The Raging Galaxy

BOOK 1

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Chapter 7-Coruscant Insurrection


The Republic has quickly moved on the defensive. After the Malevolence was destroyed, the Republic Fleets have relentlessly attacked Separatist planets. Now, Rose returns to Coruscant to train Avatar Aang in the ways of the Force. But, unknown to the Jedi, Dooku is planning a counterattack.


Count Dooku's Palace (Serenno)

Count Dooku, otherwise known as, Darth Tyranus, sat in his office suite looking out his large window to Serenno's beautiful landscape. He was actually meditating, feeling the growing darkness, as it engulfed the galaxy. Now, the time has come to dell a blow to the Republic, as they did with the Malevolence. Dooku moved away from the window and sat at his large desk. He pressed a few buttons and contacted the Fire Nation Royal Palace. After awhile, an image of Princess Azula appeared in front of him.

"Yes, Count, what is it you want." Azula asked, crossing her arms. "It's time for us to go on the offensive again. Are the cortosis battle droids ready for deployment." The Count asked. "Yes, my Lord. There are 1,000 units ready. What is the plan?" Azula asked. "We will use the Fire Nation Navy to get close enough to Coruscant and launch the droid transports. The droids will attack the citizens and the Senate District, while me and the cortosis droids attack the Jedi Temple. Prepare the ships immediately." Dooku ordered. "As you wish." Azula said, and they both cut the transmission. "Prepare my ship. We leave for the Fire Nation now." I said to a battledroid at the door. "Roger, roger."


Fire Nation

Dooku POV

We made it pass the Republic blockade of the planet, thanks to my Masters manipulations. We flew in, undetected, and landed on a large island near the Fire Nation's capital. I left my ship, accompanied by two MagnaGuards, and headed to the naval docks. There, I found the massive aircraft carriers my Master had built for the Fire Nation. I boarded the ship and found Azula on the bridge. "Princess, are we ready for departure." I asked her. "Yes. We are leaving now." She said. A moment later and the three carriers took of at full speed towards Coruscant.

I left the bridge and found my quarters. Once inside, I contacted my spy within the Jedi Order. "Yae, I want you to go to Coruscant's military comm center and make sure the Republic's and US's radar are down. I don't want them knowing we're coming until it's too late." I said. "As you wish, my Master." The spy said and I cut the transmission. My spy. His name is Sitman Yae. A Jedi Knight and General, or should I say former Jedi. He and I were friends when I was in the Order. I taught him everything he knows about lightsaber duels and the force. He wasn't my Padawan but I treated him like he was. When I left the Order, he tried to reason with me, get me to come back. I of course refused, but I planet the seed of doubt in his mind. Made him think about how the Jedi are actually going to be the galaxies undoing. Once the war started, he again confronted me, but I again manipulated his thoughts, and without much difficulty, broke his belief in the Jedi and turned him to the dark-side. He now serves me and Sidious as a Jedi spy. He is a very powerful force user and his power has doubled since our brief training while he was on Serenno.


Jedi Temple, Training Gym (Coruscant)

Rose POV

Aang was standing, upside down, on one hand, and using the Force to keep his balance. "Now, try lifting those crates, without using your hands, stay still." I instructed. "O.k. I'll try." Aang said. He started to lift two of the five crates, they rose above his feet. "Good now..." I said, and used the Force to place a 5 lbs weight on his raised foot. "Ughh, why do this to me?!" Aang said. He still managed to keep the crates in the air. "Very good, Aang. You've almost mastered concentration." I said, lifting the weight off his foot. "You can stop now." Aang flopped down back onto the floor. "This is getting harder than I thought." He said, rubbing the sweat off his forehead. "The more easy skills you master, the more harder the new skills will get. Just don't give up and you'll be fine." I said, tossing him a bottle of water.


After a 10 minute break, we moved on. "Master Yoda has decided that you've mastered enough skills to move onto lightsaber combat." I told him. His face lit up when I said this. "Yes! When do I get a lightsaber!" Aang asked. "Are you sure he's ready, what if he hurts himself?" Katara asked. I almost forgot the rest of the Gaang where here, over on the benches. "That's why we are only using a training lightsaber for now. And you'll have to create your own when the time is right." I said. "Awesome! I get to make my own?" Aang asked. "Yes. You will travel to the planet Ilum, where you will enter an ancient temple, and find the crystal cave, where you'll harvest a lightsaber crystal and create your saber. Now, because its your first time, we'll work on Form 1. It's the lightsaber form we teach our younglings." I said, walking over to a shelf full of training lightsabers. "Huh, will it take long?" Aang asked. "Considering that you advanced in the Force, probably not long at all. It didn't take Skywalker long at all to move from a training saber to a real one." I said, tossing him the saber.

