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Chapter 4: Discoveries
Zeno, Kyle, and Dur walked along small path, apparently designed for a single file line of people to walk on. The path was concealed beneath trees that looked as if they could have been specifically planted there. Kyle had examined some old, and relatively recent footprints, and recognized them as the treat on the bottom of imperial trooper's boots.
"Do you think that the Imperials were actually here?" Dur asked. Zeno nodded firmly, while Kyle Continued to look at the trail.
"Yes, I do think they were here, but even the most recent boot marks on the ground here look as if they've been here for a while." Kyle said. "They must have left recently though."
Zeno started to speak then stopped. He started to rub his chin, which, unlike Kyle's, was clean-shaven. Kyle had chosen to wear a beard on his face since before he had even started training as a Jedi. Suddenly, Zeno drew in a large breath.
"Look over there!" Zeno said in a hushed voice, pointing at a small grove of Trees at the bottom of the Valley. Kyle and Dur looked, and though they could tell there was something there, they could not tell what it was.
"What do you see?" Kyle asked. Zeno looked at them with a look of question, then looked back.
"I think its some sort of a door. Though it doesn't look big enough to be a door to any kind of base." Zeno said hurriedly. So, the Jedi went down for a closer look. As they got closer, they could see Zeno was right. There was a small durasteel door, only large enough for a person to get through.
"There must be another door somewhere, where they could get equipment in, or a cargo door, or something of that sort." Dur said. Kyle and Zeno nodded in agreement.
"Shall we let ourselves in?" Kyle said. There was a small terminal, but it looked like it was inactive. Kyle pressed a button. But as soon as the control panel flashed to life, a large grinding noise began.
"What is that?" Zeno said. But as soon as Zeno spoke, all three Jedi leapt away from the door, sensing through the force a danger. The door blew open, and three Destroyer Troopers (A/N Original Creations of mine, think very heavily armed and armored stoormtroopers, except they're droids. Jedi Academy players will recognize them from Vader's Castle.) emerged. Each held a Stouker Concussion Rifle, and each held some sort of a shield.
"Look out!" Dur cried, as the lead trooper took aim. The blast from the weapon knocked down several trees, and Zeno was thrown to the ground. Kyle threw his Lightsaber at the first trooper, but the trooper's shield blocked the blade.
"What the?" Kyle shouted as he pulled his Lightsaber back to him with a tug of the force. "Lightsabers can cut through anything!" He said. Dur ignited his yellow blade, and leaped at the one that stood on the right. As Dur used the force to keep himself levitated higher, he spun his body around, so he landed behind the trooper, and tried to send his saber straight threw the troopers thick armor. However, even the Saber could not go through such thick plating, and stopped short. Dur pulled the blade out, then jumped back on the side of the Valley wall, above the open door, and used it to rebound himself back in front of the troopers.
But Dur's attack was more successful then he knew. The blade had cut the wiring that was powering an invisible energy shield around that trooper, and the shield flashed around the trooper, then dissipated.
"Of course! An energy shield!" Kyle said. So, Kyle held out his hand, and pushed the lead trooper back with the force, and threw his saber again. Because the trooper was off guard, the spinning beam of light went right threw the armor, cutting the wiring. Again, the shield flashed, the dissipated. Kyle once again pulled his saber back to him.
Meanwhile, Dur had already begun his dispatch of the trooper on the right. Dur ran straight for the trooper, and as the trooper fired, Dur seemed to disappear. Then, Dur appeared upside down above the trooper's head, and with a clean swipe, was on the ground, while the trooper's head rolled along the ground in front of it.
Kyle stabbed the trooper right through its chest. As the huge droid fell on its knees, Kyle looked to the other Trooper, but felt the disturbance too late. He was staring a concussion rifle down its barrel. But then, bolts of electricity started to surge through the trooper, and the trooper fell to the ground sparks flying out of its body.
Zeno walked over to the Destroyed Destroyer Trooper with his hand extended.
"Zeno did you do that?" Kyle asked. The droid had short-circuited, and was now falling apart.
"Yeah, it's a little something I figured out. Gentle tugs of the force can short circuit droids. Useful, eh?" Zeno said with a smile. Kyle and Dur laughed. "Well, shall we continue?" Zeno said, gesturing towards the door.
When they had explored a little of the facility, the Jedi had discovered that it was some kind of Droid Manufacturing plant. They made their way to the central processing computer, where every automated aspect was handled. As they searched around a little, Dur activated one of the terminals.
"Whoa. Look at this." Dur said. Kyle and Zeno fell in place next to the alien, and looked at the screen. It was a list of what was being, or had been, manufactured here. It had been mostly the Destroyer Troopers that they had encountered earlier, but a few interesting ones, as well. The other two models were foreign designs that none of the Jedi knew. However, judging by their armaments, they were combat or assassin droids.
The first one looked like a modified design of the old Battle Droid that the federation had used, with most notably thicker armor. The second looked like an eyeball with a thick tail coming out of the back. It was obviously meant to hover above the ground, if not be fully airborne.
"Look!" Zeno said. "That's the insignia of Scallta Industries." The man said in surprise. Scallta Industries were a Droid and technology business that was headquartered on a small planet just outside of Imperial Remnant controlled space.
"This is definitely an interesting piece of information." Kyle said. "Let's search around a bit more, and see what else we can find." The Jedi master finished. Before any of them began to move again, they felt a disturbance in the force. Their hands flew to their sabers, and the Blue of Kyle and Zeno's, and the yellow of Dur's lit the room.
"Ah yes, the fabled Jedi." A high-pitched man's voice said. The Jedi turned their heads to the direction of the voice, and they saw an entire entourage of Shadow Troopers, as well as one lone figure, who wore robes and a hood. "Destroy them."
