Chapter 1
All I can hear is gun shots, I look to my left and right and I see my men getting shot down right in front of my eyes.
"Sgt Broadfoot, you're orders?" a private no older than 17 years old shouts to me.
"Pull back, get the men to pull back NOW!" I scream at the private.
As the private obeys my instructions I can see the enemy advancing towards me and my troops, I hear my radio go off.
"Alpha Bravo Charlie niner niner... Broadfoot what the hell is going on out there? Why is your private running into enemy fire with a white flag? Hm? Well? Broadfoot answer me!"
I turn around and see the private running straight into enemy fire, crying screaming,
"I surrender, I surrender! Please help me, if you do I'll help you kill them!"
"BROADFOOT!" The radio goes again,
"Eh sir, we are having a difficulty defending this post so if you would be so helpful in getting me either reinforcements or you coming down here and helping us. I would appreciate it."
"WHY YOU LITTLE BASTARD! I SWEAR IF YOU COME OUT ALIVE I'M GOING TO KILL YOU MYSELF! WELL DO YOU HEAR ME BROADFOOT? DO YOU? YOU'VE MADE A GREATER ENEMY NOW! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU! YOU HEAR?"
I look at the enemy, and then I look at my men. I know what I have to do now.
I turn and I see what I've got to work with, I tell my men they can stay and fight or if they wish to retreat then I will not hold them as cowards. Most of my men stay by my side. I look at my ammo, I have 2 rocket launchers, a sniper rife with 25 rounds, a heavy duty rife, 10 bayonets and 5 hand guns. I turn and look at my best friend, Tuck, he gives my the look of we can do this.
"What's the plan Sarge?" Tuck says to me.
"Um I have a bold plan which is risky, very risky but, but however, we can do this okay? I believe in you guys okay! I do! Right so the plan is to have 5 men firing - rapid fire at the enemy, while the 5 guys are firing a want you Billy to run to the tree and provide sniper support try and take out the guy who is leading this attack because if you kill him then the enemy will be confused, thus giving us the upper hand. When the enemy is in turmoil then we will bring in our heavy gun, John that's you. Myself and Tuck will be helping the men with rapid fire. Once the enemy is weak or on top of us then we will go to hand to hand combat. Understood?"
"Yes, Sarge!" All my men shout.
As the enemy advances I shout the command to open rapid fire. As we fire I see Billy run to the tree and provide sniper fire, we are making some impact with the rapid fire as the enemy starts to trip over their fallen men. However, this doesn't slow them down, I shout to Billy to hurry up and take out the leader of this attack, but it's too late the enemy is on top of us and my men start going to hand to hand combat, we start killing the enemy with our bayonets but there are too many of them. We keep going covered in blood, we still keep going we must defend our post or we will be over run. I heard Billy say that the leader has been killed and starts helping us take out the enemy who have over run our position. I shout to John to open fire, he drops his knife and starts firing at the enemy. The enemy start retreating back to their position, I tell my men to keep firing with rapid fire and John using the heavy duty gun. I mange to shoot the last of the enemy forces. I stand there looking at the battlefield, I start laughing then my laughing turns into tears. I look at my men who are still alive out of a Battalion of 900 men only 8 stand before me.
We all walk over the battlefield with our weapons in our hands ready in case some of the enemy are still alive. We walk over to the enemy position and I see my private who ran over with a white flag, sitting rocking himself back and forth. He looks at me,
"Sarge, I knew you would win I just knew..."
Before he can say anything else I lift him up and throw him in the mud, I start walking over to him as he tries to escape I grab his foot and pull him back I mange to get on top of him and start punching him repeatedly, I've got blood on my hand but I don't know if it's the private's blood or the enemy's. I keep punching him till Tuck pulls me off of him, I'm still kicking and trying to punch him.
"You are a TRAITOR! YOU KILLED MY MEN DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO THEM, Jake, do you?!"
