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Saviour
"Well, well. What are we going to do with you?" said the Prime minister pacing before the group.
Currently their situation did not look promising for them, everyone of them were kneeling in the command centre each with a clone standing behind with a pistol pointing at their heads. Ahsoka and Barriss were at the front of the group with two clones watching over them, every other precaution had been used. They pair had their hands tied behind their back, the hand cuffs were connected to a rope that tied their feet together which in turn was connected to a neck brace type device. In other words they could not even move. Numa was pretty much in the same position as the two Jedi, the clones had stopped under estimating her now considering what she did earlier. One of the clones tried to put some handcuffs on her only to have his neck broken. In the end it took a handful of clones, several seriously injured by the end, and a stunner blast at her. The others had the up most respect for her spirit, including, surprising everyone else, the prime minister for some reason.
"Well you two Jedi could make great dancers…"
"Hold on sir." Came the response of one of the clone commanders present in the room. "The two Jedi will be executed along with the others by order of the emperor."
"Who's in charge here commander? You will follow my orders. We will sell the Jedi to the Hutts, apparently there's a large bounty for them."
"I follow the emperor," replied the clone commander, "those who don't follow orders are traitors."
"You going to rat me out?" replied the prime minister, moving closer to the clone commander.
"If I have to."
Ahsoka smiled to herself realising where the situation was heading, the clones around the room reached for their pistols as the guards, who were hand picked by the prime minister himself, also reached for their weapons. Barriss on the other hand was terrified, there were two options here. One the clones would win and they would be executed or the prime minister would have his way and they would be dancers for the Hutts. Either way they would be stuck in what was likely to become a civil war in the palace.
"You will do no such thing," hissed the prime minister, "Guards!"
Around the room, every clone and guard drew their weapons and pointed them and the opposing side. The Twi'leks kneeling on the floor couldn't have been happier, they were going to kill themselves and do their jobs for them, although they would be stuck with the handcuffs behind their backs, but they would cross that bridge when they would come to it.
"Wait, hold on," cried one of the guards from the back as an idea struck him, "I have a brilliant idea."
"What?"
"Put this lot in the arena and face that monster the emperor sent us. If they survive we go with the prime ministers plan and if they die than that's the clones plan."
"I like it," smiled the clone commander.
"Gentleman, to the arena for some fun."
The Twi'leks and the two Jedi, who all were rather confused at this stage, were roughly dragged out of the control room down several long narrow corridors. In the distance the group could hear large cheers going up as hundred of footsteps began running in all different directions.
"Oh my," gasped Barriss.
The group were dragged into what looked like the collosseum with a large glass roof over the top and three times the size. The wall leading up to the stands was at least 40 feet high with several huge doors dug into them, the door the group came out of was tiny in comparison. The seats were being filled out at amazing speed with what looked like every clone on the planet. Cameras were brought out, Ahsoka's guess was to broadcast their death to the population as a warning. The floor of the collosseum was filled with rocks and large boulders, ample opportunity to hide for whatever was coming their way.
"Here you lot are," said one of the clones as he dropped the groups weapons on the floor before them, including their lightsabers. "You're going to need 'em."
Before the clones left they untied everyone and bolted for the door which slammed shut.
"Gentlemen, we have a large surprise for all of you," came the voice of the prime minister, who was perched in the stands on a large throne and platform which resided above one of the largest doors on the wall. For today's entertainment, I give you the resistance and two Jedi…"
At that the entire crowd booed and hissed at the group. The group themselves had picked up their weapons and readied themselves for whatever was to come.
"And on our side, I give the zilo beast."
The crowd went into a frenzy of cheering as the largest door opened, the ground began to shake as a huge monster walked forwards. This zilo beast was but a child, but still massive and dangerous none the less. It looked fully grown except for the third arm which was a little stump on its back, the scales would be impossible to break through, even with a lightsaber.
"Oh shit," muttered the group at once.
The beast roared and moved forwards, the group shuddered as it showed its huge teeth, from its mouth a huge jet of green liquid shot out towards the group.
"Everyone move!" cried Ahsoka.
The group spread out except for one unfortunate soul who was struck by the strange liquid.
"AHHHHHHHH!"
The group was horrified as the Twi'lek literally melted into the green liquid as the crowd gave a missive cheer.
"We are so dead," muttered Syndulla.
"That's new," commented Ahsoka who remembered watching the fight with the fully grown zilo beast on the holo video.
"Genetic engineering my dear," shouted the prime minister over the cheering crowd, "The emperor spared no expense with the cloning process."
The crowd laughed as the Twi'leks started shooting the beast to no affect, the crowd even went as far as throwing weapons down onto the arena for laughs considering they wouldn't affect the beast.
"Ahsoka! What the hell did do we do?" cried Barriss as the beast stomped on a large boulder which a couple of the Twi'leks were hiding, instantly killing them.
"We don't stand a chance against that thing!"
In truth Syndulla was probably right, they would die in this arena, unless they came up with a plan…
"I got an idea," shouted Ahsoka, "Does anyone have any electrical equipment or droid poppers?"
"No why?"
"The last time one of these was defeated was by sending large electrical currents or something similar into its nerves system through the gaps in its armour."
BOOOM
One of the Twi'leks attempted to throw a grenade, which had been thrown down by the crowd, only to be crushed underneath the beast's foot making a muffled explosion beneath it.
"I got this," offered Syndulla, giving Ahsoka his weapon, "Sends out a large pulse of electricity knocking anything out, well almost anything."
"Thanks, keep it busy."
The others moaned in annoyance, whereas Numa questioned Ahsoka's sanity for wanting to keep the busy, the biggest question. How?
The group did their best at keeping the beast busy, another Twi'lek got stomped on as another Twi'lek was melted from the beast's green liquid shot out of its mouth. Out of the group all that was left was Syndulla, Numa, Cody, Barriss and Ahsoka along with a few other Twi'leks.
Ahsoka began her plan, her goal the head where the weakest of the scales would be, or so she thought, she really had no clue. Running up the tail then climbing up the spiked spine onto its head, grabbing the gun off her back she charged the power all the way.
"I hope this works." Muttered Ahsoka, the crowd had stopped screaming and chanting and sat back watching for what would happen next.
The gun charged all of the way as she jammed the gun in between a gap in the scales then jumped off the beast onto the ground.
ARRRGGHHHHHHIIIIIAGHHHHH
The beast began to scream as electricity covered its face, its eyes scrunched up in the pain as the entire collosseum went silent.
"Oh crap," muttered Cody.
The electricity died away as the beast brushed away the gun with its claws, it narrowed its eyes at the group and roared.
"I think that just made it more angry."
BOOOOM
Far above them, part of the glass roof exploded as a large chunk fell directly towards the beast. The group watched as the glass, which was indeed rather large, impaled the monster. The beast stayed still for a moment almost as if nothing had happened, next the beast spilt in half spilling out blood and guts all over the place. Looking up the group smiled as they saw their saviour…
Im leaving it there, anit I a stinker : )
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