I'm not sure about everyone else, but I just wish the volcanic activity in Hawaii would stop already. Its been going on for weeks and too many people have lost their homes from the lava. I just want it to end.
Anyways its time for Jar-Jar Binks to make his first appearance in my story, and before anyone asks I am not going to kill him off. I like the guy, he makes me laugh.
Disclaimers are the same as before. Enjoy.
Chapter 12: Gungan Attack
August 16th 2018, 21BBY
Mon Calamari
0600 hours
Normal point of view
In the throne room of Coral City, Tamson, sitting on the throne talked with Dark Star on the whereabouts of Prince Lee-Char.
"And the young prince. Has he been captured?" Dark Star asked the Karkarodon commander. "No, my lord. Unfortunately, he escaped capture and is hiding with what remains of the Jedi and their army." Tamson admitted.
"Do not underestimate this boy Tamson. He must not become a symbol for the Mon Calamari people to rally behind." Dark Star reminded the commander. "This child is but a coward. He is no leader." Tamson protested.
"That is irrelevant. The whispering of his name can rekindle hope. And hope is something we cannot allow our enemy to possess" Dark Star responded angrily. "Excuse me, Dark Star but where is Count Dooku?" Nossor Ri asked.
"The count is attending to a personal matter of his own. It does not concern you." Dark Star stated to the Quarren Chieftain. "Forgive me for asking. But what of the prisoners?" Nossor Ri asked again. "They are to be processed. Internment camps have been setup beneath the city. Gather the rabble there, then set them to work." Dark Star ordered.
"Surely you don't mean all of them? The women and children…" Nossor Ri began until Dark Star interrupted him, stating that all of them are to be sent to camps. She then informed Tamson that reinforcements are being sent to the planet but should be kept in reserve for the republics next attack. "As you wish, Lord Dark Star." Tamson replied. In his mind, Nossor Ri was beginning to think that siding with the separatists was a mistake.
Meanwhile, in the caves beneath the city Kit was explaining the situation to Master Yoda and Windu. "The Quarren ambushed us, they were ready long before the peace talks came to an end." The Nautolan Jedi master stated. "It seems that Tamson was responsible for the murder of Yos Kolina and deliberately raised the tensions between the people of Mon Calamari. Even worse, their new bio organic weapons aren't effected by blasters, bullets seem to work." Robert added, swimming up to the group.
Master Yoda began to speak, but the transmission soon broke and ended prematurely. "Are they coming?" Lee-Char asked as he and Qarr swam over to the jedi. "I don't know." Kit said. "But they know our situation. They must know to send help." Ackbar added.
"Yeah, but it may take them a little while to get here. We need to get to the surface and get off this planet." Anakin stated bluntly. "Well were going to have a problem with that then. We don't even know if the ship is still there and if it is, how long before enemy fighters destroy it." Robert inputted.
"I will not leave my people to die." Lee declared. "With all due respect Your Highness, if we stay we all die." Qarr said putting a hand on his friend's shoulder. "I would like to stay as well, but with the forces remaining that haven't been captured we won't be able to win." The allied Quarren added.
"Tamson murdered my father. I will make him pay for what he did." Lee said with much anger in his voice. "I would like nothing more than to help you kill Jaws myself. But need I remind you that most of our troops have been captured and we are only a few Clone Troopers, three Jedi, two senators, a Mon Calamari captain, a prince, a friendly Quarren and me. Wait to don't count me." Robert said. "We don't even know if the republic is going to send back up." Robert added.
"I thought you weren't a coward?" Anakin asked Robert. "I am not a coward. But even I know the odds are against us. If we could get the enemy on land than we would have the advantage and could call in an airstrike or two on the enemy positions. Where's Godzilla when you need him?" Robert replied.
"Either way, we must reach the surface and see if our ship is still there." Padme suggested. Ackbar once again stated that it was for Lee-Char to decide and the prince agreed that it would be best to try and escape the planet and get help. "I still have some explosives left." Robert said as he followed the group.
Back on Coruscant, the Council, Luminara and Barney were assessing the current situation. "It will take us days to outfit another clone regiment for underwater combat." Mace stated obviously. "Days our friends don't have." Obi-Wan reminded them.
"Too bad we don't have any underwater walkers and tanks." Barney said. "Perhaps we should look to other armies besides clones to help our cause." Master Yoda suggested. "What do you suggest?" Mace asked the elderly master.
