186It's taken me almost three years, but at long last I have finished my Lone Wolf series. I want to thank all of you who have left a review and given me an idea for this story. Interesting note, when I was writing this, I used Mobile Fighter G-Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny The Clone Wars itself, Transformers Prime, Rurouni Kenshin, Transformers: Robots in Disguise the 2001 series, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Gundam OO and Fairy Tail to keep me focused on writing non-episode based chapters.
Onto reviews.
1049: I always liked the way the Prophet of Truth died and what the Arbiter said from Halo 3. Its so memorable.
SaurusRock625: Thank you. I honestly wasn't planning on the Transformers Armada material I used, but it just came to me. I did use Transformers Cybertron material for the final duel.
Mr. Shades42: I think I'll do a little revision on Mobile Suit RWBY before I try something new. Maybe I'll start The Maiden's Brother or another one of my story ideas. Depends on what I feel like doing first.
Mpowers045: Of course, it was Sidious who was behind everything. He was behind the Blockade of Naboo, rise of the separatist's and the guy who started the Clone Wars. As for the Shrek material, sorry to disappoint you, but I haven't seen those movies in a long time and have something else in mind.
HarmonyGirl567: Thanks. I was wondering when I would get a review from you.
Spartan-626: This is the last chapter. Thanks for all your support with this story. As too the question about the RWBY story, yes, I am thinking of another RWBY story. It's called the Maidens Brother. Basically, its where Amber had a brother who went out looking for her after Cinder attacked her and stole part of her power. Its still an idea in progress at the moment.
Anyways, its time for the final chapter of my series. Disclaimers are the same as before, enjoy the final chapter.
Chapter 50: End of a Journey
September 28th 2020 19BBY
Boston, Massachusetts
Old North Church
1150 hours
Normal point of view
Standing at the alter of the Old North Church which was still intact, Robert waited for the bride wearing a black tuxedo. He was still hurt from the interrogation Tarkin gave him in New York City before he killed him. Thankfully, Barriss treated his wounds and he was given a clean bill of health the day before, allowing Arthur to find him with a tuxedo while the girls took Ahsoka to find a dress for the wedding.
"Don't look so nervous my son." Arthur said as he walked towards the Lone Wolf. "This is a happy day." He added.
"Oh, I am not nervous. Actually yeah, I am nervous. To think that I spent three years of my life fighting in a war that determined the fate of the galaxy, learned about who I really am, about who mother really was and meet the girl I love. Its been quite a ride Arthur." Robert admitted, tugging the collar of his tuxedo. "I just wish my mom was here to see this. Same goes for Dooku, Laphi and my father." He added.
"They are always with you. They live in you." Arthur reminded him.
"Pulling a Rafiki are you? Arthur you know how to cheer me up." Robert said with a chuckle before turning around and looked at the guests who came for the wedding. From the likes of Bail, Padme, Mon Mothma and Lux to Luminara, Barriss, Erik, Itami, Obi-Wan, Satine, Lennox, Hondo and Plo. Even Breach along with several of his brothers had arrived to witness the event. "A lot of people really came out to see this." He said to himself, thinking about all that had happened.
While the Battle for Earth may have ended, the damage was done. Numerous cities across the planet had been damaged from the battles during the conflict, looking exactly like they did during World War 2. Transportation networks were destroyed and casualties amongst both civilians and military were in the tens of thousands. Mass graves numbered in the hundreds across the globe in every country. The leaders the coup factions in North Korea and China along with the leader of Black Tusk and the separatist leaders were found guilty on numerous war crimes and against humanity. Those like Gunray and Tambor tried to claim that they were only following orders and were neutral in the entire war, but the evidence acquired weighed heavily against them.
In the end, the separatist leaders and leaders of the coup factions were found completely guilty of all their crimes and sentenced to life in prison while the droid army was shut down. As for those who defected, they were given a lighter sentence and were given a choice of either spending a few months in prison or assist in the rebuilding of Earth. All the defectors choose to help fix the damage done to their home and immediately went to work fixing the planet.
