Memory of the Apprentice

by NoFear Phantom

The clone wars and Time travel. Guess who? It Galen, the Sith assassin. He has only the barest of memory and has awoken on the planet of Christophsis. Should he really care about the war? No. Should he care about the memories he has lost? Yes. (Starts episode 216, goes into the movie, then into the series)

4. Defense of Christophsis

I don't own Star wars, it belongs to lucasarts, George lucas and Disney

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I'VE GOT NO BETA, SO YOU KNOW THERE BE MISTAKES IN THIS. (Comedic voice!)

REMINDER: I live a normal life of uni and work which means I'm busy, my update for this will take a lot of time. I'm like the Yoshihiro Togashi of Fanfiction only I spend my time doing constructive things so that I earn money.

ALSO: Character Info Drop Below, at the bottom. Kind of important. More to keep reminding me of who the characters are.

Reaper2908 and for a lot other people who I know want to hear this:

There are pairing for a lot of character planned. But I'm keeping that a secret. I will say this though, I'm not above having my character break-up.

And a sorry for holding out on you reaper2908.

Now, Begin and Enjoy.

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Chapter 4: Defense of Christophsis

Underground City Shelter, Neogius City, Christophsis.

How could someone be able to comprehend the realisation that they had lost their own memory during the Galaxy's largest war, being fought between an army of machines that were in the billions, and an army of clone soldiers made from the DNA of one who was once the greatest Bounty hunter in the Galaxy. If that wasn't enough, the clones were being led by powerful, supernatural, monk like protectors that could be mistaken for superheroes, and without his memory Galen had no clue if he was one of these people or not. It would have been hard enough to remain calm during peace times when you had all the time in the world and people who probably knew you to help in trying to figure out what to do. But no, nobody knew who Galen was, where he had come from and a war was happening a few kilometres above him on a planet with kilometre high blue crystals sticking out of it as if trees were going out of style. Topping it of he was going to fight as well because as it turned out Galen had made enemies without even trying, while he was unconscious.

Galen could hardly warp his mind over the reveal of all this information that Bail Organa and the others of this little rebellion had told him about. He couldn't comprehend it and his mind still didn't click to what was happening and giving his memories back. In fact, anytime he tried to remember using the force he would just get the memory or image of that blonde woman he knew was important somehow talking about things he didn't understand. The same things over and over again. This alliance thing and the question she asked.

"Will I ever see you again?"

Who was she? Who was she to Galen? Who was Galen to her? She must know who he was. If Galen was ever going to find out who he was he would have to find that woman.

But what of the other memories? The two dark figures and dark fungal world with what Galen thought were clones troopers. What did it all mean?

Perhaps though, he was getting ahead of himself. Bail wanted him to fight for him, to help protect the small population of civilians that were currently hiding underground with the rest of the Bail's forces. Maybe Galen's plans of finding out who he was would have to wait until he got off the damn planet that was at war. He was sure Bail would be willing to help him with whatever Galen decided to do, and whatever awaited off planet would interesting to say the least.

He hadn't lied to Bail when he said that he trusted the man. He really did and Galen was sure anyone else that would say that trusting someone they only just met would be foolish and idiotic. And yes it was those things, and yes at the same time Galen didn't have much of a choice. But Galen could sense the feelings of the man with the force. He was selfless and truthful. The man wasn't the type to lie, work in the shadows or forfeit his values for what he wanted. And in Galen's mind that was someone he could trust, someone that cared about others and someone who could resist and cross perils that would many would not being willing to do.

The same could be said for a few other people in the underground base whom Galen had gotten to know during the prison escape. Reload, the clone trooper; Dov Rench, the Christophian Sergeant and Sinect, the Verpine Engineer were at the top of the list of people he had met. He hadn't seen any of them since the escape but Bail did inform Galen of their whereabouts during their last talk. Sinect was spending most of his time contributing and giving his advice in the war room with Bail, Ossues and many other high, profile personal such as Cooper the Christophisan leader. However, Bail told Galen about how Sinect had questioned Bail about the backpack containing data cards and credit that had been taken as well as Galen's whereabouts. Surprisingly, Bail had told Sinect that he would to give Galen the credits as payment for the information, for his actions during the prison escape and anything else that he does for their cause.

Bail was very insightful though and a clear negotiator with a skill in manipulation. How else would he had gotten Sinect to tell him that he wasn't aware of who Galen really was? Prior to Bail telling Galen this though, Galen himself had of course told Bail about Sinects realisation to Galen identity earlier right after Galen's interrogation. Realising that something like this would eventually happen in the future as well, Galen and Bail had worked on an excuse to use as a cover up to Galen's story. Galen had doubts that anyone would believe it but Bail assured him that the story would only be a temporary thing until Christophsis was free. Once the threat of death had left them they could focus on the issue of Galen's memory. Galen had no problem with this as he too had realised that he would not get the chance to research his identity until after Loathsom and Trench had been taken care of.

The story was simple but hardly believable. Bail was to tell Sinect and anyone else who got curious that Galen was a rogue Jedi that had left the Jedi order at the age of 13. But when the clone wars started Galen had decided to fight for the Republic in his own way. He would then go on to say that Galen had been captured by slavers while trying to sneak across Christophsis resulting in the destruction of his own ship, saying this as to go with Loathsom's and Trench's assumptions with the story.

After that story had been told, Bail then went on to explain were Dov and Reload were. Dov had been promoted to Captain with defence duties top side, watching for enemy movement or attacks. Because of this Galen hadn't gotten the chance to speak with him as much as he would have liked considering the man though Galen as god sent hero.

Reload was probably the one Galen was going to see the most and learnt the most from. Bail had decided that the clone trooper private would be assigned to Galen as his ward. To which Galen was pleased. They fought together and Galen was looking forward working with him further. Reload didn't shy from a conversation either, meaning that when Galen awoke from his current sleep, talking with the clone would make things easier for Galen to understand and put things in perspective.

And that was what Galen was doing right now. Sleeping in a rather small room with a pretty poor bed and hardly enough food in his belly. Bail had organised for food and sleeping quarters for Galen yes but they were very low on food, ammunitions and the simplest of needs like water. Christophsis despite its crystal surroundings was in fact a rather dry planet more closely relate to a desert or volcanic world meaning that whatever natural water sources there were, were isolated around the planet. Sure it rained, but it wasn't something that happened often being the reason why water was a major import resource of the planet.

And the current headquarters of Bail's rebellion wasn't the most charming either, using deep underground sub-rails, mineshafts, and decrypted, dark city shelters was unpleasant. But it had payed off well as the entire area was made for the event of evacuation from heavy bombardments of meteors if the planetary defence grid were ever to fail in protecting the planet. Now it acted as a fortress that was resistant to droid bombings and with the network of small, sub-rails passages it was relatively small making the large numbers of the droids almost pointless. But Bail did admitted that they had collapsed a number of channels that been overwhelmed by droids.

The city directly above the headquarters, Neogius City acted as the staging zone for surface conflict due to a massive elevator system that allowed quick access to the underground city for large numbers of people for emergency evacuations. It was however the headquarters weakest spot and if the defence of the surface above it were to fail, large numbers of droids would be able to storm the civilian population and rebellion force with ease.

It was no wonder as to why Bail knew he needed to stay on the defensive but it wasn't all as bad as it sounded. Galen was happy he could think to himself without worry in this location and he was thankful for the new clothing Bail had supplied him with. The torn and burnt robes that Galen had worn were not ideal and had started to fall apart during the escape. Bail said they didn't have much but did supply Galen with new republic made Industrial Exploration Gear that was highly resistant to high and low temperatures, durable and impact absorbent and resistant to corrosive and poisonous substances. It had been sold to Christophsis for its uses for protecting people in mining and waste areas.

Though Galen did feel that the gear was familiar, only because the gear looked similar to one of the dark figure robes that he remembered. Again slight similarities of his forgotten memory and world around were connected in some way that he couldn't grasp.

That was the situation, and Bail had unfortunately only given Galen 7 hours to rest himself and then come to him in the war room to discuss the next move. But Galen only got 5 hours before he was awoken by Reload to tell him of a heavy assault of droids coming their way. There was no time to discuss with Bail about his memories more or about the credits and plans Sinect and he had brought.

Before they entered the lift Galen could sense a tension from Reload so wanted to ease the clone that had suddenly become high strung. Galen started by looking at the new rifle Reload had with him. "Didn't keep the B1 battle rifle?" Galen noted eyeing the long rifle.

Reload's helmet looked down at the rifle he was holding. It was a DC-15A Blaster Rifle common in the armies clone. "Its' better then E-5 rifle those tinnies have. Better accuracy, longer range and an interface that connects with our helmets to act as a graphical gun-sight. And a 500 shot tibanna pack as well." Reload grumbled. Galen frowned as the lift opened wondering why Reload had taken strange turn on his feeling on Galen.

Entering the lift Reload removed his helmet to speak with Galen face-to-face. As the lift started ascending Reload started asking questions. "Sir, I hate to ask this but I want to know. Are you a Jedi General of the Republic?" Reload asked staring intently and gripping his rifle tighter than he should have.

So this is what it was about Galen thought since he had told Reload he was General when he wasn't. Bail must have told him the fake story by now. "Not exactly, but I am a Jedi so to speak."Galen answered ready to explain the cover.

"I don't understand." Reload said.

"I'm what you might call a rogue Jedi." Galen started getting a strange look from Reload. "I left the temple at a young age feeling that the order wasn't for me. But when the war broke out, I knew I had to do something to help." Galen said.

"You left the order?" Reload said surprised finding the disloyalty of doing something like that troubling. "Why would you leave it behind?" He asked.

Galen had no answer for that yet. "I'm not sure why I did." He said nervously despite it never happening. "But don't forget if I had not, I would not have ended up in that prison and would not have saved you." He said changing the topic and brushing it aside.

