6 Months Later...

Half a year had passed since Diego had first arrived in this alternate version of his earth. It was now nearing the end of February and the season was changing from winter to spring. Diego had been living really well during those Months. Well, he managed to stay alive during the first few months, at least. I also failed to mention this earlier, but the entire ecosystem of the area had changed from desert-like to jungle-like, so almost everything was covered with some plant life growing on it and had altered LA and it's crumbling buildings. Diego had to face various of new threats. Such as Saber tooth Ligers, giant insect that resembled their smaller versions, and even plant life that would have come from the Little Shop of Horrors. Luckily for Diego, he was getting help from his new 'family'.

Diego had been living with the Grey-head Clan as a new member, living inside of the Staple Center. They accepted Diego because he saved little Grey-head from becoming a snack to a Saber Tooth Liger. Also because he got the approval of the clan leader that Diego had decided to call 'Chief Kong'.

Chief Kong was the largest and the strongest of the clan. He was twice the side of a bodybuilder with muscles to match. Whenever he stood up on his legs, usually he would be knuckle-walking, he would reach a height of over seven feet. He basically had the look of a Eastern Lowland Gorilla, except for his fur pattern that resembled little Grey-heads and the long and thick tail.

I would guess that Chief Kong was a fully grown version of what the Grey-heads could become, and little Grey-head was a much younger version. There were a multiple number of the two version in the clan, as well as those who were in between that resembled chimps with tails. But all of them lived together and worked together to get through in the game of survival.

Diego was also playing his part of the survival game by scavenging through stores and building for useful things that could be used. When it came to food, he would search through super markets and stores for canned goods, or just pick fruit and vegetables that were growing locally. Searching for water also came easy with finding food. Diego, as well as other animals, would get his water from a flowing river that was formed from the city's sewer system that broke through the asphalt streets and flowed through and out of the city. He would also fish from that river as well. It would sound disgusting, but the water had been purified over the course of time that humans had last used it. Diego had also brought the timeless creation of fire back into his new life. He would set up empty oil drums filled with pieces of wood and paper into the Staple Center and set them on fire for warmth and light for him and the clan. So while they helped him, he would try and help them in return.

Diego's appearance had changed while he was living in Alter-Earth. Diego's once short brown hair had grown to shoulder length. His old clothes had gotten ripped, shredded, or chewed up while he was exploring and scavenging around the city by the local wildlife or plant life. Such as when his shoe was cheed by that Liger from chapter 2. He found a Camping/Military Surplus store one day and managed to find a more fitting set of clothes and equipment. He was now wearing a black T-shirt, woodland camo pants with a tan military utility belt (with pouches), and black combat boots. He was also wearing his brown Jedi cloak over his black shirt, he had managed to recover a few of his things from the hilltop clearing, and a pair of black fingerless gloves.

Diego had also managed to gain some survival skills while he was living his new life in this world. As well as new kind of skill. You see, ever since that fateful day when he first arrived, Diego had been trying to figure out how he could have made that amazing jump that saved him from either being the Ligers meal or becoming shish kabob from the spiked gates below. He remembered that there was some kind of energy passing through him at the moment he focused his strength into his legs. And ever since then, he's been trying to recreate that jump to master it. He would even study the movements from the Grey-Heads, who were masters at jumping, and replayed those movements in his head. He was making process at a slow rate that would sometimes end with him jumping at different hights. By the fourth month, he was able to get the hang of it, he even learned how to use it in small burst to make his movements faster. Diego noticed something familiar about this ability, as though he had heard of something like it before, but he just couldn't put his finger on it.

Meanwhile...

Just beyond Earths atmosphere, a large and cylindrical form passes mars and slowly makes its way towards Earth. It was a Hardcell-class interstellar transport.

"Ma'am, our scanners show that the red planet has no natural resources that can be used and cannot sustain life." said a OOM command battle droid said in addressing a female figure on the bridge of the ship.

"Ugh! How disappointing, I was hoping this excursion would allow our forces to gain much needed resources for the war effort." the figure said in disappointment and frustration. "Continue scanning the other planets 147, this backwater system has to have at least one planet we can use."

"Yes Sir! Err... uh... Ma'am!" said the OOM command battle droid known as 147.

The female figure was a Neimoidian named General Bula Kaalu. She was a Neimoidian scientist, who was dressed in a long dark blue Chinese-style gown with zig-zagging patterns of yellow and dark green with silver tabs and a bulb-like headdress that bared a separatists symbol on the center of the brim, that was put in charge of this expedition to find resources in uncharted regions of space for the Separatists. She and her crew are now in the Milky way galaxy.

"General, scanners show that the next planet has a life sustaining atmosphere." said one of the OOM pilot battle droids set at one of the control stations of the bridge.

Once Bula heard this, she turned her attention to the screens that were placed around the bridge that showed visuals outside of the ship. On screen, there was a blue colored planet with regions of land dotted all over the surface.

'Finally.' Bula thought to herself with a smirk of satisfaction before addressing to the OOM command battle droid from before "Make ready a scouting party, I will want a full report of your findings."

"Roger, roger." the OOM command battle droid responded before making his way out of the bridge.

It was at that very moment, that a cloaked figure hiding within the cargo bay of the ship was holding a small device in his hand. The figure activated the device, revealing it to be Imagicaster holoprojector, to show a hologram Image of an armored figure.

"We will be landing soon, track our coordinates and prepare to strike on my command." the cloaked figure said to the hologram figure.

"Yes sir General. We will arrive momentarily." the armored figure said with an Kiwi accent and faded out as the Imagicaster was turned off, leaving the cloaked figure to wait patiently to make his next move.

Back on Earth...

Diego was currently resting on the top of the U.S. Bank Tower. After exploring and climbing the steps of the 73 floors to the roof, he decide to finally stop and rest once he was at the top of the building. Whether Diego had used his mighty jumping abilities or not, it was still an exhausting climb.

"Climbing to the top of a 73-floor tower without the aid of elevators, yet another reason why I could hate this place." Diego said while laying flat on his back in between the one and two of the number 12 on the top of the building. "But, at least I can get a great view from up here."

While Diego was laying there and staring out to the sky, he noticed something in the distance. Diego squinted his eyes to get a better view. He could see that it was a dot coming closer and closer, and was getting bigger and bigger.

"What's that?" Diego then got out a small pair of binoculars that he was carrying with him in his belt pouches. "Is that... a rocket?"

What Diego saw did looked like a cylindrical shaped rocket that would looked to be almost as tall as the City National Plaza building. And as far as Diego could tell, the rocket was landing in the direction of the Dodgers stadium.

"Hmm... maybe... maybe that rocket has people on board! Maybe they can help me get back to my real home, back to my time!" Diego said excitedly. "Or at least give me some human company and bring me back to civilization."

With that in mind, Diego had rushed off the roof to the stairway to make his way back down the 73 floors to go to the direction of the Dodgers stadium and see rocket in person.

Commander-Ookami: There we go, chapter 3 is up, and Separatist have arrived to Earth with an unexpected passenger on board. Please note that this part of the story takes place really early in the clone wars. I'm just letting you know. Please remember to leave a comment, they'll help, and I'll get chapter 4 up even sooner.