The New Jedi Knights 2: Threat to the Jedi Order
Chapter 6: The Droid Factory
By MagicMansion
Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars or Luke Skywalker. My characters are Jarrod, Josh, Kyle, Victor, Shawn, Mary, Abby, Rebecca, the Padawans, and the android.
A group of fighters came out of light speed. An X-Wing led an A-Wing, followed by three Naboo Starfighters.
"I can't believe this. Where would they hide a droid factory," Josh said, flying towards a deserted planet. "We've looked in five suspected systems already, and still nothing."
Zener, Shawn's Padawan, was searching through the systems in his database.
"Anything Zener?"
"No Master. I don't have a clue where it could be. Governments from different planets have been responding by sending ships through their system, looking for the factory, but so far, they haven't found anything."
"Ok," Shawn said to his Padawan. "Keep looking."
"We should land somewhere," Josh said. "We've been searching for almost ten hours straight. We'll need rest if we're going to take down a factory."
"Yeah." Shawn looked around on his database installed into his ship. "Hm. Kamino isn't far off. We could go there. I'm sure they wouldn't mind."
"No. They've shown us a lot of hospitality before," Josh said. "Let's go."
The ships jumped to light speed again, and were landing on one of the clone factory's landing pads a half an hour later. One of the Kaminoans met the five Jedi at the door.
"Hello Jedi Knights. Are you here to look at our progress?"
"No," Josh said, putting his robe's hood down. "We just stopped by for a rest. Do you have some rooms we could use for the night?"
"Of course," she said. "We are always happy to lend a hand to the Jedi. Come with me."
The five Jedi followed the Kaminoan to two rooms. Shawn and Josh went into one room, and the Padawans went into another.
"If you need anything, feel free to let me know," the Kaminoan said before she left Josh and Shawn's room. The two bowed to her, and the door shut when she left.
Both Jedi Knights sat down.
"Why can't we find this droid factory," Josh asked.
"I don't know. It would be more helpful if we had an idea where to look. But the Empire isn't going to tell us anything, not with their existence in danger."
Josh sighed. "Well, Master Skywalker is counting on us to end the war right now. If we don't find the droid factory, this war will never end."
"Yeah. Don't worry; we have all the time we need to find it."
Outside the planet, a ship came out of light speed. The cockpit of the ship was a globe, with a window in the front. Four wings were connected to the cockpit; two sitting under the cockpit, two sitting on top, making it look somewhat like a biplane without a tail. Each wing held a laser cannon at the end.
The ship flew down to Kamino and landed on an empty landing pad. A female Kaminoan came to the door to great the cloaked figure.
"May I help you," she asked, not being able to see the figure's face or any part of his body.
"I am here to see the Jedi. I have a message for them."
"I will see if they are still awake. This way please."
The Kaminoan led the cloaked figure to a room, where he sat down.
Josh was meditating on the floor, and Shawn was searching through his universal database, looking for any possible planets the droid factory could be hidden on.
"Come in," Josh said, his eyes opening.
The Kaminoan opened the door without even asking to come in. "Sorry to disturb you Jedi Knights, but someone is here to give you a message. I am not certain if he is friendly or not."
The two Knights looked at each other.
"Shall I send him away?"
Josh thought for a second. "Send him here please."
"As you wish."
She left, and the door shut.
"What are you thinking Josh," Shawn asked as Josh got up.
"I have a bad feeling about this. Why would anyone want to meet with us? And how did they know we were on Kamino?"
Shawn nodded, agreeing with Josh's suspicions. There was a knock at the door, and the Kaminoan opened it, the cloaked figure standing behind her.
"Here are the Jedi. I will leave you to talk," the Kaminoan said, walking down the hall.
"Can we help you," Josh asked.
"Yes. I'm here to deliver a message… from Darth Kiazee."
Josh and Shawn got up, igniting their lightsabers. The cloaked figure allowed one mechanical hand to leave his cloak, holding a lightsaber.
"Who are you," Josh asked.
"My name," the cloaked figure said, throwing its cloak off. "Is Darth AISA (pronounced I-ee-sa)."
"The android," both of the Jedi Knights said.
"Yes, the android. I attacked your planet Coruscant about a year ago. I hope you enjoyed the show," the android said, igniting its lightsaber.
"Sorry," Josh said. "We weren't there. We'll give you a show though."
Josh jumped at the android, which moved aside and attacked Josh's back. Josh put his lightsaber behind him to block the attack. Shawn ran towards them and attacked the android's right arm, which was holding the lightsaber. The android's arm crackled with electrical energy when Shawn's lightsaber hit. Both Jedi jumped back into the middle of the room.
"It's got electro staff technology in its arm?"
"Apparently," Josh said. "Whoever designed it must have thought of everything."
