Hello, Here is the next chapter of Star Wars: The Story of Earth.
(The name changed... Thus the reason I highlighted Story, and used that instead of Year)
I don't own Star Wars, Lucasfilm does.
I do enjoy the movies though...
Terran General Assembly building
It was a vote for a new bill, one that would help solidify the rule of the World Government into the history books. It was a bill that would take more power away from the individual provinces and give it to the Central Government. It had passed with a majority vote of 82%, despite many pleas by some former countries. The world was ever changing, and with this new galaxy, new thoughts of change had come along. New issues had to be solved, and they were the ones that individual provinces would differ on. Immigration, currency, and the rule of law was different in many parts of the Earth, and for the world to truly work as a cohesive union, it had to adapt. The government had to be stronger, or else it would fail. After looking at its own past, many decided to vote for it. Abraham Lincoln once said "A house divided against itself will not stand". A world split by so many differences is bound to crumble.
Unfortunately, for those who voted against it, their final thread of hope in the Terran Federation had been cut. Many delegates stormed out of the building in frustration, much to the surprise of others in attendance. Afterwards they made their way to the predetermined destination, a meeting place at an old tennis court. There they agreed unanimously to follow through with the only way in their mind that can fix their problems.
Revolution
By the next day, the ruling parties in those provinces each voted for independence in the hopes of forming their own world government, or half of a world at least. Joining that government were major countries such as Russia and China, with other countries like Pakistan, Belarus, North Korea, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia, along with a number of other smaller countries joining.
The Terran Government tried to bring the new government back into the fold, but by then it was too late, and the Federation wouldn't let it's own land get taken by some rebels bent on revolution. War was never officially declared, but war was happening, and everyone knew it.
The two powers on Earth, the Earth Confederation, and the Terran Federation, both had enough sense to sign a non-nuclear treaty, banning the use of nuclear weapons as options in the war, as both sides had thousands of them stockpiled and armed, and using them would, although beneficial in the short term, would have long term consequences on any land either powers claimed.
Unfortunately for the new Earth Confederation, a number of the soldiers it would have had under its command were under the command of the Federation, and would likely be watched very closely. An immediate draft was set up in the Earth Confederation, conscripting men and women over the age of 19 and under 40. Very quickly, the Earth Confederation had a military count of just over 30 Million.
The Terran Federation followed suit, and was able to conscript enough people to get over 50 million in their military.
Moscow, the day of Revolution.
General Grant was in Moscow during the day the world split. Actually, he was at a layover heading to Copenhagen. Unfortunately, all the planes were grounded, even his military plane was forced to stay grounded under threat of the now enemy anti-aircraft guns.
He was at the Terran Military base near Moscow. And unfortunately for him, it was surrounded by soldiers minutes after the announcement went out.
The military base was mostly secret, but many of the officials in Russia knew about its existence. Somehow, someone must have leaked the information of his arrival to Moscow to the new government. Many of the guards initially meant to protect the base were part of the group of soldiers, as they had the Terran Military Base emblem on them.
A megaphone was used to tell him the terms for his surrender. The person spoke Russian, which Grant didn't understand. Thankfully, someone who spoke english then used the megaphone to translate it.
"General Grant, you are surrounded by a thousand men" the man said through the megaphone. "You may surrender and you and the troops will be spared. You will then join the Confederation, but the soldiers can go home"
Grant thought for a second, then took a microphone to talk to the person outside the base. There were cameras watching the soldiers outside, so he could see and hear them. In truth, the megaphone wouldn't have penetrated the walls, only the cameras let sound in from outside.
"And why would I do that?" Grant asked rhetorically.
The people incharge outside didn't notice it was rhetorical, and continued. "Because the alternative is your being captured and tried for treason by the Earth Confederation. You will then be unceremoniously executed for crimes against humanity and their wish for freedom"
"Good, I don't like being ceremoniously killed" Grant said dryly. He then went on the intercom for the base. "This is General Grant to all units. I am activating code 45 and 66. This is not a drill. I repeat, I am activating codes 45 and 66. This is not a drill". He then took the microphone out again to speak to those outside. "I think I will opt for option B". The men outside were initially confused, but a few seconds later, they realized what he meant.
The base in question was codenamed the Base of Tranquility. It served for the testing of many sonic based weapons. Weapons designed to attack, not physically, but through sounds. Sonic weapons in particular had a habit of messing with the ears of people, leaving much damage to them mentally. Code 45 was a special code telling all units inside the base to prepare for an attack, but code 66 told those in the know that Sonic weapons were allowed for use against the invaders. All soldiers in the base had been taught that in the event that they were ordered for Code 66, they were to put on Ear Protection, but few knew why they needed ear protection. They would soon find out.
