The Burning Earth
I do not own Star Wars the Clone Wars. It belongs to LucasArts and Disney.
A/N: I got inspiration and ideas for this story from "Where Are We Lost?" Written By SlySenran0408. If you haven't already, you should really check it out. It's really awesome.
ACT ONE
Chapter 1 - A New Star System?
Padawan Ahsoka Tano and fellow Padawan Alix Sapphire were on a solo assignment. They, along with 501st Captain, Rex, had a pretty simple and easy mission. First, they had to go to Saleucami and pick up, surprisingly, a team of Republic Commandos. Commandos were assigned to carry out covert operations too delicate for regular clone troopers. Covert infiltration, sabotage, demolition and assassination were standard tasks for the clone commandos. They were much like their counterparts, the ARC Troopers, but they were both completely different breeds. For Commandos were only truly affective when they worked together as a team.
After they pick up the Commandos, they are to head to a medical base in the Outer Rim and receive about 300 troopers who were deemed fit for battle. Finally they'll deliver the Commandos and recovered troopers to Coruscant. Ahsoka assumed High Command picked her and Alix because they were the only people the Council could spare at the time.
"We're coming out of hyperspace." Ahsoka announced, getting Alix and Rex's attention.
The blue streaks of hyperspace disappeared and in front of them was the planet Saleucami. "Let's get this over with." Alix said, yawning loudly. "I want to hurry back to the frontlines." He said taking sitting in the co-pilot seat.
As they flew into the planet's atmosphere and towards the base, Rex contacted the base. "This is clone Captain Rex. Frigate B-97, requesting permission to land." He said into the ships comm. After a short moment, another voice answered. "You are cleared, Captain. Set her down on platform B."
Ahsoka began the landing cycle, lowering the large landing gears, and opening the boarding ramp. Their ship was a Pelta-class frigate. The medical variant of Pelta-class frigate was painted with the characteristic red markings of the Republic Navy. In appearance, the class bore similarities in design to CEC's CR90 corvettes and DP20 frigates, and had a command tower similar to the Consular-class cruisers. Medical frigates of this type were equipped with at least 8 escape pods.
Once they landed, Ahsoka, Alix, and Rex left the bridge to greet their four new passengers. "Rex, have you ever met a commando before?" Ahsoka asked.
"No, I've only seen them around on Kamino when we were in training, before the Battle of Geonosis." Rex answered as they got to the ramp.
As they walked down the ramp of the frigate, four clone commandos walked over. Ahsoka and Alix exchanged looks and walked over to then. "Hello, I'm Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano and this is Jedi Commander Alix Sapphire." Ahsoka said gesturing to Alix, bowing her head to the Commandos. The four men had their helmets off and they seemed surprised to hear that they were Commanders and immediately snapped to attention, saluting them. "Sorry, sir. We didn't realize you were Commanders?" The one on the end, who appeared to be the leader, apologized.
"At ease, men." Alix said, nodding to them. "It's understandable. We are wearing these long Jedi robes so you couldn't see our lightsabers." He said. "Now, what are your names?"
The commando on the end stepped forward. "Alpha 97-4, but they call me Ash, sir. Leader of Alpha Squad." He said. Ash had a mostly red and gray/silver covered armor. His helmet had a red streaks on it, as if some sort of beast clawed at it. Both of his shoulder plates were red, the right arm was red, but the left was gray/silver. His breast plate was almost entirely red, with a few streaks of gray/silver. The first half of his legs were red, but the half below his knee plates were gray/silver.
The second commando beside him stepped forward. "Alpha 78-2, or Ion." He stated. His armor was almost the same as Ash's but instead of red, it was mostly gray/silver with some light blue on his chest plate and helmet.
The third commando spoke up. "Alpha 68-3, Storm, sir." His armor was about the same as the others only it was yellowish, sand colored with some black in it.
The final commando stepped up. "Alpha 42-38, Dagger, sir." His armor was almost all light green with some gray/silver areas. Also, his voice seemed a little deeper than most clones.
"Nice to meet all of you." Ahsoka said, bowing her head to them. "Shall we go abroad." She said, gesturing to the ship.
They all nodded and walked onboard the frigate. Ahsoka and Alix went straight to the bridge while Rex showed them to their quarters. "Here we are, boys." Rex said as the door to their room opened. Inside was only two bunk beds, a bed for each of them. "The mess hall is down this corridor." He said, pointing to his right. Rex turned around and walked in the opposite direction towards the bridge.