"Now, these sabers won't kill you, however, it is still a weapon. You must treat it like its the real thing. A hit from this saber will stun you, or possibly burn skin. You will most likely be hurt in this training session, but a sore arm is better than no arm at all." I said. "Wow, no pressure on the new guy." Aang said sarcastically. I smiled. "Turn on your saber and swing it around a bit, feel its weight." I said, activating my saber and swung it around. Aang activated his and swung it back and forth. "A little heavier than I thought it would be." He said, still swinging. "You'll get used to it. Now, this form teaches the basic moves of attack and perry. You must focus on the bodies target zones: left side, right side, head, and legs." I said, moving my saber up, down, right, and left. "Now stop my saber as I attack." I said getting into an attack stance. "Wait, what!" Aang said unprepared. I swung to his left. "Parry left!" I shouted. He quickly moved his blade to the left and stopped my attack. I quickly moved to a leg strike, "down Aang." I said, and he parried my saber away. "Up!" I shouted. He lowered his stance and held his saber up to deflect my strike. "Good." I said. "Now, a lightsaber lock is when two opponents lock lightsabers together and push at each other. Let's begin." I jumped high into the air and clashed my saber with his, as he brought his weapon to a defensive position in front of himself. We locked sabers and pushed at each other. "This is where your Force exercise come in." I said, still locked together, "use the Force to help you push my weapon back." I instructed. I could feel him gathering his strength and pushing me back. "Good, now you give one big push to get your opponent off of you. Then quickly retreat back away from striking distance." I said. Aang gave a push and his Force-enhanced strength pushed me back a couple of feet, he then quickly back stepped and avoided my next attack. "Very good, your getting the hang of this already. This training shouldn't take more than a month." I said.


We practiced for another hour and a half, then Master Sitman Yae, walked into the gym. "I'm not interrupting am I, Rose." He said, smiling. "No, Master Yae. Allow me to introduce Avatar Aang." I said, gesturing to Aang. "Hello, young Avatar, a pleasure to meet you." He said bowing. "Nice to meet you too, Master." Aang said, also bowing. "These are my friends, Katara, Sokka, Toph, and Zuko." Aang said, gesturing to his friends. "Pleasure to meet all of you. I'm sorry to interrupt, but Rose, your needed in the war room." Yae said. "Hugh, of course. Aang we'll train more later." I said and followed Sitman out of the gym. "Hmm, for some reason, I don't trust that guy." Aang said, rubbing his chin. "You just met him." Toph said. "Yeah, I know, but something's telling me not to trust him. I don't know what it is." Aang said. "Maybe it's the Force. Master Yoda said sometimes, the Force warns Jedi about danger." Katara said. "Yeah. I wonder where Yoda is." Aang said, and stood up. "I'm going to go find Yoda, you guys go ahead without me." Aang quickly walked out of the training room. "Come on guys let's get something to eat," Sokka said, "watching people train makes me hungry."


Rose and Sitman on there way to the War Room

"Do you know what this meeting is about?" I asked Sitman. "No. The Council didn't tell me, they only wanted me to get you." He answered. I suddenly felt the Force telling me something bad is about to happen. I could feel a very small, dark presence within the Temple, but couldn't think of what it could be. "Hmm." I said out loud. "What is it?" Sitman asked. The Force screamed danger. "Nothing." I said. We finally arrived at the war chamber.

"We've uncovered a Separatist plan of attack. Their attacking sector 4,5,6, too close to Earth." Obi-wan said, he was somewhere near this sector. His commander, Cody, appeared on the hologram next to Obi-wan. "Generals, we've tracked a large enemy fleet heading for Dantooine." Cody said. "Commander, worn Plo Koon what's coming." I said. "Yes, sir!" He saluted and left the holoprojector. "I will head their immediately to help repel the enemy." Obi-wan said.


