"Set a course for Lothal!" Izuku said
"Lothal, there's nothing out there but cities and farming" Eijiro said
"And Neito Monoma" Izuku snarled
"The slaver, the guy who runs the Blade of Dusk cartel?" Eijiro asked
"Yeah, he's doing business with the Rebels and a certain Mandalorian" Izuku said
"Itsuka, what is she doing getting into business with him?" Eijiro asked as he set the co-ordinates
"I have no idea but I soon will" Izuku said
"So do you have what we need?" Itsuka asked as she frowned at the slaver
"Of course I do" Neito said as he opened a crate and pulled out a gun before passing it to Itsuka
"A DC-17M interchangeable weapon system" Itsuka said
"Z-6 rotary blaster cannon" Shoji said picking one of them up
"Sniper rifles, rocket launchers, disruptor grenades, thermal detonators, heck he even got bacta" Bakugo said
"I came through didn't I?" Neito asked smiling
"I guess you did" Itsuka said as a girl wearing slave clothing walked over to them holding drinks
"A toast" Neito said about to raise his glass when he placed it back on the tray and walked over to a small curtain "but before that I have something you really want"
"And that is?" Bakugo asked as the girl walked over to her holding something that shocked Itsuka
"Is that?" Itsuka said picking up an ingot of the metal inside
"It is, Beskar" Neito smiled "And all it will cost you is a kiss"
"A kiss?" Itsuka asked
"Don't fall for it" Bakugo said
"What do you mean?" Shoji asked
"Something's up, like he would hand over a full crate of Beskar" Bakugo said
"I agree, but Itsuka's up to something as well" Shoji said
"But what?" Bakugo said
"Very well" Itsuka said as she approached Neito in a sultry manner
"What" Bakugo said as he watched Itsuka lean in, only to hear blaster shot as Itsuka placed a light kiss on Neito's lips before he staggered
"A kiss of death as payment" Itsuka said "Scumbag, get everything in the shuttles, we head for Christophsis" Itsuka said before she left the building only to have a lightsaber cross her throat
"Hello Izuku" Itsuka said
"Itsuka what are you up to?" Izuku asked
"Just working on our deal" she said
"What deal?" Izuku said before the rebels aimed their weapons at him. Only to have several lightsabers aimed at the rebels.
"Padawans?" Itsuka said
"Knights" Yui said
"Congrats" Itsuka said
"So what is your plan?" Izuku asked
"We're going to raid a fuel depot on the planet Christophsis giving the Rebels what they need to help us get back Mandalore, no longer will we be limited to Knowrest, no long will Gar Saxon be giving us commands, no longer will we be under Imperial rule!" Itsuka said "we can be ruled by ourselves again" Itsuka said
"Are you mad?" Mirio asked
"What?" Bakugo asked
"You think this plan will work?" Sen asked
"It will, now we have Jedi Knights, well General Togeta?" Itsuka said "Oh maybe Izuku wishes to lead us"
"Why should we even join you?" Denki asked
"Because this will be the first steps into getting rid of the Empire" Itsuka said
"And liberating the galaxy" Shoji said
"But we need this fuel" Itsuka said making Izuku look to his team of Jedi, most of them looked at each other before they deactivated their lightsabers and put them away "Okay, we'll help"
"We will?" Ochako asked
"You will?" Bakugo asked
"Yep, we will" Izuku said before shaking Itsuka's hand 'just so I can truly find out what you want Itsuka'
"A raid on Christophsis?" Mina asked "I'm sorry but that's not possible"
"What do you mean?" Izuku asked
"Christophsis is an Imperial depot now, they hold munitions, fuel, spare parts." Mina said
"Not only that but Bespin would be easier to get in and out of" Toru said
"Yeah this whole thing doesn't make sense" Izuku said
"Plus the fact they want Mandalore back is troubling as well" Mina said
"This plan is something else, whether it be a diversion, trap or what we don't know" Toru said frowning
"You're right this is not good" Izuku said
"So when are you going to clue the Jedi in?" Shoji asked
"Not yet, we can't allow them to find out what is really on Christophsis" Itsuka said
"Its not going to be hidden forever and they will find out" Bakugo said
"And when they do what will happen then, and remember they also have a guardian of the Whills and their own Mando" Shoji said
"I know, which is why we'll be handling that situation and Izuku's team will handle the other part of the plan" Itsuka said
"This is not going to turn out how you want it to" Bakugo said
"It will" Itsuka said "It has to" making the Rebels look at each other before walking away
"We good here?" Mirio asked as Izuku was looking at something
"Yeah we are" Izuku said priming his Clone Wars era weaponry before pulling on his helmet "To think; this was originally a Republic base"
"Yeah, the republic which stood for thousands of years is now a former shell of what it was" Izuku said
"And ruled by the Sith" Mirio said
"So what do you think will be the thing to end this war?" Izuku asked
"I'm not sure" Mirio said as he stood up and pulled out his lightsaber pike and activated it "But all I do know is that the Republic will rise again and the Jedi with it"
"I hope so, I hope so" Izuku said
"Is everyone ready back there?" Eijiro asked as he was at the controls of the Yuuei, he was doing final checks before he went to pilot their U-Wing
"Almost, but I've been sensing something" Ochako said
"What do you mean?" Eijiro asked
"I'm getting a bad feeling about this mission" Ochako said
"I think everyone on here is getting one" Eijiro said as he and Ochako walked to the Honour Blade where the rest of the Jedi were while Toru was working on her Jedi Starfighter since she was going to be joining the aerial battle with the rest of the Rebel forces. Toru looked over to Eijiro and nodded before getting into her ship
"Can you read me?" Toru asked over comms
"Yeah I can" Eijiro said as he closed the door to the Honour Blade which was filled with the Jedi leaving Mina to man the Yuuei until the others got back. She walked out of the fighter bay and into the helm and sat down at the console and waited for something to happen and then she got the signal she was waiting for as a fleet of Rebel ships jumped in. Mina activated the comlink
"You guys have a go" Mina said as she watched as various starfighters and bombers streamed out of a couple of the cruisers as troop carriers flew down to the surface of the planet. Mina then watched as Toru streamed ahead to join the dogfight while the Honour Blade landed on the surface.
"May the force be with you guts" Mina said as she waited
"Let's move' Mirio said as he and Izuku started to run to the landing zone as several dozen Rebel soldiers landed. One of the shuttles opened to reveal Itsuka and her Mandalorian warriors who were ready to fight. Izuku walked up to them as they passed out the weapons they got. Izuku gave grabbed some extra energy cells for his blasters
"Remember, I will not hesitate to put you down if you step out of line" Izuku said
"I hope I don't" Itsuka said igniting the Inquisitor's lightsaber she had obtained from Shigaraki
"I have a bad feeling about this" Izuku said as he marched forward
G'day guys Grizz here so Neito's dead yay, but Itsuka is still up to something and now we started the last arc of this fic with the raid of Christophsis, but this will not be an easy mission for the alliance or Izuku's team. I hate to say this but this fic will not end well. Also I had a toss up between Christophsis and Mygeeto (the planet where Ki Adi Mundi is killed) and I choose Christophsis since the imagery would be better and the way it acted as a location in the Clone Wars reminded me how it can be used in a battle scene
So until next time I'll catch you on the flipside
