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Mygeeto
Ki Adi Mundi
Mygeeto was an icy planet in the Outer Rim. It was owned by the Intergalactic Banking Clan, under the command of the Muun San Hill, who had barely escaped the Republic just after the Battle of Muunilust in the first year of the war. Thus, it was an enemy of the Republic. A barren, harsh, cold wasteland with few cities, Mygeeto was a perfect place for the droid armies of Count Dooku to move into. They weren't affected by the cold. Unlike the clones that made up the bulk of the Republic's army. Now, a fleet of Republic Venator class Star Destroyers was en route to Mygeeto, under the command of Jedi Master and Council Member Ki Adi Mundi. The Cerean Jedi was a skilled member of the Jedi High Council that helped coordinate the war with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. He had been trained by the Grand Master, Yoda himself. And now he was commanding an army of Galactic Marines to help liberate Mygeeto from the Separatists. Little did he know that this battle, and others like it, would change the face of the galaxy.
"General Mundi."
Ki turned to see Commander Bacara, the clone commander of the 21st Nova Corps.
"Yes commander?"
"We're nearing the Mygeeto system. All four ships are prepared for battle."
Ki nodded and turned to the viewport.
"What do you think our chances are of getting all the way through?"
"Very slim sir. The Seps will be waiting for us with open turbolasers."
Ki smiled grimly. He quite liked Bacara. The trooper was cold, and very good at his job. And Ki needed a good commander to watch his back.
"Very well. Let us go to the bridge Commander. And see what sort of welcoming party our friends the Separatists have set up for us."
The two left Ki's quarters and walked to the bridge. All around them, the troopers in the corridor were discussing the thing on everyone's minds: the Second Battle of Coruscant. General Grievous, the fearsome commander of the Droid Army, who Ki had battled himself on Hypori, had launched a surprise attack to kidnap the Supreme Chancellor. His friend Shaak Ti, along with Jedi Masters Roron Corobb, Foul Moudama and a few others, had tried their best to ensure he wasn't kidnapped, but to no avail. Grievous escaped with Palpatine, and then fought a three day long battle with most of the Republic Navy. Only when Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker arrived, did the battle turn. Count Dooku was killed, and the droids retreated. And now, with the war winding down to a close, it was up to the Jedi to ensure that the war ended in the quickest possible time.
Ki was nearly at the bridge when he saw a group of clones. He frowned.
"Something wrong sir?" Bacara asked.
"No commander, it's just that I don't like having these vestiges of the 501st here. They don't fit in with the command structure, and have different goals than the rest of us here."
Bacara, behind his helmet, saw that the presence of the 501st worried the Jedi. What was their purpose here?
"I'm sure they wont get in the way sir." Bacara said.
Ki nodded.
"I concur. Now, let's go."
They entered the command tower of the Star Destroyer, and looked out to see the blue tunnel of hyperspace. The captain of the ship, and head of the navy on this little excursion, was a small Sullastan by the name of Coovo. He saluted as Ki walked up.
"General. We're nearly there. ETA is five minutes."
Ki nodded in approval. The little Sullastan was certainly good at his job, and he was always eager.
"No rush captain."
The Sullastan proceeded to give Ki a report on what they would be facing, and what the plan was. The Virulent, the ship they were on, would come out of hyperspace and begin to engage the enemy in battle. The Defender and the Lovechild would pop out of lightspeed past the Virulent and head directly for the planet. The Admitted would then come up behind the original three and help the original ship get to the planet.
"A sound plan my friend." Ki said in approval.
"We've just received word sir, that the Jedi that was on the planet leading the armies has just died. Got too close to an exploding tank droid." Coovo said sadly.
Ki nodded. Another Jedi lost. One third of the entire Jedi Order had been lost in this war. Not good odds. Ki tried to recall the one who was commanding on Mygeeto before their untimely death. Then it came to him. A pretty girl of twenty three, by the name of Belya Kyndal. So sad.
"Well, let's make this battle for her then. All forces, prepare for battle." Ki ordered.
The Virulent leapt out of lightspeed and headed towards the enemy ships. Six Munificent class star frigates were coming towards them.
"Open fire." Coovo ordered.
The ship's turbolasers started firing, as a squadron of V-Wings and a squadron of ARC 170s sped out of it's hangar and towards the frigates. Vulture droids and tri fighters swarmed at the enemy.
"Steady." Ki said.
Then the Defender and the Lovechild shout of lightspeed alongside the enemy fleet coming towards them. The six frigates stopped for a moment, then turned to direct their fire onto the Lovechild.
"Sithspawn!" Coovo swore.
The six frigates enclosed the Star Destroyer and fired with everything they had. The Defender had it's orders and proceeded towards the planet, disregarding the spattering of fire it was getting from the enemy fighters.
