Star Wars : The Year of Earth

by Spacedino

When Earth is accidently found by the Seperatists in an attempt to sneak attack the Republic, the Seperatists set out to capture the star system. In the end, it's one of the most powerful governments in the galaxy against one planet that uses only slugthrowers. Obviously they would succeed, right? Note: I have taken a break from the story for the time being

14. Coruscant Part 2

And I'm back!

I don't own Star Wars (Never Have, Never Will)

Here is Chapter 14 Coruscant Part 2

The major news outlets on Earth had only headlines of the aftermath of the Area 51 raid for nearly a week, with the news from Coruscant being only the second or third headline on the newspapers. It was just too far from home for many to care, but there were still those that kept an eye on the galactic news.

Ever since the Republic soldiers had left Earth following their detainment, the Terran Federation had begun to amp up its military. After seeing the many forms of energy weapons and propulsion the Republic had, the Terrans began upgrading their weapons to fit in with the standards of the galaxy. There were many things the Terrans did keep and not switch to, for example, they still use slugthrowers instead of blasters, and kept the advanced technology they had previously, such as Stealth Fighters.

They had also passed emergency laws to reduce carbon emissions from coal powered plants, including one requiring all companies that produce electricity through non-renewable means to invest at least fifteen percent of their budget into renewable power, such as Solar and Wind.

Efforts were also taken to dig out the stored nuclear waste, and find a new use for it. If none existed, it would be taken to the sun for destruction on the new trash ships recently cranked out by leading space companies. Nuclear waste, along with other undesirable items would be sent on an autonomous once-a-month mission to Sol and would be unimpressively dumped onto a collision course with the star. It was considered a safer alternative than leaving nuclear waste stored underground, or useless trash floating in the ocean. It also pleased many of the citizens on the planet.

Nuclear Fission Plants were also given more recognition after numerous scientific studies showed the effectiveness and safety of the power generation, leading to the increase of popular demand for such power generation, and inadvertently increasing the demand for frequent nuclear waste runs to the sun.

The introduction of the hyperdrive to the private sector lead to a boom in the space tourist industry, making it a multi-billion dollar industry on flybys to the Moon and Mars nearly overnight. Within nearly a month, enough money had been relocated by the Terran government for space exploration, including the setting up of colonies on the Moon and Mars, to plan to support a few hundred inhabitants. The introduction of repulsorlifts also helped save money on the amount of money needed to create starships, as the amount of money per kilogram mattered less now that it could be easily held up in the air by the repulsorlift engines.

The Terran Sea Navy had also begun including lasers on their ships after many tests and the needed funding. The Air Force, after the battles against the Aliens on Earth, had been given a greater priority, with more capabilities being added, including, but not limited to better Radar, Shielding, and more advanced targeting computers, which could even find objects in the infrared, such as cloaked ships.

Following the battle of Earth, an emphasis was placed on the creation of a space fleet. After many of the provinces on Earth had made their own experimental starships, the military, under the new Space Command created a number of designs for starships that were space worthy, with few weapons. At current infrastructure, and considering the program was so new, they could make a single fighter in two weeks. Plans had been drawn up for the construction of a shipyard in space, which could drastically increase the time of construction.

The International Space Station was decided to be kept in Low Earth Orbit and would still be used for long term scientific research. There would be a new addition of antennas setup by the Space Command inorder to track all alien objects entering both the Sol and Alpha Centauri System through Hyperspace.

A new Department in the Government had been created, called the Terran Colonization Society. It had been granted permission to draw up plans for the colonisation of both Europa, a moon of Jupiter, and Proxima Centauri B, a planet orbiting the nearby Red Dwarf Star Proxima Centauri. Europa was chosen due to its proximity to Earth and as a liquid moon, it was more or less livable with the right equipment, as long as you were under the ice. Proxima Centauri B was also chosen because it was found to be able to sustain human life and because of its relative location compared to the Sol System, being just under four light years away.

But now that the summary of current events is complete, let us continue with the story of General Grant.

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The third day began for General Grant with a call from Earth. As his phone's internet provider didn't have service this far out, he had to use his watch. His watch had been outfitted with technology that could penetrate hyperspace, and with it, he could send and receive signals almost immediately. The call was mostly uninteresting,recent technology, a possible new Watch upgrade for him when he gets back. What surprised him the most was the raid at Area 51. He had believed nobody would actually attempt anything against the newly established government, considering it was just a meme, but the fact that millions of people had actually attempted to fight for this cause astounded him. He had not been informed of any Aliens being monitored in the place when he had worked there, but ever since he had been promoted, he never really bothered to ask, and decided he will change that once he gets back.

Aside from the phone call, he did his morning routine, and at 08:00, called for room service in order to eat breakfast. He looked at a holographic menu inside his room, and, after throwing the words into a translator, decided what he would eat, and gave the order.

Ten minutes later, he heard a ding at the door, and proceeded to look at what was on the other side through a camera on his watch, with the screen turning into a hologram. A small blue droid was in view. It had a single wheel as a foot, and had two arms. It also, oddly, had two tall ears on either side of its spherical metallic head, like rabbit ears. The head of the droid also included a band of light blue running from it's supposed face to the back of it's head.