And now, the Battle for Tranquility Base had started.
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The news spread fast into the wider galaxy, at least for those who cared enough to listen. The news from Earth included sections on the policies of the new Earth Confederation, and how they conflicted with the Terran Federation.
The very next day, there was an announcement from the Supreme Chancellor's Office that the Republic would readily send supplies to the Terran Federation to "bring about a swift end to this needless conflict".
Immediately following that, the Confederacy of Independent Systems began to publicly support the Earth Confederation. Announcing it will send both Human and Droid soldiers to aid the new government "in its fight for freedom and against oppression". They controversially decided to not send non-humans, so as not to provoke the Earth Confederation, and to have a friendly government in the unknown regions. They explained it off as a need for a new ally in their war against the Republic.
The Earth Confederation accepted the battle droids and extra soldiers, but the amount sent wouldn't really have any true effect on the outcome of the war. What would be deciding the war was not only manpower, but technology.
The Republic also offered to send ammunition and weapons and technology to aid in the war, but not any Clone soldiers. The Republic's soldiers were too busy fighting their own civil war to aid in someone else's war. The Terran Federation gladly accepted the supplies, which included many blasters, and most importantly, ships. Nearly 20 Venators were given to the Terrans for the duration of the war, to aid in the battle for space. So the Earth Federation wouldn't be able to seize them, they were instead taken to the colony at Proxima Centauri.
On the topic of colonies, there were a few colonies controlled by the Terran Federation. Mars, Europa, and Proxima Centauri were under the direct rule of the Federation, and security was strengthened to make sure no revolt happened in any of those colonies against the central Government. Nearly 60% of the Ships owned or made by the Terrans were based at shipyards either at Europa or Proxima Centauri for the purpose of colonization, and were soon outfitted with weapons, and prepared to be deployed at a moments notice to fend off any Confederation Fleets.
The Confederation on the other hand had a limited supply of starships, only three, and their only purpose was early testing of starships. The Federation on the other hand had control of the remaining starships which most of were in space.
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Yoda had been meditating in the meditation room for the past half hour. He had initially excused himself from teaching due to a calling from the force, but he hasn't gotten anywhere yet. He decided he would give the force a few more minutes, then he would return to his duties. That is when he saw it.
Death, suffering, hate. The Dark side. It was stronger than ever before. Definitely stronger than a few days ago. Now that the Clone Wars was starting to be won, and the tides were turning, what could be causing this? He reached further into the vision. Now he saw more. Desert, humans, red buttons, humans pressing said buttons. Weeping, and fear. Determination emanated from those who pressed the buttons, but sadness too.
He was now in a viewing port from a starship, a starship of strange designs. He was viewing down from it onto the blue-green planet below. The residents of the starship were humanoid shaped, but something to, was strange about them. A species he hadn't heard of in a long time…
He heard one of the humanoids say something to another, with the other one nodding, seemingly distressed.
He now saw himself in a cold, wintry area. Overlooking what seemed to be a military installation, outside of it, he saw soldiers clutching their ears.
He saw more, along with those, he saw a…
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A rocket was launched. Not a nuclear one, but a rocket nonetheless, packed with tons of explosives . It collided with Tranquility Base, with an explosion leaving a gaping hole. The soldiers still alive, and attacking the base were given noise cancelling ear coverings.
The battle was over within an hour. Stretchers were brought in to remove the wounded and dead from the base. Some of the final resistance in the base had been found destroying equipment to keep it from falling into enemy hands.
The attack against the base had been a pyrrhic victory. The Confederation had lost many soldiers to the sonic weapons, and more to the actual takeover of the base. The Federation troops fought hard in defense of the base. Even General Grant had fought against the invaders, scoring many hits. Unfortunately, he had been captured, and with him, the base had been taken.
The war had officially begun.
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The news was great! Those Terrans finally won't worry about me! Saquesh, the Quarren smuggler thought. He had only just gotten out of hyperspace when the news was going off on his communicator. The Terrans had found themselves caught in a Civil War, and he, hopefully, he won't be remembered. Their people would be too busy on their planet to worry about him.
He was to meet the buyer at a Cantina at Theed, the largest city and capital of Naboo. There, he would bring the buyer to his ship, and would get paid. It was a lot of money he was going to be paid. The buyer said it would be based on kilogram. The more kilograms of spice, the more money.
After about ten minutes, he had landed on the planet.
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A man looked at the screen. Naboo was in the middle, and a red dot was shown flashing on its side. The target was in his sights. He zoomed in on it, and viewed live maps of the target leaving his shuttle. Local law enforcement had been notified of the suspect, and were cautioned to be prepared for anything.
