Come You Masters of War...

With the Alliance on the back foot after Hoth, the 181st and Shadow Wing begin the work of hunting down the remnants of the Alliance; meanwhile, Rogue Squadron regroups and prepares to remind the Empire that they’re still very much in this fight!

Whoops I did another Star Wars fic.

As the Galactic Civil War rages, a chance exchange of transmissions between an X-Wing and a TIE Fighter soon draws prying eyes from leaders on both sides. Flight Officer Jev Brexler and Lieutenant Katja Dreyf are content to enjoy the flirtations and danger, but the duo's dance among the stars draws them ever closer to each other---and also to forgetting the causes they serve.

>>> SUBJECT: Still Alive

>>> Hey Cas. It’s been a while. With Zack getting booted off the galactic stage and our old masters getting back at it again, figured I’d let you know I’m still out there. Got myself a nice plot of land on That World in Hutt Space. It’s nice, now that Zack’s gone, and they haven’t forgotten how we helped them earn their freedom.  >>> I’m getting back to my roots. Crops are coming in just fine, and the start of some aquaculture. Hoping to start selling Klatooinian Paddy Frogs to my sector neighbors, now that they’re not trying to take this world over at the barrel of a gun. 

>>> I’m not flying solo. Got some droids to help out. And there’s a few vets from the second war here who are helping too, finally enjoying what it is they fought for. Sometimes I wonder how...all those folks we worked with are holding up. If they ever got the chance to see if they could even enjoy the peace they fought so hard for, too.

>>> I’m not stupid. I know better than to ask how you are. I know better than to ask what you’ve been up to. And I still have my rifle and beret hanging above the fireplace, just in case i need to shoulder arms one last time. >>> I miss you. And I hope one day we can see each other again. >>> ---Jean

Being the brainchild of the asari and salarians, it was almost inevitable that Eclipse would develop a robust clandestine operations capability. Unlike its relatively regimented infantry units, Eclipse special missions units (typically abbreviated to SMUs) are rarely long-standing elements, existing for the duration of time it takes to achieve the mission and no longer. This aids operational flexibility by tying down assets as little as possible, and furthermore aids in deniability, as an SMU's records, table of organization and equipment, and roster are all purged from company records upon mission completion. No secret is made of the reason behind this: clients contract Eclipse SMU's specifically for the difficulty of being tied to the clandestine services requested, and Eclipse itself would prefer to be minimally linked to such operations.

A Special Missions Unit is defined by Eclipse as any element that pursues operations outside of standard military or security frameworks, which can include conventional assets utilized for unconventional tasks. These operations can range from corporate espionage, regime destabilization or change, psychological operations, assassinations, counter-terror black operations, and so on. No Eclipse soldier can begin their career with the company in SMUs, with some exceptions: salarians who have significant operational experience with the STG, and asari with at least two centuries' of experience with the Republics Commandos. Despite petitions from humans within the Eclipse ranks, N-series Alliance veterans must serve time in conventional units before being eligible for SMU selection. Due to the salarian's greater experience with black operations, a Senior or Chief Operative is often the leader of an SMU.

When a Jedi Knight is reported in the prosperous capital of Mimban, a pair of Clone wars veterans find themselves pulled from the front lines to help bring them to justice. But for Dhen Martz and TX-1191, serving under the command of the Second Sister and her fellow Inquisitors brings a new set of dangers very different from a mere combat zone.

1) Sunset from the Dantius Towers

2) Omega with Nice Shoes

3) The Dantius Detail

4) Stakeout Mission

5) High-Value Target Snatch

6) Vanguards Party Hard (Alree T’Mira)

7) An Elegant Approach to War (Nalethia T’Resh)

8) Itchy Trigger Finger (Enyala)

9) Welcome to the Sunspot

10) One-Armed Salarian Blues (Yehlen Pek)

11) Sayn by Comparison

12) The Heavy Hitter (Wasea)

13) From Cat-6 to Captain (Andre Protin)

14) Night Raid