The android laughed. "He certainly did." The android deactivated its lightsaber and pointed both arms out, one at each Jedi. The right arm shot a wire at Shawn, which began to wrap around him. The second fired a laser at Josh, who deflected it perfectly into the wire that was now wrapped around Shawn. The wire broke and fell off.
"I see your skills are exceptional," the android said, backing out into the hallway. The two Jedi followed close. "However," the android continued. "I am only here to deliver a message. The message from my master is this: the Jedi Order will come to fail. The Republic will fall, and the Empire will rule the galaxy again. The Sith will control everything, and the new Order of the Sith will begin."
"And he took all that time to memorize it for nothing," Shawn said.
Josh and Shawn ran up to the android from their left and right, respectively. Shawn attacked the android's head from its left, and Josh attacked the android's right leg. The android blocked Shawn's attack with its lightsaber and lifted its right leg up to avoid Josh's attack, which ended up hitting the ground. The android kicked Josh in the stomach, sending him sliding back on the smooth floor.
The three Padawans opened their door just as Josh slid up to it.
"Master, what's going on?"
"Trouble," Josh said, standing up quickly.
The four of them looked down the hall, where Shawn and the android were now locked in a lightsaber duel. They quickly ran down the hall and followed the two closely, waiting for an opportunity to get in and help their fellow Jedi.
Shawn was pressing the android backwards down the hall, but the android was doing all of the attacking. The android attacked with an overhead swing, then from its right, left, and then an uppercut with the lightsaber. Shawn blocked all of them, but was unsure of why the android was attacking with such slow strikes. The android spun its lightsaber next to it before attacking with another overhead swing, then from the right, left, another left, right; Shawn blocking each one. The android attacked with another overhead swing, and Shawn blocked this attack, kicking the android in the chest. The android slid back and stopped when it slid into a wall.
"I think this is the end of you," Shawn said, walking up.
The android laughed. "Think again young Jedi Knight. You have yet to see my surprise."
All of the Jedi stopped. "Surprise?"
The android hit a button on its arm, and there was an explosion in the clone factory. The Jedi looked back, and the android slowly got up.
"You destroyed our clones," Zack yelled.
The android smiled. "No, of course not. But my surprise may take care of that after you're destroyed."
The Jedi looked down the hall and saw a group of battle droids come around the corner. The battle droids fired at the group of Jedi, who ignited their lightsabers and began deflecting shots back.
"I don't get it," Zack said. "Where did they come from? The Kaminoans would have picked up a droid ship on their radar, wouldn't they?"
"Yeah," Zener said. "But they wouldn't stop it, not if they were making the droids in the first place."
Everyone kept deflecting shots, but looked over at Zener.
"Well, how else would these droids get in undetected? They had to have been made here in order to slip by us unheard." He looked back. "Speaking of slipping by, our mechanical friend is gone."
Josh and Shawn looked back. "Stay here," Josh told the Padawans. "Take care of these droids, and shut down the droid factory. We're going after the android."
The two Knights deflected a few more shots, and then ran down the empty hall. The droids continued firing at the Padawans.
"So, how many do you think there are," Camio asked Zener.
"I'd be willing to bet there are about 2 thousand in this factory, more or less. They were probably waiting to be activated."
"Well, we need to take care of all of them," Zack said. He did a Force Push on the group at the end of the hall, and the three Padawans ran down and turned the corner, where 4 destroyers were waiting for them.
"Not good," Camio said.
Josh and Shawn ran down the empty hall and came to a split.
"Left or right," Josh asked.
Shawn closed his eyes and began breathing slowly. He opened his eyes a few seconds later. "Left."
The two Jedi Knights ran down the left hallway and stopped as they turned a corner.
"Ah, still interested in a lightsaber duel," the android said, holding its lightsaber to the neck of a Kaminoan.
"That's cowardly," Josh said, igniting his lightsaber.
The android shrugged. "I'm programmed as a Sith. I do what I must. Now, if you would hand over your lightsabers, I'll let this innocent soul go unharmed.
The two Knights looked at the android for a few seconds, and deactivated their lightsabers, tossing them to the ground. The two lightsabers stopped about a foot in front of the android.
"Good job," the android said, bending over to pick the lightsabers up.
Josh quickly did a Force Push on the Kaminoan at the same time Shawn summoned his lightsaber. The android saw Shawn's lightsaber lift off the ground, and slashed at the Kaminoan, who was now on the ground. Shawn ignited his lightsaber and slashed the handle of the android's lightsaber.
The android spun around clockwise, a second lightsaber popping out of a compartment in its left arm. It caught this lightsaber and ignited it, now facing Shawn. The two lightsabers crackled when they hit. Josh quickly summoned his own lightsaber, ignited it, and joined the duel.
Camio, Zack, and Zener were deflecting shots from the four destroyers in front of them.
