Standing in the middle of the Council chambers, Jonah knew he is going to get scolded at because every single council member has a disappointment face on including his master Aayla, who was standing behind him. Fortunately, Andrei is alright, he crashed landed the speeder and the only injuries are a few bumps also the Federation Grenadiers were able to disabled the bombs after the Kommando's secured the area.
Already several agencies are already on the scene but the police force on the other hand were incompetent to say at lest but the abandoned speeder could provide some leads on where they got it. Operatives from Rainbow six came along as well seeing that most of the cops here are droids and such.
Unfortunately this made the public uneasy because they were not use to such...thorough investigations as it is such a jedi with a group of clone troopers were present ,commander Fox on the other hand was less then enthusiastic but he was able to smooth things over until he has to go back to the jedi temple.
Jonah on the other hand was in his cold fury side because when they followed the tracker finding the speeder but no Bounty hunter or the fat slug making him to promise himself to keep his threat and make it a reality but the list of charges he received from commander, which followed: Vigilantis, destruction of a speeder to city property, and last and not lest his friend resisted arrest. When trying to arrest the bounty hunters and Ziro the Hutt, so pulling an anakin stunt did not help his situation at all.
The commander wanted to arrest Jonah, but Aayla insisted that the jedi Council take matters into their matters into their own hands to deal with the situation.
"What were you thinking?" Shaak Ti questioned with her arms crossed.
Jonah mentally sighed before answering. "I didn't think I do what is necessary."
"Putting lives at risk, you did," Yoda pointed out gravely. "Very fortunate you were, that no one perished."
"If I let them get away, then they would cause more damage in the future," Jonah stated
Kit Fisto shook his head. "ture but did you intended for this to happen, the fact remains that you could have gotten others killed as well as yourself."
Jonah bowed his head and swallowed his pride. "I'm..sorry. In my military training we don't let our enemies get away."
Some of the Council members softened their hardened features a bit, but remained emotionless and stern. Fortunately Yoda was part of the former.
"Hmm," he said stroking his chin in thought. "What feel you when go after them, you did?"
"Nothing," Jonah answered, "just cold logic but with a side of humanity in it, and" He hesitated for a moment, but it wouldn't do any good to lie to the powerful jedi and what the hell he respected the little guy. "Anger."
The Council glanced at each other before motioning the teen to continue.
"When Cade Bane shot Senator Philo in the back, I was angry. When Aurra Sing tossed me out of the window, I was angry. When they escaped I was angry. I cannot help but to have that feeling, Masters. I did not allow it to blind me to mindless rage, but neither did I ignore it. I accept that as part of my very being and identity, Masters. I know anger leads to the darkside, but I can't hold it forever or like a dam it can turn into a flood and consume me."
The Council members considered the words that were spoken to them. Aayla Secura was right; he is more mature than most people his age and he had wisdom as well humility. While he needed to fine-tune some of his...difficulties, Jonah had the makings of a fine jedi.
Jonah was wondering about something, though, so he decided to speak out "If I may ask, how goes the search for Ziro and the bounty hunters?"
Plo Koon told in a grim voice, "it's not been going well. We've tried finding them but they've cover there tracks to well."
"Damn it," Jonah replied in a frustrated voice. "I'll talk to my superiors to put watch out for them."
He got a couple of looks from the council who looks, who still unnerved by his people having no connection to the force
"Anything to say on the matter, Master Secura?" Shaak Ti asked.
"No, Master Ti," The twi'lek answered, but gave a look to Jonah that said otherwise.
Jonah made sure not let his feeling to betray him, but he knew deep down that this matter wasn't over.
"More training, you require," Yoda advised. "Know the limits of your abilities and be mindful of your surroundings the next time."
"Yes, Master Yoda," Jonah responded. "I will do my best when the situation arises again."
"You are dismissed," Plo Koon stated, "and may the force be with you."
After bowing, the two left the chambers.
Before Jonah could stop himself, he asked Aayla the question that was on his mined. "I did what I thought right master."
The Twi'lek sighed. "I believe that the fault lies with me for your lack of self preservation, while being presented a threat."
Jonah sighed at that statement full knowing it will be hard to remember he wasn't in the Scars anymore but he's still soldier by heart literally beaten into him on mars in the infamous nine o second. His hand gently when to the canister again, remembering the promise he made to a friend before they were separated.
Before he could say anything, there comlinks beeped. Both of them activated them to revel a small, holographic Mace Windu.
