Star Hunters

Just One of Those Missions

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King assassinated. With the tragic loss of King Katuunko of Toydaria, the Republic must re-negotiate with Toydaria's newly crowned king. Sending few political Senators to Toydaria accompanied by Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano. The Jedi Council also dispatches Jedi Master Jitzuu Rapterra and his Padawan Mathius Zedler to aid in this important mission, but Count Dooku hires a band of bounty hunters to intercept this mission...

At a Coruscant hanger

Anakin and Ahsoka had already loaded up the supplies and the Senators are already on board. They stood by the cruiser, awaiting for Master Rapterra and his apprentice.

"Master, what's Rapterra like?" Ahsoka asked.

"Well, I know is that Master Rapterra is the only known Ssi-ruu Jedi and is general of the 329th Battalion." Anakin replied.

"Ssi-ruu? The saurian species of Lwekk?"

"Yep. Before the Clone Wars started, Master Rapterra never trained a Padawan. Now that he is in command of clones, he requested the Council for an apprentice."

Captain Rex approached them. "Sir, General Rapterra is on approach."

Shortly after that three LAATs landed. Rapterra, Mathius, and 329th clones exited the gunships. Rapterra stood about 6'6'' and Mathius was about Ahsoka's height. The four Jedi bowed in greeting.

"Glad to have you aboard, Master Rapterra." Anakin said.

"The please is mine." Rapterra replied. "Introduce yourself, apprentice."

He bowed to Anakin and Ahsoka. "Padawan Mathius Zedler, at you service."

Ahsoka held out her hand for a hand shake. "I'm Ahsoka Tano." He shook her hand.

"So, you sent the rest of your Battalion to Toydaria?" Anakin asked. Noticing Rapterra had only thirty-four clone troopers.

"You did the same thing with your Legion, didn't you?" Rapterra asked.

"Great Masters think alike."

"I heard that we are being accompanied by three ARC troopers, yes?"

"We'll give you details once we take off." Anakin said.

Everyone got aboard the Consular-class cruiser. The ship took off and once it got into Coruscant's orbit they made the jump to lightspeed.

In the Cruiser

In the lower decks of the ship, two troopers checked the area. Suddenly one of the crates behind them shook. They turned and readied their blaster rifles.

"Check it out. I'll cover you." Clone Trooper #1 said.

"Copy that." Clone Trooper #2 replied. He advanced to the crates.

Suddenly a cable wire wrapped around Clone Trooper #1's neck. Causing him to suffocate, then he was pulled into the shadows.

"Don't think it was nothing." He turned and saw his partner was gone. "Uh, where are you."

Then a metallic object smacked him on the back of the neck. Causing him instant death. The attackers emerged from the shadows. They were six bounty hunters, Cad Bane, Robonino, Cato Parasitti, Embo, Moralo Eval, and Twazzi.

"Alright then." Bane said. He held out a hologram projector. The image displayed the ship. "The tasks is simple; Robonino and Embo will infeltrate the Fuel Driver and disengage the hyperspeed generator. By that time the ship will stop at our designation point. Where the Separatist fleet. During that time Cato impersonate one of the clones and sabotage the escape pods and communications. The rest of us will round up the Senators and kill who ever gets in the way."

In the trooper barracks, Anakin began to debrief the mission. "This is going to be a simple mission. Escorting the Senators to Toydaria is the easy part. Once we're there, we'll form up with the rest of the our forces and create a perimeter on the planet's most sacred cities. Also we have ARC troopers Fives, Orion, and Clankbuster, they'll continue."

Anakin stood down for Clankbuster. "Fives and Orion will accompany General Skywalker's soldiers and watch the Northern sectors. While General Rapterra's soldiers and I cover the South. And I trust you'll be right there with the dignitaries?"

"That's the plan." Ahsoka said.

"Men, get some rest. You're gonna need it when we land." Anakin said.

The four Jedis and the three ARC troopers went to the the passenger cabins. Where the Senators were. The Senators that are to negotiate with Toydaria's new king are Padmé Amidala, Riyo Chuchi, Ask Ask, and Jakker-Sun.

"Senators, we should be arriving momentarily." Anakin said.

"Thank you, Master Jedi." Padmé replied.