After he left, Dagger spoke up. "I don't like the idea of taking orders from two children." He said, folding his arms. "Commander Tano is only 15 and Commander Sapphire's 13 almost 14 in another month."
"I don't know, I liked them." Ion said, shrugging. "Besides, aren't they famous for being the youngest Jedi Commanders and are still very powerful as Jedi."
"Still, it's weird. How could children possibly be leading this war alongside the Generals and survive this long." Dagger said, shaking his head.
"Well they are Jedi. We've seen and heard of all the impossible things they've done alone." Ash added.
"Maybe we'll get to see them in action someday." Storm said somewhat excited to see Jedi in action.
"Let's just go down to the mess, I'm starving." Ash said, opening the door. His squad followed behind him.
"Sooo, what do you think about the Commandos?" Alix asked Ahsoka as she piloted the ship towards space again, leaving the Republic Base. "They seem nice and... awesome."
Ahsoka shrugged. "They seem nice to me, and I could tell that they are indeed deadly, well trained men. But, one of them, Dagger, doesn't seem to trust us." She said as they left the atmosphere.
"Probably for the same reason any trooper that first meets us. He doesn't think two children should be leading an Army." Alix said shrugging.
"Yeah, your probably right." Ahsoka said, nodding.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, ten Separatist Providence-class carrier/destroyers jumped out of hyperspace in front of them. Immediately, they opened fire on the Pelta-class frigate. "Uh-oh. Evasive maneuvers." Alix ordered right as Captain Rex entered the bridge.
"What's happening?" Rex asked. He looked through the large windows and saw the Separatist fleet firing at them. "Oh. Them." He said, sitting in a seat behind the pilot seats.
The frigate shook violently as blasterfire hit the ship multiple times. "Launch the distress signal." Ahsoka ordered.
Alix reached over and pressed a button on the console. "This is Jedi Commander Alix Sapphire contacting the Republic Fleet. The Separatist are invading Saleucami. We need assistance." He said into a comm.
Another explosion shook the ship as their engines were hit. "Uh-oh. We have to get behind those ships." Ahsoka said, pushing the frigate to go faster.
Down in the mess hall, the Commandos could feel the ship shaking violently. "What's happening?" Ion asked, looking around.
"Not, sure. Alpha's move it." Ash said, putting his helmet on. The four of them ran down the hall towards the bridge.
Once they got there, they saw the enemy fleet in front of them. "What happened, sir." Ash asked Rex.
"The Separatist are about to invade Saleucami and we were caught. We've already contacted Command and launched the distress signal, but no response yet." The Captain said as the ship shook again.
Ahsoka guided the ship around the barrage of laserfire. As they got closer to the enemy ships, the Separatist frigates began to move closer together. "They're trying to prevent our escape." Ash observed.
Ahsoka pushed the ship even faster and right before the were squashed between the cruisers, their frigate slipped through. "We made it. Now, Alix, prep the hyperdrive." Ahsoka ordered.
"On it." Alix replied, hitting numerous buttons I front of him. Again, the ship shook again. "We've got vulture-droids on our tail." Alix reported.
The ship shook again and this time one of the engines was heavily damaged. Ahsoka looked over at one of the monitors. "That's not good." She said as the bridge shook.
"What's not good?" Storm asked.
"The hyperdrive is activating, but the navi-computer is damaged. We're about to be pulled into hyperspace." She explained.
"Do you know where we'll exit?" Dagger asked.
"Uhh, no, not really. It's taking us to a random, far away star system." Ahsoka answered.
"That's not good." Rex said right as their ship jumped into hyperspace.
Separatist Command Ship
General Grievous laughed as the Republic frigate slipped past them. Count Dooku's spies were correct when they reported that Saleucami was unguarded. They also were correct when they said Skywalker's Padawan would be alone. If he killed or captured her, it would probably lower the Skywalker's, and the Republic's, morale.
Before the vulture-droids could destroy the ship, it jumped into lightspeed. "Find out where that ship will exit hyperspace and follow them." Grievous ordered.
"Roger, roger."
After they discovered where the ship was heading, five of the ten cruisers turned around and followed them. Not only will I be able to possibly kill Skywalker's apprentice, but I'll be able to explore a region of space little to no people have been to.
