"General Broadfoot, we are approaching Malastare. Jedi General Mace Windu will be helping us sign the treaty with the Dugs". Says the Admiral, through my com link.
"Of course, sir. I will meet you on the bridge". I say, I get up off my bed and start to make my way to the bridge. I head out my room and I bump into Tuck.
"Fraser, we need to talk about what happened".
"Tuck, there's nothing to talk about. You saved me from doing something I would have regretted. I thank you for that". I say as I'm walking to the bridge.
"Wait? Your not angry?"
"Tuck you saved me from killing them. So of course I'm not angry". I say. "Why did you think I was going to knock you out and beat you up?" I ask turning to face him.
"Honestly, yes". Tuck says.
I laugh, "No Tucky, you're my friend I could never hurt you. Your my best friend! Right I need to go up and talk to General Windu, if we are going to get the treaty signed, we will need him". I say I turn away and head to the bridge.
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I walk up onto the bridge of the Dauntless. I see Admiral Sharpe is talking to General Windu.
"Admiral, we need that treaty so we can keep our fuel supply's running smoothly. Without it then it will bring the Republic's armies to a halt". Says Mace through the holo.
"I understand General. By we were expecting you to accompany us". Admiral Sharpe says.
"I'm unable to attend as I'm still on Ryloth. However, General Broadfoot is there. Admiral, I need to go and help the people of Ryloth. Goodbye Admiral".
With that the hologram goes off, I walk up the see Sharpe, holding onto the holo.
"So what happened?" I ask.
"If you were here then you would have known!" Sharpe says angrily.
"Well, I was um talking to Tucky." I say.
"Commander Tucker?"
I nod at the Admiral, he shakes his head.
"Broadfoot, we aren't getting General Windu. He is still on Ryloth, so it's up to us to get the treaty signed."
"Us?" I ask confused.
"Yes, I'm going to regret this but, I will accompany you down to Malastare and get the treaty for the Republic".
I smile, "You just want to come down and spend more time with me. Don't you?" I walk up to him. I start poking his arm, "you do don't you? Come on". I say laughing.
"I'm going to regret this".
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I step onto the gunship. I see the Admiral.
"I know, what you are going to say but I'm here before the ship took off" I say as I hold onto one of the handles.
As the ship's door closes,
"General, when we are on the ground I will do the talking. Okay?"
I nod, "whatever, you say" I say smiling at him.
"General we are approaching Malastare". Says Sam.
"Thanks Sam!" I say.
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The ship's door open, the Admrial and I step out of the ship. Rock comes up to me,
"Rock get your men into position. Myself and the Admrial will be speaking with the Dugs if you need me then just call me". I say.
"Yes, sir". Rock salutes and goes off to command his men into their positions we discussed.
We are heading up the steps to the headquarters of the Dugs' palace we are met by the Doge Urus. I see the Chancellor is watching via holo, as well as our Doctor Sionver Boll.
"Ah how are you, Doge Urus?" Says Sharpe.
"I want this to be over with!" Doge Urus shouts.
"Wow! Who let the Dugs out? Eh, eh?" I whisper to the Admiral. I start laughing at my joke.
"You find something funny?!" Doge Urus, asks as he walks up to me.
"Um, no". I say.
"Good! Now, I won't let my people become SLAVES to the Separatists!" Says Doge Urus.
"Don't worry, sir. The bomb won't harm your people or the clones. It only affects the droids. It's quite safe, right Doctor?" Says the Admiral.
"Yes, I can assure you that your people will be quite safe, we have prepped for every possible outcome". Says the Doctor unimpressed.
"The bomb is now our only chance to beat the Separatists on Malastare". Says the Chancellor.
"The droids are on the move". I say as I watch the droids heading towards Rock.
We all watch from the Dug headquarters as the droids attack our men. As the droids near our position, I press my com link,
"Sam tell the bombers to take off".
"Yes, Sir! Bombers away!" I hear Sam say.
Within a few seconds I see the bombers and their escorts making their way towards the Separatists. As the pliot nears the location,
"We are approaching the drop zone. Everyone stay tight".
I press my com link signalling to the pilot,
"Remember, you've only got one shot at this"
"Bombs away".
We watch as the bomb is dropped and the second it hits the ground, it creates the huge explosion followed by an electric wave.
As the wave moves closer and closer to us, I see that the it's working the droids are useless, however the wave is coming straight at us,
"Here it comes!" I shout, as the wave passes us, I notice that my hand has stopped working. I hold it for a few seconds. I notice that the Chancellor has been cut off.
We all look out onto the battlefield, we see that the bomb has in fact destroyed at the droids.
"Well, nothing bad happened. See doc, it worked". I say proudly.
We look out, we see the bit of ground where the bomb hit crumble.
"Uh-oh" I say as I walk out further to get a better view.
"The ground is sinking!" Sharpe says.
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"Run for it!" Rock shouts to the men.
