This is my first-ever fanfiction; it isn't the best, but I'm building up to something huge. The wait will be worth it, and it won't be very long; I already have "Youth Wars 2" and "3" and two prequels made already. So please enjoy.
Youth Wars Part 1: Pilot
(Like a TV series 'pilot.' It's just mainly the beginning.)
Chapter 1: Mustafar
A remodeled Tantive shuttle flew through the Kashyyyk atmosphere, making its way to the surface. The shuttle landed safely on the landing platform, but the shuttle needed repairing. The Jedi trio exited their shuttle, ready to give their report to their leaders. These three Jedi had been on a quest to find out if rumors of sith returning to the galaxy are true.
The whole Jedi team consisted of these: Exar Sunrider, an orange and black tattooed Zabrak warrior; Aang, a powerful Besalisk who is older than he appears; and Jo, a comedic cyborg; Rye and Erickson, two wise, twin brothers who lead the Jedi trio.
Exar was young, but headstrong and powerful. He rarely lost a fight when he used his brain and muscles, which was often. He wore the remains of a black robe he wore when he was a "beast" on Dathomir II. It had some rips here and there, but managed to stay in good condition. The cape, featured on the robe, was torn and shredded at its halfway point, making it elbow-length. He had a belt around his waist so the rest of his robe wouldn't get in his way.
Jo was a cyborg but somewhat "touched in the head". He was not one to get distracted often, but when he noticed a spot, in conversation, open for humor, he never passed it up. His robotic parts were his arms, his left shin, and a little more than the left half of his head (his nose, some of his mouth, and the entire left half of his forehead),and most of his torso. Joe wore a pale, traditional Jedi robe. His robe's sleeves were ripped off, and he never bothered to get traditional Jedi boots, because he had boot jets.
Aang, last but not least, was arguably the most powerful of the three. He was the oldest of them and had been on many adventures and fought in many battles. Aang was disciplined throughout his life, resulting in his becoming, as said 'arguably', one of the most powerful warriors the galaxy ever knew. Adding to that, he learned to use the force in certain extraordinary ways.
Rye and Erickson were more powerful than each other member of their team, hence their being the leaders. Rye and Erickson were the same in many ways. They were both excellent leaders, they knew how to win certain battles, and were both always there for their still-learning team. The twins had little differences though. Rye was always steadfast and determined to get things done, when there was something to get done. While Erickson always liked to take time to do other things: tinker, meditate, this and that.
Making their way to their base, the Jedi trio noticed another ship, that they didn't see as often, on the platform, a ship they recognized to be under the ownership of a smart friend of Rye's. The friend's name was Ephraim. Ephraim was not force-sensetive, but was a smart person and mainly loved to repair and fix things in his spare time. He was medium height and as muscular as someone his age gets. Ephraim always wore a comfortable, gray Republic uniform. The uniform was a gray long-sleeve shirt and pants with a red stripe outlining it.
The Jedi found themselves at the entrance of their small, efficient temple in the forest. The temple used to be a base for the Wookies back before the Clone Wars, but was abandoned shortly after the war started. But in the past year or so, the current team remodeled the base to resemble something of a miniature Jedi temple.
"Well here we are again. The home of the over-abundant moss." Jo mumbled as Exar placed his hand on a hand scanner, beside the door, to open the door.
Hearing Jo's statement, Aang says, "At least we're not living on Dagobah."
"Truth." Jo replied.
"Okay. If we lose this base, you can choose the next place for us to live. One that will have to be very well-hidden." Exar said.
They had already entered the meeting room where their leaders, Rye, Erickson, and one of Rye's friends, Ephraim, were.
"Oh good, you're back. Do you have any news for us?" Erickson asked.
"Erickson, we already knew they were back. Did you not hear them landing?" Ephraim asked him.
"Obviously not." Erickson replied.
"Anyway, Naboo is off the hook. And we have, like what, only a few more planets left? Mustafar, Jakku, and Tatooine. And I have a feeling we should have checked those first." Aang reported.
"That's a relief," Ephraim said.
"Hey, how are you doing Ephraim?" Exar asked, pleased to see his well-known friend.
"I'm doing well." Ephraim replied.
"If this drags out any longer, the Republic will discover these rumors and take on our task. We'll be restrained and will have to work with the local police." Erickson said.
"They go by their own rules and act on the last second, we take priority and precautions. If we work with them, we won't be able to do everything we might need to do." Rye said.
'Now where have I seen that kind of situation before?' Jo thought to himself.
"That's why we chose this location. So they won't be able to find- you guys know we've had this conversation before, right?" Ephraim asked.
"Yes, but the readers don't know that nor did they know why we chose this forest base to live in." Jo said, leaving everyone completely bewildered.
"You really need to fix that brain of his." Erickson whispered to Ephraim.
"That wouldn't change his sense of humor." Ephraim replied.
Exar just sighed. "Any further instructions?" He asked.
"No. Same ol' same ol'." Rye said.
"Okay. We'll be down at the shore." Aang said.
The three went down to the shore to relax. Aang and Exar meditated, while Jo wandered. Many minutes of meditation passed, then Exar broke the silence.
"Where did Jo go?" He asked.
"Probably looking for old artifacts again." Aang repled.
Exar shook his head, grinning.
Aang placed his focus on the force again, then at that moment, Aang sensed another being trying to sneak up on him. 'Sorry Joe.' Aang thought, right before jumping up into the air and landing on Jo.
"Ow! You know I can't be jumped on." Jo exclaimed.