"Master Windu!" the two greeted
"Master Secura, padawan Jonah, I have just returned from Ryloth," Mace stated. " And is it true that Jonah almost destroyed part of Corucant
Jonah growled in frustration knowing that he's going to have another lecture again.
"Is everything ready?" commander Soran said as he looked at the communications officer. It has been almost a month in preparations, they all now there targets and there teams are in position just waiting for the signal to strike, to gain there primary objective.
"Not yet sir, team nine, ten, and fifteen had to relocate because of republic patrols but there back on track."
"Good, keep me updated of there progress," he said walking out the door observing his men, all working like a machine, coordinated, cold and deadly just what is needed to make this mission successful, their so close he could almost feel it. The suicide units can cause enough chaos for them to out a enough people to get there attention giving them enough time.
Each of there men knew there part very well know they just need to wait until nightfall and then they would strike a first of many for whats to come to this rotten carcass of a government and there so called 'keepers of the peace' ha, the enforcer Corp battle groups are better then these delusional jack asses.
"Lieutenant, is the black guards in position near the jedi temple?"
"Yes sir, but the squad leader demanded when will they be let loose." his subordinate replied making Soran to roll his eyes in a annoyance. The black guards the SDF's counter to the other factions special black ops units in a shadow war, killing politico opponents, sabotage,infiltration,and interrogation but know their on the run because of cleaning a single or two colonies of undesirables.
"Tell them not to engage just yet I don't want any mess ups because one of them let out his blood lust." he ordered, SDF headquarters sent the black guards in the last few days changing some of his plans but made it work.
"Yes, sir" without question he relayed it to the sergeant.
Soran then walked towards the hologram of the jedi temple looking at the highlighted areas where each team would breach, point on the temple each one a weak point in its structural which they will take advantage of brutally but there's a bit of problem of a traitor one of two traitor's who escaped and betrayed, no murdered his own brothers and sisters then defecting to the United Nations Space Association.
His heart burns with anger when hearing the traitor's name but his commanding officer's gave him strict orders not to kill him yet, his time will come, sooner or later, but that doesn't mean he could give him a few scares or bruises maybe but the jedi on the other hand are expendable.
"Do you think it is wise to allow them to set an embassy on Coruscant?" Ki-Adi Mundi questioned. "Padawan Jonah did told us that his people are aggressive."
"He also told us that the UNSA is trying to create a peaceful ties with other life forms," Aayla pointed out. "already his people are starting to trust us."
"Be as it may," Mace interrupted, "They have no midichlorians is still a mystery."
"A mystery it is, as to why, it is unclear," Yoda stated. "More questions then answers. But, more we questions, the less answers we find."
"Master Secura, you met these earth humans," Shaak Ti said. "Do you believe they pose cause a great threat to the republic?"
Aayla shook her head "No, their not. If anything, they're cautious more then anything since entering the galactic stage."
"There also experienced in warfare on Ryloth," Mace shot back. "They're recklessness in face of danger but with tactical mind made them dangerous."
"I believe we give them the benefit of the doubt," Kit Fisto said. "From what I hear, they just came out of a conflict, fighting a intergalactic war. Jonah is being trained to bring peace, not war, but he was brought up to thrive on it. We should continue to make sure Jonah doesn't fall to the dark side, but his duty to his people is hard to separate one who's loyalty is drilled into him. That could cause more problems."
"All in favor of letting him keep in contact with his people?" Yoda asked.
More then half of the jedi council, including Shaak Ti, and Yoda raised their hands even Mace but with reluctance.
Decision made,it is" Yoda stated. "Time will tell, if we made the right."
In Jonah's room he was exercising by doing a hand stand push ups keeping himself fit to help with his balance he had to put his things on the table near him, as sweat slowly fell onto the floor from doing his 800th push up, arms burning with excision but ignored it.
The teen soldier was angry that bane got away with Ziro the hutt. He called some of his contacts in rainbow by the looks of it the bounty hunters are now on the list which includes their slugy friend meaning every intelligence agency are out looking for them he bet the CIA,FSB,EFI,and MSS would be looking for them because the fiasco yesterday.
He also got a call from his old squad mates, who told him that back home is getting really antsy, the fleets were getting reinforced in the outer colonies to scare off any pirate or slavers that would dare come by plus extra some extra security on the frontier colonies but with a war going on its going to be difficult.
To make matters worse both side are trying to get his people into the war on their side, giving politicians headaches saying like mantra on staying neutral but looks like they don't take no for an answer. Since three days ago ambassadors from republic and separatist are trying to sway the four factions to join.
