Azari Yuler crouched down behind a destroyed tank with a pillar of smoke coming out of the top. Glowing beams from polyphoton weapons zipped by on all sides of the tank.

"Alpha squadron, we need you right now" Azari said into his radio. "We're just a few coals away from getting barbequed here."

"We're flying as fast as we can at this altitude, Azari" said an impatient voice on the radio. "We can't fly any higher and risk getting hit by the anti air batteries. If you guys are getting overwhelmed then just back off!"

"No, we're not going to back off!" he shouted as a large plasma bolt hit the tank knocked one side into the air. The regiment of elves remained in place, not budging one bit for a few minutes as the firing ont hem seemed to increase. At last, three different fighter craft fired around a dozen rockets that blew the big pile of junk making up the reptilian's barricades in every direction. All of the elven forces ran straight into the city, easily taking out the Dragon Claw Clan forces inside. They made their way into the middle, where the Dragon Claw command ship was attempting to lift off.

"Shoot it down!" Azari shouted. Many different polyphoton beams all converged on the ship, and the fighter craft fired a volley of missiles. The ship immediately came back down, destroying a small civilian structures. Azari ran right up to the hull of the ship and opened the door, shooting a few lizards as he made his way up to the command deck.

"Where's Krall?" Azari asked holding the gun at the Dragon Claw commander. "I guess he didn't want to be a target in this turkey shoot." The commander quickly turned his body, attempting to hit Azari with his large tail, but Azari quickly rolled under it and fired a shot that hit the lizard right in the chest. The lizard dropped to the ground, completely motionless. A call came in from his phone.

"Yuler" he said picking it up.

"Azari, can you get over here to the staging area" said the voice of Geerhil Golmad.

"I'm searching the Dragon Claw's ship for clues" Azari replied.

"No need for that. I've figured out what the lizards are doing here." Azari begrudgingly exited the ship and commandeered a motor bike inside one of the APCs that had entered the city and raced several minutes back to the staging area. Golmad was pretty much alone inside the foam tent.

"What have you got?" Azari asked.

"The reptilia raided Latildra University's labs. After a thorough inspection of the lab I can say with a high level of confidence that what they sold were intellichine parts."

"Intellichine parts? Are you sure? Weren't most of them destroyed after the war?"

"The signs are unmistakable of them working on it. Obviously, Krillik wasn't being honest about why the Dragon Claw carried out this attack. And I can't think of any other reason why the reptilia would dare trying to take over an area they had no hope of holding."

"Where could Krillik and Avistra have possibly have found them?"

"I haven't a clue."

"I can go have a little chat with Krillik – or even Avistra – if you would like me to minister."

"Don't do that. If they know we're onto them they will get more careful, and we don't want that. For now, I just want to keep a close eye on them. It is obvious Lady Avistra has some secrets and I don't want them guarded any more closely than necessary."

Yuler nodded his head. "I'll inform the Grand Admiral" Yuler said getting on his motor bike and speeding away.