"And I'm thankful for that Sir." Reload said agreeing but realising that Galen was hiding a bit. But at the same time he was thankful to be alive. "They were going to gas me and rest of the clones the next morning, around right now." He mused thinking of the time of day. "They didn't want to continue wasting food feeding the enemy. So you saved my life and many others. But I still do not like that you lied about being a General." Reload said still feeling betrayed.

Galen shrugged. "Technical, you called me General." He said being smart. "I never called myself General and really, my past shouldn't affect your impression of me." He said humbly. "I'm here now and going to help." He said reassuring Reload of his intentions.

Although, Reload wasn't convinced. "Then what should call you?" He asked as Galen was still his ally and most likely his leader. "I don't think you want to be called the blue shadow like the civilians have dubbed you, and the rogue Jedi doesn't sound impressive either." The clone said.

"Both of those nicknames sound great, but how about you just call me by my name." Galen said. "Galen starkiller." He said smirking.

Reload nodded. "Then Galen Starkiller, despite your past I owe you my life and a debt that will be repay." Reload said proudly and fully intending to do so before he pulled a face. "Though, it sounds like you made up the Starkiller part."

Galen shrugged with smile. "Anyone would think I did because of the way it sounds." Galen said before copying Reload's face. "But then again, what kind of name is Reload?" Galen questioned curiously.

"A nickname, Galen." Reload answered more seriously than Galen thought he would be. The topic seemingly being more important to Reload then Galen realised. "My clone brothers that were in my squad, Solar squadron, called me Reload because they would frequently shout at me to reload my weapon during simulations." He said with complete seriousness pecking Galen interests.

"I didn't notice you doing that when we were escaping." Galen noted.

"I wasn't. It was force of habit that I lost after I completed my training. But the name sticked." Reload said silently.

Galen knew what it was. "You're proud of your name though?" He question although already knowing the answer.

"Very." Reload said. "I could never forget my clone id number, but knowing that my brothers can call me by something more than just a number is comforting." He said knowing that although the Kaminoians created him they were not his family but only his masters. He had no problem accepting this as he had accepted the Republic as his master to. But even in the brief moments he had seen and interacted with Jedi and his fellow clones, he knew that they didn't see him as just another. "My brothers are my only family." Reload finished proudly.

Galen smiled sadly wondering if he had family out there in the universe. Perhaps that woman in his memory was related to him somehow. The thought had crossed his mind a few times but he hoped that was not the case. The blond haired women felt like more than that. He had to find that women. But he didn't even have a name for her.

The two remained silent for a moment thinking of themselves and wondering what to talk about next. Galen was the first to ask for reason that he had a lot of questions that needed answering. But again, this one was a personal one on Reload. "Reload, were you involved in the 1st battle of the clone wars? The battle of Genosis, 13 months ago?" Galen asked having researched some of the battles of the clone wars with what resources and people he could question about it. The first battle was held on a Planet called Genosis, a red wasteland where the armies of droid were being made for many years before being discovered.

Reload shook his head. "No, my first battle was the battle of Munnilinst, 4 months after Genosis. My squad still needed to complete our training at the time of the first battle." He said remember when he left Kamino. "But, me and my squad were only finishing off the droids remaining after the battle. I wasn't on the frontlines from the beginning like others and only showed up at the end. I was a pilot during that battle." Reload finished recalling his time flying on ships across the open fields and the cities full of destruction.

"You're a pilot?" Galen asked wondering how a pilot ended up here on Christophsis in a jail cell.

Reload struggle to respond contemplating his answer. "Yes and no, sir. I know how to operate ships and did during that battle and many others. But majority of the time I was put as one of the gunners." He said having operated as a co-pilot or as one of the gunner to operate composite beam lasers that could cut through metals and diamonds as if they were paper while at the same time leave melted earth and everything else on fire that crossed it.

Galen nodded enjoying what he was learning about reload's skills and ability. "What other battles have you been in?" He asked curiously.

Reload looked at the ceiling thinking about it. "After the battle of Muunilinst I went to the battle of Dantioone but only as it was finishing too. After that I ended up in the first wave of battlefronts during the battle of Brentaal IV and then the battle of Aargonar. After which I ended up here on Christophsis. I was assigned to the relief teams carrying, transporting and guarding supplies for refugees. I didn't think things would get so bad for such a simple mission." He said not foreseeing the events that had conspired.

Galen nodded having noted the battles recorded but having not really looked into the depth about them. But he was certain that the Jedi had command the clones during those battle. "Ever served directly under a Jedi?" Galen asked.

Again Reload struggle to answer. "Not on the ground battles. But I have been on a few ships dropping or picking up Jedi. During the battle of Muunilinst, General Voolvif Monn left the planet on my ship and joined me and the crew to the end of the Battle of Dantioone where he met with General Windu." He said having payed close attention to greetings of the two Jedi Masters that meet next to his ship. General Monn being a Shistavanen, or wolfman, looked rather strange speak and presenting himself so peacefully with Jedi Master and Leader Mace Windu. Reload wouldn't dwell on the thought though thinking about his other experiences. "On the frontline of Brentaal IV I was on the dropship that transported General Shakk Ti to the battle and on Aargonar I was on the dropship transporting General Ki Adi Mundi and General Bultar Swan." He said rethinking about the journey's and battles, not noticing the strange face Galen had pulled for moments.

"Shakk Ti?" He mumbled unheard by Reload. Galen shook his head brushing the name aside to continue questioning Reload. "How does it feel now?" He asked wondering what Reload was thinking working under him.

Reload looked at him, smiled and nodded. "It is a privilege."

Galen smiled and nodded in response. "Good to see someone happy I'm here." He said looking around the lift to see how close they were to meeting room. "I need someone informed and very self aware during this battle. You were very helpful during the escape and you lead everyone well, even when I wasn't beside you. You'll be my right hand." Galen noted trusting Reload.

Reload looked at the ground uncertain. He hadn't really done anything on the battlefield yet and be promoted to such a level and honour so suddenly. "Are you sure?" The clone asked thinking about his failure of being captured by the enemy.

The lift stopped and the door opened to war room. Galen took a breath and used the force one more time to get a feel of Reloads intentions and emotion. They fought together to escape the prison and he was nothing but respectful, accepting and happy that Galen was there. The clone was uncertain but was loyal and was more willing throw his life away for Galen now. "I'm certain, comrade." Galen said lightly as they walked in to the group of people that called them.

Present was Bail, Cooper, Dov, Sinect, Ossues, a few clones, and a mix of other races that Galen had become familiar with.

Dov was the first to speak. "The blue shadow awakens. Good to see the Calvary." He said smiling warmly at Galen's presents. He had gained a strong sense of hope since Galen rescued him and the others.

Sinect responded much the same, nodding at Galen acknowledging him. "Galen, glad you're here."

Captain–Commander Cooper Wescer gave him a minor glance but didn't really acknowledge him. "Don't get to ahead of yourself." He mumbled. Galen could sense an amount of anger in him but was from a source of humiliation that Cooper was feeling. Where this humiliation was from Galen wasn't sure. If anything Galen thought he was the one who should be hating Cooper for stunning him before.

Cooper looked away from Galen to the holographic map of Neogius city above them and the underground shelter they were protecting. "We have a problem...General." He said clearly still addressing Galen with some distaste.

"Don't call me General." Galen noted gesturing at Bail. "Bail is in command. I'm simply here to fight." He said for three reasons; one was that Bail was the reason he had even come here so Galen had no intention of taking his command, two if Bail wasn't here then he would have walked away from this fight, and three the entire planet was under the control of a tyrant meaning that Galen would struggle heavily getting off the planet by himself. Honestly, he had no allegiances to Christophsis and would have gone to find his own way off the planet if he didn't think Bail was someone important to his memory. But with the planet under droid control, either path meant that Galen was going to be fighting anyway.

Cooper shook his head at Galen's last words of being here to fight only. Bail had told Cooper of the fake story of Galen's reason for being here. "You truly are a rogue Jedi. Not a shred of respect on you." He mumbled.

Galen wasn't going to respond but Bail did. "Cooper that's enough." He snapped causing Cooper to look at him with a defeated frown. There was a strange tension between the two. Galen reasoned in his head that they must have had an argument regarding Galen's position within their forces. Galen did feel that Cooper was being difficult and unreasonable but wouldn't worry about the Christophians thoughts of him. Coopers thoughts didn't matter and Galen could see that Cooper was beginning to think this too.

Bail placed his hands on the table of the holographic map as Galen walked into the circle around it with Reload standing behind him. Bail looked at Galen. "We have a massive issue that's coming to our door step and I want you on rear defence commanding Galen." He said as everyone listened.

Galen frowned not expecting such assignment. "Why the rear defence? What type of problem are we dealing with where I would be more useful in the rear?" Galen asked as it was a strange place to put him. But like Galen said before, he trusted Bail and would wait for his reason.

"It's because of the formation of the massive droid attack heading our way." Cooper responded for Bail, Bail didn't stop him from continuing. "They haven't attacked in this type of force before." Cooper said taking command of the explanation. Galen thought about it with more thought realising that Cooper must have had more power in the defence of Christophsis than he realised. "We got incoming Droidekas tailed by Persuader-class tanks and behind them slow moving Magna Tri-Droids following with ground B1 Battle droids. On top of all this we have a brigade of LR-57 Combat droids equipped with jet rockets flying at us from above. " He said explaining the enemies coming at them as 5 holograms appeared on the table, slowly rotating to show their image and changing size to compare them to each other.