Aang's POV

'Why is Master Yoda's chamber so hard to find?' I thought as I basically just wandered the Temple. I noticed how busy all everyone was. Younglings off to class, Padawans either going to class, or a war meeting, and Knights or Masters conducting the military. Everyone's so busy. Then I saw Ahsoka walking my way. "Ahsoka, hi." I said when I got close enough. "Oh, hi Aang. How's the training?" She said smiling at me. "It's good, we've moved on to lightsaber training." I said. "Wow, that was fast." She said. "So, I have a question. Can you tell me where Master Yoda's quarters are? I have to speak to him." I said. "Of course. Take the elevator to the top of the temple to the Jedi quarters. The same area as your quarters. At the end of your hall, take a right, then a left, until you get to the very end of the hall." She said. "Thanks, Ahsoka. I'll see you later." I said and we went our separate ways.


After what seemed like hours, I finally found Yoda's quarters. I hesitated at first, but then hit the bell/buzzer. "Enter." I heard Yoda say. I opened the door. "Have a seat, young Avatar." I went to a sit crisscross on a cushion. "Troubling you, what is?" He asked. "After me and Rose were done training, Master Sitman came in and said he needed Rose for a war meeting. When they left, something kept telling me not to trust him, I don't understand what it means." I said, that was better to explain then I thought. "Hmm, Master Yae, the Force, telling you something, it is. Meditate, clear your mind, and the Force, answer you it will." Yoda said. "So, I meditate and ask the Force for answers?" I asked. "Yes. Listen to the voice of the Force, you must." Yoda said. "Yes. Thank you Master." I said and bowed. "Welcome, you are. Another meeting I have. Good day Aang." Yoda said, stood up and walked towards the door. "Yes, Master." I said and also got up.


I then headed back down to the training room. I found the rest of my friends their already training. "Hey, guys." I said. "Hey, Aang. How'd it go?" Katara asked. "Better than I thought it would. Yoda said I have to meditate and ask the Force for answers." I told them. "Okay. Normally I would say that's stupid, but after all the Force stuff I've seen in our time here, that's far from crazy." Sokka said. "Alright, I'm going to meditate over here, you guys keep training." I said walking to a corner. "Okay." Zuko said and they started training again.

After meditating for awhile, I started to see and hear explosions. "You traitor! We trusted you!" I heard someone yell.

"Get down!" A clone shouted. "Go, go, go!"

I saw me and my friends fly across a large room, the training gym. Explosions all over Coruscant. Katara and Toph choking. Rose fighting someone. Droids everywhere.

Is this the near future I asked myself. Or the far future.


Count Dooku POV

"Sir, we are within Coruscant's range." A droid said, "do we launch fighters?" I looked up from my datapad. "Launch the transports. Once the transports arrive, drop off the droids. Get a ship ready for me and my cortosis droids to attack the Temple." I ordered. "Roger, roger." I then turned to Azula. "Tell the carriers to hold their positions. You all will stay here until the attack is over." I told her. "As you wish." She said. I went down to my transport and we headed of to Coruscant.


Jedi Temple-War Room

Rose POV

We were still in the meeting. Its been going on for a while now. Obi-wan and Plo are still defending Dantooine, Skywalker is investigating the Separatist's new droid units, and Ayla Secura has engaged another enemy fleet near Ryloth. This is getting troublesome, the red marks, which indicate the battles, were all over the map. And I still sense danger, but can't think of what it could be.

"We shall move north to sector 7, then cut across and deliver supplies to Master Fisto and his men." Mashu said, pointing to the different spots on the map. "Ughh." I groaned out loud. The Force is practically screaming now, 'danger, danger! Attacks coming!' I heard. "Rose, what is it?" Windu asked, looking concerned. "There's a disturbance in the Force. An attack is coming." I said looking at them. Then suddenly the monitor in front of me started beeping, I hit the button and a clone appeared on the holoprojector in front of us. "Generals, Separatist droid transports have landed on Coruscant!" The trooper said. "What? How could they have gotten passed security? Hmm, repel the enemy and protect the citizens." Windu ordered. "Yes, sir." The clone said and his hologram disappeared. "Rose, you and Master Yae... where'd he go?" Windu said, looking around confused. The Force again started warning me about something, but I still don't know what.


Sitman Yae POV

I pushed the button on my comlink as it beeped and moved to an empty chamber to speak with my Master. But when I answered it I was surprised to see Lord Sidious. "My lord, what is thy bidding?" I said, bowing my head. "The Avatar must be eliminated. He is already growing too powerful. Go and kill him and any witnesses, the Jedi will be too busy with the attack to notice, until it's too late." Sidious said, smiling darkly. "Of course, my lord." I said and his image disappeared. Time to put an end to Avatar Aang's life.