"Well," Alix started looking out the large windows at the blue and white colors of hyperspace, "at least we're alive." He said smiling.
"But, we still don't know where we'll end up." Ahsoka said shaking her head.
"We're coming out now." Alix said as the streaks of hyperspace disappeared and they were thrown in front of a moon. "Whoa!" Alix exclaimed, pulling the ship up to avoid any crashes.
"What system are we in?" Rex asked.
"Uncharted." Ahsoka said as they stopped the ship above the moon below. "There seems to be two... droids? They're on the moon." She said looking at the console.
"Someone has to go down there and see if those droid can be helpful." Alix said, looking at the Commandos.
The four commandos exchanged looks and shrugged. "We're on it, Commander." Ash said. "Come on men."
They all left the bridge and headed down to the boarding bay. When they got there, the small side door was already opened and the ray shield was up on it. "Let's go men." Ash said, flicking his wrist to the right, signaling for the troopers to go.
Ion, excited to he doing something, jumped backwards through the ray shield. "Wooohooo!" He exclaimed, flipping through space towards the surface of the moon.
"Someone's excited." Dagger said jumping after him. Storm and Ash followed him and they all floated towards the surface.
As they reached the bottom they realized the planet had little gravity. Ash looked through his HUD and found the droids location. "This way, Alphas." He said, jumping forward with his squad following behind.
After a while of silence, Ion looked around bored. "This moon is so dead." He complained.
"Stow it, Ion. We're here." Ash said as they landed in front of the two odd looking droids. Everyone just stared at the two machines in disappointment.
"What are these sorry excuses for a droid doing here?" Storm said crouching down to get a better look at them.
"What kinda out dated droid is this?" Ion said looking over the second robot, which was now looking at them. "And what language is this?" He asked pointing at the weird looking symbols.
"Let's get back to the ship." Ash said looking up as their frigate hovered above them. The Alphas activated their jet packs and flew up towards the opened boarding ramp. Once they got there they walked towards the bridge.
"What'd you find?" Alix asked as the Commandos walked onto the bridge.
"Two sorry excuses for droids and a language we've never seen before." Ash reported.
"Sir." Rex said, catching Ahsoka and Alix's attention. "The planet this moon belongs to has life and machine reading that are off the charts." He said, looking at his monitor.
"Well, let's see if who or whatever is there can help us repair the navi-computer." Ahsoka said turning the ship around.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Ion muttered to himself.
Washington D.C.
The White House, Residents - 4:35am
A Secret Service agent quickly ran through the President's residence until he reached his bedroom door. He knocked loudly multiple times. Then knocked again. "Mr. President, there's an emergency." He said loudly. Finally, U.S. President Chan Ro, the first Asian-American President, opened the door.
"What's happening?" He asked, putting on a suit jacket. "Better be important because I think you've woken up my kids."
"Yes, sir. This is of national importance." The agent said, leading the President downstairs towards the Situation Room.
"Does it have anything to do with China or Russia? Threats of war?" Chan asked the young agent.
"No, sir. At least, not that we know of, yet." He said opening the door to a large conference room.
As the Chan entered the room, he noticed almost everyone of importance was in attendance. Vice-President Kevin Strong, the Secretary of Defense, all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of the C.I.A., and, surprisingly, the Director of NASA. "Good morning, sir." They said at the same time.
"What's going on?" Chan asked, taking a seat at the head of the long table.
The C.I.A. Director spoke first. "Sir, this may seem strange but... we've made first contact." He said.
Chan was silent for a minute. "Alien contact?" He asked, not believing it.
"Correct, sir. Alien contact." The NASA director said. "Please turn your attention to the monitor." He said pointing at the large screen at the front of the room.
After watching the short video, everyone was silent again. "When was this?" Chan asked, still staring at the monitor.
"Earlier today. Friday, July 18, around 2:55am." The NASA director said, turning off the video.
"Do we have eyes on their ship?" The Secretary of Defense asked, taking a sip of his coffee.
"Yes, sir. We have every telescope, satellite, and scanner watching the spacecraft. As you can see from the video, they seem to have more advanced technology than ours." The Director answered, showing the ship take off in slow motion. "They also appear to have weapons of some sort." He paused the video at a close up of the four 'aliens'.
"Where's the ship now?" Chan asked, leaning back in his chair.
