Chapter 3: Help Comes to Late.
It was a brisk and unusually humid day on Coruscant the ships now seemed to be stale as they moved across the sky with no sun. Yoda was watching and looking feeling around him what has happened. People have realized what this war really is and yet they have done nothing to stop it.
"Good feelings are gone." said Yoda looking to Windu
"Master Yoda the war is starting to collapse and the separatist have already tried to stage another attack on the Fleet in the inner." said Windu looking for some wisdom.
"Mace know I do not." said Yoda frowning and shaking his head.
Mace looked at Yoda and began to think of the things in his mind. He found nothing just as it was thought to be nothing. So he gathered what courage he had and asked the one question that he almost never said. "Yoda what is wrong?" he bluntly said holding himself together.
"The apprentice of my has rebelled against his republic." said Yoda "Dead he is supposed to be but there he was in front of me."
From the elevator came a slight change of mood it was the mood of panic and distress. The doors opened and a trooper came in with a plastic look in his viser. "General Yoda, Windu we have learned horrid news about the planet of Bespin the C.I.S. lead by General Grievous has taken the planets main cities under control cutting most of the republics form of fuel."
Yoda look down and looked up "Send six capital ships and take the planet back." said Yoda trying to stop the loss of fuel. "Send no jedi rely on you we will."
"Yes sir." said the trooper heading back down the elevator.
Master Windu looked puzzled. "Why aren't we sending a Jedi escort?"
"Feel this is a losing battle I do." said Yoda looking around for the answers in his head.
"Bespin it's cold and mostly inhabited except for the few cities above the surface. Around the newly captured planet is a massive fleet of C.I.S. ships. The attack will come from two sides here and here." said a Clone officer. "This is the crucial point we must destroy these frigates before they can charge and fire upon us." said the Clone. "Do we understand this mission?" said the Clone. They all responded with a positive answer.
It was nearly the setting of the Bespin sun and the ships for the republic now nearing there end. "All ships drop from hyperspace... NOW" said a Clone officer. Suddenly six capital ships and two frigates drop from hyperspace. Only moments later was the first shot fired. The Republic restaged and jumped over the droid fighters heading for the capital ships. The droids with there slow learning capabilities spun and flipped over following the Clones. The Clones however where already at there targets and firing sending ships aflame and droids burning. The Frigates of the republic came online and twenty experiential missile where launched into the core fleet. Each missile aimed strategically at the fuel cells of the ships. Six ships suddenly and violently burst sending debris everywhere. Before the Clone pilots could hear the warning they where dead. The frigates continued to fire on what was left on the fleet. The droids managed to fire of sixteen hull shots which destroyed one frigate.
"Echo one six four what is going on we don't understand the pattern of fire." said a trooper.
There was no respond on the other end only the silence of the intercoms. Suddenly two more republic dropships and ground assault ships pulled from hyperspace. The ships dashed to the surface where they where supposed to go. From behind came the slow movement of the Frigates and five Republic Cruisers that where left. On the surface was a different story. It was nearly impossible for the ships to land on the platforms on Cloud City. The droids had set up a massive network of ships and mines that where affective on taking the republic down. The Pilots of the LAATS where now on there final descent into the unknown city. Little did they know a storm was brewing above them. It was nearly twelve brutal hours into the crusade of the republic that the first landing platform was taken. Seconds later it was crammed with LAATS that where letting off troops and returning to the dropships that could bring more down to the surface. The troops wasted no time in taking the base headed for the main fuel reactor...
"Surface to ship we need more reenforcements to aid the taking of fuel cell one." said a Clone trooper.
The com was still silent as the night. From above that single trooper was one drop. It shredded him into millions of pieces. The boy appeared and he was stronger than ever. He twisted and flicked his wrist slamming seven or so troopers over the ledge to there plummeting death. He pulled his saber out and slammed it into the wall and pulled up. He kicked the wall out and jumped. Landing on a fighter. He drilled his saber into the cockpit of the Arc killing the pilot. He jumped landing on the republic captured platform and grinned. He pressed a button and it was gone the platform started to bend and slip away. From above came the frigates that the Republic used in space. The boy grinned.
"So Master Yoda a nice present." he jumped missing the fire of a simple trooper. He landed and decapitated the poor trooper and his allies. He laughed and disappear. The frigates where now on firing level with the platforms that where filled to the brim with blaster fire. The boy landed in front of the door which lead to an arms and military area. He walked in and grinned his predictable grin. "Fire the weapons at the frigates."
"But sir that will kill us all." said a Nemodian.
"Well think if that doesn't kill you I will." said the boy.
From below the frigates came the sudden launch fire. It was over the Republic was in a state of loss the fire went right through into the outermost layers of space and destroyed the major elements of the republic invasion.
Yoda was standing on the same balcony looking at the same lifeless city-scape. He frowned and shook his head. "Right I was and loss for the Republic it is by the boy Iris.."
It was over no more... Bespin was gone to C.I.S. weapons and no longer would it be a resource...