Exodus

"Exodus" is the fifth chapter of the Orion Nero Initiative series that takes place at Anderson Air Base.

Characters

 * General Raymond Lindell (Heard only)
 * Colonel Harry Munson (W.I.A.)
 * Captain Elias Streicher (K.I.A.)
 * Master Chief Officer Marcus Zaric (K.I.A.)
 * Master Chief Officer Crowley (W.I.A.)
 * Junior Officer First Class Kojak
 * Junior Officer First Class Fowler (K.I.A.)
 * Liberty (Destroyed)
 * Eclipse 1-1
 * Lightning 3-1
 * Otani Federation Air Defence Station (Heard only)
 * Manningham Air Base (Heard only)
 * Hanley Air Base (Heard only)

Plot
The remaining members of Alpha Team commute to Anderson Air Base where several C-30 Valkyries are already touching down on the airfield. At 5:39am, William P. Cullen of the Central Security High Command officially stated the betrayal of Director Eric Saunders and several other members of the Central Security to the Otani Federation, and that anybody associated with Saunders is treated as a hostile. Arriving at the main entrance of the Air Base, Alpha Team is stopped by the checkpoint guards in which Alpha Team are about to be detained for not having a red insignia that signifies the allegiance to the true Federation.

Elias Streicher tries to explain the situation to the officers guarding the entrance, and it is only when Harry Munson comes to the entrance himself, does the Commander recognise his old friend from seven years ago, and grants Alpha Team entry into the Air Base. The team drives towards the command centre that is beside the airfield where Elias explains the entire situation about Saunders' betrayal and involvement in the cover up of the 2054 incident. With Saunders involvement and conspiration with the terrorist organisation that Armin Alvitr and Moses Keeli are believed to be associated with, the rebellion against the Federation begins prematurely with both Manningham Air Base of the Elphix Province, and Hanley Air Base of the Nava Province being attacked by several Federation Warships that are under Saunders' command.

Only after the loss of communication between Ansaris Air Defence Station does Anderson Air Base start to get attacked as well. Munson tries to get in contact with anyone from the Central Security High Command or the Otani Space Station, but instead gets connected to Commander Kakuma of the Osiris Nine where everyone in the command centre learns that the Space Station is already destroyed, seven members of the High Command are killed, and friendly Federation warships are outnumbered seven to one.

When Anderson Air Base is attacked, Alpha Team is sent out to the tarmac with two objectives, defending the Valkyrie Shuttles from being destroyed by the Alvitr Central Security force, and making sure all civilians in the processing centres are safely onboard the Valkyries and outbound to Zahra. With seven Valkyries on the airfield, two Valkyries take off and flee the province without taking damage after being supported by several friendly A-57 Eagles while Alpha Team and the other Central Security officers on the airfield await the incoming of more civilian buses. Outnumbered and underpowered, the few Central Security officers scattered along the airfield are stretched thin, resulting in the destruction of two Valkyries from enemy Eagles while a third was disabled after the pilots were gunned down by an A-12 Lockheed and the cabin exploding from the impact of three RPGs.

The remaining officers fall back to the last two remaining Valkyries further down the runway as the limited number of friendly Panthers at their disposal were destroyed in quick succession. The last of the civilians from the processing centres finally reached the airfield, and were quickly moved into the Valkyries. An enemy Eagle approaches the Valkyries, but is shot down by the mounted machine gun on top of the last Panther Tank, but crashes into the command centre, sending the entire structure crumbling to the ground. Elias runs to the command centre to rescue Commander Munson and any other survivors with the help of Marcus Zaric and Jason Morello while the other five members of Alpha Team hold the enemy back with the last Panther.

After some time, Elias, Zaric and Morello emerge out of the wreckage with Munson and another officer, but as they moved towards the Valkyries, Elias, Zaric and Munson are shot down. Determined not to leave the Captain behind, Alan 'Aizy' Zeek, Marcel Garrick and Timothy Kato run over to provide covering fire for the three officers who were shot down while Morello and the injured Central Security officer safely returned to the Valkyries. Attempting to save Elias, Zaric and Munson, Aizy was only able to save Munson while Zaric held is position to defend Elias. Munson, though injured, was rescued by Kato and the group of four returned to the Valkyries for take off, leaving both Elias and Zaric behind, who both ended by being killed by the ACS. Gaining altitude to leave the Air Base, Liberty is shot down by an ACS Eagle, and the entire air transport explodes into a ball of flames as it re-enters the planet's atmosphere.

Escaping without harm, the last Valkyrie makes its way to Zahra International Airport in the Nava Province where several Central Security officers await their arrival to take all wounded civilians into the hundreds of temporary medical tents built up all around the airport. Tasks with bringing Munson back to Orion, Alpha Team escort Munson to the Zahra Interplanetary Teleportation Platform where they are given priority clearance to teleport to Orion, skipping the queue of several hundred civilians whom were all waiting to escape Ansaris. Inside the Teleport, the remaining members of Alpha Team watch as ACS Eagles approach the ITP head on and mow down hundreds of civilians whom were outside the protection of the ITP. The ACS Eagles then fire a number of missiles towards the ITP, destroying it completely, but Alpha Team along with Munson had just made it to the other side, coming out of the ITP in Santora as the last group to escape Ansaris.