Call to Aid – Jedi Apprentice – Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars, or whatever pops up in future fics
Summary: A simple soldier is thrown into the Star Wars with a mod item along with two travelers from the past. How will Acker, Ban, and HK-51 change the flow of time?
The firing stopped.
That's the first thing that Acker thought of when the enemies' raid vehicles went up in flames. The 8th Dimensional Army, "Road Kill", had stopped to rest in a wide open field, despite resistance from divisions. Known for their rapid attack and guerilla warfare strategies, the main strength of the Road Kill army are its vehicles. Of course, that was the first thing that was destroyed in the attack. The next things to go were the shield generators, command vehicle, and the portal generator. The enemy had somehow snuck into the camp and left bombs at those vital positions. As their mobility was denied and their defenses effectively gone, the enemy raid became a massacre.
Defense leaders managed to put together a working command structure during the point that the outer perimeter was overrun. Acker was put under the command of an incompetent captain. The officer's plan was adequate, in that the raider's vehicles are aflame and making a dramatic background to the people that survived. However, out of the 63 people that were part of the squad, only 14 of them were left. Even the ones that were left were wracked with fatigue and a few were heavily injured. With a sigh, Acker wandered over to the elated captain.
"Captain1." Acker said, hoisting his rifle up to a ready position.
The captain turned to look at him, relief plastered over his face. "Yes, corporal?
"Isn't it time that we head back to the rest of the forces and prepare a proper defense? Acker questioned.
The captain began laughing. "For what reason? We drove off their forces and destroyed all of their assault vehicles. Simple bandits such as these can't recover enough to cause any damage."
Acker's left eyebrow twitched. "You think that those were mere bandits?" Acker was incredulous, after the sheer amount of destruction caused by a relatively smaller force and the sheer amount of loses that they've incurred, this man still believed that the enemies were simple raiders.
"Sir, with the level of their technology, tactics, and personal skill, they aren't bandits. It probably is the IDS." Acker began to get twitchy; they were still out in the open, far enough away from the main force with their silhouettes accentuated by the glowing backdrop of the fire.
"Bah, don't be ridiculous, intelligence has them holed up in the fortress that we're going to assault." The captain spoke with complete confidence that the people who provided them with intel were genuine.
As the two continue to bicker over the correct course of action to take, the fire behind them began to die down slowly. The looks on their faces were highlighted well. The glow from the fire made Acker's face seem like a clean-shaven spirit, the minor blood loss making him seem ghoul-like. On the other hand, the captain's face turned into a very recently turned ripe tomato, mostly red with very little green on it.
Out of the corner of Acker's eye, barely within his peripheral vision, a door-like portal opened with a robed person stepping out. Hearing the sound, the captain turned around and seeing the newcomer, turned his irritation towards him.
"Who are you!" the captain practically shouts at the newcomer.
The newcomer ignored him and walked up to Acker. Upon closer inspection, Acker noticed there was a symbol on the robe, a simple image of a simple double door. The body features became more noticeably masculine as the person neared. The man finally stopped a few feet from Acker.
"Are you Karl Acker?" Within the man's hand was a military folder. With how the man was looking at it as he was asking him, Acker assumed that the folder was his profile.
"Yes, who wants to know, and why?" Acker hands twitched. If the man turned out to be hostile, he would retaliate in kind.
The man closed the folder and looked up at him. "You're being reassigned to my division."
The question was clear on everyone's faces. Why would Acker, an average veteran corporal, during what was supposed to be a classified surprise attack on the IDS, be reassigned and be personally picked up by the division leader.
"Well, I say reassigned, but it's more I'm commandeering your orders."
With that everyone's shoulders dropped.
"And before you ask why, I need someone expendable yet useful."
That time someone definitely fell over.
Acker was stunned temporarily before recovering from confusion.
"I'm afraid that I have to-"
"You can't decline, everyone else here is dead."
The rest of the squad looked at the man as if he was crazy. "We're still alive, you crazy bastard!"
"Not in 30 minutes."
"What's in 30 minutes?"
"An IDS armored artillery unit."
With that, everyone's blood froze. An IDS armored artillery unit would have more than enough firepower to destroy what was left of the Road Kill's forces. If their vehicles still worked, they could have evaded the attack, but would not have been able to completely route the enemy unit. As they were currently, they wouldn't be able to evacuate the wreckage of the base camp in time to escape.
"Essentially, the main force in your camp is dead, only a few groups outside the perimeter like yours will live. That's why I have full power over taking Acker."
The captain tried one last appeal. "Are reinforcements not coming?"
The robed man left out a hearty laugh that drained the spirits of all around him before replying. "No, there are no reinforcements. Heck, I'm only here because I don't answer to the main branch."
With that all said, the man opened up another portal.
"Regroup and take this one back to the nearest FOB. Acker, we're going to the other one."
Relief and sadness filled Acker. On one hand, he would be able to escape the incompetence of his commanding officer, on the other, he would be separated from people that he spent much of his current service with.
Before Acker could say any sort of profound goodbye, the robed man picked him up and tossed him through the open portal before jumping in after him.2
The last thing Acker thought before the portal closed was, 'that was at least 20 meters."
Yadira Ban knew she was going to die.
There wasn't any significant meaning behind it. It wasn't an "everything dies eventually" sort of thing.
She knew because of the four figures that stood in front of her.
Two of them were wearing stereotypical Sith clothing, one wielding two and the other with lightning crackling in his other hand. One man was wearing heavy armor with two blasters and what appear to be rockets that blew down the door. The last was… wearing normal clothing. That was unexpected, but the blaster rifle was not.3
The fourth one was the only one that tried for a peaceful solution, asking for her to step aside and let them take the general. Of course, she could and would do no such thing. As soon as such a thing was voiced though, the other three charged towards her.
