Alright, everybody. Back with another chapter.
So, here we go. We have finally come to Order 66.
I will say no more. Let's get to it.
Dalej0523: A number of Senators will believe Palpatine's lies, but some won't.
1049: No, he'll still be on Lothal, but he will eventually make his way to Earth.
Guest DCDGojira: Yes, Palpatine will return in the third story. At least, that's the current plan. There will be a total of 75 chapters, so after this one, there will be 7 more chapters. You'll see when we get to the second story what kinds of ships they'll have. I will say that their main ship will be fairly similar to the Imperial class Star Destroyer, with some important differences. And I may include a scene in the last chapter showing the surviving Jedi adjusting to Terran life.
Perseus12: Adams won't formally take the title Mand'alor, but his defeat of Maul will definitely leave a lasting impact on the Mandalorians.
Guest: You are right, and they know they can't always beat Force users since they aren't force sensitives. But, they would have also been trained over the last two and a half years on how to react to Force users using the Force against them, and would be equipped with gear that would enable them to still fight back. And yes, one of the ASAT team will join Yoda to fight Palpatine, and he will find himself at a disadvantage, but he will still be able to fight.
Chapter 68- Execute Order 66
Night has fallen over Coruscant. To most, it seems like any other night on the Republic capital world. However, this is far from any normal night.
At the Jedi Temple, men of the British Army's 1st Division are patrolling outside the entrance to the Temple. The 1st Division was one of the Terran units to fight in battle of Coruscant, and during the battle, had helped defend the Jedi Temple. Following the battle, when the 1st Division began to be pulled off the planet, 250 men of the division were left behind as additional guards for the Temple. The Jedi Council had insisted that it wasn't necessary, but General Powell had insisted.
Less than thirty minutes ago, the commander of the British troops had received a warning transmission from the Terran Coruscant HQ, ordering the troops to be on alert. Unfortunately, something seemed to be blocking their transmissions, and they were unable to find out what exactly was going on. However, the British officer, Major Smith, took it very seriously and ordered all the British troops to high alert.
As the British troops outside the entrance are patrolling around or standing in place, they hear something. The sound of hundreds of bootsteps marching up the stairs towards them.
All the troops walking back and forth stop in their tracks, and all the British look around at each other before turning to the stairs, assault blasters at the ready.
For several tense moments, the British troops just stare at the stairs. Then, they see clones begin to march into view, with a hooded and robed figure at their head. Within a few more moments, their leader, Captain Watson, is able to make out the hooded figure as Anakin. Still, all of the British troops feel unease.
As they approach, Captain Watson walks to meet them and says, "Halt! State your business!"
"Get out of my way," Anakin says angrily. All of the British troops hear this, and they tighten their grip on their weapons.
Captain Watson shifts his stance, starting to raise his assault blaster slightly, and says, "State your business, General Skywalker."
Anakin stands there for a moment. Then, fast as a viper, he draws and ignites his lightsaber, beheading Captain Watson.
The British troops react instantly, raising their assault blasters and opening fire on Anakin. Anakin easily blocks their blaster bolts with his lightsaber, and the clones open fire on the British.
Several British soldiers fall dead, and the rest race back towards the entrance to the Temple. As they go, one of the British lieutenants raise his commlink and shouts into it, "All British troops! General Skywalker has turned! He and clones are attacking the Temple! All British troops to the front entrance immediately!"
All the remaining British troops in the Temple hear this, and immediately start racing towards the entrance. As they do, they begin warning any Jedi they come across, and warning them to evacuate. A few Jedi listen and race to find ways to escape the Temple, but many won't, feeling honor bound not to abandon the British, and some accompany the British troops to the Temple entrance.
(Utapau)
Rommel keeps a tight hold on the back of Boga's saddle as Obi Wan guides the varactyl back the way they came through the rock, heading back towards the battle zone. Needless to say, it's the smoothest ride ever, with Rommel having to hold tight to keep from bouncing off.
