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Introduction: The long war between the Mandalores and the Death Watch are over, both Jaster Mereel and Farik Goron are dead. Jango Fett, now the youngest one to ever be a Commander in the army for hire plans on continuing the legacy of Jaster Mereel and all who came before. The question is, how long can the Mandalores run from the Jedi?
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Chapter 11: Challenge of Command
The eighteen year old Jango was walking speedily torwards the bridge of the Huntress to speak with the Captain. Ever since he gained Command Jango has been on edge and slightly annoyed with all the work, Jaster never told him that being a Mandalorian Commander was as difficult as it is. If only Montross hadn't pulled that stunt, then Jaster would probably still be alive... It didn't matter anyway, Montross was exiled from the clan.
The doors to the bridge opened in front of Jango and he walked in. The Captain of the Huntress was already waiting and walked up to Jango, keeping his distance. The Captain spoke up "Greetings Commander Fett, as you know we do need to keep doing assignments for profit for supplies and payment to the soldiers, why haven't you accepted any jobs?"
Jango glared at the Captain for a few moments then spoke up "I don't think any of the jobs we were offered were worth our time Captain; Why are you asking anyway? You're in charge of this ship not the clan."
"Yes, and it's my job to keep the supplies coming in; we need to start taking jobs soon Commander Fett." The captain replied remaining calm.
Jango once again glared then replied "Very well then, what is the most difficult task being offered?"
"Well..." The Captain said walking over to a monitor. He pressed a button and a map of the galaxy appeared and zoomed in to a system.
"This is Carida, recently the Senator of this planet wished to hire us to terminate a considerably large rebel faction."
Jango looked at the screen then after a few moments asked "Didn't he hear about what we did to a Senator seven years ago?"
"Whether he has or not it's a simple request, most of our assignments are taking care of rebel factions anyway. None the less, it's the most difficult we have right now and the reward is quite high, two-hundred- thousend Republic credits after the job is done."
Jango stood there thinking for a minute with his arms folded then looked to the Captain and said "Very well, send a transmission back saying that we accept, and make the jump to lightspeed as soon as you can, I'll get the troops ready."
"As you wish Commander Fett." The Captain said saluting then turning around to face the computer.
A couple hours passed, the Huntress entered hyperspace and travelled to Carida. The soldiers of the Mandalorian clan stood at the ready in the main hangar on the Huntress. All of the troop transports were fueled and ready to go. The Huntress, with it's smaller ships surrounding it launched all of their transports torwards the planet.
***
A female human about 5'6 with long brown hair and brown eyes sat at her desk. As her front door opened she stood up to greet the visitor "Welcome Mandalorian Commander, I am Senator Agrula, who might you be?"
Jango just looked at her and replied "It doesn't matter who I am, just give me what intelligence you have and I'll take care of the rest." Agrula looked at the mysterious silver armored soldier questioningly then decided to give him what he wanted.
"Alright, I know that their base of operations is just outside this city, they often cause trouble with raids at night."
"Doesn't your security force do anything?"
"They try, but the rebels are clever enough to avoid them."
Jango stood there for a few moments looking down and pondering, then he spoke up "Alright, leave it to us, we'll crush these rebels shortly."
"I thank you Mandalorian Commander." As soon as Agrula finished Jango walked out of the office and back to his awaiting army.
***
As Jango journeyed through the city to get back to his men he noticed many aliens and humans walking the streets on this bright day; large towering structures and statues littered the sides of the city.
After fifteen minutes Jango returned to his troops who were prepared to move out.
Verok walked over to Jango who was watching a few Mandalores survey the surrounding land for any sign of their enemies. As Verok approached he started to speak "Commander Jango, I think we've found something. There have been advanced technology signatures coming from below the surface, these guys must have an entrance to their subterranian lair."
Another Mandalor in green armor with a red visor border walked over to the two. "Sir, we've found the entrance. We're attempting to force it open now." Jango nodded his head in the direction of the newcomer.
***
The army broke down the entrance to the secret base and started puring into it's cavernous tunnels. Jango was near the front ordering his men to keep pushing onward; and not to stop. Blaster bolts came in their direction; but they all hit the cavern walls. "Take them down!" Jango shouted to his followers.
The Mandalores ran forward firing their blaster rifles into the cavern, they heard several screams in the distance. More laser blasts popped out of the darkness and one Mandalor went down. The warriors kept charging forward and as they did while continuously firing they heard a door shut in the distance and the laser firing stopped coming at them. One Mandalor took out a thermal detonator and shouted "Stand back!" He charged it up and threw it into the darkness, the group of soldiers fled back a few yards and a loud boom filled the cavern and there was a light in the distance from where it was thrown.
