CHAPTER

I

Ten years before the Clone Wars began, Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas ordered in a clone army for the Republic. Now the Clone Wars are nearing the end, and Order 66 is only days away from being executed. Though many Kaminoans did not know about what was behind door 250, many speculated it was a private project. Many inside terrorists that don't have patience have tried to access it but failed and sometimes died in the process. Today however, is the day the door will open.

"Commander Jello reporting in, the squad has suited up and is awaiting transport." The new Commander and his two hundred, fifty troops - hence the name Door 250 - were in the most advanced, experimental and powerful armor designed and created by Lama Su, Prime Minister of Kamino.

"Yes Commander. Nice to hear your voice, the Venator-class­ transport is coming to loading area beta. Please prepare all items, cargo, and vehicles to the safe zone in the loading area. We will arrive shortly," replied the captain of the transport.

Vehicles from AT-TE's to T4-D heavy tanks were in groups waiting for the landing and loading of the transport. Every trooper that accompanied Commander Jello was outfitted with a DC-15 rifle and a DC-17 hand blaster, a personal particle shield similar to that of a Republic Commando, heated suit, and multi-scan system able to penetrate walls fifty centimetres thick. All of it was powered with miniature seismic charges that will detonate a small burst of the compound explosion and radiate throughout the suits internal systems.

As the transport landed, all of the troops except Commander Jello made their way aboard the transport and uploaded schematics of the transport and systems to their individual memory core. Commander Jello told the transport to leave without him, and go to the rendezvous point at Polis Massa, the medical facility and retreat for the unsuspecting Jedi.

Jello entered his N-3 Naboo starfighter, an upgrade he built while in training. The starfighter had the recharge tail taken off and rounded it off. He also put in sixteen custom concussion missiles, two heavy pulse cannons, three seismic charges, and five cluster missile pods each holding five hailfire missiles. It is also about one and a half times larger to compensate for the newer upgrades and larger weapons payload. Even though the craft has the concussion missiles, cluster missiles and seismic charges, it still carries the standard payload of the proton torpedoes. Although he hadn't flown it before, except for simulations and hasn't tested the starfighter out completely, he didn't fully know if it would work.

Jello began the ignition sequence and heard a powerful roar and the drive engines ignited with a gleaming azure blue exhaust out the rear of the engines. He laughed and took his starfighter out of his personal hangar and headed for the rendezvous point. The astromech socket was removed but Jello had many years of training to calculate and input a light speed vector. He looked to his port engine and saw the exhaust turn into a longer trail and a deeper blue, and he did it perfectly. "Well this is going to be quite a ride," said Jello to himself in the cockpit.

Even though it will take only a couple of hours to reach the rendezvous point, he took off his helmet, placed it on his lap and turned the starfighter into autopilot. The canopy tinted to a near black and the heads-up-display flickered on and he turned his eyes onto the secondary window which showed the top news from Coruscant.

The transport made its way to Polis Massa with no problems but the captain and Jello's troops didn't know if Jello was behind them. All of a sudden, the N-3 popped out of hyperspace only meters before the asteroid. Without hesitation, Jello pulled up missed the surface with nearly half a meter to spare. He docked with the transport and made his way up to the flight bridge. There he saw the captain.

Jello didn't know what to expect, but when the throne-like chair swivelled towards Jello, a woman appeared before his eyes, and thought women can't be captains, they're too fragile and peaceful.

"Hello captain," greeted Jello, with a confused look upon his face.

"So, you're the Commander, the one I'm supposed to fly your new ship. And what, never seen a female captain?

"No I haven't. But what's this about a new ship? You mean we aren't using the Venator?"

"No. It's called a Legacy-class Star Destroyer, Legacy for short. It has approximately nineteen, four barrelled heavy pulse cannons, a retractable dorsal ceiling and bow doors to the flight deck. It has a ventral hangar and a ventral private hangar for you. It has also been equipped with two magnetic accelerator cannons that will magnetically launch a variety of projectiles at near light speed and has spherical sockets for a wide range of fire," replied the captain. "So does that answer your question?"

"Yes." Jello left the flight bridge and announced the news to his troops and they began preparations for the transfer.

Two almost invisible doors slid open on the side of a nearby asteroid and the Legacy started to move out. It aligned itself with the starboard hangar of the Venator and booth ships extended docking rings. Within hours, Jello's troops and the Venator staff including the captain made their way onto the Legacy. Jello went to his N-3, flew it off the Venator and flew it into the private hangar of the Legacy.

Jello went to the bridge and already saw the captain in her chair. "Sorry, but i didn't catch your name?" asked Jello.

"Why do you want to know?"

"Well I don't always have to call you captain. It bothers me."

"Okay, well it's Melissa. What's yours? Or is it just Jello?"

"It is just Jello, and Melissa is nice, good name." Jello stuck his hand out and said, "Nice to meet you."

