Order 66: A Short Story
This is a short story about the final moments of Order 66, and in depth look at the dying moments of the Jedi.
Dramatis Personae
Aayla Secura; Jedi Knight
Ahsoka Tano; Jedi Knight
Anakin Skywalker; Sith Apprentice
Coleman Kcaj; Jedi Master
Jurokk; gate master
Kazdan Piratus; Jedi Engineer/knight
Ki-Adi Mundi; Jedi Master
Quinlan Vos; Jedi Master
Shaak Ti; Jedi Master
Yoda; Grand master
Prologue
"Commander Cody, it is time execute order 66," Palpatine said to the hologram of the Clone Commander.
"Yes my lord," Commander Cody replied.
Palpatine then opened a channel to the next Clone Commander Neyo on Saleucami and gave him the order.
* * * * * *
Gate master Jurokk was stood inside the Jedi Temple, keeping guard, waiting for the return of the Jedi Masters and Anakin Skywalker. I hope we don't come to regret the decision of the Council to go and arrest the Chancellor, Jurokk thought to himself. The entire temple for the time being was silent as people awaited the return of Master Windu and the other Council Members and the outcome of it. Then he sensed Anakin returning to the temple—he was stood outside. Instinctively, without thinking about opened the Temple entrance doors. Jurokk walked outside and saw Anakin approach. Then he realised that Anakin was the only Jedi here.
"Anakin, where is Master Windu and the others?" Jurokk said and then he looked over Anakin's shoulder and saw an entire legion of Clone troopers making their way up to temple.
"Is it bad Anakin?" Jurokk questioned.
Anakin took out his lightsaber and ignited before Jurokk could even respond.
"It's worse than you could ever imagine." Anakin replied as he stabbed the lightsaber through the Jedi Master's chest, and the Jedi Master slumped down to the ground. "Kill everything that moves." He said turning to look over his shoulder at the clones.
* * * * * *
Shaak Ti was all alone in one of the meditating in one of the chambers inside the Jedi temple. Through the Force, she had sensed the deaths of the Jedi Masters; Mace Windu, Agen Kolar, Saesee Tiin and Kit Fisto. The only Jedi who survived was Anakin, the one who she had failed to stop from leaving the Temple, Anakin. She sensed Anakin return to the temple, but through the Force Anakin felt totally different; in the space of an hour, before he left he felt confused but now it was hard determination and resolute but she also felt the death of Gate master Jurokk outside. Anakin has fallen to the darkside, he's comeback to kill us all--by the orders of the chancellor. We can either fight now, or return when we are stronger, Shaak Ti thought to herself. She stood up and made her way out of the chamber, as the door opened she saw Jedi Master Coleman Kcaj approaching her from down the corridor.
"Master Kcaj," Shaak Ti said. "We must leave now, and fight another day."
"As you wish, Master Ti," Kcaj replied. "We will round up as many Jedi as possible and flee the temple. We can't use our own ships or they'll be shot down."
"True, yes," Shaak Ti replied. "There's still the other exit we can use to escape from the temple. I don't believe they have us totally surrounded."
"Right," Kcaj nodded in agreement.
* * * * * *
Anakin led the 501st Legion of Clone troopers into the temple, storming through the entrance. Anakin saw several Jedi there stood in the corridor up ahead, they all immediately ignited their lightsabers.
"Kill them!" Anakin roared to the Clone troopers. The Clones reacted instantly to his commands, they began firing at the Jedi as Anakin began walking down another corridor in the temple. The young Jedi charged towards the Clone troopers. One after another, the young Jedi went down to the ground fairly easy, not really putting up much of a fight.
As Anakin sliced across the chest of a Jedi, who stood in his way, he sensed the chamber door up ahead open, revealing two Jedi. The two Jedi were both humans and they approached Anakin and stopped at a distance. One of the Jedi were male and the other female.
"Anakin, what have you become?" Cin Drallig, demanded.
"Something you could never achieve, you could never have gained the powers I have," Anakin said looking from Cin Drallig to his apprentice, Serra Keto.
"You have fallen to the darkside, you must surrender immediately and return to your new master." Cin Drallig said.
"You have no power to decide what I do," Anakin said.
"This is your last chance Anakin, to redeem yourself," Cin Drallig said. This boy I trained, has turned his back on the Order, just like Count Dooku and the other Lost Twenty. He leaves us no other option. Anakin was supposed to bring balance to the Force, and the Jedi themselves. He betrayed the Jedi Order. He has become what he had defeated on the Invisible Hand, the Sith Lord's new apprentice, Cin Drallig thought to himself.
"Old man, you are no match for me, neither is your apprentice," Anakin said as he held his lightsaber firmly in his right hand, still activated.
"So be it then," Cin Drallig said, taking out his lightsaber and activating it. The blade activated with the common snap-hiss sound, and glowing a bright green colour. Serra Keto also took out her two lightsabers, spinning them air around her as she activated them both. Both blades shone a green colour. Serra Keto made her move first, rushing towards Anakin. Anakin swung his blue lightsaber in an arc in front of him, and the blue blade parried against both green lightsabers. Anakin used his physical strength against her own, pushing her own green lightsabers closer and closer to her with his own lightsaber, while keeping an eye on Cin Drallig. The elder Jedi, moved towards Anakin, stepping around Serra keto. Anakin released the deadlock instantly, and swung his blade towards the female Jedi once more in a downward arc towards the handle; before the Jedi had time to react, it sliced it in half--killing it, leaving her with one lightsaber left. Anakin used his free hand and Force choked Serra Keto, lifting her off the ground and sending her flying against the wall of the corridor just as Cin Drallg stepped in.
"You took your time old man," Anakin said, looking over at Cin Drallig.
Cin Drallig decided not to respond, and step towards Anakin, using the traditional Form I stance, Shii-Sho. Anakin took his usual aggressive Form V stance, Djem-So. As Cin Drallig came close enough to Anakin, the Sith Apprentice launched a barrage of strikes at Drallig. Drallig held his ground for as long as he could, pushing away the strikes of the much younger warrior.
"Your're already running out of energy," Anakin commented as the two blades once again interlocked. Anakin could see the sweat dripping down Cin's face, as he looked him straight into the eyes. Drallig took a step backwards away from Anakin, but Anakin leapt forwards, and once again pounced on him like a predator. As the two blades interlocked once more, Anakin cut downwards in an arc like against Dooku on the Invisible hand, and it worked once again. Cin Drallig's hands were incinerated by the blue lightsaber. Cin Drallig was still stood there looking motionless.
"You may have won this battle, Sith Lord, but you will pay for the lives you've--" His last words were covered by a dying scream as Anakin's lightsaber went straight through his chest with his body falling to the ground in a slump.