Competition: [Fall of SCEPTER] Organized Retreat

At a temporary disadvantage, the forces of Arcona are now fighting back. Inch by inch, they are taking back the Dajorra System under the leadership and savvy of Battlemaster Uji. The ruthless tactics of the Galeres Aedile are efficient, but decimating the forces of SCEPTER as he chains together operation after operation to gain the advantage. His newest orders to our scattered forces is to withdraw to a single rally point. He has entrusted you with the responsibility of retrieving SCEPTER forces and escorting them to the secure compound.

Tell the story of this retrieval and escort operation. Did you volunteer for this mission or were you assigned? Were you responsible for establishing the secure compound? What trials and tribulations did you encounter during the mission? Was your mission a success or did you fail to deliver SCEPTER forces?

750 word minimum. Will be graded based upon the fiction rubric.