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"Rock come in? Rock?" I say through my com link.
As I look on we see nothing but dust.
"Rock?"
"Sorry sir. I'm alright".
"Good Rock!" I say.
"General we need to inform the Chancellor".
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"Sir, the droids armies have been completely neutralized by the bomb". Sharpe says.
"However, sir, the bomb has created a sinkhole. Which many of my men were taken in with. I have men searching for them the now". I say.
"And what about the Dugs have they signed the treaty?" The Chancellor says.
"No, Chancellor the treaty has not been signed. It must go before the council". Says Doge Urus.
"We need that treaty signed if not then our armies will be vulnerable. We need your fuel resources here on Malastare".
"I will do my best!" Says Doge Urus.
"Sir, we have a report from the front. They have lost signal with the recuse team". Rock says.
"Hm, one problem always seems to lead to another". Sharpe says walking out with Rock. I quicken my pace to catch up with them.
We head into a gunship and head for the front.
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As the gunship's doors open Urus walks out.
"General, you deal with the treaty. I'll head down and help the recuse team".
"But I thought you said, that I will do the talking?" I say.
"General don't make me regret my decision". Sharpe says as the doors close.
I walk away to find the Dugs. I see them,
"Excuse me, but we are on a very tight time schedule here. How long will it take to get the treaty ratified?" I say.
"We are waiting on two more council members, they will sign your treaty". Doge Urus says.
"Thank you for your corporation, without your fuel. Our offensive will grind to a halt". I say.
"This is the beginning of a great alliance". Says Doge.
"I couldn't agree more, sir". I say.
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"Admiral, the Dugs are signing the treaty".
"Good, General. Something strange is going on down here. I need you to come and check it out".
"Of course sir. I will make my way down the now". I say, I press my com link off.
"Would you excuse me." I say as I bow to the Dugs council members.
I go to my ship,
"R4 start up the engines".
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"Fraser where are you?"
"Don't worry I here. You just couldn't get enough of me could you?" I say.
"Fraser, something is down here. I need you to come back up to the surface". Sharpe says.
"What I can't see anything- never-mind" I say. As I see this thing just come at me, I manage to avoid it, but it's tail I think hits my fighter and causes me to crash.
I push my canapy away I jump out of my seat and jump onto R4, who flies away and lands somewhere that is safe.
"Hm, I think she likes me. I mean she doesn't want me to leave". I say through my com link to Sharpe.
"Fraser, get out of there".
"R4, go and get out of here". I say. R4 flies away.
I pull out my gun and aim for it's foot, I pull the trigger, I don't seem to hit it. I see it's foot coming straight for me, I manage to run out of the way in time. As the beast's foot hits the ground, I jump on it's food and shoot it. My bullet doesn't seem to do anything.
"Uh-oh" I say as the beast lifts it's foot towards it's mouth.
I manage to jump and grab hold out it's horn.
"Yeah, I don't kiss on the first date". I say. I start to climb the beast's back. I manage to run on the beast's head, I jump off the top of the beast's head. I manage to grab R4 as he flies us to safety.
R4, flies through the air, the beast almost hits us. R4 manages to fly away, I see Sharpe talking to Rock, R4 falls down to the ground beside them. I cough.
"Don't worry about me I'm completely fine". I say standing up, brushing myself down.
"General where is your fighter?" Sharpe asks me.
"Well, that thing thought that we were on a date and thought my ship was the meal and ate it! You know I'm cool with her eating it but at least she could have shared!" I say.
"This is not a joke" Sharpe says.
"That thing is the Zillo Beast". Doge Urus says.
"A what?" I ask.
"The Zillo Beast, they once roamed Malastare. Killing our ancestors. Once the Dugs had started to collect fuel from the planet's core, the Zillo Beasts were killed off".
"Well they aren't" I say.
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"Sir. What are the Dugs doing?" Rock asks.
"Rock what do you mean?" I say. Rock points towards the Dugs, I see that they are shelling the beast with bombs.
I walk up to Sharpe,
"Sir what is going on?" I ask.
"I was about to ask you the same thing."
"Then maybe we are asking the wrong people". I say looking over to the Dugs' tent.
We walk towards the Dugs' tent, we walk in,
"What is going on out there?" Sharpe asks.
"It has nothing to do with you. It's none of your concern". Says Urus.
"You are killing a lifeform which is the last of it's kind". Sharpe says.
"It was your bomb that caused the beast to be awakened!"
"We dropped that bomb to save your planet, per your request" I say.
"To save our fuel, so that you could buy our fuel". Urus says.
"Will you help us kill that beast?"
"I respect you, but no we are not going to kill a beast that is the last of it's kind". Sharpe says.
"Then there will be treaty". Says Urus. As the Dugs walk out, leaving me and Sharpe by ourselves.
"Sir, with all due respect. Are you sure this argument is worth it? I mean it's just one beast". I ask.