He used his walkie-talkie to communicate to other officers to search the ship. He used the live maps to keep an eye on the suspect. The suspect in question was a Quarren. A known robber, and smuggler. He was on his way to meet with a buyer. Unfortunately for him, the meeting was a setup.
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Saquesh made his way into the cantina. He looked around for the pin the buyer said he would be wearing. The pin was to look like a red flower on his left side.
He saw him, a human. The buyer was maybe a 50 year old man, wearing civilian clothes. He sat alone at a table meant for four. To make sure this truly was the man, he had been told to use a verbal code.
He walked up to the man, and said something to the air, but not specifically towards the man.
The man responded with a sharp whistle, to show he was the buyer, or at least worked for the buyer.
Saquesh took a seat across from the man.
"Has the job been completed?" the Buyer asked. He began to lean more on the table.
"It has been done, and like you asked, nobody was killed".
"Good." the buyer said. "As we promised, we would pay by the kilo. How many kilo's do you have of the good?"
"I have 20 kilos inside my ship".
"Well done, my boss would be very proud of you".
A slight smile came to Saquesh's face, but he quickly rid himself of it. As far as he knew, this could be just a test for future jobs. "Would you be interested in taking a look at the product?"
"Of course. Please, take me to it".
Naboo was a dangerous planet to do smuggling like this on. Law enforcement had been trying to crack down on smuggling, so why this planet was chosen to do business at was odd. Also odd was the customer willingly entering into his ship. That is a lot of trust being given for him on a smuggler. Of course, he won't go out and question the customer, but it just sounds sketchy.
After around two more minutes, they started making their way to his ship, when the buyer stopped short, and proceeded to fall over. A small syringe had been placed into his neck.
Saquesh began running towards his ship, but underneath the trees and house shades, hoping that whoever had gotten the buyer would be unable to catch him.
It almost worked, but it was foiled when he made his way to his ship. He ran up around the landing pad to his ships hatch. He typed in the code, and tried to open the hatch, when for some reason the code wouldn't work. He tried again, still failing. Then he heard "Halt". He turned around to find three armored Terrans holding their guns at him.
"In conjunction with the Galactic Republic, you are being placed under arrest for manslaughter and…"
Saquesh quickly grabbed his blaster and was about to fire when a lone stun bolt hit him from behind. In his final moments before falling over, he saw the "buyer" standing above him.
Apparently the whole sale was a ploy to catch him all along. Most unexpected.
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General Grant looked at the room he was inside. He was under house-arrest, sorta, but it wasn't really his house, moreso of a room lent out by this new government before his execution. They likely would have tried to get information out of him first, but the chance of him escaping increased the more time they waited.
He was surprised, though, when someone came through the door, someone whom he hadn't seen for quite some time.
"Mr. Grant" the man said in an American accent. "Long time no see, ol' buddy ol' pal".
General Grant looked at the man, perplexed. "So you joined them?" he said.
"Not exactly… I made them" The man responded.
General Grant took a moment to digest that information "You know what you did was wrong, and this is against everything we were raised on". General Grant replied. "We were told to do our best to unite the Earth against the aliens, not tear it in two!"
"At least it's two and not two hundred" The man said back. "It's a step up" He started walking around the room, and looked out the window. "I came here to say my farewells, brother".
"Scott, you know it doesn't have to end like this" General Grant said.
The man, Scott, started making his way to the door. "Warren, I will see you next week"
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I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I know it took a while to write, but then again, so does all of these chapters as I can't get myself to do all this writing as much as I did before. Either way, thank you all who sent me PM's and posted reviews.
Now, as usual, Reviews
(As I had posted two announcement updates before this but after the previous chapter, I will be replying to those for Chapter 16, Chapter 17, and Chapter 17, despite this chapter being Chapter 17 *Confused Face*)
Peter Hong Kong - Thanks! I've been considering at least making one for my personal use, but I don't have the self control to read through all my chapters... If you want to do it though, feel free. If I did make it, as to it's name... Idk, im not into that sort of stuff. Maybe send me a PM if you know how that stuff works.
Teras - Great Ideas, and no worries, I won't include stuff like zergs or flood... mainly because i'm uncultured and don't know what they are (is it a Halo thing? I think Flood is a Halo thing... I hope nobody is yelling at me right now through their screens...)
MatbeK01 - Only time will tell if the Confederation succeeds
w. jr. - I'm glad you enjoyed that chapter!
Name Idea Guests - Thanks... preferably use the poll next time (unless you have to be logged in)
Guest - Australia... Thanks for pointing that out!
Guest - South Africa... Idk
Georgy - Welp, here you go!
Jayhawk - I could probably draw inspiration from them, but I don't feel like throwing in credits as to where I got my idea from. (Something about Sources)
MatbeK01 - Here it is!