As for the terrorist groups like the White Masks, they went into hiding and had attacked several restoration projects, but they were eliminated by the efforts of Rainbow, Ghost Recon and Task Force 141 along with the clone army.
The technology of the New Republic and what was captured from the Separatists was put to good use in helping rebuild cities like London, Berlin, Tokyo, Sydney and Chicago from all the damage caused during the war.
As for Ahsoka, she was shocked to learn that Shaak Ti was her mother and was more happy than angry with her. Shaak Ti vowed to make up for all those years she missed in Ahsoka's life. As for Orions twin sister, Robert and Ahsoka named her Ariel.
His thoughts were broken when the doors to the church opened up, revealing Velvet, Rally, Kasumi, Hitomi, Honoka and Marie wearing white bridesmaid dresses with gloves, tossing floors as they walked down the aisle. Behind them, with Anakin escorting her was Ahsoka who looked more beautiful then ever.
His wife was wearing a white wedding dress with red velvet trimmings and white gloves. A veil was attached to her new headdress and like most brides carried a bouquet of flowers in her hands as the organ player played 'here comes the bride.' Quite a few of the guests were moved to tears at sight of Ahsoka beauty as her bridesmaids cleared her way and she stood by Roberts side at the altar. Even Velvet started to cry, despite her best attempts to hide it.
"Do you, Robert Lehner Shan, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?" Arthur asked the groom.
"I do." Robert answered.
"Do you, Ahsoka Tano, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?" Arthur asked the bride.
"I do." Ahsoka answered.
"Then by the power vested in me, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." Arthur told the two. The two lovers looked to each other and kissed the entire party clapping loudly.
As they walked down the aisle hand in hand, everyone one of the guests wished them the best of luck in their future, even Satine who had a wedding ring on her hand after Obi-Wan proposed to her after finally getting the courage to do so. It wasn't just Obi-Wan and Satine, Aayla and Kit, Kasumi and Rally, Honoka and Mission and much to everyone's surprise, Boba and Marie were also destined to be married. Anakin was both surprised and happy for his old master to say the least that he was going to spend his days with Satine, something he knew that his old flame Siri Tachi would want for him.
The doors to the church opened and standing outside were members of the armed forces from all corners of the globe with holocamera's recording the entire scene and broadcasting it to every corner of the galaxy. As the two newly weds walked towards their limo, they turned to see the ghosts of Dooku, Linda, Qui-Gon, Revan, Satele, Bastila and even Jango watching them from a far, smiling at the happiness of the two. Ventress was also watching from a nearby alley. While she was given a full pardon for her past crimes and was now a bounty hunter, she decided to stay clear of the church. "So, how does a Caribbean honey moon sound?" Robert asked his wife who tossed her bouquet into the air, followed by Robert tossing his garter which were caught by Kasumi and Boba.
"Its all so magical. I'm not going to cry. I'm not." Hondo said from behind, trying to hold back his tears. He failed and cried so much he used the sleeve of Anakin's robe as a tissue. Or would have if Anakin hadn't handed the former pirate captain a tissue. "Thank you, Skywalker."
Meanwhile, Ventress walked down the alley back to her ship having already taken a job previously before she was asked by Robert to assist in the liberation of Earth. "Where are you going?" a voice from behind called out. Turning around, Ventress saw Quinlan Vos, a Jedi she had met during one of his undercover mission late in the war.
"I go where ever the wind takes me." Ventress answered, turning back to her ship.
"You could use some company." Vos replied back.
"My path is to walk alone. I still have much to atone for. I did kill many Jedi during the war." Ventress stated bluntly.
"You and I have a lot in common. You're not the only one who gave into the dark side and is looking for redemption." Quinlan answered.
"Follow me if you want, I won't stop you." Ventress said turning back to her ship.
