Chapter 2 is up.
WATER WARS!
TENSIONS RUN HIGH ON THE OCEAN WORLD OF MON CALAMARI, WHERE TWO SEPARATE PEOPLES, THE AGGRESSIVE SQUID-LIKE QUARREN AND THEIR PEACEFUL NEIGHBOR, THE MON CALAMARI, STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN A FRAGILE CO-EXISTENCE.
ADDING TO THE STRIFE, THE KING OF THE MON CALAMARI HAS BEEN FOUND MYSTERIOUSLY MURDERED, LEAVING HIS YOUNG SON, PRINCE LEE-CHAR, TO GUIDE HIS PEOPLE ALONE.
BUT THE QUARREN RACE WILL NOT ACCEPT THE NEW RULER AS THEIR KING.
SENATOR AMIDALA AND HER JEDI BODYGUARD HAVE ARRIVED TO HELP RESOLVE THE MATTER AND TO AVOID PLUNGING THE PLANET INTO CIVIL WAR...
Revan, Ahsoka, Fisto and a battalion of clones were dispatched to Mon Cala. And for this mission Revan switched his neck-high shirt and pants for a dark blue wetsuit before slipping his chest armor back on then his belt, followed by his robes, gauntlet, boots and finally his mask. During the time between his marriage to Ahsoka and now, he replaced his wrist com with one built into his mask and also installed a built in rebreather for missions just like this one. Ahsoka had equipped herself with a diving suit and mask that covered her face but left he lekku and montrals free while the clones put on deep sea armor. The group flew across the ocean planet and towards the point where the others were below using gunships. "Blue leader standing by." Ahsoka said over her com. "Commencing deployment. Three. Two. One. Mark." Fisto said before each group in the gunships jumped out and into the water. The married couple and Fisto each grabbed an OMS Devilfish sub so they could move through the water faster while the clones had built in jets on their SCUBA armor, then headed towards the battle.
The group reached the underwater city quickly and started firing at the droids and Quarrens with their subs. The SCUBAs opened fire on the enemy once they were above the Mon Calamari. Ahsoka and Revan shot a few droids and squids that attempted to get Anakin as he tried to retrieve his diving helmet that was taken off by one of the squids. Ahsoka grabbed it and the couple moved over to him before she tossed it at him. "You called for back up?" she asked with a smirk as he put the helmet back on and emptied the water. The older Knight coughed a bit. "I had it under control, Snips." he replied, mirroring her smirk. "I knew you'd say that." she joked before leaving with her husband.
"Ahsoka, Revan, cover the prince. I'm going to the senators." he told them. "Got it, Master." she replied as the two headed towards the palace and saw a lone Mon Calamari shooting at a male Karkarodon charging towards the person. Ahsoka ignited her saber and slashed the shark across the face just as they reached the prince. "Grab on!" she said. "Good idea." he agreed before doing so. The three quickly sped away with the shark following close behind. "Get us out of here!" the prince exclaimed. "Hang on!" she said before turning so the sub would spin around. "I am! I am!" he said quickly as she made the sub twist around. 'I have to do something! No. I'd either heat the water up pretty fast or freeze it all solid if i used my sabers. Lightning is out of the question, and I don't dare use one hand to steer at this speed while attempting to Force push with the other.'
Ahsoka managed to knock him away before they went into one of the tubes spanning across the city. The shark caught up with them from the outside and tried bashing through the glass to get to them. "I'm slipping!" the prince exclaimed, trying to keep his grip on her sub. Revan noticed five aqua droids enter the tube from a point up ahead just as the prince did. "Look out! They're coming right at us!" he warned. "I'm letting go!" she yelled before doing so. The sub flew into the droids and destroyed the two in front before Revan let his go as well, destroying the others once it made contact.
The three stopped themselves from moving forward and just floated in the tube. "Look out behind you!" she warned as the shark bashed against the tube again. "As long as we're in the tube, we're safe." he said with some relief in his voice. "Well we can't just stay here forever." Revan pointed out. The shark bashed against it from below then from the side before hitting the side again, only this time he managed to smash his head through. The Karkarodon roared at them as he tried forcing himself through before turning his attention to the four Mon Calamari shooting him. Within seconds he killed all four of them with his sharp teeth and moved away after catching the fourth in his mouth. "Hurry!" Ahsoka urged her husband and the prince while the shark was distracted. The three swam through the tube as quickly as they could.
The Jedi and prince soon regrouped with the others and the couple went over to Anakin, Padme and Ackbar. "Prince Lee-Char." Tills greeted. "Senator Tills. Gald to see your safe." he greeted back with relief in his voice. "You must prepare to dictate terms for a Quarren surrender." she told him. "Surrender?" she asked confused. "Not so fast, senator." Ackbar said to her before the prince turned to him. "I know the Quarren. They won't surrender." Lee-Char told him. "We may have won the first battle your highness, but it won't be the last." Anakin said. "It's only a matter of time before they launch another assault." Ackbar said. "I sense the real battle is about to begin." the older Knight said before they looked downward at behemoth jellyfish with yellow cybernetic domes on top float up slowly.
"We have no defence against those!" the prince warned. "This isn't gonna be easy." Anakin said. "All troops, battle stations!" Fisto ordered. The clones and Mon Calamari readied their blasters and blaster spears. The prince picked a spear up from the ground. "Do not fire until the prince gives the command." Ackbar ordered as more jellyfish appeared and electricity occasionally danced on their tentacles. "Steady. Steady." Ackbar said, holding his hand up. The Jedi activated their sabers and Padme took her pistol out. Revan decided to try his sabers. 'Hopefully they won't boil or freeze us.' "Now, your highness." Ackbar told him. Lee-Char floated forward a bit and held his spear up. "Attack!" he yelled.
The clones, Mon Calamari and Padme opened fire while the Jedi waited until they got closer. Revan activated his sabers and the water didn't heat or freeze. 'That's a relief.' A jellyfish was right above them and one of its tentacles touched two Mon Calamari, killing them instantly. One clone was killed right before they noticed droids coming from behind and below. The Jedi deflected any blasts that came toward them and slashed at the droids that came near them. "Ahsoka, find a way out of here!" her master said. She nodded and cut a droid in half before over to the prince. Revan floated in front to deflect any bolts that came towards them. "Prince, where's somewhere safe?" she asked him. "We can't retreat, not now. We've got to be brave." he replied. "There's a time to attack and a timer to retreat, and now is not the time to be brave." Ackbar said as he floated over. Lee-Char nodded at him and turned back to the padawan. "The safest place is in the caves." he told her. "I agree, your highness. Follow me." Ackbar said before swimming carefully through the jellyfish, followed by the rest, minus Fisto who decided to hold the enemy off until they got further. The group soon swam downward and entered the caves.
The group stopped for a moment to let some stragglers catch up. Ackbar swam over to the prince and the two younger Jedi. "Thanks to you both, and to these brave soldiers. I wish I could have done more for my people. Maybe then we would've been spared all of this, the illusion that I could actually lead in my father's place." Lee-Char said, looking down solemnly. "You're father would be proud of you." Ackbar said to him. "Proud? We lost." the prince replied. "Today you learn the hardest lesson a commander can learn: how to live to fight another day." Ackbar said gently before the four swam over to the others.
Chapter 2 is done.