"We're just gonna run?" Roland asked surprised as Lasky turns towards him. Not just minutes ago a massive Forerunner like bird ship EMP Earth's defenses and UNSC ships. Lucky Infinity manage to escape, but not before they meet the source of the Guardians that some people have called them. To a shocking few it was Cortana herself as she claimed the Mantle belongs to the created.

"Not until we find out how to fight back." Lasky answered truthfully, as much as he wanted to fight back he knew that the Infinity was no match for the firepower of that Guardian, and right new they're running for their lives.

"Admiral there's a Guardian following us!" One of the crewman shouted as Lasky partly panicked, but maintain control.

"Try to lose it we can't let that thing Disable our ship!" Lasky ordered as the crew did as he said as the Infinity began to change paths stopping out of slip space and going back in. For hours to what the crew seemed like minutes they been trying to lose the Guardian, they secueed when they got to Sanghelios, only to run again when the Guardian found them again.

"Roland! Ready another Slipspace jump!" Lasky ordered as Roland prepared as the crew man shouted, "Guardian Charging Emp!"

"Brace for impact!" Lasky ordered as the Infinity began to enter slip space, the Guardian send out it's EMP, part of it hit the Infinity's Engines which made the ship go shaking and fast that none of the crew knew where the ship was going. Little did everyone not know that the ship was heading toward a sector that none of the crew or the galaxy at large really knew existed.

Korupiu sector.

Henry Drim was a knowing kind of guy, something the Protoss and even Dominion high command respected. He was that kind of guy who wouldn't sit down while the men he worked with did their jobs for the first time on their own unless they ask him not to help. No he was that kind of guy who help those who need to know the basics of their job and understand what each and everyone of them were capable of.

As he past the halls of the newly completed ship of Terran and Protoss hybrid design "The Valor". The first of it's kind. He look towards the crew he be serving with. Protoss from each sub fraction of the Purifiers, The Dark Templar, Khalai, and some Tal'darim. The last of whom he was caution to be careful of, due to their some times violent natures much to the annoyance of some of the other protoss.

Well I can't blame them for being this way. He thought as he continue on to the bridge as he nodded to those passing by him. Some of the men he was given were handpicked by him, either it was their skills in mechanisms, Weapons, vehicles, or what kind of skills the men were good at he selected.

As he entered the bridge, he was met with a sight of the men, woman and protoss working on the bridge preparing the ship for it's voyage. One of the Protoss named Dep'hul, his second in command was reviewing with the navigator for the ship as he Spotted Henry looking at him waiting, he finished with the Navigator as he went over to him to give his report.

"The ship's already to go and all supplies are checked." Dep'hul said without waiting for Henry to ask for his report, he already knew it due to the body language. It was nearly before the plans of this ship during the End war. A war that Dep'hul partly hated, not only for the truth of the Khala, and how it was corrupted but of how many lives were lost during the previous wars, all due to a Xel'naga named Amon who wanted to see the cycle be gone and replace.

Something that Dep'hul wanted to forget and focus on the now. Now during Recovery and healing from, Dep'hul held respect for Henry for several reason. One of them being the man to charge into battle with his men, and making sure that anyone who died, died with reason. It's something that Dep'hul knew Henry didn't like to see men died, but alas in war men died, they all knew that. Every after battle while men be celebrating a victory, Henry would held a quiet funeral, for any soldier that die, and partly be thankful for those who made it out.

Dep'hul mentally shake the thought out as he continued, "Hierarch Artanis, and Emperor Valerian Mengsk are waiting for you in you're cabin since they know that if they wanted speak to you that's where you meet."

Henry, nodded and after looking around the bridge seeing it was in perfect order nodded in conclusion and said, "Very well Dep'hul, you have the helm."

Dep'hul nodded as he return back to his station, Henry partly smiled and left the bridge as he went to his cabin, there was he open the door he was greeted with the sight of the two people he knew in there. Artanis and Valerian, as they both looked at him and Valerian smiled.

"Good to see you after the speech. I take it that the crew is ready to leave?" Valerian asked. It was true before this all happen just nearly an hour ago Valerian had a speech of how long ago the war all three kinds fought in was of something that brought devastation to them all due to the thoughts of mad men and psychopaths who thought that they were right, not that any of them could deny it but it was true to say at least.

"Knowing some of them, all they want is to look out beyond and wonder what's out there wither it be wars, or planets, resources or new species." Henry answered as he hung his jacket up, He wasn't much of a Trench coat or Modern uniforms the Dominion wear type guy. He like to look like the old days back on earth when The United States and other countries had more simpler and more fitting Henry's style kind of uniforms, Not that the higher ups had any argue with that of course. They all knew how Henry was, non abusive with his power, and if he did he had his own check's and balances system. Much to most Protoss confusion.

Artanis frown when he heard the war part from Henry, The Tal'darim were sometimes war hungry, one fight after another didn't satisfy them, He could partly say the same for some of his own warriors. Never the less it is what it is and they just need a way to deal with it.

"I know the feeling, which is why i had you select you crew and had us worried with the details for the rest." Valerian commented, and he stood up when something grabbed his eye at the edge of the TV that Henry asked to be install in his room, A Old DVD cover that most people don't use to watch anymore that had the Cover "The Hunt for Red October."

"An old fan of old movies?" Valerian asked as he picked the cover up and showed it to Henry which the latter looked back at, old memories toke the man as he remember watching the movie with his family on their home planet of Delis, a planet never touch by war.

"Yes, This movie once belong to one of my ancestors when he was on board on the four colony ships, I keep it for old family sake." Henry answered when he went and toke the DVD from Valerian as Henry put it in his Case of DVD's.

"Why do you have them after all this time?" Artanis asked as he looked at the DVD's, Henry couldn't deny it most protoss even Dep'hul was confuse at the movies Henry brought in was they were not filmed in the Koruplu sector.

"They were something my Ancestor, a man named Michael Burbank would watch from one generation down to the next these movies were something back in the 1980's and 1990's were called masterpiece. This something i partly watch in order to make plans and to help study some battle tactics they show on here." Henry answered, soon afterward he got out a drink of Colc, a non alcoholic drink, a cup and poor some in it, and then he toke a drink.

"We're gonna have to watch that sometimes if you're willing." Valerian said as Henry looked at him as he nodded as Valerian knew what Henry was trying to say as he nodded which Henry began to type in the map for the Koruplu sector as Artanis began, "For the beginning of this voyage for "The Valor" you are to proceed south, nearly the bottom left nearly planet Etoplia." As Artanis pointed towards the planet in question with his finger.

"You are to then proceed south marking new planets and resources so that the Dominion and Dalaeem can proceed to neogaite and colonize the planets for expansion." Valerian concluded as Henry toke it all in as he finished his drink and nodded.

"I'll see to it that make ready to head there right away, anything i should be aware of?" Henry asked as both the leaders shoke their heads, "Nothing that may be important but be careful. No one was ever explore their before the great wars." Artanis answered.

"Remember Captain Drim, the hope for our people to expand and explore relies on you." Valerian concluded as Henry Saluted and the leaders turn to leave as Artanis left Valerian said, "Good luck Captain and may God's speed guide you for a safe journey." Then he left.

Henry then left the looked out the window of the ship, never did he think that this may work, but somehow it did much to his own relief, as he began to leave his quarters, he or anyone else in that matter were unaware of what was about to happen in Etoplia.