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Last time: FT and the Jedi got to know each other.
Now: Team Natsu help the Jedi.
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Chapter 4: Found the… base?
The doors to the command center opened. Obi-wan, Jac, Cayden, Sasha, and their new wizard friends into the center. Obi-wan led them over to the holoprojector table.
"Cody, pull up the map of all the locations we have our men currently searching," Obi-wan ordered.
"Yes, sir," Cody said then pulled up a map of the area.
On the map, there were about six locations that were indicated by red dots. The wizards stared at the hologram with awe.
"This is incredible," Erza said. "So what is this device?"
"This is a holoprojector table and it creates a hologram, which is what you are currently looking at," Cayden said.
"Cool," Natsu said before reaching out to touch it only to learn that his hand goes right through it.
"Anyway, let's get this started," Obi-wan spoke up. "These markers on the hologram are locations that we have been having the most interference with our scanners. Our men right now are physically searching each of these areas for any sign of droid activity."
"So far though, we have not received any word of a droid spotting," Jac concluded.
"Do they have a base around here? Somewhere that could be hiding out?" Gray asked.
"If they do, we can't find it," Sasha said. "We have considered that the base could have a cloaking ability, but if that were the case we still would have been able to find just by running into it."
"Could it have the ability to be invisible and even allow those to walk right through it without running into it or even realizing that they were there?" Lucy suggested. "I've read of some spells back in our home that had that ability. So I was just wondering if your technology does too."
"If they do, then we would be in trouble," Sasha said. "That kind of tech is extremely advanced, even for us. But if the Seppies have that then this war could turn in their favor real quick."
"What about it being under ground?" Natsu asked after a moment.
"We have dug as far as our drills with allow and have found nothing," Jac said.
"Well you guys don't have Virgo. She has got some mad drilling skills," Natsu said. "Right Lucy?"
"That's right. If it was buried far underground, Virgo could find it no problem," Lucy said agreeing with Natsu.
"Where was the first place you checked?" Erza asked.
Obi-wan pointed to a red mark that was only five clicks south of the base.
"This is where our sources first said they were picking up droid activity," he said.
"Let's head there and let Virgo dig," Erza said. "If she finds their stronghold, then your droids will be there."
"Alright," Obi-wan said with a nod. "Cody, have your men prepare the gunships."
"On it General," Cody said before leaving the command center.
"Wait, isn't a gunship a vehicle?" Natsu questioned.
"Yes, yes it is," Cayden said.
"Happy, looks like we're flying again," Natsu said.
"Aye!" Happy said.
The gunships sailed over the land toward the location. They landed just short of the spot. The Jedi and clones hopped off first. They only brought a small squad of clones as there was already a small group at the location waiting for them. The wizards hopped off next and followed the Jedi to the hole that was covered in the ground. Natsu landed beside everyone. Happy put his wings away and then perched on his shoulder.
"Here is where we dug before," Obi-wan pointed out.
"Alright, leave this to me," Lucy said smiling. "Open gate of the Maiden, Virgo."
Suddenly a pink haired woman in what Obi-wan assumed to be a maid outfit appeared. He noticed the chains on her wrists. Must be a part of the fashion of her outfit, he guessed.
"Hello, Princess,' Virgo said with a bow to Lucy. "Is it time for punishment?"
"Time for what now?!" Jac gasped sounding interested… slightly.
"That's something Virgo is known for asking," Natsu pointed out.
The Jedi nodded in understanding. However, it did weird them out a little bit.
"Hey Virgo, could you please dig until you find a base starting with this hole?" Lucy asked getting everyone's attention focused.
"On it, Princess," Virgo said stepping over to the hole. She then broke the earth and started to dig at rapid speed.
"Princess?" Sasha questioned.
"Yeah, it's a nickname Virgo gave me," Lucy said over her shoulder.
Gray leaned forward and whispered to Sasha. "Virgo offered the name, Lucy is the one who choose it."