"Well then lead the way, dear." Vos answered back, playfully and followed her into her ship. The ship then powered up and the two of them left Earth.
As for Yoda, he stayed at the church as the wedding procession left the church when he felt a familiar presence behind him. "Dangerous for you it is, being out in the open." He said as the ghost of Dooku walked up beside him.
"Even a fallen and redeemed Jedi can risk a little, to see the wedding of one who helped bring them back to the light." He answered with a smile. "So, my old master. What are you planning to do now?" he asked.
"Time it is, for the Jedi order to return to the way we were before the Clone Wars. Attachments, allowed they should be. Taken from their families at a young age, younglings should not be. If too survive, keep up with the current times, the Jedi order must. Skywalker, a good example of one who has fallen in love and not fall to the dark side. Vacancy on the council there is, a good member he will be." Yoda answered.
"Then I can rest easy, knowing that the Jedi order will survive with the new generation. I only wish I could have been here in person to see the wedding." Dooku answered before he faded away. "Farewell, my old master."
"Farewell, my old apprentice." Yoda answered back.
Back with the precession, the limo that Robert and Ahsoka were riding in arrived at South Station where their special train was waiting for them. Boarding the last car of the train that would take them to Miami where they would then take a ship to the Caribbean for a honey moon. The whistle of the mighty 844 blew, echoing around the city before the train departed from the station. Along the tracks, many civilians held their cameras for a shot of the only FEF-3 class steam locomotives left in the world used for what some called the wedding of the century.
"We've got plenty of time before we reach Miami. So, what say we cuddle?" Robert asked his wife, before he picked her up bridal style and carried her into the bedroom of the sleeping car where she then changed out of her wedding dress and into the lingerie she wore after she left the Jedi order and tackled her husband to the bed and kissed him as the train traveled along the tracks of the east coast.
While the newlyweds were starting their honeymoon, Earth continued is rebuilding, but no one ever forgot about those who had fallen in the battle.
Two days later, General Keating stood in front of a memorial dedicated to the memory of those who had given their lives in the liberation of earth in New York City, accompanied by the representatives of the nations that made up the UN, Yoda, Bail, Anakin and Padme. "For us, the storm has passed. The war is over. But let us not forget those who journeyed into the howling darkness and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure." The General began.
"Sacrifice and unshakeable conviction that their fight, our fight, was here for our home. As we start to rebuild, this memorial will forever be a reminder of their great sacrifice, a reminder that even in times of darkness, there are those who ennoble all of us, and they, shall not be forgotten." He added, ending his speech.
"Rex." Anakin instructed the 501st captain who nodded.
"Present arms." Rex instructed. Seven soldiers from each of the militaries of the world raised their rifles and fired a three-volley salute.
Keating then turned to Anakin. "What will you do now? The Republic has no need for an army now." Keating reminded the guests. "What happens to your men?"
"I think the clones have the right to make their own choices now. They can either go and live their lives the way they want, or they can help train a new army for the Republic. They are free to make the choice they want." Bail said, smiling at Rex who wanted to spend time with Cassie. "I know Earth still has a lot of problems, but if you wish to join the Republic general, then we will except you. We'll wait for your answer." He added.
"We still have to find Mas Ammeda. He's still at large." Padme reminded the group.
"The CIA, MI6 and other intelligence agencies are looking for him now. We'll find him." Keating answered. "Let's just hope he doesn't amass a big army before we find him." The general added.
Back in the Caribbean, standing inside a quaint little beach hut situated over the water, Robert looked out as the ocean breeze blew past his face while his wife stood beside him. "Things could have been different, if you hadn't showed up on Ryloth after that attack three years ago. Anakin might have fallen to the dark side and the Jedi could have been branded as traitors." Ahsoka said, holding Roberts arm tightly.
