Son of Mandalore

Hey everyone, I just watched Rogue One recently and man can I say it was one of the best films I have seen in the cinema, loved Darth Vader and the story line was amazing. Jyn Erso and Krennic were well played by the respected actors, man that film to me was a lot better than The Force Awakens. Feel free to PM or review about your opinions on the films and the show :P

Anyways I guess it's time to carry on with the story.

Kandosii's father is an interesting character and I wanted to paint him as a Tywin Lannister of the SW Universe he is obsessed with his family lineage and is hungry for power and will give up anything to get it…maybe his own wife.

Chapter Eight: Ordo Outpost

Previously

"Clan Ordo has a base on Dxun the planets largest moon, it's also a hyperspace route we possess and used against the Republic to penetrate the core world defences in the early days of the Republic when our people fought against them. It almost won Mandalore the galaxy thousands of years ago, and is a closely guarded secret" Kandosii informed whilst looking to everyone in the cockpit silently asking them not to speak of this again.

"The rebels must have discovered the base somehow and attacked the complex…"

"We don't know anything for sure, now we can find out more information when we land there and see for ourselves" Hera calmly said turning around in her chair to face everyone whilst the ship was in hyperspace.

"That is what I fear" Kandosii muttered gazing into space watching the stars go by in streaks of light.

Arrival at Dxun

The Ghost dropped out of hyperspace approaching the jungle moon of Dxun, Kandosii opened a secure line from his gauntlet before trying to make communication with the Mandalorian base.

"Dxun outpost this Kandosii Ordo please respond…." The crew was met with static, Kandosii was hoping that it was just a communications error but after five times of trying to contact them he feared for the worst.

"Well best go take a look and see what we're dealing with" Hera said whilst looking towards Kandosii expectantly wanting the location of the outpost. He came over and locked in the co-ordinates into the computer nodding at the Twi'lek who made for a quick descent. To avoid Imperial Headquarters from Onderon scanning the ship

"This is really bad Ba'vod'ika prepare for heavy resistance when he hit the surface" Kandosii spoke to Parjir who merely nodded in response checking his weapons and armour were in their correct position.

The ship entered the atmosphere and the crew could see why this base was never found, the vast jungle would hide all traces of a military complex if one was considerate about the terrain, vast valleys which could hide some of the alliances' largest ships with ease, however as they got closer towards the location indicated on the ships tracking device a plume of smoke could be seen rising.

"Guess we know why they weren't responding" Sabine spoke out loud confirming what was on everyone's mind, the Mandalorians were nervous. Who or what could take out the outpost without them being able to request or report anything to his father on Ordo? The ship came over the base and the full extent could be seen the walls of the compound had been breached in three areas and scorch marks on the walls and floor as well as the buildings indicated a fierce battle had taken place here with the evidence that a fight had occurred were the bodies of the Ordo clansmen.

"Parjir check for survivors and to see if there are any signs of who did this" Kandosii ordered a lump in his throat forming, this was different from the times he led men into battle an organised force had hit this base and clearly knew the protocol as the carnage and the complete annihilation of the base's garrison was almost flawlessly carried out. The bodies seemed to mass around the centre of the complex with those lucky enough to get back into a fighting position were littered around the entrance to the command station which seemed comparatively intact than other buildings on the base.

"These men didn't have a chance…" Sabine solemnly spoke as she knelt down near the entrance of what was formerly a barracks where armour less Mandalorians were lying with blaster marks littering their bodies all except one didn't have a weapon around them. Parjir was close still looking for a possible survivor angry at how he couldn't protect his comrades, there was no honour in killing unarmed men, he removed his helmet and rubbed the scar that marred his face from his right eye to his chin. Whoever the cowards were they would pay for this he promised silently as he lowered a soldiers head back down to the ground gently after confirming he hadn't survived the attack.

"Whoever hit this base didn't just want to remove this place they could have done so from a bombardment, they must have been after information or equipment. Something you rebels require more than anyone else…" Kandosii said after he had assessed the situation.

"Or whoever did this made it look that way so the Mandalorians who discovered this would suspect" Sabine said convinced that this wasn't a rebel attack it couldn't be, the partisans didn't have the resources to inflict this much damage on a Mandalorian force.