Melissa created a firm grip with Jello and gave a short smile towards him. I never knew he was so kind, she thought to herself. "So, will you like to have dinner tonight in the captain's mess?"

"Are you hitting on me? Especially in the crisis the Republic is currently facing," he chuckled.

"No! I wasn't. I was wondering if you'd like to get to know each other as we will be spending much of our life together now." As she finished the sentence, she bowed her head and blushed.

"Well when you put it that way, yes, I will have dinner. When will you wish I be ready?"

"I don't know, how about eighteen hundred hours. Give chef your dish idea and I'll have him prepare your meal."

Jello walked out of the bridge and gave a sigh. As he entered the turbolift, someone outside of the sliding door put their hand in the way. The door slid back open and it was Melissa. "Commander, you need to come to the bridge, there's-"

A powerful blast hit the starboard hyperdrive nacelle and Melissa fell into Jello's arms. Jello helped her up, and both of them ran to the bridge.

"Ensign, what was that?" asked Commander Jello.

"I, I don't know, it came out of hyperspace, hit us with something, and then disappeared," replied the ensign.

"We have the most advanced technology of the Kaminoans; now use it to scan the surrounding area," ordered Melissa. Both Melissa and Jello ran down to the private hangar and prepared for flight. "Jello, our ships are over here, where are you going?"

"To my N-3," shouted back Jello.

"You're what? The Kaminoans gave us V-19 Torrent starfighters."

"Well you can have mine; I made my own ship that could destroy half the Legacy in one small wave if I wanted."

As the two comrades started up their ships, another powerful blast hit the long-range scanning tower. Melissa and Jello exited the hangar and searched for a nearby ship. Pulling up behind Melissa, multiple laser shots came out of an invisible distortion. Jello targeted the distortion and fired a few shots, yet nothing happened.

"Melissa, can you keep your ship steady, i need a clear shot for this." Jello flicked multiple switches, and a miniature door opened beneath the N-3. Jello clicked the trigger and launched a Cluster Missile pod and within a few milliseconds, the pod's shell broke away and five hailfire missiles launched forward and hit the aft of the pursuing craft. Fire and smoke blazed in front of Jello, and he pulled away. "Melissa get out of there, head back to the hangar, I'll take care of him!"

"Yes sir." Over the COM., Jello could hear her weep, but didn't ask what was wrong.

As soon as Melissa made her way into the hangar, Jello fired furiously at the ship, and launched two concussion missiles at it which took it out as the second missile hit the hull of the unknown attacker.

After the dogfight, Jello landed his N-3 and asked for multiple supplies to be brought down to his hangar.

Commander Jello saw Melissa up ahead in the hall, with her face in her hands and tears running down the backs of her hands. Jello ran to catch up and stopped her. "Melissa what's wrong?" Jello asked, worried that something terrible was going on, but had no idea.

"That was a Republic ship from the Open Circle Fleet. It's was a cloaked ARC-170 starfighter but I don't have a clue why they attacked us. What if a clone was flying it? What if your clones started doing that?! Shooting us when we turn our backs!?" Jello softly grabbed her arms and gave her a reassuring hug. As he began to walk away, he removed his helmet and stopped. He turned back to look at Melissa, "I'm ordering a reconnaissance mission. But first we need to repair our hyperdrive nacelle, and long-range scanning tower. I'll meet you in the bridge and take a rain check on the dinner."

"I'll get Taun We online, she'll give us answers."

Hours pass, and repairs are nearly finished. "Melissa to the bridge, Jello, I need you to come down to my quarters."

"Yes, ma'am," replied Jello. Jello ran down all hallways and got to Melissa's quarters in just two minutes. "Yah, what did you need?"

"I have Taun We on a channel. Can you please grab a chair and come over here?"

"Okay." Jello replied.

"Hello Commander, how are you?" asked Taun We.

"Good, but we need answers. What's going on? An ARC-170 just attacked us." Said Jello

"I'm very sorry, and please don't get mad, but we had no choice."

"Taun We, spit it out," said Melissa aggravated.

"We programmed the clones except for Commander Jello and his troops with an override Command: Order 66. It makes all of the clone troopers obey the Supreme Chancellor and they were ordered to take out everyone, including the Jedi. You however were kept in that '250' pod because we needed some troopers to be not contaminated, and you are actually on a mission to stop the destruction of the Galactic Republic before it's too late."

"So what you're saying is that we are the last clone troopers to save the galaxy?"

"In some sense yes, but Lama Su and I are getting in an ARC-170 and meeting you at these coordinates."

"Okay, it'll take three days to get there," said Jello.

"Well try." The transmission ended and Jello left the quarters and Melissa ran after him.

"Jello, why did you leave so quickly?"

"I left because my brothers are attacking us!" Jello shouted, "And I want to change it." Melissa stopped and watched Jello walk away. Tears started to run down her cheeks and she walked back into her quarters. Melissa undressed and got into the shower, trying to wash away the disturbed emotions that had filled her over the top.