Rose POV-War Room

The droids were everywhere, but the clones seemed to be winning. They didn't bring as much as I thought they would. "This is almost too easy." Mashu said, as we watched the clones progress. "This has to be a distraction, what else could they be after?" Windu asked. We continued to order the commanders about but then another transport landed in the Senate District. "Commander Blaze" I said into my comlink. "Yes, sir!" He answered. "I want you and the rest of the 53rd to repel the droids in the Senate District." I said. "Yes, sir, we're on it." Blaze said. Then we heard and felt a small explosion. Then Ahsoka ran into the room, "Masters, Dooku has infiltrated the Temple, he's on his way to the Archives!" She said. "Come on we have to stop him!" Mashu said, and he, Windu, and Ahsoka left the room. I started to follow but the Force told me there's more danger. I closed my eyes and listen, this time, I heard the Force clearly. 'Aang's in troubled!' I thought, as I ran towards the training area.


Aang POV

While I was meditating, I heard an explosion and what I think was blaster fire and lightsabers swinging. The Gaang didn't seem to hear it, probably because I used the Force to enhance my hearing, which is very useful. I snapped my eyes open and looked around, something was telling me danger was close. "Guys, I think the Temple is under attack!" I said running back over to them. "What makes you say that?" Sokka said. On cue, another, closer explosion shook the room. "Oh." Sokka stated simply. "Come on. We have to get out of here. We're sitting turtleducks here." Zuko said. "Right, let's go, stay close together." I said and we headed towards the door.

When we got close enough to the door, it started to slide open, revealing Master Yae. I was going to say something, when I felt the danger more close than ever. I realized too late what it was, cause Sitman pushed his arm forward and unleashed a powerful force-push on us. We all flew across the room and slammed, luckily, into the mats against the wall, but it still hurt. Sitman used the Force to close the door and walked towards us. I stood up and used the Force to call my staff to my hand.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"I'm sorry young Avatar, but your reign is at an end." He stated simply.

"But, why? The Jedi will undoubtedly find out what your doing." I said.

"Hahaha! The Jedi are fools. I've kept this rouse of still being on their side for months. If the Jedi think their going to win this war, they will have a huge surprise when they fall apart." Sitman said, he then pulled out his blue-bladed saber and lept at me I jumped away and Zuko shot a big blast of fire at him. This did nothing, as he simply jumped out the way. Then he lifted Zuko with the Force and tossed him aside. Katara manipulated some water from her pouch and tried to water-whip him, Toph lifted 3 earth-disks and flung them at him and Sokka threw his boomerang. None of this did any good either, he simply dodged all of their attacks. He then held Katara and Toph in a force-choke, they both reached for their necks and gasped for air. Just like in my vision. "Release them now!" My eyes flashed as I entered the Avatar State, I waved my arm, fast, in front of me and sent a powerful Force-push at him. "Ahhh!" Sitman yelled as he flew across the room and slammed, very hard, against the wall on the other side of the room. But, his attack caused Katara and Toph to pass out. "Sokka take care of them!" I yelled, and Sokka nodded and rushed to their side.

When I looked back at Sitman, he was getting back up, rubbing his head. "I admit, I underestimated you Avatar. You truly are powerful." He said, then he reignited his saber, "but I won't again." He said.


Rose POV

When I got down to the training room, I could here two lightsabers clashing. I force-pushed the door open and was shocked at what I saw. Aang, with his TRAINING lightsaber was actually holding off his attackers strikes. He wasn't this good in our short training session, but maybe, the Force is assisting him more. They both circled the room fighting, oblivious to the fact that I was here. "Enough of this!" Aang's attacker shouted. I recognize that voice, it can't be, can it. The attacker knocked Aang's saber out of his hands and force-pushed him away from him, time for me to act. "I'm going to finish this once and for all." The mysterious attacker said, I lept across the room, ignited my saber in midair, and prepared to strike Aang's attacker from behind. But, the darksider sensed my presence at the last minute and raised his weapon behind him to parry my attack. He pushed me of and swung for my head, but I quickly ducked and parried his other two fast strikes on my right and left. I lifted him with the Force and slammed him into a wall. His hood came off from the impact and I immediately recognized his face.

"Sitman!? What are you doing?!" I shouted angrily.

"Ah, Rose, you've discovered my rouse, the first in the whole Order." Sitman said smiling.

I activated my other saber, "explain yourself! Now!" I said, pointing both weapons at his throat.

