Part II

Eadu

A lone Nu-Class transport came out of hyperspace. Adorned with the classic Republican colours, the transport made its way through the rough atmosphere of Eadu. Not so long ago, the transport carrying Jyn, Cassian, K-2SO and Shadow Company had just been to Jedha to search for a cargo pilot and Saw Gerrera. The mission was a success. They managed to extract the cargo pilot while he was enroute to the rebels and just before the destruction of Jedha city at the hands of the Imperials, Saw Gerrera went with them to rendezvous with a Venator-Class Star Destroyer belonging to the Galactic Marines, Jet.

Jet, Venator Star Destroyer, Above Planet Eadu

The transport landed in one of the hangers where several clone marines lead by Commander Bacara met them.

"Captain Saber. Welcome to Jet. Come with us." Bacara commanded as he had two marines lead Saw to the medical bay to analyse his sickness. The group went with Bacara to the bridge where an operation was being conducted.

"We have sent Delta squad to retrieve Galen Erso from the Eadu facility. They have managed to hijack the communications array and we have received Intel that our mutual friend, Orson Krennic, is on his way there." Said Bacara as he gripped the command module.

Saber looked at Jyn and said, "Sir, should we send Mundi Squadron? They have the capabilities to assist in protecting the ground mission and eliminate Krennic in the process."

Jyn had a curious and worried look. She knew there would be a possibility of sending a squadron, having seen a group of clone pilots getting ready to go in their Z-95 Headhunters and one was going to an early Clone Wars model of the BTL-A4 Y-Wing. "I'm sorry. Mundi squadron?"

Bacara looked at her with a blank expression. She couldn't read his face due to the helmet. "Mundi squadron is an elite clone squadron. They're special in the way that they are Force-sensitive. I'm afraid we can't reveal the location of the planet but the planet is strong with the Force. This enables the clones who are bred there to have a higher affinity to the Force than any other soldiers throughout the army. Some have gone into squadron like this one while others remained as part of a special guard unit called the Jedi Guards. If there is anyone that can avoid collateral damage, it is Mundi squadron."

Bacara moved to activate a button and spoke, "Mundi squadron, battle stations. You are going to Eadu. Do not target Galen Erso. Target the facility and eliminate Krennic"

The clone pilots headed to their individual planes whereas the leader went into an Eta-2 Actis Class Light Interceptor. Adorned with brown markings and a mural of Ki-Adi Mundi, the clone leader went into the cockpit and started its engines. "This is Mundi-One. Standing by for mission launch. Mundi -Squadron, sound off!"

"Mundi-Two. Standing by."

"Mundi-Three. Standing by."

"Mundi-Four. Standing by."

"Mundi-Five. Standing by."

"Mundi-Six. Standing by."

"Mundi-Seven. Standing by."

"Mundi-Eight. Standing by."

"Mundi-Nine. Standing by."

"Mundi-Ten. Standing by."

"Mundi-Eleven. Standing by."

"Mundi-Twelve. Bomber. Standing by."

"This is Mundi-One. Ready for take-off."

Bacara was about to give the command when Delta squad radioed in. "We need cover now. We got Galen Erso. I repeat, we have Erso. Requesting air support!"

The commander of the Galactic Marines gave his command. "Mundi Squadron, go!"

The squadron left the hangar of the Venator and straight through the atmosphere. As they neared the target, the leader activated his s-foil and the others primed their weapons.

"Delta squad, this is Mundi-One. Approaching target now. Clear the field now!"

The leader fired his green lasers first and pulled up. The Z-95s followed their leader and fired their blue lasers, each hitting a stormtrooper.

"Mundi-Twelve, you may begin your bombing descent."

As the Y-wing approached, several TIE fighters took to the air. Unfortunately before they could shoot down the Y-Wing, they were shot down almost immediately by Mundi-Five and Six.

"This is Mundi-Twelve. Approaching bombing area. Proton torpedoes, away."

As the purple bombs approached, Krennic and his Death Troopers fled for cover. The bombs hit their marks and destroyed Krennic's shuttle, causing the man and his guards to be blown away by the explosion.

"Target is down but not KIA. Repeat, not KIA." Said, Mundi-Eight as he circled around the target area. Suddenly, he weaved out of his circle as green lasers were fired on him. A lone turbolaser began firing deadly green lasers at the squadron. Mundi-One pulled up and went for a dive to the turbo cannon. Seeing his target through the Force, he fired at the laser's weak point causing it to explode and killing its occupants.

Krennic was led away by his death troopers to another shuttle, Zeta class cargo shuttle to safely lead him to another planet where he could secure another one of his Delta-Class T-3C shuttles. As the cargo shuttle pulled away, Mundi-3 and 4 gave chase. They started firing onto the shuttle but could not penetrate its shield. Just as the rest of the squadrons were about to fire their laser cannon, the shuttle exited out the atmosphere and went into hyperspace jump. Seeing that it would become a hopeless task of finding the shuttle, they pulled away and went back to protect the LAAT/I carrying Galen Erso.

Command Bridge

Bacara banged his fist on the module, angry that such a traitor to the Republic got away. The last time he felt such anger was the day he lost his Jedi General and friend, Ki-Adi Mundi. He saw his General shot through the heart by a lone Coruscant guard trooper. Having chased the trooper himself and almost beat him to death, the assassin was led away and executed by the Galactic Marines with Bacara delivering the final shot through the heart.

"Damn it! Shadow Company, take Galen Erso and Saw Gerrera back to Yavin IV. We must clear the systems before any Imperials come. We would need a Venator-II class to combat an Imperial-I star destroyer." Commanded Bacara as he lifted his fists.

Saber nodded and saluted. Jyn did the same, although she did it in an awkward manner. As Saber left the bridge, Jyn was about to do the same but stopped. She turned towards Bacara and said, "Thank you. You managed to save my father. That's something the Rebel Alliance would not have done had the order Cassian was given be blocked by the council"

An order to kill Galen Erso came from General Draven of the Rebel Alliance. The Council of Commanders immediately repealed the order and sent a different order, ensuring the survival of an Imperial scientist who could very well reveal a weakness in the superweapon. This caused a small rift between GANR and the Rebels but was immediately rectified by Mon Mothma who promised that GANR would not interfere with future orders given by Rebel Command. Mon Mothma, one of the original leaders of the Rebel Alliance, acted as a form of ambassador between the two governing militaries. Having seen the loyalties of the clones and seen first-hand the clones' fighting prowess, she aligned herself more to GANR as it represented everything the Republic once was.

Bacara nodded to Jyn and gave the command to leave the Eadu system. Bacara walked towards the bridge window and wondered to himself.

'I wonder what General Mundi would think of us. What would he say about our roles in this new war.'