Galen quickly recognise the Skeleton droids as the B1 droids and the fast rolling, shield equipped droidekas he fought to escape the prison. Then the massive 3 legged droids that he saw collapsing when the EMP went off and the snail shaped tanks that were around them. But the Combat droids were not droids Galen had seen before. They were much bigger than the infantry droids he had fought so far. The giant silo heads on the bone structured body looked strange to Galen but he couldn't deny that with double barrel, anti-tank laser cannons equipped on their sides that they would be dangerous. Anti-tank lasers were fired at a slower rate than your usual laser fire from a blaster but they have heavier impacts and more explosive effects.

The hologram of the combat droid changed as the lower legs disappeared for a single, thick cylinder rocket that was burning jet propulsion keeping it moving and elevated. "The combat droids equipped with Jet rockets have ignored the attacks of out scouts where the droidekas haven't. So we can only guess that there target isn't the frontline fighters. There looking to get over and behind us by attacking from above. We haven't been able to shot any down either so we don't have any more information than their appearance to work with." Cooper grumbled in more frustration.

The droid holograms disappeared and the map of the city reappeared. Galen noted though the enormous tower not far from the lift entry that would descend to shelters, guessing it had to be more than a kilometre tall. "We have a plan though. The Separatist forces aren't moving or detouring from the main roads meaning they're most likely going to force their way through the centre of city in large numbers to overwhelm us." Cooper continued as the map zoomed to the massive road that led from out of the city straight up to the massive tower. "We may be limited but we have some tractor beams and thermo detectors that we're going to use as traps and to block of the roads along here and the major entry." Cooper said pointing out the long roads and the entry point of the city. "This will slow down the ground forces. During that time we'll finish them off while there trying adjust. However we have no ships or enough turrents to take out the airborne droids. Loathsom's plan is use those combat droid to hit us 1st and slow us down as their forces move as well." He said looking at Galen.

"That's where you come in Mr Hero." He said as the mapped shifted again to front of the tower. "We want you to take out the combat droids that land, and when they do land their going hit the ground so hard they may as well have fallen from orbit. Do the smart thing and don't try and catch them." He said with a grin too happily for Galen. "They're most likely aiming for our rear guard to weaken the resist met by forward droids. So once you eliminated them move forward and join the frontline forces." He said thoughtfully.

"And know this as well, we want you to defend from this spot for a reason. You have to defend the tower." Cooper highlighted causing Galen to frown a bit. "This tower is valuable and vital to Christophsis's survival. Loathsom won't risk it being destroyed." He said to Galen who had his arms crossed thinking about it.

"Protect the people, protect the tower. Not a problem. I'll get rid of these combat droids and even turn the rest of the droids to scrap for you too." Galen said confidently before talking a bit more seriously. "But why is the tower so important?" Galen asked.

"It's Christophsis's Governance Tower Sir." A noble and calmer looking kerkoiden said standing in front of the table. "It is 4.8km of centuries of stable organisation of the planets economy, private sector and government foundations that manage the planets stability and connectivity with the rest of the universe." He said as the mapped shifted to the towers details, providing descriptive knowledge and values of the Tower. "The tower has residual apartments and enough malls through it to sustain 20,000 people." He said having been in it many times and being personally able to compare it to some of the large monolithic structures that housed corsucant's populations, that intern managed and maintained the republic. "This building is vital to the planet's future so we have to minimise damage to it if we can. It is too valuable to fall, even Loathsome is aware of this. He won't want to risk its destruction if he wants to hold control of the planet in the future." He finished offering his hand to Galen.

"My names Aodren Athen. I'm the head physician of Chaleydonia Planetary medcenter and have been treating the wounded here with my colleagues." He said getting a nod and introduction from Galen. "You're looking bit better from how you were before. I myself treated your wounds when you were brought in." He finished.

"Thanks for that." Galen said seeing yet again that despite being the same race as General Loathsom and criminal Degra, this person was nothing like them. This Aodren was smart, humble and had the goal of being a doctor. Galen couldn't judge people because of their race as this person was an example of why.

"Protect the Tower and the people Galen. We do need your strength." Aodren finished complimenting Galen's presence.

Galen nodded accepting, happy to see it. "I'll see what I can do." Galen said shrugging fine with doing so. He didn't see the threat the same as everyone around him. All he really had to do though was focus on the droids and maybe they would focus in him to. Taking their attention away from the tower.

"We're depending on you for this." Cooper said with a raspy voice. "Don't fail."

"He'll do it Cooper." Bail interjected looking at Galen giving him a nod. "You can trust on my word that Galen will succeed." He said smiling.

"Okay then. Captain Dov and Captain Heart are your teams ready?" Cooper asked looking at Dov who gained a promotion from Sergeant to Captain and the clone in red phase 1armour.

"My teams will focus on blocking the roads at the entrance." Dov said determined.

Heart nodded. "My teams have set traps along the roads. Those tinies won't know what hit them." He said ready to start.

"Myself and Cooper will co-ordinated from here." Bail said wanting to prepare as fast as they could. "We all know our jobs. Let's move." He finished sounding like the commander he was.

Reload walked closer to Galen. "Come on Sir. The teams are waiting for you and me. Let's go." He said as Galen excused himself from the meeting. Dov and Heart were the only other ones to leave at that time as the council defence of Christophsis spoke to each other.

"Not much of talker is he." Aoden noted to the group.

"More of the strong, silent type he is." Sinect responded trusting Galen's ways. "He's unstoppable on the battlefield."

"I thought he would want to take command of this operation we have going." Cooper noted. "Despite how he appears he's rather accepting and passive."

"Only when you haven't crossed him." Bail noted knowing part of the reason Galen was on their side. Bail eyed all those around him. "Loathsom has a target on his back because of that."

"Don't get upset with me when I say this." Ossues said gaining everyones attention. "But can we really rely on him? He doesn't plan, he doesn't prepare, he doesn't want to lead and he doesn't communicate much with others. All he wants from what I understand is violence and that isn't much. I don't like having someone on my side when I don't know their motives. He does things without explanation and even if he pulls off a victory or saves a few people. If he fails, how he will he respond to the judgement of others?" Ossues finished concerned about Galen intentions and thought process. Knowing the people around you was important thing to do in any situation but in war if didn't clearly know who the enemy was and who your allies were it could be disastrous.

"I don't think the judgement of others matters to him." Sinect answered although feeling a bit of doubt because of what he had witnessed Galen do to the servant droid in Loathsom's office. "But he does have some anger in him."

Bail nodded thinking that it if Galen was acting aggressive or in anger right now, when Galen's thought would have to be on his memories. Living without a history or knowledge of who you are could drive a man insane. And with the entire universe to search through it wouldn't be easy to remain calm. "He is a very disconnection individual." Bail said thinking that eventually Galen would talk more to him about his lost memory. No doubt he would ask Bail for help in doing so and probably for employment or funds to make it possible. All things that Bail would have to prepare for soon enough.

"But aren't all jedi disconnected from others?" Aoden questioned.

Bail thought about that fact on Jedi, about how they have to let go of connect to others. He smiled on the inside that Aoden thought this. It meant that he too like everybody else here, expect for Sinect, thought Galen was a rogue Jedi and not a memory, stricken force user. A paid mercenary was a better choice than crippled soldier which was a sad fact but one that Bail needed to work.

"Galen is more disconnected than you realise." Bail said believing this to be true. In fact everything he was about to say he believed was true. "I believe he is lost in more ways than one. He is young and I don't think he knows where he fits in the universe. Hence why he is not with the Jedi Order. He would have ended up fighting against Loathsom with or without us. But regardless of why it is and how it will end. I don't believe he is someone with ill intentions for us nor do I believe he is the type to abandon his comrades. Which can't be said about the rulers of this planet." Bail said hoping he wasn't wrong.

There was pause as all took in Bails words and the final hammer with mention of the former rulers of christophsis also made them second guess there thoughts on Galen. I t was dirty word play on Bail party, but one that all need to hear as well. And the fact that nothing of what Bail said was false, and the speech was inspiration, insightful and left them feeling like they could true Galen a little more.

"Will he be a leader?" Cooper asked breaking the silence.

That was an interesting question and one that Bail had thought about. More so because of the argument he and Cooper got into over whether Galen would take command of the defence of Christophsis. Bail had convinced him that wasn't the case and had talked down on Cooper for his actions against Galen, making the captain commander ashamed of himself.

Bail looking at every serious and humble. "One day, he will. With the universe as it? Soon enough. But right now, no. But until then, he will be our comrade and fellow soldier in this war. Right now, he is our only hope."

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Governance Tower, Neogius City, Christophsis.

Galen would admit that he hated being patient or to be more accurate he hated being the defensive. Why? Because he hated the idea of having no control over his actions and the idea of others holding power over him. That much was clear during his short imprisonment only a day and few hours before. He could reason that it was also because of this lack of control, that he felt a sense of vulnerability from having to station himself in one spot waiting for the enemy.

At the base of 4.8km tall tower critical to the future longevity of an entire planets well being, waiting for however many droids that were going to start falling from the sky was stressful no matter how you looked at it. He was doing this for the people that probably felt more anxiety and vulnerability than him. They were hidden so many more kilometres underground in a city sized bomb shelter. The entrance to this bomb shelter was on the other side of the colossal tower he about to fight in front of. In front of Galen, was a straight road cracked and torn and falling apart from the skirmishes that had been occurring. But it was a straight, shot out of the city and straight shot into the city. It did have some broken ships, rubble and explosive along it but it would hardly stop the force heading for him.

"This building is way too big." Galen said staring at the 4.8 kilometre high building that was as a wide as 2 football stadium. He hardly believed it was that tall when he was told it was but standing directly under it had convinced him otherwise. Unlike many of the other buildings and towers in the city this one had a more white and gold appears where everything else was blue and black. He'd wager if some primitive, self-aware race were ever to stumble upon such a structure they would assume it made by gods. He couldn't even distinguish the edges or top of tower. "Why would they even need such a large building?" He questioned more to himself than the clones and Christophians around him as they set up a perimeter around the area they had calculate the droids would land.

