(I prepare for the search for the Elemental Egg when Ratchet and Clank come in)
Clank: May I inquire where you are going?
Me: Ratchet, Clank, good. A new Shen Gong Wu has been revealed and I need all the help I can get.
Ratchet: What is it?
Me: Well, it's called the Elemental Egg. It gives the wearer the power to control and/or amplify any of the four elements: fire, water, wind and earth.
Clank: That sounds quite dangerous.
Me: And it will be if it ends up in the wrong hands.
Ratchet: Then we better move fast!
Me: You guys get anyone else who aren't busy. I'll call the monks and bring them up to speed.
(Ratchet and Clank leave me to finish my preparations)
The Jedi of Sugar Rush
Chapter 4: Deflector Shield Demolition, Part 2
On the surface of the jungle planet of Teth in the Hutt-controlled Wild Space, a Clone Trooper approaches his companion in a dense area outside what appears to be a monastery.
"What's the status?" The first Clone asked.
"Looks like those bounty hunters went up there." The second Clone answered, pointing to the monastery.
"Contact General Windu. Tell him we found the Hutt." The first Clone commanded as they watched the building.
Inside the Jedi Temple, Jedi Generals Mace Windu and Yoda are being contacted by the Clones on the jungle planet.
"Yes, Commander?" Windu asked.
"We discovered that Jabba the Hutt has also hired bounty hunters to track down his son and we followed them to a monastery on Planet Teth. We feel it's where Jabba's son is being held, but it's too heavily fortified for us to do anything alone, sir." The Clone Commander reported.
"Commander, stay out of sight and await further orders." Windu commanded.
"Will do, General." The Clone complied as the transmission ended.
"Unusual, it is. A problem Obi-Wan has, subduing the droid army." Yoda noted.
"I'll take care of it." Windu said as he contacted another Trooper. "Get me Admiral Wurtz. I need three of his Star Cruisers."
"Yes, General." The Clone complied as the transmission quickly ended.
"Greater than we think, this mystery may be." Yoda said. "Go with the fleet to aid Master Kenobi, I will."
Back in the crystal city, Ahsoka and Anakin are searching for a way to slip past the enemy's deflector shields so that they can destroy it from within.
"So, what's the plan?" Ahsoka asked.
"I thought you were the one with the plan." Anakin said.
"No, I'm the one with enthusiasm." Ahsoka rebutted. "You're the one with the experience, which I'm looking forward to learning from."
"Well, first, we need to get behind that shield, then, get past their tank lines." Anakin suggested.
"Why don't we just go around? outflank them?" Ahsoka asked.
"That'd take too long."
"Sneak through the middle, then?"
"Impossible, unless you can turn yourself into a droid." Anakin trailed off before he began to think.
"Alright. You win. My first lesson will be to wait while you come up with the answer." Ahsoka smirked.
"Well, the wait's over. I've got a plan." Anakin spoke up with a grin. The two of them take off to put the Jedi Master's plan in motion.
In the city center, the heavy cannons are firing at the deflector shield, with each blast having little effect. Obi-Wan and some of the Clones watch the shield slowly expand towards them.
"That shield is certainly putting a crimp in my day!" Obi-Wan complained.
"It's no use, sir! Even at full power, the cannon doesn't affect it!" Captain Rex warned.
"All right, Rex. It was worth a try." Obi-Wan said. "Tell the men to fall back!"
The shield continues to expand towards the city center and as it does, it is about to pass over an empty overturned crate with Anakin and Ahsoka underneath. As it does, a few droids brush past it.
"This is a stupid plan!" Ahsoka whispered. "We should fight these guys instead of just sneaking around."
"Except for the fact that their deflective energy shield just passed over us." Anakin whispered. "If you can't cross their lines, let their lines cross you."
"If you say so." Ahsoka simply said as they proceeded, unaware of a second overturned crate that the energy shield recently passed over. One could assume from its small size that underneath it was Vanellope. Anxious, she decides to follow them, but keeps her distance.
Back in the crystal city center, the droid army continues to advance ahead of their shield as it passes over Obi-Wan and the Clones.
"We're inside the shield. Just stay away from those tanks." Obi-Wan warned the Clone Captain as he armed himself with his lightsaber and the assault began.
Obi-Wan leapt from atop a building and started to attack. "Jedi!" One of the droids exclaimed as Obi-Wan sliced a B-2 droid in two. A pair of Clones started shooting as they traveled down zip lines. Obi-Wan sliced apart droid after droid.
"Where's the General?" Captain Rex asked his men.
"I don't know, sir." One Clone replied as the assault drove the Clone Army to retreat.
"Fall back!" The Clone captain commanded, forcing the clones to retreat into the building. Obi-Wan bisected one more battle droid before moving on.
In the enemy territory, Anakin and Ahsoka are still advancing toward the shield generator underneath the crate.
"I think we made it past all of them, Master. We may pull this off yet." Ahsoka noted.
"We still have a ways to go before we get to the generator station." Anakin said.
"Do we still need this thing?" Ahsoka asked as they stopped momentarily. "I can't take it anymore. I have to stand up." They begin to stand to their feet, still holding the crate underneath their heads.
"You have got to be careful! You never know what you're gonna run into." Anakin warned his Padawan until they bumped into something, forcing them to the ground and dropping their crate in the process. The two Jedi notice that the bumped into a Droideka. "See what I mean?"
The droid opens fire on them, forcing the two Jedi to deflect their shots with their respective lightsabers. Vanellope noticed the action from beneath her crate.
