sad inside even though she did not show it, she knew it was hopeless. Dreadnaughts were known to carry some of the most feared weapons humanity has to offer and she knew going up against it with no proper support the Aurora would be doomed and although trying to outrun it was possible they were no longer capable of doing so with the fusion reactor blown to bits. However, judging by the speed of approach and the fact that they haven't fired any more rounds to completely obliterate the Aurora she quickly realised they were attempting to board and take the battleship. A devious grin appeared on her face, an opportunity to exact revenge against the dreadnaught had just presented itself.

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"Anon"

Anon woke up to the sound of a familiar voice.

"Anon wake up bud."

As Anon sat up right he saw the face of his brother-in-law Jason holding an umbrella. "Saw you walking up the porch but I couldn't go outside since I was busy cooking." He looked down for a second and took a deep breath "listen, I know it's hard, believe me it hurts not only me but also Carmen." Jason then lowers himself to Anon's eye level, looks with sympathetic eyes and says in a soft tone "If you want to talk about what happened up there i'll listen, I'm not going to pressure you to speak to me."

Anon tries not to look into his eyes and says "I'm not ready yet...sorry."

Jason looked into Anon's eyes, slightly nodded and said "its okay bud you can tell me when you're ready ok?" Jason stood up and helped Anon off the bench. He continued "Why don't we head to the house and get some lunch, I know Carmen will be very happy to see her uncle."

Jason started to walk first and then Anon started walking right behind him. Suddenly, as Anon took his third step, he felt a sense of vertigo as sounds seemed to faze in and echo out his movements felt as they were lagging behind as he looked forward he could see Jason continue to walk and continuously put more distance between them. Feeling just as weak as that time when he was training in a high gravity chamber that was simulating the approximate surface gravity of neptune he collapsed but instead of falling on concrete he felt grass. Much too tired to stand up, he lays on the grass unconscious.

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Author's Note

*Breathes in and out*
Okay, hi! Names FilthReloaded that up there is my first fanfic. I promise there's waaaay more to come but I can make no guarantees as to when (it should be around 2 chapters a month). Criticism and feedback is appreciated since I just began.