"That was already explained sir." Reload noted as he pointed and talked to their forces to hide in the builds and behind the rumble around them. "Sir, are you sure you want to wait in the open for the enemy?"Reload asked as the Rogue Jedi's plan sounded suicidal.

Galen looked back at Reload. "I'll be fine Reload. Better they see and focus on me than continue whatever task they have been given." Galen said more than confident he could handle a bunch of flying silos. "Besides, their task could have been to locate me for all we know. I know Loathsom probably really wants me dead so the droids are probably aware of my appearance and will seek to kill me." Galen said before frowning some. "Have we gotten any word back from Dov or Heart?" He asked as they receive a report 20 minutes ago that the frontline forces had engaged them enemy.

"No word yet on how they're doing sir." The clone on communications noted. "But Commander Wescer and General Organa have reported that the forces were bigger than they first thought from their readings." He finished with some nervousness.

Galen could feel the fear and doubt in the troops around him losing hope in the battle to come. Despite being so far away they could hear the fire power and shots of blasters in the distance. The rumbled in the ground every so often and he could vaguely sense the mayhem just outside the city with the force. Any second now they were probably going to get a report of how the front-line forces had been destroyed. He hoped Dov was smart and either retreated or hid when they were overrun.

Galen shut his eyes letting the force direct him and sense the area for him.

"General!" Reload shouted readying his long rifle seeing the shadowed figures of the enemy in the sky.

Galen opened his eyes and his lightsaber ignited with its blue blade. He palmed the air directly at them using a force push to disrupt the combats formation. It hit them harder than wall of concrete falling at terminal villosity. But unexpected to Galen the speed they were plummeting combined with burning jet fuels and metal dense bodies tore through his force push with little resistance. Only one was affected as something cracked and torn from its side causing it to catch fire and fly out of it formation.

Galen eyes widen realising so. Cooper had been so right about not trying to catch these things. Moving faster than the eye could see Galen leaped out of the way of the droids, clinging to the side of a building, as they crashed into the ground quaking and shaking its foundations. Dust went every direction and deafness took everyone's ears. Just below Galen the Combat droid that had lost its balance crashed into the side of a building near him making him nearly lose his grip on the window. It didn't take long for ringing in peoples ear to stop and with it...

"OPEN FIRE!" Reload shouted as every trooper blasted their weapons laser fire into the dust without hesitation. Red and blue laser fire converged and sparked the dust and droids. Then in response larger than normal laser fire came from the dust as they exploded hitting anything, destroying concrete and melting metal as bodies of clones and Christophians went flying and burning into the air.

Galen frowned in anger and jumped into the air as he pulled his lightsaber back behind him further in the fashion of his reverse grip. He let the force guide him as the dusts presence meant nothing to young Jedi knight. He threw his lightsaber underarm but it did not spin instead it flew through the air like a spear and stabbing through the most of the droids, flying up out of the dust and returning to him. He caught it but felt a very uncomfortable and dangerous feeling coming from the force. It wasn't another force user but it was warning of impending harm.

Galen's body twisted mid fall to face the threat he sensed as he saw the combat droid that had landed off course from the others. Its red eye looking at him. "Target Galen Starkiller located. Primary weapons disable. Executed Primary mission objective. Suicide Bomb activated." It spoke in robotic voice before a clicking sound went off.

"Oh shi—" Galen didn't finish as an explosion that dwarfed that of a thermal detonator erupted louder and brighter than Galen could have prepared for. He shouldn't have been facing the explosion too. The building that was a good 15 stories high started to fly up rather than fall, as did the building next to the explosion. Its blast radius was ridiculously large as fire reached Galen but the force of it, blasted him quickly above the dust of the other droid he had just-

"Suicide Bomb activated."

Galen cringed at the multiple light domes that seem to slowly expand below as light surround him and heat constricted his movements. The combine blast was too much as the explosion blasted a few of the troopers flying into the sky as buildings around them collapsed.

Of course they were rigged like this. General Loathsom wasn't so stupid as to have droids seeking out Galen without bombs on them because Jedi were close combat warriors. They didn't fire blasters from a distance and Loathsom took advantage of that. General Loathsom took it with a hateful passion wanting to destroy Galen.

Galen was sent flying into the re-enforced glass of the Governance Tower upper stories that was rapidly approaching him. Galen cringing in pain but had his force Body technique holding stronger than ever. It was the only thing that had protected him from the blast breaking every bone his body and from being killed from the burning fire and shrapnel. But he needed to keep it stronger or like one of his unfortunate troopers; he would splatter on it like fruit being thrown at a wall. The glass shattered when he impacted it and rolled a good distance into a fountain of water inside the tower.

It took him sometime to get up but he staggered to the smash window seeing smoke and dust everywhere. He should be dead after that. No, he shouldn't even have a human shape after that. He should have been BBQ pieces. But he wasn't. Galen was physical tougher than a lot of others but his use of force body to protect himself from physical impact and internal fatigue was freakish. But still it hurt everywhere on Galen as smoke came of his body, and force body technique didn't work nearly as well as it should have in relieving his pain. But being smacked around by explosives strong enough to not just down gunships but probably destroy and wreck multiple gunships with one explosion wasn't healthy.

"General Starkiller! General Starkiller where are you!?" Reload shouted into his communicator forgetting all about informal talk addressing Galen for the value he was on this battlefield. Despite the explosion it was very quiet outside. Galen looked down and could see his troops scrambling around and across the black holes that was at least 40 metres long and somewhere between 20 to 10 metres deep. The explosion had reached the front of the tower and glass on the lower levels were smashed and the metal bended.

Galen was about to respond when he looked up and frowned in irritation and aggression. He talked to Reload on the communicator. "Reload I'm alive. Get the men out of here and head to the shelter entrance. Remain hidden there until I arrive. I'll handle this on my own." Galen said, although selfishly wanting this so he wouldn't have to worry about protecting them.

Reload wouldn't have it. "But General—"

"Not buts Reload! None of you can handle these droids with just blasters!" Galen yelled. "Focus on a defensive permitter around the shelter. If just one of these gets closes enough to the underground gate, the suicide bomb would destroy it." Galen yelled not having any of it himself. "The next wave of combat droids is falling and there will be a lot more after that. "Galen yelled as the fast approaching wave of suicide bombers came. They were after him after all. They would ignore the troopers to target Galen, so if they too ignored the droids they would be fine.

Reload was about to continue arguing when one of the other troops stopped him and told him to trust Galen and complete his orders and duty. Reload swore under his helmet but joined the troops that left Galen to his own devices.

There were too many droids and they were working in waves or squads. These Mobile Combat droids were going to attack one group at a time and Galen wasn't sure how many groups of droids there were. As the falling group descended the others continued floating in the air watching and waiting for the next to be destroyed. They were careful and wanting to tire Galen out by fighting one at a time rather than all at once. No doubt it was another strategy of Loathsom's. They weren't just droids thrown out to fight.

'I can't strike them down in close combat or they will explode. I don't have any weapons that penetrate their metal bodies from a distance. How should I approach this?' Galen wondered jumping from the Tower window to the ground below. He looked up at the droid that were falling and ignited his lightsaber again.

Aiming at Galen, the droids plummented again towards the ground without intent of stopping. Galen swiftly leaped away dodging the metal meteors that crashed loudly as dust covered them. Flipping a few times in the air Galen landed away from them putting some distance between them, not wanting to get close enough so any would blow themselves up to try kill him.

He frowned and quickly started moving his lightsaber at incredible speed to deflect the heavy lasers that rained at him from the dust. The droids floated out of the on the rockets that had replaced their legs, pointing and firing the heavy lasers at Galen at a slow rate. Galen deflected them with his lightsaber but found with every time he deflected he could feel the impacts hit the saber and travel down his arms. The heavy blasters were a struggle to deflect in certain directions where with normal blaster lasers Galen could reflect them straight back at the enemy. Here it wasn't the same and he started to feel he would have to swing his saber to reflect them back rather than just deflect.

'A force crush or force lightning should do it.' Galen thought, about to make his counter when blue laser fire hit the droids from behind, from within one of the buildings.

Galen could sense who it was firing at the droids instantly. "Reload I told you to leave it to me!" Galen yelled hoping that Reload would listen.

"Forget that Galen, you're not an official Jedi!" He yelled into his communicator shooting the massive repeater rifle at the droids jet propulsion causing one droid to explode slightly and hit the ground unable to move but still shooting at Galen. "I've got a debt to pay and a right-hand to be. So shut up and destroy those tinies already!" Reload shouted.

Galen did, throwing his hand out and gripping on the force causing one of the droids to implode on itself from an invisible crushing that affected nothing but the single droid. But it didn't drop to the ground in a mess, instead before it even hit the ground...

BANG

...It exploded in the same force and power as the others before it, blinding Galen's vision. But despite the explosion Galen's pace at blocking and deflecting the laser fire didn't. Using one hand to defend himself, he used the other to instantly force all the dust to the ground clearing his vision to reveal that all the other droids were fine and unaffected by the denotation and explosion of fire that came from their comrade.

He glared in annoyance having hoped that the explosion of one would cause the others to explode too but evidently this was wrong as the droids continued shooting and moving towards him. Some of them weren't even aiming at him, just firing around him trying to control the amount of room Galen had to work with. They were going to try and trap him that was their tactic.

Galen spotted Reload shoot another but despite Reloads efforts they continued shooting at Galen. Becoming impatient, Galen took a different approach and became a blurr to the enemy and Reload. The brief color of his clothing shifting by the combat droids was all they could see but Galen was already behind them.

Galen keep to his personal style of fighting, being that he would traditionally use one hand to swing his saber and the other to use to force on the enemy. This way he could you close and distance based attacks, swapping between offence and defence quickly and to those trained in the force, remain randomly and unpredictably.

