Chapter one Destination—Installation 444
(Place: Marin System… Location: Planet Coro … Section: Western Hemisphere; plains)
It was hot. That's all that was on her mind right now. She was Ahsoka Tano, Padawan to Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. Coro was a world filled of wet plains, but the Separatists took over and cut off the water supply of the Western Hemisphere. Leaving it hot and dry. Master Obi-wan Kenobi was leading the Republic fleet to free Coro. So far it was going pretty well. About 90% of the planet was free now all that was left was the Western Hemisphere.
"General!" Captain Rex shouted getting everyone's attention. "Our drones have spotted what looks like a droid base a half click north of here."
"Good work Rex." Anakin said. "Okay people let's get moving. Rex lead the way."
"Sir, yes Sir!" Rex leads the way as the group begins to move toward the droid base.
"Master Skywalker," Ahsoka came up to his side. "may I have a word?"
"Sure, what do you need?"
"I'm a little nervous about this droid base. It's like the force is stronger yet weaker there."
"I sense it too. Either way we have to take out this droid base and hopefully find clues as to what happened to this place's water."
"Right." Ahsoka nods. "But if that base doesn't have the clues?"
"Then we call Obi-wan."
Ahsoka smirks. "Thought you'd say that."
"Then why did you ask?"
"I don't know I was hoping we call Master Yoda." She jokes making him chuckle.
"Now that…that would be interesting." He said imagining it. "He'd probably just tell us to call Obi-Wan."
"No, that sounds like Master Windu."
"Good point." He said as they came to ridge looking at massive canyon. There was the droid base, well what they thought was a droid base. There where strange aliens walking around.
"What the hell are those?" Fives asks looking at them.
"No clue but they definitely don't look friendly." Echo said as they say them completely demolish a large squad of droids effortlessly. "Well I suggest calling for the Cruiser for help."
"That would be a good idea." Fives said back.
"General?" Rex asks.
"Call the Cruiser." He said as Echo started contacting the fleet. Ahsoka noticed something. A door? She walked over to it when it opened as soon as she was two feet away. Nothing jumped out at her so that was good. She took a cuople steps inside out curiosity; looking around when the door shut behind her. She tried opening it every way she could but no success.
"Hello there!" A voice started her. She pulled out her lightsabers out of routine and fear. "Oh, I'm sorry I startled you." Said a little flying ball of blue light. "I am Fortnite-090." It said to her. "I am the monitor of this Installation. Welcome to Installation 444."
"Monitor? Installation?"
"Yes, this place was made by the Builders, or Forerunners. Whichever one you want to call them."
"Are those the ones outside? Or did they used to live here?"
"No, they built Installations like this one all over the galaxy. And many years ago, died out. Please come with me."
"I actually want to go out that way. My master and our troops on the other side." She said pointing back to the door.
"Sorry but thanks to the Covenant; the ones wandering around outside, I have lost most of my control over this Installation."
"Oh." Was all Ahsoka could say. She followed Fornite-090 through the halls of the Installation.
"So, what brings you here? Miss." It suddenly asks.
"I'm Ahsoka Tano. This planet is under a forced occupation. I was sent by the Republic to take back this world."
"I see." It said. "Planet 1,000,000,133's people are very peaceful."
"Planet 1,000,000,133?"
"Yep, that's its name or at least the name I have given it."
"Its name is Coro."
"Oh, good name. Anyway, please this way. The Covenant left the central system room when you entered."
"Are they looking for me?"
"Most certainly." Fortnite-090 said in a chipper voice making Ahsoka grimace. "Don't worry I know the Installation very well. They are still exploring even after…10 years of being here."
"10 years?"
"Yep. They don't go exploring outside of the Installation's perimeter."
"Explains why no one on Coro knows about them."
"Just be glad they haven't glassed this world."
"Glassed?"
"I hacked into their systems finding that their fleets glass words that are their enemies or of no value to them."
"How do they do that?"
"Orbit bombardment. They use their plasma turrets that discharge as lances which then that blast creates lechatelierite which is similar to glass." Fortnite-090 explains. "They do all that with their big ships. Which is cloaked in orbit right now."
"This Covenant sounds evil and like monsters if they do that to planets."
"Yeah…they are. Let us hurry. Once we get to the central control system room I reconnect to the Installation and hopefully kick the Covenant out."
"There better be away because I am not fighting planet killers."
"Honestly Ahsoka, who does?" Fortnite-090 asked.
(Place: In orbit… Location: Jedi Cruiser the Warrior… Section: Bridge…)
"What?" Obi-wan asked in shock hearing Anakin's full report. "How is it that the Corains never said anything about these strange people?"
"Don't know. When we got here, we got to see them just slaughter the droids." Anakin said.
"I see." Obi-wan begins to think deeply.
"Should we inform the Jedi Council?" He asks.
"Yes, we should." He said. "Cody contact the Jedi Council." He asked.
"Right away sir." Soon Master Yoda, Master Windu, and Master Plo come on the holo-table.