"Move to intercept. We must save the Lovechild. Send a message to the Admitted and tell it to prepare for a fight!" Coovo barked.
Ki frowned.
"Where is the command ship?" he asked.
Coovo looked at him in annoyance, and then thoughtfulness.
"There isn't one." He said warily.
Commander Bacara suddenly swore.
"Sir, look!"
A Trade Fedartion Freighter, the same as they had blockaded Naboo with thirteen years ago, had just appeared from the other side of the planet and was deploying fighter squadrons, many of them bomber.
"We cant take that on and save the Lovechild." Bacara said in fury.
Ki nodded.
"He's right. How long until those fighters reach us?"
Coovo looked at his Chev officer.
"Well?"
"Two minutes."
Ki looked at Coovo and Bacara.
"When those bombers reach us, we're toast." Coovo said sullenly.
"We cant just leave those clones!" Bacara shouted.
The only thing that cracked Bacara's armour was the loss of his brother clones.
"I'm sorry. But we cant fight two battles." Ki said in sympathy.
"What about the Admitted? Or the fighters?"
Coovo shook his head.
"We cant use all our fighters. Most of the crews aren't ready for battle. We didn't expect this. It's nothing but bad luck."
"And the Admitted?"
"By the time it gets here and deploys its fighters, it'll be too late, and we'll be a wreck in space."
Ki placed his hand on the clone's shoulder plate.
"I'm sorry Bacara."
The six frigates were bombarding the stuffing out of the Lovechild. Then, the Admitted shot into the system and started firing at the frigates, just as the Virulent was doing. A frigate broke apart, but it was too little too late. The Lovechild blew apart, sending wreckage everywhere. Three escape pods headed towards the surface, as did a few gunships and transports.
Meanwhile, the Lucrehulk was in range.
"Towards the planet captain." Ki said sadly.
Coovo nodded and gave the orders. His fighters escorted them on the way past the frigates, firing as they went. Two frigates broke apart under the fire of the two destroyers. The frigates, their part done, were only defending themselves. The two destroyers cleared the ships, and headed planetwards.
Three out of four cruisers had reached their destination. Three gunships and four transports had arrived from the Lovechild. Not good. Ki set himself up in the HQ, and prepared for battle. The three destroyers deployed their troopers, giving the beleaguered troops already on planet a much needed morale boost. Ki looked at Bacara, and the leader of the 501st battalion, one Commander Fire.
"We will do our mission. Once it is complete, we will join you." Fire said grimly.
Ki nodded at the no-nonsense clone, who left the building.
"And meanwhile, the ordinary people do all the hard work!" Ki exclaimed.
Bacara nodded.
"With respect General, a frontal assault will be suicidal. Our forces here aren't fit for a long deployment, and the conditions are eating away at the men. We're running low on Rimsoo's. Two were destroyed this morning. Our smaller bases are running low on supplies and out artillery keeps freezing up. Meanwhile, the enemy keep sending out droids that are kept up to date in the cities, and the locals are used as living shields."
Ki frowned in annoyance.
"We cant hit them with anything but a frontal assault however. The cities they have are accessible only by bridges. We cant get to the cities without crossing them, and I wont allow the ships to bombard the cities. We must take the enemy out."
Bacara shook his head, ever so slightly. He probably thought Ki hadn't noticed.
"Sir, we cant be ruled by the Jedi code."
Ki glanced at Bacara. The trooper was hurting, but he was bordering on insubordination.
"What do you suggest?"
"First, we need to take base near the cities. Then, we can move from there."
Ki looked at him.
"Do you have anywhere in mind?"
Bacara generated an image on the holomap.
"An enemy refuelling station. If we take it, we'll weaken their ability to go any further in this direction. Then, we can move in on the cities."
Ki nodded.
"A sound plan. Excellent Bacara. Ready our men."
A gunship sped across the snowy wastes of Mygeeto. Two months of warfare had affected the planet's ecosystem, and all the ash had tampered with the sky. It was now a dull, cloudy grey. The gunship streaked over the field. Ki was with Commander Bacara, and a group of six clones. They would come in hard and fast, and take the centre. If all went well. Ki had his lightsaber ready. Up ahead, they could see the magnificent spires of one of Mygeeto's cities. And they could also see the large droid army that guarded it.
"Sir, what happens to us if that army overwhelms us?" Bacara asked.
Ki looked at the clone and smiled grimly.
"We spread ourselves over a wide landscape in several, bloody pieces."
Ki was sure that he heard Bacara snort in amusement. Bacara appreciated his general's ability to make light of death.
"Pilot, as soon as we deploy, tell our forces to get moving!" Ki yelled.
"Yessir!"
The gunship neared the station. It appeared to be lightly defended.
"Go!" Ki shouted.
