3 years later
Conrac, after accepting master Windu's offer, had progressed immensely in the past three years, and, although he was far from becoming a Jedi Knight, he was still powerful enough in his own right. His new lightsaber or, he should say, lightsabers,now clung safely to his waist, both were identical twins. They were primarily silver in color with a black, half-sphere, pommel that had rectangular ridges. The shaft had a brown, leather grip, and the actual emitter was circular, with one side flaring out upwards. Getting them was an..interesting experience, to say the least. When he had first envisioned them, he would never forget the look on his usually stoic masters face when he told him not only would he be using two but that they both would have a purple crystal. Needless to say Conrac was on his way to becoming a very powerful jedi...Which is why it came as a shock when his master forbade him from going on the volunteer mission to Geonosis, claiming he wasn't ready and needed more training. Conrac then did the only logical thing he could do, and snuck aboard the last ship heading to Geonosis.
On the ship Master Windu addressed everyone "Stay spread out, we need jedi all around the coliseum, we're going in, getting Obi-Wan, Anakin and the senator out of there, I don't want any casualties or mess ups! In and out and we get back home!" Mace Windu exclaimed over the intercom as the ship discreetly landed near the coliseum. Windu stepped out first making sure the area's attention was focused on the inside of the coliseum, after seeing it was he motioned for everyone to enter and spread out, stealthily. He stopped one padawan in his tracks as he left the ship. "Conrac..I see you went against my wishes...Be careful in there" Mace
Windu calmly said to a slightly flustered Conrac as he too ventured into the coliseum, getting a nod from his apprentice.
Meanwhile in Dooku's observation booth, Dooku and the bounty hunters were observing the coliseum fight "Query: Would it not be easier to kill these pathetic meatbags with a blaster?" Hk asked while the mandalorians were ignoring him "So..uh Jango sir, you've been my idol for a long time..and uh..I'm glad we can do this job together." The star struck Marlev said as he finally met his idol. "Listen kid, I'm being paid and thats all I care about. Now, We get this job done, and maybe I'll view you better than just some wet eared kid."Jango replied giving a hint of hope to the younger hunter. "Exclamation: Master Galen has been efficiently trained in the arts of combat..Although he could be more ruthless." Hk said still being ignored by everyone in the room except the young Boba who was hiding behind Jango trying not to be seen by the tall droid. "Hunters! Come here and watch the fight, it may be enjoyable." Dooku called back to the hunters with only Jango and Marlev coming into the light seeing the fight which was sad seeing the jedi and senator had no weapons. "No honor." Jango said quietly, somewhat disgusted by the spectacle. "They have..no fucking weapons" Marlev said under his breath completely disgusted with the separatists treatment of the Jedi and senator. 'Why is Dooku holding Jedi in an arena like this?...I thought he was a jedi too.' Marlev thought inside, starting to hold Dooku in low regards. "Statement: something is off with my motion trackers." Hk stated, again with everyone but boba not hearing him.
'If I can end this quickly, I can save everyone from risking themselves' Mace Windu thought as he approached the corner of the observation room, one turn and he could end this, and so he did. He approached slowly taking in the room and its inhabitants. Inside there was Dooku, Two mandalorians, a boy, and a tall droid, The boy was hiding from the droid,to which the droid was looking oddly at him. Then the two mandalorians who were on the ledge looking down into the arena this left dooku on the other side of the observation window. He approached quickly no one noticing him as he ignited his lightsaber at Dooku's throat "Master Windu" Dooku acknowledged as the mandalorians backed up raising their weapons while Hk stepped back lining up his own. "This party's over."' Mace windu said with certainty "Brave my old Jedi friend, but foolish. You should give up you're hopelessly outnumbered." Dooku said chuckling "I don't think so." Mace Windu said defiantly. smirking. As though this were a cue, the hidden jedi could all be seen igniting their lightsabers from the arena below.
Mace stared into Dooku's eyes as he heard a trigger being pulled behind him, he quickly turned blocking blaster fire from a droid, followed by several more, The mandalorians acted quickly backing up and firing their own blasters but Windu blocked them all. Jango and Hk, realizing their efforts were futile, ignited their flame throwers, forcing windu to jump out of the observation deck and into the arena below. As Mace landed, hundreds upon hundreds of battle droids stormed the arena, fighting and shooting at every jedi they could see. Mace while deflecting droid fire ordered some Jedi to assist Obi-wan, Anakin, and the senator, while he was trying to rally the others in the middle of the arena.
