Here we go, guys, the first episode of Star Wars the Clone Wars has begun. Sly and Neyla will take Yoda's place as a next step in their learning. Other than that, not much else to say. Anyway, enjoy the chapter, guys.
A galaxy divided by war. Peaceful worlds must choose sides or face the threat of invasion. Republic and Separatists forces vie for the allegiance of neutral planets. Desperate to build a Republic supply base on the system of Toydaria, Master Yoda sends his prized apprentices Sly Cooper and Neyla to secret negotiations on a remote neutral moon as a next step in their learning.
King Katuunko of Toydaria was waiting for the Republic ship with 2 of his guards. Master Yoda had told him that he would be sending his prized apprentices Sly Cooper and Neyla to negotiate with him. He had told the king about their accomplishments, which impressed him so much that he wanted to meet them. "We are getting no signal from the Republic, Your Highness." One of the guards said.
"It is not like the Jedi to be late." King Katuunko said.
"Greetings, King Katuunko." The voice of Asajj Ventress said, making the king turn around.
"Who are you?" King Katuunko asked as he lowered his guards weapons.
"I'm only a messenger, Majesty. My master wishes to speak with you." Ventress said lowering a hologram device to the ground with the Force.
The device turned on, revealing Dooku. "Katuunko, great King of Toydaria, forgive my intrusion."
"Count Dooku." King Katuunko greeted.
"I understand that Yoda is sending his prized apprentices Sly Cooper and Neyla here. They hope that you will allow them to build a Republic base in your system in exchange for protection, correct?" Dooku asked.
"Your spies serve you well, Count. Master Yoda has told me about his prized apprentices and their accomplishments." King Katuunko said.
"I ask, how can the Jedi protect you if they cannot protect themselves?" Dooku asked.
Meanwhile in space
The Republic ship was making its final approach to the moon. "Toydarian Royal Delegation, this is the Republic Envy. Please respond." The ship officer said but only got static.
Sly and Neyla walked in. "Generals, the Toydarians' beacon is active on the moon, but all our transmissions are being jammed." The officer said making Sly and Neyla look at each other.
Suddenly 2 Separatists warships came out of hyperspace in reverse positions and started shooting at the ship. "We're losing our shields!" The officer said.
"It's too late. The trap is already sprung." Sly said.
"I must get you both to safety." The officer said.
"No. You must retreat. Our mission is on the moon. We must go there." Neyla said.
"Quickly. We must reach the planet's surface." Neyla said walking with Sly and 3 clones.
"In an escape pod, ma'am? The enemy will fire at anything we launch." The officer said.
"Then launch all of them." Sly said.
They got into one of the escape pods and once they were inside, the officer launched all the pods. Some of the pods got destroyed but thankfully not the one that Sly, Neyla and the clones were in.
"Generals, I think we're out of range." The clone lieutenant said.
"True. But we're entering another trap." Sly said.
"Are you sure, General." Another Clone said.
"Yes. We sense a disturbance in the Force." Neyla said.
Back with King Katuunko
"I assume you and your droid armies can do better?" King Katuunko asked.
"Without a doubt. I sense you are one who respects strength, your highness. Our droid armies outnumber the Republic clones 100 to 1." Dooku said.
"Perhaps, but I have heard that a single Jedi equals 100 battle droids." King Katuunko said.
"Master Yoda's apprentices powers have been greatly exaggerated." Dooku said.
"That remains to be seen, Count." King Katuunko said.
Indeed. But when you decide to join us, my apprentice will contact me." Dooku said bowing as his hologram turned off.
The king looked out to space and saw the Republic ship leaving the system. "The Republic ship has fled the system, my lord. What further evidence do you require of the Jedi's weakness?" Ventress asked.
Suddenly King Katuunko's hologram device beeped and ge answered it, revealing a clone trooper. "This is King Katuunko. Speak."
"Master Yoda's apprentices would like to talk with you, sir." The trooper said before giving his hologram device to Sly.
"It is a pleasure to hear your voice, your day highness. This is Sly Cooper and Neyla, Master Yoda's apprentices." Sly said bowing in respect to the king.
"It's a great pleasure to hear from you, your highness." Neyla said bowing to the king.
"Master Jedis, I thought perhaps Count Dooku had frightened you off." King Katuunko said.
"We've been delayed, your highness. But we're not too far away. We were unaware that Count Dooku was invited to our meeting." Sly said.
"The Count invited himself. He assures me that in this time of war, his droids can offer me greater security than your Jedi." King Katuunko said.