"A suitable ally we must find, to help with this mission." Yoda stated bringing up a star chart of the known galaxy. "Yes, an underwater race that has a standing army, and is close enough to send help quickly." Master Tinn said. Obi-Wan already had an idea. "Naboo?" he suggested. "Yes. To the Gungan's, we must look." Yoda replied and Mace soon contacted them.
Back on Mon Cala, the group watched from their hiding spot as Trident assault ships, Quarren and droid patrols swam by as the group planned their next move. Kit offered to create a distraction for the others and Anakin suggested that he grab a couple of mini subs, knowing that they would help them reach the surface faster than swimming.
In a matter of seconds, Kit managed to get behind a patrol that was escort Commander Monnk and another trooper to the prison camp. Taking out the Quarren quietly, Kit pushed the mini sub down to Anakin and the others before freeing Monnk and the other troopers just as a patrol arrived and opened fire on them.
Back below having already sent his Padawan, Senator Tills and the prince up first, Anakin, Padme and Ackbar followed them next. "Hope you can keep up Robert." Anakin quipped to the earth born. "This coming from the guy who grew up on a planet with no oceans, I think Qarr and I should stay and give General Fisto and the others some backup." Robert retorted and swam towards the ongoing firefight.
One of the recently freed troopers was killed by an Aqua droid and his brother would have been next had Robert not gotten in front of the trooper and fired a full magazine from his ADS and downed the droid and several Quarren soldiers. "Don't want you sinking to the bottom as a corpse Frost." Robert said to the trooper, handing him the blaster that was slung across his back. "Thanks Sergeant." Frost replied and fired his newly acquired blaster at the approaching enemy.
A squad of aqua droids was approaching from east but were soon taken out by Qarr who slashed them to pieces with his spear before firing a salvo of blaster fire at another squad of droids approaching them. "Traitor." A Quarren soldier said as he swam over to Qarr and attacked with his own spear. "I am no traitor. You are all being deceived, Tamson murdered the king and planned this civil war from the beginning." Qarr stated, blocking each of his opponents strikes and trying to convince his attacker of the truth.
"Nothing but lies." The Quarren said as his spear was knocked up and Qarr stabbed the Quarren through the chest, killing him. "I am sorry." Yag said as he pulled his spear from the body and watched it sink to the bottom.
Soon the group was surprised by the wrecked Dyne 577 engine units that were falling towards the bottom of the ocean. Somehow, Tamson was able to rig the ship with charges and destroyed the ship just as the others made it to the surface. As the wreckage sank to the bottom, Captain Ackbar suggested that the group split up to hide the prince's whereabouts.
At first Anakin wasn't to sure about the idea, but Lee-Char agreed with the captain and ordered Ahsoka and Robert take the prince with master Fisto and the rest of the clones while he took the Senators and captain Ackbar. "Here. You might need these." Robert said, handing five of the remaining ten charges of C4 to Anakin as the debris hit the ocean floor. They barely made it before the droids arrived at the wreckage.
In Otha Gunga, the Gungan high council was meeting in their council chamber when Master Yoda contacted them. "Master Yoda, sir. To whats we owing the pleasure of your transmission?" Boss Lyonie asked the elderly Jedi. "Your help, the republic needs." Yoda said to the gungan leader.
"Something's telling me it's big help you need. No?" Lyonie questioned. "Senator Amidala, your long-time ally, trapped on an occupied planet, she is." Yoda stated. Naturally this shocked Jar-Jar Binks, the Gungan representative of his people in the senate. Ever since the Trade Federation attacked their world years ago, he and Padme have become close friends and strived to promote peace for both of their species for the rest of time. He even helped capture Nute Gunray, rescued Anakin and Obi-Wan from Hondo on Florum, helped save his world from the threat of the Blue Shadow Virus and even distracted Dod when he and Bail were trying to get relief supplies to the people of Ryloth, long before Robert came to the galaxy.
While he can be clumsy at the most unexpected times, he was a brave Gungan and to hear that his friend was in trouble made him concerned and looked towards his leader. "Hmm. Mesa needs some thinking time to respond to thisa news." Lyonie said.
Jar-Jar was surprised. "Thinking? Nosa thinking, mesa thinking that Padme would help us, has helped us, big time. Wesa gots to help her now." Jar stated. "Yousa right. Thinking times done, wesa need to be leaving now." Lyonie said in agreement which made Yoda smile.
Roberts point of view
We managed to evade capture for the second time since the battle began. I call it luck but as Obi-Wan told me, there is no such thing as luck to a Jedi. The moment a patrol of droids passed us, we kicked off the rock we were using as cover and swam towards a nearby cave as quick as we could.