"Master Obi-wan how's liberating Coro?" Master Plo asks.
"It is going rather well, that is until we discovered that this new race was hiding out in the Western Hemisphere. Anakin?" Anakin on que relays the footage that he and the clones took of the Covenant slaughtering the droids.
"Hm…interesting this race is." Master Yoda said. "Very skilled warriors."
"They definitely aren't friendlies. We've gotten into their coms and heard something about them glassing the planet after they take what they need from the…what did they call it again, oh yeah! Installation." He explains.
"The base where they are?" Master Windu asks.
"Yes, from what it seems this Installation their holding was already here. Given the way it was built, it looks like it's been here longer than the Corains." Anakin said. "But we aren't sure."
"I see. Master Yoda what should we do?" Obi-wan asks.
"Hm…hard to tell it is. Watch them a little longer, then come with a plan from there we will." He said.
"As you say. I and the clones will remain here. I'll be sending Ahsoka back."
"Being over-protective?" Obi-wan crocks an eye-brow.
"I rather lose her to Dooku than whatever this race is called." He said honestly.
"Then I guess I have trade places with her." Obi-wan says.
"Land a good distance away, alright?"
"Of course." The transmission is cut off and Obi-wan leaves the bridge.
(Place: Planet Coro… Location: Installation 444… Section: central system room)
Ahsoka and Fornite-090 had made it to the central system room. It was empty like Fornite-090 said it was. Now to get Fornite-090 back in control of the Installation. Shouldn't be too difficult, right?
"Okay, I need to be here." Fornite-090 said hovering over a panel so some kind. "I need you to watch the door. Once they realize that where here they are going to come."
"Force give me strength." Ahsoka prayed.
"You're going to need it. Okay beginning the reconnecting sequence. Get ready!" Fornite-090 said as Ashoka readied her lightsabers waiting for the Covenant to barge in. Their footsteps where getting closer. It was loud thunder storm. It was coming closer but then there where screams and battle cries coming from behind the door.
"What's going on?"
"From what it looks like…your friends have arrived!"
"How? I couldn't signal them in here."
"Just because you couldn't doesn't mean I couldn't. Once I started the reconnecting sequence, I signaled them."
"Can you open the door?"
"Yep." The doors open and the first thing they see is Anakin stabbing a large Covenant warrior though the chest.
"Ahsoka?" He notices her just standing her. "H-How? What is that?" He asks as Obi-wan and the clone enter the room.
"Hello humans, I am Fortnite-090 the monitor of this Installation."
"Okay how did she get in here?" He asks.
"Long story short, the Covenant—those guys you just killed—had messed up my connection with the Installation. I needed help and so I used what I had left to get her inside. She seemed like a strong warrior."
"See? Fortnite-090 thinks I'm a strong warrior." Ahsoka said smugly.
"Hey, now I never said you weren't." He shot back as Obi-wan sided walking in between them.
"Now, now the both of you. We still don't know much about the Covenant and how they are going to glass this world."
"Oh, that's simple. They are going to shot plasma turrets at the surface. Their large ship with the capabilities of doing that is cloaked in orbit." Fornite-090 explained to them.
"Well, this just go complicated." Five snorts.
"How are we to get the Corains off world?" Rex asks. "If they realize that the troops holding this place are gone, they might start glassing the planet."
"Let's hope it never comes to that. Fornit-090 can you relay a distress signal to our fleet and Coruscant?" Obi-wan asks.
"Of course! What's you ship name?"
"Warrior."
"*Ahem* This is the Warrior requesting immediate enforcements! Repeating this is the Warrior requesting immediate enforcements!" Fornite-090 had the static and everything.
"Your good." Ashoka said.
"That and the fact that Covenant ship just came out of hiding is getting ready to attack either the Warrior or this planet."
"Blast! Contact the fleet." Obi-wan asks the clones.
"Okay mind if I sound like you?" Fortnite-090 asks suddenly. "This is General Obi-Wan! Warrior come in! Warrior please, respond!"
"This is the Warrior, General Kenobi. Where are you? We are un—*explosion* *static*—." Was all that was heard.
"Oh no…" Echo said. "That thing took out our fleet!"
"How are going to get off world!?" Ahsoka asks.
"Installation 444 wouldn't be affected by the glassing." Fornite-090 told them.
"Even so! The Corains. There is no way the whole planet is going to fit inside this place and much less get here in time." Anakin said.
"We much to think about, and every little time." Obi-wan said. "The Gun Ship we used is still here waiting."
"But with no fleet how are we to leave?" Anakin asks.
"We are going to die." Ahsoka said suddenly.
Next time: Chapter 2 Destination—The Halo Ring blew up!
Preview:
"FRED!"
"BUCK!"
"Guys…"
"What?"
"Is that a Halo ring?"
"Oh, F**k..."
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I hope you all like it and note that is that Blue Team, Fire-Team Osiris, Spartan N-77, and the Republic rewritten. And also note when I say/type rewritten I mean everything changes!