At the same time on the bleachers, Conrac was deflecting blaster shots with both lightsabers ignited. As he cut down one droid he saw another one of his fellow padawans fall, suddenly stricken with remorse, Conrac buried the emotion back down, he had to stay focused so he could survive. Out of his peripheral vision he saw two padawan being overwhelmed by droids, they were fairly close and Conrac knew that if he tried he could save them. Coming to a decision, he quickly began fighting his way towards them before force jumping behind one of them-a male twi'lek- and blocking a shot aimed for the fellow Jedi's head. "Need some help?" Conrac asked him, contributing to the fight. "Conrac! it's good to see you, we were getting swarmed." The twi'lek said as Conrac realized he was from his 'youngling class'.
It was then that the newly minted padawan noticed the second jedi, a female Zabrak, who looked more than a little relieved at the new apprentices arrival. As she caught her breath more droids came from behind her, causing the twi'lek to jump to her defense, cutting droids apart with his green lightsaber, as she got out of her daze she joined the fray. Before Conrac could follow her example however, a similarly large amount of droids came at him on his end. Conrac began slashing, stabbing and throwing the droids, somewhere amidst the confusion he had lost sight of his fellow padawans.
Back on the observation deck, Dooku just ordered Jango Fett to join the fray down in the arena, while Marlev was to join the fight along the stands, and so they did, setting off into the fight. Marlev landed in a mix of droids who were trying to shoot a male twi'lek with a green lightsaber. The twi'lek was young and seemed very inexperienced..an easy target, Marlev charged stepping behind him and putting the twi'lek in a choke hold. As the rookie Jedi lost consciousness, Marlev snatched up his green blade and scanned the stands again, spotting a female zabrak twenty yards away with a human twice as far. He ignited his jet pack soaring high into the air raining down blaster bolts next to the zabrak forcing her farther from the purple bladed jedi. As marlev landed down next to her, green lightsaber in motion to slice her head off, but it would never meet as she blocked it with her own blue saber. They traded blows a few more times before Marlev dropped a thermal detonator at her feet and flew off as it exploded. "Dammit." Marlev internally raged, he really hoped he didn't kill the young Jedi who was just about his age. He flew back down checking her pulse, she was alive..barely. He set his sights on a Human fifty yards away that just took out dozens of super battle droids. 'He's good' Marlev thought as he started running towards the human firing a series of blaster bolts towards him, in which the dual wielding Jedi turned deflecting all of them
Conrac looked toward the onyx-clad figure, holding both a rifle in his left hand and a lightsaber in his other. Conrac recognised by the way he was holding it the man had no idea how to use the Jedi weapon, meaning he stole it or got it very recently. 'Or both' Conrac thought grimly as he noticed his friends on the ground unmoving. Rage swelled in the apprentices chest as he took in the scene, not knowing if they were alive or dead, before he smothered it and focused on the new arrival. Raising his blades in an offensive stance he charged the dark armored figure, The dark warrior started firing again, he blocked them effortlessly and leaped, closing the gap between the two but the more experienced hunter sidestepped him and jabbed him in the back with the hilt of the lightsaber. 'Oh no, he did NOT just do that' Conrac thought, knowing full well the extent of the insult the bounty hunter just initiated. Frustrated and angered, Conrac once again charged the mandalorian, this time meeting him blade for blade in a saber lock. Then, with a smug grin, Conrac stated "You don't deserve that weapon." and, before the armored figure could retort, sliced the emitter of the lightsaber off. Now defenseless, or so he thought, Conrac braved a glance toward the now destroyed blade. In this time he looked back up only to see a rocket powered punch hitting him straight in the face and sending him a couple meters back. "You're good kid." The Mandalorian stated holding his rifle with both hands lining up a shot. "Dont make me do this." Marlev warned, finger still on the trigger, intent on ending the Jedi-in-training should he make any unwanted movements. Smirking Conrac thrusted both hands forward, for a split second confusing the hunter, before the padawans adversary was sent flying back by some invisible force. Now back nearly a hundred feet Marlev stood, glancing over into the arena he saw Jango firing at a Jedi that was charging him 'Come on Jango you can do this!' Marlev internally cheered at his idol but his inner plea would be met with tragedy as the purple sabered Jedi sliced Jango's head off and his body went limp. "J-Jango.." Marlev whispered to the air as he saw his idol die right in front of him. Rage and sadness boiling inside of him holding back his tears he radioed out to his partner "Hk..let loose..we're getting out of here!" Marlev yelled as a rocket blew up between him and the Jedi padawan. As the smoke cleared The mandalorian disappeared.