Finishing his last push up, he immediately jumped to his feet controlling his breathing he walked to table grabbing his comlink he contacted admiral Raines on a secure channel "Jonah, authorisation code 119988."
"Authorisation granted"
A few minutes later the holo image of Admiral Rains appeared before him "Private Jonah, do you need something?"
"Yes admiral, it's about the rumor's I've been hearing," Jonah exclaimed " That the outer colonies are being reinforced?"
Rains sighed before speaking "Yes it's true, Private."
"So..it's getting worse."
"You don't know the half of it, already attempts been made on four of our colonies by slavers or pirates only to be caught, to a hijacked space liner."
Jonah's face turned grim since the republic hardly enforce their anti-slavery laws in the outer rim, if they did enforce them this war might be avoided except they rely on the jedi order too much to get things done, sometimes causing more problems then solving them.
"Oh shit, let me guess, rainbow six eliminated the hostiles and freed the hostages" stating the obvious, seeing admiral Rains face told him everything he knows.
"Correct, they weren't expecting us earth humans having experience in counter piracy operations but still it was too close for comfort, all known space routes will be patrolled twenty four seven, outpost will be heavily armed and colonies will have regiment from each faction, were not leaving anything to chance."
Jonah raised an eyebrow to that,he's glad that SATO is not taking anything for granted, but public opinion on the other hand can be difficult, politicians tend to get in the way of things but since the UNAS-SDF war however, extra security is always needed even overkill so politics can go straight to the 6th level of hell.
"The prime minter ordered this, if he did, I'm impressed." Jonah said in respect
"Maybe but still it could provoke the republic or confederacy to declare war on us." Rains stated
Resisting rolling his eyes Jonah just grunts instead, since there's a war going on the factions will send out their troops to look after there colonies and he can bet that some outer rim worlds will ask them to protect there planet so if their worlds become a battleground then important areas with a earth military presence would not become a another ruin.
"Still at least were doing something then doing nothing. "
"So is that all, private?"
"Last question sir. Did SATO intelligence find anything on SDF remnant location yet?"
Rains shook his head "I'm sorry to say this but intelligence has not have any new intel at this time."We had few leads but it take some time. Until then"
"Can Or can not because of orders?
Rains sighed since Jonha already knew how inter military politics, "I can't because we have no solid leads Private, you already now how hard finding one output muchless a base. Until then continue what your doing and don't get into too much trouble."
Jonah chuckled, seeing that the Admiral is still worried about him; he is the one who found him. "Yes, sir." he responded as the holo image disappeared leaving him alone again, but the SDF remnant is still a problem, raider fleets would attack colonies or supply convoys almost leaving no survivors. When his squad boarded a SDF destroyer all of the crew fought to the death or do suicide just not to get captured.
Sighing he put on his shirt and grabbed his lightsaber clipping it on his belt before walking out of his room into the temple halls, thoughts going through his head, as to why the SDF remnant is so quite at of late, it's not making any sense the Settlement defence front always would raid colony or better yet attack a republic world but instead nothing.
He was so deep in thought he didn't A certain togruta coming right behind him. "Jonah! is that you?"
Turing around to the direction to the voice seeing ahsoka tano standing right behind him "Huh, tails I didn't see you there." Jonah exclaimed causing Ahsoka to roll her eyes since Mariden he started calling her that. "Can you stop calling me that, and besides 'soldier boy' I didn't do an anakin in Coruscant traffic."
Grunting he shook his head "Why do I get the feeling that I'll not live that down." he muttered out loud
Ahsoka smiled as she continued talking "I guess not, which means I'm going to call you soldier boy for know on."
"Whatever rows your boat tails," he replied "If you don't mind me asking, where were you when I was fighting bounty hunters."
"Nothing much, mostly lightsaber training or studying in the jedi archives."
Hearing about archives he almost stopped for a moment before turning his head to her again "Archives?"
"Yes, the jedi archives is a record of all the history of galaxy is right in the jedi temple." she explained catching his undivided attention.
"All the history of the galaxy?"
"Yes all of it, but I heard some knowledge is forbidden so it kept behind a valt."
Interesting he thought until he bumped into someone else again, looking up again he saw non other then anakin skywalker who seems surprised to see them.
"Ahsoka, I was looking for both of you." Anakin said to her " and you to Jonah, jedi knight Secura wants to meet you too."
"If its about that incident again, then I have to politely decline, master Skywalker." having enough of getting an ear full about my recklessness, so goodbye."
