Chapter 25: The Battle of Endor Part I

Down on Endor, all looked hopeless for the Freedom Fighters and their Rebel Allies as they were escorted outside, where the rest of the Imperial Troops and the Suppression Squad stood ready to take them into Imperial Custody.

"All right, move it!" said a trooper. The captured Freedom Fighters and Rebels, with Dr. Robotnik and his guard not too far behind, walked over to the other Rebels and Freedom Fighters.

But then, they heard 3P0 shout: "Hello! I say over there! Were you looking for me?" A group of Stormtroopers and SWAT Bots run over to the two droids, to try and capture them. "Well, they're on their way. R2, are you sure that this is a good idea?" asked 3P0.

"Freeze! Don't move!" said a Stormtrooper.

"We surrender…" said 3P0. Then, out from behind the two droids, a group of Ewoks come and ambush the Stormtroopers and SWAT Bots, and kill them all quickly. Then, the Ewok horns were heard all over, and then, several Ewoks armed with arrows begin attacking the Stormtroopers and SWAT Bots.

"What?! What's going on here?" shouted Robotnik as the Rebels and Freedom Fighters took advantage of the confused Imperials and reclaiming their weapons and equipment, started to join the fight.

"It looks we overlooked the fact they formed an alliance with the natives." said Fiona.

"KILL THEM!!" shouted Robotnik to the Imperials. "DON'T JUST STAND THERE YOU IDIOTS! KILL THEM!"

Scourge and Fiona run towards and climb aboard their AT-ST to go hunt down the Ewoks that escaped deep into the Forest. The Rest of the Suppression Squad set off in their AT-STs to join the fight. Robotnik ran back into the bunker to be ready, while Han, Leia, and the Freedom Fighters retreated to the bunker door which was now closed. The Stormtroopers and SWAT Bots had poor luck in finding the Ewoks, who ambushed each group at every turn. The Suppression Squad and the Tempest Force AT-STs though, simply blasted every Ewok in sight, and the Suppression Squad's AT-STs used their mounted Flamethrowers to burn out the Ewoks and their hiding places.

Back at the bunker, Sonic, Tails, Kaylor, and Bunnie decided to go help out the Ewoks, and Sonic began by producing a power ring and raced into the forest with Tails, Kaylor, and Bunnie in tow, began doing battle against the Stormtroopers and SWAT Bots. Meanwhile, Leia, Han, Sally, and Rotor were working to get the door open. "Codes changed!" shouted Leia. "We need R2!"

"Here's the terminal!" said Han.

"R2, where are you? We need you at the bunker right away!" Leia said to R2 over the comlink.

"Win and spin time, bucket boys!" said Sonic as he confronted a squad of Stormtroopers. "And you lose!" he said as he spun them out in a whirlwind. But then, two speeder bikes raced past, and Sonic said: "So you wanna race, huh? Let's juice!" Sonic then raced after the speeder bikes and much to the troopers' surprise, he was matching their speed, and he said: "C'mon biker boys! I'm not even working up a sweat here!" One trooper drew a blaster and attempting to shoot Sonic, who simply dodged the shot and jumped on the trooper's bike and using his blaster, shot out the controls, causing the bike to lose control and crash into his comrade. Sonic managed to jump clear.

The Suppression Squad, meanwhile, were busy flushing out the Ewoks and destroying their positions and traps. "You should have stayed outta this, fuzz boys!" screamed Scourge over his megaphone. "Now you're gonna burn for ruining our chance of victory!" he screamed again as he unleashed every weapon he had in a fit of fury.

"Hey Scourge!" shouted Sonic as Scourge turned his AT-ST to see his nemesis standing on a log. "You think you can crush our spirits today? You should have known better than to even trust the Emperor, for all his smarts."

"Don't you dare mock our glorious Emperor, Sonic! He has assured us of victory!! You won't rob us of our final victory!! We won't let you!! You can't beat us!! You can't!!!" screamed Scourge as he unleashed the full fury of his arsenal on Sonic, who simply dodged the blasts as he used a Power Ring to evade Scourge.

Meanwhile, the Rebel Fleet was fighting hard against the Imperial TIE Fighters and Interceptors. "Watch yourself Wedge, three from above!" shouted Lando.

"Red 3, Red 2, Pull in." said Wedge.

"Got it." said Tycho Celchu. "3 of them coming in, 20 degrees."

"Cut to the left, I'll take the leader!" said Wedge as he took out a TIE Interceptor with his X-Wing. "They're heading for the Medical Frigate."

Meanwhile, the crew of the Star Tornado and the Millennium Falcon were busy shooting down TIE Fighters and defending the Redemption. "Target in range." said Lupe.