"That is a matter of debate, your highness." Neyla said.
"Your Majesty might prefer more than words." Ventress said.
"What do you have in mind?" King Katuunko asked.
"If Cooper and Neyla are the warriors Master Yoda told you they are, let them prove it. Allow me to send my best troops to capture them. If they escape, join the Republic. But should my droids defeat Cooper and Neyla, consider an alliance with the Separatists." Ventress challenged.
"I did not request their presence here to test them in battle." King Katuunko said.
"We accept the challenge, your highness." Sly said.
"Yes. We will arrive by nightfall." Neyla said as their hologram turned off.
King Katuunko approached Ventress. "They must given a fair fight."
"My dear King Katuunko, I would have it no other way." Ventress said.
With Sly and Neyla
"This moon is beautiful, Sly." Neyla said.
"Yeah, our master has always told us how amazing and beautiful the universe is when times are peaceful." Sly said before they heard a Separatist warship overhead.
"There's gotta be a full battlian in there, probably packing armor, too." One of the Clones said.
"We'll have something for them." Another Clone said holding a rotary blaster cannon.
"Carry only what you need. Too much weight will slow you down. Leave Ventress to us." Neyla said as she walked with Sly in another direction.
"Generals, the RV point is that way." The Clone lieutenant said.
"As is our enemy. To reach our goal, we won't be following a straight path." Sly said.
""Let's get moving, boys." The Clone lieutenant said following Sly and Neyla with the other Clones.
With Ventress
Ventress was reporting to Dooku. "I am deeplying my forces, Master." Ventress said.
"Cooper and Neyla have made a grave mistake straying this far from Coruscant." Dooku said.
"I will see that Cooper and Neyla get there "fair fight." Ventress said ending the transmission. "Find Cooper and Neyla."
"I'm, what do they look like?" A Droid asked.
"They'll be the ones with the lightsabers!" Ventress said activating one of her lightsabers.
"Don't worry, Supreme leader, we'll find them." The droid said before walking off.
With Sly and Neyla
Sly and Neyla were behind some of the local trees awaiting the enemy. They saw blaster bolts exploding, making the clone raise their weapons. "At ease, troopers. We're not within range." Neyla said.
The Clone lieutenant saw that the tanks could not get through the trees. "Those tanks are too big to follow."
"See? Our Master has always taught us that size is not everything." Sly said.
"We're smaller in number, but larger in mind." Neyla said.
"Do any of you have any idea what the Generals are talking about?" One of the Clones asked.
"How should I know? There's no figuring a Jedi, especially Master Yoda's apprentices. I bet if Master Yoda was here, he'd say the same thing." The Clone lieutenant said as he followed Sly and Neyla with the other clones.
The clone lieutenant heard something and looked to see droids coming in on foot. "Generals, there are 2 patrols coming in on foot."
"Now is the time to face the enemy lieutenant. Neyla, take troops and flank them from the south, I'll go in the other direction." Sly said.
"Right. Follow me, troopers." Neyla said leading the clones to the South. They found cover and when the Droids got close enough, the clones started blasting them. Neyla activated one blade of her lightsaber and destroyed the rest of them.
"Where's General Cooper?" The clone lieutenant asked.
"I don't know. But I'm sure he's okay." Another Clone said before he saw super battle droids coming in their direction. Neyla activated the other blade of her lightsaber and deflected many blaster bolts while the troops were leading her into another direction.
With Sly
Sly noticed some of the droids approach him and activated his lightsaber. When the droids began shooting at him, he quickly destroyed them by deflecting their blaster bolts back at them and ran to help Neyla and the clone troopers.
With King Katuunko and Ventress
A hologram of the commander droid appeared. "The Jedi destroyed our advance troops."
King Katuunko chuckled. "Sly Cooper and Neyla are living up to my expectations."
"Commander, have you pinpointed the Jedi's location?" Ventress asked.
"Affirmative. The clones gave away their position. Our heavy troops are moving to engage them now." The commander droid said.
With Neyla and the clones
"I hope that General Cooper reaches the RV point." The clone lieutenant said shooting at the super battle droids.
"Well we're sure buying him the time he needs." Another Clone said.
They continued to run from the Droids while shooting back at them. One of the Droid fired a mini missile, which Neyla deflected back at it with the Force. They took cover behind some rocks as Sly jumped in front of the Droids and took cover behind the rocks.