Anakin just rolled his eyes at the statement before responding "It's not about what happened Jonah. Aayla Secura wants you to train with her." making Jonah sigh in relief being the talk about through out the jedi temple van tiring, the stunt he did cause quite a ruchas making him a reckless person. Though he is not reckless person their ar time he could be but he barely showed it.
"About time," he said " I thought she would never teach me something new." Because of the war his master barely had time to teach him anything muchless meditation when under fire( which he never did before) but right now she has some time to teach him or scold him again.
It took awhile for them to get to the training room as they pass other jedi knights and master going about their duties or other padawans who are training to become next generation of jedi knights but thanks to the war there were less jedi every year this war continues, meaning another one or more knights or padawan dies on a god forsaken planet.
He just shake his head of the incompantace they displayed on the battlefield, charging headlong into enemy fire like that. Using tactics that belong to world war 1 if his people were at war they would knock out, separatist ship-yards immediately, or cut off supplies from their homeworlds even though they announced they never were part of the separatist's Alliance except there droids and war machines say's otherwise.
It was almost frustrating they have all this advancements but forgotten their knowledge of warfare, learning the hard way in every battle they fought resulting more clone troopers to meet grim fates. Unlike him who is trained in the arts of war and years of experience in the SDF nine-o-second and SCAR teams.
The training room was filled with some padawans and masters. Aayla secura standing in one of the corners of the training room waiting form him.
"Jonah, ready for you next step in your jedi training?" Aayla asked
Jonah just nodded before asking "Yes, master."
"Good," Aayla said Taking a remote and small ball, The young man notice it one of those small training drones he trained with a few on the Resolute but it alway ended with him getting hit alot.
"I heard about how hard you tried to deflect a stun bolt with your lightsaber, perhaps this will help you." putting a helmet on him which blinded him completely.
Jonah grunted as he tried to lift the visor but it didn't budge "Master, I think this helmet is broken."
"Its not broken padawan," Aayla started "Its purposely designed to block a persons vision." seeing Jonah frown even more.
"I look like a fucking idiot."
Aayla secura just sighs as her padawans...colorful language making the other jedi master including anakin's padawan who looked at him strangely.
"Watch your language padawan," She scolded "as I was saying, the helmet is designed to improve your awareness and senses." seeing the teenager pulling out his lightsaber he waited as she activated the droid, with a remote Aayla guided the drone around Jonah who slowly step back trying to follow the drone by using his hearing.
The droid moves in a medium fast motions spinning and stopping to misfire to keep him on his toes.
"Let the force go through you," Aayla taught but Jonah didn't get it.
Giving out a deep sigh, he tried to us the force again but this time was different, as he quickly blocked several stun blast which were aimed at his waist or chest. he got confirmation when he heard the bolt hitting his lightsaber, before blocking more bolts. twirling his lightsaber he moved to avoid a bolt ment for his hip.
Aayla saw her padawan doing well in blocking the training droids stun blasts each time, she can feel that Jonah is using the force to help him see much better but their is still need of improvement in his lightsaber technique though, he can surprisingly dodge quit well but he had some close calls as another bolt almost hit in the shoulder.
Since Jonah has been learning different three lightsaber forms
the twi'lek jedi continued to watch her padawan train for another hour as the former teenage soldier redirected the bolt back to the training droid disabling. taking off the helmet he wiped the sweat off his forehead. It was strange using the force, it's like a ocean of life around him, feeling every life force in the temple felt strange so him. "Master I got question?"
"What is it, Jonah?" and what came she wasn't expecting or non the jedi in that room eather.
"What makes us different from the enemies we are fighting?"
Aayla paused for moment before answering "Our order is meant to with hold peace and justice in the galaxy, Jonah."
"I already now that master. What am trying to say is if war turly keepingers of peace and justice why are we fighting for a corrupt government that is already falling apart by corrupt politicians or this war, that my people have no part of."
"Jonah."
"Don't, Jonah me master," he said " Already my government received several invitations to threats from both sides including threatening the four powers into an Alliance which is bad, no...worst idea."
This time his master widen her eyes a bit, their was few incidents involving a battle between a republic and separatist fleets near UNSA fuel station until a fleet of CDP and WA ships arrived and stopped the skirmish resulting in several damaged ships on both sides calling it the Nebula incident which resulted in a butch of politicians of both sides blaming the other.
"Jonah, not all of the republic is filled with corrupt politicians and yes I do agree that it was a bad decision for the captain to initiate a skirmish near UNSA territory."
"Understatement of the century."
"But I our duty as jedi is to defend the republic so we don't have much choice."
