The Arrival 11 Prepare For War

After a week of preparation the 20 wolf cubs where as ready as Zack could make them. If he had to sum up what he thought about the cubs in one word it would be 'Lethal'. Though they had not been in any true battles the last week in the training they all had been forced to kill a convicted criminal with their own hands.

This was a practice that the Mandlorain elders had come up to due with the fact that only a select few out of the native population had even been in a combat situation before they had arrived. So in order to eliminate the freezing effect that typically happens the first time a person kills another on the battle field. They opted to have the trainees kill in a controlled environment, for most this was an effective method. They would have you kill death row criminals until you were no longer affected by it.

This had been unnecessary for Zack wolf cubs. When it had been their time each one killed the criminal with brutal efficiency, and not once did any of them hesitate for even a split second. It was during this last week of training that the Wolf clubs thoroughly impressed Zack.

The one he had been most impressed by was Jack.The boy had grown in to a sort of leader for the cubs. Executing every order with peak efficiency, and without question. Zack had promoted the boy to platoon leader and his two friends to squad leaders.

Training was over the group lined in neat ordered lines awaiting transport to the s.p.a.ce port near New York City. Zach took one last look at his cubs knowing that this was the last time he was going to see them before the next batch showed.

The smile had never left his face but he knew he could never show them any satisfaction by letting him them know how proud he was. So instead he walked up to Jack handed him a folded flag and hold him at one simple thing."You are no longer cubs you are wolves and this is your pack good hunting" Jack unfolded the flag to discover a demon wolf head skull in a black border with the name Demon Dogs in red.

This was to be is groups emblem if they survived what was to come but until then it would wait. So he folded the flag back put it in his pack and gave Zack the Mandlorain salute. Zack returned it then yelled out, "Don Armor!",and the cubs put on there heavy carapaces and snapped on the s.h.i.+n and wrist guards.

"Don Weapons!", the cubs then grabbed their EE-3 carbine rifles attached them to their packs, then they grabbed two heavy repeater blaster pistols and holstered them to their waist,and lastly they inserted two kals into their wrist gauntlets and a waited the final command. Zack took on last breath and shout, " Don Helmets and move to the gun s.h.i.+ps!"

With that all the cubs placed the signature T crossed helmets on their heads and completed the armor seal. With out another word they turned to see two guns.h.i.+ps screaming towards them. Within seconds they had landed only a few meters away from them and opened their doors to load up the cubs. Jack order the platoon into the guns.h.i.+ps by squads then got on the lead guns.h.i.+p. As they lifted off Jack could see the Demon Forge compounds in the distance and he could almost make out another batch of students making there way up the mountain.

He took the sight in for but a moment before hitting the seal on the hatch and turing to take his seat. The flight to the New York star port was uneventful even though they had been on the other side of the country the trip only to 45 minutes. Landing on a dock just outside of the s.p.a.ce center Jack and the rest got to see just how much the world had changed since they had been in training.

Sky sc.r.a.pers that sore into the atmosphere, flaying cars moving about with unheard of speeds. People walk around with holo coms talking and surfing the holo net. The Clans had not required all the native people to go through the military training but every person hd to go though the Mandlorains' indoctrination program.

The ones that just went through that program became the farmers, the merchants, the doctors,basically all the jobs that help society expect for in to places. You had to go through the military if you wanted to be a politician to lead a sector or if you wanted to join a clan.

Now as it stood each clan owned a continent on the planet, and the people of that continent belonged to that clan, but you were not apart of that clan until you went through the military training, and for many being a clan member was the equivalent of being a billionaire. No normal laws could touch you only clan laws.

You would be given the best housing, the best cloths ,your own s.h.i.+p,really the best of the best. However getting into the clan under normal circ.u.mstances was next to impossible had it not been for the need of the clans to increase their population the natives of this planet would have just become Mandlorains that were clan owned but not apart.

That's who Jack and the others saw going about their lives when they landed near the s.p.a.ce port. The non-clan members,but when they saw jack and the others in full combat gear the one thought in their minds was' Oh G.o.d Clan members!' People quickly made a path for Jack and his pack. Walking with their heads held high they could feel all the emotion that had been rolling off of the crowed thanks to the force.

The fear, love, awe,envy they lapped it all in like water on a hot day. right at the entrance another group of trainees was waiting for them. Jack halted his group and headed in the direction of the one that seem to be the leader.

Stopping just out of knife range Jack hit his external speaker," Whats the situation Mandlorain."

The unknown trainee responded, " We where order to wait for Demon dogs before processing to the a.s.sembly area, you them?" Jack nodded," Got anyone info on how many are going on mission." The trainee shook his head no then turned around to face their men. Jack taking the hint orders his group to follow the new guys inside.

After a 10 min walk Jack and company arrive in the a.s.sembly area and take in the awesome sight of an army of at lest 15,000 Mandlorains inside the a.s.sembly pit. As they continued through they were greeted one of the many officers responsible for a.s.sign troops to berthings inside the s.h.i.+p. Walking up to Jack and the others the man lazily asked, what training center they were with. When Jack told him Demon Forge the man practically jump from his skin. He man a few quick swipes on his data pad then told Jack to have his men report to the back of the hanger area.

Following the mans orders his group made their way to the back they where taken to another hanger. Inside a smaller number of trainees where in here about 60 or so with one Aggressor-Cla.s.s Star Destroyer connected to the landing struts. The other groups had been gather around one particular Mandlorain one that Jack recognized in a heart beat. She was still wearing the same armor as the day she killed the president...Sharia Morman commander of the Darkhide Mandlorains.

Turing to Jacks group she spoke through her helmet," Welcome Demon Dogs...with that all of the commandos are here as of this moment you belong to me." Throwing a holo com to the ground she continued, "Our mission and your trial is to kill or capture Comit Grunseit second leader of the black suns. We currently know that he is locked in a battle with the Hutts on Tatooine. We will find him in the battle and bring him back or kill him which ever one seem appropriate at the time, any question?"

Jack taking a deep breath to hopefully mask his hate of the woman in front him asked, " What is the ROE" Sharia laughed, " None kill anyone who gets in your way be it black suns, hutt cartel,or even the local natives. We are here to start a war there will be casualties. Anyone else?" When no one answer Sharia nodded her head," Good not get on board we leave as soon as the cannon fodder in the hanger over get into their s.h.i.+p. Oh and just so you trainee know I think you are also fodder until your trial is over none of you are Mandlorains yet."