They had been marching up the stairs when it happened a thermal detonator came flying out into their direction "Gernade!!!" An Imperial soldier shouted and everyone tried to scatter but Cad knew it was too late for Luc and a few other imperial army soldiers. But for the rest they got hit by the shock wave Cad included it sent him slamming down onto a landing and turned his whole world black.

When he awoke one of his helmet lenses had shattered so his left eye had a full data feed while his right did not making it seem like an odd clash of data and reality. "Luc?" He shouted "Luc respond." There was no response and his monitors in his armor pinged him back as dead. The few troopers who survived were either just getting up or trying to flee. It was at this moment that Cad was aware of the pain in his arm and ribs he had landed on them both pretty hard but adrenaline and rage was in his system now it was feeding him and keeping him going. "No retreating." He shouted drawing his pistol and gunning down a fleeing soldier "We are going to take that floor if it's the last thing we do." He continued spittle getting into his mouth piece. Armed with his blaster pistol and a look of such intense rage in his eyes he stripped Luc of his wedding ring tucking it away into a pouch and continued his death march with frightened army troopers in tow.

He knew he would probably be punished for his execution of that one trooper but he didn't care he was intent on killing the bastard who killed Luc, he was intent on revenge and if he had too he would hunt this bastard to the ends of the universe. [i]"This means war." [/i] He thought as he finally made it up the stairs and came face to face with the enemy.