"Their shields won't deactivate guys. We need a way to destroy them now," Zener said.
"I'll take care of it," Zack said, jumping over his two fellow Padawans and landed in between the two middle destroyers. He jumped and kicked the two destroyers in the side. He landed, slashed at the left destroyer with an overhead swing and spun around, cutting the right destroyer into a top and bottom section. The skillful Padawan did a Force push on the far right destroyer and turned around to deflect a few shots from the far left destroyer. He got close, spun his lightsaber to cut off both arms, and then did a 360 to decapitate the destroyer.
"Show off," Zener said.
"You're just jealous," Zack told him as they started down the hall.
"Both of you stop it," Camio said, following them.
The three turned a corner and found themselves staring over the vast factory, where droids and clones were firing at each other.
"This is going to put a dent in production," Zener said.
Shawn and Josh were pressing the android backwards down the hall.
Shawn attacked the android's left side with a high attack, which the android blocked. Josh attacked the android's right side the same way, and the android blocked that attack. Shawn attacked the android's right leg, which was blocked with the android pointing its lightsaber down at the ground. It brought the lightsaber back up to a horizontal position to block the forward motion Josh was using to attack the android's arm. Shawn did the same attack on the android's right side, and the android was able to block this attack the same way. Josh attacked the android's neck with a horizontal swing, but the android brought its lightsaber around and blocked the attack. Shawn attacked low to cut the android's legs, and it was able to block the move the same way it had before. Josh attacked with an overhead swing as the duel proceeded around a corner, but the android quickly brought its lightsaber up to block.
The android came down to block another attack from Shawn, and then used its right arm to hit Josh, sending him into a spin and then sliding down the hallway. Shawn began pressing the android back down the next hall. The Knight attacked the android's left leg, but the android brought its lightsaber down so the lightsabers clashed in front of its legs. Shawn attacked the android's left side with a horizontal attack, and the android blocked that attack by bringing its own lightsaber to its left side. Shawn attacked with an overhead swing, and the android blocked this attack by putting its lightsaber horizontal above and in front of its head. Shawn attacked the android's legs, and found himself blocked again. The android spun its lightsaber on its right and attacked with an overhead swing. Shawn blocked this as Josh came back into the duel.
Josh came up to the right side of the android and attacked it with a horizontal swing. The android quickly blocked this attack, and then the attack to its left side by Shawn. Both Jedi spun; Josh counterclockwise and Shawn clockwise, and they both attacked the android's chest with a horizontal swing. The android blocked both of them with its lightsaber, and then pushed both lightsabers to the floor.
The android fired a wire out of its left arm, which wrapped around Shawn's legs. The android spun around counterclockwise, being careful not to cut the wire. The android blocked Josh's low attack, and Shawn felt his feet fly out from under him. He landed on the floor with a thud as the android's lightsaber cut the wire while coming around for an overhead swing at Josh. Josh blocked the attack, and quickly turned the duel around by attacking back.
The Padawans were having a lot of luck with defeating the droids that had virtually taken over the factory now. The clones were rarely being hit, despite all of the laser fire, and the Padawans were now in the middle of that laser fire, separated amongst the clones and droids.
Camio blocked a laser blast from a battle droid, cut that droid's head off, and then blocked another laser from a second battle droid. He stabbed that droid in the chest, brought his lightsaber over his head to his back to block another laser blast, and then spun around to cut another droid in half.
Zack was running through the clones and droids, cutting heads, arms, and legs off of droids. He deflected a few shots as he jumped over two destroyers, and then stabbed one in the back, cutting the other in half afterwards. He blocked a few shots from a group of battle droids, and then used a Force push to knock them over.
Zener was standing in front of a group of five clones, and deflected shots safely away from them while they fired at the droids. He even managed to deflect some shots at other droids, speeding up the process of defeating the overflow of droids. He then saw where the droids were coming from and jumped over the next group of droids that came out. They didn't notice him, so they kept moving forward towards the clones.
Zener looked around the large droid factory, which seemed to lead down under the ocean of Kamino. He began walking down a walkway that he hoped would lead to an elevator. Two destroyers rolled up to him and unrolled themselves. They didn't have deflector shields though, and Zener quickly deflected two shots at their heads.
"Pathetic. Guys! I could use some help in here if you have the time."
"Yeah, we'll just run in there with you. Give us about an hour to take care of this though," Camio yelled to him.
"I'll shut it down," Zener said, not wanting to wait for help to arrive. He looked down to see electricity running between generators far below him. "I suppose there is a power box on the lowest level down there."
"Freeze!"
Zener turned and saw four battle droids standing there, aiming their guns at him.
"Okay, okay." He deactivated his lightsaber.
"Give me your weapon."
Zener handed the droid his lightsaber. "Do you want my other weapon too?"
