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A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...
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STAR WARS
Chaos grips the entire galaxy. The decade long war between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire rages on, while innocent civilians are butchered by both sides hoping to gain an advantage over the other.
Responding to their duties to defend the Republic, the Jedi Order has once again been deployed to assist the Republic military, while groups like the Mandalorians assist the Sith in achieving the Empire's will for Galactic domination
As battles rage across thousands of systems, a Jedi Master and his Padawan travels to the battered planet of Balmorra to assist the Republic army there, hoping to gain control of the planet's vast capability for weapons production...
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Ever since the war started, the Republic and the Empire had both shown great interest in securing Balmorra for their side. The planet had long been a key producer of weapons and ammunition in just about every Galactic war that took place. This conflict of interest had turned the planet into a battlezone, where each side held parts of the planet's weapons production facilities and territories, but neither could gain complete control of them.
Each side defended its own share of the planet, the hottest spot for clashes being the city of Sobrik, a heavily fortified Imperial stronghold, with the planet's main Spaceport in the centre. The Republic could not afford to establish a spaceport of their own and guarantee protection for ships arriving and departing. Instead, visitors had to dock at a station in orbit and take a transport down to the war torn planet.
And that was exactly what Jedi Master Caleb Dume and his Padawan, Jedi Knight Ezra Bridger were doing. Their transport touched down on the landing pad at the Republic's main base on Balmorra and the two walked out.
Caleb wore a simple white Jedi tunic, much like his master Depa Billaba, with a long brown cloak draped over his shoulders. He wore black pants and boots, with a brown utility belt around his waist. The 30-year-old male had green eyes and a goatee.
His apprentice was a little more picky over the colour of his outfit. After being knighted by the Council, Ezra had been quick to change the colour of his outfit. It now consisted of an orange tunic, while the straps were yellow in colour. His master had managed to convince him to keep the pants and boots brown. Ezra, like his master, also had a brown utility belt and a cloak draped over his shoulders
The two Jedi walked into the meeting room, where Republic military officials had gathered around a table that was projecting holographic schematics for something. 'Ah, Master Jedi, thank you for joining us' one of the officials greeted them and introduced himself as Commander Paul Young. He brought the two Jedi up to speed on what they were planning; to seize an Imperial Arms Factory 30 miles west of Sobrik.
'The perimeter of the factory is guarded by both Imperial soldiers and droids. Expect stiff resistance.' Commander Young added. 'Don't worry, Commander. Those droids will be nothing but wires and metal pieces when we're done with them' Ezra replied, shooting the commander a cocky smile.
'Wonderful then, I hope to see little piles of metal and wires when we move in to secure the factory.' The Commander said. 'Your troops are waiting at the Republic outpost outside Sobrik. May the Force be with you, Master Jedi' He added.
TWO HOURS LATER...
Caleb and Ezra led their battalion of soldiers into the factory, deflecting blaster bolts back at the Imperials. 'Push forward!' Ezra cried out, as he cut down another Imperial soldier. All around them, soldiers from both sides fell but the Imperials appeared to be falling back.
The last Imperial on the factory floor, where all the weapons manufacturing took place was killed and the group headed for the control room. As they strolled towards the door at the end, the two Jedi were in front, their lightsabers on their belts. Suddenly, the door opened, revealing two figures clad in Mandalorian armor. One was dull grey, but the other was pink, with a mix orange and yellow streaks.
'We'll handle this. Sergeant, get your men to the control room, take the long way.' Caleb commanded. 'Yes sir!' Sergeant Burns replied, leading the troops to the other door on the side. Once the soldiers had left, the two Jedi Knights turned to face their enemies.
Cue Duel of The Fates
They took off their cloaks, letting them fall to the ground before taking their lightsabers from their belts and activating them. A blue blade sprung up from Caleb's while a green blade sprung up from Ezra's.
The two Jedi charged toward the Mandalorians, Ezra engaged with the one in Grey while Caleb took the pink one. The Mandalorians were surprisingly well armed, equipped with weapons to defend against lightsabers. They exchanged blows before Ezra was knocked off balance. The Mandalorian seized the advantage, grabbing his wrist and activating something on his wrist gauntlet. Electricity surged through Ezra's body, causing the boy to yell in pain. The Mandalorian then delivered a kick to the face, sending the young Jedi flying across the room.
Caleb, seeing his Padawan in need of assistance, Force pushed his opponent into a wall before turning to fight the Mandalorian that had knocked Ezra out. They battled for a short period of time until Caleb's lightsaber was locked up against the Mandalorian's plasma shield.
'MASTER, BEHIND YOU!' Ezra screamed, a second too late. The blaster bolt hit Caleb in the head, killing him instantly. The Jedi Master collapsed and his lightsaber deactivated and rolled out of his hand. The pink-armored Mandalorian stood there, blaster raised, with smoke coming out of the barrel.
'Well done, Sabine.' The Gray-armored Mandalorian said to the other. They both turned towards Ezra, who was already standing up, anger written all across his face, blood dripping from his nose. They pointed their blasters at him. 'Stand down, final warning' The Mandalorian in pink armor said, revealing herself to be a female.
Ezra reached out and used the Force to call his fallen master's lightsaber to him. He caught it in his left hand, activated it, twirled both sabers in his hands and replied: 'I could do this all day'. He Force pushed them away before charging at the Mandalorian called Sabine. She held her own for a while, but Ezra, fuelled by his anger and desire for vengeance quickly overpowered her, slicing off her left arm and kicking her in the face. He swore he heard her nose break at the kick but it made him feel... good.
As Ezra raised his right hand to deliver the Death blow, the other Mandalorian knocked him off sideways. Caleb's lightsaber fell on to the floor. The Mandalorian picked it up, switched it on and charged at Ezra. They fought each other, blades clashing and Ezra was surprised how much the Mandalorian knew about lightsaber combat. However, the Jedi had an advantage; The Force. Sensing a moment of weakness and unsteadiness, Ezra swung his saber forward, cutting the Mandalorian into two pieces.
'BUIR*!' Ezra turned to where the cry came from and faced the Mandalorian girl. Despite the helmet, Ezra could sense her sadness. He walked towards her as she stood up, her blaster in hand. 'It's just you and me, Mando girl' He said as they walked opposite each other in a circle, waiting for one to strike. Ezra held his lightsaber at hip level, the blade tip pointing at the Mandalorian's head. 'You Jedi di'kut#, tell your master I said hi when I send you to meet him' She replied, her voice laced with anger.
The Force warned Ezra in time. The Mandalorian raised her blaster and opened fire on him. He deflected every shot before kicking her in the chest and sending her flying. 'That all you got?!' He taunted her. Big Mistake. The next thing he knew, Sabine was coming at him on a jetpack. She delivered a hard punch to his face and landed on her feet. Ezra fell face first, his cheek throbbing at the point her fist made contact with his face. While he struggled to stand up and reorientate himself, Sabine raised her right arm towards him. A small rocket emerged from within the gauntlet. 'Ret'urcye mhi^, Jedi.' She said before firing the rocket at the wounded Jedi. The projectile missed Ezra, but engulfed him in fire and created a shock wave that sent him flying. The last thing he saw was the Mandalorian flying out through an opening in the roof before everything went black.
* Father in Mando'a
# Idiot in Mando'a
^ Goodbye in Mando'a
A/N: Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed this part to my story. Please leave a review, any feedback is welcome. (But unconstructive ones will be ignored) Thanks again, and May The Force Be With You.
~Paul