"It's making a slow approach towards the planet. They probably correctly assumed that our moon rovers came from here." He answered, switching the monitor to a satellite camera, showing an image of the space craft.
Chan rubbed his chin in thought. This situation was getting more and more interesting, but also strange at the same time. Not to mention a little frightening. "Raise the Armed Forces readiness to DEFCON 3, alert our closes allies of the situation and I want Marines ready for deployment wherever they land." He said, "In that order."
Everyone nodded and moved about issuing orders.
St. Louis, MO
Forest Park - 5:00am
In a large clearing, in the City of St. Louis' largest park, the Pelta-class frigate landed. "Well, we made it." Alix said from his co-pilot seat. "Now we can see if anyone here can help us."
"I doubt it." Ahsoka said getting out of her seat. "Did you see those vehicles in the city we flew over, they don't seem to have primitive technology, at least by our standards." She said as they both walked towards the loading bay.
When they got there, they found the Commando squad and Rex preparing their weapons. The Commandos all had a DC-17m Interchangeable Weapon System (DC-17m ICWS). The DC-17m had the ability to reconfigure into either a standard blaster assault rifle, a compact sniper rifle, or an anti-armor grenade launcher. They also each had a DC-15s side arm blaster and knuckle plate vibro blades, a retractable weapon inside a clone commando's armor glove that could be ejected from the gauntlet to be used in melee combat. Captain Rex readied his twin DC-17 hand blasters.
"You guys ready?" Alix asked them.
"Yes, sir." Rex said nodding.
Ahsoka pushed a button on the wall and opened the large doors, lowering the boarding ramp. "Let's go." She said walking down the ramp with Alix. The Commandos and Rex followed behind them.
As they walked down the ramp, Ahsoka and Alix looked around at the large park they were in. The sun was just beginning to rise but she couldn't see anyone. She held up her hand, signaling for everyone to stop. "Where could everyone be?" She asked, looking at the walk paths.
"Ion, Dagger, scout ahead." Ash ordered.
"Yes, sir."
As the two Commandos walked over to one of the trees near them, Ahsoka sensed something. "No, stop!" She shouted, to late.
Two men, who appeared to be well trained soldiers, appeared out of the bushes and tried to grab the elite troopers. Ion grabbed one of the soldiers, who were dressed in all black armor, and slammed them onto the ground, the same as Dagger. "Wait, stop!" Alix ordered, stopping the two elite troopers from killing the men, as many more soldiers appeared all around them.
Ion and Dagger moved away from the soldiers they injured and raised their blasters at the men surrounding them.
"Drop your weapons!" One of the soldiers shouted. "We've got you completely surrounded!" He said as multiple aircraft flew overhead, aiming a beam of light at them.
Ahsoka and Alix looked at all of the soldiers. They could most likely take them on in a fight, but they weren't certain if they could win with no injuries. They were outnumbered 25 to 1. She's been outnumbered by far more numbers by droids, but these weren't dumb droids, they seemed like well trained soldiers, except maybe not as much as the Commandos and Rex. "Do as he says." Ahsoka ordered.
"Drop your weapons." Alix said, holding up his hands.
Rex hesitantly dropped both of his pistols. The Commandos exchanged uncertain looks. "Drop 'em." Ash ordered and the squad carefully placed their blasters on the ground.
The soldiers cautiously approached and quickly wrestled the Commandos to the ground before taking Rex and the Jedi. They covered their heads with bags and proceeded to cuff their hands behind their backs. These guys clearly have no idea how to hold a Jedi. Metal vs the Force, the Force always wins. Ahsoka thought to herself.
The soldiers forced them all onto an aircraft and took off. Unbeknownst to the Jedi and Clones, they were being taken to a U.S. military base miles and miles away in Washington D.C.
Ahsoka could sense that Alix was next to her left and Rex was to her right. The four Commandos were behind them and numerous armed guards stood around them. Soon, she began to slowly lose consciousness as sleep gas was administered into the bag over her head.
Washington D.C.
C.I.A. Headquarters - Underground Facilities
Saturday, July 19 - 6:30am
Ahsoka slowly opened her eyes, groaning from her intense headache. She looked around and realized she was in a blindingly all white room. Looking down, she noticed that her hands and feet were bound to her seat by metal cuffs. The wall in front was just a large glass panel, but she couldn't see through it. There was also a door to her right.