At the escape pod controls, a lone clone stood at the controls. Cato, imposing a clone, enter the room. He looked back, "Everything's fine here." He looked back to the controls. Cato aimed her blaster at him and fired. Killing him instantly. She kicked the corpse out of the way, jammed the system and launched all escape pods.

Since they were still in lightspeed the pods exploded once jettisoned. The impacts shook the ship. In the bridge the two pilots wondered what it was. "What the hell was that?" Starboard asked.

"I dunno." The second pilot replied.

At the Fuel Driver, Robonino typed in some codes and then flipped a switch. "Engines out." Embo replied in his alien language.

The crusier stopped in the middle of a Separatist fleet. Although all the ships are destroyed. "Whoa, what the hell happened to the clanker fleet? Did the rest of the fleet do that?"

The second pilot looked at the radar. "Negative. That system ain't even Toydaria. It's Xerton 8, a remote system." The radar went off "Wait. An unknown vessel is detected."

A massive ship appeared. It was obviously equipped with a cloaking device. Inside the ship, the crew ran a weaponry scan on the cruiser. Two shadowy figures in an unknown language agreed of something. Then the ship launched a tractor beam at them.

"Shit! I can't pull out!" Starboard shouted.

The mysterious ship took it to the the nearby planet, Xerton 8. A remote forestial planet. As it was taking the ship, it fire small ion cannons on the three engines of the cruiser.

"Better warn everyone to get to the escape pods." The second pilot said.

"Not gonna happen. Because one; we lost communications, and two; all the pods have been launched." Starboard said.

"What?"

"Just keep the ship steady in case they shut down the tractor beam. I'll go warn everyone." Starboard left the bridge.

"I hope he hurries. 'Cause it looks like they won't let go until the last second."

Both ships gained speed and the moment they broke through the planet's atmosphere. The mysterious ship detached the cruiser. The clone pilot struggled to keep the ship stable. "Come on, baby. Pull up."

Starboard got to Senate quarters. "Generals, we have a problem."

Xerton 8

CRASH! The cruiser impacted a open area surface bow first. When the cruiser stopped everyone who can move got out. The four Jedis, the four Senators, fifty two clones, and to everyone else's surprise six bounty hunters.

The Jedi activated their lightsabers and the clone aimed their blasters, protecting the Senators. The bounty hunters readied their weapons.

"Are you really gonna stand off four Jedi and fifty two clones?" Rapterra asked.

"I'd rather go down in glory than be arrested and rot in prison." Bane replied.

Before anyone did anything, the mysterious ship flew overhead and launched a smaller transport. It landed not that far from them.

"One of yours, slimo?" Ahsoka asked.

"No, the Separatist were the ones who hired us." Moralo replied.

"that's the ship that wiped out the Separatist fleet." Starboard said.

"Then perhaps a temporary truce. Until we find out who we're up against and a way off this rock." Rapterra said. Anakin, Ahsoka, and the Senators looked at him with surprise.

"Give us a moment." Bane said. The six mercenaries huddle together.

Ahsoka looked at Mathius. "Your Master can't be serious, can he?"

"I'll explain later." Mathius replied.

"Master Rapterra, you don't know what kind of damage Bane has done to the Republic." Padmé said.

"Oh. That's where his 'damage' comes in. We make a truce, we fight together, and we all get out alive. Trust me, Senator Amidala, I was breed from the pits of Lwekk before the Jedi discovered me."

Cad Bane went up to Rapterra. "We will accept, if you promise not to arrest us for crime that we were unable to start."

"As long as none of you wise up, there will be no problems." Rapterra held out his claw.

Bane held out his hand and shook Rapterra's claw in agreement.

"Next move, Master?" Mathius asked.

"Find that transport. Then find out who we're dealing with." Rapterra said.

"Captain Rex, Ahsoka, protect the Senators." Anakin said.

"ARC troopers, Mathius, you as well." Rapterra said. "Commander Tyro, Blaze, take point."

Soon the strangely formed group headed for the woods. To were that transport ship landed. As for the larger ship, it took off.

Meanwhile, where the transport ship landed the side doors opened. At least ten, 7 foot, masked creatures emerged from the ship. One, who revealed to have tusk coming out from it's mask, pressed a button on it's wrist equipment. Then three large crates hovered out of the ship. Whatever is in the crates, they are vicious. And these creatures are on the hunt.

To Be continued