Sasha found herself smirk at that. Virgo then shot up into the air from the hole she had just re-dug for them. She was covered in dirt and mud.
"Princess, I have found the base for which you speak," Virgo said.
"Wait, it was here the whole time?" Cayden asked her.
"Yes, you just needed to dig another 20 feet and then you would have found it no problem," she said.
"Alright, men cables," Jac ordered. "We are going in."
Two clones placed a cable on either side of the hole and started to climb. They headed down first to drill a way into the base. Lucy turned to Virgo.
"Thanks Virgo, you did great," Lucy said.
"Thank you, Princess," Virgo said.
"Wait, Virgo I have a question," Natsu butted in. "How is it, Lucy can summon you guys from this universe?"
"Oh that's easy," Virgo started. "The Celestial Spirit world is connected to many different worlds and universes not just Earth Land. This just happens to be one of them. But before you ask, no you can't use the Celestial Spirit world to transport you back to Magnolia. We can only bring you in and then take you back to anywhere in the same world. We are not a teleportation system. We can't take you between worlds. Now if you'll excuse me, Princess." Virgo then vanished.
"Well, that was helpful," Gray said with a sigh.
Sasha patted his arm comfortingly before stepping over to where her Master, Jac, and Cayden was. Cayden raised an eyebrow at her.
"What was that about?" he asked.
"They asked that… spirit how she can transport here, she answered, then she told them about how she can't be of much help for getting them home," Sasha said.
"Ah, well that sucks," Cayden said. Sasha nodded.
"Sir," a clone from the bottom of the hole shouted. "We are in. It's all clear to enter."
Obi-wan nodded and turned to the other clones.
"Half of you head on down. The rest, remain up here and keep guard," Obi-wan then faced the others. "Everyone else follow me."
With that, Obi-wan leapt down into the hole. Jac followed after him. Cayden then gestured for Sasha to go before him. Sasha leapt down then Cayden. Half of the clones piled down into the base below. The Wizards look down into the hole.
"Let's go!" Natsu said before diving in with Happy holding onto him.
"Moron," Gray mumbled before grabbing the cable and climbing down.
The others followed after him.
Once down in the base, Sasha took a look around. The lights were out so trying to see what was around them was pretty hard. Thankfully the clones who came down before them brought a small lantern with them to light the landing spot. Sasha like her Master and Jac turned on her saber to add more light. Suddenly, Natsu landed with a loud thud.
"Shh," Sasha said to him. "We don't want to alert them that we are here."
Natsu nodded and mouthed "sorry". He then light his fist a blaze to give more light to the room. His flame was brighter than their sabers, so the room lit up much more and it was easier to see where things were. They spotted several doors. Obi-wan and Jac slinked closer to one of them as the rest of the wizards entered into the base. The rest of the clones and the padawans fanned out to search the base. On the count of three, Obi-wan and Jac stabbed their sabers into the door and craved an opening. They then entered the room led by Natsu and his flames.
In the room, there was nothing but droids. However, every single one of them were medical droids barely holding onto their last battery life. The Jedi lowered their sabers.
"They're just medical droids!?" Jac asked annoyed.
Obi-wan lifted his wrist comm to his face.
"Sasha, did you find any droids?" Obi-wan asked.
"Only medical droids and some really old supplies," Sasha said. "It looks like this was a hidden medical bunker that hasn't been used since the beginning of the war or maybe even earlier than that."
"Kriff, if that's the case this mission was pointless!" Jac groaned.
"I can't help but agree with you, Jac," Obi-wan sighed. "This was just a wild bantha chase."
"What do we tell the council?" Jac asked.
"We tell them the truth," Obi-wan said. "We found what we thought were Separatist droids, but turned out to be medical droids with the help of our new friends from Fairy Tail." He turned to face the wizards that gathered in the door way.
The wizards smiled at that. The praise from Obi-wan seemed to really brighten their mood. He walked over to them, but being aware of Natsu's still flammable hand.
