STAR GUPPIES WARS

EPISODE VI: RETURN OF THE JEDI

Part 3: Final Steps

They did it! Gil, Molly, Deema, Oona and Nonny managed to free Goby from the mafia forces of Larva the Hutt. They finally managed to get off the planet of Tatooine. Molly, Goby, Deema, Oona, and Nonny rode the legendary Millennium Falcon. While Gil was traveling with BP-2 in his X-Wing.

"We will see you soon in the rebel fleet" Gil said with his communicator device.

"Hurry up. The Alliance must already be together" Deema answered him.

"I will" Gil replied.

"Hey, Gil! Emmmm thanks….Thanks for coming to rescue me. I already owe you one" Goby admitted. Gil just giggled and the communication went down.

"Arf Arf Arf"

"Yes, boy. We will go to the Dagobah system. I have to keep a promise to an old friend" Gil answered remembering his promise to Master Grumpfish.

But not everything was good. We return with the Second Death Star. Where several imperial soldiers, officers and engineers gathered in the hangar for a very important person. Even Darth Krader was present waiting for that person. An Imperial Shuttle arrived in the hangar. Mysterious Imperial guards with lances and red robes descended from that ship. They seemed to be the Emperor's royal guard. You will already know, The Emperor had arrived. His apprentice Darth Krader received him respectfully by kneeling before him. We already know what The Emperor is like (and if not check Episode V: Part 4)

"Get up, friend" The Emperor said. Lord Krader obeyed him.

"The Death Star will be finished on time" Darth Krader said.

"You have done well, Lord Krader. Now I feel like you want to continue your search for young Gordon" The Emperor added.

"...That's right,my lord" Krader answered.

"Patience, my friend. In time he will look for you. And when he does, you must bring him into my presence. He has become strong. Only our unit can attract him to the Dark Side of the Force" The Emperor explained the new instructions.

"As you wish, master" Krader replied quietly.

"Everything is happening as planned. He he he he he he" The Emperor was laughing evilly but in a low tone. He had a plan for Gil. He wanted him to join them on the dark side. But ... what are the Emperor's true intentions?

We will return to where Gil is. On the planet of Dagobah, Gil returns to Master Grumpfish's house. Bubble Puppy stood outside the house guarding Gil's ship. Gil was sitting in the old teacher's house. This time, Master Grumpfish was not looking good. He looked more tired since the last time they saw each other.

"Why are you making that face for me? You know I'm too old, you know? When you are 900 years old you will look like this ... Hmpt" Mr. Grumpfish said with his grumpy face like always. Gil decided not to comment, but noted that the old fish laughed a little at his little joke. He decided to go to bed. That was close to where Gil was. "Do not worry about me. I will soon sleep ... I will rest forever"

"But Master Grumpfish, you cannot die" Gil was surprised with his message.

"The Force has made me strong, but not strong enough. My sunset is near and the night must fall sooner or later" Grumpfish tried to take his blanket for his rest. Gil helped him shelter him "So are the things. This is the Force"

"But I need your help. I have come to finish my training" Gil answered worried.

"You don't need any more training. You already know everything you will need" Master Grumpfish replied.

"That means ... that I am a Jedi" Gil analized.

"He he he he….ejem….Not yet. You still have one more thing to do. You must ... confront Krader. Then only then will you be a Jedi. And I know you will" Mr. Grumpfish explained. Gil was thoughtful and silent. It seemed like he wanted to tell him something.

"Master Grumpfish ... (sigh) Is ... Is Darth Krader my father?" Gil asked with doubt. The old teacher seemed not to want to answer Gil. He tried to avoid answering it but … " Master, please. I have to know the truth" The old fish thought about it a lot, but he finally said it.

"Yes….Your father he is" Gil was surprised. It seems that the Sith did not lie to him. Darth Krader is really Gil's father "Did he tell you?" Gil just nodded "This is unexpected and unfortunate"

"Knowing the truth is a misfortune?" Gil asked bothered.

"No no no….You didn't have to know at the time. When you decided to face Krader with your incomplete training. You weren't ready for that responsibility….Gil….remember your training….Jedi fortress flows thanks to the Force, but be careful with the dark side. Fear, Anger, Aggression, from Force and Dark Side are. It's easy to join the Dark Side. But darkness will dominate your destiny forever" Grumpfish explained. Gil started to worry about his master status "Gil ... you must not ... you must not underestimate the powers of the Emperor or else you will suffer the same fate of your father ... Gil ... when I leave, you will be the last of the Jedi ... Gil, share what you have learned ... Boy ... There...is…..still….another….another….." After that, Master Grumpfish gave his last breath before closing his eyes forever. Gil was saddened by the dismissal of his teacher. A few seconds later, he saw his old master's body disappear leaving only the blanket ... it seems that he had joined the Force ... like Master Grouper.

Gil left the old master's house and returned to his ship. There was his trusty droid. The puppy decided to lick his master a little, but then he noticed that he was sad.

"Arf Arf" Bubble Puppy was sad.

"(sigh) I can't do this…..I can't continue on this alone" Gil said with sadness.

"Grumpfish will always be with you" A mysterious voice said that.

"..Mr. Grouper" Gil recognized the voice. His old friend appeared in front of him like a Force ghost "You ... you should have told me the truth. You told me that Krader betrayed and killed my father" Gil was very upset by the apparent lie of his old friend.