Grant opened to door, and the small droid looked up at him. It made a small beeping sound as it raised the food up for General Grant to take. He grabbed it, and inadvertently closed the door in the face of the droid, not realizing that droids have personalities here.

His food was… salty. It was a Nerf Burrito, or that's what he felt it was. A Nerf was an animal that was known for its tastes across the galaxy, but he had only gotten it after it was recommended by the Jedi Master Skywalker. Along with that, he had gotten Blue milk. It was just that… it tasted exactly like milk, but was blue, and a little salty. His Secret Service men had first dibs on his food for safety concerns. The fact it had arrived here showed that they felt it was fine, and made Grant more willing to try it. He finished it pretty fast. It was… edible for sure, but he won't get it again for future visits. That he knew.

The plan today was what the whole trip had been for. Politics. He wasn't one for Politics, but he had a job to do, to make way for a final peace treaty to be made. Today, he, along with the Terran Ambassadors would meet up with the Republic Ambassador in the Chancellor's office, where they will discuss things like borders and immigration and things of that nature.

He was to meet with the Terran Ambassadors at the front door of the diplomatic hotel at noon, and he had to be sure to put on his best show.

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This was a new planet, and so far, all everyone had cared about was that humans were stepping on an alien world. Though, it seemed only the ambassadors and General were all that the public noticed. The public was wrong. There was in fact another human on the world. The pilot who had led the defense of New York City was there. His name was David. He flew the F-22 squadron of fighters in defense of New York City during the Battle of Earth, and he was praised for his effort.

He was given the honorary position of pilot for the Terran Spaceship for the Ambassadors to the Republic. It was a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. He only had a few days to figure out the controls, but he caught on pretty quick. Thankfully, he got some extra time to practice while the Spaceship was inside the Venator's hangar on the ride to Coruscant.

When the Republic ship had entered the orbit of Coruscant, he moved the ship away from the Venator to land the ship on the surface of Coruscant. He was later told he had broken more than one law on his way down to the surface, but since he was with ambassadors, they couldn't do anything about it.

His assignment while on the world was to collect photos of the planet, the Aliens, and of course the city. He had a Republic guard with him . The guard wore normal clothing to not make them a target, and he did his job well. David almost got stuck in a fight with a drunk rodian on the street, but the guard protected him.

David got some great pictures of the scenery. He got pictures of the dreaded Coruscant Traffic, the Senate building, some great pictures of the Jedi Temple, and even a video of Aliens conversing in the strange language of "Huttese".

It was fair to say he wasn't doing nothing, but although it may not be as exciting as politics, he still enjoyed every bit of it. He tried many new types of food, visited a galaxy gallery, which showcased the known history of the Galaxy.

He recorded everything he saw. The information was sent through live feed to Earth, where parts would be analyzed by the government and shared with the citizens of Earth.

But his one job of being given a tour wasn't enough for the government. No, he had been assigned a very special job.

Before he left Earth, the President of the Terran Federation had pulled him aside and given him a small chip. At any terminal in the library, he was to insert the chip into the computer, wait five seconds, and then destroy it. It was a difficult job to do with the Republic guard around, but he had done it.

What was on it, one could only guess, but he had his suspicions. Either way, it had been done with no one noticing, much to the pleasure of the government when he reported it.

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The Chancellor's office was a very large room, red carpet, with a background of glass, showing off the city world in all its glory. In front of the Chancellor's desk was a round table, with enough seats to hold three people. There was a couch close by. The chairs held three people. The Ambassadors. On one side of the table were the Terran ambassadors Eddleston and Zheng. Representing the Republic was Ambassador Loli, a Mon Cala.

Aiding the Terran Ambassadors was General Grant. Aiding the Republic Ambassador was Senator Bail Organa, of the planet Alderaan, a well known voice in the Senate. Both General Grant and Senator Organa were allowed to speak if they felt it necessary, though they wouldn't make any decisions. The Supreme Chancellor simply watched over the proceedings, as it was his decision to put the meeting in a place he could be.

"Let the meeting begin" Sheeve Palpatine said. He didn't show it, but he was curious as to the ability for the Terrans to survive occupation by the Republic. Possibly, he could end up figuring that out during this meeting as he listens.

"Three months ago" Ambassador Zheng said "Your Republic sent a fleet to Earth, and with nothing done on our part, you attacked us. We won, and a truce was signed. Our government wants a reason to know that we will be safe from any future attack by your nation.

Palpatine spoke to the group. "You have my word that The Republic will make no such attack on your nation, that is as long as your Federation does not attack us".

"We want more than just words, Chancellor" Ambassador Eddleston said.

General Grant pitched in. "I suggest the creation of a treaty, which will include both government promising not to attack each other, with the signature of you, Chancellor, and our President"

"I can accept that" the Chancellor said.