The battle droid looked at its fellow droids, then back to Zener. "Yes."
Zener shrugged and did a Force Push on the four droids, and summoned his lightsaber. He quickly decapitated all four of the droids.
"Now, to find the power box and shut it off." Zener headed down the walkway, hoping to get to the power box before his fellow Jedi had to deal with too many droids.
A crimson and a red lightsaber clashed as Josh attacked the android's left side, and the android blocked. Josh swung his lightsaber over his own head to attack the android's right side, but the android blocked this attack as well. Josh brought his lightsaber in front of him horizontally to block the android's overhead attack. Josh brought his lightsaber down and aside of him, swinging it back up around to attack with an overhead swing. The android blocked this attack, as well as Josh's attack to its right. The android kicked Josh to the floor, and swung its lightsaber down to cut him in half, but Josh quickly rolled to the side.
The android didn't have another chance to attack Josh on the floor because Shawn, who had been following the two down the narrow hallway, came in to attack the android. Shawn attacked the android's left side horizontally, and the android blocked the attack. The android took a horizontal swing at Shawn's neck, but the Jedi quickly blocked that, as well as the attack on his legs that followed. Shawn spun his lightsaber behind him and into an overhead swing, but the android blocked the attack.
The android attacked Shawn's left shoulder, which Shawn blocked, blocking the next attack to his right shoulder afterwards. The android pushed Shawn's lightsaber towards his neck, but the Jedi Knight used all his strength to stop the humming lightsaber short. Shawn pushed back, moving the android's lightsaber around and into the ground. Shawn used this opening to kick the android back, sending it sliding back towards a door. As the android slid towards the door, it slid open, sending the android out onto a walkway, and hitting a railing.
Zener stopped as the android slid out in front of him.
"Zener, finish him," Shawn yelled to his Padawan.
Zener looked quickly to his master, then to the android. The Padawan ignited his lightsaber, and took a swing at the android. The android brought its legs back to avoid having them cut off, and then fired a laser at the young Padawan. Zener deflected the blast and spun clockwise, lobbing the android's head off as he came back around. The android's head fell, and Zener deactivated his lightsaber.
"Nicely done," Josh said.
"Yeah," Shawn told his Padawan. "It was good you finished that thing off. It was really skilled for a machine."
"It was programmed to use a lightsaber, and that's why it failed. Programming gives you no advantage, because the Force gives us skill to use a lightsaber," Josh said.
Shawn and Zener nodded in agreement.
"Now how do we shut this droid factory down," Josh asked, looking down to the bottom.
Zener and Shawn looked down, and then all three looked at the android. They all smiled, and picked up the body of the android, throwing it down to the electricity below. The android's body hit the electric currents running between the generators and exploded, taking out the generators with it.
"That'll do it," Zener said.
Camio and Zack each decapitated a battle droid, and looked around. Many clones had fallen in the battle, mostly the younger ones because they hadn't had combat training yet. However, all of the droids were done, and no new droids were coming through the doors.
Camio and Zack stood at the door, waiting for some more droids to come through. They finally heard footsteps on the walkway near the door, and ignited their lightsabers once again. Three figures came around the corner. Zack did an overhead swing at one, Camio quickly put his lightsaber next to Zack's left side to block the crimson lightsaber attacking it, and Zener and Shawn crossed their lightsabers into an X to block Zack's accidental attack.
All five Jedi looked at each other before deactivating their lightsabers together.
"Zack, please be more careful," Josh told his Padawan. "We could have killed you, or the other way around."
Zack looked at the Jedi Knight. "Sorry Master, I promise there won't be anymore accidents like that one."
"Good. Now, let's get going," Josh said to everyone. "We shut down the droid factory, now we need to report that to Master Skywalker."
The Jedi were on their way to their ships when the Kaminoan that had greeted them stopped them.
"Master Jedi," she said. "We are terribly sorry. Apparently a few of our people were creating the droids for the Separatist Empire. They have been ordered to leave now, and the droid factory will be detached from the building as soon as possible."
"Thank you," Josh said. "As long as none of the droids escaped, we'll be fine." Josh looked out onto a platform, where the android's ship was sitting. "If you could send that ship along with our next shipment of clones, it would be appreciated."
"Of course," the Kaminoan said. "We will be shipping the next four thousand out in a week."
"Thanks," Josh said, bowing with the other Jedi.
The five Jedi headed to their ships, and took off. They flew out of the atmosphere and jumped to light speed towards Coruscant.
I hope you are all enjoying the sequel so far. I've been working really hard on it, especially on the lightsaber duels. I'm actually figuring them out using my shinai (practice swords) now. I hope you like the detail and moves that are going into them. I've been trying to come up with new moves for each lightsaber duel. Anyway, please review if you happen to read this.
