As the war raged, Liberty pulled all ships save the Yukon, in Los Angeles orbit, and two cruisers, the Jason Grace and it's sister, the Thalia Grace, were pulled back from thier posts and sent to the front
But, in the Vespucci system, the Hellfire Legion planned an attack. Waiting until a spy told them the Thalia and Jason Graces were at San Diego, the Legion jumped in with their flagship the Ven'Gyr and a full fighter wing. Caught by surprise, the Jason Grace was heavily damaged, managing to kamikaze and fire it's main gun,at point-blank rang, crippling the Ven'Gyr. The Thalia Grace opened up, but was disabled and captured by the Legion. Without the Naval units, San Diego fell.
At Los Angeles, the Yukon sent a distress call, and the Fifth Assault Fleet, lead by the carrier Los Angeles, jumped into California. The leader, Captain Zack Archer, ordered his fleet to reinforce the Yukon. This action saved both the Yukon and planet Los Angeles, but this decision sealed the fate for California Minor. The Legion overwhelmed the defenses and invaded, solidifying a base within the California system. If not for the quick action of the Fifth Fleet, Willard would have fallen.
The dreadnought Harmony, accompanied by the battlecruisers ThunderBay and Iwo Jima, as well as the seige cruisers Austin, Ohio, and Lake Michigan, immedietly moved to Willard, catching the already damaged Ven'Gyr. Knowing it was useless to try and fight Harmony and her escorts, Ven'Gyr retreated back to San Diego, where the Iblis and the Abbadon had come with reinforcments. Knowing an assault would mean heavy losses, the commander of the Ven'Gyr dispatced Iblis and Abbadon to reinforce California Minor.
Archer, meanwhile, reinforced the Yukon by placing the second dreadnought, the Arizona, nearbye, while ordering his fleet to hold Mojave and the jump gate to New York.
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