Lighting lit from Galen palm, but it did not spark or hold a heavy appearance. Instead it looked light and shifty, as if it could do no harm. Using it, it expanded from his palm bluntly like a wall, looking more like a haze of electricity and not like arcs of lightning.

Reload realised what he was doing straight away because he had seen it before. It was the same technique he had used to stop the EMP from disabling their escape ship. No it wasn't the same. Or to be more acuate its use to stop EMPs was useless here. So, it had to be different.

It waved through the Droids as if it were the touch of ghost. Phasing through the metal with ease, causing the droid to spark and then drop unable to move or even think of activating there bombs.

Galen smiled at the small wave of the EMPs he had conjured from his palm. This was his only way of beating them, he smiled. As he looked up at the squad in the air, waiting for them approach. But they didn't.

Then came the rumble in the ground as pebbles and rocks shook. Galen noticed it and could feel the direction it coming from. He looked up the smash window he had been thrown through above. He jumped higher it should be possible and still did not complete make it. His feet hit the side of the building and he kick of it with a force dash throwing himself through the air, pushing of the building to the smash window to see what was coming.

He looked out and paled.

The straight roads that lead straight to the tower from outside the city were flooded with moving metal that marched across unhindered. There were way too many. There had to be a least 10,000, probably more droids marching towards the Governance Tower. And that didn't count the hundreds of Tri Magna droids or Persuader-Class tanks rolling towards him. They would be in front of him in 20 minutes at a minimum and Galen couldn't possibly fight that many.

Beep, Beep, Beep.

Galen communicator went off and Reload spoke to Galen about the report he just received. "The frontlines defence has been destroyed. Captain Dov is dead and Captain Heart has taken the survivors to the sub-rails located far away from the main roads. Bail's ordered a retreat of our force back into the underground shelters. He and Cooper are organising the people and supplies we have to make for the sub-rails and mineshafts out of the city. The main the lift is going to shut off too to prevent droid access to the shelter."

"Galen...we have nothing to stop this army from overwhelming us. We have to leave." Reload said defeated but ready to fight another day.

Galen eyes moved up to droids floating above thinking, wondering what to do. How they could fight? Before he could think of anything, on the corners of his eyes he saw the Governance Tower standing tall that was about to be surrounded. This tower was going to fall to enemy walking towards him below. Galen was given no choice really.

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Jedi Temple, Coruscant.

Sand Levitation was a practical Jedi force training method that every Jedi had been trained in. Controlling the hundreds, thousands and millions of single sand grains together in flowing streams of dust and earth to create shapes would requires patience, concentration, accuracy, balance and connectivity with the force. Ahsoka Tano had been taught the art and teaching from Yoda himself making it all them more influential and significant to her development as a Jedi.

Seating cross legged in the centre of a room at the Jedi Temple of Coruscant, the early, sun lighted the room in a glowing, warm yellow from the clear window. While focused on the exercise, Ahsoka came to a peace that she needed in the meditative and focused driven act of shaping the sand into the High council chamber, even trying to shape the sand into the image of high Jedi Masters. It was far more peaceful than she realise as the sand shifted and hummed in the evening sun. Despite the planet being a massive piece of metal and exhaust, the weather always seemed right and surreal. But maybe that was the air filters and purifications system set in the area. It didn't matter though as despite the unnatural nature of the planet she felt close to nature.

Though, she quickly was getting bored with doing so as she long ago mastered the training. She was waiting for Master Yoda and found it nostalgic that the Master would ask to meet her in the room which he had taught her personally.

Hearing the door open and sensing the physical movement she quickly turned and smiled at the Master coming to greet her. Though it was not Yoda. "Master Plo." She chirped.

Having felt Ahsoka's centre within the force moments ago Master Plo eyes brows raised. "Perhaps your green lightsaber is more suited to you than you think, Lil Ahsoka." A mechanical, smooth and familiar voice said to her making her smile.

"Maybe Master Plo." She said hearing the voice of the master that had brought her to Coruscant to learn how to become a Jedi. She frowned looking at her lightsaber. "I was sure I would be receiving a blue crystal." She mumbled before looking at the master curiously. "How did you know I had a green crystal? I haven't had the chance to show you yet." She asked with grin.

Plo's eyebrows shifted. "I have many duties to the Jedi order as a high member of the council, and I would admit that I have looked out for my niece and padawans long after their ascension to knighthood, whenever I can." Plo answered honest about his concerns of younger Jedi in the temple. "I have been watching and listening about your growth Ahsoka." He said in mechanical voice. "That and I now you quite well. I know that you wanted a blue crystal, but a Jedi must not want." Plo said still applying his wisdom as Jedi Master whenever he could.

Ahsoka nodded looking at the ground then her lightsaber again. "I know Master Plo. But I was certain that being a protector was my path as a Jedi. Not a peacekeeper." She said knowing what she currently capable of. Her skills in combat were unrivalled in her classes and she had even manage to prove a match for Jedi Knights. "I'm better at combat than being connected to the force anyway." She finished as using and connecting herself to force was something she wasn't spectacular with. Sometimes she felt she didn't need it at times during her duels either. Her montrals on her head would act as a 6th sense, passive echolocation allowing for ultrasonic detection. Basic allowing her to sense physical movement and objects surrounding her, including underground. It just as useful as her eyes or the force.

Plo disagreed though seeing it as something more. "You should not shy from this revelation Ahsoka, having the strength to fight for those who cannot is not always the way. Strength and skill is a good thing to have but to not put in above the needs of wisdom, knowledge and leadership. And the same can be said in the opposite." He said as more often than not blue crystals were give to those with skills of physical defending others while Green crystals were more for those capable of negotiation, intellect and bring understanding to others without violence.

Plo could agree to this regarding himself as well looking back on his experience and seeing that he felt more comfortable in defending other against those who's minds cannot be changed. Negoitation with those who were willing for peace wasn't his specialty. Hence why he would hardly ever speak when he, Mace, Yoda and Ki-Adi talked with the chancellor. Sure Ki-Adi would speak more often and he too had a blue crystal but he was also in, Plo opinion, the better Jedi. But in saying this as well, he didn't believe that he wasn't capable of finding a resolution either. Labels or categories were pointless in the end and when came down to it, a Jedi would do anything in their power to keep balance and peace.

The crystal were more like hints or guide of where to start your path in becoming a Jedi.

Ahsoka knew this well though but could not see how she could use this skill she never excelled at. "But I don't think I have any skill in any of those things Master." She said hoping that Plo would have some insight for her.

Plo stroked his chin thinking about Ahsoka's experience. "I understand that it was Master Shaak Ti who took you to find your crystal. What did she have to say about this?" He asked having learnt the fact sometime ago. When the universe was as large as it was, anyone would look for something of comfort that was familiar. Ahsoka would at times feel more comfortable when with Shaak Ti because they were both Togrutas. Ahsoka did look to Shak Ti for comfort, not by openly interacting with her as much as possible but by idolising her from a distance as the most power Torgruta alive in the Jedi order and high councils.

Ahsoka couldn't easily forget what Shak Ti had said to her. "She said that it represented my potential, what I could be. I really wanted to be like her though." She mumbled as Shak Ti also had a blue crystal.

Plo looked at Ahsoka with sympathy to her feelings. "Ahsoka you have so much potential and talent. You will become an incredible Jedi, a respectful and truly admired leader that people with look to. You don't need to be like any one of us. You have your own path that only you will follow. Be patient, be vigilant and be wise. You can be. And you are in no rush." Plo said advising her to the best of his abilities and experience.

Ahsoka smiled at the praise looking at him. "Thank you master." She said before frowning. "But are you sure I am in no rush? What with the clone wars going on, the Republic needs every Jedi they can muster." Ahsoka said more than ready and willing to join the fight against the Separatists. It wasn't right was they were doing her mind.

"And you are more than ready and capable of representing the Jedi and the republic." Plo said sure of Ahsoka skills. This war needed those skilled, those willing to bring justice for the Republic. But still... "I had hoped-" Plo was about to say before the doors opening behind him and a hover chair floated in with its Master seated.

Yoda smiled. "Master Plo, see you receive my message you did. Thank you for coming." The Master said.

"Master Yoda." Ahsoka said lightly bowing towards the Jedi Leader.

Yoda continued smiling. "Hello Ahsoka. Well are you?" He asked.

She nodded. "Yes Master. I was practising my sand levitation like you instructed." She said gesturing to the sand seating the middle of the room.

"Sensed you I could." The old master said impressed with her concentration. "Very connected to the force, you were. But for a serious matter, speak we must." He said he gesture to Plo.

Ahsoka frowned wondering what was happening. "What is it master?" She asked concerned.

"Master Plo, if you would, please." Yoda said feeling that it would better for Plo to tell her the news.

Plo stood taller and spoke with the at most respect. "Ahsoka Tano, it time that you became a padawan learner. The council has decided you are ready and we well be sending you help fight with the clone wars." He said causing the young girl to widen her eyes.

"Really Master!" She said louder than she though immediately realising so. "I-I mean thank you, Master Plo and Master Yoda." She said bowing again before happily looking at Plo. "I will go prepare to join you Master Plo." She said so thrilled she would be joining Master Plo.

"Sorry Ahsoka but you were not assigned to me." Plo said confusing Ahsoka some.

Her eyes slowly moved to Yoda. "Oh, then you master Yoda?" She said hesitantly not expecting to be assigned to Yoda of all people.

Yoda shook his head. "No young one. Not me."

"Then who?" She asked anxious with excitement.

"You are being assigned to Master Skywalker." Plo said curious as to how much Ahsoka knew of Anakin.