Jango stepped into the front and said "The doorway is probably narrow, I'll go in first."
One soldier protested "But sir, it's too dangerous!" Jango just ignored the soldier's protest and continued walking.
The entrance to the rebel base was open, Jango stepped in holding his two blaster pistols tightly. A blaster bolt just missed him and he aimed up to where it came from and fired both blasters at once. A rebel screamed and fell off of a railing and rolled down some stairs. Jango then thought to himself 'Sloppy, I wonder how many rebels there are.'
A gray armored Mandalor walked up behind Jango and spoke "Commander, if we can set a sequencer charge in this base's primary computer we can destroy it without much effort."
"Very well, plant the charge and let's get out of here." Jango said looking to the newcomer.
The gray armored soldier walked over to a computer and took out a black device, he started pressing a few buttons when a laser blast flew by Jango. Jango looked up to see more rebels attempting to snipe from the railings. Jango shot two with his dual blaster pistols. The gray armored Mandalore finished setting up the charge when he was hit by a blaster bolt. Two other Mandalores ran into the room and started firing at the rebels, Jango ran over to the fallen gray armored warrior. "Get out of here... Fett, this place... Won't be here... Much longer..." The gray armored soldier gave his last breath.
"Let's get out of here!" Shouted Jango. All of the Mandalores in the room fled into the caverns and after a minute they all got out of the tunnels. The army got to a safe distance when they heard an explosions and flames poured out of the cavern's mouth.
"Mission accomplished, let's get out payment and get out of this system before the Jedi discover we're here." Jango said.
***
Agrula stood awaiting Jango in her office. "Welcome Commander of the Mandalorian army, I heard your victory."
"It did go off with a bang, didn't it?" Jango joked. "Alright, I'm here for the money so we can leave this system."
"Of course, it's already being loaded onto your transports, thank you for the help Mandalore." Agrula said.
Jango just walked out of the office and returned to the transports, he activated Jaster's old Relic and the group of ships returned to the Huntress. Jango's first mission as a Commander was easier than he hoped it would be, but the casualties were minimal.
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Introduction: The long war between the Mandalores and the Death Watch are over, both Jaster Mereel and Farik Goron are dead. Jango Fett, now the youngest one to ever be a Commander in the army for hire plans on continuing the legacy of Jaster Mereel and all who came before. The question is, how long can the Mandalores run from the Jedi?
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Chapter 11: Challenge of Command
The eighteen year old Jango was walking speedily torwards the bridge of the Huntress to speak with the Captain. Ever since he gained Command Jango has been on edge and slightly annoyed with all the work, Jaster never told him that being a Mandalorian Commander was as difficult as it is. If only Montross hadn't pulled that stunt, then Jaster would probably still be alive... It didn't matter anyway, Montross was exiled from the clan.
The doors to the bridge opened in front of Jango and he walked in. The Captain of the Huntress was already waiting and walked up to Jango, keeping his distance. The Captain spoke up "Greetings Commander Fett, as you know we do need to keep doing assignments for profit for supplies and payment to the soldiers, why haven't you accepted any jobs?"
Jango glared at the Captain for a few moments then spoke up "I don't think any of the jobs we were offered were worth our time Captain; Why are you asking anyway? You're in charge of this ship not the clan."
"Yes, and it's my job to keep the supplies coming in; we need to start taking jobs soon Commander Fett." The captain replied remaining calm.
Jango once again glared then replied "Very well then, what is the most difficult task being offered?"
"Well..." The Captain said walking over to a monitor. He pressed a button and a map of the galaxy appeared and zoomed in to a system.
"This is Carida, recently the Senator of this planet wished to hire us to terminate a considerably large rebel faction."
Jango looked at the screen then after a few moments asked "Didn't he hear about what we did to a Senator seven years ago?"
"Whether he has or not it's a simple request, most of our assignments are taking care of rebel factions anyway. None the less, it's the most difficult we have right now and the reward is quite high, two-hundred- thousend Republic credits after the job is done."
Jango stood there thinking for a minute with his arms folded then looked to the Captain and said "Very well, send a transmission back saying that we accept, and make the jump to lightspeed as soon as you can, I'll get the troops ready."
"As you wish Commander Fett." The Captain said saluting then turning around to face the computer.
