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Hey folks.
This is a new story that I've come up with that ties in with my story, 'Fall of the Republic'.
It will be a TCW/GOW crossover that takes place during the battle of Aspho Fields.
I hope that you all enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars or Gears of War.
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Story Background-
The year is 21 BBY. The Clone Wars is in its second year. The Republic and Separatists are bogged down in a stalemate, and struggle to find a way to break it. But they will find that the planet Sera may be the key to breaking that stalemate.
Two factions in the remote Seran system, The Coalition of Ordered Governments and the Union of Independent Republics have been at war for nearly 80 years. Now, both sides have been discovered by the larger galaxy around them.
The UIR, wanting to gain an edge over the COG, joins the Separatists. When it is discovered that the UIR and CIS are both developing a weapons that they plan to use to tip the scales of both wars in their favor, the Coalition calls the Republic for help.
The stage is set for one of the most crucial moments in both the Pendulum Wars, and the Clone Wars.
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Ostrini Coast, Ostri Republic, Sera.
The Sea was choppy.
It caused the ships to toss around, making their occupants somewhat woozy.
One of the occupants, a togruta Jedi padawan stood in front of all of the Clone troopers that were gathered behind her, wearing their iconic phase-I armor.
The Jedi's name was Ahsoka Tano. She was a commander in the Grand Army of the Republic, and the padawan of the 'one chosen to destroy the Sith and bring balance to the force'.
Normally, if Ahsoka was ever going on a mission, she and her men would be flown down the surface via a gunship. But due to the secretive nature of this mission, her men were forced to travel by sea and hit the beaches that way. The boats they were in were on loan from the Coalition Navy. They were called LCTs, which stood for landing craft tank. The troopers weren't the only things loaded onto the boats. There were also AT-RTs and crates full of medical supplies and ammunition on board.
As their ships continued to slice through the waves, a watery mist sprayed onto the boats. Ahsoka could taste the salt from the sea as it sprayed across her face. She breathed in the smell of the sea, and when she breathed out, her breath was visible due to the low temperatures in the area. Because of these lower temperatures, she wore a gray winter jacket, with white faux fur on the wrists and hem. A Jedi insignia was over her left breast. She wore a white hood over her head, and wore green transparent goggles around her eyes. She also wore insulated white leggings with gray winter boots, which had fur where her ankles were.
Her heart began to beat rapidly. This was one of the rare occasions that her master, Anakin Skywalker, allowed her to lead troops into battle on her own. Although, she wasn't technically on her own. Captain Rex was with her. And Anakin was out there, somewhere, apart of the same operation.
She aloud her mind to linger for a moment on other things, like her friends back at the Temple.
Then she thought of a boy she met on Raxus a few weeks back, who she had a crush on. She blushed for a few moments as she thought of his handsome features. But then she ripped the thought out of her head and berated herself.
'Come on Ahsoka. Do you remember nothing the Order has taught you,' she thought to herself, remembering what her masters always told her about attachments, and how they led to the dark side. Not to mention that this boy was a separatist.
She smiled and blushed again when she started to wonder what this boy thought of her. The way he looked at her crossed her mind.
'But still, a girl can't help herself'.
As her thoughts continued to linger, she felt a hand on her shoulder, startling her and ripping her back into reality. She turned her head over her shoulder and saw that it was Rex.
"Hey Kid, you okay?" He asked.
"I'm fine Rex," she said.
He backed off a bit and raised his palms up.
A few minutes later, the shoreline came into view. Her com-link began to buzz. She raised her wrist to her lips and pressed the button to answer it.
"Tano here," she said.
"Commander, this is Stroud. We're coming up on the shoreline. ETA to landing is two mikes, over?" Major Helena Stroud, of the 26 Royal Tyran Infantry, informed over the com-link. "Bombardment will be commencing in one minute".
"Copy that Stroud," Ahsoka said before she ended the call.
She looked back at her men, who were all itching to go. She then looked back at the shore line that was rapidly approaching. The Togrutan teen was able to make out the trees that were capped with snow. Ahsoka took in a deep breath and exhaled, her breath completely visible.
Thirty seconds.
Clone Troopers of Torrent Company, from the elite 501st Legion, checked their weapons, which clicked and powered up as the troopers readied them for use in battle.
Twenty seconds.
As Ahsoka waited for the bombardment to commence, she mouthed a quick prayer for her master.
'Good luck Skyguy,' she said to herself.
Ten seconds.
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RSV Resolute, in orbit above Sera.
Admiral Wullf Yularen looked out the viewport of his Star-Destroyer, which was here to support a joint operation between the Republic and the Coalition of ordered Governments. He looked down at the planet below, which consisted of a few very large, contiguous continents surrounded by the Serano Ocean, as well as several small island chains.
He heard a clone naval officer walk up behind him and saluted.
"Sir. Captain Michaelson, is reporting in. The CNV Pomeroy and the rest of D-Flotilla are ready to commence the bombardment. And the amphibious force is about to hit the beach," the officer reported.
Yularen looked down at the planet below, and could just barely make out the location of their target.
Nearby, a hologram showed a squadron of Coalition Sea Ravens moving towards their ultimate objective, which was behind enemy lines.
"Open Fire," he ordered.
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Ostrini Coast.
On one of the other landing ships in the flotilla, Pvt. Carlos Santiago was with the rest of his squad. He saw Major Stroud speaking with Sgt. Mataki about something that he couldn't hear because of the sound of the waves.
but then he looked up and saw several triangle shaped ships. Suddenly, blue flashes began to dot their hulls.
He elbowed his buddy, Cpl. Marcus Fenix.
He looked at him. "What?" He asked in a gruff voice.
Carlos pointed up and smirked. "Check it out".
Marcus looked up and craned his neck and squinted to see what Carlos had pointed out, which were the Republic and Coalition warships orbit. Suddenly, blue lances of light slammed down into the beachhead, causing several massive explosions.
The Gears on board, from C Company of the 26 RTI, began to cheer.
"Yeah, that's right, blow those Indie bastards into the stone age!" One Gear shouted enthusiastically.
The Blue lasers began to move further inland, blasting the landscape apart until they began to hit the nearby Ostrini city of Berephus, which was much further inland, but still within eyeshot. Everyone continued to cheer as explosions flashed over the horizon, before columns of smoke began to rise over the horizon as well.
Carlos smiled.
Then he thought of his little brother, Dominic, who was apart of a special commando raid led by Major Hoffman and General Skywalker.
"Get home safe little brother," he said underneath his breath. "You've got a second kid on the way".
That's when they hit the beach with an incredible force. Everyone looked forward and waited until the ramp was lowered, allowing the joint strike force to spill out of the ship, and hit the beach.
Operation Leveler was underway.
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That's chapter one of my new story, 'Clones of War: Aspho Fields'.
Hope y'all enjoyed. I'll be working on chapter 2 soon.
Until next time, this is Grubkiller, over and out.