Finally, the battle comes into view. Obi Wan guides Boga between battling clones and droids, riding her right over to where Cody and a number of clones are waiting. As Obi Wan reigns in Boga, he says, "Commander, contact your troops. Tell them to move to the higher levels."
"Very good, sir Oh, by the way, I think you'll be needing this," Cody says, handing Obi Wan's lightsaber back to him. He then turns to Rommel and says, "We brought your fighter down here, Colonel. We thought you might want to use it."
Rommel grins a bit and hops off Boga. "Thank you, Commander," he says.
"Yes. Thank you, Cody. Now, let's get a move on. We've got a battle to win here," Obi Wan says before snapping the reigns, spurring Boga into a run as Rommel heads for his SF-15. There's nobody in the backseat, but that doesn't mean he can't do anything.
As Cody watches Obi Wan moving up the wall of the sinkhole, his commlink activates. Cody pulls it out, and a transmission of Palpatine comes up.
"Commander Cody. The time has come. Execute Order 66," Palpatine says.
"Yes, my lord," Cody says before putting his commlink away. Cody then looks up at the wall of the sinkhole, where Obi Wan is still riding Boga.
"Blast him!" Cody orders. A few yards away, an AT-TE raises its main gun and fires at Obi Wan. The bolt hits right next to Boga, knocking her and Obi Wan off the rock and sending them plummeting to the bottom of the sinkhole.
From the cockpit of his SF-15, Rommel watches in shock. "What the h***, Cody!" he shouts.
Cody turns around, then points at Rommel and says, "Blast him!"
Rommel reacts instantly. His SF-15 is already pointed in that direction. Immediately, Rommel powers up his laser cannons and pulls the trigger, firing a volley from the cannons which destroys the AT-TE and kills a number of clones. Rommel then closes the cockpit and lifts the SF-15 into the air.
"Bring him down!" Cody says into his commlink. Within seconds, a few ARC-170s dive into the sinkhole.
Rommel reacts with cool efficiency, pulling the nose of his Space Eagle up and firing his laser cannons, shooting down two ARC-170s. He then shoves the throttles forward, spurring the Space Eagle up and out of the sinkhole.
ARC-170s converge on Rommel, firing their laser cannons. Rommel throws the fighter into a spin, evading the laser fire. He banks towards one of the ARCs, gains lock, and fires a SIM-9 Sidewinder, blowing the fighter to pieces. Rommel speeds through the fireball, throttling up even further and speeding up through the atmosphere. As he goes, he shouts back to his astro droid, R5-S3, "R5, get us the h*** out of here!" R5 beeps a few times, and Rommel, after seeing the translation on a display, responds, "I don't care! Take me anywhere!"
R5 beeps a few more times and works on programming the Space Eagle's hyperdrive as Rommel throws his fighter all over the place to evade the marauding ARC-170s. Finally, R5 beeps out that he's made the calculations. Rommel flips the switches, and the SF-15 jumps into hyperspace.
As Rommel settles back into his seat, he lets out a breath he didn't realize he'd been holding. "What the h*** just happened?" he asks himself.
(Mygeeto)
On Mygeeto, a battle is raging in one of the cities. On a bridge, Ki Adi Mundi is leading a squad of the Galactic Marines and men of the Chinese 3rd Infantry Division against a droid army. As the droids return fire at them, Ki Adi turns to his men and yells, "Come on!" He charges back along the bridge, with his lightsaber held aloft.
The clones and Chinese follow after him. However, the clones quickly come to a halt. Mundi senses something and turns around. The Chinese keep running for a moment before realizing something is wrong. They turn to the clones in confusion.
"What the h*** are-?" their leader, Lieutenant Li, starts to say.
Before he can finish, however, the clones open fire on Ki Adi. Ki Adi starts blocking the bolts fired at him, but quickly finds himself overwhelmed.
However, the Chinese react fast. Several of them already have their assault blasters pointed in the direction of the clones, and in less than a second from the clones opening fire, they return fire on the clones, killing several of them. The clones back up, turning their blasters on the Chinese, but in the few seconds it takes them to switch targets, the Chinese have already killed half of them. The clones begin to pull back, but the Chinese pursue them until they've killed them all.