"Your father ... was seduced by the dark side of the Force. He ceased to be Gilligan Gordon to become Darth Krader. When that happened, the good man who was your father had been destroyed ... It was true what I told you, but from a certain point of view" Mr. Grouper explained.

"A certain point of view!?" Gil was surprised and at the same time angry.

"You will discover that many of the truths that we accept, depend a lot on our point of view. Gilligan was a good friend ... When we met, your father was already a great pilot. But I was surprised that the Force was intense in him. I made a commitment to train him to become a Jedi. I thought I could train him as well as Grumpfish ... I made a mistake" Mr. Grouper remembered it.

"There is still goodness in him" Gil answered him.

"(sigh) Now he is more machine than man, cruel and ruthless" Master Grouper said that.

"I will not do it. I can not" Gil replied him.

"You cannot escape your destiny, Gil. You must face Darth Krader again" Mr. Grouper reminded him it.

"If I do it, I would kill him. I will not kill my own father " Gil didn't want to kill his own father, even if he was the most evil being in the galaxy. Grouper saw that and seems to have been dissatisfied with Gil's response.

"So ... The Emperor has won ... You were the only hope" Master Grouper´s ghost said that.

"Grumpfish spoke of another ... Another with intense Force" Gil tried to find another way. Mr Grouper got a little nervous about that situation "Master…."

"(sigh) I decided to hide with your family on Tatooine so that The Emperor would not find you. Your power would be a risk to him. But ... it seems that a Jedi knight decided to hide ... his daughter on Tatooine too ... I discovered that until later. The girl didn't seem to have that power ... until I realized it a long time later ... when that BP-2 came to your house" Mr. Grouper explained. Gil thought about it a lot ... until his instincts told him something.

"What? No….It's impossible….Molly?...Molly is the another one. My best friend is the another" Gil was surprised.

"Your instinct works well" Grouper confirmed it. Gil was surprised. Molly is the another one with the Force "Gil, I know how you feel about her. You must hide those feelings deeply. That could lead you to serve the Emperor" Gil thought hard about what his old teacher told him. His feelings for her could lead him to the path of darkness, the path to the dark side. How is that possible?

We will immediately look at the huge Rebel Alliance fleet. There were many star cruisers where the rebels met. But at this moment we will look at a huge important ship. Many rebel officers, soldiers, and even generals were gathered. Among them was the team made up of Molly, Goby, Deema, Oona and Nonny.

"So let me see if I am already updated with the information. Nonny is now a rebellion commander" Goby asked.

"So is. I'm helping them a little ... at least for now as I think about what to do with my life" Nonny answered.

"You should have seen Nonny. He was incredible directing the Battle of Taanab" Oona added. Nonny hidden his little blush.

"Well I couldn't have done it without your help, Oona" Nonny admitted.

"It seems that your time as imperial commander was of some use after all" Deema commented. Without saying anything else, a snail woman in a white dress and brown wig started the meeting.

"The Emperor made a big mistake and the time to attack came. The data that Bothan spies brought indicates the new location of the new Empire battle station. And the weapon system of this new Death Star is not in operation yet. There are still space fleets protecting the station. But what matters now is that the Emperor is supervising the construction in person. Many bothans died to give us this information" The leader snail said.

"Ejem…..According to these planes, the Death Star is orbiting the forest moon of Endor. Although the station's weapons system is not operational, they still have a strong defense system. It is protected by an energy shield generated from Endor's moon. We must deactivate the shield from the surface of the planet. The ships will then create a perimeter so that the light ships can blow up the station's reactor" A shrimp commander said that. His name was Admiral Shrimpbar.

"Like the previous Death Star" Goby smirked to Deema. She giggled a little.

"Commanders Oona and Nonny will lead the space attack on the Death Star" Shrimpbar said. Both of them just bowed a little.

"We have stolen an imperial transporter. With the code intact we can go unnoticed among the imperial fleet and land at Endor. General Molly, is your team complete?" An officer asked.

"We are almost all. Goby, Deema and I will go on the transporter to deactivate the shield from the surface" Molly reported.

"What about me? Is there room for one more?"

"Gil!" The guppies said surprised. Gil returned with BP-2. Molly hugged him.

"Is something wrong with you, Gilly?" Molly asked with her hands in his shoulders.

"Ask me that later" Gil smirked.

"Gil, I'm glad to see you around here" Goby added.

"Arf Arf" Bubble Puppy barked happily.

After that, several rebels went to the hangar of the ship. The famous team of six guppies gathered.

"Oona, I want you to take the Millennium Falcon. You are the best pilot that my own ship could entrust to you" Goby said.

"It is an honor that you trust me the fastest ship in the galaxy. I promise I will return it to you without any scratch" Oona promised.

"And I will help Oona as a co-pilot. I will make sure she keeps her promise" Nonny added.

"Okay. I have your word. No scratches" Goby giggled.

At that moment, Oona and Nonny entered the Millennium Falcon. While Goby met with Molly, Gil, Deema and BP-2 in the imperial shuttle that they would use as camouflage to go unnoticed among the imperial fleet. Then the four guppies took off the ship and then traveled in hyperspace to reach the forest moon of Endor, where the fearsome Second Death Star was.

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