A couple hours passed, the Huntress entered hyperspace and travelled to Carida. The soldiers of the Mandalorian clan stood at the ready in the main hangar on the Huntress. All of the troop transports were fueled and ready to go. The Huntress, with it's smaller ships surrounding it launched all of their transports torwards the planet.
***
A female human about 5'6 with long brown hair and brown eyes sat at her desk. As her front door opened she stood up to greet the visitor "Welcome Mandalorian Commander, I am Senator Agrula, who might you be?"
Jango just looked at her and replied "It doesn't matter who I am, just give me what intelligence you have and I'll take care of the rest." Agrula looked at the mysterious silver armored soldier questioningly then decided to give him what he wanted.
"Alright, I know that their base of operations is just outside this city, they often cause trouble with raids at night."
"Doesn't your security force do anything?"
"They try, but the rebels are clever enough to avoid them."
Jango stood there for a few moments looking down and pondering, then he spoke up "Alright, leave it to us, we'll crush these rebels shortly."
"I thank you Mandalorian Commander." As soon as Agrula finished Jango walked out of the office and back to his awaiting army.
***
As Jango journeyed through the city to get back to his men he noticed many aliens and humans walking the streets on this bright day; large towering structures and statues littered the sides of the city.
After fifteen minutes Jango returned to his troops who were prepared to move out.
Verok walked over to Jango who was watching a few Mandalores survey the surrounding land for any sign of their enemies. As Verok approached he started to speak "Commander Jango, I think we've found something. There have been advanced technology signatures coming from below the surface, these guys must have an entrance to their subterranian lair."
Another Mandalor in green armor with a red visor border walked over to the two. "Sir, we've found the entrance. We're attempting to force it open now." Jango nodded his head in the direction of the newcomer.
***
The army broke down the entrance to the secret base and started puring into it's cavernous tunnels. Jango was near the front ordering his men to keep pushing onward; and not to stop. Blaster bolts came in their direction; but they all hit the cavern walls. "Take them down!" Jango shouted to his followers.
The Mandalores ran forward firing their blaster rifles into the cavern, they heard several screams in the distance. More laser blasts popped out of the darkness and one Mandalor went down. The warriors kept charging forward and as they did while continuously firing they heard a door shut in the distance and the laser firing stopped coming at them. One Mandalor took out a thermal detonator and shouted "Stand back!" He charged it up and threw it into the darkness, the group of soldiers fled back a few yards and a loud boom filled the cavern and there was a light in the distance from where it was thrown.
Jango stepped into the front and said "The doorway is probably narrow, I'll go in first."
One soldier protested "But sir, it's too dangerous!" Jango just ignored the soldier's protest and continued walking.
The entrance to the rebel base was open, Jango stepped in holding his two blaster pistols tightly. A blaster bolt just missed him and he aimed up to where it came from and fired both blasters at once. A rebel screamed and fell off of a railing and rolled down some stairs. Jango then thought to himself 'Sloppy, I wonder how many rebels there are.'
A gray armored Mandalor walked up behind Jango and spoke "Commander, if we can set a sequencer charge in this base's primary computer we can destroy it without much effort."
"Very well, plant the charge and let's get out of here." Jango said looking to the newcomer.
The gray armored soldier walked over to a computer and took out a black device, he started pressing a few buttons when a laser blast flew by Jango. Jango looked up to see more rebels attempting to snipe from the railings. Jango shot two with his dual blaster pistols. The gray armored Mandalore finished setting up the charge when he was hit by a blaster bolt. Two other Mandalores ran into the room and started firing at the rebels, Jango ran over to the fallen gray armored warrior. "Get out of here... Fett, this place... Won't be here... Much longer..." The gray armored soldier gave his last breath.
"Let's get out of here!" Shouted Jango. All of the Mandalores in the room fled into the caverns and after a minute they all got out of the tunnels. The army got to a safe distance when they heard an explosions and flames poured out of the cavern's mouth.
"Mission accomplished, let's get out payment and get out of this system before the Jedi discover we're here." Jango said.
***
Agrula stood awaiting Jango in her office. "Welcome Commander of the Mandalorian army, I heard your victory."
"It did go off with a bang, didn't it?" Jango joked. "Alright, I'm here for the money so we can leave this system."
"Of course, it's already being loaded onto your transports, thank you for the help Mandalore." Agrula said.
Jango just walked out of the office and returned to the transports, he activated Jaster's old Relic and the group of ships returned to the Huntress. Jango's first mission as a Commander was easier than he hoped it would be, but the casualties were minimal.
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