I had been swimming for hours in these droid infested waters and if I didn't get out of this place soon, I was going to be pissed. Sure, I have done diving before, but to be underwater this long was starting to get to me. I am not afraid of the water or anything that may live in the oceans across the galaxy, but I kept thinking that something was going to attack us at any moment and rip one of us to shreds. That happens in movies, this is real life.
When we finally stopped I began to think about Barriss and Erik.
Before we left Coruscant, Erik had told me that he and Barriss had become 'together-together' as a certain crazy orange haired Warhammer/grenade launcher wielding pancake loving girl would say. When I met Barriss after the incident with brain worms I could feel her distaste for all the violence that has been going on because of this war. But ever since she and Erik were reunited, the hatred of the war has been replaced by the love she feels for Erik.
I was happy for the two of them and vowed to keep their feelings a secret from both the council and surprisingly Luminara. To Barriss, Luminara was like a mother figure to her and while she was still a Jedi she wouldn't approve of Barriss's relationship. However, when we were confronted by Luminara who had known all along that Barriss and Erik had feelings for each other, instead of being ashamed and scolding her padawan she was happy for Barriss and also promised to keep their feelings for each other a secret.
That was certainly a surprise to all of us but Luminara said that every individual has the right to make their own choices in life and if Barriss chooses to be with Erik then she would support the two of them.
'Barriss would look beautiful in a wedding dress.' I thought to myself, thinking of my friend as I swam into the cave. "I don't think we've been followed. Commander Monnk, post a lookout." Kit said to the clone commander as he and Frost made their way towards the mouth of the cave.
"We have no army and we don't know if the republic is sending reinforcements. What are our options?" Lee-Char asked us. "We sit tight. There's not much we can do." Ahsoka replied to the young prince as Qarr swam up to his friend. "We will find a way to take back our world. Somehow, we will defeat the droids and restore peace to our world." The Quarren assured the Mon Cala prince. "Even without an army, we can still do some damage to the droids. I have about eight charges of C4 left. All I need is something to plant them on and that should cause the droids some trouble." I stated pulling back the receiver of my ADS chambering a new round. Just as Monnk and Frost returned.
"Sir, you better come see this." The commander said urgently as Kit, Ahsoka, Qarr, Lee and myself swam to the mouth of the cave. To our horror we watched helplessly as Mon Calamari soldiers and Clone troopers were being escorted by both Quarren and droid forces.
"So many prisoners. Where are they taking them?" Lee asked sadly. "To become slaves." Kit replied. "I can't believe that Nossor Ri and the Quarren agreed to this." The young prince replied with a hint of anger in his voice. "The separatists rule here for now, not the Quarren." Ahsoka admitted. "What you see prince, is the future of all the people in this world, Mon Cala and Quarren, all slaves for the Separatists." Kit said causing a sad look to grow on the prince's face.
"No. This is what Tamson wants. He knows if you see this then it will lure you out of hiding and give away our position." I stated causing the others to look at me. "Hey, I don't like it just like the rest of you, but there isn't anything we can do." I said. "You still have explosives. If reinforcements our coming then they won't stand a chance against those Hydroid Medusa's." Qarr said. "Your weapons seem to hurt them, if we could take them down before the back up arrives then that should eliminate a potential threat." He added.
I knew where he was going with this. "Those things discharge electricity. A powerful surge of electrical energy should be enough to disable them for good. Fortunately for us, I have a few mini-electro bombs for just such an occasion. The downside is they haven't been tested yet." I admitted to the group.
"If they haven't been tested, then how to you know they will work?" Ahsoka asked as I pulled out a charge two times smaller than a standard C4 block. "They should work in theory. Dutch and Gunner helped me develop them and they only affect droids or other beings with cybernetics. Once one goes off it will send a pulse to the other targets with the same frequency, disabling them for good." I answered putting the charge back into the back that held the C4. "And before anyone asks, they also work underwater." I stated.
"Then you have your task Sergeant. You need to place those bombs on those creatures before our reinforcements arrive. The rest of us will guard the prince." Kit ordered. "Yes sir." I replied and swam away from the cave making sure that no droids had seen me leave.
I had gotten a few feet away from the cave when I spotted the weapons. "Alright. Those tentacles are extremely deadly. One touch from one of those things and I will be shocked like touching a subway tracks third rail." I said to myself.