"Now, let's move onto tourism" Said Ambassador Zheng. "Our government has offered to open our borders to any unarmed starships, on the condition that the passengers have premade identification cards labeling identification and proof of their premade plans to visit Terran Space. Something like a visa".

"I don't understand what you mean…" the Republic Ambassador Loli said.

Ambassador Eddleston took out her tablet, a simple 2d screen. It showed a passport, with basic information, like date of birth, country of origin, and so on, along with a stamp saying she was approved to visit a country. The Republic ambassador seemed perplexed that such a tool was even necessary. Surely the Terrans wanted security, but this seemed a little too much. She accepted anyway, as it wouldn't do any harm to Republic citizens if they needed one or not. After a few minutes of discussion, it was decided that somewhere along the border of the Republic and the Unknown regions, an outpost would be put in place for those wishing to travel between the Nations. Terrans would also be required to bring their own passports in order to enter Republic space.

The next topic was immigration. It basically included the same passports, but the person needed to have a different kind of Visa, a "Migration Visa". In other words, any Republic citizens who wanted to enter Terran space had to have the Migration Visas on their Passport. After a certain amount of time of being on Earth,a Republic citizen has the option to join the Terrans and renounce citizenship of being part of the Republic. The Republic demanded no such action be needed for one to join as a Republic citizen, only a pile of cash and renouncement of Terran citizenship would do for them.

The next part had to do with borders. The Terrans planned on future colonization, and those borders would likely change within the next couple of years. The issue was future Republic research into the Unknown Regions, along with Terran diplomatic and science vessels entering Republic space. It was decided that the Terrans would allow unarmed Republic ships not meant for transporting goods or people to the planet free access to Terran space as long as the Terrans were told ahead of time and had accepted the predetermined flight path. The Republic didn't care what the Terrans did in their space, and had no conditions for the Terrans.

The Terran ambassadors also asked for any information on known governments operating inside the Unknown Regions, but it soon became pretty obvious why it was called the Unknown Regions.

It was also agreed that the Terrrans would build spaceports in their capital, along with spaceports in other large cities.

Along with that, the Terran Federal Medical Society had asked for samples of blood from many different species, including Galactic Humans, in an attempt to understand their differences and similarities. That was accepted by the ambassador, who, by special request of the Jedi, wanted blood samples also of Terran blood. It was agreed.

One of the more important items on the table was the establishment of Embassies. Since the Terran capital was set to move every couple of years, their needed to be a more permanent base of operations for Republic Ambassadors. The Terran ambassadors had been told that Geneva Switzerland, on the European Continent, had been selected as a prime location for a future Republic Embassy, due to both it's safety, and as there are also many government building their to begin with. Other cities like New York had been considered, but it was decided they were too congested.

The Republic had decided for the Terran Embassy to be based in the Senate District on Coruscant. It would be relatively close to both the Chancellor's office, and the Republic Senate Building.

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Following the half hour of talking about issues major and minor, the meeting had ended. Sheeve Palpatine, General Grant, and Bail Organa had been mostly listening, except for certain parts. Overall, the meeting had gone well, and each governments proposals had been submitted to be reviewed by their own legislative branches.

Following another five minutes of non-political conversation, the Terrans said their goodbyes and proceeded to make their way to the exit.

Palpatine had not been simply listening to the Terrans conversation with the Republic Ambassador. No, he was studying them. He had known that they couldn't be sensed through the force, but now he had felt them in person… and felt nothing. He tried to touch one of them through the force, but it felt like something was pushing his attempts away from them, like two magnets pushing away from each other. He wanted to try more, but he didn't want to risk revealing himself to the Jedi just yet. This could be a very interesting species indeed. When a New Order falls upon the Galaxy, those from this species could become prime assassins for those Jedi who manage to escape Order 66. While before, he had felt they were abominations who needed to be destroyed, now, he realizes, they very well could be useful… very useful.

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The next day, the Terrans left for Earth at 12:00 on their diplomatic Starship. They had enjoyed their visit to the Alien world, but only time would tell whether meeting these strange aliens could mean utter destruction of their precious pale blue dot, or it would mean the true beginning of the human race as they begin to forge a path not available to them before...

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Welp, that was that. Now before I go into reviews, I would like to that you guys fro bearing with me for taking this long. This chapter was very hard to write. I probably redid this four or five times. I had plans for including the Senate, but I soon realized how little I knew about that, so I did this. I hope I got politics right. I don't quite know what the ambassadors function is. I know they go to other countries and protect their countries interests, but how exactly do they do that? do they get to sign treaties without knowledge of the home government? (Can someone PM me that info? Thanks in advance!)

Now onto Reviews
(Reviews from CH 13 and 14)

DarthJacob1 - Thanks a lot for all your ideas! (I have been thinking of including some of them)

Guest with no name - That update is here and now :)

Another Guest with no name - Read the last answer
Matbek01 - I tried not to rush this. Hope it turned out well.

Yet another guest with no name - read my answer to Matbek01

So now that this whole part of the story is done, it should be easier to write... but I say that every time, so I will see you all between a week and five months (Not 6, don't Worry :] )