"Shoot." said Chuck as the turret gunners took out several TIE Fighters.

But then, Chuck gazed upon the Executor and the other Star Destroyers. "What's wrong Sir Charles?" asked Ari.

"It's strange. It's just the fighters doing the fighting, but what are Star Destroyers doing just sitting there?" asked Chuck.

But his answer would soon come, as they turned in the direction of the Death Star, when they saw a green laser from the Death Star's superlaser fire at a Rebel Cruiser and destroy it.

"The Death Star fired!" shouted Ari.

"Oh, no!" said Lupe. "That station was operational all this time!"

"Home One , this is Gold Leader." said Lando over the communicator.

"We saw it. All craft prepare to retreat." said Admrial Ackbar.

"We won't get another chance at this Admiral." said Lando.

"We have no choice, General Calrissian. Our cruisers can't repel firepower of that magnitude!" said Ackbar.

"Han will have that shield down. We gotta give him more time!" said Lando.

Down on the moon, the battle continued to rage on. Leia, Han, Sally, Rotor, Dulcy, and Stryker Team were still holding out at the bunker.

"Crimey! These Imperials are dead set on killin' us all!" shouted Cross atop the Bunker.

"Bring them'sa on!" replied Guts. "These fraidee frogs don't stand a chance against me'sa!"

"Yeah! We'll fight to the bitter end!" shouted Root as she shot down two Scout Troopers.

"Warning, team members adrenaline levels are rising to dangerous levels." said 4H-7 as he fired at the troopers while tending to Hack and Soar.

Down below, 3P0 and R2 approached the bunker. "We're coming!" shouted 3P0 as a trooper attempted to shoot them, but was shot by Han. R2 then got to the terminal as he attempted to open the door. "Oh, R2, hurry!" shouted 3P0. Han tired to protect R2, but R2 ended up getting shot by a Stormtrooper and is sent flying into the opposite wall. "My goodness!" said 3P0 as Han shot the trooper. R2 then shorts out and is disabled.

"The terminal's been damaged!" said Sally. "I can't use NICOLE to finish the job!"

"Well, I suppose I could hotwire this thing." said Han.

"I'll cover you." said Leia as Han got to work to try and hotwire the door open. Meanwhile, Tails, Bunnie, and Kaylor were in a firefight with several Stormtroopers and then saw an AT-ST approaching. For a moment, it looked as if they were done for. But then a large object fell right atop the AT-ST and sent it crashing to the ground. It was Cipher, who was walking along the treetops like a spider, and like a spider leaping down at his prey. He then took out the remaining troopers before leaping back into the trees.

"You can thank me later." said Cipher.

Kaylor was sighing a sigh of relief when suddenly, Derok leapt from behind and attempted to hit Kaylor with his Force Pike. Instead, Kaylor and Derok wrestled for control of the pike as they engaged in a strength contest and despite a huge effort, Kaylor is knocked over and Derok prepares to kill him. But then, Bunnie karate kicks Derok, who managed to stab her with his pike. Kaylor then draws his blaster pistol and shoots Derok in the chest, making him drop his pike and Kaylor grabs it and stabs Derok with it, incapacitating him.

Back at the Bunker, Han was still working, but nobody noticed Goran sneaking behind Han and attempting to stab him with a poison dart, but Teero spots Goran and comes to the rescue by firing a taser shot at Goran, who in turn, fires a barrage of blaster fire at Teero, who blocks them with his shield. But Goran was so distracted, he failed to forsee Julie-Su shooting him in the back, and when he turned to shoot her, he instead saw Knuckles flying straight towards him and got a punch from Knuckles, sending Goran flying into a tree and disabling him.

Han gave a thumbs-up to Knuckles, who gave one back. Meanwhile, Sonic was still fighting Scourge and the Suppression Squad, but couldn't attack their AT-STs due to their shields and the fact he was too busy dodging every blow. But while Teero was rushing to join Tails, Bunnie, and Kaylor, he saw a nearby supply depot, and saw a familiar sight. He pointed it out to the threesome, and then, Tails had an idea. It was time to turn the battle around on the ground.

Up in space, Lando shouted: "Yes, I said CLOSER! Move as close as you can, and engage those Star Destroyers at Point Blank Range!"

"At that close range, we won't last long against those Star Destroyers!" said Ackbar.

"We'll last longer than we will against that Death Star, and we might just take a few of them with us!" said Lando.

The Star Tornado followed Falcon to do battle with the Star Destroyers and now, they were starting to worry. "C'mon, Sonic!" whispered Chuck. "What's keepin' ya boy?" The battle in space was still making no progress.