Here is chapter 5.
A PLANET OF PEACE!
THE ARTISAN COLONY OF THE PLANET KIROS CREATED A SOCIETY WITHOUT WEAPONS.
INSTEAD OF WAR, THEY PURSUE ART AND BEAUTY.
BUT IN THE CLONE WARS, EVEN PEACE-LOVING WORLDS ARE SEEMINGLY FORCED TO CHANGE SIDES...
Obi-Wan, Rex, Cody, the two Knights and Ahsoka were in orbit near Kiros in Anakin's new flagship. The group along with a battalion of clones took four gunships down to the village while four carrier gunships deployed an AT-TE each. The Jedi and most clones used speeder bikes while four scout clones took AT-RTs. The Republic forces took off through the empty village. "Anybody else think it's to quiet? I haven't seen any colonists." Ahsoka said as the five on the bikes flew beside each other. "They're probably hiding." Anakin said. "Let's hope they stay hidden. It makes our job easier if we don't have to worry about them in battle." Obi-Wan said. "I don't like it. The clankers have never been shy about using civvies as living shields." Rex said. "I'm sure they're here somewhere. Let's make for the city centre." the older Knight said before they sped up.
"Clanker droids, dead ahead." Ahsoka warned as five commando droids on speeder bikes stopped not far ahead of them. "Squad, tighten up. Form on me." Anakin ordered as the droids started moving towards them. Rex shot first and took one out before the droid leading them shot a clone's bike, disabling it and knocking him off. A few other clones opened fire and one managed to take another droid out. Ahsoka ignited her blades and stood up on her bike to deflect blaster fire. Anakin ignited his and slashed the lead droid's bike as he zoomed by, causing it to lose control and take out another droid. The remaining droids turned around to chase after them. One slammed into a clone, knocking him off before Ahsoka turned her bike around and shot it. Rex turned his around and shot one of the last two while the last sped up beside Ahsoka. She ignited her blade and jumped onto the bike before cutting its head off. The padawan sheathed her blade and jumped back onto her bike. "We're all clear, Master." she told him.
Once they reached the city centre the Jedi and Rex opened fire on the droids standing in front of the two tanks. Rex managed to destroy one with his rocket launcher before it could target them. As they got closer to the second one, Revan jumped from his bike and onto it before tossing three explosives into the open hatch then jumping off it and back onto his bike. The two Knights and Ahsoka stopped and watched it explode before the others caught up and stopped near them. "Captain, have your men secure the area." Obi-Wan told him, earning a nod.
An hour later the clones were finishing off the remaining droids and had created a perimeter around the governor's tower where the Separatist commanding this battalion of droids was barricaded in. The four AT-TEs were close together so they could be ready to go when needed. "How we doing, Boyle?" Obi-Wan asked the clone driving one of the AT-RTs as his second former apprentice stood beside him. "We're still mopping up clankers here and there, sir. We've established a perimeter around the governor's tower. No one gets out without a fight." the clone replied. "Good work." the Master said before he and Revan walked towards Cody and another trooper.
"Cody, any word from the Separatist commander?" Obi-Wan asked the clone commander. "He's barricaded inside. His name is Darts D'Nar. He sent you message, sir." Cody replied, taking out a holopad and turning it on. A hologram of a Zygerrian male appeared and spoke. "Master Kenobi, come to the tower. We will negotiate terms for surrender." D'Nar said. "Well, that was easy." the Master said when the pad was suddenly ripped out of Cody's hand. The four looked towards the direction it went just in time to see Anakin crush it in his robot hand angrily then toss it to the ground
"Zygerrian scum! I'll handle that slaver." he said darkly. Ahsoka looked up at him from what she was doing. "Anakin, he asked for me. I need you to locate the missing Togruta colonists." Obi-Wan said. "Fine. I'll have Admiral Yularen initiate a planetary bio-scan." the older Knight said before storming off. Artoo rolled up to the three other Jedi and gave a concerned beep before following him. "Why is he so upset?" Ahsoka asked the older Jedi as she walked up to him and her husband. "Anakin has never talked about his past, has he?" Obi-Wan asked quietly. "Only to tell me he won't talk about it." she said. "As a child, Anakin and his mother were sold into slavery by the Hutt clans." Obi-Wan told them. "Oh… And these Zygerrians, they're slavers?" she asked. "Anakin has struggled to put his past behind him." the Master replied. "Don't worry, i'll keep an eye on him." Ahsoka assured as they watched their friend speak with Yularen. "Yes, make sure you do." he told her before he walked towards the tower and the couple went back to what they were doing.