"Master Skywalker." She repeated thinking about said Jedi. Thinking about how he was on Genonsis before the 200 Jedi force showed up. She had heard many great things about Anakin. About how he destroyed the droid blockade over Naboo when he was only 9 and that he was present at the time of Master Yaddle's death. She nodded. "I know him. Well I haven't actually met him but everyone knows about him. Wasn't he only recently made a Jedi Knight?" She asked wondering why she was being assigned to him of all people.

"Have doubts do you?" Yoda questioned with smile.

She shook her head. "Not at all Master. I'm actually looking forward to meeting him." She said having heard many great things about him.

Yoda grumbled. "Already gone he is. To help the people of Christophsis." He said making Ahsoka wonder what that would mean for her. Her thoughts were answered. "Myself and you will follow. Sometime it will be, before you return to the temple. With you, take what you need." He said feeling the joy in the young girl's mind.

"Leave the clean up to us Ahsoka." Plo said looking at the sand. "Go and prepare for the next part of your training and your journey. Master Yoda will contact you soon." He said crossing his arms.

"Yes Masters." Ahsoka said bowing and leaving.

There was silence as Master Yoda floated towards the window in thought. Plo watched him as he approached the sand to pack it away. "Why have you called me here Master?" Plo asked knowing there was more to the reason why he was here. It wasn't just because Yoda wanted him to tell Ahsoka of her ascension to padawan. It would have only taken one of them to do so.

Yoda stared out into the city bathed in yellow, evening sunlight finding it as peaceful as Ahsoka had. "Disturbed your feeling are Master Plo." Yoda started no longer having the happy appearance he had before. Though it wasn't anger, very far from that. "Doubts you have Master Plo. Did not speak of them during the council meeting, you did. Why?" Yoda questioned having felt disturbances from each of the masters during the meeting.

Despite the calm faces and emotionless detachment almost all the Jedi on the council were feeling the pressure of the war and truly the vote that was taken had not be done as seriously as it should have. Kit, Even and Saesee weren't entirely focused the meeting been on the frontlines of the war thinking mores so of how to out mauver the CIS and how they were going to speak with the politicians of the planets.

Oppo had been very focused on the way the Jedi had become Generals and was conflicted on the inside. Yoda had a feeling that Oppo would consider leaving the order if it went on like this. Shaak Ti's faith and confidence had fallen greatly from what it once was. The loss of all her padawans she had ever personally trained during the clone wars had her decide to leave the frontlines and spend her time on Kamino seeing to the training of the clones. Because of this she no longer wished to make some of the big decision which was why she had placed her faith with Yoda.

Mace, Adi, Eeth and Ki-Adi weren't pleased with how quickly Anakin was progressing through the order finding that promoting someone so young would inflate Skywalker's ego and pride in himself more than teach him the ways of the Jedi. Although Yoda, could understand that Ki-Adi was taking the traditions of the order far more seriously than anyone because of had happened his home planet 2 months ago. And Mace was feeling the pressure just as bad as Yoda, if not worse because of his position and ability to lead the Republic armies. With every lost battle and planet, with every death of a civilian, clone or a Jedi, and with every demand and backhanded comments from the senators, it was on his shoulders to burden and be reminded of. The burden of leader. Yoda wouldn't lie to himself and say he had done more than Mace had in terms of the battles.

Yoda himself wasn't feeling the best either. His recent mission to the Planet Thustra had resulted in him doing something that he regretted greatly and wished he had never done.

But disregarding his own thought and everyone elses, Plo Koon's thoughts were the one that Yoda most concerned about.

"Ahsoka's future concerns me. As do the futures of a lot of other Jedi. But I know that we need her. She is extremely skilled in combat and if the Republic is to win we need her fighting." Plo answered as he had been watching over her for some time. She was the type of jedi that only appeared once every 100 years.

Yoda stared into the sunset. "Concerned for her safety are you? Feel that we are using her?" Yoda questioned having thought similar things through the start of the war.

"Yes...and no." Plo answered thinking back to the council meeting. "Unlike Master Oppo I believe that this war will make the generation of Jedi stronger and serve as an example as to why we fight. War is the last thing anyone should want therefore it something that only some will ever experience. And this war will be remembered as the largest and we Jedi as symbol of Justice through it. If we cannot uphold justice and freedom during the worst of times how can we possibly continue protecting people in the future."

Yoda closed his eyes letting the force flow through him to understand. "Yet willing to disregard this thought for Ahsoka's sake, you are?" He said before smiling lightly. "Quite the internal conflict you have, Master Plo."

Plo stared at the sand on the ground holding his hand above it. The sand moved quickly and in complete easy, flowing like water in a stream in the air. It came to Plo's palm creating a perfect round ball of sand. "I know what has to been done for the Republic to continue. I know that Ahsoka wants to fight, wants to learn. I know that Anakin will gain a lot from this experience too. And I know a lot of lives can be saved if she leaves the temple. But I would rather not see her experience war, to risk her life." He said looking at the ball of sand that was perfectly untounched or undisturbed. "If only to keep her from the pain and the darkness. She is a pure soul."

Yoda hummed. "In time feel pain all things do, exposed to the dark all things will be. Unavoidable it is, when one wishes to grow. To become better. To learn. In the world, the universe, hardships will be faced." He said before opening his eyes to look at the sunset again. They weren't of happiness as they had been. "But correct you are. Rather see peace than experience war, I wish for the next generation."

The ball of sand in Plo palm so started turning itself inside out endlessly creating a hard to perceive afterimage of spheres fading into and out of each other in shapes that couldn't be defined. It did so as if a gas or ghostly substance, not at all like course sand. Plo shook his head thinking more so on the war than the impossible to create image he had made. "But we cannot back down. Not with Sith behind this."

Yoda nodded again. "The clone wars. Behind it, the sith are. Responsible for the destruction of cities, the deaths of people from world's across the universe now. Discuss this with the council and other masters we have. The Sith serve the darkside, the way of pain, of hate, of greed and of desire. Act first with intent of violence and deceit they do, to eliminate others for themselves and for power." He finished.

"While the Jedi fight and act for others and do the things that some can't do themselves." Plo said focusing on the creation around him that he made. It would have amazed anyone that he could create things so complex and yet peaceful with next to no movement. "The Sith act in the opposite too what we do and have always threatened peace more so than any other force in universe. Hence the reason why the Jedi are fighting at all in this war."

Yoda's head bended with thought, thinking of the statement. "Perhaps so, or perhaps not so. But regardless, what is done is done. To withdraw all Jedi Generals and leaders, cause discourse within the Republic it would. Make people believe we abandoned them to the wrath of the Separatists. Correct they would be in believing this if such actions were done."

Plo looked at the image he had made. It twisted and folded impossibly but also twisted with shining gold light that shifted with a dark, rustic black. "The darkside blinds us Master. I feel it with every action we take. And now it has also binded us to this war's fate."

Yoda shook his head with small smile. "No. Not lost we are. Hope there is. Set in stone the future is not."

Plo could agree to that, to a degree. "In saying that, the future could be worse than we imagine as well." He noted as the sand he was controlling imploded and then exploded into a large spikes that reached to the walls, floor and ceiling but did not damage anything.

Yoda just laughed at the words. "Positive you must think, Master Plo. Forbidden it is, to share bonds with others amongst the Jedi. But to ignore these feelings, life times it would take. Not a gift given, that is. Your bond with Ahsoka, strong it is. But with it fear has formed, and led to doubt. Overcome this fear you can." Yoda said fully aware of the hardships of creating bonds with others. He was over 900 years old with experience, knowledge and personal history that could shatter most aged and humble of sentients thought of what wisdom was. He was well accustomed with the fact that people natural felt bonds and feelings for others and that it was impossible to let these things go easily. He never once denied it.

And yet, too many believed him clueless to this and would mock him for it. Once it frustrated him. About 880 years ago though, when he was still in his early training. Now, he could let it go. He understood why they would hate and vilify him for it. But he would not think such dark thoughts of them for it. They didn't know any better. Far too concerned with themselves they were to judge him correctly.

Plo knew this about Yoda. Hence why he knew how to release Plo from his doubt. "How Master? How do I let go of this doubt?" Plo asked once again taking the position as a student rather than a equal master with Yoda.

Yoda nodded. "Important it is to let go of those around us." He said before his seat turned to Plo so Yoda could look at him. "For each of us, have our own paths we do. Seek to see the future of others, you should not." He said knowing that Plo knew Yoda meant Ahsoka's future. "Trust Ahsoka do you?" He asked.

Plo nodded without doubt. "Yes."

Yoda continued. "Believe in her? Have Faith in her?" He asked.

Plo nodded with small frown. "Yes. Of course." He said understanding what Yoda was getting at.

Yoda smiled. "Focus on these feelings for her. Doubt her ability, you do not. So why doubt her chances, her journey?" Yoda answered. Although it did sound simple, simply telling Plo to focus on positive thoughts rather than negative. But Plo had already proven he had faith in Ahsoka. So there should really be no reason he doubted her.

Yoda hummed, his palm pointed at Plo as sensing him through the force. "Through your bond, her strength, grow it will. But allowing feelings of doubt, of fear to overcome you? Then to a dark place you will find yourself trapped, and so will she." He said. "Connected we all are. Binded to the same fate you will find yourselves, if you cannot let her go. The stronger the bond, the stronger the chance of the dark to spread, but also a chance for the light to guide us in the correct path." Yoda said finishing with a smile before facing the window again.

This time the sand returned to the sphere it once was before it expanded suddenly like an explosion but with no effect on anything in the room and with little indication of moving. The sand covered the entire room with shining, dusted sand that stood still and thin in the air as if it were magical dust. It moved slowly like watching the stars move through the night. The walls of the room disappeared along with the floor and the ceiling. The window Yoda stared out of was all that remained.

