Freedomtown IC

Aw man looks like my Aunt and had her sons have departed. It was pretty cool to be around them as babies again.

Who: Hera, OT all, multiple threads encouraged!
Where: Space, near Galador's orbit
When: Sunday morning
What: Fending off Annihilus' fleet


Maybe it was the experience she had battling The Empire. Maybe it was the fact that she'd been positively itching for some action. Hell, maybe it was both... but Hera wasn't scared going into this. Not even nervous. No... if anything, flying The Ghost into a firefight, with Kanan at her side, felt like home. Far from the knowing suicide mission she'd flown to stop the beast terrorizing Monstropolis a few months back, this was a cool, confident Hera: the general that had liberated Lothal and been a beacon of heroism to The Rebel Alliance.

Looking at her scanners, Hera smirked proudly, seeing all the forces that had placed their faith in her leadership for this mission. There were everything from starfighters, to armored humans, to the famed Spaceknights of Galador - all awaiting her command. And coming from ahead? The fleet Annihilus had put together. Far from the collected, disciplined, structured army of Thanos, this was more like a pirate squad: ships of all different makes and sizes, no order or strategy to their formation, more like a swarm of locusts looking to decimate anything it passed.

Looking over at Kanan, she took a moment to appreciate this moment. Her one true love, the man she trusted more than anyone in the universe, finally at her side again. She felt like she could take on the whole galaxy right now. She reached over, tapping her commlink to talk to the others in the battle.

"Alright everyone... time to show this guy why he's messing with the wrong planet. Blow these guys out of space. FOR GALADOR!"

She looked at Kanan, giving him a wink.

"Time to show these people what the Rebels can do... ready to do this, love?"

[Backdated to earlier in the day]

Can you come over? There's a space battle happening today and I want to be with the two most important people in my life if things go south.

Who: Kat
Where: Rocket's workshop
When: Sunday morning
What: Prepping for battle
Status: Closed, finished.

"The Weird Raccoon Girl". That was how most kids at school referred to Katarina. Other than her quirkiness and her brilliance with mechanics, she tended to get lost in the shuffle, to be honest.

But right now? For at least today... she wasn't the kid everyone picked on. Today, like she was back home, she was Ballistic. Young Avenger. Weapons expert and inventor extraordinaire. There was a chance that Annihilus and/or some of his soldiers could make it planetside. And the other YA's that were here (Iron Lad, Giant Girl, etc) were all having one of Brandon's typical 'rah-rah' pep talks, preparing for the possibility of battle.

But Kat? Was preparing in her own way.

"Unconceivable, unbelievable
Grammar like a hammer information receivable
Sent by the Lord, here and abroad
with words well adored now they can't be ignored!"

With "Tougher Than Leather" by Run DMC playing loudly through Rocket's workshop (he might be off in space right now, but damn if Rocket's influence wasn't showing already), the tiny girl sat on one of the workbenches, clicking some attachments into place on the unfathomably huge rifle she'd been building. Far from looking like a beautiful young girl (as she'd been trying lately), she wore ripped jeans, clunky combat boots, and a leather jacket over a black tee with the Avengers emblem on it. The only makeup she wore was some dark eyeliner, and her hair was slicked back, and spiked a little on top.

She stared at the gigantic rifle with a smirk, knowing what she had to do. She typically tried to be an ordinary kid, even if it meant being picked on. But now? She had reason to fight. She had family. She had friends like Alisha, Enid, Lita, and Eve. She had Tori. All people she would sooner die than let anything happen to. If these jerks though they'd come down here and mess with HER people? They had another thing coming.

She pressed a button on the top of the rifle, activating the gravity modifier and enabling her to be able to easily wield it. Lifting it, she quickly (and expertly) cocked it, giving a cocky little grin.

"Flarkin' A. Ballistic's back in this bitch."

I talked a guy into bringing me free food just so he can see my smile in person. Don't be jelly. I'm only in it for the food.

I may not be going out and fighting this time but some of my weapons are and I'm pretty damn proud of that.

Filtered to Tony Stark, Asuka Langley Soryu, Victor Von Doom, and Liz Ortecho

So... my team had a breakthrough of massive proportions this weekend with the EVA unit. It's not anywhere near back to being 100%, but we managed to get it charged, operational for up to 4 minutes once disconnected from it's umbilical cable, and able to sufficiently synch with it's pilot.

It's not perfect (not yet, anyway), but if it's needed in this battle... I'm almost positive it could be used.

Text to Susie Putnam

Hello there, you beautiful creature... how are you?

I know that we haven't been here very long, but I feel like this is our home now. If any of the invading ships make it to the surface, I am going to step in and help. Don't try to stop me. I just want you to promise that you will stay at home.