A few minutes later, while he was talking with Cody, Anakin's com went off and the two younger Jedi walked up to them as he answered it. "No, you are wrong, Jedi." came D'Nar's voice. 'He's letting us eavesdrop on their conversation, nice one Kenobi.' Revan silently complimented his friend. "Am I? You are no doubt aware your droid forces have been destroyed and you are surrounded. Do the honourable thing and give up now, D'Nar. I promise you will receive fair treatment." Obi-Wan said. "You've broken through my defenses. You think you've won? Think again. I've planted bombs all over the city. No one will survive. Now, surrender." D'Nar said. "If you're not bluffing, then I must concede, but you'll have to make considerations. First, you release the colonists." Obi-Wan replied. "Here is my counter offer." D'Nar said before the building beside them suddenly exploded.
Most of the clones were okay but some were wounded while very few were killed. The Jedi and non-injured clones checked on the others. "I need a medic over here!" Anakin yelled as kneeled beside of the injured troopers. "Artoo, where are you?" he called out, earning a beep from the droid who was a few feet behind him. The Knight stood up as a clone came over to help his brother. "Watch yourself, buddy. This is still a warzone." Anakin warned the droid, earning a beep. "Cody, we don't have time for the planetary scan. Hook Artoo up, and he'll locate the bombs." Anakin told the clone commander. "Right away, sir." the commander replied. "You two, let's go." the older Knight said, walking past the younger Jedi. "Where are we going?" Ahsoka asked him as the three each climbed onto an AT-RT. "To disarm the bombs while Obi-Wan negotiates. I hope he can buy us some time." Anakin said as the three took off.
As the three continued moving through the city, Cody's voice came over Anakin's com. "General Skywalker, your droid's transmitting the bomb coordinates now." the Commander said. "Copy that, Cody. We're approaching the first bomb now." Anakin replied before cutting off and turing his head towards the other two." Let's go." he said. The three sped up and soon turned a corner. Three normal droids and two super battle droids were protecting the bomb. The Jedi opened fire first, managing to take out the supers before the other three returned fire. Ahsoka jumped off her AT-RT as she got close and ignited her blades before landing in front of them and cutting them all down easily. The two Knights stopped behind her and got off as she took the panel off the bomb. "There must be a wire we should cut or something to stop the countdown." she said, looking inside of it. "Stand back." Anakin said.
Ahsoka did so and he stepped where she had been before igniting his blade. Revan stood protectively in front of her. Anakin slashed it twice and the beeping stopped before he sheathed his blade. "How did you know that would work?" she asked him. "I trusted my instincts." he replied, walking up to his AT-RT. "You mean you guessed." she said with a small smirk, Anakin returned it as he hopped back on. "Yeah, but it was an educated guess. Now, come on. There's plenty more to go." he reminded. Ahsoka rolled her eyes as she and Revan hopped back on theirs before the three continued searching.
An hour later they now had two bombs left. "These are the last of them." Anakin said as they reached the area, which was filled with droids. The jumped off their AT-RTs and started cutting droids down while moving towards the bombs. "Defuse the bomb, i'll cover you." Anakin said while deflecting blaster fire. Revan deflected the occasional bolt with the Force while Ahsoka took the panel off one of them. Once doing so the other one started to beep. "Master, I think the bombs are linked." she said as he cut a Super down. "You're supposed to disarm them, not activate them!" he said. "Droids! On the roof!" she warned as a few Supers appeared and opened fire. "If they're connected, we'll have to defuse them at the same time." he said, backing up to them and continuing to deflect while the other two ignited their blades and started deflecting as well.
Their victory was short-lived after destroying the droids as two sniper droidekas appeared on the roof. "Snipers!" she warned. The three deflected bolts and tried sending the blasts back, only for their front shields to keep them from getting damaged. "The shields are too strong!" Ahsoka said before she and Revan quickly moved behind cover on one side of the courtyard while Anakin took cover on the other side. "Revan, can you hit them with lightning!?" Anakin yelled from the other side where he was taking cover. "No! I have to see them in order to hit, and if I peek out i'm gonna get my head blown off! We'll have to figure out something else!" the younger Knight yelled back.
"We're pinned down. Master, we're running out of time!" she warned as bolts continued to hit near each of their positions. "I know." he replied before walking around the small wall he was hiding behind. "Guys. They're weak from the side. I've got an angle on your droid." he said after coming back. Ahsoka checked on her and Revan's side. "Okay, i've got a view of yours too. Same time. Ready?" she asked her master. "Go!" he exclaimed. The two jumped out and deflected a bolt from the droid aiming at them and towards the opposite. Revan came out from cover and tossed both sabers simultaneously, luckily stabbing both at the same time. The beeping stopped and the younger Knight summoned both sabers back before the three sheathed their sabers. His wife sighed and wiped her forehead in relief.
"That was a close one." she said. "Let's hope Obi-Wan shares our luck." Anakin replied. The three went over to make sure there weren't any left when they heard an explosion coming from the city centre. They rushed up to the AT-RTs and hopped on as Obi-Wan's voice was heard from Anakin's com. "Anakin! Anakin, come in. D'Nar is making his escape from the tower." he said. "On our way." the older Knight replied before cutting off as the three made their way back. "We'll never catch him in time." Ahsoka told him. "I am not letting that slaver scum get away!" Anakin snarled.
