Summary

Chapter 12 describes Zach’s first real combat which will come to be known as the Battle of Crystal Palace. Zach does well but then willfully ignores the admiral’s command to cease fire. He continues to chase down the last Glaive, which results in the Glaive self-destructing in the hangar full of drones. The drones are destroyed. Naturally, afterwards, Zach is called to the Admiral’s office for reprimand.

He does not get court marshaled however. In Chapter 13, he is told that his father is alive and is a general for the EDA. His death was faked in order for him to serve the EDA. Zach will be sent to the base where his father is—on Moon Base Alpha. Also, he had been playing his father all along. Xavier was RedJive, always ranked first in the Armada game.

On his way to...