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Black Sun	By : DarkWolves Category: +S through Z > Supreme Commander Views: 2855 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Supreme Commander, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
- 1-Black Sun
- 2-Chapter 2- The Aeon Princess
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Chapter 1- Black Sun

United Earth Federation Captain Michelle Aiko was battling with all the ferocity and skill she could muster, utilizing every strategy and tactic she had learnt in her time at the academy and her experience as a commander. Every front of the island protecting the UEF Super Weapon Black Sun was being assaulted, Cybran ground forces were forcing their way down from their position to the north while the combined fleets and aerial armadas of the Aeon Illuminate and Cybran Nation descended from every possible direction.
So far Captain Aiko had succeeded in establishing and holding a strong defensive perimeter around the UEF base defending Black Sun, but the battle still continued to rage all around them. Her stores of Energy and Mass required to maintain and strengthen her defences were dwindling, the few mass deposits pocketing the island and the lack of adequate space for expansion made the operation that much more impossible.
Aiko had signalled all local UEF commanders for assistance, but thanks to the Cybrans broadcasting their Symbiont Liberation Matrix across the entire planet the UEF were now facing an awakened Cybran army rioting at key strategic locations across the planet. Many of her fellow UEF commanders were struggling to secure their sectors through the unending cascade of attackers.
Captain Michelle Aiko had instead decided on a risky engagement which could help turn the tide of the battle in her favour. Assembling her naval armada of Battleships, Subs, Cruisers, Frigates and Destroyers reinforced by a fleet of Bombers and Fighters across the western cliffs she hoped to assault the main Aeon base in the region. Even if the base was not entirely destroyed the attack would hopefully cripple enough of the Aeon’s production facilities that the Aeon would be forced into a defensive stance long enough to allow Aiko to rebuild her own defences undisturbed.

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Commander Aiko sat in the command seat of her ACU. She tapped the communicator on the array of controls laid out before her, opening a COM link to her AI commanders. “All ships full speed ahead. Ambassador Bombers engage the enemy fleet, Wasp fighters cover their approach. Repeat, all units Engage! Engage!” Michelle closed the COM link, her orders given, her army was in motion. She stared at the screen showing the exterior camera of her ACU, watching the wave’s crash gently against the machines armoured legs. She gripped the controls, driving her heavy mech towards the battle beginning to form, her aircraft flying over her head, engaging the enemy ships swarming elegantly through the sky.

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The battle was now in full swing. The opposing fleets of ships fired volleys at each other, some rounds splashing harmlessly into the water around them, others impacting the approaching enemy ships, shredding their armoured hulls with little effort. UEF bombers circled overhead, dispersing their payload over the Aeon aircraft still docked in their Airbases, the pilots and technicians scrambling for cover as the burning debris of their craft rained down on top of them.
But for every Aeon craft that were either cut down by anti,aircraft fire or destroyed in a barrage of artillery, their lifeless and crippled hulls floating deathly on the clear waters of earths seas, another Air Superiority Fighter swooped out of their Air Factory, repaired and ready to engage the assaulting UEF forces. There was no way the UEF could fight this unending wave of enemy reinforcements. She had to call a retreat.
Michelle tapped her COM unit with a sweat drenched hand, taking a second to bat a stray hair from her eyes before returning her gaze to the tactical map before her “All units pull back. Repeat, everyone. Fall back!” She cried into the COM link, Aiko did not know how many of her automated units were still active to receive this.
She suddenly felt some hard pulses impact the hull of her ACU, the enormous mech recoiling a few steps back in response. Alarms began to ring loudly inside the cockpit, the entire chamber bathed in a dark crimson light. She punched the emergency recall button, activating the teleporter that would yank her from the maws of hell just in time. But nothing happened. She could not sense the usual nauseating feeling as her matter was transported half a kilometre in an instant. She punched the teleporter key again, but no response. Her ACU’s system was fried.