Hiding in the seaweed, I moved my rifle outwards a few inches the barrel still concealed by the aquatic grass. My target was a Quarren on a captured devilfish mini-sub. While the Quarren Sled Pikes are faster, the Devilfishs have more firepower then the Quarren counterpart. I knew I needed a form of transport to get to the enemy weapons, so without a second thought I fired my weapon. The shots missed the pilot but got his attention which was what I wanted.
Moving back into the seaweed, I slung my rifle over my shoulder and took out my knife. As the Quarren soldier got closer and closer with my ride, I waited patiently. No sooner had the enemy combatant got near the seaweed I pulled him in and pressed my knife to the soldier's throat. "Listen carefully squid face, I need you to deliver a message for me to Nossor Ri. Tell him the Lone Wolf will meet him at the city square in a few hours and he better come alone if he wants to know the truth about the death of the former king." I told the Quarren, who nodded and was about to leave with the Devilfish before I stopped him. "I will be taking this and if you try to alert the enemy, I will kill you." I said coldly to the soldier who gulped nervously while I sped away towards the enemy weapons.
As I got closer and closer towards the Medusa's I spotted Anakin and his group making their way towards a nearby building. "And I thought you lot got captured. Guess that's ten credits I ow Frost." I joked, stopping my Mini-Sub. "Glad to see your sense of humor is still intact." Anakin said. "What are you doing here?" he then asked and I explained the orders Kit gave me.
"Well that will make things easier for the reinforcements we have coming. Still I don't think your electro-bombs will handle those monsters." Anakin said with concern. "Oh, ye of little faith. After all what's a life without taking a chance." I said before handing Anakin the rest of the C4 and the detonator. "You might need these. It will be easier to blow up your target instead of using the force to bring it down or whatever you were going to do." I said speeding away with my Mini-sub towards the closest Medusa droid.
No sooner was I five yards away I stopped the sub and swam towards the weaponized jellyfish. Carefully maneuvering around its tentacles to avoid getting a shock to the system. I stopped near one of the creature's cybernetic implants and placed the charge on the droid, I had only four so I had to make them count. "One down, three to go." I said and swam over to the next Medusa.
No sooner had I placed the second charge on my second target and began to make my way towards the third creature I felt a disturbance in the force. Someone of something was approaching from behind. I turned around and was about to thrust my knife into the attacker when the same Quarren who's captured Mini-Sub I had stolen arrived. "Chieftain Ri will meet with you, but you must be cautious. The separatist commander has started to become very distrusting of the Chieftain after these monsters arrived." The Quarren said to me. "Tell your Chieftain I will be there as soon as possible." I replied before the Quarren swam away, allowing me to get back to work.
"One more to go." I said to myself as I swam as fast as I could towards the final target but then stopped. "Somethings nearby." I said unslinging my rifle.
(Jaws Theme begins)
I circled around my area once before I noticed a humanoid like figure swimming towards me fast. As the figure got closer and closer I could make out the silhouette of a Karkarodon approaching me, its mouth opened wide and ready to kill me. Wasting no time, I fired my rifle at the creature who was so caught up in getting me that he didn't even dodge my shots. It took a full magazine to put this bastard down before his body fell to the ocean floor. "This is why I fuckin hate sharks." I said reloading my rifle before returning to my task and went for my final target.
(Theme ends)
As I approached the final Medusa, an explosion occurred and I looked back and watched the building housing the interplanetary scanners collapse and the enemy forces heading towards the scene. "Nice going Skywalker." I said as I placed the last charge on the Medusa and swam back towards my Mini-Sub and headed for the meeting point. It was time for Nossor Ri to learn the truth about his friend.
Normal point of view
From the cave they were hiding in, Lee-Char held his shell horn and with a mighty breath blew into the horn. The noise echoed everywhere. "Oh no. The Prince, HURRY!" Ahsoka said to Monnk and Frost who followed her.
The prisoners soon spotted their prince. "People of Mon Cala. All people of Mon Cala who would not be slaves. Have hope, you will not be prisoners much longer." The Prince stated as Ahsoka and the others arrived. "Ok I think the show is over. The guards will be coming, we have to go." Ahsoka said to the prince as the Aqua droids fired at him causing him to drop his shell horn.