"But it wasn't. A wise man said that fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing. Whether it was fate, destiny or both that I entered the clone wars, I don't really care. I'm just glad I got to meet you." Robert admitted, rubbing his wife's horns before he kissed her. "We'll be ready to handle anything that comes our way. But for now, lets just enjoy ourselves." He added. Ahsoka smiled and walked with her husband back to bed.
Two years later
February 15th 2022 17BBY
Valley of The Dark Lords
Korriban
0930 hours
Normal point of view
All the power he had accumulated as a career politician was lost when the Clone Wars ended years ago with the death of Darth Sidious. Now, he had become an arms dealer with every intention on gathering enough funds to build a new army to wipe out the New Republic and the Jedi order, putting himself as its leader.
"This here gentleman, is one of the last Defoliators built by the Separatist Alliance during the early days of the Clone Wars. It was built to wipe out entire battalions of organic troops while leaving droids intact. While it cannot breach deflector shields, it is a powerful weapon that no army can withstand." Mas Amedda explained to his buyers, several terrorists from Earth who needed something equally powerful to a nuclear weapon.
During the two years he was on the run, Earth had become a part of the galactic community and had established good relations with the other systems. While there was still terrorism on earth, the rest of earth had come together and all disagreements between countries and religions were settled by the intervention of the Jedi. As for the militaries of each nation, they had come together and formed a unified global military organization with the sole purpose of protecting the citizens of Earth from threats both on and off earth.
Airports were also turned into space ports allowing for ships of all kinds to travel to and from earth to sell their goods, take a much-needed holiday or study the ancient civilizations of Earth. Few people were fearful of the various alien species, but the majority of them, having seen species like the Twi'leks and Togruta's fighting for them were accepting of these other worldly beings. Groups like Rainbow, TF141 and Ghost Recon even had a few aliens among their ranks.
The Jedi order had changed its code allowing for attachments to be formed between Jedi and those they had fallen in love with in and out of the order. The Jedi even began to teach the newer generation to avoid the temptations of the dark side. As for the senate groups like the Trade Federation and Techno Union lost their seats in the senate for their part, they played in the Clone Wars and heavily finned for all the damages they caused during the war. Newer senators rose to power, replacing the old senators. Cham Syndulla was one of those senators. Bail Organa who was still in his first term as Chancellor even went as far as to shed light on all the war crimes Sidious had covered up during his time as Chancellor in an attempt to keep the former leader of the Republic from becoming treated as a martyr
As for the Clone Army, many of the troopers went on to become doctors, engineers and builders while many opted to stay in the military as both soldiers and instructors for the New Republic Army, which now had access to the mechs, VTOL's and Rommel tanks.
The whole thing made Amedda sick to his stomach. Earth had no place in the Republic and the Jedi order was a relic that needed to be put down. Sadly, without his position as vice chancellor he could do very little, so he had too resort to other methods to do so. While he felt that resorting to weapons trafficking was beneath him, he was more than willing to do whatever it took to finish what Palpatine had started.
"I see that many of you have set your eyes on some of our 'other worldly weapons'. I can assure you, while they may look primitive these 'slug-throwers' are far more powerful than anything used in the past." He went on, noticing a few of the potential buyers, members of the Pyke Syndicate were examining several stolen Type 56-1's and several MIG-25 Foxbat's, MIG-29 Fulcrums and MIG-31 Foxhounds stolen from several Russian outposts establish in the Outer Rim to combat slavery.
What Mas didn't know was that someone was spying on the entire deal and transmitting the images back to their ship. Seconds later, above the planet, a single New Republic Venator dropped out of hyperspace and entered the atmosphere several miles away from the deal to avoid detection.
On the ship, Barney Ross, leader of the Expendables watched the images with interest as Zackery Black, an MI6 agent and the advisor explained the situation to one Admiral Jayden Roebuck. "Our man's in position on the center monitor." Black began.
"It's a bloody terrorist supermarket." The Admiral stated.