After hearing a groan, Ahsoka noticed she wasn't alone in the room. As her eyes adjusted she saw Alix on her left, opening his eyes. "Alix. Are you okay?" She asked him as he pulled on his restraints.
"Yeah. At least I think so." Alix answered, looking around. "Whoever these people are they don't seem to know how to hold a Jedi." He said quietly.
"I've noticed." Ahsoka said looking around again.
U.S. Vice President Strong, the Director of the C.I.A., George Benadict, and two scientists watched through a one-way window at the 'aliens'. Six of the visitors were proven to be humans, which was odd considering they weren't from here, but the girl was a completely different species. Well, not completely different. The scientists have determined she's humanoid, there are many things about her that are the same as humans, but there were still other things completely different.
"Have you found out anything about the females... head-tails?" Strong asked the scientists.
"Yes, the cone-like tails on the top of her head are hollow and seem to kinda work like a bats echolocation. At least, that's what our scans tell us." The female scientist said. "They also seem like they're directly apart of her brain, that would mean they're extremely sensitive. We shall have to be careful."
"Do you know these two ages?" Benadict asked, stroking his chin.
"The female seems to be in her early teens, as well as the human boy." The male scientist answered.
The Vice President looked closer at the females clothing. She wore a maroon tube top and mini skirt with white tights and brown combat boots and gloves. "Is her choice of clothing appropriate for her world?" He asked out loud.
"Not sure, sir. We also attempted to analyze their weapons and discovered that they are some sort of laser swords. This tells us that their technology is far more advanced than ours." The male scientist said. "Also, we've noticed that the five soldiers with them appear to be brothers. They all look exactly alike. We're waiting for the DNA results to come in."
The Vice-President nodded. "Let's begin the interview." He said looking back at the two visitors.
The door next to Ahsoka and Alix opened and four soldiers in all black uniforms entered. Two men stood behind them and the other two stood in front of them. After a few moments two humans in what lab coats entered and sat in the chairs across from them. They both pulled out what appeared to be data pads, only much thinner.
After a short, awkward time, the woman spoke. "May I ask your names and why you are here?" She asked looking at both of them.
Ahsoka and Alix exchanged looks, but shrugged. "My name is Ahsoka Tano and this is Alix Sapphire. As to why were here, our ship was damaged and we were forced into lightspeed. We ended up here." She answered calmly.
"May I ask your... species?" The man asked. Ahsoka could sense that he was very curious about her.
"I'm a Togruta." She answered.
"What are your intentions?" The woman asked, typing something on her data pad.
"We weren't planning on hurting anyone if that's what you mean. Although," Alix said, looked at the four soldiers surrounding them, "That can change. Escaping this place shouldn't be hard." He said, smiling.
The man and woman exchanged looks. "What do you mean?" The woman asked.
"Since this system was so far out into the Outer Rim and no one has ever traveled to this planet, I'm assuming you don't know of the Galactic Republic or the Jedi." Alix said. "We are Jedi, which means we are able to control the power of the Force."
The two people seemed confused, even the soldiers. "What is the Force?" The man asked.
Ahsoka sighed. They don't know anything about us. "The Force is what gives a Jedi their power. Its an energy field that surrounds all lifeforms, it binds the galaxy together. Inside of all lifeforms there are microscopic organisms called midiclorians. Beings with a higher concentration of midiclorians are able to manipulate objects and beings." She explained, levitating the woman's data pad from her hand.
Everyone stared at the levitating pad and stared in disbelief. Ahsoka could also sense a little fear in them. "Don't worry, Jedi use their power for good, not evil. We won't harm you unless we have to." She said, looking at the soldiers in front of them.
"Look, we are just Jedi Padawans, learners. If you want a diplomat you'll have to talk to the Galactic Senate or the Jedi High Council." Alix said, getting annoyed. "If you let us go, we could get back to our ship and see if we can find some way to contact them."
"I'm afraid it's not that easy." The man said simply.
"How is it not? All we did was land our ship and suddenly we're captured, gassed, and more than likely experimented on." Ahsoka said angrily.
"Believe me, if, and most likely when, the Republic find us, they won't approve of how you handle visitors. And from my observations, this planet weapons and technology are primitive compared to the Republic." Alix said looking at the guards weapons.
