Third person view.

"Run Away!" One of the soldiers screamed

"Run Away!" Another soldier screamed.

"RUNNNNN!!!!!AWWWWAAAAAYYYY!!!!!" Screamed the soldiers as they headed back
to the rapidly ascending transport ships. An explosion was heard as one of the transport ships shimmered in the heat of a S.A.M. (Surface to Air Missiles) as it crashed to the ground pulling another ship down with it. The view was amazing but the penalty of that view was the loss of hundreds of
soldiers, and billion dollar transports, but Vasili thought it was worth it for he had his camera.

Vasili walked among the utter chaos that was the Command post on the failed to conquer planet, wounded lay in the deserted medical tents, radio posts completely deserted, and armories and armor hangers were completely deserted of all life and their objects of storage.

The Full retreat of the planet was organized by the Emperor  himself, knowing the stay on that planet was a waste of resources and paper work for him, he ordered a full retreat to back to outpost 89, also known as Mars laboratories. The Martian labs produced most of the technology, weapons, and
space cruisers then any other planet. The best part about it was that the atmosphere had been restored in small pockets by a rouge group of scientists with intentions of attacking Terra. Thing is their rebellion was quelled by Emperor Kyo a strong spirited and fair emperor, unlike Emperor Zoa who only cared about his dynasty.

Well the Mars labs and shipyards are used to produce most of the militarizes weapons, armor, vehicles, and space fighters because of it is barren and open so natural blockades like the barely surviving Rain Forests aren't in the way to halt production.

Another transport fell to the ground as Vasili looked out the window on the transport he had boarded.The compartment where the soldiers stayed during flight was pretty spacious but Zaitsev got special treatment. For on his walk to the large transport ship landing zones he saw some  papers
spread across a desk he picked them up turned out to be important defense papers and security codes . He got to the ship and said. 'Now i get my own square on that transport.' So he had 10X10 foot square of personal space where if you intruded you would lose your teeth. As he has demonstrated twice this ride.

"ETA to the cruisers is five minutes."The relaxed voice of the pilot came through the intercom.

Vasili sighed "So anyone know where we are advancing in the other direction too?" Zaitsev asked the Soldiers around him keeping his gaze out the window and into space.

"I think we are heading to the labs on Mars,sir." One of the Privates said to the Sargent. The Sargent swore under his breath

“Anyone know if the governor there has changed in the past year and a half?” Vasili asked the soldiers around him. On soldier came forward.

“Yes I heard the old governor was taken of of power because he charged false allegations against an officer of the military, and threatened to kill the officer.” The soldier said. That is how life was in the corrupt military regime of the emperor. The military had all the power the people were nothing to them  just a large work force. Zao the current emperor was corrupt and well paying so a soldier of fortune like Zaitsev was in heaven in this military regime,even though he resented the emperor he liked the pay checks. Vasili was waiting for this war to end before he springs a military coup against the emperor removing him and his family from power and replacing it with him, an even more trigger happy madman.

“Ok good, then I don't really have any business there.” Vasili stated standing up and headed for the transports door for they had arrived at the destination. The ramp door opened up to show hundreds upon thousands of men and women soldiers filing into the doors out of the hangars or on to large interceptors and fighters that will be defending the fleet on its way to Mars.

Zaitsev got off the transport and headed towards one of the interceptors, large ships used to board enemy ships by tearing a whole in the side and shooting pods with soldiers into the gaping whole. The soldiers suits were pressurized and had oxygen tanks so it wasn't a total waste of lives. Zaitsev did it for the thrill of tearing an Elura's head from its shoulders by sneaking up behind it as it worked to keep their ships running. The reason it was fun it Vasili's mind was that you barely get the jump on an Eluran so hell why not make it into a fun time.

The Earth fleet bombarded the planet hoping to ground the Eluran fleet for as long as possible.

“Like hell blowing the crap out of them will work.” Vasili muttered from his pod. “Doesn't the Navy know they keep their fleets underground till we get far enough away then they catch us and kill us, bombing them is a waste of good shells we can shove up their ships A-”Vasili was halted by the voice through the intercom.

“Eluran frigates boys, lets give them hell, we are now disengaging the cloaking field.” The pilot said as he flipped a switch and then the Large red and black ship became visible. It held approximately 50 soldiers and had a large turret mounted gun on the bottom of the ship. The ship was fast though it quickly caught up with the Eluran frigate and lobbed a shell tearing a large hole in the hull leading right into the engine room. “DIRECT HIT!” The pilot exclaimed then calmed his voice comically. “Pods one through fifty will be shot into the Eluran abyss to kick ass....have a nice day.” He said launching all the pods one by one.

Vasili was pod fifty “Ohh ya mon me favorite par-” Before he could finish the word his pod was launched into the hole in the Eluran ship.