"Yes. Attack helicopters, Umbaran armor, Russian fighters, Mandalorian blasters, New Republic mortars and the crates look like Chinese rifles. Mines, explosives, fun for the whole family." the agent said jokingly before the center monitor zoomed in on Mas Ammeda. "After two years, we've finally found him. Mas Ammeda, Chagrian, former vice chair of the Galactic Republic and one of the few in the senate to know the identity of Darth Sidious. Now he's an arms dealer."
"How did we acquire this intel?" the British Admiral asked.
"You can thank our informant, Fulcrum for that. They've been helpful in find terrorist activities across the galaxy for some time now." A voice said from behind and the admiral turned to see Anakin Skywalker walking towards them with Artoo by his side. "Looks like a full battalion of terrorists down there. Maybe more." Anakin stated.
"I've seen enough. We'll take them out with an orbital strike. The troops on board will not be enough…" the admiral began before he was interrupted by Zachery.
"I don't think that's wise. See that tank on the right monitor," Black said and pointed to said tank. "That's a defoliator cannon. An anti-organic weapon built by the separatists during the clone wars. I saw those things wipe out an entire battalion during the battle for England. Not only that, but it appears that this man has procured several nuclear bombs. If an orbital strike hits the bombs and shells, everything within thirty kilometers will be destroyed and it seems they have plutonium down there. There are also several settlements nearby." The agent added.
"We can't risk any innocent lives lost." Anakin said in agreement before he activated his commlink. "Skywalker here. Rainbow has the green light. I say again, Rainbow has the green light. Secure the arms deal location and HVT. Check your fire, we have several WMD's down there." He said into his commlink.
"Why wasn't I informed that you had Rainbow Operators onboard?" the Admiral asked.
"You just were." Barney answered, leaving the bridge and heading to the hanger. "Tell our man about the weapons and have him soften up the enemy forces." he said to a nearby trooper.
"Yes sir." The trooper replied.
Back on the surface, two of the guards on duty were about to enjoy a smoke when much to their surprise, the cigarette of one of the guards was lit. Looking up after taking a puff of the tobacco product, the guard received a strong punch to the face while his companion was hit with the butt of a rifle. "Filthy habit." An unseen voice said before tossing a device towards a nearby Umbaran tank.
The figure soon jumped onto a cargo speeder and planted an explosive device on the speeder as the device they tossed earlier exploded, taking out the tank. "What is going on?" Mas demanded.
"I think its safe to say that your sale has been disrupted." One of the Mandalorian buyers said before gunning down Ammeda's bodyguards. "Don't move!" the Mandalorian said before hitting Mas with their pistols and placing a set of binders on the Chagrin's hands while gunfire and blaster fire roared from nearby. The battered green armor shined in the sunlight.
The terrorists and guards at the deal fired blindly trying to find their attacker when several black hawk helicopters from the Venator landed a few kilometers away from the deal location and offloaded the SAS, FBI, GIGN, Spetsnaz, GSG 9, SEAL, BOPE, SAT, SDU and GROM operators rushed to the scene. Following them, was the Bad Batch. "TIME TO RELEASE THE WRECKING BALL!" Wrecker shouted, bashing his fists together and charged forwards.
He managed to get further ahead from the others and found himself facing a platoon of battle droids that weren't deactivated. "BRING IT ON!" he shouted and grabbed one of the battle droids, tossing it into a rock before he punched another one in the head, knocking the head off the droid.
He then grabbed the leg of another droid and placed a grenade on the droid before he tossed into its comrades before exploding. "HE'S UNSTOPPABLE!" a terrorist shouted before they were tackled by Wrecker who slammed the terrorist into three battle droids before he grabbed a E5 blaster and fired it into his shields, killing them as the others arrived. "You missed all the fun!" he said to his allies who started to fire at the terrorists that attempting to rush them.