Lieutenant Li turns around to face Ki Adi. "We need to get the h*** off this planet," Li says. Ki Adi nods, and follows the Chinese, while Lieutenant Li radios to the other Chinese units to warn them to get off the planet.
(Felucia)
On Felucia, Aayla Secura is leading her clone division to find a Separatist position, somewhere in the exotic forests that cover much of the planet. Accompanying them are a handful of Brazilian soldiers from a Brazilian Jungle Warfare Brigade.
As Secura, a number of clones, and several Brazilians round a corner, the clones suddenly raise their weapons and aim them at Secura.
One of the Brazilians reaches out and pushes the blaster down. "What the h*** are you doing?" the Brazilian asks. In return, the clone points his blaster at the Brazilian and fires, killing him.
The reaction is instantaneous. Another Brazilian soldier raises his assault blaster and guns down the offending clone. Then, more clones begin to turn their blasters on the Brazilians, who in turn turn their weapons on the clones.
A fierce firefight begins to erupt among the plantlife as more and more clones and Brazilians turn their weapons on each other. In the middle of the firefight, two Brazilian lieutenants grab Aayla Secura and tell her to follow them. They lead Aayla away from the battlesite, while trying to radio for a Terran shuttle to come and pick them up, hoping they can get off the planet.
(Cato Neimoidia)
In the skies over Cato Neimoidia, Plo Koon is leading a patrol flight to find remnants of the Separatist force that was recently defeated on the planet. Following behind him are 6 ARC-170s and 4 SF-15s. The Space Eagles are flown by four American pilots from 4th Starfighter Squadron.
As the flight soars over a city, the lead American pilot, Major Cesar "Rico" Rodriguez, picks up some droid fighters up ahead. He immediately powers up his radar and starts searching for missile lock.
Suddenly, he sees an ARC-170 just ahead of him turning towards Plo's fighter. Then, it starts firing it's laser cannons.
Rico reacts immediately. He banks towards the ARC-170, shifts his radar lock to it, and pulls the trigger. The SIM-120 launches and tracks smoothly to its target, blowing the fighter out of the sky.
"All Terran fighters! The clones have turned on General Plo Koon. All fighters, target any forces displaying hostility. Protect the General!" Rico says over the commlink.
Rico pulls up alongside Plo's fighter, motioning for Plo to follow him. Plo nods and follows Rico to a landing on the ground below as other Terran fighters from the squadron begin engaging the clone fighters.
Rico lands his SF-15 and raises the canopy. Rico was flying fighter escort, and therefore was flying without a backseater.
Plo lands a few yards away. As Plo raises his canopy, Rico shouts, "Get in! We gotta get out of here!" Plo races over and jumps in the back of the Space Eagle.
As soon as Plo is in, Rico closes the canopy and lifts the SF-15 off the ground. He streaks up into the sky, other SF-15s and some Su-36s surrounding him. Together, they fly up towards where the TAS Victorious is in orbit, engaging in battle with two Republic Venators. Thankfully, her added weapons give her a slight advantage.
All of the Terran fighters make for the Victorious' landing bay. As soon as the last fighter is aboard, Rear Admiral Jean-Luc Delauney shouts, "Get us out of here!" The Victorious turns around and makes the jump to hyperspace.
(Saleucami)
On Saleucami, Jedi Master Stass Allie is riding a speeder bike over the landscape, clearing the area to make sure all Separatist forces are destroyed. Two clones are following on their own speeder bikes, with two French soldiers on their own speeder bikes.
Suddenly, the clones hit the brakes and fall back. They fire their speeder bike's laser cannons, shooting down Allie's bike and killing her.
"What the h***!" the two French soldiers say, then turn around to engage the clones, determined to avenge Allie.
(Kaller)
Caleb Dume ducks to avoid blaster fire. Surrounding him are several Turkish troops, who are occasionally firing back at the clones pursuing them. The clones had unexpectedly turned on Caleb and his master Depa Billaba, who had sacrificed herself to allow Caleb to escape. A number of the Turkish troops on the planet had remained with Billaba to try and hold off the clones, but a single platoon had followed Caleb to protect him. Most of the Turkish troops that had remained behind were already dead, along with Master Billaba.