The Jedi jumped out with his marines, and they landed in the soft snow. The Jedi lit his saber, and motioned towards his troopers. They were suddenly assaulted by a hail of blasterfire. Ki blocked many of the shots, and the clones behind him opened fire.
"Sir! We cant hold here!" Bacara yelled.
"I've noticed. Take cover!"
Without waiting to see if they followed his instructions, Ki jumped through the smoking landscape and landed right next to a battle droid. He took it's head off, and was destroying two more before the enemy registered his presence. He proceeded to dismantle the group of battle droids, using the power of the force to aid him. Two spider droids appeared and started firing their lasers. Ki threw his saber and destroyed the two droids with ease. A sinister whine cut across the cold air, and Ki looked up to see a swarm of STAPs approaching. Ki knew they were in trouble. The troops he had couldn't stop them. The marines had arrived and started firing at the super battle droids that had just showed up. Ki smiled as an idea came to him.
"Sir!" Bacara yelled.
"Duck!"
The clones dropped down without hesitation. Ki threw his saber and hit the refuelling pump. As it arced back to him, the station blew in a blaze of orange glory, taking the STAPs with it. The guardian droids were smouldering hulks on the ground. Ki smiled as he got to his feet, shaking the snow out of his beard. The station was still burning. Behind them, the army was moving into position. Things were going well.
"That was brilliant sir!" a trooper said.
Ki grinned. Bred for war they might be, but they still appreciated a light show when they saw one.
"Right. The 501st will go in first on their mission. Our forces will launch their assault at the same time. Once the cannons are taken out, we will be able to land and take the fight to the enemy." Ki said.
The assembled commanders all nodded in understanding.
"Then good luck, and may the Force be with you."
The troops left, and Ki turned to Bacara.
"Here goes. Prepare our ship."
The Battle of Mygeeto began with the mass push of the Republic towards cities all over the globe. The cities of Mygeeto were the target to liberate, and they were all part of an overall push in a coordinated strike. Battle droids, destroyer droids and super battle droids went head to head with clone troopers. AT-RTs clashed with crab droids. AT-TEs fought with tank droids. BARC speeders flew at enemy STAPs. The armies clashed on the bridges of Mygeeto, firing lasers and missiles at each other. Hailfire droids trundled at the enemy, firing their missiles. Bridges collapsed under the force of all the explosions, knocking troopers down the chasms to their doom. Tri droids fired lasers at UT-ATs, while AT-APs fired missiles towards enemy cannon emplacements. Gunships sped across the sky, backed up by fighters from the fleet and clashed with enemy ships. The battle was going well for Republic forces. The 501st completed their mission and then deactivated the anti aircraft guns. Ki Adi Mundi, along with a team of marines, landed and rushed out to face the enemy.
Ki Adi Mundi led his forces well, leading from the front and letting the marines take the fight to the enemy. Explosions happened all around them as they progressed closer and closer to the cities via the massive bridges that connected them with the other side of the canyon. Ki grinned. The plan was working perfectly. Bacara and him made a good team, despite their squabbles.
"Bacara, my friend, take more troops to the right flank! More troops are needed there!"
Bacara nodded, and gave the orders. He was honoured to be called a friend by the general. They were a good team together. They advanced along the bridge, watching out of the corners of their helmets what was happening with the battles on the other bridges. Things were going well. Then his comm beeped. He raised his wrist and activated the hologram.
It was Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. His face was deformed and he was wearing a cowl.
"Commander Bacara. The time is now. Execute Order 66."
Bacara couldn't believe it. Order 66 was a combat failsafe to be used to kill the Jedi. But that meant the Jedi had turned traitor and had tried to take control of the Republic. And considering the position of Ki Adi Mundi, he surely knew of the planned betrayal. The Jedi had betrayed the Republic.
"Of course my lord."
Bacara nodded to the Marines, who had all heard the command. It really hurt Bacara. The fact that his friend had betrayed them, and the fact that he would have to kill him.
Ki turned to them and beckoned.
"Come on!"
He turned back to face the droids coming at them, then turned back to his troops. They had all raised their blasters at him. He looked at them in confusion. Then, they fired. A Jedi Master of his calibre couldn't be taken out so easily. He was immediately on the defensive, parrying bolts. But the unexpected betrayal, and the amount he was facing, was too much. He deflected shots into two Marines, but then the shots got through. They hit Ki Adi Mundi and he fell to the floor. He was dead. Bacara looked down at the Jedi, so strong only a minute before. A tear fell from his eye as the marines fired at him again, and then he nodded. He beckoned to the troops and marched onwards, leaving the smoking body of his friend Ki Adi Mundi far behind, lying in the snow on a shattered bridge on the battlefront of Mygeeto.
If I get two reviews, I'll do the next chapter, which is Plo Koon. Hope you liked it! By the way, Shaak Ti will be mentioned quite a bit. She's my favourite character. Please review!