"What are we going to do, sir?" The clone lieutenant asked Sly.
Sly deactivated his lightsaber and sat crossed-legged. He then used the Force to make one of the droids float, turn and used its blasters to destroy some of them. He lowered the droid down while the rest of the droids kept shooting, destroying it. Sly pushed the droid parts at the rest of them, destroying them as well.
"You found us just in time, sir." The clone lieutenant said.
"No one will be left behind." Sly said before he heard the familiar rolling sound of destroyer droids. When they got there, they activated their shields and began shooting.
"Retreat, I'll cover you!" Neyla said before she used the Force to bring rocks down on them, destroying them. She then retreated with Sly and the troopers.
With King Katuunko and Ventress
"The Jedi and their troops are in full retreat, supreme leader." The commander droid told Ventress.
"Good. Pursue them without delay." Ventress said.
"The contest is not over yet." King Katuunko said activating his hologram device. "Masters Cooper and Neyla, I hear that you are having trouble with the Droid army."
"No, your highness, no trouble." Neyla said.
"We look forward to meeting you, your highness." Sly said before Ventress Force grabbed King Katuunko's hologram device and crushed it.
"Cooper and Neyla won't elude me for long." Ventress said.
With Sly, Neyla and the clones
They found a place that had lots of caves. "Are you sure we should go in there, Generals. There's no way out." The clone lieutenant asked.
"Yes. It's time to rest for a while." Sly said.
"We'll need it for the next fight." Neyla said as they headed into one of the caves.
One of the troopers got some light for the cave as they all sat down. "We're low on another, Generals- only 2 grenades and one rocket for the launcher."
"Against a battalion? Forget it, we've lost." Another Clone said.
"You're so certain that we've been defeated, troopers." Neyla said.
"With respect, Generals, maybe you two should go on. Let us slow them down." The clone lieutenant said.
"All around us is what we need to prevail." Sly said.
"Troopers, remove your helmets. We want to see your faces." Neyla said, making them do just that.
"There's not much to look at here, Generals, we all share the same face." The clone lieutenant said.
"Eyes can deceive you. In the Force, each one of you are very different." Sly said.
"Rys, you're always focused on the enemy. But for inspiration, look to yourself and those that fight beside you." Neyla said.
"Jek, you are concerned about weapons. Weapons don't win battles. Your mind is powerful. You can outthink the droids." Sly said.
"Thire, don't rush into fights. The war is long, and only by surviving it will you prevail." Neyla said.
"You all may be clones. But the Force resides in all life forms." Sly said.
"Yes, and you all can use it to quiet your minds." Neyla said.
The suddenly heard low rumbling and went out of the cave to find that the droid battalion was at the bottom of the canyon. "Tanks. Is that the best they can throw at us?" Rys asked.
"Yeah. But I've only got one shot left." Jek said.
"We will greet them." Sly said walking with Neyla to the edge.
"Generals, you don't plan to take that whole column by yourselfs?" Thire asked.
Neyla chuckled. "We have you 3. They're outnumbered."
"You'll know the time to help us, troopers. Just remember what we told you." Sly said before they jumped off the ledge and landed in front of the droids.
"It's the Jedi. Block their escape and prepare to fire!" The droid commander droid, making them do just that.
With King Katuunko and Ventress
The commander droid contacted Ventress. "We've found the Jedi."
"Excellent. Where are they?" Ventress asked.
"They're just sitting here in front of our tanks." The commander droid said.
"Shoot them. Shoot them now!" Ventress ordered.
With Sly and Neyla
The droids started firing at Sly and Neyla but they jumped in the air and used the Force to push some of them away. When they landed, they activated their lightsabers and began the battle. Sly and Neyla cut up many droids with their lightsabers. Sly got on one of the tank's guns and the Gunner droids fired but Sly jumped off, making the blast hit the second tank. Neyla got on the 3rd tank and cut through the top entrance. She then destroyed the tank from the inside and jumped out of it. Another tank tried to fire at Neyla but she deflected it to the 4th tank. Sly Neyla then cut through the rest of the Droids.
With King Katuunko and Ventress
King Katuunko saw the smoke from the battle and chuckled. That's a lot of smoke for a surrender."
"Report. What's going on over there. 224, come in!" Ventress said before a hologram of another droid appeared. "Where is 224?"
"Destroyed, Supreme leader. The Jedi have overrun our position and-" the droid said before Sly destroyed it.
"Perhaps all those stories about the Jedi are true." King Katuunko said.