"Besides," Alix said, nodding to Ahsoka. They effortlessly broke the bonds on their wrists and ankles. "We can really leave whenever we want." He said as the guards aimed their weapons.
Ahsoka extended her hands and pulled their weapons to her hands. Alix did the same to the guards behind them. "We don't need our weapons." Ahsoka said, smirking at the man and women's shocked expressions. Before the soldiers could reach for their side arms, Ahsoka and Alix pushed all four of them against the wall, holding them there.
"Don't worry, we want harm them." Alix assured. "But, where are our men?" He asked.
Suddenly the door opened and two men in suits entered. "Please, that won't be necessary." The first man said. "Hello, I am the Vice-President of the United States, Kevin Strong." He said holding out his hand.
Without letting go of the soldiers, Ahsoka shook his hand, followed by Alix. "I'm Ahsoka Tano and this is Alix Sapphire. Now, where are our men?" She asked calmly.
"They're safe I assure you. But first we have a little problem that has just come to our attention." Strong said.
"Nooo." Alix said. "First you take us to our men." He said, tightening his grip on the two soldiers behind him, causing them to grunt in slight pain.
Strong sighed. "Please follow me." He said, gesturing to the door.
Ahsoka and Alix nodded and followed him, dropping the soldiers to the floor. They walked through spacious hallways, turning multiple times until they reached another room. As they walked in they found Rex and the Commandos in a large room, bond to their seats.
"Commanders, boy am I glad to see you." Rex said smiling.
"Good to see you as well, Captain." Alix said, using the Force to break the bonds on the clones wrists and ankles. "Okay, Mr. Strong. What is this problem you need help with." He asked the Vice-President behind them.
Saleucami System
Three Jedi Cruisers, the Resolute, Negotiator, and Delta, stood in front of a large wreckage of Separatist battleships. After receiving Ahsoka and Alix's distress signal, the three cruisers immediately jumped to Saleucami. When they arrived, all they found were five Separatist battleships, Ahsoka and Alix were nowhere to be found. After destroying the ships and ordering more ships to move to Saleucami, they began to search for clues as to where they went.
"Ugh, this is getting us nowhere." Anakin complained. He, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Master Rose Sapphire stood next to him. Rose was Alix's older sister. When their father, Master Mashu Sapphire pleaded with the Council to allow him to stay in the Order and keep his family, the Council almost immediately denied his request. But, Master Yoda meditated on the matter since Mashu was a close friend. He discovered through the Force that, for whatever reason, this was the will of the Force and allowed him to stay. Even Anakin, who didn't think it was fair, relented when he too saw that the Force wanted this for whatever reason.
"Don't worry, Anakin, we'll find them." Rose said, patting him on the back. "Ahsoka and Alix are strong and wise, they'll be fine."
Anakin sighed. "I know." He admitted. "I just can't stand not being able to help her, or at least figure out where she is."
"Generals." Commander Cody said walking over to them. "We've located the missing Pelta-class frigate's distress beacon." He said, putting his hands behind his back. "They're far beyond the Far Outer Rim, but there's a problem."
"What is it?" Obi-Wan asked, stroking his beard.
"We've also located a fleet of five Separatist warships closing in on their location, but for whatever reason, they're holding near a moon." Cody explained.
"Finally. Tell Admiral Yularen to make the jump to their location." Anakin ordered.
"Yes, sir."
Solar System - Earth's Moon
6:25am
General Grievous stood on the bridge of his command ship, looking out the large windows at the blue and green planet in front of him. "Commander, have you completely your scan of the planet?" He asked, coughing numerous times afterwards.
"Just finished, General." The droid said, saluting. "The planet is mostly water with large continents all around it. The overall size of the planet is relatively small, but the population is over 7 billion. The life and robotic readings are off the charts."
Grievous grew more and more interested in this planet as time goes by. This planet's population is HUGE. Not as large as Coruscant of course, but still, pretty large for a small planet. "Contact Count Dooku immediately." Grievous ordered.
"Uhh, sorry, sir, but we're too far away to make any communications with the rest of the galaxy. Not even the holonet." The droid commander said.
Grievous growled angrily. "Send down the probes to scout the planet. Find that Pelta-class frigate." He ordered, turning back to look out the window.
"Roger, roger."
Five Separatist recon droids were launched and flew towards the planet in front of them.
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The Burning Earth