The three managed to reach the towers highest landing pad with their AT-RTs just as D'Nar's ship was already flying away. When they reached the edge the three used the AT-RT's maximum jumping capability before using the Force to jump the rest of the way. The Jedi landed on one of the wing and Anakin stabbed his saber into it, causing the ship to start losing altitude and tilt backwards. They moved to the front quickly to keep from sliding off. "So what's your plan?" Ahsoka asked. "I'm open to ideas." he replied before the front suddenly split in two with both moving around to opposite sides of the ship. The Jedi quickly moved and jumped into the now open cargo hold.
They turned around after hearing something roar and saw some creature with a shell and tentacles. They dodged one tentacle before ducking two more. "Hold on!" Anakin said. "'Hold on?', do I have a choice?" she asked rhetorically as one tentacle grabbed her ankle and started pulling her towards it. Ahsoka ignited her blade and cut part of the tentacle off as another wrapped around Anakin and slammed him against a cage. The couple jumped onto the cages while avoiding its other tentacles before Ahsoka jumped onto its and stabbed her saber into it. The creature roared in pain before Anakin cut off the tentacle holding him. Ahsoka fell off and landed between its side and the wall while Revan retreated back onto the cages. "Ahsoka, you're only making it angry! I'll handle it. Go stabilize the ship." Anakin said as he dodged another tentacle.
The couple silently walked into the cockpit and saw D'Nar trying to keep the ship flying. Ahsoka pressed a few buttons on the side of the cockpit before D'Nar noticed them and got out of his seat. The slaver took out an electro-whip and chuckled evilly as he whipped the ground in front of them once. "Young Jedi, you'll learn your place." he said with a cruel smirk. The two Jedi ignited their blades. "I'm not so young anymore." Ahsoka taunted while Revan remained silent. The two avoided the whip and moved to opposite sides of the cockpit. D'Nar shifted most of his focus to Revan, deeming him the bigger threat. 'Hmm… You know, I don't think i've actually done that before.' the Knight deactivated both blades and clipped them back onto his belt earning a surprised and worried look from his wife. D'Nar only smirked cruelly. "Fool." he said before snapping the whip at him.
Revan held his flesh arm up in time, allowing the whip to wrap around it. Ahsoka watched as the two struggled to pull the other towards them and immediately knew her husband had some kind of plan in that head of his. D'Nar was now growling with effort and using both hands on the whip. Revan suddenly stopped struggling and a look of shock appeared on his opponent's face as the slaver stumbled towards him. The Knight smirked as he formed a fist with his robot hand and thrusted it upward. D'Nar landed with his backside on the console and jaw throbbing from the teen's punch. "I've heard Zygerrian males are physically strong, otherwise my fist would have shattered your jaw like glass." Revan said, smirking a the slaver. Ahsoka quickly moved up to him and aimed both sabers at his neck. "Got ya." she said to him as Anakin walked into the room.
Ahsoka turned to him while keeping one blade at D'Nar's neck. "Mission accomplished, Master." she said, deactivating her sabers as the older Knight walked up to them. "Where are the colonists?" Anakin asked in a cold tone while glaring at him. "I will tell you nothing!" D'Nar spat. Anakin grabbed him by the collar with his left hand and slammed against the console before using his right to press the end of his hilt against D'Nar's neck. "Where are they!?" Anakin snarled. A look of fear appeared on the Zygerrian's face. "Master." Ahsoka said, trying to calm him. It seemed to work a bit as Knight removed the hilt from his neck before shoving him roughly against the back of the pilot chair. "My queen is going to bring back the royal slave auction as in the days before the Jedi. Zygerria will be rich and powerful again. The Jedi will not stop us this time." he spat. Anakin scoffed. "We'll see about that." Anakin said darkly. A worried look crossed Ahsoka's face.
Back on Anakin's flagship they contacted the Council and brought them up to speed. "General Skywalker, I ran the bio-scan twice, but the results were negative." Yularen said. "Are you saying the colonists are not in the city?" he asked the admiral. "I'm saying they're not even on the planet. The entire population appears to have simply vanished." the Admiral said. "Vanished? That's impossible. Those are my people." Ahsoka said. "Troubling is the return of the Zygerrians." Yoda said. "It is likely they mean to use Dooku to rebuild their slaver empire." Plo said. "We cannot allow that, Master." Anakin said. "Agree I do, but first find the colonists you must." the Grand Master said. "What is it, Master?" Plo asked him. "Sense, I do, a darker hand in this mystery. Slavery, a great tool it is for the rise of the Sith." he replied in a grave tone. 'You have no idea...'
Chapter 5 is done! Sorry it took awhile, I got wrapped up a new video game. Don't worry, I plan on re-focusing back on this.