Rubbing his temples Jonah gave out a frustrating sigh, he new that his master is kinda right senator amidala's political party is filled with people who wanted to end the war peacefully, some people from his government is thinking of supporting them, including the European Federation if you believe that although it'll take sometime.
"Their is always a choice, the order just choice the option that their most easisty." Jonah said "While the separatist have a good cause to brake away which the republic does not have any cause meaning it'll just get much harder later on including the loss of experienced officers and veterans will make this war much longer"
"Perhaps,"Aayla said "But it not important right now what is important is that you work more on your lightsaber techniques."
Jonah then felt a stun him right in the back making him yape in pain a little. "What the hell! I wasn't ready yet?"
"The you should've payed more attention, my padawan," the twi'lek said chuckled
Jonah just rolled his eyes before putting his helmet back on, and lightsaber in hand.
unknowingly that in a few more hours an old danger would come back into his life. the same threat that molded him into the killing machine that his is now just miles away from him, waiting for the right moment to reveal themselves to the galaxy, and show them what true war is.
Commander Soran opened his eyes looking at the metal roof of the Wardan which is modified with clocking it to suite their needs for the mission, they have forty of these gunships each filled with commited soldiers including three stolen cargo freighters filled to the brim with G.I.U's,C6's and C12s each upgraded with better armor and flexibility.
The plan is simple the three freighter will crash land near the Republic base to distract the clones while their main forces capture the information they require to gain an the upper hand. Each soldier wears their combat rigs with pride built for combat and sturdy too.
"Black knight, this is black king," he said through his comlink " Are you in position."
"This is black knight. We are in position, sir"
"Good,the operation starts now." and with that said he cut off his connection he turned to his men "It is time my brothers for phase two, ready your weapons and do not lose sight on what we're after."
Many agreed or grunted as they louded their weapons and armed the C6's for combat each one was use to work in a factory or shipyard now their muchines of death a perfect robotic soldier in his eyes, which follows orders to the letter even if said orders are suicidal they still do what their programed. taking his eyes off the droid he started to think to himself to finally show themselves would cause some unwanted a attention so an escape plan is necessary.
Including their guns use a special type of bullets but its still in the testing face meaning this is its true live fire in an actuarial combat situation.
"Hope these bullets work or this operation would all be for nothing."
"Commander, the frighters just entered atmosphere and heading towards the base. They'll be landing in...three minutes tops." one of his men called out.
"Good, programme them to cause as much havoc possible and...land them near a place where it has lots of cover they need to distract them long enough for us to grab what we came for." Soran ordered
"Yes,sir"
He smiled for the first time in four years, four years of healing, four years of repairing what was lost, four years of hate and now it is time for them to fully reveal their true strength, and no more hiding like rats but even a rat can kill a full grown man, and with that said he typed on his wrist console that would start a wild fire.
Operation Phoenix is a go
Cracking his neck, he walked to the hatch gun at the ready when it opens.
Patrolling near the base was not something Bull imagined but being put in the Coruscant is sometimes a pain while his brothers fought with other Legions while he just patrols the most securest place in the galaxy, "Hey Bullis it me or that frighter transport getting closer?"
Turning his head he looked into the sky and saw his brother was right three frighter transports coming at full speed head straight towards them.
"Headquarters, this patrol one, we sighted modified three ships on approach to dockyard one. Tell me you have a visual."
"we have a visual," it only took moment before the ships got so close he and his brother were force to run for cover as the first of those ships crashed landed throwing sparks and metal pieces everywhere, it's screeching of metal sounded like a banshee.
Slowly getting up he turned to the wreckage is mostly intact hull made him wonder what type of metal it was made out of. Suddenly figures came out of the smoking wreckage that what looks like droids but vastly different. The body frame is more bulky but also durable as it pointed its weapon at him and his brothers.
Taking cover behind the nearest scrape metal just in time for bullets and plasma hitting the other side of the steel cover. "Who the Frack is these guys?!" one of the clones yelled out before returning fire.
"Patrol one to headquarters, we need reinforcements were taking heavy fire by an unknown combat force!?" Bull yelled into his coms over the gunfire.
"Patrol one, reinforcements are inroute but we have multiple breaches in sector fourteen to forty!"
Giving out a frustrating growl he leans out of cover to fire, blue bolts hitting or missed but that wasn't the shocking part, instead of charging like regular droids they move like a proper unit especially the nimble ones which seems to run across walls trying to flank did wish to be on the frontlines well the fronlies just came to him.
Okay sorry about that I just had to add some things before I could post it