"Control your temper, that's not the Jedi way is it. I left the Jedi path months ago. I'm no longer naive enough to be a Jedi. A new order will rise regardless of the outcome of this war. Whatever side wins, the Jedi Order will be destroyed. All I did was find this out for myself, and now I am an agent of Dooku, and am more powerful than any JEDI." He said, with emphasis on Jedi. He then raised his hand and unleashed a powerful force-lightning. I quickly held up my saber and absorbed the lightning. Sitman jumped away to the door. "Stop!" I said running towards him. He deactivated his lightsaber and outstretched his hand to the ceiling, he then jerked his hand down. The ceiling above Aang started to collapse. I stopped chasing him and concentrated on catching the debris with the Force. Sitman ran out of the room while I was busy concentrating. I moved the debris over to a corner and dropped them.

"This is Rose, get the healers down to training room 4." I said into my comlink. "Yes, master." I think a Padawan answered. I walked over to Aang, who was regaining consciousness. "Hey, what happened to Sitman?" He asked. "After he and I fought, he fled. But YOU Avatar Aang, were incredible. You held off a master swordsman, longer than I thought someone with your training could." I said. "Wow, thanks. I don't even know how I did it." Aang said standing up. "The Force helps us in our time of need and maybe, because your the Avatar, you subconsciously remembered skills from one of your later pastlives." I suggested. "Yeah, your probably right. That's how I learned the elements so fast." He said. "Teaching you how to fight with a saber will be easier than I thought." I said, and at that moment the healers walked in, and rushed to Katara, Toph, and Zuko's side.

"They aren't too hurt, it won't take long for them to heal. They'll be better by tomorrow." A Jedi Healer told me. "That's good. I leave you to tour work." I said and bowed to them. "Come Aang and Sokka. We have to report to the Council." I said and we left for the chamber.


Sitman POV

After my brief confrontation with Rose, I escaped the Temple and boarded Dooku's transport before he left. "Sitman. What are you doing here?" The Count asked as I knelt in front of him. "Master, my cover is blown. Lord Sidious ordered me to kill the Avatar and any witnesses, but I failed." I said, as I hung my head low. "We will discuss your failure later." Dooku said. Uh-oh.


Jedi Temple-Council Chamber

Me, Aang, and Sokka all stood before the high council. "So, Sitman is a traitor." Mashu said. "Admit I never would have thought about that." He said, rubbing his beard. "He actually joined the dark-side at the very start of the war, I believe. He stayed here to be Dooku's spy." I said. "Shows us, this does, that all around us, are our enemies." Yoda said. "To make matters worse, Dooku managed to steal a Sith holocron from the vault. Though, the good news is that Master Skywalker discovered how to destroy the new cortosis droids by cutting down the middle of their chest plate." Windu said. "Now, Avatar Aang, Rose told us about your remarkable, albeit short duel with Sitman. He was ONE of our greatest swordsman, that alone is an incredible feat, and with very little training." Obi-wan said. "Shows us this, does, that you are ALMOST ready to take part in this war. Still much to learn, you still have." Yoda said. "Thank you Masters, I won't let you down." Aang said.

Yoda nodded, then turned to Sokka. "Sokka, shown great bravery, you and your friends have. But, more training you all need. If help the Avatar in this war, you wish, than more training you must have." Yoda said. "I've already spoken with Captain Rex, and Commanders Blaze and Cody. They've agreed to help train you all on how to fight and shoot a blaster to help as well. You begin once your friends are well enough." I said to Sokka, who brightened up at this. "Really a blaster, that would be so awesome!... I mean, ahem, thank you Master Jedi, Team Avatar won't let you down." Sokka said, smiling. "Dismissed, you all are." Yoda said. We bowed our heads and walked out of the chamber.


Count Dooku POV

I was sitting at my desk, back on Serenno, when my Master contacted me. "Yes, my Master." I said, as I knelt before him. "You did well, Lord Tyranus." Sidious said. "Yes, my lord. The cortosis droids were very effective." I said. "Too effective. These droids can tip the scale of this war in favor of the Separatist. That is something we cannot allow yet, its too soon. Find away for the Jedi to find and destroy the cortosis factories." Sidious ordered me. "As you wish, my lord." I answered and he cut the transmission. Time to leak some information.


Well that's that. Avatar Aang is growing stronger in the Force and the Jedi discovered a spy in their ranks.

Next Chapter: The Separatist attack the Republic's new outpost. And the US will finally engage in their first battle. Hope you enjoyed this chapter.

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