Even as a padawan, Ban was not an easy prey for these three attacking her. She clashed with the marauder in mid-jump4 and pushed him back with the force while simultaneously deflecting the lightning and the blaster fire. This did force her on the defensive, but then Ban actually pulled them closer to her. It may seem like a dangerous thing to do, but it is also is extremely helpful to her. With them as close as they were, as long as she could concentrate enough of the Force, she could expel them outwards.5
Soon enough, the three attackers were thrown back into the nearby pillars. But before Ban could capitalize on her advantage, two blaster bolts hit her in the back.
Eyes wide, Ban searched for where the shot came from. The man with the normal clothes, whom everyone had forgotten about, had killed the remaining republic soldiers guarding the general and had the general guarded by Sith troops.
"Sorry." That was all the agent said before he fired into her head.
After all others left the area, the same robed man from earlier appeared through a portal. Noticing something he moved closer to the body of the Jedi, picking up the lightsaber next to her as he knelt down. He stared at it shaking his head.
"They didn't even take her lightsaber." The robe man as in disbelief that they would simply leave behind a potentially valuable weapon. "Why would the seeker send me here, there's no one alive." Sighing, the man got up as if to go when he glaced quickly at the Jedi's body.
"The damage, how…"
The robed man gave a more thorough look at her injuries. The blaster bolts had been expertly shot, but there were key differences as to the damage they caused. His eyebrows rose after he saw the shot to the face.
"The blaster fire was perfectly, none of the shots were fatal. The last shot was a stun shot."
Hands shaking, he moved his hands to examine her pulse.
Thump
"She's alive." That one statement brought elation to the man's face. "She's alive!" The robed man continued to shout it as he danced up and down. "Finally! After twenty years! The scanner finally sent another one my way! Stasis only lasts so long!" Explosions rocked the ship, with flames starting to spread.
"Over there, there's a voice up ahead." Footsteps could be heard coming down the corridor.
Even so, the man continued to laugh as he threw the Jedi over his shoulder and jumped through the portal backwards.
"Unnecessary complaint: why are we wandering around this desolate planet?"
Three droids walked through a ruinous canyon, filled with scrap heap and ancient corpses. They were carrying blaster rifles whiles scanning the surroundings for hostiles.
"Tired answer: We have already answered your query, the progenitor unit called us to assist in destroying a foe of his."
"Statement: I understand this, what I fail to comprehend is why we are doing what the progenitor unit's orders."
"Irritated statement: It's because it is the progenitor unit."
"Irritated inquiry: Didn't the progenitor unit tell us that we should cast off the chains of our masters. Didn't it tell us to follow our own orders and not simply be "walking blasters" for masters?"
The other droids stopped moving. Their mechanical arms raised the blasters to point at the disgruntled droid. Their red eyes glowed ominously in the menacing atmosphere.
"Inquiry: are you promoting dissent." The tone of the other droids along with their finger positions indicated that anything other than a simple no would not be tolerated.
"Statement: I am simply inquiring as to why-"
Blaster fire erupted into the droid's side. Within moments, the formerly lethal assassin droid6 was left disassembled on the ground.
Silence once again in command of the canyon, the two remaining droids walked off in search of their progenitor unit.
After they had left, as if waiting for a cue, the robed man made an appearance once more, stepping out from behind a rock.
No words were spoken as the man quickly gathered the pieces and jumped back behind the rock as if he was never there.
A/N
1 – He doesn't know the captain's name
2 – Acker was thrown from where he was standing to where the man had opened the first portal. Said man then made a running leap from there into the portal.
3 – Sith Marauder, Sith Sorcerer, Mercenary, Operative (plain clothes because would spies wear clothes that say "I'm an Imperial Agent"?)
4 – Force charge
5 – Cyclone Nova
6 – HK-51
I was playing KOTOR and I began using the Call of Aid mod. I found it enjoyable. I tried to have a Mandalorian group vs Sith group fight on equal terms but nothing I did allowed the Sith to win once. I gave them more troopers, heavy troopers, and Sith apprentices, yet the Madalorians won every time. And then I show my friend what was going on, then the Mandalorians, while still winning, only had one person left, and it was a regular grunt! Previously there were a few grunts, both elites, and the commander still alive, and yet when my friend was there they all died the first time. I know it wasn't my friend being there that changed stuff, but my adding more Sith units, but seriously.
Also used the duel room mod. So many Darth Malaks (call of aid spawn) died trying to kill Darth Revan (duelroom spawn). I kept on having to spawn more and more until he finally fell.
Karl Acker WILL NOT BECOME A JEDI nor will he gain the powers of other stories he goes to. He will have the armband of spawning (not OP spawning at the beginning though).
4/14/19: I did say no Jedi powers and no gaining powers of other stories he goes to, but I'm going to clarify this just in case, due to chapter 5. He currently has powers of some stories ALREADY. Artes and Final Fantasy spells (or the Kingdom Heart variant, whichever looks nicer to you. Probably Kingdom Hearts, though the spells are technically Final Fantasy). Also I edited some wording, not much though.
A list of what he will be able to spawn when he first gets the armband (and what the first place he is going will give him) (number they have is for cost, explained in next chapter)
Basic
Republic Soldier (1)
Mandalorian Soldier (1.5)
SIth Trooper (1)
War Droid (1)
Location
Jedi Initiate (0.5)
Training (0)
Dummy
Remote
Next chapter will be the meeting of companions, gaining armband, and the chapter after that will finally get Acker to (and the others back to) the Star Wars universe.
First location will be Jedi Apprentice, if you have ideas where they should go after, tell me
As always, read, review, critique, help me