Meanwhile a Jedi cruiser dropped out of hyperspace and hovered over the ocean. Inside the ship the Gungan army stood ready, their spears and electropoles sharped for battle and their Atlatl's loaded with Bomba's ready for battle. Standing at the opening of central hanger, Barney stood beside Jar-Jar dressed in Navy Seal gear with an APS in his hands modified with a fifty-two round magazine and red dot sight. "You and your buddies ready for this Binks?" The leader of the Expendables asked the Gungan representative. "Wesa ready." Jar-Jar proclaimed and gave a hand signal to his fellow Gungans to begin the attack.
Soon the hanger was filled the sound of Gungans shouting and jumping into the water as Barney pulled his mask over his face. "GERENIMO!" He shouted before diving in after them and heading to aid his nephew.
As Ahsoka and Kit deflected the Aqua droid fire back at the enemy, a bullet hit one of the Aqua droids in the optic. Looking up they saw Barney, Jar-Jar and the Gungan army with a few Scuba Troopers swimming towards the enemy with Devilfish subs for support. "Gungans. The tide has turned in our favor." Kit stated to Lee-Char. "Lets free my people. ATTACK!" Lee shouted before swimming towards his people. "Gotta give the Kid some credit, he has courage." Barney said. "Where's Robert?" he asked.
Meanwhile Anakin and the others were surrounded and were almost electrocuted when some of the droids began to short circuit having been hit by Gungan Bomba's and causing them to temporality retreat as the Gungan army swam to their rescue.
"Ani, mesa so happy to see you." Jar-Jar said as he swam towards his friend. "Perfect timing Jar-Jar." Anakin said to his Gungan friend. "Whatsa? Mesa can't hear so good since we submerged." Jar-Jar asked before returning to the battle.
As Gungan and Clone forces fought against the droids and the Quarren, Robert pressed a button on his gauntlet and detonated the charges. The electrical feed from the bombs short-circuited the Medusa's and sent a feed-back loop to the other Medusa's taking down the enemy units with no further casualties. "Monsters destroyed." Robert chuckled as he fired his Mini-Subs cannons at a group of Quarren just meters ahead of him, killing them as he arrived at the city square.
As he let go of his Mini-Sub he fired his rifle at several approaching Aqua droids downing them each with a five-round burst before a burst of rifle came from behind him, downing a Quarren that was trying to kill him. He turned around and saw Barney swimming towards him. "Glad you aren't chum." His uncle joked as he fired his APS at the approaching enemy forces his back against his nephew's.
"You know me uncle, I can take a hit and keep on fighting no matter what the odds are." Robert responded before grabbing four Aqua droids with the force and sent them 'flying' into a group of oncoming Quarren sleds, killing both the droids and Quarren. "We need to eliminate these bastards before Nossor Ri gets here. I have something I need to tell him." Robert shouted as he loaded a fresh magazine into his ADS.
Meanwhile aboard one the larger Trident assault ship, Tamson gave the order to have the two smaller assault ships circle the larger one, creating an artificial whirlpool at both sites. The resulting whirlpools disoriented both groups and gave Tamson the chance to launch an attack at Lee-Char, only for Ahsoka to push him away from the prince.
Kit tired to stop Tamson after the enemy commander distracted Ahsoka with several Aqua droids and grabbed the young prince, but was disarmed after having broken Tamsons Jaw which the later fixed. "Ahsoka, you and Qarr take the prince to safety, I will hold him off." Kit ordered the padawan and the allied Quarren, who escaped while Kit was surrounded by enemy units.
Anakin wasn't faring so well either as he and Ackbar were able to sever one of the Trident ships legs destroying it but found themselves surrounded by the enemy. Jar-Jar was holding onto senator Tills when they finally stopped spinning and were captured as well.
Back at the city center, Barney and Robert had just finished downing the rest of the attacking enemy units as they watched the droids take the Gungan army prisoner. "Well that was unexpected." Barney said with disbelief that they lost again. "Its not over yet, we have a lot more asses to kick. But first we need to talk with the leader of the Quarren." Robert said as he spotted Nossor Ri and two Quarren soldiers arrive and surveyed the battlefield.
"It is true what they say about you boy. You fight with the force of an entire army and are equally strong in the force as any Jedi. Why have you called me here and what is it I don't know about Tamsons plans?" The Quarren Chieftain asked.
Robert slung his rifle over and swam towards the Quarren leader. "Let's talk." He said.
Part two of the Mon Cala arc completed. One more to go and then it's time for Umbara.
Please rate and review and hope that the volcanic activity in Hawaii ends soon and I will see you all next time. Summers here and its time to kick back and relax until August. Be sure to hit the lake's as much as possible.