"Why don't we scout the area around the base to see if we can see any evidence of who carried out the assault while you, Sabine and Parjir check the command building maybe someone left a trail behind. Chopper stay with the ship" Kanaan suggested before heading out of the outpost to the surrounding area with Ezra while Hera and Zeb went out one of the breach points.

"As you say Jetiise" Kandosii spoke before turning and going towards the entrance with Parjir and Sabine quickly following, as he approached the doorway he could see that these doors had been blasted inwards meaning that there would be more bodies inside he thought darkly and it showed on his face.

"Whatever's in there we are here with you Kando" Sabine reassured placing a comforting hand on his shoulder, he nodded his thanks towards her before taking out his lightsaber, who knew what traps had been left or what defences were still functioning. The corridor into the command building was dark with no power working, the only light that was provided was when an exposed power lines sparked and a deep purple coming from Kandosii's lightsaber, the three Mandalorians proceeded with caution activating their lights on the helmets.

"You two keep behind me if this base follows the same protocol as some of our other outposts it should have turrets that are battery powered at key intersections, let's move out" Kandosii ordered the other two conforming to his idea forming up behind the Ordo heir.

"I thought the fight outside was bad…" Parjir mused out loud taking in the surrounding area, the walls and floor were layered in soot with some of the walls missing large portions. The enemy must have removed their dead but left the Ordo fallen where they died either slumped against the walls or face down on the floor. The only thing that Kandosii was relieved about was the fact that his mother was not among them he hadn't seen any Night Owls around which was potentially a good sign maybe they had made it out… or were taken prisoner.

"These defensive positions would be nearly impossible to take without overwhelming numbers especially since they wouldn't have had the element of surprise on the ones inside" Parjir again speculated.

"The rebels on Onderon wouldn't have anywhere near the manpower to take this base out though it paves way to another puzzle who does and who would?" Sabine spoke clearly bewildered like the other two before spotting something.

"I recognise that…" Sabine moves around Kandosii walking over towards an abandoned crate Parjir was intrigued raising an eyebrow but continued to scan the environment, Kandosii felt a minor disturbance like he did when someone was about to attack him he could see part of the wall retracting and a mini gun mounted to the structure popped out.

"Sabine!" Kandosii shouted before diving across the corridor tackling Sabine under the laser fire before she was killed, in his haste to save his friend he had completely forgot about Parjir though it would seem that he had the same idea about taking cover beneath the incoming fire.

"Glad to see you care about me Ba'vod'ika" Parjir said sarcastically whilst dusting himself off, he wouldn't let this one down no matter what Kandosii had over him. Everyone on Ordo would know he saved the 'damsel' over his own cousin, he could picture the girls swooning over Kandosii now bringing a devious smirk onto his face beneath the helmet.

"Don't you even think about it Par…" Kandosii threatened knowingly full well what he was thinking although he was met with an evil glint from Parjir.

"We are close to the command room, it's just around the corner" Kandosii said trying to change the subject.

"Anymore hidden death traps around there Vode?Or are we safe?" Parjir teased hoping to get a reaction, Sabine merely sighed before looking back at the crate that had almost gotten all of them killed. It bore an insignia that was Imperial related but wasn't one she was familiar with.

"Hey do you two recognise this insignia?" Sabine called back gaining both of their attention, they moved slowly towards the crate. Parjir looked like her knowing it was familiar but not knowing exactly whose it belonged to. Kandosii on the other hand knew and his face was contorted with rage.

"That's the mark of the Imperial Death Troopers, Empire's elite troopers. Supposed to be their answer for us I suppose. Wonder how many it took to take out this base" Kandosii informed before making his way towards the corner as the miniguns had overheated he ignited his lightsaber before cutting them off the wall.

"Two less death traps to worry about" Kandosii joked before turning and heading towards the command room. They made it to what appeared to be the command room evidence of fierce resistance around this room would suggest that the assumption was correct, the door had no power so it wouldn't open without being forced.

"The doors won't budge I need a hand, Sabine find something to brace the door. Parjir over here" Sabine nodded before walking back to grab the crate leaving the two Mandalorians alone.