Plo brushed his chin and stared at Master Yoda, thinking about the Jedi code. "Connection is forbidden in the order but we are not all powerful or disconnected. As you said, we still feel for others. And for those whom we cherish particular relationships with, we can't help but feels these things. Things that the darkside can take advantage of. Without being bound to another, we can focus on the safety and protection of everyone and bring peace to others at the cost of our own desires. And people go on believing us heartless, calling us fools, naive and ignorant for doing so for the weak. Far too many people say this only to satisfy their belief that they are somehow better, smarter than us because of the relationships they chose to have. They never realising that we don't care about who is better, who has more or is stronger. What people do to get their desires, and how they use it once they have it. That is what we act upon." Plo mused trying to muddle through the mess that was life, while figuring out the burdens of Jedi life.

Yoda nodded agreeing with Plo. "A fine line it is. Resisting the darkside, easy it is not. Underestimate it, far too many have. Rely on their connections with others, connections with knowledge, connections with themselves they do. Never enough with the rest of world around them, an unequal view of the world it is. But, very easy it is to lose perspective." Yoda said deeper thinking about a particular example.

Plo picked up on it straight away. "Like Dooku did."

Yoda sadly looked at the buildings and cities around the temple. "Redemption. Wish I could that Dooku would seek this. But far too deep in the darkness he has gone. Feel the light calling to him, he cannot. Have the chance to receive it before his time, he most likely will not." Yoda said not at all liking it had come to this. Dooku was one of the greatest Jedi Yoda had ever had to the chance to meet, train and see grow. Yoda had even considered Dooku for one day take his place on the council.

The sand around the room returned to Plo's palm and crushed itself into a new form. There was no heat. "Not everyone is given that slim chance Master." Plo said looking into the perfectly smooth glass sphere flowing in his palm. It was as if he were looking into a crystal ball. But Plo was already certain of Dooku's future. Looking into a crystal ball or using the force to see the future wasn't needed.

"Dooku will die Master Yoda. His crimes have gone too far. Too many lives have been lost because of him. We, the Jedi may not even be the ones to do it. Hate is not on his side as he believes. It will come for him. Until the end." Plo mused wisely as the glass ball in his hand reverted to sand. It was considered an impossible feat that Plo had just done.

Yoda hummed shaking his head. "Darkness, come for us all it does Master Plo. What we do when it comes for us, that is what makes us different from the Sith." Yoda looked at the sand that fell through Plo hand. "See what you can do with just sand. Powerful you are Master Plo, but constrain yourself you must." Yoda said not pleased Plo would toy with his particular abilities when only in his presence. Plo did not want anyone else knowing what he capable of but Yoda.

Despite Plo's rare ability, Yoda also had many hidden, secret and forbidden force abilities that he had no intention of ever using. But they weren't the only ones. Very far from it.

"Powerful the council members are. Yet reveal our full strength we must not, for that is not our way." Yoda said knowing that Plo would heed Yoda's caution. "The ego of pride above all things, that leads to." Yoda said as in a way, pride could be more threatening than fear or desire.

Plo frown not liking the fact that there had to be caution at all. "If this war escalates any further we will have to approach it more seriously. And that is something I'd rather not do." He mumbled lowly.

Yoda shared his thoughts. "Worry you should not. Happen, it will not. Share your thoughts though, I do Master Plo. To do so, closer to the darkside it would take us. Unprepared and untrained we are for such." Yoda said before his seat floated away from the window to the door. "Excuse myself I must. Speak of more of this in time, I hope we do." Yoda said as they could not stand around forever discussing what is right and wrong.

Master Plo Koon bowed. "Thank you Master Yoda. You've given me a lot to think about." Plo said feeling better about Ahsoka's ascension to Padawan.

Yoda nodded with cheeky smile and laugh. "Much more there is to learn, Master Plo. Always. Look forward to teaching more to you, I do." He said happily as he left Plo to mediate further with the sand.

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Underground City Shelter, Neogius City, Christophsis.

The was a panic in the war room underground as every people ran about, moving as much information about and sending commands to people to evacuate. Bail was commanding it, yelling around the room as all the mapping and sensors went off to try take all power from the lifts. It would means those above wouldn't be able to get back but they all knew that after the message sent. If they were to survive they have to make their own way out of the city to the safe houses and await further commands to the rally point.

"Any word from Galen?" Bail asked as communications were still good.

"Nothing. We received word that his is still fighting the enemy and that he has not retreated with his team." A clone said as the room shook suddenly from an explosion above.

"I'm sure he'll survive. That man ain't easy to put down." Cooper said behind Bail.

Bail nodded before the entire room trembled and a few people fell to their feet. Bail didn't fall but didn't take much concern in the explosion. It was extremely close meaning that the enemy was probably already above them.

"The enemy won't get in easy. Without power to the lifts, they won't get down here any time soon." Cooper reassured Bail as the senator nodded to it.

Bail was just about to leave himself when he was suddenly thrown into the air. And not just him. Everyone in the room was thrown into the air. Everyone in the building was thrown into the air. Nearly everyone in the underground city shelter was thrown into the air. The metal ground and ceiling screeched from a horrific force above that nearly had the whole shelter collapse on itself. It shouldn't have happened. Something happened above that shouldn't have.

Bail hit the metal floor disoriented and wondering what in the force's power had made the entire shelter shake.

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Governance Tower, Neogius City, Christophsis.

Galen eyed the floating Bombers that watched him as his eyes shifted to the tower in thought. He spoke into the communicator. "Reload, I got an idea but you're not going to like it." He said.

"General forget it. We need to run." The clone trooper said over the communicator.

Galen eyes were set on the droid bombers. "No. I'm going to destroy every single droid in one swoop."

Reload frown from the other side of the communicator. "That's impossible, we don't have anything powerful enough to destroy it." He yelled.

Galen looked up the tower then back down to the base and smiled. "Yes we do. All I need are those combat droids, disable and in our hands to start my plan." He said watching and waiting for the droids to attack.

"You want to capture those droids? For what!? That is not the smart thing to do!" Reload shouted being that retreat was the best option at this point.

Galen grinned lightly. "I'll tell you after. If I tell you now, you'll probably try to stop me. Meet me below." Galen yelled into the communicator.

This was insane. The tower, the city was lost. They should be retreating, running as far as they could. Bail had already sent out the message that the lift to the underground shelter had been shut down and power taken from it. There was no way of getting underground. But Reload complied with Galen orders and ran to meet up with him.

Reload gut sunk as every combat droid flying above shot straight towards the ground, towards Galen's position in the tower. Galen jumped of the Tower once again to ground before going into a run. And extremely fast pace run that Reload had no chance of catching up to.

Reload stopped running as there was no way he was going to catch up. He may have been a clone that followed orders without question but when he knew something was a bad idea he would refuse it. Just has he had Galen's orders to retreat and leave him to fight the enemy.

Watching Reload notices something about the combat droids. They were moving extremely fast yes but they had just about levelled out meaning that weren't falling to the ground anymore. They were chasing Galen.

As about 40 droids weight of 7 tonnes which flew straight at Galen, the rogue jedi turned to face and enemies and like he had against the other combat droids that had attacked him, he unleashed a volley of light lightning. It was thin, quickly and transparent. All the droid were moving too fast to avoid it and that had registered the danger of Galen's lightning. It wasn't just destructive.

They all collapsed hard into the ground completely shut down and harmless because of Galen EMP wave. Galen looked at them a moment before he lifted his arms and the droids stared floating again. They would have to 300 metres from Reload but that more than within him range of running to.

Sprinting to Galen the Combat droids were floated in the air harmless. "Sir, what are you going to do?" Reload said standing under the droids looking at them.

Galen looked at Reload. "You are going to cover my back while I place these bombs inside the towers lower levels." Galen said as he started walking with the droids moving with him.

Reload went to question him but then realised Galen's plan. "Why are you going to place...You're going to destroy the tower!" Reload shouted astounded. He was going to destroy the Tower they were supposed to be guarding.

Galen nodded confirming it. "...Yes. I going to bring this tower down and I'm going to push it on top of the entire army of droids." Galen said still able to feel the rumble in the ground of the droid army marching towards them.

Reload denied it. "That's impossible. No Jedi could move such an object. It's over 4kms squares of Quarzaurum infused ferroconrete. It has to weigh over 800,000 tones." He said aiming his rifle in the direction of the approaching army.

Galen rolled his eyes. "I'm not moving it. I'm just pushing it in the direction I want it fall." He said saying it as if it were the easiest thing in the world.

Reload was doubt it as he scanned the road and building as they continued to move towards the building. "It's too big!" He shouted as if he wasn't talking to the Jedi that had saved him. It was impossible in Reload mind. It would be a miracle if worked and even then the chances of it working were even slimier. This was no way to treat war. Galen growled back but found him lost for words. "SIZE...size...size. Size...doesn't...matter." He said feeling as if he had heard that somewhere before. "Trust me. Believe in me. This will work." Galen said breaking into a run that Reload could keep up with.

The word he had just used. They were too familiar to Galen's liking. Someone had said that to him. He shook his head. He didn't have time to think about so he shut off all thought regarding his memory and did what he was here to do. And that was to stop the droid attack. That also meant to ignore Reload's shouting and disbelief.

It took longer than Galen like but the length of the Tower was no joke either. It took so long to place all the dead suicide bombers that by the time he and reload were done that droid army was within 500 metres of the tower.

Watching from the side of the Tower Galen shut his eyes reached out with the force sensing every combat droid he had placed down. He quickly gripped his palms crushing every single one and causing the entire base of the Tower to go up in flames. The droids looked startled and some fell to the ground seeing the tower base explode from multiple points.

A bending, screech echoed through the air as the Tower tilted and moved eerily high above everyone. Galen held his hands up with eyes closed. He could feel it completely. He could feel it losing balance. Galen's body tensed and froze as if a massive invisible force were holding him still. "Prepare yourself Reload." He growled to clone trooper next to him that was sweating bullets seeing the tower move to Galen's will.