"It isn't the creature, it's the principle. If the Dugs kill it, then what do we stand for as people, Fraser?"
"But if we chose to defend the creature then we will lose all hope in securing a treaty with the Dugs". I say.
"I thought your time with Duchess Satine would have opened your eyes to defending any type of lifeforms".
"I-We will inform the Chancellor of this". I say.
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"How remarkable. I've never seen anything like it".
"Sir, we are at a standstill, the Admiral doesn't want to kill the creature since it's the last of it's kind, but the Dugs want us to help them kill the beast". I say.
"Then by all means help then kill the beast, it's no help to us".
"Chancellor, I'm not going to kill an innocent creature". Sharpe says.
"Chancellor, maybe we could study the creature. None of our weapons could harm the beast".
"Ah, I agree doctor, bring the creature with you".
"What about if we think that we killed the creature to the Dugs, thus them signing the treaty and then we could bring the beast back to be studied".
"A wonderful idea, Fraser, I will see you when you have arrived".
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As we put all of our stun cannons on the beast, we see that it is beginning to get tired. After a few more minutes the beast seems to go into a deep sleep.
"It worked!" I say opening to door of the stun cannon.
"How can you be sure?" Sharpe asks.
"Of course I'm sure, Er you go first. What? I'm just being nice and polite. I was raised to respect my elders".
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"Admiral, you and General Broadfoot should bring the beast here to Coruscant".
"Of course, sir. Prep for light speed". I say.
"Prep for light speed sir". A trooper says. I nod and we go off into light speed.
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We dock, and we escort the beast to the holding cell.
"A job well done, General Broadfoot". Says the Chancellor.
"Thank you sir. Would you excuse me". I say.
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I walk into Padme's office,
"What was this pressing issue about?" i ask her.
"Why did you bring the beast here? It's endangered here. You should have released it to the wild!" Padme says.
"What?! No, no, no. You have no idea what that thing! Is capable of. I've seen it in action and it's not a pretty sight okay. If we study it then we can see what makes it tick and use it against the droids!"
Rock comes in.
"Sir, the beast has escaped".
"I'm sorry what?" I ask.
"The Zillo Beast sir, it has escaped and is roaming about the city".
"Hm, nice one. Rock go down and help the men deal with our little or big sight seer". I say.
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"Sir, we need to get you out of here, the beast is coming this way". I say to the Chancellor.
"Yes, I think you are right Fraser".
We quickly head down to the Chancellor's ship, 3P0 and Padme get on board the ship along with me. We quickly head out of the senate building. However, this is a bad choice, the beast grabs hold of us.
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"Commander, the gas is ready and waiting". Rock says to Tuck.
"Thanks Rock. Prepare the gas".
"Hold that order. The Chancellor is in the beast's hands". Says Obi Wan.
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"Well, this is fun". I say.
"Fraser, do something". Padme says.
"Pilot do you have a chainsaw? Or something?" I ask.
"Yes, sir". Says the pilot. I stand there in silence for a few moemnts.
"Can I get it?"
"Of course sir!" The pilot hands me to chainsaw and I start to cut my way through the ship.
"Hang on everyone!" I say as I'm almost done. Once I've finished cutting the ship in half. My part of the ship is free falling through the air.
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"Catch them!" Obi Wan shouts to Anakin and Mace.
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I feel the ship slowing it's approach to the ground,
"Hm, this is defying gravity. Only if a green person was here". I say.
"Fraser, you are NOT helping!" Padme shouts at me.
The ship lands on the ground. I quickly usher them to get out.
"There they are, land in front of them" Rock says to the pilot.
I see a gunship landing in front of us.
"Everyone get in that gunship". I shout as I lift 3P0 bridal style towards the ship. I jump into the ship and it quickly flys off.
"Now!" Rock says into his com link.
I tun around to see the beast is getting hit by the gas bombs left right and centre. The beast falls to the ground.
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"It was a shame that the Zillo Beast had to pay with it's life for our mistakes" I say.
"Nothing could be done my boy. Now Coruscant is safe". The Chancellor says.
Padme and I walk away,
"Are you okay?" I ask.
"Yes I'm fine, I'm just going to go and finish packing". Padme says.
"Oh, were are you going?" I ask.
"Mandalore. The Duchess wants to show me the new Mandalore". Padme says.
I smile, "well tell the Duchess I said hello, and I hope you enjoy your time on Mandalore".
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Meanwhile on Mandalore
"Duchess, I think you should go and see a doctor. You keep on being sick in the morning for the past few weeks". A maid says.
"No, I'm fine Mary". Satine says as she stands up.
"Duchess, you keep on having a craving for chocolate and you can't stand the smell of cooking meat. I think you need to go and see a doctor".
"Mary, I need you to go and get something for me". Satine says.
Mary nods and comes closer, Satine whispers something into Mary's ear. Her eyes widen,
"Of course Duchess". Mary says as she rushes off.
I need to speak to him