Chapter 9: Old Scores to settle
Previously, a risky plan became a complete pandemonium fight around the imperial base and now, Kanan and Ezra have to face the Inquisitor and stop his world-wide scheme at all costs...
Igniting their lightsabers, Kanan and Ezra pit themselves against the Inquisitor. "What's your business here on this planet?"
"Simple. I heard this planet is rich in resources. Ripe for it to be-"
"No way, you're were planning a-"
"Indeed. The star destroyers are ready and will be here as soon as the satellite comes online. You'll never live to see it." He then attacked as the jedi engaged him in battle. "Make sure they stay away from the satellite controls!" Agent Kallus nodded as he ordered the stormtroopers to disperse and attack. "Ezra, remove the bucketheads. Then, we take out the ringleader and his subordinate!" Ezra complied as he opened fired at the stormtroopers as they attacked back while Kanan duelled both the Inquisitor and Agent Kallus.
Back to the others...
So far, Zeb and his party cleared the outside while Sabine and her party infiltrated to the security room and hacked into it but Hera and her party are still being suppressed and it gets harder and riskier as they got closer. Lazlo who was with her somehow had thoughts. "I wonder how Kanan and Ezra are doing? I gotta check on them. Better let no one notice me." So when no one was looking, he sneaked off and went alone.
Moving to Sabine and co, they're having fun activating security defences against enemy patrols inside the fortress but seeing Lazlo dart off alone in one of the screens, "Specter 5 to Specter 2, are you missing something?" Sabine contacted Hera. "Define 'Missing?" she responded as she kicked a stormtrooper onto Chopper who electrocuted him down. She then looked around and, "Okay that was unexpected and perilous of him! Search for him Specter 5, we're busy with the breaching!" She then added to herself. "Let's hope they're doing a good job behind there..."
"Copy that Specter 2. Raj and Samson. Go and look for one of your friends who wandered off." They nodded as they left the room. "I sure hope Lazlo is okay going off alone. Boy, he sure is in big trouble. Right Samson?"
"Beats me. This place is crawling with lots of peril around here." Samson replied as they continued searching.
Back at the main control room...
As the last stormtrooper fell, Ezra drew his lightsaber and clashed with Kanan against the Inquisitor. Seeing this, Agent Kallus backed off discreetly, took out a small trigger and behind his back triggered it.
Now while Hera and her party and still in there trying to breach into the cells, in one of them are the entire Acorn Flats. All were cuddled together in fear and despair. Now outside, 5 stormtroopers and an imperial officer are guarding the cell while listening to the sound of shooting and stuff. "Who would have guessed they couldn't even breach the first wave! Ha!" a stormtrooper exclaimed. "Talk about those pathetic rebel scum! They sure are...", "BEEP!...BEEP!", yes, they heard it. "The signal's been given! Move!" the officer ordered. Wasting no time, one of the stormtroopers opened the cell and inside, all looked up, "Wh-wh-what's...going...on?" Jane Doe wondered. "Ready!" The officer ordered as the stormtroopers loaded their E-11 Blasters targeting...
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"Wait! What are you doing?!" Jane Doe exclaimed in horror as all the squirrel scouts all huddled together in fear. "Aim!" The stormtroopers locked onto their targets. "I guess this iz de end of Acorn Flats..." Not even Miss Mucus has the courage to protest or something so all closed their eyes and huddled together. "FIRE!"
"BAM! BAM! BAM!" 5 seconds had passed and somehow, "Wh-what just h-happened?" Gretchen asked as she opened her eyes first to see the officer and troopers on the ground and then, "Cost clear sir."
"Whatever. At least it was that green tentacle alien's idea to outflank them from behind while they waste their ammo for no reason. Now what?"
"We're saved! Hooray!" Nina cheered as all the squirrel scouts rushed out of the cell as Hera and her party showed up. "Great job guys. Specter 2 to Specter 5, prisoners liberated. Currently on rendezvous point with Specter 4 and his party."
"Copy that Specter 2. Currently on rendezvous point as well." Sabine and her party then left but not after they left a surprise package in the security room. As for Hera and her party, "You girls okay?"
"We're fine Hera. It's been 3 dark and cold days in this rotten prison cell they call it." Patsy replied. "We'll get you out of here fast! Move out!" The girls obeyed as they followed Hera with Miss Mucus grunting. "If only I could get my hands on that zombie freak..." As for Jane Doe. "Wait! Give me a minute with my hero!" the next thing it happened, she grabbed Lumpus and locked her lips onto his. Instantly, a love struck Lumpus triggered himself to go insane making some of the boys and girls laugh. "We don't have time to footle around. Let's move people!" They all hurried off and ran into Sabine and her party ad finally, out to where Zeb and co were waiting outside. Then...
"Wait a minute." Patsy could tell something is missing. "Where's my dear Lazlo?!" Hera and Sabine were speechless. "Uhhh..." just then, Raj and Samson came out with Chopper. "He's nowhere to be seen around this death trap!" Raj reported. "Yeah! Even though Chopper gave us a hand, 3 hands still can't accomplish." Samson added. Now this was worrying to many people as Patsy ended up fainting.
Back to the duel...
As both sides clashed real hard. "Never again you will foil our attempts. Not even the force can help you now. Can it?" The Inquisitor mocked. "The force is always with us even during those days when they're dark under the empire themselves!" Kanan replied. "Your situation is dire. All you can do is weaken yourself as you and your inexperienced padawan struggle, we grow stronger under the empire's dominion in the galaxy and soon, this planet." The inquisitor then used force push and Kanan and Ezra were thrown onto the wall and using the force, the Inquisitor lifted both of them up. "2 minutes to connection." Agent Kallus reported. "It's almost time Inquisitor. What are you gonna do? Go in for the kill?"