"So do you really think this is going to build up to an interstellar war?" questioned an ARC trooper to one of his brothers.

"Interstellar is a bit exaggerated don't you think? But no, there are only a few million clone troopers, and a few thousand warships against us. So in other words, we are screwed my friend," laughed the other brother.

"Commander on deck," shouted the Oh-One.

"We are going to meet Taun We and Lama Su near Dantooine. When we reach them, they'll come aboard and we'll prep for battle. We are going to head to Coruscant, where our brethren are and we are going to fight till death," announced Commander Jello. "Now I know that this will be difficult but we need to fight for the good, and not to be turned over to the bad. Currently, Yoda and Obi-Wan are at the Jedi temple and are deactivating the beacon, and only a few Jedi remain. The Legacy and we are going to be stealthy. No outgoing messages unless I have given permission, and use escape pods and single-unit drop pods only if needed," finished Jello.

As the hours passed traveling to Dantooine, many of the two hundred, fifty troops gathered weapons and equipment into their personal packs, downloaded the latest information to their PADD (Personal Assistant Display Device), were each awarded a katana for close combat.

One of the troopers in the crowd asked, "Commander? There is a soft spot at the top of the handle. What is it?"

"It is one of the newest design constructs put on a blade. When the button is pressed, a couple of holes along either side of the blade open, and a pod within the handle releases a safe-to-use plasma and those holes allow it to escape. This makes the slice a lot smoother and cleaner." As Jello stopped to take a breather, most of the men pressed the button and felt a slit vibration throughout the blade and handle and saw a whitish-azure color glow from the blade. "Now a special casing allowing you to attach it to the back of your armor has been sent to everyone's quarters and learn to use it."

After Jello was finished, the troopers left the staging area and some went to holodecks for battle tactics, while others went to their quarters to see their new weapons.

"Jello, may you please come to the bridge. You might want to see this," said Melissa on the COM. Jello headed to the turbolift that accessed the bridge and made his way up.

"Hello Melissa, what is it?" Jello asked.

"A transmission has been received and it's from Lama Su. He requests us to turn around and head back to Yavin IV instead."

"So why do you need me?"

"We checked our sensor for any anomalies up ahead and there is a mine field, too large to go around, and to many to cause a chain-reaction without destroying the system. You need to tell your men that we aren't heading into battle right now, yet there is a good chance there is an Empire city on opposite side of the planet which we are landing, and will be able to fight," explained Melissa.

On the COM, Jello reported all of the two hundred, fifty troops to report to the main cargo bay and all halls on the cargo deck were shaking and some of the vibration was felt through the walls to the cargo bays on the opposite side.

"I have called you here to choose a name for our team, and to give you new armor. However, there is a sixty percent chance we will actually fight," explained Jello.

"Name our group you say," questioned a unit in the crowd. "I thought we were two fifty?"

"Well, actually, that is our technical name. So, who has ideas," replied Jello.

With everybody's faces blank, only a few were thinking. A few minutes into the thought process, Capt. Melissa walked in and asked, "So Commander, what's going on?"

"We are thinking of a name for our team, but most of us are blank."

"Okay, so how about Knife Corps. You did just give them katanas and daggers, right?"

"Yes, but it doesn't fit. It has to be a name that'll go down in history," said Jello.

"Fists…"

Jello stared into blankness, and a light bulb flashed on in his head. "Damn, that's a good one. Who here will like to have the name Fists? Each of you will be a fist. Each of you will become a saviour and liberator." Every unit raised there hand and chanted fists three times, then after, everyone cheered

Jello and Melissa walked away from the cheering for a minute and Jello said, "What a name. Where did you come up with that?"

"I don't really know. It just popped into mind." The two walked back and Jello announced another point he mentioned.

"Second of all, you will all be given new armor called Shock Armor, able to resist a lot more small arms fire with an upgraded and a new highly experimental personal shield built into it that has bugs worked out and it has a larger hump in the back to provide enough space for the larger seismic power pack, shield generator and emitter. However the shield will only hold for a few shots of standard rounds but when it depletes, you must find cover," He explained to the Fists. "Also, unlike the armor you got when we were dispatched that had fairly similar gear, this one also has a larger amount of oxygen for space walks, and has a new type of an air-lock system that connects the helmet with the rest of the suit, so it more quiet when you remove the suit and it has a better time pressuring the body within. The new helmet also includes a newer HUD that displays the relative Health of the user, a gauge displaying shield status, a gauge tracking the quantity of ammunition available for weapons carried, a motion tracker, a counter tracking the number and type of Grenades carried, a targeting reticule which changes relative to the weapon currently in use, acknowledgment lights from other members of the wearer's team, maps and information uploaded over the wearer's TACCOM, and a zoom function or function for using a Fiber Optic Probe."