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Aeon Illuminate Knight Commander Siri sat in the regulated atmosphere of the cockpit of her ACU, coordinating her troop’s movements against the incoming UEF forces.
The Aeon Commander was showing the UEF defenders little mercy as their Submarines attempted to slip silently around her flank she requisitioned Torpedo Bombers to route the threat. As the UEF fighters attempted to clear the skies for their bombers to make their runs she rerouted Aeon Cruisers to secure the breach and regain control of the skies before the potential threat could escalate.
Siri’s tactics were succeeding in securing a strong defence, she knew that the UEF would have to back down eventually. Suddenly the UEF forces began to turn, the UEF vessels making best speed away from the battle space, the Bombers and Fighters swarming over the airspace curved banked sharply. The Aeon forces continued to fire on their retreating enemies, some shots impacted the fleeing ships, crippling their damaged engines and leaving them vulnerable to the pursuing Aeon fleet. The COM crackled to life, the image of the Knight Arnold forming on the main screen. “Champion, the UEF forces are retreating. I shall rally our forces and pursue them”
“Negative Commander Arnold. I require you and your forces here to reinforce our position against another possible attack from the UEF or Cybrans”
Arnold grudgingly agreed “Affirmative Champion”
Siri closed the COM link, returning her attention to the damage reports now flooding her COM buffer. Suddenly Arnold’s voice filled her cockpit once again, breaking her concentration “Champion, I have just discovered that there had been a UEF Commander leading their forces”
Siri leaned in closer to the controls, ensuring her voice rang clean in the COM unit. “I fail to see what importance that has now; I assume they retreated along with their forces?” Siri knew it was a stupid question to ask, upon destruction an ACU detonated in a large scale explosion which would surely have been sighted even from the Aeon base, which left only one outcome. “But I don’t see how this is relevant now”
But what Arnold said next, was completely unexpected “It seems their ACU’s systems were crippled during the attack and it now lays derelict out in the middle of the ocean. My bet is the pilots still active, but given enough time the cockpit will likely flood if main power isn’t restored quickly”
Siri pondered the situation, and quickly came to the conclusion any decent Commander would. “Deploy a squad of engineers to the crash site; I want the wreckage brought back to base. If the pilot is still alive, ensure they receive the necessary medical attention”
Arnold was certainly taken aback by the order, his feelings about his past comrades in the UEF apparent amongst all levels of the Illuminate. “At once Champion. Knight Arnold out”

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The broken wreckage of a UEF ACU was lowered delicately onto the light sands in the centre of the Aeon base. The heavily damaged mech bore the fresh scars of recent battle, the heavy plated armour riddled with jagged holes and burn marks inflicted by Aeon plasma rounds. In its weakened state it appeared more as a monster of Greek myth than the enormous war machine it was designed to be. The creatures left arm had been removed at the elbow joint, leaving the bicep dangling uselessly at its side.
Since receiving Arnold’s report Siri had decided to remove her outer mechanized shell, not really something you generally did in a warzone. Siri overlooked the wrecked ACU deciding instead to focus on the body being dragged lifelessly from the wreckage by a group of armoured techs.
The body was laid out on a stretcher, surrounded by medical staff carrying an array of medical equipment in their gloved hands. Siri disabled the locks on her helmet, feeling the warm sea air of the Hawaiian Islands waft through the gaps in her helmet. She lifted the deadweight off her shoulders, letting her long raven black hair cascade down her armoured back, feeling searing relief in the freedom. Removing your helmet was even less of a intelligent idea in a warzone.
Siri followed the medics pace, eager to discover the condition of her fallen opponent. “How are they?” The medic gave her an empty glance, only giving her the necessary attention when he took notice of the insignia of the Royal Crest carved on the shoulder blade of her armour.
“She seems to be okay” He spoke surprisingly optimistically, then his gaze began to trail down towards his latest patient, his voice lowering with it. “But I’m afraid we don’t have the necessary facilities here, she’s not going to get very far without the proper treatments”
Siri registered this as quickly as it had come, already she had a plan in mind. “Put her in a vehicle, I will take her through the Quantum gate back to the Enclave. The medics there will have a better chance with her” The medic nodded, directing his staff towards the row of parked vehicles outside the Aeon Land Factories. Siri remained where she was, raising her hand to her ear to activate the tiny COM link tucked neatly beneath her hair. “Arnold?” His face returned to the COM once again, the background noise teaming with sounds of mechanized units. “I am officially relinquishing temporary command of this operation to you until such time as I deem otherwise, is that clear?” He was certainly surprised by the order, but in no way unappreciative, eager at the chance to rise in the ranks of the Aeon military by removing the remnants of his former allies.
“Very well Champion. Arnold out” Siri closed the COM link, watching as the medics ran the stretcher up the loading ramp of the transport vehicle. She re-secured her helmet, following the line of pilots and engineers scrambling to configure the Quantum gate. Finally, she was going home.