Back at the deal location, more terrorists were being gunned down by their unseen attacker before one of the terrorists scored a lucky hit on the attacker with their Ion rifle which deactivated the attackers active camouflage. The terrorists at the deal soon began to panic, some of them even soiling themselves for their attacker was the Lone Wolf. "I'll give you all just one chance. Lay down your weapons and surrender. You'll be treated fairly." The Lone Wolf demanded.
Sadly, the terrorists decided that they wanted to be known as the one to take out the Lone Wolf and become a legend fired back at the Lone Wolf. "Worth a shot." Robert said to himself before he started to fire back with his trusty Morita. A quick burst of rifle fire eliminated a few enemy riflemen before he turned his attention towards one of the terrorists going for one of the nuclear bombs. Before he could even fire, the terrorist was killed by a shot to the head. "Bout time they showed up." Robert said to himself, watching as Rainbow Six and the Bad Batch arrived to even the odds.
"Green Knight to Lone Wolf. Target is in custody. I say again, target is in custody. Bringing him onto my ship now." A familiar voice said over the commlink.
"Solid copy Green Knight. And sweet hell that's a dumb code name. Did your wife give you that name?" Robert asked, firing the last of his Morita's magazine into a Super Battle droid before he quickly reloaded.
"You know Marie, she just loves giving me those nicknames."
"I know Boba, I know." Robert answered back. He then spotted a spider droid approaching from behind the parked MIG's which was starting to charge up its main cannon. "Time for the old slice and dice." He said to himself and ignited his sabers. Charging towards the droid, he dodged a shot from the droid and sliced off the droid's front legs before sliding underneath the droid and slashed the rear legs. He then waited for the droid to turn its cannon before he sliced the barrel in half, jumped to the droid's front and stabbed both his sabers into the droid's central eye, destroying it. "Scorch is right, these things are annoying."
The droid exploded behind him, damaging his shields while enemy weapon fire continued to fly towards him. "Sorry boys, but the wife is waiting for me back home!" he shouted and fired his trusty rifle back at the terrorists taking out a few more of them before the Rainbow operators quickly circled behind the enemy and surrounded them. "Let's try this again; Surrender."
This time, the terrorists threw down their weapons and surrendered. "Talk about an exciting mission. Never thought I would end up tracking down Mas Ammeda to Korriban and kick some terrorist ass again." Robert said with a chuckle. He then turned to Bishop. "So, I take it you won't be needing me for a while?" he asked.
"Kid, you've done more than enough for the galaxy. You saved Earth and help bring the galaxy together. You deserve some time off." Bishop answered as the cruiser landed and began loading up all of the stolen weapons and equipment. "Tell the wife I said hello." Bishop added.
"You got it. But I think I'll be more than busy up in the mountains. Heard we got a few feet of snow up there." Robert said, removing his helmet. "Old 7470 is needed on snow removal and I got the duty of driving that old beauty. Plus, my son wants to see his dad working on the railroad. He's taken an interest in the railroads." He admitted.
"Kids love trains." Bishop said in agreement, albeit jokingly.
Robert wasn't kidding. When he returned to his home in Conway, New Hampshire he found the entire town in the grips of a massive snow storm. Thankfully, the town still had power but many of the roads were covered in a thick layer of snow and many people were trapped inside.
His home, a nice red three floor house with a white picket fence surrounding the home. Inside the home, was a kitchen, living room with an old fashion fireplace on the first floor. Hanging above the fireplace was the Medal of Honor he was given by General Keating. The second floor consisted of an office area, break room and two bedrooms one of which had big four poster bed for Robert and Ahsoka. The last one was the room that Orion and Ariel shared which was at the moment blank but the two were planning on decorating it on a later date.
The final floor of the house, held Robert and Ahsoka's armor and the custom weapons of the Lone Wolf all of which were locked tightly. Another room held the model train layout Robert, his aunts and uncles had spent years working on, the entire layout was themed after the 1930's to the final years of steam. It featured mountains covered in snow, deserts, lakeside routes, small towns and mountain communities. A few cities along the ocean modeled after Boston, Los Angeles and Houston were where the trains slept at night, something that Robert told his son. Along with the trains, numerous planes, cars, trucks and even a few military vehicles for the base.