"The fight isn't over yet, Majesty." Ventress said before touching a device on her wrist, making some destroyer droids go to where the battle was taking place.
Back with Sly and Neyla
The clones were watching in amusement as the droids were getting destroyed by Sly and Neyla. "The Generals are cutting them up." The clones said laughing.
"We've got trouble. The clankers sent reinforcements. The Generals are too busy with that final tank. They won't see them coming. Think I know how to deal with them. "Thire said as looked at a rock formation and prepared the rocket launcher.
When Sly and Neyla dealt with the last tank and the rest of the Droids, they saw destroyer droids come. They deflected most of the blaster bolts as they noticed a rocket hit the rock formation, making it fall and destroy the destroyers. Sly and Neyla deactivated their lightsabers and sat down on the rocks.
The clones came down to them while they were petting the local flying animals. "Have you learned something today, lieutenant?" Sly asked.
"I think we all did, General Cooper." Thire said.
"Come on, troopers. We're behind schedule and it's not polite to be late." Neyla said before they all started heading to where King Katuunko was.
With King Katuunko and Ventress
Dooku's hologram turned on and King Katuunko addressed him. "You were right, Count Dooku. A signal Jedi is not worth 100 battle droids. More like 1,000. I'm sorry, but I will be joining the Republic."
"I urge you to reconsider, Wise King. I promise you won't regret it." Dooku said.
"Your agent also promised me that Sly and Neyla would get a fair fight. I will not deal with those who break their words." King Katuunko said.
Dooku's voice then took an angry tone. "So be it. Perhaps our negotiations will be more fruitful with your successor. Ventress, kill him!"
Ventress activated her lightsabers. King Katuunko ordered his guards to shoot her but she deflected every shot and Force-pushed them away. Ventress then tried to strike the king down but her lightsabers stopped before they could touch him. 2 blue blaster bolts destroyed the 2 droids that were with Ventress.
King Katuunko looked and saw Sly, Neyla, and the clones. Sly was using the Force to freeze Ventress's arms, preventing her lightsaber blades from touching the King. "Jedi Knights Sly Cooper and Neyla, Master Yoda's apprentices. I am very pleased to meet the 2 of you at last."
"We share the feeling, King Katuunko." Sly said.
"Yes. It is a pleasure to finally meet you, your highness." Neyla said as Sly Force-pushed Ventress away from the King.
"Ventress has failed you, Count." Sly told Dooku while glaring at him, which Dooku returned.
"I don't fear you two, even if you are Master Yoda's apprentices." Ventress said getting into a battle stance.
"You're strong with the Dark Side, Ventress, but not that strong." Sly said before using the Force to grab Ventress's lightsabers into his hand, shocking Ventress.
"You still have much to learn." Sly said before throwing Ventress's lightsabers back to her.
"It would be wise for you to surrender, Ventress. But if you don't feel like it, there another way of dealing with you." Neyla said activating one blade of her lightsaber.
Ventress put her lightsabers away and detonated an explosive device planted on King Katuunko's ship. While Sly and Neyla stopped the rocks and parts with the Force, Ventress run inside her and quickly took off, leaving the planet as Sly threw the rocks and parts away.
"In the end, cowards are those who fallow the Dark Side." Neyla said to Dooku.
"It's a pity I wasn't there in person, Cooper." Dooku said.
"A pity indeed, traitor." Sly said before Dooku's hologram turned off.
"Your highness, perhaps now we can begin negotiations?" Neyla politely asked the King as his guards got back up and flew beside him.
"That will not be necessary, my friends. You both have my faith. Toydaria would be honored to host a Republic base. My people are at your service." King Katuunko said giving his sword to Sly.
"Your Majesty, on behalf of our Master Yoda, we give you our word that we will not fail you or your people." Sly said bowing to the King in respect, along with Neyla.
"I know you won't, my friends. Master Yoda is very fortunate to have you both as his apprentices. He will be very proud of what you have done for me and my people." King Katuunko said placing his hands on their shoulders.
"Thank you so much, your highness." Neyla said before they heard a gunship fly down to them. Sly, Neyla, the clone troopers, King Katuunko and his guards entered the gunship. When the doors closed, the gunship headed to the nearby cruiser. When the gunship entered the cruiser, it got off the moon and made the jump to lightspeed to head back to Coruscant.
There you go, guys. The first episode is complete. Next is the Malevolence warship. Dooku's new general will be making her first appearance. Rate and review. See you next chapter, guys.