One of the Turkish troops suddenly stops, and everyone stops with him. The captain turns to Caleb and says, "Go, Commander Dume. We'll hold them off."
Caleb looks at them for a moment, then says, "But, I…"
The Turkish captain looks right at Caleb and says, "You're our commander, and you're a Jedi. It's our duty to ensure you survive. Go, Commander. It was an honor to serve under you. Now go!"
Caleb hesitates for a moment longer, then turns and runs, as the Turkish platoon prepares to make their last stand.
(Coruscant)
In the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, there is nothing but chaos. The British have engaged Anakin and the attacking clones of the 501st, but have found themselves driven back and slaughtered. Most of the 250 British troops originally guarding the Temple now lie dead on the floor of the Temple, along with many Jedi. The clones continue to engage and gun down any Jedi they can see.
Up in the Council room, Anakin opens the door. Inside, he can see the youngling all hiding behind the chairs. And sitting in one of the Council chairs is Major Smith, the commander of the British detachment.
"That's enough of that, General Skywalker," he says.
Anakin glares at the Major with hate and ignites his lightsaber. Major Smith smirks as he picks up an electrostaff, recovered from the wreck of the Invisible Hand, which eventually found its way into British hands.
"I'll die before I let you harm these little ones," Smith says before charging at Anakin, swinging the electrostaff.
Anakin easily blocks the electrostaff with his lightsaber, and their duel begins. However, it quickly becomes obvious that Major Smith is far from being equal to Anakin. It a matter of moments, Anakin deflects one of Smith's blows aside and cuts off Smith's hand, kicking him to the ground.
Smith looks up at Anakin and says, "You're gonna pay for this, you SOB."
And with that, Anakin raises his lightsaber and drives it down through Smith's heart. He holds it there for a moment before pulling it back out. He then looks around at the younglings, a cold look in his eyes.
(Mandalore)
Adams stares down at Maul for a second longer, then raises his lightsaber, ready to put an end to the former Sith.
Suddenly, they hear Rex call from outside, "What are you doing?" A second later, clones rush in and take aim at Ahsoka.
"What?" Ahsoka cries out, right before the clones open fire on her.
Adams reacts instinctively, charging towards the clones. The clones are so fixated on Ahsoka they don't realize Adams is moving towards them until he's almost upon them. And by the time they are able to turn their weapons on him, he's reached them.
Adams tears through the clones with his lightsaber, cutting them down one after the other. Soon all of them are dead.
Adams breathes heavily, staring down at the bodies of the clones. Then, he and Ahsoka hear more footsteps, and see Rex, Jesse, and Hardcase run in, along with the Americans. Adams is ready to attack the three remaining clones, but when they make no aggressive move, he hesitates.
"What just happened?" Adams bellows.
"I don't know. One of the boys got a transmission from someone I didn't recognize, wearing a robe and hood. I heard the person say 'Execute Order 66', and before I knew it, all these boys rushed in here," Rex says, clearly not understanding what is going on.
Adams races through the possibilities in his mind. Then, one hits him, and he feels a chill. Right then, he remembers Maul, and turns around to see Maul escaping out of a side door.
Adams curses under his breath, then turns back to the group. "We need to get out of here. Now. And by that, I mean we need to get off the planet. Something's gone terribly wrong," Adams says.
And, I'll end there. I hope you guys liked this chapter.
So, Ki Adi Mundi, Aayla Secura, and Plo Koon all survived. Also, as we already saw, Mace Windu also survived, and Kit Fisto is still on Terra. And, I decided to include a spot about Kanan Jarrus, or Caleb Dume. I'm still deciding if I want any specific Jedi I haven't listed to survive and seek refuge on Terra. You'll know by the end of the story though.
So, next chapter will be up soon. Until then, please leave a review, tell me what you thought of this chapter, and stay tuned!