Stored in the garage were Roberts yellow and black striped Camaro 2020 and his red GMC Sierra pickup truck with a snow plow attached to the front of the truck. Prior to leaving for his mission, Robert volunteered to take his truck out and clear a few of the roads and parking lots when the storm subsided. He didn't figure the storm would be this bad, but he wasn't going to call it quits.
"I'm home!" a snow-covered Robert said upon entering his home. Greeting him was the Wolf pup he met when he fought Grievous for the last time in Canada, whom he named Natsu. "Good to see you too boy." Robert said, pushing down the wolf who was trying to give him a kiss.
"You're back. The kids are asleep right now and I left out some dinner for you." Ahsoka said, walking towards her husband and planting a kiss on his cheek. She was now nineteen while Robert was twenty and while they were both young, the two of them were still loving parents. When both of them learned that their children were strong in the force, they decided they would train them as best they could, something that Shaak Ti said she would help with.
"Thanks honey. You know I don't expect you to do everything at home. I can do more than what I normally do around here. I mean sure, I make money doing odd jobs, drive the 7470 for the railroad, but I am a father first and foremost." Robert answered, returning his wife's kiss.
"So, Mas has been arrested?" Ahsoka asked a while later after Robert finished his meal.
"Yeah, he won't selling weapons to terrorists ever again. With him gone, the galaxy will be whole lot safer." Robert answered, peaking into the room of his kids who were sleeping soundly with the teddy pairs Robert gave them for Christmas.
"I'll do anything to protect my family." Robert added before he followed his wife to the bedroom where Ahsoka was waiting for him wearing the lingerie she wore after she left the Jedi order. "You always look beautiful in that outfit." He admitted, getting onto the bed and snuggled up next to his wife.
"Stop talking and kiss me." Ahsoka said with a smile and kissed her husband.
The following morning, the doors to the garage opened up and the sound of the Sierra's engine roared to life as Robert with his son strapped in a kid's seat drove out with the plow pushing the snow of the road after he cleared the driveway earlier that morning. While the snow wasn't heavy, the amount of snow on the roads kept anyone from leaving their homes. "Buckle up kid, we're in for a rough ride." Robert joked. His son smiled and laughed at the joke as the two drove away from their home.
It took about four hours to clear the roads when Robert and Orion returned home where they were once again greeted by Natsu who Orion cuddled up against by the fire place. "Roads are cleared, but the railroad wants me to come in early tomorrow and get an early start on clearing the line." Robert said as he sipped his hot coco while he sat by the fire place, looking to his Medal of Honor. "Hard to believe that I would receive the highest award from the United States military for saving not just my country, but the whole galaxy. Its funny how things turn out." He added.
"I'd hate to imagine what life would be like if you lived a normal life and didn't know who your mother was." Ahsoka said in agreement. Her husband agreed before he looked to a few pictures. Several of them were taken on the wedding days of Rally and Kasumi, Marie and Boba, Honoka and Mission. Another photo was of Velvet at her military graduation when she became a full-fledged member of Ghost Recon.
Another set of pictures showed each of the couples with their children, Kasumi and Rally's son Ryu, Marie and Boba's son whom they named Jango after Boba's father and Honoka and Missions daughter who they named Linda, after Roberts mother and was a hybrid between a human and twi'lek. As for Hitomi, she joined Rainbow, becoming one of the new recruits to replace those that were lost in the battle for Earth two years ago and from all the missions that Trump and other leaders leaked to the enemy as part of Sidious's plan to eliminate as many threats to their plan as possible.