"I'd like to see him try!" Ezra called out as he threw his lightsaber at him but the Inquisitor blocked it down saying. "You make me laugh based on your puny skills young one and by the way, how can your master teach and guide you through the force. I remember how you used great power against me. It impressed me with your supply of anger. I don't think he'll contain you soon enough."
"It's in the past zombie moron and I know what you're trying to do. It won't work if you ask me!"
"Then how about I ask him in a different way or should I say..." Then, Kanan felt his neck being crushed slow and steady. "Oh no...not the...force choke...ugh!"
"Keep struggling and I'll go in for the kill." The Inquisitor and Agent Kallus smiled believing that victory is near or...
Somehow while this fight is ongoing, a hole was torn through and Lazlo emerged. "So this is the main control room. Looks neat." Lazlo described as he tripped over a backpack which is Ezra's. "He must have dropped it during his fight with those bad guys." Lazlo could see that they're in bad shape as the Inquisitor and Agent Kallus continued to deal with them. So he decided to have some fun because when he opened Ezra's backpack, "Oh look. I wonder what do they all do?" So Lazlo had a bit of fun planting them on all the computer systems and controls. "Well that looks neat. I think it should work well when I gave it a new look." he doesn't know what he's doing but...
As Kanan continued to struggle, Ezra finally used the force to save his master by repelling the force choke. The Inquisitor find it a struggle now so he let go and they picked up their lightsabers and clashed again. "Now the force helps us for the tides had been turned!" Kanan declared as he clashed with more power. Ezra clashed back too with his master as they combined their skills to repel all of the Inquisitor's attacks. Furious, he activated into double blade mode and even activated the rotation mechanism. "Try to evade this!" He threw his weapon at them. "It's like playing dodgeball in the ways of using the force!" Ezra exclaimed as Kanan blocked it with his lightsaber and it struck a wall stuck. Surprised, he tried to use the force to get it but the jedi stopped him as they together force pushed him back and then used their lightsabers pointing towards his neck when they surrounded him. "You've lost. Now admit defeat and leave this planet alone by withdrawing the attack now!" Kanan ordered. "I don't think so." Both turned to see Agent Kallus picking up Lazlo as he held him at gunpoint. "Be nice rebel scum if you treasure this critter's life." he warned them. "How did he get here?" Kanan whispered to his padawan. "And what and why is he doing here?" Ezra whispered back. "Time is running out." He chanted. Kanan and Ezra knew that Lazlo's life is worth their decision so for the sake of him, they dropped their lightsabers in front of Agent Kallus but suddenly...
"Oh look. What does this button do?" That shocked both of them."NO! STOP HIM!" The Inquisitor yelled. Too late as Lazlo pressed the button and the whle base all of a sudden started to shake and crumble. "Did that critter just activated the self destruct sequence?" Agent Kallus noticed. "Pathetic fools! You ruined everything! I guess if we can't have the planet, then, die on it!" He nodded at Agent Kallus as he took out the device from chapter 6 and they teleported out of sight. "This place is gonna blow. Move!" There was not much time left as Kanan, Ezra and Lazlo quickly made a run for it. As for the explosives...
Outside...
The others are still waiting for them when in front of their eyes, the entire base collapsed and exploded at the same time thus destroyed completely. "Oh no..." Hera gasped with Sabine. Zeb was stunned. Even Lumpus and Slinkman were rendered speechless at the sight of the base exploding into balls of red and yellow flares. "No...my Lazlo is...gone!" Already, Patsy was sobbing on the ground while, "He's gone forever Clam! No more Lazlo, no more Jelly Cabin means..."
"No more Jelly Trio!" Raj and Clam then mourned for their friend as Edward even added "Even though I hate that happy-go-lucky hippie, let's just say that...I ALREADY MISSED HIM!" Now all the Bean scouts are mourning for Lazlo. "He was such a great and noble friend." Allan stated with sadness. "The honour and trust goes to him. Farewell old friend..." The BRAWL gang all hung their heads down in silence. While this emotional scene was going on...
"Slinkman. Is that..."
"Could it be sir..." Both of them saw 3 silhouetted figures appearing from the smoke and rubble. Then, "I see we missed the reunion. Why do I sense sadness and despair among you all." Hera heard it. "Kanan...he's..."
"Alive love?" Then, The trio appeared unharmed and unscratched I one piece. "LAZLO!" The whole of Camp Kidney pounced on him with happiness as they altogether cheered for him. "He's alive!" Clam exclaimed as Patsy ran past him. "Lazlo!" She then jumped on him sobbing some more. "I thought you were a goner! But now..."(Okay for pete's sake can't she stop crying buckets of tears now?)Or let's just say Lazlo calmly comforted her as she crushed him tightly. Nearby, "You're alive guys! But how did you make it?"
"All I can say is that the force guided us right master?"
"You sure learnt a lot here on earth I should say." Kanan was sure proud of his padawan. "Yeah kid. Way to go. Haha!" Zeb happily wrestled him as Chopper joined the reunion. All exchanged happiness as they headed back to camp to celebrate the victory over the empire...
Meanwhile...
At an unknown imperial vessel, the officers and staff are working when the Inquisitor and Agent Kallus appeared. "What's the status sir?" An officer asked him. "Withdraw the attack. Abort the mission and head back to your stations around the galaxy this instant!" Indignant the Inquisitor is as the star destroyers entered hyperspace and aborted the mission. Agent Kallus can tell as his anger is at his max so he kept quiet and went to give orders.
Victory for the rebels! Defeat for the empire big time! Yeah! I'm gonna finish this soon for this is the 2nd last chapter. Final chapter updating soon...