"Thank you for your help," Obi-wan said. "Now let's check the other locations then go back to the base."
After about another hour, they learned that each of those locations were just bunkers full of old and dying droids. According to the nearby towns, those bunkers we built thousands of years ago, but were used just before the Clone Wars had started. Actually the last time they were used was the last time Obi-wan was on Anison and that was just before the craziness that lead to the Clone Wars. However, they said bunkers were built to not appear on scanners so they could hide from enemies. But due to the dying droids still producing a signal and because the bases were so old, it messed with the scanners and made it hard for the Jedi to find them in the first place. Of course, Obi-wan had no idea that these bunkers even existed then so he felt kind of foolish for not knowing of this information. It might have spared them the trouble.
They returned to the base once everything was taken care of, but now it was time to contact the council. Obi-wan, Jac, and their padawans stood in the private communication chamber of the base. After a couple moments, the Jedi Council members appeared. It wasn't all of them as the next council meeting was until that evening. So only Mace, Yoda, Ki Adi Mundi, Plo Koon, Kit Fisto, and Shaak Ti stood present.
"Masters," Obi-wan greeted with a bow.
"Master Kenobi, Master Par, how goes the mission?" Mace asked.
"Well it was nothing more than a wild bantha chase in the end," Obi-wan said.
"Care to explain," Plo Koon asked.
Obi-wan and Jac went on about how they searched for the Separatists, the scanner problems they had, and then it just ending up being bunkers full of medical and/or protocol droids. However, through all of that they didn't mention the help of the wizards or even their sudden arrival. Once they were finished, the Council members looked to each other and whispered among themselves before turning their attention back to Obi-wan and Jac.
"Masters, we are sorry to send the two of you on such a crazy hunt," Ki Adi Mundi spoke.
"However, I sense that you are not telling us everything," Shaak Ti said.
She was always so observant. Obi-wan nodded.
"That is correct Masters," Obi-wan started. "While on our search, we stumbled across some travelers from well… another planet and galaxy all together. They are wizards from the planet Earth Land and they were sent here while on a mission of their own. Masters, I know this sounds insane, but they are the reason we found the bunker. Their magical powers helped us find each of the bunkers. And I may sound like Qui-Gon when I say this, but I believe they can help us out in this war."
"Obi-wan, are you suggesting those who have no need to be involved in this war, should aid in our fight against the Separatists? That is a sign of greed and that can lead to the dark side," Mace said shocked.
"Masters, if I may, they were the ones to offer their aid," Jac said. "Plus they can't get back home unless we find a way to open a portal to their world or the one who sent them here opens the portal again from their world. But based off what they told us is that he is known to be impossible to capture."
That silenced the Council members. Obi-wan glanced back at the padawans with a worried glance. They were worried that if the council was to say no to them then they would have to leave them with someone else to get back home. And Obi-wan was starting to feel slightly guilty if they did that. But the wizards knew the risk.
Yoda spoke up finally breaking not only his, but the council's silence.
"Master Kenobi, bring them here you will. Test their skills to see if genuine they are. Ask for their help we will not, but if offer it they will then turn it down we won't, unless wrong you are about their skill," Yoda said.
"We understand, Master Yoda," Obi-wan said. "We will board up and be back to the Temple before this evening's session. And the wizards will be with us."
"Then we will be expecting you," Mace said. "May the force be with you."
The hologram disappeared. Cayden and Jac both sighed in relief.
"Anyone else feel nervous during that silence?" Cayden asked. Jac and Sasha raised their hand. "Oh good glad to know I'm alone on that."
"Sasha, you and Cayden go tell our new friends that we are getting ready to head out. I'll contact the Negotiator and tell them to prepare to return to Coruscant. And Jac, you tell the base that we are heading out and all leaving to be ready to go."
"Yes, Master," they all said before exiting to do their duties before leaving.
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