For people like Shinn, Nathan and Vito. They also married their loved ones and went on to become flight instructors or airline pilots. People like Itami and Third Recon stayed with the JSDF and went to several planets across the galaxy dealing with numerous separatist holdouts, terrorists and helped with several relief missions. Countries like Chile and Mexico got an increase in their military power with new ships, aircraft, vehicles and weapons, making their militaries stronger than before the war. As for Buenos Aires, the city was beyond recovery and the counties of the world built a memorial so that the people of the city and surrounding areas were never forgotten.
The Expendables continued their operations, this time taking their work to places across the galaxy like Tatooine where they assisted in taking down the Hutt Clan and exposing their activities across the galaxy. Not even Jabba was spared from facing justice for the crimes he did during and before of the war. Slavery was abolished for good and Anakin introduced his children to Owen and Beru. Anakin even went as far as to return to the site of the village where his mother died and built a memorial to those who Sidious killed when he refused to give into the dark side.
Mandalore again went back to its warrior ways, but instead of returning to their ways as conquers the planet returned to the republic and many Mandalorian's joined the New Republic army where they lead several successful covert operations with Ghost Recon against those who threatened the security of the galaxy.
Pirates like Nym continued to operate against criminal groups and several separatist commanders who refused to surrender while Hondo retired from his life of piracy and began to turn his focus on collection weapons like Longinus. When asked by someone why he retired from the life piracy, Hondo only said that it was time to take up a hobby and weapons were his hobby.
Erik, Fenrir, Riyo and Barriss lived on Mandalore where the two men continued as bounty hunters while Riyo continued to be the senator for Pantora. Barriss, with her knowledge of force healing techniques and medicine became a doctor who used her lightsaber only in self defense when someone attacker her patients.
Hope County became a more popular tourist attraction not just for the valleys recreational activities, but as it was also the home of the Hope County Air Force, the one of the few civilian non-military air forces in the world and only air force that still used aircraft like the F-86 Saber and F-4 Phantom.
"We each make our own destiny's and we shape the future. No one can make those choices but us. The question of why we are here, is something only we can answer." Robert said the following day as he climbed into the cab of the 7470, an 0-6-0 tender locomotive built by the Grand Trunk Railway in 1921 where it served the Canadian National Railway from 1923 to 1964 before it was purchased by a railway museum which never came to pass before it was purchased by the railroad. The locomotive was already attached to a snowplow and was sizzling nicely as Ahsoka and his children waved to him from the parking lot.
Staring at his family, Robert smiled while he recorded a message. "There are mysteries we were never meant to solve, but who we are and why we are here are not among them. Those answers are what we carry inside of us. I take strength in the bounds I have formed with the many people I have met during my time as a soldier who are true warriors. If not in body, but in spirit." Robert said before he pulled the throttle and blew the locomotives whistle which echoed all around. "My name is Robert Lehner Shan, son of Linda Shan and Kevin Lehner, descendant of Revan, the Lone Wolf, Leader of the Wolf's Dragoons and I send this message. While I no longer live the life of a warrior, I will always be ready to fight those with evil intentions. Should you approach this planet or the Republic with hostile intentions, know this; I will defend myself, I will defend my home. I will defend…my family." he finished before the mighty locomotive pushed the snow out of its path and down the line to the future.
Three years and I am finally finished with a series I am proud of. Once again, I would like to thank all of you who left a review and gave me several OC's. You've been a great help to me through out these years.
So, the Coronavirus is really annoying the hell out of me. I mean seriously, why hasn't someone released the test results so a vaccine can be created and administered to the public? I swear, this thing better not take several months before it subsides, I don't want to be out of work for a long time.
Anyways, I'll be putting up a poll soon about a possible Galen Marek Crossover story I have been thinking about for some time. I still plan to work on Mobile Suit RWBY if anyone is interested. Also, if any of you like the Avengers, I recommend you all check out Avengers: Infinite Wars, by free man writer. It is really good.
Anyways, please read and review and I will see you all with my next story.