Then Aang and Exar noticed Joe wearing an old Clone Phase III Kashyyyk Trooper outfit.
"That's a first. Jo, where did you get that?" Exar asked, completely surprised.
"Where else? Buried." Jo said. 'You see, readers, I don't usually find this kind of stuff often. I really don't find anything often.'
"You think there are more around? Those could sell for a ton. And you could finally buy me a new cape." Exar said.
"Eh, eh-heh. Sure." Jo said, putting on a fake grin.
Exar and Jo started on the topic of buying Exar a cape when Aang had already sat back down and started meditating again. Moments later, Exar and Jo felt a shift in the force, and it was coming from Aang.
"You think he's having a vision?" Jo asked.
"What else could it be?" Exar asked.
A moment passed before Aang woke.
"Aang-" Exar started.
"We need to get to Mustafar." Aang suddenly blurted. Then he stood and started running back up to the base.
...
"I think he's talking about something important." Jo said to Exar.
"Come on!" Aang shouted.
"He was." Exar said.
The trio headed to the platform, where Rye, Erickson, and Ephraim were repairing the Tantive shuttle. Jo delayed for a little bit so he could take off his clone outfit.
"Hey." Aang called, getting Rye's attention. Rye pulled up his goggles and turned to Aang, "We're heading to Mustafar. I think I found something. I don't have time to explain." Aang said quickly, and ran and jumped into his Jedi Class Starfighter. Rye was left confused, and his eyes drifted over to Exar.
"He had a vision." Exar said.
"Oh." Rye replied before getting back to repairing the shuttle. Jo came running by to get to hs ship along with Aang and Exar.
Jo's starfighter was a gray sphere with guns, that really packed a punch, on the bottom.
Exar's looked like a mini Venator Class Cruiser except there was a one-man cockpit where the guns and controls for the ship would be.
The three one-man fighters flew up past the atmosphere into space. Aang and Jo attached the sides of their starfighters to Exar's so all three of them could jump into hyperspace at once.
Moments later, they exited hyperspace into Mustafar's sector and disconnected. The force guided Aang to where it needed the Jedi to be. Exar and Joe followed Aang through the smoky atmosphere, and into an area with, what looked like, unfinished construction. There were three platforms, and more platforms were under construction.
"I find it convenient that there are three platforms for the three of us." Exar said.
"Seems convenient. But why have only two platforms been built here after all these years? There are unfinished platforms in construction." Exar wondered.
"Now now, let's not make this a plot-hole or anything." Jo said, earning him two glares.
They started walking, but were going slowly. They made their way inside, still alert, and looked around.
"All the energy is drained." Jo said.
"All except the lights." Aang added, pointing to some of the lights, placed on the ceiling.
"Aang, what did you see in your vision? I'm not seeing anything." Exar asked.
"But do you sense anything?" Aang asked.
"Um," Exar mumbled, closing his eyes and probing the area."Yes."
Then, an old voice called. "Leeeeeeeeave, Jedi." It said.
"Who's that?" Exar asked the voice.
"No one. Leave. It's not safe here." The voice replied.
'This isn't making any sense. We need answers.' Exar thought before speaking up again, "Not without answers. And don't make me go over there. I can sense your every move."
Only seconds passed before a gray hand reached up and propped its body up on the table.
What the Jedi saw was a bowed head and a torso with some kind of red clothing. But he had a big slice through his body. He then lifted his head, revealing himself to be a neimoidian with yellow eyes.
"I am Nute Gunr-"
BLAM
Aang and Exar both were wide-eyed and open-mouthed, and looking at Jo.
"What? I just had a gut feeling he was completely unnecessary." Jo said.
"You don't HAVE a gut!" Exar exclaimed.
"If he was unnecessary, why would anyone bother... bringing him back to life? Especially with a sith-like appearance. If anything, this should confirm that the sith are alive. Only they would be able to do this." Aang said.
"But why would they do this?" Exar asked.
"We can talk about this later with the others." Aang said, walking over and kneeling down in front of the Neimoidian and taking a sample of his blood.
"Here Jo." Aang said, tossing him the vial. Joe took it and placed it in a slot in his arm.
Before Aang got up, he heard the neimoidian mutter a few words.
'Ancient... Legend... Resurrected... Save the ga-*cough* galaxy.' Then he passed.
Aang was now concerned. "Let's go." He said.
"Woah, what's going on?" Exar asked.
"There may be something much bigger at work than sith." Aang said.
"How can you tell?" Jo asked.
"He" Aang pointed to Nute "Muttered the words ancient, legend, and resurrected. Then he said that we need to save the galaxy. When you've been around as long as I have, and been through as much as I have, you couldn't be more certain." Aang said.
"Been through as much? What am I missing?" Exar asked.
"Once, I had to save the galaxy from a, believe me, serious tyranny. Well, I helped. Anyway, the tyrant was really loaded with surprises. It took everything we had to defeat him. With a cost, though. Most of what I went through, with some friends, were Inquisitors. Quite a few of them." Aang explained.
"Woah. You have to tell us some stories when we have time." Exar said.
"Wait. Inquisitors? Those guys were practically extinct by the end of the Empire." Jo said.
"So?" Aang asked.
"That means you must be pretty old. Which is crazy, you look like a sixteen year old." Jo said.
"I suppose you'd like to know how?" Aang asked.
"Yes. That would help. Exar?" Jo said.
"Sure. I'll tell Rye." Exar said.
"Be sure to tell him that we're having an extended trip. We're going to Kamino." Aang said.