"I don't get it why wouldn't they call for help?, we could have mobilised a strike team to help within the hour and by how to bodies have fallen they held out for much longer than that" The statement showed the truth they had put up a strong resistance fighting every step back towards this room the bodies confirmed it until they made their last stand outside obviously giving the personnel inside as much time as possible to send out a distress signal.

"Maybe the answers we are looking for are inside this room" Parjir suggested earning a nod from Kando, Sabine rounded the corner dragging the crate and moved it into position ready to knock into place to prevent the door from fully closing.

"Everyone ready?" Kando asked at the door ready to pull it open, he received nods of approval from the two before pulling with all his might alongside Parjir. Sabine managed to wedge the crate sideways so they wouldn't have to re pull on the doors to get out. Parjir took a quick glance around the room and saw more dead Mandalorians he began to search for evidence as to what might have killed them.

Kandosii proceeded towards the main terminal which was still intact, he looked to see if they had asked for help and was shocked at the result he saw that they were currently transmitting a 'request for help' signal and had been for some time, why didn't his father send reinforcements? He tried to dig deeper and see if any security footage was still intact though he couldn't slice very well, Sabine came over from across the room.

"I can get into those files if you give me the data pad you have" Sabine offered

"Be my guest" Kandosii replied

Kandosii went back to the console, he hit the power switch to the base hoping that the generators were still functional, with a stroke of luck the lights came back on though dimmed. He opened the door next to the command room and saw the armoury which had been untouched by the Imperials, he began to load one of the supply crates inside the armoury with blasters and explosives the Rebels could probably do with them to fight against the empire and it wasn't like they were going to be used again. He hit the Anti-Grav button on the crate before pushing it back into the command room before he left he glanced back and saw a single jetpack, he smirked of course there was one… he grabbed that two before heading back to Sabine who had her head down with her eyebrows furrowed deep in concentration with her biting her inner cheek in anger, the sight was funny yet attractive and he couldn't help but chuckle which in turn caught her attention as Sabine whipped her head up and looked directly at him.

"What is it?" Sabine demanded wanting to know why he was laughing at her.

"Found a few weapons that your friends might need in the armoury and found this at the back as I was leaving, take it. It's yours" Kandosii showed her the jetpack before holding it out towards her. Sabine looked like she'd won the galactic lottery she'd always wanted a jetpack, she put the Data pad down as she had finished inputting her code to crack it and grabbed the jetpack as if scared it would be taken away placed it on her upper back and wrapped Kandosii in a tight hug. As soon as she touched him it felt like electricity had surged through him and he felt warm suddenly, he found that he liked the feeling. Though as she stepped back away from the embrace he felt cold suddenly wanting that warmth to return.

"Thank you the squadron will appreciate these weapons, you didn't have to do any of this really" Sabine lowered her head as a blush creeped up her neck and onto her cheeks, though she wouldn't admit it she missed the feeling also when parting. They were interrupted by a hologram sprouting to life from the data pad.

"We are under attack from Imperial death troopers and have sustained heavy losses, they have broken through the outer defences and are making their way inside the complex… Not sure how much longer we can hold out for… VIP has been successfully evacuated off base and his heading for Onderon as ship is incapable of hyperspace.

"GET DOWN"

"FOR MANDALORE"

"ARGGHHHH-" the transmission ended there and Kandosii turned off the data pad and looked down at the who he assumed had been the one calling for assistance frantically.

"Udes pirusti verd" Kandosii muttered whilst placing a hand over the fallen warrior's heart.

"Well I guess we know how the Onderon Cell is involved in this, the ship must have landed or crashed near them. Only thing is where did the ship crash or land" Sabine said

"I'd like to go and speak to them about the release of my buir" Kandosii spoke now filled with a little hope knowing that his mother had made it off this moon.

"Well the soldier mentioned a ship left here, maybe it was monitored from the base's coms room we could track its trajectory and narrow down a location" Sabine suggested before making her way to the command table to bring up a map of the base, Kandosii looked around in amazement to Parjir who nodded his head.

"Defence protocol 66 deactivate, clearance level Ordo- Kandosii" Kandosii spoke into the control panel.

"Defensive weaponry deactivated" an AI voice spoke out loud.