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Michelle awoke, her head swirling with a peaceful calmness that distorted her thoughts. She opened her eyes; she could see serene turquoise walls surrounding her. She felt a warmth encapsulating her glow beneath her torso. Her surroundings were serene, tranquil, designed to calm and sooth the minds of the occupants, help them drift into the sweet slumber of, No!
A voice inside her mind cried out, jolting her awake again. It was the voice of her drill Sergeant during basic training. But it was her voice, screaming his words in her mind. Don’t you quit on me now you worthless piece of cannon fodder! She remembered her training, remembered crawling through rancid waste, her uniform being shredded by the barbed wire that hung inches above her back. The burning sting of sweat in her eyes. The sudden pain of a trainers stun baton been jabbed into the soft muscle of any recruit who choose to trail behind the group.
In enemy territory you never let down your guard, you use the senses god gave you to analyze and evaluate your surroundings before constructing a plan! Without a plan, you will die!
Taking the advice of her invisible Drill Sergeant she began to absorb every aspect of the room surrounding her, the clear water pool that she was laid in, the cream covered pillars that held the domed roof which hung precariously above her. Beyond the room seemed to lay a cold unforgiving abyss which would lead no where, which begs to the question of exactly how she got here herself.
Aiko put the thought aside, instead focusing entirely on the here and now. She looked herself over; her body was covered in simple light green robes, the style worn by the Aeon disciples of the Way. She put her hands onto the bank of the pool, trying to pull herself clear of the warm liquid. She succeeded in clearing the pool, sitting on the lip of the water, feeling the cool air attack the drenched patches of her clothing. She took this moment of quiet to analyse her condition, testing her arms with a gentle raise and lower. No cramps or unusual cracks. She tested her legs, letting them waft gently through the water, battling the resistance of the liquid with almost little effort. She ran her hands across her torso, marking every bruise and cut that riddled her body. So far everything seemed to still work.
She was suddenly roused from her evaluation by a sound resonating from across the pool. She looked up sharply to see a figure standing between the set of pillars on the far side of the pool. It was a tall figure, draped in flowing green robes that marked her as a high ranking member of the Aeon Illuminate with the slim, athletic physique of a female in their prime. The figure stepped forward into the light, their light brown hair cascaded gently from the open seam of her hood. “Are you alright?” Her sirens voice resonated against the high walls of the domed building.
Aiko had heard stories and reports from soldiers captured by Aeons, they repeatedly talked of Aeon ‘Sirens’ using some kind of mind trick to influence your thoughts and your actions. They claimed the Aeon could do terrible things to a persons mind, they could wipe away your thoughts and memories and destroy your very identity. But unlike the past victims of the aeons influence, Aiko was prepared.
“Are you alright?” The woman repeated, she stepped closer towards Aiko, slowly rounding the curve of the pool stepping closer towards Aiko still sitting on the lip the sparkling pool. Aiko stiffened, ready to react as her honed military instincts took over, she was careful never to betray her anxiety to the Aeon. The woman was now standing over her, Aiko kept staring across the pool her gaze never faltering from the spot on the far pillar.
“You need not fear me, soldier” The Aeon tried to lay a hand on her shoulder; Aiko brushed the hand away with a shake of her shoulder blades. The Aeon princess lowered herself onto her knees next to her, looking into the side of Aiko’s head. “In this instance I am not your enemy”
That was the moment Captain Aiko finally spoke to her captor. “Captain Aiko, ACU serial number 0167/TH9” Though as strange as the response was, it was a response she’d heard from almost every captured soldier she had met with. “Truthfully there is nothing I could learn from you that I could not learn through other methods aside from interrogation”
Aiko was still unconvinced. “Then if there is nothing to gain, release me” Aiko spoke sharply.
The Aeon woman spoke again “I am Princess Rhianne Burke, Spiritual Leader of the Aeon. I do not believe in taking prisoners of war for the purposes of interrogation”
Aiko began to put the pieces together. “Then how did I get here?”
It was a reasonable question. “My Champion leading the assault against your position crippled your ACU, you were badly injured. She brought you back here for medical treatment”
The princess rose from her sitting position. “You’ll remain here until your treatments are complete, after that I will see you returned safely to your forces”
Aiko could feel a sense of tranquillity that emanated from the princess. Maybe there was something to the Aeons besides, No!
Her imaginary Drill Sergeant screamed at her. They’re trying to manipulate you! They’re turning you against the UEF! It was true, it was the way she had heard from all the reports. The Princess was trying to control her!
Suddenly the princess rose to her feet, turning her back on Aiko. “When the war ends, we shall hunt you no longer” It was true. Even through the haze of doubt the Princess had cast over her, she could tell that the answer was sincere.
Aiko rose sluggishly onto her feet. Even though she couldn’t trust the Aeon, she had to trust them. If only until she regained command of her forces. Then she would see an end to the Aeon threat, permanently.
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