Staring at the place beyond the new gap that his adversary had once stood, Conrac shook his head before getting up and noticing the bodies of his friends near him. Sprinting over to them, Conrac quickly took their pulse breathing a sigh of relief as he saw that they were alive and not dead. It was at that moment Conrac saw that the Twi'lek's lightsaber was missing, connecting the dots Conrac paled realizing he could have very likely cut the man's lightsaber in half. 'Oh well, I'll apologize later.' Conrac thought, making a second realization that the hunter had purposely knocked them out without killing them. Mulling over that thought, Conrac's attention returned to the arena below, The Jedi were gathering in the middle in a defensive position but they were being surrounded by droids on all sides. Thinking quickly Conrac used the force to a degree he never thought he could, lifting his peers up and slowly navigating them down to the arena setting them down gently, not taking a break he jumped off after them slicing and destroying droids that got near, but he couldn't keep this keep this up he was tiring, and the droids number simply increased. two Jedi from the middle came and helped Conrac with his peer's they ran off quickly into the middle deflecting blaster fire from all directions. But suddenly after more Jedi fell from the blaster fire, the droids stopped firing and halted and a voice boomed across the arena. "Master Windu, you have fought valiantly, worthy of recognition in the archives of the Jedi order..And even despite the Weak minded hunters I hired, It Is over, Surrender or die!" Count Dooku exclaimed his voice spreading throughout the arena. "We will not be hostages to be bartered with Dooku!" Mace Windu yelled back at Dooku. "Then..I'm truly sorry, old friend." Dooku said calmly as all the droids raised their blasters. The Jedi prepared for the inevitable fight but it never came as gunships swooped down around them firing lasers and blaster bolts at the droids, decimating and thinning out their ranks. Their doors opened and the Jedi all ran inside, afterwards the gunships quickly closed it's doors and took off. Conrac looked around he was in a gunship with Mace Windu,Yoda, Kit Fisto, and Ki Adi Mundi "Master, who are these people?" Conrac asked Windu inquisitively, the question directed at the strange armored people in the ship. Mace stared at them and answered "Our army." Mace then ordered the pilot to land at an assembly area so he could get a better grasp on the situation. As the gunship landed Mace and Conrac went into the command station,Yoda stayed on the ship, while the other two Jedi ran to the front lines with some clones. A clone captain approached Windu "Sir, I have five special commando units ready for orders!" The captain exclaimed as Windu nodded walking towards the map ordering two units to engage and lead on the front lines while the other three would infiltrate different droid factories and shut them down. "Bring in more artillery." Windu also said as he saw the lack of armor in the field. Multiple gunships dropped tanks on the front line pressing the droids back all the more. Mace looked to Conrac "You've done well today, I want you to stay here and advise the clones as necessary. I am going to join the others on the front lines, we have to end this battle..now." Windu said with a commanding tone that made the clones look up at the master in awe. Conrac nodded, not liking the idea of not joining the fight but respected his master's wishes, as he watched him leap into the fray with clones at his back slicing droids left and right.
The battle went well, the clones had just brought down a trade federation cruiser, and the droid army was put into full retreat. To top it off the commando units had just reported back with the factory's destruction. All the clones were ordered to press the attack while the Jedi were to report to the ship to regroup. Conrac was slightly disappointed to stay behind while his master went to fight. However once he got word of the casualty list he would be lying if he said he wasn't a little relieved to be cut out of the action for this one. Out of the three-hundred Jedi that came to Geonosis, only sixteen of them walked out alive. Conrac pondered this somberly as he made his way towards where the other Jedi were meeting to talk, even though there wasn't much talking just thinking and meditating as the ship went into hyperspace, They all simply waited and mourned as the ship was on its way to the Jedi temple on Coruscant, No one uttered a word on the way home.
Far away above Nar Shaddaa the young hunter and droid team were training, Marlev was venting all his rage and emotion into sparring with Hk. Throwing punch after punch, only to have Hk block each one with his metallic armguards. Marlev decided to take a break, he was tired and it was a long day, First meeting his idol Jango Fett, only for Jango to be cut down by some Jedi..and then the one Jedi who put up a fight against him he was strong.."Maybe I shouldn't have held back" Marlev pondered as he entered his quarters, He laid down his Blasters and armor..put on his flight suit and crashed onto his bed "Note to self..Dooku and his separatist assholes..Worst..job..ever" Marlev thought to himself as he pondered a new idea...What if he could work for the republic?
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