Chapter 4: Discoveries
Zeno, Kyle, and Dur walked along small path, apparently designed for a single file line of people to walk on. The path was concealed beneath trees that looked as if they could have been specifically planted there. Kyle had examined some old, and relatively recent footprints, and recognized them as the treat on the bottom of imperial trooper's boots.
"Do you think that the Imperials were actually here?" Dur asked. Zeno nodded firmly, while Kyle Continued to look at the trail.
"Yes, I do think they were here, but even the most recent boot marks on the ground here look as if they've been here for a while." Kyle said. "They must have left recently though."
Zeno started to speak then stopped. He started to rub his chin, which, unlike Kyle's, was clean-shaven. Kyle had chosen to wear a beard on his face since before he had even started training as a Jedi. Suddenly, Zeno drew in a large breath.
"Look over there!" Zeno said in a hushed voice, pointing at a small grove of Trees at the bottom of the Valley. Kyle and Dur looked, and though they could tell there was something there, they could not tell what it was.
"What do you see?" Kyle asked. Zeno looked at them with a look of question, then looked back.
"I think its some sort of a door. Though it doesn't look big enough to be a door to any kind of base." Zeno said hurriedly. So, the Jedi went down for a closer look. As they got closer, they could see Zeno was right. There was a small durasteel door, only large enough for a person to get through.
"There must be another door somewhere, where they could get equipment in, or a cargo door, or something of that sort." Dur said. Kyle and Zeno nodded in agreement.
"Shall we let ourselves in?" Kyle said. There was a small terminal, but it looked like it was inactive. Kyle pressed a button. But as soon as the control panel flashed to life, a large grinding noise began.
"What is that?" Zeno said. But as soon as Zeno spoke, all three Jedi leapt away from the door, sensing through the force a danger. The door blew open, and three Destroyer Troopers (A/N Original Creations of mine, think very heavily armed and armored stoormtroopers, except they're droids. Jedi Academy players will recognize them from Vader's Castle.) emerged. Each held a Stouker Concussion Rifle, and each held some sort of a shield.
"Look out!" Dur cried, as the lead trooper took aim. The blast from the weapon knocked down several trees, and Zeno was thrown to the ground. Kyle threw his Lightsaber at the first trooper, but the trooper's shield blocked the blade.
"What the?" Kyle shouted as he pulled his Lightsaber back to him with a tug of the force. "Lightsabers can cut through anything!" He said. Dur ignited his yellow blade, and leaped at the one that stood on the right. As Dur used the force to keep himself levitated higher, he spun his body around, so he landed behind the trooper, and tried to send his saber straight threw the troopers thick armor. However, even the Saber could not go through such thick plating, and stopped short. Dur pulled the blade out, then jumped back on the side of the Valley wall, above the open door, and used it to rebound himself back in front of the troopers.
But Dur's attack was more successful then he knew. The blade had cut the wiring that was powering an invisible energy shield around that trooper, and the shield flashed around the trooper, then dissipated.
"Of course! An energy shield!" Kyle said. So, Kyle held out his hand, and pushed the lead trooper back with the force, and threw his saber again. Because the trooper was off guard, the spinning beam of light went right threw the armor, cutting the wiring. Again, the shield flashed, the dissipated. Kyle once again pulled his saber back to him.
Meanwhile, Dur had already begun his dispatch of the trooper on the right. Dur ran straight for the trooper, and as the trooper fired, Dur seemed to disappear. Then, Dur appeared upside down above the trooper's head, and with a clean swipe, was on the ground, while the trooper's head rolled along the ground in front of it.
Kyle stabbed the trooper right through its chest. As the huge droid fell on its knees, Kyle looked to the other Trooper, but felt the disturbance too late. He was staring a concussion rifle down its barrel. But then, bolts of electricity started to surge through the trooper, and the trooper fell to the ground sparks flying out of its body.
Zeno walked over to the Destroyed Destroyer Trooper with his hand extended.
"Zeno did you do that?" Kyle asked. The droid had short-circuited, and was now falling apart.
"Yeah, it's a little something I figured out. Gentle tugs of the force can short circuit droids. Useful, eh?" Zeno said with a smile. Kyle and Dur laughed. "Well, shall we continue?" Zeno said, gesturing towards the door.
When they had explored a little of the facility, the Jedi had discovered that it was some kind of Droid Manufacturing plant. They made their way to the central processing computer, where every automated aspect was handled. As they searched around a little, Dur activated one of the terminals.
"Whoa. Look at this." Dur said. Kyle and Zeno fell in place next to the alien, and looked at the screen. It was a list of what was being, or had been, manufactured here. It had been mostly the Destroyer Troopers that they had encountered earlier, but a few interesting ones, as well. The other two models were foreign designs that none of the Jedi knew. However, judging by their armaments, they were combat or assassin droids.
The first one looked like a modified design of the old Battle Droid that the federation had used, with most notably thicker armor. The second looked like an eyeball with a thick tail coming out of the back. It was obviously meant to hover above the ground, if not be fully airborne.
"Look!" Zeno said. "That's the insignia of Scallta Industries." The man said in surprise. Scallta Industries were a Droid and technology business that was headquartered on a small planet just outside of Imperial Remnant controlled space.
"This is definitely an interesting piece of information." Kyle said. "Let's search around a bit more, and see what else we can find." The Jedi master finished. Before any of them began to move again, they felt a disturbance in the force. Their hands flew to their sabers, and the Blue of Kyle and Zeno's, and the yellow of Dur's lit the room.
"Ah yes, the fabled Jedi." A high-pitched man's voice said. The Jedi turned their heads to the direction of the voice, and they saw an entire entourage of Shadow Troopers, as well as one lone figure, who wore robes and a hood. "Destroy them."