"Won't have to worry about getting blasted by the base now, I see the coms room it's time to find out where my buir is" Kandosii took off down the hallways like a gundark charging towards its trapped prey with Sabine and Parjir following until they eventually came across the door, the power was not working for this door it could never be that easy.

"It's Magnetically sealed we aren't moving this with our hands and I don't want to risk bringing the building down on us with explosives stand guard you two" Kandosii said when they caught up to him. He raised his hand trying to focus on the doors opening, imagining overcoming the lock and gently prise the doors open; he was sweating and his hand began to shake when at last the door opened. He exhaled his relief and the two turned around walking into the com room Sabine heading to the console to begin calculating the trajectory of the outgoing Mandalorian vessel.

"It appears that it set down at an old outpost pre-Imperial, it's not that far away from the Capital city…" Sabine informed

"Well then we must hurry, it would be best to send the co-ordinates to your astromech droid so he can pre-program the route to the landing point" Parjir spoke before moving towards the exit when he suddenly felt something grip his ankle. It was an Ordo warrior by the looks of him he had a blaster wounds on his left shoulder and upper right thigh but he was clearly still alive.

"Hey guys we've got a live one here" Parjir shouted removing the warriors armour as quickly as possible to check the wounds they weren't pretty… with an infection on the shoulder making it look a pale green in stark contrast to the olive colour that was present elsewhere. Parjir took out his Bacta and Kolto packs and began cleaning the wounds, he gave the soldier some water receiving what could be best described as an attempted nod of thanks.

Sabine and Kandosii rushed over to Parjir after they had sent the information to chopper, as they both looked at the injuries they grimaced in pain. It did not look good for the warrior, any more time alone in this facility and he would have died but his fate was still in the balance.

"It… the Empire… Mandalorians too… they wore our armour… we thought they were the replacements…ambushed they came for Lady Ordo… evacuated" The warrior spoke in a state of delirium before closing his eyes.

"Is he gone Ba'vod'ika?" Kandosii asked unsure not wanting to leave too hastily out of respect for the warrior.

"No, he's just unconscious but needs to be taken to a medical bay soon. Is there one on your ship?" Parjir asked Sabine who nodded in reply. Parjir slowly picked up the soldier and began carrying him out gently. They made it to the ship shortly afterwards boarding to see the ghost crew already aboard.

"Where's the med bay master Jedi?" Parjir calmly asked trying to shift the soldiers weight so he could lower him easier.

"Follow me" Kanaan led the Mandalorian away. Whilst Kandosii and Sabine made their way towards the cockpit Kandosii reflected on the recent events, finding the base and all the occupants except one dead and the news of his mother being alive spurred him on, hoping he could save her. Manda knows what he'd do if he failed now that he was so close.

Chapter Finished

That last line… man I just couldn't help myself do we have a future Sith Lord in Kandosii? After watching Rogue One I'm feeling pretty dark :D The next chapter should finally conclude this section of the story and we will see the admission of one character into the Rebel Cause. As always thanks for viewing this story even more so for those who follow and favourite means so much to me especially when I see a review gives me a sense that you guys are interested even if it's a suggestion on what I could have done to improve the chapter or if it's something that you liked about the chapter.

See you all next time , I'm interested in possibly finding a Beta for this story this Universe is so big and dynamic that often inputs from another's perspective really can make all the difference, part of what makes Star Wars so great. Plus, I most probably have a grammatical error in the story.

Translation:

Buir= Parent/ (mother)

Ba'vod'ika= Cousin

Udes pirusti verd =rest well soldier

Jetiise= Jedi

Notes: When the Mandalorian is speaking in his feverish state it is in Mandalorian, the sentence is in English as it is so fractured and I felt like it would have more of an effect if you could tell what he was saying whilst reading through it.

If you are a fan of the Mandalorians you will know that they do not have Lords/Lady's as per one of the Mandalore's claims of them being a culture and not needing a structure of command like kings/lords as it were. I'm finding it increasingly difficult to see where this doctrine comes from as surely the heads of Clans themselves are leaders thus a command structure and Mandalore which translate from Mando'a their language as sole leader. If anyone has any idea on how their claim is justifiable I will try and write it into the story but from now on I going to refer to Kandosii and his father Vrom as a Lord and Bo-Katan as Lady Ordo when other Mandalorians and Political figures interact with or talk about them.