I see reinforcements coming from behind, a trooper comes up to me with a message,
"Sarge, I have a message for you"
I don't dare take my eyes off of the traitor, I just nod and the trooper starts saying the message,
"Scotland has pledged Allegiance to the Separatists. Your men have to stand down and you must go to the Palace and pleadge Allegiance to the Separatists as well. If you don't then you will be killed along with your men".
I make my way up to the Palace on the way there I get all of the blood out of my face, out of my hands and out of my hair.
I see my father, I salute him. The Great General, John Broadfoot, a hero to Scotland. I has a brown beard with grey eyes, and he is dressed in his kilt with all of his medals on the left hand side of his uniform jacket with a black tie and a white shirt.
"Now, Fraser you must swear Allegiance to your new commander, I have do it, so must you to keep the family name of being a great family, now your sister has just went in. Now, you must for the sake of me you will obey me. Do you understand?"
I nod, I see my step mother appear and give my father a kiss, she tries to hug me but I step to the side. She looks at me up and down as if I'm dirt. We all stand in silence, until Jane comes out of the hall. She smiles at me, and as my father she is dressed in her military uniform.
"Sergeant Broadfoot?"
I nod and the man signals me through into the hall. As a walk into the hall I see what I believe is a sith lord named Count Dooku and other high ranking Separatist leaders.
"Are you Sergeant Fraser Broadfoot?" The sith lord asks me.
"Yes, that's me."
"Now, are you aware that you killed, Scottish troops loyal to the Separatists? You killed your own men. Your officers are most displeased as am I".
"Wait, what are you saying? I killed Scottish soldiers? No no no that's impossible, they were wearing different uniform from the normal Scottish military uniform."
"Oh I can assure you that they were Scottish and they were wearing the new military uniform, which you must put on and swear Allegiance to the Separatists".
"And if I don't?"
"Then you will die".
"Then, I'm sorry sir. I will not pledge my allegiance to people who are known killers and have no honor."
"So be it. Sergeant".
Dooku motions his droids into an attack postion, he gives the nod to the assassin droids to begin the kill. I mange to fend off one of the droids, however, the second one comes at me and takes me out, I stumble to the floor, coughing as the assassin droid takes out its sword and tires the stab me, I roll over and kick the droid in the side and it stumbles for a few seconds this is my chance. I quickly get up and run for the door I hear a lightsaber swing and I duck roll. I turn and see Dooku now going into action, he swings his lightsaber at me and I'm barely able to miss them. I lose my focus for a second and Dooku swings his lightsaber and cuts my side and I fall to the ground holding my side.
"Most impressive for a soldier".
"Thanks, I'm just full of surprises today".
I manage to kick Dooku in his leg and he stumbles to the ground, I run for the door finally gtting out of it, I run down the hall at lighting speed, I run past my family giving them a goodbye look. I keep running as I hear my sister calling my name, I have to get out of here. I run down red and white corridors, I make a left turn and find myself on the shipping deck I see Tuck preping a ship to get us out of here. I turn around and see droids and Dooku chasing me.
I run as fast as I can towards the ship, I motion Tuck to start the ship's taking off, he does that and I can see the ship moving away for the deck I pick up my pace and manage to get to the edge of the platform and jump onto the ship's landing pad.
I start walking towards the cockpit and see Tuck piloting the ship,
"I take it you didn't swear Allegiance to the Seps?"
"How could you tell? I thought they were trying to get my new jacket that I just bought".
We both laugh, as Tuck preps the hyperdrive and sit and think. My family is the enemy if I chose to join the Republic. I know a friend in the Republic sentae that can help. As Tuck plays about with the ship and finally gets us into lightspeed, I make a call to Padme.
"Hello, I am C-3P0 and who are you?"
"Hello, 3P0 can you please tell Padme I wish to speak to her, I'm going to need her help."
"A Master Fraser, how are you? It's good to see you again I will inform Padme at once."
As 3P0 gets Padme, Tuck starts laughing at me.
"What did I do Tuck?"
"Nothing...Master Fraser. Hahahaha. Oh man that's so funny."
"Fraser, hi how are you? 3P0 said you needed my help".
I explain what happened to Padme about the Seps coming and taking control of Scotland. She tells me to come to coruscant right away.