Two kilometres from Galen, Commander TU-37 was stoic as he looked in the direction the clones and christophsians had retreated nearly half an hour ago. They weren't going to chase them down. They weren't here to kill soldiers and civilian rebels. General Loathsom had made it very clear that he wanted Bail Organa and Galen Starkiller dead before the day was done and that was what the droid commander was going to focus on. The droid commander had lost the signal to the suicide, bomber combat droids. It was expected to happen though. They were suicide bombers. The fact that all them were necessary to kill one Jedi was unexpected but within reason.

Then, 20 minutes the commander saw an explosion at the base of governance tower. It was the combat droids exploding. Why were they denoting now?

"What was that?" One random droid said amongst the groups of droids but was ignored as they continued marching.

Then TU-37 stared up into the sky as a shadow covered it, all the droids and all there machinery and tanks. The front of the governance tower was falling on him. Some droids panicked and ran, while most stood still and watched. Droids were logical beings. They knew they weren't escaping and accepted the end without question.

Though, the droid commander TU-37 did say a few final words before it was crushed beyond repair.

"Recordings of battle sent. Probably of enemy victory increased to 69.23%. Use extreme care for future battles General Whorm Loathsom." It said completely lacking any feeling but conveying a message that would make all those leading the Separatists on Christophsis wonder, what in the forces power did they have captured only a day ago?

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Players of MotA (Character Info): Battle of Christophsis

Team Galen.

Galen Starkiller / The Blue Shadow / The Rogue Jedi: Age 17 and equipped with a blue Lightsaber, Galen awoke in the custody of the Separatist General, Whorm Loathsom who has currently taken over the Planet of Christophsis. He wants to why and how he got here because he has no memory of who is other than his knowledge of the force. Whether it be Separatists, Slavers or Republicans he wants answers. Currently he is working with Bail Organa within the Republic and rebel forces on Christophsis against the Separatists.

Team Republic

Private Reload: CT-16-3576 is a clone in Republic army and is the sole survivor of Solar Squad, a squad of Clones that had been trained in combat, engineering, and piloting. He was formerly assigned to the relief teams on Christophsis attending to refugees before being captured and then recued by Galen. Currently he has been assigned as Gale's ward.

Chief Sinect / Chief Syn Ect Ul Ino: The Chief of Military Engineering of Christophsis, Sinect's full name is Syn Ect Ul Ino but prefers to be called Sinect. He is a Verpine, an insectoids race, and was born on Christophsis. He was in charge of the development of military grade machinery for the shipyards and mining strips across Christophsis. He was captured and kept alive by Loathsom in hope that he would continue in his position to better the Separatist hold on the planet. After being freed from his custody Sinect now is part of Bail Organa's rebellion on Christophsis.

Chief Ossues'Yamqa: The Chief of Global Astrogation Systems and Sensors on Christophsis, Ossues was born on Christophsis, full name is Ossues'Yamqa and is a Givin, a humanoid race that look a lot like Skeletons. He was in charge of the Global Astronavigations of transports, sensors and defensive measures to external interference on the Planet. He was captured and kept alive by Loathsom in hope that he would continue in his position to better the Separatist hold on the planet. After being freed from his custody Ossues now is part of Bail Organa's rebellion on Christophsis.

Senator Bail Organa: Senator, Viceroy, First Chairman and Prince of Aldderan, Bail Organa was seeing to the relief teams made of clones and Aldderan (human) personnel when the planet was invaded by the Separatists. Since then he has been seeing to the rebellion against Whorm Loathsom's rule but now awaits the Republics forces. However since Galen's arrival he been having second thoughts on this. His current bounty by the Separatists is 46,350 Credits.

Former Sergeant / Captain Dov Rench: A Christophian born and bred, he was a Sergeant to the Miliarty forces on Christophsis before he was captured by Whorm Loathsom. Freed by Galen's doing, he now fights with Bail Organa's forces against the Separatists. He was promoted from Sergeant to Captain of Christophsis's Military force because of his leadership during the escape from General Loathsom's prison headquarters.

Captain-Commander Cooper Wescer: A Christophian born and bred, he is the Captain-Commander and highest ranked member of Christophsis's Military force. He also fought in the Hyperspace Wars. Cooper's entire family, his 3 daughters, son and wife were killed during the first few hours of the Separatist invasion on Christophsis. He was originally a Sergeant like Dov Rench but was quickly looked to as a new leader when the military had been defeated and its leaders either killed by the Separatist or having abandoned the planet hours before.

Captain Heart: CT-12-3189 is a clone within the Republic army and was part of Terra Squad, a squad of clone trained in combat and security detail to become Shock troopers. Terra squad has been assigned to guarding of number of political figure heads and was assigned to guard Bail Organa during the relief effort.

Doctor Aodren Athen: The Head Physician of Chaleydonia Planetary Medcenter, Doctor Aodren is a kerkoiden that was born on Christophsis. When the planet was invaded by the separatists Aodren evacuated everyone at the planetary medcenter to the underground shelter in Neogius City, near the governance tower where his doctors and patients were joined Bail Organa's forces. He instantly joined their forces having no interest in letting the Separatist control Christophsis.

Team Separatists:

General Whorm Loathsom: Former mercenary, General Whorm Loathsom has been working for Count Dooku for the past 9 years, preparing for the clone wars. After 3 years of working for Dooku he gained a high enough reputation to cause the military forces of his home world to beg his return and leadership for their forces. Upon which he spent the next 6 years preparing for the Retail Caucus to become militarised and join the Confederacy, where he would take position as one of the Retail Caucus's core leaders. He would command as a General from the beginning of clone wars and would be undefeated earning him a greater reputation and bounty of 43,800 credits by the Republic. Currently, he rules Christophsis for the Separatist and Retail Caucus.

Admiral Trench: A Harch born on Secundus Ando, Trench was believed dead. He was thought to have died during the battle of Malastare Narrows, fighting for the Corporate Alliance. Having survived though, he has been secretly been working for the Separatist, commanding his ship the dreadnought called the invincible. Although he has participated in multiple battles, the Republic has yet to discover he presence. Currently, he blockade Christophsis with 9 dreadnought ships, 8 control ships and 13 flagships. Officially he is employed by the Retail Caucus and Corporate Alliance, both allied with the CIS. Before his supposed death, he had a bounty placed by the Republic of 39,200 credits.

Sith Assassin Asaji Ventress: Assassin, loyal follower and secret apprentice of Count Dooku, Asaji was selected as Dooku's new apprentice after the battle of Krant, 30 days after the battle of Geonosis. This was after Dooku's first potential candidate apprentice Sev'rance Tann died failing him before even being able prove herself. Born on Dathomir, Asaji was taken as a slave to the planet Rattatak. The Slaver however didn't plan to sell her to slavery but sold her as an orphan to the rulers of Rattatak, a Rattataki couple who were warlord rulers, king and queen of Rattatak called the Ventresses. Seeking a strong heir to their name the ventresses seeked a Dathomirian daughter who they would raise as a Rattataki due to the species similar lineage. However both died early in Asaji's life leaving her to fend for herself. Later an accidental display of the force caused her to meet Jedi Knight Ky Narec. After years of studying under him Asaji would unfortunately witness his death leading her to her fall to the darkside. Using the darkside she would come to rule to planet and kill those who had killed her foster parents and Jedi Master. Fighting in one of Rattatak's battle area where off worlders would watch, Asaji caught the attention of Count Dooku. Upon which he gave her his decease apprentice turned dark jedi 10 years ago, Komari Vosa 's dual red lightsabers. From then on she would appear throughout the clone wars, fighting and killing powerful Jedi. Currently she is on Christophsis awaiting the arrival of Anikin Skywalker. Her current bounty placed by the republic is 257,000 credits.

Vice Admiral TI-99: A T-series Tactical droid, Vice Admiral TI-99 has been working as Admiral Trench right hand for some time. Due to the prison escape, TI-99 was given direct command of Major Droid Control-Ship that commands the other 7 control ships.

Commander TJ-55: A T-series Tactical Droid, Commander TJ-55 has been working a General Whorm Loathsom's right hand for the duration of the Christophsis take over. Currently it is in the Capital City of Chaleydonia watching the occupation due to a number of rebel attacks on the Crystal City by Bail Organa.

Commander TU-37 (Deceased) : A T-series Tactical Droid, Commander TU-37 commands frontline attacks order by General Loathsom. It was given the task of killing Bail Organa and Galen Starkiller after the prison escape. It commanded the attack on Neogius City, the location of the Governance Tower but was destroy when Galen pushed the Tower over.

Lieutenant Sleet Pity: Born a Kerkoiden from Kerkoida, Sleet Pity is member of the Kerkoida Military force but joined the Retail Caucus a few years before the clone wars. Quickly ascending the ranks, he become a Lieutenant and General Loathsom's Left hand. He is a warrior more than anything else and leads a group of Kerkoiden Captains that specialise in warfare and combat. Currently he is seeing to secret mission issued by Count Dooku, General Loathsom and the Confederacy at Phictamemor Village on Christophsis.

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Chapter 4 Done! Damn this longer than I wanted but I like to go deep within the universes I create. It may not have been a star destroyer but near a 5km tall building made of Ferroconcrete (a canon material) and Quarzaurum (a material of my own making) will have to do.

I really like showcasing the abilities of my characters. But don't think this will give Galen an advantage against other...things. I never write my characters to have easy lives. So expect through the foreshadowing of Yoda and Plo Koon, a massive power-up for all the characters.

Also to note Neogius City is a city of my own creation too. Again, Starwars universe is too big with little details.

Again as well, I got no clue when I'll update. But it should be before the end of the year.

Tune in next time because SPOILER ALERT...Galen Vs Asaji incoming.

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