"We can't beat its shield." Ahsoka noted, somehow knowing about the shield.
"Run!" Anakin commanded.
"What? Jedi don't run!" Ahsoka countered.
"I said run!" Anakin barked as the two started to run. The Droideka turns off its shield and starts rolling after them like a wheel. "Ahsoka, stop!"
"Make up your mind!" Ahsoka shouted.
"I said stop!" He barked again as the two Jedi stop, giving them the chance to slice the Droideka into pieces, which explode seconds later. "Good. You take direction well." Ahsoka frowned as they proceeded toward the generator, but not before hearing a voice.
"Well, that was quite a fight, don't you think?" Ahsoka turned around and noticed Vanellope behind her.
"What? Who are you supposed to be?" Ahsoka demanded before Anakin stopped her.
"Vanellope? I thought I told you to stay in the safe house." Anakin scowled. "Just what do you think you're doing here?"
"Well, I got bored sitting around all day, so I stepped out for some air when I heard your plan. And I thought, "If they can get behind a deflector shield, so can I." So I grabbed a small crate and followed you until I saw you fighting that droid and here we are." Vanellope explained as she turned her attention to Ahsoka. "You mind giving the introductions?"
"Right. Ahsoka, this is Vanellope. Master Obi-Wan found her and her friends stranded outside the city and until we deal with everything here and find a way to bring them home, they'll be under our protection." Anakin began introductions. "Vanellope, this is my new Padawan, Ahsoka."
"Pleased to meet you. Say, I saw you tear that robot apart with those glowing sword things." Vanellope said.
"Wait, you mean our lightsabers?" Ahsoka asked.
"Yeah. How did you even get those anyway?" The Sugar Rush president asked.
"We'll explain it to you and your friends later. Right now, we need to disable that shield generator." Anakin said. "Come on, Ahsoka."
"What about Vanellope? She can't just be here on her own." Ahsoka told him. Anakin sighs in defeat.
"Alright, she can come along, but she has to stay close to us." Anakin demanded. Vanellope smiled as she went with the two Jedi to disable the shield generator.
Back inside the fray, Obi-Wan sliced a B-2 droid's arms off, rescuing a Trooper. He then uses the Force to smash it into another. He was about to slice another until it was shot by Captain Rex.
"They're right behind us, sir!" Captain Rex warned. "They wiped out most of my unit. We had to pull out of there." A nearby explosion forced them to take cover behind a terminal.
"The shield has almost reached the heavy cannons." Obi-Wan noted as the firefight continued.
"We're not going to be able to stop them, sir." Capt. Rex told him.
"Move your troops back to the heavy cannons. Do everything you can to protect them. I'll delay the droids." Obi-Wan commanded.
"But…" The Clone captain said before Obi-Wan cut him off.
"That is an order, Captain!" Obi-Wan barked. Captain Rex moved back, just as Kenobi pierced a B-2 droid about to ambush them. He sliced two other B-1 droids before an explosion drew his attention to the approaching enemy. He looked on as the droids got closer.
Meanwhile, near the shield generator, Anakin, Ahsoka and Vanellope climb some rocks and they spot the generator.
"There it is. Come on." Ahsoka pointed out as they approached the shield generator, intending to shut it down.
Back in the fray, Obi-Wan is surrounded by droids as the tank's cockpit opens, revealing Separatist general Whorm Loathsam. The other Sugar Rush racers look on from inside the safe house.
"What's going on?" Jubileena asked.
"No idea, but it looks like that good guy is gonna meet the enemy face to face." Gloyd pointed out as they watched.
"You must be the infamous General Kenobi." Loathsam confirmed.
"I surrender." Obi-Wan said as a B-2 droid confiscates his lightsaber, shocking the racers.
"What is he doing?!" Taffyta gasped.
"Looks like he's giving up." Minty assumed.
"Now, Master Kenobi, order your troops to stand down." Loathsam commanded as Obi-Wan used the Force to move some rocks to create a makeshift table and seats.
"General, have a seat." Obi-Wan offered a seat.
"Have you gone mad?" General Loathsam questioned his motives.
"I've conceded the battle. Now we simply have to negotiate the terms of surrender." Obi-Wan clarified.
"Don't try any of your tricks, Jedi." General Loathsam demanded.
"Surely there's no reason we can't be civilized about this." Obi-Wan said as the Separatist General and his support droid exited the tank and approached the Jedi. "Tis a rare honor to be able to meet one's opponent face-to-face. You were a legend throughout the Inner Core."
"Thank you. The honor is all mine." General Loathsam thanked him. "I'm so glad you decided to surrender."
"Well, at some point, one must accept the reality of the situation." Obi-Wan said before clearing his throat a bit. "Might we have some refreshments?"
"You! Bring us something liquid." The Separatist general ordered his droid.
"Thank you. This shouldn't take long." Obi-Wan said as they awaited their refreshments, Loathsam unaware that Obi-Wan was intending to negotiate surrender to delay them long enough for Anakin and Ahsoka to destroy the shield generator.
(After preparing, I reach the hangar where I find Ratchet, Clank, Judy, Star Fox, Silver and Sofia in front of the Great Fox)
Ratchet: You sure took your time.
Me: Look, Ratchet, it isn't easy getting everything ready.
Judy: So, where do you think this Elemental Egg is?
Me: According to my tracker, the Elemental Egg should be somewhere in London.
Silver: London, huh?
Sofia: I wonder what we could find there.
Me: We'll find out when we get there, but first, we need to meet with the monks at the temple. You readers may rate, review, or fav. Archer out!